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Post by urbino on Oct 25, 2023 20:16:31 GMT -5
Pretty fortunate, Ron. I have no childhood friends, a pretty nomadic upbringing, I know that I lived in at least 25 different places before I graduated HS, probably more…. Never sat down and put it all to paper. The closest that I have to childhood friends are a few cousins. For quite different reasons, neither do I.
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Post by trailboss on Oct 25, 2023 21:08:06 GMT -5
Just heard 22 people are dead 30 injured in Maine, looks like a lone shooter hit a distribution center, bowling alley, and a pool hall.
What a piece of garbage.
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Post by Darin on Oct 26, 2023 7:57:07 GMT -5
Sorry for your loss, Ron. 😔
We have a group that meets via Zoom every few months and have known each other since childhood. The stories that get resurrected of times shared are invaluable.
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Post by coalsmoke on Oct 26, 2023 8:03:13 GMT -5
Just heard 22 people are dead 30 injured in Maine, looks like a lone shooter hit a distribution center, bowling alley, and a pool hall. What a piece of garbage. Clearly someone who is insane.
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Post by Plainsman on Oct 26, 2023 10:20:46 GMT -5
An outrage like this always brings out the crazies on both sides. It’s really a mess. The FBI, no friend to the 2A, has “documented” that between 1 and 2 million times a year guns are used to prevent crimes without a shot being fired. And the canard that “a private citizen with a gun cannot stop a mass shooter” has been disproven over and over. It’s too bad a prepared legally armed gun-owner was not present at this series of horrendous massacres. It can happen anywhere. Be careful and observant, friends.
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Post by toshtego on Oct 26, 2023 11:26:05 GMT -5
Returning to a happier subject, I am in touch with six friends from two of my High Schools. They have all done well for themselves and it is a real pleasure to hear from them. The ones I lost to the war in VN and other causes does not mean they are forgotten.
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Post by Plainsman on Oct 26, 2023 14:17:05 GMT -5
Made a quick run into town fr some meds for Jack. Stopped in at the liquor store and ordered some Newcastle Brown Ale. A sovereign brew.
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Post by Plainsman on Oct 26, 2023 14:44:06 GMT -5
Oh, yeah— Happy OK Corral Day.
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Post by toshtego on Oct 26, 2023 16:31:33 GMT -5
45 minutes on hold with the IRS trying to solve a problem for one of the non-profit organizations I volunteer with. Then the call was terminated. I have had enough struggling with these people. I am done. The hours I have wasted over the past year. I will resign from the Board of Directors and perhaps some other poor fool will have more success than me?
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Post by Plainsman on Oct 26, 2023 18:50:00 GMT -5
It’s frustrating. I’ve volunteered for several organizations and haven’t yet had a pleasant experience. Conclusion? Sad, but— waste of time and energy. If you are not dealing with lethargy and indifference there’s always just plain ol’ human stupidity. I know that may sound arrogant, but it is what it is. I’ve resigned from everything just out of defense of sanity. OK, an exaggeration, but damn close. You reach a point where it’s just “Oh, what the hell!” Kudos, John, for trying to “do your duty” but I understand the frustration, all too well.
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Post by trailboss on Oct 26, 2023 22:57:27 GMT -5
While sitting outside my hotel room smoking my pipe watching the football game, I saw an old fart way down at the other end of the outside corridor about 10 doors down engage a cigarette smoker.
In the nastiest tone he said, “can you go somewhere else and smoke, I should not be subjected to your offensive habit”
I hoped the miserable old louse would come my way, I had a choice response to reply if he said the same to me. Sadly, he did not come my way.
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Post by trailboss on Oct 26, 2023 23:00:11 GMT -5
45 minutes on hold with the IRS trying to solve a problem for one of the non-profit organizations I volunteer with. Then the call was terminated. I have had enough struggling with these people. I am done. The hours I have wasted over the past year. I will resign from the Board of Directors and perhaps some other poor fool will have more success than me? Yeah… in the administrative state we are in, they do not look at themselves as public servants, but more as rulers. With 86,000 more of them hired recently it will get worse before it gets better.
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Post by toshtego on Oct 27, 2023 17:00:41 GMT -5
Running a new electric circuit to illuminate a dark area in the house. I know what I am doing, having completed a journeyman course in home wiring at our local college some years ago. My problem is these hands are not as dexterous as they once were. Clumsy. Oh, well, I am not paying myself by the hour but by the job. . Naturally, there is a small Billiard in me mouth loaded with Erinmore. That keeps me from cursing and wailing when I drop stuff.
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Post by urbino on Oct 27, 2023 17:30:57 GMT -5
Running a new electric circuit to illuminate a dark area in the house. I know what I am doing, having completed a journeyman course in home wiring at our local college some years ago. My problem is these hands are not as dexterous as they once were. Clumsy. Oh, well, I am not paying myself by the hour but by the job. . Naturally, there is a small Billiard in me mouth loaded with Erinmore. That keeps me from cursing and wailing when I drop stuff. Sounds like the right way to look at it.
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Post by Plainsman on Oct 27, 2023 17:53:05 GMT -5
What’s wrong with cursing and wailing?
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Post by oldcajun123 on Oct 27, 2023 18:10:03 GMT -5
A good curse is like syrup on a pancake!
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Post by urbino on Oct 27, 2023 18:16:15 GMT -5
What’s wrong with cursing and wailing? My dentist gets annoyed after a while.
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Post by toshtego on Oct 27, 2023 18:59:38 GMT -5
What’s wrong with cursing and wailing? Bothers the dog. She thinks she did something wrong.
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Post by Plainsman on Oct 27, 2023 19:00:23 GMT -5
Dentists are wimps. My African Grey loved to curse and wail. Have no idea how she learned it.
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Post by toshtego on Oct 27, 2023 19:00:24 GMT -5
What’s wrong with cursing and wailing? My dentist gets annoyed after a while. I cannot understand why Dentists do not offer a shot of Cognac the way they used to.
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Post by urbino on Oct 27, 2023 19:04:25 GMT -5
Dentists are wimps. My African Grey loved to curse and wail. Have no idea how she learned it. Sure, but she didn't have to see the dentist.
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 27, 2023 21:42:04 GMT -5
Running a new electric circuit to illuminate a dark area in the house. I know what I am doing, having completed a journeyman course in home wiring at our local college some years ago. My problem is these hands are not as dexterous as they once were. Clumsy. Oh, well, I am not paying myself by the hour but by the job. . Naturally, there is a small Billiard in me mouth loaded with Erinmore. That keeps me from cursing and wailing when I drop stuff. Did you ever get your service upgraded so you can stop tripping breakers?
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Post by username on Oct 27, 2023 21:50:05 GMT -5
Dentists are wimps. My African Grey loved to curse and wail. Have no idea how she learned it. Ours would mimic the phone ringing .
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 27, 2023 21:59:25 GMT -5
In New Caney, on the outskirts of Houston. It was a wide place on the highway 5 years ago. Feels like the rest of Houston now. In other words, Traffic Hell! Thanks to all of you guys for the kind condolences. I don't think I will be able to come back to Houston for anything else. This traffic is like being inside a pinball machine. Another 45 miles in the morning on the beltway around Houston to Katy. Think Indy 500.
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Post by toshtego on Oct 28, 2023 8:53:47 GMT -5
Running a new electric circuit to illuminate a dark area in the house. I know what I am doing, having completed a journeyman course in home wiring at our local college some years ago. My problem is these hands are not as dexterous as they once were. Clumsy. Oh, well, I am not paying myself by the hour but by the job. . Naturally, there is a small Billiard in me mouth loaded with Erinmore. That keeps me from cursing and wailing when I drop stuff. Did you ever get your service upgraded so you can stop tripping breakers? Not much I can do about that except run a new circuit from the pole to a heater bypassing the house panel. I will likely drop one of the room heaters this winter. We shall see. I could also replace the main breaker in the house panel and even have one on hand... somewhere.
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Post by Plainsman on Oct 28, 2023 10:49:00 GMT -5
Snow. Ugh.
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Post by Plainsman on Oct 28, 2023 12:16:55 GMT -5
Cuz connected.
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Post by toshtego on Oct 28, 2023 12:53:26 GMT -5
In our forecast for tomorrow. Cold enough but the probabilities are low.
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Post by Gypo on Oct 28, 2023 13:26:44 GMT -5
Did you ever get your service upgraded so you can stop tripping breakers? Not much I can do about that except run a new circuit from the pole to a heater bypassing the house panel. I will likely drop one of the room heaters this winter. We shall see. I could also replace the main breaker in the house panel and even have one on hand... somewhere. Just wondering how you are coming along with your electrical there Sparky?
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Post by urbino on Oct 28, 2023 15:02:51 GMT -5
Cuz connected. Cripes. Bet that elk's friends called him "Dolly" with a rack like that.
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