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Post by addamsruspipe on Nov 3, 2019 10:10:28 GMT -5
According to Wikipedia, Santa Claus is generally depicted as a portly, jolly, white-bearded man—sometimes with spectacles. Which pretty much describes me. So this time of year I am explaining to kids on my field assignments that I hope they have been good. Fun times.  |
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Post by Ronv69 on Nov 3, 2019 10:16:42 GMT -5
My friend was the jolly epitome of Santa. He was the Fredericksburg Santa for many years and looked the part year round. Big belly, big laugh, and a long white beard. He died at 60 of complications of diabetes and heart failure. Reality check.
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Post by Goldbrick on Nov 3, 2019 10:17:42 GMT -5
It's fruitcake day here on my homestead...each year the wife and one of her older sisters make ten to fifteen fruitcakes, for the holidays.
years ago, I asked my wife and her five sisters to take their mom's standard fruitcake mixture and remove the orange peel, cut the fruit by a third, and double the nuts; the result was a knockout of a fruitcake ,and friends and family have snacked on them for years...we soak them in cream, white sherry till mid December; that could be part of their success.
As the girls bake, I'll be in the garage ,restoring my collection of old wood planes{the tools}, a labor of love, and a task I saved for my retirement.
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Post by oldcajun123 on Nov 3, 2019 10:23:40 GMT -5
 Sounds delicious, a passionate fruit cake lover I buy a Collins every year, but this year I have to pass, my sugar is finally down where it’s controllable and having fruit cake in the House is way too tempting, enjoy for me and other type 2 people , think of us.
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Post by Ronv69 on Nov 3, 2019 10:34:05 GMT -5
Sounds delicious, a passionate fruit cake lover I buy a Collins every year, but this year I have to pass, my sugar is finally down where it’s controllable and having fruit cake in the House is way too tempting, enjoy for me and other type 2 people , think of us. I love them and I would buy one every year but for the expense. I eat a small piece at a time and it lasts for weeks. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Nov 3, 2019 10:35:19 GMT -5
It's fruitcake day here on my homestead...each year the wife and one of her older sisters make ten to fifteen fruitcakes, for the holidays. years ago, I asked my wife and her five sisters to take their mom's standard fruitcake mixture and remove the orange peel, cut the fruit by a third, and double the nuts; the result was a knockout of a fruitcake ,and friends and family have snacked on them for years...we soak them in cream, white sherry till mid December; that could be part of their success. As the girls bake, I'll be in the garage ,restoring my collection of old wood planes{the tools}, a labor of love, and a task I saved for my retirement. Sounds like a Collins Street cake. I think they are over 50% nuts. |
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Post by toshtego on Nov 3, 2019 10:48:46 GMT -5
I am sick and tired of the TV people complaining about the DST. We should do away with it and just get up earlier or later as the day commands. People are all over the news complaining because we're going back TO THE ACTUAL TIME AS SET BY THE SUN AND EARTH and so their kids will have to go to school in the dark! My word, why don't schools and businesses just adjust their starting hours instead of pretending that anyone has any control over time! OK, that's my rant for the day out of the way and everything is better now. 🤐🙄🤠 Agreed. The ritual of shifting clocks is ridiculous. Only a white man cuts two inches off the bottom of his blanket. sews the strip to the top of the blanket and now believes he has a longer blanket. Old NM saying. I almost damaged my old Nivada Grenchen watch adjusting it 12 hours forward, even slowly it does not like that. Now I have to get on a ladder to adjust a wall clock. Stupid and dangerous. My state legislature has considered doing away with the clock changing by adopting a permanent time. Naturally, they cannot agree whether it should be Standard Time of Daylight Savings Time. |
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Post by roadsdiverged on Nov 3, 2019 11:59:31 GMT -5
Blending and jarring time! Is it bad that the accumulation from the last 2 weeks is so much that I dont even want to start? I have 5 cases of jars and I dont think that's going to be enough...
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Post by pepesdad1 on Nov 3, 2019 13:28:59 GMT -5
I am sick and tired of the TV people complaining about the DST. We should do away with it and just get up earlier or later as the day commands. People are all over the news complaining because we're going back TO THE ACTUAL TIME AS SET BY THE SUN AND EARTH and so their kids will have to go to school in the dark! My word, why don't schools and businesses just adjust their starting hours instead of pretending that anyone has any control over time! OK, that's my rant for the day out of the way and everything is better now. 🤐🙄🤠 I almost damaged my old Nivada Grenchen watch adjusting it 12 hours forward, even slowly it does not like that. Now I have to get on a ladder to adjust a wall clock. Stupid and dangerous. My state legislature has considered doing away with the clock changing by adopting a permanent time. Naturally, they cannot agree whether it should be Standard Time of Daylight Savings Time. Now that to me is funny!!!...Thanks, Tosh..needed a good laugh today. |
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Post by Cramptholomew on Nov 3, 2019 13:32:16 GMT -5
According to Wikipedia, Santa Claus is generally depicted as a portly, jolly, white-bearded man—sometimes with spectacles. Which pretty much describes me. So this time of year I am explaining to kids on my field assignments that I hope they have been good. Fun times. For some reason, this is not how I envisioned you. I figured you were a medium build, about 5'11", no full beard, darker hair, and wearing one of those sports kind of nylon jackets and Dockers. I have NO REASON to think this, it's just been an outright assumption. I always picture @psycholime as a fairly thin guy with a bit of a beer gut, a mustache, wearing Wranglers and white t-shirts the majority of the time. I'm probably way off. It's funny how the internet allows for your own interpretation of someone's appearance. Kinda fun, too. |
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Post by monbla256 on Nov 3, 2019 13:47:20 GMT -5
Sounds delicious, a passionate fruit cake lover I buy a Collins every year, but this year I have to pass, my sugar is finally down where it’s controllable and having fruit cake in the House is way too tempting, enjoy for me and other type 2 people , think of us.  |
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Post by Legend Lover on Nov 3, 2019 14:44:29 GMT -5
According to Wikipedia, Santa Claus is generally depicted as a portly, jolly, white-bearded man—sometimes with spectacles. Which pretty much describes me. So this time of year I am explaining to kids on my field assignments that I hope they have been good. Fun times. For some reason, this is not how I envisioned you. I figured you were a medium build, about 5'11", no full beard, darker hair, and wearing one of those sports kind of nylon jackets and Dockers. I have NO REASON to think this, it's just been an outright assumption. I always picture @psycholime as a fairly thin guy with a bit of a beer gut, a mustache, wearing Wranglers and white t-shirts the majority of the time. I'm probably way off. It's funny how the internet allows for your own interpretation of someone's appearance. Kinda fun, too. I see many people as very different in my imagination. I think we need to resurrect the 'what do you look like' thread. |
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Post by toshtego on Nov 3, 2019 14:49:33 GMT -5
I assume people look like their avatar.
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Post by Ronv69 on Nov 3, 2019 15:45:33 GMT -5
I think that in most cases we are better off not knowing.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2019 15:54:11 GMT -5
I agree. It got out of hand at the old place with the most vainglorious members posting multiple images of themselves.
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Post by Cramptholomew on Nov 3, 2019 16:41:26 GMT -5
I agree. It got out of hand at the old place with the most vainglorious members posting multiple images of themselves. Sometimes I do that in WAYS on pipe night with McWiggins. It's more poking fun at myself, though, and hopefully entertaining to the rest of you kooks. |
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Post by Darin on Nov 3, 2019 16:50:52 GMT -5
I agree. It got out of hand at the old place with the most vainglorious members posting multiple images of themselves. Sometimes I do that in WAYS on pipe night with McWiggins . It's more poking fun at myself, though, and hopefully entertaining to the rest of you kooks. I love those shots!  What's with the "refined pinky" in some of those? LOL |
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Post by Ronv69 on Nov 3, 2019 17:09:03 GMT -5
I agree. It got out of hand at the old place with the most vainglorious members posting multiple images of themselves. Who can forget the half naked 3210ne? |
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Post by Cramptholomew on Nov 3, 2019 17:14:23 GMT -5
What's with the "refined pinky" in some of those? LOL Just me being debonair, of course. I'm like high tea personified, don't I look it? LOL! |
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Post by Darin on Nov 3, 2019 17:19:52 GMT -5
What's with the "refined pinky" in some of those? LOL Just me being debonair, of course. I'm like high tea personified, don't I look it? LOL! Sure do! Gotta' get you a fuchsia colored, silk smoking jacket! LOL |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2019 17:35:36 GMT -5
Your off Jason I am a 345lb football player hippie. I do have fat gut but I do not drink beer. I wear shorts year round with better quality tshirts like Polo colors. And despite hanging out in the sun I never get a good tan.
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Post by Cramptholomew on Nov 3, 2019 17:39:15 GMT -5
Your off Jason I am a 345lb football player hippie. I do have fat gut but I do not drink beer. I wear shorts year round with better quality tshirts like Polo colors. And despite hanging out in the sun I never get a good tan. I knew I was wrong to some degree. At least I knew you weren't a pipe smoking goat, though! |
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Post by Legend Lover on Nov 3, 2019 18:17:03 GMT -5
Your off Jason I am a 345lb football player hippie. I do have fat gut but I do not drink beer. I wear shorts year round with better quality tshirts like Polo colors. And despite hanging out in the sun I never get a good tan. I knew I was wrong to some degree. At least I knew you weren't a pipe smoking goat, though! Aren't we all? |
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Post by pepesdad1 on Nov 3, 2019 18:32:59 GMT -5
I knew I was wrong to some degree. At least I knew you weren't a pipe smoking goat, though! Aren't we all? Nothing wrong with a pipe smoking goat!...or an old pipe smoking old goat. |
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Post by roadsdiverged on Nov 3, 2019 18:48:14 GMT -5
If I could find a pipe smoking goat, I'd buy it.
I just realized that I've had my shirt on inside out all day long. I need some sleep
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2019 18:54:30 GMT -5
I have some Daniel Cremieux shirts where they do that on purpose it does not work well with other brands where the tag shows. And as far a being goat I am not a smelly old goat just a grumpy one.
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Post by Penzaholic on Nov 3, 2019 19:17:30 GMT -5
The trip to Greensboro turned into 2 1/2 hours instead of 1 1/2 hours due to a wreck,the guy who was selling the speakers lived in a 700k dollar house. Speakers were in excellent shape. The drive homfe was also delayed because of the interstate going down to one lane.
I missed the Burners Pipe Meet, speakers come before pipes.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2019 19:40:32 GMT -5
What kind of speakers Marty.
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Post by Penzaholic on Nov 3, 2019 23:19:49 GMT -5
Definitive Technology BP2000, bipolar design, with built-in 15 inch subwoofer
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Post by Ronv69 on Nov 3, 2019 23:27:33 GMT -5
Def Tech is good stuff. I have a pair of their amazing subs. Unfortunately, my walls can't handle them.
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Sounds delicious, a passionate fruit cake lover I buy a Collins every year, but this year I have to pass, my sugar is finally down where it’s controllable and having fruit cake in the House is way too tempting, enjoy for me and other type 2 people , think of us.
