Oh aren't you guys sharp today. Lary, that mama came over and wanted her back scratched - - it was the cub that got jealous and chased me. Purdy big cub. ...................Mama loved some carmel corn but didn't want to share it - - don't understand that. gggrrrrrrr......................

Going in to pack - - move to a new spot tomorrow. Heading to son's "cabin" down in Sapphire. Ha - - - cabin - - - his cabin is bigger than my home. Maybe I should just sell my house and move in to there - - he can't use it much. And with 5 br's and 3 baths, surely he will not even know we are there. Hmmmm????? might save some money. Hmmmmmmm??????

OK, packing - - catch ya in a couple days. Watch them shrews............

Bob

 

Already got a space reserved for ya .... just adding another locker for TP storage....I am convinced that if things go bad TP NOT Gold will be the most valuable item for barter

 

Remember when Johnny Carson accidentally started the toilet paper shortage?

Years back she came home from an auction with a 24" walnut rolling pin. You could kill a grizzly with it.

Dang it. I still want some popcorn.

 

Greetings! Heading out this AM. Home Monday then a quick run to Edmonton and back then harpoon the tendon.

Had a chat with the Elder Twin...a few good chuckles.

Bark, I'm going to get some jalapeno popcorn. I can send some if ewe like.
Shrews are starting to move indoors again. I saw three carrying a recliner downstairs yesterday.



Mom...as soon as the docs are here I shall update. it's not happening til I'm on the plane. wink eink

 

Up at 0230, on the road to the east side of Atlanta at 0300 for a training class at 0800, then drive back in the traffic. Today is going suck1

 

Good morning all y'all. Shorts, I am glad it is you not me looking for a house. As far as I am concerned, house hunting sucks and moving is even worse. For some reason my parents could never stay satisifed with the house they were in and we moved every 6 or 7 years. I know that isn't often for a military family, but for a civilian that seems like a lot. DW and I have been in our place coming on 12 years and we have no desire to move. Heck, we even got lucky when we bought it. It used to belong to some good friends of ours and we had been ther for dinner and parties 20 or 30 times. We had always told them that when it came time for them to sell, we wanted first right of refusal. One day we got the call saying they had just bought a new place and were willing to sell it to us below market value since no realtors were going to be involved but we had to decide within 48 hours. 24 hours later we signed the papers. It doesn't get much easier than that.

It is good to see people like T-Rad, Top, Scoty, NE, Shorts, JWBM, Bark 5erBob, Chaikwa and anyone else I might have missed posting. Checking in on this band of misfits is the start of my day and it is a much better start when there are 10 or 20 posts to get through.

Have an awesome day everyone, unless of course you have friggatriskadekaphobia. If you do, hunker down for the next 24 hours.

 

Not been a bad day for a Friday 13th. Just got back from test driving the first gen with a fiver load. Been chasing a whine/vibration for 5000 miles. Noted a 2-3 shift flare and put it in the shop to check it out. They found 2 valve body bolts in the pan, and more loose. The whine was the front pump sucking air. They put the bolts where they belong, changed the filter, put the pan back on, put the salvaged fluid back in, and it's golden.

I just got back from Montana pulling the camper and a bass boat. I had to give my guardian angel a day off.

 

Howdy to all,

Thanks but as soon as I get my act together we are hitching up and rolling south.

Friday traffic to boot. Yuk.

Had to look that one up.

Were you behind chiakwa? (still a little time left to pick on him before he gets back)

Ha! I finally figured it out. You are constipated and you are relying on the decrease in air pressure in the airplane to help release the gasses.

Fingers crossed for those affected by the flooding in CO and hope everybody has as good a day as possible.

 

Checking in
Gotta be quick, this dern fella from WitnessProtection seems to think I shouldn't be online at all, even tried to take my phone .......ain't like anyone is gonna be looking for me here , S. Carolina????an talk about the boonies!


Better go see who's at the door,

Hidingoutandkeepingquire........chris(youdontknowm e!)reyn

 

Chris...all that witness protection stuff is unnecessary...just swap the first letter in your first and last name no one will ever figure it out

Ehris Ceyn........Brilliant!

 

nICE TO SEE YA cHRIS!! uh, Johnson. Don't speak down there. just smile and nod, they will never know you are Lord of The Plains.....lol

sad that I knew what fear of the number 13 was......
missed out on Honor Flight escort, they called when I was outta state.
fired up wood boiler and it started perfectly. stopped dead three hours later, faulty computer control thingy. rrrrrrrrgh. out in the rain trying to see what was trouble, called dealer this AM, he has new controller. great service.

TRAD! all the best too ya pal. go retire somewhere!
Scottytravelboy, hope all goes smoooooooth. I prefer electric shock over needles any day. biz zap SNAP!
think janitor was in the balloon basket headed off to Europe......

 

Chris who?

Oh if I could just do that!

Evening all. Back from Atlanta, feet up finally. Tallguy, glad to see you too!

 

Finally home. We were only gone less than a week, but it seems like a month. Met some great people tho and Michael got the 'Michigan Fire Educator of the Year' from the Michigan Fire Inspectors.

Here's a pic of Michael, Michigan Fire Marshal Rich Miller, Jake and me in the fire safety trailer.



Talk at y'all in the AM.

 

Got over to Husker Harvest Days yesterday. Was going to test ride 4-wheelers but they were even making people put on riding boots this year. Skipped it since I wore my sneakers.

Which was a mistake, the sole is gone in the left one. Was turning my foot sideways to walk last night. Got home and worked on the spot where the lump was in the shoe and it popped, felt a ton better. It's popped a few times today but still really sore.

Fueled in Kearney for $3.86. McCook, Cambridge, Bartley fuel is $4.06. Couldn't get across 30 to get to the truck stop at Alda so I took 30 to Kearney and stopped at Cabella's. They have some pancake and brownie mix that's real good, but expensive, so I don't get it often. When I make the pancakes I use them in place of toast with eggs. Kodiakcakes.com

Talked to the local New Holland dealer about renting a skid-steer, $600/day for a not-very-large machine. Deere dealer I talked to yesterday said they don't rent anything but that's about right. Nearly told him he's on crack, you can hire someone for a day for that. Bobcat dealer out of Kearney said I was right, they would rent me a tracked machine for another $125, for a week, or a wheel machine for $150 less, for a week.

 

Made it across the river into Wisconsin yesterday.

Heading down to Goshen and once again it's a quick in n out there as I have a mtg late Monday back home.

I'm making little coats for Barks shrews from dryer lint and chocolate bar wrappers today.

Feels nice on my LEGGS!!!! LOOK AT MY LEGGS!!!