Scotty

Same here...temp is dropping and snow on its way. I'll take that over what the poor folks are getting in the midwest.

I hope that little one fairs ok after such an ordeal.

Hi Ed!

Lary, for some reason the invitation you sent out did not reach me again.
Not sure why this always happens but I am happy to report that when I stopped by, you were indeed sound asleep and comfy although a wee bit damp...I left a couple of FiverSpeedoBobby's Depends on the table for next time.

My daughter was attacked by a dog last year. On Friday afternoon our neighbors dog...some kind of a cross with pitbull terrier escaped and came running for us across the lane. Last time it did this it jumped up at my daughter...not aggressively but I could see in her eyes she was terrified and having a flashback. So...this time when the dog came running she ran straight into my left fist on the end of the nose. I then put my daughter in the cab of the truck. The neighbor was yelling at me to catch her dog. I told her I was unable to run after her the way I was and then the dang thing jumped up at me with its front paws across my right arm. The dog flew by one paw out of the garage and I closed the big door. Why do people think its ok to not have a collar or a lead on their pets? I don't need to tell them what will happen if there is a next time, I think she got the point when the dog took up flying. Next time I think the owner will be launched.

Even though there are dogs in the family my little buddy appears to have a deep fear of other bigger dogs. Happened again at a birthday party she was at yesterday. When she came home she told me how there was this big black dog there and how she was scared.

OK, managed to ALLTURD the phoo to a special thickness and aroma.

As Tallguy stated...
My fave's at Timmie's are Boston Cream and Sour Cream Glazed. Mmmmmmmm

Those two are on top of my list as well. Have you noticed how fast the drive thru is now out your way? For the longest time it would take ages to get thru and be lined up out onto the streets but over here they have changed it up and its only a few minutes...streamlined and efficient...just like me.

madhat

Hey, buddy... sure wish I could be there, no doubt! Hopefully I'll be back on the east coast pretty soon, and we can get together again.

I need to make some mash and start boiling some stuff again... it's been too long.

Everyone seems to be telling tales of woe... I hope things straighten out for those that are still having issues. Kids and animals are always a risky mix...

Hope everyone has a great week.

cougar

Morning folks,
What's with the dogs? My wife last year and this? Maybe it's time for an open season.
Starting to get some above normal temps for a change. Tired of seeing nothing but snow and dead moose.

Tallguy67

Scott, I wish I had good news for you, weather wise. It has been cold, grey windy and snowing here, off and on since Wednesday. It looks like it is heading east now. Tomorrow would have been my mom's birthday so we were going to pop over to the cemetery (it is about a 1/4 mile away - just across a hay field) with flowers. We are going to wait a day or two now, so flowers last a little longer. We were there just last Sunday with Easter flowers so it's not like it has been ages.

Totallyrad

And good you did. I have a buddy that took in a stray, friendly pit. It attacked anything that moved after a few days. He's gone missing as well.

Marc, prayers from here.

It's hard to imagine the number of folks here who have experienced dog incidents in their immediate family, very scary! Evening folks. Looks like another couple weeks here before we finish. I should get home this weekend with any luck. That would be cool, I miss my wife.

ofcmarc

Evenin' All!

Gorgeous day again! 60* and sunny! not too bad for a spring day. Snow is disappearing FAST!

Good news today. I finished the lift on my 4-wheeler! Got a new rear bag installed too! Now I'm eyeballing a Dial-a-Jet and a camo wrap....... Watch out woodland critters......

chaikwa

I love most all dogs, but that's one breed I could never learn to even like. I know people use the argument "It's all in how they're raised", but NO, it's not! All the breeds have certain traits they're genetically going to possess; For instance, Labs want to retrieve and have something in their mouth all the time. No matter what else they're well suited for, that retrieving instinct is never going to go away. The Pit's predisposed and genetically programmed instinct is to fight to the death. Their bodies are built for that purpose as well. The only variable is what will trigger that predisposition. Maybe that triggering response is determined by something in their raising, but the instinct will always be there waiting to rear its' ugly head.


MONDAY, APRIL 16th:

1818 - The U.S. Senate ratified Rush-Bagot amendment to form an unarmed U.S.-Canada border.

1862 - Confederate President Jefferson Davis approved conscription act for white males between 18 and 35.

1862 - In the U.S., slavery was abolished by law in the District of Columbia.

1900 - The first book of postage stamps was issued. The two-cent stamps were available in books of 12, 24 and 48 stamps.

1905 - Andrew Carnegie donated $10,000,000 of personal money to set up the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

1922 - Annie Oakley shot 100 clay targets in a row, to set a women's record.

1942 - The Island of Malta was awarded the George Cross in recognition for heroism under constant German air attack.

1944 - The destroyer USS Laffey survived immense damage from attacks by 22 Japanese aircraft off Okinawa.

1945 - American troops entered Nuremberg, Germany.

1947 - In Texas City, TX, the French ship Grandcamp, carrying ammonium nitrate fertilizer, caught fire and blew up. The explosions and resulting fires killed 576 people.

1968 - The Pentagon announced that troops would begin coming home from Vietnam.

1982 - Queen Elizabeth proclaimed Canada's new constitution in effect. The act severed the last colonial links with Britain.

1983 - China shelled the Vietnam border in retaliation for raids.

1992 - The House ethics committee listed 303 current and former lawmakers who had overdrawn their House bank accounts.

2007 - In Blacksburg, VA, a student killed 33 people at Virginia Tech before killing himself.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made in a very narrow field.

Cffee is ready.

Shorts

Morning. Hope everyone has a great week.

Yesterday was nice. Hung out with girlfriend. We hit a movie then lunch and then gabbed for a couple hours just visiting. It was refreshing and I'm lucky to have a great friend nearby.

DH was sick all weekend. Hoping it was just food poisoning instead of a bug. I sure don't want to catch it.

We got taxes done Saturday so that was fun too. Only owed a little bit, about $160 but I had a bigger stash of moola set aside for it. Now that taxes are done the remaining cash is now play money Trouble is I can't decide what toys I want. Shocks? Programmer? Gauges? I NEED them all but can only pick one for now.

madhat

Mornin.

Rick, good to see you, buddy.

Worked outside all day yesterday, detailed a buddies truck, claybar and wax, then did plugs on it. Not a bad plug job, GMC 8.1L. Lots of antiseize and silicone.

Back to work... sigh... I wish we worked two and drank beer 5...

twichit

well fly-by ..had a bummer as the cnc job fell though ..however the local pit has my app for the loader opr now later

Shorts

Sorry to hear man.

Fingers crossed you get to hop in the loader

ofcmarc

Slow in here today......

I'll light a pot and see if it attracts anything good.......

Lary Ellis (Top)

Hey looky........whats in the pot?

ofcmarc

It's A bit of Black Gold of course!

chaikwa

TUESDAY, APRIL 17th:

1629 - Horses were first imported into the colonies by the American Massachusetts Bay Colony.

1704 - John Campbell published what would eventually become the first successful American newspaper. It was known as the Boston "News-Letter."

1860 - New Yorkers learned of a new law that required fire escapes to be provided for tenement houses.

1861 - Virginia became the eighth state to secede from the Union.

1864 - U.S. Civil War General Grant banned the trading of prisoners.

1865 - Mary Surratt was arrested as a conspirator in the Lincoln assassination.

1917 - A bill in Congress to establish Daylight Saving Time was defeated. It was passed a couple of months later.

1941 - Igor Sikorsky accomplished the first successful helicopter lift-off from water near Stratford, CT.

1964 - The Ford Motor Company unveiled its new Mustang model.

1967 - The U.S. Supreme Court barred Muhammad Ali's request to be blocked from induction into the U.S. Army.

1969 - In Los Angeles, Sirhan Sirhan was convicted of assassinating U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy.

1993 - A federal jury in Los Angeles convicted two former police officers of violating the civil rights of beaten motorist Rodney King. Two other officers were acquitted.

1996 - Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing their parents.

Coffee... it's what's for breakfast.