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Title: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on April 02, 2018, 09:52:44 PM
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Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on April 03, 2018, 01:11:55 PM
Well, what if I dont want to share 509?
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on April 03, 2018, 04:12:22 PM
Share 508 then. Or 510. Rebellious troublemaker. :pound:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on April 03, 2018, 04:16:01 PM
Locked up the Last sharing thread- someone needs to share here. :pound: Rockin' through another day. Ready to be at home. Lou has an appointment at the female doctor today. Praying for good report. And it appears I'm about to buy an acre and a half of land adjacent to my junkyard half acre.
 And I suspect that Lou shall regret the latest update in my life. See, years ago, I had a loan officer who I could call, after hours even, and get whatever I wanted. He was my friend. And the son in law of the bank president. Then he got divorced, and I lost my loan officer in the divorce. :pound: I've been a "regular" *shudder* customer every since- get what I want, but had hoops to go through.
We recently hired a new receptionist. Her husband- is a loan officer AT MY BANK. I now have his cell number, and he likes guns and Jeeps. It's nearly a bromance. I totally am gonna upgrade toys. :lol:
(The land is a tiny parcel that once belonged to my grandfather. He left it to a cousin, who has let it grow up and refused to sell to me for 20 years. She called this weekend needing money. I'm not about to pass it up, so I'm spending $2300 I did not plan too- but Chey will have a couple of acres that has family history and is on a paved road to build her a home on someday, free and clear.)
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Nelle on April 03, 2018, 06:13:08 PM
Today is turning into one of those ugly days.. Monday. hahaha..

Everyone needs something, but they needed it yesterday. Meanwhile, I have accounting software that won't allow me to hurry up thru anything (ugh.. what another story that one is) and other priorities that are coming first. Get in line, i think I should say.. ;)

It's supposed to storm this afternoon/evening. Not greatly excited about that since they mentioned hail and tornadoes are possible. At least I'll be riding in the vehicle with my husband on the way home, so I don't have to worry as much haha. I just feel safer when ~I~ am not the one driving in it.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on April 03, 2018, 08:25:01 PM
The storm is just now hitting here.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on April 03, 2018, 11:17:35 PM
There's been a bit of wind, but everything I'm finding says we are pretty much clear of any storms in Arkansas. Came home, washed dishes for Lou and straightened the living room, as well as putting a pizza in the oven. Not just ANY pizza, but one from the local Catholic church, which is composed of descendants of Italian immigrants, who brought recipes with them and make everything from dough to sauce and use real mozzarella cheese and Petit Jean Meats. All local. They are divine!
And yes. I AM fishing for a pat on the back for being a good hubby and not simply crashing in my recliner and bellering tonight.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on April 04, 2018, 11:05:30 AM
Bobby, three comments:

1. At first I thought you were saying the PIZZA is composed of descendants of Italian immigrants. Then I reread it.

2. What is a buffer and why were you fighting it? To me a buffer is what the computer uses to hold data until it gets around to doing what it is supposed to do with the data. It is more commonly called a cache though.

3. SCORE! How big is that piece of land? No matter... it has road access and it was $2,300. If I weren't so far away I might have tried to buy it.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on April 04, 2018, 11:08:40 AM
And in local news, my mother knows I am allergic to cow dairy and she knows southwest Tennessee is a gastronomic wasteland where you can't get goat cheese or even goat milk, and her LOCAL GROCERY STORE sells something like eight kinds of goat cheeses... so for my birthday I got a "care package" of goat cheeses. Breakfast is going to be a wonderful time of day for many days to come.

Did you know they make goat brie? It's more delicious than the cow brie at stores.

But it's still massively unfair that northeast TN has all kinds of foods I can't even find down here in southwest TN. Mom can just go down to the local market and get goat butter by the pound or by the stick...
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on April 04, 2018, 01:22:03 PM
A buffer is an infernal device made to polish floors.  We are the site of the Area's biannual Audit, where they make sure we have every thing the state and accreditation committee requires. SO we gotta have things looking sharp.
 Back here at work. And my first appointment has no showed, it appears.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: dnr1128 on April 04, 2018, 03:08:36 PM
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Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on April 04, 2018, 07:24:49 PM
Sorry Dog. I just sat here waiting to see the video before I realized it was a still-shot. :pound:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Nelle on April 04, 2018, 07:46:01 PM
I need a nap..
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: sunlight on April 04, 2018, 08:26:47 PM
Lol! The video didn't load for you roscoe?

And I'm currently testing to see if I can tolerate goat milk and cheese... still experimenting on that one though.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on April 05, 2018, 12:40:25 PM
Urgh. Dear Lord,it's morning. :pound: Totally wanted to stay in bed. This giant mug of iced coffee is all that is powering me at the moment.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: dnr1128 on April 05, 2018, 03:03:46 PM
Quote from: Roscoe on April 04, 2018, 07:24:49 PMSorry Dog. I just sat here waiting to see the video before I realized it was a still-shot. :pound:

Hahahah!  I bet you were sitting there like a mule looking at a new gate.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on April 05, 2018, 05:34:39 PM
Quote from: dnr1128 on April 05, 2018, 03:03:46 PM
Quote from: Roscoe on April 04, 2018, 07:24:49 PMSorry Dog. I just sat here waiting to see the video before I realized it was a still-shot. :pound:

Hahahah!  I bet you were sitting there like a mule looking at a new gate.
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Pretty much. I thought, "man, our internet is usually faster than this."


And in sharing , I'm on the verge of wanting to kill someone. As I posted about the land- I was doing due diligence to insure there weren't any liens, ect, while waiting on my banker to call me with the paperwork (I coulda paid out of savings, but it woulda put the family account  lower than I wanted). He calls this morning, so we are a go.
I text my cousin to make arrangements to get the paperwork signed and pay her.
That heifer texts me back "Oh, I sold it last night. A guy offered me $2800, so I sold it to him".
I have not wanted to choke someone this badly in YEARS.
The fact that the land adjoins mine is bad enough.
The fact that it was my grandfathers meant more to me than its location.
I remember talking to my grandpa and trying to buy it from him when he was alive. He told me, "Son, you'll do well. She (the cousin) may not ever have anything, so I'm leaving it to her so she will always have a home". Fine. I understood.
But to know that it was nothing more than money in her hand and apparently did not mean anything to her....:pound:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on April 05, 2018, 06:27:43 PM
Oh that burns. Sorry to hear that Bobby. I would be slightly upset myself.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on April 05, 2018, 06:29:44 PM
Chel if you are trying to tolerate the goat cheese that is soft, spreadable and more than a bit acerbic, please be aware that is not the only kind of goat cheese in existence. That is just the kind that most people think of when you say goat cheese. There are as many goat cheeses as there are cow cheeses, including Brie, cheddar, and a really good hard cheese I have in my fridge that tastes for all the world like parmesan.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on April 05, 2018, 06:57:48 PM
Quote from: Roscoe on April 05, 2018, 05:34:39 PMAnd in sharing , I'm on the verge of wanting to kill someone. As I posted about the land- I was doing due diligence to insure there weren't any liens, ect, while waiting on my banker to call me with the paperwork (I coulda paid out of savings, but it woulda put the family account  lower than I wanted). He calls this morning, so we are a go.
I text my cousin to make arrangements to get the paperwork signed and pay her.
That heifer texts me back "Oh, I sold it last night. A guy offered me $2800, so I sold it to him".
I have not wanted to choke someone this badly in YEARS.
The fact that the land adjoins mine is bad enough.
The fact that it was my grandfathers meant more to me than its location.
I remember talking to my grandpa and trying to buy it from him when he was alive. He told me, "Son, you'll do well. She (the cousin) may not ever have anything, so I'm leaving it to her so she will always have a home". Fine. I understood.
But to know that it was nothing more than money in her hand and apparently did not mean anything to her....:pound:
I'm so sorry. People sure can be jerks. :(
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: MsJennJenn on April 05, 2018, 07:15:11 PM
Quote from: Lynx on April 04, 2018, 11:08:40 AMBut it's still massively unfair that northeast TN has all kinds of foods I can't even find down here in southwest TN. Mom can just go down to the local market and get goat butter by the pound or by the stick...

We can too. And then some.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: MsJennJenn on April 05, 2018, 07:16:12 PM
Quote from: Roscoe on April 04, 2018, 07:24:49 PMSorry Dog. I just sat here waiting to see the video before I realized it was a still-shot. :pound:

 :rotfl:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on April 06, 2018, 10:13:18 AM
Quote from: MsJennJenn on April 05, 2018, 07:15:11 PM
Quote from: Lynx on April 04, 2018, 11:08:40 AMBut it's still massively unfair that northeast TN has all kinds of foods I can't even find down here in southwest TN. Mom can just go down to the local market and get goat butter by the pound or by the stick...

We can too. And then some.
Sure, twist the knife. :(

But I still got back down here to southwest TN as fast as I could. Some things in life are important enough to be worth giving up good grocery store selection.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on April 06, 2018, 05:44:18 PM
Its raining here.  And we have a chance of snow tonight.  Please Lord, let it snow!
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on April 07, 2018, 12:52:39 AM
:hi: Well. Lou may kill me yet.  I've negotiated another project....see, in 2006, I stumbled across a 64 chevy pickup owned by the original owner's son. Good running condition... It was the shop truck for a friend and I's handy man service, then my friend wound up with it.
I've tried to buy it back every since. He told me that I was in his will to get "Clyde" the truck AFTER I preached his eulogy and at least one person cried. I told him somebody would cry if I had to stomp their toe.
He shot me a price today. A good price.  And now I have Clyde back, or will have tomorrow, hopefully.
No telling what it will cost me on Lou's side....the ham radio cost me a month of backbreaking labor and a thousand dollars of materials. This truck may cost the rest of my life and a years salary...:sadbounce:

On the other hand if I ever DO sell Clyde, I have several ready buyers...:lol:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on April 07, 2018, 01:20:58 AM
Maybe you and Lou can set up a system like the "indulgences" of the Catholic church, whereby (at one time) you could pay penance in advance for a sin you knew you were going to commit.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on April 07, 2018, 03:04:14 AM
Quote from: Lynx on April 07, 2018, 01:20:58 AMMaybe you and Lou can set up a system like the "indulgences" of the Catholic church, whereby (at one time) you could pay penance in advance for a sin you knew you were going to commit.

Oh lord. There goes the retirement account. I have so many "bucket list" vehicles to acquire....... I'm probably better off paying penance on the installment plan. LOL.
On the other hand, between Rusty and the newest re-acquisition, I should have a reliable vehicle all the time. Rusty is more modern, and able to cruise at high speeds with his newer running gear, and Clyde has one of Chevrolet's best engines ever....the bulletproof, although not the most powerful, straight six. Very simple little engines.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on April 07, 2018, 11:29:25 AM
Ah, the straight-six. Even a nerd like me knows about them. Dependability totally rocks. For my transportation I'll take dependability over speed any day of the year.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on April 07, 2018, 01:44:58 PM
Yes you do.  And not to mention one red headed woman who is trying to give you a certain old truck of mine for Clyde.

In other news I nearly had a heart attack.

We have a family chat on our phones.  My parents and sister were texting back and forth and my phone buzzed softly.

Unfortunately, I was door knob dead asleep, on my right side, face inches away from the edge of the bed.

I heard my phone buzz and slowly opened my eyes...

BAM!!!!!!!

There is our German Shepherd, nose to nose, eyeball to eyeball, just staring at me.

Folks, I went from dead asleep to hanging on the ceiling fan in less than a second.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Nelle on April 07, 2018, 03:29:48 PM
Day off finally. It snowed. It's april. bah.. LOL. At least I'm inside all warm and cozy!

Got my car back a couple of weeks ago, and now Jeremy's truck is in the shop. Hopefully this will solve our issues with his truck for a while.. and I can think about getting a new vehicle later. :) I think we might be closer to getting him a/c again! lol

I need to get going and start going thru our closets. But I really would rather sit under a warm blanket and drink Pepsi..
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on April 08, 2018, 06:51:19 PM
:hi: Laying around being lazy. Guy backed out on selling Clyde. Apparently I'm not meant to buy anything right now. This didn't stop Lou from dragging me to Victoria's Secrets for some unmentionables. And let me tell ya, Victoria don't have much secrets anymore. I couldn't wait to get outta there......
I'm ready for warmer weather.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on April 09, 2018, 01:58:03 AM
Chel is 31 weeks along. Having some contractions. Please pray she can hold on a little longer.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Nelle on April 09, 2018, 12:47:58 PM
@Work of course. Why do Mondays make me feel sleepier than normal? lol.. Today IS my six year anniversary with this company. I'm secretly hoping someone remembers and brings some cake. :) LOL..

Hopefully Jeremy's truck gets finished today so that we can drive separately in the morning so I can sleep in from 5:30-7am. LOL. An hour and a half combined with the knowledge that someone ELSE is having to get up is ah-mazing sleepytime! LOL..  He was off Thursday so I got a taste of the flip side of that, haha.

I finally got his 'coffee bar' set up yesterday. Everything is finally in the same area and easy to get to so that we can speed up his coffee process in the morning. I'm hoping to set it up for permanent use on the buffet so that there is more space, but this might grow on me! I need to find a china cabinet so that I can put our pretty dishes and stuff in it. We've talked about just getting a curio cabinet and displaying all our quirky coffee cups too tho. I don't want to have TOO much furniture, but maybe our next house will have a bit more realistic space for stuff like that. One step at a time, we WILL get this house in selling condition! :) Our house is large, but its room shapes/layouts don't always make the most sense. :)

I think I might go get a cup of coffee from the kitchen since I know my Dr Peppers are not cold enough to drink yet. And I might just partake in one of my honeybuns from Rural King. They are THE most delicious honeybuns I have EVER had. They beat Hostess & Little Debbie OFF THE MAP! lol

Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on April 09, 2018, 01:07:03 PM
Ugh. Back at work. Nary a Dr Pepper in sight...:pound: Totally ready for this week to be over.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: MsJennJenn on April 09, 2018, 04:38:56 PM
Monday again. :roll:

Attempting a media (social/tv) fast this week. Need some re-focus.

In other news....Bahama's in 22 days. :clap:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on April 09, 2018, 09:04:03 PM
:hi: 28 more minutes. Today is Craaaaawwwllling by. :pound:

Gonna go home and cook the pork loin I've had marinating for the past 18 hours or so....:fork:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on April 09, 2018, 11:58:18 PM
Quote from: Roscoe on April 08, 2018, 06:51:19 PM:hi: Laying around being lazy. Guy backed out on selling Clyde. Apparently I'm not meant to buy anything right now. This didn't stop Lou from dragging me to Victoria's Secrets for some unmentionables. And let me tell ya, Victoria don't have much secrets anymore. I couldn't wait to get outta there......
I'm ready for warmer weather.
Lotta people seem to be backing out of sales over there lately...

And I've never been there, but I have heard that about Victoria.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Nelle on April 10, 2018, 01:48:57 PM
Didn't feel too good yesterday. Had to take some nausea meds, but I feel MUCH better today. Another girl at work didn't feel good yesterday, so I'm wondering if maybe there was just something here - other than us probably being sick of work, haha.

I would like a nap, but I guess I'll have to pencil in an extra hour of sleep tonight instead. :) I'm hoping the sun comes out a little while today.. because that helps me feel a little less tired.


My husband hates VS. He always says he feels like he's not supposed to be in there, LOL. I use to feel the same back when I was younger - pre-marriage. We use to laugh about how awkward we felt on trips when we would run into other church people, but there really isn't anything wrong with it - no matter how old you are LOL. Anyway. That's getting awkward again, hahahahahahaha.


Jeremy just smoked a pork loin on Sunday in his Pit Boss! The little bite I had Sunday was delicious. I'm hoping to be able to eat some more of it tonight since I didn't get to have any last night and I had already eaten my actual dinner on Sunday by the time it was done, haha. He used some Cajun injection and some kind of brown sugar rub with some 17th Street "magic dust" they call it, haha. We used some Quessenberry bbq sauce to dip it in, but it probably didn't even need the sauce.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: MsJennJenn on April 10, 2018, 02:54:39 PM
I cooked a pork loin once. But I don't remember if it was good or not. haha
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on April 10, 2018, 04:16:30 PM
Pork Loin has been my go-to for years. Cheap, many ways to prepare it, and fairly low calorie if you are counting them.

I've smoked it- slice a pocket down the middle, fill with diced apples and onions, a bit of sharp cheddar cheese, wrapped in bacon and hickory smoked, basted with honey toward the end of the smoke-
marinated it with a pineapple mango marinade, then broiled.
 seasoned, broiled and covered with a mushroom gravy...
You name it, I've done it. LOL.

Sitting in my office while people work all around us getting the place ready for audit tomorrow. Then we can get back to normal.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Nelle on April 10, 2018, 04:24:29 PM
Ewwww.. You said the BAD a-word!!! I'm hoping and praying we don't have to do another audit of our books in May. Our CPA better be switching to the regular Jan-Dec fiscal year audit and leaving it as we originally discussed. crossing my fingers!! I'd love to be able to have plans in June and July again! haha


Now I'm hungry for that pork loin...... in my fridge........at home...... 30 min away.... and Jeremy has my car... cause his truck is at the shop still. Which reminds me.. I need to call them today and see why they didn't call yesterday and tell me it was done, haha.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: MsJennJenn on April 10, 2018, 08:42:27 PM
Trying to write a paper on tv viewership and e-commerce. Ok fine. I don't even have a sentence. :roll:
So tired of writing papers. So, soooooooooo tired.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: MsJennJenn on April 10, 2018, 08:59:35 PM
Now it's turned in and complete! :clap:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on April 10, 2018, 09:28:24 PM
:hi:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on April 10, 2018, 10:01:07 PM
:ugly:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Ashlee on April 11, 2018, 12:26:07 PM
Hello everyone!  It's been awhile since I've logged in.  Just landed Tuesday morning in Honolulu for my husbands drs appointments.  He's having surgery again next week.  I hate red eye flights!  lol  The good news is, they got a new plane, so it had some cool new features.  Like an individual tv screen with shows and music.  Unfortunately no christian music tho.  And there was more leg room.  I guess that's why the tickets were so much more. lol  Hope everyone is doing good!
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: SippinTea on April 11, 2018, 04:06:29 PM
Pork chops in the crock pot. Sick baby. Hubby home from work. I want coffee. And I need to grab a few things at the grocery store. Seems like a good time to tell hubby he's on daddy-duty and make a run for the store - and maybe grab coffee while I'm at it. :D

:beret:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: MsJennJenn on April 11, 2018, 05:26:42 PM
Practicing my solo for Sunday.  :sing:

Oh and "working"! :hypocrite:

Got 90/100 on the paper I did yesterday. Only lost points cus it was late! :roll:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: sunlight on April 11, 2018, 05:35:55 PM
My sleep schedule is getting so messed up. Lol. I think I could easily transition back to night shift hours right now.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on April 11, 2018, 05:40:39 PM
Hi, Ashlee. I hope the surgery goes well. :)

Ruby,  Daddy duty sounds like a good option. ;)

Jenn, I glad you did well on your paper. :)

Chel, I love you! :bigcheese:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on April 11, 2018, 06:58:35 PM
Hi, Ashlee. I too hope the surgery goes well.

Ruby,  Daddy duty may not bode...he may need day off.

Jenn, I'm glad you did well on your paper, especially since you cant read or write.

Chel, just because I copied your moms post doesn't mean I am gonna copy your moms post.

Fuzz, Who said anything about me copying your post?
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on April 11, 2018, 08:29:07 PM
 :roll:  @ Mini :girltongue:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on April 11, 2018, 09:12:10 PM
You all is crazy. Period. Nutso.

I am the only sane individual left . :hypocrite:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on April 11, 2018, 11:17:33 PM
If you are the definition of sane, we are all in trouble.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Ashlee on April 12, 2018, 01:48:15 AM
Quote from: SippinTea on April 11, 2018, 04:06:29 PMPork chops in the crock pot. Sick baby. Hubby home from work. I want coffee. And I need to grab a few things at the grocery store. Seems like a good time to tell hubby he's on daddy-duty and make a run for the store - and maybe grab coffee while I'm at it. :D

:beret:

Our hotel is right down the street from starbucks.  lol  I'm definitely enjoying having a coffee shop in the area again.  All the ones in American Samoa only have dairy so I can't even go to them. 

Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on April 11, 2018, 05:40:39 PMHi, Ashlee. I hope the surgery goes well. :)

Thanks!  Hey, planning a trip to the mainland in July-Aug, so hopefully I can meet up with you guys!
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on April 12, 2018, 01:55:17 AM
Quote from: Roscoe on April 11, 2018, 09:12:10 PMYou all is crazy. Period. Nutso.

I am the only sane individual left . :hypocrite:
Pffft! Even I am more sane than you. I don't go stringing wires all over the back yard to pick up radio signals. :p
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on April 12, 2018, 03:11:49 AM
Tonight...was awesome. I came in and toyed with the idea of staying home. It had been such a long week, and I just wanted to unwind. But something told me to go. So I got up and went to church.
Well. It started typical enough. worship, kinda dry- then Chey and one of her friends walked up for prayer. There was something different on their faces. They got prayed for...then got serious. After an hour or so- CHEY GOT THE HOLY GHOST. I went over and began praying with her- she couldn't stop speaking in tongues. She finally looked at me and said "Daddy, I think I got it." I said what? She said the Holy Ghost. I said you think you did? and she lit up and said "No I KNOW I DID!"
I hope God had a construction crew on hand in heaven, 'cause my Mama doubtless tore down half of the mansions shouting tonight.

Long story short- by the time the night was up, FIVE of our kids from 9 to 12 received that wonderful gift.
I heard several of them, but I waited to hear from them that they got it...cause all the tongues in the world don't mean anything until that joy is there and they KNOW it's there.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Ashlee on April 12, 2018, 09:30:42 AM
Quote from: mini on April 11, 2018, 06:58:35 PMHi, Ashlee. I too hope the surgery goes well.

Well thanks to you mini fuzzy!
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on April 12, 2018, 10:25:37 AM
:sing: :sing: :sing:
"There's something 'bout the power of the Holy Ghost
I can't explain it
But I got it, oh, I got it"

Makes a daddy's heart swell a bit, eh Bobby? Glad to hear it.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on April 12, 2018, 12:07:45 PM
Quote from: Roscoe on April 12, 2018, 03:11:49 AMTonight...was awesome. I came in and toyed with the idea of staying home. It had been such a long week, and I just wanted to unwind. But something told me to go. So I got up and went to church.
Well. It started typical enough. worship, kinda dry- then Chey and one of her friends walked up for prayer. There was something different on their faces. They got prayed for...then got serious. After an hour or so- CHEY GOT THE HOLY GHOST. I went over and began praying with her- she couldn't stop speaking in tongues. She finally looked at me and said "Daddy, I think I got it." I said what? She said the Holy Ghost. I said you think you did? and she lit up and said "No I KNOW I DID!"
I hope God had a construction crew on hand in heaven, 'cause my Mama doubtless tore down half of the mansions shouting tonight.

Long story short- by the time the night was up, FIVE of our kids from 9 to 12 received that wonderful gift.
I heard several of them, but I waited to hear from them that they got it...cause all the tongues in the world don't mean anything until that joy is there and they KNOW it's there.


This is what it's all about!
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on April 12, 2018, 01:00:05 PM
Quote from: Lynx on April 12, 2018, 01:55:17 AM
Quote from: Roscoe on April 11, 2018, 09:12:10 PMYou all is crazy. Period. Nutso.

I am the only sane individual left . :hypocrite:
Pffft! Even I am more sane than you. I don't go stringing wires all over the back yard to pick up radio signals. :p
And just so you don't think you escaped with that.... :pound: :pound:
You don't do that 'cause you still think the fillings in your tooth pick up signals just fine. Especially in conjunction with ya tinfoil hat.  :hypocrite:

And morning all. It looks like it is going to be beautiful here today. And I'm stuck inside. I need a mental health day, involving Rusty and Dr Pepper, with copious amounts of bluegrass and dirt roads.
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Post by: mini on April 12, 2018, 01:13:18 PM
Quote from: Roscoe on April 12, 2018, 01:00:05 PMIt looks like it is going to be beautiful here today. And I'm stuck inside. I need a mental health day, involving Rusty and Dr Pepper, with copious amounts of bluegrass and dirt roads.

As do I.  Fill up your cooler with ice cold Dp's and head my way asap.

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Post by: MsJennJenn on April 12, 2018, 03:58:36 PM
Whew Bobby making me tear up! So exciting to hear!

Mini... :pound: If I couldn't read or write how I got 2 degrees and working on the 3rd with an A average no less! BOOM.

Lastly, Dr Pepper is G R O S S..... :noo:  :spam:
Last week or the week before, I stopped at a fast food joint for something during my shopping travels and they accidentally gave me DR P. It was so nasty. Bleck.
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Post by: Nelle on April 12, 2018, 04:13:55 PM
Currently drinking Dr Pepper (caffeine free). It tastes the same as regular DP to me, and they were out of regular DP when I went to get some at the store, so I got this instead. I keep being asked if I've got something to tell people, LOL. Uh no. LOL.

Eating leftover pork loin. I think i need him to shred some pieces up and make some nachos maybe tomorrow night. Yum!!


Currently on lunch listening to the printer people install our new plotter. It's... interesting.  I was always teased by out-of-state'rs about having an accent from Arkansas, but have you guys talked to Paducah KY people? I mean.. seriously. I giggle. I think their accent is adorable, but theirs is much "worse" than any I've heard in Arkansas. My accent is JUST the same as the people (if not even.. more.. "educated" sounding) from the area I now live in. It cracks me up how people think you sound so different, but they really sound just the same as you.

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Post by: Roscoe on April 12, 2018, 05:29:15 PM
Quote from: Nelle on April 12, 2018, 04:13:55 PMCurrently drinking Dr Pepper (caffeine free). It tastes the same as regular DP to me..

You have been living in the land of the Philistines too long. That does NOT taste like the real heavenly nectar known as Dr Pepper. That's just nasty.
And lord. Today is crawling by. :pound:
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Post by: Nelle on April 12, 2018, 05:32:34 PM
LOL. Nope.. Even in Arkansas, I thought it tasted the same. I'm going to go dig out my Rolo ice cream and eat a snack. It's SO beautiful outside and I'm stuck inside. Pardon while I cry.. LOL.
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Post by: Lynx on April 12, 2018, 05:34:24 PM
Quote from: Roscoe on April 12, 2018, 05:29:15 PM
Quote from: Nelle on April 12, 2018, 04:13:55 PMCurrently drinking Dr Pepper (caffeine free). It tastes the same as regular DP to me..

You have been living in the land of the Philistines too long. That does NOT taste like the real heavenly nectar known as Dr Pepper. That's just nasty.
And lord. Today is crawling by. :pound:
Concurrence in all respects. Caffeine-free just is not good, and the day is in fact crawling.
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Post by: MsJennJenn on April 12, 2018, 05:38:03 PM
I concur the day is crawling.

And it is gorgeous today....very windy though.
But unlike Nelle I've been outside several times haha. About to go chill in the hammock for a minute.
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Post by: Roscoe on April 12, 2018, 06:17:19 PM
Quote from: MsJennJenn on April 12, 2018, 05:38:03 PMI concur the day is crawling.

And it is gorgeous today....very windy though.
But unlike Nelle I've been outside several times haha. About to go chill in the hammock for a minute.
:pound:
I, too, am stuck inside, as previously referenced, and cannot get outside! I have opened my window though.. And of course it is supposed to storm all weekend. I am ready for my summer.
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Post by: mini on April 12, 2018, 07:10:40 PM
I'm out traveling today.

Its so windy in Oklahoma right now I thought Roscoe was bragging about Arkansas again.
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Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on April 13, 2018, 12:23:06 AM
I'm at Chel's house.  :bigcheese:
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Post by: Roscoe on April 13, 2018, 02:50:11 AM
:hi:
Mini, I ALWAYS brag about Arkansas.
And Fuzz, tell Chel and Robbie we said Hi!
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Post by: sunlight on April 13, 2018, 12:59:24 PM
We say hi back! I'm grateful for my parents who come make a bad day better!
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Post by: Roscoe on April 13, 2018, 03:12:32 PM
Speaking of bad days.... yesterday rises to the top.
A parolee out of our office- thankfully not mine- ran from police. No big deal usually, but it was in the head of the Parole Board's hometown. He got involved. The officer didn't have the file 100%- which led to my boss getting chewed. Things of that nature roll down hill and our office got splattered.
I got a little on me because on an unrelated matter I failed to push an additional button, routing paperwork correctly. I was saved by my tendency to over document in email and the file, so no harm to me, but embarrassing in any case.
Nonetheless, we are walking on tippy toes today. I'm fixing to bail outta here on home visits and lay low...
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Post by: mini on April 13, 2018, 03:52:34 PM
Watch the weather over your way today.  Supposed to be rough!
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Post by: MsJennJenn on April 13, 2018, 04:22:36 PM
It was supposed to storm bad today. Even saw a tornado threat. But so far I've not seen any rain. The sun is actually shining. So who knows what will happen as the day progresses.

Paying bills. Bye bye money! And no, none of you are on my bill to pay list. :roll:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on April 13, 2018, 05:46:37 PM
Quote from: mini on April 12, 2018, 07:10:40 PMI'm out traveling today.

Its so windy in Oklahoma right now I thought Roscoe was bragging about Arkansas again.
My apologies Bobby, but I had to like this one.
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Post by: Nelle on April 14, 2018, 02:10:17 AM
Man!! MJJ, I was hopng to be on that one.. hahaha. :P

Sitting here trying to wind down to go to bed, but I'm pretty sure I found out one reason I like winter more than spring/summer. When it storms in classic-winter-style, it's snow or ice. When it storms spring/summer, one word - tornado. Ugh. While I was typing that sentence, lightning struck somewhere near our home. I think my heart MAY eventually go back to normal beats, hahaha. I'm like a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs when it comes to spring/summer storms. Here's hoping this milk helps soothe me to sleep and I sleep better than a baby right on thru the night! :)

In positive news, it's Friday evening, and I get to sleep in tomorrow morning. Also, I have enjoyed having our windows open yesterday and today. I heard a rumor it's supposed to get cooler again by Sunday, but I'll enjoy while I can.
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Post by: Roscoe on April 14, 2018, 03:08:55 AM
Well, we got a little wind...a little rain...a few warnings, but so far not real major storms thank God.
Relaxing at the house...Took Lou and Chey out for dinner, wound up buying a new rug for our living room. That tile job is costing me, cause now she "needs to redecorate". It's hard to find things that fit both our tastes- I'm more subdued, traditional style and she's a tad more edgy.
We've agreed on a few things we both like- neutral flooring and walls, add color by accent pieces and rugs, ect.
So a few weeks ago- a metal wall art piece that resembles metal flowers, kinda, in bronze, blues, reds and greenish metallic colors, more modern than my taste usually is, but I admit I liked it. Scooped it up at Goodwill's for $15- decorating on a budget.
We liked our burgundy drapes, so tonight we found an area rug that matches both the drapes and the tile flooring, with some cool designs. Kinda traditional meets elegant in my mind. Unfortunately, said rug was the extreme opposite of the affordability spectrum from the art piece. I choked a bit paying for it. The former area rug will be repurposed to the ham room tomorrow after I build the new bookcase.
 It's coming together, bit by bit.  Some, maybe all,  of the greenery we have had for years may go away too, and I KNOW there's some more flower arrangements being planned.
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Post by: mini on April 14, 2018, 11:11:24 AM
We had an eventful evening.

A storm passed over our house and hit a city northeast of us. Tore up quite a bit over there. Then our power was knocked out. Unfortunately we are on a small line (~20 customers).

And just about the time we think the power is coming back, we realize the 3 service trucks that showed up were for internet.

Seems as though everyone from here to Arkansas (really) who has internet and cable TV comes from a junction box in my neighbors yards.  No power, no internet and TV for 1000's.

At that point, things got to moving...they had said our power would be back before noon today. They got it back on about 11 pm. But they have been running a generator in my back yard since about 9 pm last night so some 12 year old could play a online game and someone could watch a TV show. I'm ready to get away from the noise.
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Post by: sunlight on April 14, 2018, 03:26:06 PM
Robbie was outside watching it from the porch. He said we got lots of rain, wind, hail, and wet cats trying to escape from it all. Lol.
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Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on April 14, 2018, 05:57:56 PM
We got a little hail and the rest but it didn't last too long. We lost power for maybe an hour at best.
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Post by: Heather on April 14, 2018, 10:17:18 PM
I'm here for my monthly check in to assure you all that I'm not dead.

Carry on.
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Post by: Roscoe on April 14, 2018, 11:09:00 PM
Quote from: Heather on April 14, 2018, 10:17:18 PMI'm here for my monthly check in to assure you all that I'm not dead.

Carry on.
I was wondering where you went too...

I built the bookcase. Twice. Like an idiot, I carefully measured and built it in the carport. Then I tried to take it inside. Only then did I realize that the bookcase was 80 inches tall by approximately 80 inches long. The doorway- about 3/4 of an inch shorter than that. Yes. I thought things I have had to seek repentance for. Then I took it apart, and reassembled it in the bedroom. Most of my collection is out of boxes now.
 Chey and Lou are gone to a youth service in Benton, and I am cleaning the house up.
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Post by: MelodyB on April 15, 2018, 02:41:07 AM
Quote from: Heather on April 14, 2018, 10:17:18 PMI'm here for my monthly check in to assure you all that I'm not dead.

Carry on.


Ditto what she said.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on April 15, 2018, 03:47:25 AM
Quote from: MelodyB on April 15, 2018, 02:41:07 AM
Quote from: Heather on April 14, 2018, 10:17:18 PMI'm here for my monthly check in to assure you all that I'm not dead.

Carry on.


Ditto what she said.
:pound:
 You need to post more often. We is feeling neglected by you heathens.
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Post by: Lynx on April 15, 2018, 09:35:22 AM
Grandma left the lid loose on the peanut butter, so Grandma got ants in the cupboard. Come to find out, diluted Dawn kills ants.

Dawn kills ladybugs, red wasps... now ants. And we wash our dishes in this stuff?!!
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on April 15, 2018, 06:15:50 PM
Quote from: Lynx on April 15, 2018, 09:35:22 AMGrandma left the lid loose on the peanut butter, so Grandma got ants in the cupboard. Come to find out, diluted Dawn kills ants.

Dawn kills ladybugs, red wasps... now ants. And we wash our dishes in this stuff?!!
Ah, it's no problem. We drink sodas that when poured on posts of a battery eat the corrosion off of them.  It'll all work out, you got a stomach of steel.

Hi, y'all. Slept in  today. Ain't doing anything much until church time.
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Post by: MelodyB on April 16, 2018, 09:10:49 AM
Yeah, yeah.

Life, just life. It's good, and busy.




On the plus side, someone gave me a self cleaning litter box and it's amazing!

The neighbors are yelling... It's 4am..

lovely.

Headed to work.
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Post by: Lynx on April 16, 2018, 11:23:35 AM
Quote from: Roscoe on April 15, 2018, 06:15:50 PM
Quote from: Lynx on April 15, 2018, 09:35:22 AMDawn kills ladybugs, red wasps... now ants. And we wash our dishes in this stuff?!!
Ah, it's no problem. We drink sodas that when poured on posts of a battery eat the corrosion off of them.  It'll all work out, you got a stomach of steel.
Yeah... you can drink that stuff if you want. Bleh!

Soda also eats the hot wax off a windshield. My aunt took her car through an automatic car wash and she was much displeased by all the wax clouding her view, so she poured a can of coke across the driver's side of the windshield. It solved the problem and turned me off for sodas forevermore.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on April 16, 2018, 02:53:53 PM
Morning all you friendly people and the not so friendly Roscoe.

:ugly:
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Post by: Roscoe on April 16, 2018, 04:35:14 PM
:pound:
 Bah.
It's definitely Monday. I REALLY hope today is not a representation of how my week is going to be.
I could cheerfully throttle everyone I've met thus far today. :reaction: :reaction:
I might save one of my coworkers, because she's having as bad a day as I am, and everyone knows I shouldn't have to suffer alone.
 

And in keeping with my day thus far- this is the SECOND time I typed this post, the computer having ate it before. :pound:

Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on April 17, 2018, 03:12:22 PM
Dont everyone post all at once...

:ugly:
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Post by: Roscoe on April 17, 2018, 03:52:59 PM
Stuck in a defensive techniques class. Fortunantly, it's a class that is not really alot of hands-on today.
And I started the day off right by driving the Corvette over Petit Jean Mountain.
Absolutely perfect- pipes rumbling, six speeds, and lots of curves.
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Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on April 17, 2018, 05:16:35 PM
It's a beautiful day here.
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Post by: MsJennJenn on April 17, 2018, 08:15:32 PM
Same here. Lovely 85 degrees! Love it!

Beach on the island in 15 days.  :clap:  :hippy:
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Post by: Roscoe on April 18, 2018, 02:54:23 AM
It turned out beautiful here as well. Got out of class early, and drove the 'vette around a bit. Stopped and looked at a newer C6 vette that I want, but can't afford, spent money on a new floor jack at Harbor Freight, mowed the yard, and finally took Rusty on a dirt road cruise. Tomorrow, I'm back in the office/court , Thursday more DT's, Friday an office day....Saturday church work day...Lord. All that and all I want is a day off..:pound:
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Post by: MsJennJenn on April 18, 2018, 02:58:54 PM
You want some cheese with that whine?! haha
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Post by: Roscoe on April 18, 2018, 04:24:56 PM
Quote from: MsJennJenn on April 18, 2018, 02:58:54 PMYou want some cheese with that whine?! haha
No 'cause it'd probably be moldy. :pound:
Today- is a repeat of Monday. Stepped out of the truck at work, dressed up because I have court-  and hear a RIIIIPP. Ripped my pants from stem to stern. I'm rocking Walmart's elastic waistband old men pants now, and I could care less. I make 'em look good.

:reaction:  Something's gotta give this week. I'm becoming very decidedly Seth-like.
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Post by: mini on April 18, 2018, 05:38:33 PM
Quote from: Roscoe on April 18, 2018, 04:24:56 PMToday- is a repeat of Monday. Stepped out of the truck at work, dressed up because I have court-  and hear a RIIIIPP. Ripped my pants from stem to stern. I'm rocking Walmart's elastic waistband old men pants now, and I could care less. I make 'em look good.

:spitlaugh:
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Post by: Lynx on April 18, 2018, 06:50:09 PM
I bet you were the most comfortable person in the courtroom though.
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Post by: MsJennJenn on April 18, 2018, 10:00:10 PM
So hilarious.  :laughhard:
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Post by: MelodyB on April 18, 2018, 11:15:03 PM
Y'all, I enjoy music, but I have never liked musicals. Annie was tolerable, and I kinda like Mary Poppins, but I despise Sound of Music and Phantom Of the Opera...

That being said... I was very against watching anything remotely like a musical. All my people on FB, and some of my closest local friends were raving about The Greatest Showman, and I knew I was not going to like it. I KNEW IT.

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But I LOVE IT.

I have watched it three times now, listened to the songs over and over via YouTube, looked up Memes, and literally have been thinking about and singing the songs for almost a week now. I can't believe how much I love this movie.

if you have not seen it, you must, even if critical. It's AWESOME.



ok. that is all.
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Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on April 19, 2018, 01:00:47 AM
Quote from: Roscoe on April 18, 2018, 04:24:56 PM
Quote from: MsJennJenn on April 18, 2018, 02:58:54 PMYou want some cheese with that whine?! haha
No 'cause it'd probably be moldy. :pound:
Today- is a repeat of Monday. Stepped out of the truck at work, dressed up because I have court-  and hear a RIIIIPP. Ripped my pants from stem to stern. I'm rocking Walmart's elastic waistband old men pants now, and I could care less. I make 'em look good.

:reaction:  Something's gotta give this week. I'm becoming very decidedly Seth-like.

Oh my. :o
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Post by: Nelle on April 19, 2018, 02:16:04 PM
I cannot keep up with what the actual day is. Church was moved to tonight instead of last night this week. I HAVE been able to sleep in until 7am every day this week thanks to my husband's weird work schedule this week. So that's a bright spot. :)  It was beautiful yesterday again.. and I was stuck inside all day. Today? Cold and dreary. Still stuck inside tho. LOL. Hopefully it'll be nice on Saturday while I am helping do some visitation for childrens church.
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Post by: mini on April 19, 2018, 02:48:59 PM
Totally off the subject...

[rant]

I realized today that I have not had a phone I was excited about in years.  This isn't a iPhone vs Android argument either, just hear me out.

About 10 years ago, I got my first smartphone.  A Blackberry.  I remember the day I got it, and that day I realizing that I could make it get not just my email, but various other apps that truly made it useful.  I let out a whoop when I made it work that day.

A couple years later, I got my first android phone.  A Galaxy S.  It had bugs, and I remember the process of trying to figure out how make it work in spite of the bugs.

Then a couple years later I got the Galaxy S3.  Now that phone was fun.  I put a custom android rom on it, I did this or that, and really made that phone work for me.  I even bricked it a few times and made it come back to life.

Then I got a Galaxy S5.  This was the beginning of the end.  The phone just worked.  All the stuff that I did for the S3 to make it work "my way" was available right off the shelf.  But the phones lost something.  There was no need to customize your phone any more...

When I got my current phone, it was a real struggle to figure out what I wanted.  It still works but is older and slower, but its not (nor has it ever been) exciting.

Im afraid that my android phones have become what iphone was years ago.  A phone that just works.  Nothing exciting, it just does what its supposed to do.  While that is enough for most people, wheres the adventure?

Sure they make a phone bigger, or better form wise, but the adventure has been lost.

*sigh*

[/rant]
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Post by: MsJennJenn on April 19, 2018, 04:55:54 PM
Bouzie rant is more like it. lol  :roll:

It's a form of communication. Not a toy! What sorts of "adventures" are you wanting exactly anyway? lol  :teeth:
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Post by: Roscoe on April 19, 2018, 05:30:49 PM
:hi: Phones way outpaced me years ago.  Truthfully the Galaxy 7 I have is not one bit better for me than my old Galaxy S4 active. And after 2 years of my workphone being an iPhone, I can truthfully say I prefer the Android, and both of them are more capable that I'll ever need.

I went to more training today. During weapons retention I had a friend as a partner- and I was able to take his gun in 9 seconds. He's 25 years old, in shape, 6'3 and around 215lbs.  I'm old, fat, and not supposed to be able to do that in his mind. I showed him looks are deceiving.
Then it was his turn to be the bad guy. I knew I was going to lose my gun, but it wasn't going to be a walk in the park for the Jolly Green Giant.
He PICKED me up by my gun and arms, and strolled around the room with me. Without my base to push against, I eventually had to let go and let him have it, but he admitted that had the replica gun actually fit in my holster correctly he couldn't have got it. The whole class was cracking up about me basically being jewelry for him.  If I get in a fight though, I want that boy on my side. He carried my 250 lb butt around like I was a chewtoy for a pitbull...
And glory hallelujah, we finished early and I have the rest of the day off. Gonna go find some meat to smoke and clean up my yard, and maybe the shop.
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Post by: mini on April 19, 2018, 06:20:50 PM
Quote from: MsJennJenn on April 19, 2018, 04:55:54 PMBouzie rant is more like it. lol  :roll:

It's a form of communication. Not a toy! What sorts of "adventures" are you wanting exactly anyway? lol  :teeth:

I have no idea what a Bouzie rant is.

I guess what I am saying is a phone has turned back into a phone/camera for me.  Why should I have a smart phone if thats all I need?  But on the other hand....I sure am interested in a couple thats coming out this year....

Quote from: Roscoe on April 19, 2018, 05:30:49 PMGonna go smoke and clean up my yard, and maybe the shop.

I totally read it this way at first....LOL
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Post by: Roscoe on April 19, 2018, 10:28:48 PM
Quote from: mini on April 19, 2018, 06:20:50 PM
Quote from: MsJennJenn on April 19, 2018, 04:55:54 PMBouzie rant is more like it. lol  :roll:

It's a form of communication. Not a toy! What sorts of "adventures" are you wanting exactly anyway? lol  :teeth:

I have no idea what a Bouzie rant is.

I guess what I am saying is a phone has turned back into a phone/camera for me.  Why should I have a smart phone if thats all I need?  But on the other hand....I sure am interested in a couple thats coming out this year....

Quote from: Roscoe on April 19, 2018, 05:30:49 PMGonna go smoke and clean up my yard, and maybe the shop.

I totally read it this way at first....LOL
:pound:
 Well, it's a good thing you ain't around. 'Cause I've already got one big goofy bird in the smoker. Don't think I'd have room for two of ya...
And I've already smoked some pork chops, and snuck in two 1/2 lb chunks of Petit Jean Bolgna too...nothing better than smoked bologna.
Working on Rusty.. He's developed an exhaust leak, ect. Fixing to go  to Cody's and have a new head put on, a new ignition switch, and anything else wrong fixed. Hopefully he can get it done before the car show.
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Post by: Lynx on April 19, 2018, 11:29:43 PM
Quote from: mini on April 19, 2018, 02:48:59 PMTotally off the subject...

[rant]

I realized today that I have not had a phone I was excited about in years.  This isn't a iPhone vs Android argument either, just hear me out.

About 10 years ago, I got my first smartphone.  A Blackberry.  I remember the day I got it, and that day I realizing that I could make it get not just my email, but various other apps that truly made it useful.  I let out a whoop when I made it work that day.

A couple years later, I got my first android phone.  A Galaxy S.  It had bugs, and I remember the process of trying to figure out how make it work in spite of the bugs.

Then a couple years later I got the Galaxy S3.  Now that phone was fun.  I put a custom android rom on it, I did this or that, and really made that phone work for me.  I even bricked it a few times and made it come back to life.

Then I got a Galaxy S5.  This was the beginning of the end.  The phone just worked.  All the stuff that I did for the S3 to make it work "my way" was available right off the shelf.  But the phones lost something.  There was no need to customize your phone any more...

When I got my current phone, it was a real struggle to figure out what I wanted.  It still works but is older and slower, but its not (nor has it ever been) exciting.

Im afraid that my android phones have become what iphone was years ago.  A phone that just works.  Nothing exciting, it just does what its supposed to do.  While that is enough for most people, wheres the adventure?

Sure they make a phone bigger, or better form wise, but the adventure has been lost.

*sigh*

[/rant]

Gotta agree with you. The whole industry has been lacking anything really NEW for years and years. The latest thing is an edgeless display, with zero bezel - big whoop! The last real improvement in functionality was USB OTG and it went largely unnoticed.

I think the problem is the companies aren't really sure what to invent. They could put so many new functions on standard phones, but they don't think enough people would go for any one function to make it worth their while developing it. So they just make the existing functions better. USB mini goes to USB C, Bluetooth jumps to the next version, 3G becomes 4G becomes 5G and nobody really needs 5G when 4G is fast enough to stream video... yawn. There's nothing really NEW!

As I have said before, I will consider smart phones to have truly arrived when I can use one to connect to an audio interface and record 32 channels of live audio in real-time. But I don't see that happening any time soon because no company will develop the processor, any hardware or wireless connection or any storage unit necessary for such. Why bother? The lowest common denominator customer would never pay for that.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: MelodyB on April 20, 2018, 03:19:55 AM
Never thought of my phone as a means of adventure...

What do you want? An app that is a portal to Narnia?
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Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on April 20, 2018, 04:39:49 AM
I'd like an app where my grandkids could come visit whenever I want.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on April 20, 2018, 11:54:41 AM
He wants his smartphone to be interesting again. The WOW! factor wore off long ago and smartphones are currently just handy tools.

I wish they would remake the Motorola Atrix. Small form factor, and you could plug it into the back of a laptop shell and it would become the laptop.
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Post by: Roscoe on April 20, 2018, 12:59:41 PM
If we are wanting impossible apps- I want a banking app that never runs out of money for me...
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Post by: MsJennJenn on April 20, 2018, 02:23:58 PM
Quote from: Roscoe on April 20, 2018, 12:59:41 PMIf we are wanting impossible apps- I want a banking app that never runs out of money for me...

I'm def. on board for this one. lol
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Post by: mini on April 20, 2018, 02:43:50 PM
Quote from: MsJennJenn on April 20, 2018, 02:23:58 PM
Quote from: Roscoe on April 20, 2018, 12:59:41 PMIf we are wanting impossible apps- I want a banking app that never runs out of money for me...

I'm def. on board for this one. lol

 :stupid:

Quote from: Lynx on April 20, 2018, 11:54:41 AMHe wants his smartphone to be interesting again. The WOW! factor wore off long ago and smartphones are currently just handy tools.

Exactly.

I read a article where a journalist went to one of the most prestigious auto shows in the world, with his smartphone as his only camera.  The pictures were stunning.  It led to the reasonable assumption that smart phones have taken over our need for high end cameras.
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Post by: MsJennJenn on April 20, 2018, 03:50:36 PM
Quote from: mini on April 19, 2018, 06:20:50 PMI have no idea what a Bouzie rant is.


Bougie is the correct spelling haha. I always add a z instead. Something my sis and I do.
Bougie is urban slang. Means you're like uppity. Fancy. or aspiring to be as such.

Examples:
"What kind of chips are those?"
"Organic Parmesan Oregeno with Olive Oil, they're 4 dollars a bag"
"Man those are bougie chips"

"When my friend Miya wears a blazer or Lucy gets a massage I call them bougie cause we're unemployed college students."
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Post by: mini on April 20, 2018, 03:55:59 PM
Quote from: MsJennJenn on April 20, 2018, 03:50:36 PM
Quote from: mini on April 19, 2018, 06:20:50 PMI have no idea what a Bouzie rant is.


Bougie is the correct spelling haha. I always add a z instead. Something my sis and I do.
Bougie is urban slang. Means you're like uppity. Fancy. or aspiring to be as such.

Examples:
"What kind of chips are those?"
"Organic Parmesan Oregeno with Olive Oil, they're 4 dollars a bag"
"Man those are bougie chips"

"When my friend Miya wears a blazer or Lucy gets a massage I call them bougie cause we're unemployed college students."

So all you iphone people are bougie people? 

:ugly:
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Post by: Roscoe on April 20, 2018, 04:06:34 PM
Quote from: MsJennJenn on April 20, 2018, 03:50:36 PM
Quote from: mini on April 19, 2018, 06:20:50 PMI have no idea what a Bouzie rant is.


Bougie is the correct spelling haha. I always add a z instead. Something my sis and I do.
Bougie is urban slang. Means you're like uppity. Fancy. or aspiring to be as such.

Examples:
"What kind of chips are those?"
"Organic Parmesan Oregeno with Olive Oil, they're 4 dollars a bag"
"Man those are bougie chips"

"When my friend Miya wears a blazer or Lucy gets a massage I call them bougie cause we're unemployed college students."

Mini- RUN!!!
I looked up Bougie.  First definition- Bougie; Noun; a thin, flexible surgical instrument for exploring or dilating a passage of the body.
You is gonna have a phone shoved up ya nose.  :laughhard:

Urban Dictionary has the hipster Jenn's definition. Which begs the question- how on earth did they take a word like that and assign THAT definition to it?   ???
LOL
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Post by: MsJennJenn on April 20, 2018, 04:27:02 PM
Quote from: mini on April 20, 2018, 03:55:59 PM
Quote from: MsJennJenn on April 20, 2018, 03:50:36 PM
Quote from: mini on April 19, 2018, 06:20:50 PMI have no idea what a Bouzie rant is.


Bougie is the correct spelling haha. I always add a z instead. Something my sis and I do.
Bougie is urban slang. Means you're like uppity. Fancy. or aspiring to be as such.

Examples:
"What kind of chips are those?"
"Organic Parmesan Oregeno with Olive Oil, they're 4 dollars a bag"
"Man those are bougie chips"

"When my friend Miya wears a blazer or Lucy gets a massage I call them bougie cause we're unemployed college students."

So all you iphone people are bougie people? 

:ugly:

:roll: From what I read the camera's on non-iPhones take the #1 spot. lol so you can't really call an iPhone bougie.

But yea Bobby I dunno how they got to it either. lol the actual definition def. doesn't match the urban one.
I did say it was "urban slang" though. lol I clarified.
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Post by: SippinTea on April 21, 2018, 03:57:50 PM
Toddler + mommy's coffee + phone = disaster

Also...

Three sick kids + one tired mommy = one loooonnnngggg week

The good news: PRS can now be found in three locations. World domination up next.

:beret:
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Post by: Lynx on April 21, 2018, 06:14:48 PM
Don't bother. Have you seen the shape the world is in lately? "The meek shall inherit the earth," but these days even the meek don't want it. It's a real fixer-upper...
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Post by: SippinTea on April 21, 2018, 07:27:32 PM
That's why they need great salsa. It improves everyone's attitude - fast!

:beret:
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Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on April 22, 2018, 01:43:04 AM
It's been quite a day. Hubby had to get stitches then my aunt ended up in same er that we had just left.
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Post by: Roscoe on April 22, 2018, 02:31:05 AM
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on April 22, 2018, 01:43:04 AMIt's been quite a day. Hubby had to get stitches then my aunt ended up in same er that we had just left.
Oh lord. What happened?

I spent all morning at the church moving pews and mowing the yard. Then I came home. I soaked in the tub, and sat on the porch listening to my new three tiered fountain. I LOVE the sound of running water. 
I've got two buttermilk pies cooling now....
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Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on April 22, 2018, 03:41:05 AM
An accident with a jack. 10 stitches to the chin. My aunt seems to have a cracked spine after she fell. I'm tired.
But on a good note, I got to see Chel & had some awesome brisket.
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Post by: Lynx on April 22, 2018, 11:47:59 AM
All this exciting stuff happening to so many people... and here I sit dreaming about buttermilk pie.
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Post by: sunlight on April 23, 2018, 03:44:07 AM
I made it through today!
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Post by: MsJennJenn on April 23, 2018, 02:34:58 PM
8 days until the beach.
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Post by: mini on April 23, 2018, 02:37:33 PM
Good morning everyone.

A recap of my weekend.

Home.  Mexican.  Home.  Weigh.  Parents.  Home.  Church. Home. Church. Home.

I would like to point out that on Friday, I drove the Jeep to work.  Keep in mind the thing has a 4 cyl, and I had the top off on it.  Its a little known fact that at 40 degrees and 60 miles an hour in a open top jeep the temperature is -637.  But it was supposed to be 70 that afternoon, so I deemed it worthwhile...but it has a 4 cyl.  Driving home, with the wind hitting me right on the nose, my top speed was 50 mph.

*sigh*

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Post by: mini on April 23, 2018, 04:07:53 PM
You people need to post.
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Post by: Nelle on April 23, 2018, 04:58:14 PM
Starving. Finally eating lunch @ work. Wasn't as bad of a day starting out that I was expecting since I took off Friday to stay home and clean my house since my parents were coming Sunday. oh boy. :)

At least now I have a semi clean house that I can enjoy while I finish getting rid of everything else we own haha.

Also.. rainy/cloudy day today plus allergies makes me a very tired kid at a computer desk trying to work.
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Post by: Roscoe on April 23, 2018, 08:48:25 PM
:hi:
Weekend- inhaled mightily, as posted. Still sore as the dickens.
Workday-bah. Bailed out of work for an extended lunch and got chey, since her "first boyfriend" (John Schneider, aka Bo Duke on the Dukes of Hazzard) was having a meet and greet in Conway. Sailed to Conway (20 miles from work), just in time to find out that he'd left early. My broken hearted little girl sobbed. I had a little birdie tell me he was headed for Russellville to a radio station for a hush-hush studio meeting- 20 miles the OTHER way from work. .What is a good dad to do??
Well- I called my boss, took an extra couple of hours off, and headed for Russellville. I called the station enroute, talked to a sweet little lady who confirmed that Mr Schneider was going to be by but was not planning a public appearance-- but "one more won't hurt."/
Long story short after nearly 100 miles of driving, a couple hours of unexpected vacation use, and enough moxie for a truckload of folks, I crashed the radio stations event, and Chey got her picture and an autograph on a white hat. She teared up, she "was so happy, Daddy".
Yeah, it was worth it. Even though I, who have been a Dukes of Hazzard fan longer than she by 30 years, did not get an autograph or pic. But I did get to meet a childhood hero and shake his hand, so there's that.
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Post by: MelodyB on April 24, 2018, 01:45:03 AM
:hi:
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Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on April 24, 2018, 03:02:08 AM
What a day...
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Post by: Lynx on April 24, 2018, 10:32:59 AM
Bobby: The one thing I remember most from that show was one time they took the car for a big jump and paused for a commercial break right in the middle of the jump, and the narrator said, "Now don't you wish your car could do that?" And I'm thinking, "Don't you wish YOUR cars could do that, and survive?" They have a graveyard of hundreds of those General Lee cars they destroyed to make those shows.
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Post by: Roscoe on April 24, 2018, 05:00:02 PM
True.

:hi:
Morning all. Kinda. It's still 2 minutes until 12 anyway.
Been a busy morning. One of my wayward souls decided that he really didn't like his mother-in-law. So he shot up her house with a gun. While she was in it, calling 911. Nice guy. Lotsa paperwork on my end...
And that's why I haven't checked in yet today.
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Post by: Nelle on April 24, 2018, 05:23:50 PM
Yikes.

Eating lunch. I feel like I'm always eating lunch when I post..

It's been a chaotic Tuesday. Monday's evil twin. :) haha..
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Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on April 24, 2018, 06:53:36 PM
It's hard getting older but it's really hard seeing your parents and other close family that used to be so active go downhill. :(
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Post by: MsJennJenn on April 24, 2018, 09:41:35 PM
And elders in your church that you've known for years for that matter. :sadbounce:
It's so very hard.
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Post by: MelodyB on April 24, 2018, 10:10:53 PM
Even harder when they all die.


We celebrated our Pastor's fourth year here in Pascagoula this past Sunday, but with that, we had a media presentation that had a "Memories" section to all the saints we lost by death in the last four years... My parents was the first picture, along with MawMaw who I was close to, and several others and ended with our former pastor and first lady. UGH. Caught me in the feels, and I was a sobbing mess by the time that segment was over.

I have experienced a lot of death in mt family in recent years. more so than ever before.
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Post by: Roscoe on April 25, 2018, 01:55:13 AM
I was talking with a lady who was a founding member of our church when she was a child... (our church is only 46 years old)...and we were talking about this very thing. I've decided I'm going to try to speak with some of our remaining elders- we still have a handful that were either founding members or very close to it- and record all of the stories and history of or congregation. I hate to see history lost. It makes the inevitable loss of the older members so much harder if we lose their memories too.


And in sharing- not content with my extensive dealings with the idiot previously mentioned, fate decided to dump on me again. Another of my offenders came and visited me today- then 15 minutes later was arrested for having a stolen gun and meth. I was evidently important to him- my appointment slip was in his "stash can" on top of his meth. Complete with the contact information to the rehab center I had just recommended him to go to. :pound:
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Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on April 25, 2018, 03:23:15 PM
You just can't help people that don't want to be helped.
My nephew is one of them... And my family enables him. :smirk2:
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Post by: MsJennJenn on April 25, 2018, 04:44:23 PM
Administrative Professional's Day! Had IHOP with the bosses. They got me an orchid and a gift card.

Now I'm back at home in the pj's falling asleep at my desk. Brains already in vacation mode even though I have so much to do.

:z:
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Post by: Nelle on April 25, 2018, 05:07:34 PM
I'm eating pizza for lunch.

We got a cute little pen and gift cards to Chilis for APD.

It's pretty warm here today. I thought our office would be still chilly tho.. so I wore a medium/thin sweater so I wouldn't freeze.... and I'm almost to combustion level. :) LOL.. I have my fan on at the moment.
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Post by: sunlight on April 25, 2018, 05:45:09 PM
Yes it is hard- especially when there's nothing you can do about it.
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on April 24, 2018, 06:53:36 PMIt's hard getting older but it's really hard seeing your parents and other close family that used to be so active go downhill. :(
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Post by: Roscoe on April 25, 2018, 08:31:27 PM
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on April 25, 2018, 03:23:15 PMYou just can't help people that don't want to be helped.
My nephew is one of them... And my family enables him. :smirk2:

Sadly, most families seem to enable their loved ones that have issues. They try to protect them, and turn out making the situation worse. I try to remember when I'm ready to slap someone senseless and yell at them "Don't you see you are hurting, not helping them"- I might act the same if it were my precious Chey with the problem.
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Post by: Lynx on April 25, 2018, 08:51:01 PM
On the other hand (unless you are VERY careful at home and never, ever complain about your wayward flock) your girl has a much higher chance of never having that problem because she sees the junk that results.

Be sure to complain about it some in front of her. Just don't mention any names. :cool:
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Post by: MsJennJenn on April 26, 2018, 07:08:19 PM
No one is alive today?!  :nono:

5 days until the Caribbean will be in view.  :clap:
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Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on April 26, 2018, 07:24:12 PM
I've been cooking chili all morning for Chel's baby shower. It takes a while to brown 20 lbs of meat. She wanted Frito pies. Tomorrow I make cakes.
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Post by: Roscoe on April 26, 2018, 09:15:43 PM
Quote from: MsJennJenn on April 26, 2018, 07:08:19 PMNo one is alive today?!  :nono:

5 days until the Caribbean will be in view.  :clap:
Range day and now dealing with more work c.rap.
Totally ready to go home.
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Post by: MsJennJenn on April 27, 2018, 03:10:54 PM
So done with working. Today and 2 more days and I'm off for eight glorious days. Seven of which will be spent on an island....surrounded by gorgeous clear but also turquoise waters.

Hurry up May 2. :demand:
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Post by: SippinTea on April 27, 2018, 04:48:03 PM
Bella turned 5 yesterday. How did that happen so fast?

Oh, and Roscoe, the whole enabling thing... I am so so so irritated at the family members who continue to enable our oldest son. I'm super irritated at our son, but I'm MORE irritated at the people who are keeping the stupidity going.

Cloudy overcast day here. For which I am grateful. The heat the last two days was starting to get to me, and Chris hasn't had a chance to put the window A/C unit in yet.

:beret:
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Post by: Roscoe on April 28, 2018, 03:26:13 AM
:hi:
Enjoyed today. Favorite Uncle came down and we ran around pretty much all day, then came home to a delicious dinner. It was nice to be off.
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Post by: Roscoe on April 28, 2018, 10:00:16 PM
Where be everyone? Y'all are getting way too quiet..
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Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on April 29, 2018, 01:42:14 AM
I'm one tired puppy but Chel's shower is done. It was really nice. I cooked up 20 pounds of meat for chili for Frito pies and made a huge pineapple upside down cake and we had more stuff... But I'm glad it's done. ;)
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Post by: Roscoe on April 29, 2018, 05:07:48 AM
Awesome. Wish we could've made it...
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Post by: Heather on April 29, 2018, 03:27:38 PM
Never fear GP-ers, I have returned!!

Speaking of wayward family members, my sister-in-law got arrested for not appearing, made bail thanks to her husband, was picked up by her boyfriend and moved 2 counties over because 'selling dope is the best job ever' [her words, not mine].

Mom and I had a nice mini-vacation early last week. I got to meet Fiona the baby hippo at the Cincy Zoo. I'm pretty sure she is my spirit animal. Also I got to pet a shark and a few stingrays at the aquarium.

Brandon has decided to take a break from grad school. He finishes up his 2nd semester in a couple days and he is honestly not sure if he will go back to finish the last 2. For what he wants to do, we will have to move from the area. I could barely keep him in a town 30 minutes from here when we first got married. I think he is good with his decision though. I think he has a bit of internal struggle to deal with as far as his heart tells him there is a God but his head is full of terrible things done in history in the name of God. He's really interested in going to and getting to know people at church though so I'm taking is all as good.

I still haven't gotten my promotion or full time status at work yet. It's just a matter of time though.

Now, to get ready and head to church and 5th sunday supper. Tootles!
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Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on April 29, 2018, 07:48:53 PM
Hey, Heather. :waves: glad all is well.

Quote from: Roscoe on April 29, 2018, 05:07:48 AMAwesome. Wish we could've made it...

Me, too.
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Post by: sunlight on April 29, 2018, 08:24:08 PM
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on April 29, 2018, 07:48:53 PMHey, Heather. :waves: glad all is well.

Quote from: Roscoe on April 29, 2018, 05:07:48 AMAwesome. Wish we could've made it...

Me, too.
Me three but I understand. I had leftover chili today and it was awesome!
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Post by: MelodyB on April 29, 2018, 10:21:47 PM
I got a new phone and I love it!

I had to reset my GP password to get in though, I haven't had to log in in so long I forgot what pass word I used. It's all good now though.
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Post by: Roscoe on April 30, 2018, 01:39:12 AM
:hi:
It was beautiful here today, and I did nothing constructive. Figured I'd worked hard enough yesterday that I didn't need to today. I was right. Tomorrow- a fresh new hades. LOL. I've a ton of work to do..
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Post by: Heather on April 30, 2018, 11:31:41 AM
Quote from: MelodyB on April 29, 2018, 10:21:47 PMI got a new phone and I love it!

I had to reset my GP password to get in though, I haven't had to log in in so long I forgot what pass word I used. It's all good now though.

Same number?
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Post by: Lynx on April 30, 2018, 12:29:57 PM
Caution! Incoming mental maundering! Caution! Incoming mental maundering!


CHILDHOOD

I was reading a science fiction book one time, a book about a group of "Starwolves" who had been artificially created by aliens to protect humans in a war that had lasted thousands of years. As the war was coming to an end, one of the aliens remarked to one of the Starwolves that this time had been the childhood of their species, while they were developing their own culture, but with the war coming to an end they were ready to stand on their own as a mature species.

It was many years ago I read that book, but recently that word "childhood" has been sticking in my mind. What if this life, with all the work we have to do to survive, all the things we endure, all the stuff we accumulate and friends we lose to death - what if this is our childhood?

As children we had everything, but we didn't really appreciate it because having all our needs supplied was all we knew. Then we grew up and found out life is not all like that, or at least this life isn't. Frequently you hear people say they wish they could be kids again, because once you experience life as an adult you realize what you had as a kid that you didn't really realize WHEN you were a kid.

Also when a kid grows up, sometimes he has to make his own mistakes. You can explain it to him, you can tell him your own experiences or what you have seen other people go through, but sometimes he doesn't really understand it because he hasn't seen it himself. You know it is going to hurt the kid, and it hurts you watching him make the mistakes because you know exactly what is coming, but you still have to let some people make some mistakes themselves.

In Eden Adam and Eve had everything. But they didn't know what they had because they didn't know anything else. They had nothing they could compare Eden to, so they didn't really have a way to realize what they would lose with sin. If God had explained it they would not have understood, because there was no way they could fit the concepts in their frame of reference. It would have been like trying to explain the color yellow to a blind man. And when they sinned, when they realized exactly what they had lost, there was no way to go back. God could have wiped out the world and started over, but that would have meant destroying Adam and Eve too, because they now had sin and sin cannot exist in a perfect world.

Perhaps that is what God intended all along. It seems a bit harsh, but when you think about a kid making all those mistakes that he won't listen to your advice about, maybe it is the only way. Maybe we have to live through this life before we can appreciate the life to come. Sure God takes care of us in this life, but maybe we still have to live through this life, work hard to survive, experience loss and sorrow, before we will be able to fully realize what we have in Heaven. Maybe this is part of our growing up.

Adam and Eve's choice in Eden seems really stupid to us because we know what they had and what they lost, but nobody could have explained to them the consequences of their choice before they made it because they had no way to imagine life without all they enjoyed. It was literally all they knew. But in Heaven every single person will be very aware of what they would lose in sin. I know when I get there I sure won't be doing anything to mess it up.


"If I ever really do grow up
Well I want to grow up to be just like You
Someday
Someday"
~ Rich Mullins
"Boy Like Me, Man Like You"
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Post by: MsJennJenn on April 30, 2018, 03:27:19 PM
Not gonna lie I skimmed that to get the gist, but still dunno what the gist of it was so...oh well.  :updown:

Tryna focus on work. Less than 48 hours until I leave for vacationnnnnnnnn.

Have laundry to do, dishes to put away, suitcase to pack, and 4 homework assignments to all complete before I leave Wednesday morning.  :noo:
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Post by: Roscoe on April 30, 2018, 05:02:35 PM
I read it and get it. Could be, Isaac...could be.

And in sharing- I have finally gotten caught up enough to  get a breath of air. Two parolees served and sent to prison, one more with paperwork filed to get him another court date before a judge to send him to prison, and just two waiting in the wings when I get the police reports to complete my report with.
There's a reason I'm going bald, and I don't think it's all hereditary.. :pound:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on April 30, 2018, 06:42:45 PM
My head hurts.

Mainly cause I am bald, and got a sunburn on the top of my noggin.

:ugly:
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Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on April 30, 2018, 07:41:45 PM
Sitting at doctors office waiting on my mom to have a test done.
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Post by: MsJennJenn on April 30, 2018, 08:18:06 PM
Quote from: mini on April 30, 2018, 06:42:45 PMMy head hurts.

Mainly cause I am bald, and got a sunburn on the top of my noggin.

:ugly:

Shoulda worn a hat.

I'm soon to be sun burnt and happy. By weeks end. And I'm not really gonna care that I'm sun burnt...cus I'll be camped out in my little house in the Caribbean.

Also when you've had 2nd degree burns on both arms from the sun a regular sun burn just doesn't hurt near as much. :roll:
And yes I learned my lesson. :nono:
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Post by: Lynx on May 01, 2018, 01:39:36 AM
Sunburn... Whenever I get a sunburn I get really tired and sleep a lot. It's almost like I have a cold, but without the sinus crud and coughing.

Ironically the user named "sunlight" could probably say why this is. =^.^=  All I know is sunburns tire me out.
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Post by: mini on May 01, 2018, 12:32:47 PM
So I have a problem.

As I said previously, Saturday I sun burned my bald head.

Today it's peeling.

So what do you do if you are bald and have dandruff?
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: sunlight on May 01, 2018, 01:19:21 PM
Use lotion. It can't mess your hair up... lol.
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Post by: mini on May 01, 2018, 02:03:35 PM
Im all about the Mr Clean look...lol
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Post by: Roscoe on May 01, 2018, 03:41:20 PM
Quote from: mini on May 01, 2018, 12:32:47 PMSo I have a problem.

As I said previously, Saturday I sun burned my bald head.

Today it's peeling.

So what do you do if you are bald and have dandruff?
Like any other self respecting redneck would've done in the first place- wear a cap. It woulda prevented that whole issue. I recommend a Razorback hat that I know you have.......
Morning all. I really hope the guy I have scheduled at 3pm doesn't come in. He's an idiot trying to transfer and if he doesn't report in I can deny him. He's trouble....
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: MsJennJenn on May 01, 2018, 04:53:51 PM
Leave in less than 24 hours for the BEACH!!!

Laundry is done.
Homework is done.
Packing is 50% done.

:clap:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Nelle on May 01, 2018, 05:23:07 PM
I'd vote for an Arkansas State Red Wolves cap. They're just more tasteful. ;) LOL

Finished lunch. Ready for 4:30. I'm going to go scavenge my work city for some Rolo ice cream. I cannot find it at all in the town I live in. I checked every single store LOL. It's so gooooood.


Hopefully they are closing on my mamaw & papaw's house this week!! Praying and believing this chapter can be closed for my mom & aunt! Mamaw has been gone for about 10 years now I believe. Papaw a few years before her. It's beyond time for this home to become someone else's memory maker and for them to not have to keep paying for upkeep!
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Nelle on May 01, 2018, 08:12:49 PM
Also.. when I said "work city" - that's a very very very very very very loosely usage of "city." LOL. I don't think there's even a population sign and it's technically a "village." Anna (where I live) is a little bigger than Goreville, but still not very large. :)
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on May 02, 2018, 01:16:09 AM
Another day down! Got to drool over my brother in law's new to him old truck (a 49 Chevy, for those wondering), then I came home and enjoyed a rare evening of sitting on y porch, reading a book and listening to my fountain.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: sunlight on May 02, 2018, 04:27:23 AM
Did your 3:00 appointment show?
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on May 02, 2018, 04:42:25 AM
Quote from: sunlight on May 02, 2018, 04:27:23 AMDid your 3:00 appointment show?
That's what I was going to ask. :lol:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on May 02, 2018, 01:14:59 PM
Yes. But God was merciful. He walked in and told me he was moving back to Russellville. Transfer was denied before he got out the door. :lol:
 And morning all. I'm in a lazy mood. Trying to find just the right soundtrack for my day. Hinsons? Petra? Blues? Or old country that I shouldn't listen to? I can't do Bluegrass today. It's too happy sounding and this early in the morning I'll kill someone for being that cheery.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Heather on May 02, 2018, 06:11:25 PM
Day off, which means house cleaning. That's made complicated by a grumbly husband who procrastinated his grad school homework.

My preferred baseball cap is blue and white and has a big white UK on it. Go Cats!!
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on May 02, 2018, 07:14:56 PM
NOOOO! Not a Wildcats fan! That's nearly as bad as a Roll Tide fan.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on May 02, 2018, 07:26:59 PM
No, I'm pretty sure a Wildcats fan has more teeth than a Roll Tide fan and by far more than a Razorback fan.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on May 03, 2018, 07:09:44 PM
Where is everyone today??? I was busy, thought I'd look over here and see a page of posts, and was rewarded with dead air. :pound:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on May 03, 2018, 07:34:53 PM
Grandkids are here keeping me busy. :bigcheese:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: sunlight on May 04, 2018, 12:12:13 AM
I have a sore throat.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on May 04, 2018, 11:02:44 AM
I've been busy with life and stuff, and none of it is interesting enough to talk about. Much of it is interesting to ME, but would be boring to normal people.

I did get my electric bike up and running. Drop-in front wheel replacement is a wonderful way to make an e-bike.

For about two months I have been trying to get an electric bike because I want to start biking to w*rk but I want a little help going up hills. W*rk is about 15 miles away and I didn't want to get there too exhausted to w*rk. I looked at regular e-bikes but even the cheap ones (you know, the ones that will burn out in three months) are expensive. I looked at getting a regular bike and making my own e-bike with a motorized wheel and battery, but the battery is the most expensive part and it would mean running wires all over the bike. I even looked into making my own battery pack, which would have been doable but a lot of hassle.

So after two months of googling electric bike hubs, battery packs, battery cells for making a pack (plus copper foil, tiny magnets, battery management systems, 12-gauge wire, series and parallel connections...) I happened to come across a reference to all-in-one e-bike hubs. They have the motor, battery, everything all in the front wheel, and they come much cheaper than the battery pack alone would have cost. Just take the front wheel off, put the new front wheel on and go.

WHERE WERE YOU TWO MONTHS AGO!?! Why didn't anybody TELL me these things existed?

So I got an all-in-one hub, got a cheap bike from Wal-Mart, put the electric wheel on the bike and took off. Wheeeeee! I was pedaling, but I used the motor to make it easier to get up hills... and maybe occasionally give me a boost on level ground too, just because I could... and it was fun! I went up and down the road a few times, maybe six miles or so. I leaned on the battery kind of hard, because I was testing battery life.

Next day I took off without the battery because I was wanting to build up for eventually biking to work. And I quickly found out I'm not anywhere near in shape. My legs were fine. My internal power supply wasn't quite up to it. I'm going to have to do some working out before I can make the trip to w*rk on a bike regularly.

One major upside of this setup is the battery pops out. With a regular e-bike, the battery you have is the battery you have, so you want to get the largest you can afford. With this one I can just pop out the battery pack and pop in a new one. This makes it scalable, as I can buy as many extra battery packs as I want. I can also replace battery packs when they get old, without tearing anything apart to get the battery pack out.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on May 04, 2018, 11:06:40 AM
Oh yeah, there was a reason I got a cheap Wal-Mart bike. Cheap bikes are heavier, which is usually a very bad thing. But with this setup the pull is from the front wheel, so you want a sturdy frame. More expensive bikes would be more likely to wear out in the front forks. Turns out when you put a motorized front wheel on a bike, going cheap on the bike is actually a GOOD thing.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Heather on May 04, 2018, 11:49:41 AM
Quote from: Roscoe on May 02, 2018, 07:14:56 PMNOOOO! Not a Wildcats fan! That's nearly as bad as a Roll Tide fan.


My husband's hat has a big tacky orange T on it. Being in Vols country is challenging. I'm glad I have Jesus. Lol.

Work yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Tomorrow is our wedding anniversary. I work until 230 and he works 12 to 9. Is this what being an adult looks like??
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on May 04, 2018, 01:17:54 PM
Quote from: Heather on May 04, 2018, 11:49:41 AM
Quote from: Roscoe on May 02, 2018, 07:14:56 PMNOOOO! Not a Wildcats fan! That's nearly as bad as a Roll Tide fan.




Work yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Tomorrow is our wedding anniversary. I work until 230 and he works 12 to 9. Is this what being an adult looks like??
Yes. And it's worse with a kiddo....If you get a chance to grab lunch together it's considered a blessing. :lol:

Isaac, how is battery life?

Morning, all. Back at work. Being annoyed every day for the past week by my kid who wants a hover board- which is $200. I've had to explain the difference in "need" and "want" and have determined that she is, in fact a spoiled brat who doesn't like "No".
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: sunlight on May 04, 2018, 04:13:43 PM
Quote from: Lynx on May 04, 2018, 11:02:44 AMI've been busy with life and stuff, and none of it is interesting enough to talk about. Much of it is interesting to ME, but would be boring to normal people.

I did get my electric bike up and running. Drop-in front wheel replacement is a wonderful way to make an e-bike.

For about two months I have been trying to get an electric bike because I want to start biking to w*rk but I want a little help going up hills. W*rk is about 15 miles away and I didn't want to get there too exhausted to w*rk. I looked at regular e-bikes but even the cheap ones (you know, the ones that will burn out in three months) are expensive. I looked at getting a regular bike and making my own e-bike with a motorized wheel and battery, but the battery is the most expensive part and it would mean running wires all over the bike. I even looked into making my own battery pack, which would have been doable but a lot of hassle.

So after two months of googling electric bike hubs, battery packs, battery cells for making a pack (plus copper foil, tiny magnets, battery management systems, 12-gauge wire, series and parallel connections...) I happened to come across a reference to all-in-one e-bike hubs. They have the motor, battery, everything all in the front wheel, and they come much cheaper than the battery pack alone would have cost. Just take the front wheel off, put the new front wheel on and go.

WHERE WERE YOU TWO MONTHS AGO!?! Why didn't anybody TELL me these things existed?

So I got an all-in-one hub, got a cheap bike from Wal-Mart, put the electric wheel on the bike and took off. Wheeeeee! I was pedaling, but I used the motor to make it easier to get up hills... and maybe occasionally give me a boost on level ground too, just because I could... and it was fun! I went up and down the road a few times, maybe six miles or so. I leaned on the battery kind of hard, because I was testing battery life.

Next day I took off without the battery because I was wanting to build up for eventually biking to work. And I quickly found out I'm not anywhere near in shape. My legs were fine. My internal power supply wasn't quite up to it. I'm going to have to do some working out before I can make the trip to w*rk on a bike regularly.

One major upside of this setup is the battery pops out. With a regular e-bike, the battery you have is the battery you have, so you want to get the largest you can afford. With this one I can just pop out the battery pack and pop in a new one. This makes it scalable, as I can buy as many extra battery packs as I want. I can also replace battery packs when they get old, without tearing anything apart to get the battery pack out.

I would love to see a picture of this...
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: sunlight on May 04, 2018, 04:15:29 PM
Quote from: Roscoe on May 04, 2018, 01:17:54 PM
Quote from: Heather on May 04, 2018, 11:49:41 AM
Quote from: Roscoe on May 02, 2018, 07:14:56 PMNOOOO! Not a Wildcats fan! That's nearly as bad as a Roll Tide fan.




Work yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Tomorrow is our wedding anniversary. I work until 230 and he works 12 to 9. Is this what being an adult looks like??
Yes. And it's worse with a kiddo....If you get a chance to grab lunch together it's considered a blessing. :lol:

Isaac, how is battery life?

Morning, all. Back at work. Being annoyed every day for the past week by my kid who wants a hover board- which is $200. I've had to explain the difference in "need" and "want" and have determined that she is, in fact a spoiled brat who doesn't like "No".

Make her use her own earned money for it. Make it a financial teaching tool... she will be so grateful later once she understands...
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on May 04, 2018, 06:07:47 PM
Quote from: sunlight on May 04, 2018, 04:13:43 PM
Quote from: Lynx on May 04, 2018, 11:02:44 AMI've been busy with life and stuff, and none of it is interesting enough to talk about. Much of it is interesting to ME, but would be boring to normal people.

I did get my electric bike up and running. Drop-in front wheel replacement is a wonderful way to make an e-bike.

For about two months I have been trying to get an electric bike because I want to start biking to w*rk but I want a little help going up hills. W*rk is about 15 miles away and I didn't want to get there too exhausted to w*rk. I looked at regular e-bikes but even the cheap ones (you know, the ones that will burn out in three months) are expensive. I looked at getting a regular bike and making my own e-bike with a motorized wheel and battery, but the battery is the most expensive part and it would mean running wires all over the bike. I even looked into making my own battery pack, which would have been doable but a lot of hassle.

So after two months of googling electric bike hubs, battery packs, battery cells for making a pack (plus copper foil, tiny magnets, battery management systems, 12-gauge wire, series and parallel connections...) I happened to come across a reference to all-in-one e-bike hubs. They have the motor, battery, everything all in the front wheel, and they come much cheaper than the battery pack alone would have cost. Just take the front wheel off, put the new front wheel on and go.

WHERE WERE YOU TWO MONTHS AGO!?! Why didn't anybody TELL me these things existed?

So I got an all-in-one hub, got a cheap bike from Wal-Mart, put the electric wheel on the bike and took off. Wheeeeee! I was pedaling, but I used the motor to make it easier to get up hills... and maybe occasionally give me a boost on level ground too, just because I could... and it was fun! I went up and down the road a few times, maybe six miles or so. I leaned on the battery kind of hard, because I was testing battery life.

Next day I took off without the battery because I was wanting to build up for eventually biking to work. And I quickly found out I'm not anywhere near in shape. My legs were fine. My internal power supply wasn't quite up to it. I'm going to have to do some working out before I can make the trip to w*rk on a bike regularly.

One major upside of this setup is the battery pops out. With a regular e-bike, the battery you have is the battery you have, so you want to get the largest you can afford. With this one I can just pop out the battery pack and pop in a new one. This makes it scalable, as I can buy as many extra battery packs as I want. I can also replace battery packs when they get old, without tearing anything apart to get the battery pack out.

I would love to see a picture of this...
Yes! And a link to the front hub. This sounds really cool. I'd like to do it with a trike.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on May 04, 2018, 08:33:59 PM
Quote from: sunlight on May 04, 2018, 04:15:29 PM
Quote from: Roscoe on May 04, 2018, 01:17:54 PM
Quote from: Heather on May 04, 2018, 11:49:41 AM
Quote from: Roscoe on May 02, 2018, 07:14:56 PMNOOOO! Not a Wildcats fan! That's nearly as bad as a Roll Tide fan.




Work yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Tomorrow is our wedding anniversary. I work until 230 and he works 12 to 9. Is this what being an adult looks like??
Yes. And it's worse with a kiddo....If you get a chance to grab lunch together it's considered a blessing. :lol:

Isaac, how is battery life?

Morning, all. Back at work. Being annoyed every day for the past week by my kid who wants a hover board- which is $200. I've had to explain the difference in "need" and "want" and have determined that she is, in fact a spoiled brat who doesn't like "No".

Make her use her own earned money for it. Make it a financial teaching tool... she will be so grateful later once she understands...
We are negotiating this. On one hand, I really don't want her to clean out her bank account, as we have a "budget meeting" every Friday in which she gets her allowance, puts her tithe and offering in an envelope, her savings in an envelope, and the remainder for spending money. We go by the bank every Saturday morning so she can deposit her savings and see how much she has. At approximately $5 a week, that $200 took a while to get there.
I'm debating a compromise where she will pay half and I will pay the other half, as an early birthday present. Then she has some skin in the game so to speak...
I just don't want her to make the mistakes I have and be a spendthrift. If I'd had better training- not to say anything against my parents, who never had anything to save- moneywise, we'd be a WHOLE lot better shape financially.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on May 05, 2018, 12:03:46 AM
Bobby: I predict she will get bored with the hoverboard fairly quickly. She is active, hoverboards are slow, bulky and depend on batteries. You can go faster on bikes, rollerblades, even a tricycle, than you can on a hoverboard. Is there anybody you know who owns one that she could try out? Maybe if she fiddles with one she can get bored with it without the expense.

Of course I could be wrong. She might use it every day.

Fuzzy and Chel:
(https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/1TIAAOSwfRdZDmi9/s-l300.jpg)
(https://gloimg.gbtcdn.com/gb/pdm-product-pic/Electronic/2018/01/04/goods-img/1520302842449579099.jpg)


Here's an amazon.com link:
https://www.amazon.com/YUNZHILUN-Electric-Bluetooth-Lithium-ion-Included/dp/B07BFTB28H/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1525478397&sr=8-9&keywords=bluetooth+bicycle+wheel

Here's another brand, same thing:
https://www.amazon.com/Goplus-Conversion-Electric-Accessories-Interaction/dp/B07BHGZN4Q/

Here's my review on amazon:
QuoteFirst let's get this out of the way: Don't bother downloading the app for your phone. It won't turn the motor on and you already have a battery gauge on the handlebars. The only thing it tells you that you don't already know is how fast you are going, and if you need a speedometer for a flippin' bicycle you are either doing something very wrong, very illegal for an electric bike or very fun...

Also ignore the printed instructions. It looks like the chinese manufacturers took the chinese version of the instructions, ran it through Google Translate and printed it without even showing it to a passing tourist to check if it was right. As good as I am at deciphering chatroom typos, I couldn't make heads or tails of it. Fortunately you don't need the instructions, but I'll mention ease-of-install in a minute.

Now on with the good part: Wheeeeeee! This made uphills a breeze! It's only a 36 volt motor, so it won't pull you up the steepest hills by itself, but I took it to the steepest hill I could find here in Southwest Tennessee and it made even that a cinch to climb. Installation was also a breeze, just take the old wheel out, put the new wheel in, screw the controller on the handlebar and adjust the disk brake calipers. I got a cheap Huffy from Wal-Mart... yeah, it's heavier, but when the motor is pulling from the front wheel I wanted front forks that would take the strain. Simple wheel swap and I was on the road.

The battery won't last as long as you want, but it's a pop-out battery, which means it is scalable - you can get as many backup batteries as you want. With a normal electric bike the battery you have is what you are stuck with, so you want the largest you can afford. With a pop-out battery you can get more distance at any time by just buying an extra battery pack. Also it means your new motorized wheel won't be useless when the battery gets old. Eventually any rechargeable battery wears out and just won't hold a charge any more, which ends the usable life of some electric bikes. With this one you can just get another battery pack and keep rolling.

I should mention this electric wheel does not have some of the functions the more expensive all-in-one kits have. Specifically you can't recharge the battery by applying brakes (regenerative braking) and there is no way to really program the wheel. With more expensive kits you can set the wheel to kick in only when you go up hills, kick in only when you start pedaling, etc. Those kits are more than twice the price though, and all the ones I have found have also been the same 36 volt motor so they aren't even stronger. For three hundred bucks, this is a pretty good little hub.

Get it, slap it on your bike and go conquer a hill!
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on May 05, 2018, 12:16:37 AM
Quote from: Roscoe on May 04, 2018, 01:17:54 PMIsaac, how is battery life?
That's really hard to answer in anything other than amp/hours. If your question is basically "How far can it go?" the answer depends on rider weight, terrain, wind speed and direction, etc, etc... I was using it to go up hills. If I used it on only flat ground, with no headwind or tailwind, it would probably have gone further. And it wasn't totally drained when I stopped testing it, I just got bored. I was leaning on the battery pretty hard and I got about six miles out of it.

This thing is NOT made for sitting back and riding. It's mostly for giving assistance to somebody who is actually pedaling. If you use it as an electric scooter you won't get far. That blue thing in the picture above is the battery pack - yeah, pretty small. I was still impressed though. For something that small it lasted longer than I thought it would.

Notice the distance claims on the product page are exaggerated. Everybody lies in the e-bike business, and I mean EVERYBODY. They inflate distance estimates more than car makers inflate miles-per-gallon estimates. If any e-bike company told the truth they would look bad compared to all the other manufacturers, because everybody else is lying about how far their bikes will go.

Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: sunlight on May 05, 2018, 01:05:14 PM
Quote from: Roscoe on May 04, 2018, 08:33:59 PM
Quote from: sunlight on May 04, 2018, 04:15:29 PM
Quote from: Roscoe on May 04, 2018, 01:17:54 PM
Quote from: Heather on May 04, 2018, 11:49:41 AM
Quote from: Roscoe on May 02, 2018, 07:14:56 PMNOOOO! Not a Wildcats fan! That's nearly as bad as a Roll Tide fan.




Work yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Tomorrow is our wedding anniversary. I work until 230 and he works 12 to 9. Is this what being an adult looks like??
Yes. And it's worse with a kiddo....If you get a chance to grab lunch together it's considered a blessing. :lol:

Isaac, how is battery life?

Morning, all. Back at work. Being annoyed every day for the past week by my kid who wants a hover board- which is $200. I've had to explain the difference in "need" and "want" and have determined that she is, in fact a spoiled brat who doesn't like "No".

Make her use her own earned money for it. Make it a financial teaching tool... she will be so grateful later once she understands...
We are negotiating this. On one hand, I really don't want her to clean out her bank account, as we have a "budget meeting" every Friday in which she gets her allowance, puts her tithe and offering in an envelope, her savings in an envelope, and the remainder for spending money. We go by the bank every Saturday morning so she can deposit her savings and see how much she has. At approximately $5 a week, that $200 took a while to get there.
I'm debating a compromise where she will pay half and I will pay the other half, as an early birthday present. Then she has some skin in the game so to speak...
I just don't want her to make the mistakes I have and be a spendthrift. If I'd had better training- not to say anything against my parents, who never had anything to save- moneywise, we'd be a WHOLE lot better shape financially.

Make sure and Teach her the difference between a savings account and an emergency fund... there is a huge difference in what they are used for!
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Heather on May 05, 2018, 03:45:55 PM
I'm in middle of my shift on this gloomy Saturday.....on my anniversary. Brandon works 12 to 9 at his store. He didn't pay attention to the dates when he made his stores schedule. Thankfully we both are off tomorrow and he is planning on coming to church with me.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on May 06, 2018, 12:37:36 AM
Sunlight- True. That'll be a lesson down the road.... I think we've negotiated a deal. Instead of the $200 I want it now, we are going to split the cost of a $138 Walmart.com to be shipped. She has to wait a bit, doesn't empty her account, and learns some patience.

And in sharing- I picked up a new head for Rusty, and made a new friend when I talked with the machine shop owner who drove a beautiful, like new '59 Chevy truck to work. And then I came home and sold a ham radio that I had not planned to sell, to a man I had never met, all because of God.  Why? Because said man, who is a recent ham, posted earlier in the week on a statewide ham site wanting to buy a radio. I had no intention to sell, but for some reason posted that I would. He came over today. He was raised Apostolic, has been out of church for a while, and we had a nice long talk. Totally a God issue- and he's now squarely on my prayer list even if he doesn't know it. It could not be a coincidence that of all the hams on that site, he would connect with one that was Apostolic.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: MsJennJenn on May 06, 2018, 01:15:56 AM
Went to the pink sand beach today on Harbour Island - making it my 6th Bahamian Island I've now visited!

Having a blast! I love the ocean! (I put a picture but I dunno if it's working. Lol

(https://preview.ibb.co/mhYEdn/776_ED966_E9_D4_48_E2_AACD_9_C201058_FD0_F.jpg) (https://ibb.co/g5mZdn)
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on May 06, 2018, 02:06:35 AM
Quote from: MsJennJenn on May 06, 2018, 01:15:56 AMWent to the pink sand beach today on Harbour Island - making it my 6th Bahamian Island I've now visited!

Having a blast! I love the ocean! (I put a picture but I dunno if it's working. Lol


Evil. I'm envious....
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on May 06, 2018, 02:41:40 AM
Quote from: MsJennJenn on May 06, 2018, 01:15:56 AMWent to the pink sand beach today on Harbour Island - making it my 6th Bahamian Island I've now visited!

Having a blast! I love the ocean! (I put a picture but I dunno if it's working. Lol

(https://preview.ibb.co/mhYEdn/776_ED966_E9_D4_48_E2_AACD_9_C201058_FD0_F.jpg) (https://ibb.co/g5mZdn)
Nice! I can see the photo, looks like fun.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on May 06, 2018, 09:58:23 AM
JenN is that a picture of you? If so, it doesn't look anything like the person in your avatar. I think it looks better than your avatar, more real.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: MsJennJenn on May 07, 2018, 02:13:52 AM
Yes it's me lol why would I post a picture of someone else.

And the avatar is a selfie. It's staged lol.
And like a year old. Different times. Different emotions. You know how we women do.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on May 07, 2018, 10:57:04 AM
:hi: Gonna be a loooong day. I woke up sickly at 230 this morning. Haven't been able to go back to sleep, and now it's time to get ready for work. In normal situations I'd call in sick, but with Lou's surgery coming up, I don't want to look a gift horse in the mouth so to speak, since I'm being allowed to take a week off to help her out..
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Nelle on May 07, 2018, 03:00:22 PM
I slept very well for not going to bed early enough. Very busy day yesterday at Sunday School! We've been working/pushing hard for our Sunday School to grow. It's been painful in some ways, but hopefully things will get a little smoother as far as administratively soon. We had 24 kiddos yesterday! Only 6 of those were "church kids" and we only had 3 bus kids before! That's 15 new kids and they've been coming for a couple of weeks now. Retainage is our goal! We still have a few outliers who haven't become 'regular' yet, but we are still working on the relationship with them.

I was talking to my husband last night that we really need to work on keeping these kids involved and coming, and not as much focus at this moment on more outreach, because to be honest - I'm not sure us 4 teachers could handle more than 24 kids right now in the space we have. We are stretched thin already with work schedules and life, so I'm praying that we can all step up and really help out. Also praying that we can get some of our other church members to answer the call of help as well. Our church is a very small church. We had more kids yesterday than we have adult members, and those adult members with the exception of 6 of us are all over the age of 60, most of them being over 80. They've worked hard for God those years, but we really still need their help. If we can bring these kids into the church, often their families will come as well even if not every Sunday, they will come for events. They can still be won!
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on May 08, 2018, 11:51:43 AM
Nelle: My first thought was, "If all those kids become official church members they could out-vote the adults on church matters!" :D

As a long-time bus driver I've seen a lot of kids come and go. Usually they go when their families move away. We seem to have a lot of families making a LOT of moves to different areas these days. I sometimes wonder why they keep moving so much. These days it's like the whole world is looking for the greener grass.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on May 08, 2018, 02:07:37 PM
People do seem to move a lot.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on May 08, 2018, 04:43:47 PM
Not me. There's VERY few reasons I can think of that would cause me to move. Perhaps coming into a TON of money might entice me to move. Not far though- maybe buy half of Petit Jean Mountain and move there. Or I might get wild and move to the Mountain View area, about an hour and a half away, if I can ever find and buy that elusive little patch of ground miles from everyone with a creek trickling through it.
 Otherwise, I told Lou when we bought our house 14 years ago- "the next time I move, I won't need a truck. The coroner's van will be sufficient." LOL
Today's kinda blah. Ready to go home. Last night,I followed Rusty over to Cody's where he is being gone through and repaired. Cody indicated he might start on the job tonight, so I might tool over after work...can't wait to get my beloved antique back in shape and good to go.
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Post by: MsJennJenn on May 08, 2018, 05:46:56 PM
Back in the states. Florida right now flight starts boarding at 2:35. Z z z z
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Post by: Nelle on May 08, 2018, 06:23:36 PM
I'm a little sleepy today. We've been sleeping SO well because it's been so cool in the room while sleeping. Makes me NOT want to get up in the morning for sure! haha..

I hate that your vacation is over already MJJ. Hope you had a blast!!

We are SOOO ready for Memorial Day Weekend so that we can spend a couple of days in Arkansas with my family in our safe place, haha. My parents' house is absolutely one of the places I feel the very safest. I'm thankful for parents who made their home feel that way for me. :) Life isn't always easy, we all made mistakes, but their love is a blessing!

I almost froze my Dr Pepper bottle completely solid, hahaha. I had a minor DP volcano after I opened it and it started thawing haha.
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Post by: Roscoe on May 09, 2018, 02:46:01 AM
:hi: Just got home. Rusty is torn down and nearly ready to start going back together. And the Corvette's air is now fully charged and freezing cold. Tomorrow is CPR training..
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Post by: mini on May 09, 2018, 04:40:13 PM
This morning. It's dead quiet. I'm in level 99 sleep mode.

Suddenly the dog (German Shepherd) goes into "full bananas, there's a deadly intruder, I must destroy with maximum destruction" mode.

Slobbering, foaming, barking.

I, being dead asleep, wake up in in a full panic/heart attack, am out of bed, in the gun cabinet, and have everything I own and a pellet gun for good measure all out in a little over a nanosecond.

There is nothing.  Dog is still going nuts.  I glance down at my phone. The alarm is going off.

Whoever the joker is that put the dog whistle as my alarm tone is in serious trouble.

(events may have only been imagined but it was to funny not to share)
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Post by: Lynx on May 09, 2018, 07:35:16 PM
Thank you mini, that's another good prank idea to stash away for later. :cool:

Nerds can do some cruel pranks. Try this sometime: Take a screenshot of your friend's laptop (or phone) desktop screen, then hide all the icons and put the snapshot as the new wallpaper. Your (former) friend will still be able to see icons for the programs he is trying to use, but when he clicks or taps on them they won't work.
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Post by: Roscoe on May 09, 2018, 10:52:15 PM
:hi: Completed training today. Got nearly home when EVERY light on the corvette's dashboard lit up. Limped it home to find that what appears to be the battery cable, running under the transmission, had slipped out of its holder and drug across the asphalt for mile, until it was nearly completely separated. If it ain't one thing it's another. If I ever get stuff paid off, I'm going to go buy me a plain, boring, 4x4 pickup, nearly new, and keep it stone stock. There's gotta be a better hobby than working on stuff all the time.
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Post by: Lynx on May 10, 2018, 02:18:57 AM
Well... the people I know who have hobbies, usually their hobbies involve a lot of work. Thing is, the work their hobbies require is usually work they enjoy doing.

If you don't like the work required for your car hobby, the stock 4x4 sounds like a good plan. Then you have more time and money to put into the shortwave hobby.
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Post by: Lynx on May 10, 2018, 02:22:49 AM
So today I learned two things.

1. If you make sourdough bread and you're going to make 12 times what the recipe calls for, either you need a larger workspace than a kitchen counter or you are really dumb. I don't have a larger workspace, so guess what that makes me! It was a battle to remember, trying to keep that stuff on the counter and catch tentacles as they oozed over the side and toward the floor. I caught everything and stuffed it all with flour to keep it from sliding down again, but I had to move fast there for a bit.

2. Even a guy with 32 loaf pans can run out of loaf pans if he is dumb enough to make 12 times what the recipe should have been.
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Post by: taco_harvell on May 10, 2018, 10:57:30 AM
I have had to stop looking in the car ads here. We need a new one and are praying GOD makes away, but these folks round here keep posting things that cause me to covet... An original matching numbers Stingray, a 47 Chevy, a 52 Chevy, a 59 Chevy BelAir, and a 57 Nomad all in one day.

Looks like I'm joining the gluten-free club.

My brother is having a heart cath today and my dad is going into the hospital tomorrow 3 hours from the hospital my brother is in and I've got no way to get down there.

Life is crazy as usual.
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Post by: taco_harvell on May 10, 2018, 11:00:42 AM
Quote from: Roscoe on May 09, 2018, 10:52:15 PM:hi: Completed training today. Got nearly home when EVERY light on the corvette's dashboard lit up. Limped it home to find that what appears to be the battery cable, running under the transmission, had slipped out of its holder and drug across the asphalt for mile, until it was nearly completely separated. If it ain't one thing it's another. If I ever get stuff paid off, I'm going to go buy me a plain, boring, 4x4 pickup, nearly new, and keep it stone stock. There's gotta be a better hobby than working on stuff all the time.

I'll be glad to lighten your load and come get that stude. ;)
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Post by: Nelle on May 10, 2018, 12:18:00 PM
I'm as tired today as I was the week of the time change. I had SUCH a hard time waking up to get out of bed today. I think I need to change my bedtime to a little earlier. haha.
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Post by: Roscoe on May 10, 2018, 12:50:20 PM
:hi: Taco, you bonehead. I'll try to call you sometime today.
 Morning, all. Back at work.  Bro Wilson cracked me up last night with a Mini-style quip. Someone had asked him how many people he was running (church size). His answer was something like " Running around 1,000, but I've only caught about 60". It struck me as funny and something Germ woulda said.
Hoping today is drama free. I've only got about five people scheduled which means 20 will show up. And Lou's off today. She's making a big pot of spaghetti and invited the Lawrence family over.
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Post by: MsJennJenn on May 10, 2018, 02:10:00 PM
Back to work today. :sadbounce:

Did not sleep well AT ALL. It was around or after 2am when I think I finally crashed. Then I tossed and turned and kept waking up alllll night. Bleh.
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Post by: taco_harvell on May 10, 2018, 04:01:17 PM
Praise GOD! There is power in prayer! My brother's main artery had a 95% blockage. The doctor called it the widow maker. They were able to clean it and put in a stent instead of having to do bypass surgery. Now pray he changes his eating habits so we don't go through this again!
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Post by: MsJennJenn on May 11, 2018, 04:15:26 PM
:sleep:
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Post by: Roscoe on May 11, 2018, 06:21:40 PM
Well. I've been walking by a grill stationed next to our back door at work for two years. Today was beautiful. And I didn't have anyone scheduled. So- a run to the butcher shop, a little charcoal, and the office had some delicious smoky burgers for lunch. :fork:
Now to start the weekend. Gotta mow the church yard, and see how far Cody's got on Rusty...
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Post by: Nelle on May 11, 2018, 07:16:03 PM
Need a nap.

I think we are going this evening to see about getting a window air conditioner or maybe a portable air conditioner for our house since we can't really afford to replace our central air system at the moment. Hopefully we can revisit that this fall.
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Post by: Roscoe on May 12, 2018, 08:32:31 PM
Man. It's like everybody has forgotten about GP. :sadbounce:
I've gotten up, went to town and mowed the church yard, getting it ready for tomorrow, then came home and have been burning fat by using my new chainsaw. Yes, I DO know that it is not the right time of year to prune, but I don't care. Some of these limbs have gone nuts while I was without a chainsaw for several years. I'm tired of getting wacked by them when I try to mow under the trees, ect, so I've trimmed and hauled off two pickup truck loads of brush so far. And it is literally 90+ degrees outside, which means I smell like a goat and had to take some time to sit in the cool and drink water because I nearly overdid it. I keep forgetting that I'm not 20 anymore. And for any youngsters- trust me, there's a difference between 20 and 40, more so than you would ever imagine. :pound:

And last night- we got Rusty's head put back on, along with his new alternator and new injectors. His in laws came over so we cut it short. Hopefully sometime next week, we will be good to go.  Good thing too, because I'm pretty sure my much hated, but dependable Canyon is about to surrender for good. It's had issues since 70k miles that two dealers haven't figured out, so I decided that as long as it ran, I'd drive it. Well, yesterday at 202k miles, it began manifesting new, more serious issues. From all I can see according to the trouble codes, and internet Canyon sites, it's likely that it has crankshaft play. If it does, it eventually won't pull itself and it's not worth spending the money for another  engine.
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Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on May 13, 2018, 01:31:51 AM
Been busy around here with grandkids.
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Post by: Lynx on May 13, 2018, 08:20:54 AM
Bobby: I can't tell much difference at 40. But then I don't run a chainsaw.


Well it's mother's day again. Time to get out my balloon tying sticks and go to church early. We only have about a thousand balloons to blow up this year. Kind of disappointing compared to previous years.
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Post by: Heather on May 13, 2018, 06:13:09 PM
i'm here. I've been housesitting since wednesday. a super whiny boxer and a devil dog [chihuahua] who has added to my scar collection. I already had 1 from him from years ago at the animal hospital.

I'm ready to go home.

Work still hasn't decided what they are doing with me.

I'm going to nap or read until it's time to go to my mom's for a cookout.
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Post by: Lynx on May 13, 2018, 06:48:39 PM
I dunno... I like dogs and I like cats and usually dogs and cats get along pretty well with me too, but I don't take any junk from a devil dog. If a stern "NO!" does not do the trick I am prepared to resort to a fall-back method known as Blunt Instrument.

Why is it always chihuahuas that are devil dogs? The only sane chihuahua I ever met was Bobby's, and for a chihuahua he was a downright civil dog.
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Post by: Roscoe on May 14, 2018, 12:43:52 AM
I love my Chihuahuas. They are both sweet babies. The little one will get an attitude if you don't listen when she says no, but is a sweetheart.
I got up early this morning, and took the pork loin I marinated last night out. Stuffed it with granny smith apples, onions, and shredded cheddar cheese, then smoked it for four house. Apparently I did something right because there wasn't a scrap of it left after potluck.
A good friend, Bro Wheatley, came in and preached a good message for us before potluck too. Now I'm vegging..
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Post by: Roscoe on May 14, 2018, 01:08:56 PM
:hi: Morning all. It's Monday. I am thankful for coffee this morning. ...
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Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on May 14, 2018, 01:31:31 PM
:hi:
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Post by: Nelle on May 14, 2018, 02:28:45 PM
We gave up over the weekend. I made a call this morning to the a/c guy. I had to leave a message BUT hopefully we can set up an appointment for him to get us an estimate on replacing our old a/c. I cannot live in this heat. If I had been born before the a/c, sure.. but I wasn't. I need it. haha..

Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on May 14, 2018, 03:33:40 PM
Quote from: Nelle on May 14, 2018, 02:28:45 PMWe gave up over the weekend. I made a call this morning to the a/c guy. I had to leave a message BUT hopefully we can set up an appointment for him to get us an estimate on replacing our old a/c. I cannot live in this heat. If I had been born before the a/c, sure.. but I wasn't. I need it. haha..


Weak. In MY day, we opened the windows and turned on the box fans.
And walked to school five miles up hill both ways. In the Snow. In August.


:ugly:

I do believe it will be a warm summer. We are already seeing temps in the 90s.
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Post by: taco_harvell on May 14, 2018, 04:41:19 PM
1. Don't mess with my wife, my daddy, nieces, nephews, and extended family. (Y'all know who you are.)

2. If I post a prayer request pray about it!

3. If you take a prayer request and start a gossip trail cause you think you might know who it was about when no names were even in it, then don't read my prayer request or anyone else's!

4. If certain people don't stop underhanded dealings with my Daddy right now then expect to get my full attention in stopping you!

Sorry, I had to rant somewhere that certain people don't read. Had enough of people talking about a simple prayer request more to other people than to GOD!

My weekend has been like 4 Mondays!
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Post by: Nelle on May 14, 2018, 05:09:37 PM
Quote from: Roscoe on May 14, 2018, 03:33:40 PM
Quote from: Nelle on May 14, 2018, 02:28:45 PMWe gave up over the weekend. I made a call this morning to the a/c guy. I had to leave a message BUT hopefully we can set up an appointment for him to get us an estimate on replacing our old a/c. I cannot live in this heat. If I had been born before the a/c, sure.. but I wasn't. I need it. haha..


Weak. In MY day, we opened the windows and turned on the box fans.
And walked to school five miles up hill both ways. In the Snow. In August.


:ugly:

I do believe it will be a warm summer. We are already seeing temps in the 90s.

LOL. We haven't had a/c since the middle-to-end of July 2017. We used window fans and our ceiling fans since it was so close to the end of summer anyway. It also wasn't too awful bad for August. Jeremy works outside delivering mail all day in a tin can of hot air plus walking 12-17 miles in the sun/heat, so for his own health (since we aren't of the generation who lived without a/c) and for my sanity, we definitely have to have it back! haha..
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Post by: MsJennJenn on May 14, 2018, 05:15:56 PM
I just turned my AC on last week for the first time. And it's never been below 75 as of yet.
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Post by: sunlight on May 14, 2018, 05:47:46 PM
:waves: at everyone.
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Post by: Roscoe on May 15, 2018, 05:37:29 PM
:clap: YAY! We're back!
And in sharing- Life is good and my coworkers are evil. Another potluck, with Department of Human Services to "foster relations between the agencies". There's enough food here to choke and elephant. And my coworkers, knowing my weakness for sonic drinks, sent me on a drink run. Now I'm stuffed and slugging down a Dr Pepper with Real Cream and Cherries....
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Post by: Lynx on May 15, 2018, 05:42:54 PM
Quote from: Roscoe on May 15, 2018, 05:37:29 PMAnd in sharing- Life is good and my coworkers are evil.
Life is good and my coworkers are tone-deaf. My music collection happened to land on Third Day when I fired my music up, and somebody made a remark about how country it sounded. Country? Really?!
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Post by: Heather on May 16, 2018, 02:19:42 AM
After being told repeatedly that I was moving to hub, I'm the new Inventory Manager as on Monday. The girl who was in that position was doing a terrible job. So she's moving to hub and I get her job. So I'm getting 2 raises (going full time and manager), a guaranteed 40 hours per week, and get to wear grey instead of red. Only downside is i have to work 1 Sunday every 4 weeks but my schedule other wise will have me getting off by 4 any day I work.

Brandon is covered in poison ivy. Enough so that he had to go get a shot and meds. It's been really hot here already which isn't helping him at all. The doctor also told him he's super contagious so he's been on the couch while I get the bed. I miss my husband...
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Post by: sunlight on May 16, 2018, 03:13:20 AM
Waiting games are not fun if you are impatient.
I am impatient. Still. Lol.
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Post by: taco_harvell on May 16, 2018, 10:12:19 AM
Quote from: Lynx on May 15, 2018, 05:42:54 PM
Quote from: Roscoe on May 15, 2018, 05:37:29 PMAnd in sharing- Life is good and my coworkers are evil.
Life is good and my coworkers are tone-deaf. My music collection happened to land on Third Day when I fired my music up, and somebody made a remark about how country it sounded. Country? Really?!

Third Day's lead singer has released a country album and has sung with other country singers on their albums. He also writes country music. lol
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Post by: Lynx on May 16, 2018, 11:27:23 AM
That doesn't make a Third Day album country. I could sing an Irish tune with a passable Irish accent, but that doesn't mean the next Christian rap song I sang was Irish.

Chel what are we waiting for? And why are you impatient for it?
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Post by: Roscoe on May 16, 2018, 01:12:19 PM
He shoulda just stayed solely Third Day. Good singer and I like his Third Day stuff, but in Country, he's just another voice. Not special, just there.
Morning all. It's a beautiful day, Rusty is home, and I'm halfway to the weekend. This is good.
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Post by: Nelle on May 16, 2018, 01:58:54 PM
We went from 0 estimates to getting two estimates. I have to leave work for a couple of hours on Friday to get the estimate from the guy I want us to go with, and then Saturday morning another one will be coming to give the other estimate. They don't know about each other yet. The Friday guy (Flamms) sells two brands of a/c (Heil & Carrier) while the Saturday guy (McCann) only sells Lennox. I'm already wary that he sells just one brand and that apparently Lennox tends to be a bit more expensive (an uninvolved HVAC compared it to Trane) and their parts are harder to find (per same HVAC). Hopefully Flamms can give me a price that McCann cannot (hahaha.. unintentional pun) beat! I need to research Heil and Carrier before Friday tho. I don't know much about them. My parents have a Goodman brand so I've never had experience with either of those three brands. I've only ever heard of Heil brand of those three either.

I've been at work since just a little after 6am. I won't be able to leave until after 5pm. I'm very much regretting sharing the car yesterday. LOL. I will have to go to bed early tonight for sure! BUT - Jeremy is doing a supervisory position today that makes a little more pay-wise while he's performing that position. PLUS he gets to stay INside during this awful heat and out of the rain, haha.
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Post by: MsJennJenn on May 16, 2018, 02:54:01 PM
Just sitting here eating cereal.
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Post by: Roscoe on May 16, 2018, 02:58:13 PM
Well. No one is showing up like they are supposed to. And I was just informed by another officer we have to go pick up a parolee 3 hours away. So- I might or might not make church tonight.
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Post by: taco_harvell on May 16, 2018, 05:59:44 PM
Quote from: Lynx on May 16, 2018, 11:27:23 AMThat doesn't make a Third Day album country. I could sing an Irish tune with a passable Irish accent, but that doesn't mean the next Christian rap song I sang was Irish.

Chel what are we waiting for? And why are you impatient for it?

Quote from: Roscoe on May 16, 2018, 01:12:19 PMHe shoulda just stayed solely Third Day. Good singer and I like his Third Day stuff, but in Country, he's just another voice. Not special, just there.
Morning all. It's a beautiful day, Rusty is home, and I'm halfway to the weekend. This is good.


Country ain't what it used to be a lot of it has the Third Day type sound to it that's why some people I know had the Country Station on in their car and thought it was SpiritFM. lol I had to ask do you usually listen to country, and around here it doesn't help when SpiritFM 103.7 and Star Country 104.1 are that close. Mac Powell has that rock country mix thing going and round here Third Day songs do sound like the stuff the country stations playing. I miss the Happy Goodmans and Merle Haggard because nobody got them confused.

I agree Mac Powell should stick with Third Day. I have never understood why so many established Christian artist want to do ''crossover'' stuff. It usually just ends up in a bad place.
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Post by: Heather on May 17, 2018, 06:25:22 PM
I was up the majority of the night sick from eating broccoli. You read that right folks...

Last day in the commercial department and some higher ups are supposed to be through. Please just leave me in the truck all day.

My promotion got "lost" in the system and had to be resubmitted. This place is frustrating. It could also be the lack of sleep.
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Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on May 18, 2018, 12:25:14 AM
Lack of sleep is certainly frustrating. Hope things get better.
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Post by: Roscoe on May 18, 2018, 01:22:18 AM
Yes, I hope they do, as well. Having said that- you validate my opinion that broccoli is of the devil and should NOT be consumed. I shall substitute a nice piece of bacon the next time Lou tries to make me eat it. :hypocrite:

Life is grand. Rusty is back and I enjoyed a brief ride tonight after installing a shock. One day and the four next week and I'm off for a week. Not for good reasons though- Lou is having a hysterectomy and I will have to make sure she can recuperate.
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Post by: MsJennJenn on May 18, 2018, 03:03:30 AM
Mmm broccoli. I'm growing broccoli in my garden. Can't wait!
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Post by: mini on May 18, 2018, 01:44:01 PM
I love broccoli.  And most veggies.

Its been a busy few weeks.  Met myself coming and going and going and coming.

Need to relax for a few now.
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Post by: MsJennJenn on May 18, 2018, 03:17:33 PM
Quote from: mini on May 18, 2018, 01:44:01 PMI love broccoli.  And most veggies.


Meeee too. Yum.

I'm growing squash, zucchini, beans, broccoli, tomatoes, cilantro, corn, basil, jalapeno, pepper, bell pepper, sweet mint, & rosemary in my garden!

My squash is taking over as you can see. Lol
(https://preview.ibb.co/gWRTRJ/2_B693010_1846_46_FB_9_A4_B_938510210360.jpg) (https://ibb.co/fN0oRJ)
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on May 18, 2018, 05:24:56 PM
Quote from: Heather on May 17, 2018, 06:25:22 PMI was up the majority of the night sick from eating broccoli. You read that right folks...
Wait, what? How did that work?
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: taco_harvell on May 19, 2018, 12:01:45 AM
Quote from: Lynx on May 18, 2018, 05:24:56 PM
Quote from: Heather on May 17, 2018, 06:25:22 PMI was up the majority of the night sick from eating broccoli. You read that right folks...
Wait, what? How did that work?

Broccoli is a major stomach irritant for many people.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on May 19, 2018, 01:52:41 AM
Quote from: taco_harvell on May 19, 2018, 12:01:45 AM
Quote from: Lynx on May 18, 2018, 05:24:56 PM
Quote from: Heather on May 17, 2018, 06:25:22 PMI was up the majority of the night sick from eating broccoli. You read that right folks...
Wait, what? How did that work?

Broccoli is a major stomach irritant for many people.
True. It irritates mine and makes me want to hurl just thinking about it. :ugly:
 Hi, y'all. Back at my favorite time of the week- weekend. I mowed the yard when I got home, fixed the Corvette,  and have had a great evening thus far. For once, I do not have a list of things to do tomorrow. I have several things I should do, but nothing that has to be done.
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Post by: Roscoe on May 20, 2018, 04:09:57 AM
:hi:
Where be everyone?
I am a true redneck tonight. Spent most of the day in the sun- mowed pastor's yard ;because of his recent surgery he couldn't- Then went by Mama and Daddy's old place. I've put off doing any clean up due to family strife over the property- which makes zero sense to me, because it's is not worth what it'll take to clean and repair it. Fortunately, we have that ironed out and soon it'll be in my name to go with the small piece of land I own behind it.
 It's not been mowed in two years. The grass is literally as high as the house, and there's numerous small saplings that have volunteered. I spent three hours cutting and mowing the front yard. People passing by saw me sweating- but truthfully there were more tears than sweat running. The whole time I was cutting it, my mind kept flashing back to my childhood, mowing that same yard, and running inside for a glass of iced tea and mama's chocolate biscuits. I could hear her telling me to close the door so the flies don't get in- we never had air conditioning.
I'd give anything to go back in time for just one day to hear that and to kiss her on the nose once more, just to hear her squall...
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Post by: mini on May 21, 2018, 11:02:05 AM
 :hyper:  :hyper:  :hyper:  :hyper:  :hyper:  :hyper:  :hyper:  :hyper:  :hyper:  :hyper:  :hyper:  :hyper:  :hyper:  :bustamove:  :bustamove:  :bustamove:  :hyper:  :hyper:  :hyper:  :hyper:  :hyper:  :hyper:  :hyper:  :hyper:  :hyper:  :hyper:

 :hypocrite:

:ugly:
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Post by: taco_harvell on May 21, 2018, 01:46:11 PM
 :clap:  :hyper:

 :pullhair:  :banghead:
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Post by: Roscoe on May 21, 2018, 05:05:51 PM
:stupid: X 2, apparently.
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Post by: Nelle on May 21, 2018, 05:49:50 PM
I'm so thankful that there is at least one food that makes other people sick.. and doesn't make me sick. I have such a finicky stomach! haha.. Steamed broccoli with grilled chicken and pasta.. yum.


Eating lunch.

We ordered our air conditioner and furnace today. Hopefully we will get that installed next week.

I am SOOOO SO SO OS OS OS SOOSOSOSSOSOSOSOSOSOSO ready to be at my parents' house this weekend!! We have seen them a couple of times this year when they came to our house, but I love the peace I feel at THEIR house. So ready even if it will only be two days. :)
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Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on May 21, 2018, 08:54:07 PM
:bigcheese:
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Post by: mini on May 21, 2018, 09:07:07 PM
Urgh.

I'm tarred.  And feathered.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on May 21, 2018, 11:01:08 PM
:hi:
Been a looooooooooong day. My stomach has given me fits today. :sadbounce: And it has been an amazingly stressful day.  When I got home, my little Daisy was having tummy issues too, so I made some chicken and rice for us all for dinner. Not planning on doing much more..
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: taco_harvell on May 22, 2018, 03:58:20 AM
Quote from: Roscoe on May 21, 2018, 11:01:08 PM:hi:
Been a looooooooooong day. My stomach has given me fits today. :sadbounce: And it has been an amazingly stressful day.  When I got home, my little Daisy was having tummy issues too, so I made some chicken and rice for us all for dinner. Not planning on doing much more..

My IBS has been acting up and now they have me on antibiotics for an abscessed tooth which just adds to the stomach issues. Between the tooth, stomach cramps, and other issues, I ain't slept in days. Pray for my wonderful wife, somehow she's put up with me the last few days. Toothaches are bad enough and throw the other in and my attitude gets bad and overall normal angelicness seems to hibernate.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on May 22, 2018, 02:11:50 PM
..."overall normal angelicness seems to hibernate. " Hibernate?!?! Normal?!?!?  Doc, I want what he's on 'cause it is the GOOD stuff! Ain't nothing angel-like about you. Okay, I stand corrected, Lucifer was an angel and you act devilish enough..

Morning all. Back at work. Drove Rusty in, and wanted to keep driving.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: MsJennJenn on May 22, 2018, 02:18:27 PM
My stomach was bleh last night also.  :-?
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on May 22, 2018, 07:42:47 PM
I am not awake...
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on May 22, 2018, 09:07:46 PM
Lord. Can this day just stop?!?!
It amazes me how big and bad some folks are until they get locked up, then get jailhouse religion and begin begging. If I tried for months to get you to go to rehab and help yourself change your life, and you ignored me, why on earth do you think I'd advocate for you to the judge and tell him that you have potential?!? You got all the potential of a rotten eggplant...
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on May 22, 2018, 11:45:02 PM
Note to self: Never get put on probation in Bobby's district.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on May 23, 2018, 11:06:01 AM
Makes same note.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on May 23, 2018, 01:56:46 PM
*Lynx walks calmly into the room, looks around... and plops down on his side and pants for a while.

Biking in Tennessee ain't for wusses. I'm trying to get to the point where I can regularly bike to w*rk. I've been at it for about two weeks now and I'm nowhere near confident I can bike 15 miles one way, then the same distance home after a w*rk shift. Maybe after another week of building up. Or two.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: sunlight on May 23, 2018, 06:23:14 PM
You can do it!
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on May 23, 2018, 08:03:58 PM
Y'all are cowards. Probation is easy with me if you 1) are honest 2) don't use dope, you dope; 3) get a job.4) come in like you are supposed to.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on May 23, 2018, 08:53:15 PM
But if you do 1 - 4 most likely you won't need your services in the first place.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Heather on May 23, 2018, 11:48:34 PM
Just got paid, after paying bills, a trip to the grocery store, and a trip to our favorite mexican restaurant, more than half my check is gone. Next pay period though my raise should be in effect.

My new job is kicking my behind. It won't be as bad once I fix all the things the previous employee who held this position messed up. I'm not sure how exactly she was put in charge of inventory and didn't know how to count, but alas....
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on May 24, 2018, 01:36:46 AM
Been a busy few days. We have a lot of birthdays in May and  just added a new one.  :)
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on May 24, 2018, 03:07:19 AM
:hi:
 Made it through the day, went to church. Gotta work tomorrow then I'm off for a week- not for fun, but to take care of Lou. Prayers would be appreciated- she has surgery Friday at noon. I know it's said to be a relatively normal surgery, but I inherited my mama's worry tendency, and I have had every bad scenario run through my mind.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: taco_harvell on May 24, 2018, 05:21:12 AM
Quote from: Roscoe on May 24, 2018, 03:07:19 AM:hi:
 Made it through the day, went to church. Gotta work tomorrow then I'm off for a week- not for fun, but to take care of Lou. Prayers would be appreciated- she has surgery Friday at noon. I know it's said to be a relatively normal surgery, but I inherited my mama's worry tendency, and I have had every bad scenario run through my mind.

I had to work to get our car trunk closed. Neither of us made it anywhere. I haven't slept since Saturday making simple task 10 times more difficult. I'm hurting and exhausted.

PS: Car makers please quit coating metal parts in cheap plastics, it comes apart and causes unnecessary problems.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on May 24, 2018, 02:08:05 PM
Urgh.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on May 24, 2018, 02:26:19 PM
Quote from: mini on May 24, 2018, 02:08:05 PMUrgh.
:stupid:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Nelle on May 24, 2018, 03:42:27 PM
Only TWO MORE DAYS until I get to be in my safe place with my safe people! I've missed home!!:)

So ready for lunch. I'm starvin!! haha..
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: MsJennJenn on May 24, 2018, 04:46:54 PM
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on May 24, 2018, 01:36:46 AMBeen a busy few days. We have a lot of birthdays in May and  just added a new one.  :)

Just added a new one?!! lol
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on May 24, 2018, 06:55:06 PM
Quote from: MsJennJenn on May 24, 2018, 04:46:54 PM
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on May 24, 2018, 01:36:46 AMBeen a busy few days. We have a lot of birthdays in May and  just added a new one.  :)

Just added a new one?!! lol
:hypocrite:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: sunlight on May 25, 2018, 12:14:52 AM
Little man was born on the 21st... which added a day to the week of birthdays in a row.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on May 25, 2018, 02:04:47 AM
Quote from: sunlight on May 25, 2018, 12:14:52 AMLittle man was born on the 21st... which added a day to the week of birthdays in a row.
Finally you post!
:hi: At home unwinding. Had to go to the viewing of a close friend and local cop who passed. Sad event, but it was great seeing a whole lot of former coworkers who had retired or went other places.
Now, we have to be at Conway tomorrow...
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: MsJennJenn on May 25, 2018, 04:15:25 PM
Quote from: sunlight on May 25, 2018, 12:14:52 AMLittle man was born on the 21st... which added a day to the week of birthdays in a row.

I knew my suspicion was correct. lol just needed confirmation! Glad everyone is good?!
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on May 25, 2018, 05:53:36 PM
Quote from: mini on May 23, 2018, 08:53:15 PMBut if you do 1 - 4 most likely you won't need your services in the first place.
Yes that's exactly what I was thinking. If I'm already following all those... why would I be on probation?
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on May 25, 2018, 11:26:06 PM
Quote from: sunlight on May 25, 2018, 12:14:52 AMLittle man was born on the 21st... which added a day to the week of birthdays in a row.

Taco and I have decided he needs to be called Mini Taco after his two ugl...er...smartest uncle's.

Although he most closely resembles his shorter uglier uncle, Roscoe... no teeth.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on May 26, 2018, 02:17:25 AM
:laughat:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: sunlight on May 26, 2018, 09:54:10 PM
Well- he is short, has just a little hair, no teeth at all, and wants to eat all day and night long. And he likes naps. Especially right after food. Lol.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on May 26, 2018, 09:55:36 PM
Something in the name?
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on May 26, 2018, 11:38:57 PM
That kid's got a bright future. :lol: I gotta find him some overalls. And Corvette clothing. And Ham radio stuff...

Hi, y'all. Lou came through the surgery fine and got to come home today. She's in a little pain, but the doc prescribed her Percocet, so I think she'll be fine. It doesn't seem to affect her like it did me the one time I used it. ( I literally saw little green dragons on the mantle, and was so high I couldn't walk to the bathroom).
I brought her home, and mowed the yard. Trying to get the energy up to go do some more cleaning outside. If I'm gonna be home for a week, and Lou is able to get around, somewhat- Doc has told her to walk quite a bit as well, stated it would be easier on her- I might as well get some things done.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: sunlight on May 28, 2018, 03:25:34 AM
As bad as it hurts- the walking really really does help it so much faster than anything else. Don't make much sense- but it does.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on May 28, 2018, 03:42:26 AM
Quote from: sunlight on May 28, 2018, 03:25:34 AMAs bad as it hurts- the walking really really does help it so much faster than anything else. Don't make much sense- but it does.
She's walking a fair amount. I'm cautioning her to take it easy on the Percocet and not get hooked, and I've bought her the tiny 6 pack cans of prune juice to help move things along. Ick.
So far, she's been home around 36 hours and I haven't been killed or even mildly maimed yet. That last flying shoe got close though..:ugly:

I'm standing back and throwing chocolate in her general direction if she remotely looks unhappy. If she frowns, I send Chey in. She's less likely to kill her offspring- me, I'm expendable. :sadbounce:

Seriously, and all kidding aside, she is in good spirits, with the occasional moan of pain if she moves wrong.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on May 28, 2018, 10:59:35 AM
Hmph. I wish somebody would throw chocolate in MY general direction when I got unhappy...
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on May 29, 2018, 01:50:42 AM
:hi: Got a bit done this day, even with coming in and out to keep check on Lou.  Snuck away to the office and did paperwork on two boneheads who acted up this weekend. Even though one of my coworkers would take care of it, I hate leaving my work for someone else. This way, it doesn't unduly burden my coworkers and I know that my caseload is good to go. Besides, the hour and a half alone was pleasant, and I drove Rusty in, so it was even enjoyable.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on May 29, 2018, 01:32:46 PM
Morning everyone.

Busy week ahead of me.  I'm even venturing into ungodly territory this weekend, aka TX.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: sunlight on May 29, 2018, 03:39:47 PM
Quote from: mini on May 29, 2018, 01:32:46 PMMorning everyone.

Busy week ahead of me.  I'm even venturing into ungodly territory this weekend, aka TX.

Yay! Let us know when you get close! :halo:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on May 29, 2018, 04:34:58 PM
Quote from: sunlight on May 29, 2018, 03:39:47 PM
Quote from: mini on May 29, 2018, 01:32:46 PMMorning everyone.

Busy week ahead of me.  I'm even venturing into ungodly territory this weekend, aka TX.

Yay! Let us know when you get close! :halo:

I think we will be 45 minutes from you guys....
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on May 29, 2018, 04:36:42 PM
Why cant they have a In-n-Out burger close to you guys?!?
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on May 30, 2018, 01:56:32 AM
Heathen. And now I am upset, because there's a chance you'll see my new nephew before I do. :pound:
I have spent a good portion of the day cleaning up this place. Dear Lord, you do not realize how many little things you need to do until you start on them. I now have a trailer loaded down with scrap metal to go to the dump..
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on May 30, 2018, 03:49:02 AM
Can't you sell the scrap metal?
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on May 30, 2018, 10:26:24 AM
Yeah, that was my first thought. Taking scrap metal to the dump would make my uncle Fred blanch. There's money in that pile!
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: sunlight on May 30, 2018, 12:30:21 PM
Quote from: mini on May 29, 2018, 04:34:58 PM
Quote from: sunlight on May 29, 2018, 03:39:47 PM
Quote from: mini on May 29, 2018, 01:32:46 PMMorning everyone.

Busy week ahead of me.  I'm even venturing into ungodly territory this weekend, aka TX.

Yay! Let us know when you get close! :halo:

I think we will be 45 minutes from you guys....
umm where?
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on May 30, 2018, 02:04:13 PM
Quote from: sunlight on May 30, 2018, 12:30:21 PM
Quote from: mini on May 29, 2018, 04:34:58 PM
Quote from: sunlight on May 29, 2018, 03:39:47 PM
Quote from: mini on May 29, 2018, 01:32:46 PMMorning everyone.

Busy week ahead of me.  I'm even venturing into ungodly territory this weekend, aka TX.

Yay! Let us know when you get close! :halo:

I think we will be 45 minutes from you guys....
umm where?

Henderson/Overton areas
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on May 30, 2018, 02:07:13 PM
Wow, that's just around the corner.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on May 30, 2018, 02:27:00 PM
I think I may pass right by your town on the way down.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: MsJennJenn on May 30, 2018, 03:08:28 PM
Quote from: mini on May 29, 2018, 04:36:42 PMWhy cant they have a In-n-Out burger close to you guys?!?

I can hit 2 different In-n-Out's within 15 minutes of where I live. :hypocrite:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: sunlight on May 30, 2018, 03:56:08 PM
Quote from: mini on May 30, 2018, 02:04:13 PM
Quote from: sunlight on May 30, 2018, 12:30:21 PM
Quote from: mini on May 29, 2018, 04:34:58 PM
Quote from: sunlight on May 29, 2018, 03:39:47 PM
Quote from: mini on May 29, 2018, 01:32:46 PMMorning everyone.

Busy week ahead of me.  I'm even venturing into ungodly territory this weekend, aka TX.

Yay! Let us know when you get close! :halo:

I think we will be 45 minutes from you guys....
umm where?

Henderson/Overton areas
We could so make this happen. Text us...
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on May 30, 2018, 07:45:25 PM
Quote from: MsJennJenn on May 30, 2018, 03:08:28 PM
Quote from: mini on May 29, 2018, 04:36:42 PMWhy cant they have a In-n-Out burger close to you guys?!?

I can hit 2 different In-n-Out's within 15 minutes of where I live. :hypocrite:

I have a few burger goals in life.  One of them is In-n-Out.  Unfortunately, the closest one is 2 hours away from me this weekend.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on May 30, 2018, 07:46:04 PM
Quote from: sunlight on May 30, 2018, 03:56:08 PM
Quote from: mini on May 30, 2018, 02:04:13 PM
Quote from: sunlight on May 30, 2018, 12:30:21 PM
Quote from: mini on May 29, 2018, 04:34:58 PM
Quote from: sunlight on May 29, 2018, 03:39:47 PM
Quote from: mini on May 29, 2018, 01:32:46 PMMorning everyone.

Busy week ahead of me.  I'm even venturing into ungodly territory this weekend, aka TX.

Yay! Let us know when you get close! :halo:

I think we will be 45 minutes from you guys....
umm where?

Henderson/Overton areas
We could so make this happen. Text us...

Your little dude needs to meet his favorite uncle....
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: MsJennJenn on May 30, 2018, 08:41:43 PM
Quote from: mini on May 30, 2018, 07:45:25 PM
Quote from: MsJennJenn on May 30, 2018, 03:08:28 PM
Quote from: mini on May 29, 2018, 04:36:42 PMWhy cant they have a In-n-Out burger close to you guys?!?

I can hit 2 different In-n-Out's within 15 minutes of where I live. :hypocrite:

I have a few burger goals in life.  One of them is In-n-Out.  Unfortunately, the closest one is 2 hours away from me this weekend.

There are many, many burger places in DFW that are 10x better than In-n-Out. Five Guys is one.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on May 30, 2018, 09:49:07 PM
When I grow up I'm going to start a business called Seventeen Guys Computer Repair. If anybody asks I'll tell them it's me and my 16 other personalities.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on May 30, 2018, 11:42:08 PM
Quote from: MsJennJenn on May 30, 2018, 08:41:43 PM
Quote from: mini on May 30, 2018, 07:45:25 PM
Quote from: MsJennJenn on May 30, 2018, 03:08:28 PM
Quote from: mini on May 29, 2018, 04:36:42 PMWhy cant they have a In-n-Out burger close to you guys?!?

I can hit 2 different In-n-Out's within 15 minutes of where I live. :hypocrite:

I have a few burger goals in life.  One of them is In-n-Out.  Unfortunately, the closest one is 2 hours away from me this weekend.

There are many, many burger places in DFW that are 10x better than In-n-Out. Five Guys is one.

Five guys is good.  Their fries are great.  Their price is horrible.

Have you tried Shake Shack?
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on May 31, 2018, 12:43:02 AM
 I miss-spoke. I meant taking it to the scrap yard. And I'm steadily stewing over the idea of MY namesake nephew meeting Sasquatch before he meets me. :mad:

And Lou is happy. While browsing marketplace on facebook last night, I saw an add for a Roland electric piano. We made a call and discovered it was an elderly lady who had it, and needed to get rid of it due to a lack of room. We got Lou out for the first time since she came home from the surgery, and let her see the piano. It was older, but in really nice condition. Lou loved it. The lady sold it to us for $75. She was wiping tears as I pulled away- her late husband had bought it for her, and it cost over $1900 when she bought it 15 years ago.Lou's already played several songs on it.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: taco_harvell on May 31, 2018, 02:36:26 AM
Was told today neuritis is taking over my body right now he thinks it's around 72% external and internal. Neuritis is like arthritis except it's inflammation and pain of the nerves instead of joints. Normal anti-inflammatory meds don't usually work, cutting out things that cause inflammation is best. So I'm going all in on gluten-free to see how well that works.

Praise GOD we were visiting a wonderful Pastor and church this past weekend. They had us come up Friday-Monday just because they knew we needed a getaway and they had access to a place we could stay free. GOD gave the Pastor a message for us Sunday. He literally had 16 pages of notes he had been working on for 2 weeks, and GOD sent him a totally different direction 2 hours before church. My right leg hasn't been working in months. The foot has been dragging constantly and I've been having to use lofstrand crutches or a wheelchair. After Sundays service, my foot and leg are working! I can walk using only my old cane and can also clear steps. My muscles are aching from me actually using them. In JESUS name I'll be running soon!

Elona is dealing with a lady at work that needs GOD to save her and bless her with a new better job. Elona loves Chick-fil-A and this lady thinks it's a joke and no better than McDonald's except for the pay. When you have employees leaving because of one person It's time for the one person to go. GOD knows the person pray HE blesses this lady with a wonderful new job or blesses Elona with her dream job near some of our family. (That includes some of you.)

Saved up and replaced some of my Christmas/Birthday money I spent on meds and ordered me a nice but low-cost Resistol Cowboy hat. Now I may be returning it to get money for the dentist. Our annual city car tax came due and hit us hard. I need to find a legitimate work from home job.

My dad needs a lot of prayers!

I'm trying to convince Elona she needs a Soul! A KIA Soul! lol, Some friends we know have one, and we had one as a rental on 2 or 3 long trips. I love the leg and headroom. Elona doesn't think it has enough cargo room. Well, that's probably more of me sharing than need be.

Later...
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: taco_harvell on May 31, 2018, 02:39:39 AM
Quote from: Roscoe on May 31, 2018, 12:43:02 AMI miss-spoke. I meant taking it to the scrap yard. And I'm steadily stewing over the idea of MY namesake nephew meeting Sasquatch before he meets me. :mad:

And Lou is happy. While browsing marketplace on facebook last night, I saw an add for a Roland electric piano. We made a call and discovered it was an elderly lady who had it, and needed to get rid of it due to a lack of room. We got Lou out for the first time since she came home from the surgery, and let her see the piano. It was older, but in really nice condition. Lou loved it. The lady sold it to us for $75. She was wiping tears as I pulled away- her late husband had bought it for her, and it cost over $1900 when she bought it 15 years ago.Lou's already played several songs on it.

You got a deal! Even a 15-year-old Roland can bring $500-$1000.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: taco_harvell on May 31, 2018, 02:43:26 AM
Quote from: mini on May 30, 2018, 11:42:08 PM
Quote from: MsJennJenn on May 30, 2018, 08:41:43 PM
Quote from: mini on May 30, 2018, 07:45:25 PM
Quote from: MsJennJenn on May 30, 2018, 03:08:28 PM
Quote from: mini on May 29, 2018, 04:36:42 PMWhy cant they have a In-n-Out burger close to you guys?!?

I can hit 2 different In-n-Out's within 15 minutes of where I live. :hypocrite:

I have a few burger goals in life.  One of them is In-n-Out.  Unfortunately, the closest one is 2 hours away from me this weekend.

There are many, many burger places in DFW that are 10x better than In-n-Out. Five Guys is one.

Five guys is good.  Their fries are great.  Their price is horrible.

Have you tried Shake Shack?
Five Guys is way overpriced and overrated! Steak and Shake taste just as good and doesn't require a second mortgage.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on May 31, 2018, 02:50:34 AM
I like the burgers and fries at Freddy's.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on May 31, 2018, 11:30:05 AM
A Roland e-piano for $75?

Like... it still worked and all, right? No stuck keys? No keys that wouldn't play a sound, or keys that would only play a loud note no matter how softly you pressed them? And it was $75?

Where oh where is that green-with-envy emoticon?
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on May 31, 2018, 12:24:31 PM
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on May 31, 2018, 02:50:34 AMI like the burgers and fries at Freddy's.

Funny story about Freddy's.  We go to eat lunch one day, and we stop there.  I order a patty melt meal and decide I'll have them put a little cheese on my fries.  So I order it and go wait for my food.

A few minutes later they call my number but the tray has 2 baskets on it.  I am confused.  I kid you not, they had put a couple pounds of fries in a basket and drowned them in cheese.  

(https://image.ibb.co/kVbd3J/20180328_121438_640x480.jpg)

My coworker was rolling.  They had half of Wisconsin's cheese production in that one fry basket.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Nelle on May 31, 2018, 12:49:02 PM
Still no a/c. I called Tuesday morning and he said "looking at Thursday, maybe Wednesday." I have yet to hear back from him. Starting to question my decision. haha.. Hopefully he'll call today. I just want a little communication. I realize that between the weather and possible other jobs, things could be slower to happen, but I need to be told that is the case, and not that he's just not working on it.



The little time we got to spend at my parents leaves me wishing for more. I'm always homesick for a while after we go visit. I miss my old church and my parents and our farm. They have a couple of kittens. One is the spawn of satan (tiger) and the other is a sweet little kitten (black). Even if he was the spawn of satan, I Looooooooove black kittens. He was a doll. :)
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: taco_harvell on May 31, 2018, 01:06:25 PM
Quote from: mini on May 31, 2018, 12:24:31 PM
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on May 31, 2018, 02:50:34 AMI like the burgers and fries at Freddy's.

Funny story about Freddy's.  We go to eat lunch one day, and we stop there.  I order a patty melt meal and decide I'll have them put a little cheese on my fries.  So I order it and go wait for my food.

A few minutes later they call my number but the tray has 2 baskets on it.  I am confused.  I kid you not, they had put a couple pounds of fries in a basket and drowned them in cheese. 

(https://image.ibb.co/kVbd3J/20180328_121438_640x480.jpg)

My coworker was rolling.  They had half of Wisconsin's cheese production in that one fry basket.
Order Chili Cheese Fries next time and see what happens!
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on May 31, 2018, 03:41:58 PM
Now I'm hungry for them and there aren't any close. :(
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: MsJennJenn on May 31, 2018, 05:48:47 PM
I agree Five Guys is over-priced. Those Cajun fries though.....so worth it.  :fork:

And Mini - no I haven't tried Shake Shack! I want to so bad though. It's all the way in Dallas though. lol Can't get my hamburger pal (aka Dad) to drive that far for it.

We have a place down the street that's been around for years upon years. It's a hole in the wall diner called Al's and we loveeee their hamburgers. We eat there often.

And I LOVE Freddy's cheese fries. YUM. Cheese on fries should be runny and cheesy, not shredded cheese that's melted poorly.
Freddy's is one of the few places (oh Steak-n-Shake has them also!) that has that good runny cheese.

And now I'm hungry for ALL of the above.   :nono:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on May 31, 2018, 06:10:24 PM
I am so glad I ate lunch right before catching up on this thread. If I read this thread while I was hungry I would now be starving.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: MsJennJenn on May 31, 2018, 06:23:53 PM
As much as I really wanna hamburger I'm holding strong with my self-control and making something at home.  :food:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Nelle on May 31, 2018, 06:56:59 PM
The a/c guys finally arrived. They've gotten our old furnace and air conditioner out, and the new furnace is being put in right now. It sounds like they're trying to tear down the whole house, haha. They have the outside unit sitting on the pad outside but I'm not sure where it stands on being hooked up.

Jeremy's really praying they get it all hooked up today so that when he comes home, he can put on an eskimo suit to sleep in tonight LOL. He's a mailman.. it's stormed/rained every single day and been really hot/humid, haha. Sooooo readyyyyyyy.

He hadn't called until about 9:17 this morning since I called him on Tuesday about when we were scheduled. He called this morning as I was sitting down to a huge pile of work and said they were planning on coming today. I had 30 min to get there from my work, and they're talking about being here all day. I wasn't really planning on missing a whole day of work. Hopefully they can actually finish it today so that no one has to deal with it tomorrow, because Jeremy cannot take off work at all, and I really can't afford (work-wise) to miss another day, haha.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on May 31, 2018, 09:26:00 PM
Quote from: MsJennJenn on May 31, 2018, 05:48:47 PMI agree Five Guys is over-priced. Those Cajun fries though.....so worth it.  :fork:

And Mini - no I haven't tried Shake Shack! I want to so bad though. It's all the way in Dallas though. lol Can't get my hamburger pal (aka Dad) to drive that far for it.

We have a place down the street that's been around for years upon years. It's a hole in the wall diner called Al's and we loveeee their hamburgers. We eat there often.

And I LOVE Freddy's cheese fries. YUM. Cheese on fries should be runny and cheesy, not shredded cheese that's melted poorly.
Freddy's is one of the few places (oh Steak-n-Shake has them also!) that has that good runny cheese.

And now I'm hungry for ALL of the above.   :nono:

I thought you lived in Dallas?

Now I'm hungry too.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on May 31, 2018, 09:57:11 PM
Ya'll are killing me. I've really been watching what I eat and being careful to not over eat- down 10 lbs in the past couple of weeks. And now I crave a giant hamburger and an entire garden's worth of fries.

I'm gonna try to make do with a few chicken strips, fried in Lou's air-fryer.

And Isaac, the Roland e-piano seems to work flawlessly. Lou is pleased. And in sharing I did something I haven't done in a while, last night. Lou went to sleep, I needed to do some minor work stuff, so I wound up jumping in the car with an old deputy friend. Stupid me stayed out until 4 am this morning.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on May 31, 2018, 10:06:51 PM
Do you like the air fryer? Is it worth the space it takes up in the kitchen?
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: MsJennJenn on May 31, 2018, 10:25:57 PM
Quote from: mini on May 31, 2018, 09:26:00 PMI thought you lived in Dallas?

Now I'm hungry too.

Not directly. I live in DFW, but I live in a suburb called Euless. About a 20-50 minute drive to Dallas depending on which part of Dallas you're going to.

Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on May 31, 2018, 10:06:51 PMDo you like the air fryer? Is it worth the space it takes up in the kitchen?

Yea...that...I wanna know too. I also want an Instapot, but dunno if it's worth it cus of the "release" time.  :question:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on June 01, 2018, 02:25:20 AM
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on May 31, 2018, 10:06:51 PMDo you like the air fryer? Is it worth the space it takes up in the kitchen?
Actually, yes, I think so. We enjoy fried foods- much more than we need too- and the air fryer is a way to get the taste without the dripping grease. It's trial and error though- the first chicken strips I cooked in it when we got it looked delish- but they were raw inside. After you figure it out, though, it's one and done. Cheese sticks- Lou overcooked some until they were cheese-less husk the first time- , fries, pizza bites- we like it much better than our little deep fryer. Well worth the hundred bucks.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on June 01, 2018, 08:52:20 AM
Cheese-less husks... I know that's right! At w*rk we were doing cheese sticks for a time, baking them in an industrial convection oven. You gotta get those things out of there RIGHT on time or all the cheese boils out.


An air fryer though, I don't know. What's the difference between an air fryer and a convection oven? I'm not familiar with air fryers.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: MsJennJenn on June 01, 2018, 02:46:31 PM
Quote from: Lynx on June 01, 2018, 08:52:20 AMAn air fryer though, I don't know. What's the difference between an air fryer and a convection oven? I'm not familiar with air fryers.

One uses mass amounts of grease to fry it in. One uses the air. lol
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on June 01, 2018, 03:46:35 PM
Quote from: MsJennJenn on June 01, 2018, 02:46:31 PM
Quote from: Lynx on June 01, 2018, 08:52:20 AMAn air fryer though, I don't know. What's the difference between an air fryer and a convection oven? I'm not familiar with air fryers.

One uses mass amounts of grease to fry it in. One uses the air. lol

I'm pretty sure you are referring to a deep fryer, not a convection oven.

:ugly:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on June 01, 2018, 04:12:30 PM
:hi:
 Got up, cleaned the house, put a load of laundry on. Fixing to take Lou up town- they are having a yard sale on main street this weekend and she is going to walk a bit.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: sunlight on June 01, 2018, 05:04:05 PM
Quote from: MsJennJenn on May 31, 2018, 10:25:57 PM
Quote from: mini on May 31, 2018, 09:26:00 PMI thought you lived in Dallas?

Now I'm hungry too.

Not directly. I live in DFW, but I live in a suburb called Euless. About a 20-50 minute drive to Dallas depending on which part of Dallas you're going to.

Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on May 31, 2018, 10:06:51 PMDo you like the air fryer? Is it worth the space it takes up in the kitchen?

Yea...that...I wanna know too. I also want an Instapot, but dunno if it's worth it cus of the "release" time.  :question:

I have no idea about the air fryer- but I love my "instapot" (power pressure cooker xl). I can cook brisket in it in less than an hour- from frozen. Or I can cook beans in an hour instead of all night. If you let it release naturally it can take up to 10 min- but you can also release the steam manually if you are in a hurry and then it takes like 2 min. It's definitely worth having in my book, in my kitchen at least, it fits my habits well. Lol. Like when I forget and need something fast that takes forever.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: MsJennJenn on June 01, 2018, 05:25:17 PM
Quote from: sunlight on June 01, 2018, 05:04:05 PM
Quote from: MsJennJenn on May 31, 2018, 10:25:57 PM
Quote from: mini on May 31, 2018, 09:26:00 PMI thought you lived in Dallas?

Now I'm hungry too.

Not directly. I live in DFW, but I live in a suburb called Euless. About a 20-50 minute drive to Dallas depending on which part of Dallas you're going to.

Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on May 31, 2018, 10:06:51 PMDo you like the air fryer? Is it worth the space it takes up in the kitchen?

Yea...that...I wanna know too. I also want an Instapot, but dunno if it's worth it cus of the "release" time.  :question:

I have no idea about the air fryer- but I love my "instapot" (power pressure cooker xl). I can cook brisket in it in less than an hour- from frozen. Or I can cook beans in an hour instead of all night. If you let it release naturally it can take up to 10 min- but you can also release the steam manually if you are in a hurry and then it takes like 2 min. It's definitely worth having in my book, in my kitchen at least, it fits my habits well. Lol. Like when I forget and need something fast that takes forever.

Oh wow. Good to know. I read/heard somewhere I don't remember where, about it taking 30 minutes to release. lol
I'm still interested in one. But no monies. And I've already asked for a grill for my birthday haha.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: taco_harvell on June 02, 2018, 07:37:13 AM
Quote from: MsJennJenn on May 31, 2018, 10:25:57 PM
Quote from: mini on May 31, 2018, 09:26:00 PMI thought you lived in Dallas?

Now I'm hungry too.

Not directly. I live in DFW, but I live in a suburb called Euless. About a 20-50 minute drive to Dallas depending on which part of Dallas you're going to.

Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on May 31, 2018, 10:06:51 PMDo you like the air fryer? Is it worth the space it takes up in the kitchen?

Yea...that...I wanna know too. I also want an Instapot, but dunno if it's worth it cus of the "release" time.  :question:

Which church do you go to? Our pastor has a son out that way.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on June 02, 2018, 02:22:11 PM
I'm in TX.

I'm pretty sure they're raising nascar drivers around here.  2 lane blacktop, speed limit 75.  That's interstate speeds in Oklahoma.  And if your not driving 85, they are passing you like you are sitting still.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on June 02, 2018, 05:31:05 PM
Quote from: mini on June 02, 2018, 02:22:11 PMI'm in TX.

I'm pretty sure they're raising nascar drivers around here.  2 lane blacktop, speed limit 75.  That's interstate speeds in Oklahoma.  And if your not driving 85, they are passing you like you are sitting still.
But that two-lane blacktop is nice and straight, right? And what is wrong with 85 miles per hour? Most cars have speedometers that go up to a hundred ten.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on June 02, 2018, 11:42:30 PM
Yes. And if it is a windy road, they take the safest speed you can travel and add 10 miles a hour to it and post that as the limit. Then everyone drives 10 miles a hour over the speed limit.

It's a little known fact that 4cyl cars are illegal in Texas. If you can't pull out doing 900 mph, you will get ran over.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on June 02, 2018, 11:48:02 PM
Have you seen the weather report for Texas today? Of course everybody drives fast! They are all trying to get home to their air conditioners!
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on June 03, 2018, 12:10:16 AM
Bah. Mini is in Texas and more irritating than that, he is taunting me with pictures of my nephew I ain't seen yet! :pound: I'll have to remind young Bobby that Ugliness (Mini) comes before handsomeness (Me).
 It's kinda borderline stormy here today. We've had a few outbreaks of hard rain already. I, personally haven't accomplished much, other than replacing a relay for the cooling fan on the corvette.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on June 03, 2018, 07:19:51 PM
:hi: Lou's going to go to church tonight, for the first time since her surgery.  We are gonna leave out a bit early and let her walk around a local flea market a bit too. And I  need to find food. That one raspberry filled donut, 300 calories and all, don't fill up my stomach. And immediately following the car show next week, it is diet time.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on June 03, 2018, 08:55:39 PM
As a meal, a raspberry donut is terrible. Only eat a raspberry donut if your diet has calories to spare today.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: MelodyB on June 03, 2018, 09:07:58 PM
Hey all... miss me?
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on June 04, 2018, 02:17:30 AM
Yes.

What's going on in your life?
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on June 04, 2018, 12:34:32 PM
OK, a recap of my weekend.

The nephew is as handsome as I expected.  I would post a picture of me holding said nephew, but I need to get that approved by Sunshiney.

Texas is hot.  And you can drive for a hundred hours in Texas and still have 100 hours to go to get anywhere.

That's about the long and short of it.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on June 04, 2018, 12:54:05 PM
Evil, mean man. And Yes, Mel, you are missed, along with Cheesehead and others that fail to report here.
Morning all. Today is rough, coming back after a week off. I'll survive though.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on June 04, 2018, 01:37:26 PM
In local news, I just biked about 15 miles to work and it is my considered opinion that there is no such thing as flat ground. At least not in West Tennessee. A stretch of road can look perfectly flat, you can take a level a mile long and not detect any slope at all, but when you bike it you can feel whether it is going uphill or downhill. The difference being going uphill you feel like a wimp because the ground looks flat but you are struggling, and going downhill you feel like Superman because the ground looks flat but you are flying with little effort.

My enthusiasm for this getting-in-shape biking project keeps waxing and waning depending on my forward speed.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: MsJennJenn on June 04, 2018, 02:41:47 PM
Quote from: taco_harvell on June 02, 2018, 07:37:13 AMWhich church do you go to? Our pastor has a son out that way.


Calvary Pentecostal Church - Rev Carl Mclaughlin
Is he single? haha jk.

Quote from: mini on June 02, 2018, 02:22:11 PMI'm in TX.

I'm pretty sure they're raising nascar drivers around here.  2 lane blacktop, speed limit 75.  That's interstate speeds in Oklahoma.  And if your not driving 85, they are passing you like you are sitting still.

We have places to go, people to see. No time for dilly dallying!!!! :demand:
My SIL (and bro) moved to Indiana last year, and she is always honking her horn at people in her town cus they go to slow....ahah she's used to Texas driving and we get up and go go go!
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: MsJennJenn on June 04, 2018, 02:42:26 PM
Quote from: MelodyB on June 03, 2018, 09:07:58 PMHey all... miss me?

And yes! We of course do! And Heather too, as she's been MIA!
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Nelle on June 04, 2018, 03:04:21 PM
Quote from: mini on June 02, 2018, 02:22:11 PMI'm in TX.

I'm pretty sure they're raising nascar drivers around here.  2 lane blacktop, speed limit 75.  That's interstate speeds in Oklahoma.  And if your not driving 85, they are passing you like you are sitting still.

LOL!! Anytime I'm passed here on our Illinois interestates, it's always a Tennessee or Texas driver. Neither of them seem to understand our 70mph speed limits - until the good ole Illinois State Police light them up.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on June 04, 2018, 04:41:37 PM
I can't afford tickets so I stay pretty close to the speed limit. :)
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Nelle on June 04, 2018, 05:01:29 PM
Me too!! LOL.

ISP is known for being extremely vigil in certain areas of their interstates, so I'm always amazed when someone flies by.



@Work. Really wish I was at home. The cats woke me up so many times last night and I'm just sleepy LOL. It's BEAuTIFUL out today and I'm sitting at a desk! It's breezy and feels nice. I'm sure Jeremy's enjoying the weather today compared to last week delivering mail!
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on June 04, 2018, 07:19:42 PM
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on June 04, 2018, 04:41:37 PMI can't afford tickets so I stay pretty close to the speed limit. :)

Yes, but your TX speed limit is 900 mph.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: MsJennJenn on June 04, 2018, 07:57:17 PM
Quote from: mini on June 04, 2018, 07:19:42 PM
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on June 04, 2018, 04:41:37 PMI can't afford tickets so I stay pretty close to the speed limit. :)

Yes, but your TX speed limit is 900 mph.

Yes. Thankfully.

Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on June 04, 2018, 04:41:37 PMI can't afford tickets so I stay pretty close to the speed limit. :)

Just gotta know when & where you can do it. lol
Coming home from a friends house one Friday night, on one of the toll roads (which is practically empty at 2am) I was going about 92 for most of it.....lol I think I saw about 3 cars for 85% of my drive home.... :hypocrite:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Heather on June 04, 2018, 10:40:52 PM
Quote from: MsJennJenn on June 04, 2018, 02:42:26 PM
Quote from: MelodyB on June 03, 2018, 09:07:58 PMHey all... miss me?

And yes! We of course do! And Heather too, as she's been MIA!

My new position has been kicking my rear. Between it, church, and my mom constantly trying to unload her emotions on me, I'm either in the tub soaking or in bed. Lol

Taco-our landlord/neighbor has a Soul. He loves it and Brandon likes it alright. I've yet to ride or drive it.

Five Guys burgers are worth it. Sometimes that's our 1 eat out a week meal. Steak N Shake depends on the location. You never know what service or food quality you will get at ours. Both of Knoxvilles are good though.

7 days straight working, I'm going to soak and go to bed. I may not leave my bed tomorrow. Ok, I eventually will for prayer at church tomorrow.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on June 05, 2018, 02:11:46 AM
First bike trip to w*rk, and halfway home I get a flat. I can't believe it. I was doing well too - not too tired, making good time - and the stupid tire goes flat.

Lesson learned: Never take a trip anywhere on a bike without a spare inner tube and a mini-pump. And replace all inner tubes with extra thick ones with that goo stuff in them.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on June 05, 2018, 12:31:05 PM
:hi:
 Back at work. It's a Waylon/blues day...I'm counting down until next week and my week of browsing in junk. Looking forward to my annual visit/prowl with Mini and family...
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on June 06, 2018, 12:49:25 AM
Ok, y'all can come out now. I scared the bad guys away. Sheesh. Where did everybody go? Was it Mini's breath? Cause I'll buy him some breath mints...
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on June 06, 2018, 04:02:23 AM
I'm here. It's been busy around here. :hi:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: taco_harvell on June 06, 2018, 08:05:06 AM
Ugh...

Pray for Elona! One lady, she works with needs to get JESUS or blessed with a new job! She has rubbed everyone there the wrong way and you never know when she is telling the truth. My wonderful wife has given her the benefit of trusting what this lady has said one too many times. Elona loves Chick-fil-A, her job, and people. This woman is taking the joy out of the job she loves lately.

I've been praying for something I can do from home. There is a possibility of me managing an apostolic based company another minister started. It may require some traveling to get some training in the systems he created. Then I could basically run it from anywhere. It's a business I'd love to be a part of. Please help me pray about that.

Quote from: MsJennJenn on June 04, 2018, 02:41:47 PM
Quote from: taco_harvell on June 02, 2018, 07:37:13 AMWhich church do you go to? Our pastor has a son out that way.


Calvary Pentecostal Church - Rev Carl Mclaughlin
Is he single? haha jk.



He's married. lol 
I can't remember his pastors name for some reason. I know they bought a beautiful new building in the last 2-3 years.

His name is Jeff McGee he will be here this weekend. I think you and his wife would be friends if y'all knew each other.


I'm really considering getting rid of a lot of stuff I ''want'' but don't need. We've got so much stuff in this tiny apartment we can barely move. Been thinking about how unnecessary some of my ''wants'' are to actually have around. Especially the things we could sale a put toward actual needs or to pay off bills.

Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on June 06, 2018, 12:38:43 PM
:hi: Court day. Halfway through this week, then I get a week off for me- old cars, family and friends, and Dr Pepper. And I NEED it too. It's becoming harder and harder to "keep my spirit right, oh lord, I pray."
I am thankful for my corner office that I retreat too, and can have limited interactions with some people who have made my days less pleasant as of late.

And Taco, I know what you mean about "stuff". It's amazing how much accumulates, especially if you are like me and inherited the packrat gene.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: MsJennJenn on June 06, 2018, 02:43:41 PM
Quote from: taco_harvell on June 06, 2018, 08:05:06 AMUgh...

Pray for Elona! One lady, she works with needs to get JESUS or blessed with a new job! She has rubbed everyone there the wrong way and you never know when she is telling the truth. My wonderful wife has given her the benefit of trusting what this lady has said one too many times. Elona loves Chick-fil-A, her job, and people. This woman is taking the joy out of the job she loves lately.

I've been praying for something I can do from home. There is a possibility of me managing an apostolic based company another minister started. It may require some traveling to get some training in the systems he created. Then I could basically run it from anywhere. It's a business I'd love to be a part of. Please help me pray about that.

Quote from: MsJennJenn on June 04, 2018, 02:41:47 PM
Quote from: taco_harvell on June 02, 2018, 07:37:13 AMWhich church do you go to? Our pastor has a son out that way.


Calvary Pentecostal Church - Rev Carl Mclaughlin
Is he single? haha jk.



He's married. lol 
I can't remember his pastors name for some reason. I know they bought a beautiful new building in the last 2-3 years.

His name is Jeff McGee he will be here this weekend. I think you and his wife would be friends if y'all knew each other.


Well we do have a Jeff McGee. Wife Kellie, two kids Brennan and Kinsley.
We did buy a new building year before last. We added on the sanctuary and got into it last year.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on June 07, 2018, 03:31:34 AM
:hi: Made it through the day. Did paperwork to fulfill one person's wish to return to prison. Oh, and I bought a case of glass bottled Dr Pepper for next week and the car show/swap meet that has turned into Mini and Roscoe's annual meet up. And, in interest of full disclosure, I have battle the sin of envy today. Suffice it to say that when my brother in law brings his 49 Chevy over- three years newer than Rusty, but older than Sam- and he has air conditioning in it that blows snowballs, I began lusting after that item for Rusty. Kid has hit the happy medium. He has a truck that is Sam's bodystyle, similar in paint and modification level to Rusty- and AIR CONDITIONING!! Did I mention I'm jealous? I MELT in Rusty. And to make me even more irritable, he has less in it than I have in the Corvette. I coulda had that....which as much as I love the 'vette, is SO much cooler. :pound:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on June 07, 2018, 10:38:44 AM
Bobby, Bobby, Bobby... AC just ruins the whole effect! Roll the windows down. You can't be a good ole boy in an antique pickup truck with the window up and the AC on. Window down, arm lying on it. Every good ole boy knows the left arm is a radiator. It needs a constant airflow to dissipate heat from the body. Also you need that arm up there in the window to be ready to wave at people. Can't be a good ole boy in an antique pickup truck if you're not waving at people you know that you pass in town.

I mean really! Who ever heard of a good ole boy that rode around in a truck with the windows up? That's just plain unsociable.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on June 07, 2018, 02:13:47 PM
Quote from: Lynx on June 07, 2018, 10:38:44 AM<snip>
I mean really! Who ever heard of a good ole boy that rode around in a truck with the windows up? That's just plain unsociable.
Isaac, this may come as a surprise to you my friend- but I AM unsociable. LOL.
 Morning all. Back at work with a gazillon things to do. Ready for the week to be over....
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Heather on June 07, 2018, 03:09:02 PM
Full disclosure, I'm hiding in the back room at work pretending to be working but as I'm posting this, I am indeed NOT working.

I got done with all mandatory items for this week yesterday. So today and tomorrow is just piddle days for me. I've already had to fight with power steering pumps and power steering gears and I just don't want to do anything else until after lunch. Those gear boxes are heavier than they look.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on June 07, 2018, 06:00:02 PM
Quote from: Roscoe on June 07, 2018, 02:13:47 PMIsaac, this may come as a surprise to you my friend- but I AM unsociable. LOL.
If you are unsociable, what are you doing riding around in an antique truck? Antique trucks are supposed to be ridden around in by Good Ole Boys who will keep the window rolled down and wave at passers-by.

Also it seems you have a very low melting point. It has to get much hotter than an Arkansas SPRING before I start melting.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on June 08, 2018, 12:52:47 AM
I enjoy the old truck and drive it for me, not for passerbys,. :-p I can do the wave thing as long as I don't have to talk to them.

It was a long day. Made longer by hearing a lazy do nothing co-employee harp about how the boss spoke to her. Shoot, If'n I was the boss my communication would be real brief with her-"You're fired".  You know, I don't understand people that profess their life's dream is to do Job A, they went to college for it, then when they get it, spend all day EVERY day 1) Complaining about it and 2) trying to avoid DOING it.

My job can be stressful, yes. But hard? No. Not if you stay on top of it and document everything that happens. I actually enjoy it...most of the time. And if I didn't, like said co-employee, I'd find another job.

But you know, this employee has shared everything about her-marriage (ending in divorce at her choice)- her finances (bankrupt and about to be evicted, and owes EVERYONE in the office except me money, because I won't lend to her- former jobs, and so on. In EVERY thing, she seems intent on wrecking it. For instance, bankrupt and about to be evicted, by her admission two months behind on rent- and she took last week off and went on a week cruise. Not a cruise that was given to her either, a cruise that she scheduled around payday.
Sometimes I wanna slap sense into people. Usually my parolees. But in this case my coworker.
 I know this- I won't be trusting her with any of my job or money.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Heather on June 08, 2018, 11:56:11 AM
You wave as you go by that way you don't have to talk. Everyone knows that.

I'm hiding again. This time so I can eat my breakfast. Plus I slept horribly last night. 7 hours to go until 2 days off.

Tomorrow the pastors daughter from my old church is getting married. When I first got in church at 18 years old I started babysitting her. She was 3. Now she's getting married. Thankfully at my church now I'm befriending new littles that can make me feel even older in 17 years....
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on June 08, 2018, 12:05:16 PM
Quote from: Heather on June 08, 2018, 11:56:11 AMYou wave as you go by that way you don't have to talk. Everyone knows that.
Exactly! Heather gets it.

The best thing to do is clearly to give the truck to Heather.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on June 08, 2018, 06:22:44 PM
Howdy! It's hot in Texas. :hi: :shine:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on June 08, 2018, 07:09:54 PM
Quote from: Lynx on June 08, 2018, 12:05:16 PM
Quote from: Heather on June 08, 2018, 11:56:11 AMYou wave as you go by that way you don't have to talk. Everyone knows that.
Exactly! Heather gets it.

The best thing to do is clearly to give the truck to Heather.
I'll be waving at them then. :-)
And Isaac you are on wacky weed if ya think my beloved truck will ever leave my possession. Not as long as I still breath...Of course, Heather would be an appropriate choice as she can keep him running due to her job. LOL
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: taco_harvell on June 08, 2018, 08:48:01 PM
Just being a little transparent and asking for prayer! I went to a dentist who we had enough money to pay to remove 3 teeth that a former dentist who is now in prison for committing insurance fraud and frauding his patients left severely damaged. He was also was convicted of malpractice but had let his malpractice insurance lapse so there no use in pursuing that.

Recently the ''permanent'' fillings that weren't fell out. He drilled the teeth so thin that they broke in less than a day of the fillings coming out. We told the dentist office when we made the appointment my health issues and they said it ''won't be a problem''. Well, the dentist refused to even come in the room told his nurse to tell me ''You need an oral surgeon to pull these at the hospital due to your medical history.''.

After never laying eyes on the ''dentist'' I was charged for a ''partial exam'' and sent on my way in pain and needing at least a thousand dollars to pay for an OR to have three what the assistant called ''simple extractions'' done, not counting the oral surgeon's fee.

There has to be somebody somewhere who can get these painful things out! I've called everyone I know to call and is listed in this area. Pray GOD shows me a place I've missed, or these teeth just come out or guides my hand to pull them myself. I have a high pain threshold but three teeth with exposed nerves and infection is about my limit when it's constant pain!
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Heather on June 08, 2018, 09:42:24 PM
I would be honored to take Rusty off your hands Roscoe 😎
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on June 09, 2018, 12:24:58 AM
Wow. Taco that WOULD be a bit much, three exposed tooth nerves.

My first thought was "At least he is in prison and cannot do any more damage." But that don't help you none. Will pray.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on June 09, 2018, 04:01:13 AM
Quote from: Heather on June 08, 2018, 09:42:24 PMI would be honored to take Rusty off your hands Roscoe 😎
Nice try auto parts girl. Mini's tried to get him too. Not gonna happen. Without him I'd be an antisocial, miserable grump instead of the kind loving outgoing mild mannered man that I am.. LOL

Made it through another day. Glad to be off for a week of resetting and enjoying life.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on June 09, 2018, 10:07:25 AM
Quote from: Roscoe on June 07, 2018, 02:13:47 PMIsaac, this may come as a surprise to you my friend- but I AM unsociable. LOL.

Quote from: Roscoe on June 09, 2018, 04:01:13 AMWithout him I'd be an antisocial, miserable grump instead of the kind loving outgoing mild mannered man that I am.. LOL
Wait, what?
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: sunlight on June 09, 2018, 06:02:09 PM
Quote from: taco_harvell on June 08, 2018, 08:48:01 PMJust being a little transparent and asking for prayer! I went to a dentist who we had enough money to pay to remove 3 teeth that a former dentist who is now in prison for committing insurance fraud and frauding his patients left severely damaged. He was also was convicted of malpractice but had let his malpractice insurance lapse so there no use in pursuing that.

Recently the ''permanent'' fillings that weren't fell out. He drilled the teeth so thin that they broke in less than a day of the fillings coming out. We told the dentist office when we made the appointment my health issues and they said it ''won't be a problem''. Well, the dentist refused to even come in the room told his nurse to tell me ''You need an oral surgeon to pull these at the hospital due to your medical history.''.

After never laying eyes on the ''dentist'' I was charged for a ''partial exam'' and sent on my way in pain and needing at least a thousand dollars to pay for an OR to have three what the assistant called ''simple extractions'' done, not counting the oral surgeon's fee.

There has to be somebody somewhere who can get these painful things out! I've called everyone I know to call and is listed in this area. Pray GOD shows me a place I've missed, or these teeth just come out or guides my hand to pull them myself. I have a high pain threshold but three teeth with exposed nerves and infection is about my limit when it's constant pain!
Come see me. I have a dentist friend... could possibly work out a deal with him. He has helped me out before.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Heather on June 10, 2018, 02:28:45 AM
Helped friends move this morning. Picked out the perfect spot on their land for a tiny house. Lol.

Went to a wedding this evening. An outdoor wedding and reception in June has got to be in the top 5 worst ideas ever. Had a lot of fun though with peeps from my old church.

With all the lifting, walking, sweating today, I feel like I should have lost at least 5 pounds. The 1.5 pieces of wedding cake probably didn't help though.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on June 10, 2018, 02:46:02 AM
If anyone was wondering if a long haired German Shepherd sheds...

This is no exaggeration...

I just brushed out the equivalent weight (3+ lbs) of one of Roscoes dogs from my dog in hair alone.

That's about a 55 gallon sack of hair.  (Slight exaggeration)
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on June 10, 2018, 02:52:30 AM
Furthermore, a LHGS it's like living with a hair bomb.  You sweep, mop, clean, and she walks through and hair is suddenly everywhere...

 :yikes:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Nelle on June 10, 2018, 02:55:00 AM
So very sleepy.

Tomorrow is FINALLY "Summer Flood" at church. If I was one of our sunday school kids, I'd be so excited I couldn't sleep tonight, haha. Me? I'm waiting on the towels to finish in the washer so that I can put them in the dryer and fall asleep for a few hours. lol.. After we get done at like 1:30 or so tomorrow, I plan on coming home, taking a nap, and then reading a book for pure fun!!
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on June 10, 2018, 04:21:16 AM
:hi:

Isaac, you weren't supposed to go back and bring my past comments to life. Ain't you ever heard of the verse that says "where a tree falls, there it shall lay" (probably not exact quote, but I'm too lazy to look it up now). What past should not be used against me. :pound:

I enjoyed today. Slept in, cut the yard, and towed the Crooked Coach up and set it up on the campsite at the swap meet. Whether we use it or not remains to be seen, but at least we have a place to crash and park as necessary.


Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on June 10, 2018, 10:22:35 AM
Quote from: Roscoe on June 10, 2018, 04:21:16 AMIsaac, you weren't supposed to go back and bring my past comments to life. Ain't you ever heard of the verse that says "where a tree falls, there it shall lay" (probably not exact quote, but I'm too lazy to look it up now). What past should not be used against me. :pound:
Then space your contradictions out a bit more. When you make a statement, let a few days go by before you make a statement directly contradicting it. When you make statements diametrically opposite each other, only one day apart, it's blatantly obvious. We can much more easily ignore contradictions with a few days between them.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on June 10, 2018, 01:50:44 PM
Roscoe, I think you're more like me in the social department. Selectively social. If I like you I'll be social just fine. If I don't know you or don't like you I'm not really social.

It drains me to do small talk and play nice.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on June 10, 2018, 06:34:54 PM
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on June 10, 2018, 01:50:44 PMRoscoe, I think you're more like me in the social department. Selectively social. If I like you I'll be social just fine. If I don't know you or don't like you I'm not really social.

It drains me to do small talk and play nice.

That's actually pretty accurate, although even if I like folks I have to really work to be around more than a dozen or so at a time.
 
 Lou says I'm weird. I have to admit she is right.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on June 11, 2018, 03:55:09 PM
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on June 10, 2018, 01:50:44 PMRoscoe, I think you're more like me in the social department. Selectively social. If I like you I'll be social just fine. If I don't know you or don't like you I'm not really social.

It drains me to do small talk and play nice.

And if Roscoe likes you he's like a pest you cant get rid of...

:ugly:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on June 11, 2018, 04:20:44 PM
Quote from: mini on June 11, 2018, 03:55:09 PM
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on June 10, 2018, 01:50:44 PMRoscoe, I think you're more like me in the social department. Selectively social. If I like you I'll be social just fine. If I don't know you or don't like you I'm not really social.

It drains me to do small talk and play nice.

And if Roscoe likes you he's like a pest you cant get rid of...

:ugly:

I is crushed by this.

Oh well. IT's the first day of vacation. Trying to decide what to do.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: MsJennJenn on June 11, 2018, 08:07:30 PM
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on June 10, 2018, 01:50:44 PMRoscoe, I think you're more like me in the social department. Selectively social. If I like you I'll be social just fine. If I don't know you or don't like you I'm not really social.

It drains me to do small talk and play nice.

This sums me up also.

I loathe small talk. Like it makes me want to just punch someone cus that would be more fulfilling than listening to someone drone on and on about surface level things in their lives.

 :smash:

This introverts got no patience for small talk. Well I guess face-to-face small talk is 10x worse.
It's a bit easier on here. lol
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on June 12, 2018, 01:56:15 AM
Trying to decide? That is a waste of valuable vacation time. DO SOMETHING! If you decide later that you want to be doing something else you can always drop what you are doing and start doing that thing, but vacation time is ticking!
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on June 12, 2018, 02:31:13 AM
I am currently on the bank of a small lake, in a tiny camper built  for one, which now has me, chey and one of her friends in it. J have a nice fan blowing and have rigged up a type of air conditioning. All in all not bad, but definately not roomy.
Dinner tonight was cooked in an iron skillet and on a charcoal grill...fried tators and onions and steak.. yummy.
In the morning I'll fry some bacon and scramble some eggs.
My lovely wife came up and spent the evening with us, but said no air conditioning,  no  her and the teardrop is too cramped. So she bailed for civilization in the form of the house and the central air.
 Camping- where you pay a fortune to live like you are homeless.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on June 12, 2018, 02:33:25 AM
No air and no bathroom = no fun
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on June 12, 2018, 09:55:52 AM
I have to go with Sister Lou on this one. No AC, no me. Y'all primitives have fun.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: taco_harvell on June 12, 2018, 11:11:16 AM
Anybody else had a week with pain, disappointment, and an anniversary of losing a loved one that rips your heart out and makes you just want to go see JESUS and get a hug from your Momma? I'm there right now...
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: sunlight on June 12, 2018, 12:45:42 PM
/me hugs taco.

So sorry. That's not fun at all.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on June 13, 2018, 01:45:48 AM
:couch:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on June 13, 2018, 03:14:39 AM
Sorry Taco. Praying for ya.


And the camp out- lasted until 130am. That's when the air mattress sprang a leak and I took the last of a series of mule kicks from the kids. I retreated to my comfortable house.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on June 13, 2018, 11:42:57 AM
Gotta ask, what were y'all doing to that poor air mattress? I have slept on air mattresses for more than twenty years, and while they are not the most durable things in the world I have never had one last less than one night.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on June 13, 2018, 12:25:13 PM
Quote from: taco_harvell on June 12, 2018, 11:11:16 AMAnybody else had a week with pain, disappointment, and an anniversary of losing a loved one that rips your heart out and makes you just want to go see JESUS and get a hug from your Momma? I'm there right now...

Praying for you bub.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on June 13, 2018, 12:54:48 PM
In other news, you cannot fathom how much hair my dog is shedding.  I was teasing Roscoe and told him I was brushing out the equivalent of 14 chihuahuas a day.

In the past 3 or so days:

Sunday, I get home and brush her about 10 times.  Each time its a brush full of hair.  Then she goes outside and rolls around in a mud puddle and has to get a bath.  I brush her while shes wet, and get 3 more brushes full of hair.
Monday, I brush and brush.  More hair.
Tuesday, I repeat brushing.  We have windows open, and light is streaming in.  I realize that every time I run the brush through her hair, more hair goes floating around.  I take her outside and brush for about 2 minutes and this is what I get.

(https://image.ibb.co/kdPS7y/20180612_175336_640x480.jpg)

They told us that long-haired German Shepherds shed a lot, but lands!  She literally drops hair everywhere!  I'm beginning to suspect she's a Pentecostal dog...LOL

:ugly:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on June 14, 2018, 01:48:47 AM
Where did everyone go?!?
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on June 14, 2018, 01:54:27 AM
These kiddos are keeping us busy.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on June 14, 2018, 04:20:30 AM
I've been busy with the swap meet. Worked a deal and got me a new doghouse. A 13 foot Scotty camper to be exact, I will now be comfortable camping. Lou told me the other night while pointing at a nearby vintage camper that had been redone with air conditioning, "If you get us something like that, I'll camp with you. Today, I spot a nice little jewel in the swap meet area, but it appears to be just a vendor's, brought along so they can sleep at the week long meet. I ask the guy if he would be interested in selling it, fully expecting a "No" as I usually get (I've been semi looking for one for a couple years).
 "Well, I've owned it over 20 years, raised my boy camping out here with it, and I was just thinking I don't use it enough to keep it. I just packed the bearings and put new tires on it...yeah, I'll sell it, if I can use it until Saturday morning." We discussed it, pretty solid little camper, small enough Rusty can pull it but big enough we can stand up in it, with a/c and a portapotty. Long story short, we struck a deal and it is coming home this weekend.  I called Lou and told her she might need to get some mad money and go shopping (we have an unwritten rule that if I buy something like this, even if it's for the family, she gets a shopping trip) "Why, what did you buy??" "Well, remember you said you'd camp with me if I bought a little camper like that red one with a/c?" "Yes". "Congratulations, you're going camping".
 On the bright side she didn't kill me-yet- if I need to sell it I got it cheap enough that I can sell it for a hunting camper at deer season, and if she gets too mad- well, I have a comfortable place to sleep.
I usually don't buy without talking to her first, but I had a guy try to butt in and weasel deal for it out from under me. Nearly earned him a stiff poke in the snoot.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on June 14, 2018, 10:50:26 AM
My nerd instincts kick in and wonder how that air conditioner is powered. Does the camper have big battery banks or do you have to plug it in? And if you plug it in, how are you camping?

Anyway, congrats on a great deal.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Nelle on June 14, 2018, 05:04:22 PM
Just ate my little lunch. Now I'm eating dessert (Starburst Jelly Beans).

Wishin' it was a weekend.. with no plans.. :)
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: MsJennJenn on June 14, 2018, 05:43:28 PM
I've no plans thank the Lord. I don't even have to sing on Sunday! Gloray! :clap:

Except shop for a frame for the Life magazine from December 13, 1937, that has a train on the front I got on eBay Daddy for Father's Day. He collects trains. His deceased Dad worked on Rock Island Railroad....But he has so many I have to get creative! lol

These Life Magazines were HUGE and only 10 cents. TEN CENTS! Amazing.
The advertisements in the magazine are very male focused. And most in part the only things that were printed in color.

So amazing. I wish I could have been in that time to be a content designer for these magazines. Dreammmm job.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on June 15, 2018, 01:49:26 AM
I'm planning on tormenting Roscoe tomorrow. Muhahaha
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on June 15, 2018, 01:57:55 AM
Quote from: mini on June 15, 2018, 01:49:26 AMI'm planning on tormenting Roscoe tomorrow. Muhahaha
And I've already started tormenting mini by letting him know that I was enjoying Hogpen BBQ for dinner.

And Isaac,a generator will be used for the a/c.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: taco_harvell on June 15, 2018, 02:45:53 AM
 :sadbounce:  :flamingmad:  :banghead:

Saw the Neurologist today and I'm the enigma!

My brain is broke. There are others with the exact issues I have but none of us are rich and all the issues we share are so rare that it doesn't interest the pharmaceutical companies enough to create grants to study what they call ''zebras or white whales''. We number close to 1 in 50,000,000. We have a better chance of winning the lottery than having whatever this is. "No one famous has had it or it would at least have a name.''

That sums up my afternoon doctor visit and adding another medication.

 :clap2:  :clap:  :waving:  :hi:

In two weeks my BIL, SIL, and kids will be here!

We'll get to spoil the kids for 4 days.

 :great:

*taco hugs sunlight back and tells her to remind Robby to visit his native land

 :jumping:  :hypocrite:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: taco_harvell on June 15, 2018, 02:47:53 AM
Quote from: Roscoe on June 14, 2018, 04:20:30 AMI've been busy with the swap meet. Worked a deal and got me a new doghouse. A 13 foot Scotty camper to be exact, I will now be comfortable camping. Lou told me the other night while pointing at a nearby vintage camper that had been redone with air conditioning, "If you get us something like that, I'll camp with you. Today, I spot a nice little jewel in the swap meet area, but it appears to be just a vendor's, brought along so they can sleep at the week long meet. I ask the guy if he would be interested in selling it, fully expecting a "No" as I usually get (I've been semi looking for one for a couple years).
 "Well, I've owned it over 20 years, raised my boy camping out here with it, and I was just thinking I don't use it enough to keep it. I just packed the bearings and put new tires on it...yeah, I'll sell it, if I can use it until Saturday morning." We discussed it, pretty solid little camper, small enough Rusty can pull it but big enough we can stand up in it, with a/c and a portapotty. Long story short, we struck a deal and it is coming home this weekend.  I called Lou and told her she might need to get some mad money and go shopping (we have an unwritten rule that if I buy something like this, even if it's for the family, she gets a shopping trip) "Why, what did you buy??" "Well, remember you said you'd camp with me if I bought a little camper like that red one with a/c?" "Yes". "Congratulations, you're going camping".
 On the bright side she didn't kill me-yet- if I need to sell it I got it cheap enough that I can sell it for a hunting camper at deer season, and if she gets too mad- well, I have a comfortable place to sleep.
I usually don't buy without talking to her first, but I had a guy try to butt in and weasel deal for it out from under me. Nearly earned him a stiff poke in the snoot.

A free motel room for a Bubba to visit?
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on June 15, 2018, 03:40:05 AM
Quote from: taco_harvell on June 15, 2018, 02:47:53 AM
Quote from: Roscoe on June 14, 2018, 04:20:30 AMI've been busy with the swap meet. Worked a deal and got me a new doghouse. A 13 foot Scotty camper to be exact, I will now be comfortable camping. Lou told me the other night while pointing at a nearby vintage camper that had been redone with air conditioning, "If you get us something like that, I'll camp with you. Today, I spot a nice little jewel in the swap meet area, but it appears to be just a vendor's, brought along so they can sleep at the week long meet. I ask the guy if he would be interested in selling it, fully expecting a "No" as I usually get (I've been semi looking for one for a couple years).
 "Well, I've owned it over 20 years, raised my boy camping out here with it, and I was just thinking I don't use it enough to keep it. I just packed the bearings and put new tires on it...yeah, I'll sell it, if I can use it until Saturday morning." We discussed it, pretty solid little camper, small enough Rusty can pull it but big enough we can stand up in it, with a/c and a portapotty. Long story short, we struck a deal and it is coming home this weekend.  I called Lou and told her she might need to get some mad money and go shopping (we have an unwritten rule that if I buy something like this, even if it's for the family, she gets a shopping trip) "Why, what did you buy??" "Well, remember you said you'd camp with me if I bought a little camper like that red one with a/c?" "Yes". "Congratulations, you're going camping".
 On the bright side she didn't kill me-yet- if I need to sell it I got it cheap enough that I can sell it for a hunting camper at deer season, and if she gets too mad- well, I have a comfortable place to sleep.
I usually don't buy without talking to her first, but I had a guy try to butt in and weasel deal for it out from under me. Nearly earned him a stiff poke in the snoot.

A free motel room for a Bubba to visit?

You know y'all always have a room. We'll toss Chey out into the camper for ya. :lol:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on June 15, 2018, 10:59:46 AM
A generator? On a camping trip? I reiterate, how is this camping? :p
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: taco_harvell on June 15, 2018, 01:49:35 PM
Quote from: Lynx on June 15, 2018, 10:59:46 AMA generator? On a camping trip? I reiterate, how is this camping? :p

It's camping without all the bad things about camping! lol
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Nelle on June 15, 2018, 02:33:32 PM
Jeremy's friends in Nevada that hunt the big game even use a generator sometimes. It doesn't run any a/c, but they use it for other stuff.

I'm not even sure how this weekend is going to work. It feels chaotic b/c there are things so up-in-the-air still.

I have a birthday party at 3pm, visitation tonight or tomorrow (husband has been going with me, but he's been working late this week), have to get the Fathers Day present for the church giveaway, have to return the super soakers that didn't work and get something new for the kiddos instead, and return the items we didn't use on Sunday. Plus I'm teaching again on Sunday.. just how the weekends fell with certain weeks being skipped over teaching-wise.

Our power has been clicking off and back on sometimes.. generally has been happening (that I've noticed) at night. I'm not sure if Jeremy's noticed it happening other times or not. Freaky! I'm hoping our new a/c isn't causing the issue. We have a very old house that has old wiring, so I'm always nervous that I'm going to come home one day to a burned down house. :(
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: MsJennJenn on June 15, 2018, 03:10:50 PM
Quote from: Nelle on June 15, 2018, 02:33:32 PMhave to return the super soakers that didn't work and get something new for the kiddos instead, and return the items we didn't use on Sunday. Plus I'm teaching again on Sunday.. just how the weekends fell with certain weeks being skipped over teaching-wise.

I'm always nervous that I'm going to come home one day to a burned down house. :(

Ha this made me think of a meme I've seen on Instagram. It says the guy is going to Walmart to return 37 pool noodles cus they didn't use them for a church activity, and when they asked him why he was returning them he said "My wife didn't specify which noodles to buy. She's mad at me right now."  :laughhard:

And legit fear too. Especially when I lived in an apartment. Cus not everyone lives at the same standard as you, so l would always have a fear that someone stupid would do something more stupid and burn our building down. That I'd come home to it on fire.  :noo:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Nelle on June 15, 2018, 03:17:08 PM
Quote from: MsJennJenn on June 15, 2018, 03:10:50 PM
Quote from: Nelle on June 15, 2018, 02:33:32 PMhave to return the super soakers that didn't work and get something new for the kiddos instead, and return the items we didn't use on Sunday. Plus I'm teaching again on Sunday.. just how the weekends fell with certain weeks being skipped over teaching-wise.

I'm always nervous that I'm going to come home one day to a burned down house. :(

Ha this made me think of a meme I've seen on Instagram. It says the guy is going to Walmart to return 37 pool noodles cus they didn't use them for a church activity, and when they asked him why he was returning them he said "My wife didn't specify which noodles to buy. She's mad at me right now."  :laughhard:

And legit fear too. Especially when I lived in an apartment. Cus not everyone lives at the same standard as you, so l would always have a fear that someone stupid would do something more stupid and burn our building down. That I'd come home to it on fire.  :noo:

LOL. I saw that! I'm only returning 7 noodles and two pools. I almost took the beach ball back, but I blew it up personally... so I don't want to return something with my air in it LOL.

Yes. I can only imagine the anxiety I would have in an apartment. It's scary enough being super close in a normal neighborhood. You see houses next door catch fire to houses on fire all the time. They just build soo close.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: sunlight on June 15, 2018, 09:04:45 PM
I saw Roscoe speechless... I know it's hard to believe, but I did! It lasted like almost 10 seconds too!
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on June 15, 2018, 09:23:10 PM
I have it on video....MUHAHAHA
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on June 16, 2018, 12:23:43 AM
Well? Don't leave us hanging here! What happened?
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on June 16, 2018, 12:24:10 AM
I want to see!
Quote from: mini on June 15, 2018, 09:23:10 PMI have it on video....MUHAHAHA
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on June 16, 2018, 04:39:52 AM
Sorry dogs.
So, we all know that this is Car-Mecca this week....the holy week for all automotive lovers in this area to descend upon my area for the annual swap meet. For the last seven years or so, Mini has found himself here, usually with chellbelle and kiddos, and we just have a generally great time.
This year, since Jerm has not met Bro Lawrence,our new associate pastor, we decided to host a cook out and have the Lawrence's over to meet the Porters, and even got Bro Papa to wander over with Sis Wilson.

So,Jerm and fam set off to run to Conway while I head to the local butcher shop to buy 10 lbs of fresh ground burger- no telling how much of a cow we can eat.
Jerm calls and asks me to meet him at Walmart to "get something and take it to your house." I thought it odd, since they were going to be out in a bit, but Jerm's odd anyway,so I headed that way. He gets out with a little camera and begans blathering while I am very puzzled indeed. Then a small car tools up next to me, and my first thought is "A whole parking lot and this idiot parks 6 inches from my door". Then my cranky butt looks over and---in the car is Burrito, sunlight and my handsome namesake of a nephew! Absolutely left me without words. :lol:

Needless to say, I got to spend some amazing quality time with some people I love. IT was awesome,and I've done told young Bobby that when he grows up and has that first date, Uncle Roscoe will hook him up with a cool car for that first impression- maybe a Corvette or the like for that one date. :freaky:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: taco_harvell on June 16, 2018, 07:52:39 AM
Quote from: Roscoe on June 16, 2018, 04:39:52 AMSorry dogs.
So, we all know that this is Car-Mecca this week....the holy week for all automotive lovers in this area to descend upon my area for the annual swap meet. For the last seven years or so, Mini has found himself here, usually with chellbelle and kiddos, and we just have a generally great time.
This year, since Jerm has not met Bro Lawrence,our new associate pastor, we decided to host a cook out and have the Lawrence's over to meet the Porters, and even got Bro Papa to wander over with Sis Wilson.

So,Jerm and fam set off to run to Conway while I head to the local butcher shop to buy 10 lbs of fresh ground burger- no telling how much of a cow we can eat.
Jerm calls and asks me to meet him at Walmart to "get something and take it to your house." I thought it odd, since they were going to be out in a bit, but Jerm's odd anyway,so I headed that way. He gets out with a little camera and begans blathering while I am very puzzled indeed. Then a small car tools up next to me, and my first thought is "A whole parking lot and this idiot parks 6 inches from my door". Then my cranky butt looks over and---in the car is Burrito, sunlight and my handsome namesake of a nephew! Absolutely left me without words. :lol:

Needless to say, I got to spend some amazing quality time with some people I love. IT was awesome,and I've done told young Bobby that when he grows up and has that first date, Uncle Roscoe will hook him up with a cool car for that first impression- maybe a Corvette or the like for that one date. :freaky:

 :sadbounce:  :'(

It just ain't fair! He hasn't got to meet his favorite uncle yet!  :hypocrite:  :hypocrite:  :hypocrite:  :hypocrite:

 :laughhard:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on June 16, 2018, 12:31:11 PM
Quote from: taco_harvell on June 16, 2018, 07:52:39 AM
Quote from: Roscoe on June 16, 2018, 04:39:52 AMSorry dogs.
So, we all know that this is Car-Mecca this week....the holy week for all automotive lovers in this area to descend upon my area for the annual swap meet. For the last seven years or so, Mini has found himself here, usually with chellbelle and kiddos, and we just have a generally great time.
This year, since Jerm has not met Bro Lawrence,our new associate pastor, we decided to host a cook out and have the Lawrence's over to meet the Porters, and even got Bro Papa to wander over with Sis Wilson.

So,Jerm and fam set off to run to Conway while I head to the local butcher shop to buy 10 lbs of fresh ground burger- no telling how much of a cow we can eat.
Jerm calls and asks me to meet him at Walmart to "get something and take it to your house." I thought it odd, since they were going to be out in a bit, but Jerm's odd anyway,so I headed that way. He gets out with a little camera and begans blathering while I am very puzzled indeed. Then a small car tools up next to me, and my first thought is "A whole parking lot and this idiot parks 6 inches from my door". Then my cranky butt looks over and---in the car is Burrito, sunlight and my handsome namesake of a nephew! Absolutely left me without words. :lol:

Needless to say, I got to spend some amazing quality time with some people I love. IT was awesome,and I've done told young Bobby that when he grows up and has that first date, Uncle Roscoe will hook him up with a cool car for that first impression- maybe a Corvette or the like for that one date. :freaky:

 :sadbounce:  :'(

It just ain't fair! He hasn't got to meet his favorite uncle yet!  :hypocrite:  :hypocrite:  :hypocrite:  :hypocrite:

 :laughhard:



Ok Taco, that made me laugh.  Me and Roscoe have been carrying on and you come on here and top us....
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on June 18, 2018, 02:36:30 AM
Currently fighting with my computer. :mad: Stupid thing. Apparently a driver went nuts, the laptop keyboard and touchpad won't work. I've done everything I know of, updating drivers, deleting and re-installing drivers, even restored it, wiping off a bunch of my needed apps, INCLUDING my beloved Microsoft Money program, which knocked out the years' worth of tables and pie charts I use to make my budget and points to Lou. Totally bit happy. It still is jacked up, and it couldn't do that when I had TWO IT guys at my house, it waited until they were gone. :pound:
I guess I should be happy that it's still functional with a USB keyboard and a USB mouse.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on June 18, 2018, 09:37:26 AM
Uh... I've never heard of that happening in all my nerdy days.

Is the cable connecting keyboard/mouse to the motherboard still firmly attached?
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on June 18, 2018, 01:01:01 PM
In the words of an ancient uncle who lived in a cave and communicated mainly by grunts and banging stones together...

Ugh.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on June 18, 2018, 01:41:18 PM
Quote from: Lynx on June 18, 2018, 09:37:26 AMUh... I've never heard of that happening in all my nerdy days.

Is the cable connecting keyboard/mouse to the motherboard still firmly attached?

Yes. It was working fine, then it didn't work at all, then it half worked.
Quote from: mini on June 18, 2018, 01:01:01 PMIn the words of an ancient uncle who lived in a cave and communicated mainly by grunts and banging stones together...

Ugh.

:stupid:

Back at work. Correcting issues that occurred while I was off work..
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on June 18, 2018, 02:25:57 PM
That's always fun. :roll:
Quote from: Roscoe on June 18, 2018, 01:41:18 PMBack at work. Correcting issues that occurred while I was off work..
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on June 18, 2018, 02:33:29 PM
A couple of pictures from this weekend.  Gracie heard there was a need for a junkyard dog and decided to try out for the job...

(https://image.ibb.co/dBuPxy/20180615_141809_640x480.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/jLRhjd/20180615_141817_640x480.jpg)
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on June 18, 2018, 08:27:52 PM
Where is everyone at?!?
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: MsJennJenn on June 18, 2018, 10:02:52 PM
I'm sickly. Mild bronchitis, severe kidney infection. Preeetty sure I passed a stone this morning too.  :smirk2:

Been a rough day.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on June 19, 2018, 01:51:17 AM
I'm here. Nothing new in my life to report, so I didn't report it.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on June 19, 2018, 01:53:41 AM
Here. Kinda. Experimented with some paint on the Scotty tonight and ate a delicious dinner cooked by Lou.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on June 19, 2018, 01:31:02 PM
I've been forced to conclude that I am not a morning person. Bah.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on June 19, 2018, 01:58:56 PM
:stupid:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Nelle on June 19, 2018, 03:03:20 PM
I think I'm going to Arkansas this weekend to visit my parents & my brother/sis-in-law. I've probably already mentioned that possibility tho. I don't like traveling without Jeremy, but he has to work, so it's go by myself or stay in Illinois and not see anyone.

I've been reading like a madwoman. I even brought my book with me to work today so that I could finish the last few pages of my book at lunch.

Speaking of lunch, I'm hungry now for it. I'm eating leftovers from last night's bbq restaurant. They make THE best chili, but I also have most of my sandwich left as well, so I'm going to have to figure out which one I want to eat more, haha. Decisions, decisions..

Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: MsJennJenn on June 19, 2018, 03:05:28 PM
I'm most def. not a morning person. I will bite your head off. It's true. Ask my boss.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on June 19, 2018, 08:27:46 PM
*walks to the center of the room*

*taps mic*

*clears throat*

 :sing:

on top of SPAGEEEETTTTIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

ALL COVERED WITH CHEESEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

*bows*

*walks out of room*
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on June 20, 2018, 12:25:29 AM
What in the blue blazes was that bellering about????
Ironically enough, I read that while eating- spaghetti. Fortunately,` Cheese is NOT covering it` as he is assumed to be herding birds and cows several hours north of here..

Today was achingly long. And I need to get something together for tomorrow night. And my hopes to work on the camper this weekend have been dashed, as we are going to be working on the church roof.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: taco_harvell on June 20, 2018, 04:23:20 AM
Quote from: Roscoe on June 18, 2018, 02:36:30 AMCurrently fighting with my computer. :mad: Stupid thing. Apparently a driver went nuts, the laptop keyboard and touchpad won't work. I've done everything I know of, updating drivers, deleting and re-installing drivers, even restored it, wiping off a bunch of my needed apps, INCLUDING my beloved Microsoft Money program, which knocked out the years' worth of tables and pie charts I use to make my budget and points to Lou. Totally bit happy. It still is jacked up, and it couldn't do that when I had TWO IT guys at my house, it waited until they were gone. :pound:
I guess I should be happy that it's still functional with a USB keyboard and a USB mouse.
Sounds like liquid got in there seen it many times. If it wasn't liquid either the cord is loose or part of the motherboard is likely damaged. Get the USB Logitech Keyboard and Mouse and plug on till you kill another computer. lol
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: taco_harvell on June 20, 2018, 04:29:25 AM
Quote from: mini on June 18, 2018, 02:33:29 PMA couple of pictures from this weekend.  Gracie heard there was a need for a junkyard dog and decided to try out for the job...

(https://image.ibb.co/dBuPxy/20180615_141809_640x480.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/jLRhjd/20180615_141817_640x480.jpg)
Roscoe sure needs a shave and a haircut. Never thought I'd say that last part to him of all people, but Roscoe you look ruff in these pics.  :hypocrite:  :hypocrite:  :hypocrite:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: taco_harvell on June 20, 2018, 04:32:17 AM
Quote from: mini on June 19, 2018, 08:27:46 PM*walks to the center of the room*

*taps mic*

*clears throat*

 :sing:

on top of SPAGEEEETTTTIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

ALL COVERED WITH CHEESEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

*bows*

*walks out of room*
Encore...Encore...
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: taco_harvell on June 20, 2018, 06:20:24 AM
Quote from: mini on June 16, 2018, 12:31:11 PM
Quote from: taco_harvell on June 16, 2018, 07:52:39 AM
Quote from: Roscoe on June 16, 2018, 04:39:52 AMSorry dogs.
So, we all know that this is Car-Mecca this week....the holy week for all automotive lovers in this area to descend upon my area for the annual swap meet. For the last seven years or so, Mini has found himself here, usually with chellbelle and kiddos, and we just have a generally great time.
This year, since Jerm has not met Bro Lawrence,our new associate pastor, we decided to host a cook out and have the Lawrence's over to meet the Porters, and even got Bro Papa to wander over with Sis Wilson.

So,Jerm and fam set off to run to Conway while I head to the local butcher shop to buy 10 lbs of fresh ground burger- no telling how much of a cow we can eat.
Jerm calls and asks me to meet him at Walmart to "get something and take it to your house." I thought it odd, since they were going to be out in a bit, but Jerm's odd anyway,so I headed that way. He gets out with a little camera and begans blathering while I am very puzzled indeed. Then a small car tools up next to me, and my first thought is "A whole parking lot and this idiot parks 6 inches from my door". Then my cranky butt looks over and---in the car is Burrito, sunlight and my handsome namesake of a nephew! Absolutely left me without words. :lol:

Needless to say, I got to spend some amazing quality time with some people I love. IT was awesome,and I've done told young Bobby that when he grows up and has that first date, Uncle Roscoe will hook him up with a cool car for that first impression- maybe a Corvette or the like for that one date. :freaky:

 :sadbounce:  :'(

It just ain't fair! He hasn't got to meet his favorite uncle yet!  :hypocrite:  :hypocrite:  :hypocrite:  :hypocrite:

 :laughhard:



Ok Taco, that made me laugh.  Me and Roscoe have been carrying on and you come on here and top us....
I just speak truth into your lives! :)
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on June 20, 2018, 12:40:47 PM
:hi: Lord. My back went out on me. And it didn't invite me to go with it. Flares up about once a year...I am walking like an 80 year old man. And I'm supposed to teach tonight, which means I have about a nanosecond to have something to teach after work.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on June 20, 2018, 04:02:52 PM
Should be preparing all the time.... :ugly:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on June 20, 2018, 04:04:36 PM
Quote from: taco_harvell on June 20, 2018, 04:29:25 AM
Quote from: mini on June 18, 2018, 02:33:29 PMA couple of pictures from this weekend.  Gracie heard there was a need for a junkyard dog and decided to try out for the job...

(https://image.ibb.co/dBuPxy/20180615_141809_640x480.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/jLRhjd/20180615_141817_640x480.jpg)
Roscoe sure needs a shave and a haircut. Never thought I'd say that last part to him of all people, but Roscoe you look ruff in these pics.  :hypocrite:  :hypocrite:  :hypocrite:

:spitlaugh:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: taco_harvell on June 20, 2018, 04:57:28 PM
Quote from: Roscoe on June 20, 2018, 12:40:47 PM:hi: Lord. My back went out on me. And it didn't invite me to go with it. Flares up about once a year...I am walking like an 80 year old man. And I'm supposed to teach tonight, which means I have about a nanosecond to have something to teach after work.
In season and out!
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on June 20, 2018, 10:44:59 PM
And...the day is over. The bible study is complete. I'm am in pain, but will make it. And I am repenting over my bad attitude I've had to tamp down all day..fixing to go to church, pray and teach.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on June 21, 2018, 12:05:58 AM
I got to see baby Bobby today. :bigcheese:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: sunlight on June 21, 2018, 02:50:42 AM
Quote from: Roscoe on June 20, 2018, 10:44:59 PMAnd...the day is over. The bible study is complete. I'm am in pain, but will make it. And I am repenting over my bad attitude I've had to tamp down all day..fixing to go to church, pray and teach.

What did you preach about?
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: sunlight on June 21, 2018, 02:53:03 AM
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on June 21, 2018, 12:05:58 AMI got to see baby Bobby today. :bigcheese:

I got to see mom today! :hyper:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on June 21, 2018, 04:00:27 AM
Quote from: sunlight on June 21, 2018, 02:50:42 AM
Quote from: Roscoe on June 20, 2018, 10:44:59 PMAnd...the day is over. The bible study is complete. I'm am in pain, but will make it. And I am repenting over my bad attitude I've had to tamp down all day..fixing to go to church, pray and teach.

What did you preach about?
Just broke down the first 15 verses of Romans the 8th chapter, verse by verse "There is no  condemnation..". More of a bible study than preaching. That chapter has really spoke to me lately. Went through some definitions and expounded a bit on it.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: taco_harvell on June 21, 2018, 05:33:14 AM
I've been really working toward improving my credit. I'm facing a dilemma in this though; one thing it says is good is my oldest credit account was opened 26 years ago. One of the things showing up against me is the oldest account went to collections or was a bankruptcy or judgment. They can't give me any facts except the account is 26 years old went to collections or court and wasn't paid.

I was only 14!

I don't even remember knowing or caring about credit at 14 because it was something I heard about on TV for cars and credit card commercials. When I was 14-15 my parents filed for bankruptcy. The first credit report I sent for when I was around 22 listed my dad who has the same middle and last name and the exact same initials as me as my ''alias''. It took 8 years of fighting to get his name off my report as an ''alias''.

It appears this might be my parent's bankruptcy. At this point, though I honestly don't know if that's what it is and if I fight to remove the oldest account even though it's a blemish could drastically lower my credit. I have no clue as to what needs to be done and how there are blemishes against me before I opened my first credit account at 20.

Anyone know how this stuff really works?  :smirk2:

I miss kindergarten!
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on June 21, 2018, 01:04:43 PM
Write a letter to the three credit bureaus contesting the account, and if necessary, tell them you can send a copy of your birth certificate showing that you were a minor at the time said account was open and unable to enter into a civil contract legally. The creditor has to respond in thirty days or it will be removed from your credit report. Go to annualcreditreport.com and get your credit reports. Each company has procedures to dispute an account, and each company website should have a way to do so for you, but basically, you file a dispute.

Speaking of which- I've worked on my credit as well. Never had a late payment or missed payment, my score is good, but debt to income ratio keeps it a bit lower than I'd like. Never could figure out why until this morning when I pulled one of my annual reports I was due to pull. A couple years ago, my mortgage company sold my account. No big deal- but one of the factors they look at is how much you owe vs how much you borrowed. So, my $85k mortgage that I've paid $25k on, instead of showing $85k shows a borrowed amount of $72k, which was the balance when they sold my mortgage.. Which makes it look like my paid amount to borrowed amount much less. Fat crooks. This is hampering my debt score. LOL (Dave Ramsey claims that a credit score is just a debt score showing that you are stupid enough to use credit)

Morning, all. Back is still hurting, although thanks to ibuprofen it is bearable. I'm worried- I need to be 100% for Saturday. We are supposed to be putting a metal roof on the church, we don't have a lot of help, and in my present state, I can't carry a ladder, much less climb one.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Nelle on June 21, 2018, 01:23:17 PM
We have to replace our roof, per our insurance, or we will be dropped at renewal time. Scrambling to get quotes and to figure out how to pay for a new roof before 8/15! Ugh.. I hate insurance sometimes, haha.


In other news, I get to see my parents tomorrow night!
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: MsJennJenn on June 21, 2018, 02:38:27 PM
I'm just here. With ailments. And my heating pad.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on June 21, 2018, 03:17:47 PM
I'm here too. Just checking in.  :hi:
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: MsJennJenn on June 21, 2018, 08:08:51 PM
Had another kidney stone today. Sigh. I caught this one though! For the urologist.

It's been a rough week.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on June 21, 2018, 08:11:55 PM
I hope you all get to feeling better soon.

Roscoe's ailments are probably just meanness though...
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: taco_harvell on June 21, 2018, 08:14:42 PM
Quote from: Roscoe on June 21, 2018, 01:04:43 PMWrite a letter to the three credit bureaus contesting the account, and if necessary, tell them you can send a copy of your birth certificate showing that you were a minor at the time said account was open and unable to enter into a civil contract legally. The creditor has to respond in thirty days or it will be removed from your credit report. Go to annualcreditreport.com and get your credit reports. Each company has procedures to dispute an account, and each company website should have a way to do so for you, but basically, you file a dispute.

Speaking of which- I've worked on my credit as well. Never had a late payment or missed payment, my score is good, but debt to income ratio keeps it a bit lower than I'd like. Never could figure out why until this morning when I pulled one of my annual reports I was due to pull. A couple years ago, my mortgage company sold my account. No big deal- but one of the factors they look at is how much you owe vs how much you borrowed. So, my $85k mortgage that I've paid $25k on, instead of showing $85k shows a borrowed amount of $72k, which was the balance when they sold my mortgage.. Which makes it look like my paid amount to borrowed amount much less. Fat crooks. This is hampering my debt score. LOL (Dave Ramsey claims that a credit score is just a debt score showing that you are stupid enough to use credit)

Morning, all. Back is still hurting, although thanks to ibuprofen it is bearable. I'm worried- I need to be 100% for Saturday. We are supposed to be putting a metal roof on the church, we don't have a lot of help, and in my present state, I can't carry a ladder, much less climb one.

Oh me and TransUnion may end up in court after today. The story is too long for me to type while in pain, but they had some of my dad's debt and debt from a man named Joe Harrell who lives 5.2 miles from where my dad moved who we don't even know on my credit report listed as my ''aliases''.

  :offtopic:
Praise GOD with me and pray! Oral surgery just called and they had a cancelation and I can see the dentist Monday at 11. Pray he takes these three teeth out on Monday and doesn't make a huge deal out of it. Like the other guy. Also, pray for financing for the procedure!!!
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: sunlight on June 21, 2018, 09:26:39 PM
Quote from: taco_harvell on June 21, 2018, 05:33:14 AMI've been really working toward improving my credit. I'm facing a dilemma in this though; one thing it says is good is my oldest credit account was opened 26 years ago. One of the things showing up against me is the oldest account went to collections or was a bankruptcy or judgment. They can't give me any facts except the account is 26 years old went to collections or court and wasn't paid.

I was only 14!

I don't even remember knowing or caring about credit at 14 because it was something I heard about on TV for cars and credit card commercials. When I was 14-15 my parents filed for bankruptcy. The first credit report I sent for when I was around 22 listed my dad who has the same middle and last name and the exact same initials as me as my ''alias''. It took 8 years of fighting to get his name off my report as an ''alias''.

It appears this might be my parent's bankruptcy. At this point, though I honestly don't know if that's what it is and if I fight to remove the oldest account even though it's a blemish could drastically lower my credit. I have no clue as to what needs to be done and how there are blemishes against me before I opened my first credit account at 20.

Anyone know how this stuff really works?  :smirk2:

I miss kindergarten!

If your real oldest acct has been standing since you were 20- the points you would lose for canceling the oldest acct would be less than the points you should gain getting it straightened out. It's like less than a 10 point difference if your oldest one for real is that old.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: MsJennJenn on June 21, 2018, 10:03:27 PM
Credit scores are so janky. You need a high one to be good. But in cases like Taco's his got messed up without his own doing!
I didn't even know people could be aliases under you like that.

But I do agree with Chel - I wouldn't cancel your oldest account. That works in your favor.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on June 22, 2018, 01:03:01 PM
:hi: Morning, all. Back at work. Had to road trip yesterday, down to South Arkansas. Found a hole in the wall restaurant that was yummy. Gonna do a few home visit today, I think.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: mini on June 22, 2018, 04:18:32 PM
I have about 6 to 8 hours of driving ahead of me today.  Should be back home after midnight some time...
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Heather on June 23, 2018, 11:31:47 PM
I've had 3 friends pass away this past week. Pastor Jay Curry had a heart attack last week and they finally took him off life support on Sunday. My friend Mitzi went missing on Tuesday. Her boyfriend murdered her and dumped her body. They found her yesterday. My friend/school mate Matt was diagnosed with a super rare form of cancer a few weeks ago and immediately taken to Vanderbilt. He passed away yesterday. It's been a super rough week for my heart.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on June 24, 2018, 02:33:28 AM
That's awful, Heather. :(
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: taco_harvell on June 24, 2018, 03:04:28 AM
Quote from: Heather on June 23, 2018, 11:31:47 PMI've had 3 friends pass away this past week. Pastor Jay Curry had a heart attack last week and they finally took him off life support on Sunday. My friend Mitzi went missing on Tuesday. Her boyfriend murdered her and dumped her body. They found her yesterday. My friend/school mate Matt was diagnosed with a super rare form of cancer a few weeks ago and immediately taken to Vanderbilt. He passed away yesterday. It's been a super rough week for my heart.
Extremely sorry for your loses! Praying!
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on June 24, 2018, 03:06:40 AM
Ouch, ouch and ouch! Especially the second one. Why would he DO that?
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Lynx on June 24, 2018, 03:09:44 AM
In local news...

[kvetch] Today has been a (BEEP) of a day. On the way to w*rk my bike's back tire had a slow leak. Hmm, I thought the Slime self-sealant goop I put in there was supposed to fix that. Oh well, I have a spare inner tube and a mini-pump. I pumped up the tire about every three miles and developed a fairly low opinion of Slime tire sealant.

After my job was over for the day I changed the inner tube. While cleaning out the leaked Slime from the inside of the tire I found not one, not two but THREE staples! Hmm, maybe that Slime stuff has been working better than I thought if the inner tube only just now developed a leak that wouldn't completely plug.

So I put the new inner tube in. Michelin, should be great, right? Michelin car tires are top-of-the-line. Unfortunately Michelin bike inner tubes are apparently bottom-of-the-barrel. I did not over-inflate the tire but seven miles into the trip home it developed a bulge in one spot. Another mile and the tire went flat. Really? First trip out on a new inner tube and it popped? On a Michelin inner tube even?

I stashed the bike in the tall grass off the road where nobody would see it and started walking home. I got about a mile and a half of the remaining six miles walked when a friend of my uncle saw me and gave me a ride home. Good thing too, as it began raining heavily a few minutes later. I got home, got my minivan and went back for my bike. Then I made a beeline for Wal-Mart to get some replacement inner tubes that are not Michelin.

Know what? Wal-Mart does not sell inner tubes for THEIR OWN BICYCLES! I searched diligently and thoroughly. Not one single inner tube would fit my 700c by 38c tire. I even looked for the same thing in inches, which would be 27 inch.

So I'm grounded, or at least stuck to driving my automobile instead of getting good exercise on my bike, until amazon can ship me some replacement inner tubes.

And now I'm done complaining. [/kvetch]
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Post by: Roscoe on June 24, 2018, 03:24:53 AM
Quote from: Heather on June 23, 2018, 11:31:47 PMI've had 3 friends pass away this past week. Pastor Jay Curry had a heart attack last week and they finally took him off life support on Sunday. My friend Mitzi went missing on Tuesday. Her boyfriend murdered her and dumped her body. They found her yesterday. My friend/school mate Matt was diagnosed with a super rare form of cancer a few weeks ago and immediately taken to Vanderbilt. He passed away yesterday. It's been a super rough week for my heart.
Oh man.Super  rough. I'm sorry.

In sharing, It rained out church work day. Since the Scotty was under the pole barn, I worked on it. Mcgyvver'd a cool a/c vent system that allows me to set the cheap window unit I had on a crate behind the camper, and duct the cool air into the Scotty. Works great and can be neatly stowed within 10 minutes with no ugly unit hanging out the side.
I also fixed the rot on the back wall and painted 90 % of the camper. Not a bit of wind in sight until the paint was laid, then it came up and blew trash into my paint. Oh well, I was aiming for a 20 footer, and that's about what it is.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: taco_harvell on June 24, 2018, 04:42:21 AM
Elona has been in tears most of the day in pain in her left back/hip and going down the leg.

Sha was supposed to do a B-day party clown gig tonight mainly because we needed some money.

She had to cancel. I've begged her to go to the ER or Urgent Care and she's refusing because of finances. Argh!

Please pray for her!
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Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on June 24, 2018, 05:55:31 PM
I'm sorry Elona is hurting. Does she think it's sciatic nerve induced?
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Post by: Heather on June 25, 2018, 12:07:42 AM
Storm blowing in. My dog is completely freaked out.

I've only left my house to walk her, twice, and to take out the trash. Thank you all for the prayers.
Title: Re: Now's the Time for Sharing 509
Post by: Roscoe on June 25, 2018, 12:55:46 PM
:bustamove: * In loving memory of my Meghan Trainor impersonating, dancing bear of a friend, the gentleman of times past- Newsman.