Random Ramblings

Staybrite wrote:

alldatndensum wrote:

If he bites you, then bite him back.  That will stop him.

I can't bring myself to hurt the little guy.  If it was one of my children I would have swatted him on the rear.  Something different about being a grandparent, you just want the spoil the dickens out of them. 



(yes pun fully intended)

How about if he bites you, smack his parents

Through The Dark Radio wrote:

What wasn't scary? The van part, the trailer part or the seven canoes part?

The trailer with seven canoes part. I've driven a van many times before, so that wasn't a worry, but the rest was.

Through The Dark Radio wrote:

Staybrite wrote:

alldatndensum wrote:

If he bites you, then bite him back.  That will stop him.

I can't bring myself to hurt the little guy.  If it was one of my children I would have swatted him on the rear.  Something different about being a grandparent, you just want the spoil the dickens out of them. 



(yes pun fully intended)

How about if he bites you, smack his parents

Or you can bite them.

I've got the joy of trying to find an electrician.  We lost power in half of the house last night and now our stove still isn't working.  The central system is out as well even though I have checked those breakers.  I'm starting to think that we have a couple of bare wires somewhere that may have touched.  If we had a mouse in the house, that might do it.

I know enough about electricity to change a light switch, breaker, or light fixture; but I know nothing about the actual wiring.

I had to miss an inservice at school today to wait around for electricians who don't call you back.  I did get one to call me back and he thinks the problem is water in the drop lines from the pole to the meter.  He even called the local power company for me to get it checked.  If we're still having problems, then he will come out and see what is going on. 

While waiting, I did get to work on two guitar necks I've been wanting to do for a while but haven't had time.  I also finished weed eating my yard after I mowed yesterday.  We've had so much rain that the grass will probably need cutting again the first of the week.  Man, what happened to miserable hot, dry summers where I don't have to mow???  LOL

alldatndensum wrote:

 I also finished weed eating my yard after I mowed yesterday.  We've had so much rain that the grass will probably need cutting again the first of the week.  Man, what happened to miserable hot, dry summers where I don't have to mow???  LOL

I has been so dry here I haven't had to mow in two weeks!  I afraid we are going to dry up and blow away if it doesn't rain soon.

It doesn't matter if it rains here or not -- my wife demands a green lawn and we have a well pump on our yard. She waters the grass EVERY day so I have to cut it once a week, even when it is dry. What I like about it is it's free water and I don't have to worry about city water (although the house is hooked to city water). I also use it to wash the vehicles.

It has been a couple of years now, but by this time in July I used to only have to mow once or maybe twice during the month.  For several years, our summers were so hot and dry that my yard would be brown and dead during this time with just a few slotches of healthy grass that needed mowing.  I would more spot mow than anything.  The last two summers have been much cooler and wetter making my grass (or grass/weed combo) thrive.

Mike, I don't forsee myself ever watering the grass just to keep it green.  That just increases my work by making me have to mow more.  Not happening!

alldatndensum wrote:

I had to miss an inservice at school today to wait around for electricians who don't call you back.  I did get one to call me back and he thinks the problem is water in the drop lines from the pole to the meter.  He even called the local power company for me to get it checked.  If we're still having problems, then he will come out and see what is going on. 

While waiting, I did get to work on two guitar necks I've been wanting to do for a while but haven't had time.  I also finished weed eating my yard after I mowed yesterday.  We've had so much rain that the grass will probably need cutting again the first of the week.  Man, what happened to miserable hot, dry summers where I don't have to mow???  LOL

What does it taste like?

13 and 14 year olds are so awkward. I forget they're teenagers sometimes. 17 is pretty weird, too. I'm kinda squished between being a child and an adult and it's really weird.

I thought 17 was the perfect age.  Old enough to have a job but not old enough to pay taxes.  Old enough for responsibility but not old enough to be fully responsible.  If you do something stupid and somebody asks why, you just point at yourself and say, "Teenager."

That's true.

I tried replacing a back window on a Chevy Express van. It would be pretty easy, except for the stripped screws that I can't remove! Gah! Otherwise, it's very simple. I wanted to have it done tonight, but for various reasons, I couldn't finish.

Driven wrote:

I tried replacing a back window on a Chevy Express van. It would be pretty easy, except for the stripped screws that I can't remove! Gah! Otherwise, it's very simple. I wanted to have it done tonight, but for various reasons, I couldn't finish.

Sounds like it's time to drill and tap

Boy howdy, is this one weird mamma-jamma.

There is a certain band out there that is constantly name dropping Michael Sweet and Stryper just because they opened for them a couple of times (maybe a couple, maybe just 1x?) when they were in their state...


Gets a little annoying after a while, honestly...to the point where I won't even listen to them anymore because I am so sick of it.

Who hasn't opened for Stryper.  I opened for Stryper once and I'm not even a musician like the guys in Stryper.  Of course I was dreaming Stryper, but that shouldn't make any Stryper difference.

Nice, SB...nice


You probably know who I am talking about too

NoOneIsHere wrote:

Nice, SB...nice


You probably know who I am talking about too

Probably.

I've been doing a family tree over the past seven or eight years.  On Sunday my Aunt came down and brought me a photo of my great grandfather.  He died in his late twenties and we thought that no one had a picture of him, but thanks to her daughter they managed to find it in a box of old stuff they were about to throw out!

Fundy wrote:

I've been doing a family tree over the past seven or eight years.  On Sunday my Aunt came down and brought me a photo of my great grandfather.  He died in his late twenties and we thought that no one had a picture of him, but thanks to her daughter they managed to find it in a box of old stuff they were about to throw out!

Very cool, didn't he fight in the American Revolutionary War (on the British side obviously)? 
On a more serious side can you scan and post it?

He died when he was just 27.  Train accident I think...  Left a wife and two very young kids (both under 4...)

Very cool old photo, bummer to hear he left a family behind (especially at such a young age).  Does he look a little like you (or you like him)?

I'm afraid to do a family tree thing... since my family is full of depression and stuff.  My Mom's uncle was one of the first people to ever hijack an airplane.  Gee, so proud of my history

Guilty/Forgiven wrote:

I'm afraid to do a family tree thing... since my family is full of depression and stuff.  My Mom's uncle was one of the first people to ever hijack an airplane.  Gee, so proud of my history

I didn't know you were related to D.B. Cooper, that's interesting!



While FBI investigators have stated from the beginning that Cooper probably did not survive his risky jump,^[5] the agency maintains an active case file—which has grown to more than 60 volumes^[6]—and continues to solicit creative ideas and new leads from the public. "Maybe a hydrologist can use the latest technology to trace the $5,800 in ransom money found in 1980 to where Cooper landed upstream," suggested Special Agent Larry Carr, leader of the investigation team since 2006. "Or maybe someone just remembers that odd uncle."