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[likes2watchU]

Busy day, too far back to catch up on the fastest moving thread in the history of Lit.

Definitely a swift mover! Glad you got your walk in today - even with the chilly weather

 

[Greylag]

Sounds like you need some lessons in how to Christmas! I'm an expert!

@Lilianna23 oh you are in a different class but no lessons please

 

[subdudeme13]

We had a rooster when i was a kid who chased us... there is currently a rooster next door named kevin who is a straight up asshole.... he has been busted in the head with a bucket and kicked multiple times .. he is currently in solitary confinement serving life for 1st degree assholeness

Sounds like time for some chicken soup. Would probably taste extra good!

 

[Wonderer67]

Meeting scorecard.

8-9 finished in 36 mins. Win
9-930 needed in 22 mins Win
930-10 needed 15 mins Win
10-11 needed all time but was a productive meeting. Moral win?
11-12 went 13 mins over and I was not even needed on the fucking meeting Loss

My 3-345 meeting was moved to January. Win.

This leaves me with a couple of additional and hopefully short meetings.

So 4-1-1 for the day so far.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

Was the 61 Impala a stick with no power steering? I learned on one that had “ 3 on the tree” stick shift. It was not easy but I was desperate for freedom and learned!

All of my anvils have three-on-the-tree. Some have overdrive. You don't slam/power-shift a three-tree because the linkage is long and it is possible to tangle it up and make a royal mess. It's not too hard to fix, they tell me. I have yet to fuck that one up.


Yet . . . .

 

[HumpDayHoratio]

OK so this just happened…

Writing out the Christmas cards and putting people (mostly family) on the naughty and nice list (who gets a card this year or not) and we get a call from the DiL…wants to know if we’re cooking the Roast Beast for Christmas supper.

It seems his Highness (our oldest) wants his mother to make a Roast with figs and cloves, and pears and very Christamssy dish. SWMBO is waffling and trying to hit the easy button when I pipe up and say, why don’t we spilt the baby and all do different things for this? Both gals are sorta kinda trying to get outta of this when I add…”Momma used to do it ALL…”

Nothing like shaming your spouse by comparing her to your mother…

Well, the roast is going to be cooked. Stay tuned for other marriage tips for the holidays. .

 

[B2fromA2looking4U]

And here I thought any day was a good day for a long nap

No no no unless you are up at 1, 2,3 am etc.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

He already has all the ideas
He doesnt need additional ones

He'll think up moar.


Shhh, don't tell.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

Paving one’s own way thru life is priceless.

Forge your own path!

(I say that like I didn’t take quite a bit of my parents advice, or got stuck with some of their psychoses)

Their psychoses? Yeah, kinda.


Their path? Only a bit, and then I veered and never looked back.


The secret: I realized that Life isn't all about me, and they never did.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

Buttfruit!

If you’ve ever had chickens and collect your own eggs, you know!

I wish that were original, but I stole it.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

My mom took heres in a late 40 early 50 something packard....
The test was to go up this super steep hill.without stalling the car.... she was the only one in the group that could do it. She had been driving allis chalmer tractors since she was 8.... and the grain truck for just as long. the rest of the kids were city kids that had no idea

Those things accumulate at Wat's house.


They climb hills because those engines make bottom end torque almost like steam engines.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

Heading in to negotiations!

Take their testicles, roots and all!!!

 

[Wat_Tyler]

Meeting scorecard.

8-9 finished in 36 mins. Win
9-930 needed in 22 mins Win
930-10 needed 15 mins Win
10-11 needed all time but was a productive meeting. Moral win?
11-12 went 13 mins over and I was not even needed on the fucking meeting Loss

My 3-345 meeting was moved to January. Win.

This leaves me with a couple of additional and hopefully short meetings.

So 4-1-1 for the day so far.

You still missed the playoffs.

 

[MuffandNonsense]

What is padel?

Imagine a smaller tennis court with glass back walls and the glass also extending four metres down the side, where it joins a wire fence along the rest of the side walls either side of the doors.
You can hit the ball off the glass if you need to, but not off the fence.
Padel is massively popular in Spain. This is a big tournament in the middle of Valladolid city square, with the court surrounded by thousands of fans.
We had the big wave of pickleball over the last five years; now padel is booming all over the world.
Type "crazy padel rallies" into YouTube and you'll see what an amazing sport it is, with players running out of the court to hit the ball back in!

 

[MuffandNonsense]

Sort of a cross between tennis and squash. Tennis type court but enclosed so you can use the sides. Mostly played in doubles.

Good description.
I played tennis for years but loads of tennis players are migrating to the new padel clubs.

 

[MuffandNonsense]

Absolutely crazy padel rally:

 

[MuffandNonsense]

Wow, you’re really busy and stay very active!

Love it!

Thanks. After some nasty attacks of Covid, I'm getting my health back and feeling young again.
Not bad for 72.

 

[MuffandNonsense]

Yes, @likes2watchU

>>Trader Joe's makes a Ginger Turmeric tea. I don't add sweetener to my tea. And need to avoid citrus - it flares the arthritis in my joints.

I also have to be careful with my diet because of arthritis in both hands so I keep all citrus to a minimum. Grapefruit is a massive no-no.

 

[Wonderer67]

You still missed the playoffs.

 

[Missk_2022]

Busy day, too far back to catch up on the fastest moving thread in the history of Lit.

It was 18f this morning but I went for three! Only came up to 19f by the time I got to the park. Four of us die hards and two dog walkers. Had the place to myself practically!

Hope all had a wonderful weekend. Christmas cards today. Yes, I still do them. Stay warm amigos!

——Christmas MZ——

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Does shovelling and salting a long sidewalk a littke at a time because the cup was too small and i could only carry the 50 lb bag of salt from the garage to the porch one time count? And then walked all over walmart to help my mom get groceries count

 

[Missk_2022]

I had to do that for my mom in her last few years, too. Thankfully she didn't have sidewalks in her neighborhood, so unless she needed to go out somewhere, I had some wiggle room with the snow clearing.

Sorry all this falls on you, @Missk_2022

Thanks.... i just cant count on people

 

[Missk_2022]

Sounds like time for some chicken soup. Would probably taste extra good!

He went to freezer camp not long after we got him

 

[B2fromA2looking4U]

Does shovelling and salting a long sidewalk a littke at a time because the cup was too small and i could only carry the 50 lb bag of salt from the garage to the porch one time count? And then walked all over walmart to help my mom get groceries count

Yes it does

 

[Missk_2022]

OK so this just happened…

Writing out the Christmas cards and putting people (mostly family) on the naughty and nice list (who gets a card this year or not) and we get a call from the DiL…wants to know if we’re cooking the Roast Beast for Christmas supper.

It seems his Highness (our oldest) wants his mother to make a Roast with figs and cloves, and pears and very Christamssy dish. SWMBO is waffling and trying to hit the easy button when I pipe up and say, why don’t we spilt the baby and all do different things for this? Both gals are sorta kinda trying to get outta of this when I add…”Momma used to do it ALL…”

Nothing like shaming your spouse by comparing her to your mother…

Well, the roast is going to be cooked. Stay tuned for other marriage tips for the holidays. .

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Whem my nephew was a baby...he LOVED the geinch so i started calling meat roast beast and he would eat it

 

[subdudeme13]

He went to freezer camp not long after we got him

I am always amazed at how aggresive they get. I remember when one woke up my Old English Sheep Dog. He was snoozing on the drive way ant the rooster came clucking up beside the garage. The dog spun his wheels on the drive way and chase the rooster back to his owners house. He wanted some chicken. It was funny to watch.