shoot the breeze A Rant Thread named Desire

[TBoneTX 46,426]

We have had a restful Saturday, not over yet man.

 

Awoke at usual time for going GS-ing, drag ourself from bed man.

Mrs. T-B. left early for a volunteer/networking experience, volunteer & network she man.

Observed front lawn in shadows and thought, "See, man -- maybe not too hot to mow, no man!"

Mowed front lawn in soupy steam, gambled and lost man.

Sweated like an illegitimate male child for an hour after finishing Many-minute job, not proportionate man.

 

After off-drying, sojourned to 2 GSs and Many (2x2x2-1) ESs, safari we man.

Report in separate thread, q.v. (when cat gets off lap and we can retrieve list) man.

Lunched with use of expiring-this-weeking coupon at Arby's an hour before noon, ingest we man.

 

Returned to casa at about half an hour till Many p.m., full midday man.

Napped-with-cat like an illegitimate male child for an hour, zzz we & miu man.

Blew out of casa to cleaners, closed earlier because of family emergency man.

 

Upon return, Mrs. T-B. was almost back, arrive soon she man.

Casa already filled with Ecu natives, Mama-Mrs.-T-B./local amiga/Mama-local-amiga they man.

Mrs. T-B. helped us load mower into T-B.-mobile trunk, take to r-casa man.

Told us to call her to come help reload mower into trunk, promise she man.

 

Mowed front/back r-casa lawns, sweat again we man.

Phoned Mrs. T-B. precisely Many (2x2x2x2-2) fruitless times, no answer she man.

Finally bugged neighbor to come help, congenial he man.

 

Returned to casa, ball of sweat we man.

Ecu chicas had left, leave they man.

Asked Mrs. T-B. why no answer or help; "I didn't hear it -- I was beezee," reply she man.

Unloaded mower and did our back yard, finished before dark man.

Managed to off-peel sweat-glued attire and shower, recover we man.

 

Warshered load of kitchen rags, another new record number man.

Took Mrs.-T-B.-mobile for gassing/warshing/errand at CVS, buy vitamins for Mama-Mrs.-T-B. she man.

Returned after missing late TV news, bummer man.

 

Unloaded CVS purchases, saved over half-off with store specials/use of coupons man.

Baked load of kitchen rags, how dry we are man.

Warshered week's bath linens, #2 load man.

Dishwarshered full load including most silverware from Friday's party, half a tub of silverware left man.

 

Played Fuzzy Ball with cat, enthusiastic miu man.

Host cat on lap, last nearly-an-hour man.

Must fold towels & de-dish the warsher, remaining man.

 

Oh -- and we have consumed Many (2+1) bottles of G2 today, drink we man.

Only one de-watering session all day after first mowing, must be dehydrated we man.

[TBoneTX 46,426]

Saturday ES/GS report, see man:

 

Only one of the two GSs yielded anything, but what a find, glee man:

-- pair slightly used deck-shoes for mow-lawning = $2, steal at any price man

 

From the ESs, see man:

-- RevereWare stew-pot; frying pan; Many (2+1) unopened Avon lotions; 2 warshcloths; dish towel 

     = $Many ($2x2x2+2), steal man

-- 2 Many-watt light bulbs; 2 Many-watt light bulbs; Many (2+2+2) nice warshcloths; scissors; 

     new-in-package Pepsodent toothpaste = $Many ($2+2+1), steal man

-- 2 thick dish-towels; large unused can Off!; butter spatula = $Many ($2+2+1), OK man

-- medium-sized crowbar; book for Mini-B. = $Many ($2+2+1), deal man

Total = $Many ($2x2x2x2 + 2x2x2 + 2+1)

[TBoneTX 46,426]

We just re-dished the warsher, uncommon but not-unheard-of man.

The RevereWare stew-pot made it worthwhile, why not warsher it man.

Silverware load (half of what remained) was VERY full, get it all done man.

We shall not stay up to de-dish this load, nearly Many a.m. already man.

[trudi 1,317]

Redneck has a man cold, he is reporting his symptoms loudly and regularly. Just in case he thought this would delay the bathroom renovation I went in with a big hammer and ripped it all out 😁

 

He did buy me a new car though so I guess he really is poorly 😂

 

 

[NikLR 13,232]

Fml... I dont want to be awake at 5am.. I've been laying here trying to sleep.  Everything in my house is noisy.  Dog is noisily kicking himself.  Cat is noisily kicking himself.  Husband is noisily sleeping.  Sigh..  fine ill just get up.  

[cdneh 3,112]

I hear you. Weather radio went off at about 0545, really woke me with a start. I didn't hear much going on outside, so thought I might just go back to sleep. No such luck. Across the three weather apps, sirens going, lights flashing, powers has been off and on. Dog is under the covers. Almost done with round 1.

I usually wear earplugs to sleep. Husband's O2 concentrator sounds like Darth Vader is in the same room with us.  No match for the weather radio, or the dog trying to burrow under the pillow I am sleeping on, because she hears thunder.

[cdneh 3,112]

39 minutes ago, trudi said:

Redneck has a man cold, he is reporting his symptoms loudly and regularly. Just in case he thought this would delay the bathroom renovation I went in with a big hammer and ripped it all out 😁

 

He did buy me a new car though so I guess he really is poorly 😂

 

 

Well done, you and your big hammer!

New car!!! Maybe you ought to see if he has a fever! 

[N-o-l-a 7,168]

Speaking of hammers, this is a story of a parking lot yesterday:

 

We are done shopping and I am sitting in the car feeding the baby.  This man walks up to the car diagonally and one down from us.  He opens the front two doors INTO the car and truck next to him.  He sits in the car and begins to fiddle with the steering wheel column.  He's pulling it this way and that way and every which way.  Then, he starts to play with the wiring underneath.  Ok, so it is a bad day to be having car troubles because it is 90 out, so he's obviously hot, sweating, and frustrated.  Well, next comes out a hammer!  He starts to hit the area underneath with it and begins prying off compartment covers.  I'm thinking he's just doing a really bad job hot wiring this car.  The plates look like they were pried off another car and put on this one.  The baby is still eating, so the Dane and I agree to avert our eyes, so hammer man doesn't come and kill us.  

 

Of course, who would come at that time but the owners of now dinged truck.  The owner of the truck un-wedges the car door from his, exchanges words with the driver of the car, but likely also decides that a angry man wielding a hammer might not be a good opponent.  So, he and his partner sit in the truck and then just stare at hammer man.  I personally think that is a risky proposition especially when the car passengers arrive.  The first is a lady with a bad red dye job, hair piled messily on top of her head.  She's waving her arms and looks like a bat out of hell.  She jumps into the front seat and starts yelling.  Behind her is a brawny looking fellow who is obviously engaged in some sort of argument with her.  He gets in the back seat  and they continue fighting.  It looks like at some point it starts to get physical and then the girl jumps into the back seat.  It is unclear at this juncture whether they are beating each other or having quite the passionate round of love making.  Truck occupants are still both staring, but he appears to be on the phone, maybe to the police.   The car is bouncing and jerking and hammer man is still using the hammer up front.  The baby is done, so we hightail it out of there, but I'm still immensely curious if they were just having a really bad day with the meth, or what.

Edited June 24, 2018 by N-o-l-a

[trudi 1,317]

1 hour ago, N-o-l-a said:

Speaking of hammers, this is a story of a parking lot yesterday:

 

We are done shopping and I am sitting in the car feeding the baby.  This man walks up to the car diagonally and one down from us.  He opens the front two doors INTO the car and truck next to him.  He sits in the car and begins to fiddle with the steering wheel column.  He's pulling it this way and that way and every which way.  Then, he starts to play with the wiring underneath.  Ok, so it is a bad day to be having car troubles because it is 90 out, so he's obviously hot, sweating, and frustrated.  Well, next comes out a hammer!  He starts to hit the area underneath with it and begins prying off compartment covers.  I'm thinking he's just doing a really bad job hot wiring this car.  The plates look like they were pried off another car and put on this one.  The baby is still eating, so the Dane and I agree to avert our eyes, so hammer man doesn't come and kill us.  

 

Of course, who would come at that time but the owners of now dinged truck.  The owner of the truck un-wedges the car door from his, exchanges words with the driver of the car, but likely also decides that a angry man wielding a hammer might not be a good opponent.  So, he and his partner sit in the truck and then just stare at hammer man.  I personally think that is a risky proposition especially when the car passengers arrive.  The first is a lady with a bad red dye job, hair piled messily on top of her head.  She's waving her arms and looks like a bat out of hell.  She jumps into the front seat and starts yelling.  Behind her is a brawny looking fellow who is obviously engaged in some sort of argument with her.  He gets in the back seat  and they continue fighting.  It looks like at some point it starts to get physical and then the girl jumps into the back seat.  It is unclear at this juncture whether they are beating each other or having quite the passionate round of love making.  Truck occupants are still both staring, but he appears to be on the phone, maybe to the police.   The car is bouncing and jerking and hammer man is still using the hammer up front.  The baby is done, so we hightail it out of there, but I'm still immensely curious if they were just having a really bad day with the meth, or what.

Wow just wow

[trudi 1,317]

I grumble enough about MIL but she's just brought me a slab of my favorite cheesecake 🤩

[cdneh 3,112]

10 minutes ago, trudi said:

I grumble enough about MIL but she's just brought me a slab of my favorite cheesecake 🤩

Sure she's not fattening you up for Thanksgiving?

[Russ&Caro 1,549]

La Colombiana scared the dog as team Colombia won their World Cup match with 3 goals. I think the dog was ready to crawl under a rock.

[SAT 9,609]

That was the longest Trophie post in the history of the rant thread...

 

And, they caught the Fook fugitive at the border. He was going to be an illegal in Canada. Fooks wanna live anywhere but China...

 

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2018/06/24/chopping-off-wife-arm-arrested/

[TBoneTX 46,426]

12 hours ago, trudi said:

Redneck has a man cold, he is reporting his symptoms loudly and regularly.

Red-blooded Redneck!  Red-blooded, RED-BLOODED Redneck!

5 hours ago, trudi said:

I grumble enough about MIL but she's just brought me a slab of my favorite cheesecake

Was it poisoned, huh T ma'am?

[TBoneTX 46,426]

12 hours ago, NikLR said:

I've been laying here trying to sleep.  Everything in my house is noisy.

One solution is to sleep on your side, see Niki-B. ma'am.  Put the hand of your lower arm across your exposed (upper) ear, blessed silence man.

Edited June 25, 2018 by TBoneTX