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So yesterday, we had a new refrigerator delivered. They were supposed to deliver after 4:30. I called our landlord at 6:30, just to make sure that I had the right day. He said yes, and would call Lowe's to find out what was going on. In the meantime I had emptied the old fridge except for an ice tray and a carton of ice cream in the freezer. My wife gets home, tells me that she put the fresh lunchmeat, eggs and french onion dip in the fridge instead of the cooler. I tell her OK.

Well, landlord calls back, delivery truck is stuck in traffic and they don't deliver after 8...he made it sure that we got the fridge delivered, unfortunately, they didn't get to the house until 8:30.

Well, we do the whirlwind of moving old fridge out of its spot, cleaning the area it was, taking door off the hinges because new one is a little bit bigger....Well, guess who forgot about the lunchmeat, eggs, and dip that were in the old fridge. Yep, that would be me....remembered the ice tray and ice cream in the freezer, but nooooo, couldn't remember the other stuff in the refrigerator.

Eh, I pity the person who may find open that fridge in a few months

 
strykerpks said:
I haven't read a book in probably 15 years. But I have troubles falling asleep at night and usually end up watching ####ty TV until 1-2 am. So I figured I'd start reading to see if that helps, and it has a little bit.

Cos/Tre > Do you have any suggestions from what you sent me? I liked Stephen King when I was in my early teens but other than that I really only read what was required for classes. I just finished The DaVinci Code, which was a pretty easy read so something on that level would be nice. TIA
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My all-time favorites off the top of my head, incomplete and in no particular order

Anything by Elmore Leonard

Lonesome Dove

John D McDonald's Travis McGee series is kitschy fun

The first half dozen Carl Hiassen books are a hoot

Lawrence Block wrote a ton of good cop/PI/thief stuff

Anything by Phillip K. ****

Ken Kesey's Sometimes a great Notion & One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest

Robert Penn Warren's All the King's Men

Robert Parker's Spenser series is a guilty pleasure

 
So my nightmare travel continues (I know no one cares, but too bad).

I was going to drive my grandpas car, and his stuff, back across the country on Sat/Sun (AZ to Chicago). The attorney tells me that first we need to title the car in the name of the trust (for some reason he bought it in his name) then transfer to me. Basically, it's titled and insured in a dead mans name. Not exactly the scenario you want to drive across the country.

So I arrange storage for the car and his things. Met with the lawyer yesterday, signed some papers, got the rest of the estate stuff figured out. So waiting of death certs. No biggie, can do all that from home. Will have to come back to AZ to get his car in about a month, but whatever.

Bought a plane ticket to leave AZ at 1:30 pm. Grabbed the shuttle from Prescott (1.5 hrs north if Phoenix). Get to the airport, guess what? I'm with American! All flights cancelled. Computers down.

So I get on my phone and try to book with Southwest. Says there are a few seats on a 2 pm flight direct to Chicago (SWA flies into Midway, which is a butch to get to from where I live - I'm 30 mins from OHare but like 1 hour 15 mins to midway).

As I'm making the reservation on my phone, I get all the cc info done etc. Go to process request, and they are booked. I look around the terminal and like 20 people are doing the same thing.

So I take the shuttle to the SWA terminal. Go to the counter. All the direct to Chicago are booked. They can do a layover in SD but won't get to Chicago till midnight. I ask about Milwaukee. He's got a 6pm flight into MKE that leaves at 6pm (it's 11:30 am at this point) and gets in at 11:20 CDT. Ok, great. MKE is 50 mins and a much easier drive for my wife to get me than Midway.

Just got a text from SWA. Plane delayed 1.5 hours. Leaves at 7:30. Which means I will land, in the wrong state, at 1am.

F U C H

 
Officer Pete Malloy said:
St. Louis Bob said:
Yesterday was so surreal with this horrible Boston incident. As I posted here, I called my lawyer to set up an appointment to update our will. I then went to a tire place to get a screw removed and tire repaired. I was the only one in the waiting room and Fox News was on but I was checking out the stock market on my phone. They then cut in with the story. It was really an odd place to be watching something so awful.
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How's your tire?
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screwed

 
mr roboto said:
So my nightmare travel continues (I know no one cares, but too bad).I was going to drive my grandpas car, and his stuff, back across the country on Sat/Sun (AZ to Chicago). The attorney tells me that first we need to title the car in the name of the trust (for some reason he bought it in his name) then transfer to me. Basically, it's titled and insured in a dead mans name. Not exactly the scenario you want to drive across the country.So I arrange storage for the car and his things. Met with the lawyer yesterday, signed some papers, got the rest of the estate stuff figured out. So waiting of death certs. No biggie, can do all that from home. Will have to come back to AZ to get his car in about a month, but whatever.Bought a plane ticket to leave AZ at 1:30 pm. Grabbed the shuttle from Prescott (1.5 hrs north if Phoenix). Get to the airport, guess what? I'm with American! All flights cancelled. Computers down.So I get on my phone and try to book with Southwest. Says there are a few seats on a 2 pm flight direct to Chicago (SWA flies into Midway, which is a butch to get to from where I live - I'm 30 mins from OHare but like 1 hour 15 mins to midway).As I'm making the reservation on my phone, I get all the cc info done etc. Go to process request, and they are booked. I look around the terminal and like 20 people are doing the same thing.So I take the shuttle to the SWA terminal. Go to the counter. All the direct to Chicago are booked. They can do a layover in SD but won't get to Chicago till midnight. I ask about Milwaukee. He's got a 6pm flight into MKE that leaves at 6pm (it's 11:30 am at this point) and gets in at 11:20 CDT. Ok, great. MKE is 50 mins and a much easier drive for my wife to get me than Midway.Just got a text from SWA. Plane delayed 1.5 hours. Leaves at 7:30. Which means I will land, in the wrong state, at 1am.F U C H
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That sucks. GLGB

 
Just got done eating.

Me: Who wants to get in the shower first?

Dylan: NOT ME!

Cal: NOT ME!

Me: Come on Dylan, you replied not me first, it's opposite day.

Dylan: It's not opposite day!!

Me: Oh yeah it is.

Dylan: But we went to school today! If it was opposite day, we would have stayed home!

Me: It's only opposite day at home.

Dylan: (Walks away taking his clothes off muttering something about how it would be October if it was oppostie day)

Me: (Walk out of the bedroom to see Cal combing his mother's hair. :mellow: ) Cal, what are you doing son?

Cal: Making Mom as beautiful as possible.

Me: :wall:

Mrs. SLB: (Smiles at me)

Cal: I could make you better looking but sadly you don't have any hair.

 
You Jimtan parents can guess the ending to a story that just started with JR running into the room I was in and announcing that he didn't do anything and Yuke hurt himself.

 
St. Louis Bob said:
Just got done eating. Me: Who wants to get in the shower first? Dylan: NOT ME! Cal: NOT ME! Me: Come on Dylan, you replied not me first, it's opposite day. Dylan: It's not opposite day!! Me: Oh yeah it is. Dylan: But we went to school today! If it was opposite day, we would have stayed home! Me: It's only opposite day at home. Dylan: (Walks away taking his clothes off muttering something about how it would be October if it was oppostie day) Me: (Walk out of the bedroom to see Cal combing his mother's hair. :mellow: ) Cal, what are you doing son? Cal: Making Mom as beautiful as possible. Me: :wall: Mrs. SLB: (Smiles at me) Cal: I could make you better looking but sadly you don't have any hair.
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bentley said:
You Jimtan parents can guess the ending to a story that just started with JR running into the room I was in and announcing that he didn't do anything and Yuke hurt himself.
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Also :lmao:Funny parenting chat activated.ETA: run for the hills, Kizzy!
 
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Crazy Canuck said:
St. Louis Bob said:
Just got done eating. Me: Who wants to get in the shower first? Dylan: NOT ME! Cal: NOT ME! Me: Come on Dylan, you replied not me first, it's opposite day. Dylan: It's not opposite day!! Me: Oh yeah it is. Dylan: But we went to school today! If it was opposite day, we would have stayed home! Me: It's only opposite day at home. Dylan: (Walks away taking his clothes off muttering something about how it would be October if it was oppostie day) Me: (Walk out of the bedroom to see Cal combing his mother's hair. :mellow: ) Cal, what are you doing son? Cal: Making Mom as beautiful as possible. Me: :wall: Mrs. SLB: (Smiles at me) Cal: I could make you better looking but sadly you don't have any hair.
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:lmao:
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Bob's beauty, like his hair, is on the inside

 
cosjobs said:
Crazy Canuck said:
St. Louis Bob said:
Just got done eating. Me: Who wants to get in the shower first? Dylan: NOT ME! Cal: NOT ME! Me: Come on Dylan, you replied not me first, it's opposite day. Dylan: It's not opposite day!! Me: Oh yeah it is. Dylan: But we went to school today! If it was opposite day, we would have stayed home! Me: It's only opposite day at home. Dylan: (Walks away taking his clothes off muttering something about how it would be October if it was oppostie day) Me: (Walk out of the bedroom to see Cal combing his mother's hair. :mellow: ) Cal, what are you doing son? Cal: Making Mom as beautiful as possible. Me: :wall: Mrs. SLB: (Smiles at me) Cal: I could make you better looking but sadly you don't have any hair.
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:lmao:
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Bob's beauty, like his hair, is on the inside
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That's just something ugly people say

 
cosjobs said:
Crazy Canuck said:
St. Louis Bob said:
Just got done eating. Me: Who wants to get in the shower first? Dylan: NOT ME! Cal: NOT ME! Me: Come on Dylan, you replied not me first, it's opposite day. Dylan: It's not opposite day!! Me: Oh yeah it is. Dylan: But we went to school today! If it was opposite day, we would have stayed home! Me: It's only opposite day at home. Dylan: (Walks away taking his clothes off muttering something about how it would be October if it was oppostie day) Me: (Walk out of the bedroom to see Cal combing his mother's hair. :mellow: ) Cal, what are you doing son? Cal: Making Mom as beautiful as possible. Me: :wall: Mrs. SLB: (Smiles at me) Cal: I could make you better looking but sadly you don't have any hair.
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:lmao:
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Bob's beauty, like his hair, is on the inside
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Near his liver.
 
cosjobs said:
strykerpks said:
I haven't read a book in probably 15 years. But I have troubles falling asleep at night and usually end up watching ####ty TV until 1-2 am. So I figured I'd start reading to see if that helps, and it has a little bit.

Cos/Tre > Do you have any suggestions from what you sent me? I liked Stephen King when I was in my early teens but other than that I really only read what was required for classes. I just finished The DaVinci Code, which was a pretty easy read so something on that level would be nice. TIA
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My all-time favorites off the top of my head, incomplete and in no particular order

Anything by Elmore Leonard

Lonesome Dove

John D McDonald's Travis McGee series is kitschy fun

The first half dozen Carl Hiassen books are a hoot

Lawrence Block wrote a ton of good cop/PI/thief stuff

Anything by Phillip K. ****

Ken Kesey's Sometimes a great Notion & One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest

Robert Penn Warren's All the King's Men

Robert Parker's Spenser series is a guilty pleasure
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Love Hiassen and Leonard. Lite reading-Donald Westlake. Science fiction-Larry Niven/Jerry Pournelle. Michael

Connelly and Stephen Cannell for mystery/thrillers. Older Robert Ludlum is good. Sometimes when the authors

name gets bigger then the title on the cover it's time to move on. I did that with Stuart Woods and Clive Cussler.

 
So I subbed a couple classes for a work friend today. I get in about lunch time and I was a little tired so I stopped by St. Ronald of the Golden Arches and picked up a large diet coke. I'm running a little late and am greeting kids, haven't had time to look at lesson plans though she said it would be a movie. I stand in front of the classes drawing on the straw, look down...oh look we are watching "Super Size Me" today. Thankfully no one made the connection and I was able to tell my funny Morgan Spurlock story.

 
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I was looking at the Redbox new arrivals and foun this

Revelation Road

Josh McManus, a traveling salesman with a cloudy past, finds himself in a dusty West Texas town at the wrong time. An unfortunate series of events launch Josh into a war with an outlaw biker gang known as The Barbarians, led by a vicious man named Hawg. Then it happened... A flash in the sky, followed by a crippling series of earthquakes, sending the entire world into chaos. Some say it's the rapture but nothing will stop Josh from going home and confronting his worst fears. Will Josh look to God for strength as he fights a life threatening war that is both physical and spiritual?
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On the entire innernets, I found only one review

kthomasson683
A great movie!! I know people will read description/ theme of the movie and will think just another movie that's been done too many times.

This is not your regular movie like it, or at least I have seen. Pure Flix have done a new fresh look and type for movie. Great cast and acting. A must see!
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Yeah. When I read the synopsis ,my first thought was, "What, another traveling salesman, biker gang, Armageddon story? That's been done to death."

But I will be watching it tonight.


 
nightmare said:
cosjobs said:
strykerpks said:
I haven't read a book in probably 15 years. But I have troubles falling asleep at night and usually end up watching ####ty TV until 1-2 am. So I figured I'd start reading to see if that helps, and it has a little bit.

Cos/Tre > Do you have any suggestions from what you sent me? I liked Stephen King when I was in my early teens but other than that I really only read what was required for classes. I just finished The DaVinci Code, which was a pretty easy read so something on that level would be nice. TIA
Click to expand...
My all-time favorites off the top of my head, incomplete and in no particular order

Anything by Elmore Leonard

Lonesome Dove

John D McDonald's Travis McGee series is kitschy fun

The first half dozen Carl Hiassen books are a hoot

Lawrence Block wrote a ton of good cop/PI/thief stuff

Anything by Phillip K. ****

Ken Kesey's Sometimes a great Notion & One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest

Robert Penn Warren's All the King's Men

Robert Parker's Spenser series is a guilty pleasure
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Science fiction-Larry Niven/Jerry Pournelle.
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Big fan of these guys, both their sci-fi and some of their alternative histories

 
It's been a week(?) since the "Why is Grandma in a treasure chest" story, and I am still :lmao: over it at odd times. Why is that so damn funny to me? I even told someone at work the story today, though of course substituting "friend of mine" for "person I've never met on the internet". I think he still understood the import of the story.

I'm actually still :lmao: :cry: over it though.

 
Plorfu said:
Disco Stu said:
I'm not sure what's going on with teen girls and this Condom Challenge thing, but I'll go ahead and blame Homer anyway.
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My avatar is a chick with cigarettes shoved up her nose, and I still don't understand what I just watched.
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I watched this, then hit the youtube history button on the iPad and saw a ton of Littlest PetShop videos my 7year old daughter watched preceding this one. Yeah, she's gonna have to search for those again because that history is well, history. I'm not ready for that conversation yet.

 
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