Bent-Valve said:
I almost avoided asking but I can't,
a_florida_man, are you that florida man?
You know the one we hear about on the news all the time? Like "Florida man worried about vampires burns down his house, police say" or "Florida Man Tries to Pay for McDonald’s Order With Marijuana"? (actual news stories...)
They all are at some point. I think I qualify as florida man by now. I certainly look the part.
Going to watch a few American Flat Track races from last season and sip on some cheap whiskey. Probably be asleep by 11 and angry when I get woken up by the inevitable shiny happy people with fireworks at midnight until whenever they stop.
Happy new year everyone. Here's wishing you all the best for 2019!
Trying to distract our dog, and my mother-in-law's dog which we're dogsitting, who are both reacting to the fireworks which started three hours before the new year. Feeling a little bad about wishing the folks lighting them off crippling fireworks accidents, but not that bad. Apparently we still need more cautionary tales.
This is more or less the definition of every New Year, Cinco de Mayo, and Independence Day since I first had a housemate with a dog... The better part of twenty years now. Happy New Year. I wonder how many days it'll take them to run out this time.
I'm reading GRM and drinking a 7&7....
stroker said:I'm reading GRM and drinking a 7&7....
Same. GRM, netflix and wine.
got home and there were even more Maryland tagged cars taking up spots than during Sunday service. A few minutes later a neighboring house had a fireworks show that was pretty awesome and when it was over I could hear a bunch of people walking around outside. I know where I'll be next year outside but I still got a pretty good view from my new apartment. Sure enough all the cars are gone now. 
oh yeah some cold Buds.
Bent-Valve said:
I almost avoided asking but I can't,
a_florida_man, are you that florida man?
You know the one we hear about on the news all the time? Like "Florida man worried about vampires burns down his house, police say" or "Florida Man Tries to Pay for McDonald’s Order With Marijuana"? (actual news stories...)
That’s the joke.... I was going for the irony... lol
Also there was a saying years ago about UF grads, “A Florida Man Needs no introduction”
how about Florida couple....
a_florida_man -- I am glad you got the humor in that one.
I hope the night was calm, but I am afraid it wasn't.
As a commercial driver I see the accident scenes every day. This 5+ mile parking lot is from yesterday on my way back from TN. It was a truck accident.
This is why it is very bad to drive distracted. On the track is one thing, but on the street you should try something else. The Smith System.
400,000+ miles and safe so far and I credit the Smith System.
I had an exciting night of being passed out on the couch by 8:30 and in bed at 9:30. Currently fighting the flu and losing as far as I can tell. Happy new year y'all
In reply to Bent-Valve :
I have never witnessed as many collisions in my life as I had witnessed in one hour of driving down a straight section of road in Tennessee, on a clear-skied morning with dry roads.
Near as I can figure, there is a collective failure to give a berk about their surroundings that exists there.
Ended up having an awesome NYE...we watched "My Man Godfrey" (1936 movie) on the new TV/ Roku, then caught the ball drop on Times Square, toasted, stayed up for another hour talking, then decided to toast the New Year _Central_ time, so we did the whole countdown again, toasted, and went to bed a little after 1AM.
There was leftover venison from dinner on New Years morning, so we had scrambled eggs with venison chunks mixed in for breakfast...and mimosas.
Parted out an old rusty Amazon I'd been meaning to get to for awhile.
Had Brats and sauerkraut for dinner. 2019 is starting off great. 
We had a fun time NYE, but damn if something didn't jump on my back that night. By midnight I was feeling poorly, by morning I felt like I had been struck repeatedly by a bat. Slept off and on New Years day, while cleaning up from the oyster roast. Staying home today so I can cough up the chunks in my lungs in peace. The good news is the rest of the year almost has to be better than the first couple of days.
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