The rambling thread. No set topic. Just whatever comes to mind after reading the previous post.

Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote: Epic three coil steamer pending after 2nd cup of french roast. Details to follow.

i'm tired of these motherberkeleyin' snakes in this motherberkeleyin' bowl!

KyAllroad wrote: Soda talk got me thinking: I live on the sweet tea line. Just a bit north (Cincinnati) and they default to unsweetened (shudder). In Lexington they default to sweet tea but most places have the option for that hideous unsweetened swill. Go down to Knoxville though and you're likely to get run out town on a rail if you even suggest that tea should be anything less than hummingbird food.

to each their own … I live in the south (NC) and can't stand sweet tea … if I'm having iced tea it WILL be unsweetened

but then I also drink my hot tea unsweetened as I do my coffee … black, no sugar

AngryCorvair wrote:

Hungary Bill wrote: Forgot. ANYTIME you serve boilo to someone else you have to repeat the boilo mantra: "Cures coughs, colds, moles, sore holes, and pimples on the belly"

out of sequence by several pages, but my dad used to say something like that when i was a kid. i can't remember the whole thing, but it was something like: "cures moles, voles, sore shiny happy people, ______, _____, and pimples on the pecker." two blanks are words i don't remember. i also have no idea what a vole is. i think i was about 6 years old when i first heard this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vole

cliff notes: A vole is a small rodent resembling a mouse but with a stouter body, a shorter, hairy tail, a slightly rounder head, smaller ears and eyes, and differently formed molars (high-crowned and with angular cusps instead of low-crowned and with rounded cusps). There are approximately 155 species of voles. They are sometimes known as meadow mice or field mice in North America. Vole species form the subfamily Arvicolinae with the lemmings and the muskrats.

The_Jed wrote: In reply to Toyman01: Take pics!

I did. They will be forthcoming here.

Edit: They are up now.

Im watching how to train your dragon with my kid. I keep laughing when theu say berk. My daughter does not get it.

Went on a helicopter ride around old San juan last night. Wow that was cool- first ride ever.

In reply to alfadriver:

I rode one of those at a fair one time. All I could think about was the $1.79 cotter pin someone probably forgot to install. I just don't trust the machinery or the people who maintain it.

In reply to Dusterbd13:

I had the same problem.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_nut

AngryCorvair wrote:

Hungary Bill wrote: Forgot. ANYTIME you serve boilo to someone else you have to repeat the boilo mantra: "Cures coughs, colds, moles, sore holes, and pimples on the belly"

out of sequence by several pages, but my dad used to say something like that when i was a kid. i can't remember the whole thing, but it was something like: "cures moles, voles, sore shiny happy people, ______, _____, and pimples on the pecker." two blanks are words i don't remember. i also have no idea what a vole is. i think i was about 6 years old when i first heard this.

I remember my grandfather joking around about his "World famous Dr. Lee's Root Remedy" when my grandmother wasn't feeling well. "Good for coughs, colds, sore holes, kittens, and asthma"

Still cracks me up to this day.

Toyman01 wrote: In reply to alfadriver: I rode one of those at a fair one time. All I could think about was the $1.79 cotter pin someone probably forgot to install. I just don't trust the machinery or the people who maintain it.

if you think about it … there's the same concern when flying in a fixed wing aircraft … they just have better glider characteristics

Toyman01 wrote: In reply to alfadriver: I rode one of those at a fair one time. All I could think about was the $1.79 cotter pin someone probably forgot to install. I just don't trust the machinery or the people who maintain it.

You must learn to have faith in the safety wire.

wbjones wrote:

Toyman01 wrote: In reply to alfadriver: I rode one of those at a fair one time. All I could think about was the $1.79 cotter pin someone probably forgot to install. I just don't trust the machinery or the people who maintain it.

if you think about it … there's the same concern when flying in a fixed wing aircraft … they just have better glider characteristics

helicopters crash about 35 percent more often per hour in the air than your average aircraft.

I rest my case.

Rainy, cold, cloudy days, don't accomplish much around here. I have beat on the computer, played with the dogs, taken a nap, and that's about it. What a wasted day. I had plans to do all kinds of things, but the weather isn't conducive to being outside. At least the shop is heated.

It's 6:45. I got 9.5 hours of sleep last night. I really don't want to go to work today. I'm ready for Wednesday to get here. Looking forward to a long weekend.

Looked through your pics. Once again, looks like a nice little adventure.

I have to work Friday. That sucks.

Two more days of work then off for the rest of the year.

In reply to T.J.:

Depending on what next week looks like, I might take the rest of the year as well.

I caught every holiday this year. Ain't no rest for the wicked.

Psyched that I scored some Ronal Turbos off craigslist crazy cheap. Need to find some kitchen cabinets to finish out the garage on the list as well....

Woohoo my last week in the dealerships.

Monday morning and laying on the couch. SWMBO headed out to work and all the kids are asleep. I'm off until this time next week and it's a very pleasant feeling.

Aside to that, I earn 8 hours of annual leave per pay period (that's one full day off every two weeks for those playing along at home) but can only carry over 240 hours from one year to the next.

That means some of us save up a bit and take mandatory time off at the end of the year. I'll be at about 220 hours come January.

Plus all the holidays.....

Plus sick leave....

Looking forward to time off. Nearing 2500 hours end of year, that's enough.

I have to work today, tomorrow, and 2.5 days next week (M-W) before I have off for New Years. Jan 2 I'm handing in my notice. It is taking all my restraint not to call in sick tomorrow, but that would really be a crappy thing to do.