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I am not a trucker, LOL. Like ugly backpacks, there are just some things
here I dig in my heels at and flatout turn down. Chains in that category. Not afraid of heights. Just driving up there. Wise woman. I've installed chains on both cars and big rigs. Will NEVER do that again. If a road is in such bad shape that chains are required to drive it, then it's too bad for me to be able to drive safely. A couple of dispatchers got very angry with me when I refused to run chains-required roads, but the company safety department always sided with drivers in those situations. |
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On Apr 22, 1:33*pm, Dan M wrote:
I am not a trucker, LOL. Like ugly backpacks, there are just some things here I dig in my heels at and flatout turn down. Chains in that category. Not afraid of heights. Just driving up there. Wise woman. I've installed chains on both cars and big rigs. Will NEVER do that again. If a road is in such bad shape that chains are required to drive it, then it's too bad for me to be able to drive safely. Not true, I-70 is in very good condition over the passes (hence the 4 seasons including construction here). They resurface every year, and every other (I think it is) they take the 'surface' off and lay new road. However, if you mean "bad shape" as in bad weather... in winter, it can be treacherous with ice and snow. Only rigs are required to have chains, though some people have the for the cars, in case they get off the road and stuck. Smokie Darling (Annie) - who despises going over the passes in bad weather. Last Friday, 16 April, the road was closed in both directions because of a massive snow storm (we weren't up there, twybi). |
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You should probably listen to your Mom. Just kidding, couldn't resist the
hair cut remark. So long as you are not bald on top, leave it long but, when the top goes don't. JMO. "Will in New Haven" wrote in message ... On Apr 21, 11:18 pm, TFM® wrote: I hope she knows how much I love her. She knows. The cats can tell you if you listen. They can see the Bridge. I don't know about religion and I have no idea of WHAT goes on after we go but my Woo-Too is in touch with my Mom. I know that. Ever since I got her after my Mom passed away she has been my connection to Mom. I know, through her, that my Mom exists, that she loves us and that she would like me to cut my hair. So listen to to the cats. This does not mean you have to eat a lizard if they give you one. -- Will in New Haven |
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Math and Age (was: Disturbing News)
Oh no, now that I have to figure the money deal out, not much gets by me,
even if I have to ask which I have no problem in doing. Sometimes I wish I had gotten more involved in that end of my life years ago. wrote in message ... On Apr 22, 11:38 am, ScratchMonkey wrote: "Granby" wrote : I don't even try and figure the math, just wait for someone to come up with the answers! Works for me! Isn't that what people did who got those subprime loans? When you are talking $, I understand that kinda math. They also failed to relate to "balloon" other than inflated decoration, LOL. |
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Merle Haggard (was: A few questions about Christy)
On 22 Apr 2009 08:49:43 GMT, wrote:
Steve Touchstone wrote: On 22 Apr 2009 06:15:24 GMT, wrote: D idn't he sing Okie from Muskogee? Or was that someone else? yep that was him. IIRC, he was born in Ok, but was moved to Calif as a child. I know he lived for years in Bakersfield, Ca, as he and his family were patients of the doctor I worked for part time while going to high school. Lots of people migrated from OK to the farmlands of California's Central Valley during the dust bowl years - was he one of those? sort of, that is his family made the move then. According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merle_Haggard I was wrong when I said he was born in OK. My biological mother's family made the move during the depression, too. Lot's of those people ended up in Bakersfield. When I was in high school back in the late 60's early 70's, most of my classmates' families were originally from Oklahoma and Missouri. BTW, I retired from the Army at Ft Sill here in Lawton, and ended up just a few miles from the old family farm in Sterling, though the only ties to the old farm is that my Aunt inherited the mineral rights and gets a few dollars a year from some oil company. |
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"Stormmee" wrote in
: if we have to anser for that, i suspect you and i will live next door in the after life... even if it is so true. Lee "outsider" wrote in message . .. "tanadashoes" wrote in Thank you. I know I should have snipped this, but it bears repeating. There is NO PROOF that Alan is harming those cats in any way. I met Alan last year, when he knew that there was a limited time left for Christy, and that person would NEVER harm her beloved friends. Please either find proof and contact the authorities or stop maligning a person's reputation. In other words, either put up or shut up. Pam S. I would hate to have to answer for all the times I told one of my cats they were retarded. Just tonight Frank and I did a dance as I started setting up cat dinner. I step left he moved into my way, by the time he moved out of the way I went the same way so I told him we were both retarded. At least I am fair. |
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On Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:00:23 -0700, Smokie Darling (Annie) wrote:
However, if you mean "bad shape" as in bad weather... in winter, it can be treacherous with ice and snow. Only rigs are required to have chains, though some people have the for the cars, in case they get off the road and stuck. Yep, I was referring to the weather. I love the roads themselves - they were among the best-maintained I had to drive. In general, if chains are required to go somewhere I just don't go there. |
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"TFM®" "Kyla =^..^=" "TFM®" "tanadashoes" "Yowie" Having watched the two youtube videos, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFURD5dp_QU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QCHIZQmiOY all *I* see is two cats who seem to be enjoying the outside, and male voice that seems to hold them in some affection. Since when was it a crime to let cats outside? When was calling a cat 'Retard' considered abuse? I know that two youtube videos is hardly the 'whole story' but there is nothing in those videos to suggest that the owner of those cats is in any way abusing or neglecting them. They look like healthy happy cats that have a good relationship with the person behind the camera to me. If folks have any concrete evidence that Alan is abusing and/or neglecting the cats, then it needs to be reported to the authorities, not posted about here. Despite personal opinions of him and his character, posting to a public newsgroup implying he is an animal abuser is innapropriate at best and libellious at worst. Yowie Thank you. I know I should have snipped this, but it bears repeating. There is NO PROOF that Alan is harming those cats in any way. I met Alan last year, when he knew that there was a limited time left for Christy, and that person would NEVER harm her beloved friends. Please either find proof and contact the authorities or stop maligning a person's reputation. In other words, either put up or shut up. Once again, thank you. I have nothing but love for those little critters who own me (or at least think they do) TFM® Yes, thank you Pam. Alan, they probably give you a lot of comfort and laughs I'll bet. That's what they're there for. I thought of you on your plane ride to Maui with Christy's ashes The worst trip of my life was from the funeral home back to our home. I had her remains in the seat beside me with my hand on them the entire time. I kept talking like she was actually there. I talked to her when I was spreading her remains in the waters of Maui. For lack of a better term, I'm crying like a bitch as I type this. I loved her so much. That's understandable It's okay to cry, you need to get it out. Whenever I come home from work these days, Puakea Makana (Gift of the pale white flower) runs to meet me. Then comes Chloe, the retard. Pua brought me a rather large lizard this afternoon, but Chloe saw fit to take it. It was a good thing. I'm not big on lizards. See how the kitties love you and are trying to comfort you? Bringing you prezzies. Pronunciation key Puakea = Poo ah kay ah Makana = mah kah nah I met my DH in Oahu in 1976, and I learned a nice word Da Kine Pakalolo. Did you get the pictures of The Get Together I sent you? I could only find one set. I hope they didn't make you cry harder. You're still in the denial stage of grief. It's going to take time, but there are people who do care about you. Take care of yourself and the kitties will help you too. Aloah Kyla -- Aloha Nui Loa, TFM® |
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Bobble wrote:
TFM? wrote in One story that was repeated to me was the one of her mother saying, "Christine Ann. You're so ugly. Your hair is so straight." That is unforgivable and makes her mother the ugly one. My parents always told me I was sooo beautiful that I grew up believing it. I still don't know if it's true or not, I doubt it, but I like to think it is. That is horrible (of Christy's mom). I understand first-hand how damaging that can be, and it's a lifelong process to overcome it, at least for me. I wasn't called "ugly", but I was called "selfish" and "cowardly" all the time. Sadly, I still believe those things at heart, although I try not to. On the other hand, it was really lovely of your parents to tell you that you were beautiful, and as you can see, that has had lasting effects in a good way. You say you don't know if it's true or not, but it sounds like you don't really care whether there's some objective "truth" to it, because your parents taught you to *feel* beautiful, and that's what counts. Anyone who believes that child abuse doesn't cause lifelong damage is an idiot! -- Joyce ^..^ To email me, remove the XXX from my user name. |
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