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[LittleLakePhil]

Shalom to all, hopping that everyone is ok! We are in quarantine so a lot of hobby time here some results, my 2 hand made knives.
A Japanese Damascus steel Kiridashi knife with blue and white micarta handel, with red liners.
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Ka-bar knife inspired knife. Made from spring steel brass hand guard and leather disc handle.
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Nice work my friend

 

[pennyJo1960]

Hey there talked to kids at feed store was going to order some birds they said they cannot get any I wanted a few marans black or blue guess old fashioned way call friends that have them

 

[sourland]

I was a horrid child.... so far my kids have been good...no idea why..

But now that I have a "driving child" I keep waiting for something horrid to happen...

I just keep remembering all the stuff I did as a kid.

Hardest thing that I ever did as a parent was to allow my kids to drive out the driveway on their own. Apparently my Guardian Angels watched over them.

 

[Alaskan]

Hardest thing that I ever did as a parent was to allow my kids to drive out the driveway on their own. Apparently my Guardian Angels watched over them.

Yep

 

[perchie.girl]

Adventures with a Flat tire... and Covid 19

OK LONG Story:

Breakfast didn't set well with me and by the time I got home I was feeling pretty pekid. Today was my day to take mom to Jenny Craig for her food. My stomach didn't settle and I had my son call to find out what time her new appointment was.

An Odd answering message sprang up but no mom. He tried about five times. Same odd message. when we got home there was a message on the answering machine from A cousin up North. Saying that a power transformer was knocked out and moms power was out.

I was still feeling Anxious and Pekid and asked my son if he could take her. I got the "Look" I said Ok I am going to take her. I staggered out to the car lined up an old soft drink cup to puke in just in case. He came out and tried to talk me out of going. I was tired and more anxious and Tired of seeing his attitude.

No I am going I said. I left him in the driveway. planned on taking the quickest least traffic rout to moms house. I turned on to the bridge that goes over a lake and Slammed into the Center Curb... Tire was instantly flat... Crap.

I drove on it till I could turn to a side street and park. i don't have a cell phone. So I had to get my walker out and walked across the street. I got half way up the driveway and a voice from the house says "Hello Can I help you" Camera above the door bell. The door opened and out came a friendly gentleman Probably in his nineties. I told him my predicament and he made the phone call for me. He wore no mask so I was careful not to expose my face.

Son Came in about twenty minutes by then I was back in the car and Bawling. He Called AAA and someone to change the tire out was on his way. Son is not mechanical and now he was pressed into service for mom. He didn't leave till the AAA guy showed up.

Short note car was stolen got it back without a spare tire. Bought a new tire and rim. The only kind they had required special locking lug nuts and a driver.

AAA guy couldn't put the spare on. Lug nuts were gone. So he put the dead tire back on and called a tow truck. He tore the seat off my walker trying to get it back in to the trunk. No biggie on that it was about to go anyway. But now I have only a cane and its not up to my balance issues.

Tow truck driver showed up and asked if I had a way home. No I said I dont have a cell. We cannot allow riders in the truck due to Covid. AAA policy. Again in tears and he went back to call to see if there is an exception. No So Now I was faced with walking back home with a broken walker and no way to contact any one. A good mile or so.

He said then that If I had a mask That Even though it was against policy I could ride in the back seat of the truck. Heavily tinted windows back there. I did one better and put my last pair of blue gloves on. It took three tries to get into the back passenger seat. I finally did it on adrenaline.

He took us (Car and me) to Discount tire. Rolled the Car off and said Bye. and left. We were behind the store. The only option was for me to drive to the Tire inflation line and wait. when I explained the tow truck driver had dropped us off and left. The guy said normally they park them in a spot in the back and you would walk to the front of the store and talk to a service rep. I explained that I couldn't walk. By now I was about the end of my energy and the top of anxiety.

he told me to go ahead and park in the handicapped spot in front and he would tell a service rep to come out. One came out and wrote up the car next to me. I explained that I needed help too. He said there were three more inside ahead of me. I nodded and he left. Again Bawling Sitting in the car with my sun hat on. Sweat running out of my gloves and down my arm.

Another person came out and asked me if I had been helped I said Not yet. All I need is someone To Put the Effing spare Tire on. He left. and out came that first guy . by then I was bawling again. He patted me on the shoulder and asked me if I had bought my tires there. Yep.

So They were still under warranty. So free replacement. And He gave me a new set of lug nuts and wrench adapter. Then he said Stay in your car and drive around to the first bay and we will get you fixed up. You don't even have to get out of the car. Oh I liked him.

He personally put the new tire on and balanced it and double checked the air in my other tires and topped them off. then he put the new tire on and handed me my recipt for the new tire.

Come to find out he was not only a service rep but the Manager of the store. I cant tell you how he brightened up my day. As I was pulling out of the parking lot... My fuel light came on.... WTF... Oh well. tomorrow

deb

 

[kwhites634]

Adventures with a Flat tire... and Covid 19

OK LONG Story:

Breakfast didn't set well with me and by the time I got home I was feeling pretty pekid. Today was my day to take mom to Jenny Craig for her food. My stomach didn't settle and I had my son call to find out what time her new appointment was.

An Odd answering message sprang up but no mom. He tried about five times. Same odd message. when we got home there was a message on the answering machine from A cousin up North. Saying that a power transformer was knocked out and moms power was out.

I was still feeling Anxious and Pekid and asked my son if he could take her. I got the "Look" I said Ok I am going to take her. I staggered out to the car lined up an old soft drink cup to puke in just in case. He came out and tried to talk me out of going. I was tired and more anxious and Tired of seeing his attitude.

No I am going I said. I left him in the driveway. planned on taking the quickest least traffic rout to moms house. I turned on to the bridge that goes over a lake and Slammed into the Center Curb... Tire was instantly flat... Crap.

I drove on it till I could turn to a side street and park. i don't have a cell phone. So I had to get my walker out and walked across the street. I got half way up the driveway and a voice from the house says "Hello Can I help you" Camera above the door bell. The door opened and out came a friendly gentleman Probably in his nineties. I told him my predicament and he made the phone call for me. He wore no mask so I was careful not to expose my face.

Son Came in about twenty minutes by then I was back in the car and Bawling. He Called AAA and someone to change the tire out was on his way. Son is not mechanical and now he was pressed into service for mom. He didn't leave till the AAA guy showed up.

Short note car was stolen got it back without a spare tire. Bought a new tire and rim. The only kind they had required special locking lug nuts and a driver.

AAA guy couldn't put the spare on. Lug nuts were gone. So he put the dead tire back on and called a tow truck. He tore the seat off my walker trying to get it back in to the trunk. No biggie on that it was about to go anyway. But now I have only a cane and its not up to my balance issues.

Tow truck driver showed up and asked if I had a way home. No I said I dont have a cell. We cannot allow riders in the truck due to Covid. AAA policy. Again in tears and he went back to call to see if there is an exception. No So Now I was faced with walking back home with a broken walker and no way to contact any one. A good mile or so.

He said then that If I had a mask That Even though it was against policy I could ride in the back seat of the truck. Heavily tinted windows back there. I did one better and put my last pair of blue gloves on. It took three tries to get into the back passenger seat. I finally did it on adrenaline.

He took us (Car and me) to Discount tire. Rolled the Car off and said Bye. and left. We were behind the store. The only option was for me to drive to the Tire inflation line and wait. when I explained the tow truck driver had dropped us off and left. The guy said normally they park them in a spot in the back and you would walk to the front of the store and talk to a service rep. I explained that I couldn't walk. By now I was about the end of my energy and the top of anxiety.

he told me to go ahead and park in the handicapped spot in front and he would tell a service rep to come out. One came out and wrote up the car next to me. I explained that I needed help too. He said there were three more inside ahead of me. I nodded and he left. Again Bawling Sitting in the car with my sun hat on. Sweat running out of my gloves and down my arm.

Another person came out and asked me if I had been helped I said Not yet. All I need is someone To Put the Effing spare Tire on. He left. and out came that first guy . by then I was bawling again. He patted me on the shoulder and asked me if I had bought my tires there. Yep.

So They were still under warranty. So free replacement. And He gave me a new set of lug nuts and wrench adapter. Then he said Stay in your car and drive around to the first bay and we will get you fixed up. You don't even have to get out of the car. Oh I liked him.

He personally put the new tire on and balanced it and double checked the air in my other tires and topped them off. then he put the new tire on and handed me my recipt for the new tire.

Come to find out he was not only a service rep but the Manager of the store. I cant tell you how he brightened up my day. As I was pulling out of the parking lot... My fuel light came on.... WTF... Oh well. tomorrow

deb

I know better than to ask, but what are y'all paying for a gal of regular gas out there these days?
Last I bought, a couple weeks ago, was, I believe, $1.839/gal with my 3 cent/gal loyalty discount.

 

[Alaskan]

Adventures with a Flat tire... and Covid 19

OK LONG Story:

Breakfast didn't set well with me and by the time I got home I was feeling pretty pekid. Today was my day to take mom to Jenny Craig for her food. My stomach didn't settle and I had my son call to find out what time her new appointment was.

An Odd answering message sprang up but no mom. He tried about five times. Same odd message. when we got home there was a message on the answering machine from A cousin up North. Saying that a power transformer was knocked out and moms power was out.

I was still feeling Anxious and Pekid and asked my son if he could take her. I got the "Look" I said Ok I am going to take her. I staggered out to the car lined up an old soft drink cup to puke in just in case. He came out and tried to talk me out of going. I was tired and more anxious and Tired of seeing his attitude.

No I am going I said. I left him in the driveway. planned on taking the quickest least traffic rout to moms house. I turned on to the bridge that goes over a lake and Slammed into the Center Curb... Tire was instantly flat... Crap.

I drove on it till I could turn to a side street and park. i don't have a cell phone. So I had to get my walker out and walked across the street. I got half way up the driveway and a voice from the house says "Hello Can I help you" Camera above the door bell. The door opened and out came a friendly gentleman Probably in his nineties. I told him my predicament and he made the phone call for me. He wore no mask so I was careful not to expose my face.

Son Came in about twenty minutes by then I was back in the car and Bawling. He Called AAA and someone to change the tire out was on his way. Son is not mechanical and now he was pressed into service for mom. He didn't leave till the AAA guy showed up.

Short note car was stolen got it back without a spare tire. Bought a new tire and rim. The only kind they had required special locking lug nuts and a driver.

AAA guy couldn't put the spare on. Lug nuts were gone. So he put the dead tire back on and called a tow truck. He tore the seat off my walker trying to get it back in to the trunk. No biggie on that it was about to go anyway. But now I have only a cane and its not up to my balance issues.

Tow truck driver showed up and asked if I had a way home. No I said I dont have a cell. We cannot allow riders in the truck due to Covid. AAA policy. Again in tears and he went back to call to see if there is an exception. No So Now I was faced with walking back home with a broken walker and no way to contact any one. A good mile or so.

He said then that If I had a mask That Even though it was against policy I could ride in the back seat of the truck. Heavily tinted windows back there. I did one better and put my last pair of blue gloves on. It took three tries to get into the back passenger seat. I finally did it on adrenaline.

He took us (Car and me) to Discount tire. Rolled the Car off and said Bye. and left. We were behind the store. The only option was for me to drive to the Tire inflation line and wait. when I explained the tow truck driver had dropped us off and left. The guy said normally they park them in a spot in the back and you would walk to the front of the store and talk to a service rep. I explained that I couldn't walk. By now I was about the end of my energy and the top of anxiety.

he told me to go ahead and park in the handicapped spot in front and he would tell a service rep to come out. One came out and wrote up the car next to me. I explained that I needed help too. He said there were three more inside ahead of me. I nodded and he left. Again Bawling Sitting in the car with my sun hat on. Sweat running out of my gloves and down my arm.

Another person came out and asked me if I had been helped I said Not yet. All I need is someone To Put the Effing spare Tire on. He left. and out came that first guy . by then I was bawling again. He patted me on the shoulder and asked me if I had bought my tires there. Yep.

So They were still under warranty. So free replacement. And He gave me a new set of lug nuts and wrench adapter. Then he said Stay in your car and drive around to the first bay and we will get you fixed up. You don't even have to get out of the car. Oh I liked him.

He personally put the new tire on and balanced it and double checked the air in my other tires and topped them off. then he put the new tire on and handed me my recipt for the new tire.

Come to find out he was not only a service rep but the Manager of the store. I cant tell you how he brightened up my day. As I was pulling out of the parking lot... My fuel light came on.... WTF... Oh well. tomorrow

deb

Well... I am glad the day is over!!!!

 

[drumstick diva]

Me too! Sometimes all you can do is cry. Men don't understand, women get a build up of chemicals and need to cry at at times to release them. No joke. Men cry too, why not?

My father was a mean you know what , so he was always the designated person to take dogs to the vet that had to be euthanized. Last one he took was our beloved 14 year old with kidney failure. He said he saw her on the table looking like she was just sleeping and bawled like a baby. Who knew???

 

[bobbi-j]

... As my kids got older I found that just ‘the look’ worked very well.

I would tell my boys, “I don’t care how beg you get. I am still the mama and if I have to stand on a stool to smack you upside the head, I’ll do it!” I never did. Not serious anyway. They also learned that when I stopped yelling and used my “quiet voice” they’d had it. I knew I’d gone too far when my mom used my middle name.

Adventures with a Flat tire... and Covid 19

OK LONG Story:

Breakfast didn't set well with me and by the time I got home I was feeling pretty pekid. Today was my day to take mom to Jenny Craig for her food. My stomach didn't settle and I had my son call to find out what time her new appointment was.

An Odd answering message sprang up but no mom. He tried about five times. Same odd message. when we got home there was a message on the answering machine from A cousin up North. Saying that a power transformer was knocked out and moms power was out.

I was still feeling Anxious and Pekid and asked my son if he could take her. I got the "Look" I said Ok I am going to take her. I staggered out to the car lined up an old soft drink cup to puke in just in case. He came out and tried to talk me out of going. I was tired and more anxious and Tired of seeing his attitude.

No I am going I said. I left him in the driveway. planned on taking the quickest least traffic rout to moms house. I turned on to the bridge that goes over a lake and Slammed into the Center Curb... Tire was instantly flat... Crap.

I drove on it till I could turn to a side street and park. i don't have a cell phone. So I had to get my walker out and walked across the street. I got half way up the driveway and a voice from the house says "Hello Can I help you" Camera above the door bell. The door opened and out came a friendly gentleman Probably in his nineties. I told him my predicament and he made the phone call for me. He wore no mask so I was careful not to expose my face.

Son Came in about twenty minutes by then I was back in the car and Bawling. He Called AAA and someone to change the tire out was on his way. Son is not mechanical and now he was pressed into service for mom. He didn't leave till the AAA guy showed up.

Short note car was stolen got it back without a spare tire. Bought a new tire and rim. The only kind they had required special locking lug nuts and a driver.

AAA guy couldn't put the spare on. Lug nuts were gone. So he put the dead tire back on and called a tow truck. He tore the seat off my walker trying to get it back in to the trunk. No biggie on that it was about to go anyway. But now I have only a cane and its not up to my balance issues.

Tow truck driver showed up and asked if I had a way home. No I said I dont have a cell. We cannot allow riders in the truck due to Covid. AAA policy. Again in tears and he went back to call to see if there is an exception. No So Now I was faced with walking back home with a broken walker and no way to contact any one. A good mile or so.

He said then that If I had a mask That Even though it was against policy I could ride in the back seat of the truck. Heavily tinted windows back there. I did one better and put my last pair of blue gloves on. It took three tries to get into the back passenger seat. I finally did it on adrenaline.

He took us (Car and me) to Discount tire. Rolled the Car off and said Bye. and left. We were behind the store. The only option was for me to drive to the Tire inflation line and wait. when I explained the tow truck driver had dropped us off and left. The guy said normally they park them in a spot in the back and you would walk to the front of the store and talk to a service rep. I explained that I couldn't walk. By now I was about the end of my energy and the top of anxiety.

he told me to go ahead and park in the handicapped spot in front and he would tell a service rep to come out. One came out and wrote up the car next to me. I explained that I needed help too. He said there were three more inside ahead of me. I nodded and he left. Again Bawling Sitting in the car with my sun hat on. Sweat running out of my gloves and down my arm.

Another person came out and asked me if I had been helped I said Not yet. All I need is someone To Put the Effing spare Tire on. He left. and out came that first guy . by then I was bawling again. He patted me on the shoulder and asked me if I had bought my tires there. Yep.

So They were still under warranty. So free replacement. And He gave me a new set of lug nuts and wrench adapter. Then he said Stay in your car and drive around to the first bay and we will get you fixed up. You don't even have to get out of the car. Oh I liked him.

He personally put the new tire on and balanced it and double checked the air in my other tires and topped them off. then he put the new tire on and handed me my recipt for the new tire.

Come to find out he was not only a service rep but the Manager of the store. I cant tell you how he brightened up my day. As I was pulling out of the parking lot... My fuel light came on.... WTF... Oh well. tomorrow

deb

Oh, Deb... Please get a cell phone. DH has a flip phone that he usea.

 

[perchie.girl]

I know better than to ask, but what are y'all paying for a gal of regular gas out there these days?
Last I bought, a couple weeks ago, was, I believe, $1.839/gal with my 3 cent/gal loyalty discount.

About 2.38 for regular.. No loyalty discounts.

deb[/QUOTE]