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[room onthebroom]

Haha, the BF and I are still friends. We broke up due to compatibility issues. She is transgender now and is living as a woman, and you can see how that wouldn't work for me, lol.

I'd go and visit but sadly her grandmother is in the end of life now in the hospital She has cancer. I may end up inheriting one of her parrots when she passes. There was actually briefly talk of me inheriting the entire center since no one else in her family is interested, but I didn't want to move and leave all my family.

That's wild! 2 great stories in one. So sad about the grandma tho.

 

[drumstick diva]

In my early 20's I was going with a guy that was a dog handler. I had known him as a mid- teenager. He was too stuck on himself to ever give me notice. Fast forward he was going with a girl and for whatever reason (probably lots smarter than I was) she married some other guy.

For spite he married some blond from Texas. Then was drafted and sent to Puerto Rico to protect our country(!) They got divorced he moved back home. Didn't realize when my family moved out of Chicago, we lived near him.

One day my mother was saying so and so is coming down the field to our house. I ran for the bedroom and hid there. Then she says he is right here and wants to see you.
I thought it was an omen. Anyway he wanted someone to be his dog show flunky, no pay but, he would show my dogs. I would have done it anyway.

We sorta dated for 3 years and he used to take me with to look at homes. He'd say things like " when we get married - you can keep your dogs," etc. My family hated him, he came over once at Thanksgiving - ate & left to go bar hopping. One of the guests at dinner later told my mother "Please don't let her marry him." They didn't have to worry.

He was supposed to be coming from from a dog show circuit. I was supposed to go over, feed, water & clean up after his dogs. I got there one day and music was blasting. He had gotten home early. I was about to do my kennel chores when he popped out of his bedroom half dressed, then right behind him was another man, less dressed.

I turned around and went back home. My head was just spinning. The phone was ringing when I got there. It was him and I told him I quit. Apparently everyone else knew he was gay. Everybody but me. He was using me to pass. He even had my photo on his tack box and had told people I was his girlfriend. It was horrible.

But, in comparison it was nowhere as bad as when my favorite dog passed away. I mourned for that dog for 9 years. I'm a lot older now and I hope a lot wiser. I gave up on the "omen" thing after that.

 

[drumstick diva]

too many confessions from me on BYC this week - think I'll just wear a bag over my head.

 

[AmyPaperlady]

1968? And wasn’t much of the damage done by a tsunami? (Trying to remember what I learned at the museums we visited.)

1964.

And it depended where you were as to what kind of damage.

Some had more damage from the earthquake, some more from the tsunami. And some places the earthquake just settled the area lower down, so like 4 to 6 feet lower elevation but almost no damage.... until the tide came in.

That was the tsunami that wiped out downtown Crescent City.

 

[Alaskan]

too many confessions from me on BYC this week - think I'll just wear a bag over my head.

Make sure you cut eye holes!

 

[Alaskan]

Dome got put up today.

Gusting winds, some rain, a little hail.

SO GLAD IT IS DONE!!!

 

[Alaskan]

I posted more photos over on BYH if you want to see:

https://www.backyardherds.com/threads/alaskans-journal.36781/page-66

 

[drumstick diva]

Looks beautiful Alaskan.

 

[Pyxis]

That's wild! 2 great stories in one. So sad about the grandma tho.

I actually ended up speaking to my ex tonight and it seems like they've found a medicine that looks like it's going to give her at least a few more months, so she's out of the hospital for now.

 

[Alaskan]

Looks beautiful Alaskan.

Thanks.

Sure am happy it all worked out.