You know you are "Country" when...

[Uzuri]

Phones ring due to an electric pulse on the line; lightening strikes (even if they don't hit the line directly) can cause a surge on any bit of wire, phone, cable, or electric, so yeah, they can make the phone ring.

I've never personally experienced it, though I have had the pulse from a close strike set off a little squeeze toy that was close to a phone.

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

If ya keep a hammock an lanterns in you weekend truck for...... lets say country get-togethers.

Or when your grocery getter is built "right" because finding good parking can be a #$%&@.

By the way, here in the mnts, God calls a lot........

I don't answer.

 

[3KillerBs]

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Seriously!! ??

That can happen?? !!

Happened to us all the time when we lived up on top of a mountain.

It killed the answering machine and the speakerphone and damaged my old princess phone.

Its a good idea to unplug phones as well as computers (and the phone line to a computer if you have dial up), in a storm when you're in a place like that.

 

[Eggs4Sale]

It rains so infrequently here, and the phone and power lines are so old and frail, whenever it sprinkles (yes, SPRINKLES) we lose power and/or phone service. When it rains, I start filling the bathtub so we at least have water to flush or wash up, and the kids get the lanterns out.

Rebelcowboy, I really didn't need to see the hammock and the visual. You win.

 

[ducks4you]

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I got Wall's instead. Also, for gifts: Really large wheelbarrow and barn shovel.

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[osagebill88]

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NO!

That is bad. That is very... wait, what color are the zipties?

White, she busted me last night and made purchase a new seat to get rid of the zip ties lol. But it blended in so well she did not know about it until she was cleaning the bathroom a few days latter.

Hey in the Air Force we used zip ties for everything LOL. A $10,000 umbilical connector on an aim-9 missile is protected from the loaders by a rubber band.

sneaking in chickens, securing toilet seats with zip-ites....I cant be trusted LOL!!!

 

[Eggs4Sale]

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NO!

That is bad. That is very... wait, what color are the zipties?

White, she busted me last night and made purchase a new seat to get rid of the zip ties lol. But it blended in so well she did not know about it until she was cleaning the bathroom a few days latter.

I originally pictured black, which is why I was so horrified. White is more tolerable. I've sat on some people's toilets that have that startling shift, and if I'd had the zip ties with me, I would have strapped that sucker down real good. Or duct tape.

 

[annie3001]

when you wear your poop cleaning shoes to work!
well i change into dress shoes when i get to work, but hey,, they might have chicken poop on the bottom! gross eh!

 

[ducks4you]

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So...the Airforce is into recycling?!?!?

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

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Ya orta see the looks that truck gets at the drive-in between here an Chattanooga.

Someone bashed in to it here while back so now I'm building a dully. Maybe I can fit 2 in it.