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Weekend Open Thread

by Jonn Lilyeaโ€ขโ€ข187

October 13, 2017

Festival for All

Holi, also known as the Festival of Colors, is a Hindu celebration of spring. During the celebrations, participants fling colored powder on each other as they dance to music. One participant in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India, was this woman with paralysis. Your Shot photographer Raj Sarkar says that she may be 102 years old, “but her courage is huge.”

Sorry I lost track of time.

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      1. OK I had to google that or something to that effect.

        I’m sitting here *giggling* like a 12 year old school girl.

    5. IDC: Nice! Twice in one week you’ve used the motto. After your first posting I memorized the Latin and muttered it while crop dusting my two grown children and granddaughter last night. I blamed the smell on you.

    1. That’s what you get for spending so much time making obscene pictures with keyboard characters to tick off the trolls.

  6. Sixth … so much for waiting all day for it.

    Jeez.

    At least the Cubs won last night. (Gods, what a game!)

  11. Way up here at the top of the WOT, coming in hot, is my greeting to “Ol’ Stretched”, the favorite of the Ayer Town Jail, passed around like a joint of fine Colombian Weed, Kyle Christopher Barwan, as he cools his heels, (and gets his asshole heated), up there in Massachusetts. As y’all pass your greetings to him, remember that it is important that we mention his name in each comment so that he can get all the Goooogle fame deserving of a piece of shit like him. Our comments are what alerted his last potential victim, and got his ass cuffed and stuffed.

    1. Kyle Christopher Barwan? Are you referring to military faker and serial scam artist Kyle Christopher Barwan? That Kyle Christopher Barwan?

    2. Are you referring to military faker and serial scam artist Kyle Christopher Barwan?

      That Kyle Christopher Barwan?

      Well, la-de-da to Kyle Christopher Barwan!

    3. I believe that is Kyle Christopher Barwan the serial scammer, Kyle Christopher Barwan the deceiver of women.

    4. You mean Kyle Christopher Barwan the scam artist? Kyle Christopher Barwan who has gone from one woman to another with con games? Kyle Christopher Barwan the repeat JAILBIRD?

    5. You mean the latest addition to the “wide receiver” corps at the local poundhimintheass lockup KYLE CHRISTOPHER BARWAN?

    6. You cannot possibly be speaking of Kyle Christopher Barwan, can you?

      *THE* Kyle Christopher Barwan? Accept no substitutes, friends … always insist on Kyle Christopher Barwan! Available at a hoosegow near you.

      Ask for Kyle Christopher Barwan every time!

  12. Retired Signal Sergeant Major First! heh heh

    Well, of course the Signal Sergeant Major is First!

    Oh crap, I crack myself up!

  13. Daaaaaaaammit! Go out to collect a couple of little tritium samples and I miss the WOT! Sheeesh…gonna have to go get a great big bacon cheese burger to heal this hurt.

    ๐Ÿ˜‰

    Hope you all have a great weekend!

    1. Dino: okay, I’m intrigued. Why ya collecting Tritium samples? Tritium’s not easy to measure without specialized samplers or a liquid scintillation counter for swabs. I’ve done my fair share of counting tritium samples.

      1. Huh, I just took it that he was getting some new sights for his guns. Didn’t know getting tritium samples was a real thing.

        Learned something new today.

        1. I saw a ton of H-3 use at the universities I worked at. Being hydrogen, researchers would incorporate it into all sorts of chemicals that contained hydrogen. As an example, they could then determine where the tritiated chemical moved or how the chemical behaved. I cleaned up lots of tritium spills – not a big deal as it is about as harmful as my pecker. I’d be happy to supply you with more info on Tritium, but radiation info bores most people.

      2. AGRIMM: Part of my team’s job is to monitor the levels of H3 on or near the Hanford Site. My crew is essentially the state’s full time radiological field team. We collect the H3 monthly, send it to your radiochemistry lab in Seattle and compare the results over time.

        The section I work in is divided up into field guys (us, here in E WA) and the analytical team that does the statistical analyses and decides if things are good or getting not so good. But then again we are measuring in picoCuries per meter. Not exactly the biggest unit of measure on the face of the planet. ๐Ÿ™‚ We do have an unofficial capacity here to do gamma spectroscopy and some alpha/beta counting. But all the official stuff comes from the Public Health Laboratory.

        Damm, I wrote a lot there. What do you do that your working with cocktails? Sorry for the nerd joke there.

        GRAYBEARD: LOL about the tritium sights, I remember reading about how the Canadian Army turned in all their pistols and had them resighted since H3 is bad juju. Well its EVERYWHERE. IF you drink beer, that’s the approved method of detritiation. If youre like me and stopped doing alcohol, ice tea, coke, coffee works too.

        1. Damn Dino! That there are some big words that I have never heard before. Wouldn’t want to be on Jeopardy with you!

        2. Dino: my first Health Physics job was with the WA St Rad Control group. I would spend one week a month at the Hanford LLRW site monitoring the disposals – that sucked. The rest of the time I was doing inspections of our licensees. I moved on to being the RSO for a small I-123 pharmaceutical company, the RSO at U of Nebraska, the RSO for an irradiator manufacturer, a Sr Hp at UCLA, the RSO for NIST-Golden and the RSO for the Colorado School of Mines. It was a fun career. We might want to go private so as not to bore others here; if so you can email me at larrygrimm (at)Comcast (dot) net.

      3. Also, commercial nuke plants have lots of wells on property so if the tritium levels go above background the stank-ass hippies have something to bitch about.

  14. Looks like Colt Bulot is still trying to clear up the confusion about his embellishment. No, he’s not simply providing the proper documentation, or admitting he was lying, he’s just getting people to vouch for him and threaten TAH.

    Michael Coughran: “Well here’s the deal man. This Ain’t Hell’s original piece on Colt Bulot sought to create a conflict with his deployment claims and their limited knowledge of the 11th ACR’s Iraq deployments.
    They did not know that: 1/221 Cavalry was the reserve component of the 11th. They did not know that 1/221 was activated for two years to assume the 1/11th and 2/11th mission at NTC while they deployed to Iraq. They did not know that over 100 members of 1/221CAV volunteered to extend another year at the end of that deployment to be attached to 1/121FA and deployed to Iraq in company strength.
    They assumed much based on limited knowledge in that instance. I can only surmise that is the usual MO when it comes to their torch and pitchfork antics. Don’t try to tell me it is isn’t so. I was there, in Iraq with SGT Bulot.”

    Tony Smith: “This individual is not a poser, unlike (this ain’t hell.us) now under Federal investigation for threatening his wife and daughter. The blog will no longer be operational very soon.”

    Those were comments here: https://www.livingfree.solutions/single-post/2017/06/18/Colt-Bulot-Vetted?fb_comment_id=fbc_1446185398761116_1451723271540662_1451723271540662

    1. So:
      Colt Bulot is still a liar.
      Tony Smith is still wrong.
      Michael Coughran is still full of unexpended biological waste products.

      Is that what I’m hearing?

    2. Yeah, he hasn’t given up. He’s been in the Facebook comments making threats how he’s going to kick everyone’s asses. He doesn’t realize that getting banned in FB comments means that he can see his comments but no one else can. Of course, he’s done everything except show some documentation. Somehow, he’s convinced that the government is investigating us – not true. He’s threatened lawsuits, but I remind him that would require a discovery process and my lawyer’s first request would be for some documentation.

      2. It was asked on that site, “What’s more likely, the fraternal organizations, NPRC, SWCS and RTB are all wrong or that Colt is lying?”

        Haven’t seen an answer to that yet.

      3. Good for him. Guess he’s barely smart enough to realize he’d never survive a deposition.

        So that makes him what, 2? 3? IQ points above Bernath. Not much to brag about, but hey, shitbags gotta take their props where they can get them.

        “Oh wow! He can eat SOUP! He will be our GOD!” -Last DRG meeting voting on Colt Bulot’s pending membership.

        1. LOL, Now I’m editing my nickname of his because of this. LMFAO

          “Cold Kelly Lee Vernon Hillary Albert Clinton Buttock”

  16. Well up hear in Vermont one of our pet refuges took a meat cleaver to his wife and in-law. He was stopped and held by a good guy with a gun till the police arrived. Thanks NoBamma.

    1. Last I checked, some of the more “fun” diseases like Hepatitis, etc, are taking a huge upswing in VT thanks in no small part to the open door policy.

      Good thing Bernie Sanders has the extra lake house so he doesn’t have to deal with the “untouchables”!

      At least until he and his wife and hopefully go to federal PMITA prison.

  17. I have no exciting news to report, although I have now seen a few small flightwings of geese, which means MIGRATION PHOTOS SOON!!!

      1. Up here in the Mitten State, the geese are still practicing. If they get more than 5 geese in a Vee, it turns into a cluster flock and they fly off in 4 different directions.
        Itโ€™ll be a few more weeks til they a go for extended flight.

        1. There is nothing funnier than watching the newbies trying to figure out the formation thing, where their spot is supposed to be (Outside edge, Private McGoose! Outside edge!) and then when they try to change places with the secondary leaders (Squadron Chiefs), they slam into each other with an audible thud.

          Some day, I’ll get that on video.

      2. Putting American geese out of work. And donโ€™t give any of that PC โ€œCanada Geese are only shitting on golf courses that American Geese are unwilling to shit onโ€ claptrap.

        1. There’s snow geese, brant geese, black brant geese and some subspecies of native geese.

          All these are native to North America. Room for everybody.

        2. How can you tell they’re Canadian geese?

          Cause they’re apologizing for the honking as they fly over.

      3. Watched an overnight group rise through the fog on the lake this morning.
        Huh-honk…huh-honk…
        Heading east into the sun.

      1. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ˜!!!!!!!

        Or even NORK…and have her picture taken with Rocket Man…(sarc)

  19. Seeing as how EX-PH2 throws down with a BUNCH of recipe stuff, I’m going to give you guys a link to Kohl’s for the Instant Pot Duo 7-in-1 Programmable Pressure Cooker

    I just ordered one for in-store pick up for only $81 when they were going to like $129 last year WHEN you could get one because they were the HOTTEST item for Fall and the Holidays last year and the prices I believe were near $150.

    Check the link out.

    There are two coupon codes you can apply to get $20+ off

    https://www.bradsdeals.com/deals/6qt-instant-pot-76-shipped-10-gc-p321337?v=dd_8

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh8dvwYQqSU

    1. I hope trying to hook folks up with a coupon deal (Sale/Plug)isn’t a NO No here Jonn, If it’s not allowed, just delete this.

    2. I’ve been wondering about the air fryers. They look great on TV, but then, the Sham Wow looks great on TV too.

      Lots of RVers are orgasmatic over those insta pots.

      1. i have had one for about 2 years now. they work great for tenderizing meats for stew. I made split pea soup last night in about 2 mins. fried up the bacon on the sear setting first, added onions, celery and carrots and fried them in the bacon fat then added a bag of split peas a bay leaf or 2 and some ham hocks and 2 qts of low sodium beef broth. hit the soup setting and by the time i was done with my 2nd beer it was supper time!

        works great as a rice cooker too for jasmine rice, making stews and some of the best potroast you will ever eat!

        1. i have the instapot, not the air fryers, i still fry the old fashioned way in a 15 gal pot 1/2 full of canola oil

      2. I usually have almost zero interest in small kitchen appliances. The only exception is a Keurig. Anybody with plans to take that away should prepare by being well armed…

          1. Dunno, SJ. All sucky levels of suckitude considered, the suckiness of having to order pods on Amazon might rate pretty high on the cosmic vacuum suck-o-meter scale of suck…

            1. Good point. Was just yanking your chain. I tried Keurig but was always too weak even with the strongest blends. Senseo is awesome. As long as Amazon comes through!

    3. Well, since using canned beans takes less time to make bean soup than with dry beans, I’m going to make white bean soup with cannellinis and ham for supper along with cornbread and carrots, celery and radishes, and have chocolate cheesecake with hot tea afterwards.

      So there!

    4. What is the big deal about these? Unlike Perry Gaskill, I’m not averse to small kitchen appliances, but they really have to EARN a place in my kitchen/pantry. Very few make the cut.

  20. Ole #89963 is probably excited about another weekend party at the Chesapeake hoosegow. A peek at the web site today shows that the Projected Release Date is still blank.

    Wonder if Mrs 89963 has unassed the AO yet with all the shit he put in her name?

    1. The ongoing saga of Ole #89963 reminds me of that song “Wreck of the Old 97.”

      “She was going down the grade doing 90 miles an hour when the whistle began to scream.”

      “He was found in the wreck with his hand on the throttle, scalded to death by the steam.”

      Subject #2. – Cataract surgery on my right eye this coming Tuesday, same surgery for the left eye on the following Monday.

      Subject #3. – The West Hog Flats Football Kids are still in the running for a perfect losing season with tonight’s ball game being the last game of the regular season. However, their opponent is also vying for a perfect losing season, (both teams are 0-7) so somebody is gonna blow it.(unless they end up tied) Wish them luck.

      1. My postmaster and I both have done the cataract thingy this past year. Uneventful and good results. Worst part is remembering to take the bazillion eye drops before and after.

      2. The Mrs. has had cataract surgery 2x as well. A lot easier on the patient than when her father had it back in the 1970s’.

        Almost scary how “routine” it is.

      3. Claw, on your upcoming cataract surgeries: Heard so many kudos from folks who had it done.

        Which means you will now have to do the White Glove inspections instead of Mrs. Claw since your vision will improve.๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€

        Make sure Scooby takes care of you during your recovery…๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ•ถ

    2. Sj: The purpose of today for that Dude was for another mental examination…but it was withdrawn.

      So it looks as if that Dude will be still celebrating Halloween and Thanksgiving since his bond has been revoked…with a Status Hearing on 15 Dec.

      As I shared with Ex-PH2, that Dude should be grateful he is not in Chicago…and I”m talking about the weather..๐Ÿ˜ˆ

      1. Durn it…should read “I”m NOT talking about the weather..”

        BTW, Ex-PH2 did share some wonderful stories about Cook County…after reading them, that DUDE should be happy he is not there.

      2. Cook County is well-regulated. (Smirk)

        Anyone who can figure out how to break out of that place, never mind the federal building hoosegow, may have some minor smarts, but it’s just too easy to get caught there.

    3. Where did the convict number #89963 come from? I don’t see it on “Inmate Lookup” or the VA Courts Case Info.

      Hmmmm two more full months in the juzgao? Time for reflection and introspection? Hopefully the judge doesn’t sentence him to “time served.”

      1. just some feller:

        Please go to this site:

        https://www.vinelink.com/#/home

        Under State, click Virginia.

        You will find two choices to make.

        After you click on the correct choice, type in his name.

        It will pop up. Ensure you click “More Information” as well as clicking on the photo

        You will see his number, picture, where he is, etc.

        BTW, he looks happy in that picture.

            1. I compared that picture in the link with the other 2 mugshots and all three are different.

              I think the pictures vary in VA depending what county you are booked in. I’ve seen photos from those housed in York County where they are wearing Orange and others wearing civilian clothes that they were wearing when arrested.

              Funny thing is that he is smiling in all 3 different shots…as if he is happy and relieved to be caught. Was told that sometimes when folks do that, it is called a “death/gallow smile.”

              1. I rather suspect it’s an effort to appear “normal” and “pleasant” so that no one would possibly believe that you did whatever you were accused of. Unfortunately, it often comes off as a smirk or as a “who, me?”

            2. Hey, we could do a minor fund-raiser for TAH by getting one of those instant coffee cup ad companies to plaster a convict’s mug shot on the cups, couldn’t we?

              Or would that be too – well, mean ol’ meanie?

            1. I believe Cockmole Buttblast was seen by the Judge on the 10th and was put back in the looney bin to be further examined.
              His next appearance will be Dec 15th.
              Definitely not the outcome he was hoping for.

  21. Busy preparing to hit the road again, so I’m going to be lazy and not attempt to find this myself. Anyone out there know how DAB’s “mystery court date” went today?

    Oh, and I understand he’s also still disbarred.

    1. So, you gonna put some Willie Nelson in the player when you are on the road again?

      Whatever, be safe. There are some real idiots out there. Especially around major metropolitan areas.

    2. The website this morning said he was still locked up.

      You Navy Captains travel a lot. Taking over the McCain? Hear the skipper and XO positions are open.

    4. I should know but am a bit out of it…blew my O ring trying to evacuate Mr โ€œTinyโ€ this morning…doc sez I suffer from acute cauliflower bunghole

    5. Clerk of the court notes indicate that the motion was withdrawn. Probably just another procedural stalling gambit. OTOH, Dr. Wheeler may not have offered what D-bag-Danni was hoping for.

      Hehe, now he’s damned if he is and damned if he ain’t “afflicted”. Just imagine if his spouse/hostage was to be appointed as his custodian? Sorry-ass SOB could end up serving a year in Virginia, with an enduring stigma, and then show up in Florida and get “Bakered” back into another institution.

      Leave it to Danni to find some way to dig a deeper hole than he’s already in.

      For now, according to the court’s public record, his bond was revoked and he was committed. The next scheduled hearing is December 15th. If his attorney truly represents his client he’ll probably tell the jackass to be on his best behavior in jail and then plea a deal in December for parole with credit for time served.

      At a guess, I doubt that the court has much interest in hearing another word from Bernath.

      On the uptick, maybe his lawyer is keeping him on ice pending some retainer or fee before wasting anymore of his time on an unhinged moon-bat-loon.

      Imagine if the jackass had ended up in some position of authority or responsibility, like being in law enforcement. Some folks need more supervision than others.

        1. And he couldn’t even hold on to that job! That says something to me about his competence and work ethic given what one often sees probing people and baggage at airports!

  23. Kyle Christopher Barwan molests women, you mean that Kyle Christopher Barwan? I had network problems all day so I missed being first this week! I have been throwing up all week from the chemo I had on Wednesday. Only 7 more weeks of this crap! But I am not in Jail like Kyle Christopher Barwan is! Too bad Kyle Christopher Barwan is a low life scumbag that sucks off of any woman who will listen to his lies! Kyle Christopher Barwan can pack some fudge while he is in the pokey!
    Kyle Christopher Barwan is a loser!

    1. HoboSexual Kyle Christopher Barwan does not “Pack Fudge”. He has his Fudge Packed. To “Pack Fudge” one would have to expend some energy, (work, as it were), The “Stolen Valorist” does not work, does not do anything that could even remotely resemble work. He is the Fudge Packee, not the Packer.

    2. Hope you quit throwing up, WW. That chemo is rough I hear. Hang in there.

      Too bad you can’t gift Kyle Christopher Barwan, the parasite of women, with your cancer.

      1. I would be happy if I could just give a nice big hurl right up Kyle Christopher Barwan’s asshole! I hope Kyle Christopher Barwan has a good time playing catcher on the all girls prison team! I’m sure Kyle Christopher Barwan will be the blue plate special at Tiny’s deli? I can’t wait until Kyle Christopher Barwan is transferred to prison here in Florida! I’m sure he will have lot’s of visitors to put money on his account? Kyle Christopher Barwan is a total asshole, I just wish my brother David “Doc” Shrum was in prison with good old Kyle Christopher Barwan? I wish I could get the VA to stop paying the lying asshole over $3K a month for his phony PTSD! And he doesn’t even own a dog or a Harley!!

        1. Are they giving you and anti-nausea meds?

          I’ve found that baking soda in a glass of cold water does the trick fairly well, but I’m not having chemo, either.

          And you need something simple that will settle your stomach.

          1. Whole dried fennel helps a lot of types of nausea. Chew on a pinch (tastes a little like licorice) until the flavor is gone. For severe cases, I use a teaspoon or so of fennel tincture.

            Fill a jar (any size) half full of dried whole fennel. Fill with brandy and put the lid on it. Ideally let it soak for at least six weeks (but you can spoon some off after even a few days and it will help). Strain and store in a glass jar/bottle in a dark cupboard.

    3. Hang in there, Wilted Willy and Frankie Cee. My heart and prayers goes out to both of you.

  24. Nate Boyer penned an open letter to.. well, everyone. It’s here:

    http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/21003968/nfl-2017-ex-green-beret-nate-boyer-writes-open-letter-president-donald-trump-colin-kaepernick-nfl-united-states-america

    For those unaware, Boyer was a Green Beret and a football player, and back when the whole ‘kneeling’ thing was heating up, it seemed to get lost in the chaos that Kaepernick switched from sitting to kneeling, as a more respectful protest, after a conversation with Boyer following his open letter in the Army Times.

  25. Something like 70rd or 71th, and I once again claim Honorary First.

  26. As Hack is pulling up to Stately Stone Manor, his cell phone rings with a number indicating Brandywine MD. Hack thinks this may be the new guy from that area scheduled to start work on Monday. It went something like this….

    Cell phone rings. Hack answers.

    Hack: Hello.

    (No response)

    Hack: Hello?

    (A few more seconds elapsed, and what sounds like a young Filipina starts her spiel)

    Caller: Good Afternoon. This is (whatever the hell she said her name is), and I am calling on behalf of (whatever the hell car insurance company she said). We work with State Farm, All State And GEICO, and we can help lower your car insurance. Do you have a spare moment?

    Hack Stone: Actually, I donโ€™t.

    (Hack really did not have a spare moment)

    Caller: Okay, this will only take two minutes.

    (She starts rambling on)

    Hack Stone: I just told you, I donโ€™t have a spare moment. Why are you still on the phone?

    Not sure if she hung up on Hack or Hack hung up on her.

    1. An alternate approach with telemarketers is to have a handy recording on endless loop which exclaims “Yes!” and “Tell me more!” at random intervals…

      1. I would not say “Yes” to anything – they may use is in an edited tape to say you ordered $50,000 worth of Viagra.

        1. I wonder if that ever happened to Al-Gore.

          He probably doesn’t care how much it costs but it sure as hell had better be delivered before his escort service shows up at the door.

          Hmm, at $20 a hit, $50K would be good for 2,500 inspired opportunities. If you could git’r’dun four times a week… you probably didn’t really need Viagra, to begin with. But, ya’ know, suppose you were a professional porn guy, or maybe a Congressman (in which case you pay nothing for such pharmaceuticals) and opportunities were abundant. What would Harvey Weinstein pay?

          Four times a week, 52 weeks a year, your still looking at about a 13 year supply.

          You might want to hold on to that phone number.

      2. Just ask them inane questions that have absolutely nothing to do with what they are selling. If they are selling extended car warranties, ask them how to make soufflรฉ. If it is the “Microsoft Help Desk”, ask them why you have to get up and pee three times a night. Of course, if it is one of those “veteran charities”, tell them that you are a veteran, and when can you get your check?

      3. Hey, I get the psuedo-cheerful braindead sales pitch about being eligible for a cruise in some part of the world that I don’t want to visit. I know it’s a recording so I just yell loudly, utter obscenities when possible and at some point, I hang up.

        1. Have you heard anything from Rachel at CardServices?

          I tried to talk her into changing her name to Rebekka, kind’a like a prelude to phone sex. Lucky for me, I don’t hear so good and rarely use my hearing aids but old guys get phone calls from strange women… we count our blessings where and when we find them!!

          As it were, Rachel/Rebekka doesn’t call anymore. Ain’t hearing much from Ed Asner anymore, either. Thank goodness for Yahoo email accounts. I have more honey-lambs on the line that I could service with Al-Gore’s ED medication.

    2. I have to answer my phone just in case it is someone calling me about my invalid brother having a medical emergency.

      But if I say “hello” and there is that pause while the computer tries to connect me to a salesperson, I hang up.

      1. If I answer a number I don’t recognize, I don’t say anything. Let them make the first move. If it’s an actual person, they will say hello or something, if it’s a computer it usually just hangs up.
        Alternatively I will answer but in whatever foreign language pops into my head like Spanish, German or Vulcan.

        1. We don’t have landlines- our smartphones have Caller ID to include name and phone number of the caller.

          We don’t answer if we do not recognize the number…and if it is important, we know whoever calls will leave a message.

          We also look up the number and if others report it as Spam or telemarketer, we report it to the Do Not Call Registry.

          We also block those unknown callers.

          We now only get one or no calls per month. We have to pay extra every month on our phone bill for Caller ID/ Block (about $5.00 after taxes), but it is worth it.

          The same with Junk Mail. We don’t get those anymore, because when we did, we would contact the sender and ask them to take us off the list or write them a short, polite note requesting the same and return it in their prepaid envelope.

          Have to admit, at times I do kinda feel sorry for some geuine telemarketers or young folks knocking on our door trying to sell something, because they are trying to make an income instead of living off of tax-payers. Not all of us come from healthy or weathy environments.

      2. Ran across an outfit called “nomorobo”, and they intercept robo calls for me. Has saved me countless BS calls from sales efforts. They don’t service wireless phones but if you have an IP service they might be for you. It’s a free service too.

  27. Since this weekend is not a holiday routine, has Phil gone back to the regular rotation of working balls behind dumpsters in the Merritt Island area?

    1. I do believe he is. Hear he got holiday pay for last weekend and made him a tidy profit.
      Phil: “Charged double-time for the holiday weekend, working balls behind dumpsters in the Merritt Island area! Made me five hundred dollars!”
      Random Dude: “Wow, not bad! How much did you charge?”
      Phil: “Five dollars! Made me a killing!”

  28. On Wednesday last week, a lady friend and I went out to Camp Rudder for a day of strolling the Campus of the Army Ranger Swamp School. Being enthralled by the pretty thing beside me, I neglected to eat or drink water, ALL DAY LONG. By 11PM, back at home, I was more ill than I have been in 20 years. I had muscle spasms, cramps, chills, dry heaves, and no elevated temperature. I tossed, I turned, I got up, I laid down, I moaned, was just plain Sick. I called the VA on Thursday, and between them and I, two trips there for lab tests, pharmacy pickups, and being seen by the doctor, we were on top of things. Today, 9 days later, was the first day that I felt like I could put in a day of actual work around the farm. During those 9 days, there were 3 days that I didn’t even feel like doing my daily range shooting. Giving it hell this weekend though, shooting with friends on Saturday, and a girl buddy on Sunday.

    3. Always drink plenty of fluids Frankie, Miller Lite is a fluid isn’t it?? I hope you are feeling better by now. I think I will hit the range this weekend if I can stop throwing up long enough to get a good group! At least we are not in the same place that Kyle Christopher Barwan is sleeping tonight! Let’s hope he rolls over just in time??
      Take care Frankie!

    4. I’m generally thankful for any day when I can put off doing farm work. These days, I do about 2.5 hours a day unless the weather is really good.

      This evening I unloaded a truck load of hay and have been replenishing my “fluids” since sunset. Sure hope that sunrise will be as comforting as the night before. I won’t bet the ranch on it:-)

  29. I always try to answer the telemarketers “Major Smith, FORSCOM G3, May I help you sir?” Then when they start in, it is “This is a classified number, where did you get it?”

    Then there is nothing except a click.

    1. I’m going to start answering calls from numbers I don’t recognize with ‘Untied Space Fleet Headquarters. How can I direct your call?’

      2. Durnburnit, the typos I make are sometimes classics, aren’t they? I kinda like Untied. It smacks of an asteroid or a politician loose in the neighborhood.

    2. I like “HELLO, you’re on the air with Jim-Bob and Billy-Dan here on 1420 AM radio..”

      The response? *CLICK*

      1. “This call is being recorded for legal purposes.” You would be surprised how quickly they hang up,

  30. Interesting opinion about the integration of girls into the Boy Scouts (see below)

    The Girl Scouts are not too happy with this. But am curious as to what would happen if the Girl Scouts integrated boys.

    What is happening to our society? Thank goodness my kids are grown. What is next?

    Does this mean the Boy Scouts will start selling the cookies or will they still stick to the popcorn?

    https://www.google.com/amp/www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/10/12/eagle-scout-rip-boy-scouts-america-were-great-for-100-years.amp.html

    1. I think that it’s mean to allow the Girl Scouts who are at that level to get the Eagle level rating and badge.

      1. Ex, that makes sense since the Girl Scouts do not have anything similiar to Eagle Scout in their rank structure (or do they?).

        Perhaps they need to implement an equivalent to Eagle Scout into their organization since it is an honor to reach that level and majority of young women are now part of the work force?

        You made a good point. I view the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts as 2 different organizations, similiar to College Fraternities and Sororities ( Brotherhood and Sisterhood).

        Guess I am becoming a Dinosaur even though I think of myself as being open-minded to new ideas (well, not ALL new ideas..)

      2. I can see that in my haste, I left the ‘t’ off of ‘meant’. I have to slow down a bit, not be in such a hurry to click.

        1. Caught it right away that you meant to write “meant”..โ˜บ

          Looking forward in seeing your photos of the geese in your area.

          And those annoying phone calls about the cruise ships? Please see my post below that you may be entitled to $$$$ for those calls.

          1. They stopped, some time ago, don’t remember exactly when, but when I realized that they were all recordings that only start up when you speak into the phone, I stopped answering the phone.

  31. This just in:

    Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still valiantly holding on in his fight to remain dead…

    More to follow next week…

      2. He’s dead? Darn. I actually liked that guy. Like, what’s not to like? Any guy that would play major football without a helmet has to be OK.

    2. I heard that inmate #89963 is STILL disbarred. ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿค˜๐Ÿป

    1. You must have a new I-Phone or program for your PC, lily?

      Hope you remembered me. You shared with TAH about your ear disease, where you were born with deformed estachian tubes, had problems in Kosovo and had problems seeing the VA. You said you finally found an ENT Doctor who could help you with your rare disease and that you finally found some help with the VA getting disabilty.

      Hope you are feeling better these days.

      1. I’m doing somewhat better. It could be worse. A friend of mine who did two tours in Kosovo did another tour in 2005 Iraq. He volunteered as a truck driver and worked in the Sunni Triangle. In his 18th year he started having chest pains and all kinds of bad symptoms. He got 100% Service Connected for PTSD and was able to finish his last two years to make it to 20 years while in treatment. I didn’t go to Iraq because as I mentioned before I was disabled before then. I’m still waiting for the BVA to approve a few of my denied contentions. I was approved 70% disability so far though, so it’s not all bad.

        1. Didn’t you say you were in Kosovo? I must admit that Las Vegas shooting video did trigger me. The part where they were asking a truck driver to load the bodies in the back of the truck wasn’t something I needed to see. We had an incident similar to that and I had to end up washing the blood out of the back of the hummer.

            1. lily: Thank you for replying back.

              Had orders to Kosovo, but came out on a promotion list and had to PCS to fill a slot..and 9-11 happened.

              Glad you are doing better and that you did receive 70%. Understand about seeing death while in combat or even peacekeeping environment…had a few encounters myself-just thankful those I saw were not my troops. Sadly, did loose 3 troops and had a couple of WIAs-for a while, went thru survival’s guilt about them, but eventually overcame it with strong family and friend support. Have to always remind myself that others have it worse, e.g. Wilted Willy is going currently going thru chemo…and Jonn has to deal with his affliction AND stupid, frivalous lawsuits at the same time.

              Keeping my fingers crossed and prayers for you about the BVA approving your other claims.

              And about losing it because of the Las Vegas shooting? Well, look at it this way: You were brave to admit it..and hey, we all lose it sometimes, one way or another. We just have different trigger points.

              Hang in there about your ear problem. Hopefully, you will be able to get an operation to fix it.

              ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿค— ( Don’t know how to do the cool stuff you and others are doing on TAH, but will try..is this ok..โ™คโ™กโ‚ฌยฃยฅโ‚ฉโ—‡ใ€Šใ€‹ยกยฟโ˜†โ–ชยคโ—???) ๐Ÿ˜‰

  33. Speaking of telemarketers or cruise ships offering deals:

    You can verify on this site if you did receive those calls. If you did, you are entitled to $300-$1000 in a lawsuit against those cruise ships. You have until 3 November to submit a claim. It is NOT a joke or Hoax. Google “Charvat- VS- Resort Marketing Group, Inc..

    Here is one site to find if you qualify as well as instructions on submitting your claim:

    https://www.google.com/amp/amp.timeinc.net/fortune/2017/08/17/robocall-lawsuit-compensation-resort-marketing

      1. Submitted my claim as well. Someone had the gonads to file the lawsuit with those annoying cruise calls…and won. And we won. Not bad, eh? ๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ˜Ž

    2. Thanks for the tip! Turns out my landline and one of my cell phones were included, so I submitted my claims.

    3. Thanks, AP. I just submitted a claim as well. Over 4 years ago, I went on a cruise with a company other than those named in the lawsuit and I have been getting these robo calls ever since. The cruise company prolly sold my contact info to these telemarketers.

    1. Have you ever driven in the DC/Arlington/Alexandria/ Interstate 95/395/495 area?

      A very interesting and nerve racking experience. No…am taking it back…Interstate 20 in Atlanta, GA…where the drivers do the Saudi sweep..

      You must be on a road trip…

      1. Birmingham can compete with Atlanta or Houston.

        Hartford is so damned awful that I pay the full fare on the Mass Pike and then pick-up the Taconic Parkway in New York just to avoid being in Connecticut.

      2. I drove to or through every major city except San Foo-foo and San Diego when I was a Trucker and IMHO DC had the worst drivers. LA was the craziest while nearly everyone in DC had a “Fuck you and everyone else, ME FIRST!” attitude that was worse than that in NYC and NJ.

  35. Best description of HRC ever:

    “Her ethics elevator has no bottom floor.” Sheriff David Clark

    1. I just started watching “Mindhunter” on NETFLIX.
      Its a series about how the FBI started studying serial killers.
      Very interesting.
      I believe that if a similar study was done on military fakes they would find a similar type of pattern that Posers share.
      Not saying that serial killers and the typical posers have the same type of pattern, but patterns exist.

  37. Okay, enough weekend angst!

    I fixed a pot of white bean soup for this week. When that’s gone, it’ll be 16-bean soup. Point is it’s weather for soup and I’ll probably have to make a second run to the store at beginning of November to restock carrots and celery.

    It should be good. I’ll make cornbread to go with it, too, and then chocolate cheesecake and hot tea and a good book for afters.

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