NWI INGO General Post - Part 8

[melensdad]

So tired of the cold. More so than the snow. If it were in the 20s, low 30s, fine. But this negative and sIngle digit crap gotta go

Back when I was a kid we would walk UPHILL to and from school, for miles, in this weather and not while like a nancypants about it, in fact we were grateful if we had boots to wear, my little brother didn't have boots so he had to wear the boxes that my boots came it to cover his shoes! And you young'uns have all these fancy insulating materials in your coats, we had itchy wool. And our mittens were knitted by our grandmothers and were usually ugly and had holes in them. . .

We were grateful to have what we had and we didn't complain . . .

. . . even when our parents made us "go play outside" since even "pong" hadn't been invented yet!

 

[bradmedic04]

Back when I was a kid we would walk UPHILL to and from school, for miles, in this weather and not while like a nancypants about it, in fact we were grateful if we had boots to wear, my little brother didn't have boots so he had to wear the boxes that my boots came it to cover his shoes! And you young'uns have all these fancy insulating materials in your coats, we had itchy wool. And our mittens were knitted by our grandmothers and were usually ugly and had holes in them. . .

We were grateful to have what we had and we didn't complain . . .

. . . even when our parents made us "go play outside" since even "pong" hadn't been invented yet!

What was it like to travel everywhere by horse and buggy?

Was the invention of the lightbulb really exciting?

 

[melensdad]

What was it like to travel everywhere by horse and buggy?

Was the invention of the lightbulb really exciting?

You had a lightbulb!?!

Damn rich kids.

Heck flush toilets were a great invention!!!

 

[bradmedic04]

You had a lightbulb!?!

Damn rich kids.

Heck flush toilets were a great invention!!!

Then how come you folks still poop outside?

 

[melensdad]

Then how come you folks still poop outside?

Because its more fun. Only the wimmin folk use the inside toilet down here in Lowellabama! So us men folk get some peace and quiet when we sit in the outhouse. If we had electricity I'd put a TV in the outhouse and never go inside.

 

[danmdevries]

Haha.

Well, truth be told last year was the first year I've had a vehicle with functional heat in the winter. And that was only because the fall before, I tore the dash out and replaced the leaking heater core.

Prior to that I had a car with a bypassed heater core due to leak, a car with a heater core but no blower fan (not terrible, still got warm eventually) and many others with varied reasons for the lack of heat. I've rarely had to commute more than 20-30 min so it wasn't ever a huge deal.

I do love the heat in my truck. I love that I no longer work outside

I love that I have insulated boots, heavy coat, rabbit hat, and gloves.

I still hate the cold just as much as ever.

I sure am glad I poop inside.

 

[bigretic]

Beer? I could use one. Big trouble in paradise at work.

New implementation go great? lol. Got a job for me?

 

[actaeon277]

So CN sent me an email to take an online assessment. It was one of those ones where the answers are a bunch of radio buttons for "Not important" through "Very important"

It usually doesn't seem important, but this is the first time CN has sent me one of those. Usually I get an email like "We are no longer considering you for this position, BUT HERE'S SOME OTHER **** YOU CAN APPLY FOR --LINK--"

Good luck.

Back when I was a kid we would walk UPHILL to and from school, for miles, in this weather and not while like a nancypants about it, in fact we were grateful if we had boots to wear, my little brother didn't have boots so he had to wear the boxes that my boots came it to cover his shoes! And you young'uns have all these fancy insulating materials in your coats, we had itchy wool. And our mittens were knitted by our grandmothers and were usually ugly and had holes in them. . .

We were grateful to have what we had and we didn't complain . . .

. . . even when our parents made us "go play outside" since even "pong" hadn't been invented yet!

My mom grew up in a house with no indoor toilet. It wasn't that long ago.

And I'm waiting at a Chinese carry out, driver walks in in tennis shoes and shorts. Its 2 degrees.

 

[melensdad]

Lowell/Tri-Creek Schools just announced a 2 hour delay for school for Friday morning.

Whimps

 

[MTN]

I'm sure there will be delays all over. My kids school had 2 hour delay this morning.

 

[danmdevries]

I'm waiting for the announcement " school cancelled until august 2014"

 

[jedi]

OK you truck folks Jedi needs some help.
Jedi loves the dodge intrepid 1997 he has it has gone from here to boston x2, here to DC x 1, boston to san deigo and back and keeps on going.
Ya know it's 'big' enough for Jedi to fit all the Meet & Shoot stuff in it but alas like any good loyal dog the car is showing it's age and this years winter has not been kind to it. So it's time to start thinking about a new vehicle.

I'm not a car/truck guy and hate driving. To me a vehicle is a machine that gets me from point A to point B and nothing more. Don't expect Jedi to wash it nor do I expect for the vehicle to look nice. In fact the more like a junk bucket it looks like the better as that way Jedi does not have to worry about it being messed with.
What Jedi needs is reliability and functionality. So here is what I need:

- vehicle that can haul all the meet & shoot stuff
- vehicle that can either transport a 24" snowblower or have the ability to tow a small add-on for snowblower/riding lawnmowver.
- vechile that comes in PINK. :lol:

So what you got? Recommend?

 

[melensdad]

4 door Jeep Wrangler Unlimited?
Ford Explorer?
Dodge Durango?

Nothing from GM

 

[darkkevin]

OK you truck folks Jedi needs some help.
Jedi loves the dodge intrepid 1997 he has it has gone from here to boston x2, here to DC x 1, boston to san deigo and back and keeps on going.
Ya know it's 'big' enough for Jedi to fit all the Meet & Shoot stuff in it but alas like any good loyal dog the car is showing it's age and this years winter has not been kind to it. So it's time to start thinking about a new vehicle.

I'm not a car/truck guy and hate driving. To me a vehicle is a machine that gets me from point A to point B and nothing more. Don't expect Jedi to wash it nor do I expect for the vehicle to look nice. In fact the more like a junk bucket it looks like the better as that way Jedi does not have to worry about it being messed with.
What Jedi needs is reliability and functionality. So here is what I need:

- vehicle that can haul all the meet & shoot stuff
- vehicle that can either transport a 24" snowblower or have the ability to tow a small add-on for snowblower/riding lawnmowver.
- vechile that comes in PINK. :lol:

So what you got? Recommend?

 

[darkkevin]

oh, wait. i forgot, your messican.................

 

[MTN]

I have a 2006 chevy equinox with 120,000 miles, and 3 accidents. Still runs like a champ, haven't had any major problems. Nice and roomy. And there's a spot to put a hitch in if you desire.

That's something to look into.

 

[melensdad]

oh, wait. i forgot, your messican.................

Every time I go up to the Harbor I see something like that that just makes me shake my head in disbelief.

 

[danmdevries]

Wanna stick with Dodge? Got a '99 Dodge Dakota I'll sell you CHEAP. Seriously CHEAP.

But, it's a man trans.... can Jedi work a stick?

Speaking of working sticks... just gave away one of the last remaining bottles of MCM.

This was brewed from honey born in 2011. Hands down my best batch ever. I cloned the yeast for my next batch, so in 2016 maybe I'll have something similar. So proud of this one, ended up handing out more bottles than I kept for myself. I've got 6: 22oz and 6: 12oz bottles for myself.

 

[Andy219]

OK you truck folks Jedi needs some help.
Jedi loves the dodge intrepid 1997 he has it has gone from here to boston x2, here to DC x 1, boston to san deigo and back and keeps on going.
Ya know it's 'big' enough for Jedi to fit all the Meet & Shoot stuff in it but alas like any good loyal dog the car is showing it's age and this years winter has not been kind to it. So it's time to start thinking about a new vehicle.

I'm not a car/truck guy and hate driving. To me a vehicle is a machine that gets me from point A to point B and nothing more. Don't expect Jedi to wash it nor do I expect for the vehicle to look nice. In fact the more like a junk bucket it looks like the better as that way Jedi does not have to worry about it being messed with.
What Jedi needs is reliability and functionality. So here is what I need:

- vehicle that can haul all the meet & shoot stuff
- vehicle that can either transport a 24" snowblower or have the ability to tow a small add-on for snowblower/riding lawnmowver.
- vechile that comes in PINK. :lol:

So what you got? Recommend?

 

[Bill B]

Got a '99 Dodge Dakota I'll sell you CHEAP.

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