What's making you happy today? - Page 723

xoxoxoBruce · 08-14-2015, 09:58 AM

Does your gut hang over the keyboard?
Are some of your keys a little... uh, sticky?
Do you have spiders on the ceiling?
Have you ever been to Manchuria?

Griff · 08-16-2015, 07:14 PM

Went white water rafting down in Jim Thorpe, PA today. Hot day cold water. Nice.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-16-2015, 08:39 PM

Beautiful day for it.

glatt · 08-17-2015, 05:03 PM

My sister just checked in from the top of Devil's Tower. She is ON TOP of Devil's Tower at this very moment.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-17-2015, 05:24 PM

Woo Hoo, you went girl.

glatt · 08-17-2015, 05:28 PM

Gravdigr · 08-18-2015, 02:56 PM

Glatt's sister's name is David.

It's bullshit, though. Anyone who has seen "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" knows Devil's Tower is hollow.

Gravdigr · 08-18-2015, 05:13 PM

Momdigr came back a couple weeks ago from a trip to see family. For one, I'm happy she made the 700 mile round trip with no complications, as she's 65 and drove there by herself.

For two, GreatAuntieDigr sent me, ME, a quilt made by my great-grandmother before my mother was born.

I was stunned just by her generosity. And then I saw the quilt.

It looks like it was made yesterday. Not so much as a popped stitch anywhere. The colors absolutely pop, no fading, or aging. None. Even the white backing, no stains, no discoloration, whatsoever. Nice and heavy, too, I mean, you could roll this thing up and really clobber somebody.

It's kind of mindboggling, really. This is a ~70-75+ year old quilt that, literally, looks brand new.

Go, go, Greatgrandmadigr!!!

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xoxoxoBruce · 08-18-2015, 05:32 PM

That's worth the drive.

glatt · 08-18-2015, 08:29 PM

And it's good looking! I'd put that on my bed.

Sundae · 08-19-2015, 08:15 AM

For that quilt, I'd join Grav underneath it!

I bought some popcorn from a local discount store. Cost me 40p. 40p wasted, as it was grim - a new flavour they are trying out which I don't think works.

Anyway, as it was made by the largest English crisp makers, who pride themselves on their name and the quality of their products, although they are now owned by Frito-Lay.
I returned the empty bag explaining I didn't like the taste or texture ("It was like something you would find at the back of a dead relative's wardrobe") and sat back to see if I would get anything back.

I did.
2 x £2.50 vouchers.
Only to be used on their products, no change given. But still. They make Doritos in this country, as well as the standard crisps everyone thinks of automatically. And Wotsits (cheesy puffs) and Monster Munch and the rest.

Bless you, Walkers Crisps. This was not a cynical exercise - I really didn't expect a refund of such munificence. But they have done exactly what I'd hoped; redeemed themselves in my eyes and made me willing to try any new lines which they bring out. Except maybe popcorn.

footfootfoot · 08-19-2015, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

Momdigr came back a couple weeks ago from a trip to see family. For one, I'm happy she made the 700 mile round trip with no complications, as she's 65 and drove there by herself.

For two, GreatAuntieDigr sent me, ME, a quilt made by my great-grandmother before my mother was born.

I was stunned just by her generosity. And then I saw the quilt.

It looks like it was made yesterday. Not so much as a popped stitch anywhere. The colors absolutely pop, no fading, or aging. None. Even the white backing, no stains, no discoloration, whatsoever. Nice and heavy, too, I mean, you could roll this thing up and really clobber somebody.

It's kind of mindboggling, really. This is a ~70-75+ year old quilt that, literally, looks brand new.

Go, go, Greatgrandmadigr!!!

Attachment 53037

Looks my great, great, great grand daddy's axe; the handle's been replaced seven times and the head has been replaced twice. Yep, that's a fine axe. They don't make em like that any more...

That quilt looks unused, maybe they only bring it out for special occasions.

Lamplighter · 08-19-2015, 09:56 AM

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...the handle's been replaced seven times and the head has been replaced twice...
They don't make em like that any more..

Here's another squirrel/hunter/tree...

Is it still the same axe ?

.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-19-2015, 03:59 PM

When someone brought back an axe with a broken fiberglass handle, to Dad's hardware store, the manufacturer's instructions were to give them a new axe, and dispose of the head. I had so many axes I rehandled, I was giving them away down here.

BigV · 08-21-2015, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Ha! I had a tingle of familiarity while watching the show, but hadn't put 2 and 2 together to figure out where I recognized that look from. Nice catch, Grav!

Giving Clodfobble a tingle, familiar or otherwise, would make the day of any number of male dwellars (prolly some of the ladies too... not judging). Today, it makes *my* day.

Oh yeah! [/Kool-Aid voice]

08-14-2015, 09:58 AM	#10831
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Does your gut hang over the keyboard? Are some of your keys a little... uh, sticky? Do you have spiders on the ceiling? Have you ever been to Manchuria? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-16-2015, 07:14 PM	#10832
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Went white water rafting down in Jim Thorpe, PA today. Hot day cold water. Nice. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

08-16-2015, 08:39 PM	#10833
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Beautiful day for it. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-17-2015, 05:24 PM	#10835
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Woo Hoo, you went girl. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-18-2015, 02:56 PM	#10837
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Glatt's sister's name is David. It's bullshit, though. Anyone who has seen "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" knows Devil's Tower is hollow. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

08-17-2015, 05:03 PM	#10834
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	My sister just checked in from the top of Devil's Tower. She is ON TOP of Devil's Tower at this very moment.

08-17-2015, 05:28 PM	#10836
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717

08-18-2015, 05:13 PM	#10838
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Momdigr came back a couple weeks ago from a trip to see family. For one, I'm happy she made the 700 mile round trip with no complications, as she's 65 and drove there by herself. For two, GreatAuntieDigr sent me, ME, a quilt made by my great-grandmother before my mother was born. I was stunned just by her generosity. And then I saw the quilt. It looks like it was made yesterday. Not so much as a popped stitch anywhere. The colors absolutely pop, no fading, or aging. None. Even the white backing, no stains, no discoloration, whatsoever. Nice and heavy, too, I mean, you could roll this thing up and really clobber somebody. It's kind of mindboggling, really. This is a ~70-75+ year old quilt that, literally, looks brand new. Go, go, Greatgrandmadigr!!! __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

08-18-2015, 05:32 PM	#10839
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	That's worth the drive. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-18-2015, 08:29 PM	#10840
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	And it's good looking! I'd put that on my bed.

08-19-2015, 08:15 AM	#10841
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	For that quilt, I'd join Grav underneath it! I bought some popcorn from a local discount store. Cost me 40p. 40p wasted, as it was grim - a new flavour they are trying out which I don't think works. Anyway, as it was made by the largest English crisp makers, who pride themselves on their name and the quality of their products, although they are now owned by Frito-Lay. I returned the empty bag explaining I didn't like the taste or texture ("It was like something you would find at the back of a dead relative's wardrobe") and sat back to see if I would get anything back. I did. 2 x £2.50 vouchers. Only to be used on their products, no change given. But still. They make Doritos in this country, as well as the standard crisps everyone thinks of automatically. And Wotsits (cheesy puffs) and Monster Munch and the rest. Bless you, Walkers Crisps. This was not a cynical exercise - I really didn't expect a refund of such munificence. But they have done exactly what I'd hoped; redeemed themselves in my eyes and made me willing to try any new lines which they bring out. Except maybe popcorn. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

08-19-2015, 03:59 PM	#10844
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	When someone brought back an axe with a broken fiberglass handle, to Dad's hardware store, the manufacturer's instructions were to give them a new axe, and dispose of the head. I had so many axes I rehandled, I was giving them away down here. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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