Popular Post Marty Posted April 10, 2020 Popular Post Posted April 10, 2020 5 minutes ago, Headstall said: Wow! What a difference. Looks fantastic, Marty... it's a beautiful space... It is indeed, Gary! I must admit it was the potential I saw in the garden that sold the place to me. And that's not to take away from the house itself. 7
Popular Post Marty Posted April 10, 2020 Popular Post Posted April 10, 2020 4 minutes ago, clochette said: Hey Sexy Lumberjack, I'm sure you'll be able to enjoy some nice juicy sausages soon clo! 7
Popular Post Bucket1 Posted April 10, 2020 Popular Post Posted April 10, 2020 53 minutes ago, Headstall said: Good luck with that. Hey, Bumble B. Hey Gary yeah not expecting Marty anytime soon as he is under arrest and something about an airfare 1 6
Bucket1 Posted April 10, 2020 Posted April 10, 2020 15 minutes ago, Albert1434 said: Aloha Bucket Hello young Albert 2 1
Site Administrator Popular Post Valkyrie Posted April 10, 2020 Site Administrator Popular Post Posted April 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Headstall said: Hi, Tink. Cool here, so I won't be barbecuing. 7 1
Popular Post Headstall Posted April 10, 2020 Popular Post Posted April 10, 2020 35 minutes ago, Bucket1 said: Hey Gary yeah not expecting Marty anytime soon as he is under arrest and something about an airfare The bastard would probably expect a first class ticket. 7
Headstall Posted April 10, 2020 Posted April 10, 2020 26 minutes ago, Albert1434 said: Aloha Bucket Hi, Albert! 1 2
Popular Post dughlas Posted April 10, 2020 Popular Post Posted April 10, 2020 22 hours ago, Valkyrie said: Here you can be fined $2000. Not sure if anyone's been actually fined, although I do know they've broken up some gatherings and taken away the liquor licences of two establishments that allowed large gatherings after being ordered not to. Discretion seems to be the order of the day here. Basically anywhere that people might gather has been closed. There is a "Go to Work or Stay Home" order in place. The big traffic alert signs over the local highway currently say "GO HOME! STAY THERE!" 5 2
dughlas Posted April 10, 2020 Posted April 10, 2020 22 hours ago, Marty said: According to the Farmers' Almanac it is a PA Dutch thing. https://www.farmersalmanac.com/what-is-an-onion-snow-21202 The same article says: "Another late-spring snow term to originate from the Pennsylvania Dutch is a “sapling bender,” referring to when it snows heavily in the spring, bending the branches of the new saplings." Sapling bender is one I don't think I've heard before though it does sound like something oldtimers in my area might say. It may be more common amongst the Plain Folk and a translation from their German dialect. 5
Popular Post dughlas Posted April 10, 2020 Popular Post Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) 21 hours ago, Marty said: All we can do, Albert. It is what it is. What will be will be (or, in Spanish: Que será será.) But then that's how life is ... day to day regardless of the pandemic. Yes it's a very serious and very sobering situation but rather than focusing just on the dire aspects consider too the bright spots. I saw the Easter Bunny today. I was on my way to pick up Thistle from Doggy Kamp and passed one of the local Sheriff's Beach Patrol pickup trucks. The Easter Bunny was riding in the back waving to folks just as he has in years past. Didn't matter that most folks are hunkered down indoors he was busy waving to those outside in their yards. Life continues as it always has. There are babies being born. I know this because it's my daughter-in-laws job to catch them when they come into this world. There are a pair of local teenage brothers who because of restrictions can't visit their grandma in her care facility. So they with their mother's help bake dozens of cookies to take to her and to share with the other residents sequestered there. The residential home where my mother-in-law lives hasn't had any cases of the virus. Some of the local hospitals have patients recovering from the virus ready to discharge but with no place to go. The home decided to convert one of it's medical wings to caring for recovering COVID patients. They took the steps to create a negative pressure dedicated treatment facility with specially trained staff not because they needed it but so they could invite folks there to complete their recovery. For every dark and frightening aspect to this pandemic there is counter balancing bright spots. I understand being concerned even frightened I am too. Mum is closer to her 85th birthday than her 84th. She has a wonky heart. You all know about my migraines but might not be aware that I have chronic kidney disease. In some studies the percentage of those with chronic kidney disease who develop severe cases of the virus are even higher than those with heart and respiratory issues. My plan is for us to not become sick so I take precautions. I can't do more than that. I also refuse to fret over what I can't control as it serves no useful purpose and does nothing to keep us safe. Oh, I also refuse to place any faith in the fat red-faced liar and his daily briefings. Uhmmm, does anyone know where I should put this soapbox now that I've finished with it? Edited April 10, 2020 by dughlas 1 6
Popular Post Marty Posted April 10, 2020 Popular Post Posted April 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Headstall said: The bastard would probably expect a first class ticket. I'll have you know that my parents were married when I was conceived. Although my mum did tell me once that, when she fell pregnant the second time, her father (my maternal granddad) said to my father "If you're going to keep getting my daughter pregnant, do you not think you should marry her?" Mum had three kids before she was 21. I was the fourth, born when she was 25. She thought the first three were simply 'gifts from god' - I think her elder sister explained things to her after the third pregnancy... And I certainly don't mind flying economy class. 6 2
dughlas Posted April 10, 2020 Posted April 10, 2020 21 hours ago, Page Scrawler said: Hello, Cassie, my lovely queen. I thought this was really sweet. I'm sharing it again in case you didn't see it earlier. https://www.reddit.com/r/gay/comments/fuhn8b/my_poor_gay_heart_cant_handle_this/ Hey, Marty. Thanks Page. I hadn't seen this. 3 1
Popular Post Marty Posted April 10, 2020 Popular Post Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) Keep the soapbox, dughlas. If you can come out with such wonderful words of wisdom whilst it's in your possession, it is where it needs to be! Edited April 10, 2020 by Marty Clarification 4 4
Popular Post dughlas Posted April 10, 2020 Popular Post Posted April 10, 2020 17 hours ago, Albert1434 said: We had fettuccine and white clam sauce Mum had leftover Chicken Carbonara and I had a tossed salad. 4 2
Popular Post dughlas Posted April 10, 2020 Popular Post Posted April 10, 2020 4 hours ago, Bucket1 said: You have been a busy boy The benefit of being in lockdown is plenty of time to do yard/garden work. 7
dughlas Posted April 10, 2020 Posted April 10, 2020 7 hours ago, Marty said: Good morning, gang! And what a good morning it is here in the northwest of Ireland. Clouds and sun, with high expected of 17°C (62.6°F). Here's before and after pictures of the upper garden in my new place: Beginning of March Today Bet the neighbors are impressed and pleased. 1 1 3
Popular Post Marty Posted April 10, 2020 Popular Post Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) 29 minutes ago, dughlas said: Mum had leftover Chicken Carbonara and I had a tossed salad. I'm still deciding what to have for dinner... Toss up between spag bol, or ringing the local chip shop and asking them to prepare fish and chips for me... Edited April 10, 2020 by Marty 6 1
Marty Posted April 10, 2020 Posted April 10, 2020 1 minute ago, dughlas said: Bet the neighbors are impressed and pleased. They haven't really seen it yet, due to the lockdown. 5
Popular Post dughlas Posted April 10, 2020 Popular Post Posted April 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Headstall said: The bastard would probably expect a first class ticket. You mean there are other sorts of tickets? 😯 7
Popular Post dughlas Posted April 10, 2020 Popular Post Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Marty said: I'll have you know that my parents were married when I was conceived. Although my mum did tell me once that, when she fell pregnant the second time, her father (my maternal granddad) said to my father "If you're going to keep getting my daughter pregnant, do you not think you should marry her?" Mum had three kids before she was 21. I was the fourth, born when she was 25. She thought the first three were simply 'gifts from god' - I think her elder sister explained things to her after the third pregnancy... And I certainly don't mind flying economy class. Does that mean she didn't see number four as such a gift ... Edited April 10, 2020 by dughlas 7
Popular Post dughlas Posted April 10, 2020 Popular Post Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Marty said: I'm still deciding what to have for dinner... Toss up between spag bol, or ringing the local chip shop and asking the to prepare fish and chips for me... Me, I'd opt for the fish and chips. I can boil pasta anytime ... as a matter of fact that's what I intend for dinner. Though I'm doing a whole wheat penne with carmelized onions ... close your eyes Val ... sauteed mushrooms, sundried tomatoes in a marsala sauce and crumbled gorgonzola. Edited April 10, 2020 by dughlas 5 2
Popular Post Marty Posted April 10, 2020 Popular Post Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, dughlas said: Does that mean she didn't number four such a gift ... She probably did consider me such a gift, but I suspect she knew by that time that it wasn't because she was the reincarnation of the Virgin Mary... Although I was born exactly a week before my elder brother's birthday. Mothers were kept in the maternity hospital a lot longer in those days than today. So when she came home carrying me in her arms on my brother's fourth birthday, he asked "Have you got me a birthday present, Mam?" My mother held me out to him and said "This is your birthday present." He still jokingly (I think) says it was the worst birthday present he ever got! Edited April 10, 2020 by Marty 8
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