CoTT 2 House of Cards

[Sherye Story Reader]

1999 was the year I got married, even though I became a widow 17 1/2 years later. Plus I met him in 1978, so knew him for a few years before marrying him. I will always treasure my time with him!

[Marty]

And now, we're finally on page.....

And even the penguins are celebrating...

[Sherye Story Reader]

And I brought us to the year of my step granddaughters birth!  She is a special one in my life and so is HER daughter! She loves me more than her own grandmother and she wants her daughter to call me grandma Sherye!

[Drew Espinosa]

2000: I was four years old when the new millennium began, though I don't remember New Year's Eve. I was probably asleep when the clock struck midnight, lol.  

[dughlas]

6 hours ago, Drew Espinosa said:

Morning y'all!

Your tamales were itty-bitty, my mom's were huge!

Yeah, yeah, of course they were 'cause everything's bigger in Texas.

[dughlas]

6 hours ago, Headstall said:

After you walked ten miles to school...  

Shhhh, it was really only 9 and 9/10ths ...

[Drew Espinosa]

Just now, dughlas said:

Yeah, yeah, of course they were 'cause everything's bigger in Texas.

It's simply axiomatic that my mom's tamales are the best, and are therefore better than any tamale you ever had in every way.  

[Marty]

3 minutes ago, dughlas said:

Yeah, yeah, of course they were 'cause everything's bigger in Texas.

Even heads  

[dughlas]

3 minutes ago, Drew Espinosa said:

It's simply axiomatic that my mom's tamales are the best, and are therefore better than any tamale you ever had in every way.  

Well then perhaps you should share your good fortune afore someone calls you a gluttonous little hobbit. I mean really, stuffing yourself with 9 HUUUUUGE tamales when others are forced to go without. It's nearly criminal.

[dughlas]

4 minutes ago, Marty said:

Even heads  

.... and bellies.

[Sherye Story Reader]

9 minutes ago, Marty said:

Even heads  

Well, not only heads in Texas are bigger, but @Marty's head on his shoulder seems bigger every single day as he posts! But sometimes that is a good thing! lol  Or is it!

[Sherye Story Reader]

I am teasing you @Marty! We love you just the way you are! Big head or not so big head!

[Marty]

6 minutes ago, Story Reader said:

Big head or not so big head!

[Drew Espinosa]

13 minutes ago, dughlas said:

Well then perhaps you should share your good fortune afore someone calls you a gluttonous little hobbit. I mean really, stuffing yourself with 9 HUUUUUGE tamales when others are forced to go without. It's nearly criminal.

I should have told you, but you've been on trial since your comments on my mom's tamales. The jury has reached a verdict and have found you guilty of impugning my mother's tamales. The judge has issued the following sentence: a lifetime ban on eating my mom's tamales.  

[dughlas]

1 minute ago, Drew Espinosa said:

I should have told you, but you've been on trial since your comments on my mom's tamales. The jury has reached a verdict and have found you guilty of impugning my mother's tamales. The judge has issued the following sentence: a lifetime ban on eating my mom's tamales.  

I did not impugn nor disparage your momma's tamales. I expect they'd be the best tamales I'd ever be blessed to eat. I impugned your ability to eat more of them ... slacker. Also, I think a lifetime ban on eating your mom's tamales a bit harsh. Afterall, you can't help it if you only have a itty bitty belly. If you search the internet you can probably find some miracle pill that will make it grow bigger. They have 'em for curin' all sorts of inadequacies. I'm sure you'd perform better next year if just given another chance.

[Drew Espinosa]

5 minutes ago, dughlas said:

I impugned your ability to eat more of them

I, as God-Emperor, have the power to commute sentences. If you want a favorable outcome, I suggest you watch how you speak to me.  

Edited December 26, 2020 by Drew Espinosa

[Marty]

3 minutes ago, dughlas said:

14 minutes ago, Drew Espinosa said:

I should have told you, but you've been on trial since your comments on my mom's tamales. The jury has reached a verdict and have found you guilty of impugning my mother's tamales. The judge has issued the following sentence: a lifetime ban on eating my mom's tamales.  

I did not impugn nor disparage your momma's tamales. I expect they'd be the best tamales I'd ever be blessed to eat. I impugned your ability to eat more of them ... slacker. Also, I think a lifetime ban on eating your mom's tamales a bit harsh. Afterall, you can't help it if you only have a itty bitty belly. If you search the internet you can probably find some miracle pill that will make it grow bigger. They have 'em for curin' all sorts of inadequacies. I'm sure you'd perform better next year if just given another chance.

*Marty makes some popcorn and sits back to watch the fireworks*

[Dodger]

Hi Gary and all my friends on COTT. Just stopped by to wish you all a belated Merry Christmas / Happy Holidays and a healthy New Year.

It's been a white Christmas here in Southern Ontario, which contrary to popular belief isn't always the case. It makes this town look pretty but not when it's still here in March!

Like everyone else, I'm hoping and praying for a better year ahead. I can't see it yet, but I'm told there's a light at the end of this very long tunnel that's worth reaching.

[Marty]

Just now, Dodger said:

Hi Gary and all my friends on COTT. Just stopped by to wish you all a belated Merry Christmas / Happy Holidays and a healthy New Year.

It's been a white Christmas here in Southern Ontario, which contrary to popular belief isn't always the case. It makes this town look pretty but not when it's still here in March!

Like everyone else, I'm hoping and praying for a better year ahead. I can't see it yet, but I'm told there's a light at the end of this very long tunnel that's worth reaching.

Greetings, oh Artful one!

Like you, I'm also hoping for a better year to come.  

[Headstall]

46 minutes ago, Dodger said:

Hi Gary and all my friends on COTT. Just stopped by to wish you all a belated Merry Christmas / Happy Holidays and a healthy New Year.

It's been a white Christmas here in Southern Ontario, which contrary to popular belief isn't always the case. It makes this town look pretty but not when it's still here in March!

Like everyone else, I'm hoping and praying for a better year ahead. I can't see it yet, but I'm told there's a light at the end of this very long tunnel that's worth reaching.

I'm hoping and praying for the same thing. Happy Holidays, Dodger!  Yes, lots of white stuff....

[Headstall]

I am quite literally near tears. I worked all day on plumbing the new downstairs kitchen, and when I turned the water back on, there was a drip from one joint. It means I have to remove the taps, and then remove the bar holding the piping... it's a wall mounted set of taps... so much GD work and I have to do it over again. I'm too old for this crap.   Oh well... I should eat something, I guess... too exhausted to move....

[Marty]

39 minutes ago, Headstall said:

I am quite literally near tears. I worked all day on plumbing the new downstairs kitchen, and when I turned the water back on, there was a drip from one joint. It means I have to remove the taps, and then remove the bar holding the piping... it's a wall mounted set of taps... so much GD work and I have to do it over again. I'm too old for this crap.   Oh well... I should eat something, I guess... too exhausted to move....

I feel your pain, bro.

We've a storm passing over Ireland at the moment, not a serious one, but there's strong winds and been heavy rain for the past six hours or so. I walked into the hallway a while back and found that there is water dripping in above the front door again. Certainty not as bad as it was before the gutter was fixed about 6 or 7 months back, but still enough to at least make me thankful I haven't yet sanded the woodwork above and around the door and re-varnished it, or had the damaged plaster re-done. It was dark when I spotted it, so I'm not sure if it's the gutter again, or the pointing on the concrete plinth above the door that needs attending to. The fact that the drips are coming in on only one side of the door (and not the same side that the gutter had been fixed) make me feel slightly hopeful. I am definitely too old for that sort of work, so will have to ring the builder again on Monday.  

Edited December 27, 2020 by Marty
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[Headstall]

31 minutes ago, Marty said:

I feel your pain, bro.

We've a storm passing over Ireland at the moment, not a serious one, but there's strong winds and been heavy rain for the past six hours or so. I walked into the hallway a while back and found that there is water dripping in above the front door again. Certainty not as bad as it was before the gutter was fixed about 6 or 7 months back, but still enough to at least make me thankful I haven't yet sanded the woodwork above and around the door and re-varnished it, or had the damaged plaster re-done. It was dark when I spotted it, so I'm not sure if it's the gutter again, or the pointing on the concrete plinth above the door that needs attending to. The fact that the drips are coming in on only one side of the door (and not the same side that the gutter had been fixed) make me feel slightly hopeful. I am definitely too old for that sort of work, so will have to ring the builder again on Monday.  

I'll have to dismantle the whole thing, and there's no way to check it before putting it all back together. I think a few more wraps of teflon tape will fix the leaking joint, but getting the pieces apart is not going to be easy. I've always used three wraps of tape, but I read online a guy who says he's learned the hard way to use four to seven wraps, even for new pieces. WTF. Guess I'll use five or six at least. I am so dreading doing this all again. The taps look amazing, though, and perfectly placed, so there is that at least. 

[Marty]

Just now, Headstall said:

I'll have to dismantle the whole thing, and there's no way to check it before putting it all back together. I think a few more wraps of teflon tape will fix the leaking joint, but getting the pieces apart is not going to be easy. I've always used three wraps of tape, but I read online a guy who says he's learned the hard way to use four to seven wraps, even for new pieces. WTF. Guess I'll use five or six at least. I am so dreading doing this all again. The taps look amazing, though, and perfectly placed, so there is that at least. 

I'm keeping my fingers (and everything else) crossed that it all works out for you. 

[Headstall]

13 minutes ago, Marty said:

I'm keeping my fingers (and everything else) crossed that it all works out for you. 

Thanks. If it happens again, a nuke might go off.   I cursed for a good twenty minutes when I saw that little drip.