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@Mikiesboy you can get little rubber end caps for the needles. Helps to keep things from falling off the second your concentration is broken. Also when you are not actively knitting. I have a big plastic bowl my projects live in. I walk away and come back to dropped stitches, when no one has been within 10' of the bowl!

I see the job turning into something more long term, like head of household, chief cook and bottle washer with multiple peeps answering to her to keep the compound running. I am expecting a cleaning staff, landscaping, hell maybe even a stable and barn staff!

Look into rentals. One of the big names around here ( I don't remember which on my friend mentioned) has a frequent flyer program for peeps who fly in on business frequently. Points earned that reduces the next rental or some such. Will ask him about it next time he runs through here. Sometimes you need a leg hold trap to catch him! @MacGreg It's good to see you alive and kicking! With all the fires, I started to worry.

My dog would have looked around sheepishly like " did anyone see that?" I have a horse that is afraid of his own farts. Will bolt forward, then spin around looking for what scared him!

That's my excuse for refusing to ride the stupid horses that need to be taught manners anymore.

We had our first flakes yesterday too. Was raining when we noticed some of the drops hitting the windshield were noticeably thick. The real trip is when I checked the weather app on my phone to see just how cold it was, the claim was 45*f (about 8*c) and sunny!

Seems a lot of doctors ( other one on one providers too) have this notion. I have my own business and until recently ran a second for the barn owner where my boys live. Sitting in a waiting room twiddling my thumbs represents that much earlier I must start work or later I must stay to complete today's tasks. Horses simply cannot wait two or three hours by the time I tack on travel home, shower, waste time at the office then return to the farm. I growled at my chiropractor once. Now I either get taken in within minutes or get a call rescheduling if the are behind. Now if only I could convince the rest of them...

If we stop eating and drinking all the things that are bad for you it's a toss up what you will die of first - starvation or dehydration Then again, stop breathing things that are bad for you and ya got about 3 min before you die of asphyxiation.

No coffee, no alcohol...What the hell do we use to tempt you with?

I am in the talk early and often camp. Sort of upset my sister in law when her son came to me instead of her. When he told mom he was active she gave him a lecture to stop and wait for marriage. Right, a 19 yr old is gonna stop having sex. When he came to me I took him out and bought condoms.

Yes totally. We run the gamut around here, all walks of life, you name it, one or more of us resemble that remark. We take peeps as they are. Some of us are broken physically, some mentally, some both and it simply does not matter. One of our group likened us to wildebeest circling up to protect a herd member.

That is a nice tat @Wayne Gray Looks like that pic was taken while tat was fresh. Has it healed over yet, and how does it look with the hair grown in?

Dont give me that young folk nonsense, we are in the same decade! There are a few others around our age too.

Umm...at least it's the small one needs bathing, not the big one!

Hi Sherye! Welcome. Warning, I tend to mother peeps whether they like it or not. Age is not a factor. @Mikiesboy why would we want to be on best behavior? Sherye would just need to adjust her perceptions once we show true colors. Best she sees us like we are!

Ranks up there with abs brakes. I understand they can be a godsend in snow and ice, but if I am standing on that brake pedal, there is a reason !

Most of the small appliances I received for my bridal shower are still functional 38 years later, but I am pretty sure grams dishwasher, and her chest freezer that is now at my aunts house and was old when I learned to say "freezer" hold some sort of record.

I have a dishwasher that was purchased for my gram in 1963. Yes, it is a year older than my brother, and still going strong. Our rental property is on the third since we took over property management in 2014. They don't make things to last anymore.

Ok, rant ahead, so if you don't feel like listening, feel free to skip ahead. Most of you know I tendered my resignation at the barn back in September. I simply could not deal with the lack of communication and zero respect. Basically I was down to my last nerve and they got on it. Things have been better but only to a point. Till the last 2 weeks or so. Vet came for fall shots and was less than pleased with the weight loss my old man was experiencing. Seems that while they were separating the boys for meals, as soon as the faster eater was finished they put them back together. That resulted in the big boy, who is on a diet as he was a little over optimum weight, scoffing up anything the old man had not finished yet. Big boy got fatter, old man got skinnier. Vet recommended feed changes and I was very clear and specific as to what needed to happen. Long story short, they made NO change in feed or method. Old man loses more weight. Now he has very little in reserve when a fall bug hits him( similar to you or i catching a cold). I have the vet in because I am seeing symptoms beyond what I was comfortable dealing with. Changes to feed were recommended again. I texted all persons involved and the barn owner with the new feeding instructions and medication schedule. Again, NO CHANGES OCCURRED. I was very clear, using small words, and was ignored again. Someone please explain to me the meaning of "dry grain only, do not soak" and "NO HAY CUBES". I get to the barn 8 am, old man has been turned out, the feed dish is more than full, with what appears to be last nights dinner, wet hay cubes, and morning feed dumped on top. I changed my name to Karen and ripped everyone a new orifice from owner on down. They all seem to think it unreasonable for my horse to be fed per vets instruction. This way is easier. Until I picked up my riding crop this morning. Let's see if I made an impression this time. I am so tired of this goat rodeo. And hubby doesn't understand why I want to move to another barn.

What she said.

Amazing how therapeutic a little tequila can be!

Unfortunately it is usually the nervous ones who will find the unhelpful CSR, making them even more nervous next time.

My daughter was very similar at his age. Sit down and explain quietly that you not only cannot do this for him, you will not. Then ask what would make it easier for him. Maybe the list of points to cover, something of yours with him as Molly suggested. Worst case with my girl she made the call from the house phone with me on the cells coaching. It does get better, honest!

Now the $64k question... is he that cute when he blushes in person?

Just proves what we all know. tim is a nice guy.