Pretend Chat 2.14

mike taylor said:

Yeah ,it drives me crazy not to finish something I start . My boy is the same way .

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Around here we normally run out of time and Jeff leaves.

Yeah that's got to suck not being home . He can't drive for a local company? So he can be home everyday.

Finally got the last plant into the predug hole. Now he needs to come back and dig more.

mike taylor said:

Building a new pond . My boy and his son are helping.

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Is that the new pond in the background?

mike taylor said:

The new pond and found three baby sliders . So this is the babies pond.
I moved the female away from the male . So I can stop them from breeding.

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Well, Murphy's law dictates that your babies will be both sexes!

You sure got that finished quickly.

Mike I have to say I am so glad you like RES. They are the "N" word of turtles, and I really like them so much. They have a lot of personality and are fun to have.
Too bad they are illegal to keep in Oregon. I don't care about the illegal part, but I care a lot about the invasive part.

Yeah most don't care for them . But I'm a sucker for native turtles. Like you said they have so much personality. They're not shy . They come to greet you every time they see you .

Hey guys! Just thought id pop in here and say hello to all and let you all know im still around! Back at work and very busy at the moment so hardly get a chance to post but i do lurk and keep up to date! All's well with me. Ned is doing really well and is full of beans! Hoping everyone is well! Cathy

LaDukePhoto said:

I am SO sick. I need a babysitter or something. Someone come cook my meals and finish my taxes.

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You need me to come down and care for you? I'm a lousy cook, but my food would make you get well in a hurry. And I could take care of your tort, just say the word, I got gas and need something to do......I can't add 1 and 1, so taxes are out, but I'm great company, I'd keep you laughing, ask Mike.

maggie3fan said:

You need me to come down and care for you? I'm a lousy cook, but my food would make you get well in a hurry. And I could take care of your tort, just say the word, I got gas and need something to do......I can't add 1 and 1, so taxes are out, but I'm great company, I'd keep you laughing, ask Mike.

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I actually made a burgundy peppercorn tri tip roast with roasted red potatoes and Angel hair pasta with peas and herbs.

Sounds like I should invite YOU for dinner some time.

mike taylor said:

Yeah that's got to suck not being home . He can't drive for a local company? So he can be home everyday.

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If he's an owner operator, he's got to work his *** off. If he's working for a company, he's either regional, or like I think about John, is he is an over the road driver. That's how he makes his money. The more miles he puts in the more paycheck he gets. He's a mobile parking lot, that is an over the road job, not local.
Now for 2 weeks I hauled double belly dumps and dumped gravel. That's freakin hard work. So I got a job delivering bread to stores. That's hard work, but getting 45000 pounds of Mikes hard lemonade in Delano Calif with 5 days to deliver it to Minneapolis. I'd do it in 4 days and spend a day at The Mall of The Americas. That's not hard work. Every time I got a new dispatch it was an adventure. I loved driving truck. it was my ego, it made me fit into a group. My cat Big Bubba went with me, I had a TV, refrigerator, VCR, food, potty, plants. For me driving truck was not a job, it was a way of life. My cat has walked on the ground in every state in the Continental US. He liked to eat grass so he could puke in the truck. I've driven a Frieghtliner condo FLD pulling a 53' trailer underground in the caves in Kansas. 2 inches on both sides of the truck. Then they expect you to back into an impossible dock. Fortunately, driving truck was the best thing I ever did. I was good at it, because of my ego. I practicing backing up so I could win contests, and get into hard docks in the South.......
Sorry, I don't know where all that came from, but I do miss driving truck......

LaDukePhoto said:

I actually made a burgundy peppercorn tri tip roast with roasted red potatoes and Angel hair pasta with peas and herbs.

Sounds like I should invite YOU for dinner some time.

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yep, sounds like you should! I love tri tip.......

Jacqui said:

Watching a race on TV is tolerable, but just listening drives me craxy. Same goes for any sport.

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yeah, me too......

Well, I lose my car for two weeks starting tomorrow; expect me to be grumpier than usual. If i do get a rental it will be just an ordinary car, humiliating. I fell down the stairs yesterday, so I'm back on the cane and my knee looks like a basketball, but I will most probably have to limp 5 miles home. Better go to bed and be ready for this......

maggie3fan said:

Well, I lose my car for two weeks starting tomorrow; expect me to be grumpier than usual. If i do get a rental it will be just an ordinary car, humiliating. I fell down the stairs yesterday, so I'm back on the cane and my knee looks like a basketball, but I will most probably have to limp 5 miles home. Better go to bed and be ready for this......

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Rent a V-8 Tundra.

maggie3fan said:

If he's an owner operator, he's got to work his *** off. If he's working for a company, he's either regional, or like I think about John, is he is an over the road driver. That's how he makes his money. The more miles he puts in the more paycheck he gets. He's a mobile parking lot, that is an over the road job, not local.
Now for 2 weeks I hauled double belly dumps and dumped gravel. That's freakin hard work. So I got a job delivering bread to stores. That's hard work, but getting 45000 pounds of Mikes hard lemonade in Delano Calif with 5 days to deliver it to Minneapolis. I'd do it in 4 days and spend a day at The Mall of The Americas. That's not hard work. Every time I got a new dispatch it was an adventure. I loved driving truck. it was my ego, it made me fit into a group. My cat Big Bubba went with me, I had a TV, refrigerator, VCR, food, potty, plants. For me driving truck was not a job, it was a way of life. My cat has walked on the ground in every state in the Continental US. He liked to eat grass so he could puke in the truck. I've driven a Frieghtliner condo FLD pulling a 53' trailer underground in the caves in Kansas. 2 inches on both sides of the truck. Then they expect you to back into an impossible dock. Fortunately, driving truck was the best thing I ever did. I was good at it, because of my ego. I practicing backing up so I could win contests, and get into hard docks in the South.......
Sorry, I don't know where all that came from, but I do miss driving truck......

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I miss it, too.

Mike, it's Monday! Bet your liking this one, as it is a holiday for some.

mike taylor said:

Yeah that's got to suck not being home . He can't drive for a local company? So he can be home everyday.

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He can't change jobs, because of his cancer. He would lose his health insurance.

CathyNed said:

Hey guys! Just thought id pop in here and say hello to all and let you all know im still around! Back at work and very busy at the moment so hardly get a chance to post but i do lurk and keep up to date! All's well with me. Ned is doing really well and is full of beans! Hoping everyone is well! Cathy

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*waves*

ZEROPILOT said:

Rent a V-8 Tundra.

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No, I hate them, the ONLY truck to ever beat me 3 times!!!!!