SIDEBAR #16- Arias/Alexander forum

[AuburnSchnauzer]

Hey! How are you all doing?

Woo-Hoo !!! Pretty Damn Well, Zuri - Thanks for Asking !!! :drumroll:

 

[AuburnSchnauzer]

Well, looks like everyone is bored and gone, but if you want to follow Beth Karas' blog, you need to go somewhere else "on the side".

Nothing against this website, but WAT has Beth Karas and an open forum.

 

[Bernina]

Heritage..........Swedish
Late Night Host.........George Lopez
What I would change about myself........look like I did at 22, 34, or 42, just cause I was weight training, which is in the cards again. Doesn't help having a BF who is pretty inactive. His idea of exercise is gold panning :facepalm:

Have about a month before we start (or should I say "I"?) fencing the BF's property that my son and his GF live on. About 2000', have to put up gussets, drop T-posts, 2000' of field fence, clean cable on top, hot wire it, and put up 2 12' gates. Already have the fence line area cleared of debris.

Cleared off a 40' x 40' area to extend the chicken pens, not motivated enough to put the auger on the tractor for the corner posts cause I'll just end up at the BF's dropping holes for the gussets and the gate posts...........and I just don't want to deal with the weather. Still kinda warm.

Tell you what, though, if BF ends up in a wheelchair (12+ year difference in our ages, he'll be 65 in October) he better make sure it's motorized cause I'm not pushing him!!!! :floorlaugh:

Weird thing is, I'm all over this mechanical stuff and was fixing all my own vehicles for years. He comes into the picture 9+ years ago and it's taken a really long time to get him to back off from the vehicles if I'm fixing something. I am sooo over this "chauvinist" garbage. He's been messing with his Bronco the last few weeks. He comes in and asks me what side of the window tint film goes against the window. I'm like, "I thought you tinted all your windows in Palm Springs? Auto tint is the same stuff. You need some tape and separate the film from the clear sheet."...........
Window tint is in the trash, he's lost his memory. Big Boy is starting to figure it out that if he claims to have done something, he better put up or shut up. Took me almost 8 years to finally come to grips that he doesn't know a thing about horses, regardless of what he claimed when we got together. So he went on a few trail rides, geesh. That's a far cry from "breezing Quarter horses for the track".
Just trying to chill out after an incident with the alternator in the truck. His way would have cost about $400 in parts, 5 hours, and busted knuckles. My way costed $4.95, just a pack of alternator pivot bolts and about 15 minutes. This is a '93 Toyota 4 x 4, 4 cyl. 22 RE engine, you do NOT want to pull parts off that don't need to be replaced because everything is squished in there. His idea was replace the alternator (nothing's wrong with it) which requires draining the radiator, unclamping the hoses, pulling off 3 pulleys, marking all the wires connected to the alternator because they are NOT color coded, and pulling the alternator, getting it tested at Auto Zone.......and then kicking yourself for not looking at the voltage meter for the battery when the alternator pulley was snugged up. "It's one of the dash gauges, Mr. Airplane Mechanic!" He thinks it's an "amp gauge", yeah right, Mr. Wizard, this truck runs on 12 amps, and that's why the 20 amp fuses for the wipers keep blowing. :facepalm: It's not like I don't have a Haynes manual for that truck. :banghead:
I swear, when I start replacing that wiper motor, he better not mad dog me! He tried to replace it the other day, came in, "I need some help"...blah, blah, blah......."Dude, you have to take the vent off to back that nut off on the old motor, this is a TOYOTA, not a FORD." :scared:
Did I mention I HATE Fords? Every single one I had was a piece of junk...just my own experience. BF likes Fords. BF likes Triumph motor cycles. Limited Edition Triumphs. He can't find parts for his MC. His MC is in pieces. I like Harleys, you can get parts, you can fix them, easy, and they don't end up in the tool shed for 7 years waiting to get put back together. Did I mention I HATE Triumphs?
Menopause is kicking my a$$. I hope it ends soon cause I'm going to end up killin' something...........

Good lord, I've left a trail should I ever be a suspect! :facepalm:
I'm hitting the sack before I say something incriminating. Good Night, fellow Sleuthers!fftobed:

 

[gngr~snap]

ok I am cracking up.
My I worship Ford boyfriend drowned my VW Rabbit in 86.

ohhh look the street is flooded Imma drive through it!!!

OOPS... air intake very low...
sucked water into the engine and broke a piston...

I told him don't do it!!!
not sure... was it 1st degree homicide

or reckless misconduct..
The world may never know !
eta:
Ohhh HOVER ROUND!!! maybe he can get a basket that you could ride in!!!
Sent from my SGH-T679 using
Tapatalk 2

 

[Bernina]

ok I am cracking up.
My I worship Ford boyfriend drowned my VW Rabbit in 86.

ohhh look the street is flooded Imma drive through it!!!

OOPS... air intake very low...
sucked water into the engine and broke a piston...

I told him don't do it!!!
not sure... was it 1st degree homicide

or reckless misconduct..
The world may never know !

Ohhh HOVER ROUND!!! maybe he can get a basket that you could ride in!!!
Sent from my SGH-T679 using
Tapatalk 2

Oh man............poor Rabbit!
Eh, reckless misconduct........that'll work!
NO BASKET!!!!! He drives like a nut as it is, a wheelchair with a basket would be my kiss of death! :floorlaugh:

Ever have a Ford Ranger? Cost me $145 to get the gear shift and all I needed was the stupid red plastic end at the bottom, stupid salvage yards didn't have any, so I had to buy it from the DEALER.....AURGH! Clutch master went out repeatedly, transfer box decided to not engage "reverse", thermostat gate refused to close, that last spark plug on the driver's side you have to pull the manifold to get to...........Found On the Road Dead or F***ed-up Over Rated Dump...OK, enough with the acronyms!

I'm a weird horse person who loves Chevys, Dodges and Toyotas. That's enough to get my horse privileges taken away! :floorlaugh: And I hate Wrangler jeans........Wrangler butts do NOT drive me nuts!
:facepalm: I will never be welcome at a rodeo again..........

 

[Linda7NJ]

Heritage..........Swedish
Late Night Host.........George Lopez
What I would change about myself........look like I did at 22, 34, or 42, just cause I was weight training, which is in the cards again. Doesn't help having a BF who is pretty inactive. His idea of exercise is gold panning :facepalm:

Have about a month before we start (or should I say "I"?) fencing the BF's property that my son and his GF live on. About 2000', have to put up gussets, drop T-posts, 2000' of field fence, clean cable on top, hot wire it, and put up 2 12' gates. Already have the fence line area cleared of debris.

Cleared off a 40' x 40' area to extend the chicken pens, not motivated enough to put the auger on the tractor for the corner posts cause I'll just end up at the BF's dropping holes for the gussets and the gate posts...........and I just don't want to deal with the weather. Still kinda warm.

Tell you what, though, if BF ends up in a wheelchair (12+ year difference in our ages, he'll be 65 in October) he better make sure it's motorized cause I'm not pushing him!!!! :floorlaugh:

Weird thing is, I'm all over this mechanical stuff and was fixing all my own vehicles for years. He comes into the picture 9+ years ago and it's taken a really long time to get him to back off from the vehicles if I'm fixing something. I am sooo over this "chauvinist" garbage. He's been messing with his Bronco the last few weeks. He comes in and asks me what side of the window tint film goes against the window. I'm like, "I thought you tinted all your windows in Palm Springs? Auto tint is the same stuff. You need some tape and separate the film from the clear sheet."...........
Window tint is in the trash, he's lost his memory. Big Boy is starting to figure it out that if he claims to have done something, he better put up or shut up. Took me almost 8 years to finally come to grips that he doesn't know a thing about horses, regardless of what he claimed when we got together. So he went on a few trail rides, geesh. That's a far cry from "breezing Quarter horses for the track".
Just trying to chill out after an incident with the alternator in the truck. His way would have cost about $400 in parts, 5 hours, and busted knuckles. My way costed $4.95, just a pack of alternator pivot bolts and about 15 minutes. This is a '93 Toyota 4 x 4, 4 cyl. 22 RE engine, you do NOT want to pull parts off that don't need to be replaced because everything is squished in there. His idea was replace the alternator (nothing's wrong with it) which requires draining the radiator, unclamping the hoses, pulling off 3 pulleys, marking all the wires connected to the alternator because they are NOT color coded, and pulling the alternator, getting it tested at Auto Zone.......and then kicking yourself for not looking at the voltage meter for the battery when the alternator pulley was snugged up. "It's one of the dash gauges, Mr. Airplane Mechanic!" He thinks it's an "amp gauge", yeah right, Mr. Wizard, this truck runs on 12 amps, and that's why the 20 amp fuses for the wipers keep blowing. :facepalm: It's not like I don't have a Haynes manual for that truck. :banghead:
I swear, when I start replacing that wiper motor, he better not mad dog me! He tried to replace it the other day, came in, "I need some help"...blah, blah, blah......."Dude, you have to take the vent off to back that nut off on the old motor, this is a TOYOTA, not a FORD." :scared:
Did I mention I HATE Fords? Every single one I had was a piece of junk...just my own experience. BF likes Fords. BF likes Triumph motor cycles. Limited Edition Triumphs. He can't find parts for his MC. His MC is in pieces. I like Harleys, you can get parts, you can fix them, easy, and they don't end up in the tool shed for 7 years waiting to get put back together. Did I mention I HATE Triumphs?
Menopause is kicking my a$$. I hope it ends soon cause I'm going to end up killin' something...........

Good lord, I've left a trail should I ever be a suspect! :facepalm:
I'm hitting the sack before I say something incriminating. Good Night, fellow Sleuthers!fftobed:

My eyes started glazing over as I read your post much in the same way they do whenever my husband talks about work or what's wrong with something mechanical.

All I'm interested in is ... Does the radio work? Air condition & heat? I can drive it now? Good... Bye!

I'm
Sincerely impressed though....I think

 

[Bernina]

.......and with that brief bearing of my soul, I wish you all a good night!

 

[Bernina]

My eyes started glazing over as I read your post much in the same way they do whenever my husband talks about work or what's wrong with something mechanical.

All I'm interested in is ... Does the radio work? Air condition & heat? I can drive it now? Good... Bye!

I WISH I could just think about the AC, forward/reverse, and the radio!!!!! Life must be good for you! :floorlaugh: My last 2 BF's have been mechanically challenged and I hate taking anything to a mechanic..........when I can do it and I kinda look cute covered in grease. :blushing:

Seriously..........I'm going to bed! Catch you kids tomorrow!

 

[Linda7NJ]

I actually splurged this week when I grocery shopped and bought Gain dryer sheets instead of the store brand. Seriously, my sheets smell so good!

Yes, fitted sheets are a pain in the arse. Once you finally get them on, they're perfect for a few sleeps but then they just get all bunched up. Maybe I need to get a mattress pad...

I bought these clip things that have elastic between the two clips. The idea is after you get the fitted sheets on...ya lift up the corner and secure each side with a clip...do all four corners. It sounded ingenious! What a pain in the arse that was! It took me a good 20 minutes to get them on right...same with getting them off to remove the sheet to launder. Used them once and chucked em...stupid things...It's easier to just adjust the fitted sheet every other darn day

I have an expensive down comforter that I bought a duvet for...duvets are the dumbest things ever!!!! It took my husband and I forever to get the comforter in there correctly...totally wreaked the feel of the comforter and the reason I love it so much...and it slid around in the duvet after a few days...I scoured the Internet for hours trying to find the solution...only recommendation...those stupid clippy things I talked about above. Chucked the duvet!

 

[legalmania]

Well, looks like everyone is bored and gone, but if you want to follow Beth Karas' blog, you need to go somewhere else "on the side".

Nothing against this website, but WAT has Beth Karas and an open forum.

I wish they would give Beth Karas and Jean Casarez some kind of legal show together. I think they would really do well. They don't seem to be on a power trip. I think they would just give their opinion on what happened and not turn it into a gossip show.

 

[legalmania]

I WISH I could just think about the AC, forward/reverse, and the radio!!!!! Life must be good for you! :floorlaugh: My last 2 BF's have been mechanically challenged and I hate taking anything to a mechanic..........when I can do it and I kinda look cute covered in grease. :blushing:

Seriously..........I'm going to bed! Catch you kids tomorrow!

I just started getting involved with the ones with money. This way if anything needs fixing I take it to a mechanic or call someone who can fix it. When I was younger I use to change my own oil and knew a lot about cars. Now with all the computers I can't even find the carburetor anymore. It's a lot less stress to take it someone who knows what they are doing. Good Night all.

 

[geevee]

Juan seeking justice for unarmed Daniel Rodriguez and his dog


http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2011/02/richard_chrisman_shooting_susp.php

Found this:

RICHARD CHRISMAN TRIAL ASSIGNMENT

The trial for Phoenix police officer Richard Chrisman, charged with second-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of a suspect at a domestic violence call, is scheduled to be assigned to a judge Wednesday. Pre-trial motions would likely then be heard before jury selection would begin in early August. 8:30 a.m., Maricopa County Superior Court.

Read more: http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/state/wednesday-7-stories-to-watch-in-arizona-73113#ixzz2adI2Foij

 

[Kensie]

Good Morning to all!!!

 

[TexMex]

Tex ... you here?

I'm in Evergreen, Louisiana for a couple of days for a funeral.

Ate way too much gumbo last night for supper.

 

[geevee]

MC Superior Court ‏@courtpio 42m State v Richard Chrisman: Judge Warren Granville is the assigned judge. Due to the new judge assignment, we will need a new camera request.

 

[LindaFaye]

When is the next JA trail have they set a new date are not ..It seams like we don't hear anything about it anymore not that I care about her I just want to know because it's time for
it to be over and his family can start to rebuild their lives.

 

[josie1986]

MC Superior Court ‏@courtpio 42m State v Richard Chrisman: Judge Warren Granville is the assigned judge. Due to the new judge assignment, we will need a new camera request.

Oh I hope it is granted.
Wonder why jss can no longer oversee the trial

Sent from my 'alternate reality' using my hippocampus

 

[Bernina]

I just started getting involved with the ones with money. This way if anything needs fixing I take it to a mechanic or call someone who can fix it. When I was younger I use to change my own oil and knew a lot about cars. Now with all the computers I can't even find the carburetor anymore. It's a lot less stress to take it someone who knows what they are doing. Good Night all.

The "newest" vehicle I've ever had was a 1987 Chevy S-10 (piece of junk) and a 2007 Toyota Yaris (great mileage) both off the lot. The Yaris we sold when my son went to school in San Francisco, they REALLY do hold their value, and the S-10 I got rid of after 4 years, major nickel and dime stuff, and those stupid "permanent batteries" and serpentine pulleys (just the one pulley that goes to everything) that aren't worth diddly. BF came with a '98 Nissan Frontier, but he hydroplaned it into the back of an SUV about a year and 1/2 ago........The Yaris was way too pretty for out here.
Just been sticking to older trucks I can work on, since about 1985, and up here, it's more function than fashion. My best emergency fixes have been baling wire, duct tape, chewing gum foil, and a can of pepper........geesh, do I sound like a hick? :floorlaugh: And with 3 miles of "cattle track" before you hit the pavement out here, I have 2 bottle jacks, a piece of carpet, and 2 jacking blocks........after you get stuck once, out here, you never want to have it happen again, and sometimes 4 wheel drive just doesn't hack it.
And I was raised in Scottsdale, had my hair "done", nails done, went to Bullocks and Neiman Marcus to shop, and tromped around in high heels....for cripes sake, I have a degree in Graphic Design, AURGH! Left that ALL behind.
One of my favorite books growing up was "My Side of the Mountain", about the kid from Saskatchewan who goes out and lives off the land in a burned out old tree. If I had it all to do over again, I might have been another "Alexander Supertramp". (I had THAT adventure planned from age 13, down to the packages of seeds and a goat and horse that I would take into the Sierra Nevada's and live off the land :facepalm
So I hauled water in 50 gallon plastic drums for 3 1/2 years (for me and the kids, and all the poultry and livestock), cut firewood every year until 5 years ago (woodstove), heated water on the woodstove for the 1st 5,...ok, I'm exhausted just thinking about all that. But I like the solitude and the quiet, just wish I had 100's of acres surrounding me without any human beings.
Anyone trying to put me in a "home" when I'm old and crazy is going to have a real hard time. I've got weapons and am a pretty fair shot, and they better hope my eyesight doesn't go because the lead will REALLY be flying then.
At least I'm not a "cat lady" :truce:
BTW: Fusible links and catalytic converters suck. Our county doesn't require emissions testing so the catalytic converters are usually the first aperture I pull off these engines, kinda like the "Do Not Remove Under Penalty of Law" tags on mattresses..... I am such the felon!

 

[skab]

The "newest" vehicle I've ever had was a 1987 Chevy S-10 (piece of junk) and a 2007 Toyota Yaris (great mileage) both off the lot. The Yaris we sold when my son went to school in San Francisco, they REALLY do hold their value, and the S-10 I got rid of after 4 years, major nickel and dime stuff, and those stupid "permanent batteries" and serpentine pulleys (just the one pulley that goes to everything) that aren't worth diddly. BF came with a '98 Nissan Frontier, but he hydroplaned it into the back of an SUV about a year and 1/2 ago........The Yaris was way too pretty for out here.
Just been sticking to older trucks I can work on, since about 1985, and up here, it's more function than fashion. My best emergency fixes have been baling wire, duct tape, chewing gum foil, and a can of pepper........geesh, do I sound like a hick? :floorlaugh: And with 3 miles of "cattle track" before you hit the pavement out here, I have 2 bottle jacks, a piece of carpet, and 2 jacking blocks........after you get stuck once, out here, you never want to have it happen again, and sometimes 4 wheel drive just doesn't hack it.
And I was raised in Scottsdale, had my hair "done", nails done, went to Bullocks and Neiman Marcus to shop, and tromped around in high heels....for cripes sake, I have a degree in Graphic Design, AURGH! Left that ALL behind.
One of my favorite books growing up was "My Side of the Mountain", about the kid from Saskatchewan who goes out and lives off the land in a burned out old tree. If I had it all to do over again, I might have been another "Alexander Supertramp". (I had THAT adventure planned from age 13, down to the packages of seeds and a goat and horse that I would take into the Sierra Nevada's and live off the land :facepalm
So I hauled water in 50 gallon plastic drums for 3 1/2 years (for me and the kids, and all the poultry and livestock), cut firewood every year until 5 years ago (woodstove), heated water on the woodstove for the 1st 5,...ok, I'm exhausted just thinking about all that. But I like the solitude and the quiet, just wish I had 100's of acres surrounding me without any human beings.
Anyone trying to put me in a "home" when I'm old and crazy is going to have a real hard time. I've got weapons and am a pretty fair shot, and they better hope my eyesight doesn't go because the lead will REALLY be flying then.
At least I'm not a "cat lady" :truce:
BTW: Fusible links and catalytic converters suck. Our county doesn't require emissions testing so the catalytic converters are usually the first aperture I pull off these engines, kinda like the "Do Not Remove Under Penalty of Law" tags on mattresses..... I am such the felon!

I like you, I really, really like you. You are my kind of female. I could aspire to be you. Animals, grease & oil, fixing fence. Where do you live if I can ask? My dream is to be self-sufficient and live in an area where there are no people. I do have access to that kind of place but it isn't year-round living. You are also very funny!!!! And I am not g*y, either.

 

[Kensie]

The older I get , the more I want to live in isolation with my dogs. People just seem to be so incompetent and it drives me crazy. There are so many places I would like to go but I cannot stand the thought of people around zillions of people. I hate being like this but it is my state of mind now.