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Out here, we DO get crazy cold every once in a while, so we take the batteries inside and put a "block heater" (don't know if that's the proper term, but everyone around here uses it) in the vehicle, which is really just a heating element that goes down the same tube as the oil dip stick. Between Christmas and New Years in 1990, we got hit with -15 below for a week, the auto shops had lines of people with cracked engine blocks because it froze so quickly, the freeze plugs didn't blow out.
All the underground water lines froze at the horse complex I was living at. Our "freeze line" is 18", but these were at 24". Froze solid. Owner was out with his backhoe and torch, trying to warm the pipes while his wife was picking up water for all of us tenants.
I had a huge 5 x 8 window that my kids and I watched crack as the hot air from the wood stove and the outside air mixed in the glass:skip:...........now that was cool!
The bummer was that it was cold and DRY, couldn't even have a snowball fight or build a snow man.:tantrum:
I have to look at everyday life as an adventure.:loveyou:
 
Hi all, YESorNO I hope thats the end of it for you for awhile. Seems like it just wont go away. We are having storms, tornadoes, etc. been down the basement already, water up the gumpstump!! We've had water about 4 times in 47 years. Its running in streams to the sewer in the wash room.dry, dry, ground not absorbing at all. 3 funnels in the air right now. The media!! they had a poor guy out with an umbrella broadcasting, well the damm thing is practically stabbing him!! Lorain Ohio bad, large group moving east very slow dropping tons of water.
the funnels are forming left and right. So far we are ok.. This will be a rough night..:seeya:

Tornadoes! My poor gramma.

How did the night go?
 
Y/N, AURGH! I hate vehicles that don't cooperate!
See how they are? You give your car a nice rest over the winter, and then it doesn't start........well, I never! Shows you how ungrateful they are!:floorlaugh:

Nore, I thought it would be cool to be a tornado chaser.......NOT LIVE in a tornado area, just chase the suckers!
Isn't the name of one of those scientific gizmos "Toto"?
Lightbulb moment: The Wizard of Oz, THAT'S why I had the crazy idea of tornado chasing............the house in the funnel looked like so much..........FUN!:facepalm:
We get the occasional tornado here, I find it fascinating watching them, I just don't want to be in their way!

And "discombobulate" is really a word:http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/discombobulate but you probably know that cause spell check didn't attack you!:floorlaugh:

BBM Yes I totally agree with you, Bernina. Very ungrateful, IMO. :floorlaugh::floorlaugh:

No tornadoes here. It's enough with all the snow and cold, but the Spring and Summers are very nice. While yesterday was a bit too humid for me, tonight there is a cool breeze coming from the windows. Delightful.
 
What a crazy day Monday was for some of you! Nore, hope the storms didn't leave a mess for you. Our sirens went off, but the worst was all around us.

Y/N--- I hate car problems. Sorry to hear both you and the son had to have them on the same day. Hope you get your car up and running smoothly. :hug:

Kensie, my mom also has balance issues due to her deafness in one year. Now she is starting to fall-- not good when she is living alone with someone coming in a few times each week. She has COOD which causes many of her problems. She is finally talking of moving to a senior care apartment.

Spellbound- my car wouldn't start again, so I had to call AAA (who thought I needed a tow because of the numerous calls :floorlaugh:). They jumped the car and we were able to pick up my son's car and drop mine off. :clap:

My son's brakes are fixed and he will be going to Binghamton Univ. on Thursday for his appointment. My car will be picked up on Friday.

All is well in my world again. :)

What is COOD? I think moving to a senior care apartment is a wise decision for your mother.
 
Ive had cars die over the winter too. I had one freeze up and ruined the starter even.

If you keep having trouble with a perfectly good battery dying it maybe because the alarm may be sucking juice from it. If I am not mistaken those alarms pull a certain amount of juice from the battery even when the car is off. Kind of like your dashboard clock would.

If I have to leave a car sit over the winter the first thing I do is pull the red power cord off the battery and tie it off to the side with string. But be very careful not to let it touch any metal. Sparks will fly and it could cause an explosion so you cant let the red lead touch any metal.

What this does is make sure the car doesnt suck juice from the battery. Then when I need the car again, i just hook back up that red terminal lead.

If the car is sitting outside then another good tip is to try to start the car at least every 3 or 4 weeks in the winter time. Things tend to freeze up if you let a car sit too long without running.

Anyway good luck with the car issues. They are frustrating.

BBM I just knew it was that %$&%% alarm. :rage: It's going to be gone by Friday and good riddance to it. :floorlaugh:

I will take the battery out this coming Winter. Thanks for the info, Hatfield. Where do you store the battery in the Winter?

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BBM I just knew it was that %$&%% alarm. :rage: It's going to be gone by Friday and good riddance to it. :floorlaugh:

I will take the battery out this coming Winter. Thanks for the info, Hatfield. Where do you store the battery in the Winter?

:seeya:

Like others have said, if its the winter time and its going to be cold there I would recommend taking it out completely and putting it in the garage. The garage is usually warm enough to keep it fine so long as it is back towards the house wall and not near the garage door which is the coldest spot in the garage.

It is a bit of a hassle to remove it completely so if its not going to be too cold then I just unhook just the red lead and tie it off to the side and leave the battery in the car. I leave the black lead attached. Just be sure not to let the red lead touch any metal parts of the car if you use that method. Lots of sparks and dangerous if the red terminal touches the metal parts of car when the black lead is still hooked up. I use a string to tie it away from the battery and in a spot where it cant touch metal.

I only use that method if the temps are not too cold. If its through the winter then i remove the whole battery and put in garage.
 
ILYBP, what is a Bryon Nelson? (I'm a little dense :floorlaugh:)

The HP Byron Nelson Championship is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour. The tournament is held in May at the Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas in Irving, Texas.

Its being played this week starting Thursday and each day through Sunday.
 
ILYBP, what is a Bryon Nelson? (I'm a little dense :floorlaugh:)



HP Byron Nelson Championship - PGA Tour
www.pgatour.com/.../hp-byron-nelson-championship.html


not to be confused with The Colonial, which also happens in May..


DH and I flew to South Carolina to visit with friends, and decided to rent a car when we got there. The car rental agency told my husband that it was "golf season" and that they had none, DH told them that in Texas we shot golf year round .... don't need no season.

We have a nice soft rain falling to sleep by.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=HToASBoxkdI

nite all, sweet dreams

The Beatles Good Night RARE VIDEO - YouTube
 
Spellbound- my car wouldn't start again, so I had to call AAA (who thought I needed a tow because of the numerous calls :floorlaugh:). They jumped the car and we were able to pick up my son's car and drop mine off. :clap:

My son's brakes are fixed and he will be going to Binghamton Univ. on Thursday for his appointment. My car will be picked up on Friday.

All is well in my world again. :)

What is COOD? I think moving to a senior care apartment is a wise decision for your mother.

Sorry about your car, Y/N. I absolutely resent car expenses. Everything is so expensive these days.

Oops, COOD was a typo. It should be COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease). She has breathing trouble and is on oxygen, among her many other problems. She really should not be so alone. Thank you for your support!
 
"The Most Dangerous Animal of All, out this week in the US and next week in the UK, sees Stewart, an electrical engineer and vice president of Delta Tech Service of Louisiana, write of how he came to the conclusion that his biological father was the Zodiac killer. Stewart, who was adopted, names the late rare book dealer Earl Van Best Jr as the killer in an interview with People magazine, claiming that the victims resemble his mother, that there is a link between Van Best's fingerprints and one at one of the crime scenes, and that the Zodiac and his father had "virtually" the same handwriting."

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/may/14/zodiac-killer-my-father-author-new-book

WOW!!!
 
Just pulled that book up on Amazon, wonder if it's worth getting the Kindle edition?
The reviews are mixed at both extremes.
From what I could find on the internet, seems the author doesn't want his DNA compared to the DNA they have on file for the Zodiac?
If anyone does happen to read it, share your thoughts!
Waffling on whether to get it or not........:scared:
 
Hi all, well YESorNO you and I have had quite a month so far! We didnt have any problem except for the water. Amy pushed it down to the sewer. People had loads of water so we cant really complain. A tornado touched down about 20 miles from here which is mostly farm land. I was in a tornado in 1953, Joe was in Korea, scared the crap out of me!:scared: house was actually rocking :scared:
it put the Fear of God in me!!!
........Amy and Johnny took my car to the repair shop today. I am honestly so afraid of what it will cost! The oil leak is the gasket in the middle of the engine which means the top of engine must come off. I've heard its very expensive. Say a prayer. Also think the altinator is shot. My azz isnt doing any better either. This pain is excruciating (word)? I kid you not. I've had surgery with less pain. This breaks my train of thought:truce: I kid you not. Back to Doctor in two weeks. He mentioned an MRI great! just what I need. I pay about 20%..The washer came yesterday, trying to watch Julie trial, I think she is crazy as a Fox. I hope to get "into" Juans trial. I've been reading up on each. Guess what? its raining. I feel so sorry for some who were hit hard as they dont need this. :seeya:
 
Hi all, well YESorNO you and I have had quite a month so far! We didnt have any problem except for the water. Amy pushed it down to the sewer. People had loads of water so we cant really complain. A tornado touched down about 20 miles from here which is mostly farm land. I was in a tornado in 1953, Joe was in Korea, scared the crap out of me!:scared: house was actually rocking :scared:
it put the Fear of God in me!!!
........Amy and Johnny took my car to the repair shop today. I am honestly so afraid of what it will cost! The oil leak is the gasket in the middle of the engine which means the top of engine must come off. I've heard its very expensive. Say a prayer. Also think the altinator is shot. My azz isnt doing any better either. This pain is excruciating (word)? I kid you not. I've had surgery with less pain. This breaks my train of thought:truce: I kid you not. Back to Doctor in two weeks. He mentioned an MRI great! just what I need. I pay about 20%..The washer came yesterday, trying to watch Julie trial, I think she is crazy as a Fox. I hope to get "into" Juans trial. I've been reading up on each. Guess what? its raining. I feel so sorry for some who were hit hard as they dont need this. :seeya:

I'll pray for you, gramma- that your pain will be relieved and your car repairs will not be too expensive. :loveyou:
 
Nore, it shouldn't be that expensive.
We had to replace multiple gaskets on our truck. When we replaced one, another would blow, and so on, and so on. <-----that shouldn't be an issues with your vehicle, we bought the truck from someone who used alot of SILICONE and GASKET sealer to fix things, AURGH! We didn't know it til we started the "dissection" of the engine.

Batteries and alternators kind of have a tendency to go on the fritz about the same time, alternator recharges the battery, battery starts the engine that engages the wheel that turns the alternator belt.........that turns the alternator to recharge the battery. When your battery goes out, jumping it will turn over the engine, but the alternator will be whistling dixie and just burn out.
Give me a pre-1965 vehicle with a "generator" and enough room to sit on the firewall while you're working on the engine, and none of this catalytic converter stuff or fuse-able links!
 
Boy oh boy. :scared:
That JS trial was a hard trial to get thru. Closing arguments tomorrow and maybe Friday, the juror will deliberate.
I know one thing, I think I will never want to be a juror in this case. They really have their work cut out for them.
And I may never follow another insanity trial again. :facepalm:

We need some funnies!
Coming up.
 
Garbage Bags

A little old lady was walking down the street dragging two large plastic garbage bags behind her.

One of the bags was ripped and every once in a while a $20 bill fell out onto the sidewalk.

Noticing this, a policeman stopped her, and said, "Ma'am, there are $20 bills falling out of that bag."

"Oh, really? Darn it!" said the little old lady. "I'd better go back and see if I can find them. Thanks for telling me officer."

"Well, now, not so fast," said the cop. &#8220; Where did you get all that money? You didn't steal it, did you?"

"Oh, no, no", said the old lady. "You see, my back yard is right next to a Golf course and a lot of Golfers come and pee through a knot hole in my fence, right into my flower garden.

It used to really tick me off. Kills the flowers, you know.
Then I thought, 'why not make the best of it?'
So, now, I stand behind the fence by the knot hole, real quiet, with my hedge clippers.

Every time some guy sticks his thing through my fence, I surprise him, grab hold of it and say, 'O.K., buddy! Give me $20, or off it comes.' "

"Well, that seems only fair," said the cop, laughing. "OK. Good luck!
Oh, by the way, what's in the other bag?"

"Not everybody pays."
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Just Fred

An Arizona Highway Patrol officer stops a Harley for traveling faster than the posted speed limit, so he asks the biker his name.
'Fred,' he replies.

'Fred what?' the officer asks.
'Just Fred,' the man responds.

The officer is in a good mood, thinks he might just give the biker a break, and write him out a warning instead of a ticket. The officer then presses him for the last name.

The man tells him that he used to have a last name but lost it.

The officer thinks that he has a nut case on his hands but plays along with it. 'Tell me, Fred, how did you lose your last name?'

The biker replies,
'It's a long story, so stay with me.' I was born Fred Johnson.
I studied hard and got good grades. When I got older, I realized that I wanted to be a doctor. I went through college, medical school, internship, residency, and finally got my degree, so I was Fred Johnson, MD.

After a while I got bored being a doctor, so I decided to go back to school. Dentistry was my dream! Got all the way through School, got my degree, so then I was Fred Johnson, MD, DDS.

Got bored doing dentistry, so I started fooling around with my assistant and she gave me VD, so now I was Fred Johnson, MD, DDS, with VD.

Well, the ADA found out about the VD, so they took away my DDS.
Then I was Fred Johnson, MD, with VD. Then the AMA found out about the ADA taking away my DDS because of the VD, so they took away my MD leaving me as Fred Johnson with VD.

Then the VD took away my Johnson, so now I am Just Fred.'

The officer walked away in tears, laughing.
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Change

There's an old sea story about a ship's Captain Who inspected his sailors,
and afterward told the first mate that his men smelled bad...

The Captain suggested perhaps it would
Help if the sailors would change underwear occasionally.
The first mate responded, "Aye, aye sir,
I'll see to it immediately!"

The first mate went straight to the sailors
Berth deck and announced, "The Captain
Thinks you guys smell bad and wants you
To change your underwear."

He continued,
"Pittman, you change with Jones,
McCarthy, you change with Witkowski,
And Brown, you change with Schultz."

THE MORAL OF THE STORY:
Someone may come along and promise
"Change",
But don't count on things smelling any better.
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Special Gift for His Sweetheart

A young man wished to purchase a gift for his new sweetheart's birthday and as they had not been dating very long, after careful consideration he decided a pair of gloves would strike the right note. Romantic but not too personal.

Accompanied by his sweetheart's younger sister, he went to a large department store and bought a pair of white gloves. The younger sister purchased a pair of panties for herself.

During the wrapping, the clerk mixed up the items and the sister got the gloves, and the sweetheart got the panties.

Without checking the contents, the young man sealed the package and mailed it to his sweetheart along with this note...

Darling I chose these because I noticed that you are not in the habit of wearing any when we go out in the evening. If it had not been for your sister, I would have chosen the long ones with buttons, but she wears short ones, which are easy to remove.

These are a delicate shade, but the lady I bought them from showed me the pair she's been wearing for the past couple of weeks, and they were hardly soiled. I had her try yours on and she looked smart.

I wish I was there to put them on for you the first time, as no doubt other hands will come in contact with them before I have a chance to see you again.

When you take them off, remember to blow in them before putting them away as they will be a little damp from wearing.

Just think how many times I will kiss them during the coming year.

I hope you will wear them Friday night.

All my Love.
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Learn how to respond

When Gandhi was studying law at the University College of London, a
professor, whose last name was Peters, disliked him intensely
and always displayed prejudice and animosity towards him.
Also, because Gandhi never lowered his head when addressing him , as
he expected.... there were always "arguments" and confrontations.

One day, Mr. Peters was having lunch at the dining room of the
University, and Gandhi came along with his tray and sat next to the
professor. The professor said, "Mr Gandhi, you do not understand. A
pig and a bird do not sit together to eat."
Gandhi looked at him as a parent would a rude child and calmly
replied, "You do not worry professor. I'll fly away," and he went and
sat at another table.

Mr. Peters, reddened with rage, decided to take revenge on the next
test paper, but Gandhi responded brilliantly to all questions. Mr.
Peters, unhappy and frustrated, asked him the following question. "Mr
Gandhi, if you were walking down the street and found a package, and
within was a bag of wisdom and another bag with a lot of money, which
one would you take?"

Without hesitating, Gandhi responded,"The one with the money, of course."

Mr. Peters , smiling sarcastically said, "I, in your place, would have taken the wisdom, don't you think?"

Gandhi shrugged indifferently and responded,"Each one takes what he doesn't have."

Mr. Peters, by this time was fit to be tied. So great was his anger
that he wrote on Gandhi's exam sheet the word "idiot" and gave it to
Gandhi. Gandhi took the exam sheet and sat down at his desk trying
very hard to remain calm while he contemplated his next move.

A few minutes later, Gandhi got up, went to the professor and said to
him in a dignified but sarcastically polite tone, "Mr. Peters, you
signed the sheet, but you did not give me the grade."
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Private Parts

An old man, Mr.. Wallace, was living in a nursing home.
One day he appeared to be very sad and depressed.

Nurse Tracy asked him if there was
anything wrong.
'Yes, Nurse Tracy ,' said Mr. Wallace.
'My Private Part died today, and I am
very sad.'

Knowing her patients were a little
forgetful and sometimes a little crazy,
she replied, 'Oh, I'm so sorry, Mr. Wallace. Please accept my condolences.'
The following day, Mr. Wallace was
walking down the hall with his Private
Part hanging out of his pajamas.

He met Nurse Tracy. 'Mr. Wallace,' she
said, 'You shouldn't be walking down
the hall like that. Please put your
Private Part back inside your pajamas.'

'But, Nurse Tracy I can't,' replied Mr..
Wallace. 'I told you yesterday that my
Private Part died.'

'Yes,' said Nurse Tracy , 'you did tell
me that, but why is it hanging out of your pajamas?'

'Well,' he replied, 'Today is the viewing.'
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Don't Step on the Ducks!

Three women die together in an accident and go to heaven.

When they get there, St. Peter says, "We only have one rule here in heaven ... don't step on the ducks."

So they enter heaven, and sure enough, there are ducks all over the place.

It is almost impossible not to step on a duck, and although they try their best to avoid them, the first woman accidentally steps on one.

Along comes St. Peter with the ugliest man she ever saw.

St. Peter chains them together and says, "Your punishment for stepping on a duck is to spend eternity chained to this ugly man!"

The next day, the second woman accidentally steps on a duck, and along come St. Peter, who doesn't miss a thing, and with him is another extremely ugly man.

He chains them together with the same punishment as the first woman.

The third woman has observed all this and, not wanting to be chained for all eternity to an ugly man, is very, VERY careful where she steps.

She manages to go months without stepping on any ducks, but one day St. Peter comes up to her with the most handsome man she has ever laid eyes on
very tall, tan, muscular, and with a good head of hair.

St. Peter chains them together without saying a word.

The woman remarks, "I wonder what I did to deserve being chained to you for all of eternity?"

And the guy says,
"Well, I don't know what you did, but I stepped on a duck."
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The Husband takes the Wife to a disco.

There's a guy on the dance floor giving it large - break dancing, moon walking, back flips, the works.

The wife turns to her husband and says: "See that guy?
25 years ago he proposed to me and I turned him down."

Husband says: "Looks like he's still celebrating!!!
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