On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 23:08:52 -0800, sf > wrote:

>> expensive wallpaper that I'm going to mail her for their living room
>> (they're paying the postage, which is good for me, and they're getting a
>> kick-ass deal out of the whole thing). I can't wait for THOSE pictures.
>>
>Put me on the mailing list... I LOVE wallpaper. We're
>moving on and doing faux finishes (they're sponged right
>now).

This was the only stuff we had left that we'd purchased for our last house
and never used. I couldn't bear the thought of it's never being on
someone's walls (totally inappropriate for the house we're in now), so I
just hung on to it. When we get the electricity fixed on one of our
kitchen walls, I'll be hanging the other paper we'd bought for the other
house and never got around to using.

>> Hag? You mean the ex-Marine Hag?
>
>I think your rfc memory is bad. Hag and I were NEVER, EVER
>on the same side of any thread. We were as antagonistic as
>that French Canadian idiot (or that poster who thought he's
>a Wolf) and I used to be.

Oh man, I wish you could get to know her. She has, by far, the biggest
heart of anyone I've ever known. I miss her a lot.

>> I had a cook-in this past summer, and
>> that women (bless her organized soul) took right over, and I didn't have to
>> think or anything. Good thing, too. I was completely overwhelmed by the
>> whole thing. She and her gang were a true pleasure to have as house
>> guests.
>
>You know what they say about the Marines landing! I can't
>denigrate any Marine. They are totally top notch.

Yeppers. The finest.

>> >> They both make me feel so inadequate, but I love 'em dearly.
>> >
>BS: If you're not used to small, medium or big sized
>"parties" you can be overwhelmed. It's not due to a
>disability, it's due to inexperience. I can guarantee you
>that 75% of the readers in rfc don't think they can handle
>much over 4 guests well either.

Naw, I don't attribute it to disability. Just to the fact that Hag
routinely serves enormous, enormous homemade dinners to dozens of Marines
who are alone for the holidays. That woman could coordinate damned near
anything. She's amazing.

>> >What do you think when you watch Monk? Is it, "I wish life
>> >was so easy" or does the show ring true for you?
>>
>> I've only seen commercials for it, so I don't know the extent of his OCD.
>> I imagine that it's pretty exaggerated.
>>
>I was thinking the OPPOSITE!! I thought it was mild.

I'm gonna have to find out when this show's on so I can see for myself what
all the fuss is about. It sounds like it must be really funny.

>> Wanna know how many times I wash my hands in a day? <G>
>>
>SHOOT! Wanna know how many times I was my hands a day
>during the flu season when I teach pre-K, K or 1st? They
>wipe their noses on my clothes, so I visualize the germs
>multiplying exponentially and creeping up to my face (I know
>I transport them to areas that will allow them to infect me
>by touching the area where they left the germs with my hand
>and then touching my face). I also visualize the germs
>entering my mucus cavities - infecting me, making me sick
>and keeping me away from my job for too many days.

<Damsel e-mails sf a gallon jug of Purell>

>I teach 2/3/4 now and they have a more mature way to wipe
>their noses - yes, they use a tissue... most of the time.
>
>LOL!

Lucky, lucky you. <G>

>I'm so relaxed now that when I was called for jury
>dutybefore xmas (it took them 3 full days of me reporting in
>person -not by phone) - I wanted to raise my hand to
>volunteer, because I could tell by their responses that
>several jurors DIDN'T want to be there and I was interested
>in the intricacies of the trial... which was over a clause
>in a contract.

I sat on a jury once, and if I have my way about it, it will also be my
last. It wasn't a "nice" crime.

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

>Levelwave asks:
>
>PENMART01 wrote:
>
>> Just last year I made a $50,000.00 tractor purchse, saved on not only the
>20%
>> discount for paying cash but also the outragious interest I would have paid
>on
>> a loan, and that loan interest is not a tax write off...
>
>
>What field did you work in before you retired?

What "field"... I guess in light of my tractor comment I'm supposed to say
something like *soy beans*. hehe

I guess you're wondering if I was a farmer... not! I've worked in quite a few
vocations, from culinary to aircraft to nuclear accelerators. Tractors, real
tractors, are expensive... $50K doesn't buy a real farm machine, more of a
fancy schmancy estate tractor. Real farm tractors these days typically run
$500K and up, the more sophisticated versions don't even need a driver, they
operate via on board computers and global positioning.... makes nice straight
rows with no wasted overlapping.

http://www.deere.com/en_US/newsroom/...ranchers/04082
4_starfire.html

http://tinyurl.com/4kavo

Here's my new toy, I have the cab (Grand L 3043) with every imaginable option:
http://www.kubota.com/f/products/l30.cfm


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>Levelwave asks:
>
>PENMART01 wrote:
>
>> Just last year I made a $50,000.00 tractor purchse, saved on not only the
>20%
>> discount for paying cash but also the outragious interest I would have paid
>on
>> a loan, and that loan interest is not a tax write off...
>
>
>What field did you work in before you retired?

What "field"... I guess in light of my tractor comment I'm supposed to say
something like *soy beans*. hehe

I guess you're wondering if I was a farmer... not! I've worked in quite a few
vocations, from culinary to aircraft to nuclear accelerators. Tractors, real
tractors, are expensive... $50K doesn't buy a real farm machine, more of a
fancy schmancy estate tractor. Real farm tractors these days typically run
$500K and up, the more sophisticated versions don't even need a driver, they
operate via on board computers and global positioning.... makes nice straight
rows with no wasted overlapping.

http://www.deere.com/en_US/newsroom/...ranchers/04082
4_starfire.html

http://tinyurl.com/4kavo

Here's my new toy, I have the cab (Grand L 3043) with every imaginable option:
http://www.kubota.com/f/products/l30.cfm


---= BOYCOTT FRANCE (belgium) GERMANY--SPAIN =---
---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
*********
"Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."
Sheldon
````````````

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 07:57:45 -0500, "Nancy Young"
> > wrote:
>
>> (Bitsy Schram, the nurse/assistant)
>
> NO! I haven't kept up with this. How can Monk be the same
> w/o her?

I don't know, it's actually kind of upsetting to me. I don't know
what the deal is.

nancy

In article >,
(PENMART01) wrote:

> http://www.kubota.com/f/products/l30.cfm

And to think my grandfather farmed his acreage with a 1940's vintage
Ford tractor with no cab or AC until the day he died in 1981 (at the age
of 90).

Cindy

--
C.J. Fuller

Delete the obvious to email me

Bob wrote:
>
> Nancy wrote:
>
> > Monk is one of my absolutely favorite shows. However, I'm quite upset
> > that one of the cast members is leaving (Bitsy Schram, the
> > nurse/assistant)
>
> Will there still be a "Sharona" character? (I'm thinking of how Anita Barone
> started out as "Carol" on "Friends," but was then replaced by Jane Sibbett.)
> Will Monk still have a nurse/assistant, or is he supposed to be well enough
> to strike out on his own now?
>
> Bob

He's going to have a new assistant. I read something
about it in TV Guide, I think. Don't remember the
details. Not sure if she's a nurse like Sharona.
Anyway, I'm totally bummer that Sharona is gone.
Phooey.
Kate
--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

Kate Connally wrote:
> Bob wrote:

> > Will there still be a "Sharona" character?

> He's going to have a new assistant. I read something
> about it in TV Guide, I think. Don't remember the
> details. Not sure if she's a nurse like Sharona.


The new character will be played by Traylor Howard, formerly of Two
Guys, A Girl, And A Pizza Place.



Brian

"Default User" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> Kate Connally wrote:
>> Bob wrote:
>
>> > Will there still be a "Sharona" character?
>
>> He's going to have a new assistant. I read something
>> about it in TV Guide, I think. Don't remember the
>> details. Not sure if she's a nurse like Sharona.
>
>
> The new character will be played by Traylor Howard, formerly of Two
> Guys, A Girl, And A Pizza Place.

> Brian
>==========

Was that Burg (Michael Burgman) or Pete (Peter Dunfeld?)? Or... blond or
brunetter? LOL Oooooohhh... now that I've said that I can remember two
other male regulars...

Cyndi

Rick & Cyndi wrote:
> "Default User" > wrote in message

> > The new character will be played by Traylor Howard, formerly of Two
> > Guys, A Girl, And A Pizza Place.
>
> > Brian
> >==========
>
> Was that Burg (Michael Burgman) or Pete (Peter Dunfeld?)? Or...
blond or
> brunetter? LOL Oooooohhh... now that I've said that I can remember
two
> other male regulars...


Traylor Howard is woman.



Brian

Bob wrote:
> Nancy wrote:
>
>
>>Monk is one of my absolutely favorite shows. However, I'm quite upset
>>that one of the cast members is leaving (Bitsy Schram, the
>>nurse/assistant)
>
>
> Will there still be a "Sharona" character? (I'm thinking of how Anita Barone
> started out as "Carol" on "Friends," but was then replaced by Jane Sibbett.)
> Will Monk still have a nurse/assistant, or is he supposed to be well enough
> to strike out on his own now?
>
> Bob
>
>

When does the new season start?

Bob (no relation)

Thought it might be interesting to see the flip side of this whole thing.

One of my favorite things to do while shopping is to look "invisible"
employees right in the eye, give them my friendliest smile, and say, "Hi!"
They usually look confused at first, then happy, then they say hi back.

Okay, as a general rule, I can't stand kids. The majority of them seem to
be awful little creatures who'll grow up to be equally awful adults. That
being said ...

Tonight, when we were grocery shopping, a little boy (maybe 2) wandered a
few yards from his mother, but within her line of vision, and he wasn't
running. He had his t-shirt lifted up, and he was wiggling his fingers on
his little belly, saying, "Tickle, tickle, tickle." I couldn't help but
smile. He was a little sweetie-pie.

Anyone else want to tell about enjoyable trips to the grocery store and/or
things you've done to make those around you a little happier?

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

>Bob Ward says:
>
>If they are one of the 50 United States, the Americans with Disabilities act
applies to them, even for temporary disabilities.

Americans with Disabilities Act does not apply to operating an automobile.
You're confusing Employment with the DMV... no one has a *right* to operate a
motor vehicle, it's strictly a *privilege*. Each State, and Municipality,
makes its own rules regarding Handicapped Parking... most States honor
reciprocity but not all, and certainly not all municipalities... and not all
municipalities offer Handicapped Parking, NYC doesn't. Btw, the DMV does not
issue Disabled Parking Permits, the individual town clerks do, at the behest of
a medical doctor, but the DMV enacts and enforces the rules... for instance, in
NYS it's illegal to operate a motor vehicle with a handicapped permit dangling
from the rear view mirror (a very common infraction).. it's to be displayed
only while the vehicle is parked, in a designated space. And never borrow
someones handicapped permit, it's issued for use only by the handicapped person
(the handicapped person must be riding in the vehicle, not necessarily
driving), it can be revoked for misuse and the handicapped person needing it
often may be fresh out of luck in obtaining a re-issue.


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On Thu 20 Jan 2005 07:24:19p, Damsel called across the abyss...

> Thought it might be interesting to see the flip side of this whole
> thing.
>
> One of my favorite things to do while shopping is to look "invisible"
> employees right in the eye, give them my friendliest smile, and say,
> "Hi!" They usually look confused at first, then happy, then they say hi
> back.

When I lived in NE Ohio, finding a supermarket employee to help you was
like looking for a needle in a haystack. At best, if you found one they
might tell you which aisle the product you were seeking was located. At
least it made me more self-reliant! <g>

Here in the Phoenix where I've lived since 2000, if you even look remotely
like you don't know where you're going or puzzled over finding something,
there's always a clerk around to ask if they can help. Not only will they
tell you where to find something, they will almost always take you to the
location and find the product for you. This even applies to the
"discounted" supermarkets like Food City as well as WalMart. It's a very
refreshing change.

Recently I inquired about a product that the store doesn't carry. Their
response was, "how soon do you need it?" Not only were they happy to
order it, but they took both my phone number and e-mail address and called
and sent an e-mail when the product was in the store. It doesn't get much
better than this.

Wayne

>Damsel writes:
>
>Thought it might be interesting to see the flip side of this whole thing.
>
>One of my favorite things to do while shopping is to look "invisible"
>employees right in the eye, give them my friendliest smile, and say, "Hi!"
>They usually look confused at first, then happy, then they say hi back.
>
>Okay, as a general rule, I can't stand kids. The majority of them seem to
>be awful little creatures who'll grow up to be equally awful adults. That
>being said ...
>
>Tonight, when we were grocery shopping, a little boy (maybe 2) wandered a
>few yards from his mother, but within her line of vision, and he wasn't
>running. He had his t-shirt lifted up, and he was wiggling his fingers on
>his little belly, saying, "Tickle, tickle, tickle." I couldn't help but
>smile. He was a little sweetie-pie.
>
>Anyone else want to tell about enjoyable trips to the grocery store and/or
>things you've done to make those around you a little happier?

I ogle women, I mean I really ogle them... some actually have that auto reflex
to cover their private parts with their hands as if I caught them naked...
you'd be surprised at how many check their top blouse buttons. Most really
like it because when the initial shock wears off they stare into my baby blues,
smile and ogle me too... I make their day, I make people happy. :-p


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Sheldon
````````````

"Damsel" wrote in message
...
>
> Tonight, when we were grocery shopping, a little boy (maybe 2) wandered a
> few yards from his mother, but within her line of vision, and he wasn't
> running. He had his t-shirt lifted up, and he was wiggling his fingers on
> his little belly, saying, "Tickle, tickle, tickle." I couldn't help but
> smile. He was a little sweetie-pie.
>
> Anyone else want to tell about enjoyable trips to the grocery store and/or
> things you've done to make those around you a little happier?

Well, I had an enjoyable trip to the supermarket just a few hours ago. I was
walking down the aisle in the supermarket and a woman wearing a short skirt
reached over her cart to grab something and I caught a glimpse of her
panties. That made me happy.

Sorry, I couldn't resist. It really did happen.

I was reading the earlier thread and although unpleasant things happen from
time to time in the supermarket, or anywhere else for the matter, the huge
majority of the time I find it a pleasant experience and run into friendly
and polite people.

-Mike

On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 15:29:41 -0600, zxcvbob >
wrote:

>When does the new season start?
>
*Thank you for asking*!!!!! Made me google it. TOMORROW (FRIDAY)
NIGHT!!! (pardon the yelling). And it looks like there's a 2 episode
warm up of last season before the season premiere is on at 9:00 p.m.
(Pacific). Yippee Skippee!!

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA


"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines

To reply, replace "spaminator" with "cox"

Damsel > wrote in message
...
> Thought it might be interesting to see the flip side of this
> whole thing.
[snip]

Back in February 2002, I posted this experience. I post it again today
in honor of the man that it is about.

The Ranger
=====
It all started out at Castle Ranger. I had loaded...

....the daughter-units into the Blue Bullet without any minor (or major)
protests usually associated with a late-afternoon trip to any store, let
alone the grocery store. We were going to hit one of my regular haunts
since Ol' Man Hubbard forgot to stock his cupboard and there was no food
to be had.

This particular supermarket is enjoyable to shop in for some very
selfish reasons: 1) During the late-afternoon hours, and before dinner,
they tend to be rather lacking in foot traffic. 2) This net result
allows the staff to be energetic and helpful if questions arise and 3)
the quality of this supermarket's produce is excellent while the prices
are no more expensive than a major chain that shall remain nameless.
These make for some very pleasant reasons to keep returning.

During the trip down the expressway, all three daughter-units didn't
fight, scream, or cry. There were no "looking-looks" and no
"touching-touches." Each girl-unit played quietly with their dolls. I
pulled into the store's lot and parked -- right in front of the
entrance! The Good Omens(sm) were just piling on top of each other.

We spilled out of the Blue Bullet and onto the walkway where the carts
are stored. Spawn, as is expected of her, protested her placement in the
cart's seat. Her displeasure was duly noted (as noted in "Raising
Children With Attitudinal Positions," chapter 7, page 175, section XIV,
paragraph nine, sentences 1-9 clearly state) and documented. I then
tabled the issue for future discussion in a session of congress. Pack
order and placement established we proceeded into the produce area.

As I said, the produce in this store is amazing. The selections are
varied and there are items sold that I normally don't see at other
stores. One selection we passed Daughter-unit Alpha noticed; purple
potatoes. She picked one up and asked me a series of questions. I had
answers to none of them. I was in the process of having her put the lone
spud back when the dept. manager walked over. Dm is always in this area,
always talking to people, and always well informed on every little item.
Purple potatoes were no exception. Alpha and I listened as he talked,
and answered each question she fired at him. We could have walked out
with diplomas in Potato-ology. I had asked about another item, and Dm
was telling me about preferred methods of cooking them when we both
heard, "Wow... Are you three sisters?"

Alpha, always chatty, answered, "Yes.
That'smysister.Andthat'smysister.Andthat'smydaddy. "

"Oh, man. Mr. Mom and triple trouble."

Every hackle on my neck feathered upwards. I didn't have time for this
today. I needed to get in and out of the store quickly and tackling
Neanderthals was not part of the plan.

I touched Alpha, "Time to go," and I looked up at the meathead, "Say
good-bye." Alpha smiled and said good-bye and came back to the cart.

"I'm glad it's not me with three girls."

I whipped around and had multiple answers ready but heard, "Amazing."

I stopped and the two of us looked over at Dm. He had returned to his
produce cart and was trimming tops off and setting up a new display. He
was holding up and examining a turnip. "Amazing."

Neanderthal carped for a second, thought of something, carped some more
and then left. Dm put the turnip into the display. "Simply amazing..."
He turned around and was watching me watch where jug-head was headed. I
was envisioning ways to reacquaint ourselves should Opportunity present
itself... "Not worth it. Let it go."

Agitated still, I scowled then quickly smiled, "That obvious?"

"Yeah. Did you have any other questions?"

The girl-units helped me fill the cart with something from every display
(or so it seemed.) We were going to feast for the next week! I headed
off to the butcher counter. Alpha and Beta were asking questions about
the different items in our basket, Spawn was sitting quietly, head on
the handle bar, as I reached for and took a number to be waited on.
Since the girls were being very well behaved, I walked back to where the
Pudding and Jell-O(tm) display was. "You can each pick /one/ flavor."
Spawn immediately chose her favorite, while Alpha and Beta negotiated
who would pick chocolate, chocolate fudge, and a chocolate and chocolate
fudge swirl. I left them to get down to brass tacks and started to
mentally tick off what meats we needed for the coming week.

"Twins?"

"Huh? Whuh? Uh... Yes. They are." I mentally shifted gears slowly and
came around sluggishly.

"Lucky you!"

I stared at the new face. The eyes -- a contrast of pale and bright
blue -- that I fixed on showed openness, sincerity, which in turn
created a relaxing calm. I looked beyond the eyes at the face. Wrinkles
were etched deeply, care lines and crow's feet stretched into dimples.
Bushy brows reached into the close-cropped wreath of cotton-white hair
that circled his head like Zeus' olive branch. He was only slightly
taller than me but much thinner. He was wearing a Hawaiian print
(Magnumesque) and Birkenstocks. He was smiling, finding humor in my
silence. The previous feelings that my last encounter had brought forth
disappeared. I mentally guessed him to be 60 to 65.

"Yes. Yes, you're right. I am very lucky," I started.

"All girls, too. Three times blessed," and he touched Spawn and gently
patted her head. She didn't move away but smiled. I didn't reach out to
block the move. I stood there, mesmerized. He continued, "I have five
daughters."

"Dad. Mom sent us out for milk and yogurt." The young woman's voice cut
his reverie short.

He sighed heavily. "My youngest," he offered. "She's getting married
tomorrow."

"Dad... Come on." I looked over at her; she had turned a bright
purple-red, from her neck to the tips of her hair.

He ignored her pleading and continued. "Yep. The last of five." There
was an unspoken joke that caused her to smile and reach for his arm. "We
can spend a couple minutes..."

"Two. Then we have to go."

The Grey Fox smiled toothily. "Two it is," he smacked his palms
together. I was openly enjoying the give-and-take between the two. "Yep.
Her mother gets antsy when I start yappin' at total strangers. Name's
Bud. No sense bein' strangers any longer." His hand snapped out and I
found the grip firmer than many a younger man. His daughter rolled her
eyes. Alpha and Beta had come back over with their choice of puddings
(both had picked the same type) and started talking to the daughter.
Instead of shock and dismay, I found myself smiling like some country
bumpkin, bobbing my head in agreement to my own magical music. His
daughter and my daughter-units hit it off immediately; the four sat down
on the floor and started chatting back and forth, the younger girl-units
skipping through sentence and grammar structures without meaning while
the older was able to glean simple information without hesitation or
effort.

The Grey Fox beamed and continued, "Yeah. I noticed you were going after
that meathead back there. It never ceases to amaze me... I raised five
girls in a different time and received almost the exact same banal
static. I'd've hoped we'd advanced by now but obviously there are still
some throwbacks..."

The cadence, the sing-song back and forth of his words, invited like
conversation. I found myself thinking I'd known this man for 20 years
instead of the actual 20 seconds. He talked and talked, sharing stories
of raising five daughters, seeing them all through college, moved out
and married. He talked about some of the biases he'd encountered and how
he'd handled them. He talked, and we shared similarities, for TWO
hours -- 125 minutes! My watch's beep brought me back to Real Life®.

"Oh..." I groaned. "SHE's is gonna kill me."

"What time is it?" his daughter queried me. I showed her. "Mom's gonna
kill US! You know she's not going to be happy when we get back... We
were only to get 'milk and yogurt.' A thirty minute round-trip, Dad."

"She knows," Grey Fox smiled. "You got a special group here, [The], you
know that?"

"Yes, sir. I do."

"Enjoy 'em while you can. They'll be married and moved out before you
really know what you've got. I know. I had my time and it wasn't nearly
long enough."

I didn't say anything. I knew, for some reason, that it didn't require
anything more.

"Dad. Let's go..." His daughter steered him back into the current and
they were quickly gone.

"Who were they? Do we know them?" Alpha asked.

"We didn't but we know 'em now, don't we?"

zxcvbob (no relation) wrote:

> When does the new season start?

Tomorrow: Friday, January 20, on USA.

Bob

PENMART wrote:
> I ogle women, I mean I really ogle them... some actually have that auto
reflex
> to cover their private parts with their hands as if I caught them naked...
> you'd be surprised at how many check their top blouse buttons. Most
really
> like it because when the initial shock wears off they stare into my baby
blues,
> smile and ogle me too... I make their day, I make people happy. :-p

And then he lifts his t-shirt lifted up, and wiggles his little fingers on
his little belly, saying, "Tickle, tickle, tickle..."

<what a little sweetie-pie>

On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 20:04:00 -0800, Terry Pulliam Burd
> wrote:

> On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 15:29:41 -0600, zxcvbob >
> wrote:
>
> >When does the new season start?
> >
> *Thank you for asking*!!!!! Made me google it. TOMORROW (FRIDAY)
> NIGHT!!! (pardon the yelling). And it looks like there's a 2 episode
> warm up of last season before the season premiere is on at 9:00 p.m.
> (Pacific). Yippee Skippee!!
>
Which channel? The mainstream one or the cable one?

sf

On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 11:22:52 -0500, Kate Connally
> wrote:

> He's going to have a new assistant. I read something
> about it in TV Guide, I think. Don't remember the
> details. Not sure if she's a nurse like Sharona.
> Anyway, I'm totally bummer that Sharona is gone.
> Phooey.

Have you found any reason why she's leaving? She was too
good to fire.

sf

probably because he logged on to a site where he might have gotten some
good tips about cooking,instead,much to his or her dismay,he found that
the discussion was about everything else but the topic,therefore
throwing him or her into a rage which him or her never recovered until
the end of the day

On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 21:11:20 -0600, "Mike Pearce"
> wrote:

> I was
> walking down the aisle in the supermarket and a woman wearing a short skirt
> reached over her cart to grab something and I caught a glimpse of her
> panties.

Oh, yeah - that's real adult:
I see London, I see France. I see _______ in her
underpants!

sf

On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 22:23:38 -0700, "pennyaline"
<nsmitchell@spamspamspamspamspamspamspameggandspam .com> wrote:

>PENMART wrote:
>> I ogle women, I mean I really ogle them... some actually have that auto
>reflex
>> to cover their private parts with their hands as if I caught them naked...
>> you'd be surprised at how many check their top blouse buttons. Most
>really
>> like it because when the initial shock wears off they stare into my baby
>blues,
>> smile and ogle me too... I make their day, I make people happy. :-p
>
>And then he lifts his t-shirt lifted up, and wiggles his little fingers on
>his little belly, saying, "Tickle, tickle, tickle..."
>
><what a little sweetie-pie>

LOL!

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

"sf" wrote in message ...
> "Mike Pearce" wrote:
>
>> I was
>> walking down the aisle in the supermarket and a woman wearing a short
>> skirt
>> reached over her cart to grab something and I caught a glimpse of her
>> panties.
>
> Oh, yeah - that's real adult:
> I see London, I see France. I see _______ in her
> underpants!

Were you there? That's exactly what I said to her. <g>

-Mike

"The Ranger" > wrote in message
...
> Damsel > wrote in message
> ...
>> Thought it might be interesting to see the flip side of this
>> whole thing.
> [snip]
>
> Back in February 2002, I posted this experience. I post it again today
> in honor of the man that it is about.
>
> The Ranger
> =====
> It all started out at Castle Ranger. I had loaded...
>
> ...the daughter-units into the Blue Bullet without any minor (or major)
> protests usually associated with a late-afternoon trip to any store, let
> alone the grocery store.

<snipping terrificly wonderful parts of a great story - but only to save
space!>

>
> "Dad. Let's go..." His daughter steered him back into the current and
> they were quickly gone.
>
> "Who were they? Do we know them?" Alpha asked.
>
> "We didn't but we know 'em now, don't we?"
>
============================

Ranger? Your writing skills always amaze me... Any chance of a "Ranger's
Clan" book in the works?
You have a gift sir!

There are days when I'm perusing through the group when I should be doing
tasks instead... but I always stop to see what you're up to. : D

Thanks for posting this. It has help to start off my day in a most terrific
fashion!!

Cyndi

Not sure what this has to do with cooking, or even with "science" come
to that. Whatever... followups to sci.agriculture FWIW.

In article >,
(PENMART01) wrote:
>>Levelwave asks:
>>PENMART01 wrote:
>>> Just last year I made a $50,000.00 tractor purchse, saved on not only the 20%
>>> discount for paying cash but also the outragious interest I would have paid on
>>> a loan, and that loan interest is not a tax write off...
>>
>>What field did you work in before you retired?
>
>What "field"... I guess in light of my tractor comment I'm supposed to say
>something like *soy beans*. hehe
>
>I guess you're wondering if I was a farmer... not! I've worked in quite a few
>vocations, from culinary to aircraft to nuclear accelerators.

How fast did you get 'em to go?

> Tractors, real tractors, are expensive... $50K doesn't buy a real farm machine,

Times change. Not so many years ago (well, about 40 IIRC) you could
buy a small, but real, crawler tractor for AUD30k (actually 15k Oz
pounds at the time -- we didn't go "dollars" until the 14th of
February 1966, as the jingle in the back of the ossifying brain still
reminds me!).

>more of a fancy schmancy estate tractor.
>Real farm tractors these days typically run
>$500K and up, the more sophisticated versions don't even need a driver, they
>operate via on board computers and global positioning.... makes nice straight
>rows with no wasted overlapping.

As long as you bloody yanks don't scramble the signal for security
purposes. ;-) But I guess one may be able to neutralise even that if
using one of those differential systems that are still usually needed
for the necessary precision anyway.

>http://www.deere.com/en_US/newsroom/...ranchers/04082
>4_starfire.html
><http://tinyurl.com/4kavo>

>Here's my new toy, I have the cab (Grand L 3043) with every imaginable option:
>http://www.kubota.com/f/products/l30.cfm

What the hell do they mean by "WIDER FENDER INTERVAL" and why should
you care? But I really love that "NEW DESIGN" feature. 8-)

Cheers, Phred.

--
LID

Rick & Cyndi > wrote in message
news:ar7Id.5595$J6.71@trnddc02...
> Ranger? Your writing skills always amaze me... Any chance
> of a "Ranger's Clan" book in the works? You have a gift sir!

Thank you kindly; my ego (and id) thank you. I am working on it, with a
whole lot devoted to Spawn.

> There are days when I'm perusing through the group when
> I should be doing tasks instead... but I always stop to see
> what you're up to. : D

I try and pull the humor from everything I see. There are times that
it's difficult, though, and time is the only thing that allows it to
rise, like cream, to the surface. <G>

> Thanks for posting this. It has help to start off my day
> in a most terrific fashion!!

<G> That's a nice endorsement.

The Ranger

In article <rp_Hd.83191$Jk5.79056@lakeread01>, "Mike Pearce"
> wrote:

> Well, I had an enjoyable trip to the supermarket just a few hours
> ago. I was walking down the aisle in the supermarket and a woman
> wearing a short skirt reached over her cart to grab something and I
> caught a glimpse of her panties. That made me happy.
>
> Sorry, I couldn't resist. It really did happen.
> -Mike

And I'll bet you STILL think it was accidental on her part.
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Trip Report and pics added 1-13-05
"I read recipes the way I read science fiction: I get to the end and
say,'Well, that's not going to happen.'" - Comedian Rita Rudner,
performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.

In article >,
(PENMART01) wrote:
> I ogle women, I mean I really ogle them... some actually have that
> auto reflex to cover their private parts with their hands as if I
> caught them naked... you'd be surprised at how many check their top
> blouse buttons. Most really like it because when the initial shock
> wears off they stare into my baby blues, smile and ogle me too... I
> make their day, I make people happy. :-p

> Sheldon
> ````````````

I wear shades when I shop, Sheldon. And it's not your baby blues I'm
checking out. "-)
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Trip Report and pics added 1-13-05
"I read recipes the way I read science fiction: I get to the end and
say,'Well, that's not going to happen.'" - Comedian Rita Rudner,
performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.

"The Real Bev" > wrote in message
...

> at Sears I was always amazed when people would insist on putting small
> purchases -- under $5, say -- on their revolving charge account. Guess
> maybe people were just as stupid 45 years ago as they are now.

I've done that in the past, I really need or want something but I have no
cash on me. I walk around without cash all the time. Bad habit.
So when the bill comes, I just pay it.

nancy

sf wrote:
>
> On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 11:22:52 -0500, Kate Connally
> > wrote:
>
> > He's going to have a new assistant. I read something
> > about it in TV Guide, I think. Don't remember the
> > details. Not sure if she's a nurse like Sharona.
> > Anyway, I'm totally bummer that Sharona is gone.
> > Phooey.
>
> Have you found any reason why she's leaving? She was too
> good to fire.
>
> sf

Nope. I think TV Guide hinted at salary issues but
I could be way off.

Kate

--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

> Melba's Jammin' writes:
>
>>(PENMART01) wrote:
>>
>> I ogle women, I mean I really ogle them... some actually have that
>> auto reflex to cover their private parts with their hands as if I
>> caught them naked... you'd be surprised at how many check their top
>> blouse buttons. Most really like it because when the initial shock
>> wears off they stare into my baby blues, smile and ogle me too... I
>> make their day, I make people happy. :-p
>
>I wear shades when I shop, Sheldon. And it's not your baby blues I'm
>checking out. "-)

Why, Barb, you lech!

Hmm, I guess that hat means you rreally are a pickle inspector. hehe


---= BOYCOTT FRANCE (belgium) GERMANY--SPAIN =---
---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
*********
"Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."
Sheldon
````````````

In article >,
(PENMART01) wrote:

> > Melba's Jammin' writes:
> >
> >>(PENMART01) wrote:
> >>
> >> Most really like it because when the initial shock wears off they
> >> stare into my baby blues, smile and ogle me too... I make their
> >> day, I make people happy. :-p

> >I wear shades when I shop, Sheldon. And it's not your baby blues I'm
> >checking out. "-)
>
> Why, Barb, you lech!

I talk big.

> Hmm, I guess that hat means you rreally are a pickle inspector. hehe

Honest to God, Sheldon, you are incorrigible!!! LOL!! Serially,
somebody took a survey once of what men and women check first on the
opposite sex. Men's replies were pretty predictable (boobs, face) but
the surveyor was surprised to learn that an awful lot of women aren't
looking at a man's eye color first thing. And I wonder how many more
didn't confess.
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Trip Report and pics added 1-13-05
"I read recipes the way I read science fiction: I get to the end and
say,'Well, that's not going to happen.'" - Comedian Rita Rudner,
performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.

On 21 Jan 2005 16:24:52 -0800, "Fifo" > wrote:

>
>Geoff Miller wrote:
>> Fifo > writes:
>>
>> > I always thought walking is a popular means of moving your ass
>> > from point A to point B but it seems it has become such a
>> > vigorous activity that 20 feet closer to the grocery store is
>> > considered major privillege.
>>
>> The way that gimp spaces in particular always seem be on the
>> increase only adds fuel to the fire. I've made it a point
>> to pay attention to this, and I've observed that many times
>> when a shopping center's parking lot is repaved, it's re-
>> striped with more gimp spaces than were there before. I
>> think part of the problem is the defining up of what it is
>> to be handicapped. It used to literally mean "crippled," but
>> now even the morbidly obese seem to qualify.
>>
>
>And I would personally have no problem with that either. I am thankfull
>that I can walk 100 feet to the grocery store and it doesn't bother me
>the least. Do I feel like I have given up something when there are 4-5
>more disabled spaces allocated to those who need them - not at all. I
>also don't see why an expanding definition of who needs help is a
>problem. When you are writing things like "even the morbidly obese..."
>you are starting to judge not only the extent of their disability but
>also the "morality" (or is it taste) of their disability - and that's
>wrong. If they can't walk - they can't walk, doesn't matter why, they
>need help.
>
>Is it matter of principle? Maybe it is. But so are a lot of other
>things - like people ordering Tuscan salad without croutons - now
>that's just wrong and has to be stopped.


Are ALL Walmarts ripping out 3/4 of the handicapped spaces and
replacing them with striped-off pavement, or is that just in Southern
California?

"Geoff Miller" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> Fifo > writes:
>
>> I always thought walking is a popular means of moving your ass
>> from point A to point B but it seems it has become such a
>> vigorous activity that 20 feet closer to the grocery store is
>> considered major privillege.
>
>
> The extra walking distance _is_ trivial, but then, it isn't the
> point. The point is that this thing of giving various groups
> special privileges at the expense of the majority is a matter
> of principle.
>
> The way that gimp spaces in particular always seem be on the
> increase only adds fuel to the fire. I've made it a point
> to pay attention to this, and I've observed that many times
> when a shopping center's parking lot is repaved, it's re-
> striped with more gimp spaces than were there before. I
> think part of the problem is the defining up of what it is
> to be handicapped. It used to literally mean "crippled," but
> now even the morbidly obese seem to qualify.
>

An important factor I believe is choice. Truly handicapped people did not
choose their condition - their paralysis, severe arthritis, broken leg, etc.
was something that was inflicted on them. Mothers, expectant or actual,
chose to be mothers. Thus they should be prepared to put up with the
inconveniences of the condition - and my experience as a parent tells me
that parking spaces are the least of it!

Does it make you feel superior to use the term "gimp?" Are so so lazy that
having to park a few extra spaces away because of all the "gimp" spaces
really ruins your day? Yes, the handicapped permits are misused by some
people, but I would much rather that a few people misuse them than someone
who really needs them has to go without.


--
Peter Aitken

Remove the crap from my email address before using.

On 21 Jan 2005 16:24:52 -0800, "Fifo" > wrote:

>And I would personally have no problem with that either. I am thankfull
>that I can walk 100 feet to the grocery store and it doesn't bother me
>the least. Do I feel like I have given up something when there are 4-5
>more disabled spaces allocated to those who need them - not at all. I
>also don't see why an expanding definition of who needs help is a
>problem. When you are writing things like "even the morbidly obese..."
>you are starting to judge not only the extent of their disability but
>also the "morality" (or is it taste) of their disability - and that's
>wrong. If they can't walk - they can't walk, doesn't matter why, they
>need help.

Thank you for this, Fifo. I find the term, "gimp" very offensive. When I
was still married, my husband, who had had 2 double bypass surgeries and a
stroke by age 36, had a handicap placard. We were harassed horribly
because he was young, and he didn't have a limp. People can be very
judgmental and cruel when they don't have all the facts.

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

Watching the new Monk ... dollars to donuts there are diamonds
in the fish tank gravel. I'll be disappointed.

"Fifo" > wrote in message ..
>I am sorry but I can't understand how 20 feet of walking could possibly
> matter so much to so many people.

The point of this is not the waling 20 feet, it is the special privileges
for those that are healthy at the expense of thse that may not be.


> I am serious, people go to the gym to walk for 30 minutes on
> the threadmill.

And some of lthese people will fight to park as close as they can to the gym
door, but that is another topic.


> I'd have no problem with mothers having parking privilleges. I also
> think granny should park closer. Anybody who wants to park as close as
> they can to the door is welcome to go ahead.

Exacty. First come, first spots if that is what they want. Just don't mark
off spots for special interest (asside from the Handicapped) to garner a few
points with them. The only thing worse is when emplolyees park close to the
door. they may be ther for 8 hours and block a close spot from granny (and
maybe 12 or 20 others over the course of the shift) who must walk further
in the rain.


> I always park on the
> furthest side of the lot anyway - tons of space and no fat ass SUV
> doors scratching my paint.

I do the same most days for the same reason, plus, I spend too much time at
a desk and enjoy the walk. But on the occasion that I spent 8 or 9 hours on
my feet in very hot weather and I stop at the store on the way home, I'm
taking the closest spot I can get.


>

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
>
> "Angrie.Woman" > wrote in message
>
> > Yes, the posts in this thread seem to indicate that something nice that is
> > done for other people does indeed seem to be a source of irritation to
> > other people. How sad that's what we've become.
>
> I like doing nice things for people. Most of us do.
>
> OTOH, doing something nice for one or two people should not make it more
> difficult or inconvenient for others.

Yes. Consider that you are at the head of a long line. A
harried-looking woman with crying children approaches and asks if she
can go ahead of you. Being a proper gentleman you say "Of course." You
are immediately handbagged by the 30 women behind you who did NOT choose
to let the poor slob in. She gets it easy, you get to be a hero, and 30
others have to wait longer.

Not sad at all.

--
Cheers,
Bev
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