GLASSMANOAK'S Contest Thread #109 ...for WINNERS and with MULTIPLE WINNERS !!

[Fuzzy Thunderbear]

9/16 #5

no rest for the weary

I had always heard that as "no rest for the wicked." Are you wicked, Angel? Nawwwww...

similar, but not the same

 

[rbeckys8]

9/16 #3 did you know at 65 you need a special pneumonia shot..yeap..I got it and the flu shot..I bet my arms are going to hurt...oh yes..old age..haha!

 

[CountBoredom]

9/16 #5
PIF to @Slowone2

They started trimming the trees next door.... hopefully it doesn't last too long.

 

[Fuzzy Thunderbear]

9/16 #6
Gonna make the last one for the day fairly early because the "debates" are starting and won't get over for about five hours from now and I want to watch everyone making fools of themselves. So, I'll have sunset come a little early tonight and catch y'all tomorrow. G'nite TreeFam.

 

[jpf880]

#4
9/16

PIF to @Slowone2


I got off work and I'm visiting Wifey at the hospital. She's doing about the same, at least she's not worse. Maybe she'll get out tomorrow or Friday.

I found a great deal on a ipv D2 so I let the person who was going to PIF me the kbox know not to. I couldn't pass it up $41.80 shipped from the USA. I talked to another prickly vendor and he said that was below his cost without the shipping and I should go for it. I should have it by Monday. So I maybe one of those people asking questions about TC. I don't have anything to make TC coils with or the premade ones for my subtank mini but we'll see. I might be able to get just one or a couple feet of nickel wire from the B&M not too far from my house. Anyways I'm pretty excited about it.

 

[KatzWh1skers]

9/16 #2
Hello again tree folks
Well...turns out the VA clinic IS open ..on alternating Wednesdays ...just not THIS Wednesday ...scheesh..waste of time...'spec since I just called into the main scheduling yesterday to confirm the appt ...Let's home they don't kick my re-schedule down the road another few months.
So I got home..said "the he** with it" and went back to bed....woke up 3 hrs later...and feel much better now. I am grateful I am able to do that right now...but nothing comes for free...My sleep monitoring showed that I had a 4 hr sleep deficit..the night I couldn't sleep...I figger with everything else, it caught up with me today..Thankfully it is still too windy out for my outside work.

9/16 #1 my 70 year old husband just got a job..only 25 hrs a week but it keeps him busy!

Ditto what @liblue1 said...change brings...well...CHANGE Make it a good one. And from the sounds of it, homemade pasta is a grand bon voyage! My Mom and her church group used to make homemade noodles to sell...It was an all day affair. But my favorite were the Ladie's Homemade Raised Sugared Donuts!! MMmmmmmmm.

@CountBoredom nice pic...If the water's nice I wanna go take a dip in them Nature's waterin holes..

[/QUOTE]

9/16 #3
I have some stuff I should be doing today.....but I have to wait and see if I am going to do them or not............It's always that way with me.....

Yes..I get that now with myself...Used to beat myself about the ears cuz I "couldn't" this and "couldn't " that...how much easier when there is no or less struggle involved. My friends used to swear I was 2 people...One would say "Oh what a hard worker"..the other..."What? THAT lazy slug?!" (You folks mainly get to see the Lazy Slug from Sluglandia)

9/16 #5
Well it's a good thing everyone is busy........but it really cuts into ECF time and since that's all I do..........it's lonely...........

Yes..and funny you should say that...As I was driving home today..I was thinking about my own FRAD ...the last time I visited, he walked us to the exit door, but as we drove away, his face was near to the door, watching us go....and he looked as if we had just left without him...which we had...I felt so sad for him....not sure he understands this is the best place for him...only that he is once more ...alone...among strangers. And I think that's the part that bothers me the most about getting older...the prospect of loneliness...cuz I am not one to be the Life of the party...the wallflower,yes. @tiggerrts..hurry up with that Island already () ...I can see myself in a VA nursing home...and I hope it's a lively bunch. To be among friends and loved ones, ...to feel loved, valued and respected..isn't that what we all want.

9/16 - 2: Did not sleep well, drove myself and the co-worker to the site in a dream state. Nothing worked, coffee or otherwise.

Sorry, Tiggs...there are times I cannot tell your dreamststate from your real Life ...so I can imagine how it must feel for you. If it is true, that you are where you are to learn and grow....then let it be. And feel all you feel, because that's what keeps us human. ...and hope u get some good sleep!!

9/16 #3

It is my firm belief that all of us came here for a specific purpose (obviously different for each individual) and will not leave until we have completed that.

I agree to an extent...about Life and lessons that can only be learned in the physical interacting with not so compliant beings ( ) who are also at various stages of learning. I interject the role of Man's Free Will, here also...while it could be argued that we don't go till it's our time, Man has free will...He too can decide whether to drink and drive, swing that fist, or pull that trigger...It is the age old quandry...God's will and Man's Free Will...In the large LDS population here abouts, the story goes that God wanted man to have Free Will...Lucifer did not ..and they had a huge "falling out" over it. I am a student of all teachings...not meaning to offend anyone with my ignorance

9/16 #3 did you know at 65 you need a special pneumonia shot..

Yes and thank you for reminding everyone to get theirs...I get it every year since I was about 40, as I'm prone to escalation of infections into pneumonia.
Well..I think I'm finally caught up
Have a nice evening all...I finally feel like taking on a project I "could not"..so best to strike while the iron is hot, as they say.....prob check in later...And..uh..thanks for being here..for me ..for all of us....

 

[Roadtrip635]

9/16 #3

Dang it! I missed my vapemail and it's locked in the Apt. Mgr office. Now I gotta wait until tomorrow....

 

[KatzWh1skers]

9/16 #3

9/16 #3
Dang it! I missed my vapemail and it's locked in the Apt. Mgr office. Now I gotta wait until tomorrow....

Can't "like" your luck, but love the pic

9/16 #5
PIF to @Slowone2
They started trimming the trees next door.... hopefully it doesn't last too long.

I had to laugh..If it were at @liblue1 's yes indeed..it would be going on FAR into the night...and into the next morning...Times when you hope Karma is alive and well

#4
I found a great deal on a ipv D2 so I let the person who was going to PIF me the kbox know not to.

...well...do you have a back up mod??! Everybody needs a back up mod...That's why I'll never part with my mech.

 

[jpf880]

#5
9/16

PIF to @Slowone2

9/16 #3

Can't "like" your luck, but love the pic



I had to laugh..If it were at @liblue1 's yes indeed..it would be going on FAR into the night...and into the next morning...Times when you hope Karma is alive and well


...well...do you have a back up mod??! Everybody needs a back up mod...That's why I'll never part with my mech.

My kbox that is acting up was my back up mod.

 

[CountBoredom]

9/16 #6
PIF to @Slowone2

I found a great deal on a iPV D2 so I let the person who was going to PIF me the kbox know not to. I couldn't pass it up $41.80 shipped from the USA. I talked to another prickly vendor and he said that was below his cost without the shipping and I should go for it. I should have it by Monday. So I maybe one of those people asking questions about TC. I don't have anything to make TC coils with or the premade ones for my subtank mini but we'll see. I might be able to get just one or a couple feet of nickel wire from the B&M not too far from my house. Anyways I'm pretty excited about it.

I hope it works out for you!

@CountBoredom nice pic...If the water's nice I wanna go take a dip in them Nature's waterin holes..

Sadly, the area may not look like this anymore due to one of several fires here in CA.

I was thinking about my own FRAD ...the last time I visited, he walked us to the exit door, but as we drove away, his face was near to the door, watching us go....and he looked as if we had just left without him...which we had...I felt so sad for him....not sure he understands this is the best place for him...only that he is once more ...alone...among strangers. And I think that's the part that bothers me the most about getting older...the prospect of loneliness...cuz I am not one to be the Life of the party...the wallflower,yes.

My FRAD is kinda like that. He makes friends pretty easily, but they need to come to him--not the other way around.

I had to laugh..If it were at @liblue1 's yes indeed..it would be going on FAR into the night...and into the next morning...Times when you hope Karma is alive and well

They marked off a good chunk of parking on the street, so I expect that they will be here tomorrow as well.

Time for me to head out to Parent's night at the school. No drinking involved--but no kids, either. Good night, Treefam!

 

[Shawn Hoefer]

9/16
#3
Done at the broom shop and I came home to VAPEMAIL!!!

4 samples of e-liquid, a Big Block 454 RDA, a fresh battery, and a Kanger Subtank Plus.

Woot!

I promptly threw a quad .19 ohm build in the big block... wow!

But now, I have to clean my home studio for a tour this weekend and cannot play with vape toys any more...

 

[tiggerrts]

9/16 - 5: Took a three hour nap, hope I sleep tonight.

 

[anjelvape77]

9/16*3
had a weird day, having a weirder night. Will catch up tomorrow. I hope all is well in the tree

 

[tiggerrts]

9/16 - 6: Well let us I try it again, good night all.

 

[KatzWh1skers]

9/16 #4

9/16 #6
My FRAD is kinda like that. He makes friends pretty easily, but they need to come to him--not the other way around.

My FRAD was placed from home into a Memory Care center initially...he had lost some of his cognitive after some major surgery, so he was having difficulty communicating on top of it all. It takes months sometimes for older folks to bounce back after long surgeries..and his was several hours...but he recently got his speech faculties back and made it quite clear he didn't wanna hang around with memory loss folks worse off then him. I can see that...He wanted to be around folks that still had "some fire" in 'em...And I get that...Even if I couldn't communicate well, I'd still like to be able to hang out where all the "FUN" is....where I could feel alive. He's much happier in his new place...tho I got a feel for the "lock down" when I couldn't get out the exit without a nurse buzzing me.

9/16 #6
Time for me to head out to Parent's night at the school. No drinking involved--but no kids, either. Good night, Treefam!

G'night Count. Here's one just for you....

 

[jpf880]

#6
9/16

PIF to @Slowone2



G'Nite Uncle!

 

[angelphyre]

9/16
4.

I had always heard that as "no rest for the wicked." Are you wicked, Angel? Nawwwww...

I'll never tell...

@jpf880 , hope wifey gets better and comes home soon...sending more healing vibes for her.

Well I have been totally lazy tonight and the only thing I actually got done was a load of clothes and a couple of coils changed out in my tanks...still need to decide on what flavors I want for the weekend, but the juice making will have to wait.

 

[Fuzzy Thunderbear]

NOT AN ENTRY

I agree to an extent...about Life and lessons that can only be learned in the physical interacting with not so compliant beings ( ) who are also at various stages of learning. I interject the role of Man's Free Will, here also...while it could be argued that we don't go till it's our time, Man has free will...He too can decide whether to drink and drive, swing that fist, or pull that trigger...It is the age old quandary...God's will and Man's Free Will...

This is not religion, so please, don't anyone take it that way:
Imagine a spirit trying to describe a rose to someone who has never occupied the physical universe. It can be described as well as any technical drawing could ever convey, and the smell can be reasonably described (as much as you can to someone who has never had a nose)... but all that is theoretical knowledge. We come here to the physical universe to gain experiential knowledge. Huge difference. Like going from "I think I understand" to "AHA! Now I know." I do not believe anything is preordained. There is no destiny. All have free will, although your own higher self might often steer you on the course that is most likely to accomplish your life goal, you always have the choice to "turn right or left at Oak Street." And what about those who die young? How do we know it was not their goal to simply be here long enough to teach someone else a lesson (like a negligent parent)? I have often learned great lessons from what happens to those around me as much as what happens to me directly. I have known the ability to ski the summit, and the pain that would never let me ski again. I have loved... and lost. I have been happily married and sadly divorced. I have had a very good salary and drove a Porsche 944. I have been poor and drove a 30 year old piece of junk. I have had very high honors, and known humiliation. I am listed in Who's Who in America, yet none of my neighbors have a clue what makes me tick. etc., etc., ad nauseum... Everything is just another piece of data that, eventually, will become a whole book, and hopefully, if I play the part well, the story will be a good one.

 

[KatzWh1skers]

*NAE*
@Fuzzy Thunderbear ..my issue is not with you, dear heart..it's with my own history...and a life long struggle to understand the "Whys" and "Wherefors".....I have made my own regrets, and can't blame anyone else but myself for my choices...particularly those of a young immature me. But the cruelest parts are those "acts of senseless violence" committed on one person by another. I guess after a Lifetime of asking "why", I find some comfort in realizing "God" or add your preferred ...had nothing to do with it....it was one man's free will...he had other choices, but chose to act as he did. Some of you here know my circumstance. And I thank you for giving me a safe place to vent.

 

[Shawn Hoefer]

9/16
#4
Another break... I see a light at the end of the tunnel (but I'm certain it's an oncoming train).

Does anyone else get to a point in cleaning that you just shove everything that's left into a storage tub and hide that in the closet? Yeah... that's where I am at.

Brief personal rant to follow... tune out if you wish...

My home shop is in a converted attached carport. Single car... it's not huge. Yet, I used to manage to keep a small area for broom making, and another small area for woodworking (I had a lathe, a bandsaw, a table saw, a benchtop belt sander, a scrollsaw, a drill press, and a huge collection of hand tools old and new). Every year, in the winter, the shop - because it's too cold to work in most of the time - becomes a storage bin for anything anyone wants to toss out there. It's left there to rot until I have to clean it. Usually twice a year. People offer to help, but I either do not allow them to or run them off in short order... I've caught them being helpful by sweeping up piles of my tools (drill bits, dremel bits, small stuff) that they don't recognize and throwing them away. Argh! Once cleaned, there is a place for everything and everything in it's place until people "borrow" them and forget to put them away or toss them on the table or floor. It's frustrating in the extreme.

On the plus side, no one uses my shop as a smoking lounge anymore...

While I'm ranting - and I almost never do this - I am frustrated with my Stepson. He's 31, has no drivers license (claimed he lost it because his insurance was canceled when he moved and switched banks and his auto-pay was interrupted... I call BS), so we have to take him everywhere. That ain't much, though as he also has no ambition or drive or... anything. He doesn't even look at girls. And, he's thoughtless... not maliciously so, but thoughtless nonetheless. He'll take long showers minutes before I have to leave and use all the hot water. He leaves the toilet seat up as though he is a bachelor living alone. He eats like a horse and puts ice cream - my ice cream - containers back in the freezer with 1 or 2 bites left. He's forgetful and does things like leave his keys at home and not realize it until we've driven him to his destination and have to go back so he can get his keys. He's destructive in an accident prone sort of way. He's destroyed two smart phones in the last 2 years by forgetting they were in a pocket and sitting on them or tossing the pants into the corner of his filthy room (my office converted for his "visit"). Tonight, knowing what all we have going on, he offered to clean the kitchen. He puttered for a couple hours, got one counter clean, and then went to bed. Argh... He comes out of his room to eat, to use the bathroom, to go to work or town, and then immediately retreats to his room until called for.

It's not all bad. He did win third place in the broom making contest (good teacher). He is becoming a decent blacksmith. He does occasionally help with chores.

BUT he's thirty-freaking-one. when I was that age I was 7 years into my third or fourth career and raising 2 children by myself! I was not lounging around living the life of Riley...

I now return you to your normal programming already in progress.