Well Treefam I am off to get some Power Ball tickets.....have a good afternoon...I will check back in later on....after I win......
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I did something today I don't remember the last time I did. I bought a ticket. Hope to win something lol. Be nice to pay off the house. That would be plenty for me.
Indeed, I am--just worn out from wading through the lake on our street. There is one storm drain that collects the water from the entire street. During a big rain, leaves and pine needles have a tendency to clog the drain, forming a nice lake at the foot of my driveway (actually, the drain is between my house and that of a neighbor, but the slope on their side is a little steeper). Further, that drain is along a storm pipe that collects water from two streets uphill from us before continuing downhill to the canyon below. There was so much rain this afternoon, that water from uphill was actually coming out of the storm drain because it couldn't go downhill fast enough. This made the lake on our street deeper and less predictable than usual. What I mean by less predictable is that while I am out wading in the water and reaching down to pull debris from the drain's grate, I was never sure whether or not I'd open up a huge hole of suction (which can be strong enough to pin you in place if you're not careful) or whether or not I'd get a geyser shooting up out of the drain. It took about half an hour, but I managed to clear it. Then I needed to take off my wetsuit (the water is cold--and there is a large metal streetlight right next to the drain which has attracted lightning--of which we had plenty today--in the past). I also cleared another drain from our front yard and had to clear my gutter of pine needles blown from the tree across the street which was causing my deck to flood.Count I saw you around for a sec, you okay?
Be safe Count..........1/6 #6
Thanks, all, for the concern for my safety.
Indeed, I am--just worn out from wading through the lake on our street. There is one storm drain that collects the water from the entire street. During a big rain, leaves and pine needles have a tendency to clog the drain, forming a nice lake at the foot of my driveway (actually, the drain is between my house and that of a neighbor, but the slope on their side is a little steeper). Further, that drain is along a storm pipe that collects water from two streets uphill from us before continuing downhill to the canyon below. There was so much rain this afternoon, that water from uphill was actually coming out of the storm drain because it couldn't go downhill fast enough. This made the lake on our street deeper and less predictable than usual. What I mean by less predictable is that while I am out wading in the water and reaching down to pull debris from the drain's grate, I was never sure whether or not I'd open up a huge hole of suction (which can be strong enough to pin you in place if you're not careful) or whether or not I'd get a geyser shooting up out of the drain. It took about half an hour, but I managed to clear it. Then I needed to take off my wetsuit (the water is cold--and there is a large metal streetlight right next to the drain which has attracted lightning--of which we had plenty today--in the past). I also cleared another drain from our front yard and had to clear my gutter of pine needles blown from the tree across the street which was causing my deck to flood.
Of course, it stopped raining shortly after I finished.
It could have been worse--one man had his 3-day old lamborghini lost to a flooded parking garage in a storm last year. He replaced it, and the garage was promptly flooded again.
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I think I'll just sign off for the evening. Good night, Treefam!
Busy day today trying to get copies of all medical records and proof of employment so I can do battle with the insurance company. Hardest thing is getting employment records for some reason. Can't get it from where I worked as they sent me to another company. That company wants all sorts of information I don't have. My last day of work was the day I got into the accident,,, wrong. Evidently I was still employed for some time after that. How in hang am I supposed to know the day they decided to consider me no longer employed. Crazy is what crazy does.
"Take shelter!" the Emergency Response System said. Where? We don't have cellars in Southern California!![]()
I'm going to play my same numbers Saturday for the largest jackpot in US history!Guess I didn't win the jackpot....................Good night Treefam.......
It's really good with the new EXTRA flavors GMO has now..........1/6 #4
Just put a new coil and wick in my Stumpy, it's tasting really nice. I've been finally playing around with TC and gotta admit that I've been enjoying the vape.
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Traffic--and distance. We live in one of the spots furthest from the school's "area" and have to negotiate one of the most congested intersections to get there. School also starts an hour earlier than the one my daughter currently attends, so we would likely have to consider leaving the house around the time we currently wake up.
Okay, I'm off to visit the FRAD house and deal with a month's worth of mail before the rain starts again...
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