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Older Folks and Vaping Back Porch - Part Five
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That was fantastic. I think I saw a video of them going into a busy music store, poke around at some instruments and end up putting on a show. It was great! Totally enjoyed that one too.
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Da roomba? Akchooley had one for years and it works surprisingly well. Turn it on, go to the store, come back... clean floor.
Everything is still up in the air at the moment. It's my understanding they will stick him at another base, since there is an opening at another base. It's also my understanding that another company may buy out the one we are contracted to now, and they already have a contract with us. Everything is hearsay right now, except fo them wanting to make both bases 5 and 2.
Thank you. I'm trying desperately to stay positive, but I'm just not feeling it right now.
Thanks, iffy!! Now, if I could just pick my chin up off the floor and get this cement block off my chest, I'll be all right.
Teresa, Gary and Mike are in the Ballpark .. the file should play straight from the link as well .. if Back Porch Radio is a minor hit and any one wants more, I can shrink the encode some for a smaller size .. I don't want folks to suck the entire Web into their machine
.. and, be aware (which I should have mentioned, have you ever heard of Ghost in the Machine .. ??) I actually encoded my DNA strand on the file, so there is that .. 
Teresa, Gary and Mike are in the Ballpark .. the file should play straight from the link as well .. if Back Porch Radio is a minor hit and any one wants more, I can shrink the encode some for a smaller size .. I don't want folks to suck the entire Web into their machine
As the number one fan , of the man from.....guess who wants more ?...
Prior to Warren Zevon passing .. 12 years I think now .. the album Life'll Kill Ya was done in his usual style of Political incorrectness and self deprecation .. he knew his last days were upon him, and left such gems as ::
EDIT .. I doubt Classy will even allow me to post it, sorry ..
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Someday, Mon'Amie .. I will regale you with tales of my minor brushes with Corporate America, AKA The Man .. until then, keep that Gumbo ready for me and talk a little Cajun for Old Uncle Willie .. ?? S'il vous plait .. ??
BTW, what would you think of a Sunday meetup in the Hangout .. ?? Lunch / Brunch .. ??
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Willie,
almost made me late for work this morning.
Good music. Took 10 min to download and was a great half hour.
almost made me late for work this morning.
Good music. Took 10 min to download and was a great half hour.
Arrrgh! Not knowing is the pits! Do you know that you'll definitely be told what's planned when you get there or is that part of the rumor too? Keep an open mind. Things might not be as bad as you anticipate even if you get stuck at a desk for a bit. You never know what interesting developments might come along. I'll keep sending you good vibes!!
Gary, I'm not going to take off on the main portion of your post, however, I will expand on the above ..
During the uptick in at the pump prices, which peaked at around four bucks a gallon on average in 2010/2011 I believe, every Company that had anything within their infrastructure that even remotely required fuel jacked prices under the guise of "We hate to do it, folks, but hey, gas costs a lot more money these days" .. I don't really have a beef with that, gas did cost a lot more money ..
The impact resulted in diversion of corn to the ethanol industry since farmers could do better selling crops as a fuel additive rather than as, er, food for cattle, etc .. this then had the ripple effect of raising food prices in general, since, again, gas/diesel being a big part of the cost, delivery wise .. I can't blame farmers, they are in business to make a profit ..
UPS / FedEx raised rates at the 10% a year average, which, of course, compounds on itself as well as adding Fuel Surcharge, Rural Delivery pricing, etc, again, based on $4.00 + gas .. I could cite other various examples ..
The point being, the fuel cost peak pricing caused a fairly dramatic wave that ran through the Economy in general, so now, with projected future prices expected to stay low, where is the drop in the various industries effected as it relates to goods being sold, delivery, etc .. ?? It lines the pockets of the industries and they are not going to drop prices .. so, the gas price peak ended up being a gift that looks like it will just keep on giving ..
On a side note :: Back in the 90's, I was in Buffalo, NY and decided to take I think 403 across thru Hamilton / London in order to avoid the extra driving (at least it looked like I could save some time with that route) .. I had neglected to fill up, thinking I had enough gas to get to Detroit, which turned out I did not .. so, pulled over to a Canadian station, I knew I did not need much to get back into the USA, so I put $10.00 worth in and paid the place .. got back in the van, cranked it over and looked down at the fuel gauge, which had not moved a millimeter .. got out, went in, looked at the Attendant and said "I think there must be something wrong with your pump, since it does not look like I got much gas at all .. " .. she looked at me and said "Sir, the price is in liters, not gallons .." as she did a slow eye roll ..
.. I think I also gave like 5 or 6 bucks even back then for a pack of Marlboros ..
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Yeah unc. Farmers need it. That's true. But now with an oil glut no one pays attention to the fact that ethanol is not exactly the best thing for a gas engine. And without it, gas mileage increases.
As far as Canada... yeah. Being a major exporter of oil it seems bizarre. I think it's something like 3.78 liters to a gallon. Gas is really cheap now (snicker) at about $1 a liter. But it changes almost by the minute. Radio stations tell you what gas will be the next day. But the states charge a flat tax per gallon. Canada charges a percentage. So that's why it fluctuates so much and so rapidly.
Only thing better is a Bowflex. With all those "powerbars" you can hang up a while closet full!I once bought a recombant stationary bike. It was the best clothes rack I ever had
"For all the Young Ladies on the Thread .. " .. yes, it would not be me if I did not at the minimum, dedicate something to the Fine Young Women that populate our small section of Cyberville ..
.. after all, where would we be without them .. ?? .. I'll tell you where .. We'd be a bunch of Dudes hammering away at a keyboard drinking 2 liter Mountain Dews and eating bags of Nacho Doritos .. talking smack all day .. ..And who does not like a little Smokey every once in a while .. ??
ADDENDUM :: For those that may remember, for the longest time I called the thread "Geezers and Good Women" ..
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Hey peeps! Here's a pic of @Debadoo and me last night at the restaurant. It was GREAT meeting another 'vapette'
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