We had quite a storm here in Clear Lake, yesterday, stared about dark. We only had a little hail early on. Clear, bright and sunny this morning. I put the bedclothes in the washer and I’m hopping that I can hang them outside to dry, nothing smells like sheets dried in the sun….Oh and we got an inch and a… Read more »
Adee
January 9, 2016 7:08 am
Good morning Hamsters. Cold front pushed in here overnight so we’re down to 53 at 6 with clearing skies. Spouse says we didn’t get much rain and gratefully no hail, but it’s too dark the see the gauge clearly now. We were mostly in a gap between the ragged line of downpours ahead of the front. However the pictures on… Read more »
My stepson and his Recon Marine buddies had to do some training with their French counterparts and indicated he wouldn’t look forward to going up against them.
As for Hubby, he’s trying to negotiate the insurance company requirements and what the doctor wants. He’s supposed to be scheduling an MRI, but it hasn’t happened yet. He’s doing somewhat better. I went to the chiropractor and we talked about Hubby. I’d like for him to go see Dr. Bailey and discuss the need for surgery, since I ended… Read more »
#50 – I’m about to decide that Cruz and Trump are the RINO’s now – the rest of the Republicans are no longer conservative or provide a voice of reason in opposing the liberal direction this once great nation is headed. As a general rule, I think it’s time to drop the Republican party on it’s head since it seems… Read more »
Sadly, Mom didn’t pursue a relationship with her kids, since she was dealing with a very difficult marriage and the strain of so many children. I am grateful that I get the chance to make up for some lost time before she goes.
Texpat The Belgians are a blackhearted, murderous bunch. Is there any euro country’s people you like? I worked with the Belgians among other while in Europe and got along well with them all. Well except for the French. I have no love for them people at all. Back in them days the Belgians were a tough bunch of soldiers. Again… Read more »
Darren
January 8, 2016 9:24 pm
Bonecrusher #18;
That was excellent!
mharper42
January 8, 2016 9:22 pm
Oh and BTW how is your husband doing? Any update on his pains and need for surgery?
mharper42
January 8, 2016 9:21 pm
Tedtam, your mother is incredibly lucky that she has a daughter like you to take care of her at this stage of her life. And you seem to be enjoying her company more now than you ever have written about before. That is a good thing.
Oh, and I was wrong when I said before that Ahmed, the cheerful driver, was Christian. He is Muslim, but he spoke with me about my faith with some familiarity. It turns out the his nephew, whose mother is Muslim but father is Christian, lived with him for a while. His mother and Ahmed both made sure the nephew went… Read more »
Finally winding down after a whole day with Mom. This has been a real challenge. First, Mom’s transport instructions, which I gave to the nursing home last week, specified that Mom was supposed to BE at the imaging clinic at 10:30. Somewhere, someone told the driver to pick Mom up at 10:30. That automatically put us almost two hours late,… Read more »
gtotracker
January 8, 2016 8:46 pm
On books. My sister gave me a copy of Ian W. Toll’s The Conquering Tide for Christmas. I can’t put it down. This is a really well researched history and well told.
gtotracker
January 8, 2016 8:37 pm
Texpat, if you have not read it you might like Tip & Run by Edward Paice. No excuse for what came after but a great history on how and who the colonial powers were and where they were after WWI.
mharper42
January 8, 2016 8:36 pm
#34 would seem to confirm we got some hail near Tidwell at TC Jester.
mharper42
January 8, 2016 8:34 pm
#30 Bones
Hailing in Glorious Copperfield right now.
Hmm, around 7 pm it started raining hard at Chez Harp and we heard a few hits that sure sounded like hail on the west side windows. But nothing visible on the ground.
Super Dave
January 8, 2016 7:57 pm
And you definitely know you’re living in a house with a metal roof.
Coming soon to the “Ranch House” in Alabama, talked to an old friend of mine today about putting a tin roof on it. The neat thing about it was that I found out that the tin is manufactured in Troy Alabama, just up the road.
I once worked for a man who was a captain in the Belgian Commandos in the Congo. His stories were unbelievably gruesome. The old bastard is dead now. King Leopold II ordered the deaths of more than 10 million Africans in the Congo.
#32 Don’t forget the finest semi-auto shotgun ever made, the Browning Auto-5, I have three of them, the oldest one belonged to my dad and was made in 47.
Pretty amazing the terpenes released when large amounts of hail fall through pine trees. And you definitely know you’re living in a house with a metal roof.
#31, never could get used to a foot swing and have not seen one in a while now that you mention it. Not that I was any good with either system. Wobble and joy sticks are what I have seen of late.
My friend the backhoe operator laments that he has outlived a certain style of backhoe controls. You can no longer find a low-hours backhoe for sale that doesn’t have the joystick style controls. He’s rarely operated the joystick type, but his next purchase will have to be of that type. He figures he’ll slowly get used to it. But he’s… Read more »
I’ll put up the guy who’s fixed my water leaks for six years against anyone. I have seen him perform some amazing feats. I was grabbing my phone to be ready to call 911 a few times. A true master acrobat on a Case 580.
My chocolate story is a little bit weird. At an early age Mom had convinced me that you could draw a direct line from chocolate consumption to your pre-teen complexion problem. At some point I created in my mind a real dislike for chocolate. It was a mind game that lasted almost fifty years. I started easing my way into… Read more »
gtotracker
January 8, 2016 6:27 pm
#25 Texpat
I can see that as an additional logistical expense and problem. There has never been a shortage of space for spoil dirt where I have worked. I can see operating in cramped spaces may require higher skills than what I am used to. Speed matters where I usually am and they have the space.
23 gtotracker Many of the construction sites around here are small and tight, surrounded at the zero lot line by brick walls of adjacent buildings on three sides. You ought to see some of these guys working over-sized hoes and shovels, dancing around in these tiny spaces. They’re pretty damned good. They also have no room to set aside dirt… Read more »
I also found out that I am not the backhoe operator I remembered myself as. Watching a real one flicking rocks out of his way made that rather obvious.
gtotracker
January 8, 2016 5:36 pm
I drove from Wharton down to Bay City and then back up 35 a few days ago. I saw three of the largest construction projects I have ever seen. There is a power plant expansion south of Wharton. Turn left at 35 and I believe that is the Tenaris pipe manufacturing plant under construction. A bit down the road is… Read more »
We had quite a storm here in Clear Lake, yesterday, stared about dark. We only had a little hail early on. Clear, bright and sunny this morning. I put the bedclothes in the washer and I’m hopping that I can hang them outside to dry, nothing smells like sheets dried in the sun….Oh and we got an inch and a… Read more »
Good morning Hamsters. Cold front pushed in here overnight so we’re down to 53 at 6 with clearing skies. Spouse says we didn’t get much rain and gratefully no hail, but it’s too dark the see the gauge clearly now. We were mostly in a gap between the ragged line of downpours ahead of the front. However the pictures on… Read more »
packin Gracie and suitin up for more HEROS – not too far today – Lufkin bound
Nice cover
Sorry back Doc–I’ll have to disagree cause The King did it his way.
My stepson and his Recon Marine buddies had to do some training with their French counterparts and indicated he wouldn’t look forward to going up against them.
One more that Willie owns lock, stock and barrel:
http://youtu.be/C3PB1jWO3_E
59
Sorry, doc, there are some songs that are just quintessentially Willie and that’s one of them.
This one, too:
http://youtu.be/bv3b0Vd6v20
Belgians per MP.
Today’s o/c pic never uploaded at work. Now that I see it I’m damned glad it didn’t. 🙂
That’s awsome. I’m sure the Belgians could hold their own back then. French soldiers on the otherhand…
Jan. 8th, 1935.
Willie who?
All Hail The King.
Tedtam;
I hope things go well with your mother. May God bless and guide you all.
And….go Ahmed!!! 🙂
As for Hubby, he’s trying to negotiate the insurance company requirements and what the doctor wants. He’s supposed to be scheduling an MRI, but it hasn’t happened yet. He’s doing somewhat better. I went to the chiropractor and we talked about Hubby. I’d like for him to go see Dr. Bailey and discuss the need for surgery, since I ended… Read more »
#50 – I’m about to decide that Cruz and Trump are the RINO’s now – the rest of the Republicans are no longer conservative or provide a voice of reason in opposing the liberal direction this once great nation is headed. As a general rule, I think it’s time to drop the Republican party on it’s head since it seems… Read more »
Sadly, Mom didn’t pursue a relationship with her kids, since she was dealing with a very difficult marriage and the strain of so many children. I am grateful that I get the chance to make up for some lost time before she goes.
Texpat The Belgians are a blackhearted, murderous bunch. Is there any euro country’s people you like? I worked with the Belgians among other while in Europe and got along well with them all. Well except for the French. I have no love for them people at all. Back in them days the Belgians were a tough bunch of soldiers. Again… Read more »
Bonecrusher #18;
That was excellent!
Oh and BTW how is your husband doing? Any update on his pains and need for surgery?
Tedtam, your mother is incredibly lucky that she has a daughter like you to take care of her at this stage of her life. And you seem to be enjoying her company more now than you ever have written about before. That is a good thing.
If you enjoy reading someone trashing the RINOs running for Prez, here’s your writer:
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/howie_carr/2016/01/carr_rinos_jeb_bush_marco_rubio_and_chris_christie_chasing_fool_s
It’s brutally wonderful!
Oh, and I was wrong when I said before that Ahmed, the cheerful driver, was Christian. He is Muslim, but he spoke with me about my faith with some familiarity. It turns out the his nephew, whose mother is Muslim but father is Christian, lived with him for a while. His mother and Ahmed both made sure the nephew went… Read more »
Finally winding down after a whole day with Mom. This has been a real challenge. First, Mom’s transport instructions, which I gave to the nursing home last week, specified that Mom was supposed to BE at the imaging clinic at 10:30. Somewhere, someone told the driver to pick Mom up at 10:30. That automatically put us almost two hours late,… Read more »
On books. My sister gave me a copy of Ian W. Toll’s The Conquering Tide for Christmas. I can’t put it down. This is a really well researched history and well told.
Texpat, if you have not read it you might like Tip & Run by Edward Paice. No excuse for what came after but a great history on how and who the colonial powers were and where they were after WWI.
#34 would seem to confirm we got some hail near Tidwell at TC Jester.
#30 Bones
Hmm, around 7 pm it started raining hard at Chez Harp and we heard a few hits that sure sounded like hail on the west side windows. But nothing visible on the ground.
Coming soon to the “Ranch House” in Alabama, talked to an old friend of mine today about putting a tin roof on it. The neat thing about it was that I found out that the tin is manufactured in Troy Alabama, just up the road.
An Aussie tune.
https://www.youtube.com/user/lozzafield
The Belgians are a blackhearted, murderous bunch.
I once worked for a man who was a captain in the Belgian Commandos in the Congo. His stories were unbelievably gruesome. The old bastard is dead now. King Leopold II ordered the deaths of more than 10 million Africans in the Congo.
Juice Newton
Lacy J Dalton
#32 Don’t forget the finest semi-auto shotgun ever made, the Browning Auto-5, I have three of them, the oldest one belonged to my dad and was made in 47.
Those Belgian monks are pretty dang good a brewing beer.
Pretty amazing the terpenes released when large amounts of hail fall through pine trees. And you definitely know you’re living in a house with a metal roof.
Making rat killing fun in NYC.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/01/07/unlike-anything-ive-ever-seen-mike-rowe-describes-his-wild-night-with-a-pack-of-rat-hunting-dogs-in-new-york-city/
Hail in the barrio.
#31, never could get used to a foot swing and have not seen one in a while now that you mention it. Not that I was any good with either system. Wobble and joy sticks are what I have seen of late.
#29: WHOA WHOA WHOA THERE DUDE they also happened to make some of the finest firearms, like the Browning Hi-Power
https://www.google.com/search?site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&ei=uV6QVqWlIIeIjwOW85vwBw&q=browning+hi-power+9mm&oq=Browning+Hi-Power+&gs_l=mobile-gws-hp.1.0.0l4j0i24.5020.16733.0.20365.16.12.1.3.3.0.259.2303.0j3j8.11.0….0…1c.1j4.64.mobile-gws-hp..1.15.2427.2.OJeHZhh_53g#imgrc=XoaxEmwGUBnSiM%3A
My friend the backhoe operator laments that he has outlived a certain style of backhoe controls. You can no longer find a low-hours backhoe for sale that doesn’t have the joystick style controls. He’s rarely operated the joystick type, but his next purchase will have to be of that type. He figures he’ll slowly get used to it. But he’s… Read more »
Hailing in Glorious Copperfield right now.
Belgians – pretty good with chocolate and handmade lace….but not much else. 🙂
I’ll put up the guy who’s fixed my water leaks for six years against anyone. I have seen him perform some amazing feats. I was grabbing my phone to be ready to call 911 a few times. A true master acrobat on a Case 580.
My chocolate story is a little bit weird. At an early age Mom had convinced me that you could draw a direct line from chocolate consumption to your pre-teen complexion problem. At some point I created in my mind a real dislike for chocolate. It was a mind game that lasted almost fifty years. I started easing my way into… Read more »
#25 Texpat
I can see that as an additional logistical expense and problem. There has never been a shortage of space for spoil dirt where I have worked. I can see operating in cramped spaces may require higher skills than what I am used to. Speed matters where I usually am and they have the space.
23 gtotracker Many of the construction sites around here are small and tight, surrounded at the zero lot line by brick walls of adjacent buildings on three sides. You ought to see some of these guys working over-sized hoes and shovels, dancing around in these tiny spaces. They’re pretty damned good. They also have no room to set aside dirt… Read more »
Got a ball peen hammer and a 2 x 4……
I also found out that I am not the backhoe operator I remembered myself as. Watching a real one flicking rocks out of his way made that rather obvious.
I drove from Wharton down to Bay City and then back up 35 a few days ago. I saw three of the largest construction projects I have ever seen. There is a power plant expansion south of Wharton. Turn left at 35 and I believe that is the Tenaris pipe manufacturing plant under construction. A bit down the road is… Read more »
#20 Goat: My kind of song :>)