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  1. El Gordo Avatar

    Morning gang.  Travel day today as I head north to Big D for some reason.  It says it’s 42 degrees out there this morning which is pretty cool, but not cool enough to get my in to long pants just yet.  I appreciate the OC this morning reminding us that the jihadists are merely a few steps away at all times, and are just as likely to slit your throat as to look at you.  And the back stabbing eReps, starting with House Minority Leader Scalise, are always lurking in the tall weeds planning their pot shots at the President as well – most recently voting with Pelosi and the Squat against Trump’s decision to bring some troops home in what is a hopeless situation which has no American interests at stake.  Every time the Reps get themselves into a position to take the House back they figure out a way to make sure to thumb their noses at the voters, and this is just one more example.  OK you all have a great day, and I’m hoping I don’t have nightmares while driving and thinking about these savages.

  2. El Gordo Avatar

    Maybe the Good Lord is shining his light down on the down trodden people of Baltimore and offering them an opportunity for a better life.  I’m having trouble shedding a tear, but I’ll wash my face here in a few minutes and let it drip dry.  http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3786790/posts

  3. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Second!
    50 degrees here this morning.
    Mornin’ Gang

  4. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    Elijah Cummings, hyperpartisan D bomb thrower, is dead.

  5. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    #4 Posted by El Gordo in #2
    Linky

  6. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    1948 GMC ACR 622

    David Day found this gem in its original Brewster Green with Apple Green wheels and immediately saved it. Pretty nice looking original and unrestored 71 year old GMC.

  7. TexMo Avatar
    TexMo

    Oil & Gas are the new coal. Booga booga! In actuality this is quite concerning to me since I work in this industry. According to the article, the idiots on the left coast are doing the same thing as NY and not allowing any more connections for natural gas because it is not green enough a.k.a. not renewable.

  8. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    Good morning Hamsters. Woo-hoo, 56 here and wonderful. So nice to be cold again and need long sleeves and a sweater to go out to the barn to feed the mares and trudge down the driveway to fetch the Chron.

    I don’t recall seeing very much if any info on Elijah Cummings’ health situation in the news media recently. Condolences to his family.

  9. El Gordo Avatar

    Well, I hear the President is going to be in Dallas for a rally today, and in order for me to get where I’m going, I’m going to have to drive right past the American Airlines venue where the event is to be held.  I’m wondering what sort of clusterfark that is going to set up as I try to get to the Tollway and head north.  Assuming he is landing at Love Field (I’ve seen AF1 sitting there several times over the years), he would be southbound when I am northbound, so that will probably mess things up too.  Oh well, I’ll just head out here in a few minutes and hope for the best.

    As to Elijah’s family, I’m sure they will not miss him too much so long as the long arm of the law does not dig up their potato patch and discover the $15 billion or so that he and his wife pilfered away from funds designated to help their poor, starving constituents over the years.  What a rotten person.  I’m sure that when I’m gone there will be a lot of people who will not shed a tear, but it won’t be because I literally took the food out of their babies’ mouths and the roofs from over their heads just to satisfy my own greed.

  10. Tedtam Avatar

    I was in bed this morning when I heard the radio announcement about Cummings’ death. I shouted out “YES! YES!”

    No husband was involved.

    I know I shouldn’t be so relieved over any person’s death, but that is one man for whom I have nothing but disgust. I feel sorry for his family, for I’m sure they are mourning the loss of someone they love, and God bless ’em and comfort them during this time. I hope the voters of that district make a better choice this next time ’round.

  11. Tedtam Avatar

    Tomorrow morning we have court for the eviction appeal for the shrieking tenants. Hubby and I had a phone conference with our lawyer yesterday, and he thinks we have a slam dunk case even if the tenants show up. I was able to get him the video files of the neighbor across the street. Holy crap, I’d forgotten just how ugly that woman sounded.

    After we’re through with court, we’ll be heading off to Lufkin to see my cousin with the liver failure issue. I want to visit her primarily because visiting them brings me joy, but I also want to lay eyes on her and talk to the family about her situation to see what I can do to help out, if it comes to them needing my help.

    Closing down the plumbing company will help me with that. My schedule will be much more flexible.

    I’m praying that her condition stabilizes. Sugar is evil. Evil, evil, evil.

  12. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Y’all remember this Dude? Back in then LST days. Musta’ been one of them glamor shots. 😉

  13. Katfish Avatar

     

    39 – EG there are dozens of alternate routes in DFW!

    travel safe!

  14. Hamous Avatar

    12

    Yeah, I remember he falsely and publicly accused me of some pretty ugly crap. I really don’t like to hold grudges but that’s one I haven’t been able to let go of. I wouldn’t pee on him if he was on fire.

  15. Hamous Avatar

    He’s nothing but a kinder, gentler Al Zolli. They smile in your face…

  16. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    15
    Ol’ Al.

    What a putz.

  17. Katfish Avatar

    #16 – wonder if he survived that hotshot biz he was runnin…………..?

  18. Hamous Avatar

    But I’m not bitter 😉

  19. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    Morning, chickadees! It is still morning, I think. Woke up cold, declined to get out from under the covers. Eventually the mournful wailing of hungry pudcats caused me to get up. After his own breakfast, one of the 12-y.o. boys waits for me to finish my bowl of cottage cheese and fruit, cuz he likes to lick it clean. Then one of the 2 Gypsy Boys keeps an eye on me, because if I leave the table for any reason, he wants to see if I left my bowl of oat flakes unattended.

  20. Hamous Avatar

    Goombah Zolli ran for a Texas House seat in 2016. I think he got a couple hundred votes in the primary.

  21. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    I have a neighbor one street over who actually went to high school with Southern Tragedy. Like Sarge, Beau C. is very fond of puns. Here’s his Thursday morning groaner from Over Yonder:

    “Someone broke into my house and stole all my lamps. I know I should be upset, but I’m delighted.”

     

  22. Tedtam Avatar

    Just got a call from a utility locator:
    Him: “I’m at your address and you want us to mark the area?”
    Me: “Yes, I do.”
    Him: “Well, I talked to the people the last time I was here and they said the meter was already in.” (Obviously not wanting to do his job)
    Me: “Hubby talked to the customer yesterday. This is an irrigation meter, so maybe they wanted another meter.”
    Him: “You sure?”
    Me: “I have a work order and authorization to do the work, so yes.”
    Him: “Well, okay then. We’ll get it done for you.”

    SMH

    It’s not his job to question his work orders. Nor to question mine.

  23. Katfish Avatar

     

    #22 – MsTT – I soooooooooooooooooooooooo smell whatcha steppin in there!

    Quote request from customer (we are still trying to figure out HOW she finds Her car keys much less drives the car to work!):

    customer: “please give me a round trip-live unload-rtrn rate for 40′ HC container – from the port to Denver CO.”

    me: “Please advise which port?”

    (could be ANY freakin port in North America for goodness sakes!)

    customer: “You know…….. the port!”

    LORD – please give me the strength to NOT type what I’m thinking!!!!  🙂

  24. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    me: “Please advise which port?”

    (could be ANY freakin port in North America for goodness sakes!)

    customer: “You know…….. the port!”

    The port in which freaking city because there is more than one port in this country.

    As long as the company pays the freight on time, sometimes ya just have to put up with idjits.

  25. Katfish Avatar

    #24 – Sometimes even the correct city is not enough!

    Over a dozen different terminals in Long Beach, Houston, Newark and others…………..

  26. Hamous Avatar

    Poor nervous Nancy. Trump’s plan worked. Turkey has agreed to a ceasefire.

  27. Tedtam Avatar

    I feel sorry for the Dems. /not

    Perhaps we should send a care package of crow and duck tape. I’m sure their heads are ‘splodin’ from all the losing.

  28. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    A reasonable person would conclude that after 8 times or so of getting your head handed to you, that a full frontal assault is not such a good idea. As such, the Ds have demonstrated that they are not reasonable.

  29. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    Nap time. Later, you Couch Critters.

     

  30. El Gordo Avatar

    #30 – Beat cha to that nap today.  Just got up from mine.  But I was up early this morning.  Dallas is hopping down around where the Dallas North Tollway hits 35E.  That’s where the Pres will be tonight, and it was already a beaoch to get through.  Radio says they were lining up last night for a place in line.  Otherwise the trip was uneventful.  More later as it develops.

  31. Hamous Avatar

    “Elijah Cummings was the heart and soul of our caucus, a dignified leader with a voice that could move mountains. He was our moral and ethical North Star,” Schiff tweeted Thursday.

    Well, THAT certainly explains a lot. Like how their moral compass got so broken.

  32. El Gordo Avatar

    I still don’t know who it is.

  33. pErpeTuAlLy OfFeNdEd Avatar
    pErpeTuAlLy OfFeNdEd

    I still don’t know who it is.

    Me either.

  34. TexMo Avatar
    TexMo

    Lots of folks participated in LST and I can’t say I recognize that guy. I also do not recall any particular dust ups involving Hamous. Of course at the height of LST, I was working between 80 – 100 hours per week between my job and running two businesses.

    Hamous, don’t dwell on old crap. It doesn’t do the soul or the body any good. It took me darn near 20 years to fully forgive some folks from my college days. It took them apologizing before I fully let it all go. I still haven’t received apologies from a couple of them, but I don’t give them a single thought anymore… ever.

  35. pErpeTuAlLy OfFeNdEd Avatar
    pErpeTuAlLy OfFeNdEd

    Is it Waldo?

  36. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    #14 Hamous, I didn’t know that, he always seemed to be a inside the beltway, kinda’ Republican, or maybe a RINO, either that or he was real naïve. He often didn’t believe the obvious, even as he was looking at it.
    Oh and if you look up “Loser” in the dictionary, you’ll see a picture of Al Zolli.
    What a pathetic loser.

  37. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Well, enough of that nonsense. I had a really good day. I got the Mean Orange Machine out and disced the Kudzu patch and a small section of the P-Nut field behind the old farm house. Both were sand fields and it is a pleasure discing these right after a rain. The soil turns over easy and there is no dust. I made the mistake of tackling the garden but the Farm House that is half sandy clay and it was waay too wet, but I knew better. I got all four tires gummed up and had a heck of a time getting them washed off. Shannon will be glad to know that the tractor is all cleaned up and resting in the barn. 😉

  38. pErpeTuAlLy OfFeNdEd Avatar
    pErpeTuAlLy OfFeNdEd

    Well, enough of that nonsense.

    No.

    Keep the nonsense coming.

    I like it.

    We can talk about pot pie recipes later.:)

  39. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    I got back in about 4:30, showered, took the bedclothes off the line, made the bed and headed off to Love’s to get Tractor fuel, (diesel). Topped off the tank and now I’ll feed the animals, stab the cat and fix me some supper.
    Yup, Life is Good.

  40. Hamous Avatar

    Hamous, don’t dwell on old crap. It doesn’t do the soul or the body any good.

    I can honestly say l don’t think about it unless someone brings him up. I guarantee I won’t lose any sleep over it tonight.

  41. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    #34, #35

    Mayor of Shoreacres, Texas.

     

  42. Hamous Avatar

    I think tucker carlson interviewing Dennis Rodman is the breaking of the 3rd or 4th seal.

  43. Tedtam Avatar

    I was going to the shop to talk to Hubby about our now-postponed court date tomorrow, and just around the corner was a young girl, crying and waving at me. Wandering around near her was a dog, part pit. I backed up and rolled down my window and asked her what was wrong.

    “My dog! I can’t catch my dog! She got away when I tried to feed her!”

    Okay, I like my animals, but dogs and I have a sketchy history. I tend to set ’em off. This happened with the last pit I encountered in the offices of a customer. I turned around, there it was, I froze, and the dog started growling and bristling at me. I quickly went around the far side of a desk and waited for an escort. The office folks were surprised at the dog’s response. After that, I had to be escorted in and out every time I went there. But I digress…

    I decided to help her out. Since the dog wasn’t returning to her, I thought I was going to have to chase the mutt myself. I didn’t get out of my car in case I had to close the door quickly, depending upon the canine’s reaction, but I opened the door and leaned over, calling the dog.

    Surprise, surprise! She crawled into my car and sat on the floorboard in front of me. The girl was waiting on the other side of the car. I emptied out the passenger seat and patted it, and the dog made her way excitedly into the passenger seat, tail thumping like crazy and looking eagerly out of the window. I followed the girl to her house right around the corner.

    “Do you have a leash?” I asked through the half-open passenger window. She ran to get it and handed it through to me. After clipping the leash onto the collar, the girl’s aunt pulled up. I explained what happened and the aunt was telling the girl to be more careful. I waited a moment or two and it seemed that I was totally forgotten, so I left.

    A thank you would have been nice, but it was a good feeling to help the little girl out. It cracked me up that the dog just made herself at home in my car.

  44. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Pit bulls hate this woman and she invited one into her car.

  45. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Squawk must have gotten Dennis the interview.

  46. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    There are few things with a more offensive odor than a rotten potato.
    Hiding in the potato/onion basket on the dryer.
    Putrid as a dead animal.

  47. pErpeTuAlLy OfFeNdEd Avatar
    pErpeTuAlLy OfFeNdEd

    Mayor of Shoreacres, Texas.

    Is Arnold a member of the city council?

  48. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Manager Hinch told the umpires that if those pig-breeding fans in New York keep throwing objects at our outfielders he will remove our team from the field.

  49. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    I don’t know, Mother-in-law forgot to bring in the grocery bag with ground beef in her car several years ago. I bet that car stinks to this day.

  50. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Those Yankee fans must have trained at Texas Tech.

  51. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    You getting to watch?

  52. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Nope.
    No po’ folks TV.

  53. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    There are a number of websites that give live updates.

  54. Tedtam Avatar

    RE: potato

    One year we forgot about the Easter egg hidden in a basket of laundry – some rags and stuff that had no real home.

    They became home to a nest of ants and an odd smell….

  55. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    6-1 Astros bottom of 6th.

  56. Katfish Avatar

    Joe Buck is such a Yankees HOMER!   *kersmack*

  57. Katfish Avatar

    Reliever James gives up a 2 run dinger

    6 to 3 Astros

     

  58. pErpeTuAlLy OfFeNdEd Avatar
    pErpeTuAlLy OfFeNdEd

    Series will go 7 games for it is the will of the league.

  59. pErpeTuAlLy OfFeNdEd Avatar
    pErpeTuAlLy OfFeNdEd

    runner+bases =

  60. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    Has the strong wind in NY carried any baseballs out of the stadium rather than merely into the stands?

  61. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Correa is the youngest man to reach 10 postseason homers.

    He knocked Albert Pujols off that perch.

    🙂

  62. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    8-3

    Just to make it sting.

  63. Katfish Avatar

    Don’t think I’ve ever seen CC Sabathia get worked over by a buncha batters like tonight……….

    Tough deal if this was His swan song (retiring)

     

     

  64. Katfish Avatar

    3 games to 1 !!!!!!!!!

     

  65. Katfish Avatar

    Somehow I don’t see the Yanks beating Verlander AND Cole to force game 7…………….

  66. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    8-3

    Yeah, baby.

  67. El Gordo Avatar

    That wasn’t Joe Buck.  It was some other Joe.  Night all.

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