Sounds like you are about to become a man. Congrats!Quote:
Originally Posted by mattman91
Seriously though, I'm still driving my B4000 after 21 years. Take good care of her and she will reciprocate.
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Sounds like you are about to become a man. Congrats!Quote:
Originally Posted by mattman91
Seriously though, I'm still driving my B4000 after 21 years. Take good care of her and she will reciprocate.
What year? I drove a 95 ranger for about 6 years. Great truck. I do miss having a manual.Quote:
Originally Posted by mattman91
04 Regular cab xl 2.3l 5 speed manual. The most basic of the base model, manual windows and locks :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by luburch
I wanted a small truck that I can keep for a long time as a backup or if I ever need to haul a light load. I plan on it being a daily driver for a few years.
Wells Fargo being out of commission today is really fouling my work.
nice to know I'm not the only one with banking issues today...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
In retrospect, I really regret posting this here. Sorry, all.
This post offends me.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
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SHAME! ding ding ding SHAME! ding ding ding
Speaking of which, oh my carowhatthehecklina?!
I apologize if anyone was offended by the innocuous thing I did.Quote:
Originally Posted by mattman91
My day:
Gym well before dawn, need to lose weight.
Yogurt and a banana for breakfast, need to lose weight.
Soup and salad for lunch, need to lose weight.
Check internet before heading to Atlanta for healthy restaurants, need to lose weight.
Get to hotel, has free wine for an hour on the incredible rooftop bar absolutely georgeous sunset and nice warm day.
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“Calories, schmalories. I’ll think about it tomorrow. After all, tomorrow is another day.”
Innocuousness is in the eye of the post reader?
I've been posting more in LTE than ymm, beer for a while now. My waistline appreciates it.
Because it really is Yeccchhh, beer!Quote:
Originally Posted by mattman91
Woke up to empty sacks of Krystal’s strewn about the hotel room. Something bad happened last night, I fear.
Our February summer has been ushered out, rather unceremoniously.
My strawberry Pop-tart does not have enough frosting on it.
They never do anymore.Quote:
Originally Posted by mattman91
-jk
Anybody need anything hauled?
Trust me, if you just got a truck, you will become fast friends with lots of needy people.Quote:
Originally Posted by mattman91
I got some Coors beer in Texarkana, and need it here in Atlanta in seventeen hours.Quote:
Originally Posted by mattman91
Wells Fargo is still not working properly.
Yes, I need some mulch.Quote:
Originally Posted by mattman91
Yippeeeee! Yippeeee!
Yay!!!!!
Whoop whoop whoop!
Lotta excitement for a small truck!Quote:
Originally Posted by weezie
-jk
Yeahhhh, nooooo.Quote:
Originally Posted by -jk
weezie is going to hoo game tomorrow night!
Thanks for the laugh.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
I will keep your secret. Just don't get on the scales for a few days and you should be in the clear.
Speaking of rooftop bars/restaurants, when you are very afraid of heights, open air, rooftop restaurants are not the best choice. Went to one on Montreal last August. Great food that I didn't really get to eat because of a panic attack. I was OK until they pulled the awning back.
No rest for the weary.
No sleep 'til Brooklyn?Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
No country for old men.
No shoes no shirt no service
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Originally Posted by mattman91
No skin off my back...Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
But when are you going to be able to drop off the mulch?
Sigh, now I have to watch Vandy...
That was fun.
Yes!!!
Now I have to push away from this screen and get some fresh air.
NEXT!!!!
I need to push away from the table more often.
UUuuuuuugh. Here we go again. Who actually didn't guess correctly? We all easily figured it out.
Every silver lining has a cloud...
If only I knew today what I knew yesterday.......
I was so much older then;
I'm younger than that now.
-- Dylan
Does it involve navigating hills or traffic? I'm not very good with this manual transmission thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
If you've never driven manual, Asheville is gonna teach you where the catch point on the clutch is pretty quickly.Quote:
Originally Posted by mattman91
Three of my nephews learned to drive in a VW Bus. They weren't allowed to drive by themselves until they could stop on Hayward's Hill and re-start without rolling back. Good skill to have.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
Can anyone tell me what time it is? I seem to have misplaced my watch.
Time to find your watch, silly!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
(10:17 est)
Do you mean right now?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
-Yogi
Come on matty! You can do this!Quote:
Originally Posted by mattman91
I remember teaching son and and daughter of weezie how to drive a stick. Much hilarity and shaming abuse was piled upon their delicate souls.
Shall I head down your way? :cool:
"Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then."Quote:
Originally Posted by tteettimes
-Bob Seger
Yes and yes. Just think of it as a baptism by fire...Quote:
Originally Posted by mattman91
Does anybody really know what time it is?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
-jk
I learned to drive a clutch in the mountains of NC... Both the clutch and I survived.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
Barely.
-jk
Miller time?Quote:
Originally Posted by -jk
Does anybody really care?Quote:
Originally Posted by -jk
If so, I can’t imagine why.
Sortarelated, Camper van Beethoven has one of my favorite lines — “take the hands off the clock, we’re gonna be here . . . a while”
Yes, because sometimes that clock tellsyou how much time is left in the game. That's why you have to watch until the end.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
Hadn't heard CvB mentioned in 25+ years
So, um, anyone else stay up late this evening?
Yes.
Unbelievable.
Yep, the stick shift is not for me. Can't wait to get the title in the mail in a few weeks so I can get rid of it:cool:
It wasn't for me either but I was in a country with few to no auto trans cars. So, I had to get used to it...Quote:
Originally Posted by mattman91
I'm currently driving a manual. Well, not currently.
Currently, I'm typing on a keyboard while sitting at my desk.
But I drove to work in a manual transmission automobile.
;):cool:
It has been 10 years or so since I gave up my manual tranmission. I don't reach for the clutch very often now but I do still miss it.
Happy Valentine's Day you WINNERS!!!! :o
Wait ... THAT’S TODAY?!?Quote:
Originally Posted by weezie
"We don't wish Happy Valentine's day to losers, only winners" -Coach K, probably.Quote:
Originally Posted by weezie
No victory, no chocolate. Dem's the rules.Quote:
Originally Posted by mattman91
I have mastered the straight drive.
If it is in the new truck, congratulations!Quote:
Originally Posted by mattman91
If it is on the golf course, will you be joining the PGA?
Was in the Big D most of the day. My commitments helped me do two things:
1) miss Vandy men's b-ball lose their umpteenth game in a row
2) put me back on the road home in time to catch Duke-NC State on satelite radio
And I got to see a lot of cars.
Whoa Nelly the Daytona crash!!!
Was that the one near the pit, or another? Turned it off to cook dinner (not really a race fan since I was a kid and even then pretty casually).Quote:
Originally Posted by weezie
Not really a race fan either but it was all over news last night.
It's truly remarkable to see what safety innovations and science have wrought.
Gee, I don't get to use wrought very often...
Wrought on Weezie....wrought on
What hath Weezie wrought?
It’s just my occasional posting accentQuote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
Nothing iron with Weezie 😎😎😎
Steel trying those puns, aren't you?Quote:
Originally Posted by tteettimes
I'm so honored!
One of my BME professors, Dr. Barry Myers did the analysis on Earnhardt’s crash, and led to the introduction of the HANS device.Quote:
Originally Posted by weezie
I’m more an Indy 500 than Daytona 500 guy- that said, Duke has directly contributed to racing safety in NASCAR.
Sigh, another Vandy loss.
The black cat is back!!! I've been worried about them. I haven't seen them in two months, but they were sitting on the fence when I went to fill the food and water this evening.
PS I've been the proud pet parent to 3 black cats. If you believe they are bad luck, you are listening to old tales of specious value. In Asian cultures, black cats are good luck and being half Japanese myself, I believe they are correct on this issue.
Or maybe I’m listening to tales of specious value.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Woof.
Rough morning.
And I skipped the beer last night...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
I maybe should have skipped one or two myself.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Preach.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
I don't think I like myself when we play that team. I really wanted to see a ball blocked right into the face of one of their players.
And what is with the ridiculous excuse for a beard on Luke Maye? I'm not sure I understand that look. OK - I am sure - I understand that it's not attractive.
My head still hurts.
As long as Jessica Alba doesn't come calling I will be a married man this evening :o
Dude!Quote:
Originally Posted by mattman91
Congratulations!Quote:
Originally Posted by mattman91
Wow matty!!!
Lucky Mrs.-to-be-matty! Some lovely news at last!
Way to go, Matt!
Hopefully Jessica Alba didn't call.
I suppose we shall wait and see. A little annoyed that Mattman91 didn't spend his wedding night on DBR.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Hahaha. But he could have at least sent us some cake.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
I'll bet J. Alba is pretty high maintenance. matty made the right decision.
We need some pictures!
-jk
Jeez, if you want pics of Jessica Alba, try Google.Quote:
Originally Posted by -jk
Happy first day of being married, Mr. & Mrs. Mattman! May it be the first of many wonderful years together.
Is is just me but when I see the occasional AOC headline, I think, this is awesome that Alex is getting this much press for his game last night?
Pretty sure it's just you. I dipped my toe over in the post-game thread, and it appears someone might have gotten put in the time-out chair for getting their AOC's mixed up. No one seems to think it's awesome, evidently.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
I thought we had also done away with the sports as battle mataphors also.
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Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Sorry it took a while to respond. We eloped at the courthouse. Actually, it was the magistrates office at the county lockup - so romantic. We are having a reception next Saturday (poor planning, right in the middle of the Duke/Miami game :rolleyes:). We decided to forgo a wedding and instead put money/energy/planning into our honeymoon, which will hopefully be in Rome this May.
I don't have a lot of pictures, but I do have a few engagement photos. Maybe I'll post those here later :o
Jessica's loss...
Sounds great, congrats, and hope you make it to Rome! One of my favorite places in the world.Quote:
Originally Posted by mattman91
But long as you are with the one you love, anyplace is a great place.
{{{{{Blessings and vibes, Matt.}}}}}
-- OPK
Congrats Mattman!!!!!
In other news, I received a raise and promotion today :cool:
OK, I'm finished hogging the LTE spotlight.
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Originally Posted by mattman91
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Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Congratulations! Marriage has obviously been good to you. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by mattman91
Making us proud matty!
Some Bodaggit hit a gas line so our office has no heat this morning.
75 degrees here yesterday but cooling off over the next week.
Not much of a drinker during the week (and please, no cracking wise about the weekend!) but these games are giving me hangovers.
Our area may be setting a record for the number of days schools are cancelled. Freezing drizzle this morning so no school.
Appreciation for the LTE. When you feel like drop kicking a yapping fool into the ether...
Let's go out there and have a super duper Thursday!!!
Okay, I’ll go first. I’m dropkicking a few of the fellow Vandy alums who post at a particular site. Topic of discussion: men’s b-ball. This team is bad enough that there can’t be any non-alum fans left.
That's very thoughtful YMo. I shall speak for the silent masses here, we support you and stand with you.
What?! Has the rapture taken all you LTEers up and left me here to carry the sack of worthlessness?!
Weezie...I don’t think it was the rapture....but the sacs you mention....very good description I supposeQuote:
Originally Posted by weezie
We shall endeavor to redeem our worthlessness 🥃🥃🙄🙄
I'm at 2,929 and counting...
And before you think I'm dominating the conversation, DevilDeac has 8,800+ posts in that Ymmm, Beer thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Responding to your own posts pads your stats.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
It is frowned upon.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
Agreed, it is really poor posting etiquette. I shall self-impose a time-out of unknown and undisclosed length.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
Hour to hour?Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Neighbor shoveled our shared driveway this morning. Always interesting to see steam rising off the driveway when it is 14 degrees out.
Did shovel my front walk. The way the wind blew, I had 4-18 inches and my other neighbor had about an inch.
Awful day. Positive vibes needed.
{{{{{vibes}}}}}Quote:
Originally Posted by mattman91
I'm so sorry to hear this. Prayers and vibes from Kansas that things start looking up quickly.Quote:
Originally Posted by mattman91
Bit of a sore throat this morning. Worried a cold might be coming.
I think today might be the day to burn my red shirt.
Nothing good happens to the guys in red shirts. Don't know why they beam down.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
Because the trust Scottie to beam them back up before it is too late?Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
I'm confused by that thread - did we win? How was the game? Hasn't most of the thread been a discussion of Joey, who didn't play much in the game? Who knew that Saturday to Tuesday would be so long?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
Attachment 9128Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
I wear my red shirts on Friday.
https://remembereveryonedeployed.org/
That's very cool Ymo! Never knew about the red shirt.
I was at Arlington Cemetery last Friday. What a majestic, monumental place. Everything slows down and life looks so much more precious.
Being a veteran and working for a large veteran owned organization, I get to see many reminders of the heroic sacrifices made on behalf of our great nation. It is often humbling. What struck me about Arlington when I was there years ago was as you note the stillness. Every motion/movement takes on extra emphasis.Quote:
Originally Posted by weezie
It is very humbling to be there.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
You may have hear this before but, if not, here is Trace Adkins singing Arlington. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJO7lJIxG10
Thanks for sharing that DiK.
I knew not to do it . . . but did it anyway. So there.
You gone and done it?Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
Done all the things that need dunnin'Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Oops -- I did it again.
Got lost in the game?Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
I’m not that innocent.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
So, you've gotten your sexy back?
I’m too sexy for my shirt. Too sexy for my shirt.Quote:
Originally Posted by weezie
So sexy, it hurts.
So a somewhat heavy topic for the LTE. I’ll use an example. Alex Trebek announced he had Stage 4 pancreatic cancer and that he plans to beat it. Alex is 78 years old. One stat said 91% of those diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer succumb to the disease within 5 years.
My question is this, what constitutes beating it?
Short answer: remission.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Long answer: you either fight for life or succumb to death. He is choosing to fight for life. It is a personal decision with no right answer. (I have known folks in si liar situations who did not want to go through chemo, and were “ready to meet the Lord” so just rolled with it). It’s really as much a statement of attitude as it is of expected result.
Oh gosh, everybody is so bummed today for Alex Trebek. Such a terrifying scourge of a disease. :(
I lost an aunt that way. Very sad news.Quote:
Originally Posted by weezie
-jk
In his case, probably making it to the end of his current contract. (3 years from now.)Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
We laid to rest one of my dear aunts today. She passed away unexpectedly Sunday morning at her home just 6 days before her 65th birthday. I've experienced such a rollercoaster of emotions the past few days. My family and I were fortunate to see her Saturday during my wedding reception and had a great conversation with her before she left. The next day, she was gone. I've felt numb since hearing the news, and I still can't believe it now.
She is one of the reasons I became a Duke fan when I was a small child. She was a graduate of Gardner Webb, but loved her Blue Devils. She would never watch the games because she would get too nervous, so she would always ask my mom if Duke won. After Tuesday night's game, I totally understand why...
Cherish the times you have with your loved ones, folks.
I'm sorry for your loss. I'm glad she was able to celebrate your wedding with you.Quote:
Originally Posted by mattman91
Sorry to hear. Condolences.
Sorry for your loss matty. Thinking of you!
Sorry for your loss mattman. It was nice you were able to visit with her on Saturday, but that does make the suddenness of Sunday more pronounced.
Well!!!
Pretty quiet here in the old rumpus room. Everybody getting their Spring Forward jam on?
Sweet. It's raining again, too. Ok, then! Night night!
Sigh, lost an hour of sleep over basketball. Ahh, spring forward you say?
Pumice stone was the answer. Who knew?
Actually, I use a pumice stone to get hard water rings off tubs or around stainless steel faucets. I hope that was in the general vicinity of your discovery post. Or it may have been in reference to your latest pedicure.
Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner? I'd been monkeying around with various chemicals to take care of them with middling to no success. I greatly prefer the few minutes of scrubbing to sitting and waiting.
No callouses on these feet in years.
Yikes! What are you doing to your ceramics?!Quote:
Originally Posted by weezie
I use my pumice on my feet and occasionally my cuticles (and I try really hard to avoid my nails!), things that repair themselves.
Real pumice is rough stuff!
-jk
DST is gonna take some internal adjusting in the morning . . . .
I was super stoked about it yesterday. Then I was whiney when the sun still wasn't up at 6:45.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
Seems I need an attitude adjustment as well as my pending chiropractic adjustment.
A good bourbon and a dance floor will take care of both of those for you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
Nephew Sam surface in Japan - it was great to get a brief text from him.
Starting PT tomorrow to rehab from my 2nd hip surgery in 2 years. Wish me luck LTE.
Good luck!Quote:
Originally Posted by kmspeaks
Good luck with your rehab.Quote:
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Ummm, should this have been confidential? Lol...what type of ship is he on? Nuke sub I assume?Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
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Originally Posted by kmspeaks
Good luck with your rehab. I sense a new knee in my future.
Go get 'em kmspeaks!
You can do this! Deep breaths! Go Go Go!
Ahhh, the beauty of no hard water ringed porcelain...
I figure that, since they are in port, it can't be too secret. Any decent spy would know they are there. Your assumption is correct.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
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You see?! KonMarie ain't got nuthin' on weezie.
Last night it was "empty the bathroom closet old medicine boxes" night. Whew! What a blast!
Mrs. Maisel has nothing on weezie.Quote:
Originally Posted by weezie
Enjoy your humor.
There is a cat hiding in my garage.
I've got big falcon that sits in a tree right off the kitchen patio. Tell that cat to watch out.
Is it Wednesday? How is that possible?
BiL has surgery today. Any spare vibes and prayers you can send out to Kansas are greatly appreciated.
Many, many vibes coming your way!Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
Thank you. They worked - surgery started early, didn't see anything concerning (will probably wait for path report to be 100% certain on that), headed home in less than 4 hrs from start to finish, and now we wait for scheduling the next step (chemo & radiation).Quote:
Originally Posted by 94duke
Hoping "next step" is "all clear", surgery was a complete success!Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
-jk
Adding my good wishes. Hope he's up and about asap!
Thank you. Unfortunately, chemo/radiation is the next step. The options were total removal of the bladder or partial removal with chemo/radiation. They went for the less invasive treatment. His goal is to ride his bike in the Kansas Senior Olympics - hopefully this fall but next fall for sure.Quote:
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Thanks, weezie.Quote:
Originally Posted by weezie
<<<{{{((([[[ vibes ]]])))}}}>>>
Hurting myself eating wasabi peas, don’t care who know it.
1) DiK - Vibes to your BiL.
2) Wasabi peas are fine going down, it’s the later that I’d worry about.
3) Sitting in an airport, we’ll see how well Wi-fi on the plane works out.
It’s more the coyotes I worry about... the raptors tend to take out the little sing birds as evidenced by the feathers I saw this afternoon.Quote:
Originally Posted by weezie
Wi-fi worked just fine. Now, how to get the family outing wrapped up in time for tonight's game.
Off to Six Flags?! Or maybe a fun run to Costco?
:cool:
Which has shorter lines?Quote:
Originally Posted by weezie
I would go with Costco - they have TVs.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
Ohh, yes the tvs. And the food sample scrums.
And pick up one of these:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hellmanns-R.../dp/B00596S7W8
I have accumulated enough animal shaped stress balls on my desk to open a zoo.
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And didn’t you just get married???
"cause and effect"Quote:
Originally Posted by tteettimes
-jk
Pictures, please.Quote:
Originally Posted by mattman91
Success!Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
And the rest of the family were happy to see the cheats vanquished. Been quiet over here on the OTB for a few hours.Quote:
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Good grief...I needed a nap today!