I can’t make this shit up. After returning home from my choring I started a walk. On this walk I went past a house that had thrown a wire shelving and unit into their trash can! I quickly walked home to get my car, and returned to claim the parts. At first I was confused because I found four shelves, and 3.5 legs (missing the longer part of one leg). I decided that the clips were cheap enough to buy a new set from Amazon instead of cleaning out the garbage can since they were all on the bottom. I was disappointed that one of the leg pieces was missing, until I saw it sticking out of a neighbor’s garbage can, a neighbor that was across the street and a block away! and claimed it.
Wordle: four, my starter was PENIS
Words I could not use as starters this week because they’ve already been solutions:
ANGST
BROKE
CHEAT
CRIME
THIEF
Words I could not use as starters this week because they aren’t valid for Wordle:
ASSHOLE
CHARLATAN
CRIMINAL
NARCISSIST
I nearly dated this post as “2024-01-24”. Ah the halcyon days of 2024 when I truly believed that Donald Trump would not be reelected president…
I think I understand why Kaiser Permanente has to charge me so much for a premium each month, they have to pay a staff of people to deal with the fact that their website is a piece of shit, and it has been nearly impossible for me to pay them online since December. I hate the US Healthcare system, and doubt that this president nor Congress has any desire to fix it.
I will not be surprised when I inevitably receive a “Breach of Security” notification from Kaiser Permanente, alerting me that all of my personal information has been compromised.
Turns out that even though I was a member last year, I had to create a whole new account in order to pay online. Ugh.
Test your mettle against Betsy today: try playing STAIN, then POULE, and see if you can get it in three guesses as she has done nearly every time this week.
I did…and got it in 4.
That confirms to me that she is cheating. LOL, just kidding.
so, she plays the same 2 words – to try to get it in 3 everyday?
Laura (I Know That Trick) does something like that too
Most days, yes. While an effective strategy, I just canโt do it. I need Wordle Chaos. Oooh, CHAOS, there is another word I cant play because itโs already been a solution.
Wordle in 4, and I didnโt cheat like Betsy!
Cleaning up before leaving. Dog/farm sitter arrives this afternoon. We try not to show her our normal state of dirt.
I wrote up a pre-flight checklist and will be interested to see what I missed.
An easy half hour on the trainer after beating myself up the 2 previous days.
-FP
Create a checklist/routine and follow it every time you go. Have a list of your jobs and Debbie’s jobs and complete all your own tasks to ensure nothing gets skipped. When you get interrupted or break your flow that is how something happens like leaving with the awning out.
Good luck on your maiden voyage.
a paper checklist – what a brilliant idea ๐
(one we don’t really abide by, which we should)
My checklist is in my head, writing it down would probably be a good idea.
My routine always starts with sending Laura and Travis away on a walk so I can focus and not forget anything ๐
Lol
I don’t think you ever mentioned where you will be going on this maiden voyage? Curious!
There is a beagle and bassett trials near Perry. The hunt was coming down, but they cancelled because the trails got A LOT of snow.
Currently, the checklist is on my I Pad and we’ve already added “Lock out truck windows so the dogs cant open them”.
I’m going to start calling you Fred Sanford with all your trash finds ๐
There was a ramble last night but I just could not get myself to go out in the cold. One of my buddies took a flyer over the bars and broke his collar bone, gonna be a long winter for him.
Fingers crossed I get my truck back today, it has been 3 weeks. I did call yesterday and they said it should be done this afternoon, we’ll see. Thankfully I have not needed a truck for the last month.
Tonight we start Laura’s work bowling league down at the old Suburban lanes, we will be there about 7:30 if you feel like stopping by for a beer.
And now I can’t get the theme song out of my head. LOL!
That’s why I don’t ride with the Chattahooligan Thursday rambles….someone always gets hurt. :). Have fun bowling and good luck.
Always is a stretch, I would say 99% of the time everybody makes it through just fine. However, when somebody gets hurt it usually is pretty bad.
We got the camper back yesterday – it was at 3Way since 12/27.
Suburban Lanes, eh? Perhaps.
This same shelving unit costs about $45 on Amazon. I ordered a bag of clips, enough for eighteen shelves, for $10, so I save $35 by taking it!
Also, this is one of the reasons I stop riding Tuesdays and Thursdays when it gets dark before 7pm. Even if I think that I have the course memorized, I fear hitting a rock or pothole and wrecking.
It’s Friday and I am in the office! As my co-worker and I always say, I actually prefer to work in the office, I can concentrate and I have two big monitors. I just hate having to get up, shower and dress, and drive somewhere.
After literally not leaving my house since Sunday around 2:00, Kevin and I joined my friend Sarah at the Hawks game last night. This was Kevin’s first time seeing the Hawks in almost 20 years. The whole experience is so nice, Marta drops you right at the gate to Philips Arena. We stayed for the whole game and by the time we got home it was 10:30. 10:30, people! ๐
My Boy Scout skills (note: I was never a Boy Scout) have failed me today. Iโve tried all morning to get a good fire going in the firepit, but I guess everything has some moisture still due to the snow.