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Natter 74: Ready or Not  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Burrell - Sep 17, 2015 11:11:49 am PDT #5535 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

I'd already done the whole hands on the wheel thing. You know, where he asks for your license and you say, "It's in my wallet in my front left pocket, I'm going to reach for it now." And he asks for your registration and you say, "It's in my glove compartment, I'm going to open that now." Do you all do that?

I do that, ever since my bro was pulled over because either the car or the number of large teenage males inside it matched the description of an armed robbery. Cops approached the car with guns and told him to put his hands on the wheel, etc.

Extended version: The car was an old beater and the driver's side lock was broken. So when the cop -- still armed -- told him to "use one hand to unlock the door and open the door with the same hand" he couldn't comply. Led to some frantic pantomiming of trying to open the door, pointing to lock that failed to remain up, etc. Eventually cops clued in and asked if there was some reason he couldn't open the door, and he said he needed two hands. Tragedy avoided.


-t - Sep 17, 2015 11:20:16 am PDT #5536 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Scary, Burrell.


-t - Sep 17, 2015 11:26:26 am PDT #5537 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Tep, I have gotten in the habit of eating my egg salad out of half an avocado. Each spoonful is basically like your egg and avocado salad, but I don't have to cut up the avocado to make it (chopping, dicing, etc. not my strength).

I don't really reduce the mayo (still on Atkins, so fat is my friend), but you probably could if you wanted. Or mash up half the avocado into the egg salad and then dump that into the other half.


Laura - Sep 17, 2015 11:36:07 am PDT #5538 of 30003
Our wings are not tired.

Super scary. I haven't had cause to feel afraid, but so many of my "kids" that DH coaches in basketball have problems continuously. They learn young to be super well behaved. Being a black teenager nearly 7 foot tall intimidates the insecure. They are my sweet babies and it hurts to see them hassled so often for no reason.

How is Bobby doing, Laura? How about the other one, still no good direction? Wasn't he going to New York with you or something?

Bobby is good. Going to school. Working. Responsible and charming. The other one, still finding his way. I am in FL for a week and he is in Otter Lake dog sitting. I haven't made a lot of progress with him and starting to panic since I can't bring him back to Florida until/unless he turns things around. Says he will take on-line courses for school full time. We have registered, but now it will likely be January before it starts. I could really use his help for work at my office, but he can't be relied on for that yet. This parenting thing is often not so great.


Connie Neil - Sep 17, 2015 12:03:31 pm PDT #5539 of 30003
brillig

There's a large storm system moving out of the state. My joints are in agony. I did not need to know this about my shoulder, that it will, with little provocation, send shooting pains along my collarbone. I hope it's not a cyst in the end of the collarbone, like with the other shoulder. And the fingers. The bad thing about colder weather is that it hurts more.


Steph L. - Sep 17, 2015 12:46:56 pm PDT #5540 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Tep, I have gotten in the habit of eating my egg salad out of half an avocado.

Nom. That was dinner last night. (Well not out of an avocado, because I like squishing up half an avocado. It's like Play Doh.)


Toddson - Sep 17, 2015 1:01:11 pm PDT #5541 of 30003
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

Paging billy t! Australia has a new death adder. Got bored with the old ones?


Connie Neil - Sep 17, 2015 1:07:19 pm PDT #5542 of 30003
brillig

You have to worry when Australia stops messing around and says flat out "This shit will kill you."


Sheryl - Sep 17, 2015 1:12:24 pm PDT #5543 of 30003
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

We're at the part of the summer where I need a sweater or jacket in the morning, but it's warm enough when I get out of work to wear short sleeves.


Toddson - Sep 17, 2015 1:12:30 pm PDT #5544 of 30003
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

There are two kinds of trees that will kill you - the red gum tree that drops heavy branches with no warning and the ... banya (?) pine that drops 22 kilo pinecones on you.