The Swamp

Johnnie wrote: ↑Mon Aug 14, 2023 4:14 pm

bfj wrote: ↑Mon Aug 14, 2023 3:52 pm When they wheel out the wedding cake just walk over, put candles in it, and wait for everyone to start singing.

I said to my wife "Wouldn't it be funny if they had everyone sing happy birthday to me randomly?"

And she, not sensing that I was joking at all, said "It's their wedding why would they even do that?"

I just shook my head and felt like putting the towels away.

Worked better than writing a list for you!

bfj wrote: ↑Mon Aug 14, 2023 3:52 pm When they wheel out the wedding cake just walk over, put candles in it, and wait for everyone to start singing.

This is the correct answer.

You're allowed a free credit report from each of the 3 bureaus via Annual Credit Report every 12 months.

So why the fuck do 2/3 of them force me to either call or send a fucking request letter and not just, ya know, have it available through the website?

I've been able to do it without issue going back over 10 years. But this year? Nope. Only TransUnion seems to work. So fucking dumb.

Woke.

Update:

The wedding was great. Very wonderful day. At the beginning of the reception after the groomsmen, bridesmaids, bride and groom entered, the groom was saying his thank yous, and in front of about 140 people, he let the whole wedding party know it was my birthday. I had no idea he was going to do that.

They didn't sing to me, but I put on my "happy birthday" hat and everyone laughed. Funny moment.

Johnnie wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 12:58 pm Update:

The wedding was great. Very wonderful day. At the beginning of the reception after the groomsmen, bridesmaids, bride and groom entered, the groom was saying his thank yous, and in front of about 140 people, he let the whole wedding party know it was my birthday. I had no idea he was going to do that.

They didn't sing to me, but I put on my "happy birthday" hat and everyone laughed. Funny moment.

But did you come close to 25 shots?

My day, so far…

Get woken up early…
Banging hangover…
Dog has emergency issue…
3 hours at vet hospital…
Dog still in bad shape…
My team gives up 70 points…
I piss off wife…
Cat knocks bowl off shelf, huge mess…
Still hung over…

How’s YOUR day going?

You forgot “got to remember Tebow’s one shining moment”.

Pup ok?

rass wrote:Pup ok?

She’s 15, which of course is very old for a 50 pound dog. She loses her balance and falls down and sometimes her back end collapses. The vet diagnosed it as “vestibular disease”. The weird thing is that it happened before and she bounced back and seemed fine afterwards, but now it happened again. If her quality of life doesn't get better we might have to let her go. That will be a sad day - she's been a wonderful dog. But, the vet said there’s a good chance she bounces back again.

MC Gusto was diagnosed with that at 13 or 14. Also called “old dog vestibular disease” I think. He had a couple of incidents but made it years after diagnosis. Good luck!

Hoping for the best, Cinders is such a sweet dog.

sancarlos wrote: ↑Sun Sep 24, 2023 7:10 pm My day, so far…

Get woken up early…
Banging hangover…
Dog has emergency issue…
3 hours at vet hospital…
Dog still in bad shape…
My team gives up 70 points…
I piss off wife…
Cat knocks bowl off shelf, huge mess…
Still hung over…

How’s YOUR day going?

Hope you and the doggo hang in there.

Pulling for Cinders.

I love my daughter
But middle school kids are the worst
I love my daughter goes to a strong middle school
But middle school kids in well off neighborhoods like mine are entitled snot nose twerps
I love that my daughter got a spot in the school play
But middle school theater kids from well off neighborhoods are even worse than middle school kids from well off neighborhoods
I love my daughter got an actual role in the play
But middle school theater kids from well off neighborhoods who are understudies in the play are even worse than middle School theater kids from well off neighborhoods

I am volunteering in the green room as the kids have rehearsal...they are the f'ing worse. I coached middle school soccer and if my team acted this way they would be too tired to act like this. I would run them into the ground.

The kids are all self absorbed look at me and get louder and louder showing off for the equally obnoxious twerps.

I don't like school dynamics but I could use some nerds, jocks, bullies, and punks to bring a natural balance to this horde of middle school theater understudy twerps from a well off neighborhood. Or maybe just Ferris Bueller (all kids think he is a righteous dude).

My wife suggested I volunteer for another slot. FTMFS.

Wow, wlu. I’ve never known you to get this fired up! Sorry you have to go through this.

That read like James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem) singing, "I'm Losing My Edge."

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 20, 2023 4:43 pmMy wife suggested I volunteer for another slot.

This would be a funny way of announcing a divorce.

mister d wrote: ↑Fri Oct 20, 2023 5:21 pm

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 20, 2023 4:43 pmMy wife suggested I volunteer for another slot.

This would be a funny way of announcing a divorce.

Or a proposition of a long dismissed option.

I live directly in front of an elementry school in a well off neighborhood, I see this entitlement every morning.

And my kids are going to go to this school.

Ha. Maybe next time quote the one you’re responding to?

We had a huge tree in the front yard that was diseased and hanging over the electric wires. Electric company chopped it down and left a giant pile of rounds, about two feet long. Some of them I can struggle to lift, others are well over 100 pounds. I checked with the Town and they won't help remove. Electric company wasn't sure if the tree service they hired is coming back. So... WTF am I supposed to do with all this wood? I'll offer it for free on Facebook groups, but who wants to deal with giant pieces? Not sure if I have to hire another tree service to pick it up. I thought about renting a UHaul and trying to get the pieces into the truck, but then where do I bring it? Drive to a park at midnight and dump it there?

The Sybian wrote: ↑Wed Nov 08, 2023 5:12 pm Drive to a park at midnight and dump it there?

Tis the season

The Sybian wrote: ↑Wed Nov 08, 2023 5:12 pm We had a huge tree in the front yard that was diseased and hanging over the electric wires. Electric company chopped it down and left a giant pile of rounds, about two feet long. Some of them I can struggle to lift, others are well over 100 pounds. I checked with the Town and they won't help remove. Electric company wasn't sure if the tree service they hired is coming back. So... WTF am I supposed to do with all this wood? I'll offer it for free on Facebook groups, but who wants to deal with giant pieces? Not sure if I have to hire another tree service to pick it up. I thought about renting a UHaul and trying to get the pieces into the truck, but then where do I bring it? Drive to a park at midnight and dump it there?

Can you rent or borrow a chainsaw to make smaller pieces?

Do you have any neighbors who can lift in excess of 100 pounds?

Now you mother effers want me back in New Jersey.

I bet Facebook will work. Free is good and it’s firewood time. Plus it’s a local tree so no burn restrictions.

Probably some local wood workers want to make bowls and shit.

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 08, 2023 8:41 pm Probably some local wood workers want to make bowls and shit.

I'm not real sure why, but this made me LOL very much.

Giff wrote: ↑Thu Nov 09, 2023 10:12 am

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 08, 2023 8:41 pm Probably some local wood workers want to make bowls and shit.

I'm not real sure why, but this made me LOL very much.

They were jammies! They had yodas and shit on them!

One of my studio neighbors is a contracted arborist for the city and also a sculptor and takes 'scrap' like that and finishes them to be like $3-5k side tables. Sometimes more if they're larger pieces or fancier woods. Pretty good gig.

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 08, 2023 8:41 pm Probably some local wood workers want to make bowls and shit.

You can put your WEEEED in them

P.D.X. wrote: ↑Thu Nov 09, 2023 12:07 pm One of my studio neighbors is a contracted arborist for the city and also a sculptor and takes 'scrap' like that and finishes them to be like $3-5k side tables. Sometimes more if they're larger pieces or fancier woods. Pretty good gig.

Does he drive out to NJ to pick up? I’d pay him to take it.

Neighbor had a tree fall on the road and the township cut it in large chunks/pushed it into his yard. He wrote free on a piece of cardboard. It was gone within 24 hours. People just showed up with chainsaws and took it. Jersey isn't Pennsyltucky. So it may take a day or two for you...

The Sybian wrote: ↑Thu Nov 09, 2023 12:59 pmDoes he drive out to NJ to pick up? I’d pay him to take it.

"More wood than I can handle myself. I'll pay you, just show up."

A_B wrote: ↑Thu Nov 09, 2023 10:17 am

Giff wrote: ↑Thu Nov 09, 2023 10:12 am

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 08, 2023 8:41 pm Probably some local wood workers want to make bowls and shit.

I'm not real sure why, but this made me LOL very much.

They were jammies! They had yodas and shit on them!

That movie had so many great quotes.

- Gale: All right, ya hayseeds, it's a stick-up. Everybody freeze. Everybody down on the ground.
- Hayseed: Well, which is it, young feller? You want I should freeze or get down on the ground? Mean to say, if'n I freeze, I can't rightly drop. And if'n I drop, I'm a-gonna be in motion. You see...”

Ya hear that you hayseeds? We're using codenames!


I say that every time I come across the word "codename". Most people have no idea what the fuck I'm talking about.

Son, you got a panty on your head.

Shirley wrote: ↑Thu Nov 09, 2023 3:21 pm Ya hear that you hayseeds? We're using codenames!


I say that every time I come across the word "codename". Most people have no idea what the fuck I'm talking about.

Y'all inspired me to watch it last night. Been over 30 years since I saw it and didn't remember too much. What a weird, wonderful movie. Crazy that Cage was only 23 years old.

testuser2 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 09, 2023 1:58 pm Neighbor had a tree fall on the road and the township cut it in large chunks/pushed it into his yard. He wrote free on a piece of cardboard. It was gone within 24 hours. People just showed up with chainsaws and took it. Jersey isn't Pennsyltucky. So it may take a day or two for you...

Posted on Facebook and within 30 seconds I got a response asking if he could just take a few pieces. 15 minutes later got another hit for some of the wood. I tried to warn them about the size of the pieces, hoping they take it.

The Sybian wrote: ↑Fri Nov 10, 2023 10:30 am Posted on Facebook and within 30 seconds I got... wood. I tried to warn them about the size... , hoping they take it.

/obvi layup

P.D.X. wrote: ↑Fri Nov 10, 2023 11:45 am

The Sybian wrote: ↑Fri Nov 10, 2023 10:30 am Posted on Facebook and within 30 seconds I got... wood. I tried to warn them about the size... , hoping they take it.

/obvi layup

Sybian laying the wood!