Whatever...........soap opera?

[AIRret]

Welcome to Small Town, America. Small town folks tend to take care of each other, regardless of where in the country they might be. Best people on the face of the earth, IMHO. That is until the city folks discover these tiny little areas and bring money into them and their "ideas" and ruin them.

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[berettabone]

Got back from up nort yesterday..............................Thurs. and Fri. were a balmy 65 and 67 respectfully. Sure wasn't good for the hunters..........................Saturday we had hurricane force winds(not really) at a constant 25 to 40 mph. With that and dropping to 17 degrees Fri. night, most of the deer I saw , were the one's on the side of the road that had been hit by vehicles. I though for sure that some trees on my property would be coming down. Talked to a buddy of mine who hunts about 25 miles away from me, he said that it was pretty much the same. I didn't see any deer on vehicle's on the way back to the city, so, not a good deal for hunters. The hunt goes until the 27th, and it's looking like it will be in the balmy 40's, with a bit of rain possible later week. Otherwise, it was a quiet weekend. I didn't hear many shots in the distance.......................................... .........................The wife and I will be spending Thanksgiving alone, and so, figuring out what we are going to do about food can be difficult, because I'm not a turkey lover, and the wife is. Lot's of leftovers, and I can eat it twice, and then it's over. Don't get me wrong, the rest of a turkey dinner is usually to die for, it's just the turkey. Our local county Moose Lodge is having it's 24th annual dinner, for anyone, so, I think that maybe we'll hit that this year. I usually don't like to take food out of someone's mouth who really needs it, but this is different. They are looking for numbers. It could be delicious, it could be horrible. It won't bother me either way really.................... The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train will once again be stopping in a town near me, on Dec. 7th. It's a good deal. People will be bringing food and money donations to feed those who otherwise would go without. They stop for like a half hour or so, and every pound of food and every dollar at each stop stays with that local food bank. Since 1999, they've raised more than 12 million in cash, and 3.9 million pounds of food for North American food banks. Anything raised in the community, stays in that community. Canadian Pacific makes donations at each stop...................... Feeling sorry for the neighbor's dogs. They're not getting any exercise, and barking more.................................. We are heading up again Thanksgiving day. It's the time of year when it's very quiet, and the sun sits lower on the horizon, kind of an eyrie light. Wishing everyone a good holiday, and don't eat so much that you pass out and fart in front of the children..................till next time.........

[b4uqzme]

Have a great holiday. A nice peaceful day alone with the Mrs. sounds kinda nice. Smiley and I don't get many of those. But a great day with the families is good too and we'll be headed up to my sister's. She asked us to bring non-traditional dishes to eat. Sounds like she's tired of turkey too! :-) Enjoy.

[AIRret]

We will be eating baloney sandwiches in the Truck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just joking!

But, for one of the few times it will just be the two of us and we shall have a good meal one way or another.

[Bawanna]

We'll be going to my sisters too. They have the biggest house. Lots of new little ones and a few of the olders now gone. Guess I'm now in the older category.
I have a grandson due any time now, I think today or tomorrow was the projected date so they may or may not be there.
Wife got an extra turkey and if they don't make it we'll take them dinner.
I love turkey myself. I make a conscious effort not to over do, sometimes successfully, sometimes not.
Don't much care for leaving the country and driving to the city (45 minutes) to visit but nice to see nieces and nephews we don't see often.

[ltxi]

One of the nice things for us about living in Colorado is that closest family members are over 1600 miles away. We get to do Thanksgiving/Christmas/Easter/etc relaxed and by our ownselves.

[Bawanna]

I'd be good with that but I kind of like folks and family around once in awhile. Gives me a bit of a break. The wife isn't mean and nagging to me near as bad when other people are around.

We're at long last empty nesters for the last few months and it's been trying for me.

There should be a Husband Protective Services agency for guys like me.

[jeepster09]

I'd be good with that but I kind of like folks and family around once in awhile. Gives me a bit of a break. The wife isn't mean and nagging to me near as bad when other people are around.

We're at long last empty nesters for the last few months and it's been trying for me.

There should be a Husband Protective Services agency for guys like me.

We have a local bar nearby that has a sign outside....

"Husband Day Care Center" [is on his sign].

[Bawanna]

We have a local bar nearby that has a sign outside....

"Husband Day Care Center" [is on his sign].

I'll meet you there one of these days.

[AIRret]

We have a local bar nearby that has a sign outside....

"Husband Day Care Center" [is on his sign].

My LORD…..that is TOO funny and TOO true……but thankfully not for my guy!!!

[Bawanna]

My LORD…..that is TOO funny and TOO true……but thankfully not for my guy!!!

You mean me? Oh you probably mean your real in person guy.
You don't want to start seeing other people do you? I'd be crushed.

[AIRret]

You mean me? Oh you probably mean your real in person guy.
You don't want to start seeing other people do you? I'd be crushed.

Yes, I'm talking about my in person husband. Don't worry Bawanna, you'll always be my one and only cyber Husband!!

[skiflydive]

Sounds odd to some but we're spending the day with her ex's family. We do it every year. Everyone gets along really well. We watch football, eat way too much, and generally yuk it up a lot.

[AJBert]

Hmmmmm, ex's. I've got one, thankfully no little ones from that union. Haven't heard from her nor care to for well over 20 years.

My wife is in Texas helping with her mother, again. The MIL hasn't been doing well for the past few years and things aren't looking better as time goes on. She's been playing with house money for about 5 years now.

My grandson and I will be spending Thanksgiving with my brother and his family and, for the first time in many years, with our dad. He finally moved up here to CO after losing everything in the floods in south LA back a couple of months ago (not Los Angeles). Tried to get him to move up here when we moved up but he's just a tad bit stubborn. Might have with him being 84, I don't know.

[berettabone]

I'm back from up nort.........................all I heard was everyone complaining about not seeing/shooting a deer. Windy, damp, not good weather for hunting. The wife and I laughed.............on the way back, about 40 miles from our home, there was a field full of deer. I stopped the car, and the wife counted 216 deer, in one field. They are sneaky creatures aren't they? Just drive around at night, and you'll get one with the car........................Before getting up there, we stopped at the local Moose lodge for our free Thanksgiving dinner. It was sit down and they served us each a plate of turkey, real mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, corn, roll, and coffee or water. For dessert they had an assortment of homemade pies, including mince, lemon merange, pumpkin, cherry, apple, rhubarb, and cranberry. We grabbed a cherry and an apple and they were tasty. There were probably about 30 people there when we arrived. We noticed that there weren't too many contributions being made, so we dropped a $20 in the box. They were happy. It started to get busier as we left............................................. Went and checked out the preserve. There were lots of sandhill cranes, ducks, geese, heron's, and in the distance, the infamous whooping crane, and some very large white swans. One of the volunteers at the preserve was explaining how most of the birds were still in Canada due to the still warmer weather. We were treated to a show on Friday, when huge lines of sandhill cranes were coming in. Most were averaging about 20-30 birds per group, but some numbered close to 200. We were able to witness that on two different days, about an hour before sundown..............................When we were entering the preserve, the wife caught a glimpse of an eagle sitting in a tree about 20 ft. off of the ground. I drove right underneath him, and stopped, backed up, and we just sat there, and stared at it for about 10 minutes. We stayed in the car, as to not spook it, and eventually it flew off.The wing span was only about 6 ft., a small one............................................... ...................Did you ever have one of those times, when you know what you should do as a civilized human being, but for some reason, your mind will just not let that happen. It won't be satisfied with being compassionate. It needs some closure. It happened to me Sat. night. I was tired and I hit the sack about 9 o'clock. The neighbors dogs had been barking non stop since about 9 that morning. I mean non stop. Barking at everything and nothing. I was already tired of that, and thinking about a cure. I go to bed, and lay there from 9 until midnight, listening to the dogs bark non stop for 3 hours. My wife had gone to bed in another room as to not disturb me(which is nice) when she was awoken by someone screaming obscenities, out of control, and looking for immediate relief. I was so far past pissed, I could see the worried look on the wife's face. I knew that the neighbor was working 3rd shift at the Kwik Trip, so, I put on my clothes, got the car out of the pole barn, and headed for the gas station. It was short and sweet. She came out from the back of the store, and I told her about my issues with her dogs. She didn't believe me when I told her about how long the dogs were barking. She said that she couldn't stop them from barking at deer, or other dogs. I told her, are you friggen nuts? It has been non stop. She says what am I supposed to do. I say, put them in the friggen house. She says that they'll pee in the house. I say I don't give a s#!t it's not my problem. You want to be a dog owner, then take some responsibility. Otherwise, I will, and my way is neither compassionate or civilized. Then she starts yelling at me for coming to her workplace. I say again, I don't give a s#!t about what you want. I'll just call the sherriff, and let them take care of it. I was on hard volume, and there were a few customers in the store, staring at what was going down. I left, without making any threats, and went home, where the dogs were still barking. By now, it's 1 o'clock in the morning. I'm still jacked, and had had enough, so I grab up some rocks from my driveway, and head towards the dogs. I pick up some more when I hit her driveway. I get about 30 ft. from the house, the dogs are barking away because it's stranger danger, and I begin my barrage of rocks, reigning them down every where. The porch, the garage, every where, where I won't break a window, or damage the house. I did this non stop for about 5 minutes, until my arm hurt. Listen...............quiet.....................I start walking back home....................listen.................qui et...........................for the rest of the d@m# night. The wife said she wished she'd have known about the rocks, she would have done that sooner. I explained that the rocks were not a woman thing, that they were a guy thing, especially when people have lights, and cameras, and guns. She agreed and went back to bed. We called the sherriff the next day, and gave them the story, minus the rocks of course. They asked if I had talked to her, and I said, oh yes, I've talked to her. They asked what she said and I told them that she didn't believe me. They said that they would "investigate" the matter, whatever that means. If we have any more trouble, call. I noticed that her awol boyfriend was back all of a sudden on Sun. I affectionately call him Lurch. He's got less brains than the girlfriend, but more brawn. It is HIS dog that causes the issues. The other dogs never barked much before that. So, he was either there to shut the dogs up, or for protection, since a madman was yelling at her, at her place of employment. I wanted the shock value, just to show how serious I am about this issue. They let the dog run around all summer, finally figuring out that it doesn't listen to or like humans. Let it dig up other people's property, and chase birds continuously. Now, because they get no exercize, they bark. Not happnin..............till next time.