Other Post So, how was your day?
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Tourists are designated to be annoying. Unrelated but cruise tours in the Mediterranean or Adriatic seas for instance. Buddy of mine did one and when they sailed in Pula, Croatia this summer you’ve got 2000 more people getting out of a ship and literally invade the city. Even Croats had enough and they are, generally welcoming.
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Was at a pallbearer at my uncle's funeral yesterday. My cousin - who is a man in his early fifties - showed up drunk to his own Dad's funeral and several times, tried to provoke his own nephew into a fight. I honestly thought it was going to kick off at the back of the hearse before we'd even pulled the coffin out.
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Every family has its own dramas unfortunately.
« I get my exercise serving as pall-bearer to my many friends who exercised all their lives. »
Something Winston Churchill apparently stated. Not sure if real but that would suits his character.
« I get my exercise serving as pall-bearer to my many friends who exercised all their lives. »
Something Winston Churchill apparently stated. Not sure if real but that would suits his character.
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My mother loves baking pastries and died last March, while she was being cremated and everybody was crying I quietly said "this is the way she wanted to go, baking... wonder if this oven is La Germania" My siblings was snickering and everybody else just looked at me in shock.
Just dawned on me that one of the famous oven is named "LA Germania" hahaha
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Today was the earliest i have finished in a long time . 9.20pm ,,,,, As the usual finish time for me is 11.30pm
The decided to buy myself a New Camera , Canon 5DSR [ 2nd hand . at a very appealing price that i could afford ]... that should arrive hopefully before my day off on Thursday .. which i will have worked 7 days on the trot ..
The decided to buy myself a New Camera , Canon 5DSR [ 2nd hand . at a very appealing price that i could afford ]... that should arrive hopefully before my day off on Thursday .. which i will have worked 7 days on the trot ..
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We were talking about tourists and death right before in this thread.
Started off the day by a sad news, my guide when I was touring the Southwest in summer 2012 passed away overnight. Learned about it via FB this am. Really laid back guy, who lived in Florida his whole life while traveling from LA to Laughlin, Monument Valley, Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Las Vegas, Route 66 and San Francisco (plus plenty others). Thanks for the memories and this outstanding trip, K.!
He was mid-sixties and the two weeks spent with him then did teach me quite a bit about plenty of those places. An effort and a half serving your country in a way for foreign tourists to discover a good chunk of a country. Farewell buddy.
Started off the day by a sad news, my guide when I was touring the Southwest in summer 2012 passed away overnight. Learned about it via FB this am. Really laid back guy, who lived in Florida his whole life while traveling from LA to Laughlin, Monument Valley, Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Las Vegas, Route 66 and San Francisco (plus plenty others). Thanks for the memories and this outstanding trip, K.!
He was mid-sixties and the two weeks spent with him then did teach me quite a bit about plenty of those places. An effort and a half serving your country in a way for foreign tourists to discover a good chunk of a country. Farewell buddy.
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We queued up at work to get the flu shot this morning. I was thinking of waiting until later in the week, but decided to get it early in the week just in case it makes me sick. Normally, I get what seems like the flu after the flu shot. Weird how that works..
I could use a few days off from work, even if unpaid....
Really don't want to wreck the weekend...... I have yard work and dog hikes to take.
I could use a few days off from work, even if unpaid....
Really don't want to wreck the weekend...... I have yard work and dog hikes to take.
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Fantastic weather during the last two weeks of September and the start of October so I have been working away on the garden renovation project.
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Corned beef in a can, think of that image.
FML, yesterday scheduling called me as I havent reported for work yet. I was wondering if I was losing my mind as I am never late or sick. So I just drove like a mad man straight to the airport and still made it right as my crew was just about to board and prep the aircraft. I was a bit dazed till my Captain complained that they changed our sched to an earlier departure without informing us. Scheduling was both surprised that I made it on time from home to the airport and apologetic as it was their fault. I cant wait till my cars registration to see how many violations I got caught by the cameras for that drive.
you know you have a reputation, when it was the Captain that alerted scheduling to call me "I told them this guy is always 2 hours early, call him to see whats up as that's not normal"
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I was probably tipsy in a different thread lately about wanting to buy some fancy car, turned out my brake pads for this piece of shyte on wheel just cost me 499€ today. Nice. I pity the apprentice who’s probably done the job in half an hour getting a mediocre income and salary so that the car dealership owner enjoy luxury cigars and bourbon at everyone expanse.
They did a general check up on the car which is doing fine. As Jim suggested if I had at least some basic knowledge in mechanics this would have been fun and cheap. I don’t. I have to pay.
They did a general check up on the car which is doing fine. As Jim suggested if I had at least some basic knowledge in mechanics this would have been fun and cheap. I don’t. I have to pay.
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Jesus feckin wept, it’s a Dacia isn’t it? Cheaper to trade it in, and buy another.
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Yep, still that old crap. At some point it’d be a better idea to just sell it for the 4000 odd euros its still worth and buy something else.
Can’t believe I just paid roughly 1/8 of that car worth for new brake pads. Bad deal.
Can’t believe I just paid roughly 1/8 of that car worth for new brake pads. Bad deal.
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Spread out out between three appointments, mine is going to cost the US Government $7,000-8,000+ dollars. November 1st is the first one, will be sedated through all of it, schedule shows 4 to 6 hours.
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Today, two members of the family that adopted me, spoke to me like an actual brother by blood, when talking about their father. Words simply cannot convey the happiness that's beaming inside of me right now.
They had already done so over time, but somehow this time after Donald (their father) had passed, they had meant it even more and it was definitely wholesome.
Cannot help but reflect upon this while in the man cave, working on some cutting boards that the wife wants done up for our family, extended family, and friends, for the holidays.
They had already done so over time, but somehow this time after Donald (their father) had passed, they had meant it even more and it was definitely wholesome.
Cannot help but reflect upon this while in the man cave, working on some cutting boards that the wife wants done up for our family, extended family, and friends, for the holidays.
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