ChiefApache
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Must be an Ohio term
One little typo and look at ya. :smash:
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One little typo and look at ya. :smash:
BBB725
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It doesn't happen often so I have to jump when it does:kiss:
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Howdy perps! Yea, I move 600 freaking miles south only to get snowed on not once, not twice, but three times in two weeks. What the freaking heck?!?!
We ended up not leaving NH until Monday the 25th. I drove that dang blasted 26' UHaul truck in driving rain for the first several hours. Let me just tell you how much fun THAT was. We spent Tuesday looking at houses. Filled out the application, forked over our $70 application fee Wednesday morning only to have the woman call us at 3 to ask which house we wanted to apply for. So we tell her and think we will be moving in the next day. Oh what lofty aspirations we had. She calls us back about 3:30 on Thursday to ask which house we wanted again. Oh and by they way, they still hadn't even run the credit yet. WTF? 24 hours of doing not a dang thing? Seriously? Friday rolls around and we call her at lunch time. She still hadn't heard anything from the listing agent. She calls the listing agent, calls us back to tell us that the owner has been out of town and won't be back until Saturday. Meanwhile, all of our stuff is still sitting in the UHaul truck in Chuck's aunt's driveway. She did, however, say that she was going to recommend to the owner to rent to us. Well that's just ducky but let's get on the ball people! Saturday morning Chuck says screw it and goes ahead to the bank for the certified check they want for the deposit and first month's rent. While he's in the bank she calls and says that she is getting the lease ready, when do we want to come get it and the keys? And out of the generosity of their hearts, they aren't going to charge us pro-rated rent for the last 1.5 days of January. Finally we get to move in, in the snow of course, last Saturday. We didn't get cable and 'net until Wednesday and the 'net has been spotty. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Yippee.
On the good side, I have a job, I just don't know when I can start! All of the contracts are not quite in place yet, although work has started on a small scale. Which means I will have to go in and play catch up. The project is a bridge rebuild in DC, of which there are several. This one is scheduled for two years. I'll have about a hour's drive each way, but I should be working off times so I will miss a bunch of the traffic.
I have to say I have been getting my money's worth using the GPS on my Droid phone. I love it! Now if someone will stop the dang snowing, it will be perfect!
We ended up not leaving NH until Monday the 25th. I drove that dang blasted 26' UHaul truck in driving rain for the first several hours. Let me just tell you how much fun THAT was. We spent Tuesday looking at houses. Filled out the application, forked over our $70 application fee Wednesday morning only to have the woman call us at 3 to ask which house we wanted to apply for. So we tell her and think we will be moving in the next day. Oh what lofty aspirations we had. She calls us back about 3:30 on Thursday to ask which house we wanted again. Oh and by they way, they still hadn't even run the credit yet. WTF? 24 hours of doing not a dang thing? Seriously? Friday rolls around and we call her at lunch time. She still hadn't heard anything from the listing agent. She calls the listing agent, calls us back to tell us that the owner has been out of town and won't be back until Saturday. Meanwhile, all of our stuff is still sitting in the UHaul truck in Chuck's aunt's driveway. She did, however, say that she was going to recommend to the owner to rent to us. Well that's just ducky but let's get on the ball people! Saturday morning Chuck says screw it and goes ahead to the bank for the certified check they want for the deposit and first month's rent. While he's in the bank she calls and says that she is getting the lease ready, when do we want to come get it and the keys? And out of the generosity of their hearts, they aren't going to charge us pro-rated rent for the last 1.5 days of January. Finally we get to move in, in the snow of course, last Saturday. We didn't get cable and 'net until Wednesday and the 'net has been spotty. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Yippee.
On the good side, I have a job, I just don't know when I can start! All of the contracts are not quite in place yet, although work has started on a small scale. Which means I will have to go in and play catch up. The project is a bridge rebuild in DC, of which there are several. This one is scheduled for two years. I'll have about a hour's drive each way, but I should be working off times so I will miss a bunch of the traffic.
I have to say I have been getting my money's worth using the GPS on my Droid phone. I love it! Now if someone will stop the dang snowing, it will be perfect!
MarylandMark
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Well instead of being in Vegas, I get to go down to the shed to move the 4 wheeler so I can get the tractor out. I was thinking about taking the 4 wheeler for a blast but then knew I wouldn't get the plowing done. Feel like a frickin farmer kid now, chores before play crap.
Plowing the neighbors builds character- what builds character is buying a 4 wheel drive truck so I don't need to plow but some how I still have to plow them out? Bah humbug...
I wouldn't be as mad if my truck didn't have dead batteries today. I hit the remote start, it didn't start (18 degrees) so fan and radio ran for a while which drained them enough to not start. Cold diesels are a b*tch to start- need to find my block heater cord to plug it in I guess.
Plowing the neighbors builds character- what builds character is buying a 4 wheel drive truck so I don't need to plow but some how I still have to plow them out? Bah humbug...
I wouldn't be as mad if my truck didn't have dead batteries today. I hit the remote start, it didn't start (18 degrees) so fan and radio ran for a while which drained them enough to not start. Cold diesels are a b*tch to start- need to find my block heater cord to plug it in I guess.
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Thanks! I actually love the Keys. I spent two weeks in KW in April last year. Frankly, any place that already has a street named after me is a place I should be living! I got some good sunset pics from Mallory Square, but the absolute best one was off of Key Largo. We were driving back into Miami to fly out the next day and passed a place where there was a perfect view of the sunset. Talk about a fast U turn! I had to shoot it through a fence while fire ants were biting my feet. But I got the shot! Let me see if I can find it...
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Founded in 1641, St. Ignatius is one of the oldest Catholic Parishes in continuous service in the United States.
Port Tobacco River off the Potomac River off the Chesapeake Bay. Virginia is on the top left, picture taken from Maryland and across the water at the top is Maryland. Gmap link here
Just out running around and went by where the wife-to-be's younger brother is buried.
Port Tobacco River off the Potomac River off the Chesapeake Bay. Virginia is on the top left, picture taken from Maryland and across the water at the top is Maryland. Gmap link here
Just out running around and went by where the wife-to-be's younger brother is buried.
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Hello all, just sitting here in the sleet/snow lull, waiting on the rest of the 3-7 inches of that stuff we are supposed to get tonight. To be topped off with the 5-9 more inches of snow coming tomorrow, which will be spread with possible 49 mph wind gusts. Did I move to the top of Mt. Washington and not know it? I could have sworn I moved south. Go figure!
ChiefApache
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The big storm petered out before it got to us. We got a few inches. Just a winter weather advisory today. Yeah!!!!!
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Had to go to work. 
At least I got to drive the armageddon mobile. :driving::USA:
At least I got to drive the armageddon mobile. :driving::USA:
ChiefApache
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Had to go to work.
At least I got to drive the armageddon mobile. :driving::USA:
How much did you get?
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ChiefApache
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Yes, that's exactly what that means. She knows you well. :willy_nilly:
BBB725
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It's a guy thing
Shampoo, hand soap, car soap, what's the difference they all suds up when wet
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