Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for May 27, 2013

Or…. not.

Not just anyone can drive with their butt!

Are you back, Marg?

Both hands behind her back…. and not even looking….

Ralph has to concede that HE can’t do that…which is why I hope he takes over SOON…..

Please, Ralph…. before I leave to walk down to the Tiki?

Bev…. I guess that’s what you call hind sight?

I see people doing all kinds of crazy stuff when they drive.

She took a crash course.

at least she isn’t texting.

I’ve heard of “butt dialing” , but never “butt driving”.

I am, until the next camping trip!

Hi Red… happy Memorial Day to you, too.

She’s especially good at backing up.

Edclectic…. maybe she could help with my computer…

I’ve had three comments, all on different forums, mysteriously disappear over the last 48 hours….very innocuous stuff, nothing anyone would flag.

Has anything like that happened to anybody else?

Just curious.

She can drive him to the grave.

Coyoty…. but not directly, cos she can’t see where she’s going.

I know where I’m going, though…. Back to the salon and upstairs to bed….G’night, whoever’s still here….Fenton….Coyoty…. X ?and good morning, whoever shows up tomorrow….or …um… later today….whichever it is in your time zone.

Happy Memorial Day to all. And a grateful thank you to those who wear or wore the uniform of one of our armed services.

She can’t be any worse than most of the drivers in Houston.

She’s giving him a bum steer.

She’s driving with her back seat.

Why do people wish to honor vets on the day we are to honor those that made the ultimate sacrifice? Veterans’ day is for that. Memorial(or Armistice) day was created to mark the ending of WWI and then morphed into a remembrance day for those who lost their lives fighting in war.

Yes, Thank you to all the vets! I had none in my family, but that was just a coincidence of birth dates.

@Bev, I figured that had to be either Mouse or Pearl (could think of no other) and I was right. Have it paused right now as I’m watching the news with my lime juice.

@Grog, good one – bum steer and Happy – back seat driver but I agree with Susan that we want Ralph to take over ASAP; stunt drivers are a problem on the road.

Annnnndddd the Division of Highways closes down yet another road for major repairs.

Now you have to disinfect the steering wheel!!! Ewwwwwww!

Truly an amazing feat. I personally use mirrors when driving backwards. I tend to get stuck in that position.Sign her up for the old Joey Chitwood show.

Good Morning Ballardeers ( or Afternoon in a lot of places ).Happy Memorial DayThe ole Capt.‘n has been experiencing more than his share of 2nd world country internet connection frustrations, so I haven’t been as vociferous as usual but… I’m still around.I’m heading over to the Tiki in awhile for some yak ribs and a cold glass of Samuel Smith’s Organic Cider .( The Tadcaster, England Brewery is famous for their beers and ales but this cider tops the charts ! This isn’t your kid’s lunch box applejuice !! ).Come join me. I’m buyin !

Linguist. Thanks for the cider. It has more ‘kick’ than a pair of mules.

Thanks Stel, Your memorial is great.

Thanks bev for reminding me of Minnie Pearl! AND HOW FREAKIN’ OLD I AM GETTING! YES, I REMEMBER HER! Grew up watching her on “Hee Haw”, my parents watched that every week, and Lawrence Welk, Ed Sullivan, etc. When did we change from the younger generation to the Old Farts?

Anyone remember the tv show “Portraits in Courage”? I was a big history buff at the time in school, and I used to love that show.

Her driving doesn’t really surprise me. Coming back from New Hampshire a few years ago, we were on an 8 lane highway in Connecticut, 4 VERY BUSY lanes in both directions, and this young woman was in the lane, AND I SWEAR, ON A BIBLE she was talking on her cell phone in one hand, drinking coffee with the other. She had NO hands on the wheel and the traffic was crazy and the other drivers were going at least 75. We were going at that speed in order to keep up with the other drivers. That girl might as well have been driving with her butt too because her head was sure up her A@@!

butt can she putt

Well now that I’m getting ready to call it a night, I’m sure the night crew is getting ready to belly up to the bar….and that’s no bum steer.

Good night, Ballardeers.

@Dry, I saw HeeHaw a few times, but during HS the only show I watched without fail was Your Hit Parade – I even smoked the darned Lucky Strikes ;-P I quit smoking when I started college (didn’t fit my image then); my dad quit soon after but mom really struggled. My middle son just sent me a YouTube link to his daughter’s choir doing Le Mis and said he’d send one of her solo. I want to share that when/if I get it. HS choir was fun for me too.

Tonight’s sign off…Stars and Stripes Forever

Bev…. no, you don’t need to help me find my comments, thanks…It’s not like mine were that significant either….but one was a thank you to some people and I did have to replace it.

It would get expensive if I had to replace ALL my comments, as I don’t have any comment insurance.I usually figure I don’t need it.

Luckily, the other two I could just let slide…. even though one was the ONLY comment on an otherwise lonely strip..

It’s just annoying, though, if it’s a new site glitch…or scary, if someone is flagging all the stupid things I say.

Dry… in this group, you do NOT get to complain about being old…

MANY of us are older than you. Relish it, or gloat or something.

Time for a swim…

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Good morning Balladeers and Tigressy!

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