Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for August 15, 2015

Perry doesn’t really want to find another costume.

Years of psychotherapy have taught him the value of living in the present.

I know I’m a little slow sometimes, and it’s very very late…but I’m confused reading the conversation here.Is it me, or are half the earlier posts missing?

Next time, Perry’s thinking outside the box.

Perry should try two, twice the fun,…..

BevYes you are a fascinator and you do it so well!

Ive got good news and bad news on my quest to get a wheelchair accessible van.First the good news. Yesterday i received two donations for a total of just over $100.00.Cool!Now the bad news.Over the past few days I’ve been looking into how i can reduce the cost of acquiring a van. The first idea was to buy a used van and have that converted. I contacted the only company in Oregon that does conversions and was told that they only convert Dodge and Chrysler mini vans for a rear ramp entry. That would cost either thirteen or fifteen thousand dollars. Depending on weather i wanted the “tunnel” welded in to drop the floor was short (just the back third of the van) or long (all the way to the back of the front seats.Toyota and Honda vans are only done as side entry and that would cost between nineteen and twenty two thousand dollars.All that after i purchased the van myself.This brought me back to the tall version of the Ford Transit Connect. Ive seen some customer reviews of the vehicle where they talk about using them for transport of adults in chairs.If it is going to cost twelve to fifteen thousand dollars to buy a van, and thirteen thousand to put the conversion in i might as well buy a new Ford and a portable ramp, and have JUST the tie downs installed. Nope. Ford no longer has the extra tall option for the Transit Connect. Even tho they call it a “xlt”.Crap!So the way i see it now, i’m buying a used Transit Connect (if i can find one in good condition) or a full sized van ($30,000.00+ new) and put a lift on it. (seven to fifteen thousand dollars).Or a used van that has already been converted.Well, i guess that means that i should just concentrate on getting the funding first.Ill still keep an eye out on whats out there.

@MistI checked out the lead you gave me.Its not in my local area.Its over in the valley somewhere.It was located here on the website accidentally.

Not your fault.They put it on the wrong lot…

And i love the poem.I am sooo there.

Rookie mistake. Any experienced hand knows you have to have the head and limbs free.

31 comments? ON A SATURDAY? Gee whiz, when I find time to drop by, the comments are scarce. I saw SUSAN’S comment. I have been having some trouble with gocomics access of late, is she correct about missing comments? Sigh!

Well I wish you all the Balladeers the best! Of course, MAYBE YOU ARE JUST ELSEWHERE with all the good drinks and food??? *And laying under the Tiki Bar, or in the back room? :-D

Store bought sugar cookie dough rolled into balls and rolled in cinnamon sugar. Bake according to package directions.

Hi Dry…

Saturday night in the middle of summer… maybe a lot of people are busy with summer stuff, staying outdoors, enjoying what’s left of the warmth and the late sunsets (though they’re getting lots earlier, day by day.)

All I know is I’ve been really busy, but it’s all winding down now.

Happy… well, Bev makes hers from scratch, she told me….I don’t know where you buy that, though.

If we had a big bag of scratch, maybe we could make some just like hers.

Mist said, about 7 hours agoPerry’s on the couch at the party and salsa music is playing. Ling is dancing in the living room and Chi Chi is dancing in the kitchen._____________

ChiChi must be tired. She has been dancing an awfully long time! (Love this one).

Hi *Dry!! Hi susan!! I am waving wildly here! CAN YOU SEE ME???*

Sigh. They never do…Good Night Ballardeers!

Sorry Shika!

I guess you posted while I was typing,but it didn’t show up when I refreshed the comments that time.

And then I didn’t check back soon enough…good to see you, though.

If you see this, come on over to the Tiki… I’ll be there in a little while, and I’ll buy you a nana dak.You too, Dry.

I been busy all weekend.Honeydews ar not just a type of melon.I be tired.Good comments all weekendThank you, All.Good night.

Loooooove the zebra pix.

Bev!

Nana dak for you, too?I didn’t think you’d be here.

Well, OK…. just ignore me, Bev…I’m used to it…sniffle…

Bev… yeah, that happened to me with Shika’s post a while back.

But earlier, 2Old and Mist were answering questions that weren’t there…and after a while those posts were gone.And a picture disappeared.

Meanwhile…. hope you’re having a good time in spite of all the party-pooping.

Have that double… and then show all them whippersnappers how to rock out!

Perry will have to buy some later at a package store.

SusanI was just giving a certain poster (AKA Mr. E) a teeny jab. , He posts. I answer, he erases. Well I got to post and erase first! HAH

Bunnies like boxes.

And I’m not around as much as i used to be.

Mist said, about 21 hours ago@Shikamoo!

G’nite…..didn’t know you had your own record label

But of course I do! Don’t you see the cat on the first record? That is my logo. Shikamoo is Kiswahili for “welcome”, used as a sign of respect for elders.My cat Mua’s name means “to lift up”. I decided that Shikamoo was too long a name for a cat. It suits me to a T though. ;-)

Cute bunny pics in boxes, Happy!

Shikamoo! GoComics PRO Member said, less than a minute ago@Happy, Happy, Happy!!!I think she called it a TIA (mini-stroke). But those lead to bigger strokes, or more TIAs. Praying for her.

Good Night Ballard Dears.

My brother had a lot of those in one spot of his brain.By the time they figured out what was going on his short term memory was shot.I know. no stroke is “mini” if its in the wrong place.…or it happens to you…Ill be glad when she can visit us again.

Susan, Rose Rabbit was inquiring at Ten Cats about RUTH, do you have any further information to pass on? We are all concerned, so if you have any further information, I told Rose I would let her know, told her to check here, or I would email you and pass the info on to her.

I have my own stamps too!

Too bad I can’t show it to you. :-( It keeps disappearing when I post it.

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How’z that?