Big Top by Rob Harrell for June 23, 2010

Good Morning, Tribeandall!

Smorgasbord! Order as you wish, my friends! You’re the best, all of you.

Enjoy!

Belgian waffle, eggs over easy, turkey sausage, nuclear coffee, and a BLOODY! Thank you very much!

REPEAT BROADCAST…

Lewreader said about 19 acerbic hours ago:

I notice I write “cutesy” comments till I hit BT and get my first hit of DOC’S NUC COFFEE.Is it the bitterness of the brew or the supercharging of my normal disagreeable self? By the time I hit Doonesbury, I’ve gone beyond curmudgeon and into acidic. WARNING! DOC’S NUC COFFEE may have side affects that include sarcasm, ridicule, and an inability to keep one’s big mouth shut. Other patients have experienced pleasure, euphoria, and a constant smile. Effects may vary.

(uh, that sounds like just another normal day for an ENFP on CocoMocha to ME…)

I’m headed to bed, but I’ll take the usual for starters tomorrow morning at the usual time…ciao!

Good Morning, Woodeye & Johanan!

Woodeye, excellent choices! You’re order is up, sir. Enjoy!

Chill, Johanan! Don’t I always take care of you when I am running the breakfast show?!

You’ll have your request first thing in the AM, sir! :^)

Good morning TRIBE & Big Sister

Dusty! Do not blow Winks cover please.

Just A cinnamon bun and a glass of freshly sqeezed Orange juice for me. Thank you ♠Lonewolf♠. :-)

It’s good to be back. I sure did miss all of you. :-)

Good Morning, New Graduate!!!!!!!

Good morning ♠Lonewolf♠. :-)

Ladywolf, your order is up and waiting! Enjoy!

Good Morning, we missed you.

So, is it ALL over now?

Little Sister!!!

I don’t know where LuvH8 is tonight. Hopefully she will be here soon.

BINGO!

I guess she was waiting for you, Ladywolf!

Good morning Big Sister :-)

No more finals.

Good Evening Little Sister

Good Morning Lonewolf

I guess I begin life as an adult now.

That was there before, me thinks. Graduating didn’t change that.

Congratulations Little Sister!!!

 

   

Kab Buch I want to thank you for your lovely comment that ♠Lonewolf♠ passed along to me. You are a very sweet, kind, and a caring person, and I want you to know that I am grateful and appreciate your friendship. It means very much to me.

The graduation party was wonderful. It felt good to hang with my friends and fellow classmates.

So what’s been going on here during my absence.

Carefull with the fireworks Big Sister I don’t want you to get burnt.

I am INNOCENT!!! It’s all LIES! LIES I tell you!

Lonewolf may I have a Johanan’s CocoMocha Float? Please?

What happen Big Sister What have you been accused of?

Well, there was a nuclear explosion in Florida, but that was Sojo. Somehow I am still getting the blame though.

I got a new pet! His name is Kitty.    

Oh, I am still waiting for you to name the flourescent pink fish.

Cute kitty! Can I pet him?

flourescent fish… Hmm! I shall name it Linnea.

Yes, you can pet him. He is a very nice Kitty. He likes to play too.

I like Linnea that’s a good name. Someone brought in a fish tank and set it up. Now we don’t have to throw food at the hole in the ceiling to feed the fish.

That’s sweet! does he purr?

Yes, he purrs. He likes to have 2 beers in a bowl of milk before he goes to bed. (Don’t let him have more than that.) Since Lonewolf seems to have disappeared I guess I should get it for him.

He likes you! No one else will go anywhere near him. I don’t know why.

Well Kitty is a sweetie.

Yes, but when he gets drunk he likes to scare people. He has never hurt anyone though. He loves to petting and cuddles.

So are you all excited about being let go into the ‘real’ world?

(scratches Kitty behind the ears) Oh You are such a darling.

I’m very excited. But is the real world ready for me.

Umm……… maybe? That is if you a cautious with the Nuclear Coffee. Grog has cut me off from Nuclear Coffee. He’s mean that way.

I guess I should turn in as well, or I won’t want to get up in the morning. Good night Big Top, and thank you all for the warm welcome back. :-)

So are you going to be working full time this summer? I know you told Grog but what is it you are going to study in college?

Good Night Little Sister

Perhaps we can get Johanan to tell us more about the mysteries of his very good CocoMocha? Then we can experiment with it.

Sports medicine, photography and other subjects that I will pick out. I also want to go into physical therapy but I may have to transfer to a different University for that course.

Good Night.

Good Night Everyone!

Good Morning Early People!

 

Ping!

Grats on the graduation, Ladywolf! Good morning (((TRIBE)) Methinks Dusty has his priorities screwed up.

Poof!

Good morning all. It has only taken me 3 days to reach BT in trying to catch up on the week I was away from the internet. Maybe by next week, I’ll be caught up with all of my comics.

BTW, for those who wonder, I was able to find good seafood in New Orleans at normal prices, so BP hasn’t yet killed that golden goose.

Good Morning, Tribe!

Good Morning Rac & MisngNOLA.

Wolfie!

Another scorcher with a light show! Woohoo!

JOHANAN I come stumbling into BT for my morning fix when my eyes are assaulted by my very own words, YIKES! On the second reading I think, “well they”re kinda true.” I didn’t insult anyone in the TRIBE.. I admit, DOC’S NUC COFFEE is a heavy habit, but I got it under control. Honest, I can handle it, Look, if I every start mainlining lbs straight out of the can I’ll stop. It’s not like I’m prostituting my overweight body or anything.Look, I’ll cut back to two pots a day, tomorrow.

LONEWOLF Two over hard and my 32oz of DOC’S FINEST, please.

Morning TRIBE! They’re pickin on me Ma. Again..

BB is ok today, Lew.

The characters are really ugly tho.

Good Morning, Lewreader.

Your order is up and ready. Enjoy, sir!

Yes, it will be a scorcher, but I don’t have anything pressing to do out there today Rac. I can enjoy the A/C for a change. How’s that new office coming?

Good Morning, Lewreader, rac0308, LuvH8, ♠Lonewolf♠ and anyone else I may have missed.

A special shout out:

Welcome Back, Ladywolf!!!

Good Morning, Grog!

The wet stuff is starting already, Rac!

Hello Rac, MisngNOLA, Lonewolf, Lewreader & Grog.

It is nice to see you again, MisngNOLA!

Good Morning, LuvH8 & Doc.

Good Morning, LuvH8 & Doctor Toon!

Sorry I zonked out again last night, LuvH8. I’ve been pushing myself to the limit lately. The doctors messing with my intake isn’t helping any either.

Doink

Not good, Lonewolf. Now they can’t decide where to put me. Hey everyone. Sorry gotta go….got a mobile command post computer problem to fix…. Rained here let up alot

Zip!….Poof

Hi Doc

That’s okay Lonewolf, they say sleep is good for you.

Yep, that’s us for sure, Doc.

Good Luck, Rac!

Nope! It’s over rated, LuvH8. LOL

I like sleep.

Good Morning All. Anything goes when you are trying to bag a sugar mama.

Morning, cleo

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I slept well last night, but I feel like a bucket of cow flop this morning.

Good Morning, Cleo. I trust that the healing process is progressing well.

Good Morning Cleo

I have just discovered another secret: you have to add at least some water when making coffee.

Good morning everyone. I could sleep in since I don’t have work today. It was nice of my boss to give me the rest of this week off.

Good Morning, Ladywolf. Nice boss you have.

Good Morning, Ladywolf!

The friends are all here, Grog! Hooray!

Hello Grog. Thank you for the welcome back.

Oh, Thank Gosh you are here Little Sister!

Grog has been practically crying for missing you.

♠Lonewolf♠, yes my boss is a very nice man.

I like it here, Big Sister and I like everyone who posts here, as well.

And you are a pleasant addition yourself, Ladywolf.

Well, I like it better when I have my Nuclear Coffee. But, I do prefer the flavor of the CocoMocha.

Crying?

I just wish they didn’t go

Kablooey!

when you mix them.

Maybe I just didn’t get the proportions correct? Hmmm………..

I like both the nuclear coffee and cocoa mocha. I had often thought about combining the two together to see what would happen.

”What! I’m curious!”

Okay, let’s see we can try 3/4 CocoMocha and 1/4 Nuclear Coffee. (starts pouring CocoMocha into a cup)

Each cup of nuclear coffee is different Big Sister. I say keep trying.

Okay, do you want me to pour you some too?

Roh, roh! I think I’ll wait outside, ladies!

In the next county!

It’s all good just as long as there is no giant mushroom cloud.

Maybe the next state! lol

Are you sure you don’t want some too Lonewolf?

Left you a message at BB, Doc.

Little Sister, would you bring over the Nuclear Coffee? Every time I touch it Grog seems to show up out of nowhere.

Don’t worry LuvH8, we ALL have 911 on speed dial for you and that pot of Nuclear Coffee. ROFLMTO

Here is some Nuclear coffee just for you Big Sister.

Doc! Do you think it might make Kitty fly?!?

Not me, LuvH8. I’m just landing London right now. Somehow the next State just doesn’t seem like far enough away.

I can’t see your picture.

Okay. (slowly starts pouring in Nuclear Coffee)

Hey Doc T, I poured some Nuclear coffee on my sunflowers, and let me just say that That drink works better than miracle grow. My sunflowers are higher than the roof of my house now.

I’ve got the picture in view!

Yep, that’s Doc’s World Famous Nuclear Coffee! Although it may raise you FROM the inevitable. LOL

Grog It says:

     COFFEE

You can sleep when you are dead.

If my sunflowers keep growing and growing, do you think that I’ll be able to climb it all the way up and see a castle in the clouds.

LuvH8 wrote abut 8 hours ago:

Perhaps we can get Johanan to tell us more about the mysteries of his very good CocoMocha? Then we can experiment with it.

And then, the latest update, about 22 minutes ago:

Okay, let’s see we can try 3/4 CocoMocha and 1/4 Nuclear Coffee. (starts pouring CocoMocha into a cup)

No, no, what you want to do is prepare it fron scratch, substituting Nuclear Coffee weight for weight for Thundering Steppes Coffee, which is imported from the Realm of Norrath through the Portal of Twilight.

Because Thundering Steppes Coffee comes from a magical Realm (that of the MMRPG EverQuest II), any other mixture with Nuclear Coffee risks creating Higgs bosons, microsingularities, dark matter, dark energy, and/or severe local distortions in the laws of thermodynamics.

I see Big Sisters coffee picture perfectly.

Hmmm…………. It is starting to smoke now. I think that is probably enough Nuclear Coffee.

What ever you do………Don’t shake it.

Would yo like some chocolate

Technically called Starbright’s Divine CocoMocha, the drink is the favorite beverage of Chris Alan Starbright and was originally invented when that Realmwalker was visiting the Realm of Norrath. It grants no super powers of itself, but it awakens latent abilities in one’s cognitive processes. In particular, it brings the four normally unconscious processes in a human personality to full conscious awareness, enabling him or her to affect the local space-time continuum in sometimes astonishing ways.

Chris Alan, being who and what he is, doesn’t need the drink in order to be able to do that. But it’s fascinating to share, until the buzz wears off at any rate, his sense of everything being connected to him and vice versa.

Fe Fi Fo ……….

Yikes!

Falling Giants!

Hey! isn’t that how the Grand Canyon was formed?

Yes Big Sister I would love to have some chocolate.

(Pets Kitty and hands him some catnip.)

And by the way…good morning, Doctor Toon and Everyone! I’m telling you, folks, beware of what you do with our two unpredictable products!

If any of you can get to the Large Hadron Collider over in Europe with that mixture, or even Fourmilab here, you may help subatomic physics make a major breakthrough…

Provided, of course, that you don’t drop it and cause a hole to be melted all the way to the earth’s core.

No, the Grand Canyon was formed by one of Evil-Eye Fleegle’s relatives, trying out one of his whammys (I forget what level) in an isolated area. (That’s from Lil’ Abner, long ago.)

The giant fell into the pit that was made, independently. Probably thought he could fly, after drinking CocoMocha. Now if he’d had Nuclear Coffee he might have actually done it…

See you later, everyone!

Oh no! no hole in the ground, not here.

Whistles innocently……..

(Slide a sheet to cover the big hole that an ugly mutated rodent is trying to escape from.)

Johanan, Say what?

(drops chocolate into coffee cups)    

Looks like Big Sister has just solved the **Big Bang Theory

Well I say that my Big Sister should at least get a Nobel Peace Prize for all her hard work and dedication.

You ladies can take notes from Doctor Toon & Johanan (and hopefully apply them). They take all the proper safety precautions.

Oh phooey! There goes the couch! Does anyone have a fire extinguisher handy?

I got to get my day started. As much as I would love to stay in my pajamas all day, I need to get dressed and get going. I’ll see you all later.

Yes, I must be going too. I am sure the fire will burn itself out.

Poof!

Bye, Ladywolf. Have a good day.

Ladywolf your very welcome. I got the message also you like what I did on photobucket and I did add some more cute things. Included bears. You where very missed here and I wish to welcome you. I know this is too late. But I’m sending this to you anyway though you have left. You will also liven BT since your one of the elders here.

I did save this for you wished it was better. And it’s nice of your boss to let you relax and have fun for the week. I don’t get that chance where I work at pt.

And good late morning to everyone else. I went to bed fairly early was not sure I would sleep but did. I will have to get around myself. I just wanted to join in and welcome Ladywolf to. see all later.

Good night Doctor Toon. good bye LuvH8. Hello Kab

boink!

Um… Hy’s goona be mad at someone… why is the couch on fire? and where did that big hole come from?

and why are the soles of my shoes melting?

I think I should go now….

Poof!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DIFFRENT!

rac, not only that, but the perps make the mess and mysteriously disappear.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Diffrent!

How’s your day going, Grog?

Busy, ♠Lonewolf♠. Always seem like there’s problems to deal with these days.

Grog - At least it’s a form of job security.

As nice as that may seem, I’m getting closer to telling them to take this job and shoving it. I’m tired of fixing other peoples mistakes and taking care of their problems and work load.

Easy, I didn’t mean to get you going, buddy. You still have a few hours left today! :^)

Sorry, but this place is really starting to get on my nerves. I’ve got nothing against being busy. The problem is I’ve got enough of my own to do. And if I don’t get my vacation next month, I’ll be real angry.

Good (?) Afternoon, tribe! Grog - Reminds me of a situation I had at a job for a while. Either I got in trouble for not getting my work done, or I got in trouble for not helping a co-worker with hers when she asked me. Our supervisor got fired a few months after I had been formally warned. All my other job reviews were fairly good after he left. I found out years later that he and my co-worker were having an affair. Explained a lot!

Good afternoon, Rmom!

Hi, Terry! I’ll be on the scarce side for the next several days. More algebra today, then packing for our overnight trip to Houston. Two days of driving, and then I may end up helping my hubby at his office on Saturday.

Looks like we’ve got a light show going on just north of us. Don’t think we’ll get any of that - but the day’s not over yet.

I just heard that Ottawa just had an earthquake. I’m sure Montreal felt it, too, but I’m still waiting on getting back word.

Grog - My hubby likes the idea of going to the Sawgrass near I-10 west. Fairly close to the dealer, and he’s always up for a good steak.

We’re supposed to have “isolated” t-storms later this afternoon & the next couple of days. What I looked up last night though, made it look like Wolfie might have worse weather than us today.

Rmom & Grog, it rained hard this morning, but only for an hour or so. Sunny and 80° roght now, but severe thunderstorms for late afternoon and evening starting about 5ish. Seems like James and I are mowing every three days here!

Rmom, do you know when yet?

Was that Sawgrass or Saltgrass?

I just got done sending James out to ride his bicycle and go check up on his friends. Peace and quiet with the dogs for a while. Aaaaaaaah…………………………..

The earthquake was a 5.5 in Ontario. It was felt for about 30 seconds in Montreal.

Much damage, Grog? I hope there were no fatalities.

None that I’ve heard of. But some office buidings were evacuated after discovering that there were cracks.

≡≡ P O P ! ≡≡ ♪☼ Hello TRIBE! ☼♪

Spent most of day untli now getting .NET Framework updates to update on my laptop. Have always had problems getting that to update. My cousin solves that by not having it on his computers and doesn’t use programes that use it. Just letting off steam.

Welcome Back Ladywolf!!!

Hope there wasn’t much damage by quake, we’ll have to check the news.

Gee, somethings different in here!

Grog - Sorry, Saltgrass. I used to be really good at proofreading, but noticed it has really changed about the same time I started getting all these headaches. I can’t recall Canada ever having an earthquake before. Is it my poor memory or is that so?

Hello, Sojo.

I’m actually on the same time as you today!

Hi, Sojo! I gave up trying to get that update done. What programs rely on it?

Hello ♠Lonewolf♠ and Rmom - If .NET Framework is not on your computer (or not update enough?) for a programe that needs it will show you a message that you don’t have it and the programe won’t run (.NET is a programe that other programs use so they don’t have to write a lot of programe code to do things). If you don’t need a programe that uses it then you don’t need it. i don’t know what programes rely on it or even if I have any thing that needs it.

I hope those headaches are taken care of soon, (((((Rmom)))).

I wonder how Cleo is doing with his achy-ness.

Rmom, if we are talking about the same Saltgrass, there is one on I10 East, East of the 610 loop.

It doesn’t look terribly far from where I work if that’s the one you are referring to.

I have been in earthquakes while living in Montreal. The last one I remember was in 1998. It was a 4.0, but I didn’t feel it. It was on a Friday and I was walking from work to my favorite bar. But yes I have felt earthquakes before there.

In order to get it updated this time I had to update to the latest windows installer. (Since I have all updates automatic why wasn’t that updated?) As I have always had trouble getting .NET Framework to update it just one of those things that upsets me. I guess that gives me something to work on! It also make me wish I knew more about computers.

Everyone else have a great day!

Hello Diffrent!!!

 

   

I should elaborte, Rmom. That one was east of I45. There’s another one west of I45, but the east of the 610 West loop, on what they refer to as the Katy Freeway here (I10 West). I think this is the one you are referring to.

Good afternoon, LuvH8!

Grog - This one is between the Sam Houston tollway and West Loop. Wolfie - Thanks. At least they haven’t been so severe each day to take meds. Right now I’m feeling a little woozy though, which is a new symptom. I’m glad my hubby will probably do all or most of the driving! You know more about computers. My .NET framework update failed a couple times today, so I just cancelled. It did the rest. Any problems with ignoring it?

Hi, Luv!

Rmom - I wouldn’t worry about it unless a program asks for it. If that happens let me know. We’ll deal with it then via our other porthole.

Hello Lonewolf, Grog, Rmom & Sojo!

Hello LuvH8 and everyone else! I see I’ll need to set Ladywolf straight about Florida as I had nothing to do with it being hit!

It was not me! It was Bmonk & Rmom’s idea. And Sojo executed the idea. I just happened to be there.

I think I was out of town when that happened, Sojo.

Yeah, yeah, that’s the ticket! I WAS out of town then! LOL

I’ll reserve any commets until Ladywolf is here to hear the facts!

I found it, Rmom

You lit the fuse!

I know, but like I said I’ll wait to explain ALL the facts!

I had absolutely nothing to do with any earthquakes!

Geesh!

Whew! I’m an innocent bystander!

Thanks, Terry! I could always ask my resident geek, but since he doesn’t have Vista, I wasn’t so sure he’d know the answer to this one. Grog - Glad you found the one I meant. I see there are several locations to choose from, but this one is pretty close to where we’re getting the truck.

Does that include today? JUST KIDDING!

Rmom, Vista doesn’t have anything to do with it. He’ll know the answers, too. It can be on all operating systems.

♠Lonewolf♠ I’m innocent about Florida also, somewhat.

Somewhat?

LuvH8, did I say you had anything to do with the earthquake?

LuvH8 - What do you mean it was my idea? And how dare you accuse Bmonk? Sheesh, if you can’t trust a monk, who can you trust? I just said my in-laws were in FL, I didn’t tell you to fire that thing at them! (In Sargent Shultz voice) - I know nut -ting!

Little Sister will believe me. She and I are always innocent.

Yeah, how do you get to “somewhat”?

Thanks, Terry, he’s hiding in the basement right now, because he knows he needs to be working. Guess it is time for me to nag at him…

Hahahaha -

Innocent?

Innocent

Innocent?

As I said, all explain all later (to the best of my knowledge).

Oooops! Sorry Grog! Sometimes it is hard to keep track of all the things I didn’t do.

Bmonk was the first one to suggest Florida. Then Rmom said her in-laws lived there so yes it would be a good idea.

The Big Top Court is now in session. Where is Judge Bmonk?

I just stopped in to say HI ALL.

Now , now children. Fight nicely.

By the way WHAT HAPPENED TO THE COUCH? Everytime I come here there is something changed.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DIFFRENT

       Innocent!

Hello, Serena. How are you doing?

The Big Top is remodeling. With amateurs no less. :^)

But they are harmless most of the time!

Bmonk can’t be the Judge!!!! He is guilty or at least a suspect!

Hello Serenasakitty, what couch?

By the way (not to change the subject - of course)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DIFFRENT!

Just pulling a Shika here for a moment to say WELCOME BACK LADYWOLF.

Thank you. You may now resume your court in session.

Anyway, all of the proof is gone. It’s just he said & she said.

And a missing couch!

Hi, serena!

And a patched up hole in the ceiling!

Or a new skylight……………….how ever you term it.

Those things have nothing to do with Florida!

But it shows the tendencies of certain individuals.

Besides if the couch is missing, there is no evidence.

      So There!

The MO is the same!

(Hmmm…….. if the whole tent was to blow up?)

I think Hymenoxis stashed the scraps of garbag………………………….., I mean evidence somewhere.

No! Not the tent!

I won’t have anything to do with that so don’t my advice (as if LuvH8 needed any to accomplish that)!

I second Rmom’s thoughts.

Not the tent!

(plotting)

Poof!

If she keeps POOFing like that, she’s going to singe something! LOL

I third Rmom’s thought.

Not the tent!

Definitely not the tent!

Methinks LUVH8 doth protest too much.

I was wondering if you were going to put your 2 cents in, Grog.

Actually you could be the Judge to preside over the hearings!

I agree with you, Lewreader.

That’ll have to wait until I get home.

I hope with LuvH8 plotting and poofing this isn’t a lull before a storm.

I’m back! I took my little cousins to go see Toy Story 3 and had a good time. What’s this about a court. I tell you Big Sister is innocent. It was those horrible little aliens that appeared at Birdbrains.

Thank you all for the welcome back.

HAPPY16TH BIRTHDAY DIFFRENT.

Thank you Kab Buch I will treasure the graduate tassel that you left for me. :-)

It seems that LuvH8 wanted to launch a rocket with Doc’s Nuclear Coffee as a payload, The idea was to see how it would affect the weather. At Rmom’s and my request we convinced her not to shoot it at Kansas. I’ll admit that instead of a rocket I sugested and made a super large potato gun. I told LuvH8 how to load it and to tell me when to fire it when she had it aimed. At that point I was only following her orders. She aimed it at Florida and told me to fire it! We were only trying to change the weather. It seems something more happened and LuvH8 will not admit to being the obvious ringleader!

Good Afternoon, Tribe!

Live and learn–here I thought the Grand Canyon was created after Paul Bunyan, after logging all the trees in the Painted Forest (now the Painted Desert), walked back to the northeast, dragging his axe in the heat…

I need some coffee.

Here, cuppa, cuppa, here, boy, over here…

OK, I made a suggestion for Florida, but that’s it. I’m guilty, but only as a minor accomplice, long before the fact.

So then what happened in Florida was an accident caused by a minor miscalculation. This is why we are supposed to check our instruments before using them. Them Gators in Florida will be missed.

Johanan Rakkav said, about 17 personality types ago

For a somewhat-too-popular (IMO) treatment of just what in the Metacosmic Realms an ENFP is (and I’m one of that ilk, as I’ve mentioned, “at the core”):

http://typelogic.com/enfp.html

I resonated with a few bits of that description, such as the “silly switch”, or the paragraph:

ENFPs are global learners. Close enough is satisfactory to the ENFP, which may unnerve more precise thinking types, especially with such things as piano practice…. Amazingly, some ENFPs are adept at exacting disciplines such as mathematics.

That last line, especially, is explained by another characterization: NFs in general can remember (or get exact) about things that are relevant when they happen.

But I’m actually the introvert neighbor, INFP: http://typelogic.com/infp.html…

Also they won’t have to worry about oil washing up on their beeches since there aren’t any beeches now!

Hello, Judge Bmonk.

If I’ve been appointed judge, I must recuse myself.

I told you he could not be judge! And Grog was there at the time of the accident.

“Accident” sounds like a good word. It could be called an accident or else put all of the blame on LuvH8 where it belongs,

Now, now. Things are never that simple. LuvH8 does not deserve quite all the blame–accidents are always a confluence of problems.

It was really more of a minor mishap.

Not really a big deal at all.

I’m just trying to give LuvH8 an out, everyone knows how she needs one. Apart from that I suddenly know nothing!

Hey, it’s just a small, local event. I’m sure that from Andromeda Galaxy, or even one of the Magellanic clouds, they can hardly see the effects.

Dust off Old Sparky! Off with her head! At my command, commence firing. To be hung until dead! Walk the plank , Matey ( wrong strip) Crucify Her! Force her to consume a gallon of *DOC’S FINEST, yesterdays dregs.

I would like to say how much I will miss the dear lady. My only regret is that she didn’t aim that thing at California..

Lot’s of thunder, lightening and wind here now. Even a tornado watch is in effect.

OK, now that I’m home I can play judge.

GUILTY AS CHARGED!

Lewreader, she probably would have missed.

♠Lonewolf♠ - I could say better there than here but I don’t wish anyone to have bad weather. Hopefully there won’t be any tornados, it’s a good thing at least the tree limbs are cut back from your skylight with the wind you have.

Lonewolf ~ Be Safe in the storm. Only one of us needs to be electricuted today.

Actually, we are getting a bit of a break from storms–shouldn’t be back for a couple of days at least.

Sojo, Wolfangil and I were just talking about how lucky it is that I cut those branches the other day.

I am more concerned about the flash flood warnings than the tornado watch. Ever since my sump pump quit the one time, I worry when it rains so hard now.

Where is Little Sister? Are you going to at least let me say Good Bye to her before you execute me?  

Now the rain has started and the winds are getting stronger. Lovely.

Wolfie - I hear they have back up sump pumps now for if the power fails, etc. However, I’ve heard it said it only works for those with city water, so I guess we won’t be looking at one. I have to admit, having a backup that would keep working during a power failure might be worth the investment.

Poor LuvH8, she’s crying…

I wonder how much extra lawn furniture I will acquire this go around. LOL

@Terry, we’ve had the rain coming down so quickly that many sump pumps have not been able to keep up–and floors end up with little puddles hither and yon.

Puddles that we must mop up.

At least they are not puppy puddles. (or is that “piddles”?)

What is a sump pump?

My sump pump may not go off for 5 years and then may run almost non-stop for 5 months. It depends on if there has been a lot of rain for a long time. It probably raises the water table just enough to reach the basement level. When I put my well in I hit water at 12 feet. My old pump was starting to go out (25 years old) and got it replaced this spring just 1 week before it started going off!

You know we Luv you, (((LuvH8!))) You keep Big Top exciting! However, we’d like to keep the Big Top, if you don’t mind.

I too have had that happen with the puddles, Bmonk.

Wolfie - The question is, will the lawn furniture be usable after it lands on your place? I hear a little rumbling of thunder here, but according to the radar, nothing to get excited about.

♠Lonewolf♠, do you have missile-proof windows?

My windows down here are supposed to be able to withstand flying objects. No need to board them up for hurricanes.

@LuvH8, I don’t think you’ll be executed. Only fined severely.

Of course, in The Hunting of the Snark, the verdict (Fit the Sixth - The Barrister’s Dream) was

”Transportation for life” was the sentence it gave, ”And then to be fined forty pound.”

I have a backup pump also RMom, but the single float is for both and that is what failed last time.

No, Grog, we don’t have windows like that.

Both of you all erased your explanations to LuvH8.

Ah, Terry, I see where that would be a problem. Luv - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sump_pump

Oh! We might have had one of those. but it was mainly used for the running water in the basement.

Thanks Rmom for the pump link. bmonk (if I remember correctly) and I both left comments on what a sump pump was and upon seeing the other comment we both deleted. As usually his (the other person) left a better answer than mine. That’s way I didn’t repost it right away because my answer wasn’t as good!

Lewreader, since you are the one who called for the execution, you won’t mind helping Little Sister take care of Kitty. Right? He needs his milk and beer every night.  

No problem, Sojo! I started to type an explanation, but then decided it might be better to find a link instead.

I read Bmonk’s explanation. Then it disappeared. Apparently I missed 2 more explanations?

There’s a link above from Rmom.

No, just my attempt. As ♠Lonewolf♠ pointed out above this comment Rmom’s link is still there.

Chips Ahoy Cookies are on the table where the couch once was. Dig in if you want.

Thank’s

You’re most welcome, Sojo.

I need to pay bills on my other computer - back after awhile.

≡≡ POOF! ≡≡

Arrivderci, Sojo. See you later.

LUVH8 I would luv to care for KITTY ‘cept my white female is petrified of other animals (including strange humans) and my black monster would thin KITTY a new toy to be destroyed.. I guess I could buy a third litter box (large) and a new food bowl (also large). He wouldn’t try to usurp my black cats throne at the foot of my bed?

No Lewreader, he sleeps in the middle of the bed, or no one sleeps. He can be a little loud when he is unhappy.

He might eat your other cats though.

Going to go help my hubby change the oil on the PT. BBL - I hope!

Have fun, Rmom.

Big Sister why is your ducky crying?

LUVH8 As I said both my felines grew up in the mean cages of the shelters Neil (my male, pre-named at the Humane Society)is not used to aking any guff, feline, canine, or human ( the plastic surgeon says he may be able to soften some of my scars). I don’t think he’s going to take any nonsense from an overgrown lap bleeep cat. He’s neat though, any bones he can’t crack in his might jaws he’ll leave by the front door like he did the mailman.Scissorhands has nothing on this cat. Send KITTY over, I only have 150 lbs of Iams left.Got a new camcorder for Christmas and this will give me an excuse to figure it out, long as I don’t have to read the instructions.

I didn’t have to help much with the oil - just fetch wrenches. However, after he had the new oil filter replaced, I got down so I could look at where everything is located on this car. Back when I was single, I changed my own oil on my cars during warm weather, and so I understand the basic process. However, the VW battery is a little weak. It always needs jumped if it hasn’t been driven for a week or longer. With college out for the summer, it hasn’t been driven much. We’re planning on driving it to get the truck, so he had me help jump it. Unfortunately, when he rolled down the window to say he was taking it around the block, the window jumped off the track (I think). So now he’s working on that problem.

Fun, fun, fun, Rmom. :^)

Terry - You would know! I feel for him, because he starts work at 6am, and he’s swamped, so he hasn’t had a moment to rest for the last 14 hours. At least he got lunch today (I think), since he had to go to the bank to get the check for the truck. Poor guy! Guess I’d better go check on the laundry, and start warming up stuff for supper.

Hi Rmom How have you and your family been?

If I was closer, I’d help him out, Rmom.

Strange orange yellowish colors outside right now and the wind is non existent. Eerie to say the least.

But, I think it will be over soon.

≡≡ P O P ! ≡≡

I’m back!

We were supposed to have a strong chance of storms today, but I haven’t seen much, except for some storms passing north of Pasadena around lunch time.

The weather map looks pretty clear except for some spotty showers northwest & southeast of me……for the moment at least

Eerie! That sounds interesting ♠Lonewolf♠.

Nothing but warm sunshine here. ……….

I want rain, dagnabbit.

Kinda cool, Ladywolf, but it’s pretty well dark now and the radar is clearing up. We’re good to go!

More on that earthquake. Apparently it was felt in Chicago, Boston & New York among other places.

http://tinyurl.com/Northeast-Quake

Hi,Grog.

I didn’t feel it. At least I don’t think I did.

♠Lonewolf♠. I have been in quakes that I never felt, as I think I stated this afternoon. I also remember once waking up to a quake, Identifying it as such and going back to sleep. That was back in the day I didn’t have sleep disorders.

I do remember you saying that, Grog.

I just read that link and it is truly amazing what with all of the damage, that there were no injuries.

Earthquakes are scary. I have felt three of them so far this year, and my poor little chihuahua puppy, Chica, was a nervous wreck for awhile. She is okay now, so that is good.

Fortunately. With all the panic, I’m surprised there weren’t any panic-related injuries.

I think damge these days is restricted to older building that are not built to code or possibly roadways bridges etc.

One of my buddies commutes may have been affected by a rail stoppage to inspect the track after the quake. Apparently service is back, but I’m sure he didn’t get home as early as he normally would.

A guy I work with has a daughter living in Ottawa (that’s how I heard about it), and a son living in L.A.

It’s such a small world when you look at how we hear things sometimes.

It’s bizarre how both of his kids end up in earthquake zones, trading one possible destructive force for another.

There really isn’t anywhere safe to live is there?

Wolfie - I’m sure my husband would have loved to have your help! He could only do so much with the window, as it needs a new part. I’m glad the weather is clearing out for you. We had a severe t-storm just south of us - maybe 10 miles, but it is moving away from us. Time to wrap up for the night, so we can get an early start in the morning. Good night!

I think there is, but it may be too cold for my liking.

Good night, Rmom

LADYWOLF - Not really, earthquake, fires, shootings, tsunamis, tornados, invading countries, astroides, etc. If not that car accidents, heart attacks, strokes, cancer, etc. and if you survive that then there’s old age! Anonymous - Do not take life too seriously; you will never get out of it alive.

Good Night, Rmom. Sleep well, lady!

Good Night Rmom - It’s time for me to get some zzzzzzzzzz’s also.

♪☼ P&L ☼♪ ≡≡ POOF! ≡≡

G’Night, Sojo.

I think I’ll call it a night, too. If I have trouble sleeping, I’ll be back for breakfast.

Gunite all!

Good Night, Grog. I hope you rest well, my friend.

The Sojourner there you are. It’s good to chat with you again. :-)

Sweet dreams Grog.

Now I wonder where my Big Sister is at?

I’m sure she’ll be back before long, Ladywolf.

Probably by turn over.

I have been working also on a new marker.

Ladywolf - You can’t miss that one.