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Rodentman · 25 April 2013, 04:28 AM

Existential sombrero...

Lisa · 25 April 2013, 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Rodentman

The naybore doesn't mow too often....which is good because a lot of dog carp goes into orbit when he does. Fun to listen to the mower protest, however...

Ewww.

East Bay Rider · 25 April 2013, 05:31 AM

Lisa and Dawna I just watched an interesting show about the dust bowl in Oklahoma on PBS. I learned a lot. I'm sure you've heard all about it but I really didn't know much. We have hurricanes and blizzards and some tornadoes but never dust storms.

Rodentman · 25 April 2013, 05:37 AM

I saw my first dust storm in Phoenix in 1975. Was quite an event.

We get severe thunderstorms and tornadoes but not as bad as OK, which is right in tornado alley, I think.

I can't wait for 60-70 this weekend. I don't really have any plans except to spend some time outside.

mikkibarry · 25 April 2013, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by The Joker

I know everyone here has green fingers (even Carl)

I have brown fingers, every plant I touch seems to die.

trust me, you are NOT the only one....

mikkibarry · 25 April 2013, 05:51 AM

Lisa and Dawna I just watched an interesting show about the dust bowl in Oklahoma on PBS. I learned a lot. I'm sure you've heard all about it but I really didn't know much. We have hurricanes and blizzards and some tornadoes but never dust storms.[/QUOTE]

There are some amazing photo essays on the dust bowl, sepia prints that show the despair on the faces of the parents and the kids as they left the midwest, trying to find somewhere to work and eat. These people were the VERY poor, there was no welfare then, no homeless shelters, no unemployment compensation, and not even support from your church because everyone was in the same boat. We look at poverty today and think "gee, how sad" but then a lot of people died in this America. The abject poverty didn't end until around 1936, when American manufacturing started gearing up for another war. Remember back then with all that poverty and all those people with immune systems that were giving out, they were dying from simple infections. Although penicillin was discovered in the late 20s, they couldn't make it as a powder until 1940, so no magic pill for the sick.

A terrible time in US history, indeed.

mikkibarry · 25 April 2013, 06:01 AM

I got myself a mini-sub before I had to rush up to NH. It arrived from Bahrain after only a little bit of customs stuff, likely because it doesn't say ROLEX on it. There are some advantages to that :-)

Rodentman · 25 April 2013, 06:30 AM

Tudor is nice but I am REALLY upset about how touchy the 7750 is. Not sure if that is what is in the Tudor, however. I STILL can't believe that the date change timing can be hosed. I can see breaking a part by forcing, but I didn't do that.

Now, in retrospect, the date change was occurring at 4:00-4:30. Carp, I should have set it so it would do that at 4:00 AM and left it at that. Well, we'll see what the watchmaker says.

Sorry for the hijack. Meds haven't kicked in yet.

FeelingTheBlues · 25 April 2013, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by mikkibarry

I got myself a mini-sub before I had to rush up to NH. It arrived from Bahrain after only a little bit of customs stuff, likely because it doesn't say ROLEX on it. There are some advantages to that :-)

That is a very lovely timepiece Mikki, I've been looking at Tudor's for a little while now but haven't found the one I want yet. Still, this brand sure knows how to make great watches!

The Joker · 25 April 2013, 07:15 AM

Love it Mikki, what sized case is it?

FeelingTheBlues · 25 April 2013, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by The Joker

Love it Mikki, what sized case is it?

I believe it's supposed to be 32mm but Mikki is in a better position to answer that question.

mikkibarry · 25 April 2013, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by FeelingTheBlues

I believe it's supposed to be 32mm but Mikki is in a better position to answer that question.

Yeppers, 32

FeelingTheBlues · 25 April 2013, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by mikkibarry

Yeppers, 32

Now what did I win!?

The Joker · 25 April 2013, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by East Bay Rider

Grass

http://www.hark.com/clips/wbrtkdcjvc-this-is-a-hybrid

Haha, just seen that. Maybe that's all mine is good for, smoking.

Lisa · 25 April 2013, 08:42 AM

Nice score, Mikki. Tudors are awesome.

Dust Bowl - ever watched The Grapes of Wrath? My dad was born in 1922 and grew up during the worst of it. His family never left northeastern Oklahoma, however, since that part of the state fared much better than the western areas.

I have a gripe - I'm really pretty danged mad at these kids across the street. It's a bunch of college guys. One of their moms bought the house for them to live in while in school. Well, a couple of them got some idea to get out a chainsaw and trim the beautiful little shade tree in their front yard. What the heck were they thinking? What a freaking eyesore.

Okay, rant over.

The Joker · 25 April 2013, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by FeelingTheBlues

Now what did I win!?

This nice chicken watch. On it's way, enjoy.

The Joker · 25 April 2013, 08:45 AM

Wow, that sucks, Lisa. I wonder what their reason was.

FeelingTheBlues · 25 April 2013, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Lisa

Nice score, Mikki. Tudors are awesome.

Dust Bowl - ever watched The Grapes of Wrath? My dad was born in 1922 and grew up during the worst of it. His family never left northeastern Oklahoma, however, since that part of the state fared much better than the western areas.

I have a gripe - I'm really pretty danged mad at these kids across the street. It's a bunch of college guys. One of their moms bought the house for them to live in while in school. Well, a couple of them got some idea to get out a chainsaw and trim the beautiful little shade tree in their front yard. What the heck were they thinking? What a freaking eyesore.

Okay, rant over.

Ouch! What the hell happened to that poor tree!?

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Originally Posted by The Joker

This nice chicken watch. On it's way, enjoy.

Geez, I should definitely name you my official and personal watch provider!

Lisa · 25 April 2013, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by The Joker

Wow, that sucks, Lisa. I wonder what their reason was.

I'm guessing that their reason was that they had a big noisy chainsaw they wanted to use.

Presumably they wanted to thin it out, but I don't really know. These are the same guys who will buy hundreds of dollars' worth of trees and shrubs, stick them haphazardly in the yard and flowerbeds, and then never water them so they die within months. They could have hired a professional landscaper who could have planned and planted a beautiful yard for the amount of cash they've put into their efforts.

gmh1013 · 25 April 2013, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Rodentman

I saw my first dust storm in Phoenix in 1975. Was quite an event.

We get severe thunderstorms and tornadoes but not as bad as OK, which is right in tornado alley, I think.

I can't wait for 60-70 this weekend. I don't really have any plans except to spend some time outside.

I got caught in a huge dust storm coming back from Apache Lake 1975?
on a little Suzuki 250 trail bike on the whats now called Superstition hwy
my air cleaner clogged in a few mins and the bike died.
Long walk in a dust storm to call a buddy with a truck.....like 3+ miles
pushing the bike.
I spit out grit for months.....

Rodentman · 25 April 2013, 11:03 AM

I lived in Phx from 72-76 when I moved to Tucson. I went to ASU and used to ride my motorcycle out in Mesa where there were cotton fields that were irrigated. Nice at cool at night there!

I had a 75 Gold Wing which I bought for $1,995 new.

FeelingTheBlues · 25 April 2013, 11:05 AM

For those of you who like to know what movies I watch every now and then, I just finished watching Braveheart. I had seen a few scenes of it every now and then but, alas, could never catch the whole movie. I was quite due for it and must say I actually enjoyed it!

East Bay Rider · 25 April 2013, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Rodentman

Tudor is nice but I am REALLY upset about how touchy the 7750 is. Not sure if that is what is in the Tudor, however. I STILL can't believe that the date change timing can be hosed. I can see breaking a part by forcing, but I didn't do that.

Now, in retrospect, the date change was occurring at 4:00-4:30. Carp, I should have set it so it would do that at 4:00 AM and left it at that. Well, we'll see what the watchmaker says.

Sorry for the hijack. Meds haven't kicked in yet.

The ETA 7750 is reputed to be a very robust movement. I had one in my Tudor chrono. Man I loved that watch and hope someday to get it back. One idiosyncrasy is that you have to be careful when you set the time.

gmh1013 · 25 April 2013, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Rodentman

I lived in Phx from 72-76 when I moved to Tucson. I went to ASU and used to ride my motorcycle out in Mesa where there were cotton fields that were irrigated. Nice at cool at night there!

I had a 75 Gold Wing which I bought for $1,995 new.

Its a sea of stucco now....in 80 I watched them film "Used Cars"in Mesa ...my fathers store was about 1/2 mile away from dodge dealer they filmed at.
Now its an Apt complex and the dealer closed 6 years ago.
I walked right by Kurt Russell and Deborah Harmon one day.

dbelle7 · 25 April 2013, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Lisa

I'm guessing that their reason was that they had a big noisy chainsaw they wanted to use.

Presumably they wanted to thin it out, but I don't really know. These are the same guys who will buy hundreds of dollars' worth of trees and shrubs, stick them haphazardly in the yard and flowerbeds, and then never water them so they die within months. They could have hired a professional landscaper who could have planned and planted a beautiful yard for the amount of cash they've put into their efforts.

I'm mad about that tree. Yuck. sigh.
Are those underpants hanging in it? Maybe they were trying to get them down?

East Bay Rider · 25 April 2013, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Lisa

I'm guessing that their reason was that they had a big noisy chainsaw they wanted to use.

..

As a male owner of a big noisy chainsaw I can tell you that it's hard to resist the urge to cut 'one more branch'...

or tree.

My recent purchase of hedge trimmers had me temporarily more ambitious about yard work than I've been in years (since my last power tool purchase) and it was only the cover of darkness that saved my other greenery from being 'fixed' that day.

FeelingTheBlues · 25 April 2013, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by dbelle7

Are those underpants hanging in it? Maybe they were trying to get them down?

If that's the case I'm wondering why it's pretty much the only branch that's left on that tree...

East Bay Rider · 25 April 2013, 09:51 PM

House flag. Wave it proudly.

Lisa · 25 April 2013, 09:56 PM

Ha! Actually that's a flag hanging from the front of the house. They're nice guys, but arrgggghh.....

Bill, I think you're right... "just one more branch!" Shortly after we moved in, Dave, in a most unusual flurry of outside activity never to be seen again, cut down a huge fig tree and two redbuds in the back yard. All I could say was, "Why?"

I think the answer was... power tools.

Lisa · 25 April 2013, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by East Bay Rider

House flag. Wave it proudly.

I think it's our state flag.

25 April 2013, 05:31 AM	#18003
East Bay Rider "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Real Name: Bill Location: East Bay RI Watch: GMT-II 16710LN Posts: 12,102	Lisa and Dawna I just watched an interesting show about the dust bowl in Oklahoma on PBS. I learned a lot. I'm sure you've heard all about it but I really didn't know much. We have hurricanes and blizzards and some tornadoes but never dust storms. __________________ I bought a cheap watch from the crazy man Floating down canal It doesn't use numbers or moving hands It always just says "now" Now you may be thinking that I was had But this watch is never wrong And if I have trouble the warranty said Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On J. Buffett Instagram: eastbayrider46

25 April 2013, 05:51 AM	#18006
mikkibarry "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Real Name: Mikki Location: Northern Virginia Watch: Your Six Posts: 1,146	Lisa and Dawna I just watched an interesting show about the dust bowl in Oklahoma on PBS. I learned a lot. I'm sure you've heard all about it but I really didn't know much. We have hurricanes and blizzards and some tornadoes but never dust storms.[/QUOTE] There are some amazing photo essays on the dust bowl, sepia prints that show the despair on the faces of the parents and the kids as they left the midwest, trying to find somewhere to work and eat. These people were the VERY poor, there was no welfare then, no homeless shelters, no unemployment compensation, and not even support from your church because everyone was in the same boat. We look at poverty today and think "gee, how sad" but then a lot of people died in this America. The abject poverty didn't end until around 1936, when American manufacturing started gearing up for another war. Remember back then with all that poverty and all those people with immune systems that were giving out, they were dying from simple infections. Although penicillin was discovered in the late 20s, they couldn't make it as a powder until 1940, so no magic pill for the sick. A terrible time in US history, indeed. __________________ No Matter Where You Go - There You Are (and so's your Rolex) Card Carrying Chinese Crested Owner

25 April 2013, 11:05 AM	#18022
FeelingTheBlues "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Real Name: Carl Location: Always moving Watch: If you wish... Posts: 22,039	For those of you who like to know what movies I watch every now and then, I just finished watching Braveheart. I had seen a few scenes of it every now and then but, alas, could never catch the whole movie. I was quite due for it and must say I actually enjoyed it! __________________ Mon corps c'est un pays en guerre sur l'point d'finir, Le général de l'armée de terre s'attend au pire, J'ai faim, j'ai frette, je suis trop faible pour me lever debout, On va hisser le drapeau blanc un point c'est tout. - André Fortin

25 April 2013, 09:51 PM	#18028
East Bay Rider "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Real Name: Bill Location: East Bay RI Watch: GMT-II 16710LN Posts: 12,102	House flag. Wave it proudly. __________________ I bought a cheap watch from the crazy man Floating down canal It doesn't use numbers or moving hands It always just says "now" Now you may be thinking that I was had But this watch is never wrong And if I have trouble the warranty said Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On J. Buffett Instagram: eastbayrider46

25 April 2013, 04:28 AM	#18001
Rodentman Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Real Name: ACCT CLOSED Location: - Posts: 1,497	Existential sombrero...

25 April 2013, 05:37 AM	#18004
Rodentman Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Real Name: ACCT CLOSED Location: - Posts: 1,497	I saw my first dust storm in Phoenix in 1975. Was quite an event. We get severe thunderstorms and tornadoes but not as bad as OK, which is right in tornado alley, I think. I can't wait for 60-70 this weekend. I don't really have any plans except to spend some time outside.

25 April 2013, 06:30 AM	#18008
Rodentman Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Real Name: ACCT CLOSED Location: - Posts: 1,497	Tudor is nice but I am REALLY upset about how touchy the 7750 is. Not sure if that is what is in the Tudor, however. I STILL can't believe that the date change timing can be hosed. I can see breaking a part by forcing, but I didn't do that. Now, in retrospect, the date change was occurring at 4:00-4:30. Carp, I should have set it so it would do that at 4:00 AM and left it at that. Well, we'll see what the watchmaker says. Sorry for the hijack. Meds haven't kicked in yet.

25 April 2013, 07:15 AM	#18010
The Joker "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Gotham Posts: 9,641	Love it Mikki, what sized case is it?

25 April 2013, 08:42 AM	#18015
Lisa "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: oklahoma city Posts: 15,741	Nice score, Mikki. Tudors are awesome. Dust Bowl - ever watched The Grapes of Wrath? My dad was born in 1922 and grew up during the worst of it. His family never left northeastern Oklahoma, however, since that part of the state fared much better than the western areas. I have a gripe - I'm really pretty danged mad at these kids across the street. It's a bunch of college guys. One of their moms bought the house for them to live in while in school. Well, a couple of them got some idea to get out a chainsaw and trim the beautiful little shade tree in their front yard. What the heck were they thinking? What a freaking eyesore. Okay, rant over.

25 April 2013, 08:45 AM	#18017
The Joker "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Gotham Posts: 9,641	Wow, that sucks, Lisa. I wonder what their reason was.

25 April 2013, 11:03 AM	#18021
Rodentman Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Real Name: ACCT CLOSED Location: - Posts: 1,497	I lived in Phx from 72-76 when I moved to Tucson. I went to ASU and used to ride my motorcycle out in Mesa where there were cotton fields that were irrigated. Nice at cool at night there! I had a 75 Gold Wing which I bought for $1,995 new.

25 April 2013, 09:56 PM	#18029
Lisa "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: oklahoma city Posts: 15,741	Ha! Actually that's a flag hanging from the front of the house. They're nice guys, but arrgggghh..... Bill, I think you're right... "just one more branch!" Shortly after we moved in, Dave, in a most unusual flurry of outside activity never to be seen again, cut down a huge fig tree and two redbuds in the back yard. All I could say was, "Why?" I think the answer was... power tools.

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