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[warrior-cat]

Morning Legionnaires!

68° this morning with moderate winds and a high in the low 90's expected.

Played softball in the fall league with my normal team last night and we lost 13-9. Went 0-3 last night because I hit directly at the fielders. First two to the right fielder and the last one a line drive to the second baseman. They hardly had to move. Lost last week too. Started the fall season 0-2. Beer was good after though. Most are now drinking Yuengling's since the Bud Light debacle.

Got a message from Ford last night too, my truck is ready. Going early this morning to pick it up. Watch out Bass! I will be coming for you with in the next few days.

You grinders have yourself a Merry Little Humpday and to all God Bless.

 

[BBUK]

Good morning all,

Bless you wc for your piety. Helps me a lot... 😁

Heading inside, may your day bring each of you good things ..

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Good morning D-League. Another cool, clear, beautiful day in the east.

Cord, I’m glad you did okay at the craft show. I have to admit your post was the first time I’d ever heard of bereavement gifts at a funeral. Sounds like a good idea.

Reds lost. Other contenders all won. Backs against the wall.

Have a good day.

 

[warrior-cat]

Good morning all,

Bless you wc for your piety. Helps me a lot... 😁

Heading inside, may your day bring each of you good things ..

You misspelled petty.

 

[storm1507]

Good morning everyone.

Still alive and enjoying the great weather or working around the place. I was getting very hopeful for the upcoming BBall season, but the Z situation has me down a bit. Big Z reminds me somewhat of Bowie when healthy and if there was a 3 pt line during his time
.
Wildlife Wednesday...we've seen our bear family on our cameras several times lately. 3 cubs and a small sow. A few others hanging around occasionally as well. I hiked 7 miles Monday and didn't see any. Yesterday drove through the Little Shepherd Trail and saw one. Wife saw the 3 cubs/mommy yesterday while hunting as well. The pic is in her hunting spot. The cubs are characters for sure.

I hope everyone has a great day.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Sunny and 61°F. We are to get to 83° today. We still need rain.

You all ahve a great Wednesday.

 

[berniecarbo]

Was just getting ready to post, we did ok. I think I had my expectations to high, we gave family and friends a little discount, didn't quite reach $500, but I am ok with it. We sold a couple pieces late last night to be taken to the funeral home today. We gave out a lot of business cards and discussed bereavement gift items. I also got two special orders, one was for an anchor! Thanks for asking.

It is easy to get high expectations that come up short. I think with the economy, folks in general are not spending as much on things they don't have to have. A couple of years ago, we set up at one of the bigger stops on the 127 sale and a bad wind and rain storm came up overnight. We lost about 5 grand in tents and merchandise. That is a lot considering how much we sell. A lot of folks make a vacation out of the 127 as it lasts Thursday thru Sunday (all week in some areas). Some people drive long distances and haul trailers to carry what they buy.

127 Yard Sale - The World's Longest Yard Sale

The 127 Yard Sale happens the first Thursday thru Sunday in August each year. It’s 690 miles long and spans 6 states.

www.127yardsale.com

 

[warrior-cat]

Good morning everyone.

Still alive and enjoying the great weather or working around the place. I was getting very hopeful for the upcoming BBall season, but the Z situation has me down a bit. Big Z reminds me somewhat of Bowie when healthy and if there was a 3 pt line during his time
.
Wildlife Wednesday...we've seen our bear family on our cameras several times lately. 3 cubs and a small sow. A few others hanging around occasionally as well. I hiked 7 miles Monday and didn't see any. Yesterday drove through the Little Shepherd Trail and saw one. Wife saw the 3 cubs/mommy yesterday while hunting as well. The pic is in her hunting spot. The cubs are characters for sure.

I hope everyone has a great day.

What is the situation with Z, I have not been keeping up.

 

[storm1507]

It is easy to get high expectations that come up short. I think with the economy, folks in general are not spending as much on things they don't have to have. A couple of years ago, we set up at one of the bigger stops on the 127 sale and a bad wind and rain storm came up overnight. We lost about 5 grand in tents and merchandise. That is a lot considering how much we sell. A lot of folks make a vacation out of the 127 as it lasts Thursday thru Sunday (all week in some areas). Some people drive long distances and haul trailers to carry what they buy.

127 Yard Sale - The World's Longest Yard Sale

The 127 Yard Sale happens the first Thursday thru Sunday in August each year. It’s 690 miles long and spans 6 states.

www.127yardsale.com

Where did/do you usually set up? I grew up near 127.

 

[storm1507]

What is the situation with Z, I have not been keeping up.

I haven't kept up either. But, admissions dept had not accepted him last I read.

 

[55wildcat]

 

[berniecarbo]

Where did/do you usually set up? I grew up near 127.

Near where the NASCAR race is-Sparta/Glencoe area. There are a few bigger places, but the guy that owns it is a nice helpful guy. He's a retired lawyer/farmer. There's a small burger/sandwich type place on site. Now that we are moving, we may want to consider another spot. It's still 10 months away though.

steepleview farm

We are a totally transparent farm, open to the public, raising superior quality produce and making gourmet foods including our famous pepper jellies.

steepleviewfarm.com

 

[cordmaker]

Good morning D-League. Another cool, clear, beautiful day in the east.

Cord, I’m glad you did okay at the craft show. I have to admit your post was the first time I’d ever heard of bereavement gifts at a funeral. Sounds like a good idea.

Reds lost. Other contenders all won. Backs against the wall.

Have a good day.

55, flowers die out, glass lasts forever!!

 

[storm1507]

Near where the NASCAR race is-Sparta/Glencoe area. There are a few bigger places, but the guy that owns it is a nice helpful guy. He's a retired lawyer/farmer. There's a small burger/sandwich type place on site. Now that we are moving, we may want to consider another spot. It's still 10 months away though.

steepleview farm

We are a totally transparent farm, open to the public, raising superior quality produce and making gourmet foods including our famous pepper jellies.

steepleviewfarm.com

North of us. I grew up (family still there) near the 127/Bluegrass Parkway intersection.

 

[cordmaker]

Good afternoon D, what a beautiful day here in the Berg.

A little bit more about what I am doing with the bereavement items I am making. I had a lady contact me to buy a Butterfly to send to the funeral home, she told me that she had never even thought about sending a stained glass piece until she saw one of my Cardinals. We discussed it, at first I wasn't sure about it, then she just said, look, I went to the florist to buy some flowers, they were going to cost me $75, then I got to thinking about the Cardinal and thought, two months from now those flowers are going to be tossed in the trash, but my friend can look in her window ten years from now and your Cardinal will still be hanging there, I had rather give you $30! Mrs. M also puts the item in a box, puts a bow on it and we deliver it to the local funeral home. The $30 me purchase a piece of glass this morning, $97 for a piece called holly-berry, a 10"X 22"!!!WOWZERRRRRS!!!

Since she bought it, I am sending more items, crosses, butterflies, Bluebirds and 2 piece hearts. The hearts are special, I take the favorite color of Mother-daughter, Father-daughter or just how they want them and combining their favorite colors together as a keep-sake. I really am taking a lot of pride in this!!!

Well SC, another Air Force Emblem went out last month, gone to Arizona!!!! Thank you again for the challenge and push!!!

Later D, off to Arkansas in the morning!!! Still praying for our great D-Leaguers!!! If I catch another 8lb Brown this time, it will pay big time for big fish!!!!

 

[BBUK]

Good afternoon D, what a beautiful day here in the Berg.

A little bit more about what I am doing with the bereavement items I am making. I had a lady contact me to buy a Butterfly to send to the funeral home, she told me that she had never even thought about sending a stained glass piece until she saw one of my Cardinals. We discussed it, at first I wasn't sure about it, then she just said, look, I went to the florist to buy some flowers, they were going to cost me $75, then I got to thinking about the Cardinal and thought, two months from now those flowers are going to be tossed in the trash, but my friend can look in her window ten years from now and your Cardinal will still be hanging there, I had rather give you $30! Mrs. M also puts the item in a box, puts a bow on it and we deliver it to the local funeral home. The $30 me purchase a piece of glass this morning, $97 for a piece called holly-berry, a 10"X 22"!!!WOWZERRRRRS!!!

Since she bought it, I am sending more items, crosses, butterflies, Bluebirds and 2 piece hearts. The hearts are special, I take the favorite color of Mother-daughter, Father-daughter or just how they want them and combining their favorite colors together as a keep-sake. I really am taking a lot of pride in this!!!

Well SC, another Air Force Emblem went out last month, gone to Arizona!!!! Thank you again for the challenge and push!!!

Later D, off to Arkansas in the morning!!! Still praying for our great D-Leaguers!!! If I catch another 8lb Brown this time, it will pay big time for big fish!!!!

Raise your prices Sir! Seriously... (Of course, not telling you what to do...)

 

[cordmaker]

Raise your prices Sir! Seriously... (Of course, not telling you what to do...)

May have to, glass is getting ridiculous!

 

[berniecarbo]

May have to, glass is getting ridiculous!

I am paying over double on my raw materials from a couple of years ago and can't find workers. That is why I am in the process of cutting way back and eventually closing.

 

[blubo]

 

[AustinTXCat]

Good afternoon D, what a beautiful day here in the Berg.

A little bit more about what I am doing with the bereavement items I am making. I had a lady contact me to buy a Butterfly to send to the funeral home, she told me that she had never even thought about sending a stained glass piece until she saw one of my Cardinals. We discussed it, at first I wasn't sure about it, then she just said, look, I went to the florist to buy some flowers, they were going to cost me $75, then I got to thinking about the Cardinal and thought, two months from now those flowers are going to be tossed in the trash, but my friend can look in her window ten years from now and your Cardinal will still be hanging there, I had rather give you $30! Mrs. M also puts the item in a box, puts a bow on it and we deliver it to the local funeral home. The $30 me purchase a piece of glass this morning, $97 for a piece called holly-berry, a 10"X 22"!!!WOWZERRRRRS!!!

Since she bought it, I am sending more items, crosses, butterflies, Bluebirds and 2 piece hearts. The hearts are special, I take the favorite color of Mother-daughter, Father-daughter or just how they want them and combining their favorite colors together as a keep-sake. I really am taking a lot of pride in this!!!

Well SC, another Air Force Emblem went out last month, gone to Arizona!!!! Thank you again for the challenge and push!!!

Later D, off to Arkansas in the morning!!! Still praying for our great D-Leaguers!!! If I catch another 8lb Brown this time, it will pay big time for big fish!!!!

Safe travels. Have fun.

 

[AustinTXCat]

Good morning from ATX. Currently 76°F and partly cloudy. Today's high expected around 98°F.

Not much happening in my world except work. Y'all enjoy your Thursday.

 

[BBUK]

Good Morning all,

Working from home today for once...

Tell me BBUK didn't raise his children right!

Papa's newest Baby... 4 months old...

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Good morning D-League. That's a cute little girl, BBUK. Congratulations to you and yours.

Another cool, clear, crisp day in the east. We're having a beautiful fall already and this is the first day of it, I think. I know it was a brutal summer elsewhere, but ours was moderate in the east and slipped away without a whimper.

Reds have had the lick, as the old folks used to say. It'd take a run of about eight wins out of ten games to salvage the season now. But lots to be excited about in all the young players who stepped up this year. Greene is looking like the ace he is supposed to be again. Get Lodolo back and make a couple off-season pitching moves, and nothing in that division should scare them for a few years.

Walked around the city a bit before settling in to work this morning. Washington can be lovely along that stretch of the broad boulevards between the White House and the Capitol. Where I work in a little more than half way to the Capitol, in a neighborhood called Penn Quarter because it is off Pennsylvania Avenue. Lots of restaurants and coffee shops and galleries and so on, and I'm a short walk to both the natural history and art museums of the Smithsonian complex. As much as work can be a drag, I may miss being downtown three days a week in a couple years when I retire.

Hope you all have a good day.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

May have to, glass is getting ridiculous!

I am paying over double on my raw materials from a couple of years ago and can't find workers. That is why I am in the process of cutting way back and eventually closing.

As long as the greenies rule in Washington energy intensive products like glass and steel are going to go out the ceiling.

I hate greenies, they are doing bad damage to our country and for odious reasons.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Sunny and 72°F on our way to 84°.

Today is going to be a big clean up the house day. If anyone comes to help it will be free beer or wine or whisky!

 

[BBUK]

Sunny and 72°F on our way to 84°.

Today is going to be a big clean up the house day. If anyone comes to help it will be free beer or wine or whisky!

I need some too Sir. I am fresh out of sustenance.... I'd be there if it were at all possible!

 

[BBUK]

As long as the greenies rule in Washington energy intensive products like glass and steel are going to go out the ceiling.

I hate greenies, they are doing bad damage to our country and for odious reasons.

Not that I am the sharpest knife in the rack Sir but there are some darned IDIOTS in this place that make TONS of money doing.......................................NOTHING!!! It is seriously criminal!

 

[vhcat70]

Tree removal & trim project being finished up: 5 guys with a lift, 5 hours, $3600.00

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Stumbled upon a curious baseball find on the official Hall of Fame website. A player elected can choose what cap to wear on his plaque, and for most people that becomes his HOF association. But the Hall does it's own assessment and decides which team was the primary team in a players career.

Check out Frank Robinson's HOF page: Scroll down to "Primary Team." No one would argue that Frank reached his greatest glory in Baltimore, and he chose their cap on his plaque. But on a statistical analysis, I suppose, the Hall didn't consider that his most important team association.

(Bernie: You might find it interesting what team the HOF considers Scott Rolen's "Primary Team." Hint: It isn't located on the Mississippi.

Robinson, Frank | Baseball Hall of Fame

Frank Robinson had the ability and intensity on the diamond that few possess. And he simply was impossible to intimidate. “Pitchers did me a favor when they knocked me down,” Robinson said. “It made me more determined. I wouldn’t let that pitcher get me out. They say you can’t hit if you’re on...

baseballhall.org

 

[berniecarbo]

Stumbled upon a curious baseball find on the official Hall of Fame website. A player elected can choose what cap to wear on his plaque, and for most people that becomes his HOF association. But the Hall does it's own assessment and decides which team was the primary team in a players career.

Check out Frank Robinson's HOF page: Scroll down to "Primary Team." No one would argue that Frank reached his greatest glory in Baltimore, and he chose their cap on his plaque. But on a statistical analysis, I suppose, the Hall didn't consider that his most important team association.

(Bernie: You might find it interesting what team the HOF considers Scott Rolen's "Primary Team." Hint: It isn't located on the Mississippi.

Robinson, Frank | Baseball Hall of Fame

Frank Robinson had the ability and intensity on the diamond that few possess. And he simply was impossible to intimidate. “Pitchers did me a favor when they knocked me down,” Robinson said. “It made me more determined. I wouldn’t let that pitcher get me out. They say you can’t hit if you’re on...

baseballhall.org

Just a guess, Phillies, but I don't think he liked playing there. BTW, just read Waino is the first player since 1969 to win 200 games and hit 10 homers. With the DH, he might be the last. Ohatoni has only won 38 and has arm trouble.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Just a guess, Phillies, but I don't think he liked playing there. BTW, just read Waino is the first player since 1969 to win 200 games and hit 10 homers. With the DH, he might be the last. Ohatoni has only won 38 and has arm trouble.

Yeah, the Phillies. In both case -- Rolen and Robinson -- they left their initial stop with some bad feelings, Rolen toward the fans and Robinson toward the management, and a GM who once called him an "old" 30...Broke my heart when they traded him. I was nine, and lived and breathed baseball...I've often pondered the question of whether the Big Red Machine, that came together slowly in the late 1960s, would have evolved the same way had Robinson been around as the Big Dog in town. I can't say exactly why, but I've always doubted it would have heppend the same way.

 

[BBUK]

Man,

No pics but My Darling takes some beef, cuts it up in chunks, marinates it in a slight soy sauce with smashed garlic and other spices. Serves it cold with rice (Pour a little sauce over the rice or spuds.) or like this evening with some boiled potato's.... Heavenly....

 

[AustinTXCat]

Good morning and Happy Friday from ATX. Currently 77°F and partly cloudy. Today's high expected around 98°F. Severe heat warning in effect.

Wishing all an awesome end to your workweek.

 

[BBUK]

Good morning all,

Hitting it early on ,......my off day...😐🥺

I'd rather be doing a lot of things other than what I am.... I am thankful though.... have a Blessed day....

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Good morning folks. Glad Friday is here. Up early handling some work chores ahead of the weekend.

Reds got a little help last night with the Giants and Cubs losing. Bottom line, barring an extraordinary outcome, one of the Reds, Cubs or Marlins will get the final playoff spot. By late Sunday we should know if the Reds are still in the hunt with a week to go -- need at least 2 out of 3 from the Pirates, who have actually been playing better.

A bit of indirect bragging: My wife was among four people named Humanitarian of the Year by the Johns Hopkins hospital chain at a banquet last night for her work as a surgical nurse volunteer in Guyana. Proud of that. She reinvented herself as a former journalist after our kids got to school age and has made a nice second career -- third, if you count mother.

Hope its an easy Friday for all.

 

[BBUK]

Good morning folks. Glad Friday is here. Up early handling some work chores ahead of the weekend.

Reds got a little help last night with the Giants and Cubs losing. Bottom line, barring an extraordinary outcome, one of the Reds, Cubs or Marlins will get the final playoff spot. By late Sunday we should know if the Reds are still in the hunt with a week to go -- need at least 2 out of 3 from the Pirates, who have actually been playing better.

A bit of indirect bragging: My wife was among four people named Humanitarian of the Year by the Johns Hopkins hospital chain at a banquet last night for her work as a surgical nurse volunteer in Guyana. Proud of that. She reinvented herself as a former journalist after our kids got to school age and has made a nice second career -- third, if you count mother.

Hope its an easy Friday for all.

Tremendous stuff, congrats to you and yours MdW...

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Thanks BB...

 

[BBUK]

Been a day, been a day.... Taking it hard but taking it easy as well. Back at it tomorrow, yeah a Saturday... delight.... (I am still thankful!) Have a peaceful sleep, I must be up at 5..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

 

[AustinTXCat]

Good morning from ATX. Currently 79°F and partly cloudy. Today's high may reach 99°F. Couple more days before a cold front and rain move in.

First day of Fall. Not quite yet here.

Game Day! Plan on tuning in the game at 11 am CT. May run out for snacks before kickoff.

Wishing all a winning Saturday. Go Cats!

 

[BBUK]

Good morning all,

Heading out, all have a good day. Go CATS!