Angels & their wonderful men...a new thread for a new year!!!

[Boo'sMom]

just checking in before I head off to a meeting.

Won't be able to make chat....sorry.


Alan....probably a FORD too, huh????

 

[BethanyF]

Quick check in.....no chat for me tonight, scrapping at a friends house.
Now Sam and I are going to watch Lion King 1 1/2 and look for the 20 hidden Mickeys.

 

[Ranatra]

I'm rescuing our thread from page 2.
I Might be able to chat, if DS isn't on the computer playng backgammon.

 

[Breezy_Carol]

I'll try to be there at 9. Depends on homework and if DH needs to do payroll. (Pesky employees want their paychecks on time.)

 

[helenabear]

Evening all!! I'll look forward to seeing some of you tonight

Sandi, just kick him off

And yes, this time I was being more literal

 

[shamrock bunch]

Pretty quiet around here today.

Took DD to the library for storytime, then we went grocery shopping (again). I swear I am there about 2x a week. I will be back on again tonight to chat.

 

[paras4ri]

Originally posted by Breezy_Carol
I think we need to schedule a chat sometime when Gail can come. I thnk she needs it.

Aww..thanks for thinking of me. I won't be able to join you tonight but will be thinking of you. Please don't talk about me too much!!!

I'd love a link to the new AIM if someone could pass it on.

Hope all the sick kids are feeling well!

 

[mickeyfan1]

Gail, no link, it just came up when I logged in today. Kinda like how there is an auto update for microsoft??? You should be able to goto AOL dot com and get it there anyway. I don't know why I get the auto updates, but I do!

We will miss you and we won't talk about you. Much.

I ordered Pizza Hut for dinner. I stayed in all day, except to do dog duty, the trash guys didn't come till after 3pm, and I put out everything, I don't know why Pete couldn't put the stuff out that has piled up since we got here. He will be surprised when he gets home tomorrow night and sees no trash boxes in the garage. Since I had blocked a good part of the end of the driveway with all that stuff, I decided it was too late to go anywhere. I think I will just wait till Friday when I have my car.

See you all in a while.

 

[CourtasanSatine]

 

[Loubon]

The purpose of this story is not for sympathy but for the humor of each of you that I have tormented in the past. It’s a little long but it is a lesson in male stupidity.

A little background…..last year around this time I had 3 flat tires in a 10 day period. One on my car (while on the road) and two while using my wife’s car (once in the garage, and once returning to my parking space at work.) The garage one was at 5AM in the morning as I was leaving to fly to Toronto on business. I don’t think I have had 3 flat tires in my life before that. Then a few months later my wife drove over a nail (her’s was patched).

So this morning as I am driving to work I hear that all too familiar sound. I was on the phone with a business associate who knew of my past history and he said what I thought – “Impossible”. So there is was number five in just about a year. And all that in and of itself would not have made this funny. Here is what happens next….

As I’m pulled over on the side of the road, do I call AAA? – NO
Do I fix the flat here where there is plenty of shoulder room? – NO

I get this brilliant idea that I am only 5 miles from home and I can drive home and take my wife’s car and let her deal with AAA while it’s in the garage. Maybe it was because during one of the last flats the guy at the tire place said you could drive miles on 3 tires. Or maybe I thought it was a math riddle (How far can a guy drive on 3 tires and a flat before he is driving on 3 tires and a rim?) I now know the answer. Not to mention the rims on my car cost the same amount as the GNP of some small third world countries.

I got about 2 miles before the tire/car starts making a noise you never want to hear your car make. Of course I am now on a single lane road by some farm with barely enough room to pull over. The only thing missing was a cow.

Do I call AAA? – NO I call my wife. “Please come here and block traffic with your car so I can change the tire without getting killed.” CLICK (no she didn’t but I wouldn’t have blamed her).

So while I’m waiting I decide to try to change it as there were few cars passing by. As I am pulling out the jack that is the size of a pair of scissors it starts to snow. Yes snow. 2 minutes ago it was 40 degrees and sunny. Now it is dark gray and snowing. And I don’t mean a few flakes I mean snowing. Can’t see across the street snowing. I kid you not. And what crosses my mind? I ticked off the NASCAR gods.

So I finally get the car up on the jack and the lug nuts off and now the tire won’t come off. Not even after hitting it with a mallet (I should have tried my thick skull but I didn’t). As my wife pulls up she has already called AAA. It was at that moment that it dawned on me why subconsciously I didn’t want to call AAA….I didn’t know where I was! I was 2 freaking minutes from a house I have lived in for 10 years and I didn’t even know the name of the road I was on!!!

And the guy who came and changed the tire never even asked why my wife was there!

 

[firstmickey]

Oh, Lou, it sounds like you had a really rough day.
I am sorry I am finding your really rough day ...really, really funny.
Maybe it is just the way you tell it, but.........


BWAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA


Ok, Now that is out of my system, so I can say:



you better immediately apologize to Steph and the NASCAR gods!

 

[helenabear]

Ummm... I really shouldn't laugh but... dang!!!! Lou that just made me smile!!



Sorry about that flat though



Sorry

 

[Breezy_Carol]

Lou, that is too funny. Sorry about the flat though.

 

[mickeyfan1]

Lou, that is so sad. The tow guy didn't ask because he is married. Nuff said.

 

[MerryPoppins]

Lou, priceless! The angels told me in chat I had to read your story. Thanks for the laugh.

 

[CourtasanSatine]

Lou: sorry bout the flat but it does make a good story

 

[Boo'sMom]

Hey Lou....great story...


JUST an FYI....Jr.'s pit crew coulda changed that tire for you in about 10 seconds.

 

[Lars624]

Lou~I feel bad for you for having such a tough time yesterday..................just let me get the giggles out of my system.... .....................almost done....... hang on..........almost finished laughing at your story (not at you - just at the re-telling of your story) ok....I'm done......you sure make it sound funny!!!!
~all kidding aside I hope today's better for you!!!

 

[paras4ri]

Morning!!!

Poor Lou.

 

[barrett7890]

morning all,

my poor sister had her car stolen this morning, was there at 4am.....gone by 6am!! not fun when you have 4 kids. mind you, shes remarkable upbeat about it.

hope you all have a good day

cami
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