Something About Nothing ... #12

[pattyw]

Yes. They all have a different target areas for scoring points. In Epee the whole body front and back, head to toe is the target area. In foil only the torso front and back. In Sabre everything above the waist front and back including head.

Robo the only thing I knew about Sabers before this was our hockey team here- the Buffalo Sabres! I just read an article about fencing! That's a difficult sport! Kudos to you! and I really learned something tonight!
Ok- back to my mindless surfing!

iron is a 4 letter word never heard in my house

Yep me too! If it can't come out of the dryer looking acceptable, forget it!

Training camp sounds like fun patty ...glad you got to spend time with Kyle before the big move.

Yes- it was a nice day!

Watching the Braves lose to the Dodgers...I need to get to bed early since I have to be up at 6 in the morning.

Good night!

 

[Robo56]

Robo, I was going to take fencing in college but didn't for some reason...I know who to take if I need a bodyguard now

LOL.....geriatric female Fencing bodyguard.....I do believe I could remember a few moves if needed

 

[Robo56]

Robo the only thing I knew about Sabers before this was our hockey team here- the Buffalo Sabres! I just read an article about fencing! That's a difficult sport! Kudos to you! and I really learned something tonight!
Ok- back to my mindless surfing!

Cool that you know about baseball, football, hockey etc....

My sports knowledge is Fencing and football.

Watching the Braves lose to the Dodgers...I need to get to bed early since I have to be up at 6 in the morning.

The Dodgers spring training camp used to be in Vero Beach. They left The year we bought there. Would have been nice to go to see them at their training camp there. I have often thought the guys probably would have preferred staying in Vero with the easterly ocean breeze then to go to blistering Arizona.

 

[macraven]

Yes. They all have a different target areas for scoring points. In Epee the whole body front and back, head to toe is the target area. In foil only the torso front and back. In Sabre everything above the waist front and back including head.

So, do any of the places on your body hurt less when hit there?

Good thing you wear a mask in that sport as you don't want an eye poked out.

 

[Monykalyn]

We committed to going to Cedar Point for Halloweekends already

We do something similar in off years from Disney-we are less than an hour from Silver Dollar City and we do season passes every few years. Hubs is itching to get passes again because of the new Time Traveler coaster.

new hopes that our Buffalo Bills

Buffalo Bills fans are always so hopeful!! Used to go to Rams training camp when they were in St Louis. So much fun.

ur UO AP's are itching to be used!

I am trying to convince DH the same thing! we bought the expensive ones so we need to use them right? Especially as we now have a daughter (and grandson) in Jacksonville (the newly discovered daughter from Hubs fling when he was young in college).

And I am now officially freaking out-my dd is friends with someone who is DATING MARK HAMILL'S SON!! OMG I am 3 degrees away from MARK freaking HAMILL!!!

 

[keishashadow]

Thanks for the welcome homes gals.......nice to be home.........for a short time.......lol......

Yes Janet, Kyle was glad to see us home.........everything was tidy amd clean as usual, although fridge and freezer contents were somewhat depleted.........even the freezers and fridges in the garage were somewhat lacking in basics.........he had a nice time while we were away!


Never slept through lunch before.........

We are having massive thunderstorms still........thankfully as the land needs it........managed to get my washing in before it started this morning, went grocery shopping and then said I was going to shut my eyes for 5 minutes around midday.......woke up at 2pm

I needed that.

Had a wrap for lunch and now being handed a cup of tea in my new minion mug..........

Still got that darn ironing to do. I can procrastinate a little bit longer............

Now to not have something nice with our mug of tea.

Now wait, you said tidy and clean...did he stay in a hotel? Lol mine think will comment how proud I’ll be when i see how ‘clean’ the house was left upon my return. Let’s just say it takes several days to put things back in order. I’d hate to see it if they didn’t try lol.

Hubby is watching Fencing World Championships. I watched the Women’s medal round in epee and The US won against Korea by one point.

That’s how I met my hubby. Fencing.

That wins for the most surprising thing I read today. Pretty cool

 

[Robo56]

So, do any of the places on your body hurt less when hit there?

Ladies wear chest guards under their Fencing jackets. So that makes getting hit there less painful.



The blades are blunted with electronically spring loaded rounded tips for scoring.

Good thing you wear a mask in that sport as you don't want an eye poked out.

 

[Robo56]

I’ll go with cakes vs onions though lol.

Cakes here too.

 

[pattyw]

Buffalo Bills fans are always so hopeful!!

We go from a long season of hopeful to a long season of maybe next year!

I am trying to convince DH the same thing! we bought the expensive ones so we need to use them right?

Absolutely! Because the more days you use them the less they cost per day! You must go often from a financial standpoint!

And I am now officially freaking out-my dd is friends with someone who is DATING MARK HAMILL'S SON!! OMG I am 3 degrees away from MARK freaking HAMILL!!!

I hope they continue dating so you can get a preview of Star Wars Land! They have to let Mark Hamill and friends in!

 

[Tgrgrl]

Random thoughts .....throw about 5 ice cubes in the dryer with already dry but wrinkled clothes, run on high heat for @12 minutes & you’ll never iron again.

Fencing is a sport that I was always curious about, I love a good sword fight! I have a friend that can’t stand the sound of metal clashing though, so she’s a lot of fun at movies...you wouldn’t believe how many movies have sword fights in them until you have that one friend.....

I used to be a Tour de France junkie until we cut our cable 2 years ago & its a lot harder to follow on the Internet. I think it ends this weekend though so maybe I can find a recap of the last 3 weeks somewhere.

Love me some Mark Hamill!! One of my first crushes, along with Dirk Benedict from Battlestar Galactica. I must have had a thing for space cowboys!! LOL

 

[schumigirl]

That’s how I met my hubby. Fencing.

I met Tom in a very unromantic Explosives environment......... Never met him before and said to a male colleague I was chatting to in the office as Tom walked past, that’s the man I’m going to marry.........

My first memory of fencing was watching Basil Rathbone in some movie or other..........love old movies! True classics.......although sometimes for the wrong reasons.........lol......

I am trying to convince DH the same thing! we bought the expensive ones so we need to use them right? Especially as we now have a daughter (and grandson) in Jacksonville (the newly discovered daughter from Hubs fling when he was young in college).

And I am now officially freaking out-my dd is friends with someone who is DATING MARK HAMILL'S SON!! OMG I am 3 degrees away from MARK freaking HAMILL!!!

So glad things worked out well there with the new family in Jacksonville........you hear not so good outcomes at times, but sounds like you all have it worked out nicely!

Angryduck is a Mark Hamill fan........she’d love that!!!!

Now wait, you said tidy and clean...did he stay in a hotel? Lol mine think will comment how proud I’ll be when i see how ‘clean’ the house was left upon my return. Let’s just say it takes several days to put things back in order. I’d hate to see it if they didn’t try lol.



That wins for the most surprising thing I read today. Pretty cool

I miss onions!!!!

Lol........the only thing he hadn’t done was clean the new downstairs bathroom that had been fitted while we were away........but that was ok.......I prefer to do that on my own.

He’s always been tidy........although he has an office desk in another room that looks like a bomb site at times!! But......he has a system apparently.........I only dust and clean the floors and windows in there.......the office stuff is all down to him! I think he had friends over a couple of times, but you’d never know.........except for the amount of food that was gone........



Made it till 5am this morning........then bright as a button........

Watched an incredible lightning show last night.......very unusual for us..........calm this morning though and a little cooler..........

No real plans this weekend, going to try and upload pictures........thankfully DS is around to help me do that......I forget every time how to upload them from cameras to laptop........uploading them to smugmug is the easy part.

Friends little granddaughter is coming around this morning for the gifts we brought back for her.........very minion orientated again.........she’s not getting my new minion mug though........ may have to hide that one.

 

[macraven]

Fast pass day

Been up before the chickens this morning

 

[schumigirl]

 

[macraven]

Still waiting for 6 am.......


glad i don't have to do this frequently, it really cuts into my sleep time getting up with the chickens.
(in my case cats.)

morning schumi

 

[schumigirl]

I think I have the right day...……

Happy Birthday to one of Janet`s sons...…...if its not today...…..have a slice of cake...……



cake is a bit big!!!

Saturday again...………………………..

We have rain, winds and a lot cooler, should have kept the ironing till today.....still a bit muggy though.

Have a great Saturday...………………….

 

[schumigirl]

Still waiting for 6 am.......


glad i don't have to do this frequently, it really cuts into my sleep time getting up with the chickens.
(in my case cats.)

morning schumi

Hey...….you crept in there while I was posting...…..

Good luck......hope you get what you want...…..

 

[macraven]

I woke up at 3:50......been waiting for 6:00 so I can do my motherland fast pass.

but system is not set yet so just waiting.......


like the pic of jason in that cake...
will you be using that knife to cut all us homies a slice?

 

[schumigirl]

Had to go check...…..it`s my guy Michael on the cake...…..

Yep, slice for everyone...……

I like a little cake now and again...….although trying to be healthy.....

 

[macraven]

I just remembered i can't make fp until 7 est....

well, i'll be prepared for when that time rolls around.......

 

[Charade67]

Good morning everyone. I don’t really want to be awake right now, but I woke up around 4:30 and haven’t been able to get back to sleep.

I am so far behind in this group that I can’t possibly get caught up.

I see many of you are planning your fall trips. I really wish I could be there too, but it just can’t happen. Between all the rain and other delays it looks like we won’t be able to get our deck repaired until late September.

Dh and I spent most of yesterday cleaning out our garage. The previous owner left 2 storage cabinets filled with old paint and other items. I think we found enough nails to build another house. She also left 22 partial gallons of paint, 6 partial quarts, and 2 sample bottles.
We decided to keep one of the storage cabinets and give the other away. I put it on Facebook marketplace and have gotten 8 responses so far. I listed the item as free, and said it must be picked up in my town. I’ve already had one person ask me to deliver it to her in a neighboring city. Even if I wanted to it’s not going to happen. Our cars are a Honda Fit and Civic.

I’m going to try to get in a little more sleep. We still have more work to do in the garage today.