Something About Nothing #3..........

[tarheelmjfan]

Well as for cleaning I am convinced that our is down there now making more and more of it's self . I swear that I did it yesterday and it looks like I haven't done it in a month . Has to be the teenage girls .

No teenage girls here, & our laundry does the same thing. What's up with that?

Hi I'm among the living. . .

Glad to hear it!

Haven't you guys figured out that I don't like my dh? I need to get away from him more than than the kids.

That's sad. You get a hug too.


And Lori..... Great minds obviously do think alike. Or least, ours do. I think I've been echoing you again.

Okay here is the email I got about how to help with gasoline. I thought it was probably a load of crap but my dh said that it is all true. Guess I should have known too.

Since it is true it is great info to have.


Tips on pumping gas.

I don't know what you guys are paying for gasoline.... but here in California we are also paying higher, up to $3.50 per gallon. But my line of work is in petroleum for about 31 years now, so here are some tricks to get more of your money's worth for every gallon..

Here at the Kinder Morgan Pipeline where I work in San Jose, CA we deliver about 4 million gallons in a 24-hour period thru the pipeline. One day is diesel the next day is jet fuel, and gasoline, regular and premium grades. We have 34-storage tanks here with a total capacity of 16,800,000 gallons. Only buy or fill up your car or truck in the early morning when the ground temperature is still cold. Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the ground the more dense the gasoline, when it gets warmer gasoline expands, so buying in the afternoon or in the evening....your gallon is not exactly a gallon. In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and the temperature of the gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products plays an important role. A 1-degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this business. But the service stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps.

When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to a fast
mode. If you look you will see that the trigger has three (3)stages: low, middle, and high. In slow mode you should be pumping on low speed, thereby minimizing the vapors that are created while you are pumping. All hoses at the pump have a vapor return. If you are pumping on the fast rate, some other liquid that goes to your tank becomes vapor. Those vapors are being sucked up and back into the underground storage tank so you're getting less worth for your money.

One of the most important tips is to fill up when your gas tank is HALF FULL or HALF EMPTY. The reason for this is, the more gas you have in your tank the less air occupying its empty space. Gasoline evaporates faster than you can imagine. Gasoline storage tanks have an internal floating roof. This roof serves as zero clearance between the gas and the atmosphere, so it minimizes the evaporation. Unlike service stations, here where I work, every truck that we load is temperature compensated so that every gallon is actually the exact amount.

Another reminder, if there is a gasoline truck pumping into the storage tanks when you stop to buy gas, DO NOT fill up--most likely the gasoline is being stirred up as the gas is being delivered, and you might pick up some of the dirt that normally settles on the bottom. Hope this will help you get the most value for your money.

DO SHARE THESE TIPS WITH OTHERS!
WHERE TO BUY USA GAS, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW. READ ON.​

Gas rationing in the 80's worked even though we grumbled about it. It might even be good for us! The Saudis are boycotting American goods. We should return the favor.

An interesting thought is to boycott their GAS. Every time you fill up the car, you can avoid putting more money into the coffers of Saudi Arabia. Just buy from gas companies that don't import their oil from the Saudis.

Nothing is more frustrating than the feeling that every time I fill-up the tank, I am sending my money to people who are trying to kill me, my family, and my friends. I thought it might be interesting for you to know which oil companies are the best to buy gas from and which major companies import Middle Eastern oil.

These companies import Middle Eastern oil:​

Shell........................... 205,742,000 barrels

Chevron/Texaco......... 144,332,000 barrels

Exxon/Mobil...... ......... 130,082,000 barrels

Marathon/Speedway... 117,740,000 barrels
Amoco............................62,231,000 barrels​

Citgo gas is from South America, from a Dictator who hates Americans. If you do the math at $30/barrel, these imports amount to over $18 BILLION! (oil is now $90 - $100 a barrel.

Here are some large companies that DO NOT import Middle Eastern oil:​

Sunoco..................0 barrels
Conoco..................0 barrels
Sinclair..................0 barrels
BP/Phillips.............0 barrels
Hess......................0 barrels

ARC0.....................0 barrels​

All of this information is available from the Department of Energy and each is required to state where t hey get their oil and how much they are importing.

But to have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of gas buyers. It's really simple to do.

Now, don't wimp out at this point.... keep reading and I'll explain how simple it is to reach millions of people!!

I'm sending this note to about thirty people. If each of you send it to at least ten more (30 x 10 = 300)...and those 300 send it to at least ten more (300 x 10 = 3,000) .. and so on, by the time the message reaches the sixth generation of people, we will have reached over THREE MILLION consumers !!!!!!! If those three million get excited and pass this on to ten friends each, then 30 million people will have been contacted!

If it goes one level further, you guessed it ..... THREE HUNDRED MILLION PEOPLE!!!

Interesting info. Thanks

An article in the paper said we are the highest in the State at around $3.35. I've rode my bike all week without gas. Well, I had a little gas after those darn strawberries.

I think it's $3.29 here, so it is higher there.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

Whew, I can breathe now. My team was behind most of the game. I couldn't stand the pressure & had to switch to another game. (Naturally, I have it taped. ) We ended up pulling off a 2 pt. win! That was tough on the ole ticker.

 

[Metro West]

metro - one of my fav long play singles

Janet...I have the 12" of that song.

We've got another scary storm passing through, so I'm going to shut down for awhile. BBL

Tricia - I hope things go OK for you. I saw the Georgia Dome footage on YouTube this morning. It would have been very scary to be there.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

These bball games keep getting crazier. 1st there was the tornado disrupting & causing the SEC tourney to be moved, now the roof is leaking at the ACC tourney. I hope those of you in the southeast are good at treading water. On 2nd thought, maybe you can catch a wave & float on down here. It's been soggy here for the last few days, but it's nice out now.

I had a girl friend that lived on a farm in the country and her dad kept a log of the mileage on the car. She got around it by driving to town in reverse so it wouldn't register on the odometer.

I remember when cars would do that. Guess we're gettin' old, huh?

Anyone here about the woman that they found stuck to a toilet seat after sitting on it for 2 years?
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2008/mar/12/sheriff-kansas-woman-sat-boyfriends-toilet-2-years/

I don't even know how to respond to that. It's really kinda sad too though.

Good afternoon homies just doing a quick stop by and may be back later but feeling really bad and have had no sleep I guess just one of those days and maybe I will feel better after a little rest

How are you feeling today Lawrence? I hope the withdrawals subside soon. Have you asked your dr, if there's anything he recommends for the withdrawals? I'm so glad your wife it being supportive. Sounds like you need a shoulder to lean on.

you have a very unique governor.
i heard on the news his wife is not sleeping with him now........

Just stopping by after washing the car.

Hey Todd,
Would you drive down & wash my van. It's only been about a year, since it was washed. That's not counting the rain washes. They do count right?

Just stopping by to say hi!

Got a FREE haircut today, wahoo! Looks pretty cute except for the blow-out, but it's not like I'll ever spend that much time on my hair anyway! Well, hope all is well with everyone, working on the yearbook...

4 days left until the deadline...

I'll check in on all of you later to make sure everyone is behaving themselves

Gotta love free!!!

i always thought mickey was cute, yet bit of a wimp donald is the man and i do have that fatal stitch attraction

Dopey's my man! We coulda been twins. We call my DH Gryore. A mix of Grumpy & Eeyore. You know, the sky is falling & I'm mad about it. Yep, that's my DH. No, really he's a great guy, except when he's Gryore.

wonder if marci would mind if i snuck into her hot tub?

Go for it! We won't tell, if you don't.

 

[Metro West]

Hey Todd,
Would you drive down & wash my van. It's only been about a year, since it was washed. That's not counting the rain washes. hey do count right?

Sure...I've always enjoyed washing vehicles. I guess it's a personal gratification thing.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

I've finally caught up to where I left off on my last ketchup attempt.

Corned beef and pastrami are very similar.

Thanks. Hopefully, we'll like it. My DS is excited about the idea of a traditional Irish meal. As he says, "It is part of our heritage you know."

Okay, forget everything I said.

Corned beef tastes similar to pastrami. They even smell similar.

I don't know why I never thought of that, but now that Damo put that out there... yep... pastrami.

That's okay. Your description was good too. You've been a lot of help.

The only thing that did right now was Janet's pic with DS and Donald. That was only 2 years ago? Wow! He has grown, hasn't he?! Great pic. We sail with Donald 5/3.

Jodie,
I'm curious.... Why do you guys prefer Disney Cruiseline? We thought about cruising with them, but changed our mind, when we realized the only specialty restaurant was 21 & older. Which is good for you guys, I guess. I'm curious what makes Disney cruises stand out among the rest, if not the characters. Just wondering, if we should take a Disney cruise sometime.

to whomever invented be rude and take another call you think is more inportant call waiting - I HATE YOU

Don't ya just love it, when they say, "hang on" & leave you that way for 15 min. or longer. I'd much rather someone say they'll call me back. I really love it when I'm talking to someone on their home phone & someone calls their cell. Then they're trying to hold 2 conversations at once.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

I forgot to mention that I think DM may work at The Mummy. I noticed he knows the whole back story behind it.

Hey Barb! I got this from the thread about the Simpson's ride and thought I'd ask you over here... How about we ride Mummy with you on June 26? We know exactly where the Kong statue is and can point it out to ya. Wouldn't it be cool if we could get the kids to ride in the front and the 4 of us grown-ups on the second row? We always wave for the camera!

Where is it? I've never noticed it. I had forgotten it was there.

Awwww, a Shakespeare Festival?! I have never been, but would love it. Have fun, and give us a full report.

Thanks & I will.

Fbean is off from school, Cbean gets out early again, Kbean is on a trip to the rollerskating rink with her class (gets out at regular time) and then they are off until the 25th. Not too sure whether I should be or I do know that next week is Spring Clean Out Time - I need to reclaim the living room (if I step on one more lego or knex I am gonna spit fire

Do they go to 3 different schools?

went back for the interview today.

actually, i would like the job.

Good luck! Hope you get the job.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

No baseball this weekend. Mikey has messed up his shoulder again so we are going in for an MRI next week. He is in a lot of pain. On top of that the varsity team has been gone all week. Idiot assistant has been making him throw and told him if he made another bad throw he needed to quit. I swear some days I want to choke some of these teachers.

That's not good. Sounds like it never healed right in the 1st place. Pitching would definitely make it worse. Poor kid! Hope you get good news from the MRI.

My waitlist for my first 3 days came through. We will be at the Wilderness Lodge Villas from the 13th - 28th!

Nice trip!!! I'm jealous!

having 2nd thoughts as to trying to switch from WL to AK (both to save on points & try something new ). we'll only be doing MNSSHP & MK, so nice to just hop on the boat instead of driving from AK or (shudder) taking the bus...not sure what to do-what do you think?

If you don't want to switch resorts, I'd stay with WL. The transportation to the MK would probably be worth the extra points. Could you do your MK & MNSSHP days back to back, then move to AKL?

Hey all.....

Not exactly Florida weather but I am dissing from the deck working on my base tan

Kids are playing on the swings and it is very nice out - wish it would last!

It was rainy & chilly here yesterday. Sounds like your weather was better than ours.

eBay heck. . . I'll take him with me to buy it!

Are you gonna make him come out & model it for you.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

remember, what the ER told me (as they handed me steriods to take down the swelling ); take a Pepcid AC when you burn...helps take the red out ala Visine for the peepers.

I've never heard that before. I'll try it next time. I hate getting burned.

Did somebody say pictures? Okay, if you insist. Twist my arm.

Daniel was really excited about going to see the Easter Bunny. We looked at pictures from last year and he was all hyped about it. He got really excited when we walked into the mall and he saw the EB. Everything was fine until we actually got close to the EB. You want me to sit in the freaky huge bunny's lap? Oh hell no.

Okay, so we start to leave. Daniel begins to pitch a fit. He wants a picture with the EB. So, we go back to see the bunny. Uh-uh. No friggin way he is going anywhere near the EB. Kay. How on earth am I supposed to get a picture of him with the EB and not get him near the EB? After much coaxing, we wound up with this:

Yeah, I didn't even have makeup on. I was planning to come home and clean house. Great.

So, we got McD's on the way home and the boys enjoyed playing EB.

I'm tired. I started to say I'm pooped, but I'm trying to minimize the poop in my posts. I'll see you guys tomorrow!

PS sorry if the pics are huge, but Photobucket's new edit system keeps erroring on me and kicking me out of windows... so you'll have to deal with whatever for now...

Your babies are adorable.

Yep. Staying at AS Movies starting Oct 19th for 5 nights.

for you!

Somebody from the dis found me!

Someone from the darkside??? Who?? BEV???? Spill it!

or Timmyboy (or something like that). Doesn't he work at UO too? Maybe, Dueling Dragons???

 

[RVGal]

Guess we'd better get to the store & get ours then. It would help, if we knew what we were looking for.

Well, since I've already bought mine...

Tricia - I hope things go OK for you. I saw the Georgia Dome footage on YouTube this morning. It would have been very scary to be there.

Have you seen the footage from today? They caught a great shot of the huge tornado heading for Atlanta from the airport tower cam.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

Can you use "lite" beer to make beer bread?

I don't know. I don't know how to make bread.

Rinse with vinegar when you're done....that keeps the crap from building up in your hair (dontcha know vinegar is good for everything.... )

Thanks for the tip.

I have not....sorry.... What's the Shakespeare Festival?? Anything like the PA Renaissance Faire? (parenfaire.com)

It's not really a festival in the traditional sense. They perform a different Shakespeare play for 3 consecutive days. There's actually 2 plays on Saturdays, so you could see them all in 2 days, but that's a bit too much sitting at one time for me. The performers are professionals. We've never been, but are seriously considering going this summer.

You already know your school calendar for next year? We don't get ours until May. We may have to shift dates and move things to the next week, but we can't go earlier or we don't get the 40% off. This is a super economy we couldn't go without the discount type trip.

Our 2008/2009 calendar was released in January. It makes planning ahead much easier.

I've seen used toothbrushes and used baby bottles (nipples included) for sale on eBay. Nothing shocks me anymore.

Ewwww.... That's nasty!

I'm staying awake for awhile to keep an eye on the news. Tornado touched down in Atlanta and the storm that caused it is headed this way.

I hope you don't get any of that where you are! We have a tornado watch going on right now too. The sirens were going off about an hour ago here.

Our sirens just went off. I'm going to shut down and go check on things. I probably won't be back on tonight, but I'll check in with you guys tomorrow. Night!

Did either of you have any damage? I hope all is well with both of you.

But Sunday is the Little Mermaid on Broadway!!

Sounds like fun! Enjoy!!!

 

[RVGal]

I know I'm not catching up and it doesn't look like it is gonna happen. I am exhausted. Mom, Carol & Deb came over when the tornado watch started. I have a basement, they don't. So, we spent most of the afternoon watching the horrible and scary news coverage of the weather. Local channels had nothing but weather on all day. Tracking the storms, reporting on the damages (and a few injuries and deaths), updating the warnings, etc. Our sirens only went off once and we all spent about an hour in the basement listening to the radio. The boys had a great time playing with all the toys stored down there.

I think Janet asked about our sirens? No, it is not a common thing for them to go off. When they sound, it means grab your kids and head for your safe spot. I've only heard them go off 4 times in the 9 years I've lived here... 2 of those were in the last 24 hours.

Anyway, I am physically and mentally spent. Keeping up with the storms and keeping everyone happy... I'm beat.

I'll be checking in from time to time tonight, so don't think I'm headed for bed or anything like that.

 

[macraven]

I forgot to mention that I think DM may work at The Mummy. I noticed he knows the whole back story behind it.

well, i know someone that just is starting to work at the mummy.............
darkie, i think you know who it is too.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

Paused to cook dinner......

Continuing on.....


Marcie,
Reading about your day makes me tired. Congrats to Eric. How did the boys do today?

It sounds like you have a nice trip planned. Cherish your parents while you can.

No, my sister has the machines at her house. I am buying a couple to start doing them myself around here. It is proving to be very profitable.

How does she generate business? Sounds like a good way to make some extra money.

Summer wedding in FL? Up. Then again, really depends on how you want to wear it, headpiece you're wearing and style of dress...... we'll work on it.....

I missed that Katie is getting married in FL. Is she having a Disney wedding or is it going to be somewhere else in FL?

 

[damo]

Tricia, keep safe. We are thinking about you in your scary basement! I keep thinking of the Twister show at Universal. It's all fun when it is at Universal. Not so fun in real life.




ps It is cold and snowy in Ontario. I wished really hard that it would be summer by the time I got back.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

Well, we didn't get blown away last night. I hope Tricia and her family are ok. Tricia, check in with us.....

I'm glad to see you guys are still planted firmly on the ground. Looks like Tricia made it through okay too. Tornadoes are definitely scary. They're just so unpredictable.

Update on my dad. He is out of the hospital since Thurs. night.
I guess his blood clots dissolved? I think they discharged him too soon, imo.
He is home recuperating. My mom has taken off of work and helping him out at home. He still is pretty depressed about all this happening to him. My dad is a stoic Italian, so he feels he shouldn't be having these medical issues and it is hard for him to deal with all this.
At least he is home Thank you all for your good thoughts and prayers

Great news about your dad. Hopefully, he'll snap out of the depression soon.

Chrissy is doing 100% better with the ear infection. The liquid Amoxicillin works wonders on her! Thanks for your mummy dust and prayers

More great news. I'm so glad to see everything is going better for you guys.

Yesterday I had to get some last- minute shopping for decorations, extra stuff we needed, for the blue and gold luncheon tomorrow. And I did a trial run to the banquet hall, as I didn't know where it was.
Matthew and DH are at the Districts Pinewood Derby race right now. Hope all goes well for his Pinewood Derby car
Tomorrow, we have Matthew's Blue and Gold cub scout luncheon. He is crossing-over to Boy scouts tomorrow. It is a big event. I will be gone most of the day tomorrow.

Good luck to Matthew at the Derby & have fun at the luncheon.

Quick Hello Just wanted to pop in and say HI

Have people coming now and still cooking . But that is normal here . I will never ketchup at this rate you guys can really yak it up.
I will not be checkinf in later so I will see everyone maybe Sunday morning .

Got to go cook again .

Hey to you too!

Sure...I've always enjoyed washing vehicles. I guess it's a personal gratification thing.

Come on down & I'll put happiness in your heart. I'm all about helping people feel better about themselves, even if I have to sacrifice washing my van myself to make you feel better.

Well, since I've already bought mine...

I'll show DH the pic, when I send him to the store tomorrow. I really appreciate all your help.

Have you seen the footage from today? They caught a great shot of the huge tornado heading for Atlanta from the airport tower cam.

I saw pics of the Georgia Dome. Wow, that was bad! I'm glad I wasn't in there, when the storm went through.

well, i know someone that just is starting to work at the mummy.............
darkie, i think you know who it is too.

Does that mean I'm right?




Party!!! I'm all caught up!!!

 

[RVGal]

I'm beat folks, so I am turning in for the night.

Forecast for tomorrow is sunny and 70. I'm looking forward to it!

 

[macraven]

i'm not getting email notifications for this thread again.

phooey........



going to watch the zee bees play for 1st place in about 30 minutes.

i'll be back later tonight.

 

[yankeepenny]

well, we did it. passed the 3 hours of daylight gained mark.
spring in 5 days.

 

[Metro West]

Night folks...have a pleasant evening!