Useless Facts/Chit Chat Thread

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My cat once woke me up from a sound sleep with a loud meow. As I glanced over at her I realized she was intently staring at the wall behind my head. I immediately jumped up and looked and there was a 7 foot spider with 12 inch teeth crawling down the wall towards my pillow! (may be a slight exaggeration...but this all happened about 10 years ago). My hero-feline was able to keep the monster at bay while I ran screaming to DH who promptly ran in and squished it with a tissue. So I guess it wasn't as big as I remember. But it could have crawled in my mouth if the cat wasn't there to save me! She is an indoor cat who can only hunt flies and drool out the window at chipmunks but she is forever my hero and has earned her place on my pillow at night.

Did he get a tissue from King Kong?

 

[RvUsa]

What are you trying to say, we can only post when we are bored or drunk?

 

[auntie]

I think we may be in summer mode here. Unless people get really lit up, we won't have many 300 post nights/days until the fall or maybe around Memorial Day or July 4th -- oh yeah, lit up covers that too.

Memorial Day..they'll all be at the Fort...and we...we...will be here by our lonesome, poor, pitiful, selves.
Hey.. Deb... can you take a picture of me to the Fort too! You could take us together as cardboard cut outs?(I'll look so slim!)

 

[Shannone1]

Good morning.

Cats- I've enjoyed reading your cat stories. I'm not a cat person though. We have one who loves to taunt my dogs. She belongs to my girls. Or should I say they belong to her ??

Beer- I don't like beer no matter what odd flavor you mix in with it. I'm just not much of a drinker. There are a few rum drinks I like, and a good mudslide (with ice cream and choc syrup NOT from a mix !). There have been 3 times in my life when I drank so much I got tipsy....two of them were on weekends away with my girlfriends and once was at a wedding last spring. I AM going to make some kungaloosh so I can see what all the fuss is about. We are having a BBQ for Memorial Day and I am making some for my friends and I.

So does anyone have anything fun going on this weekend ?? All 3 of my kids are playing softball/baseball and they all have games this weekend. We also have a b-day party to go to.

 

[ftwildernessguy]

Good morning.

Cats- I've enjoyed reading your cat stories. I'm not a cat person though. We have one who loves to taunt my dogs. She belongs to my girls. Or should I say they belong to her ??

Beer- I don't like beer no matter what odd flavor you mix in with it. I'm just not much of a drinker. There are a few rum drinks I like, and a good mudslide (with ice cream and choc syrup NOT from a mix !). There have been 3 times in my life when I drank so much I got tipsy....two of them were on weekends away with my girlfriends and once was at a wedding last spring. I AM going to make some kungaloosh so I can see what all the fuss is about. We are having a BBQ for Memorial Day and I am making some for my friends and I.

So does anyone have anything fun going on this weekend ?? All 3 of my kids are playing softball/baseball and they all have games this weekend. We also have a b-day party to go to.

I took tomorrow off so that I can go visit the outlaws, but I don't consider that fun.

 

[bigdisneydaddy]

Looks like rain and nasty weather, probably work indoors.

 

[Colson39]

Parents are leaving for Montana on Sunday, working there for 6 months, so they'll be up for everyone to say their goodbyes.

Taking care of Reilly and house work, relaxation and a beer or two. Those are my plans

 

[ntsammy5]

What are you trying to say, we can only post when we are bored or drunk?

Well, YEAH!

 

[PolynesianPixie]

Good morning.

Cats- I've enjoyed reading your cat stories. I'm not a cat person though. We have one who loves to taunt my dogs. She belongs to my girls. Or should I say they belong to her ??

Beer- I don't like beer no matter what odd flavor you mix in with it. I'm just not much of a drinker. There are a few rum drinks I like, and a good mudslide (with ice cream and choc syrup NOT from a mix !). There have been 3 times in my life when I drank so much I got tipsy....two of them were on weekends away with my girlfriends and once was at a wedding last spring. I AM going to make some kungaloosh so I can see what all the fuss is about. We are having a BBQ for Memorial Day and I am making some for my friends and I.

So does anyone have anything fun going on this weekend ?? All 3 of my kids are playing softball/baseball and they all have games this weekend. We also have a b-day party to go to.

We're having a birthday party for my middle daughter. Her birthday is Monday (Cinco de Mayo), but we're taking her and her friends out for Mexican on Friday. Then a sleep over (with her 2 friends who aren't boys ) She'll be 9....where does the time go???????

 

[ntsammy5]

Garden work one day and maybe go up to the Falls one day. Ami, your comment about going to Niagara Falls reminded me about that one.

 

[VACAMPER]

Ami, i'm also having a party this weekend for my cinco de mayo baby only she will be turning 3. I'm tired of birthday parties i had my DD9's party last weekend. I usual do them together but my nine year old wanted a sleepover with only her friends this year. Hope your daughter has a wonderful birthday. She's so beautiful and sweet. Hope you get them to bed at a decent time. I had 7 girls here and got the last one down around 3:00am and they were all up around 7:00am. What fun.

 

[Shannone1]

Looks like rain and nasty weather, probably work indoors.

I saw that. I am hoping it clears up for our ball games. Otherwise make up games are usually on Saturdays and we are camping 3 weekends this month. My mom has reservations this weekend over in Holland for the tulip festival, but she is thinking of canceling because of the weather. It's a long way to go just the two of them to sit in the camper in the rain all weekend.

Parents are leaving for Montana on Sunday, working there for 6 months, so they'll be up for everyone to say their goodbyes.

I bet they will love it. I'm sure it will be hard for them to leave Reilly though.

We're having a birthday party for my middle daughter. Her birthday is Monday (Cinco de Mayo), but we're taking her and her friends out for Mexican on Friday. Then a sleep over (with her 2 friends who aren't boys ) She'll be 9....where does the time go???????

Tell her happy birthday. The last birthday sleepover we had was when my oldest turned 12 and we had 14 girls overnight. I did not sleep AT ALL. Was our last big sleepover My younger dd will be 12 next month and wants to have 4-5 girls over and I am considering it.

 

[RvUsa]

Garden work one day and maybe go up to the Falls one day. Ami, your comment about going to Niagara Falls reminded me about that one.

Hey Al, we are planning to go to the falls sometime this summer, let us know about the campgrounds near there. And maybe we can get together for a kungaloosh

 

[ntsammy5]

Hey Al, we are planning to go to the falls sometime this summer, let us know about the campgrounds near there. And maybe we can get together for a kungaloosh

I'd like that. There's a nice State Park right near Youngstown called Four Mile Creek that's a close drive to NF. There's also a KOA on Grand Island that also pretty close -- right next to a small amusement park called Fantasy Island. Either one is OK - I personally prefer State Parks though. Let me know when you're coming up and we can get together! I'd like that!

I'll get some info this weekend if we go up and send it to you.

 

[AuburnJen92]

Hmm, this weekend....DH is working all weekend, so I will actually get some things done...

1- cutting FW stickers (i am going to try a lime green oval with a black FW, will post pictures)

2- cleaning out the rv of stale staples and going to replace them for the GG

3- finishing any embroidery i need to do and cleaning my sorely neglected house that i didn't do my cleaning duties during softball season...

besides that, i will be playing Candy Land with DS

 

[ntsammy5]

Hey Jen. I never heard how you made out with that insurance problem. Did the b*&*%$s end up paying it?

 

[AuburnJen92]

Nope, still fighting and the bill just came in, now 4K, because they are fighting me on paying for my er bill on the fall. They are saying it is a possible workman's comp claim...yeah, right.

I find it hard to believe someone would file a claim on WC for falling in your own bedroom, come on!

DS's bill is 2300, that appeal has been declined twice..now working on the next level up...meanwhile I have had to set up a payment plan with the collections dept for DS's bills.

I don't know if it will end, but I won't stop fighting them...

 

[ntsammy5]

Man, that really stinks.

 

[ftwildernessguy]

I'd like that. There's a nice State Park right near Youngstown called Four Mile Creek that's a close drive to NF. There's also a KOA on Grand Island that also pretty close -- right next to a small amusement park called Fantasy Island. Either one is OK - I personally prefer State Parks though. Let me know when you're coming up and we can get together! I'd like that!

I'll get some info this weekend if we go up and send it to you.

I can't believe Fantasy Island is still around. I used to go there as a kid. I think Channel 7 used to broadcast a kids TV show from there a million years ago. My favorite park was Crystal Beach, though. I took my then girlfriend there (now FWGirl) in 1981, I think. It was empty and in pretty sad shape. I believe it closed about a year after that. My Dad used to work for National Fuel Gas and they always had their company picnic there every July.

 

[BigDaddyRog]

I was bored today and did some surfing...collected these and thought some of ya'll might get a smile out of em: