I gotta ask..... what's a shootin shed?
What did you do today?
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I finally received my lifetime membership for a private gun range. I asked to borrow some targets from my son, since they are just stored in his 4 car garage, since his promotion as the range master for the LA County Sheriff, he doesn't need his targets anymore. He said, "It you take one target, you may as well take them all." So he gave me a truckload of targets, stands, metal targets, 2x4's, furring strips, paints, glues, timers, and all that crap. Once I got home, I had no place for all this stuff, so I bought a shed to store my shootin stuff.
That's funny. I can envision that shed like a closet in a cartoon. Door opens and half the contents spill out.
Yes, it is stuffed. Ya gotta open them doors very carefully.
I'm a visionary psychic.
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Don't you mean psycho?
I'm a visionary psychic.
I've been having bad headaches & mostly have been going only to the post office to pick up packages. Last night my best friend (the one with the terrible luck) called to ask me to pick him up from the hospital and drive him home. His tooth broke & exposed a nerve so he was in so much pain he went to the ER. They gave him painkillers & had me sign off to say I was taking him home so they could say they safely released him. Nurse in the waiting area was cleaning & disinfecting everything over and over. Which is nicer than what my friend told me about earlier in the day when he went to the Nurse Practitioner for his sore throat & stomach issues (he wanted a doctor's note bc he's afraid he'll get Covid if he goes back to work-- given that all of his coworkers got it). He doesn't want to be quarantined when his son is born next month. The NP said there was no point in wearing masks bc "we're all going to get it anyway". My brother had several co-workers die from Covid already.
Anyway, I got him home & then he said he forgot to ask me to drive his fiance over to pick up the car. So I did that and then popped in to the nearest store to buy hydrogen peroxide to help with his gums. I went back home & today I took him to the emergency dentist (only one that would see him before August 29). Turns out it was near a Lowes & only patients were allowed in so I browsed through Lowes. One of the employees was a plumber for 40 years but couldn't keep up with the work physically so he retired. He gave me some advice on how to do the tub spouts & showed me where to find the copper I needed (I have the set screw kind that can only fit over something small). I also looked at the tubs & shower surrounds to see if there was something viable to replace my current tub & shower. I'd been leaning toward the Delta Classic 400 but it felt very flimsy & thin. The Sterling tubs felt much sturdier.
My friend came and found me because I didn't hear my phone ringing when he called. He said they wouldn't pull the tooth until Friday because he needs to take antibiotics first.
Got food from a local place and brought it home for Mom (she requested the butterfly shrimp meal).
Been giving one of the new kittens liquid worming medicine. His sister took the pill without a problem at the vet's office but he kept spitting his out so the vet said to give him the liquid twice a day for 2 days.
I have to get up around 6:30 am Friday morning to go pick up my friend to take him back to the dentist to get his tooth pulled (if the infection has abated enough).
Anyway, I got him home & then he said he forgot to ask me to drive his fiance over to pick up the car. So I did that and then popped in to the nearest store to buy hydrogen peroxide to help with his gums. I went back home & today I took him to the emergency dentist (only one that would see him before August 29). Turns out it was near a Lowes & only patients were allowed in so I browsed through Lowes. One of the employees was a plumber for 40 years but couldn't keep up with the work physically so he retired. He gave me some advice on how to do the tub spouts & showed me where to find the copper I needed (I have the set screw kind that can only fit over something small). I also looked at the tubs & shower surrounds to see if there was something viable to replace my current tub & shower. I'd been leaning toward the Delta Classic 400 but it felt very flimsy & thin. The Sterling tubs felt much sturdier.
My friend came and found me because I didn't hear my phone ringing when he called. He said they wouldn't pull the tooth until Friday because he needs to take antibiotics first.
Got food from a local place and brought it home for Mom (she requested the butterfly shrimp meal).
Been giving one of the new kittens liquid worming medicine. His sister took the pill without a problem at the vet's office but he kept spitting his out so the vet said to give him the liquid twice a day for 2 days.
I have to get up around 6:30 am Friday morning to go pick up my friend to take him back to the dentist to get his tooth pulled (if the infection has abated enough).
Tom Picciani
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Your description immediately brought to mind that scene from Annie Hall where Woody Allen opens the closet to grab a tennis racket. “ What’s that for?” You have a cockroach the size of a Buick in there!”
Dog let a bunch of cats into my room last night. They were walking all over me. I spent awhile trying to make sure some of them that don't like each other weren't fighting. They tolerated each other when they wanted to cuddle with me. I had at least 8 cats climbing on me. I started having anxiety dreams about trying to get them all out. When they started to fight I went into the kitchen and put out food. Easily emptied the room & then went back to bed. The dog (who has now built her nest of blankets, pillows, clothes, stuffed animals, etc higher than my bed) went back to her nest & buried herself.
I forgot to mention that my friend took his fiance to a lawyer (since her court-appointed lawyer has not spoken to her yet & her arraignment is early next month). They told the lawyer what happened, showed the police report & the lawyer said the cops here suck & she never should have been arrested. Said the only reason she was arrested is bc cops here are inept. Said not to worry about it, to plead "not guilty" and if she's not happy w/ court appointed counsel, they will take her on. They said despite the fact that her "victim" was a minor, the fact that the brat is larger than her & attacked her in her own home does matter. They charged a small fee for the consultation, but it gave them both piece-of-mind. Lawyer said she was 100% certain the girl will not get jailtime. She also has voice messages & texts from the brat saying she wants to drop charges & would have dropped charges already but she's being fostered by a local cop & the local cop won't let her (she was put in foster care after her mother very violently attacked her-- so the violence runs in the family). The voice message said she plans to drop the charges at her arraignment (kid got simple battery charges).
I'm trying to get awake enough to do something productive today.
I forgot to mention that my friend took his fiance to a lawyer (since her court-appointed lawyer has not spoken to her yet & her arraignment is early next month). They told the lawyer what happened, showed the police report & the lawyer said the cops here suck & she never should have been arrested. Said the only reason she was arrested is bc cops here are inept. Said not to worry about it, to plead "not guilty" and if she's not happy w/ court appointed counsel, they will take her on. They said despite the fact that her "victim" was a minor, the fact that the brat is larger than her & attacked her in her own home does matter. They charged a small fee for the consultation, but it gave them both piece-of-mind. Lawyer said she was 100% certain the girl will not get jailtime. She also has voice messages & texts from the brat saying she wants to drop charges & would have dropped charges already but she's being fostered by a local cop & the local cop won't let her (she was put in foster care after her mother very violently attacked her-- so the violence runs in the family). The voice message said she plans to drop the charges at her arraignment (kid got simple battery charges).
I'm trying to get awake enough to do something productive today.
Yesterday I had Zoom meetings afternoon and night. Today I have Teams meetings late morning, early afternoon and tonight. Sure am tired of these computer meetings.
Speak English..... Wat dis zoom stuff?
Having an adult conversation with another adult, while sitting on your laptop or home computer, wearing only your underwear.
I made up the underwear part.
I made up the underwear part.
I do not believe you.
....about the computer part.
....about the computer part.
Q: What will Joe Biden's first words be when he enters the White House after the 2021 inauguration?
A: "Thank you, President Trump, for inviting me here...."
A: "Thank you, President Trump, for inviting me here...."
Took my friend to the dentist this morning. I browsed around Lowes for about 30min while he was in the dental appointment. Found some plumbing stuff that will come in handy. Tried to get info about the sliding glass doors but the employees completely ignored me. I waved at them I tried to ask them a question & they turned & walked away every time I tried to speak with them. It's not my usual Lowes store anyway so I'm going to shop at a different one. The glass pane has separated from the metal frame somewhat and is loose inside it on our current sliding glass door. It isn't energy efficient & is difficult to open and close so it's due for replacement.
Ran in to a guy who was buying the accordion style PVC trap fittings & recommended he not use those. He then announced that he's a contractor and he uses those in ALL of his jobs. I had to bite my tongue to avoid telling him I would never hire a contractor who would use those. I mentioned how the plumbing code says the pipes need to be self-scouring & those accordion pieces of crap are not self-scouring. Not only that, they are flimsy AF. My best friend had one under his sink & it got chewed through by mice. They trap all sorts of crud in them too.
When I was checking out I lamented that I didn't have my military ID so the clerk looked at my driver's license & pulled up my MyLowes account & applied the discount. I got some cool bracket thingies that are patent pending that are supposed to hold pipes still. It has multiple holes for pipes and has ends that can be attached to studs or joists. I'm going to use them to stabilize the copper for the tub spouts. I'm being lazy & using sharkbite fittings that slide on to copper but I'm going to secure them so they don't move around. The tub valves I got have male threaded outlets & inlets. We got one that had the copper for the tub spout pre-attached for my friend's tub, but we want more distance between the spout & valve & they had attached it to the top instead of to the bottom of the valve. Doesn't really make much difference in terms of flow, but it affected the way the handles move.
I forgot to give my friend the insulation tape I grabbed for him so I might drop it off later when I go to get mail. Post office was closed when we got back in to town.
Ran in to a guy who was buying the accordion style PVC trap fittings & recommended he not use those. He then announced that he's a contractor and he uses those in ALL of his jobs. I had to bite my tongue to avoid telling him I would never hire a contractor who would use those. I mentioned how the plumbing code says the pipes need to be self-scouring & those accordion pieces of crap are not self-scouring. Not only that, they are flimsy AF. My best friend had one under his sink & it got chewed through by mice. They trap all sorts of crud in them too.
When I was checking out I lamented that I didn't have my military ID so the clerk looked at my driver's license & pulled up my MyLowes account & applied the discount. I got some cool bracket thingies that are patent pending that are supposed to hold pipes still. It has multiple holes for pipes and has ends that can be attached to studs or joists. I'm going to use them to stabilize the copper for the tub spouts. I'm being lazy & using sharkbite fittings that slide on to copper but I'm going to secure them so they don't move around. The tub valves I got have male threaded outlets & inlets. We got one that had the copper for the tub spout pre-attached for my friend's tub, but we want more distance between the spout & valve & they had attached it to the top instead of to the bottom of the valve. Doesn't really make much difference in terms of flow, but it affected the way the handles move.
I forgot to give my friend the insulation tape I grabbed for him so I might drop it off later when I go to get mail. Post office was closed when we got back in to town.
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