Not this year....if you got one, show the pic!
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Not this year....if you got one, show the pic!
Way back when I was a Navy JAG I prosecuted a Marine for unpremeditated murder of another Marine. Victim was a 19 year-old Lance Corporal who had a bright future ahead of him. Meeting with the parents and preparing them for the sentencing phase was one of the toughest things I've ever had to do. The accused was 21, married and had a baby, and probably shouldn't have been in a position where he was carrying a weapon (he was preparing to be administratively discharged for a pattern of misconduct--including weapons violations).Quote:
Originally Posted by BigBluePappy
Even though I got a conviction and the panel sentenced the accused to a lengthy prison sentence, I came away from that case feeling like everybody lost all around.
Warmest day we've had in awhile, so the A/C is on. And my portable heater, because when it's hot outside, I'm cold in the office.
As all the worldly folks on here know sometimes there is no good outcome of a situation. Quite often in fact.Quote:
Originally Posted by KSRBEvans
Hate the outcome but you can't ignore the event.
I'm facing a vastly less serious version of that now. Hate that it happened but I can't pretend it didn't. In your case bc of law and justice, in mine bc of company moral and standards.
Looks to be a snowy day here in the LA.
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Let us know if you get much more than a dusting please. That is all I am forecasting. Very little moisture in place means very little snow imo
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/eaus/wv-animated.gif
The general rule here in the People's Democratic Republic of Louisville: any kind of precipitation falls out of the sky (rain, snow, etc.), in any amount, and drivers lose their minds. Didn't start snowing until 7 am, but rush hour was a nightmare.
I just got off the phone with my doctor's office. Well, my soon-to-be doctor's office, since I will be a new patient.
They asked me if I was ready for the snow tomorrow. Here's the scary snow forecast for tomorrow here.
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Not much on the sunny side of Louisville, maybe 2", but more like a little over 1"... Depending on where you are in the county.Quote:
Originally Posted by dan_bgblue
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Daughter's flight from Oklahoma delayed into Dallas more than 2 hours, meaning she can't connect into Birmingham flight. So leaving tomorrow at 5:30. Will arrive tomorrow morning in Birmingham, hopefully the snow won't be here by then and they close the roads!
Light sleet hitting the ground now.
Birmingham will be one giant parking lot in a couple of hours. Couple of tenths of sleet should paralyze the city
My Google notices just sent me an update that highway 280 by my house is a +12 minute delay already. It will get worse. Dan, you are on the money.Quote:
Originally Posted by dan_bgblue
Hope everyone got their supplies before the rush as tonight's weather in the Ham should be a bit worse with a mix of sleet and snow over night amounting to 2 or 3 inches. Of course this all happens right before it warms up Sunday and Monday to make it all go away so everyone can go out and retrieve their abandoned vehicles
I'm pulled over at the side of the road so that I can read and wait for a text message from my daughter on what she would like me to pick up for her to eat. My first two restaurants were both closed. There's not a speck of anything on the ground here. We are not set up for ice, however, so I'm not going to criticize. It was a disaster a couple of years ago, and it is worse overreacting at times to avoid that in the future.
And getting worse before it gets better.
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Tell them you are an accountant. That has worked for me every time.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigBluePappy
I am getting ready to venture out. I see from your map the I-20/I-459 interchange is its usual mess. Can you believe they build a major interstate interchange on top of a mountain? Three levels of bridges just waiting to ice over.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darrell KSR
Be careful, Mick. Looks like it's getting better, and with the sun out it ought to be ok, but who knows?
OLV has canceled 4:30, 7 and 8:30 Masses today and tomorrow already. I was hopeful 4:30 would be ok.
Reminds me of the old joke,Quote:
Originally Posted by MickintheHam
What do Engineers/Lawyers/Accountants/your career of choice, use as birth control?
Their personalities...:sign0157:
that is funny.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigBluePappy
Much to my shock, they actually found some sand and put it on Old Montgomery Highway. I hadn't thought about masses being cancelled. I may wait for 11:00 am tomorrow.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darrell KSR
We went to Heardmont Park for a charity soccer game (Mills Sproull OMHS Alumni game) at 2 pm. Had ice on Hwy 119 in front of Oak Mountain Elementary that caused a little sliding, but was better on the way back.
St. Mark had regular Mass schedule, so OLV may have just been ultra cautious.
Today - use OBD2 reader to check error codes on SUV, reset and reset variable traction control thing from locked.
Check daughter's car, which hasn't been driven in more than a week before she starts it for first day of work tomorrow at 6 a.m. - battery discharged. Charge up battery, then start car, let it run awhile. Check again to make sure it starts again. Done.
Check youngest daughter's Jeep - starts right up fine. Has new battery in it that was replaced about a month ago, so thought that was the case. Check coolant level, as obd reader sometimes giving off a check coolant level message. Probably a saturated float, looked fine to me.
Check wife's van. It eats oil. Yep, two quarts low. Should've checked it a week or so ago. Fill up with oil. Run gently, then take to church.
In the meantime, water hose connection bursts and spraying water over daughter's car. Manhandle it with crescent wrench, get soaked in process in 22° temp, get turned off. Leave a drip because it will be very cold tonight, too.
So how has your day been?
I went to a retirement party for a long time customer this afternoon. Returned home to find that I had a missed call. I am sure it was the publishers clearing house sweepstakes calling to tell me that I needed to call back in the next 5 minutes to claim my 1 gazillion dollar prize.
Other than that, pretty much nothing
Um...better than yours, apparently. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Darrell KSR
#1 Son returned Friday night from 6 months of working for the Disney College Program. This was his 2nd time doing the program and he finally decided he didn't think a career with the Disney Company was for him. So good that he figured that out, but:
(a) drove back from 70 degree central Florida to arrive back in 10 degree Kentucky--quite the shock to his system;
(b) has a parent-directed job-hunt starting today for a short-term job to bring in $ while he looks for something in his career field (TV/Film production). So that's a shock to the system, too.
An 11lb dog on my right, my wife on my left. They fight to see who can snore the loudest. I've been up since 5am
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Originally Posted by KSRBEvans
I'm glad you're pushing him to work, and if it makes you feel better you aren't alone. I've had so many friends pushing their kids into "get a job now' jobs, they seem to not get that you can just go get work that isn't on your degree program list b/c you might need things like room and board.
Anyway, my real concern is that he showed the poor judgement to not turn around somewhere in Georgia and go back and do the job search where it's nice and warm and the girls wear far less clothes pretty much all year long.
^Me, too. He said he missed Kentucky and missed family, so Mrs. BEvans was thrilled to have him back.
But me--I was thinking "25, single, no commitments, stay in the warm weather and get the same type of job you can get up here while he works the career thing...what's wrong with this?"
You're a lucky man loyal wife and a happy dog... cherish the days. Buy ear plugs for the nightsQuote:
Originally Posted by CGWildcat
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Thanks blueboss. I do appreciate my plight. :) Plus I can't let you win. :party0035:
Hungry, hungry hippo.
Anybody try apple cider vinegar as a regular dietary thing?
This is crazy, especially considering how many sports threads I've killed.Quote:
Originally Posted by CGWildcat
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Apparently I bought the wrong type of apple cider vinegar tonight. Who knew there was a "right" kind?
Use the vinegar to make some pickles
Will give it to my wife. Or use it to clean battery cables.
Bought the right type this morning, Braggs organic, unfiltered with the "mother," sediment looking, cloudy, hopefully chock full of healthy stuff.
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Originally Posted by Darrell KSR
If it's for homeopathic use that's the right stuff. They say you want the unfiltered, unpasteurized with the mother.
My brother-in-law is a chiropractor and he and his wife are into a lot of the holistic stuff. For years they've touted Bragg apple cider vinegar as a dietary supplement, usually as a drink with water and honey. Mrs. BEvans has stayed with it, more or less, over the years, but I've never tried it. Supposed to have a number of benefits and seems harmless, but I just don't get it myself.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darrell KSR