OT: Just a lill' dustin', eh?

Sun, Dec 16, 2007, 11:10am (EST-3) [email protected] (Robatoy)
doth exclaimeth:
We caught just a whiff of that Mofo that slipped underneath us. I get
it...it must be close to Christmas. <snip>

Ah quitcherbitchin. My mother got that much on Thanksgiving Day.



JOAT
I do things I don't know how to do, so that I might learn how to do
them.
- Picasso

Robatoy wrote:
> We caught just a whiff of that Mofo that slipped underneath us.
> I get it...it must be close to Christmas. )..starting to look a lot
> like......
> Ho ho ho ho..........ho-frickin'-ho.....
>
> But, as I am just coming off a hernia repair 6 days ago, it is the
> kids who will clean the cars and driveways....that is if the little
> brats want to eat!!
> http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/snowDec16.jpg
Loved the photo. Here (So.Cal mountains) we have had a couple of small
storms which left about 8" on the ground. It's about half melted now
with another wimpy storm predicted for Wednesday. We need snow. About
two feet or so to finally extinguish/smother the underground smoldering
tree roots. Sunny and warm today; may hit 40 dF. Shorts and Ts weather
(yeah, I know. My Florida BIL isn't buying any of this shit either.).

Great Zot,
jo4hn

jo4hn wrote:

> Robatoy wrote:
>> We caught just a whiff of that Mofo that slipped underneath us.
>> I get it...it must be close to Christmas. )..starting to look a lot
>> like......
>> Ho ho ho ho..........ho-frickin'-ho.....
>>
>> But, as I am just coming off a hernia repair 6 days ago, it is the
>> kids who will clean the cars and driveways....that is if the little
>> brats want to eat!!
>> http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/snowDec16.jpg
> Loved the photo. Here (So.Cal mountains) we have had a couple of small
> storms which left about 8" on the ground. It's about half melted now
> with another wimpy storm predicted for Wednesday. We need snow. About
> two feet or so to finally extinguish/smother the underground smoldering
> tree roots. Sunny and warm today; may hit 40 dF. Shorts and Ts weather
> (yeah, I know. My Florida BIL isn't buying any of this shit either.).
>

40's and shorts? Are you out of your mind? Here, that's parkas and
fireplace weather.



--
If you're going to be dumb, you better be tough

RE: Subject

As the saying goes, "First liar doesn't have a chance."<G>

Lew

Nova wrote:

> We've have a bit of snow in Western New York as well... about 12" since
> this morning. I even thought about getting out the snow blower but
> decided it wasn't enough to bother with the machine.

These days, about all I remember about Upstate NY is a sliced roast beef
sandwich served on a salted roll.

"Wick" something.

Lew

Robatoy took a can of maroon spray paint on December 16, 2007 02:30 pm and
wrote the following:

> On Dec 16, 2:14 pm, FrozenNorth <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Robatoy took a can of maroon spray paint on December 16, 2007 02:10 pm
>> and wrote the following:
>>
>> > We caught just a whiff of that Mofo that slipped underneath us.
>> > I get it...it must be close to Christmas. )..starting to look a lot
>> > like......
>> > Ho ho ho ho..........ho-frickin'-ho.....
>>
>> > But, as I am just coming off a hernia repair 6 days ago, it is the
>> > kids who will clean the cars and driveways....that is if the little
>> > brats want to eat!!
>> >http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/snowDec16.jpg
>>
>> Looks like you got off light, we have more than that and it is still
>> coming down here in TO.
>> --
> Yup, just got a little streamer off the big one. Just a dusting.
> I can see on the satellite that Tanus is escaping the brunt of it too.
> Buffalo, as per usual (Friends in Watertown always get 10 feet..lol).
> TO looks like you due some more. My MIL called from Digby NS and told
> me there was "a bit of a storm" brewing.
> I didn't have the heart to tell her that we may not hear from her for
> a few days..<G>
>
> Happy digging, bro'!
>
I'm waiting for some kids with shovels, I'm on vacation for the rest of the
year, them kids better come soon, I have the cash to pay them.
;-)

--
Lits Slut #9
Life would be so much easier if we could just look at the source code.

On Dec 16, 6:51 pm, "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Robatoy" wrote
>
> > Ho ho ho ho..........ho-frickin'-ho.....
>
> Thanks for that picturesque picture post card ... we appreciate the thought,
> if not the reality, down here in Tejas.
>
It was the first thing that caught my eye this morning. It didn't
exactly fill my heart with glee.
Good thing I had the presence of mind to fill the coffee grinder the
night before...and my ol' BUNN is always on stand-by.
It didn't take long for the shakes to go away. If I only had a wee
dram of Bushmills to go with it, it would have steadied this ol'
fellow's soul a bit more.

*mumbles something about a shop-door being open this time of
year..mumble..*

Robatoy took a can of maroon spray paint on December 16, 2007 02:10 pm and
wrote the following:

> We caught just a whiff of that Mofo that slipped underneath us.
> I get it...it must be close to Christmas. )..starting to look a lot
> like......
> Ho ho ho ho..........ho-frickin'-ho.....
>
> But, as I am just coming off a hernia repair 6 days ago, it is the
> kids who will clean the cars and driveways....that is if the little
> brats want to eat!!
> http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/snowDec16.jpg

Looks like you got off light, we have more than that and it is still coming
down here in TO.
--
Lits Slut #9
Life would be so much easier if we could just look at the source code.

On Dec 16, 6:46 pm, [email protected] (J T) wrote:
> Sun, Dec 16, 2007, 11:10am (EST-3) [email protected] (Robatoy)
> doth exclaimeth:
> We caught just a whiff of that Mofo that slipped underneath us. I get
> it...it must be close to Christmas. <snip>
>
> Ah quitcherbitchin. My mother got that much on Thanksgiving Day.
>
OhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhHHHHHH!!!!!! So you think I was bitching, HUH?
Well, sonny, lemme tell you something about bitchin'... naaa, gonna
play with my stitches instead...LOL

"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> We caught just a whiff of that Mofo that slipped underneath us.
> I get it...it must be close to Christmas. )..starting to look a lot
> like......
> Ho ho ho ho..........ho-frickin'-ho.....
>
> But, as I am just coming off a hernia repair 6 days ago, it is the
> kids who will clean the cars and driveways....that is if the little
> brats want to eat!!
> http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/snowDec16.jpg

Did you go for Shouldice or the local hospital?

On Dec 16, 3:41 pm, "Bill Stock" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:[email protected]...
>
> > We caught just a whiff of that Mofo that slipped underneath us.
> > I get it...it must be close to Christmas. )..starting to look a lot
> > like......
> > Ho ho ho ho..........ho-frickin'-ho.....
>
> > But, as I am just coming off a hernia repair 6 days ago, it is the
> > kids who will clean the cars and driveways....that is if the little
> > brats want to eat!!
> >http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/snowDec16.jpg
>
> Did you go for Shouldice or the local hospital?

This particular surgeon has worked at Shouldice, but is now here
locally.He even spoke English!
His work is well respected by many. AND he had a sense of humour. When
I asked him if it was what he had expected, his reply mentioned that
somewhere in the hospital there is a screen-door missing.

On Dec 16, 9:12 pm, "Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote:
> RE: Subject
>
> As the saying goes, "First liar doesn't have a chance."<G>
>
> Lew

Lew, it was so windy here today, the wind blew the beams right off my
headlights.

On Dec 16, 3:50 pm, Tanus <[email protected]> wrote:
> Robatoy wrote:
> > On Dec 16, 2:14 pm, FrozenNorth <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> Robatoy took a can of maroon spray paint on December 16, 2007 02:10 pm and
> >> wrote the following:
>
> >>> We caught just a whiff of that Mofo that slipped underneath us.
> >>> I get it...it must be close to Christmas. )..starting to look a lot
> >>> like......
> >>> Ho ho ho ho..........ho-frickin'-ho.....
> >>> But, as I am just coming off a hernia repair 6 days ago, it is the
> >>> kids who will clean the cars and driveways....that is if the little
> >>> brats want to eat!!
> >>>http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/snowDec16.jpg
> >> Looks like you got off light, we have more than that and it is still coming
> >> down here in TO.
> >> --
> > Yup, just got a little streamer off the big one. Just a dusting.
> > I can see on the satellite that Tanus is escaping the brunt of it too.
>
> We are??? I've shoveled three times and
> it looks like I haven't even been out
> in it. Took SWMBO's car out at 10 AM and
> there must be 8" of shit on it again.
>
Dude.. you're near OTTAWA. OTTAWA is indian word for ASSLOADS OF SNOW.
I have a buddy in Gatineau, he's practically begged us to come skating
on the canal.
I figgurred...wtf? On thin strips of metal? In the cold?

Something's wrong with him.

Seriously, the bulk of that storm was way south of us.

<G>

r

On Dec 16, 2:14 pm, FrozenNorth <[email protected]> wrote:
> Robatoy took a can of maroon spray paint on December 16, 2007 02:10 pm and
> wrote the following:
>
> > We caught just a whiff of that Mofo that slipped underneath us.
> > I get it...it must be close to Christmas. )..starting to look a lot
> > like......
> > Ho ho ho ho..........ho-frickin'-ho.....
>
> > But, as I am just coming off a hernia repair 6 days ago, it is the
> > kids who will clean the cars and driveways....that is if the little
> > brats want to eat!!
> >http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/snowDec16.jpg
>
> Looks like you got off light, we have more than that and it is still coming
> down here in TO.
> --
Yup, just got a little streamer off the big one. Just a dusting.
I can see on the satellite that Tanus is escaping the brunt of it too.
Buffalo, as per usual (Friends in Watertown always get 10 feet..lol).
TO looks like you due some more. My MIL called from Digby NS and told
me there was "a bit of a storm" brewing.
I didn't have the heart to tell her that we may not hear from her for
a few days..<G>

Happy digging, bro'!

r

"Robatoy" wrote

> Ho ho ho ho..........ho-frickin'-ho.....

Thanks for that picturesque picture post card ... we appreciate the thought,
if not the reality, down here in Tejas.

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The #1 reason I live in New Mexico, it melts before I can remember where I
put the snow shovel.

--
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Watch for the bounce.
If ya didn't see it, ya didn't feel it.
If ya see it, it didn't go off.
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"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> We caught just a whiff of that Mofo that slipped underneath us.
> I get it...it must be close to Christmas. )..starting to look a lot
> like......
> Ho ho ho ho..........ho-frickin'-ho.....
>
> But, as I am just coming off a hernia repair 6 days ago, it is the
> kids who will clean the cars and driveways....that is if the little
> brats want to eat!!
> http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/snowDec16.jpg

Jay Pique wrote:


>
> I think I'd prefer the snow. Here in Central New York we're getting a
> bit right now. I'm happy to see it.
>
> JP
>

We've have a bit of snow in Western New York as well... about 12" since
this morning. I even thought about getting out the snow blower but
decided it wasn't enough to bother with the machine.

--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
[email protected]

Lew Hodgett wrote:
> Nova wrote:
>
>
>>We've have a bit of snow in Western New York as well... about 12" since
>>this morning. I even thought about getting out the snow blower but
>>decided it wasn't enough to bother with the machine.
>
>
> These days, about all I remember about Upstate NY is a sliced roast beef
> sandwich served on a salted roll.
>
> "Wick" something.
>
> Lew
>
>

A "Kummelweck" roll, the sandwich is mostly refereed to as a "Beef On
Weck". If you're ever in the area, in my opinion, the best place to get
one is a little place called "Schwabl's" just southeast of the city
(with a picture of the sandwich):

http://www.roadfood.com/Reviews/Overview.aspx?RefID=187

--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
[email protected]

Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote in news:91cf2f81-309c-45dc-ac7b-
[email protected]:

> Dude.. you're near OTTAWA. OTTAWA is indian word for ASSLOADS OF SNOW.
> I have a buddy in Gatineau, he's practically begged us to come skating
> on the canal.
> I figgurred...wtf? On thin strips of metal? In the cold?
>
> Something's wrong with him.
>
> Seriously, the bulk of that storm was way south of us.
>
> <G>
>
It was north of here (Jersey at about the level of NY City), though we did
get 2-3 inches - of SOAKING WET snow, which is now frozen. Streets are
plowed nicely though. Hope the trains run well tomorrow.

--
Best regards
Han
email address is invalid

Greg G.<[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> Jay Pique said:
>
>>>
>>> One nice thing about Florida, no snow - only snowbirds.
>>
>>I think I'd prefer the snow. Here in Central New York we're getting a
>>bit right now. I'm happy to see it.
>
> I drove through central and eastern NY a month or so ago. NY and CN,
> RI, MA, VT, NH, ME and everything in between there and GA. Last ditch
> trip of the season. Still cold as heck at night.
>
> But seeing that most of the snowbirds are from New York, Illinois, and
> Ohio anyway, so you should be used to them. They aren't near the
> problem that their relatives/kids are. ;-) I can handle about one
> week of cold, and one snowfall - enough to throw a few snowballs and
> build a snowman. Anything beyond is too much. The interesting thing
> about Atlanta is that on the infrequent occasions that it snows these
> days, you can wait a few hours for the locals to either slide off the
> roads or lock themselves indoors, and the whole wide world is yours.
> The few people who venture out past that are either cops, crooks, or
> those experienced in the physics of cold weather driving.
>
> As for me, the cold/snow means using up too much kero$ene to work in
> the shop. I'm off right now to pick up more insulation.
> Two days ago, it was 76, now it's 32. And it feels like snow...
>
>
> Greg G.
>

I remember a storm that hit Atlanta many years ago (more than 10-15). The
whole area was shut down. I recall that many people froze to death in
their cars while stranded on the beltway (I'm not sure what the circle
around Atlanta is called; probably Peachtree like every friggin street or
road in Atlanta). It was a freak storm that the people were not prepared
for.

Hank (Been lost many times looking for the the right Peachtree street,
road, avenue.)

Nova <[email protected]> wrote in news:UYi9j.7993$6X.7696@trndny06:

> Jay Pique wrote:
>
>
>>
>> I think I'd prefer the snow. Here in Central New York we're getting a
>> bit right now. I'm happy to see it.
>>
>> JP
>>
>
> We've have a bit of snow in Western New York as well... about 12" since
> this morning. I even thought about getting out the snow blower but
> decided it wasn't enough to bother with the machine.
>

We've about 14" here in Eastern NY (Hunter). I have to get the snowblower
out if I want to ski tomorrow because I can't get the damn truck into 4wd.
The freaking shifter will not budge (time for a BFH).

Hank

On Dec 16, 6:24 pm, jo4hn <[email protected]> wrote:
> Robatoy wrote:
> > We caught just a whiff of that Mofo that slipped underneath us.
> > I get it...it must be close to Christmas. )..starting to look a lot
> > like......
> > Ho ho ho ho..........ho-frickin'-ho.....
>
> > But, as I am just coming off a hernia repair 6 days ago, it is the
> > kids who will clean the cars and driveways....that is if the little
> > brats want to eat!!
> >http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/snowDec16.jpg
>
> Loved the photo. Here (So.Cal mountains) we have had a couple of small
> storms which left about 8" on the ground. It's about half melted now
> with another wimpy storm predicted for Wednesday. We need snow. About
> two feet or so to finally extinguish/smother the underground smoldering
> tree roots. Sunny and warm today; may hit 40 dF. Shorts and Ts weather
> (yeah, I know. My Florida BIL isn't buying any of this shit either.).
>

I believe it. I have experienced shirt-sleeve weather in the snow
before.
Man, those fires must be nerve-wracking, eh?

ho, ho, hose.
r

Jay Pique said:

>On Dec 16, 2:44 pm, Greg G.<[email protected]> wrote:
>> Robatoy said:
>>
>> >We caught just a whiff of that Mofo that slipped underneath us.
>> >I get it...it must be close to Christmas. )..starting to look a lot
>> >like......
>> >Ho ho ho ho..........ho-frickin'-ho.....
>>
>> >But, as I am just coming off a hernia repair 6 days ago, it is the
>> >kids who will clean the cars and driveways....that is if the little
>> >brats want to eat!!
>> >http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/snowDec16.jpg
>>
>> One nice thing about Florida, no snow - only snowbirds.
>
>I think I'd prefer the snow. Here in Central New York we're getting a
>bit right now. I'm happy to see it.

I drove through central and eastern NY a month or so ago. NY and CN,
RI, MA, VT, NH, ME and everything in between there and GA. Last ditch
trip of the season. Still cold as heck at night.

But seeing that most of the snowbirds are from New York, Illinois, and
Ohio anyway, so you should be used to them. They aren't near the
problem that their relatives/kids are. ;-) I can handle about one
week of cold, and one snowfall - enough to throw a few snowballs and
build a snowman. Anything beyond is too much. The interesting thing
about Atlanta is that on the infrequent occasions that it snows these
days, you can wait a few hours for the locals to either slide off the
roads or lock themselves indoors, and the whole wide world is yours.
The few people who venture out past that are either cops, crooks, or
those experienced in the physics of cold weather driving.

As for me, the cold/snow means using up too much kero$ene to work in
the shop. I'm off right now to pick up more insulation.
Two days ago, it was 76, now it's 32. And it feels like snow...


Greg G.

On Dec 16, 2:44 pm, Greg G.<[email protected]> wrote:
> Robatoy said:
>
> >We caught just a whiff of that Mofo that slipped underneath us.
> >I get it...it must be close to Christmas. )..starting to look a lot
> >like......
> >Ho ho ho ho..........ho-frickin'-ho.....
>
> >But, as I am just coming off a hernia repair 6 days ago, it is the
> >kids who will clean the cars and driveways....that is if the little
> >brats want to eat!!
> >http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/snowDec16.jpg
>
> One nice thing about Florida, no snow - only snowbirds.

I think I'd prefer the snow. Here in Central New York we're getting a
bit right now. I'm happy to see it.

JP

asmurff wrote:
> The #1 reason I live in New Mexico, it melts before I can remember where I
> put the snow shovel.
>
The #1 reason I live in the desert part of Arizona, what's a snow shovel?

Robatoy wrote:
> On Dec 16, 2:14 pm, FrozenNorth <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Robatoy took a can of maroon spray paint on December 16, 2007 02:10 pm and
>> wrote the following:
>>
>>> We caught just a whiff of that Mofo that slipped underneath us.
>>> I get it...it must be close to Christmas. )..starting to look a lot
>>> like......
>>> Ho ho ho ho..........ho-frickin'-ho.....
>>> But, as I am just coming off a hernia repair 6 days ago, it is the
>>> kids who will clean the cars and driveways....that is if the little
>>> brats want to eat!!
>>> http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/snowDec16.jpg
>> Looks like you got off light, we have more than that and it is still coming
>> down here in TO.
>> --
> Yup, just got a little streamer off the big one. Just a dusting.
> I can see on the satellite that Tanus is escaping the brunt of it too.

We are??? I've shoveled three times and
it looks like I haven't even been out
in it. Took SWMBO's car out at 10 AM and
there must be 8" of shit on it again.

OTOH, I'm not complaining much. No ice
pellets, lots of wood on the stoves, and
enough food to feed a small army here.
We're ok. Yeah, keep sayin that buddy.
Maybe you'll believe it soon.

But I'm glad to hear that Sarnia's
missing most of it. My Mom is 85 and
doesn't react well to snow. Or winter.
Come to think of it, neither do I.....

--
Tanus

This is not really a sig.

http://www.home.mycybernet.net/~waugh/shop/

Robatoy wrote:
> On Dec 16, 3:50 pm, Tanus <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Robatoy wrote:
>>> On Dec 16, 2:14 pm, FrozenNorth <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> Robatoy took a can of maroon spray paint on December 16, 2007 02:10 pm and
>>>> wrote the following:
>>>>> We caught just a whiff of that Mofo that slipped underneath us.
>>>>> I get it...it must be close to Christmas. )..starting to look a lot
>>>>> like......
>>>>> Ho ho ho ho..........ho-frickin'-ho.....
>>>>> But, as I am just coming off a hernia repair 6 days ago, it is the
>>>>> kids who will clean the cars and driveways....that is if the little
>>>>> brats want to eat!!
>>>>> http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/snowDec16.jpg
>>>> Looks like you got off light, we have more than that and it is still coming
>>>> down here in TO.
>>>> --
>>> Yup, just got a little streamer off the big one. Just a dusting.
>>> I can see on the satellite that Tanus is escaping the brunt of it too.
>> We are??? I've shoveled three times and
>> it looks like I haven't even been out
>> in it. Took SWMBO's car out at 10 AM and
>> there must be 8" of shit on it again.
>>
> Dude.. you're near OTTAWA. OTTAWA is indian word for ASSLOADS OF SNOW.
> I have a buddy in Gatineau, he's practically begged us to come skating
> on the canal.
> I figgurred...wtf? On thin strips of metal? In the cold?
>
> Something's wrong with him.
>
> Seriously, the bulk of that storm was way south of us.
>
> <G>
>
> r
>

I'm actually north of both Ottawa and
Gatineau. We get a tad more here than in
the city but if we missed the bulk of
it, I have great pity (and not just a
bit of glee) for the suckers who got
whomped. I've spent most of the day
shoveling and very little time in the
shop today.

I skated on the canal in 1979. Froze my
nads off. I'm still lookin for them.
Probably with my skates which I haven't
seen since either. I like winter
for..no, not that...no, not that either.
Um. I know I like it for something.
Gimme a minute here. Oh, I remember. I
like winter cause it's the season before
bass fishing starts.

--
Tanus

This is not really a sig.

http://www.home.mycybernet.net/~waugh/shop/

"Robatoy" wrote

> His work is well respected by many. AND he had a sense of humour. When
> I asked him if it was what he had expected, his reply mentioned that
> somewhere in the hospital there is a screen-door missing.

There ya go, your kinda a doc, both a handyman and a surgeon!

Robatoy said:

>We caught just a whiff of that Mofo that slipped underneath us.
>I get it...it must be close to Christmas. )..starting to look a lot
>like......
>Ho ho ho ho..........ho-frickin'-ho.....
>
>But, as I am just coming off a hernia repair 6 days ago, it is the
>kids who will clean the cars and driveways....that is if the little
>brats want to eat!!
>http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/snowDec16.jpg

One nice thing about Florida, no snow - only snowbirds. Christmas
lights lining the fronds of palm trees. Shirtsleeves. So, where is
the snowman, and why aren't the yard apes out there with shovels in
their hands?


Greg G.

On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 16:30:27 -0700, Mark & Juanita
<[email protected]> wrote:

>
>
> 40's and shorts? Are you out of your mind? Here, that's parkas and
>fireplace weather.


Actually, 40 and shorts extends all the way down to NYC once the cold
initially hits.

In February, the Great Lakes folks will be talking about 10 and
shorts!

On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 23:58:44 GMT, Nova <[email protected]> wrote:

>
>We've have a bit of snow in Western New York as well... about 12" since
>this morning. I even thought about getting out the snow blower but
>decided it wasn't enough to bother with the machine.


Waiting until at least the 3rd foot? <G>

All of my father's cousins lived in Buffalo. The family pictures
from up there always amazed me!