I know I just don't wanna spend the $$ when I don't think I'll get much out of it. My mom of course thinks it's worth gold because back in the day they spent a fortune on the discs and stuff but.... :pbpt:
He Eags, I had a friend just send me an email looking to rent her condo in Eagan. Its two bedrooms, 1 3/4 bath, 1100 sq ft with attached garage. She's looking for 995 a month and said 6 months would be ok.
Hey, AW - thanks for your post. I'd like to find out more about it! What is the best way to get in contact with you or your friend? I'll send you a PM with my contact info, too.
It was necessary to keep a good supply of cannon balls near the cannon on old war ships. But how to prevent them from rolling about the deck was the problem. The storage method devised was to stack them as a square based pyramid, with one ball on top, resting on four, resting on nine, which rested on sixteen. Thus, a supply of 30 cannon balls could be stacked in a small area right next to the cannon.
There was only one problem -- how to prevent the bottom layer from sliding/rolling from under the others.
The solution was a metal plate with 16 round indentations, called, for
reasons unknown, a Monkey. But if this plate were made of iron, the iron balls would quickly rust to it. The solution to the rusting problem was to make them of brass - hence, Brass Monkeys.
Few landlubbers realize that brass contracts much more and much faster than iron when chilled. Consequently, when the temperature dropped too far, the brass indentations would shrink so much that the iron cannon balls would come right off the monkey. Thus, it was quite literally, cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey.
And all this time, folks thought that was just a vulgar expression?
That was very interesting indeed. But I'm guessing that his nick came from drinking a couple of swigs out of a 40 then filling it with oj. At least that's what I think the Beastie Boys are singing about anyway.
just so everyone knows, i'm changing back to qwest instead of visi for my isp. change is supposed to happen on tuesday. not sure when my static ip's will be in place with them, so if the cc site is inaccessible, that's why.
Additional to his passing, we drove out there yesterday morning with some fairly snow packed and icy roads for about half the way. It took us longer than it would normally.
We checked into the hotel and dropped off our stuff and headed for the hospital. There is a stop light not far from the hotel. The light was green and we kept going. Unfortunately, it was also showing green from the opposite side. We got hit in the rear passenger bumper and that also bent the wheel. We were spun around and ended up off the road in a snow bank facing traffic.
The county sheriff showed up, took all the license and insurance and asked what happened. 10 minutes later, there was a second accident with the same green light issue. Turns out the upper lights were snow covered so only the green was showing. No citations and no one was hurt. Thank goodness for that! Our car was towed. Had to call Inks' brother to come get us, got a rental car eventually and dealt with all the insurance crap. So now the adjuster will have to go out there to determine damage and then we can get it fixed. Good thing there's a good body shop out there.
We doubt they will total it. Just means more hassle. We'll have to go out there again to get it when its ready, and that will probably not be at the same time of the funeral - and those arrangements are still in process as one of my father-in-law's brother is coming from Arizona.
Inks said if we were going to get hit, it would have been better if there was more damage and then we'd just get a new car.
If we never have a day like that again, it would be fine with me.
Found out a couple weeks ago my Grandma's cancer returned and is in her lungs now. She's pretty brave about it, and has decided to try alternatives to Chemotherapy.
Kind of a scary concept though, I know getting cancer isn't good, and having it come back after you've gotten rid of it is worse...
Just made me think, I've experienced losing family and friends before, and so far, I've never cried at a funeral (no, it's not some macho guy thing, I can't really explain it, it's not like I wasn't sad at them, just really didn't see the point), I'm pretty sure I'd brake that streak with my grandmother. She understands me better than any other person on the planet (parents included), and I'd like to think I inherited her personality, if that were possible. Shoot, sometimes I think she knows me better than I know myself.
Well, God willing, hopefully she can beat it again.
Brenda is home this evening. We're packed and ready to head out about noon tomorrow when my training is done. A couple of sad days ahead and a chance to see all the relatives we never see except at funerals.
The claims adjuster estimated today abour $3500.00 to fix the car. We had to call the place that towed it to permit them to release it and it's going to the body shop to be fixed. We'll have that to go out and pick up in another week or so.
The accident report came today along with a crash report I had to fill out for the State of Minnesota Dept. of Vehicle Services. It will be good when all this is done.
Have I mentioned how boring that drive out there is? We've done it for 40 years. Not much new to see, especially this time of year. At least in the growing season you can check out how high the corn is and how healthy the alfalfa fields are and how lush everything looks. In the spring there are tractors out preparing fields for planting and in the fall you can see who's out harvesting. And during the summer, you can see them cutting and bailing hay.
The obituary was in the Willmar paper today. Grandpa
lousy circumstances terry. seems everyone's parents are passing these days. i've got 3 emails in my inbox at work about people whose parents passed in the last week.
plus the guy who did the state fair poster in 2009 (and every piece of art in mine and sue's bedroom, and the guy at the prostate cancer benefit back in 2008 that sue put on), leo stans, was in the obits in yesterday's paper. all of 58 or 59 years old.
It is lousy for all of us, but I know he and Inks' Mother are celebrating and enjoying the time together being out of their earthly bodies in full health.
My mother said something that made me stop and think the other day. She is the last of the parental generation and when she goes, we will be the oldest generation in our families. Makes me feel old.
I got the news Saturday that a former coworker passed away last week. He was not all that old either (only 51). He'd worked at the VW dealer for 28 years...It came as a terrible shock to everyone, since he hadn't been exhibiting any symptoms that one would think of as life threatening.....had been out sick (with what he and everyone else assumed was the same nasty chest cold/virus that was going around). He died from a ruptured aorta.
Sorry to ramble on, but just kind of reminding myself (**again**) to make each day the best day, I guess. Never know what tomorrow will bring.
My husband Ted was only 58 when he died from what the death certificate said was a "heart stoppage". Same type thing I guess. That's way too young. I sure miss that man.
Have a safe trip, Terry. There's something comforting about these next couple of days when you'll share good food and fond/funny memories about your father-in-law with others who loved him too.
well sometime this afternoon my internet connection will be changing when qwest makes the cutover, so possibly until tomorrow morning or perhaps a bit later, after the change happens, the cooler crew site will be unavailable.
We are back. Funeral and visitation was nice. Some tears were shed today, but he's now resting next to his beloved Mae and that feels perfect.
Found out yesterday they found additional damage so the insurance company is totalling the car. We had to stop and get everything out of the car on our way back this afternoon. Felt weird. The guy said its too bad because other than the damage caused by the accident, the car is in excellent shape.
At least now we won't have to go back out in a couple weeks to pick that up.
We now have a 2000 Ford Explorer as our second vehicle. Excellent deal on that as it was my father-in-law's and that will all wash out with Inks' brother as the house gets settled. Brenda drove that back for us.
It's been an excrutiating long two days. Glad it's over.
one of these days i'm gonna have to adhere to the ages old internet tradition of april fools day jokes for the cooler crew site. lots of good nerdy ones out there today.
and all the kids in the CC can call me on my new number if you dont have it it is 651-239-0847
It was necessary to keep a good supply of cannon balls near the cannon on old war ships. But how to prevent them from rolling about the deck was the problem. The storage method devised was to stack them as a square based pyramid, with one ball on top, resting on four, resting on nine, which rested on sixteen. Thus, a supply of 30 cannon balls could be stacked in a small area right next to the cannon.
There was only one problem -- how to prevent the bottom layer from sliding/rolling from under the others.
The solution was a metal plate with 16 round indentations, called, for
reasons unknown, a Monkey. But if this plate were made of iron, the iron balls would quickly rust to it. The solution to the rusting problem was to make them of brass - hence, Brass Monkeys.
Few landlubbers realize that brass contracts much more and much faster than iron when chilled. Consequently, when the temperature dropped too far, the brass indentations would shrink so much that the iron cannon balls would come right off the monkey. Thus, it was quite literally, cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey.
And all this time, folks thought that was just a vulgar expression?
We will be heading back to the cities after making arrangements here tomorrow and then getting our daughter a flight to come home for the funeral.
This has been quite the day.
Thank you.
Additional to his passing, we drove out there yesterday morning with some fairly snow packed and icy roads for about half the way. It took us longer than it would normally.
We checked into the hotel and dropped off our stuff and headed for the hospital. There is a stop light not far from the hotel. The light was green and we kept going. Unfortunately, it was also showing green from the opposite side. We got hit in the rear passenger bumper and that also bent the wheel. We were spun around and ended up off the road in a snow bank facing traffic.
The county sheriff showed up, took all the license and insurance and asked what happened. 10 minutes later, there was a second accident with the same green light issue. Turns out the upper lights were snow covered so only the green was showing. No citations and no one was hurt. Thank goodness for that! Our car was towed. Had to call Inks' brother to come get us, got a rental car eventually and dealt with all the insurance crap. So now the adjuster will have to go out there to determine damage and then we can get it fixed. Good thing there's a good body shop out there.
We doubt they will total it. Just means more hassle. We'll have to go out there again to get it when its ready, and that will probably not be at the same time of the funeral - and those arrangements are still in process as one of my father-in-law's brother is coming from Arizona.
Inks said if we were going to get hit, it would have been better if there was more damage and then we'd just get a new car.
If we never have a day like that again, it would be fine with me.
I'm glad we were all okay though. It could have been nasty. Seat belts saved us for sure.
Brenda called and spoke with him too yesterday. She is so heart sad. They had such a special relationship.
Kind of a scary concept though, I know getting cancer isn't good, and having it come back after you've gotten rid of it is worse...
Just made me think, I've experienced losing family and friends before, and so far, I've never cried at a funeral (no, it's not some macho guy thing, I can't really explain it, it's not like I wasn't sad at them, just really didn't see the point), I'm pretty sure I'd brake that streak with my grandmother. She understands me better than any other person on the planet (parents included), and I'd like to think I inherited her personality, if that were possible. Shoot, sometimes I think she knows me better than I know myself.
Well, God willing, hopefully she can beat it again.
The claims adjuster estimated today abour $3500.00 to fix the car. We had to call the place that towed it to permit them to release it and it's going to the body shop to be fixed. We'll have that to go out and pick up in another week or so.
The accident report came today along with a crash report I had to fill out for the State of Minnesota Dept. of Vehicle Services. It will be good when all this is done.
Have I mentioned how boring that drive out there is? We've done it for 40 years. Not much new to see, especially this time of year. At least in the growing season you can check out how high the corn is and how healthy the alfalfa fields are and how lush everything looks. In the spring there are tractors out preparing fields for planting and in the fall you can see who's out harvesting. And during the summer, you can see them cutting and bailing hay.
The obituary was in the Willmar paper today. Grandpa
plus the guy who did the state fair poster in 2009 (and every piece of art in mine and sue's bedroom, and the guy at the prostate cancer benefit back in 2008 that sue put on), leo stans, was in the obits in yesterday's paper. all of 58 or 59 years old.
Lots of guys have heart attacks in that age range.
My mother said something that made me stop and think the other day. She is the last of the parental generation and when she goes, we will be the oldest generation in our families. Makes me feel old.
and then remember that you *are* after all the queen of the cooler :wink:
I have lots of ancestors who lived to be 100 years old or better. I only want to live that long if I'm not one of those mean old ladies. :cool:
So you guys, watch for your heart and get your rear checked. :eek:
Sorry to ramble on, but just kind of reminding myself (**again**) to make each day the best day, I guess. Never know what tomorrow will bring.
Have a safe trip, Terry. There's something comforting about these next couple of days when you'll share good food and fond/funny memories about your father-in-law with others who loved him too.
Found out yesterday they found additional damage so the insurance company is totalling the car. We had to stop and get everything out of the car on our way back this afternoon. Felt weird. The guy said its too bad because other than the damage caused by the accident, the car is in excellent shape.
At least now we won't have to go back out in a couple weeks to pick that up.
We now have a 2000 Ford Explorer as our second vehicle. Excellent deal on that as it was my father-in-law's and that will all wash out with Inks' brother as the house gets settled. Brenda drove that back for us.
It's been an excrutiating long two days. Glad it's over.
Got it paid, I'm back, now how many days until that damn hunt starts again... Sigh