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Good morning!


Leo "Apollo11"

Hi all,

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

I just spent three hours in the yard pulling up vines and tall weeds. Enough to fill a couple of wheelbarrows full. I think I'll label my autobiography "Corkscrew and Blowtorch: my personal fight against the viney bastards in my yard."

From now on, gentlemen, "Vine" will be a language spoken only in hell...[:@][:@][:@]

But it is so decorative... [8D]


Leo "Apollo11"

Good Friday morning - Tithe. [&o][&o][&o]

Good morning all.

All hail THE THREAD!!! tithe...

Picking up the kids from summer camp today. Next on the agenda-decontamination, bathing, re-decomtamination and re-bathing. Somewhere in there will be a thorough tick check. It'll likely take a couple days to get 'em clean. [8D]

City put a Cease and Desist order on my house. They say city code demands a concrete pad or walk around "Any structure". Thirty grand & all I got to show for it is a pile of boards. Absolutely no interest that such a code caused the damage in the first place. HOA approved already, designs in by an architect, professionally built, construction itself meets code, and city demands that I add back in the very thing that caused damage in the first place.

Pondering a lawyer, I am....

Off to an airshow tomorrow, flying on the Lancaster. It's getting a bit old really, all this flying around on a WW2 bomber [:'(]

Ok, I've stared at this blasphemy at the top of the page for long enough.....

Someone has to do something about it, and it might as well be me....

Therefore, without further ado.....

A New Page!

For the Glory of THE THREAD!!! [&o][&o][&o] [8D]

ORIGINAL: Lecivius

City put a Cease and Desist order on my house. They say city code demands a concrete pad or walk around "Any structure". Thirty grand & all I got to show for it is a pile of boards. Absolutely no interest that such a code caused the damage in the first place. HOA approved already, designs in by an architect, professionally built, construction itself meets code, and city demands that I add back in the very thing that caused damage in the first place.

Pondering a lawyer, I am....

Or maybe support your local militia?[;)]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Odin

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy




Howya doin', Odin? Long time no see. How's the Kendo training going?

Hey Kendo Training will become a restart this week. Unfortunately, because of too many Business and too much health problems(mainly my discs in the back) i wasn´t able to keep up a steady Training.
Still at 5. Kyu but i hope i will be ready for 4. in december.

Others which began with me are already going for their 2.Kyu:-)

Aside from that, everything ok....

And i have a new car!!![&o]

And you?

In April I tested for and received my Cho Dan (First Degree Black Belt) in Tang Soo Do Karate. I thought of you and your Kendo training this past Spring. Kendo is one of the more traditional and beautiful martial arts out there, IMO.

Other than that, we're selling our house, I've left my job, we're moving to Texas and I'm growing a beard.

Not necessarily in that order. [:D]

Forgive me for beeing...somewhat late:-)

Congrats for Cho Dan....thats some Thing i will see....wait...maybe 2024, with that Speed of Training i do now.

Kendo is good..unfortunately, that ugly clothes will make me mad, sooner or later. My HAKAMA is a very terrible Thing. The stuff is always very wrinkled, unlike thick material, and always when you put on the thing you can tie it hardly without wrinkles.

Too bad, Kendo rules have a special eye on clothing so i have do buy me new one.

Not that easy, because there aren´t many dealers for that around here.

And now tell me:

Selling the house, leaving the Job...ok the beard is ok but whats going on?

Better Job in Texas?

Still working by my father, coal mining equipment producer..

If someone needs a sophisticated mining system for Underground, please tell me:-)

Odin:-)

Picked up the kids from their weeklong overnight camp. Packing for it was a laborious and meticulous process-they had exactly the clothing they needed packed up for them.

Unpacking their suitcases and getting ready to launder their clothing yielded the following categories in equal representation:

1. Folded and unworn ([:@])
2. Muddy and disgusting
3. Ugh! Kill it with fire!

ORIGINAL: Odin
Selling the house, leaving the Job...ok the beard is ok but whats going on?

Better Job in Texas?

No better job in Texas yet. We're moving there to be closer to family. Had enough of the "Minnesota Experience (read: frostbite)" for a time.

Plus, I told my boss to 'get stuffed' when he suggested I reduce my time (read: salary) by 25% due to department budget fiascos.

We'll see what life holds, neh?

Ok friends welcome my new car....th Mercedes Benz CLA 250 SPORT.

Now available at your Mercedes Benz Dealer!!!:-)))

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Odin
Selling the house, leaving the Job...ok the beard is ok but whats going on?

Better Job in Texas?

No better job in Texas yet. We're moving there to be closer to family. Had enough of the "Minnesota Experience (read: frostbite)" for a time.

Plus, I told my boss to 'get stuffed' when he suggested I reduce my time (read: salary) by 25% due to department budget fiascos.

We'll see what life holds, neh?

Hmp..closer to family is ok, i wish you the best to find a new, good job.

Over here, finding work at full time with acceptable payment is..let my say impossible.

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Picked up the kids from their weeklong overnight camp. Packing for it was a laborious and meticulous process-they had exactly the clothing they needed packed up for them.

Unpacking their suitcases and getting ready to launder their clothing yielded the following categories in equal representation:

1. Folded and unworn ([:@])
2. Muddy and disgusting
3. Ugh! Kill it with fire!

Beyond that with my 14 year old. Had to loan him one of my scout class B shirts to make it through the week...

Otherwise, came home with an extra pair of socks and underwear. Had planned on an extra Class B shirt, but the son took care of that.

Now, the smell from the laundry bags for both of us after spending a week outside in 90F+ temps during the day is a little ripe...

But, I have inserted myself back into society...

ORIGINAL: Odin
Over here, finding work at full time with acceptable payment is..let my say impossible.

In my given line of work, I could have my veritable pick of jobs tomorrow if I wanted them. One has to read the fine print on the offerings though. One requires at least 60% (read: 100%) travel, so I'd never be home with the family. Another requires at least 50% (read: 100%) travel. Another involves relocating to another state yet further away from family. A non-starter.

For my (and my wife / family) "stage" of life right now, with our extended families where they are-it's time to put my career ambitions on hold for the time being.

Once we're situated firmly then I'll sniff around at some part-time or short-term consulting gigs that are geographically feasible.

Good Morning!