Good morning!!!!

[wngsprd]

And many thanks to wngsprd for posting many fine photos.

Was great fun doing it.

 

[jbrumberg]

LS- You are not helping yourself not trying the crutches stuff. Your whiskey is even better now as a pain management medication regimen. At least 10 years aged. :wink: I already have "visions" of your PT

During my knee recovery period I was home bound and had to bring 100's maybe 1000's of billable service hours by provider reports (a few really squirrelly) back to "compliance" . Some dod not make muster. The regional director would come once a week bringing beer(s) to give me "corporation updates." Honestly I would hold off until you are really able to move around before the "light duty."

Phil- Thanks for your location. What applies to most does not really apply to our higher elevations. My wife commuted to Springfield for +25 years. I commuted for ~3. The traffic patterns down there are a product of "impaired" thinking by some civil engineers.

We "worked" a lunch into one of the best barbecue restaurants that I have had the great pleasure to eat (Bear's) in the region on our way home. I believe the barbecue there would satisfy all the barbecue addicts here.. I had a burnt ends sandwich with decent sides and wifey had the brisket. I spoke with the manager; a really nice guy and +++manager. At least I have his + approval on my own smoked rib barbecue (jerked overnight, smoked low&slow&mopped as needed). And made it home via a stop at the supermarket to get some food and enough food to get through this next "snow" event (~5") here. Then the warmth begins again.

And as soon I got home I googled into the St.B. rescue site to find there is not 1, not 2, not even 3; but 13 St. B.'s soon to be available. The story: A male SB was apprehended running loose by LE. The license # led back to a "Back Yard Breeder" where there was Mom and 12 pups. They are up for adoption early March. An application has been already submitted. We hope for 2 in any combination.

Hopefully a gift to fill the void.

I am still processing everything, but it's good to be home and the ol' bed looks pretty comfy right now.

My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers for all.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Our neighbors StB was downright mean.

 

[Buppies]

Every St Bernard I ever came in contact with was a giant teddy bear full of slobber and kisses

 

[Buppies]

Jay glad you made it back safe and sound and hopefully your search for new pups is successful

 

[jbrumberg]

BEF- Somewhere somehow some people thought it would be a great idea to allow aggressiveness bred into the gene pool. It was not a good idea. I have rarely met a St.B. that made me leery, but I did meet one. I would have had stronger feelings if I was in "his run" He was mean and scary and he made it clear that he did not like me. The dog was a product of a backyard breeder. I would hate to tangle with an enraged "Cujo." . I think that I would become dog food....... Well marbled; definitely high with antibiotics and hormones...... maybe even psychoactive dog food.

The demand for these dogs was/is high. The rescue organization has closed off any more applications. Our application was accepted before the "cutoff." We'll see.

I would much prefer to get a rescue dog than get a breeders' dog.

It's snowing presently. It looks like 2" has fallen so far. We still had snow and ice around here when we got back home....... Lots of ice.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 42F this morning, thunder in the area, raining when I woke up. High temp was 64F, light to moderate wnw wind, and sky became mostly sunny for a while then mostly cloudy at sundown. Rain delayed bike ride till 9:30, got to be downright nice, had remove jacket to prevent overheating . Lunch at return followed by 2 hour nap, wife did WBS duty while I was gone.
LS careful with your knee
Prayers for all, especially Ed, Rip

 

[mostly_gas]

Billie, gotta love that flathead in the 8N :thumbsup: :drink:

 

[Looking4new]

daugen, no I don't own a snowmobile (sled) anymore. I had one in the mid '70s and then the goobermint got involved and wanted license plates and insurance and a whole bunch of crap I didn't want to do. I got rid of it and haven't regretted it one bit.
Donuts are fun, except that they stink up the interior of the car when you come back around through the rubber smoke.

I haven't been outside all day, I did get most of the work done on my taxes. I only have one more statement to get and then I can send them off to the accountant to do the E-file thing.

There is a nasty rumor started by environment Canada that we could see some freezing rain on
Tuesday. I sure hope not.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

This is a vent....
Dads being stubborn....

Since mom died, property changed from both to just dad, resulting in him having to reapply for CAUV. He doesnt want to reapply, because there is a $25 fee.

End of vent...

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