Good morning!!!!

[sodamo]

Wish I could redirect some of rain to those in need, especially the fire areas. May not have made national news but quite a fire going on Oahu, up in Wahiawa and they don't expect to get any helpful rain. That area is quite inaccessible. For any of you that may have been stationed here years ago it is across from the old Recondo/Air Assault School. Local news shows military choppers dumping water.

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[txdon]

"get lines"

At school we would "get lines" if we did something bad - having to write out the same sentence, over and over, on each line on sheets and sheets of paper.

I must always remember to shut the gate.
I must always remember to shut the gate.
I must always remember to shut the gate. ...


Did you not have that sort of thing at school ?

I once had a run in with a teacher for refusing to write 500 lines he gave to the entire class "I must not throw oranges against the wall". Although there was indeed an orange stain on the classroom wall, it wasn't me that did it and I felt aggrieved at the idea of a mass punishment for the acts of one unknown individual. I asked if someone in the class committed a murder, would he want to hang us all ? "No", he said "only because we have abolished hanging in this country", gave me a wink and let it go.

Ok now I know. I have seen it on TV but none of my teachers made us do it. We got "swats" with a large wooded paddle with holes in it. It would make a loud bang and burn burn burn and you could count the number of holes in the paddle on your bum. Once the all of us in the 4th grade that were on the baseball team got swats from the coach for being late to practice because another teacher kept us late for others talking. It was just not right, and since we still have the death penalty we don't dare make any suggestions like you did.

 

[Eric Salop]

Thankfully I'm not guilty all the time and the dogs and I just share a knowing glance, but they don't tell on me nor I them.

If only I could get to that level of understanding. Dog would happily sell me down the river for a tiny piece of chicken. He blinks his eyes and offers his best "I'm innocent" look whenever there is the faintest trace of blame in the air.

 

[sodamo]

Eric
Wife has this belief that if one of the dogs did something wrong, all are guilty for allowing it. I sometimes think that is expanded to include me.

Quite familiar with lines as you described (from experience), just didn't know it had a name.

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[300UGUY]

Got a lot done here today, plus gave a neighbor's kid a ride on my tractor. He was 6 years old, he really got a kick out of tit. His dad thanked me later. Planning on some cement work this next week at my wife's shop. Haven't done much of that in years.

 

[dave1949]

56F. Mid-70's today with a nice breeze due later this morning.

Rocks are on today's menu. Hopefully I can rebuild the retaining wall enough today and Friday to keep the groundhogs from burrowing into the exposed dirt bank.

 

[ronjhall]

Coffee is done brewing. 58° with partly cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 77° with mostly sunny skies. Another nice summer day. Need to get Stihl trimmer out with hedge trimmer to cut all the weeds under the many pine trees around the yard. My back will be complaining all day.
Eric, got the lines comment in original post.
Hope Roy is just sleeping in and toe is OK.
Good Morning All.

 

[wngsprd]

70 easing up to 81 as rain moves in. We need it.

Got some gly spraying done yesterday, trying to beat out the rain forecast and ready a couple of food plots for a new planting. I have a nasty invasive called Virginia Buttonweed that I think I may have gotten the better of with two spayings a month apart. But it has been dry, so with the rain may have more come back.

 

[daugen]

75 going up to a hot and sticky 94 today with rain coming in this afternoon and into tomorrow. Good, we need it, like Wingsprd says
Need to water a few fruit trees but other than that, have little planned for today. Which in itself is nice.


Rocks are on today's menu. Dave, are you serving granite today?

 

[dave1949]

75 going up to a hot and sticky 94 today with rain coming in this afternoon and into tomorrow. Good, we need it, like Wingsprd says
Need to water a few fruit trees but other than that, have little planned for today. Which in itself is nice.


Rocks are on today's menu. Dave, are you serving granite today?

Not much granite will be used because it is rare to find granite rocks with the natural flat faces that are needed for good stacking.