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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Guzzi Gal on April 06, 2018, 02:25:46 PM
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No matter how small if it made you smile, laugh, grateful, pleased, don't keep it to yourself, share. You might bring a much-needed smile to someone else's day.
I'm grateful for WG and all here who impact my life in a positive manner on a daily basis. Our life may have its issues but by in large, we are blessed.
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Lannis posted a thread on a Harley Service Manager riding a Suzuki
That made me laugh, is it even allowed?
We pick our Grandson up from Playschool every Friday. thats something we always look forward to.
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1) It's Friday!
2) My Nephew is one week closer to completing his radiation therapy. Only 3 more weeks to go.
3) Rumour has it spring is coming! Wouldn't know it though... it's -20 today.
4) Life, for all it's punches on the chin, is pretty damn good.
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The wife and I just stopped for an overnight at Rolla, MO. We are in the car thank God since it is miserable outdoors. Taking the long backroads round about way to St. Louis. to explore future riding roads. Have complementry concert and and backstage passes to Little Big Town and Kacey Musgrave tomorrow night.
GliderJohn
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Wow, not much makes WG smile. :huh:
I've got brand new sheets and my baby girl is sharing them with me tonight. The crash bars for Gigi and my new, hopefully small enough helmet will arrive on Wednesday. :thumb: Oh, my hot flashes are only keeping me up half the night! :evil:
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Hmmmm, it’s been mentioned but it’s friday! Looking foreward to a day in the woods on the KTM Sunday. I have so many things to smile about and be thankful for I can’t even type them all. Warm weather is right around the corner, Arkansas roads are 50 miles south and the LeMans III has new sticky tires!
Back to work on Monday and do it all over again!
Rock on Guzzi Gal!!
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The usual mix: Friday night rum and rock and roll. Works every time. :boozing:
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The usual mix: Friday night rum and rock and roll. Works every time. :boozing:
That does sound nice, blues and Cabernet here. (The hard stuff wreaks havoc on my blood sugar)
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That does sound nice, blues and Cabernet here. (The hard stuff wreaks havoc on my blood sugar)
Meet ya half way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZveMYqEqJyI :thumb:
Ok, nobody can have just one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_Vpv0dKAQ0
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I took my first ride on my V50 III - V7 Tribute Bike and all went extremely well
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1) The recruiter from the U.S. Job Corps used our conference room today for recruitment when he left he told me that all 7 applicants were accepted into the program provided that they finish the paperwork involved. It will change their lives. :thumb:
2) In the morning, I went to a community meeting of 15 non-profit social service agencies in the Kona area. Turns out 3 of them need help with recruiting applicants for their job openings. I gave them my contact info to help them. :thumb:
3) At the same meeting, I met an attorney that works for the Disability Rights Organization. :thumb: I need more ammo from her to advocate with the local Target store. WalMart hires the disabled and makes the adjustments to help them to gainfully employed. :thumb:
4) I closed the day with 6 employers that needed help with the Employment Training Fund. The program pays for 50% of tuition for classes at the community college to upgrade the skills of their employees. 12 in this case. :thumb:
Busy day but I have more than one smile for today. :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
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1) The recruiter from the U.S. Job Corps used our conference room today for recruitment when he left he told me that all 7 applicants were accepted into the program provided that they finish the paperwork involved. It will change their lives. :thumb:
Well, I'm smiling if the Job Corps has changed since my first job, working at a state park. To the Job Corps guys, it was all just a box to be checked to get their monthly money ... I'd be working, clearing trails and cleaning campground bathrooms, and they'd be sitting around smoking and joking and laughing at me for doing all the work ... if it's turned into something useful, that's worth a smile in anyone's book. It was a "piss you off" candidate at the time! Good on yer for doing it right.
Bigger smile is that my son came to visit last night, his family is at the beach and he had to work, so he's here and since it's raining, he's volunteered to help me in the shop today! Lord knows I need the motivation sometimes, I tend to bite off more than I can chew and the shop needs a ton of work to get organized and cleaned up.
Next to the first ride on new tires on a bike, stepping into a clean well-organized shop is one of the best of life's little pleasures ....
Lannis
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Grand son Max built one of those this Christmas. :thumb: He thinks he wants to be a rocket scientist.. :smiley:
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Got to spend some time with my lovely daughter this week. She's about to graduate high-school, and she's got a great head on her shoulders. . .no thanks to me. I only get to see her a few times throughout the year, so it's never enough. I get to zip down to Nashville next month to watch her graduate.
Acquired a great new set of KEF speakers. I'll be spending this chilly weekend hanging out with the pups and listening to music. Fantastic sound- my first experience with a true co-axial. I studied them pretty hard back when they were $600. Amazon's got them now @$249 as they're being phased out for a newer model.
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not my setup, but a good pic.
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The Ocean.
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Today, easy
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Cool beans!!! :thumb: :thumb:
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Well, I'm smiling if the Job Corps has changed since my first job, working at a state park. To the Job Corps guys, it was all just a box to be checked to get their monthly money ... I'd be working, clearing trails and cleaning campground bathrooms, and they'd be sitting around smoking and joking and laughing at me for doing all the work ... if it's turned into something useful, that's worth a smile in anyone's book. It was a "piss you off" candidate at the time! Good on yer for doing it right.
Bigger smile is that my son came to visit last night, his family is at the beach and he had to work, so he's here and since it's raining, he's volunteered to help me in the shop today! Lord knows I need the motivation sometimes, I tend to bite off more than I can chew and the shop needs a ton of work to get organized and cleaned up.
Next to the first ride on new tires on a bike, stepping into a clean well-organized shop is one of the best of life's little pleasures ....
Lannis
That's the old Job Corps. The new/current is more like a Vo-Tech boarding school. The young people have to be 18-22 age
GED is available but they have to apply. Live on campus and have training in carpentry, cooking, auto tech and office tech.
They get room/board plus an allowance stipend. They have 2 campuses in Hawaii and live in dormitories. Airfare and ground transportation provided. It's kind of like the military but for job skills. They also help with placement after graduating. Counseling is also included. Alcohol/drug free environment for learning. They're not part of a minimum wage labor battalion.
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That you've received over 3x more PO'd comments than Smile comments!
For me, waking up usually puts a smile on my face, followed by first cup of coffee while reading Wildgoose.
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@ Kev M
Yup, your pic made me smile! :1:
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@ Kev M
Yup, your pic made me smile! :1:
Thanks. that was earlier that day and I wanted to share as soon as I saw the title. And as soon as I saw your post I knew it belonged too.
One more from a week or so ago.
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Thanks. that was earlier that day and I wanted to share as soon as I saw the title. And as soon as I saw your post I knew it belonged too.
One more from a week or so ago.
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I was gonna say my new Griso and post a pic. Or coffee. But really, I can�t follow this.
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But rather than providing a snarky reply, how about grandbaby #5? Meet Molly Rene, born on Easter Sunday (4/1):
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Her big sister Mary Alice gets a honorable mention with her hat choice:
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The family pics posted above and this sign.
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Wallace and Gromit signature series
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For a bloke who's a couple of months off 60, I'll admit to being a bit childish, but this got me thinking...
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For a bloke who's a couple of months off 60, I'll admit to being a bit childish, but this got me thinking...
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Betting on horses is not going to leave you much gas money for your bike .... !
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Betting on horses is not going to leave you much gas money for your bike .... !
That's funny :grin:
Thing is, since she's been Beetled, I need bugger all. :thumb:
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First ride to work last Friday..a bit chilly in the morning (1c) but nice in the afternoon
Slept in our shelter with my oldest son and two of his friends Friday night
Took a bath with the family in our "Finnish bath tub"
In town with my wife to a concert with Lena Anderssen... totally unknown to me but a very pleasant surprise
Made 40 apple trees on Sunday with branches from an old apple tree from my wife grandmother
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Bought new tires for the Volvo XC90
Ah. Nothing like the smell of new rubber
TOMB
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Bought new tires for the Volvo XC90
Ah. Nothing like the smell of new rubber
TOMB
Please keep me posted on how you like it. That's currently at the top of Jenn's list to replace her Grand Cherokee in a year or two... or three (we need to save a lot!).
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Please keep me posted on how you like it. That's currently at the top of Jenn's list to replace her Grand Cherokee in a year or two... or three (we need to save a lot!).
We were planning to get an XC90 but decided on the Buick Enclave instead. Most luxurious of the GM mid-size SUVs and most importantly for us, has captains chairs in the 2nd row for easier access to the 3rd.
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My grandson, Butt Crack, got perfect attendance in reform school. We are so proud of him!
Tex
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We were planning to get an XC90 but decided on the Buick Enclave instead. Most luxurious of the GM mid-size SUVs and most importantly for us, has captains chairs in the 2nd row for easier access to the 3rd.
Her list currently looks like this:
Volvo XC90
Range Rover Sport
Ford Exporer Platinum (dark horse)
Infiniti QX60 (maybe another dark horse)
Acura MDX (patooey- honda)
Lexus GX 460
Audi Q7
Initially she had the Subaru Assent on the list too, but I think it doesn't have the stance she's looking for (she likes to sit higher in traffic like her Grand Cherokee lets her).
I think a number of those offer captains chairs for the second row but I forget which ones other than the Subaru and Ford.
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My grandson, Butt Crack, got perfect attendance in reform school. We are so proud of him!
Tex
:grin: Would this be reform boarding school? :thumb:
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The Volvo XC90 is a nice vehicle. Small problem when the tire sensors go out. You have to replace all including the one for the spare otherwise the dash light will stay on. Around $100 per wheel. :shocked: I tried resetting the dash light but because the spare hadn't been changed out the light came back on. (not my car, one of my co-workers)
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The Volvo XC90 is a nice vehicle. Small problem when the tire sensors go out. You have to replace all including the one for the spare otherwise the dash light will stay on. Around $100 per wheel. :shocked: I tried resetting the dash light but because the spare hadn't been changed out the light came back on. (not my car, one of my co-workers)
How old was it when that happened? I know we haven't had that problem in the first 6 years on our WK2, but I have no idea how that compares to average.
Anyway $500 works out to be about 0.7% vehicle cost. So if it's a maintenance item maybe once or twice in the life of the vehicle, I wouldn't sweat it too much.
I might be annoyed if it were much more often than that though.
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Her list currently looks like this:
Volvo XC90
Range Rover Sport
Ford Exporer Platinum (dark horse)
Infiniti QX60 (maybe another dark horse)
Acura MDX (patooey- honda)
Lexus GX 460
Audi Q7
Initially she had the Subaru Assent on the list too, but I think it doesn't have the stance she's looking for (she likes to sit higher in traffic like her Grand Cherokee lets her).
I think a number of those offer captains chairs for the second row but I forget which ones other than the Subaru and Ford.
That's quite a list. Has she seen the Range Rover Velar? Another dark horse, I expect.
Beerman
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Sounds like you turn over vehicles before the life span gives out. I'll check on it.
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That's quite a list. Has she seen the Range Rover Velar? Another dark horse, I expect.
Beerman
She didn't mention it to me so I can't say.
But does it offer a 3rd row? She's not considering anything that doesn't.
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QUOTE: What's Making You Smile Today? Share And Spread The Joy!
No children...so have to defer to our felines..."Stroke a kitty...lower your blood pressure!!" :laugh: :grin: :wink:
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"I tried resetting the dash light but because the spare hadn't been changed out the light came back on. (not my car, one of my co-workers)"
Tom next time just use a small piece of black, has to be black, doesn't need to be Volvo electrical tape over the TPI light, works great. :thumb:
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"I tried resetting the dash light but because the spare hadn't been changed out the light came back on. (not my car, one of my co-workers)"
Tom next time just use a small piece of black, has to be black, doesn't need to be Volvo electrical tape over the TPI light, works great. :thumb:
Wasn't my car. I have a OBDII and can reset the dash lights but thanks. I think she does that already :grin:
KevM....the tire sensors last for 8 yrs. You'd probably get rid of the car by then. The recommended r/r schedule.
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These arrived today. We have had bad weather down here in NZ but this delivery brightened up the day so much that the sun came out. I have to go for a ride now.
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Cheers, voncrump
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ok if I put what made me smile yesterday? Seems like the right place to drop something pretty frivolous, that only this crowd may find amusing.
I attempt to keep chickens. In reality I support free range raccoons. I've donated many hens to the cause. I'm a slow learner however, and currently have a half dozen pullets (hens not yet old enough to lay) living in a dog crate in the basement prior to being moved out to the coop.
I also have a rooster. My roosters name is Frank. Frank loves to sing. Frank is a bad ass. For real. He's survived a couple attacks by raccoons which have proven their lethality.
Frank knows the girls are in the basement, which is a walkout. Last night as I was reinforcing the coop prior to the new tenants moving in, Frank was out and about. I lost track of him. Not easy because my Aussie keeps good tabs on him, and as I said, he never. shuts. up. Went looking for him and found him thusly....
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Seems he knows a bit about the heritage of my Italian steed! He was quite proud of himself and allowed himself to be photographed. Perhaps a rebranding of the Jackal is in order?
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ok if I put what made me smile yesterday? Seems like the right place to drop something pretty frivolous, that only this crowd may find amusing.
I attempt to keep chickens. In reality I support free range raccoons. I've donated many hens to the cause. I'm a slow learner however, and currently have a half dozen pullets (hens not yet old enough to lay) living in a dog crate in the basement prior to being moved out to the coop.
I also have a rooster. My roosters name is Frank. Frank loves to sing. Frank is a bad ass. For real. He's survived a couple attacks by raccoons which have proven their lethality.
Frank knows the girls are in the basement, which is a walkout. Last night as I was reinforcing the coop prior to the new tenants moving in, Frank was out and about. I lost track of him. Not easy because my Aussie keeps good tabs on him, and as I said, he never. shuts. up. Went looking for him and found him thusly....
(https://i.imgur.com/MOjZwOE.jpg)
Seems he knows a bit about the heritage of my Italian steed! He was quite proud of himself and allowed himself to be photographed. Perhaps a rebranding of the Jackal is in order?
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"IL Gallo!" (the Rooster!!!) :rolleyes: :huh:
Someone had this decal on their chrome fender the back of their 850-T, as I recall at one of our Cottonwood N.A.R.'s...
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