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Post by fauxmaha on Sept 9, 2019 12:32:40 GMT -5
...didn't want to completely sidetrack David's car thread. Angie bought her car from them a few years ago. Seems like an honest operation. It's one of the "no haggle" operations, which is either great or horrible, depending on how you look at things. What I liked the most is their seven day, no questions asked return privilege and their 90 day/4000 mile warranty. I figure if you get a dud, you'll probably know right away. Speaking of cars, you have no idea how much time I spent this past weekend staring out my hotel window, just hoping and praying for a yellow '79 Coupe de Ville to loom on the horizon and pull into the parking lot ... I was "this close" to heading out... But thanks to circumstances, I am way, way behind schedule on my backyard project this summer. Spent Saturday getting the last section of decking filled in:  Then yesterday decided I needed a back breaking workout to clear my head. Took a sledge hammer and crowbar to the old patio and busted it up. That ended up being almost five hours of pain, but it felt good.  I did drive the Cadillac to the funeral on Friday. That was kind of cool. A number of my aunts and uncles came in from out of state, and they all remembered dad's car. Lots of good memories. The show-stopper of the day was the cutest little girl in the world (my granddaughter Reilynn) at the grave site. It was a somber moment as they closed up the vault and began lowering it into the ground. Everyone was quietly taking in the moment when this little voice calls out "Is grandma going to be ok in there?!?" For reference, this is how much cute we are talking about here: |
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Post by Russell Letson on Sept 9, 2019 14:21:46 GMT -5
That new deck looks way too pretty to step on. Maybe you should have kept the old one around for everyday use, walking around on, and such.
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Post by Resolve on Sept 9, 2019 14:40:15 GMT -5
Oh my! Cuteness overload when she decided no more horn sound and flipped the switch to “serious”! “That’s enough, that’s enough”...OMG cracked me up! 😂
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Post by david on Sept 9, 2019 14:41:23 GMT -5
Deck and grandbaby are wonderful! From the look of your deck and your yard I was going to conclude that your garage is likely much, much neater than mine. Then I noticed the background of your granddaughter's video. Not so sure now.
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Post by Dub on Sept 9, 2019 15:09:23 GMT -5
Deck and grandbaby are wonderful! From the look of your deck and your yard I was going to conclude that your garage is likely much, much neater than mine. Then I noticed the background of your granddaughter's video. Not so sure now. desk garage is a sign of a sick mind. |
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Post by coachdoc on Sept 9, 2019 15:12:57 GMT -5
Love that she asked will grandma be ok in there. Yes, Reilynn, she will be.
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Post by fauxmaha on Sept 9, 2019 16:08:14 GMT -5
Deck and grandbaby are wonderful! From the look of your deck and your yard I was going to conclude that your garage is likely much, much neater than mine. Then I noticed the background of your granddaughter's video. Not so sure now. It get's cleaned out once every other year or so, whether it needs it or not. Speaking of cleaning stuff out, you find the most interesting things when you're going through your mom's house...  |
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Post by millring on Sept 9, 2019 16:14:14 GMT -5
Whatever you do, do NOT chase a squirrel off that deck.
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Post by drlj on Sept 9, 2019 16:25:34 GMT -5
In Indiana the yokels would carpet that deck with green artificial turf and put a bunch of aluminum folding chairs and TV trays on it.
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Post by millring on Sept 9, 2019 16:31:10 GMT -5
When everybody is a yokel, nobody is a yokel.
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Post by billhammond on Sept 9, 2019 16:31:21 GMT -5
In Indiana the yokels would carpet that deck with green artificial turf and put a bunch of aluminum folding chairs and TV trays on it. … raising the resale value of the property 25 percent. |
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Post by Rob Hanesworth on Sept 9, 2019 17:46:12 GMT -5
In Indiana the yokels would carpet that deck with green artificial turf and put a bunch of aluminum folding chairs and TV trays on it. You chose to live in Indiana. We didn't go over to Illinois and drag you here. Signed, A. Yokel |
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Post by drlj on Sept 9, 2019 18:07:30 GMT -5
In Indiana the yokels would carpet that deck with green artificial turf and put a bunch of aluminum folding chairs and TV trays on it. You chose to live in Indiana. We didn't go over to Illinois and drag you here. Signed, A. Yokel I never said I wasn't a squirrel eating yokel myself. I have astro turf on my deck. I was not a born a Chicago Illinoisian. I simply moved there 29 years ago in a fit of confusion and brain stoppage. It took 25 years to see the error of my ways and be prompted to return to Elysian (Indiana), the land of my people. I love the lower taxes. I love the toughness of Da Region and I spend a lot of time enjoying the beauty of the Dunes and Brown County. I love the sandals and black socks worn with sport coats and ties. No, Robert, no one dragged me here. I came willingly with head held proudly erect and a squirrel cookbook under my arm. I am Hoosier, hear me roar!! And I vow, right now, in front of this august group, that from this day forward, and for all the days of my life, I shall never again make a comment about Indiana that can be taken as negative. Never again shall such a comment pass my lips or, in this case, fly out of my fingertips. From now on, Indiana will have no greater champion then this your humble fellow Hoosier. God save Indianapolis! I even used to fly into the Plymouth airport with fellow pilots for breakfast at whatever that hotel was on the airport. Would anyone but a lover of all things Hoosier do that? |
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Post by John B on Sept 9, 2019 19:01:59 GMT -5
You chose to live in Indiana. We didn't go over to Illinois and drag you here. Signed, A. Yokel I never said I wasn't a squirrel eating yokel myself. I have astro turf on my deck. I was not a born a Chicago Illinoisian. I simply moved there 29 years ago in a fit of confusion and brain stoppage. It took 25 years to see the error of my ways and be prompted to return to Elysian (Indiana), the land of my people. I love the lower taxes. I love the toughness of Da Region and I spend a lot of time enjoying the beauty of the Dunes and Brown County. I love the sandals and black socks worn with sport coats and ties. No, Robert, no one dragged me here. I came willingly with head held proudly erect and a squirrel cookbook under my arm. I am Hoosier, hear me roar!! And I vow, right now, in front of this august group, that from this day forward, and for all the days of my life, I shall never again make a comment about Indiana that can be taken as negative. Never again shall such a comment pass my lips or, in this case, fly out of my fingertips. From now on, Indiana will have no greater champion then this your humble fellow Hoosier. God save Indianapolis! I even used to fly into the Plymouth airport with fellow pilots for breakfast at whatever that hotel was on the airport. Would anyone but a lover of all things Hoosier do that? Speaking as a fellow Hoosier, I have never interpreted your posts about Indiana as anything but educational. |
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Post by drlj on Sept 9, 2019 19:09:57 GMT -5
I never said I wasn't a squirrel eating yokel myself. I have astro turf on my deck. I was not a born a Chicago Illinoisian. I simply moved there 29 years ago in a fit of confusion and brain stoppage. It took 25 years to see the error of my ways and be prompted to return to Elysian (Indiana), the land of my people. I love the lower taxes. I love the toughness of Da Region and I spend a lot of time enjoying the beauty of the Dunes and Brown County. I love the sandals and black socks worn with sport coats and ties. No, Robert, no one dragged me here. I came willingly with head held proudly erect and a squirrel cookbook under my arm. I am Hoosier, hear me roar!! And I vow, right now, in front of this august group, that from this day forward, and for all the days of my life, I shall never again make a comment about Indiana that can be taken as negative. Never again shall such a comment pass my lips or, in this case, fly out of my fingertips. From now on, Indiana will have no greater champion then this your humble fellow Hoosier. God save Indianapolis! I even used to fly into the Plymouth airport with fellow pilots for breakfast at whatever that hotel was on the airport. Would anyone but a lover of all things Hoosier do that? Speaking as a fellow Hoosier, I have never interpreted your posts about Indiana as anything but educational. The education of my fellow Hoosiers has always been important to me. |
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Post by millring on Sept 9, 2019 19:21:59 GMT -5
If we can't put ourselves down, who can we put down?
Oh, yeah. Kentuckians.
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Post by drlj on Sept 9, 2019 19:28:40 GMT -5
If we can't put ourselves down, who can we put down? Oh, yeah. Kentuckians. No one puts down a Kentuckian better than a Hoosier. It is another reason to admire those Indiana folk. |
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Post by Village Idiot on Sept 9, 2019 20:00:55 GMT -5
In Indiana the yokels would carpet that deck with green artificial turf and put a bunch of aluminum folding chairs and TV trays on it. No worn out upholstered couch? |
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Post by drlj on Sept 9, 2019 20:29:52 GMT -5
In Indiana the yokels would carpet that deck with green artificial turf and put a bunch of aluminum folding chairs and TV trays on it. No worn out upholstered couch? Well, not everyone is rich, you know. |
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Post by aquaduct on Sept 9, 2019 20:47:29 GMT -5
Growing up in Detroit where the weak are killed and eaten, all I can say about Indiana is thank God it's not Ohio.
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Angie bought her car from them a few years ago.
