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Posted on 11/10/2005 9:22:39 PM PST by snippy_about_it
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Mmmm. Thanks. I'm a little late and hope y'all saved some for us folks on the west coast!
Well that explains everything. And I thought it was all my fault!
Your tagline reminds me of trying to not think of anything. LOL.
xoxoxo
PE, you look like the air may have been kind of thin up there. ;-)
Naw. It was only 12,000 feet elevation. I've been to 13,800 several times. There it's starting to get thin.
BTW, this is the area Capt. Bonneville crossed the Rockies. Ever hear of him?
There is still plenty. Had to make some fresh coffee though. PE took the rest with him to work.
:-)
It only took 7 days.
LOL
OMG, I would have been dead after one hour.
Take 4 steps. Rest a while. Repeat.
I alomst forgot to get back to you regarding the placement of the suet cake feeder and whether it is positioned properly for woodpeckers . . . here are a couple of shots. Also, one pic of the hummer feeder . . . it's doing great!
Let me know if there is anything I can do different with the suet cake feeder.
xoxoxo
The Bathtub
During a visit to the mental asylum, a visitor asked the Director what the criterion was which defined whether or not a patient should be institutionalized.
Well," said the Director, "we fill up a bathtub, then we offer a teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the patient and ask him or her to empty the
bathtub."
"Oh, I understand," said the visitor. "A normal person would use the bucket because it's bigger than the spoon or the teacup."
"No." said the Director, "A normal person would pull the plug. "Do you want a room with or without a view?
Don't put it in the bushes, just nearer. Don't you have a big tree in your yard? If so, you could screw it right to the tree. You don't want that suet melting on your porch in summer. xoxo
Nope. I'll google him. ;-)
LOL. Dang, save a room for me!
Drat!
Didn't he go real fast in a jet car on some salt flats?
He He He
Regards
alfa6 ;>}
I thought maybe he designed a Pontiac.
Done. I'll do that tomorrow after work. Thanks sweetie.
xoxoxo
USAF ROE: ROTFLMAO. Been there. Done that. Got the tattoo!
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