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Gerontius

Gerontius

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  • Gerontius
    Logistical uncertainty in life lately is pretty stressful, but in a way it almost is like being a little kid playing in a sandbox again.
    Gerontius
    I have got to find a place to live. Either that or I'm heading back home to basically live in the woods a bunch. Have got to find something.
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    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    The old truck is a 1970s model and needs work--but I can get it going, especially since it's not costing money. If I get it, I'll have a place that is MINE. Not anyone else's. No landlord either.
    Callistemon
    Callistemon
    AND it can relocate easily anytime you want to. :)

    No removalist, no looking around again, no contracts, etc.

    Neighbours annoying you? Drive somewhere else.
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    It's the "drive" part that's unlikely at the moment but if the owners want to get rid of it, I'd gladly pay him a bit extra to wait until I can get some folks together & we yank it out with a flat-bed.
    Gerontius
    Arizona Iced Tea, unofficial bodega beverage of pretty much everywhere, stays at 99 cents a can. The economic miracle.
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    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    Wait, barbecue?
    The cans of that stuff got me through the summer in New Britain without the air-conditioner.
    L
    Luca
    My home came with an outdoor grill :) I loved iced tea when I barbecue. And yeah, it's a good way to cool off. I usually have iced drinks by the pool too.
    I sent you a text chat, btw
    Streetwise
    Streetwise
    Ive steadily worked my way through 24 330ml cans of Fanta lemon hoping i get Orangina and Fanta orange with my delivery tomorrow ,nice cup of tea tomorrow from Greggs the baker
    Gerontius
    I walked into a factory today & they handed me applications for a full time job. This may be an interesting plan change.
    Gerontius
    Caller ID has taken the fun out of prank calls.
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    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    Figured that the opposite of "cop benefit" would be "old lady doing bake sale benefits on Earth Day" so I faked out that "Julia" was enthusiastic about it & would bring all her friends...

    They quit sounding so brave. Eventually they answered the phone asking for Julia--I told them (in my normal voice) to -- well, never mind--and I've not heard from them since.
    Qoyote
    Qoyote
    I know this is off topic but is your refrigerator running? :)
    Crossbreed
    Crossbreed
    On my cell phone, I could choose my caller ID.
    Maybe you could go with "Not Gerontius...?"
    Gerontius
    I had been freaking out about paperwork for 36 hours. It took perhaps 30 seconds. This, executive dysfunction? YES.
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    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    Papier-mache? Nice--I like the way he thinks! -- tell Brett that he has the right idea.
    Usually if papers bother me sufficiently I take them out back, douse them with used crankcase oil out of the car, and set them on fire.
    Callistemon
    Callistemon
    No joke, I have to do this thing called a Business Activity Statement every three months, which involves a lot of paperwork and going through receipts. And when I'm done, I take pleasure in burning all the receipts that I do not need to keep. :)
    Callistemon
    Callistemon
    Also I had to learn about accounting and the Australian tax system three years after we moved to the farm because our accountant, whom we hired because we'd never done business tax before, did our returns incorrectly, and from then on I wanted to do them myself. And I laugh every time I see this clip, because it is completely accurate:

    https://youtu.be/ILysMhm8lXs
    Gerontius
    Mr. Vivian Stanshall was maybe my favorite of British humorists. Why I am thinking of him now, no idea, but he was funny--
    Gerontius
    I started a 100-year-old clock today that was last repaired in 1942--It's been running for a few hours w/o breaking down. Success!
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    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    It lacked power so I re-bent the verge (part that literally makes the ticking sound on the escape wheel) to where it would release evenly with each swing of the pendulum. Then I put it back together, and managed to mess up the hands by not pushing one down far enough. They touched each other & stopped the clock.
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    Got that out the way & it's running, keeping time, striking the hours and half-hours, nice & smooth example of a real nice antique clock. I might have to get more into fixing these things; it was pretty neat to watch the movement go from a seized-up metal brick to a moving, functional clock works.
    Atrapa Almas
    Atrapa Almas
    Congratulations.
    Gerontius
    I think I just made bean soup in an electric skillet, and it actually turned out OK. Looks like I eat something decent tonight.
    Gerontius
    It's 2 AM and I am listening to the Jack Benny Show and it's absolutely cosy here
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    Luca
    It’s 4am and I just woke up. Too early to take the dogs out so I’m probably going to curl up with an early breakfast.
    Gerontius
    In the future, present reliance on thermoplastics will be viewed with the same horror as the ubiquitous use of lead years ago.
    Gerontius
    Emile Waldteufel is an underrated composer -- facts are facts
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    Callistemon
    Callistemon
    I'm not a Strauss fan, or a waltz fan - please don't shoot me, I respect other people have different musical, food etc tastes than I do. But I did come to ask if you are aware that the surname "Waldteufel" is German for "Forest Devil" - because that's a cool surname! :)
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    I know it's Forest Devil. Had heavy metal existed in his era, he'd have been a natural choice for that genre.
    Judge
    Judge
    One thing that I find problematic is the genre of classical music itself, in this day and age. In essence, an underrated genre.

    Making me ponder questions like "Will Katy Perry be popular in 200 years?"
    Gerontius
    When I get half a chance I am going to have to take that old beat-up car out in the woods & put a new coat of enamel on it; it looks rough.
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