Recent content by Old_Paint

As funny as that scene was, I fell off the chair when the end of the principal's office scene panned out to show the big grin on Ike's face after they lost it about "Report it immediately to Beulah Ballbreaker". I still giggle when I think about that scene.

If I was gonna go through that kinda trouble, I'd take the blades and spindles off the deck. Really not that much trouble once the deck is on saw-horses. No masking then, other than any threaded holes in the deck. Makes easier touch-up of the orange outer paint a lot easier, too. Most of the...

That would typically have been one grandmother with a 1/4" diameter peach limb about 3 feet long so she didn't have to run so fast (because she was kinda built like a washing machine), or the other grandmother with a 2 foot long wooden spoon. All bets were off if mom pulled her shoe off. It's...

Dry summer last year made the beetles very hungry, so now I have 4 large pines that have to come down. The smallest is about 20 inches at the stump, but that bugger must be at least 140 feet tall. Would have just let 'em stand and let the woodpeckers have them (along with several other beetle...

I have to say that I cannot, and in the same sentence, thanks to all those that can. I know exactly what they are, though can say I've never had the need for them thanks to all those who served that made sure I didn't have to. I never served, but am damned lucky that I didn't have to thanks to...

Well, I had to think about it, but I'm not a child of the 80's. I'm a child of the 60's and they were certainly around back then. They are what I thought they are, but I just don't remember expiry dates on them. Some of those probably were left over from the 60's and just got expiry dates...

Had to be Artificial Intelligence. Sure wasn't any Real Intelligence.

Can't count the time the electricians with one of our preferred contractors would put about a hundred zip ties on the driveshaft of my truck. At first, I got pissed that I had to crawl under there to get them off. Then, I found out if they beat under the truck enough, it would remove a lotta...

I like it!

Never forget the folks that rely on AI mostly were eating Tide pods a few years ago.

I officially declared war on chipmunks about 15 years ago. It's going about as well as some other wars. They are PERSISTENT!

Nice place you got there. Like the rolling hills. Should get plenty deer in when those trees mature enough to start bearing acorns. A lot better for them than corn feed.

Even simpler. Bury the body vertical (standing up) and place an endangered species plant on the dig site. Bob's yer uncle.

And the triple dog dare left no options.

We had one of the ’cube’ type gym sets like that one in your photo, but also a larger pyramid type with a center pole much like a fireman’s pole to slide back down after climbing to the top. I still wonder what kind and how much math was used to determine just how close to death a child would be...