joeb631a
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WOW OSHA approved too!
The Original Old Farts Club
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When men were men
The machine was out to the street when I saw it and knocked on door to see if they tossed it.
As I knocked on the door I could see an old man through the glass door coming in a wheelchair.
He opened the door and I asked if I could take it? He said surely and asked if I ever saw or use such a machine, I said no but I sure would love to restore it for display.
He than said it is yours young man , it was not until he wheeled himself out of the house I noticed he was missing a leg at the knee.
Driving away after loading it into the truck bed , I could see him mouthing the words
Be Careful.................................................................
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Morning. I walked to school up until Jr High. I rode in 7th and 8th which I barely remember. It wasn't cool to ride a bus in HS. I grew up in the country and there were no blacks. There were in college but I don't remember race issued until I went into the army.
Now all the lil snots are driven in the families High Priced SUV and picked up too.
Why do we pay for all the bus service?
Should have worn black face.
I still remember Herbert Griffin holding his finger about 1/2” from my nose saying “go ahead, touch me white girl”. It scared me bad and he knew it. I’ve never been a fighter. I’ve thought of looking him up several times to see how he turned out as a grown man.Should have worn black face.
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I have never and never will do that.Should have worn black face.
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Here's an oddity: I never even saw a black person until I was a teenager. There were none in our town, and none in any of the schools. <-- TINS
We had one that transfer in in high school 12th grade
He could play B Ball and shoot a hoop or two
They called him Token on the team
He could play B Ball and shoot a hoop or two
They called him Token on the team
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I liked the short bus. We mostly went to the zoo and park. The windows tasted like grape Kool-Aid.
Did you use that in Norway cutting firewood before you walked to school?
Probably an inmate somewhere. Where I grew up, we wouldn't tolerate a boy doing that to a girl no matter what color he was.
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HeII of a storm headed straight for me. I need to finish in the grow and try to get a walk in before it gets here. Much needed moisture so I won't complain.
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Just now got back from the VA. Turns out my blood pressure is 125/65. YAY. This was the least horrible visit to the VA I have had in memory.
The Doctor du jour was a pleasant older guy (although he comes from Delhi area) and his accent was a tad hard to understand... but he set the tone by saying: "Take the mask off. Nobody can see us." <-- Excellent start, and set the tone.
Later, he saw the vertical scar on my abdomen and asked about it. My answer:
"Don't go there. My grandlings measured over five feet of scars on me, and if you start cataloguing them, we're gonna be here all day. Let's just agree I am not leaking blood anywhere." <-- He laughed, and turned to the next page on his cheat sheet.
Anyway, he got everything written down... and I am most ricky-tick not suicidal. I do not drink alcohol or anything with caffeine in it. Yay. It is Official, now.
"Do you smoke?"
"Nope."
"Did you ever smoke?"
"Back about sixty years ago I did."
That took care of that. (Although if they did serious medical work at the VA, they have a blood and a pee sample and could show the error in the written record.) Fuggem.
New questions like: "What do you plan for your life's goal?" <-- On this one, I answered:
"I was born more than a year before we got into WWII. So my life's goal at this point is to live to see 85."
He looked at me and said, "That is the most original answer to that question I have ever gotten."
VA Doc: "Do you want a COVID shot?"
Me: "Do I look that stupid?"
It went on in that vein until he had completed his VA-ordained checklist.
Anyway, the doc said I was the nicest patient he's had. (Picture Ugly Ole Unca standing there shocked.)
The Doctor du jour was a pleasant older guy (although he comes from Delhi area) and his accent was a tad hard to understand... but he set the tone by saying: "Take the mask off. Nobody can see us." <-- Excellent start, and set the tone.
Later, he saw the vertical scar on my abdomen and asked about it. My answer:
"Don't go there. My grandlings measured over five feet of scars on me, and if you start cataloguing them, we're gonna be here all day. Let's just agree I am not leaking blood anywhere." <-- He laughed, and turned to the next page on his cheat sheet.
Anyway, he got everything written down... and I am most ricky-tick not suicidal. I do not drink alcohol or anything with caffeine in it. Yay. It is Official, now.
"Do you smoke?"
"Nope."
"Did you ever smoke?"
"Back about sixty years ago I did."
That took care of that. (Although if they did serious medical work at the VA, they have a blood and a pee sample and could show the error in the written record.) Fuggem.
New questions like: "What do you plan for your life's goal?" <-- On this one, I answered:
"I was born more than a year before we got into WWII. So my life's goal at this point is to live to see 85."
He looked at me and said, "That is the most original answer to that question I have ever gotten."
VA Doc: "Do you want a COVID shot?"
Me: "Do I look that stupid?"
It went on in that vein until he had completed his VA-ordained checklist.
Anyway, the doc said I was the nicest patient he's had. (Picture Ugly Ole Unca standing there shocked.)
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you tell ‘em Unca!
i usually tell them what they want and need to hear
do you smoke?
no
do you use recreational drugs?
you mean like crack , cocaine , heroin , like illegal drugs?
yes
no
can you hook me up with some magic mushrooms?
NO!
tins……the last PA who examined me and after some discussions on psychedelics , he was interested in trying some
Did you hook him up?
You persuasive old stoner
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Just got back from getting a hair cut. I can only stand it so long before I get it chopped off. Now I am good to go for another 6 weeks or so.
Temp is dropping fast. Gonna be awhile before I see the sun again. Would be nice if this was only rain. All depends on the temperature.
Temp is dropping fast. Gonna be awhile before I see the sun again. Would be nice if this was only rain. All depends on the temperature.
I wonder if he need some good smoke.......
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Nice day here today, 72F and sunny...wore myself out lately, cleaning up limbs and stuff...back still isn't back to normal. Got a new porch swing today, put that together, burned off an old cement foundation of a barn, that had stuff on it. Hope to put an outbuilding on the spot, and get a new lawnmower. Doggone always seems like I got so much to do, and just make a small dent in it....I need a break.
