Red Ring Tupperware Party, Clown Hunting (21)

[Woolburr]

You need an old canvas fill brush Jay!

The processing does a pretty good job of downplaying the plastic tarp.

[CrazieCricket]

Originally Posted by burnet44

daughter came in this weekend with her bf
she wants to move in with him

I blew a gasket

and I hoped parenting would get easier as they got older
she is 23

not a good weekend

Originally Posted by Belmondo

That would upset me, too, but these are different times. There is very little commitment to relationships these days. People seem to jump into and out of them with no more thought than buying a pair of shoes.

Originally Posted by Belmondo

I don't know about his daughter, Crissa. It could be true love, and maybe they'll live happily every after. My own observation of younger people today is that there is no longer any courtship. Finding a soul mate appears to have become a matter of trial and error, with a lot more errors than successes. I think we have lost a lot when traditional courtship became unfashionable.

While I agree that a traditional courtship is best.... I would rather my daughter live with a guy for awhile than to jump in with both feet and marry him after only knowing him a few days/weeks/months. Not that all young adults do that. I'm just trying to say that there are WORSE things. Which in my opinion would be for her to meet a guy and a few weeks later be married. kwim? I have a 23 yr old son and a 21 yr old daughter. Both of them live with their bf/gf. And while it's not the ideal situation, I much prefer it to the alternative.

ooops I started writing a book... I deleted most of it.

Hi all! hope you all had a great weekend!

And sorry for butting in again. I don't post here enough to give out opinions really. I just lurk. LOL

[Woolburr]

Chief....I think I would be back to visit them tomorrow too. 1 failure you can swallow, but two in one day doesn't cut it.

[Woolburr]

Post away Pea....you qualify as a Tuppervillian!

[FlyingPhotog]

Originally Posted by Woolburr

You need an old canvas fill brush Jay!

The processing does a pretty good job of downplaying the plastic tarp.

Still pretty obvious though.

Maybe a color replacement to an olive drab and some texture? That kind of surgery will have to wait until I get home.

[FlyingPhotog]

Oh, and FWIW, my wife and I dated for five weeks before getting engaged. We moved in together and got married about a year later.

That was 17 years ago... Just had to skew the curve a little.

[Woolburr]

Originally Posted by FlyingPhotog

Still pretty obvious though.

Maybe a color replacement to an olive drab and some texture? That kind of surgery will have to wait until I get home.

OD and texture might do it. Can totally see a period oilskin or canvas really making it pop.

[Woolburr]

Originally Posted by FlyingPhotog

Oh, and FWIW, my wife and I dated for five weeks before getting engaged. We moved in together and got married about a year later.

That was 17 years ago... Just had to skew the curve a little.

The curve was skewed by the one in a million treasure that you captured. You know she is a rare one....after all, she tolerates you and your strange friends!

[FlyingPhotog]

Originally Posted by Woolburr

The curve was skewed by the one in a million treasure that you captured. You know she is a rare one....after all, she tolerates you and your strange friends!

Amen!

[Belmondo]

Originally Posted by Woolburr

Chief....I think I would be back to visit them tomorrow too. 1 failure you can swallow, but two in one day doesn't cut it.

The first tire I installed was the front one, and that's the one that failed on the ride. That's the one with the bead failure, and I know for a fact was properly mounted. My normal routine is to inflate the tire to about 75% of max, then let the air out to verify that everything is properly seated, then fully inflate the tire to the operating pressure. I did that on the front tire, but not on the rear, probably because it was really hot in the garage, and I was starting to hurry. It looked okay, so I went straight to 110 psi, and BANG!! Obviously the tube was pinched somewhere,

[Woolburr]

29er tires are fun too....dang things are so big that it is very easy to get a pinch without even suspecting it.

[Timphoto]

Sunburned and back from sailing around SF Bay on the Jeremiah O'Brien yesterday. Unfortunately, the Iowa did not go out - wave conditions off the California coast were not suitable for towing a Battleship. We did the cruise around the Bay anyway. This little guy followed us around all afternoon.



More to follow when I have time. Finals week at work, graduation next Saturday, and I am going to pay dearly this week for playing all weekend. Sigh...

[Harm]

Originally Posted by Woolburr

after all, she tolerates you and your strange friends!

Jay's strange friends are metal (for the most part), have engines, and can take you to far away places?

Or the warped, minded people on POTN?

[Kristy]

Originally Posted by CrazieCricket

While I agree that a traditional courtship is best.... I would rather my daughter live with a guy for awhile than to jump in with both feet and marry him after only knowing him a few days/weeks/months. Not that all young adults do that. I'm just trying to say that there are WORSE things. Which in my opinion would be for her to meet a guy and a few weeks later be married. kwim? I have a 23 yr old son and a 21 yr old daughter. Both of them live with their bf/gf. And while it's not the ideal situation, I much prefer it to the alternative.


And sorry for butting in again. I don't post here enough to give out opinions really. I just lurk. LOL

I'm in your corner on this one I think.... My kids aren't there yet, but I would rather have them not get married before they are about 30 years old.... so many changes in the 20's.... and I would hope they can have the insight to choose someone who will have the same value set they have after their 20's are over. Our ideas and visions at those ages can change... Pretty much after 30, I think we are pretty solid in our person. Every one is different, but... that's just my thought.

Originally Posted by Timphoto

Sunburned and back from sailing around SF Bay on the Jeremiah O'Brien yesterday. Unfortunately, the Iowa did not go out - wave conditions off the California coast were not suitable for towing a Battleship. We did the cruise around the Bay anyway. This little guy followed us around all afternoon.

More to follow when I have time. Finals week at work, graduation next Saturday, and I am going to pay dearly this week for playing all weekend. Sigh...

Looks like you had a really fun afternoon just the same!

[Harm]

As for this whole dating thing... my parents totally disapproved of my then girlfriend (now wife). So we eloped 6 months later, then told people. Really pissed everyone off. We were 25 at the time. 9 years later, we're going strong and all those who hated us, now have learned to love us. We obviously aren't that bad for each other.

A huge thing is that we never just "settled" down though. We have spent those 9 years doing all kinds of stuff, moving around and constantly travelling. We waited on purpose to have a kid until now, so we could enjoy a bit of life and each other. Have learned a tremendous amount from one another, too. Very lucky, you could say, that we were willing to learn new things. She is a country gal, I am a city boy, so we had (and still do) have a huge number of differences when it comes to wanting to do things/opinions etc. It isn't always doom & gloom