The 40th TPBM Random Chat and Zane Recommitment Thread

afternoon kiddies!

I too was at the market but it was uneventful Have all the fixins for some yummy pasta salad with grilled chicken, sorry Zane, lots of olives will be used.

I also had to go buy my kid 5 new pair of jeans cause he's growing so fast. The good news is they had a deal for 25% off if you got their credit card, the lady told me I could pay it off as soon as I got it, so I did!! My 78 dollar bill went down to 56!! Woo-hoo!

Yesterday I did an embarrassing first. Commuting back the 250 miles from Lacrosse WI, me and the guy I was with stopped for gas and a potty break. He's moving the car from the pumps so I go ahead and go in the travel plaza for a bit of relief. I enter the empty restroom and notice there are no urinals. I questioned it for a minute but proceeded to a stall anyways and locked up to do my business. I notice one of those girlie trash bins hanging on the wall mid pee and the thought struck me. AM I IN THE WOMENS BATHROOM? I finished up and listened for the all clear but apparently the restroom was now very occupied, I waited still longer with no luck of a silent exit. I opened the stall, and yes to my horror two woman are looking at me. Needless to say, I did not wash my hands, but proceeded directly out of the ladies room. I felt very uncomfortable standing in line to purchase my Pepsi, as one of the ladies went back behind the counter was a cashier. I half expected to be pulled over and arrested a few miles down the road.

GAH! One day I'll laugh about it.

monkeygirl wrote in post #10933374
There are times when I really hate people. Today, I was leaving the house where I am cat sitting, and noticed something was wrong with the car's license plate - someone had removed the registration sticker. So Monday morning, I have to be late to work, so I can get a new sticker, and hope that I do not get a ticket while at work (Parking enforcement patrols our lot on a regular basis for infractions - ticket would be $38 for not having current registration displayed). I might take our friends car to work tomorrow, and leave ours parked in her parking space.

uggghhhh you really have to wonder what goes through peoples minds at times. Maybe nothing goes through their minds and that's the problem.

short5 wrote in post #10933474
Then of course there is always a pair standing in the aisle talking loudly but they don't move to let you buy. When you say pardon me and squeeze by they look at you like you inconvenienced them.

I need to move.

That^^^^ is one of my pet peeves. You find people that do that all over the place not just in the city. I'm not usually a confrontational person. If I see people in the middle of the isle I won't even go down that isle. I go to the next one and then back track to the one I missed.

Becky N wrote in post #10930144
Sad, sad evening here, Curt is crushed. The beauty pageant we are shooting tomorrow...went from 8 contestants down to 3. I've run out of tissues trying to console Curt. He is a trooper and will persevere and continue the mission albeit with less gigs of memory then originally planned.

Put on your bathing suit and undulate in front of him. :{)#

short5 wrote in post #10930474
An olive. They are using my olive issues against me.

Olives? Wean yourself onto them gently - start with a martini.

BearLeeAlive wrote in post #10930484
There should be no issues with olives, they are yummy.

That ^^^

CrazieCricket wrote in post #10930534
All this is greek to me.


green olives are yummy. Black ones are just blech!!!

Black olives, especially Kalamatas, are great!

NGH wrote in post #10932644
There brilliant I wish I could take photos like that.

You can, and do. Just need to be ready when it's action.

puddlepirate44 wrote in post #10932964
That's great. You don't look any different here.

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*that last bit was so Cat wouldn't feel alone*

Was gonna say - you been infected too?

Happy Anniversary, Drache and Spouse!

Chet wrote in post #10933537
Yesterday I did an embarrassing first. Commuting back the 250 miles from Lacrosse WI, me and the guy I was with stopped for gas and a potty break. He's moving the car from the pumps so I go ahead and go in the travel plaza for a bit of relief. I enter the empty restroom and notice there are no urinals. I questioned it for a minute but proceeded to a stall anyways and locked up to do my business. I notice one of those girlie trash bins hanging on the wall mid pee and the thought struck me. AM I IN THE WOMENS BATHROOM? I finished up and listened for the all clear but apparently the restroom was now very occupied, I waited still longer with no luck of a silent exit. I opened the stall, and yes to my horror two woman are looking at me. Needless to say, I did not wash my hands, but proceeded directly out of the ladies room. I felt very uncomfortable standing in line to purchase my Pepsi, as one of the ladies went back behind the counter was a cashier. I half expected to be pulled over and arrested a few miles down the road.

GAH! One day I'll laugh about it.

Well I'm going to laugh about it now!!!!!! HAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAAA!!​!!!!

short5 wrote in post #10933474
The guy at the butcher counter was texting and when some young girl asked where the T bones were he said nothing nor looked at her for like 15 seconds while he finished his text. He then begrudged sauntered out and pointed to where all the steaks were. She said she didn't see the T bones so he points to the porterhouse. She says those are porterhouse not T-bone. He tells her it is the same thing. While close they are not the same nor the same price. He went back to texting and she had to find her dad to help.

Wait... the employee was texting while behind the counter?! Are you serious? I'm aghast. He would've been "removed". Astounding.

Skrim17 wrote in post #10933529
afternoon kiddies!

I too was at the market but it was uneventful Have all the fixins for some yummy pasta salad with grilled chicken, sorry Zane, lots of olives will be used.

I also had to go buy my kid 5 new pair of jeans cause he's growing so fast. The good news is they had a deal for 25% off if you got their credit card, the lady told me I could pay it off as soon as I got it, so I did!! My 78 dollar bill went down to 56!! Woo-hoo!

I can respect the olive, and see it's assets and how it works with food, I just am not into them as of yet.

JON, I must have missed the quote button but I have noted the martini recomendation

short5 wrote in post #10933474
Awwwww, they blend.

Nice job Lisa, they look really natural but for the slow water.

That sucks, people are savage round the city.

I just had a lovely trip to the grocery store where I got to see a guy who sued me once because I lightly rear ended his rental car causing no damage. He claimed injury and got 4k instead of the 10K he wanted. He was in the rental from another accident he was suing for. I see him all the time, usually in a new vehicle. One day he will be out of the cross walk.

The guy at the butcher counter was texting and when some young girl asked where the T bones were he said nothing nor looked at her for like 15 seconds while he finished his text. He then begrudged sauntered out and pointed to where all the steaks were. She said she didn't see the T bones so he points to the porterhouse. She says those are porterhouse not T-bone. He tells her it is the same thing. While close they are not the same nor the same price. He went back to texting and she had to find her dad to help.

Then of course there is always a pair standing in the aisle talking loudly but they don't move to let you buy. When you say pardon me and squeeze by they look at you like you inconvenienced them.
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I need to move

come back!!

I actually only developed a taste for olives as an adult well into my 30's, before that I gagged at the thought...who knew?

Lisa I forgot to mention I really liked your water shots. for me, HDR that doesn't 'look' HDR is what I like, and that is what you had!

My SIL took the kids to dinner and a movie for Julia's birthday, Billy went into the city to work at the building, I am blissfully alone!!

puddlepirate44 wrote in post #10933575
Wait... the employee was texting while behind the counter?! Are you serious? I'm aghast. He would've been "removed". Astounding.

Yeah and while I would at one time in my life found a manager and bitched about how rude this guy was, I declined. I am not going to change society and the sad truth is around here the manager would have likely looked at me and just assumed I had some personal issue with the guy. They are all union, he would have had to had killed someone to get fired.

Permagrin wrote in post #10933385
why would someone do that? It's not like they can be re-stuck on...they don't even come off in once piece usually. What a lousy thing to do.

It doesn't come off easily. I am assuming that it happened either yesterday or today, as I did not have a ticket at work on Thursday.

Chet wrote in post #10933409
They say to slice an "X" in the sticker with a razor blade so that it can't be removed without damage. WI now makes theirs all sliced so that it won't come off without damage.

Some people suck.

They are designed to come off in pieces, so we had not done that.

Chet wrote in post #10933537
Yesterday I did an embarrassing first. Commuting back the 250 miles from Lacrosse WI, me and the guy I was with stopped for gas and a potty break. He's moving the car from the pumps so I go ahead and go in the travel plaza for a bit of relief. I enter the empty restroom and notice there are no urinals. I questioned it for a minute but proceeded to a stall anyways and locked up to do my business. I notice one of those girlie trash bins hanging on the wall mid pee and the thought struck me. AM I IN THE WOMENS BATHROOM? I finished up and listened for the all clear but apparently the restroom was now very occupied, I waited still longer with no luck of a silent exit. I opened the stall, and yes to my horror two woman are looking at me. Needless to say, I did not wash my hands, but proceeded directly out of the ladies room. I felt very uncomfortable standing in line to purchase my Pepsi, as one of the ladies went back behind the counter was a cashier. I half expected to be pulled over and arrested a few miles down the road.

GAH! One day I'll laugh about it.

Sorry Chet, but I had to laugh

Zane - there are people out there who think it is all about them, and therefore don't care. They are stupid in my book.

Off to work. See you all later.

Permagrin wrote in post #10933592
come back!!

Skrim17 wrote in post #10933596
I actually only developed a taste for olives as an adult well into my 30's, before that I gagged at the thought...who knew?

I am not counting the creepy things out.

Skrim17 wrote in post #10933602
My SIL took the kids to dinner and a movie for Julia's birthday, Billy went into the city to work at the building, I am blissfully alone!!

Amok, amok!! Either that or chill in blissful quiet

Chet, you were tired and had to go, we 'liberate' bathrooms all the time because of my clients; some just have to come into the ladies room with us if we don't have any male staff around. I bet a few ladies laughed about it when they got back into their cars. I would bet Becca thought it hilarious