Recent content by Tom52

Finally got 2 inches of rain last night. I doubt we had a total of 2 inches of rain in the previous two months. My new sod appreciated it, and so will my pocketbook as the cost of watering with the irrigation system is dry expensive.

Going way back Bing Crosby had a great voice. I also like Vince Gill.

I 'll do today what others won't so I'll have tomorrow what others don't

My guess is the restaurants are just looking for a way to make more money. They won't give you a second Coke as a free refill but I bet they will sell you a second one. If they were really concerned with your health they would not be selling it in the first place. You don't make much money...

Professional - Green Bay Packers, College - Iowa Hawkeyes

l like going to the local Costco. Hard to beat the $1.50 footlong hotdog with fountain drink. The rotisserie chicken is a good deal as well. I went last Friday and purchased a new pair of glasses and new lenses for my sunglasses. I am positive I saved much more than the $65 membership fee. I...

I have a hankering for Ice Cream! Haven't had any since June 5th.

I don't spend much time thinking how my life would have been different if I had taken different turns along the way. As the song lyrics go, "life's been good to me so far". With hindsight, I am overall happy with my life. I have been lucky in many ways, more so than decisions I have made, that...

My first paying job at about age 10 or 11 was a daily morning paper route. That really sucked getting up at about 5:30 AM 7 days a week, especially in the midwest winters. My second job at 16 was working in a factory after school and on Saturdays in a factory that made leather and cotton work...

My older sister is 74. We live 1300 miles apart, so I don't get to see her too often. I am hoping she can come for a visit early next year. She lives in Wisconsin so a trip to Florida in February or March would be a nice escape from the winter weather for her. I miss seeing her, but we text a...

I'm tired today. Heard a loud crash about 3 AM this morning and at first I couldn't figure out what it was. It was an uninvited late night visitor trying to break into the garbage can. I had a bit of difficulty getting back to sleep after that. Then while taking a drive thru the woods I saw...

Thanks to all for your input.

Hollydolly, I am not very savvy on some things, I don't have a watch list so far as I know, at least not intentionally. That thread is a light yellow color and has a stick pin symbol on the corner which is, I assume, a sticky symbol. I assume a sticky can only be set up by an administrator. It...

When I access this discussion there is a thread right at the top that appears to be a "sticky", the thread was closed a couple weeks ago with no explanation, or reason given why it continues to remain at the top. Just curious why a closed thread doesn't just disappear down the line as new...

It would be worse if you couldn't even change the channel to be able to watch the football game you want to watch. I could live with wrong volume and not being able to change channels when the commercials start.😉