Chit Chat Thread for the week of February 9th 2009

springs right around the corner.....I can smell it.

on the Superstision Mountains! Cool! And I wish you had "spell check"! lol

Norm

I just want to thank you. I hear it a lot and I love hearing it. Good day.

Thank you very much. I loved serving and if this old body was able, I would do more, but the back is giving out and my fitness isnt what it was 4 years ago. Thanks again.

It snowed (very lightly) as I came out of my house this morning. No news for those living in snowland. It only snows here when snow gets angry and does rarely so. This is the "uppest" part of the upper Pacific Northwest. Canada is a stone throw away. Thankfully, the snow went away very quickly.

Wish spring is here.

we are getting close to spring, I can almost see some sun here in Ohio

65 here in Cleveland Today, 18" or more of snow melted and grass is finally seen again (not seen since Christmas).
There is a problem, the rivers have 1 1/2 -2 feet of ice trying to move to Lake Erie that also has ice on it, causing ice jams. The rivers are now flooding their banks and wreaking havoc with large thick sheets of ice. when jammed, the ice moves but not toward the lake, rather toward the homes built on river banks and low laying areas. Last two day have been sunny and just beautiful for the middle of February which just adds to the flooding with the melting snow. And heavy rain due tomorrow to add insult to injury,The Cutter Neah Bay will break up the ice dam at the mouth of the Grand river this in the morning, then make it's way up the river to try and make the ice flow.

It seems like passive jammers don't work, and I believe active jammers are now illegal in all states.

http://www.radarjammer.com/most-fail/ticket-guarantee.htm

http://radartest.com/article.asp?articleID=8502

http://matt.simerson.net/reference/radar-scam.shtml

I didn't bother to read the links, because I have owned one of these for 12 year in one model incarnation or another. I have literally watched cops scratch there heads as I pass by, as long as I am within speed at punch through range. Punch through is what it's all about, so if you know how to use the device believe me they work. you still have to be aware of your surroundings, thats why I also have a V1. OBTW I have never got a ticket with the unit nor has my wife with hers.

We usually have rain instead of snow, eh?

It was Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner's,revamped bank rescue plan.

Next Thursday, Pitchers & Catchers Report,
Spring can't be far off.

I was working in Detroit last week and it was -2 at night and 15 for days...

I just got thinking....how many potatoes does one plant usually produce? I've learned the hard way that potatoes tend to sprout if left sitting around...and and i was thinking....they've GOT to produce more than one per plant once they get going...otherwise...we'd plant 1 potato...get one potato....

10 to 1 on average per whole potatoe.
Each seed potato is cut into thirds, each third becomes a seed. Each seed produces on average 4 potatoes. Mild and average rainfall will increase your yield, dry hot weather does the opposite,the variety you plant will also affect the outcome.

I have to wait another 1 1/2 months to plant here,
love home grown sweet potatoes as well, get some big boys here in Cleveland.

Ottawa in February is usually very cold - we're getting 9ºC today - about 48ºF.

Woo hoo!

Have a good week, everybody!

Visit friends and will catch a few Spring Training games..

Very nice weather today in FL.Finally back to shorts and tank tops.

Here's the newest ballpark:

Goodyear Ball Park
2601 S. Wood Blvd.
Goodyear, AZ 85338
112.23442,33.24348

Spring home to the 2009 Cleveland Indians
2010 Cincinnati Reds, all in one complex.

A record 43 degrees here yesterday. We had a lot of rain and now the roads here are water-over-ice. Almost impossible to walk on without slipping. I had to take the 4x4 to get to the mailbox. I have to really hand it to the cars they make now...they can make it though conditions you can't even walk on.

No problem...to each their own. There is an awful lot of scientific evidence though that they don't work, and people with police friends, etc. with radar guns that test. One of those links though shows how they get out of paying a claim. They only pay the actual speeding fine, not the civic part of the fine which is most of it. My wife and I haven't had a ticket either the last 12 years, and we don't use detectors or jamming devices.

I think the best way to get out of a ticket when you get pulled over is to make a playful grab for the officer's gun. You'd both probably share a good laugh and he'd let you off the hook for such a great joke!

That will work!

Hehe...I'm sure he'd let you off the hook after that. LOL!

Went to 81 degrees today in San Antonio.

We had a ft of snow on the ground a week ago..tonight we are having Thunderstorms...I think we have had an almost 75 degree change in 3 weeks..-12 to 64...

Got the oil changed and tires rotated today.Ready for another day trip.

If I recall from last year each plant produced about 3 potatoes, or roughly about 1 lb. I think I dug about 30 lbs of potatoes or so from 30 plants. But I think Bob's number is a better guess. My harvest seemd to be less than in years past.

Also, good point by Bob on the number of sets. I think I used only needed 3 or 4 seed potatoes to set the 30 plants.

Do you do that before every day trip??

No.But after many day trips or 3000 miles I do.Check the tires every time.The most over looked item for good gas mileage and safety.

I need to get better. I don't like having a runny nose and stuffy nose all the time!

Every time I go in for a tire rotation they don't do anything with MY spare. It's just the ones on the car they play with.

This is a legitimate offer, I have posted these before.

http://view.emailrestaurant.com/?j=fe8512777c6c017b74&m=feef...

Hope you feel better soon!

Thanks for posting. What a deal!

Unfortunately they don't have any restaurants around here. Tomorrow is Valentines Day. I better think of something fast!

Velilind's Laws of Experimentation:
(1) If reproducibility may be a problem, conduct the test only once.
(2) If a straight line fit is required, obtain only two data points.

Some by arriving.
Some by leaving.
Bob Dylan...

"Let me get that straight, don't do it again."

Simon

On this beautiful February 14th in Silver Lake...

Happy Valentines Day to all my sweethearts our there;)

Miss POI

Happy Valentine everyone!!!

Happy Valentines to you.Hope Jon got you flowers and candy.

Happy Valentines to all!

Tired of constantly being broke and stuck in an unhappy marriage, a young husband decided to solve both problems by taking out a large insurance policy on his wife with himself as the beneficiary, and then arranging to have her killed.
A 'friend of a friend' put him in touch with a nefarious dark-side underworld figure who went by the name of 'Artie.'
Artie then explained to the husband that his going price for snuffing out a spouse was $5,000.
The husband said he was willing to pay that amount, but that he wouldn't have any cash on hand until he could collect his wife's insurance money.
Artie insisted on being paid at least something up front, so the man opened his wallet, displaying the single dollar bill that rested inside. Artie sighed, rolled his eyes, and reluctantly agreed to accept the dollar as down payment for the dirty deed.
A few days later, Artie followed the man's wife to the local Super Wal-Mart store. There, he surprised her in the produce department and proceeded to strangle her with his gloved hands and as the poor unsuspecting woman drew her last breath and slumped to the floor ........ the manager of the produce department stumbled unexpectedly onto the murder scene. Unwilling to leave any living witnesses behind, ol' Artie had no choice but to strangle the produce manager as well.
However, unknown to Artie, the entire proceedings were captured by the hidden security cameras and observed by the store's security guard, who immediately called the police. Artie was caught and arrested before he could even leave the store.

Under intense questioning at the police station, Artie revealed the whole sordid plan, including his unusual financial arrangements with the hapless husband who was also quickly arrested.
The next day in the newspaper, the headline declared ...

'ARTIE CHOKES 2 for $1.00 AT WAL-MART!'

You go girl, and keep them taters comin our way!

Question: Okay, everybody that got a job from the stimulus package of 2009 - raise your hand...... Okay then, let me rephrase the question.......

Why didn't the stimulus bill get signed yet, after all sorts of doomsday predictions without it?