The Hobbit Hole V - Where Many Paths and Errands Meet...

ecurbh

[ecurbh]

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Where Many Paths and Errands Meet...

• First thread: New Zealander builds Hobbit hole
• Second thread: The New Hobbit Hole
• Third thread: The Hobbit Hole III - Journey to the Cross-roads! (Congratulations, we filled it up!)
• Fourth Thread: The Hobbit Hole IV - The Road Goes Ever On...

The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.

[ItsOurTimeNow]

Probably the sort of man who doesn't like getting his hands dirty.

I work with such a man. Home Depot loves him. They see him as the biggest target ever. He's got some serious money, and knows nothing about tools or home improvement.

"Hey look guys! Here comes our rube!"

[Overtaxed]

Do I have to hold a chicken?

[2Jedismom]

Mine and four jedi feets fit in the current one, btw.

[2Jedismom]

LOL! You don't have to, but I bet you would.

They are really sweet girls.

[Professional Engineer]

Just a sec. I'm using some Goop to get the last bit of oil from under my thumbnail.

Okay, you were saying?

[2Jedismom]

I would love it! I'm so proud of my house now and it would be a delight to have any of you.

[My back yard]

Know what? You could likely soak yer toes in the same thing yer drinking, and it would be refreshing and good for them. Just don't get confused and drink the toe soak.

[2Jedismom]

LOL!!! Hey, you ever heard of Dr. Bronners peppermint soap? I think that would make a good foot soak. Especially in the summer.

Dilute! Dilute!

[My back yard]

Yeah that's the kind of thing I'm thinking. It seems so medicinal -- tea of ginsing, cloves, anise, honey and cream.

[2Jedismom]

It's real zingy, this tea...certainly peppery. Interesting. I always thought chai was just another language for tea...but I've had a couple of different chais now and it would seem to mean a spiced tea of some sort.

If only the writing wasn't so moronic...fills me with disdain to the point where I almost can't get over it and enjoy the tea that GOD created!

[Overtaxed]

I just like my green tea with fresh ginger slices.

[2Jedismom]

I have the green tea...china green tea tips is what it's called. I could get the ginger.

My mom gave me all this funky tea. Pretty good stuff, but I still think plain old Celestial Seasonings is better and although CS has dumb stuff and dippy women on the packaging, it's not as dumb as this.

[2Jedismom]

She got it at Starbucks.

[Overtaxed]

Starbucks does tea? I need to get out more often.

[2Jedismom]

Even if I got the chance to get out more, I doubt if that's the first place I'd head! LOL

I'd go to Kilkenny Restaurant and get the fish and chips! And listen to my friend play his whistle.

[2Jedismom]

Here is some info about Andrew's brother that's deployed to Afghanistan...Celeste sent this to me.

Wesley has been married to Tammy for 25 years.
They have four children ages 8 to 23 and 3 grandchildren.
He is from Bennington, OK.
His Unit is the 486th CA (Civil Affairs) out of Sand Springs.
His rank is Major.
He has been in the Army Reserves and National Guard (earlier) about 24 years. He has been deployed to various South American countries at different times in his career.
He also writes books (historical westerns) and has self-published two. The titles are: My Brother's Keeper and Killer Angel.

I'd like to get a HH knife to him...Celeste is the one that told me about the chaplain. She and Andrew are our dearest friends. She knows all about you guys in the Hobbit Hole and was always astounded by what we did when we were sending items to the chaplain.

[300winmag]

I know! Winmag will love this. Bet he gets tears too! :-)

I have a lump in my throat right now. The knives were never intended to be lifesavers, although that thought was always in the back of my mind.

Each knife gets about five minutes of "quality time" with me, where I loctite the screws, check their tightness, and strop the blade. Along the way, I say a little prayer that the knife is only used for its intended purpose of providing convenience and utilty for its new owner. It's really a prayer that the recipient experience nothing more than boredom and mundane tasks in his military duty.

Obviously, that's not always been the case. That's why a GI carrying a folding knife where it can be seen has an advantage over someone who just has a rifle. They bad guy now thinks, "he won't shoot me, but he might CUT me". The Afghanis snickered at our troops who carried "Hollywood knives", those big fixed-blade knives usually worn on the web gear or body armor. Unless you're a trained expert with one of those big knives, you're just wasting money and effort to haul it around, while announcing that you're a greenhorn.

On the other hand, a small knife that's visible and easily accessible leaves a different impression with a potential bad guy. "This guy has a knife that is easy to get to, and he probably uses it a lot for all sorts of things. If I start trouble, he can slice me with that knife a lot quicker than he can get his rifle into position to shoot me."

I think carrying a small knife like the HHD Special gives a GI an extra aura of expertise and professionalism. If that helps deter the bad guys, so be it. It just saddens me that Uncle Sam can't figure it out on his own, leaving this job to us humble Hobbit Hole denizens.

And I'm totally humbled by the praise for our little souvenir.

[Professional Engineer]

No, steak cookout on the beach in FL last week, with a number of the Hobbit Hole denizens. That is FReeper G'nad partaking.

[ecurbh]

I am off to town now. Gotta restock the fridge and cupboards.

Sure hope I don't get beat up.

Be back later.