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The Hobbit Hole XXXIV - But better than rain or rippling streams...

Posted on 08/07/2007 7:52:15 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Sing hey! for the bath at close of day
That washes the weary mud away!
A loon is he that will not sing:
O! Water Hot is anoble thing!

O! Sweet is the sound of falling rain.
and the brook that leaps from hill to plain;
but better than rain or rippling streams
is Water Hot that smokes and steams.

O! Water cold we may pour at need
down a thirsty throat and be glad indeed;
but better is Beer, if drink we lack,
and Water Hot poured down the back.

O! Water is fair that leaps on high
in a fountain white beneath the sky;
but never did fountain sound so sweet
as splashing Hot Water with my feet!

See also: http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net

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To: Corin Stormhands

I just tried, and got the ‘problem loading page’ message from Firefox. Don’t know whazzup.


2,221 posted on 09/04/2007 6:50:43 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: All

Good evening!

2,222 posted on 09/04/2007 7:00:10 PM PDT by Bear_in_RoseBear (Loot it while it lasts)
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To: Corin Stormhands
That's pretty cool!
2,223 posted on 09/04/2007 7:01:10 PM PDT by Bear_in_RoseBear (Loot it while it lasts)
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To: no one in particular
Morning cat:

Evening cat:


2,224 posted on 09/04/2007 7:22:20 PM PDT by Bear_in_RoseBear (Loot it while it lasts)
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To: Lil'freeper
We did some prep work for the kitchen remodel today. We moved the temporary header to the den. It had been set up in the kitchen, first, holding up the back wall so we could replace the sliding door with a double window and single door. We had to replace the one long header with the two over the new openings. After that, it was holding up the load bearing wall between the kitchen and den. Since we increased the opening from the kitchen to the den from 40" to 72", SirKit and Joseph had to replace the shorter header with a longer one. Now, when I'm working in the kitchen, I can see not only the TV, but also the fireplace, and folks sitting in there!

The temporary header is cool. It's made from two airplane wing jacks we got from a place in GA that sells surplus items from Warner Robbins AFB. They were designed to hold up the wings of C5A Galaxy aircraft! They're big; we call them Jack and Jill. SirKit created a tall I-Joist that can be slipped into the slots on top of the jacks, then we crank it up so it presses up against the ceiling. Works like a charm!

In order to set it up in the den, I had to clean off my desk. UGH! Well, I needed to do it sometime, anyway. Now I need to put papers in files, or throw them away, anything but put them back on the desk!

2,225 posted on 09/04/2007 7:33:21 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: Corin Stormhands

ecurbh and I are after these $&*!#! guys lighting off the fireworks. I’ve reported them three nights now, and never knew exactly which house. By the time the officer got here it was quiet. Well tonight we called then got in the truck and drove down and saw them lighting off bottle rockets. Now I know. Still waiting for the officer.


2,226 posted on 09/04/2007 8:03:24 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog

Good luck. Some people is just idjits.


2,227 posted on 09/04/2007 8:11:20 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands
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To: Corin Stormhands

He got here, and went down there... don’t know if we’ll ever know what happened, but I hope they are warned.

Did I ever mention that I hate fireworks?


2,228 posted on 09/04/2007 8:24:51 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: Lost Dutchman
“Where does he get those wonderful toys.”

Those are specialized tools, carefully chosen after extensive evaluation.

2,229 posted on 09/04/2007 8:26:13 PM PDT by 300winmag (Life is hard! It is even harder when you are stupid!)
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To: Corin Stormhands

Vey good, thx.


2,230 posted on 09/05/2007 1:20:25 AM PDT by ExGeeEye (I've been waiting since 11/04/79 to do something about Iran.)
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To: 300winmag; 2Jedismom; Bear_in_RoseBear; Corin Stormhands; ecurbh; ExGeeEye; g'nad; HairOfTheDog; ...
Saturday, December 22. Sometime in mid-afternoon.

Just sayin' is all.


2,231 posted on 09/05/2007 1:33:40 AM PDT by ExGeeEye (I've been waiting since 11/04/79 to do something about Iran.)
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To: ExGeeEye
Wheeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Will there be a webcam??

2,232 posted on 09/05/2007 2:52:01 AM PDT by Lil'freeper (You do not have the plug-in required to view this tagline.)
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To: SuziQ

Sounds like a nifty bit of engineering..... shame you’re going to leave it behind. :(


2,233 posted on 09/05/2007 2:53:03 AM PDT by Lil'freeper (You do not have the plug-in required to view this tagline.)
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To: ExGeeEye
Congratulations and Best Wishes to you and the Mrs.ExGeeEye-to-be!!

OB & LSA
2,234 posted on 09/05/2007 4:02:29 AM PDT by LSAggie
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To: Lil'freeper

Good question. I’ll have to see about it.


2,235 posted on 09/05/2007 4:07:57 AM PDT by ExGeeEye (I've been waiting since 11/04/79 to do something about Iran.)
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To: ExGeeEye

Woo Hoo! Muchos Congratulatianos!

(just doing the congratulating Americans won’t do)


2,236 posted on 09/05/2007 4:54:00 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands
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To: ExGeeEye

WooT! Congrats! Short engagement, I approve ;-D


2,237 posted on 09/05/2007 5:09:48 AM PDT by TalonDJ
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To: ExGeeEye

Excellent! Now let the future Mrs. do all the planning and you’ll be fine.

Hmm, of course, a wedding so close to Christmas means twice the celebrating at once. Hope you’ve got budgeted for Christmas and anniversary gifts already.


2,238 posted on 09/05/2007 5:16:57 AM PDT by JenB
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To: SuziQ

Last night I shoved stuff around in the back room and organized the manga half of our manga-and-anime collection. It’s all alphabetized now, with room on the shelves to add volumns. I’ll do the anime later or we’ll move it downstairs. Our house has reached the exploding point and until we do a big de-frap it’ll be impossible to keep clean.


2,239 posted on 09/05/2007 5:18:32 AM PDT by JenB
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To: ExGeeEye
I’ll have to see about it.

I'm just teasin'. :) A weddin' during Christmas season will be stressful enough.

2,240 posted on 09/05/2007 5:41:45 AM PDT by Lil'freeper (You do not have the plug-in required to view this tagline.)
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