(link) Don't forget that the vey best episode of the Discovery Channel's new series "FutureWeapons" is on tonight at 10 ET. It features Metal Storm, Thermobaric, GMLRS-U, and NLOS-C. They call it "Maximum Impact"
Heh heh heh.
| This thread has been locked, it will not receive new replies. |
|
Locked on 06/28/2006 10:23:18 AM PDT by Lead Moderator, reason:
New thread here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1657186/posts |
Posted on 04/20/2006 2:10:46 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
(link) Don't forget that the vey best episode of the Discovery Channel's new series "FutureWeapons" is on tonight at 10 ET. It features Metal Storm, Thermobaric, GMLRS-U, and NLOS-C. They call it "Maximum Impact"
Heh heh heh.
Hehehe. I guess you don't get asked to help with the sets and scenery for your church productions either?
Me, I'm pretty lousy with a hammer and stuff too but if spring break and sheetrocking was any indication I could pick it up ok...
Actually, I sometimes do help with painting, or toten' and liftin' stuff. But I don't do construction.
I ~can~ do stuff around the house. It just takes me twice as long.
My brother got all those skills from my Dad. By the time I shoulda been learnin' them, he was drinking too much. By the time he stopped drinking I was a teenager and didn't want to spend time with him.
And ~sigh~ by the time I wanted to spend time with him he was gone. He died when I was 20.
I'd stay here and agree 'cept I'm fightin' it out on another thread...
I really can't even imagine. It's one of those things every time I think about I'm so thankful for my parents. Every time one of my grandparents pulls something idiotic I remember that it could be worse, my parents could have inherited their stupidity... my poor mother is practically taking bets on who pulls a scene at the wedding...
Think how lucky your boys are that they have a dad they (should) want to be around.
Thanks. I made myself (and my boys) a promise early on that I'd try to do better. Not sure I have.
My Dad wasn't a bad father. But the alcohol often made him an absentee father. He tried to correct that, but I was being a teenager.
gotta run...
LOL! So ~you're~ the bad influence.
That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.
The great thing about building/construction/DIY is that there's always something to cover up your mistakes. I learned this whilst observing the construction of my house. Studs are off a bit? No worries. Cover it up with sheetrock. Didn't cut the sheetrock quite right? Got a 1/2" gap? No worries, cover it up with tape which gets covered up with mud. If the mud isn't right paint over it. If the paint isn't right, hang a picture! LOL.
I saw you over there Ruthy... stay off the road...
Hehehe, I like that attitude. And I like the feeling of doing something for yourself - whether it's cooking dinner, building a computer, or finishing a basement. It's sort of empowering.
The only thread I plan on arguing anything is AI this evening. Work has me grouchy enough.
I know you're right.
I'm letting things get under my skin lately that I used to just ignore.
~sigh~
It comes on at 9pm EST, right?
I'll have to "watch" it via the live thread. LOST is on at the same time and it's a new episode.
Oh, yay, new Lost tonight?
Sit back and try to laugh at 'em even when they ain't funny, Ruthy.
That's when my girls will insist that every single toy they own has some significant meaning in their lives and cannot EVER be donated or dumped.
How is the purge going? (My move is now done!)
Yup. Or so I was told today! :-)
Hi Rocko!
Congratulations on your successful move! Good news abounds in the Hobbit Hole today.
I attempted a purge last Saturday. It was a miserable failure.
Since I'll have babysitting this weekend, I'll do the purge myself. It will be more effective that way. ;-)
Thank goodness I'm the only one I have to move! I can guilt myself into parting with stuff as necessary. But not the books. Touch the books and die.
My books are 98% moved. Now it's just clothes and misc frap.
I'm glad I kept the box for the s'more maker than I got from the Hobbit Hole. I'll feel much better shipping it in it's original packaging. :-)
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.