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The Hobbit Hole XXXI - Mawwage is what bwings us togethew today!
http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/ ^ | Sept 7 2006

Posted on 09/07/2006 10:11:42 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Mawwage is what bwings us togethew today!

New verse:

Upon the hearth the fire is red,
Beneath the roof there is a bed;
But not yet weary are our feet,
Still round the corner we may meet
A sudden tree or standing stone
That none have seen but we alone.
Tree and flower and leaf and grass,
Let them pass! Let them pass!
Hill and water under sky,
Pass them by! Pass them by!

Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate,
And though we pass them by today,
Tomorrow we may come this way
And take the hidden paths that run
Towards the Moon or to the Sun.
Apple, thorn, and nut and sloe,
Let them go! Let them go!
Sand and stone and pool and dell,
Fare you well! Fare you well!

Home is behind, the world ahead,
And there are many paths to tread
Through shadows to the edge of night,
Until the stars are all alight.
Then world behind and home ahead,
We’ll wander back to home and bed.
Mist and twilight, cloud and shade,
Away shall fade! Away shall fade!
Fire and lamp, and meat and bread,
And then to bed! And then to bed!

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To: SuziQ; JenB

Yeah there is a place. I have not been there in a while but I seem to recall it being over by Hawkeye downs on the SW side. Off the 33rd st exit, right, left just passed the taco bell, on the right side just passed the junkyard. I might be remembering wrong though.


1,141 posted on 09/21/2006 9:40:39 AM PDT by TalonDJ
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To: HairOfTheDog
Got the call. There are some SERIES things that are mildly HUGH, but at least they're going to actually fix it. Makes me really ticked off at the last place that looked at it, though. Apparently I've lived with this for no reason at all, and probably paid a lot more than I should have for what they *did* do.

Though I know almost nothing about cars, I get nervous when tie rod ends are mentioned - I understand that's really not something you want to go bad. Sounds like it's a really good thing I brought it in when I did. They're going to fix the front brakes and do an alignment, too. Should make a *world* of difference in how it handles. No more feeling like I'm trying to drive a busted grocery cart at high speeds - yay!

He said the front suspension has some worn parts and could use maintenance at some point, but it's not critical. And the battery is getting old, too, but I kinda knew that.
1,142 posted on 09/21/2006 9:47:35 AM PDT by RosieCotton
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To: HairOfTheDog

I'm working tomorrow...but then I get another weekend. ;-)


1,143 posted on 09/21/2006 9:48:28 AM PDT by RosieCotton
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To: RosieCotton

Fair enough... I suspected tie rods.

If the battery is going, that will get you on the first cold morning... that's worth a trip to Sears at the Lacey mall. I don't think you can beat Sears for batteries.


1,144 posted on 09/21/2006 9:51:54 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: TalonDJ

I just bought all sorts of cool stuff at BB&B. Now I have to decide what to make for dinner. I stopped at Target for another of those spinny cabinet things and checked their grocery section... they have almost all the ingredients I need to make stuff in the Chinese cookbook. Like wonton and eggroll wrappers... I think I will try something out of there tonight. Sweet and sour chicken maybe but I don't know how well that will reheat for lunch. Want me to just make one dinner's worth and we can have a sandwich or something together tomorrow?

Also BB&B did not have the mixing bowls I wanted, but Target had the perfect set for $10 - they're ceramic and everything, whereas the ones at BBB were three times that much for plastic. Go figure.


1,145 posted on 09/21/2006 9:57:35 AM PDT by JenB
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To: JenB

Cool! Great loot. I got some too. The company technical library was giving away massive amounts of books and I have several piles of old engineering texts in my car.

The dinner plans sound good to me.


1,146 posted on 09/21/2006 10:15:10 AM PDT by TalonDJ
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To: HairOfTheDog
I don't think you can beat Sears for batteries.

We had a Sears battery once that went out on us. My Daddy joked that it Died Hard. *snort*

1,147 posted on 09/21/2006 10:15:51 AM PDT by SuziQ
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To: TalonDJ

Neat! More books huh. We are going to need more bookshelves soon.

Going to run some laundry now and see how the drain does.


1,148 posted on 09/21/2006 10:26:06 AM PDT by JenB
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To: SuziQ

Well, they replace them though, if that happens :~)


1,149 posted on 09/21/2006 10:44:24 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog
Yeah, I know. Sears used to be real good about that. Don't know if they still are. We bought some tires from them once and they wore out too quickly according to their expected lives. Sears gave us a weighted refund, and we were able to use that against the purchase of some new ones.

SirKit has always like their tools; the Craftsman brand always had a lifetime warranty. I don't know if they still do, or not.

1,150 posted on 09/21/2006 11:15:03 AM PDT by SuziQ
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To: SuziQ

They do, on both counts...


1,151 posted on 09/21/2006 11:17:46 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog

Sears killed it.


1,152 posted on 09/21/2006 12:53:44 PM PDT by TalonDJ
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To: TalonDJ

Maybe they'll give us a replacement.


1,153 posted on 09/21/2006 1:00:35 PM PDT by RosieCotton
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To: TalonDJ

I'm just goofing off and waiting for Goodyear to call back.

I can't say just *how* happy I am with the idea that I may be able to drive without fighting the vehicle at all times! What a concept...


1,154 posted on 09/21/2006 1:03:10 PM PDT by RosieCotton
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To: RosieCotton

Is that allowed? You'd better check... driving a vehicle easily? Whoa.


1,155 posted on 09/21/2006 1:10:19 PM PDT by JenB
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To: RosieCotton

That is the problem with problems that sneak up on you. You just learn to live with them and they have to get really bad before you fix them :P I hate that. I am too good at procrastinating


1,156 posted on 09/21/2006 1:20:05 PM PDT by TalonDJ
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To: TalonDJ

What makes me cranky is that this one has been a problem since right after I got to Fort Collins. And the guys there kinda mislead me about how hard it would be to fix, so I've put it off.

Oh well. It will make driving a far less tiring and aggravating experience. I should have done it sooner, though.


1,157 posted on 09/21/2006 1:26:10 PM PDT by RosieCotton
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To: RosieCotton
I should have done it sooner, though.

Well, it's done now, so get yourself a couple of those little side-view mirrors, and you'll feel much more confident on the road! They are just peel and stick, so you could sit in the driver's seat, and Hair or ecurbh could hold them onto the big side-view mirrors so you can get just the right view, then they could stick them on for you!

1,158 posted on 09/21/2006 1:54:03 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: Corin Stormhands; Ramius; ecurbh; HairOfTheDog; TalonDJ
For any of you who harbor the desire to hijack some obnoxious TV show (like CNN news) in a public location:

It detects the infrared coding scheme used by a particular TV, and then lets you take control.

For $14, I may get one just so I don't have to be subject to CNN News while waiting for my mom in the doctor's waiting room.

1,159 posted on 09/21/2006 1:59:28 PM PDT by 300winmag (Overkill never fails)
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To: Corin Stormhands
"Please refrain from pooping in this bathroom so we can keep it nice for visitors."

Heh. A sign like that has lots of potential. Lots. Might put one on my office door.

1,160 posted on 09/21/2006 2:00:08 PM PDT by Lil'freeper (You do not have the plug-in required to view this tagline.)
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