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The Hobbit Hole XXXII - Sweet is the sound of falling rain
The Freeper Hobbit Hole Blog ^ | December 1, 2006

Posted on 12/01/2006 12:55:15 PM PST by ecurbh

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: ExGeeEye
Yay me.

So, it was strep. Not quite over yet. Got some things done anyway.

4,001 posted on 01/20/2007 3:32:29 PM PST by ExGeeEye (Thanks, non-R voters, for the next two years. Hope it's only two.)
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To: ExGeeEye

Ungh...no fun! I had strep a few years back, and it totally, totally wipes you out. Misery. Hope you got some good antibiotics!


4,002 posted on 01/20/2007 3:43:22 PM PST by RosieCotton
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To: RosieCotton; osagebowman; LSAggie; Overtaxed; 2Jedismom; HairOfTheDog; Bear_in_RoseBear; ...

Evenin'

Just got a call from g'nad. They're doin' well. They bought a generator so they've got some electricity back.

Phone lines are still down so he can't get online yet. He called on the cell.

They're expecting another hit this weekend. But they're prepared for it.

He says thanks for the prayers and concern from everyone.


4,003 posted on 01/20/2007 5:05:06 PM PST by Corin Stormhands (http://www.virginiaisforrudy.com)
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To: Corin Stormhands

Thanks for letting us know. I'm glad they've got power again.


4,004 posted on 01/20/2007 5:35:49 PM PST by JenB
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To: Corin Stormhands
They're expecting another hit this weekend. But they're prepared for it.

Now that they've got the generator they'll get power and probably not lose it again for five years :~)

4,005 posted on 01/20/2007 5:50:29 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: Corin Stormhands

Thanks for the update, glad they got the generator.


4,006 posted on 01/20/2007 5:59:02 PM PST by LSAggie
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To: LSAggie

Nayber lady put plastic over her car.


4,007 posted on 01/20/2007 7:25:22 PM PST by Overtaxed
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To: Overtaxed

Just now?? Six hours after the snow starts??


4,008 posted on 01/20/2007 7:42:32 PM PST by LSAggie
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To: LSAggie

Naaahhh....sometime this afternoon just after she got in for the day.


4,009 posted on 01/20/2007 7:48:16 PM PST by Overtaxed
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To: LSAggie

I just thought it looked funny...never seen snow drape over the back end of a car before.


4,010 posted on 01/20/2007 7:49:27 PM PST by Overtaxed
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To: Overtaxed

Oh, okay, that makes more sense!!


4,011 posted on 01/20/2007 7:50:08 PM PST by LSAggie
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To: LSAggie

I was looking out at the snow and noticed folds of snow draped over the tail lights. Hmmmm......


4,012 posted on 01/20/2007 7:56:34 PM PST by Overtaxed
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To: Overtaxed

I'm sure someone wonders why there are three pieces of firewood on the tops of our vehicles.

(answer: to hold down the tarp covering the windshield)


4,013 posted on 01/20/2007 8:01:37 PM PST by LSAggie
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To: LSAggie

You mean your vehicles don't run on
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wood alcohol?


4,014 posted on 01/20/2007 8:08:37 PM PST by Overtaxed
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To: Overtaxed

heh, haven't tried that..

g'nite OT & HH


4,015 posted on 01/20/2007 8:13:34 PM PST by LSAggie
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To: LSAggie

'Night!


4,016 posted on 01/20/2007 8:20:24 PM PST by Overtaxed
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To: RosieCotton
good antibiotics

meh. Penecillin'll kill me, and the other stuff is way spendy. Or so I hear.

Tea and aspirin for me :)

4,017 posted on 01/20/2007 8:41:24 PM PST by ExGeeEye (Thanks, non-R voters, for the next two years. Hope it's only two.)
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To: ExGeeEye

I guess I'm lucky I'm not allergic to penicillin, then.

When I had strep, I spent close to a week just getting worse and worse...couldn't sleep, couldn't eat, and everything hurt. I had my first dose of penicillin, and felt as though the sky opened and the angels sang... It was amazing how fast that stuff worked. Glorious.


4,018 posted on 01/20/2007 8:45:02 PM PST by RosieCotton
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To: Overtaxed; Ramius; g'nad; osagebowman; TalonDJ
I've been cleaning out the fridge and freezer.

I've been doing gunsmithing on "exact replacement" parts so they can fit exactly enough to replace the originals. I didn't want to spend $250 for the H&K walnut target grip for the PSG1, so I bought the $50 American plastic knockoff. It only took an hour to clean up the mold lines, and grind the relief in the back of the grip so it fits like it should.

It was actually quite calming, except for muttering about quality control. When done, I had a 17+ pound example of late-40's design made in the late 70's, with late-90's plastics.

The folding stock comes in handy in a couple of different ways. First, since the Smith Industries vortex flash hider is 3 inches longer than stock, the rifle would not fit in its case any more with the fixed stock. Also, the shape of the stock lets me use a "cheek weld" on the iron sights, and a "chin weld" to see through the scope.

A definite "machine age" weapon, as opposed to the "information age" PS90. But the H&K-91 has a purpose to serve. Carrying it several miles is not one of them, in my book.

4,019 posted on 01/20/2007 8:46:52 PM PST by 300winmag (Overkill never fails)
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To: RosieCotton

How are you doing over there?


4,020 posted on 01/20/2007 8:46:56 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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