Swirley is gone...
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Posted:Aug 11, 2019 9:37 pm
Last Updated:Aug 16, 2019 10:16 am 81454 Views
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of the first things I wanted replace in condo remodeling project was an old toilet. I named it Swirley because it 2-1/2 gallons flush and took 2 minutes to fill up again. That wasn't the worst part... The worst part was watching the water level rise the rim of the bowl and start swirling it's contents (yes, poop) for 30 seconds before making it's way Mar-a-Lago!
The missus didn't mind it probably because she came from a country where they poop over a hole in the floor. Another complaint I had was the low seat height. Think of Kiddie height for . So, it was agreed new toilet was in the budget.
I got a and of a plumber from the VP of the condo association and his guy wanted $250 and recommended I get a $250 toilet.
Not wanting to $500, I put the project down on 'do list' I had stop place for lunch and a plumber was in the guest spot finishing a conversation before getting of his truck. I asked if he had a set price replace a toilet and he said "$5"
I said "Put me on your schedule for the middle of next week"
The night before, I stopped at The Home Depot and picked up a brand toilet for $190. Chair height and elongated no-slam seat. This is normal by today's standards.
On the appointment day, the plumber called to confirm and showed up on-time. He disconnected the old toilet and carried it in parts for removal. I asked if there was a date of manufacture and he glanced down at the lid shouting back me
"1977"
Smiling hear that... it was an antique and I was replacing the original toilet that came with the condo.
He worked fast and within 45 minutes the new toilet was installed and caulked to the floor. I paid him for his work and got a quote to do some other repairs after I replace some vanity cabinets.
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Chicago Rewired...
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Posted:Aug 10, 2019 2:52 pm
Last Updated:Aug 10, 2019 2:53 pm 74303 Views
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I went a concert last night sponsored by the City of Boca Raton. The playing was the Chicago tribute band, Chicago Rewired, a bunch of old fat guys playing Chicago songs the best of their ability. , they were okay especially since the venue was free admission.
Earlier in the week, a friend told me about the concert and asked if I wanted to join him. He went to a concert last week in Fort Lauderdale that got rained-out and we weren't sure about the weather this time as seasonally, we get afternoon showers.
Held in the Mizner Park lawn-style amphitheater where folding lawn chairs were optional and so is the rain. Earlier, I was on a jobsite around 4pm and heard distant thunder... by 6pm the storms had moved offshore and we confirmed... let's go for it.
We got to the event early and easily found free parking. I estimated the around 4,000 in attendance. Mostly people age 50 and up with a few parents bringing their along. Music started around 7:30pm, before sundown here and the temperature was 84 degrees. most, but there were enough winds where the heat wasn't affecting me.
Expecting the music be loud, I travel events like this with industrial ear plugs. From the first shriek of the lead singers voice, it was time some decibel reduction!
It wasn't so much the volume of the sound system, it's the the lack of fidelity that I found so bothersome. All the the sounds on stage were pumped through the system. Bass, Trumpet, Trombone, Saxophone, Guitar, Synthesizer/Keyboards, drums and vocals from 4 singers. As expected, the volume of the bass drum drowned the voices and instruments. I've always wondered what the guys at the console 200 feet from the stage do considering it's their job mix the audio volume. We weren't too far from them so the sounds we were hearing were most likely the sounds they were hearing.
The band played about 45 minutes and took a 20 minute break. Someone must have commented to the sound crew to adjust the microphone volume as the second set had much better balance. You could hear the harmonies... including they notes the lead singer couldn't reach! Peter Cetera he wasn't, but they were doing a tribute Chicago and the audience vibe was forgiving.
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Jeffrey Epstein is gone...
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Posted:Aug 10, 2019 2:40 pm
Last Updated:Mar 6, 2024 4:02 am 70026 Views
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The top story this weekend is/will be the death of Jeffrey Epstein, accused sx trafficker was in prison awaiting trial set next year.
Law enforcement sources said he hanged himself and already the conspiracy theorists are hard at work. Wasn't he found unresponsive just weeks ago with (what appeared be) self inflicted marks on his neck? Shouldn't he have been 24 hour heavy security? Was it suicide or an inside job (paid ) from someone had something lose should he testify and bring up some skeletons in someones closet?
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Death to the Democratic Party aka Google_It_Up...
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Posted:Aug 8, 2019 6:27 pm
Last Updated:Aug 13, 2019 4:12 am 68208 Views
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It's become a weekly thing now for a conservative to say the Democratic Party will soon be dead. I say Yippee and if you know me... I take everything at value and never research anything. When I see a blog about the death of the Democratic Party, I don't have to read it... I've seen it before and before and before and before. Sorry, I had a salami sandwich and it keeps repeating.
It's about time the Democrats a Socialist party of crooks, thieves, Communists take a dive. I cannot wait and as soon as it happens, I'll be the first one to tell all of you to STFU about it. You got what you want... nothing more needs to be said. Capisce?
I got to thinking... who in the world has a single party political system?
Okay, I think I'll just Google_It_Up.
Let's see... We've got Russia, China, North Korea, Cuba, Laos, Vietnam... very cool, America shouldn't be outflanked. We need to get off the porch and run with the Big Dawgs!
I've got a few more minutes to compose this blog... wait, I see a few tidbits about a single-party systems...
"Communism is both a political system and an economic one. Communist parties have absolute power over governance, and elections are single-party affairs. The party controls the economic system as well, and private ownership is illegal"
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To the woman who sent me an email...
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Posted:Jul 28, 2019 5:22 am
Last Updated:Sep 6, 2019 2:13 pm 70793 Views
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Gold members can read the profiles of other members, yet I received a message asking why I'm on Asia Friend Finder. Maybe she didn't read my profile when she asked the question... I'll repeat myself just to be clear.
Introduction
Don't message me as I won't respond.
Here only for participation in blogs.
My Ideal Person
I married my ideal person and only come here to blog. Really...
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butt dial...
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Posted:Jul 24, 2019 4:02 am
Last Updated:Jan 8, 2024 9:42 am 65364 Views
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It happens so often, right after I hang up with someone they appear to be calling back. I can hear rustling sometimes when they're walking sometimes I can hear them in another conversation and I know then I've been had
It's the dreaded butt dial!
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Middle Age...
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Posted:Jul 21, 2019 7:41 pm
Last Updated:Jul 31, 2019 9:32 am 67538 Views
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Depending on the source, the term Middle Age usually describes a person who is between 40 and 60. On another site, I made reference to a woman in her 40's as middle age and 'got jumped' by the woman's friends.
Stating the definition from several sources including 2 dictionaries didn't sway the opinions of the complainers. Folks, I didn't make this stuff up... Anyone over 40 qualifies to be called middle age. What started this off was my blog about older women and men. Especially when the desired range is 20 years than the person who is looking.
Need some math? She's 45 looking for men 25 to 40.
Unless her profile hasn't been updated in years or so, those numbers were actually getting guys leaving complaints about her age range.
I did see another dating site was becoming a 'meat market' having a reputation as a place to make hookups, decided to change the search engine and age range so that you couldn't search or contact anyone (above or ) the range imposed by the website management. That range was something like 8 or 9 years difference. That quickly knocked any woman looking for a or a man looking for a Mommy but there was a work around in that the user could change their age to contact people who were outside of the age restriction, allowing a middle aged woman to contact a man... and vice versa.
Thanks for reading my blog!
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Helter Skelter...
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Posted:Jul 20, 2019 10:21 am
Last Updated:Jul 20, 2019 10:22 am 57018 Views
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The Beatles recorded the first version of the song Helter Skelter during the recording sessions 51 years ago on July 18, 1968. It was much slower than the album version released later that year.
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Biscotti...
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Posted:Jul 16, 2019 7:18 pm
Last Updated:Jul 20, 2019 2:41 am 58521 Views
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I can (usually) resist cookies and donuts, but the other night in the grocery store they had Biscotti on sale... 2fer1. This style is heavy double baked unlike others that are soft and spongy.
Almond & Vanilla. I'm up to a day... okay, a day and see my supply dwindling.
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Vietnam, it's the new China...
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Posted:Jul 6, 2019 10:57 am
Last Updated:Jul 10, 2019 3:22 am 44402 Views
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A few years ago I stopped to see an old friend. He commented that I was driving a Korean car. My reply was "Korea is the new Japan"
If consumers can purchase less expensive products from another source, they will. Maybe with hesitations at first, but eventually... they will.
I remember cheap Japanese transistor radios. It wasn't the fault of the Japanese. It was the American companies designing/engineering inferior products and having them shipped here. They only made what they were instructed to make.
Same with all the low-end products made in China. They were brought here by American corporations and now the markets are flooded with products made in China.
I'm in the kitchen cabinet business and have to deal with competitors who provide products made in China. Recent tariffs on Chinese made products will soon affect what and how many of those Chinese manufacturers will survive.
We are already hearing stories of Chinese companies who are relocating manufacturing facilities into their neighboring country Vietnam. Everything goes... all the machines, finishing materials, hardware... all the way to the processing of lumber... grown in Vietnam!
What once was Chinese cabinets are now Vietnamese cabinets... without the tariffs.
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