A little something I got from my friends at work - Some of this makes sense

Jeff Foxworthy on Ohio:

All I have to say is “Go Bucks!”
You might be from Ohio (pronounced O-hi-uh), if:
You think all Pro football teams are supposed to wear orange!
You know all the 4 seasons: winter, still winter, almost winter and
construction..
You live less than 30 miles from some college or university.
You know what a buckeye really is, and have a recipe for candied ones.
“Toward the lake” means “north” and “toward the river” means “south.”
You know if other Ohioans are from southern or northern Ohio as soon as they open their mouths.
You can spell words like Cuyahoga, Olentangy, Bellefontaine, Tuscarawas, Wapakoneta and you know which letter is doubled in Cincinnati.
“Vacation! ” means spending a day at Cedar Point in the summer and deer hunting in the fall.
You measure distance in minutes
Your school classes were canceled because of cold.
Your school classes were canceled because of heat.
You’ve had to switch from “heat” to “A/C” in the same day.
You know what should be knee-high by the Fourth of July.
You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. For example:
“Where’s my coat at?”
You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both
unlocked.
You think of the major four food groups as corn, pork, beer, and Jell-O
salad with marshmallows.
You carry jumper cables in your car.
You know what ‘pop’ is.
You design your kid’s Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
(Amen!)
You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and a flannel nightgown.
The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page but requires six pages for sports.
If you actually get these jokes — then forward ‘em to your OHIO friends!

Woke up this morning feeling really good about the day. My started with my lovely wife wishing me a Happy Father’s Day as soon as I got out of bed which was pretty awesome. One by one my kids called me up wishing me the same and telling me to have a great day. I felt even better after that so I went downstairs to find my phone so that I call my brother, dad and step-dad and bless them with the same wishes I got from my kids. Well after the phone calls were delivered I did some quick clean up around the house and then proceeded to join in on the fun with my two daughters and my wife in the recently filled pool. Wow are my legs tired - Aubrey and I began to go in circles (not hard at all, seeing that the pool is round) to make the water go in one direction. We had it going so fast that Aubrey stopped for a moment but had trouble doing so because we created such a strong water flow that she was unable to just sit near the edge. She had to hold onto the side of pool just to maintain her position. We had a good time today - now I’m here writing this post and looking forward to some shooting on Combat Arms. See you guys later.

Well, yesterday I received an e-mail informing me that the online game that I’m playing (Combat Arms) will be going through an update and some patch work as well. I received another e-mail informing me that the update will not take place until late at night so any of the new toys and map won’t be available until the next day. This morning I woke up helped my daughter’s boyfriend get his car unstuck from a small snow bank (yes I got up and put some shoes and coat and went directly outside to help). I then went about my morning norm, I went down to my basement and powered up the pc to see what exactly were the new toys and to see what this new map looked like. Well to my surprise it turned out that the creators of the game have fixed a bunch of issues as well as demote any cheaters that were abusing some known problems in the game. Here is where the sad day for me comes in - when I played the new map I noticed that I did not have my high power gun or any of my other neat toys in my inventory. Well it turned out that my account has been “adjusted” due to some silly behavior that I and some other team mates participated in. We found a way to get extra money and experience points in the game that wouldn’t be considered honest. So, I got demoted (which I deserve) and now I’m back at “trainee” status and coming from Command Sargeant Major 3rd class to trainee is quite a drop. I will continue to play the game nonetheless but this time I will not be suckered into trying any short cuts.
Live an Learn

HOW FIGHTS START

1: When I got home last night, my wife demanded that I take her someplace
expensive…..so, I took her to a gas station…..
and that’s how the fight started…..

2: I tried to talk my wife into buying a case of Miller Light for $14.95.
Instead, she bought a jar of cold cream for $7.95. I told her the beer
would make her look better at night than the cold cream.
And that’s how the fight started…

3: After retiring, I went to the Social Security office to apply for
Social Security. The woman behind the counter asked me for my driver’s license to verify my age. I looked in my pockets and realized I had left my wallet at home. I told the woman that I was very sorry, but I would have to go home and come back later. The woman said, ‘Unbutton your shirt’. So I opened my shirt revealing my curly silver hair. She said, ‘That silver hair on your chest is proof enough for me’ and she processed my Social Security application. When I got home, I excitedly told my wife about my experience at the Social Security office. She said, ‘You should have dropped your pants. You might have gotten disability, too’.
And that’s how the fight started…..

4: My wife and I were sitting at a table at my high school reunion, and I
kept staring at a drunken lady swigging her drink as she sat alone at a
nearby table. My wife asked, ‘Do you know her?’ ‘Yes,’ I sighed, ‘She’s
my old girlfriend. I understand she took to drinking right after we split up
those many years ago, and I hear she hasn’t been sober since.’ ‘My God!’
says my wife, ‘Who would think a person could go on celebrating that
long?’
And that’s how the fight started…..

5: I rear-ended a car this morning. So, there we were alongside the road and slowly the other driver got out of his car. You know how sometimes you just get soooo stressed and little things just seem funny? Yeah, well I couldn’t believe it…. he was a DWARF!!! He stormed over to my car, looked up at me, and shouted, ‘I AM NOT HAPPY!!!’ So, I looked down at him and said, ‘Well, then which one are you?’
And that’s how the fight started…..

6: I took my wife to a restaurant. The waiter, for some reason, took my
order first. ‘I’ll have the strip steak, medium rare please.’ He said,
‘Aren’t you worried about the mad cow?’ ‘Nah, she can order for
herself.’
And that’s how the fight started…..

The video below although really funny it kind of reminded me if this is how some of Jon Stainbrook supporters would act around police officers. With Stainbrook refusing to present his ID to the officer when he got caught performing indecent motions in his vehicle I found myself convinced that he would actually behave just like the man on the video. Watch the video and let me know what you think.

With the temps rising around the 90’s today and it looks to be more of the same tomorrow and Sunday - I decided to clean the pool and have it ready by midday tomorrow. When I first filled it I did not have the extra cash to buy the needed chemicals to keep it from getting nasty so in about a month’s time it looked as if the Hulk had rinsed his skin color in my pool. I drained it but as most of you all know, not all pools drain out completely. The drain plug is about 2 inches from the ground so I have to go in and scoop the remaining water out so that I can refill it and then add the chemicals so that I can enjoy a nice cool afternoon. Wish me the best on my latest endeavor.

Okay that’s it! How many of you reading this found what Imus said yesterday offensive? Raise your hand, okay for those of you who didn’t raise your hands please continue reading but for those of you who did please navigate your cursor to a different website and get the hell out. I am getting sick and tired of people not having anything to do all day long and trying to make something  out of nothing. What Imus said yesterday was not offensive at all, heck he even came out this morning to explain where he was coming from. All of the Jessie Jacksons and Al Sharptons out there looking for issues to arise so that you once again have a purpose in life need to adjust your damn filters and focus on the bigger picture.

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- Law of Mechanical Repair - After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch or you’ll have to pee.

- Law of the Workshop - Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.

- Law of Probability - The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of your act.

- Law of the Telephone - If you dial a wrong number, you never get a busy signal.

- Law of the Alibi - If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire, the very next morning you will have a flat tire.

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Oh My God!
After watching the video link below I found myself hoping that something like this does not happen here in the USA. Knowing that if you can’t responsibly fit inside a subway car you can always count on paid pushers to make sure you can squeeze every ounce of your body into it. During rush hour in Japan the rail cars are usually packed with enough breathing room - what these guys are doing is not only irresponsible but it’s completely unsafe. Now I don’t know if their government is aware of this but I definitely know that the business owners of the rail system knows. Disturbing but at the same time it’s really funny.

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After watching the video of these fan freaks react the way they did is completely disgusting. I recommend that these police officers carry tasers on them at all times. Actually I believe that they should have had guns with live rounds on them so that they can shoot one of those morons on the leg and show the rest of the other idiots that they meant business. I don’t care how much you love a sport but if you can’t handle a loss with respect to the game as well as the fellow man then that city and all other cities that sponsor such gams should simply stop having them. These people need to learn that if you can’t enjoy a game whether they win or lose then by all means please stay home and don’t even come out.

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NEW YORK (AP) – A New York City man is suing JetBlue Airways Corp. for more than $2 million because he says a pilot made him give up his seat to a flight attendant and sit on the toilet for more than three hours on a flight from California.

With that first piece to start the story you can pretty much assume that this guy was not happy. Now I don’t know about those of you reading this but when I’m either traveling in a bus or a subway train and I see a lady standing up I quickly offer my seat to her out of chivalry. Now with this story I find myself wondering why didn’t the attendant just sit in the seat that is provided for them. Well it turns out that the attendant was uncomfortable in that chair so she required a “customer” seat. Now read this next piece -

Mutlu (the customer) was traveling on a “buddy pass,” a standby travel voucher that JetBlue employees give to friends, from New York to San Diego on February 16, and returned to New York on February 23, the lawsuit said.Initially, Mutlu was told a flight attendant had taken the last seat on the plane, but then he was advised she would sit in the employee “jump seat,” meaning he could have the last seat, the lawsuit said.

The pilot told him 1 1/2 hours into the five-hour flight that he would have to relinquish the seat to the flight attendant, court papers say. But the pilot said that Mutlu could not sit in the jump seat because only JetBlue employees were permitted to sit there, the lawsuit said.

Now I have heard of these “buddy passes” before; and from what I understand they are to be treated no different then regular flight tickets. So if Mr. Mutlu had one of these passes then the attendant was pretty much S.O.L. on the available seat. Now if an attendant can take a passenger’s seat just because she/he isn’t satisfied with the seat provided for him/her why can’t the individual that lost the seat just sit in the seat that was supposedly uncomfortable? Well, because of rules and regulations passengers can not sit in the “jumper seats” - now isn’t there also rules and regulations about being out of your seat especially when the “pilot” has asked everyone to please be seated and have seat belts fastened? It’s kind of hard to fasten a seat belt when you’re in a freakin bathroom holding onto the faucet and paper holder now isn’t it. I hope Mr. Mutlu wins the lawsuit, what JetBlue has to do now is either make the “jumper seats” a little more comfortable or install seat belts on the toilets. Knowing the way things are now a days they’ll probably go for the belts on toilet route.

Check out the full article here.

The title for this post is something I have to use because I try to keep a clean blog. When I heard from a co-worker that a fan was run over because they disagreed with a person about that person’s choice for a baseball team I couldn’t believe it at first. Well wouldn’t you know it, some nut-job decided to run over a man because he and his friends were singing a very well known song that’s titled “Yankees Suck”. The deceased man was a Red Sox fan, the woman decided that instead of just walking away from these guys acting stupid to simply “scare” them with her car.

Well, she not only didn’t scare them but she managed to get charged with 2nd degree murder. I’m sorry but when I’m in an arguement with my friends or non-friends I know when to back off and call it a day, from what they have reported thus far it looks like the woman was in a fight with the group after leaving the sports bar. I want to simply say that no matter what your opinion is about a team - please refrain from going to far where someone can get hurt or in this case killed. If she is given time in jail I hope that the family sends her a picture/poster of the man she killed wearing Red Sox apparel.

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This morning on my way to work I saw two possible accidents occur right in front of me. When approaching Byrnedale Junior High School you can spot the flashing yellow lights indicating that schools are open and that students are making their way to learn.

During normal school hours when the streets are busy with cars and buses making their way to the schools these light are on and most drivers notice them and follow accordingly.

This post is to point out that when schools are out for let’s say “Spring Break” then these lights should be kept off before, during and after school. The reason why is because a few folks that don’t have children attending TPS or any other school system don’t really know when the breaks start and end. Well like I was saying - there was almost a rear end accident this morning at the front of the Junior High because the lights were on and the driver approaching the lights slowed down with another car following behind which almost hit him.

The reason why I know that the second driver had a child that attended that school is simple - when they approached the following stop light the woman made sure that the person who slowed down knew that there weren’t any kids in school today or the rest of the week by yelling some colorful words through her passenger window and adding that it’s their spring break.

The other moment was on Heatherdown and Holland Road by the entrance to a school. Same scenario but throw in the red light factor. People trying to make it through before the light turns red and then being blocked by someone that slowed down for an empty school because of the yellow flashing lights.

Now these two didn’t really exchange any words but there was a lot of horn honking. So please if any of you reading this post know who to contact in regards to turning these lights off during “breaks” please pass me the info, I would greatly appreciate it.

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When I got done watching the video down below the only thing I could say was “Great Job!” It’s too bad she didn’t get in a few more hits. Whenever I hear about stories like this I immediately feel good about some of the people out there that will not sit there and take any abuse. Now this clown will have to live with himself knowing that he was unable to take a purse and at the same time receive a good butt whooping by her with a gas pump hose. This guy is a complete loser. Congrats to Mrs. Bernie Garcia that has made any other would be losers think twice before attacking someone.
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I’ve been meaning to post this awhile back but I kept put it aside. Well I think today is the day because I saw someone else do just about the same thing I’ll explain later. What you are about to read happened a few weekends ago at a Big Boy Restaurant parking lot.

A lunch at a restaurant for two - $31
A nice day for a drive with gas prices down - $12
The thought of driving your truck on a snow mound and then snapping a picture with your wife and her accidentally locking the doors - Priceless

This guy is one in a million, he had a neat idea but he didn’t really think it through. They were there for about an hour and a half before they got some help from the local authorities. Please next time you want to do something with your vehicle that involves you to be outside of it - make sure to have a second set on you.