Post Race!

[wes4dbt]

"Wes, it was 70 degrees last week. Don't you remember?"

Who is this, do I know you????

[Shaggy Hiker]

I noted that it didn't reach 70 degrees by around noon, yesterday, which means that this was a truly unusual cold snap for this early in the year. Didn't do much, otherwise. The fires all appear to have been missed by any rain.

[Bonker Gudd]

The robots are here.

[Shaggy Hiker]

They've been around.

[Shaggy Hiker]

Domo Arigoto.

[wes4dbt]

What's going on here??? 10 days without a post in this thread. Is this the death of an institution????

[Peter Porter]

[wes4dbt]

The death of a thousand cuts. lol

[Peter Porter]

Rumor has it that they're stuck to his bottom jaw, which must be embarrassing when he goes shopping.

[Shaggy Hiker]

That would make it hard to eat.

[Shaggy Hiker]

Today is the nicest day I've had in almost a week. No smoke, and the sun is shining. That's a bit odd, as the forecast is for rain.

[Shaggy Hiker]

It did rain earlier today, though it didn't amount to much.

[dday9]

My son and I made it on the TV. We were at the LSU game and a news reporter asked us to do an interview. He was so excited, it’s going to be one of those moments he’ll never forget.

[Peter Porter]

My son and I made it on the TV. We were at the LSU game and a news reporter asked us to do an interview. He was so excited, it’s going to be one of those moments he’ll never forget.

That's pretty cool.

[Peter Porter]

That would make it hard to eat.

Drinking shouldn't be much of a problem.

[Shaggy Hiker]

So, was the first image the source image, with the others being creations on the theme, or was even the first image a creation?

[Peter Porter]

So, was the first image the source image, with the others being creations on the theme, or was even the first image a creation?

The first was the original.

Then the rest followed, like at his day job. But everyone gets a kick out of him.

[Shaggy Hiker]

The knives are out at the wedding? That was quick.

[Shaggy Hiker]

I guess I'm not sharp enough to come up with any knife puns.

[Peter Porter]

I guess I'm not sharp enough to come up with any knife puns.

I'm sure you'll come up with some stuff. I always enjoy your slice of humor!

Anyway, he had them surgically removed, which is too bad because he was a cut above the rest when it came to dating. Hopefully no one takes a stab at this idea to attract the ladies.

[dday9]

Pauvre bebe

[dday9]

This hurricane is no joke. We stayed anticipating a category 1, but it intensified just before landfall. The eye passed us about an hour ago and the winds on the backside are easily 2x what they were on the front side.

[Shaggy Hiker]

Well, the winds on my backside are stronger, too.

[Shaggy Hiker]

Didn't you get a storm last year, as well, or has it been a couple years?

[dday9]

Ida was 2021, I did not stay for that one.

[Shaggy Hiker]

Ida...no, was that really it?

[dday9]

We had a smaller hurricane hit after Ida, it was one of the Greek named ones. But it was super small.

[Shaggy Hiker]

Hurricane Sapator?

[dday9]

That would be hilarious and terrifying at the same time.

[Shaggy Hiker]

It would wreak havoc, then come back and explain the origin of the terms.

[Shaggy Hiker]

I got rained on over the last couple days. It never seemed to rain hard, but it did appear to dampen some of the fires. The air is now free of smoke.

[Shaggy Hiker]

On the other hand, I was staggering up a stream counting fish. That made my feet mighty sore. The rocky stream wasn't good footing. Perhaps I should start counting fish in estuaries rather than in rivers? That would surely save my sole, so long as I wasn't out of plaice.

[wes4dbt]

Staggering up a stream sounds like a job for the young.

Had to look up Plaice. They remind me of Crappie or Bluegill.

[Shaggy Hiker]

They aren't really my specialty. I knew they were a fish, but I just couldn't plaice them.

[Shaggy Hiker]

Staggering up streams is definitely a job for the young. By the time I got back to the truck, I could barely walk. Fortunately, the two women who were coming up the stream were also pretty done in...though they had walked twice as much stream, to be fair, and it may well have been more difficult stream, at that.

[Shaggy Hiker]

Now that I think about it, staggering up that particular stream probably isn't a job for anybody, young or old. It just wasn't good enough habitat to justify the effort.

[wes4dbt]

Might be time for a management position. lol

[dday9]

A spin on the old adage: Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach. Those who can't teach, teach gym.

Would be: Those who can, stagger up stream. Those who can't, manage.

[Shaggy Hiker]

Those who can...retire.

[Shaggy Hiker]

Then, those who can...will bike across the country, but that's a year and a half out.