Stupid Guest Tricks

I have come to believe that snow blowers are mankind's best invention. Made short work of the couple inches of snow on the three driveways I cleared today (our double drive, the elderly neighbors' single drive and another neighbor who offered to pay me to clear his double drive and sidewalk). Still had to do a lot of shoveling (the sidewalks and what the blower misses) but the blower helped out a LOT. It cut right through the berm the snow plow left at the foot of the drives. (Damn snow plows messing up my hard work ;) )

Shorty82 wrote:I have come to believe that snow blowers are mankind's best invention. Made short work of the couple inches of snow on the three driveways I cleared today (our double drive, the elderly neighbors' single drive and another neighbor who offered to pay me to clear his double drive and sidewalk). Still had to do a lot of shoveling (the sidewalks and what the blower misses) but the blower helped out a LOT. It cut right through the berm the snow plow left at the foot of the drives. (Damn snow plows messing up my hard work ;) )

I used to dream of having a snow blower when I was growing up, but my parents had something that kept them from buying one: cheap child labor. :p:

BRWombat wrote:I used to dream of having a snow blower when I was growing up, but my parents had something that kept them from buying one: cheap child labor. :p:

That goes for more than just snow blowers. I remember when my kids hit their pre-teens our dishwasher broke down. My wife and I decided that there wasn't any reason to buy a new one right then when we had two kids that wanted allowances and this was a good way to earn one. It stayed broken until they went to college, then we decided that we didn't need anymore allowance and bought a new dishwasher. Man, didn't the ship hit the sand on that one. It has been 15 years since they graduated from college now and I still hear about it from time to time. So you have to not look at it as cheap child labor, but instead a very valuable life lesson that I'm sure makes you appreciate all the cool things you have now. Now don't you feel like thanking them for that?
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Goofyernmost wrote:...Now don't you feel like thanking them for that?
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It's more fun to complain.

My kids didn't think this was very funny, but my wife and I laughed until we were sick, and then talked about removing our dishwasher from the house for a few more years. The kids didn't seem too impressed with that idea either.

ktulu wrote:Work trip, low chance of setting foot on Disney property. I will be very near large aquatic mammals though...

About not setting foot on Disney property, we sure fixed that, didn't we?

Shorty82 wrote:Sorry for not updating sooner. We've spent the last few days in Milton, FL, where I'm from originally and still have family. We're planning on hitting the road again in a few hours.

You kinda forgot to tell everyone what we did to your dad at the airport. What a great look he had on his face.

Big Wallaby wrote:About not setting foot on Disney property, we sure fixed that, didn't we?

Oh c'mon BW, you really thought for a second I, nor those close to ktulu believed his statement? I am just upset we didn't bet. :) If he is within 200 miles of a Disney Park he will definitely go through the gates. Ya just can't trust a kid near a candy shop.

Main Streeter wrote:Oh c'mon BW, you really thought for a second I, nor those close to ktulu believed his statement? I am just upset we didn't bet. :) If he is within 200 miles of a Disney Park he will definitely go through the gates. Ya just can't trust a kid near a candy shop.

No MG, just a trip downtown ;)

And hey, I was within 200 miles in January of DLR, I didn't get to go :(

ktulu wrote:No MG, just a trip downtown ;)

And hey, I was within 200 miles in January of DLR, I didn't get to go :(

I know. I know about January. I so lost that battle. You almost rented a car to come up. You were working though, well, kinda. DLR and I lost to The Gas Lamp District and THAT club. ;)

Main Streeter wrote:DLR and I lost to The Gas Lamp District and THAT club. ;)

Yikes. Thanks for not asking me to take you to Tampa. :p: