GIGGLES (Page 4): On a roll, or what ? Found each one to be hilarious, sending the "olives" one to several of my friends back in KC.... the ones with vowels at end of their name, 'ya...

FixorFish Loc: SW Oregon

On a roll, or what ? Found each one to be hilarious, sending the "olives" one to several of my friends back in KC.... the ones with vowels at end of their name, 'ya know... hehehe.
And I am definitely gonna "steal" Marion's quip, thanks fellow Oregonian, MM..... waaay better than the one that I use occasionally, which is...."I see, said the blind man to the deaf boy".... again, thanks for the chuckles....and yes, I remember my childhood phone number and suck at remembering passwords.

Mauwehu Loc: Norwalk Ct

Maid Marion wrote:

My Mom's pic is on my ID.

My dad advised me to check out her mother’s attitude and looks cause that’s what she’d look like in 25 years.

FixorFish Loc: SW Oregon

Yeah, I heard that from MY dad as well.... didn't quite work out very well for me.

The first time I met my future MIL, was at a Christmas family gathering. When I arrived, Lucille (the future MIL) had a football game on the TV she had set up in the dining room, a basketball game on the little B&W TV in the kitchen, and a transistor radio in the pocket of her apron, with an earplug in.... listening to the KC Scouts, the pro hockey team in 1978. Upon seeing her commitment to keeping track of the pro teams available that Christmas Eve, then eating a marvelous feast, put together by Lucille and HER mother, I understandably thought I had landed in the exact kind of family that I wished to marry into.
My future wife, "M.J." turned out to be just like her DAD, unfortunately..... could not care less about sports, pro or even his (& her)relatives' participation in, couldn't cook much of anything (certainly not with any aplomb) beyond "survival" dishes, hated cooking fish that didn't come from the spendy meat market (say WHAAAAT ?) and eventually became totally "frumpy" (I am being quite kind by using that word.... she, after all, IS the mother of my now 40yr old daughter), not in the least like her svelte, "cute as all get out" mother and grandmother.
I, of course, was totally duped at the time and have, for 44 years now, asked myself...."how the hell could you have been so smitten, that you ignored what was evident to absolutely everyone else ?".
Divorced after 16+ years (yeah, I was the 'eternal optimist' for waaay past the point of reason) and actually received TWO (!) "Congratulations on your Divorce" cards from 2 old friends ! (Didn't know that was even a thing, they say Hallmark has a card for every occasion... guess so !)
One was from my best man (!), who apologized for " biting his tongue, rather than being honest with me and knocking some sense in me ", like he should have !.... thanks, Earl... about 16+ yrs too late, though, buddy.

So.... Naaah, make that assessment by who is in front of you, not from where or who they were raised by. Sometimes the best of one of the parents, just doesn't "take".....TRUE COLORS are what you are looking for and "love" can be colorblind, as well as just "simply love blind".
Been there, done that.... no T-shirt.........barely got to keep the shirts (and tools) I already owned and DID NOT get to keep the house I spent so many years improving by my sweat and designer ingenuity....oh well.... learning is a never-ending quest, ain't it ?

Mauwehu Loc: Norwalk Ct

FixorFish wrote:

Yeah, I heard that from MY dad as well.... didn't quite work out very well for me.

The first time I met my future MIL, was at a Christmas family gathering. When I arrived, Lucille (the future MIL) had a football game on the TV she had set up in the dining room, a basketball game on the little B&W TV in the kitchen, and a transistor radio in the pocket of her apron, with an earplug in.... listening to the KC Scouts, the pro hockey team in 1978. Upon seeing her commitment to keeping track of the pro teams available that Christmas Eve, then eating a marvelous feast, put together by Lucille and HER mother, I understandably thought I had landed in the exact kind of family that I wished to marry into.
My future wife, "M.J." turned out to be just like her DAD, unfortunately..... could not care less about sports, pro or even his (& her)relatives' participation in, couldn't cook much of anything (certainly not with any aplomb) beyond "survival" dishes, hated cooking fish that didn't come from the spendy meat market (say WHAAAAT ?) and eventually became totally "frumpy" (I am being quite kind by using that word.... she, after all, IS the mother of my now 40yr old daughter), not in the least like her svelte, "cute as all get out" mother and grandmother.
I, of course, was totally duped at the time and have, for 44 years now, asked myself...."how the hell could you have been so smitten, that you ignored what was evident to absolutely everyone else ?".
Divorced after 16+ years (yeah, I was the 'eternal optimist' for waaay past the point of reason) and actually received TWO (!) "Congratulations on your Divorce" cards from 2 old friends ! (Didn't know that was even a thing, they say Hallmark has a card for every occasion... guess so !)
One was from my best man (!), who apologized for " biting his tongue, rather than being honest with me and knocking some sense in me ", like he should have !.... thanks, Earl... about 16+ yrs too late, though, buddy.

So.... Naaah, make that assessment by who is in front of you, not from where or who they were raised by. Sometimes the best of one of the parents, just doesn't "take".....TRUE COLORS are what you are looking for and "love" can be colorblind, as well as just "simply love blind".
Been there, done that.... no T-shirt.........barely got to keep the shirts (and tools) I already owned and DID NOT get to keep the house I spent so many years improving by my sweat and designer ingenuity....oh well.... learning is a never-ending quest, ain't it ?

Yeah, I heard that from MY dad as well.... didn't ... (show quote)

There’s still some living left——right?

FixorFish Loc: SW Oregon

Mauwehu wrote:

There’s still some living left——right?

Oh yeah, definitely.
Been divorced from the SECOND wife for 15 years now (the first one in the above post, for 27) and FINALLY have gotten to enjoy setting my own "hours of responsibility" and spending the money I worked for just as I, and only I, see fit.
Second one got the house....... again ! Another transformation with my sweat, but at least I made this one buy me out.... though hardly true compensation as it should have been.
Glad to be single, if for no other reason than stress abatement. Yeah, I miss certain things about being "coupled", but I am content as a single man, occasionally socializing (concert and/or dinner, a party, rafting trip, going out dancing to a good band, etc.) with one of a couple or three "lady friends", all of which I have known for years and we share no expectations that are unknown.....bliss, imo.
So yeah, lots of living left to enjoy and that's what I am doing.... enjoying life.

HenryG Loc: Falmouth Cape Cod Massachusetts

FixorFish wrote:

Yeah, I heard that from MY dad as well.... didn't quite work out very well for me.

The first time I met my future MIL, was at a Christmas family gathering. When I arrived, Lucille (the future MIL) had a football game on the TV she had set up in the dining room, a basketball game on the little B&W TV in the kitchen, and a transistor radio in the pocket of her apron, with an earplug in.... listening to the KC Scouts, the pro hockey team in 1978. Upon seeing her commitment to keeping track of the pro teams available that Christmas Eve, then eating a marvelous feast, put together by Lucille and HER mother, I understandably thought I had landed in the exact kind of family that I wished to marry into.
My future wife, "M.J." turned out to be just like her DAD, unfortunately..... could not care less about sports, pro or even his (& her)relatives' participation in, couldn't cook much of anything (certainly not with any aplomb) beyond "survival" dishes, hated cooking fish that didn't come from the spendy meat market (say WHAAAAT ?) and eventually became totally "frumpy" (I am being quite kind by using that word.... she, after all, IS the mother of my now 40yr old daughter), not in the least like her svelte, "cute as all get out" mother and grandmother.
I, of course, was totally duped at the time and have, for 44 years now, asked myself...."how the hell could you have been so smitten, that you ignored what was evident to absolutely everyone else ?".
Divorced after 16+ years (yeah, I was the 'eternal optimist' for waaay past the point of reason) and actually received TWO (!) "Congratulations on your Divorce" cards from 2 old friends ! (Didn't know that was even a thing, they say Hallmark has a card for every occasion... guess so !)
One was from my best man (!), who apologized for " biting his tongue, rather than being honest with me and knocking some sense in me ", like he should have !.... thanks, Earl... about 16+ yrs too late, though, buddy.

So.... Naaah, make that assessment by who is in front of you, not from where or who they were raised by. Sometimes the best of one of the parents, just doesn't "take".....TRUE COLORS are what you are looking for and "love" can be colorblind, as well as just "simply love blind".
Been there, done that.... no T-shirt.........barely got to keep the shirts (and tools) I already owned and DID NOT get to keep the house I spent so many years improving by my sweat and designer ingenuity....oh well.... learning is a never-ending quest, ain't it ?

Yeah, I heard that from MY dad as well.... didn't ... (show quote)

Wow😶

Mauwehu Loc: Norwalk Ct

FixorFish wrote:

Oh yeah, definitely. br Been divorced from the SE... (show quote)

Glad you’re finally content! My uncle was married 7 times…..officially twice. The other five he had an actor pretend to be a justice of the peace. When they filed for divorce they found out they weren’t married. I heard his second wife was a total bitch who used to show up at his place of work screaming at him. He’d shrug his shoulders and say—-its my duty as an idiot to take care of that woman!!
I’ve rebuilt 3 homes myself. It’s a lot of work but very rewarding. I’m lucky enough to have a woman who worked with me on all three and we’ve been married 50 years this year.

smitty Loc: maine

FixorFish wrote:

Yeah, I heard that from MY dad as well.... didn't quite work out very well for me.

The first time I met my future MIL, was at a Christmas family gathering. When I arrived, Lucille (the future MIL) had a football game on the TV she had set up in the dining room, a basketball game on the little B&W TV in the kitchen, and a transistor radio in the pocket of her apron, with an earplug in.... listening to the KC Scouts, the pro hockey team in 1978. Upon seeing her commitment to keeping track of the pro teams available that Christmas Eve, then eating a marvelous feast, put together by Lucille and HER mother, I understandably thought I had landed in the exact kind of family that I wished to marry into.
My future wife, "M.J." turned out to be just like her DAD, unfortunately..... could not care less about sports, pro or even his (& her)relatives' participation in, couldn't cook much of anything (certainly not with any aplomb) beyond "survival" dishes, hated cooking fish that didn't come from the spendy meat market (say WHAAAAT ?) and eventually became totally "frumpy" (I am being quite kind by using that word.... she, after all, IS the mother of my now 40yr old daughter), not in the least like her svelte, "cute as all get out" mother and grandmother.
I, of course, was totally duped at the time and have, for 44 years now, asked myself...."how the hell could you have been so smitten, that you ignored what was evident to absolutely everyone else ?".
Divorced after 16+ years (yeah, I was the 'eternal optimist' for waaay past the point of reason) and actually received TWO (!) "Congratulations on your Divorce" cards from 2 old friends ! (Didn't know that was even a thing, they say Hallmark has a card for every occasion... guess so !)
One was from my best man (!), who apologized for " biting his tongue, rather than being honest with me and knocking some sense in me ", like he should have !.... thanks, Earl... about 16+ yrs too late, though, buddy.

So.... Naaah, make that assessment by who is in front of you, not from where or who they were raised by. Sometimes the best of one of the parents, just doesn't "take".....TRUE COLORS are what you are looking for and "love" can be colorblind, as well as just "simply love blind".
Been there, done that.... no T-shirt.........barely got to keep the shirts (and tools) I already owned and DID NOT get to keep the house I spent so many years improving by my sweat and designer ingenuity....oh well.... learning is a never-ending quest, ain't it ?

Yeah, I heard that from MY dad as well.... didn't ... (show quote)

tuff row fix; happy 4 u now

"you got to go through hell before you get to heaven"
-- steve miller

HenryG Loc: Falmouth Cape Cod Massachusetts

smitty wrote:

tuff row fix; happy 4 u now

"you got to go through hell before you get to heaven"
-- steve miller

You got to fly like the eagle👍

FixorFish Loc: SW Oregon

Thanks guys, long journey, but seems to be worth the climb..... the view, after you reach the top plateau, is pretty magnificent.
Damn shame that I climbed a couple of wrong mountains, only to fall back down before reaching the top. Oh well, lots of great views on the way up and my ability to pick the right and proper gear for the path ahead, has become much more refined, to the point of knowing comfort is there, but I just might need to be my own "best provider"....

Billycrap2 Loc: Mason county,W(BY GOD) Virginia, 🇺🇸🦅

HenryG wrote:

You got to fly like the eagle👍

🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅

HenryG Loc: Falmouth Cape Cod Massachusetts

Billycrap2 wrote:

🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅

Nice