making an ESR

This is the scooter that we use to go out for walks. We have had it for almost 10 years, and still going.

We love our Goped!!! The removable seat is great.

...NOT ALL THIEVES ARE STUPID

1.  Some people left their car in the long-term parking
               at San Jose while away, and someone broke into the car.
               Using the information on the car's registration in the
               glove compartment, they drove the car to the people's
               home in Pebble Beach and robbed it. So I guess if we are
               going to leave the car in long-term parking, we should
               NOT leave the registration/insurance cards in it, nor
               your remote garage door opener.

               This gives us something to think about with all our new
               electronic technology.

               2.  GPS.

               Someone had their car broken into while they were at a
               football game.  Their car was parked on the green which
               was adjacent to the football stadium and specially
               allotted to football fans.  Things stolen from the car
               included a garage door remote control, some money and a
               GPS which had been prominently mounted on the
               dashboard.  When the victims got home, they found that
               their house had been ransacked and just about everything
               worth anything had been stolen.  The thieves had used
               the GPS to guide them to the house.  They then used the
               garage remote control to open the garage door and gain
               entry to the house.  The thieves knew the owners were at
               the football game, they knew what time the game was
               scheduled to finish and so they knew how much time they
               had to clean out the house.  It would appear that they
               had brought a truck to empty the house of its contents.

               Something to consider if you have a GPS - don't put your
               home address in it... Put a nearby address (like a store
               or gas station) so you can still find your way home if
               you need to, but no one else would know where you live
               if your GPS were stolen.

               3.  CELL PHONES

               I never thought of this.......

               This lady has now changed her habit of how she lists her
               names on her cell phone after her handbag was stolen.
               Her handbag, which contained her cell phone, credit
               card, wallet, etc., was stolen.  20 minutes later when
               she called her hubby, from a pay phone telling him what
               had happened, hubby says 'I received your text asking
               about our Pin number and I've replied a little while
               ago.'  When they rushed down to the bank, the bank staff
               told them all the money was already withdrawn.  The
               thief had actually used the stolen cell phone to text
               'hubby' in the contact list and got hold of the pin
               number.  Within 20 minutes he had withdrawn all the
               money from their bank account.

               Moral of the lesson:

                    a.  Do not disclose the relationship between you
               and the people in your contact list.  Avoid using names
               like Home, Honey, Hubby, Sweetheart, Dad, Mom, etc....

                    b.  And very importantly, when sensitive info is
               being asked through texts, CONFIRM by calling back.

                    c.  Also, when you're being texted by friends or
               family to meet them somewhere, be sure to call back to
               confirm that the message came from them.  If you don't
               reach them, be very careful about going places to meet
               'family and friends' who text you.

               4.  Purse in the grocery cart scam...

               A lady went grocery-shopping at a local mall and left
               her purse sitting in the children's seat of the cart
               while she reached something off a shelf...wait till you
               read the WHOLE story!  Her wallet was stolen, and she
               reported it to the store personnel.  After returning
               home, she received a phone call from the Mall Security
               to say that they had her wallet and that although there
               was no money in it, it did still hold her personal
               papers.  She immediately went to pick up her wallet,
               only to be told by Mall Security that they had not
               called her.  By the time she returned home again, her
               house had been broken into and burglarized.  The thieves
               knew that by calling and saying they were Mall Security,
               they could lure her out of her house long enough for
               them to burglarize it.

Uncontainable- Drew

This is a local boy who rides like no one else!!!

Check it out.

Drop in Drew.

THAT WAS US

A POEM THAT WAS US
A little house with three bedrooms,
One bathroom and one car on the street
A mower that you had to push
To make the grass look neat.
In the kitchen on the wall
We only had one phone,
And no need for recording things,
Someone was always home.
We only had a living room
Where we would congregate,
Unless it was at mealtime
In the kitchen where we ate.
We had no need for family rooms
Or extra rooms to dine.
When meeting as a family
Those two rooms would work out fine.
We only had one TV set
And channels maybe two,
But always there was one of them
With something worth the view
For snacks we had potato chips
That tasted like a chip.
And if you wanted flavor
There was Lipton's onion dip.
Store-bought snacks were rare because
My mother liked to cook
And nothing can compare to snacks
In Betty Crocker's book
Weekends were for family trips
Or staying home to play
We all did things together ?;
Even go to church to pray.
When we did our weekend trips
Depending on the weather,
No one stayed at home because
We liked to be together
Sometimes we would separate
To do things on our own,
But we knew where the others were
Without our own cell phone
Then there were the movies
With your favorite movie star,
And nothing can compare
To watching movies in your car
Then there were the picnics
at the peak of summer season,
Pack a lunch and find some trees
And never need a reason.
Get a baseball game together
With all the friends you know,
Have real action playing ball ?;
And no game video.
Remember when the doctor
Used to be the family friend,
And didn't need insurance
Or a lawyer to defend
The way that he took care of you
Or what he had to do,
Because he took an oath and strived
To do the best for you
Remember going to the store
And shopping casually,
And when you went to pay for it
You used your own money?
Nothing that you had to swipe
Or punch in some amount,
And remember when the cashier person
Had to really count?
The milkman used to go
>From door to door,
And it was just a few cents more
Than going to the store.
There was a time when mailed letters
Came right to your door,
Without a lot of junk mail ads
Sent out by every store .
The mailman knew each house by name
And knew where it was sent;
There were not loads of mail addressed
To "present occupant?;
There was a time when just one glance
Was all that it would take,
And you would know the kind of car,
The model and the make
They didn't look like turtles
Trying to squeeze out every mile;
They were streamlined, white walls, fins
And really had some style
One time the music that you played
Whenever you would jive,
Was from a vinyl, big-holed record
Called a forty-five
The record player had a post
To keep them all in line
And then the records would drop down
And play one at a time.
Oh sure, we had our problems then,
Just like we do today
And always we were striving,
Trying for a better way.
Oh, the simple life we lived
Still seems like so much fun,
How can you explain a game,
Just kick the can and run?
And why would boys put baseball cards
Between bicycle spokes
And for a nickel, red machines
Had little bottled Cokes?
This life seemed so much easier
Slower in some ways
I love the new technology
But I sure do miss those days.
So time moves on and so do we
And nothing stays the same,
But I sure love to reminisce
And walk down memory lane.
With all today's technology
We grant that it's a plus!
But it's fun to look way back and say,
HEY LOOK, GUYS, THAT WAS US!

thx for that sheppo

Canal Boats

This looks like the way to enjoy life.

Thanks for the look into that world Bashy, well done.

Painting

Photo taken 41/2 years ago, painting finished Jan 2015.

Rizzly was 2 1/2 and I was older.

Ratbags an Oldfarts

These are a few of my online buds.

Sno Baseball

This is what I saw out in the ol' ballfield,not so long ago.

I am not sure but I think the game was called due to warm weather....not.

Cooper Loooves Ice Cream

This is from last year, but still funny. Poor Daisy almost lost her head when Cooper lunged.

Immigration policy frm 1907

It is short and to the point.

What Wilfred Laurier thought of the immigrants wanting to
become Canadians in 1907.

"First of all we must insist that the immigrant that comes
here is willing to become a Canadian and is willing to
assimilate our ways. He should be treated on equal grounds
and it would be shameful to discriminate against such a
person for reasons of their beliefs or the place of birth or
origin. But it is the responsibility of that person to
become a Canadian in all aspects of life, nothing else but a
Canadian. There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man
who says that he is a Canadian but tries to impose his
customs and habits upon us, is not a Canadian. We have room
for only one flag, the Canadian flag. There is room for only
two languages here, English and French. And we have room for
loyalty but only one - loyalty to the Canadian people. We
won't accept anyone, I'm saying anyone, who will try to
impose his religion or his customs on us."  

Wilfred Laurier - 1907 


Sounds like it makes alot of sense to me...
What do you think?

Bored?

Sometimes being retired is not very exciting; however, you can make things more interesting on garbage day! 

 Then watch through the window !!!!!

FINALLY- A DEFINITION OF THE TERM "POLITICAL CORRECTNESS

For the last six odd years, almost all of the things I wanted to write or say, have been stymied by a recently coined term referred to as "POLITICAL CORRECTNESS"! Although I consider myself rather fluent in the English language, that term was not in my vocabulary. My curiosity got the best of me and I decided to do a little research and after two weeks of chasing fruitless leads, I found what I'd been looking for at the Truman Library and Museum in Independence Missouri. A unnamed source there sent me copies of four telegrams that were between Harry Truman and Douglas MacArthur on the day before the actual signing of the Surrender Agreement. The contents of those four telegrams below are exactly as received, not a word has been added or deleted!

 

(1) Tokyo,Japan

0800 - September 1,1945

To: President Harry S Truman

From: General D A MacArthur

Tomorrow we meet with those yellow bellied bastards and sign the Surrender Documents, any last minute instructions!

 

(2) Washington, D C

1300 - September 1, 1945

To: D A MacArthur

From: H S Truman

Congratulations, job well done, but you must tone down your obvious dislike of the Japanese when discussing the terms of the surrender with the press, because some of your remarks are fundamentally not politically correct!

 

(3) Tokyo, Japan

1630 - September 1, 1945

To: H S Truman

From: D A MacArthur and C H Nimitz

Wilco Sir, but both Chester and I are somewhat confused, exactly what does the term politically correct mean?

 

(4) Washington, D C

2120 - September 1, 1945

To: D A MacArthur/C H Nimitz

From: H S Truman

Political Correctness is a doctrine, recently fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and promoted by a sick mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end!

Ads Hijack

I think I have fixed the problem of ads taking over my site. Hehe, let me know if it is working.

Blizzard

This is the beginning of the blizzard that has been hitting NYC so hard, I hope it is not so bad here.

TRAVEL PLANS FOR 2015

I have been in many places, but I've never been in Kahoots. Apparently, you can't go alone. You have to be in Kahoots with someone. 

  

I've also never been in Cognito. I hear no one recognizes you there. 

  

I have, however, been in Sane. They don't have an airport; you have to be driven there. I have made several trips there, thanks to my friends, family and work. 

  

I would like to go to Conclusions, but you have to jump, and I'm not too much on physical activity anymore. 

  

I have also been in Doubt. That is a sad place to go, and I try not to visit there too often. I've been in Flexible, but only when it was very important to stand firm. 

  

Sometimes I'm in Capable, and I go there more often as I'm getting older.

  

One of my favorite places to be is in Suspense! It really gets the adrenalin flowing and pumps up the old heart! 

At my age I need all the stimuli I can get! 

  

I may have been in Continent, but I don't remember what country I was in. It's an age thing. They tell me it is very wet and damp there.

SIGNS

SIGN  IN A BUSINESS WINDOW,  IN ONTARIO !!!!


"WE WOULD  RATHER
DO BUSINESS  WITH 
1000  ALQAEDA TERRORISTS
THAN WITH ONE SINGLE CANADIAN SOLDIER!" 
This sign was prominently displayed in the window of a business in Ontario and you are probably outraged at the thought of such an inflammatory sign.

 
However, we are a society which holds Freedom of  Speech as perhaps one of our greatest liberties. 

And after all, it is only a sign, right?

You may ask :   "What kind of  business would dare post such a sign?"
Answer:  A Funeral Home
(Who  said morticians had no   sense of humour?)  

Crazy crash

All I can say is WOW!!