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[OldLady]

Is stating I pee about 5:15am noteworthy?

You have a thunder mug?

Master bathroom works just fine.

When I was a kid the outhouse was 75 yards from the house. Thus a thunder mug under every bed. Just sayin'.

Also known as a "chamber pot" in England.

Until indoor plumbing came to the world, everyone used chamber pots.

They would put them under a wooden seat which a big hole cut into it in the shape of what we now call a toilet seat.

I guess you can set the chamber pot outside the door after you used it so that the "gall" would not stink up the room.

They're called chamber pots here, too. They had lids. You kept it under the bed. Downstairs, you went outside to the outhouse. First thing every morning (after breakfast, of course) you went up and made the beds, emptied and cleaned the chamber pots.

 

[Coyote]

Here's what you should know about me:

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Cat with hairball?

 

[saveliberty]

Here's what you should know about me:

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Cat with hairball?

No, that is clearly genetic code for a double helix. Not sure about the sixth toe though.

 

[Nosmo King]

Here's what you should know about me:

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Cat with hairball?

Decipher that and you will know everything there is to know about me.

Except I love to write and have affected a style that is as if J.D. Salinger and Garrison Keillor created their own writer. I own my own home which I have dubbed the Luxurious Pimplebutt Estate. After visiting Newport, Rhode Island and seeing the 'cottages' there, I figure if your house has a name, you've made it!

I am an Environmental Engineer by training, but I am currently employed as the county Building Inspector.

I live in the upper Ohio River valley, but I yearn to get back to New York City at least twice a year. There's a pizza place in Brooklyn that puts something addictive in the pie.

I'm going to retire within the next five years. Depending on how drastically the Republican governor of my state cut the Public Employees Retirement System, I'll either spend my golden years traveling or as a Wal*Mart greeter. Public employees are not the villain, but try telling Conservatives that.

 

[Toro]

I'm a dog lover, had two and my second one is winding down. They don't live long enough, it just ain't right. I have an allergy to cats and find them interesting. I work in people's homes, some have cats and they are always curious but generally won't let you approach them. Except one guy who said his cat was like a dog. And it was. I was hammering away on a door frame and he was inches away watching. any other cat would have been hiding in the furtherest recesses of the house cursing my very existence.

A friend of mine adopted a young kitten, and the cat imprinted on his dog. It does whatever the dog does. If the dog sits for food, the cat will sit for food. If the dog fetches something, the cat will fetch something. I've never seen anything like it.

 

[Gracie]

moody
love animals
love ocean and the sea
enjoy new age music
politically...either/or
can be cruel but prefer kindness
hate assholes
retired but miss working
miss painting and doing art
in pain every day. Cant handle cold weather.
hermit
recluse
not a lot of friends by choice
don't like being touched/hugged
confusing
abrupt/distrustful/wary/worrisome
tired
like new age thoughts, ie animal spirit guide/totems
trust animals tame or wild more than I do humans
like being alone but dread it too
did I say tired?
rock collector but only by what pleases my eye
boho eclectic style for body and home
like silence more than music
weird
sad
determined
wacko
loyal until burned

 

[Billo_Really]

I'm ahead of my time.

The trouble is, I'm only an hour and a half ahead.

 

[miketx]

I am reclusive, married for 40+ years. I don't have a job anymore but my wife still works part time. She wants to. I used to play the guitar well but after emergency surgery a few years back, I just lost the will to do it anymore. I like photography and have several Nikon cams and lenses and stuff. I like to build models some, and generally just hang around the house and wait to die.

 

[EvMetro]

The political line has a dot on the left that says lefty, and a dot in the center. The dot on the far right says "EvMetro.

I engineer and build electric cars, but do not give a shit about green energy. I drive electric because it is better and cheaper, not to save the world.

I have lurked here for awhile now, and have not posted much yet. Once I ramp up my postings, every lefty on this board will hate me.

 

[ABikerSailor]

When I was younger, I got legally separated from my wife, and she took the car.

Shortly after that, my motorcycle broke down and it was too expensive to fix it right away, so I bought a racing bicycle, and used that to commute to work. Shortly after that, I noticed I was able to ride 50 plus miles in a day, and eventually decided to just live on a bike and get rid of my other vehicles.

I've ridden from Memphis TN to Jacksonville FL (7 days), from Jacksonville FL to Newport RI (12 days), and from Newport RI to Norfolk VA (5 days). I've been clocked at 66 mph going downhill, 53 mph while drafting a dump truck, 48 mph on my own in a sprint, and in my younger days cruised at 20 to 25 mph.

I still have a bicycle (Lemond Zurich with Campagnolo Chorus ergopower shifters and gruppo, Mavic Cosmic aero rims, and a Selle Italia titanium saddle with Modolo ergo handlebars.

And..................even at 52 (almost 53), I can still cruise at 17 to 20 mph.

 

[EvMetro]

When I was younger, I got legally separated from my wife, and she took the car.

Shortly after that, my motorcycle broke down and it was too expensive to fix it right away, so I bought a racing bicycle, and used that to commute to work. Shortly after that, I noticed I was able to ride 50 plus miles in a day, and eventually decided to just live on a bike and get rid of my other vehicles.

I've ridden from Memphis TN to Jacksonville FL (7 days), from Jacksonville FL to Newport RI (12 days), and from Newport RI to Norfolk VA (5 days). I've been clocked at 66 mph going downhill, 53 mph while drafting a dump truck, 48 mph on my own in a sprint, and in my younger days cruised at 20 to 25 mph.

I still have a bicycle (Lemond Zurich with Campagnolo Chorus ergopower shifters and gruppo, Mavic Cosmic aero rims, and a Selle Italia titanium saddle with Modolo ergo handlebars.

And..................even at 52 (almost 53), I can still cruise at 17 to 20 mph.

Woo hoo! Keep on bikin'! I am in my 50s, and stay fit as well. It keeps the medical costs way down...

 

[ABikerSailor]

When I was younger, I got legally separated from my wife, and she took the car.

Shortly after that, my motorcycle broke down and it was too expensive to fix it right away, so I bought a racing bicycle, and used that to commute to work. Shortly after that, I noticed I was able to ride 50 plus miles in a day, and eventually decided to just live on a bike and get rid of my other vehicles.

I've ridden from Memphis TN to Jacksonville FL (7 days), from Jacksonville FL to Newport RI (12 days), and from Newport RI to Norfolk VA (5 days). I've been clocked at 66 mph going downhill, 53 mph while drafting a dump truck, 48 mph on my own in a sprint, and in my younger days cruised at 20 to 25 mph.

I still have a bicycle (Lemond Zurich with Campagnolo Chorus ergopower shifters and gruppo, Mavic Cosmic aero rims, and a Selle Italia titanium saddle with Modolo ergo handlebars.

And..................even at 52 (almost 53), I can still cruise at 17 to 20 mph.

Woo hoo! Keep on bikin'! I am in my 50s, and stay fit as well. It keeps the medical costs way down...

Yep, but there is a downside to still biking at my age..............it's called other riders with younger pistons. A couple of years back, I was on my daily ride, and a dude who was in his 20's hollered "on your left" and passed me. Well, I still had the mindset that I was a young man, and I tried to stay with him.

Had to quit after a mile or so, he was doing 28.

 

[EvMetro]

When I was younger, I got legally separated from my wife, and she took the car.

Shortly after that, my motorcycle broke down and it was too expensive to fix it right away, so I bought a racing bicycle, and used that to commute to work. Shortly after that, I noticed I was able to ride 50 plus miles in a day, and eventually decided to just live on a bike and get rid of my other vehicles.

I've ridden from Memphis TN to Jacksonville FL (7 days), from Jacksonville FL to Newport RI (12 days), and from Newport RI to Norfolk VA (5 days). I've been clocked at 66 mph going downhill, 53 mph while drafting a dump truck, 48 mph on my own in a sprint, and in my younger days cruised at 20 to 25 mph.

I still have a bicycle (Lemond Zurich with Campagnolo Chorus ergopower shifters and gruppo, Mavic Cosmic aero rims, and a Selle Italia titanium saddle with Modolo ergo handlebars.

And..................even at 52 (almost 53), I can still cruise at 17 to 20 mph.

Woo hoo! Keep on bikin'! I am in my 50s, and stay fit as well. It keeps the medical costs way down...

Yep, but there is a downside to still biking at my age..............it's called other riders with younger pistons. A couple of years back, I was on my daily ride, and a dude who was in his 20's hollered "on your left" and passed me. Well, I still had the mindset that I was a young man, and I tried to stay with him.

Had to quit after a mile or so, he was doing 28.

Yea, it is hard to keep up with the younger ones, but at our age, folks like us who stay fit are rare. Most folks our age can't keep up with us.

 

[Pogo]

Is stating I pee about 5:15am noteworthy?

You have a thunder mug?

Master bathroom works just fine.

When I was a kid the outhouse was 75 yards from the house. Thus a thunder mug under every bed. Just sayin'.

Also known as a "chamber pot" in England.

Until indoor plumbing came to the world, everyone used chamber pots.

They would put them under a wooden seat which a big hole cut into it in the shape of what we now call a toilet seat.

I guess you can set the chamber pot outside the door after you used it so that the "gall" would not stink up the room.

They're called chamber pots here, too. They had lids. You kept it under the bed. Downstairs, you went outside to the outhouse. First thing every morning (after breakfast, of course) you went up and made the beds, emptied and cleaned the chamber pots.

"Chamber pot" is the only term I've ever heard. Half of what Hoss writes is fabrication and the other half he just makes up.

 

[Pogo]

Here's what you should know about me:

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Cat with hairball?

Decipher that and you will know everything there is to know about me.

Except I love to write and have affected a style that is as if J.D. Salinger and Garrison Keillor created their own writer. I own my own home which I have dubbed the Luxurious Pimplebutt Estate. After visiting Newport, Rhode Island and seeing the 'cottages' there, I figure if your house has a name, you've made it!

I am an Environmental Engineer by training, but I am currently employed as the county Building Inspector.

I live in the upper Ohio River valley, but I yearn to get back to New York City at least twice a year. There's a pizza place in Brooklyn that puts something addictive in the pie.

I'm going to retire within the next five years. Depending on how drastically the Republican governor of my state cut the Public Employees Retirement System, I'll either spend my golden years traveling or as a Wal*Mart greeter. Public employees are not the villain, but try telling Conservatives that.

What he's not telling you:

Nosmo is a *master* storyteller. The best. His novellas in the USMB coffee shop are worth the price of admission all by themselves. When he writes a post, don't miss it if you can.

 

[Michelle420]

I like to visit all the States I can, but I hate driving and I hate being a passenger for extended periods of time in a car.

I am dyslexic and I have a learning disorder but in spite of that, I will graduate from College this summer.

I was Sober for a long time and now I'm not but I don't mind it at all.

I got interested in Politics when Obama was running, I am not that interested in politics anymore.

I have volunteered at a refugee center and it was rewarding.

People say when I talk I sound like I'm from Canada but I've never been there.

 

[JustAnotherNut]

Somethings I haven't revealed already???

I'm 57
my oldest son is 36
I'm not a Grandma yet.....dammit
I grew up around bikers (they lived next door, took a liking to us & we became 'family')
been clean, straight & sober for 32 years
started 'working' for money when I was 10....babysitting, washing cars, mowing lawns, odd jobs. Only time I haven't worked was because of family. Family comes first. Always has, always will.
I've never been fired from any job.
been to a nudist camp
was chased down by the border police........misunderstanding & was let go
never been arrested
I love animals & trust them more than most people
Currently we have 2 dogs (1 is Jack Russell, 1 is Shepard/Lab/Pit mix),
2 cats (1 is long haired orange tabby, 1 is grey/black tabby & MIA),
and 19 chickens ages from 3 weeks to 2 years......and yes I have butchered.
I refuse to hold a grudge, because I won't poison my life because of others

 

[flacaltenn]

FlaCalTenn has lived in Florida, California and Tenn (since about 6th grade -- some other places before that) I COOK for 2 box turtles that have a palatial outdoor "Turtle Port" with their own vegetable garden. They've been in the family for over 20 years and I hatched one from an egg. Love nature and the environment. Long walks on the beach. Grew up LITERALLY on the beach. Ex -- surf bum/musician/lifeguard. Got my UnderGrad in Biomedical Engineering at Univ of Fla and had to take pre-Med as part of that. Soloed in an airplane at 19. Later in Grad school plugged blind people (with surgically implanted electrodes) into a "visual evoked responses" machine so they could play "Pong". Kind of set me off on a fabulously eclectic career in science/engineering/academics/intel... Included a year at Kennedy Space Center and seven years that I can't discuss much. After being consumed by Silicon Valley for awhile, started an engineering group for hire that turns theory into working electronic/computer gadgets of all types for the past 20+ years.

Played in concert at the Daytona Beach bandshell during spring break to 10,000 drunken college kids with a pick-up band of old band members and lived to tell about it. Been a lot of places in the world. Not a snob about living ANYWHERE in the USA outside of Cali. Active member of the Libertarian party for over 20 years.

One daughter who wants to be "House" and is doing neuro research currently at Vanderbilt. She gave me refrigerator magnets with tinted pink/blue human brain slices for Father's Day. And I've adopted HER dog (stolen him actually) after losing my last two.. LOVE Tennessee now. It's gorgeous and much better managed than Cali.

 

[westwall]

Beautiful area, have been many times. I love the whole Monterey peninsula.

The rich retirees of Northern California get to choose between Monterey or Lake Tahoe.

I would like the Lake better. But the Ocean is fine too.

Yeah, I chose the Lake, here is an aerial look over my area. That's Mt Rose ski resort in front.

 

[flacaltenn]

Beautiful area, have been many times. I love the whole Monterey peninsula.

The rich retirees of Northern California get to choose between Monterey or Lake Tahoe.

I would like the Lake better. But the Ocean is fine too.

Yeah, I chose the Lake, here is an aerial look over my area. That's Mt Rose ski resort in front.

OMG -- I blew up on one of those runs. Was showing off a bit and literally fell to bits scattered over maybe 30 yards. Goggles, hat, poles, skis, gloves, even a boot. Split my snowsuit in the process and had to spend the rest of the day getting ribbed, drinking a lot of Irish coffees and not walking around a lot.

Great views from there. Loved Northstar, Alpine Meadows and Sierra Ski Ranch. One of the companies I worked for kept a large condo at Squaw Valley. We all we schemed to get snowed in on Mondays..