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I'm cooped up on a work related illness (unrelated to you-know-what) so can't really go out for a walk. But there were a LOT of people out for a walk on the trail today since we are close to 50 degrees for the first time in a long time. Lot of folks walking with their dogs and children. Late afternoon haven't seen anyone out for awhile now. Here's a back yard view.
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IMG_4819[1] (resized).JPGQuoted from gonzo73:Still light hazy smokey? Here in fallbrook ca, you could see bonsall in the far distance, if not for the haze.
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The haze is making its way to Minnesota too. Bedroom window right now....
178F1D01-1FB2-4E1D-BF69-2ED030523BD8 (resized).jpegQuoted from sixtyfourbits:Nice! Can you expand on what happened? Did you just knock on their door and ask if they'd sell it?
It was a pre arranged meeting; just a good laugh to see the game when you drive up and still in your vehicle. It was worth the 2.5 hour drive one way. It was supposed to be not working but I’m just having reset issues which I haven’t put much time into....I think just a run out switch needs to be cleaned.
Quoted from punkin:Remote control?
Ran out of gas. Just not sure which, the mower or the person operating the mower.
Quoted from JohnnyPinball007:Be careful with that. Around here you can get fined $1000.00 if caught burning anything other than leaves, limbs, yard waste in general.
No trash, lumber, etc. can be burned. (everyone still does).
Anyway the county seen a part piece of burned plywood on a neighbors burn pile and he received a $500.00 fine. They say lumber has been treated and puts off toxic smoke.
I just assumed a permit was needed to burn anyway in the cities. Heck someday we might need a permit to BBQ 
Quoted from LTG:Shoveled twice already. Expecting 7 inches plus.
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Right behind you. Six more months of this crap.
959084FC-3A6B-4044-8F80-0A5C8BBEFC76 (resized).jpegQuoted from mtn-:And no pictures of the food?
Reminds me of the pic in the "funny captions thread" of the couple eating and the waiter comes up and says...
"is everything ok? I noticed you haven't photographed your food yet"
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I love how Cookie Monster already has cookies on his plate.
Quoted from pinwiztom:what is it? a repro playfield
It is. One of Wade's first GTB Knock Out playfields. Going to upload a couple pics soon. I had to send it off for touch up and clearcoat since it was one that experimented on, not one from his regular run. It was drop shipped there so today is my first time seeing it!
Quoted from LTG:This area is now included in the blizzard warning until 6am Thursday. 5 to 8 inches snow. Wind chills 25 to 40 below. Stay safe.
LTG : )
I barely made it over to 
pinballplusMN tonight and I didn’t have to leave my neighborhood and took me close to 1/2 hour. Didn’t feel like walking into Walmart with him so I’m looking out my window seeing more shopping carts parked than vehicles.
I tried getting a head start on snow blowing at my house earlier. Point the chute to the south, snow blows north. Point the chute to the north, snow blows south. Yeah winter is here.
C5D3488D-3833-4EB9-9318-AA4B69FD0171 (resized).jpegQuoted from yzfguy:Is it Christmas there already?
No but it did snow the day these went up. Going to run these lights all year into the evening. Will shut off after sunset. Will leave on throughout the night on summer holidays.
They’ll stay on the tree forever and it’s cheaper to install them now than Christmas time when everyone else wants them hung.
Did some spring cleaning today. I was surprised to see some items sitting in my window bays that face north had quite a bit of sun damage so I got some UV cling stuff attached today. I mean I’d figure a little but with no direct sunlight, I better get protected since I have pins in the same room.
Figured I’d class things up with BoP topper from MustangPaul in my window . Hope the family next door appreciates it at night as much as I do.
I deliberately turn the brightness down to give it that silhouette effect.
5EAB8D32-B9CF-4ED6-B472-9D8CB638B524 (resized).jpegHad a nice evening on the back deck with pinballplusMN and DavidLee who gets credit for this picture.
I believe that’s rain that never made it to the ground due to the dry weather or something….they were mentioning this on the 10:00 news just now.
7ACD7F6E-3177-4EA4-8A21-212F7669FAF8 (resized).jpegQuoted from LTG:Bald spot getting bigger.
By the hour. Tomorrow won’t be anything left.
Quoted from littlecammi:Did you cross over into the Twilight Zone during that walk?
I went through it in a way. There is a part of my back yard that TECHNICALLY the city is responsible for mowing but they do a super crappy half a** job at mowing it so I have somewhat adopted mowing it. However it does have sprinkler heads tied to my system so at some point someone thought it was theirs.
Quoted from golfingdad1:Funny thing is it looks like he is walking through a public park or something
My buddy Dave does graphical work for a living so he can get the proper vantage point. Immediately to the left of the picture is a whole line of houses and my house and neighbors is behind Dave.
Going down my stairs has two 90° turns which are tight and my fenced in hill is kind of crooked….so it’s actually easier to cart the machine to the end of my driveway, go around my neighbors and onto the public walking trail.
Actually JohnTTwo used to live a few houses away from me and he recently told me I can get a permit from the city to drive on the sidewalk. That’d be awesome.
Quoted from LTG:Ball washer is in a convenient spot too. Rest your leg on the fence and get real close and wash your balls.
LTG : )
I found out it’s best to do one at a time. Tried doing two at once and something got stuck.
Quoted from ImNotNorm:That's about 35K worth of wood these days.
$35,000 up in smoke. Of course thanks to pinballplusMN for saving me like $3 by use of his fire pit. Otherwise would have gone to county recycling where they charge next to nothing.
37D2FA6F-F284-422A-B4F6-F8A63ACF0DA2 (resized).jpegWell it’s not thousands of dollars in wood like above but it’s mine.
Free thanks to my aunt and uncle but no chairs….
Shout out to my little cousin she’s working out at the gym and is stronger than me. I might take her with when it comes to moving pinballs.
2A21E2E0-13D9-4E4A-A072-3DB1BADE1016 (resized).jpegQuoted from punkin:Looks like your mail box is in for a hiding.
Fortunately (or unfortunately) that’s not my mailbox.
There’s a TAF in that house next door I’ve been trying over 12 years to buy it.
544A32C8-B892-4172-8440-649C067675F8 (resized).jpegQuoted from punkin:I tried to wangle one out of uncivil_engineer the other day, he wouldn't be in it either.
I always tell him I will give him the exact amount for what he paid for it on the receipt including tax
Before and after. The “round”one fits the area better but the pedestal feet is in the center. Put any pressure around the edges and everything goes flying for those who aren’t aware. So off it goes back to the owner which is going back to the house I got this one.
Stupid phone won’t let me arrange pics now but the new one is the rectangle one.
2C3C51A7-7DAE-4FA0-B768-9CEB53547487 (resized).jpegB3C94926-2D87-461C-B9A2-22909AB27C99 (resized).jpegQuoted from dnapac:and it hasn’t broken a window yet
I used to work with someone whose family owned a course. He taught me about what houses to look for if buying on a course (I was buying a house 6 years ago) which side of the fairway to be on, depending if it bends or not. Also reminded me things will change over the years if they mix it up. Balls through the Windows, into the siding and on the roof each have their own hassles. Based on your pictures you seem to be out of the way.
Quoted from dnapac:Storm passed just east. Cool clouds behind as it moved south.
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Glad to see storms. We need rain badly up here and I’m sure you folks aren’t that far off.
Quoted from RyanStl:Wait, when did this turn into the lawn thread? Gotta say, you lawns look great.
There’s a lawn thread somewhere on here.
Yeah his lawn looks especially great considering we’re attempting to set drought records here in MN.
Neighbors wife likes it short so you get what you ask for….
7A4DA954-B5E9-4DEF-8EFE-F014042C2B1D (resized).pngQuoted from LTG:Maybe Spin Art. Only a really big machine for horses.
LTG : )
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74618132-992F-4D3E-B6C9-E6CA90B33FFB (resized).jpegQuoted from jokerpoker:Beats being in an office!
Cheers to that. My office also has wheels.
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Closer view of the crops
3761B953-0959-4B19-9E89-85967DB720B8 (resized).jpegHere’s a random picture of the “safety feature” on my furnace. Supposed to shut power off to the whole system when the bottom panel is opened. I’m guessing it partly opened cause it usually flakes out the first time of the season I run AC or furnace.
Overnight it slowly cooked itself to the point one of the terminals worked its way loose.
Glad this was the only thing that got damaged.
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I prefer my steaks medium or medium rare, sorry
Quoted from LTG:This little piggy went to market. This little piggy stayed home. The other three were lost to toe eating frogs.
LTG : )
Doesn’t it mean something bad when your second toe sticks out longer? Or is that just some click bait article BS
Quoted from Slugmeister:That's a garter snake EJS.Very common and not a constrictor.So the mice are safe (unless newborn)but the worms and slugs not so much.Docile snake for sure.
Yeah they seem to do a whole lot of nothing. I’ve seen them most of my life but never cared to learn much more than knowing I’m quite safely away from them on the food chain. Looks like I’ll be investing in mole traps after all.
Quoted from Kkoss24:Pulling into work 5:30am .Man that sun has been red at times I’m guessing the wildfires .God bless those people fighting those it has to be a rough job .
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1) look at kkoss24’s picture of the sun
2) look at what else kkoss24 has been taking pictures of
Quoted from Kkoss24:Tips on this are much welcomed
The scent of gasoline is the scent to cover up all other scents.
Quoted from punkin:If only there was a dick pic it would have been golden.
Couldn’t tell. Could only zoom in on the picture so much.
Quoted from jaytrem:Bob Ross!
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Did you watch the documentary that just came out on him?
If your having a bad week check out what happened to my coworker TWICE in 3 days.
Rear end damage, lady without a license backs into his company vehicle.
Last night front end damage to his personal vehicle struck a deer.
244B1112-7E2A-48FC-8FDC-087EBC2A2796 (resized).jpeg4AC5D2A9-A7D1-4323-8DBF-6DFA7221D2A8 (resized).jpegI’m taking a late lunch break just laying on the floor at a clinic. Been going at it since 6 this morning and only a snickers bar and water for lunch. Happy Friday at least!
Here’s a funny bag that I’d like to have someday.
2DA110A6-2C6E-4DDF-9B82-F26A8A0100B9 (resized).jpegB7E37ED6-8894-48BF-9800-9899BFD24F36 (resized).jpegQuoted from Atari_Daze:So how many ceiling tiles are there?
I didn’t count I was too distracted by the fact they were cut poorly and of multiple manufacturers.
Quoted from Coindork:I used to shoot a lot of pool at this dive bar in Tustin California.
There was a cigarette machine by the pool table.
If the bar was really packed we would put a dollar in the cigarette machine and just hit the eject button and it would spit out 4 quarters.
I did this in college on a dollar coin machine. Once in awhile something really old would come out for some reason. Someone must have cashed in grandpas stash that got brought to the bank to fill the hopper. Every night after class I’d stick a $20 in. One in 3 times there was something worth saving. I have a small stash still here. Probably not worth much over face.
Quoted from Pinzap:Based on a review of the pics I’ve posted in this thread before, I don’t get out much.
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Who needs to with a view like that!
Quoted from Raedwald:Some bizarre two-tone... thing on top of the Coventry Transport Museum, probably part of the City of Culture thing that's been going on throughout the year
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Looks like a ghost from pac man after a wild night on the town.
Attendance was down this year for Halloween so I left the lights on longer. About 8:30 a group of 8 came by I’m assuming high school kids, and after receiving their treats they stood out in front of my tree to take selfies for awhile. Glad I left things going for a bit longer.
57633861-807C-4D2D-B186-81E297C64EEB (resized).png9B87C85A-86BC-49D6-AE80-3C39CDCABEFD (resized).pngWhat’s funny is there were maybe 12 cars on the top floor at best. I partly understand why they parked the way they did. But for that reason, maybe park away from the door? Here is a busy day in the ramp and even then they could even double park far away from the door.
A lot of times when people buy a new car of any make they just park far away to prevent dings. Totally cool.
But parking close to the door and like this? Eh.
I dropped a pin on the spot in question.
00591DCA-798C-4282-A7D3-03E02D2FAF7E (resized).pngI feel like I should depart this thread for the evening on a positiver note. So here’s todays sunset and an album cover that reminds me of pinball.
All I need is a selfie with a machine and I’m basically brobra
5DCA93C8-DE19-46D9-9735-85DDB9CE8A4D (resized).jpegF08F1826-69BD-40F1-AA87-9A9A4FB1C5A7 (resized).pngI like how CPR started to include star rollovers with their playfields. Unfortunately they don’t come installed.
Quoted from punkin:Yes an attempt at pre school humour.
Good thing I’ll never grow up.
Quoted from DCP:I read it as 91138 (start) and 91217 (end) for a total usage of 79 KWh. If you're paying 11.48 cents/KWh (average in MN), it cost you about nine bucks. Some of the best and cheapest entertainment you can find!!!
Heck yeah! Can’t put a price on all those smiles either. I always overdo things with snacks pop and beer anyway. I hate the idea of running out.
Quoted from Pinzap:It was a great time!! Thanks for the invite…. Looking forward to the next open house already.
To answer the previous question, there was no tourney… just a fun party for all involved. But EJS, if you ever want to run a tourney, let me know. I could be the TD no problem.
If you want to run something definitely let me know and we can make it happen. We have 40 others in storage to choose from if you want. If springtime we could get the garage full too.
Quoted from LTG:EJS you working on your pins again ? Looks like more than a fuse.
LTG : )
It was a “No blow” fuse that’s what it said on the side.
(All kidding aside I hope there weren’t any animals in that barn. It was really stinky so maybe machine shed or something. I texted these to a coworker who is fire reserve and he thinks if this was planned they’d at least have a truck on stand by)
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How come you spell it supercentre but not community safety officre?
Quoted from Zartan:We are just getting some snow now.
Snowplow went for the high score with my neighbors mailbox I didn’t get a chance for a pic Will try to get one tomorrow.
Quoted from Zartan:Lmao! I’ve never noticed that! Now I can never unsee it!
You never will. 3 years ago my coworker texted me a meme about it I should post it again soon. Every time the weather is like this we send each other screen shots.
Quoted from littlecammi:Snow plow destroyed our nice cedar mailbox and post a few years ago. I had seen where the community in which we live would replace such damage with a basic $25 box if you filed a claim. Not wanting to miss mail deliveries while waiting for their basic box, I replaced it with a more sturdy metal box and mounting post and filed a claim hoping to get $25 to offset part of the cost. A public works truck came by and the guy saw the new box already in place and informed me that their policy was to supply a new box only and no monetary payment, and since I had already purchased a new mailbox I no longer qualified for their cheap replacement. What a great policy.
Sheesh. What’s ironic is the box is probably ok but it’s the woodwork that needs help. With the price of wood $25 will probably cover the sales tax.
When my parents bought the house I was raised in, the city made them take out the post for the mailbox that came with the property. It was build so well it actually posed a risk on the 40mph road they feared the mailbox would win a fight against a car.
Quoted from yzfguy:Man, that really bothers you, huh?
No I just find peoples odd behavior interesting.
I’ve never seen a secondary blower motor on a furnace before. Anyway, helped a friend get it replaced as it died this winter. It feeds down into the floor to heat the basement. The feed from the furnace had the black wire connecting into the ground. That was emotionally challenging for me to tie together.
Quoted from littlecammi:From those photos it looks like you did a pretty poor job of building your own pizza.
Almost everything on their menu is delicious and I go just for their dipping sauce which I see they are about to enjoy
337DD8CC-1ABE-4751-8FD7-72DB2BB7FCFF (resized).pngQuoted from JohnnyPinball007:Along those lines here is a picture of a house that we just did some work at the house next door. My friend thinks this house looks goofy, while I think it looks cool.
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I actually agree with both of you. It does look goofy but it’s also cool looking.
Quoted from pinwiztom:Spotted our skunk squirrel that has been living in our yard for past couple years.
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The way you lined up the pics it looks like two on one tree.
Quoted from Mopar:This is where they roam..
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Thanks a lot now I have that song stuck in my head
Quoted from marioparty34:Last 24 hours went from one to the other.
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Come on up here. You’d be able to walk across the pool with our temperatures.
Quoted from Nevus:Thank you the little buddy heater, my tent is cozy!
I use the big buddy in my garage and love it. When it’s spring or fall I can use 1 burner which I’m guessing is the same output as the little buddy. When I had a two car garage it was perfect in the middle of winter. Now with a 3 car and higher ceiling it takes several hours to bring up to temp.
It’s like -something outside. Great night to rebuild some pops and drops over at pinballplusMN who has a heated garage and I don’t. I was nervous about breaking plastics driving the game over in the cold. Don’t want to bring it into my house yet cause it reeks of nicotine.
9E0763A4-EC64-436E-B9D2-55616BDC2960 (resized).jpegQuoted from JohnnyPinball007:a whole lot bigger than that here.
(At least after a few beers anyway).
Unfortunately beer has the opposite discretion on some other things 
Quoted from jaytrem:Unfortunately that was me, not EJS. I'd much rather have his collection get swamped! Sorry man!
If that ever does happen to me I know now who I’m calling. 
On my way home from work not too long ago. Good thing the guy in front of me stopped or he would have had hit 2 of the 6 deer.
As an aside I’m really happy with my new dash cam for $60 No more trying to pull out my phone like an idiot hopefully I can capture more stuff for you guys safely.
7A328673-B25F-4077-A70E-35CF6A15FBF4 (resized).pngQuoted from punkin:eeewww i googled girldick
I googled “woolgoolga local time”. Looks like your stuck with that image all day.
Quoted from yzfguy:Great... Well obviously now we ALL have to!
This will alleviate the pain. Here’s a s*** ton of playfield glass
D3151B2B-335C-480E-831C-39C103018315 (resized).jpegQuoted from punkin:That really is bored, good photo though.
45 minutes to kill. Didn’t even try for a good shot. First time I can sit with the windows down it’s warmer outside now.
Quoted from oPinsesame:Actually, it looks like its $10.00 / gal!!
That’s part of the reflection from the light box but yes I see where it could look like that.
Quoted from dirkdiggler:I wonder if anyone actually bought this?
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Pass. I’d maybe buy the beer though.
Quoted from dirkdiggler:Yeah even at Canadian prices that's steep.
I'm shocked though at differences between our pricing between countries. I looked up Costco liquor prices tonight as a friend is heading there tomorrow. You guys get a 1.75 litre bottle of kirkland vodka for $12.99??? Cheapest I've ever seen it is $45.99 cdn a bottle. I know we get get bent over up here on alcohol and gas but not like that. WTF?
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It tastes almost identical to grey goose
Quoted from punkin:Jeremy knows shit!
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I’ve been more familiar with “buying cheap is expensive”
Quoted from Sputnik:Snow showers this afternoon. It is great day to stay inside and play pinball.
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Yikes you need the precip
Quoted from Zartan:We’re you working on an air exchange unit? I love going on some of the roof tops for the breeze and view!
Nah just grabbing a parking spot on the roof, 9 stories up. All my work is done inside which is great in the winter, sometimes a disappointment in the summer
Oh yeah, earlier today between storms I dropped off some yard waste. Next time I need compost bags I’m coming here and grabbing these. They aren’t cheap and everyone seems to use them once. I can get 6 or 7 loads per bag usually before they break open.
9A33B89F-CDB4-410A-99A7-D3FAE2FE7665 (resized).jpegQuoted from dirkdiggler:Ha. I'm so angry I just realized I posted in the wrong thread. Sorry about that fellas. Thought I was on the confessional thread.
Eh, it might not have been the RIGHT thread, but I wouldn’t say it’s the WRONG thread. I think pretty much everyone here can feel your anger and is also angry to hear this. But good on you for stepping up.
Quoted from punkin:JP has good taste.
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If you take the glass off will JP make a body ramp shot?
So pinballplusMN was over tonight destroying my high score on demolition man and noticed something odd about the Big Deal I’m storing for DavidLee I helped pick up last week and test play and everything and look what I overlooked. Minty fresh Flash caps. I wonder if there’s a 3rd in the cabinet. Talk about a positive spin on having the wrong parts installed
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I love animals of all shapes and sizes but this is the first thing that comes to mind….
BB9920C4-CD73-4AD5-88BB-E95C16AF1200 (resized).jpegQuoted from LTG:High winds. Hail. Tornado warning. Cell phone went off encouraging going to safety immediately.
LTG : )
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Be safe over there. Grabbing the flashlight now whatever you got will be my way soon.
Quoted from LTG:I hope so.
Round 2, tomorrow.
LTG : )
Good news is tonight isn’t supposed to be as bad as last night. I hardly got any wind and that huge hail cell went just south of me. No free roof but I bet the contractors will be going door to door soon enough.
Since it’s the random picture thread here’s the calm before the storm…
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He gets to pick the music so it’s a fair trade off
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Let me know if it lands my bags can be packed soon.
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Graceland
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When were you there? My coworker was there last week and sent me a picture of the pinball too on Friday.
Quoted from punkin:Would be good for catching a dolphin. Slam it in the hole and wait for it to float to the top.
That’s horrible!
And also hilarious. Mount it on the tip of an arrow and shoot it with a bow.
Quoted from punkin:That's a cat mate. Just FYI.
I usually can’t taste the difference
Quoted from mbwalker:House got hit by lightning Monday night. Wasn't sure, thought it was maybe in the yard or woods. But I found the spot later in the day Tues (lucky the house didn't burn down).
All kinds of stuff not working. The 'finding things not working' list is getting longer - time to get insurance involved.
Posted these in the lawn thread, thought I'd share here.
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Surge took out my FlightAware receiver.
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Lightning must have followed the metal trim, then arced over to the soffit light trim. Same issue with some flood lights. Blew the lens right off this one.
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Turned off some breakers until an electrician comes over. I'm sure my smart house switches are toast.
Yikes that some scary stuff you don’t want to fool around with. All in all still consider yourself lucky had it been worse
Quoted from punkin:Fuck you must have some big parties. I thought my dance floor was excessive.
I read this too fast without the “,” in there it was more funny.
Quoted from pinwiztom:Farmers and State Farm with their attempts at humor etc.
Their commercials are some mini Final Destination stuff. Far less annoying than Little Emu / Limu
Quoted from LTG:This is the catfish we run into in fresh water in the USA.
LTG : )
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You know that picture wasn’t taken in the Mississippi or it would look like this:
DF301A51-F4C1-4A5E-B695-AB26B7073A0F (resized).jpegQuoted from LTG:Looks like a Garter Snake.
LTG : )
Seems like the only snake we have here
Quoted from mbwalker:World's best mouse trap!
Exactly! He’s welcome to hang out here as long as he’d like to. I’ll never shoo em away.
Only problem is my turtle eggs are due to be born soon so hopefully there isn’t any conflict. I can’t imagine trying to eat such a shell.
Quoted from punkin:LTG is rocking your roof. Must be a wild party.
I’m not there now I got out before the feeding frenzy
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