Pariah Posted December 24, 2021 Report Share Posted December 24, 2021 Well it's over the river and through the woods to grandfather's house we go today. We were supposed to have left two days ago, but with one thing and another coming up, we're leaving this morning. This is Dad's first Christmas without Mom, so we wanted to make sure that we were there. It's normally about an 8-hour drive, but with two kids and what looks to be light snow in a couple of places, it's more likely to be 10 or 12. Which is fine. We'll make it. (Any supplications to the appropriate weather gods on our behalf would certainly be appreciated.) wcw43921 and L. Marcus 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjack Posted December 24, 2021 Report Share Posted December 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Pariah said: Well it's over the river and through the woods to grandfather's house we go today. We were supposed to have left two days ago, but with one thing and another coming up, we're leaving this morning. This is Dad's first Christmas without Mom, so we wanted to make sure that we were there. It's normally about an 8-hour drive, but with two kids and what looks to be light snow in a couple of places, it's more likely to be 10 or 12. Which is fine. We'll make it. (Any supplications to the appropriate weather gods on our behalf would certainly be appreciated.) Vaya Con Dios, you’re gonna need alll the help you can get. Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lord Liaden Posted December 24, 2021 Report Share Posted December 24, 2021 16 hours ago, Tjack said: If they’re close enough to see that then the enemy is already inside your perimeter. Call them all in advance and say you may have been exposed. Then you keep the buggers out of your house, your refrigerator and outta your hair completely. Which century are you living in? Take a picture of the "test result" on your 'phone and send it to theirs. Tjack 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjack Posted December 24, 2021 Report Share Posted December 24, 2021 7 minutes ago, Lord Liaden said: Which century are you living in? Take a picture of the "test result" on your 'phone and send it to theirs. I doff my Santa hat to a superior tactician. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tjack Posted December 25, 2021 Report Share Posted December 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Starlord said: That’s actually pretty good. The last one I “wrap” is usually shoved into a paper bag with a bow stuck over the name of the supermarket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Logan D. Hurricanes Posted December 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2021 Have a Christmas! No, doesn't sound like much, but it's a big step forward for me. Just a few years ago I was in full "F*** Christmas!" mode so I have mellowed quite a bit. I'm still not in full celebration mode, but it's a step. Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lord Liaden Posted December 26, 2021 Report Share Posted December 26, 2021 14 hours ago, Starlord said: "Yeah, I'm guilty, but I'm also adorable." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wcw43921 Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 Finally--some actual boxing on Boxing Day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 We got back a few hours ago from a trip to in-laws. A good time for Christmas, but the winter storm hit up there the night of the 25th and the drive back home today was more interesting than lots of western Washington Christmas drivers were prepared for. More than once I said, "I don't fear the road. I fear the idiots on the road." There was one spectacular moron in a tiny, lowslung little sports car and neither he nor his car were anything remotely like prepared for driving on anything more adverse than bare and wet. I desperately hoped to see him burning in his wheeled coffin, both inverted, alone in a ditch somewhere between Port Townsend and Kingston. When we finally passed him on the eastern side of Puget Sound (as he accepted assistance going up a snowy slope from someone whose time would have been better spent masturbating, tilting at windmills, trying to invent a perpetual motion machine, or just poking themselves in the eye with a sharp icy stick) I had my wife wave the finger at him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 13 minutes ago, Cancer said: We got back a few hours ago from a trip to in-laws. A good time for Christmas, but the winter storm hit up there the night of the 25th and the drive back home today was more interesting than lots of western Washington Christmas drivers were prepared for. More than once I said, "I don't fear the road. I fear the idiots on the road." There was one spectacular moron in a tiny, lowslung little sports car and neither he nor his car were anything remotely like prepared for driving on anything more adverse than bare and wet. I desperately hoped to see him burning in his wheeled coffin, both inverted, alone in a ditch somewhere between Port Townsend and Kingston. When we finally passed him on the eastern side of Puget Sound (as he accepted assistance going up a snowy slope from someone whose time would have been better spent masturbating, tilting at windmills, trying to invent a perpetual motion machine, or just poking themselves in the eye with a sharp icy stick) I had my wife wave the finger at him. I am just a bit north of Everett in the Smokey Point area. I have found that when we get snow and low temps the idiots are out in force. I learned to drive in adverse weather in Maine and have found that the "snowpocalypse" in Washington isn't. A snowpocalypse that is. I just need to arrange to be late. If I leave my house AFTER the standard commute time I am fine, but if I try to drive early or during I can be assured the road will look like car wars as people slip slide and slam into everything as they think that having a 4x4 or snow tires on their sports care means they can drive like it is dry and sunny. Let them all crash early and then calmly putter down the road. Just be sure to avoid running over debris like fenders and bumpers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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