How’s the weather?
- Thread starter The Masked Shadow
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A man's got to know his limitations...
....and I've no doubt you do!....unlike poor old DVD!! Lol.
Incidently John, a funny little story for you, you are going to love this, and admittedly I'm leaving myself wide open here for a barrage of abuse, lol.
You mentioned our little fan thing on top of the fire. Well to have the fire supplied and fitted, and the fact they had to build us a brand new false chimney breast to boot, cost a small fortune. So due to the fact we'd spent so much money they thought it would be a nice gesture to throw that fan in free of charge....cheapskates, lol.
I took it out of the box, had a quick look at it, and put it back in the box feeling rather disgruntled. I left it on top of the mantle piece and there it stayed for a couple of weeks until our kid came up to inspect our new fire.
"How come you're not using your fan", he said, with a puzzled look on his face.
"Because it's a dud, no wonder it was free of charge, it's rubbish", i said.
"Why, what's up with it, it looks alright to me", he said, whilst spinning the blade round with his finger.
"Because the damn thing hasn't got a battery compartment to put batteries in, how the hell's it meant to work?"
Yes, I am utterly ashamed, and my brother laughed his head off, probably in a similar manor to you right now, lol.
I honestly, hand on heart, didn't have a clue how they worked....but I do now!
You mentioned our little fan thing on top of the fire. Well to have the fire supplied and fitted, and the fact they had to build us a brand new false chimney breast to boot, cost a small fortune. So due to the fact we'd spent so much money they thought it would be a nice gesture to throw that fan in free of charge....cheapskates, lol.
I took it out of the box, had a quick look at it, and put it back in the box feeling rather disgruntled. I left it on top of the mantle piece and there it stayed for a couple of weeks until our kid came up to inspect our new fire.
"How come you're not using your fan", he said, with a puzzled look on his face.
"Because it's a dud, no wonder it was free of charge, it's rubbish", i said.
"Why, what's up with it, it looks alright to me", he said, whilst spinning the blade round with his finger.
"Because the damn thing hasn't got a battery compartment to put batteries in, how the hell's it meant to work?"
Yes, I am utterly ashamed, and my brother laughed his head off, probably in a similar manor to you right now, lol.
I honestly, hand on heart, didn't have a clue how they worked....but I do now!
I love that story! Sounds like my wife when I brought our fan home; she looked it over, commented on its rather homely appearance...and then placed in on top of the piano.
I stared blankly for a moment. "Honey...what do you expect it to do over there?"
She replied "I think this will give us the best airflow, sort of across the room...it turns on automatically, right?"
Okay. I left it there for a few days, listening to her grumbling about its inertial stillness. Then, wordlessly, while we were reading in the quiet living room one evening, I got up and casually moved it to the woodstove, where it of course spun to life. As I returned to my chair, she piped up "Hey! Are you sure that will be okay there? It's pretty hot..."
I stopped dead in my tracks, my back to her. By a supreme effort of willpower, I remained silent; after a moment, I continued to my chair and settled back in. Using the highly developed peripheral vision that only long-married men ever master, I saw her glare at me...at the fan...at me...and then I watched the realization hit her like a fresh crow turd hurtling down from a summer sky. I swear that she actually jolted. Then, with slow silent venom..."you knew all this time..."
I lost it. I started laughing so hard the dog leaped down and ran over to check on me.
Silence reigned for the rest of the evening, and through much of the next morning...but somehow I was able to power through...
I stared blankly for a moment. "Honey...what do you expect it to do over there?"
She replied "I think this will give us the best airflow, sort of across the room...it turns on automatically, right?"
Okay. I left it there for a few days, listening to her grumbling about its inertial stillness. Then, wordlessly, while we were reading in the quiet living room one evening, I got up and casually moved it to the woodstove, where it of course spun to life. As I returned to my chair, she piped up "Hey! Are you sure that will be okay there? It's pretty hot..."
I stopped dead in my tracks, my back to her. By a supreme effort of willpower, I remained silent; after a moment, I continued to my chair and settled back in. Using the highly developed peripheral vision that only long-married men ever master, I saw her glare at me...at the fan...at me...and then I watched the realization hit her like a fresh crow turd hurtling down from a summer sky. I swear that she actually jolted. Then, with slow silent venom..."you knew all this time..."
I lost it. I started laughing so hard the dog leaped down and ran over to check on me.
Silence reigned for the rest of the evening, and through much of the next morning...but somehow I was able to power through...
Rainy. Rain and rain and rain. The pond is about 1.5’ full of rain water. More rain Wednesday and Thursday.
A progress report on the pond is wayyyy overdue young shadow. An update with pictures would be nice!
.....according to the forcast it's going to be chilly the next few days but....the heat will not be coming back on until the fall.
The past couple days have been chilly; well into the minus-twenties-Celsius at night, daytime highs still around -10C, brisk winds developing much colder windchills. But the temps are supposed to start going up again today, with a couple days above freezing forecast for next week.
I spent yesterday out on the ice, fishing was slow...cell service was excellent only a half-mile out...my data plan was hardly touched this month...so I amused myself watching videos...most of which were provided by
thebiggerthebetter
. Thanks, Viktor, you made for an entertaining afternoon; I'm not caught up with all your stuff yet, but I'm getting there...
I spent yesterday out on the ice, fishing was slow...cell service was excellent only a half-mile out...my data plan was hardly touched this month...so I amused myself watching videos...most of which were provided by
thebiggerthebetter
. Thanks, Viktor, you made for an entertaining afternoon; I'm not caught up with all your stuff yet, but I'm getting there...
