For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Hello everyone on another cool, wet autumn day in October. Even had some snow flurries this morning, not much and it melted once it hit the ground, or anything else. Just a reminder before continuing with my story today. I have mentioned this before but some of my newer readers likely missed that post. My dad passed away a number of years ago, these stories are mostly from when I was a teen. We had a lot of adventures together and things always happened, these are all true events, and things did happen to me as well. Just not very often. Dad was the one who was accident prone. I am now though. Odd. But let’s continue!
Poor dad, he had to sit there in wet clothes. But at least it was warm in the sun. He sat on a rock far from me. Hard to talk when you’re so far away, I said. It’s just fine, he replied. Strange. Do you think you could bring me my thermos of coffee without hitting me with it?, he asked. Sure, I said, no problem at all. That’s what you said last time, dad said. I gave it to him along with his sandwiches. Amazing, he said. Not sure what he meant by that. Dad yelled, almost choking on his coffee. Don’t do that, I said, I almost spilled my coffee. What a look on dad’s face. Priceless. You didn’t put any milk and sugar in my coffee, he finally managed to say.
Naturally, I said, you told me not to because I didn’t do it right last time. Dad just looked. He used to do that a lot. Then dad said quietly, oh, right, I forgot. I can’t drink this coffee, he said, it’s absolutely terrible. Why not fill your cup half full and I will top it off with some of mine, I said, at least it will have some milk and sugar. Dad thought for a moment then agreed to try it. Ugh, this is still terrible, he said, not sweet enough. I didn’t use as much sugar as dad.
But at least he had no problems with his sandwiches. And he did drink some of the coffee. I offered to give him a full cup. He accepted. So I went over and filled his cup, which he held out quite far. Don’t trust me, do you, I said. Not a bit, he replied. Thanks. Here, you can have the rest of my coffee, he offered. Sure, I said. He bent over to pick it up. I bent down to get it too. I got it first and lifted it up. Unfortunately because dad was bent over I hit him on the forehead with the thermos. Oddly, that knocked his hat off and his glasses and caused him to spill his cup of coffee on himself. I looked and said, did you think you were getting too dry? That did it. I started to laugh again. Just couldn’t help myself.
Dad just looked. Then he came over and said he wanted his thermos of coffee back. Okay, I said, and handed it to him. Now, I just could not believe what followed. He opened the thermos and poured it on my head!! Most of it went down my back because I was wearing a hat. AAAAAAAA!, I said, what was that for? I thought you were looking too dry he said. Then he broke out with this kind of hysterical laughter.
That was just so hard to believe that he would do such a thing. I thought I could get this finished today, guess not. There will have to be one more part tomorrow. I hope you are enjoying this little adventure, one of our more “exciting” trips looking for insulators. Well, a lot happened anyway. The pictures are not from that trip however. I hope you all enjoy your day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
© 2019 Steve McLeod.
Sounds like you had an exciting time of being a teen!
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It definitely had it’s good moments!!😂😂😁
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I can imagine!
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My dad and I did have a lot of good times together! Wow, if I was to write about everything, that would take a long time!😂😂😄😄
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That’s nice!
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Sure was!😀
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A coffee shower! That had to be refreshing!😁😂
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Sure, laugh at the kid when he was just an innocent bystander.😂😂🤣🤣
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Bystander… yes! Not so sure how innocent you could have been😂😉
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Well, sometimes anyway. I remember once for sure. See?
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Once huh? Hahaha! Snow in your part of the world? Yeow! Way too early! Did you get out to move around?
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We often get little bits of snow this time of year, even earlier. 6 days from now winter began last year. Terrible thought. I’m sure it will be later this year though. I went shopping a bit this morning, that was enough for me, hard to walk again right now, lots of pain. It will disappear. How was your day?
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Busy with work.. but I made time to go do my walks.. i have to or my back starts stiffening up. I can’t wait until I’m able to go someplace warm again!
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Cold and back problems don’t get along too well. That is understandable! Head south young man, head south!😀🤪😜🙄 Or was that west?🤔🙄
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Either directikn us warmer than here in Winter!
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Same there as where as here too. I think.🤔🤯🙄
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There you go thinking again!😉
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I know, I should stop. Otherwise I blow my top. Then there’s pain in my head, right before I go to bed.😵
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Oh come on!!! You’re not going to let that one out?? Geez!!! 🙄
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What, what????? What happened???😳😳
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Poor attempt at poetry for you! I know yoh have better than that in you!
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Really? I wonder where I put it?🤔🙄
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I still need to get in the water to take the dock out this weekend!Brrrrrrrrr!
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If you waited until if froze, you wouldn’t have that problem.
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Yeah, and no dock either!😂😂
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Problem solved.😂😂
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Yep and no boat in the water! Hey maybe i shouks sell it?
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Then your boat will last longer.
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Not if who buys it uses it!🤯
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I meant not putting it in the water.
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What good is a boat on land? Kinda silly to have a boat you dont put in the water!🙄
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There’s a guy here that keeps his boat on land all the time, large cabin cruiser type, sleeps several people. He uses it for a guest cottage since it wasn’t legal for him to build one. Okay to have his boat in the back yard though.😂😂
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Government rules at work!😉 just need to work aound them. My pontoon wouldnt offermuch privacy for guests though!
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Put a tent on top.
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I do have a canvas cover for it. It would work great for kids and little people!
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A very hot shower after will be on the agenda!
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Hey, that’s it! Pour hot water all around the dock before you get in, then it will be nice and warm.
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I dont have quite that much hot water! Maybe I should take it out in the summer when the waters warmer
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Hey, not bad, that was going to be my next suggestion.🥳🥳🤸♂️🤸♂️
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Of course!🙄😂
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Only in golf.
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Not with a bad back!!😉😉😂
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Hey, it was your idea.
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Naw uh!! Yours!
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You mentioned course. Of course if you meant coarse instead of course then of course coarse wouldn’t mean course so of course course couldn’t be coarse unless coarse is what you want instead of course then of course coarse would be course of course. Get it?
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Im not sure I red this write! I might need to rereed of coarse!😉😂🤯
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Time for me to say goodnight again, these evenings go by so fast! Oh well, talk tomorrow!🤪😴
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Alright have a good night!!🖐
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I’ll drive the golf cart while you golf!👍😉
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Hey, no fair, I can never get to 100 no matter how hard I try, 80s sometimes, but what good is that?
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Complain compkaun complain!! You just need to accept your never gonna get higher than that! Thats what i did! Im in the 120’s all the time!😂😂🤣🤣🤣
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I need to go get my eyes re-lasiced. Cant see what im writing on my phone!
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That’s why the spelling mistakes. But splicing your eyes???
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I had it done about 12 or more years ago. But as you age they still change for reading. Distance vision is great just cant read very good
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Maybe a super powerful magnifying glass?
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Too scary!😳🤯
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Just make sure you don’t use it in the sun.😂😂🔥🔥
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😂😂😂
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I love your adventures and especially the rhetoric between you both ! Waiting for the rest of the story…
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Thanks so much Sharon! I’m sure glad I wrote down notes for the notable trips!
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Great moments 🙂 Never tried a coffee shower so far though 🙂
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That was my one and only! I just couldn’t believe it at the time! Fun though. Thanks so much for reading!😂😀🌞
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Yes, very unexpected :)😂 but fun now when thinking about it 🙂
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So true! These things always give a good laugh!😂😂
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Steve, i’m wondering now, which is the crazy part, what you were hiding?😁
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Thanks for reading Ilona!😁 Crazy part? What crazy part?🤔😀
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I love the stories you share about you and your dad! Priceless! ☕️
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Thank so very much Eugenia! I like to share these memories. And there are so many! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!😃😺🍁🍂☕
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Hi Steve! It was always fun reading your adventures with Dad. You have a lot of memories with your dad. Ha ha ha, now you are wet too😂😂 How is the coffee anyway✨😉 Awesome fun filled post again Steve,✨🤗
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Such a waste of good coffee!😲😂😂☕Thanks so much for reading today Simon! Yes indeed, there are a lot of memories of times with my dad! So good! Have a great weekend!😀🌞😺🍂
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Man, I wish I had memories like this with my dad. You were blessed Steve!
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