For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Hi everyone and welcome back to another fun filled Monday morning! Grover is back to share some humor about aging today, so let’s see what he has to say…
Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we are kids? If you are less than 10 years old, you are so excited about aging that you think in fractions.
“How old are you?” “I’m four and a half.”
You are never 36 and a half, but you are 4 and a half, going on five.
You get into your teens, now they cannot hold you back. You jump into the next number.
“How old are you?” “I’m going to be 16.”
Then the great day of your life comes, and you become 21.
Even the words sound like a celebration, you become 21…YES!
Then you turn 30. What happened there? Makes you sound like bad milk. He turned: we have to throw him out.
What’s wrong? What changed? You become 21, you turn 30.
Then you are pushing 40…stay over there! You reach fifty.
So…you become 21, you turn 30, you are pushing 40, you reach 50, then you make it to 60.
By then you have built up so much speed that you hit 70!
After that it’s a day by day thing, you hit Wednesday.
You get into your 80s and you hit lunch, you hit 4:30. My grandmother will not even buy green bananas. “Well, it is an investment, you know, and maybe a bad one.”
And it does not end there. Into the nineties you start going backwards. “I was just 92.”
Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a little kid again. “I am 100 and a half.”
And remember, growing old is only mind over matter…if you don’t mind, it does not matter.
Hope you enjoyed Grover’s look at aging. Have a great day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin, with Grover too.
Β©2022 Steve McLeod.
I remember that ..every five year-old dreams of being seven
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My daughter dreams of being seven just so that she can use a skateboard. The sign at the store said that you need to be seven years old to ride one! π
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I never wanted to stay young and innocent…I wanted to learn and grow…I wanted to be a big kid…my friends were the same..it’s only adults who wish they could be children
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Yep, always looking forward to getting older. Until people start getting older!
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Youβre up early. I havenβt even gone to bed yet!
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I count the hours in each day, hour by hour. Life might seem short to some ppl, but itβs the longest thing we ever get to live through. Itβs all about perspective π
To this day I still tell people that Iβm 30 and a half. Just so they donβt think Iβm older than I actually am, given that Iβm in my 31st year.
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I don’t even bother watching the time, or date, it’s just one day at a time to enjoy the best we can. Getting older is just part of life, can’t stop it so may as well enjoy every part of it!ππββ
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My daughter makes sure to tell us that she is 5 years old every single day, in case we accidentally forget or something π
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Well, it is something exciting at her age! Once you get past 40 the thrill of getting older does sort of wear off a bit. But then you hit 41 and age isn’t important anymore. Except maybe the anticipation of being half a century!π
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Wow! I would never be able to stay up that late, or would it be early? Anyway, I wasn’t up that early, my 4am posts are all scheduled these days. Until I get into my summer schedule of rising early.ππββ
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Credit to where credit is due, George Carlin is rarely my go-to guy for humor due to his crassness and foul language, but he hit the nail on the head with this one! π I just hit 70. It’s always faster going downhill! π
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Hmm, never heard of that guy. I found this in a newspaper years ago but there was no name attached to it at all. But then, most of the jokes I use come from somewhere and were first started by someone, whoever that is. And I have found that a lot of them are used and re used quite often so it’s hard to find out who first started it. So I don’t try. I started collecting these things back in the 80s and still pick them up where I can, but only if they are clean, and that is not easy these days. Glad you enjoyed it!ππΉ
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Kind if like when I copy pictures! π±
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He’s one smart bird!π¦ πππ
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Yep, he knows things!ππΉ
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He’s no bird brain!!ππ
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What do you think he is? A squirrel brain?πππ€£π€£
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I sure hope not!!π³π² I had a lot of respect for his post today!ππππ
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I’ll make sure to tell him that.
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Thank you!!ππ
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You’re back with that emoji againππ
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Sorry π fat fingers again. Ever since the last phone update they rearranged the emoji along with deleting some so now if I miss the π emoji it hits the other one. I might just need to forget using that one.π³
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Yeah, it’s just too small for me using my phone, I’m always hitting the wrong emoji. Which is why I don’t use it much for texting.
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I should my pc too but I don’t like the emoji selection on there.π
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That’s true, the phone has lots of nice ones. Don’t see why they are different.π€
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Me either but it probably has to do with the operating systems.
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PC’s should have more, they’re bigger. Not fair.π
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It makes no sense to me either!!ππ€ͺππ
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I can agree with that!
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Sweet!π You finally agree with me!!ππ
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Hard to miss on that one!ππ
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I’m glad I didn’t!! One can never tell how long it will be until the next time!!π³π€
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I must say that you are truly thinking in an intelligent manner, well done.π
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Stop it!!ππππ€π€
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Okay.
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Well you could do it one more time..ππ
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Nope, not me, I know when to quit when I’m told to quit then that’s when I quit because I don’t just keep on after someone says to quit because that’s just not the right thing to do so I’ll just quit like you told me to quit right away so you don’t think I’m just carrying on after you told me to quit because that’s not the way I do things no not me I know when to quit and that’s when I’m told to quit so I’ll stop and quit because you told me too and I want to do that.π
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That would be most polite on your part to quit after I asked to stop.ππ
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Why thank you so very kindly for such generosity and display of kindness for such a poor idiot as I.π
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Well how could not??πππ€π€π€ππ
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Thank you!π
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You’re so very Welcome!ππ
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I know.π
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Oh… that’s great!!!πππ€π€
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I know!π
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ππ I’m so glad!πβΊοΈ
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I’m so glad that you’re so glad.
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Me too!!ππ
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Did you get buried in a snow drift??π€ππ€
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Worse! I think.π€π³π³ Not really sure what happened, but right after doing the story I started feeling odd so I finally lay down and slept for an hour and a half. I got up, washed dishes, didn’t feel like eating, made some suet cakes for the birds, just didn’t feel like going online again, my head was pounding, so I went to bed and slept until 6:10 this morning.π€π€
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Oooo… a continuation of the illness last week?
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Perhaps. I haven’t really felt back to normal since that time. I do feel a lot better this morning though.
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That’s good to hear!! I hope it continues that way!π
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Yes, me too!
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Seems there’s a flu bug or cold virus going around now.
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Yes, up here too.
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Enough with all these illnesses! π€¨ I’ve had it with them…ππππ
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Okay, you tell them to go away!π¬π¬
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I have many times, but they don’t listen!!π€¨
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You have to be firm.π
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I try..π but you now how it is when you age… everything heads south including your abiliIity to mean what you say!ππ
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Oh my, something else to look forward to.π³π
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I haven’t determined yet if everything is sagging or the ground is getting closer to everything?π€π€πππ
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Oh my, better stay on solid ground!π€£π€£
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Yep…!! Absoposalutely bubalooey!πππ
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Bubba lubba hoopy hooey!ππ€£
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Loopy Louie for you!!π€ͺπ€ͺπππππ
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How very strange.ππ
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Naw I like buba better.ππ
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Who he?
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I don’t know anymore… he kinda got lost and went away..ππ
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Oh, that’s too bad.
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That’s alright… he’s kind of a free spirit… comes and goes as he pleases.π
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Oh, that’s okay then.π
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See? I told you so..πππ
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Too bad I can’t remember what we’re talking about.π€ππ³ππ
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Me either… hey there goes Buba again..ππ
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Doesn’t Bubba have 2 bees?ππ
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Oh I’m sure he doesn’t care one or two B’s ππ he still answers..π€
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That’s very nice of him.π
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He’s easy goin kinda guy..ππ
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Sounds like he’s already gone!ππ
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Could be! Hard to tell with him..ππ
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What are you talking about, I can hear just fine.π€¨
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Huh??π¦»π
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Cool, I didn’t know they had snowshoe emojis.
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Those are ears goofball!ππ
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Hmm, so they are. What a strange thing.ππ
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Did you call me or you strange?π€
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Yes, I did.ππ
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At least I’m not alone then.π€π€
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I didn’t know you had company.π€π€£π€£
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Present company included!!πππππ€£π€£
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Oh, they brought presents too, that’s nice!ππ
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It sure was!! What a surprise too!!ππ
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I can imagine!
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Yeah if only… I don’t ever get company in person!!ππ
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Me neither, kinda nice isn’t it?ππππ
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Depends on what’s on television πΊ π€ π π€£ π π
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Mine is just a blank screen.
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Have you tried plugging it in and turning it on?ππ
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When I turn it on it just shows the name of the TV
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Not much for programming huh? πππ
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Only if I watch a DVD.
Speaking of watching. It is time for bed again.
Time to say Good night Dusty!
Good night Dusty!
Talking more tomorrow!ππΊππ΄π΄
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kidding!! Night Spidy Man π· πΈ
Pleasant Dreams π΄ π΄ π₯±π₯±
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Good Morning Steve! Are you thawed out yet?
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Good morning Dusty! Still cold up this way with -33F, I think it’s around -18F now.
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Ohhhh… brrrr…π₯Άπ₯Ά
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Admit it, you really do miss this chilly air.π€£π€£
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Like a really bad tooth ache!! πππ it’s plenty chill here right now too..π₯Άπ₯Ά
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Turn off your AC then!π€πππππ€£π€£
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Then I would freeze!! That air is warmer than outside air!π₯Άπ₯Ά
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Now that is exaggeration if I ever heard exaggeration! But a good one anyway!π€£π€£π€£π€―π€―
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Thank you!! I’m getting g into Steve territory with that one!!πππ
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Yes, very close indeed!π
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Thank you!!πππ
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How was your day? Get your walking done?π€
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No not today..sigh… it was freezing rain for a while this morning. Then I had calls up until noon then got busy with work making customers feel better about their networks because of the Russia thing. Then I laid down for a bit late afternoon and fell asleep π΄ π€ so I’m now eating supper
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I just finished supper, got to be a bit late again due to a project I was working on this afternoon. Then I needed to lie down and settle my back for a bit, didn’t fall asleep though, I thought maybe I would but too much pain I guess.π
I think your customers better start getting more nervous.π¬
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Yeah, they have a point. But we are always planning a worst case scenario for their support so there’s no real reason to get worried. But they don’t jnow how we do what we do, so I understand.
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I’m glad you are remaining so calm in this, that helps for calming your customers. Yeah, when people don’t know what’s going on behind things, they can start to worry.
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Yep! But it could still get bad if they target our networks. It takes time to repair them and or restore them. The virus side was was what we were dealing with today.
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Yeah, never know what that guy might do. I really don’t believe he will stop with Ukraine. He is built up Russia so strong now that he can challenge the world.
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They always could because of the nuclear weapons. He’s just more emboldened now because no one stopped him last summer when he started the build up or back in 2014… I feel really bad for the people there that just want to be left alone and live in peace.
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He seems to have really let power go to his head and he thinks he can do what he wants. Getting those hypersonic missiles was the last big thing he needed. He’s following the path of power hungry leaders of the past.
Yeah, seeing these people fleeing their homeland with cars packed full of whatever belongings they can cram in, leaving behind what they have worked for, just a good life for their families is what they wanted. So sad to watch it.
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I agree on all points!! He will move on other countries to eventually if he doesn’t pay a very very steep price for this. I just don’t know what it is now that will have any effect on his calculas in the future. I think that the EU really needs to take the lead and make the hard decisions on buying energy from him. But I don’t think they have the will for it.. Which has always been the problem throughout history with them, other than Britain
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They have become too dependent on Russian energy, bringing it in from elsewhere will raise prices for them by quite a bit which is why they are hesitant to do it. But it is something important they need to address for sure. That would really slow down Putin, he needs that money.
I would be very worried if I lived in those other small countries around there. Even though they are NATO countries, would NATO come to their defense considering how small they are and the price to be paid? That would be the end of NATO if they didn’t however. Could be some interesting times coming up. I think Putin is crazy enough to try anything.
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I think that’s exactly where he’s heading. The only question is… how until he does?
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Yep, he wants all those countries back under Russian control again. And he wants it done while he is still president of Russia.
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That’s right on the money!! It’s gonna be a bumpy ride in the next few years..
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Yep, that’s for sure, Ukraine is his testing ground and it gives him a chance to test out his new armed forces, see what needs to be improved, etc.
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Yep, on the backs of the Ukrainians.
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That’s right, he doesn’t care about them.
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Somehow the covid thing seem pretty minor right now huh?ππ
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Yep and everything else too.π¬
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Indeedlydo!
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Good Morning ππ π βοΈ
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Good morning Dusty! Wow, you’re up early this morning! ππββ
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Been at the Ford store for over an hour already. Where’ve you been? I thought maybe you were stuck in a snow bank..ππ
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Wow, must be buying a lot of food!π²π²
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Ha and HA HA! Just getting an oil change for now.ππ
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Why? Are your joints getting squeaky?π€π³π³
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Some are stuck!!π³π²ππ
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Too bad Rock isn’t there, he could get them unstuck!π€π²ππ
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I would imagine he would!!π I don’t need anything more to fix on it though!ππ
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Yep, you would be in so much pain afterwards you wouldn’t even pay attention to any stiffness!πππ€£π€£
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It was expensive enough! I didn’t have them do two things because I can change them myself but to replace to air filters one on the engine and the other being the interior intake air filter for cabin of the vehicle, they wanted to charge me a hundred and twenty five dollars!π²π³π€―
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To replace two filters?? Wow and wow again!π²π²
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Yeah!! That’s what I said!!
So I had them do what was necessary… but now it’s all set for a long while! ππ
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That’s good, now no more of that offroading stuff!π€¨
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Tell the squirrels!!π€¨π
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Their communications systems have suffered a cyber attack.π³π³π³
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Oh shucks…π€π€π€π€π€
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Better be careful, if they find out it’s you, look out!π¬π¬
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It’s the Russians!! π¬π³
They must have a spy in the squirrel community!!π²π²
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They are looking into that right now!π³π¬
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Gee I wonder how and why the Russians would attack the squirrels?πππ
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Always go after the brains in govt first!π€ππ
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That’s it!!!π²π³π€Έπ€ΈββοΈπ€ΈββοΈπππ You solved it… now have the squirrels go attack the Russians!!πππ€π€
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Why would such peace loving critters do that? They wouldn’t hurt anyone.ππ
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Oh really?π€π€π€¨ I’ll try to remember that when they start tossing acorns at me…ππ
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Minor detail. What’s an acorn or two?π€ππ
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One lump or two!!!π€¨π€¨
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See, nothing to worry about!π€£π€£
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Sure..ππ Right..ππ
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Glad you agreeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!π€ΈββοΈπ€ΈββοΈπ€ΈββοΈπ₯³π₯³π₯³π΄π΄π΄βββπππππππ¦π¦π»π»
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What’s with the grasshoppers?π€π€£π€£
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They’re squirrels on my screen!!π³π²
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Actually they are chipmunks, but on my screen they always show up as tiny grasshoppers, don’t know why.
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That’s weird!!π€ͺπ€ͺπ
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I know, it’s been that way for over a year.
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On your laptop huh?
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Yep, looks like a chipmunk on my phone though.
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Crazy…π€ͺπ
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Careful!π
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Ooppss,ππ¬
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Are you wearing your glasses??π€
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That’s the only way I could see those grasshoppers.π΅οΈββοΈ
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Ok Grasshopper π
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I wish the chipmunk would come back again. Sigh.ππ
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Try a grass hopper… maybe they mixed them up??ππ
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Nope, the grasshopper works just fine. There’s a couple others that come out weird too.
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I suppose it has to do with operating systems being different on phones and pc’s
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They are????π²π²π²π²
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They are on my phone!π³π²
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I didn’t even know they had operators anymore.π€π€π³π³ββ
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I’m sure somewhere someplace there’s an operator wondering when someone is going to call and ask for assistance π π€
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Probably covered in spider webs and dust.π€£π€£
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Oh… so it’s you!.??ππππ€£π€£
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Hey, that’s good!ππ I don’t get it though.π€π³π³
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That’s cuz you’re covered in dust!!πππ
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Look who’s talking?π€πππ€£π€£
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Just my bootsπ’πππ
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If your boots are dusty so is the rest of you!
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No.. the rest of me is old, just my boots are dusty πππ
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Oh, cobwebs instead huh?πππ
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You would know Spiderman!! π· πΈ π· πΈ π· πΈ π· πΈ π· πΈ π· πΈ π· πΈ π· πΈ π· πΈ π· πΈ
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Ooooh, nice! That must have taken a while!ππ
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I’ve been saving it for the right time β²οΈ πππππ
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Good timing!
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Why Thank You! π
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Oh hey guess what?? I got my Gilligan’s Island dvds in the mail! No I need to go find a player..
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Hey, that’s great! Better get one while they still have them, they will be obsolete soon!π¬π¬
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Yeah I know.. I’ll go over to worst buy this weekend..
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Good idea. Our Walmart has 2 kinds, one cheap one that doesn’t work good and one slightly more expensive cheap one that might work a bit better. So the lady that works there told me.π€π€π³π³ππ
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Good to know… then I won’t go to Wally World
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Yours might have a better selection, our store is kinda small.
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I’m sure I’ll find something that will work..
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Yeah, it’s nice when you get a better selection of stores. With only one store it doesn’t give much choice.
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That’s for sure… that’s the way the little town in MN was there’s a Target and Walmart..
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Well, at least you had two!
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Yeah, one in each store that’s the same model!πππ
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See? Selection at it’s best!
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No kiddin!!ππ
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I love Groverβs quote !ππ the age thing is so TRUE ! π
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Yes indeedy! Glad you enjoyed it!ππΉ
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