For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
There are too many problems happening these days. First Avina kidnaps Krissy, then Jenny gets captured, then Toledo shows up and kills Susan, then someone switches my medicine, which actually happened first I guess, and now a problem with my team breaking out another prisoner. This one should have been easy as the prison authorities were working with us.
The prisoner was being taken somewhere and all my team needed to do was intercept their van and take the prisoner. We did this before, works nice and easy. And the guards were given blanks to use, just like our team also so they could have a small shootout and make it all look good. And no one gets hurt. At least that is the way it should have worked.
But someone gave the guards real bullets to use. My team, thinking they would be blanks did not use their vests. So 3 of them were shot but fortunately none were killed. Still, I was not too impressed with this, and neither was Baldwin. He was on the phone right away with the prison authorities to complain. They were going to look into it right away and apologized a great deal.
Angel, Mriya and Bellamy were wounded, Bellamy was worst hit so he would not be able to join us in Mexico which is not good. His skills would be much needed for that one. But Sovia assured me that she could handle things if Benson helped her. So that is what we will do. Chung did not like the idea of me going out yet but because we have lost 3 team members for a while it would be necessary for me to go along.
Only 3 more prisoners to go. We will do the one in Mexico next, that might be a hard one, no cooperation there, we did not even ask, that way they would not be expecting us. The man at this prison is a high profile prisoner, big black market buyer, he can find anything at all and I am sure that is why Avina wants him. He is a very dangerous man and will be well guarded.
We were in place in Mexico before Annelie hacked into their computer system to find out what cell the man was in and the layout of the prison. Tracy came along on this one because she had spent some time in this prison too and knew an easier way to get into it, other than going over the wall. The prison was out in the open so there would be no cover for going in, but we should not need to worry about that if Tracy is right.
Apparently there is a company that comes in every night, after the prisoners are safely locked in their cells, to haul the garbage away. We had obtained a copy of the ID cards the company uses with its employees for getting into the prison and made some for a couple of our team members. Others would hide in the back. Sovia and Benson would cut the electricity to the prison giving us time to get our prisoner and then blast our way out.
We got inside just fine with Rock driving and me as his helper. Once inside the power was cut, everything went totally dark. We were told to stay inside the truck but we shot the guards with our dart guns and the rest of the team got out and we were off to the area where our man was held. Just then some explosions happened on the far side of the prison, a diversion from some of our team but it sure sent guards running in that direction.
We blasted open doors to gain entry to the building we wanted and found his cell. We had to put a few guards to sleep along the way. Out we went and back to our truck and we set some charges by the gate and got the truck ready to go. There was a loud roar as the bombs went off and we quickly drove out picking up Sovia and Benson and went on our way.
But prison vehicles were coming behind us so we dropped several thick smoke bombs behind us and then some grenades to make a few holes in the road to stop the guards from chasing us. We left the truck with the real drivers and ran down the road to our cars and took off quickly. It went smoother than I thought. I am glad Tracy remembered about the garbage pickup at night, that helped a lot. The next two will be easy, or should I even say that?
To Be Continued.
ยฉ2022 Steve McLeod.
I would be careful saying that kinda stuff!!๐คญ๐คญ
I see you finally broke out the grenades!!๐ They worked great!! Good Job! Well planned and executed! Whoops!๐ฌ poor choice of words there!๐๐ฌ Anyway it went well!!๐๐๐
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What kind of stuff is that? Yep, they do have their potential uses at times and this was one of those times! Yes, it went well, better than I had hoped. It’s nice when things go well, especially after the last one didn’t go as planned. Still 2 more to go, but authorities in both prisons are cooperating. However…๐ฌ๐ฉ๐พ๐พ๐พ๐ต๏ธ
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Saying g things like the last two will be easy! It could be someone may try to sabotage your last two escapes??๐ณ๐ฒ
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Well yes, that is always a possibility. And I do not trust this last guy we just picked up, he is too demanding and doesn’t seem to like the rules. We need to watch him close.๐ค๐พ๐ต๏ธ
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They are all convicts… I wouldn’t trust any of them!!๐๐๐ But you’re right! He will need to be watched closely!๐ฌ
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Most of them seem to be doing okay, there’s only a couple that are hard to deal with. I’m beginning to think that some of them don’t even know why Avina wants them.๐ค๐ผ๐ต๏ธ
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They could be just extras to throw you off the trail of what she’s really up to!๐คจ You should check to see if any of them have anything in common as far as crimes go. That may help tell you what she’s up to?๐ค
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Yes, Annelie has been checking them all closely but none of them really have anything in common except two that are into black market purchasing. But it depends on what Avina is wanting to do, they all might have a part to play, we just haven’t been able to figure it out yet.๐ค๐ต๏ธ
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Well Annelie is good at her job so if there’s an answer to be found I’m sure she’ll find it!๐
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Yep, she can do amazing things! I don’t know what we would do without her!๐๐ต๏ธ
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You could say that about any of your team members!๐๐๐ Including you!๐
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Well, my team has proven they can get along without me! But none of us can find info like Annelie does!๐ค๐ต๏ธ
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She has proved that on many cases already!!๐๐
You going shopping in the morning?๐ค
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Yep, she has been teaching Jenny, but some things are hard to teach, like how to think like Annelie!๐๐บ๐ต๏ธ
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You just need to keep asking the next question!!๐
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But that is the tricky part, what is the next question?๐ค๐ต๏ธ
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Yep!! Exactly!!๐๐๐๐
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Kind of like, what is the ending? Or is the ending the end? Or can the end be the ending when it ends?๐ค๐ต๏ธ
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Is the end the end or the beginning of the beginning?๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐
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Good morning Dusty!๐โ How was your day? Busy? Boring? Swimming? Shopping? Walking? Winging? Hopping?๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค
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Yes!! It most certainly was!!๐คช๐คช๐คช But I was able to cross one issue off of my list finally! Sigh ๐ How about you? How did your shopping g go?
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That’s good, always a nice thing to cross things off a list! Shopping was short, my back was complaining too much and the air conditioning was just so cold in there today! My knees are still complaining about that!
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I’m sorry to hear that.๐
Perhaps another day this week?๐ค I finally got my new debit card this afternoon. Hard to believe it took 6 working days and 9 calendar days to get here from MN๐ค๐ค I have a feeling the landlords were holding onto my mail. Then instead of handing g it to me personally, they waited until I left to get groceries, then came in to my space and threw in on the floor. I don’t get it??๐ค๐ค What did I do to them, to want to treat me that way??๐คจ๐คจ๐๐
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Hmm, maybe they were upset they had to let you stay 2 months?๐ค๐ฌ Although they shouldn’t be since that was part of your agreement from the beginning. People are strange sometimes.๐ค๐
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Yes they are!!๐คช๐คช it’s just uncomfortable now though. Oh well…
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Yes, it definitely would be.๐๐ฌ
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I’m sure there’s another place with my name on it.
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Most definitatively there is!๐
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The only question is where?๐ค๐
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I hear New Mexico has beautiful, big sand beaches!๐ค
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Ya don’t say??๐ค๐ Who would have thought of that??๐
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Yeah, I know, it is kind of odd.
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Like 1 3 5 7 9? Odd or why are you always hitting your head odd??๐๐ค๐คญ
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That is exactly what I mean!๐ค๐
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Wow!!๐ณ๐คฏ I knew what you mean??๐คฏ๐คฏ๐คฏ๐คฏ๐คฏ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
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Thank you!
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Yer Welcome!๐๐
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Thanks! I’m afraid I must rush off once again, going to be one of those nights I think.๐ฌ
Good night Dusty!๐๐๐ด Sleep well and I’ll be back tomorrow with more chattering!๐
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Good Night ๐ด ๐ฅฑ ๐ ๐
Have a restful sleep ๐ด ๐ค
I will be looking forward to more chatter!
Feel Better!๐๐
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Good morning Dusty!๐โโโโ How was your day?๐ค Hopefully better than mine!๐ฌ๐
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Yes! It was actually a great day! Got my walk in and got my loan for house shopping all taken care of. I am going to go see some properties on Thursday. As a matter of fact I just got of the phone with her.
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Hey, that sounds great! I was terribly sick until nearly midnight, then managed to sleep off an on. I’m still not feeling good though and don’t feel like eating though I am pushing myself to eat a little bit anyway. That was bad last night. Not sure how long I will last here tonight.
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Oooo…. that’s not good! Hopefully you’ll start to feel a little better๐ฅบ I had a fitful night as well. I tossed and turned so much I pulled my snorkel machine right of the dresser and onto the tile floor and spilled the water it was a mess! But it still works well.
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That was close, good thing it still works! I am a little better, and little is the key word. Amazing how much better I feel just stepping outside for a bit. I must have picked up something when I went shopping yesterday, however, I was wearing a mask so that should keep me safe even from the flu.
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Possibly…. but if you touch something that’s got germs or virus on it you could still get sick. Hopefully you’ll recover quickly!๐ค
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Yeah, good point and handles on carts are one of the dirtiest places!
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Yes indeedly do!! Do they put disinfecting wipes near the carts to wipe them down?๐ค๐ค
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No, not here, they used to do it themselves but they stopped earlier this summer.๐ฌ๐
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Well that’s kinda silly!! Covid is still active! But I suppose it’s a cost issue!๐๐
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Yeah, it sure is active, still lots of cases here this summer.๐ฌ๐๐
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Yeah, I think it will be for many years to come!!๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐
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Yep, I think so too, hopefully they can put a stop to it before a new one comes along!๐ค๐ฌ๐ฎ
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I saw a news story today that England is approving a booster that covers the new variants.. ๐
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That would be nice! But it will likely take months to get it here.๐
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Yeah, but they are working on it. So it could happen quickly.
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Our government never acts quickly on these things. Sigh. Well, just got the feeders in, it was dark out there. Now I must sign off and get to bed. Good night Dusty, sleep well and I will be back tomorrow like a chatterbox!๐๐๐ฅฑ๐ด๐ด
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Alright buddy!
Feel Better!!
Sleep Well ๐ ๐ด ๐ค ๐
Dream Pleasant Dreams!
Tomorrow’s a brand new day!!๐๐๐
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Good morning Dusty! I will be a bit late this evening, might not even make it. I’m still sick. I’ll try to be here a little later.
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Ok! Feel better!๐
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Thanks Dusty. I’m still not feeling so great but I will be here for a while. How was your day?
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It was good! It was kinda warm today. 101 degrees. I did my walk and pushed it a little more than I should have. Oh well… I’m guessing you had a tough day huh?๐ฌ
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Well, the first half I felt good and thought this was over with, but by afternoon it hit me again. it was 90 here today and no wind. And humid.
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Whoa!! That must have been a bit uncomfortable ๐ฌ ๐ณ
Well you don’t want to push yourself to hard.. better to rest as much as you can when you feel that ill.๐คข
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Yeah, I know, haven’t been doing much today, slept about an hour this afternoon but I still feel worn out.
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Do you think it’s the flu?๐ณ
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I’m not sure, could be I guess although the flu isn’t exactly going around right now that I know of.
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Maybe something you ate….๐ฌ I hope it passes quickly for you.
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I thought of that, but I haven’t eaten anything different lately. Yep, Monday was when I first got sick. I don’t want to talk about this on the other post though, let’s stick with this one.๐
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Ok, I can understand that.
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Just got the feeders in, already starting to get dark out there. It’s changing too fast!
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Yep and it’s gonna go even faster until December 22nd, wow where did this year go?? It went really quickly!๐ฒ
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Summer sure went fast, but winter seemed like it would never end!๐ฎ
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Yeah, that’s right… I forgot how much snow you received last winter.๐ณ
Is the forecast for this year similar to last winter?
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In their early forecast they said to expect the same this winter as last. But it could change, just depends on that La Nina effect.
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Yep! It is La Nina year! That explains a lit of the weather. I heard today that the states where the Grand Canyon runs through are cutting back on the amount of water they can draw from the Colorado River!! They said the water level in Lake Mead has dropped 40 feet in the past two years!!
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I heard that about Lake Mead, it’s giving up some of it’s secrets too!
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Yes I heard that also!!๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ป ๐ฝ ๐ฑ ๐๐
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Yep, probably a few ghosts down there still!๐ค๐ฎ
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No doubt about it!๐ฌ๐ฌ
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Well I have a strategy all set for one the properties I’m seeing tomorrow morning. I hope it’s as good as it looks in the listing.๐ค
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Oh, good for you! I hope it turns out to be a nice one!
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Me to! It would be nice to get this hunting part over.
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Yep, that I can understand! Well, guess I better go and get to bed although I have a headache now so who knows if I will get to sleep easily or not. Good night Dusty, sleep well and hopefully I will be more chattering tomorrow!๐๐บ๐๐ฅฑ๐ด๐ด
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That perfectly fine no need to worry… I enjoyed chattering and appreciate you spending time doing it when you’re not feeling well.
Peaceful Sleeping tonight ๐ด ๐ ๐ ๐
Pleasant Dreams ๐ด ๐ฅฑ ๐ด
Chatter again tomorrow ๐ if you’re well enough.๐
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GN ๐ด
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Good morning Dusty!๐๐ How was your day?๐ค How did the house hunting turn out?๐ค
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My day was busy! A lit of driving, and I had to cover my coworkers work this afternoon. As far as the house hunting goes…. ๐๐ Anything I can afford is in really bad shape. Property here requires more than one I come or a very large single income. Neither of which I have.
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Hmm, I will take that to mean it didn’t go well. How about rentals? Anything out there?
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Unfurnished units. I could buy furnishings but how do I move them alone, and what would do if I get asked to move again because they want to raise the rent? I am honestly at a point I don’t know what to do. It just seems it’s all working against me…
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Stores will deliver furniture and you get smaller items that are easier to move by yourself, plus a hand truck to help with bigger items. It can be done alone, just a little work. I used to do it. But there are usually places to get help such as student employment centers or check online for someone that does odd jobs. And get a real lease, something you didn’t have, which guarantees you 12 months.
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I didn’t renew this one because I might not get my work from home renewed and then I would be trapped in a lease I can’t afford. There is one rental that I could get a 6 month lease on.
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6 months isn’t very long, you don’t want to move after just 6 months.
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I know… renting doesn’t make sense. Or cents!! ๐๐
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So true, buying is always best if it can be done. I should have bought a place when I was younger, but I didn’t think. Oh, a new chapter is out today!
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Oh great! I’ll brb!๐
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Okie and dokie!
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Great chapter!! I was happy to read there were no fatalities!!๐ฌ
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Well, not yet anyway, but remember, 3 people are in rough shape so…๐ค๐ฌ๐ต๏ธ
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Ooooo…. yeah that’s right! I have confidence in Dr Chung! He’ll pull them them through!๐๐
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I wish I had such confidence!๐ฌ๐
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You should after all the times he’s brought you back to life!๐๐
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That’s true, but those 3 girls didn’t look so good.๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ต๏ธ
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Well… I’m gonna go Chung saving them!!๐คจ๐คจ
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Good for you! Be positive! I like that.๐ฌ๐ค
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I’m trying hard everyday!!๐๐๐
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That’s good, positively, I like it!๐๐ฌ๐ฎ
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Absoposalutely correctomundo!!๐๐๐๐๐
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Well, I think its time for bed, otherwise I hit me head and that will turn me red when I should sleep instead!๐ฌ๐๐ฅฑ๐
Good night Dusty, sleep well and we’ll chatter more tomorrow!๐๐ป๐๐ด๐ด
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Good Night ๐ด ๐ฅฑ ๐ ๐
Sleep Well!! ๐
Pleasant Dreams ๐ด ๐ฅฑ ๐ค
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Oh I’m back btw!๐
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Are you sure?๐ค
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Sure, yes! Certain not so much!๐๐๐
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Oh, that’s good, had me worried there for a minute!
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You should be me!๐ณ๐ฒ๐คช๐คช
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I have enough trouble with being me!๐ฎ๐ฎ
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That’s why you don’t want to try being me!!๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ
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I think that’s what I just said, just slightly different.๐ค
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That makes perfect sense to me!!๐คช๐๐๐
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It does? Oh good!
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I know!! Scary huh?๐ณ๐ฒ
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Yeeeeepppp!
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Eeeeeeekฤทkkkk….๐
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Are you feeling better today?
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Well, kinda more than before, but still not fully better. I lost 3 lbs the last 3 days.๐
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That’s not good!!๐คจ๐คจ You should see a doctor if you don’t get better soon!!๐ฌ
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Yeah, we’ll see how it goes by next week or so.
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If you’re losing a pound a week you can hardly afford waiting that long!๐ฌ๐ฌ
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That’s pound a day, but really that’s not so bad. once about 25 years ago something like this happened and I lost 30 pounds in one month. Of course I weighed more back then, but that’s not really the point. I’m sure it’s the same problem though.
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I sure hope you recover quickly! ๐
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Me too! I’m sure it will pass by tomorrow.
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Good! Glad to hear that!๐๐๐
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I just wished I had someone else to look at these places with me. Just to get their opinion on things.๐
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That is always a nice thing for sure.
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Yep
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There is one I looked at in a small river town west of here that’s in my price range but it’s old and partially renovated but it needs a lot more work. I just don’t know if I’m up to that and if it’s worth it.
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Yeah, doing a bit of work is one thing, but you don’t want to tackle something that is too labor intensive. Older places can be fine, you just need to check them carefully. It can be worthwhile to hire someone to check it out for you. If the homeowner won’t go for that then you know to stay away from it.
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I would most definitely get an inspection no what. I think I need to think on it for a bit. I was just hoping to find something lower maintenance.
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Yep, I agree, less work is better.
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Are you out feeding the Gulls?๐ค๐ค
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Yep and watering the flowers, though I don’t know why, they are terrible this year. Sigh.๐๐ฎ
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To much rain!!๐๐
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Yes, I think that was the problem at the beginning, that rain really beat them up terribly!๐ฎโโ Now it’s too dry so I have to water them every day.๐๐
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Well… look at it this way. In another month they will be frozen and you won’t need to worry about them.๐๐
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Hmm, why didn’t I think of that?๐ค๐ฌ I think my thinker isn’t thinking about thinking of thinking to think lately.๐๐๐ฎ
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It seems to be going around that’s for sure!!๐ค๐คช
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My head certainly is, that’s for sure.๐คฏ๐คฏ
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Ive had a headache since yesterday..๐ค
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That’s the stress coming to a boil again.๐ฌ
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Yeah, I imagine so… not to mention my blood pressure ๐คง
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Yep, that can happen too. Back in a few minutes!
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The saga continues on…๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ๐ฉ๐โ๏ธWaiting for the next chapter !
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Yes indeed! And more intrigue will come along and more questions that need to be answered! It is ready to be read even now!๐ค๐ฉ๐พ๐พ๐พ๐ต๏ธ
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