Learning to Drive a Whole New Way
2 years ago
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Thirteen on Thursday
13 Reasons why I'm glad there's no snow on the ground .... yet
1 no window scrapping
2 no sweeping snow off the entire car before going anywhere
3 no need to go out before breakfast to warm the car up before getting into it to go to work
4 the coat, the scarf, the hat the double gloves, the extra pair of socks, and the boots
5 the really ugly, but warm boots... sorels... by any other name
6 frozen fingers
7 frozen toes
8 frost bite on the cheeks walking into the wind everyday after parking the car in the lot furthest away from the building ( hello? how much seniority do I need to get garage parking?)
9 black ice on the road
10 idiots who've never heard of black ice and side swipe or rear end you
11 the extra 30 minutes it takes to drive to work because of the snow and idiots having accidents
12 the kids who refuse to dress for the weather because they don't like looking "geeky" rather than being warm
13 Snow= time to start Christmas shopping, and I'm not ready to go there yet.
Are you?
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I do not think I could survive the snow. It was 36° outside when I got up this morning and thought I was going to turn into a popscicle. I did turn on the heater, so now we can be warm. The house got down to 64°. Thats just too damn cold.
Here is my offering for T-13 today.
Thursday Thirteen.....
........Rules for Buying Gifts for Men
1. When in doubt, buy him a cordless drill. It does not matter if he already has one. I have a friend who owns 17 and he has yet to complain. As a man, you can never have too many cordless drills. No one knows why.
2. If you cannot afford a cordless drill, buy him anything with the word ratchet or socket in it. Men love saying those two words. "Hey George, can I borrow your ratchet?" "OK. By-the-way, are you through with my 3/8-inch socket yet?" Again, no one knows why.
3. Do not buy men socks. Do not buy men ties. And never buy men bathrobes. I was told that if God had wanted men to wear bathrobes, he wouldn't have invented Jockey shorts.
4. You can buy men new remote controls to replace the ones they have worn out. If you have a lot of money buy your man a big-screen TV with the little picture in the corner. Watch him go wild as he flips, and flips, and flips.
5. Do not buy a man any of those fancy liqueurs. If you do, it will sit in a cupboard for 23 years. Real men drink whiskey or beer.
6. Do not buy any man industrial-sized canisters of after-shave or deodorant. I'm told men do not stink, they are earthy.
7. Buy men label makers. They are almost as good as cordless drills. Within a couple of weeks there will be labels absolutely everywhere. "Socks. Shorts. Cups. Saucers. Door. Lock. Sink." You get the idea. No one knows why.
8. Never buy a man anything that says "some assembly required" on the box. ! It will ruin his Special Day and he will always have parts left over.
9. Men enjoy danger. That's why they never cook, but they will barbecue. Get him a monster barbecue with a 100-pound propane tank. Tell him the gas line leaks. "Oh the thrill! The challenge! Who wants a hamburger?"
10. Tickets to a football game are a smart gift. However, he will not appreciate tickets to "A Retrospective of 19th Century Quilts." Everyone knows why.
11. Men love chainsaws. Never, ever, buy a man you love a chainsaw. If you don't know why, please refer to Rule #7 and what happens when he gets a label maker.
12. It's hard to beat a really good wheelbarrow or an aluminium extension ladder. Never buy a real man a step ladder. It must be an extension ladder. No one knows why.
13. Rope. Men love rope. It takes us back to our cowboy origins, or at least The Boy Scouts. Nothing says love like a hundred feet of 3/8" manila rope. No one knows why.
*hugs*
~ skupper
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