tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post3817459794367777387..comments2023-05-24T09:41:52.181-04:00Comments on Running In the Yard Next Door: The Mother of All MondaysCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-71938069143047406512012-09-20T17:17:47.902-04:002012-09-20T17:17:47.902-04:00Joeh - Thing is, I've got a pretty reliable sy...<b>Joeh</b> - Thing is, I've got a pretty reliable system in place. It's just when I get diverted from the system that I have trouble. . .<br /><br />Altho, I don't discount the possibility of creeping senility. Or just plain losing my mind. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-39391975997542611632012-09-20T14:19:17.442-04:002012-09-20T14:19:17.442-04:00Been there done most of that. Benifit of getting ...Been there done most of that. Benifit of getting older, you don't give cops additude and you look pitiful enough, sometimes they cut you a break.<br /><br />I forgot my wallet so many times i got in the habit of always patting my pocket before i leave the house. When ther is not wallet there I forget why I een pat down then I realize...oops no wallet. You may be reaching that age of senility,<br /><br />cranky old manjoehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-4758695326557159952012-09-19T17:25:36.416-04:002012-09-19T17:25:36.416-04:00Flutter - So far, so good. . .
;)<b>Flutter</b> - So far, so good. . .<br /><br />;)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-50279981442840271322012-09-19T15:27:58.747-04:002012-09-19T15:27:58.747-04:00Monday is the root of all evil.
Glad you got ou...Monday is the root of all evil. <br /><br />Glad you got out relatively unscathed and I hope the rest of your week is making up for Monday's rude intrusion. :)flutterbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460436620025386593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-41088408364279875992012-09-19T09:22:19.769-04:002012-09-19T09:22:19.769-04:00Xavier - Yeah, that's the nice thing about bad...<b>Xavier</b> - Yeah, that's the nice thing about bad days - they only last 24 hours (actually, in my case, it was probably less than 12, even if I count the annoyance of the night before. . .)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-14947488127309684102012-09-18T21:33:46.644-04:002012-09-18T21:33:46.644-04:00Wake up and smell the petrol, another good day is ...Wake up and smell the petrol, another good day is on the way!! <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-57786193111787379252012-09-18T10:14:53.828-04:002012-09-18T10:14:53.828-04:00Skip - I hear ya. As my police officer friend sai...<b>Skip</b> - I hear ya. As my police officer friend said, it could've been a lot worse. And Gratitude is always good. . .<br /><br /><b>Bijoux</b> - Thing is, I always just leave my wallet in yesterday's pants, so it's easy to find the next morning. But I changed clothes a couple times on Sunday, so things got confused. . .<br /><br /><b>Lime</b> - Lots of grace for sure, as in, 'unmerited favor'. Amazingly, things started getting better almost instantly after the lack-of-ticket. . . I wonder if my police officer friend knows what an instrument of God's mercy she was to me. I could've kissed her (but, you know, that could've gotten me into a whole different realm of trouble. . .)<br /><br /><b>BP</b> - Um, yeah, I was. Fortunately, my office runs on flex-hours. I'm really supposed to be in the office for the 'core hours', but I have an understanding boss, so I just stayed late to make it up. . .<br /><br /><b>Suldog</b> - Yeah, my head was pretty close to exploding, there, for a few minutes. One of the nice things about being 56, tho, is that I'm a little better able to distinguish between annoyances and things that really matter. A <i>little</i> better. . . And, you know, at least I didn't run out of gas.<br /><br />Michigan has this thing called a Driver Responsibility Fee, which kicks in when you accumulate x-number of 'violation points', and triggers an annual fine of $1000, for as long as the points are in force (typically, two years), as an incentive to drive more carefully. I got into the DRF a few years ago (a whole separate story of aggravation; maybe I'll have to tell it sometime), and you can trust me that I have no desire to ever go there again. If my police officer friend had wanted to (and had noticed my seatbelt infraction), she could've rung me up into another round of DRF all in one morning. . .<br /><br />God is very merciful. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-46273138042274228242012-09-18T08:45:06.842-04:002012-09-18T08:45:06.842-04:00Oh, man, I was feeling your pain, all the way thro...Oh, man, I was feeling your pain, all the way through, and then I also experienced the rush when no ticket was forthcoming. Your day took a fabulous upswing (although, I have to admit, there wasn't much bottom left for you to explore in the annoyances department, so up was about the only direction left.)Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-12425492381659846922012-09-18T04:20:33.882-04:002012-09-18T04:20:33.882-04:00What a great story, Craig. I take it you were lat...What a great story, Craig. I take it you were late for work?Brighton Pensionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370054497955792775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-77073522052230225782012-09-17T22:58:04.970-04:002012-09-17T22:58:04.970-04:00rough way to start the week on one hand but lots o...rough way to start the week on one hand but lots of grace on the other.limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-10434053359592210742012-09-17T19:43:07.327-04:002012-09-17T19:43:07.327-04:00Now that is a bad Monday! My MIL keeps losing her...Now that is a bad Monday! My MIL keeps losing her wallet, so I guess be thankful that you know where your wallet is?Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-33194005148875084012012-09-17T13:16:35.946-04:002012-09-17T13:16:35.946-04:00Now go buy a lottery ticket and start, wait... fin...Now go buy a lottery ticket and start, wait... finish a gratitude list. That way you can't lose.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.com