things go in threes... we have 2 so far...
last night the highlander was found running in the driveway at 7:30--- it would be so easy for me to say "how stupid can you get?" except.... when pam and i got back from an errand, i waited in my golf cart for her to join me-- finally saying " what took you so long?" "i had to go back and shut off your car's engine"
having said that, i fully expect 14 emails and 3 legitimate questions at mail call..."did you shut off your car?"
i went thru a phase of that 18 months ago-- which caused me to buy a jump starter. it was so bad i finally bought 2 of tehm-- because-- knowoing i was in trouble, i went and bought the generric auto supply jump starter--- a bucket size thing-- weighs 937 pounds and takes up the foot room behind the passenger seat- mind you ,,, i can use it myself IF I FIND MYSELF ON RT66 SOMEWHERE IN TEH MIDDLE OF TEH DESERT... -- but when i needed it aT COSTCO, I FOUND I COULD PLAY TEH JOLLY LITTLE OLD LADY BIT AND ATTRACTED 6 PEOPLE WHO GOT IT IN PLACE AND THEN ARGUED HOW TO HOOK IT UP-- I LET THEM-- THEY WERE HAVING SUCH A GOOD TIME HELPING ME. I FIGURED I WAS PROVIDING A LEARNING EXPERIENCE...
SHORTLY AFTER THAT--- I GOT THE HAMMERSCHLEMMER CATALOG-- WHERE THEY GUARENTEE ALL THE PRODUCTS TEHY SELL-- THEY HAD A JUMP- STARTER SLIGHTLY BIGGER THAN MY CELL PHONE- NOW TO HAVE ANY FUN , I HAVE TO GET THE HOOD UP AND TELL PEOPLE "MY SON TOLD ME TO HOOK UP MY CELL PHONE TO START THE CAR" -- THAT GETS AN INTERESTING EPISODE GOING....
FYI...
I STARTED MY CAR 3 TIMES WITHOUT RECHARGING that tiny thing.--- THAT IS 8 CYLINDERS BASCALLY TRUCK ENGINE ... AND IT WILL RECHARGE THRU THE CIG LIGHTER-- BUT YOU CAN'T START IT FROM THERE-- SOMETHING ABOUT CURRENT AND WIRE SIZE.
SO THE 937 YELLOW EMERGENCY UNIT- IS NO LONGER IN MY CAR-- IT HAS WANDERED OFF INTO OBLIVION...
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THIS OBLIVION PLACE TO WHICH THINGS WANDER ... HAS TO BE GETTING AS CROWDED AS OUR OVERFLOW DEPARTMENT..
I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS LEASHES-- THE GENERIC ONES--- A ROPE WTH A RING-- I SIT HERE MINDLESSLY SPLICING RINGS ON ROPES--- SOMETIMES SEVERAL A DAY--- AND THEY "GO"
I HAVE HUNG TEH METal ends of a garden rake on alot of walls in critical places to accomodate the leashes-- simple slip the rings on the tines and the ropes hang in paralell lines and would look soo organized if there were actually any leashes on them-- but there aren't....
reality strikes and someone stopped me on sunday and said they have wondered for weeks why do i have so many garden rakes without handles nailed to walls. i told them it was because i hoped our staff/volunteers would stop eating the leashes. it made sense to me.
it also makes sense to me to stop buying the solid brass hardware ( 2"RINGS ) AND STOP SPLICING NICE COTTON 1/2 " ROPE INTO THESE LEASHES-- THOSE RINGS ARE ABOUT $2 EACH AND THE ROPE ABOUT 50 CENTS A FOOT- GOT TO RETHINK THAT ONE.
YESTERDAY I BOUGTHT 25 FAKE BRASS 2"RINGS WHICH WILL RUST... AND STARTED MAKING LEASHES OUT OF THE SLIPERY NYLON 1/2 ROPE HANGING IN THE T TENT... I BOUGHT BY MISTAKE-- HAVE AT IT GUYS.... MAYBE WE WILL SPEND LESS TIME LOOKING FOR A LEASH- AND TEHY WIL STAY ON THE RAKES TO BE AT HAND WHEN YOU NEED ONE BECAUSE THEY WILL BE USEABLE -- BUT NOT NICE. NOT STEALABLE.
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AND THAT REMINDS ME--- WHE I FIRST MOVED IN HERE, I BOUGHT A NICE INTERESTING MAILBOX... FRIEND ANN TOOK ONE LOOK AT TI AND SAID " YOU DON'T WANT ANYTHING DIFFERENT LIKE THAT- IT WILL CAUSE SOMEONE TO SMASH IT " AND IT DID NOT LAST A MONTH...
SO IF I MAKE A BUNCH OF RUSTED SLIPPERY NYLON LEASHES THEY WILL BE OF GREAT VALUE BECAUSE NO ONE WILL STEAL THEM.
THERE IS A VERY VALID LOGIC THERE.
