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[Trinity Honoria]

Captivity & feeling Sorry for Youself is only a State of Mind, bet if ya done something Different to get an Elevated Heart Beat & out of groove You only Think You're In the Day/s WILL Have a lot More SunShine in them. I'll bet by now your shopping list is a lookin like a 5 year olds christmas wish list.:jawdrop: When I was a running a hump engine if anyone one was to of seen or heard what I did to keep myself enertained, they would have shurely & without question, have packed me off in a strait jacket. :greenchainsaw:

you have no idea what you'te talking about. i am frustrated with being left here by a partner who didn't leave items here for me to be safe. that is where my being upset is... i have heat, food, hot water, and quilts to make. not feeling sorry for me-- simply frustrated.

 

[windthrown]

A yarder logger swears that dipping chew with your finger and thumb coated in whatever slime is stored in the yarder belly, will add a distinct, pleasant flavor to the chew. I double dog dared him and he did dip and chew in that condition....YUCKY.

Throat cancer accelerator in progress. Oil and tobacco. A disguting habit anyway. I used to work with a bunch of ex-minor league baseball players, and they spit into cans all day. I told them, "Do something more civil like smoking cigarettes at least!" They would say, "Yah, I should quit.." hawk, spit, snort...

 

[Lou]

you have no idea what you'te talking about. i am frustrated with being left here by a partner who didn't leave items here for me to be safe. that is where my being upset is... i have heat, food, hot water, and quilts to make. not feeling sorry for me-- simply frustrated.

Or trapped. We've had at least 2 vehicles since 73. The Mrs rarely needed a vehicle until one of the 2 went down for maintenance then she ABSOLUTELY MUST have transportation. The solution she took me to work (0 dark 30 comes early) and picked me up at the end of the day. My pickup won't climb a hill into my place so I'm glad her Honda do.
Ms Slow, we had an 85 Subaru DL wagon with on demand 4wd. I also had an International Scout. The Subaru was hands down the best snow vehicle I've ever owned. She accelerated on glare ice or snow like it was dry pavement. Like all vehicles brakes must be used with care. The secret to ice and snow is do everything slowly, from changing lanes to stopping. Those that mash the gas and brakes don't do well in winter. I hate the sound of spinning tires. Watch the news where vehicles are pin wheeling down the street the brakes are locked. With the brakes locked a vehicle goes from a sled to an inner tube.

 

[Trinity Honoria]

The Subaru was hands down the best snow vehicle I've ever owned. She accelerated on glare ice or snow like it was dry pavement. Like all vehicles brakes must be used with care. The secret to ice and snow is do everything slowly, from changing lanes to stopping. Those that mash the gas and brakes don't do well in winter. I hate the sound of spinning tires. Watch the news where vehicles are pin wheeling down the street the brakes are locked. With the brakes locked a vehicle goes from a sled to an inner tube.

which is one reason i am staying put! my pontiac vibe (or the tires-- haven't determined yet which) is just not good on slick roads.... so i am staying put to not let myself wind up in a ditch or run into someone else... easier to stay put another day or two... or another week... LOL...

 

[windthrown]

you have no idea what you'te talking about. i am frustrated with being left here by a partner who didn't leave items here for me to be safe. that is where my being upset is... i have heat, food, hot water, and quilts to make. not feeling sorry for me-- simply frustrated.

No guns? Man, even when I broke up with the ex, I left her with a scoped 30-30 and a 22 rifle, with several boxes of ammo. Cougar and bear country up there, and some random crack-heads.

 

[slowp]

which is one reason i am staying put! my pontiac vibe (or the tires-- haven't determined yet which) is just not good on slick roads.... so i am staying put to not let myself wind up in a ditch or run into someone else... easier to stay put another day or two... or another week... LOL...

Well, it is time to play McGuyver. Got duct tape? Got nails? Got boards? Cobble together a rough, handmade snowshovel. Go out and start shoveling. I go into a zen state of mind when I am working a big piece of driveway with the snowscoop. Do not think about how big the area is, work on a bit at a time and work on a quality job. Pretty soon, look back at what you have done, but not what you HAVE LEFT to do. You will be amazed and encouraged. You are stuck, but your brain is not. Think happy thoughts--you have power, heat, water that's not a bad thing. In other words, and I don't mean to be too rude, slap yourself and buckup little camper. There's always something worse.

Got chains for that Pontiac? Read how to put them on and then make an attempt. Get outside....pull some weeds, putter about. Pound on the icicles.
Work it out physically. That's my advice and I've been stuck out and forgotten on fires, dumped out and lost from helicopters, stuck on our 7 mile island two years ago, and grew up in an isolated locale. Make your own fun.
That's my lecture for the day. Game over.

 

[Gologit]

Well, it is time to play McGuyver. Got duct tape? Got nails? Got boards? Cobble together a rough, handmade snowshovel. Go out and start shoveling. I go into a zen state of mind when I am working a big piece of driveway with the snowscoop. Do not think about how big the area is, work on a bit at a time and work on a quality job. Pretty soon, look back at what you have done, but not what you HAVE LEFT to do. You will be amazed and encouraged. You are stuck, but your brain is not. Think happy thoughts--you have power, heat, water that's not a bad thing. In other words, and I don't mean to be too rude, slap yourself and buckup little camper. There's always something worse.

Got chains for that Pontiac? Read how to put them on and then make an attempt. Get outside....pull some weeds, putter about. Pound on the icicles.
Work it out physically. That's my advice and I've been stuck out and forgotten on fires, dumped out and lost from helicopters, stuck on our 7 mile island two years ago, and grew up in an isolated locale. Make your own fun.
That's my lecture for the day. Game over.

Well said. Trinity, don't let the weather beat you. You've been through a lot...you can get through this.

Like GAS71 says...Buck up, buttercup.

 

[M.R.]

you have no idea what you'te talking about. i am frustrated with being left here by a partner who didn't leave items here for me to be safe. that is where my being upset is... i have heat, food, hot water, and quilts to make. not feeling sorry for me-- simply frustrated.

"you have no idea what you'te talking about. i am frustrated"

Frustrated or anger turned inward can lead to depression, as well as being in denial, making excuses. Break the routine away from the putter, quilting & get off your donkey and get the blood a flowing, to get those cobwebs cleared out Mrs Wonderful.

Not an expert by any means, my own ADVICE works for me & maybe only me.

 

[Lakeside53]

Trin.... Maybe "Mr. Wonderful" needs a name change, or.. a maybe you can just say it with a slightly different "tone"..

 

[Trinity Honoria]

Trin.... Maybe "Mr. Wonderful" needs a name change, or.. a maybe you can just say it with a slightly different "tone"..

Let's see if i can exit from this erroneous aspect of the thread i have created as gracefully as possible...

1. Andy, Male bashing on this site? surely you jest! wouldn't even consider that...
2. As to going out & tackling the elements-- not all of us are 'outside' folk... and not all of us have the clothing to tackle the outside. Well, i do have it-- but since this weather is not the usual for this area, all my snow-clothes are somewhere in my 8' x 20' storage building out front-- that has a drift against the door (and i wouldn't even know where to look for the boots etc)...
3. i chose not to tackle the driveway with created snow-removal items as i need to get the quilts done... triaged what would be the best time use-- going back into the house & getting in touch with the fabric won... i emotionally don't need to leave... was trying to simply have a change of scenery and to end feeling trapped...
4. i am merely frustrated at being held hostage by the weather... yet i am very aware of how lucky i am-- i still have heat, i have food... the roof is standing, not everyone is so lucky in the area;
5. i am not depressed... that's something i am far too familiar with... like Lou said, his wife didn't need a car until none were available!!!
6. and i simply vented here... sorry for the disruption of the topic...

Sooooooooo let's return to the True Topic at Hand-- who's bringing what saws to the GTG... and how many dozen cookies slowp is bringing for the Quality Control team to sample??? and what kind of beer & how much Windy needs to bring so enough people can keep him safe from me???

 

[slowp]

Just one, very important question, from experience at being cut off for a month living in Somes Bar....

DO YOU HAVE A SUFFICIENT SUPPLY OF TOILET PAPER?

 

[Trinity Honoria]

Just one, very important question, from experience at being cut off for a month living in Somes Bar....

DO YOU HAVE A SUFFICIENT SUPPLY OF TOILET PAPER?

yepeprs-- including my own personal stash...

 

[Lakeside53]

..and many quilting pieces:jawdrop:

 

[Lou]

Me thinks that's not smoke you're smelling.

 

[Trinity Honoria]

Me thinks that's not smoke you're smelling.

pardon?

 

[windthrown]

Methinks he is referring to your signature line there...

Also, if this winter is too much for you, perhaps you should consider living in a condo? Or moving someplace south where it is warmer. When I was a kid, most winters were like this one. Not like the previous 20 years or so, with mild weather and little snow if any in late fall and winter months. When I was a wee tyke, it snowed a lot more here (almost every winter) and winters were far worse. And if you think that last year's hurricane was bad, do a google search on the October or Columbus Day Storm. I am not sure how bad it was up in Seattle, but where we lived in Portland it just about leveled everything. Everyone was without power for at least 2 weeks. I remember walking to school over downed power lines.

Seriously... living in the woods is not for the meek or mild. I cannot believe that my ex is still living out there in the boonies. She was far more suited to living in a condo. One of our neighbors there was completely fed up with living out there, and he had his place for sale when I left. He wants to return to the safety and life of living in a condoplex. No mud, no floods, no fields to tend, trees to manage, roads to grade, snow to dig out of, yadda yadda.

 

[Trinity Honoria]

Methinks he is referring to your signature line there...

sigh... i realized that... but just curious what Lou thought i was smelling...

 

[Lakeside53]

Knowing Lou.. Nope:greenchainsaw:

 

[Lou]

We were discussing TP. Andrew mentioned your quilt patches and it triggered your signature line in my head. My thought processes have been questioned on occasion.

EWWW!!!

 

[Trinity Honoria]

We were discussing TP. Andrew mentioned your quilt patches and it triggered your signature line in my head. My thought processes have been questioned on occasion.

EWWW!!!

ahhh Lou my friend... these are quilts for my kids so must be pristine as they are a particular batch... very prissy, unlike their mom!!!

thanks for the clarification... AND the laugh... i hope you're coming to the GTG... it was great to meet you at the last one!!