"What I did on My Summer Vacation" Topic

So, we're spending the week at our "Beach" house, which is actually on the bay-side of the beach, but whatever…

Friday, I was "working from home" and actually got stuck working, so no boat or beach time.

Saturday, we have severe thunderstorm warnings, and enough periods of rain and Heavy winds to make us think the better of it.

Sunday (yesterday), we made it out, but the weather was iffy ("mostly sunny" turned into "mostly cloudy") but the kids had fun "learning" to ride a "Bogie Board" (which is much, much easier when you are wearing a life vest…)

Monday (today) SUCKED!
Turns out the spot where we thought the dog kept piddling was actually a leak. Turns out our Hot Water Heater (which is located on a platform over our Kitchen) was leaking. The first inspection had me thinking it was just a corroded feed. After running the hot water, however, we realized it was the unit itself slowly corroding from the bottom (or not so much, anymore…)

To make a long story short (I know too late), several trips to the Home Depot, two burnt fingers, multiple cusses, and a really sore back, I am now the "proud owner" of a new 20 gallon electric unit.

Now, I have to figure out how to get rid of the old one without getting dinged for not getting a permit (two, actually, one for the plumbing and one for the electric…)

Stay inside tomorrow, as it'll probaly snow, or something…

"learning" to ride a "Bogie Board"

Wasn't there one used in Casablanca?

No Fair, Bill! If we're gonna have a Bogie Board, we need a George Raft Board, and a Peter Lorre Board, and…

A Thanksgiving vacation was ruined by a water heater. My sympathies. I hear 'Hello Mudda, Hello Fadda,…' in the background. Hope things cheer up soon.

"To make a long story short (I know too late)…"

Clearly you haven't read Murphy's job application post yet. His is long. Yours in brevity itself. Life seems to be harassing you both at the moment.

If it is any consolation, (1) the dog is behaving himself, as it turns out; (2) you found the real problem before the bottom gave out and flooded everything.

Sorry your vacation is turning out to be crumby. I know you could use a good relaxing one.

Hey Phalen at least you don't have to deal with a Hurricane or their evil little sisters. Hope the rest of your trip is smooth sailing. Salut!

Bruce the Texas Grognard

Hey, man, don't Bogart that board.

No Fair, Bill! If we're gonna have a Bogie Board, we need a George Raft Board, and a Peter Lorre Board, and

Then we can take the lorry to the beach, so we can bogie board out to the raft.

Here's my vacation last week-pull up to rented beach house, have truck drop tranny, spend $$$$$to fix and be without a car for the whole vacation. Thank God most stuff was walking distance, but missed the drive-inn :^(.

You paid how much to get a transvestite fixed? And what, exactly IS a Truck Drop Tranny and exactly how did you have him, her, it, whatever?

I'm so glad to have offered all of this fodder for derailing the original subject…

What I Did On My Summer Vacation

Day 1: Woke up. Went downtown to look for a job. Hung out the rest of the day in front of the drug store.
Day 2: Woke up. Went downtown to look for a job. Hung out the rest of the day in front of the drug store.
Day 3: Woke up. Went downtown to look for a job. Hung out the rest of the day in front of the drug store.
Day 4: Woke up. Went downtown to look for a job. Hung out the rest of the day in front of the drug store.
Day 5: Woke up. Went downtown to look for a job. Found a job: keeping people from hanging out in front of the drug store.

What I plan to do on my vacation: Days one through six: wake up as late as possible, eat ice cream, watch DVD's, go to bed as early as possible: if anyone takes me out to dinner, that's to the good….

The diction is off…

On the first day of my summer vaction…
I went downtown…
to look…
for a job…

"Yes, you in the Vest? is it?"