Return of the Cruising Bunny's....

[flgirl51]

Good afternoon....

Dave, hope by now you have some good drugs in your system & start to feeling much better soon!!

Pat, I think if I were going to dye my hair all those colors I'd just get some of the temp spray on stuff...like you said it's gonna be expensive...but kids are gonna spend their money on what they want I guess...I like the commercial where the 2 older ladies dye their hair light purple...I think that might be cool...

Lee, forgot to mention those were some really nice pictures of the waterfront the other day...you have a lot of beautiful scenery close by to enjoy!

Kathie, holy crap on that video....why in the heck would a truck hauling something THAT long stop on the railroad tracks? He's lucky enough people moved that he could at least get the cab out of the way....

Well...today's to-do list did not go as planned...I ended up taking Scooter to the vet today..she has been acting "off" for quite some time...walking around yowling...used to be mostly at night...now it's day & night...I managed to get a couple good videos of her carrying on....I tried calling the new vet here in town I wanted to switch to, but they still aren't letting clients come in with their pets...that's a deal breaker for me....so I called my normal vet that is across town...they had an 11 am opening so off we went....the vet checked her out good & watched my videos....she said nothing "jumped out" at her and named a number of issues she could have...but she really isn't showing any symptoms of the things the vet named...she did do an ear swab & she has an mild infection in both ears...which is most likely NOT the cause of her yowling...I have ear drops to put in both ears 2x a day for 2 weeks...and then she goes back for a re-check....at that time we might do some blood work just to rule out a couple things...but the vet said that was totally up to me...as long as she is eating, drinking & using the litter box ok she said it was fine to just monitor her....today's credit card hit...$116....they also trimmed her nails for me too....always something!

 

[A’Burg Guy]

That is ONE lucky truck driver Kathie!
Well Dave, the smarta$$ in me says don’t go pee.
Many of the languages at the churches don’t surprise me Pat, but I must say Cajun did!
Try to think of it as a $116 nail trim for Scooter and they threw a bunch of other stuff in for free Karen.
More damned tests starting with blood work tomorrow morning.
Hoping to take the pups to the park tonight. It’s nice and much cooler here today. I bordered on “chilly” by the river this morning.
Be good and stay healthy and safe everyone. Cases around here are headed up again.

 

[flgirl51]

Well Dang, Lee....I'm sorry to hear there are still more questions than answers going on with your numbers....although sadly I was not that surprised after you told us the Dr. switched your appt to Today instead of Thurs....sure hope they get the problem figured out & on the way to recovery soon!! And btw...that Chilly remark was just cruel...at 12:30 this afternoon our "feels" like temp was 102....I am so ready for fall!!

 

[K2-Mich]

Hi GANG!
Well the HUTCH has: 1 UTI person in house and 1 Prostate person and 1 Kitty with questionable issues. If this keeps up we'll have to be put under STRICT QUARANTINE. Now get better everyone! That's a order!

We managed to spend $1125 bucks on Kitchen and bathroom STUFF. From measuring spoons to Toilet paper! We had a printed list. Went to 3 stores. Got most everything at Walmart. Brand names too! Tonight I went to Costco and spent $85 bucks for White Towels, wash clothes and hand towels. Yup, not giving the little lady anything but WHITE. That way there is no excuse to not keep them nice and white with a little BLEACH. I have white towels and bleach is my friend!

Others that were buying sheets and comforters and mattresses for 3 bedrooms did a good job today too. They'll be shipped to one of the houses in time for the "SET-UP PARTY"! Joy joy!

I'm off to hit the couch and watch a little baseball and then go to bed.

We have been watching the SERIES.... BLOODLINE on Netflix off and on. There are a lot of Episodes and it should keep us entertained until at least the Middle of WINTER! It's a SLOW story, but has managed to keep our interest.
If I was watching the series by myself I would be Binge WATCHING until 2am in the morning. Good thing Art wants to see this series and that keeps me from binge watching.

Karen: Bummer about the VET BILL. Those are really lucky kitties to have you always so concerned about them.

Out of here..............DAVE.....hope you're feeling better. Did you see the VIDEO? Previous Page 146.

 

[fatherdav55]

Morning guys!

Yes it is a urinary tract infection. Most likely brought on by my enlarged prostate that never lets me completely empty my bladder. Making it a petri dish for growing bacteria. So for the next 10 days I'll be on antibiotics. She also recommended that I take a probiotic during this time since an antibiotic kills some of the GOOD bacteria in our gut. (Never heard of that before.) Kathi got me some gummies of that. Those are good, and taste like the candy "Mike & Ike".

During my short sit in the doctor's office waiting room there was a couple of smile making observations. First; This old grandfather was telling his granddaughter, who was there to look after him, what he told the nurse when asked when his birthday is. "January 12." And the nurse asked, what year? "Every year."

Then a lady sitting in front of us didn't pull a cell phone out of her purse, like most of the people there, she pulled out her knitting, and continued her knitting on a hat. That was refreshing.

K2; I'd bet that driver never hauls a giant windmill propeller again. I wonder if his trailer bottomed out on the tracks, since they usually haul those on low-riders. Fun spending other people's money, isn't it?

I think it would be so neat to hear the Cajun language, BB. Although I'd have no idea what they were saying.

No guts no glory, KC. Go ahead and take the leap and dye your hair a light purple. (The temporary kind.) I think you'd look great. And I bet you'd get a lot of compliments.

Have "fun" with more blood tests today, and other tests too, Lee. There's probably only a few tests left that you haven't gotten in the past year. Oh yea....that probiotic I'm now taking is made in Canada.

In a bit Fuzzbutt is off to the groomers for a good trim.

 

[K2-Mich]

Good Morning Wrabbits! Yup..... it's Wednesday and that means.......

DAVE: I love the Grandpa telling the nurse EVERY YEAR is his Birthday. Too funny.
Art takes a Probiotic every morning. I order them from a place in Illinois. They don't get killed off by the acid in the gut as they travel through the system. Some Probiotics can't handle the stomach acid and make them useless. I take it when I remember since I take so many other pills.
Hope the antibiotics do the trick for you. ALWAYS SOMETHING!

It's Colder here this morning. I guess it's "Septembers" way of telling us FALL is close at hand.

I made a Serbian Cheese Strudel last night and will deliver a good portion of it to a dear friend this morning. She happens to also be the President of our church. She just had a STENT put in this past Friday for a 70% blockage of her heart artery. She like some of us had a hard time trying to get the INSURANCE COMPANY to approve it as a necessary procedure. DUH..... like what does it take these days. Do you have to DIE to prove something? Anyways, when I told her I would be bring some of this RICH Serbian Cheese Strudel by today she said "That's kind of what got me in trouble with the blocked artery. Eating rich foods. I told her that by the time that artery CLOGS UP AGAIN something else will more than likely kill her. She laughed and said BRING IT! Ha Ha. Our Birthdays are on the same day. We've been good friends for decades.

Not sure what's on my list of things to do today. I might just throw all the nice new towels in the washer so the priests wife doesn't have to do that when she arrives. I'm sure there's some type of chemical on these new towels that should get washed off. Just like all the sheets and bedding! Glad I don't have to wash all that for 3 beds.

Okay, it's time for some good HOT coffee. You all have a fun and safe day.

I'm trying not to watch too much NEWS today. It makes me sick to see all the BS the GOP folks have been shouting about how the WAR WAS ENDED and Biden is all to blame. Do they not realize that there were 4 presidents involved since this "war" started?
They'll be blaming him for IDA next.

Later gang.

Pat: I saw a picture of Missy's hair color and I thought it looked fantastic.
Nicest color of Purple and a blend of the other colors she wanted.

 

[flgirl51]

Good morning from rainy Belleview....the plan for today WAS to go & mow Jane's front yard...she called me last night to tell me rain was forecast for today starting at 8 am....I woke up about 7..it was gloomy looking but not really like rain...a few minutes before 8 pitter-pater on the skylight...here comes the rain!! How often do the forecasters get it that right!!!

Dave, back in the day they used to tell me to eat yogurt when I was on antibiotics...it was supposed to help keep your tummy from getting messed up...
Loved the grandpa story! Reminds me of my Dad when he was in the hospital for his broken hip...the doctors would come in & ask how he felt....he always told them..."with his fingers"....and the funny thing was...we had to "explain" Dad's answer to them as they did not get his joke...

Kathie, that was quite a chunk of change you spent on the new priest's house....I have never yet washed a new towel or sheet or anything else before I used it...I guess I just like that crisp new store smell....I looked for Missy's picture but couldn't find it...maybe Pat will post one of her later for us..

Lee, sending good thoughts for this next round of tests....

Pat, are you guy's getting deluged with rain today too? It's kind of looking like an all day thing here...
How did dinner go last night? Was Gary able to clean up your computer? You are so lucky having your own in house tech....I really should take my laptop in to get it cleaned up...but with my luck they will just try to sell me a new computer...
How did Missy's hair turn out?

Kind of zip on the agenda for today...may take a book & go read on the back porch for a while...AFTER I finish the breakfast dished...I broiled up a pound of bacon in the oven this morning & have the pan soaking....love bacon...hate cleaning up the mess!

 

[Bellalago Belle]

Good morning, everyone!

Lee - Good thing you are in Canada needing to see all these doctors and have all these tests. You'd probably go broke here, if you had to pay for it all!

Dave - Glad the doctor put you on meds for the UTI. Within a few days you should be feeling back to your normal senior citizen complaints. I have only heard Cajun once - Years ago a man who volunteered at the school I taught at, brought in a Cajun version of "The Night Before Christmas" and read it to all the classes. Only way anyone knew what part was what was when he showed the pictures to the class. It really is very different, but then again, so is Cajun style food.

Kathie - You did good with all your shopping. I had to laugh about the white towels though. We always have colored towels to match each bathroom. I associate white towels with hotels and cruises. There's not a white towel to be had in this house, unless someone stole one from a hotel!!
I love the way Missy's hair came out. I'll try to post a picture here to inspire Karen. Now Jennifer wants her hair done, but that's not going to happen, unless it's the spray on kind.

Karen - I see you posted while I'm still typing. We haven't gotten any rain yet, but we do expect some showers a bit later. Enjoy your unplanned for day off.

Got a short message from Rita. She was back in rehab again. She'll give me a call in the next few days.

Our dinner last night was a big hit. We had so much food that I never made the pot stickers and pizza rolls. That's be for another night. Not sure what's on the menu for tonight. If there's something good, we might even go to the Grille, if it's not raining. Otherwise, it might be a good night for pizza. We'll see.

Now let me see if I can get a picture of Missy's hair posted. One way or another, it's time for me to get off here and also do some dishes that got used this morning before the other crew left for work & school. Have a wonderful Hump Day!!

 

[A’Burg Guy]

Good afternoon folks.
You guys sure do chatter up a storm. And that is great!
Hmm, somebody else who's birthday falls on the same day every year. Now that was a cute story Dave. Glad to hear that you're on the mend. I always wonder. Are there "Pro" biotics, "Semi Pro" biotics and "Amateur" biotics? I hope that it's a good trim for Fuzzbutt as opposed to a mediocre one!
I kinda got one of the pics of Missy's hair Pat. I agree. It looks GREAT! A really nice, soft blend of the colours. Now, any night is a good night for pizza I think. We're lucky that we have a couple of good pizza joints in town. My favourite is Bullseye Pizza. Their tag line is "Our pizza hits the spot!" Sadly about the docs here, we usually do have to wait a stupid long time to see them but our Ontario Health Care (OHIP) covers the costs.
Did you get "gift receipts" for the items for the priest's home Kathie? that way he can return / exchange stuff he or his wife aren't all that fond of. I know that you're supposed to do it but washing fresh out of the package sheets, towels and so on makes me laugh!

will deliver a good portion of it to a dear friend

Does that mean there is a "bad" portion of the the strudel? What happens to that?
Do you think that when the weather guessers nail the forecast they go out and buy a lottery ticket Karen? I'm amazed that hey can't do a better job forecasting with all of the advanced satellites they can access. Who doesn't love BACON! I think even pigs love bacon. Usually "turkey" bacon, but still, bacon. I love your Dad's line about how he felt. I may have to borrow that one!
So, about the biopsy results...Karen nailed it. When they call to see you early it's not usually to tell you everything is OK. I had to go for blood work today because I will be having more tests and scans to deal with my prostate. Dr. Tom says that he thinks that radiation would be a good option as, we believe, it's still early on in the big scheme of things. Radiation side effects aren't as severe as what some folks have to deal with when it comes to cancer in other places. Now, I did ask him about my 5K in February and he said "Keep preparing, you're gonna be there." I said "Only if the border reopens." We both laughed! Anyway, I won't bore you with details as things go on. Bottom line (pun intended) I have every confidence that it's all gonna be good in the end (another pun intended.) And when that happens I will ask that you all raise a glass of your favourite beverage with me.
Time to look at the laundry and get Katie and Ava's toe nails trimmed. Lu-Ann is out with the girls for a well deserved break for all of the medical crap we have been dealing with this year. She's looking for fall pillows for the front bench. I picked up some small yellow Mums for the planters, hung the fall wreath and got the front grass cut after my trip to the lab.
All of you have an absolutely FANTASTIC day!

 

[K2-Mich]

BB: Those are nice pictures of colored hair, but Missy's hair color was more PURPLE and the picture I saw didn't have the distinct other streaks. Either way her hair looked great. And they took all the curly's out of it too.

That shopping spree was just a small fraction of the whole picture.
Others are doing the 3 bedrooms. Think... BED FRAMES, MATTRESSES, sheets, comforters, pillows. BIG BUCKS. $$$$$$$ I can't wait to see what the TOTAL bill for all of this will be.
Lee: As far as saving receipts for the wife to take things back..... that's where the HUMBLE part comes in. They're getting all of this stuff for FREE. Yes, it would be nice to let them go shopping for everything themselves, but most our our churches don't do that. If they want COLORED TOWELS then they can feel free to purchase some with the Gift Cards some parishioner's are giving to them. Trust me they will have more than enough money to do what they wish.
White Towels for this church home is just fine. BLEACH and keep them clean.

Lee my buddy.......not real happy about you having to go through radiation for your Prostate. That sure isn't going to do much good for the rest of your body. I still have issues from my radiation. Seems that's why I'm on heart meds. All the best to you. Do some due diligence and read up about alternative solutions.

Well, how about those JERKS in TEXAS making abortion all but possible after 6 weeks. Women might as well just go and get the procedure after every sextual encounter. Who knew they were pregnant at 6 weeks. GEEZ, what the heck is this world coming to. GOP MEN in politics shouldn't be able to control WOMENS productive organs. I hope everyone of the JERKS that voted for this has a relative that will need a ABORTION for rape or life saving issues, etc and can't get one. This really TICKED ME OFF. We don't mess with MEN's JUNK why should they be able to mess with Uteruses.

BILL: If you're reading along please send our best to RITA. Just not fair that she is back in rehab. I kind of figured something was going on since you don't post here or on Facebook lately. All the best to you both.
Pat thanks for the UPDATE.

Karen: Once you're able to cut Jane's grass I hope you only do one section a day. No use killing yourself to do the front and back since it will most likely be pretty long from all the rain.

I had a coupon for White Castle Sliders. Buy 5 and get 5 free. I can never get past eating 2 of those things. I brought them home for Art to have at a few. I'm going to actually try and freeze them and then see how GOOD or HORRIBLE they are when thawed. Ha Ha. Who am I kidding. They're not going in the my freezer. The entire freezer would smell like sliders. YUK>

Later gang.

 

[K2-Mich]

SO PRETTY. I wish I had enough guts to do this. Just love the colors. Good for you Missy!

 

[A’Burg Guy]

What if you put some of the sliders in your food saver machine bags Kathie? About a hundred years ago a Buddy and I used to go to MickeyD’s right at closing. They would sell all of the burgers they had left for next to nothing! I’d take them home, wrap them in foil and rehab them the next day. They still tasted “pretty” good. Of course what would a 16 or 17 year old kid know about taste.
Wow! It looks like that hair model is right outside of Pat and Bert’s home!

 

[flgirl51]

Lee, feel free to share as many details...thoughts or just plain venting that you want.... any time you want....we are all real good listeners...and every once in a while come up with some good advice...as Dave is fond of saying...even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while...

It's been an odd rainy day here all day...generally we don't have days like that...I turned off the A/C and opened the doors for a while...but now the humidity is coming back so it's about time to close everything back up again....no clue what I'm having for dinner...I had a late lunch and right now nothing sounds very appealing....

 

[A’Burg Guy]

rehab them the next day

Seriously? “Rehab” the burgers? How ‘bout reheat them. Well played auto correct.

 

[K2-Mich]

Lee: Ha ha.... I think Auto-Correct got it right when it said "REHAB" the burgers. Ha ha. I think they're going to go into the trash for Friday's pick-up. White House Sliders are hard to take fresh off the grill when you get them thru the DRIVE-Thru window yet alone reheated! The 5 that are left were FREE, so it's not a big loss.

Karen: Love the quote about Blind Squirrels finding a nut. Too funny.

We're hooked on this Series called "BLOODLINE". A slow moving story set in Key West. It makes you think about the clues that get presented every so often. We made it through SEASON 1 - and there were 13 Episodes. Next we move on to Season 2, I think there were something like 20 episodes.

Still love the COLOR of the hair in the picture.

Time to watch the news and hopefully get to bed a tad earlier tonight. I wanted to open the bedroom windows, but we had a SKUNK walk through the area and it smells outside. 65F would have been a nice cool sleeping night.

Wondering just how Rita is doing and how she ended up in REHAB again. Something is just not right.

 

[fatherdav55]

Good Thursday morning, Bunnies. Thanks again for the pictures.

Seems like now that it's been done, way too many people want to criticize Biden on how he got us out of Afghanistan. SHUT UP & sit down! He got us out. Everybody else just talked about it.

KC; Yogurt was also mentioned as a way to get good bacteria in our guts. Kathi eats that stuff every day.

If nothing else BB, Missy's new hair color will make it easier to spot her in a big store or parking lot.

Kathi cooked up a bunch of hamburger patties yesterday Lee. I may just have to "rehab" one of those today.

Is it just me K2 or does your church go way overboard in buying stuff for that new priest? Heck, they get free rent, and now all this stuff.

It's in the lower 60s here this morning. It looks like it'll be a sunny and pleasant day, and all through the weekend. And I think that dreadful heat and humidity is done for the year around her. It will never get out of the 70's here for the next 10 days. At least it'll still be good enough to keep wearing shorts for a while.

Today is grocery pick-up day.

 

[K2-Mich]

Good Morning Wrabbits.

WOW.... lots of rain, tornados, flooding on the East coast. Some of those pictures on the Weather Channel were unbelievable. Hope that Bill & Rita and anybody else that lives over there is alright.

Dave posted: Is it just me K2 or does your church go way overboard in buying stuff for that new priest? Heck, they get free rent, and now all this stuff.

This "new priest" and his wife and 3 kids are coming with their CLOTHES and vehicle. The parish they were at for 7 years owned the house they were in and all the STUFF in it. So if we didn't furnish this leased home they wouldn't have anything. They don't make enough money (YET) to buy all this STUFF themselves.

I'm with you on that statement DAVE. But you just can't plop them into a house with NOTHING inside of it. Lots of our Serbian Orthodox parishes have homes fully equipped that are OWNED and run and paid for by the church. We here in Detroit got away from that years ago by giving the priests a opportunity to buy their own homes with a "interest free" loan from our church. Our current priest OWNS his own house and maintains it on his own. (his is now paid for) Their salary is higher than the "new priest" who we are LEASING a house for now. Who knows if this guy is going to want to stay here. (like he really has a choice) The Bishop places these priests and they kind of know what their in for when they signed up to become a priest.
So, this is why we're furnishing this EMPTY LEASED HOME for them.
We are doing the minimum, but if you look around your kitchen you need a lot of things that add up to get through the day. Dishes, glasses, silverware, pots & pans, plastic containers, dish towels, etc, etc. There were a ton of things we DID NOT BUY. They'll be getting donations from parishioners in the form of Gift Cards to grocery stores, etc and they can buy things like table cloths, kitchen rug if they want it, placemats and FOOD to fill the refrigerator.
Look around your kitchen and pull out a drawer and see just how many gadgets you have in them. It's crazy.

We have organizations in our church such as the "Mother's Club, Pensioner's Club, Choir, etc that have donated money from their individual treasuries to help pay for bigger items needed. I know it seems like a lot, but it's what we do. Not that I'm a big fan of any of this.
The little Priest as I said before is young and opinionated on some things from what I've heard. Should be a TAD MORE HUMBLE. Ha Ha.

Hope you're feeling better today Dave since your visit to the doctors.
LEE: Hope you're doing well also. Lot on your mind these days. Just keep planning for that 5K Fun run at Disney. Sure hope they open the borders soon.

To the rest of you.........enjoy your DAY! I'll be back later.

Jill just called and asked for a Ford Motor Co "PIN number". Her lease is up and she's getting another new TRUCK today. It's times like this that I would be talking to Tony about just what she's getting, etc, etc. Tony did love his TRUCKS. Hope you know we still think of you TONY. Miss you.

 

[Bellalago Belle]

Good afternoon! A very pretty day here with fluffy clouds and only a slight chance of rain later.

Lee - As Karen said, anytime you want to vent, yell or cuss here, you know you are among friends. You don't always have to be that very polite Canadian and hold everything within your self. We're all good listeners and are always ready to help each other.

Kathie - Actually, White Castle sliders do freeze very well. Remember when we went to NC to see J&J, we brought a suitcase of 30 sliders for Jeff. Joanne put them in baggies and froze them. Every day Jeff would take out another bag of 2 and heat them in the microwave. It worked perfectly and did not smell up the freezer.

Karen -We got a bit of rain yesterday afternoon and that was about it. It was supposed to rain last evening, so we changed out minds about going to the Grille and ordered pizza instead. As usual, the rain never happened. Only good part was that I saved money by going with the pizza.

Dave -Believe it or not, having that purple and teal colored hair really doesn't make Missy that unique. There are lots of people in this area with strange colored hair. Heck, last time we went to the Grille for the Sunday brunch, there were at least 2 people there with hair like that. Even one of the teachers at the school the kids go to has purple hair and has had it for a number of years now. Missy said that where she works people have all different colors for their hair. Missy's hair being purple & teal is for suicide awareness month, which is September. People seem to like it so much that she said she may keep it for a while until it starts to fade. Happy grocery pick up day! Don't you miss going into the supermarket and checking out all the new products they have? I know I do. Of course Bert is thrilled not to let me come in with him, as I make the food bill go tilt!!

Making parmesan crusted chicken for dinner tonight. I'm making enough for the gang tomorrow when Bert & I have dinner our with G&E. See how considerate I am? Not a lot on tap for today and I'm glad of that. I feel a bit off today, so I want to take it easy. Nothing I can put my finger on, but just not 100% today.

Have a good afternoon and stay safe, everyone!

 

[A’Burg Guy]

Another day another, well, day.
The van is in the dealer for the AC service. Ch-Ching! to the tune of $1400. But that does include a new battery. In the big scheme of things we haven't, other than regular maintenance, put a lot into the van. It's our way to run vehicles until they are done. When it's time to replace we'll call you for the pin too Kathie. LOL! Hopefully we won't need a big van for travel with lots of pups when that happens.
So Pat, you're serving left overs to G&E? Hmmm. Is that because you like Missy and Jimmy better? Again, LOL. I think that's really neat of Missy to colour her hair to recognize something that is very close to her heart. Still have try White Castle the next time we get to The US of A. Whenever that may be!
Just curious Kathie. How big of a factor is it for priests to come to your church because of the house and other stuff that your congregation provides? Do all churches look after their priests and assistant priests that way? I'm askin' just incase I decide on a late career change. I bet that Art is loving the cooler temps for his biking! It was beautiful down by the river this morning.
So Dave, tell me. How was your "rehabbed" burger today? I agree with your comment about Mr. Biden. Others talked about it but he got the job of bringing the military home done. The sad part is that the people that The US and other countries trained to keep the peace in their own country were so quick to drop their weapons and run away.
The hospital called a bit ago. They had a cancellation for a bone scan tomorrow and asked if I would like to take the appointment. I go in at 8:45 to be injected with some sort of dye or other. Then I go back in the afternoon for the actual scan. I think he whole thing is a ploy to get more parking money out of me! I bet it will cost about $7.00 for the day!
OK, the shuttle should be here shortly to take me down to the car dealer. I'll pop back at some point tomorrow. If not, we'll see you on Saturday!
All of you stay safe and watch out for the other guy!

Racicot Chrysler just called! The van is "ready to roll".

 

[K2-Mich]

Lee: Any time you need a PIN # let us know! Of course it has to be a FORD or LINCOLN product.
Good catch on getting that cancellation for the bone scan. I take it this is not for the Prostate issue! Good luck with it. And you would think the hospital would give out free coupons for folks going to get tested. The BIG HOSPITALS around here at one time TRIED to charge parking fees and the people revolted so loudly that they went back to FREE PARKING.
If you have surgery done the person who brings you can get free valet parking for that day.

ART LOVES to ride in the HEAT so it being a little cooler doesn't really matter to him. Don't get me wrong, he likes it, but can handle the HEAT much better than some of his other biking buddies.

Most Serbian communities have parish homes. And if they do the INCOMING PRIEST gets what's in the house. If he wants something else he has to buy it himself.

I just hope they keep all the bills and have a INVENTORY of all the purchases. Like the furniture, mattresses, bedding, linens, bathroom and kitchen stuff, etc, etc and if he ever moves into his OWN PURCHASED HOME and wants to take the current purchases with him he can DROP SOME GREEN BACKS into the treasury! I bet they'll just give it all to him. LORD HELP US if they do. Some people will be really TICKED OFF. After all he does make a salary and if he blesses peoples houses or does a marriage they usually are handed CASH in a envelope. On holy days when they go around blessing house they can TAKE IN SOME BIG BUCKS. Crazy. We stopped having our house blessed years ago. Heck isn't that what we pay INSURANCE FOR~ Ha Ha

BB: Enjoy your Chicken Parm dinner tonight.

Later..........