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[vixmom]

Since I had gotten to the BJ's by 3:15 due to early release I was at home by 4:30 (the BJ's is only about a mile from my home)

[Jane]

I decided to keep on  and went directly to the tire dept of the local BJ's where I found two very bored young men    I told them about my bald tires and they came out in the elements and agreed - they had the tires I needed in stock  and  while I enjoyed a Keurig Seattle rainforest coffee with hazelnut  creamer and read  a two month out of date entertainment weekly  they set me up with new front tires.

One of the young men told me about a special for $50 off 4 tires.  I asked him what he would recommend to his Mom -- he went out and looked at the rear tires and came back and said "Mom, those will last you a while longer and if you do decide to buy in the next couple of months come to me and I'll give you  the $50 off then"

Nice kid

They also cleaned all the ice and snow off the car completely and cleaned my windows and checked and corrected the tire pressure in the rear tires

I have noticed young men have been much nice to me since I let my hair go grey silver

I tipped them each $10 and they both tried to refuse but I insisted  and they seemed quite happy

I noticed the difference in the way the car was handling immediately I started driving again.

Well worth it!

Nice story and I'm glad you got new tires before you had an accident.

[Jane]

The story reminds of that TV show title CALL HER MOM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiYgLQStupA

This was cute.

[vixmom]

I discovered that the Vixter had quite kindly cleared and salted the driveway (our driveway will accommodate 5 cars) and she cleared it right down to the pavement, likewise the pathway, steps and front porch

what a lovely girl  she is!   

[Jane]

She really pitches in and helps.

[John G.]

The story reminds of that TV show title CALL HER MOM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiYgLQStupA

I love that TV movie. Connie Stevens, Jim Hutton, Van Johnson.

[John G.]

Glad Ginny and Vixmom and all make it home safely.

[George]

Well, it's time for me to go to the theater.  This is the final tech week for "The House on Pooh Corner."  It was a pretty good run-through yesterday, so it can only get better.  Tonight, we actually have our stage manager (he was not available yesterday)!

Until later!

[vixmom]

Breaka leg vibes for BK and Co

[vixmom]

Breaka leg Vibes for George and Co

[vixmom]

Welcome home Ginny!

[vixmom]

My boss also gave permission for me to send a prepaid FEDEX label to the motel for the return of the cellphone

I faxed it over and "Karla" acknowledged receipt so hopefully the cellphone will be home soon

[vixmom]

Happy Birthday to Dear Edi!

[Jane]

Today I had peanuts, pistachios, and toasted almonds.  Other favorites are cashews & macadamia nuts.  Sometimes I eats handfulls of whole almonds.

Because others mention peanuts I have included them though they are not nuts:

"While “nut” is in their name, peanuts are in fact legumes. Peanuts actually grow underground, as opposed to nuts like walnuts, almonds, etc. that grow on trees"

Except for our new DR Dan you all know Brazil & Hazel nuts are not favorites of mine since they make my throat & mouth swell up. 

[Jane]

My boss also gave permission for me to send a prepaid FEDEX label to the motel for the return of the cellphone

I faxed it over and "Karla" acknowledged receipt so hopefully the cellphone will be home soon

He is on a good guy roll today

[ChasSmith]

Keith just asked me who was on the phone a little while ago.  My response was "I don't know, I thought you answered it".  LOL I guess it was a wrong number as they hung up after 1 ring.

Be very cautious on this.  The latest "scam" is called the "one-ring" scam.  Automatic calls are made to dial numbers in the U.S. and hang up after one ring.  A callback number is left on your machine.  Calling these numbers back can be VERY COSTLY....up to $30 just for redialing and up to $9 minute thereafter.

If you don't recognize the number, delete it from your call list.

Even if the number is a local area code?

If someone I know hangs up after one ring I still figure it was a wrong number, unless it is Keith calling from his cell phone.

Yes.  There's plenty of local spam and phishing going around now, and those local area code numbers proliferate just as readily as the "long distance" ones.  I don't even think a lot of the "local" ones are, indeed, local.  They just have new ways of looking like a call you should pick up.

[ChasSmith]

On the ground in Dayton!

Historic words, originally heard shouted by the Wright Brothers.

[ChasSmith]

Vixmom's day made a great story!

[Dan M]

Today I had peanuts, pistachios, and toasted almonds.  Other favorites are cashews & macadamia nuts.  Sometimes I eats handfulls of whole almonds.

Because others mention peanuts I have included them though they are not nuts:

"While “nut” is in their name, peanuts are in fact legumes. Peanuts actually grow underground, as opposed to nuts like walnuts, almonds, etc. that grow on trees"

Except for our new DR Dan you all know Brazil & Hazel nuts are not favorites of mine since they make my throat & mouth swell up.

Shirley Booth had a mental illness?

[Jane]

Funny you should mention that Dan.  I don't normally think of Hazel when I talk about the nuts, however, I did as I was typing tonight.

[vixmom]

On our trip home we stopped at a Cracker Barrel in Savannah GA - it was raining and Vixdad had the headlights on

His car automatically turns off the headlights -  mine does not

I am sure you have guessed the rest

[vixmom]

By the time we came out from eating the battery had gone flat and the car would not start

[Jane]

Oh no!

[Dan M]

Funny you should mention that Dan.  I don't normally think of Hazel when I talk about the nuts, however, I did as I was typing tonight.

She was great in it, even despite the really wretched final season.  Don DeFore was a great foil for Shirley Booth.  I think she is one of the underrated actors/actresses/performers (I believe that covers all of the appellations I can think of).

[vixmom]

Vixdad went in to talk to the manager about called AAA but I knew that could take ages -- just then  saw a tall man (I would guess late 30's) coming in to the Cracker Barrel and I stopped  him on the porch

using my best sweet old lady voice I said "Oh young man I wonder if I could impose on you for some help I am afraid we've done a very foolish thing and left our headlights on could you give us a jump?  I have cables..."

[Jane]

Having cables is smart.  I don't have them but Keith does.

[ChasSmith]

I have cables in the car, but the couple of times they've been used (for other people's cars, not mine), I've told the other people they needed to do the connecting and jumping.

[vixmom]

AH the joys of the South!

 In NY I suspect I would have received a two word response consisting of  7 letters, if I was granted a response at all...

In Savannah I heard "Why ma'am, it would be my pleasure to help y'all"

and he turned right around moved his truck next to mine and minutes later  the van was back in business!

He absolutely refused to take anything from me and told me  "Pay it forward"

I looked around and Vixdad was missing - turns out he was busy buying a Cracker Barrel gift card - he caught  up with our good Samaritan and insisted he take it with our thanks

[vixmom]

I believe in preparedness for disaster on long road trips especially  in winter

 I have a big rubbermaid box in the rear of the van in which I have a collapsible snow shovel, a new set of jumper cables, a blanket, a battery operated lantern, a gallon of -40 windshield deicer, 3 golf umbrellas, a first aid kit, a 6x6 ground sheet, several rain ponchos, a 40 gallon trash bag,a hagstrom map, a air compressor,  a roll of paper towels, three bath towels,  several bottles of water, 2 collapsible camp chairs and a frisbee.

[vixmom]

in my driver side car pocket I have a wind up flashlight, a tool that breaks windows and a sewing kit