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The Coffee Shop / Comments by State Troopers in South Carolina....

« on: March 19, 2011, 12:01:17 pm »

These are actual comments made by South Carolina Troopers that were taken off their car videos:


1. "You know, stop lights don't come any redder than the one you just went through."

2. "Relax, the handcuffs are tight because they're new. They'll stretch after you wear them a while."

3. "If you take your hands off the car, I'll make your birth certificate a worthless document."   (My Favorite)

4. "If you run, you'll only go to jail tired."

5. "Can you run faster than 1200 feet per second? Because that's the speed of the bullet that'll be chasing you.
     " (LOVE IT)

6. "You don't know how fast you were going? I guess that means I can write anything I want to on the ticket, huh?"

7. "Yes, sir, you can talk to the shift supervisor, but I don't think it will help.
     Oh, did I mention that I'm the shift supervisor?"

8. "Warning! You want a warning? O.K, I'm warning you not to do that again or I'll give you another ticket."

9. "The answer to this last question will determine whether you are drunk or not. Was Mickey Mouse a cat or a dog?"

10. "Fair? You want me to be fair? Listen, fair is a place where you go to ride on rides,
      eat cotton candy and corn dogs and step in monkey poop."

11. "Yeah, we have a quota. Two more tickets and my wife gets a toaster oven."

12. "In God we trust; all others we run through NCIC." ( National Crime Information Center )

13. "Just how big were those 'two beers' you say you had?"

14. "No sir, we don't have quotas anymore. We used to, but now we're allowed to write as many tickets as we can."

15. "I'm glad to hear that the Chief (of Police) is a personal friend of yours.
      So you know someone who can post your bail."

AND THE WINNER IS....

16. "You didn't think we give pretty women tickets? You're right, we don't. Sign here."

~~~GB~~~

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General Scroll Saw Talk / DW788 for sale...

« on: March 18, 2011, 06:52:59 pm »

http://stlouis.craigslist.org/tls/2252271891.html

Looks Good...$275
near St. Louis, MO

~~~GB~~~

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The Coffee Shop / Take your 'honey' outside ....

« on: March 18, 2011, 05:48:36 pm »

on Saturday night!

There's a full moon Saturday but it won't be just any old full moon. It'll be bigger and brighter.

It will appear larger as it makes its closest approach to Earth in nearly 20 years.

Scientists estimate the "supermoon" rising in the east at sunset will appear 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter at its peak.

It will be more than 221,000 miles away ? the closest to Earth since March 1993.

Good night for Sparkin'  and Spoonin' and Courtin' ! ! !

~~~GB~~~

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The Coffee Shop / "Senior Citizens"...Stand Proudly!

« on: March 18, 2011, 12:48:17 pm »

Senior citizens are constantly being criticized for every conceivable deficiency of the modern world, real or imaginary. We know we take responsibility for all we have done and do not blame others.

HOWEVER, upon reflection, we
would like to point out that it was NOT the senior citizens who took:

The melody out of music,

The pride out of appearance,

The courtesy out of driving,

The romance out of love,

The commitment out of marriage,

The responsibility out of parenthood,

The togetherness out of the family,

The learning out of education,

The service out of patriotism,

The Golden Rule from rulers,

The nativity scene out of cities,

The civility out of behavior,

The refinement out of language,

The dedication out of employment,

The prudence out of spending,

The ambition out of achievement or
God out of government and school.

And we certainly are NOT  the ones who eliminated patience and tolerance from personal relationships and interactions with others!!

And, we do understand the meaning of patriotism, and remember those who have fought and died for our country.

Just look at the Seniors with tears in their eyes and pride in their hearts as they stand at attention with their hand over their hearts!

YES, I'M A SENIOR CITIZEN!

I'm the life of the party...... even if it lasts until 8 p.m.

I'm very good at opening childproof caps.... with a hammer.

I'm awake many hours before my body allows me to get up.

I'm smiling all the time because I can't hear a thing you're saying.

I'm sure everything I can't find is in a safe secure place, somewhere.

I'm wrinkled, saggy, lumpy, and that's just my left leg.

I'm beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.

Yes, I'm a SENIOR CITIZEN and I think I am having the time of my life!

~~~GRAYBEARD~~~

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Tutorials, Techniques and Tips / Cleaning up the tight spaces!

« on: March 18, 2011, 12:08:40 pm »

Just received this from "Lee Valley"...

http://www.leevalley.com/us/wood/page.aspx?p=67195&cat=51&ap=1

Interesting little files for those very tight spots you have to 'clean up' after cutting!

~~~GB~~~

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The Coffee Shop / IF I don't appear.....

« on: March 17, 2011, 05:35:23 pm »

my usual self....

~gb~ is lower than a rattlesnake's belly button in a wagon rut today!

EVERYTHING I touch today turns to SH$#!

I know it will get better and I hope I last that long!

~~~GB~~~

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Today!

« on: March 17, 2011, 04:30:06 pm »

Spring Cleaning of the shop....It Sucks!

~~~GB~~~

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General Scroll Saw Talk / CraftParts.com - aka - WoodWorks Ltd.!

« on: March 16, 2011, 05:10:58 pm »

I do not remember who suggested this site for some items but they are a super supplier...

Order place Sunday night at aprox 10:00 p.m.

Order Delivered Wednesday Afternoon - 3:20 p.m.!

Order complete and in perfect condition!

WOW!!!!!

~~~GrayBeard~~~

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The Coffee Shop / Don't type the wrong email address!!!

« on: March 15, 2011, 10:13:52 pm »

 WRONG E-MAIL ADDRESS
 
A lesson to be learned from
 Typing the wrong email address!!!!

   A Minneapolis couple decided to go to Florida to thaw out during a particularly icy winter. They planned to stay at the same hotel where they spent their honeymoon 20 years earlier.
 
 Because of hectic schedules, it was difficult to coordinate their travel schedules. So, the  husband left Minnesota and flew to Florida on Thursday, with his wife flying down the following day.
 
 The husband checked into the hotel. There was a computer in his room, so he decided to send an email to his wife.  However, he accidentally left out one letter in her email address, and without realizing his error, sent the email.
 
 Meanwhile, somewhere in Houston , a widow had just  returned home from her husband's funeral. He was a minister who was called home to glory following a heart attack.
 
 The widow decided to check her email expecting messages from relatives and friends. After reading the first message, she screamed and fainted.
 
 The widow's son rushed into the room, found his mother on the floor, and saw the computer screen which read:
   To: My Loving Wife
 Subject: I've Arrived
 Date: October 16, 2009
 
 I know you're surprised to hear from me. They have computers here now and you are allowed to send emails to your loved ones. I've just arrived and have been checked in.
 
 I've seen that everything has been prepared for your arrival tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing you then!!!! Hope your journey is as uneventful as mine was.
 
 P. S. Sure is  hot down here!!!!

~~~GB~~~

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Tutorials, Techniques and Tips / Small project 'dipping'!

« on: March 14, 2011, 01:30:29 pm »

I had a great idea this morning in the 'deli' section of the supermarket!

I was buying some "Spinach, Artichoke and Portabella" patties that my grocery chain makes very well. (delicious)
I remarked to the manager who was putting them in a plastic tray that the tray would be great for dipping my small pieces in BLO!
I asked what she would charge me for 6 of them and she just looked at me and stacked 6 more on the bottom and put the whole thing in a plastic bag with the price of the patties on it!
Pays to be friendly with the Deli Mgr.!!!
Fairly sturdy plastic trays that measure about 4 1/2" X 7" across the bottom. Use 'em, wipe 'em out and use 'em again!

~~~GB~~~

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The Coffee Shop / Just..."Do IT!".......

« on: March 14, 2011, 11:25:01 am »

A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
- Walter Bagehot

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The Coffee Shop / Success....

« on: March 14, 2011, 01:14:19 am »

To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded.

 Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The Coffee Shop / Breaking News!

« on: March 13, 2011, 07:49:17 pm »

Just rec'd this on my Google Home Page!

(Reuters) - Anonymous, a hacker group sympathetic to WikiLeaks, plans to release e-mails obtained from Bank of America Corp early Monday morning, according to posts on the group's Twitter feed.

The group, unrelated to the document leak website founded by Julian Assange, said it plans to release documents exposing "corruption and fraud" at the largest U.S. bank by assets.

A Bank of America spokesman was not immediately available for comment.

(Reporting by Joe Rauch; editing by Gunna Dickson)

~~~GB~~~

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The Coffee Shop / message to some of our current residents ......

« on: March 13, 2011, 07:45:28 pm »

Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.

Mark Twain

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Tutorials, Techniques and Tips / Planer....

« on: March 13, 2011, 04:24:32 pm »

I have several 'logs' that I am going to slice for 'rounds'.

Would a "PLANER" be the way to go in order to smooth them or should I just stick to the belt sander?

These will be aprox. 3/4" when finished so starting out with about 1 1/4" rough sawn.

My main thought is how will a planer handle the 'cross grain'?

I know absolutely NOTHING about Planers!

~~~GrayBeard~~~