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I had a friend who kept losing mailboxes to bad drivers as he lived on a corner. I helped him weld iron rods and some railroad iron which he covered with bricks. The next car that hit it was totaled . . .

This discussion takes em back to my Dad. I grew up in North Chattanooga in the 60s in a house that had been built in 1919. so you know the age of everything in the "bones" of the house. OLD! The plumbing would go out regularly, but Dad thought he could fix it all, and we would go through days and weeks of trial and error. Fix the pipe, everything works for awhile, until it stops. Turn the water off at the street (after filling up 5 gallon buckets) and Dad would start working on it again in a few days (usually when the buckets of water gave out). Rinse and repeat - everything works for awhile until it stops, fill the buckets, turn the water off at the street. UNTIL my Mom goes ballistic and makes Dad call the plumber. I miss those days, and I miss my Mom and Dad . . .

Hope everyone's Christmas was filled with smiles and peace. And for those of you who are facing difficulties and issues of which we are unaware, may you have hope.

The least smart thing in my house is me . . .

At Christmas we celebrate the season in terms of our faith, eat good food, enjoy company, watch the little kids tear up their new toys (and play with the boxes). As adults we give the gift of a book that provides winter reading fun. Our larger money goes to Second Harvest Food Bank because everyone has to eat . . .

So I are not a computer genius, but I am getting a message that I have never received before when I try to post a picture here: "1 file would exceed the total allowed size of 301.407kB, and was skipped." Does anyone know what this means and how I can fix it so I may post pics again? Thanks!

I agreed after I looked up "hydrostatic." You is smart, Mac!

What I wondered . . .

https://www.kfyrtv.com/2023/12/11/patient-brings-concealed-gun-into-mri-machine-gets-shot-buttocks/

Garufa - thank you for correcting my post. This is the one I meant to post from USA Today and was posted today: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/12/11/taylor-swift-donates-1-million-tennessee-tornado-fund/71882903007/

Taylor Swift donates $1 million to Tennessee tornado relief "Nashville is my home and the fact that so many people have lost their homes and so much more in Middle Tennessee is devastating to me." https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/taylor-swift-donates-1-million-tennessee-tornado-relief-n1150996

Thanks for the heads up; I need to see her before she goes/

Wonderful! What a special Christmas this will make for all of you!

So the Titans fired their special teams coordinator . . . Wrong coach fired

And don't forget Clark W. Griswold who learned everything he ever knew about outdoor illumination from his father: