Good Wednesday Morning, Crew!

[Clintmax]

:hi::donut:
Welcome to the Hump Day edition of the Early Morning Crew thread! :bounce: How are you today, my friends? I hope you're doing well! Did you have a good day yesterday? Mine was kinda crappy and as a result, I have to go in on Thursday on my day off, to meet and deal with our Regional Director. So, I hope your's was better than mine.

And so here we are at Wednesday. The "Hump Day". After this shift, we'll be on the countdown to the weekend and I'll be on the countdown to vacation! :bounce::woohoo: I can't tell you how much I am looking forward to it too. We haven't made any set plans for my upcoming time off yet, and that's just fine with me! It's good to be able to do things as the idea comes up, or do nothing at all but sit and read a book all day! And spend time with my friends here on DU.

So, let's get this day started so it can get over with that much faster! Time to rise and shine, my crew! :bounce:

Song Of The Day: "(Ghost) Riders In The Sky" by Johnny Cash

[Clintmax]

1. CURRENT EARLY MORNING CREW MEMBERS

• AirmensMom
• AussieDave
• Bigwillq
• Billyskank
• Bridgit
• Buddhamama
• BuffyTheFundieSlayer
• Bzzzz
• CallMeWesley
• Cannikin
• Crispini
• DanCa
• Droopy
• Entanglement
• Flblu2
• FoxMulder
• GalleryGod
• Haruka3_2000
• Heidi
• Hissyspit
• Jamastiene
• Joan_Alpern
• Khashka
• KitchenWitch
• LizzieGrace
• Mdmc
• Minnesota Libra
• MissHoneychurch
• MrsGrumpy
• Mutley_r_us
• Neoma
• Newyawker99
• OhioBlues
• Petersond
• Random_Australian
• Redwitch
• Robeson
• Sbj405
• Scooter24
• SeattleGirl
• SimplyFugue
• Southlandshari
• Starbucks Anarchist
• SugarSmack
• Swimboy
• Tjwmason
• TexanWitch
• Wetzelbill
• Whoa_Nelly
• WildHorses
• WritingIsMyReligion
• XemaSab
• ZombieNixon

[MissHoneychurch]

2. Good morning Clint

while you have to work tomorrow ... I am having a day off. Another holiday here :P

[Clintmax]

3. Good Morning, Miss Honey!

:hi::hug:
You've had a lot of holidays there in Germany lately! :bounce: I'm happy you have too! How are things there today?

[MissHoneychurch]

4. This is the last holiday till October

I am doing fine over here.

My friend and I plan to go to a After Work party this evening as we can sleep in tomorrow.
I plan to make me a Gazpacho tomorrow (cold tomato soup). No other plans so far for tomorrow.

[Clintmax]

7. Last one till October, huh?

That's too bad. At least you had so many all in a row! :bounce:

[MissHoneychurch]

16. Guess I better not complain

:)

[Clintmax]

19. *smile* Naw...it's OK to complain sometimes.

Even I do it sometimes. :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

26. I mean you must think

I am off more often than I work :rofl:

[Clintmax]

29. No, not at all.

I know how holidays are and I know how much you work. No worries about THAT. :hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

32. Phew, thank you

:)

So you have no plans whatsoever so far for your vacation?

[Clintmax]

35. None so far!

And I want to keep it that way! I can do whatever comes to mind for those 9 days I'm off! :bounce:

[MissHoneychurch]

38. That is good too

and day trips are fun too.

It is quiet today? I wonder why.

[Clintmax]

40. Yeah, it IS slow today.

Everyone must still be in bed or something. :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

41. Well, the US team sure didn't give any reason to party too much

:rofl:

[Clintmax]

44. LOL! Did they do a bad job?

I didn't watch.

[MissHoneychurch]

45. They lost

0:2 against the Czech Republic.

[Clintmax]

62. Good gods.

:eyes:
We're not so good here in the U.S. at soccer I guess. :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

64. Not really

you aren't a soccer nation. You are better in football or basketball

[Clintmax]

66. Yes, that's true.

I hate basketball, though. x( It's a stupid game. :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

68. OK, I have to admit I like basketball

now baseball is a totally different matter. I never understood and never will understand the rules. Football I get the idea by now.

[Clintmax]

72. I like Baseball...

AND Football. Baseballs rules aren't hard to understand...there are just a lot of them. :rofl: Basketball can go straight to hells as far as I'm concerned. :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

74. For me Baseball comes down to this

one throws the ball, one hits the ball, one runs around .... :rofl:

[Clintmax]

78. Yes. I know.

It sure looks that way doesn't it? :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

80. Yup

but then, soccer isn't very much better. 20 guys running after one ball :rofl:

[Clintmax]

82. Yeah, but soccer players are MUCH cuter!

And so much nicer to watch! :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

84. I don't know

they are all to sweaty for me :rofl:

[AirmensMom]

21. Good morning, MissHC!

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

25. Good morning Airmens

:hi:

How are you doing today? How did the shopping go yesterday?

[AirmensMom]

34. I'm doing fine, thanks.

Tired, though.

We didn't go shopping with the builder yet. We just met and made some plans on how to proceed. And then we bought a few things at Lowe's. I learned how to get to all the important places -- builder's, gas station, grocery store, and Lowe's. Oh, and I know where the pizza place is. Life is good. :D

[MissHoneychurch]

39. The start in a new town

to explore all the stuff is really fun. And now that you know where to get a yummy pizza nothing can go wrong anymore :)

[AirmensMom]

43. Nothing can go wrong ...

Yeah, right. :rofl: Except maybe I should find a store to buy some bigger jeans if I'm going to visit the pizza place too often! :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

47. LOL

you can walk off the extra pizza in the Tennessee hills :)

[AirmensMom]

50. Shoot, I can walk it off

just pushing that monster garbage can to the curb over the gravel driveway every week! :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

52. Full of pizza boxes?

:rofl:

[AirmensMom]

54. You got it!

:rofl:

Harleydad has my breakfast done, so I have to go now. Hope to see you tomorrow! :loveya: :hug: :hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

57. Not sure about tomorrow

but Friday for sure.

Have a wonderful day :loveya:

[Callalily]

51. Morning Miss H!

Glad to hear that you've got another day off, they are nice, especially when the weather's good. So you're going out. Are you coming home at 3 a.m. again?

[MissHoneychurch]

55. Good morning Simply

First of all I came home 6am :rofl: And not, I don't plan to stay up that long again. :rofl:

I want to wash some towels and bed sheets tomorrow and let them dry outside in the sun.

[Callalily]

70. OMG! 6 am

That's right. I can't remember the last time I stayed out that late. Glad to hear that you're going to be a responsible person and get enough rest to do your domestic chores.

Gotta head out of here, so wishing you a great rest of the day, and have fun this evening.

[MissHoneychurch]

73. You have a good day

and I hope you feel better soon :hug:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

5. Good morning, Clintmax!

[Clintmax]

6. Good Morning, Starbucks!

:hi:
How's every little thing with you?

[Starbucks Anarchist]

8. Pretty good.

Packing stuff right now and counting down the seven days I have left at work. :D

[Clintmax]

11. I'm doing the countdown too.

I can't WAIT for my vacation to get started! :bounce:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

13. When's it start?

[Clintmax]

18. As soon as I get off work on Saturday.

And it can't get here fast enough!

[Starbucks Anarchist]

31. Cool!

[libnnc]

9. hello good am!!

I've been up all night. Didn't get home 'till around 3 so I'm just now winding down.

[Clintmax]

10. Good Morning, Libnnc!

:hi:
Had an all nighter, huh? Well I'm sure you're glad to be home!

[Minnesota Libra]

12. Good Morning Clintmax and everyone else, hope ........

....this is a good day for one and all.

Well, the computer didn't arrive yesterday so I'm hoping it comes today. My son sent it priority mail but with our postal department that doesn't mean a thing.:banghead:

I'm sorry you have to go in on what was supposed to be your day off:cry: on Thursday. You'll do just fine though, I have confidence in you.:bounce:

Hey, I especially like the song today. Usually I can take or leave them but Johnny CashO8) is one of the best.:yourock:

[Clintmax]

15. Good Morning, Minnesota!

:hi:
I'm sorry your computer didn't arrive yesterday like you hoped. You're right...the post office just doesn't care anymore about when things get delivered.

I'm a BIG country music fan and I like Johnny Cash a lot too! I hope you have a package delivered today! :bounce:

[NMMNG]

14. Good morning Clint!

I'm sorry you had a crappy day, and especially sorry you have to go in on your day off to deal with the RD. x(

I spent a good deal of time on my hands and knees scrubbing my bathroom floor with Magic Erasers (it took several) to get rid of paint splatters and the grime that was set into the pattern of the vinyl and corners (that stuff that mopping just doesn't get). Then I had to run to the store to get more cleaning supplies--paper towels, Magic Erasers, scrubby sponges, etc. I swear this pre-move prep seems like it will never end. :crazy:


"(Ghost) Riders In The Sky" I never knew Johnny Cash sang that, unless I'm thinking of a different one than you are.

[Clintmax]

17. Good Morning, Miss Buffy!

:hi::hug:
Aren't those Magic Erasers awesome little things? We use them all the time at my store for scuff marks and things. I don't know what they're made of, they feel like a regular old sponge, but they sure get the job done! :bounce:

Yes, Johnny did a version of that song. Here's the lyrics to the chorous:

"Their brands were still on fire and their hooves were made of steel
Their horns were black and shiny and their hot breath he could feel
A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sky
For he saw the Riders coming hard and he heard their mournful cry

Yippie yi Ohhhhh
Yippie yi yaaaaay
Ghost Riders in the sky "

Is that the same one you were thinking of?

[NMMNG]

24. That's the song

I'm wondering whose version I heard though. It was some time in the 80s and it was a somewhat peppy version. I'm seeing versions by The Brothers Four and Frankie Lane. I know it wasn't the one by Concrete Blonde or Tom Jones. :shrug:

It was obviously a popular song.

[Clintmax]

30. Hmmm...I have another version of it somewhere here...

let me check and see who it is...

[Clintmax]

36. "The Outlaws" did the other version I have.

I think I just did a search for that song once on Rhapsody and liked their version a lot.

[NMMNG]

107. Maybe I'll scout RealPlayer and see what they have

I may stumble across the version I liked on there. :thumbsup:

[AirmensMom]

20. Good morning, Clintmax!

:donut: :hi: :hug:

I'm sorry you had a bad day ... what happened? :hug:

We had another busy day (what a surprise) but we're starting to see the end of it. I slept like a log last night but I think I could sleep solid for a whole month.

Yesterday we met with the builder. I have an appointment to go on Monday evening to start to really nail stuff down and get a contract signed. He wants to start getting the basement done this summer! :bounce: Then he can start framing in September. We were nervous when we went over to the property last week and didn't find their sign anywhere. My son-in-law told us it meant they decided not to build our house (he's a regular ray of sunshine :eyes:) but it REALLY meant that someone stole the sign. :shrug:

We need today to last a while so we can get more stuff done. The rest of you can get it over with. :rofl:

[Clintmax]

23. Good Morning, Miss Airmens!

:hi::hug:
It's good to see you early like this, my dear! :bounce: I have a feeling you're going to have busy days for at least the next ten months or so. Sometimes, I feel like I could sleep for a solid month too. I don't, but I feel like I can.

It's kind of a long story about yesterday, so I'll send it to you in a Pvt.

Did you get to go shopping yesterday?

[AirmensMom]

28. It's always good to see you!

:loveya: :hug:

Yes, I'll have plenty of busy days. But hopefully they won't be all strung together at once! :rofl:

You're welcome to come to TN for your vacation. :D

OK, I'll be waiting to hear the long story. Here's another :hug:

We only shopped at Lowe's for a roll of contractor paper and door stops. Exciting, huh? The builder told us that a good painter gets three coats put on at once -- one on the walls, one on the floor, and one on himself. I can do better than that ... I get one on BOTH sides of the plastic. :rofl: So we tape heavy paper down and it works a lot better.

[Clintmax]

33. LOL! You get paint on both sides, huh?

:rofl:
You sound like me! We've painted every place we've lived in and in every place, there is a paint outline of the roller I was using on the ceiling next to where the wall and the ceiling meet! :rofl:

You went shopping for a roll of contractor paper and door stops? :rofl::rofl: I thought you were going shopping for appliances.

[AirmensMom]

37. I get paint on EVERYTHING.

I grew up in the Army, where the motto is, "If it doesn't move, paint it." We've painted every place we've lived in, too. Harleydad HATES to paint with me. He doesn't even get any paint on his hands and I get it all over. :rofl: But he had some paint sprayer problems -- containter came off -- and made the biggest painting mess I've ever seen! :rofl: It was running down his pant legs and shoes and there was a huge puddle on the cardboard that he was using as a dropcloth. He really outdid me! :rofl:

You're supposed to use a brush when you're that close to the corner. :rofl: But, damn, ceilings are a pain in the butt!

We don't go shopping for appliances with the builder until after we sign the contract. That'll be soon. Then we'll go for light fixtures, fans, faucets, and all kinds of things besides appliances.

[Clintmax]

42. LOL! Yes, sounds like a huge old mess.

:rofl:
I've never done something like THAT. Greekspeak is good at "cutting in" and I usually let him do that, then I go behind him with the roller. It happens when I'm trying to get right up to the line he created. I guess I get too close to the ceiling. :rofl:

Oh, ok. I didn't know you had to sign the contract first.

[AirmensMom]

48. That would be a trick ...

get the builder to start building before signing a contract. Hey, we're just happy we found them. Of all the builders we met, these are the only ones who listened to me. The others just wanted to deal with harleydad. I can't imagine going shopping with any of them! :scared:

I'm the "cutting in" person here. I'm really dangerous with a roller! :rofl:

[Clintmax]

59. Me too, actually!

As you can see! :rofl: I'm glad you found them too. I guess I just mis-understood what you said.

[AirmensMom]

56. I have to go now, my friend.

Breakfast is ready and the day is about to start. Good seeing you, as always! Say hi to Greekspeak for me. :loveya: :hug: :hi:

[Clintmax]

60. Have a great day, my dear!

I surely will tell him! I hope you have fun today and it isn't TOO crazy! :hug::loveya::bounce::hi:

[LaurenG]

22. Good Morning Clintmax!

Oh wow, sorry about your regional director and you having to come in to meet and greet.x( That just figures. That kind of thing describes my work life, phooey!

Hump day is good though as is "almost vacation time". Yippy on that. :bounce: :bounce:

We are having an appraisal done on our house today. We are another victim of the bush regime. All those creditors doubling some substantial credit card payments has put me in some trouble. I was just fine and whittling down the debt until late last year when usury (read: loan sharking) became legal.

I am still grateful for what I do have though and somehow we'll figure this out. I wouldn't mind moving if it came to that. Oh well life under the greedy, maniac president INC.

May your day speed along and Thursday go VERY well for you.

:hi: :hug: :pals:

[Clintmax]

27. Good Morning, Miss Ohio!

:hi::hug:
I'm sorry you're in some trouble like that. :hug: I'm quite sure you're not the only one who that's happening to right now. I know that doesn't help. I've been through that too in the past, so I know how it feels. :hug:

Thank you much for the good wishes. I'm sure Thursday is going to be fine. :loveya:

[Callalily]

46. Morning Clint!

I join the others in saying I'm sad you have to go in to work on your day off. I'd be livid! And to be stuck with the RD on top of it, but I suspect that's why they want you there.

Was feeling sick last night, and not my perky self this morning. Queasy stomach, sore throat. I cannot get sick right now, that's impossible. So I think I'm going to skip running over my lunch break and just try to keep my strength up.

[libnnc]

49. keep hydrated

drink tons of water :hi:

[Callalily]

53. That's good

advice, thanks. I always drink lots of water, and try to keep the coffee consumption down. Actually, I only drink 2-3 cups, so I don't think that's just too bad.

[Clintmax]

58. Good Morning, SimplyF!

:hi::hug:
I'm sorry you're not feeling well. :hug: I hate being sick worse than anything. Thank goodness I rarely do. Thank you for the nice words! It sucks that I have to go in on my day off...but I guess that's just something we have to do once in a while.

[Callalily]

69. Thank you!

I rarely get sick too, so that's why I don't make a good patient. I think that I can still do all the things I should be doing, instead of resting.

Gotta head out of here soon, so wishing you a good day, and especially a GREAT store review, which I know you'll get.

[Clintmax]

71. I think we will too!

Thank you for the nice words! I hope you get to feeling better soon, my dear! Have a great day too! :bounce::hug:

[Cannikin]

61. Good morning Clintmax! Great to see you this morning.

[Clintmax]

63. Good Morning, Cannikin!

:hi::bounce:
It's good to see you too, Man! You doing OK today?

[Cannikin]

65. Doing pretty good. Did the weather turn out ok down there?

[Clintmax]

67. Oh yes.

We had some rain is all. Not even any wind. Just rain. We needed THAT anyway, so I'm not complaining.

[Random_Australian]

75. Morning! I'm back!

[MissHoneychurch]

76. Where were you?

:hug:

[Random_Australian]

86. Lead up to exams, I had not been on DU for a while.

[MissHoneychurch]

89. OK, that is an excuse I can accept

:)

How is it going?

[Random_Australian]

90. Not as well as I had hoped.

[MissHoneychurch]

92. Why not?

don't tell me you didn't learn enough because I wouldn't believe it.

[Random_Australian]

93. Too many things to get in order. Time for me to go to bed.

Study lots and lots tomorrow. Will log on for morning crew tomorrow. (I think)

That is all.

Goodnight.

Or like a bilingual chinese person might say - if they learnt German - gute nacht!

[Clintmax]

77. Good Morning, Random!

:hi:
It's good to see you again, Man! :bounce: How've you been?

[Random_Australian]

85. Good, good, and you?

[riona]

79. Fl check-in

Good morning. I had a feeling you'd be stuck going in on your day off. You'll do fine. Sun's out here. Things are a bit muggy - no surprise that. The cat, Gabby, managed to stay quiet until 5 a.m. That's progress! Good luck today.

[Clintmax]

81. Good Morning, Miss Flblu!

:hi:
I'm sure we'll be fine, yeah. I guess this sort of thing happens. Hey, you're right...that IS progress! I hope you have a great day too! :bounce:

[Clintmax]

83. Time to get going, my crew!

I'm starving! So, it's time for breakfast and will be time to go to work soon. I hope everyone has a great day today and I'll see you in the morning! Take care of each other! :grouphug:

Clint

[texanwitch]

87. Goodmorning everyone, been a busy morning.

I wanted to check in before going home.

[newyawker99]

88. Good morning everyone!

:donut:



:hi:

[wildhorses]

91. good morning everyone

:hi:

[In_The_Wind]

94. Hey wildhorses

[MissHoneychurch]

95. Good morning Joani

:hug:

[In_The_Wind]

97. Good morning, my friend!

How are you this beautiful day?



I need to fix a cup of coffee to get my day going.
There's quite a bit to be said for sleeping except I miss my friends when I sleep too much.

[MissHoneychurch]

100. I am doing fine

We have beautiful weather here as well.

I am glad to hear that you have a beautiful day yourself again :hug:

[In_The_Wind]

101. Oh yeah!

It's a great day to go for a doctors visit and an oil change on Da Shadow. My brain is already driving!

[MissHoneychurch]

103. Will you get your results today?

And aren't you going to get your tattoo redone today also?

[In_The_Wind]

104. I'll find out if I've been too sweet over the last 6 months.

I think my twice daily blood testing shows that I've got everything under control when I pay attention to avoiding white sugar, white flour and sweet potatoes.

The biopsy results are from a different doctor and will be along any day now.

My tattoo work is tomorrow afternoon. It's estimated at around 3 1/2 to 4 hours.

[MissHoneychurch]

105. How will you get it redone?

No sweetpotatoes? Now that is tough :hug:

[In_The_Wind]

106. It'll be redone in the same colors with shading to dimensionalize it.

I haven't seen the new sketches.

[wildhorses]

96. Hi ya...

how are ya?
:hug:

[In_The_Wind]

98. It's Hump Day again.

I'm moving right along with my grand plan. Only one more Hump Day in NY after today!

[wildhorses]

99. and then where are you headed?

I am taking my vacation vicariously through you;)

[In_The_Wind]

102. My first day out on this journey will be 6/24. I'll be heading south ...

to fetch Miss Sugar Smack in North Carolina.
She is taking the westward ride with me and hopping on a train in San Fransisco for her trip home.

So you're ready for a walk on the wild side =

Eeek! I had to edit because I am leaving home on Saturday June 24th not 6/25. What was I thinking?