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I am more scared of the little dogs than big ones...... our dachshunds were more nasty than any German shepherd I have met
Mine is the sweetest girl... until the clippers come out. I've even tried papoose rolling her to no avail. She's fine with a dremel. I have an old electric nail file I use.

Yesterday, I put her up on one of the high bar chairs to cut knots behind her ears out of her fur. She was good for me. It was the first time I've done it solo.
 
Yup! Definitely did all the checks/scans for concussion, neck injury etc. Suprisingly it did not bleed as much as one would have expected looking at the sized of the gash. She was wearing a ski beanie so that offered a tiny bit of protection but could have been much worse.
I expected they would. How is she doing now?
 
Well yesterday was interesting. For everyone’s safety the bough had to come down but it was a nervous exercise given how badly split it was. There was always a chance it could twist and hit me so I used a long reach chainsaw that was a little small so took time. Every little creak had me ready to run. Eventually it atsrted a reasonably controlled descent!

Drive blocked I had moved a car below it by the gate just in case. Bloody good job I did! My ageing chainsaw decided not to,start so I had to get to a local supplier for a new one. To be fair it was a lot more powerful and more suited to a job that took me best part of three hours; but then I don’t fell trees everyday.

Driveway finally clear I just need a good chiropractor as Ibuprofen don’t seem to be up to it
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That is a gnarly break, G! I'm glad you got it down without losing one of your own limbs! Bright side is now you have some firewood for next year! 😃✨💞
 
So it’s back to basic training and steadiness for the boys, including pup Jack. It’s all about discipline now after a season of running themselves silly on the hills. We will get there, particularly Jack who is inclined to anticipate just now. So it’s put him back when he does and start again, it’s tedious but has to be done.
Look at these gorgeous boys! Come to Auntie Lili! I have treats! 😍🥰✨💝
 
A little fun side note. In the early spring of 1973, we were on a six-month Med Cruise and had pulled into Naples Italy. I was on the 0400 to 0800 Sound and Security watch. Part of my duties were to take the draft reading from the pier. I heard over the 1MC, "Fireman D,, report to the Captain on the Quarter Deck". I was wondering what the fuck have I done wrong for the Captain, an O6, to call me an E-3 to the Quarter Deck?"

When I got there, I saluted and reported to him. He looked at me and said, "These draft reading cannot be right. I am going to show you how to take these readings." Down to the pier we went and to the bow. He looked at my report, looked at the draft markings, turned and went to mid-ship readings, then turned and walked quickly aft. After he checked those he turned to me and said, "Fireman Daniels, I owe you an apology, your report is absolutely right. We're sitting on the bottom sucking mud into the main intakes."

We quickly took off back to the Quarter Deck and told the OOD to get ahold of LCDR T. who was the Chief Engineer. My Division Officer was there as my Chief and my shop LPO. The Chief asked the Captain if there was a problem and he said, "At first I thought there was. But Fireman D. was correct with his draft report and the charts are wrong. We're sitting on the bottom taking mud into the main intakes and we could have a major problem."
What's the rest of the story? Was there a problem?
 
It's officially Fri-YAY! Just after midnight here and I've caught up. I so appreciate each of you! 🤗🤗🤗

I hope your Friday is sweet and short so you can get ready for the weekend. Anyone watching the Superbowl? I usually watch for the commercials, however, they've been lackluster the past few years. I might just watch them online later.

Stay safe and warm, those of you in the snow belt. 🤗✨🥰💝💞💖😘

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Has anyone on here read "When we were married" here on lit by DanielQSteele1? Insanely long but I can't put it down. It takes place in Jacksonville FL and the main character is from the little town in Florida I just moved from, Palatka. It's really good if anyone is looking for a true crime/courtroom/romance novel to read.

I only advocate for the truly good stories on this thread. I won't make a practice of it though.
I haven't read it, but I appreciate good suggested reading!
 
A little fun side note. In the early spring of 1973, we were on a six-month Med Cruise and had pulled into Naples Italy. I was on the 0400 to 0800 Sound and Security watch. Part of my duties were to take the draft reading from the pier. I heard over the 1MC, "Fireman D,, report to the Captain on the Quarter Deck". I was wondering what the fuck have I done wrong for the Captain, an O6, to call me an E-3 to the Quarter Deck?"

When I got there, I saluted and reported to him. He looked at me and said, "These draft reading cannot be right. I am going to show you how to take these readings." Down to the pier we went and to the bow. He looked at my report, looked at the draft markings, turned and went to mid-ship readings, then turned and walked quickly aft. After he checked those he turned to me and said, "Fireman Daniels, I owe you an apology, your report is absolutely right. We're sitting on the bottom sucking mud into the main intakes."

We quickly took off back to the Quarter Deck and told the OOD to get ahold of LCDR T. who was the Chief Engineer. My Division Officer was there as my Chief and my shop LPO. The Chief asked the Captain if there was a problem and he said, "At first I thought there was. But Fireman D. was correct with his draft report and the charts are wrong. We're sitting on the bottom taking mud into the main intakes and we could have a major problem."
I HATE running in mud!
 
It's officially Fri-YAY! Just after midnight here and I've caught up. I so appreciate each of you! 🤗🤗🤗

I hope your Friday is sweet and short so you can get ready for the weekend. Anyone watching the Superbowl? I usually watch for the commercials, however, they've been lackluster the past few years. I might just watch them online later.

Stay safe and warm, those of you in the snow belt. 🤗✨🥰💝💞💖😘

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In my line of work "Friday" will be 04 March... but my weekend is 14 days!
 
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