Good Morning CGs!

The DD is ready for its scheduled service maintenance. I planned on bringing it in this week and then last night driving home it threw a check engine light. I hate that. I think what I hate is not knowing what it is right away. So I scanned it when I got home and nothing serious, and exhaust flap valve is not closing correctly. It's electronic operated with a spring assist and the spring gets corroded under the car and sticks. Nothing major. It will be replaced under warranty. I plan on bringing it in today after work if I get a chance.

Supposed to be a nice day weather-wise, up in the mid 40s if we are lucky. Can't wait.

Mike - how is the "new" job coming along?

Hope everyone has a great day!

Matthew

Mwommwaay llemaaeliyel!

Balmy here, gonna get into the 50's. Some forecasts say 60 tomorrow. I can envision a Corvette in my garage sometime soon. Which reminds me, someone will have to clean the filthy mess that is the garage floor. Wonder who that someone will be...

Have a great day, Gurus!

Morning guys...daylight savings isn't real popular with me this morning. My body clock didn't want to go to bed before it's normal time and didn't want to wake earlier than it normal time. I'll make it through the day, but I see a nap in my future.

Got to go.

I learn something new (or old) everyday.


Courtney Luper

"This is soooo interesting!! Totally feeling pretty blessed right now and not "piss poor"!

They used to use urine to tan animal skins, so families used to all pee in a pot & then once a day it was taken & Sold to the tannery.......if you had to do this to survive you were "Piss Poor"
But worse than that were the really poor folk who couldn't even afford to buy a pot......they "didn't have a pot to piss in" & were the lowest of the low
The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn't just how you like it, think about how things used to be.


Here are some facts about the 1500s:
Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and they still smelled pretty good by June.. However, since they were starting to smell . ...... . Brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting Married.

Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children. Last of all the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it.. Hence the saying, "Don't throw the baby out with the Bath water!"

Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof. When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof... Hence the saying "It's raining cats and dogs."
There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could mess up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection. That's how canopy beds came into existence.

The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt. Hence the saying, "Dirt poor." The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on floor to help keep their footing. As the winter wore on, they added more thresh until, when you opened the door, it would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed in the entrance-way. Hence: a thresh hold.

In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always hung over the fire.. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes stew had food in it that had been there for quite a while. Hence the rhyme: Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old. Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special. When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It was a sign of wealth that a man could, "bring home the bacon." They would cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit around and chew the fat.

Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.

Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or the upper crust.

The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt. Hence the saying, "Dirt poor." The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on floor to help keep their footing. As the winter wore on, they added more thresh until, when you opened the door, it would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed in the entrance-way. Hence: a thresh hold.




In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always hung over the fire.. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes stew had food in it that had been there for quite a while. Hence the rhyme: Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old. Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special. When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It was a sign of wealth that a man could, "bring home the bacon." They would cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit around and chew the fat.

Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.

Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or the upper crust.



Lead cups were used to drink ale or whisky. The combination would Sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial.. They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the custom of holding a wake.

England is old and small and the local folks started running out of places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and would take the bones to a bone-house, and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins, 1 out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realized they had been burying people alive... So they would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the graveyard shift.) to listen for the bell; thus, someone could be, saved by the bell or was considered a dead ringer.

And that's the truth....Now, whoever said History was boring?"

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I went to bed at 11:00 and woke up at 08:00, where I used to get up at 07:00. By waking up late, half the morning is now gone .........

Good morning gang.
Just checking in. I'll post updates when I get home.
Posting from my phone is a pain.
Have a great day.

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Just thought about it. I wake up an hour later, it stays light later, I work later into the day. One big mind f@(%.

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Might as well make something good out of it .......

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In other news .......

What do old racecar drivers do when they retire? ......

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In a mere 2 1/2 weeks .........

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BACK IN THE OUTHOUSE DAYS, BLACK WIDOWS WERE SAID TO LURK AROUND THE SEAT. NERVOUS USERS WOULD LIGHT A TWIST OF NEWSPAPER/SEARS CATALOG PAGES ON FIRE AND WAVE IT AROUND UNDER THE HOLE TO FRY ANY SPIDERS WAITING IN AMBUSH.

RAINING OFF AND ON IN THE NATIONS THIS MORNING. WENT IN TO GET BLOOD DRAWN FOR INSURGENCE CHECKUP. I'M A "HARD STICK" BUT THE VAMPIRE MADE IT FIRST TRY THIS TIME. THE BREAKFAST AT IHOP, SIRLOIN TIPS AND EGGS. PRETTY GOOD STUFF.

TOMMY THAT 1500 STUFF MAY NOT BE TOO ACCURATE HISTORICALLY. MAYBE A LITTLE "EX POST FACTO"

That vid didn't even hit where we spend most of our time. On the Lido Deck where the buffets and snack bars are, open air theatre and music, jacuzzies and pools and the most revered, the casino. Who wants to go on a Guru Cruise? Raise your mouse. Next cruise for us will be in the fall. Trying to do at least 2 a year now. 7 or 8 days is what we like the most but will do shorter or longer. Hawaii and New Zealand/Australia are on the bucket list as well as a European Viking River Cruise about 2 weeks long on some of the major rivers in Europe. Starts in Amsterdam and ends in Budapest or reverse. I prefer cruising way more than plumbing. ..... Just sayin .........

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Ya, but a fun read none the less. .... And here I thought everything I read on the internet was true ............

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Wait, what ? You mean there is stuff posted on the internet that isn't true ?

Good morning all.....busy here today....more later....be nice Guru's....

Thank God this school day is over. My butt is dragging the floor. Time for a nap.

Hey gang.

Well first week with new company is done. I hate all the paper work that goes with that. Today we got our benefits package at home so the wife and I have some home work to do.

Word of the day is formication.

Today is NATIONAL NAPPING DAY

National Napping Day is celebrated annually the day following the return of daylight savings time. National Napping Day provides everyone with the opportunity to have a nap and catch up on the hour of sleep that they lost due to the, spring forward, time change.

Mid-afternoon naps are an integral part of most cultures, and scientifically proven to be good for you.

A needed nap can make you feel better and also improve your mood. After having the extra amount of sleep, a person will notice that they will be more productive and energetic.

“Napping has been found to be both physiologically and psychologically beneficial. Napping for 20 minutes can help refresh the mind, improve overall alertness, boost mood and increase productivity. Napping may benefit the heart.” (Wikipedia)

NATIONAL NAPPING DAY HISTORY

William Anthony, Ph.D., a Boston University Professor and his wife, Camille Anthony created National Napping Day, an “unofficial” national holiday, in 1999 as an effort to spotlight the health benefits to catching up on quality sleep. ”We chose this particular Monday because Americans are more ‘nap-ready’ than usual after losing an hour of sleep to daylight savings time,” Anthony said in B.U.’s press release.

NATIONAL MEATBALL DAY

On March 9th we celebrate one of the American food holidays, National Meatball Day.

It is not clear how this day got started, but who can resist the idea of celebrating National Meatball Day? There are many different ways to celebrate meatballs:

Spaghetti and meatballs
Swedish Meatballs
Meatball Sub
Meatball Pizza
Turkey Meatballs
Lamb Meatballs
Porcupine Meatballs (made with rice)
and the list goes on and on.
There is a restaurant in New York that has 54 different kinds of meatballs.

To celebrate, some restaurants give a free side order of meatballs, while others are donating money to homeless shelters. Cook yourself up your favorite meatballs or go out and order some from a restaurant near you!

NATIONAL MEATBALL DAY HISTORY

Our research was unable to find the creator or the origin of National Meatball Day, an “unofficial” national holiday.

NATIONAL BARBIE DAY

March 9th celebrates the anniversary of the day the Barbie Doll made its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York in 1959.

March 9th, 1959 is also used as Barbie’s official birthday.

Barbie was one of the first toys to have a marketing strategy based extensively on television advertising. It is estimated that over a billion Barbie dolls have been sold worldwide in over 150 countries. We all know a little girl that loves Barbie dolls and has at least one doll, if not a whole collection of them. Wish her a Happy Barbie Day!!

NATIONAL BARBIE DAY HISTORY

Our research has failed to find the creator and the origin of National Barbie Day, an “unofficial” national holiday.

NATIONAL CRAB MEAT DAY

Celebrated annually on March 9th, National Crab Meat Day (also National Crabmeat Day) is an American food holiday. This day is for all crab meat lovers to celebrate their favorite crustacean.

To celebrate, boil or steam some crab. There are hundreds of recipes that crab meat can be used in. Dishes prepared with crab meat include:

crab imperial
crab pasta
crab bisque
crab tacos
crab legs
crab salad
and many others
There are 1.5 million tons of crab consumed every year around the world.
NATIONAL CRAB MEAT DAY HISTORY

NATIONAL GET OVER IT DAY

Each year on the 9th of March, people across the country observe National Get Over It Day. Just as it implies, National Get Over it Day is to do exactly that, GET OVER IT.

Well, I succeeded in taking my nap.

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ONLY ON OTHER SITES. HERE EVERYTHING IS 100%.

AND BTW, IM GRISHEIM EVERY DAY IS NATIONAL NAP DAY :-)

I also celebrated National Nap Day in the customary fashion.