COLD DARK ROOM

[Cathie G]

Long distance relationship? No. . . I don't think so!

I don't know that might be the best kind.?

 

[Cathie G]

A few weeks back, Baltimore’s Tall Ship ”The Pride of Baltimore II” put out a notice that they were recruiting folks to lend a hand in various bits of restoration & upkeep needing done on the ship now that the sailing season was done. All kinds of projects from painting to seeing to wood restoration, etc. I put in an application last week or so & was contacted yesterday by the Pride’s “Chief Mate” that they have a “Project in a Box” for me.

The project -


What’s nice is that the Pride Team ”provides all the consumable materials, paint, varnish, brushes, sandpaper ect. as well as a written description of the work to be done.”

Sooo, I’ll be working on this Galley Box soon.

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Ps, here is a photo I took of the Pride as it returned back into the Port of Baltimore last September.

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That sounds thrilling to be able to help with a project like that. I'm sure you'll do great.

 

[Chefdenoel10]

You are the exception of course @Chefdenoel10

I promise!!!! I am the nicest person!
All I want is to see or make people happy!
I love to help others before myself ALWAYS!
I don’t know how I got stuck here. People are always so disrespectful to me even though I am nice to them. They take advantage of you if your nice here in NJ.
I just don’t understand why?
I am too stupid to be or want to be mean!
I love to see happy nice people. And especially ones that mind their business!
Here they just want to “out do” each other.
My house is bigger...
My job is better....
I make more money..... bla bla bla....
First question out of my new neighbors mouth to my husband was :
Where do you work?
Oh, does that pay well?
I mean ... what??? Why is that important to people? To me that is not a conversation starter.?
I would never think to ask someone such a private question at least when I’m first meeting them but that’s New Jersey.
???

 

[Chefdenoel10]

Well all caught up and it is home time. I better pack up and go, as the kids will be waiting for supper. For once I would like to arrive home and supper is already made. Now that would be nice.

youmust start to plat the lottery... then you can hire a cute chef??? And a maid (male of course). ??

 

[Chefdenoel10]

Well then all we need to do is give the cows some climbing gear and they should be sorted.

a cow with a back pack! ??

 

[Chefdenoel10]

I would like to point out that the rock floor of the Cold Dark Room is actually pretty smooth, better than most pavements/ sidewalks and, as such, eminently suitable for wheelchairs or people who don't lift their feet when they walk.
The Cold Dark Room is a pretty Dark, Cold and mysterious place and definitely dislikes mongooses and even recommends tortoises don't enter as it's so Cold and Dark.
However, everyone else is most welcome, we don't care about your sex, orientation, nationality, colour, creed or beliefs.
It's Dark in here.
We're all the same.

well said, dark lord. ?

 

[Chefdenoel10]

You can call me Ray or you can call me Jay or you can call me RJ, but you don't have to call me Johnson.?

MY BROTHER SAID THAT TO ME ON A DAILY BASIS GROWING UP!!! ????
Thanks for the memory that I blackened out
(I guess)? ? (I think)? ?

 

[Cathie G]

I promise!!!! I am the nicest person!
All I want is to see or make people happy!
I love to help others before myself ALWAYS!
I don’t know how I got stuck here. People are always so disrespectful to me even though I am nice to them. They take advantage of you if your nice here in NJ.
I just don’t understand why?
I am too stupid to be or want to be mean!
I love to see happy nice people. And especially ones that mind their business!
Here they just want to “out do” each other.
My house is bigger...
My job is better....
I make more money..... bla bla bla....
First question out of my new neighbors mouth to my husband was :
Where do you work?
Oh, does that pay well?
I mean ... what??? Why is that important to people? To me that is not a conversation starter.?
I would never think to ask someone such a private question at least when I’m first meeting them but that’s New Jersey.
???

It's like that everywhere. Truely you never know when something you say can cheer up a person's day. Or kick them while they're down. I'd rather cheer them up. And it's not how much money you have it's how you spend it that counts. Sometimes big money comes with big debts for trying to keep up with the Joneses. So keep being you.?

 

[Chefdenoel10]

It's like that everywhere. Truely you never know when something you say can cheer up a person's day. Or kick them while they're down. I'd rather cheer them up. And it's not how much money you have it's how you spend it that counts. Sometimes big money comes with big debts for trying to keep up with the Joneses. So keep being you.?

Thanks Cathy. I have even tried to be more like them (mean) but I just can’t keep it up for long?? I feel “bitter” if I am mean for more than like two days.
I like being me and nice ... especially nice.

 

[Pastel Tortie]

I promise!!!! I am the nicest person!
All I want is to see or make people happy!
I love to help others before myself ALWAYS!
I don’t know how I got stuck here. People are always so disrespectful to me even though I am nice to them. They take advantage of you if your nice here in NJ.
I just don’t understand why?
I am too stupid to be or want to be mean!
I love to see happy nice people. And especially ones that mind their business!
Here they just want to “out do” each other.
My house is bigger...
My job is better....
I make more money..... bla bla bla....
First question out of my new neighbors mouth to my husband was :
Where do you work?
Oh, does that pay well?
I mean ... what??? Why is that important to people? To me that is not a conversation starter.?
I would never think to ask someone such a private question at least when I’m first meeting them but that’s New Jersey.
???

Asking someone where they work, especially right off the bat, would be considered extremely rude in the UK.

 

[Chefdenoel10]

Asking someone where they work, especially right off the bat, would be considered extremely rude in the UK.

thank you for telling me that
I will have a laugh tonight with hubby about it.
I swear!! That’s all they ever ask!
It’s like a competition???
About 10 years ago one of the other neighbors had moved
a new one came in and yet again the same question
but luckily I was outside that night and when the guy proposed the question to my husband “where do you work”
my response was quickly to say ;
“why do you need a job?”
the conversation stopped after that so did the “ neighborly chats.”
Then I had to do penance that night for being mean!

 

[Pastel Tortie]

thank you for telling me that
I will have a laugh tonight with hubby about it.
I swear!! That’s all they ever ask!
It’s like a competition???
About 10 years ago one of the other neighbors had moved
a new one came in and yet again the same question
but luckily I was outside that night and when the guy proposed the question to my husband “where do you work”
my response was quickly to say ;
“why do you need a job?”
the conversation stopped after that so did the “ neighborly chats.”
Then I had to do penance that night for being mean!

What a great response! ?

 

[Cathie G]

Thanks Cathy. I have even tried to be more like them (mean) but I just can’t keep it up for long?? I feel “bitter” if I am mean for more than like two days.
I like being me and nice ... especially nice.

Yea. I always feel sick if I stoop to that level. Even if I'm right. It's better for me to just live in my little bubble of peace.

 

[Maro2Bear]

More progress. Slow n steady says the tortoise wood worker.

About One Third Complete


Decking, Lots of Long Decking Planks


About Half Done

 

[Cathie G]

thank you for telling me that
I will have a laugh tonight with hubby about it.
I swear!! That’s all they ever ask!
It’s like a competition???
About 10 years ago one of the other neighbors had moved
a new one came in and yet again the same question
but luckily I was outside that night and when the guy proposed the question to my husband “where do you work”
my response was quickly to say ;
“why do you need a job?”
the conversation stopped after that so did the “ neighborly chats.”
Then I had to do penance that night for being mean!

Well... it did sound like you were being nice and helpful. Did you really repent for that??

 

[Cathie G]

More progress. Slow n steady says the tortoise wood worker.

About One Third Complete
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Decking, Lots of Long Decking Planks
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About Half Done
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Very nice ? I can't wait to see the finish.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Did you figure out how many you have?

Yup.
Zero.
Took me a couple of hours, but got there in the end.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Me tooooooo!

I don't want to get political in any way, but this US election is everywhere, even here in Morocco.
There seems to be a Fly who is the star of the show.
Again.
Can one vote for it?

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

You can call me Ray or you can call me Jay or you can call me RJ, but you don't have to call me Johnson.?

I will call you Delores.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I think we are soon out of these nice sunny days....a solid 100 inside the roof...at high noon.

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Yummy!