The sonic boom was from fighter jets, F-16's, they had been sent to intercept an aircraft that flew over DC and Virginia. Contact could not be made with the airplane, the pilot was unresponsive and his plane crashed in the George Washington National Forest in Virginia. 

Ahhhh that is what I was just reading-except for the crash part. Wow.

We call that radar.

I need new tires all the way around. Sumbitch.

I had a flat tire this morning.   I was all set to go to the farmers market,  not even sure what made me look at the tire in the first place,  I never check my tires,  just hop in and go. 

Now the hubs is at Walmart getting a new tire mounted and I'm on the back deck with a coffee and a joint.

Apparently I let my car sit too much.   I'm told tires are meant to be used, but I don't take my car out in just any weather. It's 10 years old and I only have about 66,000 miles on it. When I paid it off I choose not to get a new one, I like my car, but I baby it and now she needs new sneakers.

(06-10-2023, 10:56 AM)Duchess Wrote: Apparently I let my car sit too much.   I'm told tires are meant to be used, but I don't take my car out in just any weather. It's 10 years old and I only have about 66,000 miles on it. When I paid it off I choose not to get a new one, I like my car, but I baby it and now she needs new sneakers.

You are long overdo getting new rubber. In most cases, tires over “6” years old 
are suspect, regardless of the mileage on them! Over  time, The rubber compound 
Begins to crack and becomes unsafe. You know they are already 10 years old. 
Just so you know, Every tire has a date code for when it was made. 
Look for DOT followed by several digits on the lower side wall of the tire.
The last four numbers identify when the tire was made.  

(06-10-2023, 10:48 AM)cannongal Wrote: I had a flat tire this morning.   I was all set to go to the farmers market,  not even sure what made me look at the tire in the first place,  I never check my tires,  just hop in and go. 

Now the hubs is at Walmart getting a new tire mounted and I'm on the back deck with a coffee and a joint.

Shouldn't you be at Walmart and hubs on the back deck with coffee and joint?

(06-10-2023, 02:48 PM)Carsman Wrote: You are long overdo getting new rubber. In most cases, tires over “6” years old 
are suspect, regardless of the mileage on them! Over  time, The rubber compound 
Begins to crack and becomes unsafe. You know they are already 10 years old. 
Just so you know, Every tire has a date code for when it was made. 
Look for DOT followed by several digits on the lower side wall of the tire.
The last four numbers identify when the tire was made.  

I wasn't clear. Sorry! These aren't the original tires, hun, I've gotten new ones a few times since I first bought my car, maybe 3 times, it's hard to recall.

I heard a news blurb that part of rte 95 collapsed in Pennsylvania this morning.   That's going to fuck up traffic for awhile.

Tis true. It is going to fuck up things in a major way. It's an essential part of the I-95 corridor.

For Shame! 

Holy Shit!

I'm watching the news out of Philly this morning and more than 150,000 cars have got to find an alternate route and it is creating havoc on the roads. It is a fricken mess.

I couldn't imagine driving from north to south for a vacation right now.    At least those local to the area know all the backroads.   Someone who is relying on a gps is screwed.

Earlier today someone was eating an apple near me and the sound of the crunching was making me crazy. Mentally, I snatched that fuckin' apple out of his hand and nailed him with it.

I read that as I was crunching on a carrot. LOL


Also-I hate driving where everyone else drives. Each year when the state fair would happen there would be a long line of cars waiting to get onto the exit-why the fuck do they do that? I never do that. I'll drive to the next exit and a million back roads rather than wait in a stupid fucking line. I HATE LINES!!!!!

The only line I didn't mind was when the 2^nd or 3^rd Halo came out.

Just so y'all know--squirrels aren't stupid. They know where I keep the peanuts and chewed a hole through the lid of the trash can. Those little bastards.

(06-17-2023, 07:14 AM)Duchess Wrote: Just so y'all know--squirrels aren't stupid. They know where I keep the peanuts and chewed a hole through the lid of the trash can. Those little bastards.

Reminds me of the time my dad went on vacation,  and the squirrels chewed through the wood around his kitchen window,  to get a bag of peanuts he left on the counter (he likes to feed them,  and had some sort of tray attached to the outside of the window),  anyway,  once they got in, they invited all their friends and destroyed the pantry.   Squirrel parties can get wild.