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Post by Phalon on Jul 17, 2017 10:33:04 GMT -6
Ten.
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Post by Phalon on Jul 18, 2017 5:03:14 GMT -6
Nine.
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Post by Phalon on Jul 19, 2017 5:07:32 GMT -6
Eight.
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Post by Phalon on Jul 20, 2017 6:04:16 GMT -6
Oops. Almost forgot...
Seven.
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Jul 20, 2017 21:00:03 GMT -6
Um.......?
Did I miss something?
Is the world going to end when you hit one?
Is Trump getting impeached?! (YAY!!)
I'm scared. Comfort me.
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Post by Phalon on Jul 21, 2017 4:46:53 GMT -6
Aw, Scrappy, I didn't mean to scare you!
No, somebody here is approaching one of life's most momentous occasions, and just in case he hasn't been counting down the days himself, I'm keeping track for him so he doesn't miss it.
(Psst - Moonglum is retiring)
Six.
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Jul 21, 2017 7:54:49 GMT -6
AH! Well early congratulations!
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Post by Phalon on Jul 22, 2017 4:37:55 GMT -6
Is that for Moonglum, or for the rest of us who are waiting for Trump's removal?
(hits the countdown pause button for the weekend)
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Jul 22, 2017 8:19:25 GMT -6
Both?
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Post by Phalon on Jul 24, 2017 10:01:22 GMT -6
That would certainly be one helluva party!
(the countdown continues)
Five!
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Post by Phalon on Jul 25, 2017 4:46:30 GMT -6
Four!
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Post by moonglum on Jul 25, 2017 12:47:10 GMT -6
Aw, Scrappy, I didn't mean to scare you! No, somebody here is approaching one of life's most momentous occasions, and just in case he hasn't been counting down the days himself, I'm keeping track for him so he doesn't miss it. (Psst - Moonglum is retiring) Six. 'Just in case I havn't been counting myself!' LOL. Oh, Oh, when it gets to 1, do i get a fanfare. Please can I have a fanfare. I've always wanted a fanfare, and cake. Thanks for the congrats, scrappy. |
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Post by Phalon on Jul 26, 2017 6:22:52 GMT -6
I figured you might be so busy working, that you might forget!!
And yes, you most certainly can have fanfare. And cake. Ice-cream too, if you'd like.
Three!
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Post by Phalon on Jul 27, 2017 5:46:01 GMT -6
OMG!
TWO!!!
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Post by Phalon on Jul 28, 2017 6:08:35 GMT -6
ONE!!!!! (and with the time change between here and there, it's in your favor!)
Your Fanfare: a parade in your honor with lots of ticker-tape streamers, confetti, balloons, marching bands, a blimp flying overhead with your name in flashing lights, planes with banners streaming behind them, and a large cheering crowd - the biggest cheering retirement crowd in the history of cheering retirement crowds and aerial photos that don't dispute it! (couldn't resist)
Your cake: a long, long buffet table of every kind of cake imaginable (except the kinds you don't like) and big crystal bowls of ice cream in flavors coordinating with each cake. And what the heck, lets throw in a full-sized ice sculpture of you in the middle of it all!
CONGRATULATIONS, MOONGLUM!!!
Wishing you all the happiness and free-time to do whatever your heart's desire.
ENJOY!
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Post by Mini Mia on Jul 28, 2017 13:06:55 GMT -6
I hope to have the celebration smilies up today. I got to them last night but decided to log off and go to bed. The birthday smilies are up though. 
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Post by moonglum on Jul 28, 2017 13:19:47 GMT -6
Many thanks for all the kind wishes. The cake and ice cream look delicious, and I got a fanfare. Mind you, the guy second from right is slightly out of tune. Not to worry, it's still brilliant.
And now, as Vox says, the real work begins!
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Post by Mini Mia on Jul 28, 2017 21:15:47 GMT -6
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Post by Mini Mia on Jul 29, 2017 3:51:04 GMT -6
I hope to have the celebration smilies up today. I got to them last night but decided to log off and go to bed. The birthday smilies are up though.
Nope. Been working on Runboard boards, so didn't do anything on this board today.
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Post by Phalon on Jul 29, 2017 4:51:34 GMT -6
HA! Yes, Vox is probably right, but at least now you can do it on your own schedule and not someone else's. Unless of course, the real work is work that Voxie wants you to do!
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Post by Mini Mia on Jul 31, 2017 0:27:31 GMT -6
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Post by moonglum on Aug 5, 2017 1:47:24 GMT -6
Well, the first week of retirement has been strange, to say the least. The first few days I was still waking up at 5 am, even without the dreaded alarm clock. Looking out the window and not seeing the van parked out there still seems weird. I had a flying lesson yesterday, my first, that was amazing. I'm still fired up about it now. I wonder what the second week will bring?
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Post by Phalon on Aug 5, 2017 4:40:08 GMT -6
Flying lessons??!!! (Suddenly starts singing "Learning to Fly" by Pink Floyd in my head.) Oh-my-gosh, that is so cool....and scary!
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Post by moonglum on Aug 5, 2017 10:24:55 GMT -6
Flying lessons??!!! (Suddenly starts singing "Learning to Fly" by Pink Floyd in my head.) Oh-my-gosh, that is so cool....and scary! I was a bit aprehensive. I'm used to being 130ft in the air repairing and testing access plant, www.genielift.com/en/cs/groups/webcontent/@web/@awp/documents/web_content/mdaw/mjy4/~edisp/ucm03_268267.jpgbut this was 2000ft up and within the airspace of London Stansted Airport. Wouldn't have missed it for the world though. It was a belated last birthday present from the family. I think Vox has posted some pictures on facebook. |
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Post by Mini Mia on Aug 5, 2017 16:22:01 GMT -6
Yes, she has. I saw them. Way cool.
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Post by Phalon on Aug 7, 2017 21:43:50 GMT -6
My brother works up on those things; he installs stadium and highway lighting, traffic light systems, and occasionally the electrical systems in wind turbines. I don't know how high up the platform ones he works in go though. For traffic lights and overhead electrical wiring, they just use bucket trucks. Once he was pulling storm duty on this side of the state for a week (the company he works for sends emergency crews out to difference states to restore electricity during power outages; he lives on the other side of the state), and afterward he came by for a visit....driving the bucket truck. His ex-wife and kids came up from Kentucky that weekend too, and my brother gave everyone rides in the bucket, swinging the boom(?) out over our ravine. I'm afraid of heights, and probably could never work that high up, but the bucket was like a carnival ride.
Oh! That is the neatest present ever! Hhhmmm...our anniversary is coming up in a week, and Hubs' birthday soon after. I wonder...nah. We are talking about Hubs: The Accident Prone.
Why tempt fate?
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