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23 ADULT TRUTHS

unknown: Posted on September-20-12 9:59 PM

****** 23 ADULT TRUTHS ******

1. Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.

2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.

3. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.

4. There is great need for a sarcasm font. (How true is this one!! You all know that you have wished this to be true!!)

5. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?

6. Was learning cursive really necessary?

7. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on # 5. I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.

8. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.

9. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind-of tired.

10. Bad decisions make good stories.

11. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren't going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.

12. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don't want to have to restart my collection...again.

13. I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten-page technical report that I swear I did not make any changes to.

14. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.

15. I think the freezer deserves a light as well.

16. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Light than Kay.

17. I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.

18. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

19. How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear or understand a word they said?

20. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars team up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers and sisters!

21. Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.

22. Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I'd bet everyone can find and push the snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time, every time.

23. The first testicular guard, the "Cup," was used in

Hockey in 1874 and the first helmet was used in 1974. That means it only took 100 years for men to realize that their brain is also important.

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Snowed In.....

Sasha JaegerBaird: Posted on November-30-10 1:27 AM

When I was on the campaign trail, I had three people who expressed the same concern. It was about being snowed in. Specifically, what happens here in the Crowsnest Pass, when we have a dump of snow and then the municipality gets out and clears/plows (oh really??) the streets.

Today, I experienced the issue first-hand.

After the last dump of snow, my daughter had finally shovelled our way out of our driveway. It is a large driveway and is long and hard to shovel. We finally had access to the street.

Yay!! Freedom!!

Unfortunately, it was very short lived.

I had gone out this afternoon to run a few errands. I backed easily out of my driveway and onto the road. A road, I have to say, that was pretty clear, after they had plowed it last week. I happily went on my way.

It was not until I returned home, that I saw the issue, that had been put forth to me during the election campaign.

While I was away, the municipality decided to plow my street again. I am still not quite sure why. It was fine the way it was. It was so nice of them, except for one small issue.

Anyway, what they accomplished by plowing again, was pushing all the snow from the end of the street, by the lane way where it was piled up, up the street and onto people's lawn and the sidewalks. This also included driveway's, including yes, mine!! My driveway was snowed in again, but ironically not from it snowing.

There was a packed two and a half foot high snowdrift, right in front of my driveway. There was no way I was getting back into the driveway anytime soon.

I was trapped in the street.

The only way in, was to re-shovel all that snow, back into piles on either side of my driveway.

This is not a small task. Especially for one person. One person who is not in the very best of health or physically fit either. It is a hard job. My daughter was not home yet and I was out-of-luck.

It was also later in the day, the sun was going down, the wind had picked up. At this point, I was mad and frustrated.

My thoughts immediately went to the three people who had complained of the very same thing to me, during the election. They said that every year they get plowed in, time after time, and are held hostage until some well meaning person can dig them out. Sometimes it can be days before this happens.

One of them is elderly, another is severely limited physically and the third has a bad back. So what happens when they need to leave? What happens when there is an emergency? Do they have to wait while someone digs a path to their house?

This is an issue that really needs to be addressed.

What happens to these people when they get plowed or snowed in??

Healthy young teens are not always readily available to do the work.

I was lucky today. My neighbour's teenage son and his friend were home. They shovelled me out for a price.

But what about those that are not so lucky? Who's helping them???

And just what is the policy about plowing snow in front of driveway's??

That's my rant today. I want some answers. If and when I find them, I will let you know.

In the meantime, if you know of a neighbour on your block (or anywhere for that matter), who is either elderly or infirm, do them a good deed and shovel them out. They will be very grateful. Be a secret helper and a good samaritan.

You will feel better for it, too.

What kind of shoveller are you??

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Day Two After the Election

Sasha JaegerBaird: Posted on October-20-10 10:29 PM

What a way to wake up!! One minute I'm sound asleep and the next, I am waking up to a loud security alarm wailing downstairs.

I bolt upright, jump out of the bed and bound down the stairs.

I run to the wall alarm and punch in my pass code. It reads that the number 2 key fob has triggered the police alarm. I look toward the door and see that it's still closed. So the first question is, where is my youngest son?? He is the owner of the number two key fob, and I know that he is not at home. Second question is, are the police on their way??

I open the front door in time to find my youngest son calmly sauntering up the driveway. He stares at what must have been my wild looking eyes and still pj'd state and asks " what's up??".

I breathed out a huge sigh of relief. I then calmed down enough to ask him if he accidentally triggered the alarm. He asked why and says that he might have. I explain what just happened and then suddenly realize that the police might still be on their way. I rush back upstairs in enough time to hear my phone stop running. I realize that the alarm company has already called me once. I call them back, give them the pass code and then am told that the police still might be coming out.

Yup.

They arrive soon after. The police officer asks me if everything is alright. I tell her that I am perfectly fine and begin to explain what had happened. She then asks if I am being held at gun point and being made to say that. I laugh and tell her no, that everything is fine. I thank her and she goes on her way.

So, I realize the following things....

First, my son needs to be much more careful with his keys. His mom just about had a heart attack. Second, it's nice to know that my alarm company is on the ball. Third, it's great to know that our fine men and women of the R.C.M.P. are on the ball and at the scene within minutes. Fourth, I need to start talking my phone with me when I rush downstairs. I could have avoided the police arriving with their hands on their guns. Fifth, if this had been an actual break in, bounding down the stairs in my pj's, was probably not the best decision.

What a way to start the day!!!

It could only go up from there. lol

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