Mornin' BBB.

Ha! Exactly Lisa...sometimes I just crack myself up and want to react. I still want to know what the "woo" reaction is supposed to mean.

Mary, those flowers and plants are really nice to look at. You do have a gift.

Dave, do you think its genetic or more environmental the love of the outdoors? I would bet it has some genetic foundation. I love the outdoors, hunting and fishing, and the farm life. Me dad and mum took me to the beach and educational destinations...I do enjoy the beach and museums and ballet but it they don't call me. I think exposure to things allows our DNA to say yay or nay.

BBB OP ;-)

Good Morning BBB.
I am loving all the pictures of flowers, landscape, and beach and the image of seeing your floors again, and bagels!
We reduced the price, again, it is what it is and if we want to move then we need to just get it done. The alternative is that we could ride the Illinois market down further.
The beach is calling!
Do good out there everyone!

Ugh, tough market Raine.

"Digging the landscape"...so many interpretations.

Good morning BBB crew.

Lisa the stoic? I think not.


The nurture or nature question, Lee. My dad was a forester. He didn't hunt or fish, but loved the natural world. I vividly remember him amazing a group of us Boy Scouts by finding dry material in an Oregon winter rain, then starting a fire to warm us up - using flint and steel, rather than matches. We lived at the edge of town, and my buddy and I would take off in the morning, armed with out BB guns. We would roam the fallow fields and woods all day and not come home until darkness or hunger for supper forced us to. Maybe genetics push my DS in that direction. Maybe just learned behavior from the example he grew up with.


Multiple countdowns: the wedding (9), then the retirement (34). Love 'em both.

Good morning BBB Friends.

• I lean toward environmental. If you grow up around the outdoors, you want the outdoors. I'm loving my move out of the big city to the sticks.
• The Escape Titanium is a nice vehicle Mary. All the goodies and they haven't changed much over the last few years. Smart move.
• I am putting together a lecture for next week on the Proper Care and Attendance for the Fallen Hero. I'll be teaching it on Memorial Day.
• Finding floors is a good thing.
• Let's hope the new price does the trick Raine. MOJO!
• T-9 and 34.

Hi all. Hotter than Hades in southern Indiana.

Well, we have a car deal. May close it tomorrow or Friday - Im off work already Friday so why not waste it in a car dealership, not. Im trying for tomorrow late afternoon. I let the sales manager get the last word in. So unlike me, but from one sales manager to another, I get it. I got another incentive of 1500 off, and another $100 for my trade, but he'd budge no further. I may get them to toss in a grill though since they are giving those away to "new" car buyers this memorial day weekend. LOL. I don't need a new grill though, I just got one. Its the point!

I had to give another shopper the major stink eye last night. Dude pulls up in his Chrysler 300, close up next to this Escape Im looking at on the lot with the sales guy. Gets out, comes over to the car, starts looking at it, asking the salesman questions, etc. totally ignoring the fact Im there discussing the car with the guy. I looked at him and then at the salesman like I was some kind of maniac ready to pop the lid. I finally said, lets go for a ride, and the salesman was like, sir, if you'd like to step inside the showroom someone will be right with you in there.

As I was driving away I asked the salesman if that was his idea of a sale tactic. He laughed and said no, he didn't arrange that.... Then I said well, it might not be a bad plan. LOL.

The best part of this new car is that's its an automatic transmission. I am so sick of my 5 speed. It was fun for a long time, now Im tired of being stuck in traffic with it.

Thanks for the car tips BBB, I hope it all works out for me!

Great idea, Skip!!! I'll see if I can finagle that grill out of them tomorrow!