Another Great Puzzle

Only this time there is only one question, you don't have to wait for the answer, and there is no prize.

Take a look at the picture. What is it?

It's a section of my drip irrigation system after my wife ran over it with a riding lawnmower.

Maybe this would be a better Visa commercial than a quiz.

Headache medicine after 2 hours digging this out of the mower deck. .$2.79
50 feet of new tubing .........................................................................$8.45
25 new emitters.................................................................................$12.00
Equal protection under the law for women....................................PRICELESS

Too Bad! Too Sad! No Winner!

Despite an overwhelming response and, I'm sure, untold hours of research there is no winner.

What’s it for or do?

Once upon a time the air conditioner in our house sprung a leak and lost all the freon. I fixed the leak but I had to pump the unit down to replace the freon. I didn't have a vacuum pump so I took the air conditioner compressor off of my pickup and the motor off my band saw, welded some brackets to a old pipe and used it to evacuate my AC system. It worked good, the home air conditioner worked good, and we never had any more problems.

What function does the 2” X 4” on the end serve?

It's a round pipe. If I didn't have the 2” X 4” on the end it would roll over when I laid it on the ground to use it.

What year was the mechanical device that is not the electric motor made?

1977. I took it off of my 1978 Ford pickup that was sold new in October 1977.

Now, here is the sad part. I have a vivid memory of the day I made this thing. When I completed the construction, I put it on my shoulder, picked up the bottle of freon and carried them about 300 ft the the AC unit. When I found it again last month I could barely pickup one end and drag it. Didn't Einstein say something about the more time passes the heaver and object gets?

This Is A True Story

told in a different way than you may normally hear it but a true story non the less.

I met a man two or three weeks ago and he said "I know what let's do. I'll take a sharp knife and cut a slit in your eye and then use a vacuum pump to suck part of it out. Then I'll put a little piece plastic back in your eye." I said "Hey, that sounds like a great idea. Let's do it." He said "It's probably going to hurt." I said "That's OK" He said "I want you to give me quite a bit of money to do it." I said "That sounds fine to me." And so we met at a predetermined location and time and did it. Then he said "Do you want to do this again in a couple of weeks?" I said "Great".

Some decisions I make, when reduced to the simplest form, don't seem very smart.

This is your big chance

You know those bloggers that post a challenge on their blog say, (guess what an unborn baby’s weight will be at birth) and offer the closest guess an unnamed prize. Or the ones that ask you to answer personal questions like (“Have you ever stepped up to the urinal in a public restroom and discovered you had your underwear on backwards?”) and then expect you to post your answers for everyone to read.

Well, I have a little quiz with a real prize. Take a look at the device in the picture.

Things you should know:

I made it to perform a specific function
It works very well
It vastly improved our quality of life

The Questions:

What’s it for or do?
What function does the 2” X 4” on the end serve?
What year was the mechanical device that is not the electric motor made?

The prize:

You get the device. Must be picked up. No delivery. No shipping.
In the event of a tie, earliest entry wins.

I will award the prize and supply the correct answers on or about May 1, 2010.

The odds of winning have been calculated as 1 in 16 brazilian

Saying Goodbye To An Old Friend

Sometimes relationships that have been a seminal part of ones life for a very long time must come to an end. It’s seldom planned and never easy. But now, it’s time for me to say goodbye to Bisquick. We go back a long way. When my kids lived with me I made biscuits and gravy with sausage and bacon most Saturday mornings and Bisquick was always there to help me “pull it off”. Now that the kid’s have moved away to their own homes and families, they request biscuits and gravy when they come to my house for a visit. Bisquick doesn’t just make a sticky paste that sticks your fingers together; it makes a sticky paste that sticks your family together. I’ll always have these memories but now, after most of 40 years, it’s over. I’ve discovered biscuits from scratch.

“Cutting in the butter” is pleasure that Bisquick never allowed me. I didn’t know I could sift. The Bisquick box never told me that. And, sorry Bisquick, they are just better. So, goodbye old friend, I know you will find another cupboard that doesn’t know about “made from scratch”

God Can Be A Benevolent Father

Sometimes when God gives you a gift and you don’t appreciate it enough to take care of it, He takes it away and you don’t get to play anymore. Other times he shows mercy and gives a second chance

I had my heart cath on Tuesday and there are no serious problems. I do have some small blockages but nothing that merits any corrective action or that will impact my daily activity. After more than 50 years of eating nothing but fried food except for chocolate cake and pecan pie and 40 years of smoking cigarettes, I get to play some more. That’s a magnanimous gift that I truly don’t deserve but am truly thankful for.

Upon examination my heart was found to big and soft and warm. I made that part up.

OK! I Need Some More Medical Advise

Remember when I had a tooth problem? Well, I have another little problem I need your help with. It seems I have a little something blocking one of the arteries in my heart. They didn't give me a copy of the picture so I can't post it like I did the tooth. But I did see it on the monitor and it looks like a little piece of that white stuff that's on a barbecue rib or maybe a small flake of a pork rind.



So if you have a good home remedy for this problem please forward ASAP. Also, if anyone has a "Fear This" bumper sticker I can borrow to stick on my butt while I'm wearing the open back gown I would appreciate it. I'll give it back after the procedure. If you want it!