Gugny Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Holy ****! We got snowed in (third time this week), but it doesn't matter, because everything is !@#$ing closed anyway. We do the whole family get together thing on Christmas eve, so Christmas day is just watching my son open presents then a whole lot of nothing (other than snowblowing and having to take the dog out in -50 degree weather with 40mph wind gusts). I think I'll do some laundry to liven things up a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundybout Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Things usually get more exciting after my fourth glass of eggnog. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerndecline Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Eat some junk food and watch Arnold Schwarzenegger movies that you've already seen a million times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 44 minutes ago, westerndecline said: Eat some junk food and watch Arnold Schwarzenegger movies that you've already seen a million times Thank you for your service 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Beard Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 In-laws come over. Ham dinner (not a fan). Days of prepping the house. Hours of cooking. My kids are all with their significant others this year. My wife hates Trump. Her relatives love him. I try to be diplomatic and find common ground. Not a good day. Not terrible. Boring and stressful. A great combination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted December 26, 2017 Author Share Posted December 26, 2017 58 minutes ago, westerndecline said: Eat some junk food and watch Arnold Schwarzenegger movies that you've already seen a million times Thank you for protecting our lakes and rivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Well if you are looking for something to do, I have a pile of dishes that need washing from Christmas Eve dinner. I actually like how calm and quiet Christmas day is. Reminds me of Sundays as a kid when the only things open were movie theaters, a few gas stations (until noon) and a few restaurants. Everything does not have to be go-go-go! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweats Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 I tend to drink all day, tell the family exactly what i think of them and then never have to deal with them for a whole another year..........good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 (edited) Yeah, once Dave & Busters and Applebees close up, what’s the point in breathing? We had Christmas with our 4 year old grandson on the 23rd, and that was definitely the highlight. We’ve found things to do the last few years like the Atlanta Aquarium, nice restaurants, etc. We just returned from the Botanical Gardens in Pedmont Park where nthey do an amazing light show complete with music and 3-D glasses. I’m glad we went. It’s pretty nice having some quiet time with family doing things we usually find excuses to put off. It’s become a nice little tradition. Edited December 26, 2017 by Augie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted December 26, 2017 Author Share Posted December 26, 2017 20 minutes ago, Augie said: Yeah, once Dave & Busters and Applebees close up, what’s the point in breathing? We had Christmas with our 4 year old grandson on the 23rd, and that was definitely the highlight. We’ve found things to do the last few years like the Atlanta Aquarium, nice restaurants, etc. We just returned from the Botanical Gardens in Pedmont Park where nthey do an amazing light show complete with music and 3-D glasses. I’m glad we went. It’s pretty nice having some quiet time with family doing things we usually find excuses to put off. It’s become a nice little tradition. That's awesome, Augie. Our choices, here, are going to a Chinese restaurant or to Cumberland Farms (gas station/market). Everything else is closed. And it was a different story when my son was that young. Tomorrow, we're going to a music store to get guitar strings, then to see see Star Wars in 3-D, then out for a late lunch/early dinner. That will make up for today's day of nothingness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 2 minutes ago, Gugny said: That's awesome, Augie. Our choices, here, are going to a Chinese restaurant or to Cumberland Farms (gas station/market). Everything else is closed. And it was a different story when my son was that young. Tomorrow, we're going to a music store to get guitar strings, then to see see Star Wars in 3-D, then out for a late lunch/early dinner. That will make up for today's day of nothingness. Well, my wife lines all this stuff up, and we may be out of options now....but it was fun while it lasted! A couple years ago we had dinner at a very nice restaurant that’s near us. A guy leaving as we entered was raving about the stone crab...to the point I wondered if he should be driving. He was gushing so much that’s what my growing food disposal of a son ordered. The stone crab special. I still laugh when I think of his expression when the starving boy realized he had ordered a single crab claw to sustain him. It was priced like an entree, but it was very lonely little crab claw (just the claw) on his tiny plate. We had to make additional arrangements. That story comes up every Christmas since, and even HE can laugh about it now! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
145B4IDIE Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 did atlanta aquarium learn how to keep fish alive yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, Gugny said: Thank you for protecting our lakes and rivers. Hey Buddy... I am @ work right now... Running the gates so as to keep the mutha from freezing. Keeping the water moving and bubblers on. Moving water and bubbles from compressor keeps warm water on bottom circulating to the top. Some Christmas... At least it snowed last night when I was off... Other crew got snow plowing and shoveling done. Now it's an awful 8°F out! Edited December 26, 2017 by ExiledInIllinois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Making TBD spirits bright since 2002! Come on Gug... How much more boring can Christmas be with out a lock @ 8° reference... Totally NOT bikini weather unless we see one of these Gals boat on through: Doing an "ice stoppage" right now, ie: Flushing pit to keep water moving. Look real close... That's an Asian carp with a Santa hat on swimming to Lake Michigan... (Right to left) Quick! Get the net... Oops that one got away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 31 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Hey Buddy... I am @ work right now... Running the gates so as to keep the mutha from freezing. Keeping the water moving and bubblers on. Moving water and bubbles from compressor keeps warm water on bottom circulating to the top. Some Christmas... At least it snowed last night when I was off... Other crew got snow plowing and shoveling done. Now it's an awful 8°F out! It seems like every year now they keep the canal here open longer If your bored, maybe your doing it Wrong? Maybe if people liked you more and you werent an *** they would want to spend time with you and have you over on Christmas day? J/k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 4 minutes ago, apuszczalowski said: It seems like every year now they keep the canal here open longer If your bored, maybe your doing it Wrong? Maybe if people liked you more and you werent an *** they would want to spend time with you and have you over on Christmas day? J/k Never bored! LoL... I live in Exile... Haven't seen family, outside my immediate (I am guy only his wife & kids can love... And I doubt that sometimes!), on Christmas in probably 20 years... Just another day. I always wondered why nobody invites me! My turn to work this year... Last two Christmas' off... SanFran/Squaw Valley 2015... Steamboat, CO last year. I think I work the next 5 years on Christmas. 500 miles is a heck of a sleigh ride to Grandma's house! The canal here never closes... Navigation will push thorough 2-3 feet of ice during winter... If we don't get the cold, many years it doesn't even freeze... You know, "global warming." "Polar Vortex" sux nuts! Good Bless the Corps: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Going to go lock a boat... Can watch it here: http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-87.585/centery:41.645/zoom:14 Pushing 3,000 tons of steel coil... Two barges... 480' long by 35' wide... Water starting to slush/ice up. Only will have him tie off with a stern line only. Don't want deckhand walking 480' out to the bow to grab a lock line. Barges are snowy, icy, & slippery and these barges are "strung out" NOT breasted next to each other... Which means deckhand only has about a foot walkway from falling in drink and most likely dieing in 34° water... One line this time of year for safety! Stay close to pusher boat!! Safety, saftey, and MORE SAFETY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 2 hours ago, 145B4IDIE said: did atlanta aquarium learn how to keep fish alive yet? I’ve been there several times and enjoyed each visit. You have a problem with sushi? Seriously, I’ve never heard that they had a worse problem than any other facility. Maybe it’s a real problem. I hope not. Maybe it’s just people with an issue. I can’t say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Posting almost live... Or is it Memorex? Anybody want to see what a 220 ton steel gate on a solid bronze hinge (pintle ball 20 feet below water) does at almost 0°F. It vibrates madly: This would be the "Christmas Walk of Death" for a deckhand to get out on the bow of barge tonight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 I can’t speak for everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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