So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

[Edward]

Fortunately, this is not quite a keyless vehicle; you press a button on the fob and the part that goes into the ignition flips out of the fob like a switchblade knife, then when you reach your destination you can "retract" it so the fob will allegedly fit into wherever you keep your keys easier. Not sure I see the point, actually; it just seems like another not-too-well-conceived gadget for younger drivers to play with.

The one advantage I can see is avoiding excess wear on your trouser-pocket bags. Since I started using a device that clumps most of my keys together like a pen-knife, I've noticed that I'm not periodically having to sew-up the pocket-bag on the right hand side of my trousers, which is a big plus.

 

[Brandrea33]

The corrosive power of Deep Woods Off bug spray, after rubbing hands a d arms and legs, then holding my phone in its case:

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As a fellow Canuck, this is concerning… bug spray is necessary here

 

[MisterCairo]

As a fellow Canuck, this is concerning… bug spray is necessary here

Perth County Ontario, between Stratford and Waterloo here. Bugs are awful this spring, and we are on a farm doing our landscaping.

Whereabouts do you hang your Fedora?

 

[Brandrea33]

Perth County Ontario, between Stratford and Waterloo here. Bugs are awful this spring, and we are on a farm doing gnour landscaping.

Whereabouts do you hang your Fedora?

I know your area well and we have the same issue with bugs. We back onto the Conestoga River and lots of hardwood bush.

I’m up the road just north of Waterloo in St Jacobs.

 

[MisterCairo]

I know your area well and we have the same issue with bugs. We back onto the Conestoga River and lots of hardwood bush.

I’m up the road just north of Waterloo in St Jacobs.

Small world, we are just S-W of Wellesley. 59Lark here on the Lounge is local as well. We both speak highly of Anna Mae's!

Once things open up, we should have a local gathering!

Mr. C.

 

[tonyb]

…
Once thongs open up, we should have a local gathering!

Mr. C.

But where ya gonna stuff those dollar bills?

 

[MisterCairo]

But where ya gonna stuff those dollar bills?

The unfortunate positioning of o and i on the "keyboard"...

 

[tonyb]

^^^^^
Happens to me all the tome.

 

[Zombie_61]

The one advantage I can see is avoiding excess wear on your trouser-pocket bags. Since I started using a device that clumps most of my keys together like a pen-knife, I've noticed that I'm not periodically having to sew-up the pocket-bag on the right hand side of my trousers, which is a big plus.

I honestly can't recall that ever being an issue. Maybe the keys have duller edges on this side of the pond.

The unfortunate positioning of o and i on the "keyboard"...

Oi.

 

[MisterCairo]

I honestly can't recall that ever being an issue. Maybe the keys have duller edges on this side of the pond.

Oi.

My favourite kind of music...

;<》

 

[Edward]

I honestly can't recall that ever being an issue. Maybe the keys have duller edges on this side of the pond.

Oi.

POssibly the number of keys I carry - one for the office, four at home... Used to be more!

 

[tonyb]

The past Monday I stopped by a local appliance store in search of an over-the-range microwave to replace the one that went belly-up a couple days earlier.

They had one in inventory in the right color and at a good price, so I bought it and paid for delivery and installation, which was scheduled for the following Monday, June 14.

Today I get a call saying they won’t get to me until the 17th. Their excuses are pathetic. They went so far as to blame COVID.

The missus and I have other appointments to make on the 17th.

 

[belfastboy]

The one advantage I can see is avoiding excess wear on your trouser-pocket bags. Since I started using a device that clumps most of my keys together like a pen-knife, I've noticed that I'm not periodically having to sew-up the pocket-bag on the right hand side of my trousers, which is a big plus.

POssibly the number of keys I carry - one for the office, four at home... Used to be more!

Yes, I am thinking I used to be a much more important person based on the number of keys on my chain and others in the glove box of the car. I bought a new car last week, cleaned out the old and threw away all the keys on my chain and in the glove box. Now I have a car key and a house key....that is it. I am thinking gosh, all those people that used to trust me with keys and now there are none. I kinda like it like this.

 

[Harp]

Rain, thunderstorm in progress Chicago right now. Refrigerator empty. Thoughts of ordering baby back ribs.

 

[Hercule]

Rain, thunderstorm in progress Chicago right now. Refrigerator empty. Thoughts of ordering baby back ribs.

Capital idea! (yes, I had to look up whether it was an A or an O).

Warm sunny day here, and I'm debating whether or not to mow the lawn before I start dinner (Turkish chicken Kebabs and roasted dill potatoes with Tzatziki). ... ... Meh! The lawn will be there tomorrow. I'll have a beer and mess around on the computer instead.

 

[Harp]

Capital idea! (yes, I had to look up whether it was an A or an O).

Warm sunny day here, and I'm debating whether or not to mow the lawn before I start dinner (Turkish chicken Kebabs and roasted dill potatoes with Tzatziki). ... ... Meh! The lawn will be there tomorrow. I'll have a beer and mess around on the computer instead.

Geez, put me to shame. Cook and mow the lawn? I've been an apartment cliff dweller so long cannot
recall when last I cut the front lawn or backyard... probably in my twenties. Or shovel snow.
Have a sink full of dishes awaiting...paper plates for the ribs.

 

[Hercule]

Geez, put me to shame. Cook and mow the lawn? I've been an apartment cliff dweller so long cannot
recall when last I cut the front lawn or backyard... probably in my twenties. Or shovel snow.
Have a sink full of dishes awaiting...paper plates for the ribs.

No, no, no, not at all. Think nothing of it. Before buying a house a year ago (just about exactly) I was an avowed renter who thoroughly enjoyed no responsibilities for external maintenance. But now that I have no neighbors above below or other side of the wall, I'm sold on it. My only problem with external upkeep is pretty much motivation and timeliness. Whatever will get done, if not sooner then later. I can be lazy too. Don't mind it all actually. I like to think I have a good and strong work ethic in that regard (or is it control freak? Hence doing all the cooking too). As for snow- the house came with a blower but with the driveway being only 50 feet long and 15 feet wide I did it by hand. I'll get the blower running for next year as we live in the snow belt and, well, snow can kill and I'm not exactly THE specimen of perfect men's health. I hear ya about the dishes. We have a dish washer and I hate it because we ALWAYS have a sink full of dishes even though we more often than not use paper plates. Always seem to be out of forks too...

Your ribs sound good to me actually. But I have time for another beer before I get started - a Modello Especial -mostly because they use music from a Clint Eastwood movie in their commercials and I wanted something lighter than my usual local-brew Citrimax IPA (Marketgarden). Wine for dinner though - wife got me a wine of the month club. She's choosing tonight. Whatever she chooses, white or red, I hope it's dry! Sunshine in a bottle needs to be dry. [edit: Scissor Kick Cellars Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon, 2020, South Australia]

 

[tonyb]

^^^^^
We have a paint job scheduled for later this month — the entire exterior of the house (minus the new garage door, finished in genuine faux walnut) and two sheds.

Painting is among the few tasks I’m confident I can do myself, with satisfactory results. I’ve painted houses before, I have pretty much all the equipment — pressure washer, sprayer, ladders, sanders, etc. I told the missus I could save us a few grand. But no, she said. Let’s just pay to get it done in a few days and be done with it. She’s right about that. I could take weeks, and I’d probably have to call in outside help to do the minor repairs needed to the siding and trim. And I have other work piling up on me anyway.

I don’t know what is to account for all the home improvement activity going on around here. Pent-up demand, maybe? Uncle Sugar’s stimulus money? New people moving in? (Lotsa turnover of late.) Whatever the causes, there’s the sound of power saws and nailers every day now that the summer weather has arrived. A front porch where there was only a concrete stoop is perhaps the most popular upgrade around here. The subdivision was built out in 1977 — two basic house styles, the ranch and the split-level, with variations on each (gable roof or hip roof, garage on the right or the left, etc.). Now that these structures have been here for more than four decades they’ve taken on some individual distinction, if not character, necessarily. No HOA (I couldn’t live in a district with CC&R’s), so homeowners are free to do anything in keeping with building codes. That’s fine by me.

 

[Zombie_61]

POssibly the number of keys I carry - one for the office, four at home... Used to be more!

You may be on to something here. With one exception, every car I've owned had one single key for the ignition, door locks, trunk, and glove compartment. That and a key to whichever house I was living in at the time has almost been the count on my key ring most of my life: two. Currently I have four--car, house, garage door, and side gate between the front and back yards. So far that hasn't presented any problems.

 

[Hercule]

Keys, good god, I sometimes feel like a janitor: car fob, 4 house keys (deadbolts and knobs for 2 doors), son's bicycle lock, a skeleton key (personal, can't explain), strongbox key, 4 work keys (I keep another set of 3 work keys on a lanyard in my briefcase, and there are several more loose keys in there as well), desk drawer key, filing cabinet key, and probably a couple more I'm not remembering. I really should cull the lot.

A couple of years ago I got tired of fishing them out of my pocket (jeans pockets can be tight sometimes) and having them sometimes hurt my leg and wear a hole on the outside, so I started using a small carabiner to attach them to a right-front belt loop. No need to dress up so I wear my shirts untucked. The keys are never seen and rarely make so much as a jingle. Quite handy actually.