IS IT UPSIDE DOWN OR DOWNSIDE UP!!

OHHHHH, I'M NOT LOOKING SO SWELL

I felt compelled to look up the word 'Miracle' this morning.  Mr. Oxford defines a miracle as, 'a remarkable & welcome event that seems impossible to explain by means of the known laws of nature & which is therefore attributed to a supernatural agency.'  We had ordered a spare tire cover & a front end 'bra' for the Jeep a couple months ago.  Monday it arrived & this morning with no hope whatsoever of figuring out how to install it, I hesitantly thought I would at least give it a half hearted try.  This is when the 'Miracle' occurred.

A JEEPSPERT WOULD KNOW RIGHT AWAY WHAT I AM DOING WRONG HERE

I was actually successful, after a frustrating half hour, in getting the two piece leather bra actually installed on the front end of the Jeep.  But, for awhile I was convinced QUADRATEC had sent us the wrong bra.  It just would not line up right despite my best efforts of pulling & stretching.  I even took some pictures to email the company showing them they had sent the wrong bra.  But, all of a sudden as I was standing there looking at the 'wrong' bra I had a light bulb moment.   I had the bra upside down!!!!!!!  As soon as I got it turned around things began to take shape.  Magically the headlights & blinkers all lined up, clips & straps began to make more sense.   When I was finished I stood back & immediately attributed that to a Miracle's supernatural agency alright, & that set a positive pace for the rest of the day.  Even got the spare tire cover on without breaking my fingers off.

WE HAVE TO COME UP WITH A LOGO FOR THE TIRE COVER  

 

AMAZING HOW WELL EVERYTHING FIT TOGETHER ONCE I GOT IT RIGHT SIDE UP

Managed to cut a piece of carpet the right size to fit atop a box thingy in the back of the Jeep.  Even got it screwed down in place without drilling a hole in the interior somewhere.  Touched up a wall in the Motor home with some paint, hooked up some speaker wires & took care of a half dozen other little things I've been putting off for quite awhile.  These kinds of days are rare for me & I sure do appreciate them when they occasionally come along.

EVEN MY CARPET INSTALLATION WENT REASONABLY WELL.....NO CUTS, SCRAPES, LACERATIONS, CONTUSIONS OR ABRASIONS FROM USING A SHARP EXACTA KNIFE

Took the Jeep for a quick spin this afternoon to see if the front end bra was going to stay with the Jeep or not.  It did & that was just a nice little chunk of icing on my Jeep cake for the day:))

I TOT I TAA A PUDDY TAT:))

GROANER'S CORNER:((  Question:
What is the truest definition of Globalization?Answer: Princess Diana's death.
Question: How come?
Answer : An English princess with an Egyptian boyfriend crashes in a French tunnel, riding in a German car with a Dutch engine, driven by a Belgian who was drunk on Scottish whisky, (check the bottle before you change the spelling), followed closely by Italian Paparazzi on Japanese motorcycles, treated by an American doctor, using Brazilian medicines.

This was put in Groaner's Corner tonight by a Canadian, using American Bill Gates' technology, and you're probably reading
this on your computer, that uses Taiwanese chips, and a Korean monitor, assembled by Bangladeshi workers in a Singapore plant, transported by Indian truck drivers, hijacked
by Indonesians, unloaded by Sicilian longshoremen, and trucked to you by Mexican illegals.....

That, my friends,
is Globalization!!

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It is not the concept of God I have a problem with.....it's his fan club that causes me grievous concern:((

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AN UNEXPECTED TRIP OVER TO WATERLOO, ONTARIO

DID WE FINALLY FIND OURSELVES A JEEP?

Had my eye appointment today at noon & the eye guy said although I have slow growing cataracts in both eyes I am not there yet for cataract surgery.  Scheduled me for a full eye exam in the spring, wrote me out a new eye glasses prescription & sent me on my way.  Said reading in low light types of situations will continue be be more difficult as time goes on but that's the way it will be until I walk over the edge of a an Arizona cliff because I didn't see where it was in the dim early morning light:))

WE HAVE A NEW BATCH OF BABY ROBBINS IN ONE OF OUR JUNIPER TREES

I did pick myself up a Sony ICD-Px820 digital audio recorder this morning so now I've got another contraption to figure out.  Only took me about 3 years to finally make the 'recorder' decision.  First thing I'll do is record some info about myself in case I get lost in the woods & can't remember who I am.

THESE BAYFIELD BASED FISHING BOATS BRING IN A FRESH CATCH EVERY DAY DURING THE SEASON....If your in the area check out Scott Austin's Bayfield Fish & Seafood store on the north side of the river beside the fishing boats.

NOT EVERYONE CAN AFFORD A FANCY BOAT

Noticed Gordon over at NIGHTLY NEWS picked himself up a nice compact Panasonic Lumix digital camera.  Jerry coincidentally mentioned in an email today that he just bought himself a new camera too.....yep, a Panasonic Lumix & after Retired Rod read about Gordon buying the Lumix.....yep, he ordered himself a Panasonic Lumix as well.  Looks like it was a good week for Panasonic.  GORDON is a professional photographer & if he feels the Panasonic Lumix is a quality camera........you can take that to the bank:))  If I didn't have my little Canon.....yep, I'd be gettin me a Panasonic Lumix alright:))

 

IT'S A PICTURESQUE & QUIET HARBOR HERE IN BAYFIELD

Kelly spotted a Jeep for sale on the internet this morning over in Waterloo Ontario.  After a series of emails back & forth to the Jeep owner we decided to slip over this afternoon & have a look at it.  2006 Jeep Wrangler TJ  Sport with a 6 cylinder engine.  4x4 with a 6 speed manual transmission.  Both a hard & soft tops, tinted glass, fog lights, & a few extra goodies inside.  110,000 kms or about 70,000 miles.  Jeep was clean as a whip, one owner, never driven off road, not worn, & mechanically maintained.  New tires & brakes, E tested & safety checked just yesterday.  No fancy power windows & locks stuff on this little Jeepster but that's OK because we don't consider ourselves fancy power folks anyway.  It was a private sale & I was satisfied the lady we talked to today was honest & above board with us.

So, after a long consultation with ourselves........we bought it:))  We will return to Waterloo (2 hour drive one way) Monday morning to do all the paper work & licensing.  With any luck we'll be back in Bayfield by mid afternoon.  Kelly will drive the Santa Fe back & I will bring the Jeep.  Might take me a tad longer though, cutting through farmer's fields, across creeks, over bumpy hills & dales & all the swampy forests along the way I can find.........:))

             

GROANER'S CORNER.....but tonight this one isn't a groaner!! 

A Canadian Admiral was attending a naval conference that included Admirals from the Canadian, U.S. , English, Australian and French Navys. At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large group of officers that included personnel from
from most of those countries.

Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks but a French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas Europeans learn many languages, North Americans generally learn only English.' He then asked, 'Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking French?'

Without hesitating, the  Admiral replied 'Maybe it's because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak German.'

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