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When I was stationed in England, a vendor at the Wednesday street market had some novelty panties. My sister was getting married so as a gag gift...? we mailed her a package. It happened to arrive during the bridal shower with my mom and everyone there. She decides to open it and pulls out some crotchless panties for herself and for him, let's just say it resembled an elephant head with a trunk. Heard back from my mom who indicated it was the hit of the party.

Yeah, that is my dilemma. While sliders are the existing/original style some in the neighborhood have converted to double hung. I would except for the two major windows in the living room and family room. They are both over 100 inches wide and comprised of two window units with the sliders opening from the left and right side towards the center. doublehung would be up and down, obviously. However, if I stay with sliders can have it built as a single unit eliminating the center post with solid center "plate" glass window when sliders closed and the sliders from left and right sides. That would look really nice.

Semper ubi sub ubi

Time to detour!

We have 3 outlet malls all in tourist central which I avoid like the plague, going as a last resort. When I have gone out there, prices were equal to or worse that what I could get the identical product in town. Last time out there shopping for dress shoes, did land a deal on Clarkes, but Bostonian, Ecco, Johnson Murphy and other stores were worse than what could get in town.

Definitely has changed. Back in the 60's and high school, while a popular independent ice cream shop/café remains popular even today, THE place to be seen was McDonalds, backing into the slot and the parade of classmate's cars going by, and who was going out with whom. Both remain in business today, outlasting the chains, such as Lums that I would frequent with friends after a 3-11 shift at the hospital. Today, several shops and expansion of the café concept to include sidewalks which didn't exist back in the 60's and 70's. Actually, one of my favorite is a bike theme café located in a 50's vintage strip shopping center a few store down from an LBS that apparently the only one in town that knows how to spell Campagnolo as they stock the products. And then there is the upscale street that I work on that is really a throwback in time with open park, bandshell, and RR station along part of it. This is sidewalk café dining central laced with high end stores along a 2 lane brick street. The biggest problem is parking and the inordinate amount of time people spend in the café, impacting parking for other businesses. It is not that there isn't free bulk parking lots the entire length of the street (6 blocks long), they want to parallel park along the street (3 hour time limit) rather than walk a block from the bulk parking lot (4 hour time limit). Gets to be quite a political issue.

Let's see. Tropical environment with that palm tree. They will let a lot of bugs in. Casements are nice but not really the style around here. I have been shopping as well and will request quotes after the holidays. My debate is sliders (like what I have now) or double hung. The advantage of casement is the ability for 100% open where the others can only be 50% open for airflow as it covers the other half of the window. What have found in terms of cost vinyl is least expensive, fiberglass middle, and wood, like pictured most expensive. Double pane with argon gas most efficient both summer and winter. Putting blinds internally between the 2 glass panes reduces the efficiency. Also, triple pane has an extra thick glass panel - presented as hurricane proof or theft resistant to breakage as extremely heavy.

I find it a lot of fun when I walk up with a handful of ladies panties and ask where the dressing room is to try them on for sizing. Perhaps you should try that. ? Getting serious. I find underware way over priced at most stores. Ross is your friend for decent pricing of premium lines. Otherwise Haines or Fruit of the Loom at Target. Comfort is the primary requirement. It is not like people are going to see them.

Nothing...absolutely nothing! Oh wait, she is retired and would insist that she does a lot.

At least Apple is a fruit.

Actually it is where my daughter's dentist office is.

I thought the outside ornaments were in the attic. Good news! I climbed up there and in storage. It can wait for another day.

No, but if you go down under, let me know if right side up. Actually, the bike riders were close to Austria, but not Australia...people get them confused. Taken at Ouchy, Switzerland at the Olympics Museum.

But these tires stick like glue!

Ask and you shall receive. ? See "Sideway Pics Fixed!"

Use to several decades ago, then graduated to the more compact Scan Designs type leather "sling" recliner which is long since gone (daughter took to college). Next to go in the living room (recently moved to family room with new living room set) is a bulky lounge chair which is basically a traditional char with extended length creating a built in foot stool. Recently had to replace computer chair where spend most of time anyway. While I looked at Lazyboy, and the were OK if a little bulky, went through two "medium budget $90-125" returns before settling on the more expensive Beautyrest chair which I preferred over Lazyboy. The fact that it was on sale and offered in gray rather than black or brown helped also. The longest owned chair still in use/display is a traditional wooden rocking chair that was purchased over 40 years ago at W. T. Grants & Co. (their "Grants City" store)

Next week will go to the Christmas Post Office to mail Christmas cards. They actually put a stamp in the lobby where you hand cancel them with the Christmas, FL imprint. After that, I don't care where they go to reach their final destination. Yes, there is such a community with about 500 families. Surprised they haven't shut that rural post office down.

I went to the nursery and bought 22 pieces of sod. No long lines...I wonder why. Also, I went to Costco to re-fill my propane tank for the grill. Surprised the parking low was not jam packed. Initially when I went in the store to pay the registers were backed up but the store wasn't really jam packed. Picked up a bottle of wine and walked straight up to the register.

I am surprised that there is not some outcry that is racist and demand that the name be changed to something that is more politically correct.

@Longjohn...Nice looking family. Looks like one was either bored, ate too much, or it was nap time or a combination of the three as he fell asleep.

While this is FedEx I also see both FedEx, UPS and now, Amazon trucks in my neighborhood several times a day. In fact had 2 packages delivered by different trucks on the same day. What I suspect, it is on the merchant side with FedEx offering a cheaper price if they can just drop off at the postal distribution center which they feel is cheaper (and less risky of theft) if they don't have to do the final delivery. This is only a $36 package, so sure Monoprice wanted the cheapest option. Had similar happen last month with Newegg order. Usually, if not auto-redirected (UPS is good about it) to the UPS/FedEx store near me where I pick it up rather than sitting out front, I sign onto my account while enroute and manually specify the change. FedEx isn't offering that option within my account.

I have a package enroute and FedEx shipping shows 2 things. First it is classified as FedEx SmartPost which means they will probably hand off to the USPS when arrives local adding a few days. The other is that is departed California on Monday the 19th and after tranfering in NM and TX, arrived in Niceville FL (Panhandle town near Ft Walton Beach/Pensacola) on Wednesday the 21st. But after crossing the country in 2 days, estimated delivery is Wednesday the 28th, a week after it arrived in the State!

Nice. But where did you get the invisible selfie stick?