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  1. rivermouse

    Horrific dog attack

    I know most folks here love animals and especially dogs. I think this true story is worth sharing. I learned my sons girlfriends mother was viciously attacked by her nephews one year old german shepard.This dog from what she said had already bitten the owner rather severely previously .The dog...
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    Glen Campbell news

    Friends, I read recently that Glen Campbell had entered an "assisted living" center . Learning this made me feel old because I recall when he was first popular. What makes me feel even older is when I asked my 30 year old son had he heard about Glen Campbell he said "Glen who?" gez
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    Taking a non fishing wife fishing.

    I let my little boat sit ready to go all summer and didn't leave the yard with it., Now that the fish are biting I figured a couple of days at the coast would set things right..Problem is the wife who has never gone with me before when I wanted to fish NOW wants to go...It looks like I will...
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    Screen saver I picked out for the wife

    My wife and I like to change the computer screen saver so the other one will see it and get the general idea or enjoy the picture. I mentioned to her last week I wasn't getting the 2 or 3 square meals a day a husband might expect when he is retired. She sorta looked at me funny. Today I changed...
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    More GPS headaches

    I posted a month or so ago about how my new GPS sent me on a wild goose chase while I was out of town. I have 2 more stories about how a GPS has wasted my time and my wifes. Last week we were headed about 15 miles to eat at a BBQ place. I knew the back way and was doing fine until my wife...
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    snake story.......almost funny

    My nephew and his wife remodeled an apartment located over her dads old garage . It was a good deal for them to save money. However they learned that the place had a snake problem after finding several in the garage. They were big black snakes and he killed them because he knew there were others...
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    GPS nightmare

    This is a crazy story I want to share. Last week I went to the SC coast with the wife and one of her friends. On the second night her friend realized she needed a refill on a medication and the wife asked me to go get it. I didnt know the area and told her to give me some solid directions to the...
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    Flooding near charlotte nc.

    Tonights news is that many boats were sunk when the water level in one large near by lake went up over 6 feet. Peoples boats which were tied to piers were pulled below the water as the water level rose. People are mad that they received no warning of this flooding and water rise. Another report...
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    I cut my finger

    I retired several years ago and in my life I have had some dangerous jobs working around machines. Often when asked about what I did I will hold up my fingers and proudly say "I have all of them it is not because of luck but more so because of skill and caution"....well tonight I cut the dog...
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    briggs 500 cc OHV engine

    I went to check my lawn tractor yesterday and it acted like the battery was weak. I put jumper wires on it and still would not turn the engine over, I figured it was a weak starter so I replaced it with a spare starter I knew was good and still it would barely turn the engine... I was stumped...
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    they tried to steal my wifes duck

    Friday night around 12:30 I noticed a suv stop in front of my house. I got up and looked out the front doors window to see some guy running away from my house with something in his hands. I then opened the door and yelled as loud as I could.. "HEY MUTHAFAULKERS,, WHAT ARE YOU MFS DOING"? "I...
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    what I am doing till it warms up

    I cant go to the river so I have an inside project..Not a boat but it keeps me busy
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    Deal on a flood loss

    I wonder if there will be many boat engines like outboards that sank during the terrible flooding and now can be bought REAL cheap. Or are they just going to be sold without any discount and disclosure.....I will pay several crisp 100 dollar bills for the right almost new 45 HP Mercury....Its...
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    new ED treatment went wrong

    Now that it seems that every man older than 40 has ED we are seeing more commercials for the newest in treatments for this problem, They now have a deodorant for men that has the strong ED medicine mixed in. Problem is the deodorant comes in a can which is similar in color to a popular ladies...
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    I almost got in trouble.

    Thursday night I took out my boat to check out the lights I put on it to use for night fishing. This was the first time I have ever had it out at night. I got there before dark and rode around until it started to get dark and then cut on my light mounted to the top . There was only one other...
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    A story of 2 brothers

    A friend has 2 nephews . Because he is getting older he has decided to make out his will.In his will one nephew who has been a good boy will receive,,one 1966 ford mustang convertible v8 , one 1973 mercury cougar XR7 convertible and one 2002 pontiac trans am convertible .( cars worth well over...
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    saw snake leaving my mancave

    My mancave isnt real big 22x32 and I have a back side door I often leave open for ventilation while Im out there . I have a tv too and after watching it I got up and there going out the door behind where I had been setting was the last 2 feet of a snake . It had a dark brown and white pattern...
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    My neighbor is a flake

    What kind of person would have a large branch fall from his tree landing in his neighbors yard and then go and make a cut directly on the property line . The part in his yard he removes ,the part in my yard he leaves.....what a jerk
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    drowning

    A local 62 year old man drowned today on Lake Wylie. Witnesses said he fell from his boat while trying to retrieve something from the water..... went under and never came up.......It happened in the area I frequent ..Just an reminder to be extra careful.See news from (York county SC news reports)
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    "marry her son"

    My wife are average people with one son who recently finished college. As all parents we want him to meet the right girl and marry well. We met his new girlfriend and I was very surprised when I saw a picture of her holding a shot gun. Then I learned she knows about boats too. But when she told...
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