THE SUBARU UNDERGOES 'ANOTHER' WHEEL BEARING REPLACEMENT

Up a little earlier because I had to have the Subaru at the Bayfield Garage by 8 a.m.  Lorraine followed me with her car and then drove me home.  By the 'whirring' sound coming from the driver's side rear lately, I suspected another wheel bearing.  And, I was right.  That's the second wheel bearing replacement (driver's side rear) with the first one (driver's side front) on August 25th of this year.  What's with this 2018 Subaru wheel bearing problem?? So, 'Bang-Zoom' another nearly six-hundred-dollar bill done gone. ($530.99)  

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Al's Music Box:: You've Got A Friend by James Taylor.

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GROANER'S CORNER:(( Judy tried to sell her old car. She was having a lot of problems selling it, because the car had 250,000 miles.  One day, she told her problem to a friend she worked with at a salon. Her friend told her, "There is a possibility to make the car easier to sell, but it's not legal."  "That doesn't matter," replied Judy, "if only I can sell the car."  "Okay," said Judy's friend. "Here is the address of a friend of mine. He owns a car repair shop. Tell him I sent you, and he will turn the counter in your car back to 50,000 miles. Then it should not be a problem to sell your car."  The following weekend, Judy made the trip to the mechanic. Two weeks later, the friend asked Judy, "Did you sell your car?"  "No," replied Judy, "why should I? It only has 50,000 miles on it!"

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Did anyone see the joke I posted recently about my spine?  It was about a weak back.

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You know you are Addicted to the Internet when... 
· You step out of your room and realize that your parents have moved, and you don't have a clue when it happened. 
· Your wife drapes a blond wig over your monitor to remind you of what she looks like. 
· All of your friends have an @ in their names. 
· Your dog has its own home page. 
· You can't call your mother... she doesn't have a modem. 
· You wake up at 3 a.m. to go to the bathroom and stop and check your e-mail on the way back to bed. 
· You buy a Captain Kirk chair with a built-in keyboard and mouse. 
· Your wife says communication is important in a marriage... so you buy another computer and install a second phone line so the two of you can chat. 

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NOTHING MUCH PLANNED FOR MONDAY, SO WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS

The snowstorm we were anticipating on Friday night never happened.  I don't know where it went, but it wasn't here.  Maybe the storm was having some GPS problems and lost its way.  Roads were slightly slushy Saturday morning due to all the road salt on them as I made my way to Goderich and back with a stop at Walmart. 

It was a year ago Saturday that at 12:30 a.m. in the early morning hours, I called an ambulance for Kelly, and she was taken to the Goderich Hospital.  We didn't know at the time that when the paramedics carried Kelly out of the house to the waiting ambulance, she would not be coming home again.  These were difficult days.  I went to the hospital first thing in the morning, and she was still in Emergency before being moved to the ICU. (Intensive Care Unit) I couldn't help but sit in my recliner Saturday afternoon, reading my posts from a year ago.  It was a very sad time, with each post I read becoming even sadder.  Consequently, I didn't feel much like putting a post together.

On a more positive note, Lorraine (Woodsy) rolled in later Saturday afternoon around 3 p.m., bringing a ray of sunshine on what has been a long stretch of cloudy days.

Sunday:: Not much happening on this cold and damp, gray, slightly snowy, slightly rainy day.  With my snow shovel, I moved some of the wet snow around and replenished the bird feeders.  And that was about it for the day.  In other words, it was a good day for reading, bonking around on the computer, and watching some television.  I particularly enjoyed watching the series, 'How Disney Built Disneyland', Disney World, and how Disney affected the whole World in the end.  And of course, Sunday night is 'The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch'.  Nothing much planned for Monday, so we'll see what happens.

Al's Music Box:: Alley Cat by Bent Fabric.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Joe heard a rumor that his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather had all walked on water on their 21st birthdays.  So, on his 21st birthday, Joe and his good friend Brian headed out to the lake. "If they did it, I can too!" he insisted.  When Joe and Brian arrived at the lake, they rented a boat and began paddling. When they got to the middle of the lake, Joe stepped off of the side of the boat... and darn near drowned.  Furious and somewhat ashamed, he and Brian headed for home.  When Joe arrived back at the family farm, he asked his grandmother for an explanation. "Grandma, why can I not walk on water like my father, and his father, and his father before him?"  The feeble old grandmother took Joe by the hands, looked into his eyes, and explained, "That's because your father, grandfather, and great-grandfather were born in January... you were born in July, dear."

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- So, today, I told my team about the importance of dried grapes. It’s all about raisin awareness.

- My mum told me that I can’t drive a car made of spaghetti. You should have seen her face when I drove pasta.

- Why are Catholics so upbeat after church gatherings? Because they convert Mass into energy.

- In my last job my wages were paid in vegetables. I left because I was unhappy with the celery.

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It's been a couple of years since I actually worked in an office, so I thought I should do something to prepare to get back into typing, filing, and phone answering, and whatnot. So what I did was I had a friend of mine go with me down to the local swimming pool, and I had him tie me up in a burlap sack and sink me to the bottom of the pool. And then just as I was about to suffocate, he yanked me up and gave me a lunch break.

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GOOD RIDDANCE I SAY!!

I DIDN'T TAKE ANY PHOTOS TODAY, SO I STEPPED OUT ON THE SNOWY PORCH TONIGHT WITH MY iPHONE AND TOOK A COUPLE QUICKIES

It's been three days, and the cold gusting winds are still upon us.  Thankfully, no further power outages here since late Wednesday night, when a power pole north of Goderich snapped in the wind.  Looking out the living room window this morning and seeing the bare trees with a light skiff of snow on the ground, one word came to mind, 'bleak'!!  But hey, in a couple of days, the most depressing month of the year will be over, and November will thankfully be behind us for another year.  Good riddance, I say!!  At the time of posting this tonight, it is snowing..........

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Al's Music Box:: She's Got You by Patsy Cline.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( An old man was a witness in a burglary case.  The defense lawyer asked Sam, "Did you see my client commit this burglary?"  "Yes," said Sam, "I saw him plainly take the goods."  The lawyer asks Sam again, "Sam, this happened at night. Are you sure you saw my client commit this crime?"  "Yes, says Sam. "I saw him do it."  Then the lawyer asks Sam, "Sam, listen, you are an 80-year-old man, and your eyesight is probably bad. Just how far can you see at night?"  Sam says, "I can see the moon. How far is that?

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1. Knock, knock.
- Who’s there?
- Annie.
- Annie who?
- Annie-body want some pie?

2. Knock, knock.
- Who’s there?
- Arthur.
- Arthur who?
- Arthur any leftovers?
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College student: "Hey, Dad! I've got some great news for you!"
Father: "What, son?"
College student: "Remember that $500 you promised me if I made the Dean's list?"
Father: "I certainly do!"
College student: "Well, you get to keep it."

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