Time for a Happy Thread

[maryanimal]

yay Tink!! I bet it's quiet now! Enjoy it!

[TinkerMom]

Oh yes!! It's been uber quiet!!
I actually have cereal and milk last longer than 2 days!!
I don't have to cook an entire flock of chickens, I can have just a leg or both!!
I don't have to cook an entire cow, Just A steak!!
All my tools will be put away nicely, where I can find them, and not in the flower bed or the pool!!

The list goes on............. I am so happy!!

[catinthefunnyhat]

Yay, Tinkermom!

[Jax Dee]

Oh yes!! It's been uber quiet!!
I actually have cereal and milk last longer than 2 days!!
I don't have to cook an entire flock of chickens, I can have just a leg or both!!
I don't have to cook an entire cow, Just A steak!!
All my tools will be put away nicely, where I can find them, and not in the flower bed or the pool!!

The list goes on............. I am so happy!!

...the pool...I laughed so hard. My family is actually barred from the kitchen. Seriously. Don't "help" me with the dishes. I'll never find them again...

[piehole]

I bet that's how my mom felt when I finally moved out!

Yeah Tinkermom!

[Fufa]

Just came home from a family wedding on the West coast, on a small island off of Vancouver Island. The place had a "free store"! It reminded me so much of BRC and the boutiques people set up there. It was like a huge self-sustaining thrift shop, but everything free for the taking if you wanted/needed it. Mr. Fufa found a pair of shorts exactly his size, after he left his at home and the weather was sweltering. The place is run entirely off of donations, and sometimes they have so much stuff they need to forward the extra to the Salvation Army. I wish these places were more common.

The odd thing was (and a good thing too) that even though we could have walked off with armfuls of stuff...we didn't. A pair of shorts, 2 gorgeous sarongs, a shrink wrapped never been opened Windows 3.1 OS pack and a book on bracelet making between 4 people. We felt bad about taking something just because we could. We truly only took what we really wanted and would have a use for. It was amazing.

[MyDearFriend]

(((Fufa))) I am happy to see you!!!

[ygmir]

in a strange (or not) way, Fufa, that sort of brings a tear to my eye.........

what a great thing! Thanks so much for sharing it.

yeah, it would be great if that could exist elsewhere, without people getting greedy and stripping the place in 10 minutes.

[theCryptofishist]

I suspect that Fufa was visiting a small community where people know each other, and have a certain moral pull on each other. People act better because they know who they are ripping off, or who will have to clean their messes, and people who do get out of line aren't likely to be able to hid it for long. There used to be something similar in Albany Village, which was married grad student housing at University of California in Berkeley. I had a friend who lived there 25 years ago. And it was small, interconnected, maybe everyone had children. There were a lot of children, at any rate, and a lot of mutual baby-sitting. Even though it was in the middle of a conurbation of some millions, there was enough mutual assistance to give it a very different feel.

[Fufa]

Oh yes, it is an island with a very small population, but also a tourist hot spot. The population triples each summer. Apparently they get a big chunk of donations from the Americans with summer homes that clean out their properties every spring and buy new stuff. So this place does surprisingly well for a place where most people there are visitors. We actually felt a little guilty taking stuff without leaving anything in return, so Mr. Fufa made a cash donation.

[Bin Noddin]

What is happy? She's been my mother-in-law since April, 1974 and I just met her for the first time two weeks ago. My 30 year old son finally met his 94 year old grandmother. Oh, yes we were happy. Still happy. She looked at my palm and said "you're a good man, but you'll never have money." She looked at my son's palm and said "much better! take care of your father."

[wh..sh]

Aww bin, she has beautiful hands!

[knowmad]

Just came home from a family wedding on the West coast, on a small island off of Vancouver Island. ...

Sounds like Sointula, BC, on Markom(?) Island near port McNiell. part of a group/network of community enclaves that stretched all through out Puget Sound; in Canada and Washington state, during the height of the Union Wars these were Havens for syndicated-unionist and is how my state became known as "the Soviet of Washington."
the original 99%ers

[Fufa]

Just came home from a family wedding on the West coast, on a small island off of Vancouver Island. ...

Sounds like Sointula, BC, on Malcolm Island near port McNiell. part of a group/network of community enclaves that stretched all through out Puget Sound; in Canada and Washington state, during the height of the Union Wars these were Havens for syndicated-unionist and is how my state became known as "the Soviet of Washington."
the original 99%ers

Actually it was Hornby Island. Denman Island beside it apparently also has a free store.

Though funny you mention Sointula. My family is from Port McNeill! I know the area well, though never actually been to Sointula. Always got off the ferry the stop before on Cormorant Island where my grandfather lived.

[knowmad]

...Malcom...

Actually it was Hornby Island. Denman Island beside it apparently also has a free store.

Though funny you mention Sointula. My family is from Port McNeill! I know the area well, though never actually been to Sointula. Always got off the ferry the stop before on Cormorant Island where my grandfather lived.

thanks

Bellingham WA is still a haven, free stores, work/trade is common enough that it messes with tax projections for those counties.

I remember being up there when I was a teen, at a park(island reserve) called God's Pocket. I was on the water in a kiak when a Orca Pod broke surface around me. the water was like glass and I could see hundreds of feet into the water. Then beaching on Malcom Is, and meeting the people there. I felt like a honored guest, first by sutch a moving yet tranquil experiance, and then by the warm and genuine comunity we met. God's Pocket indeed!!

[Ugly Dougly]

I learned a new word in Japanese: kimochii!
It means "happy" or "good feeling".

[maryanimal]

I.am.happy! I started Vit. D therapy today. 50,000 IU's or 1.25 mg of vit. d, once a week for 8 weeks so far! My deficiency was kinda bad. I had a symptoms like muscle weakness, fatigue, and cognitive issues. I'm so happeeeee that I'll be feeling better soon and really be ready for the playa! Thank God for my rheumatologist!

[lucky420]

yay for ma!! We really don't want you draggin ass on the playa See you in a couple of months

[Foxfur]

I am so happy that I got involved in the Portland, oregon burner community last year.
I've been getting so much word-of-mouth referrals for locksmithing, carpentry, plumbing, electrical and electronics repair, home theater installs, and now RV maintenance jobs. If this keeps up I may not have to go back to the default employment sector.
I even met a couple guys in the movie special FX / pyrotechnics business in the Portland area who are, surprise, burners.

[lucky420]

ah that's sweet foxfur. Glad things are going so well for you.

[maryanimal]

What great news foxyfurpants! Good thing come to good people like you!

[Ugly Dougly]

I am reluctant to share how much happiness and love I have been experiencing, for fear of jinxing it.
So I will just stick with an old-fashioned WHOO-HOO!

[lucky420]

well WOO-HOO back at ya UD!

[Savannah]

This is a great page in this thread; that's all I have to say!

[Foxfur]

So happy for you Dougly! Love is a many splendored thing

[Ugly Dougly]

We went out last night for dinner. She said she wanted to visit a place that I soon determined (despite her horrible pronunciation) was Harbor Freight. I said "wow, you really are a tomboy." She said, "no, I want to pick up this special soaker hose for my garden." We also cruised for a rototiller (another pronunciation challenge!). Then ramen and some blue moon beer, and lots of intimate conversation. Really getting to know this wench. Hope this one turns out all right. It's not complicated. We dig each other and there's nothing to get between us.

[Bin Noddin]

'Tis sweet of you, Dougly, to help her with her ARRRRRRRRRRRs. Much happiness.

[Foxfur]

Happiness is a new distributor.

At 188,000 miles the original clutch is still going...

[Drawingablank]

Good Luck UD - Glad to hear you are happy, but in my experience there is nothing involving women that is not complicated.

And ladies, before the attacks begin - In my defense, in 25 years of marriage I have yet to receive an answer less than 3 paragraphs for even the most basic yes or no question (such as are you hungry?).

[ygmir]

Happiness is a new distributor.

2012-06-01 Nissan Distributor Replacement 3.jpg

At 188,000 miles the original clutch is still going...

*notes FF having all the latest in tooling, even to include the combination metric/s.a.e. spanner.