October 20, 20187 yr Finished painting the new mailbox. It'll go up today. The old one had been knocked off so many it couldn't be straightened any more. It would seem a simple matter but it had to be decorated with specific characters. My lettering ability has severely diminished over the years.
October 20, 20187 yr 22 minutes ago, lew said: Finished painting the new mailbox. It'll go up today. The old one had been knocked off so many it couldn't be straightened any more. It would seem a simple matter but it had to be decorated with specific characters. My lettering ability has severely diminished over the years. Lew, I gave up after the fifth mailbox, and post were knocked off. I just put the address number on the new box with those stick on numbers. Some years it takes waiting until the spring thaw to find the missing mailbox, and broke off post. One year it was buried in the snow 50+ feet down the ditch from where it belongs.
October 20, 20187 yr 18 minutes ago, Larry Buskirk said: I gave up after the fifth mailbox, get a variance from the postmaster.. have the mail delivered to the door...
October 20, 20187 yr 1 minute ago, Stick486 said: get a variance from the postmaster.. have the mail delivered to the door... They refuse to do so. I live on a state highway, and they say entering/exiting creates a safety hazard.
October 20, 20187 yr 1 minute ago, Larry Buskirk said: They refuse to do so. I live on a state highway, and they say entering/exiting creates a safety hazard. I was given all kinds of excuses too... then it became a chess game... months later - the mail is delivered to the door...
October 20, 20187 yr 4 minutes ago, Larry Buskirk said: They refuse to do so. I live on a state highway, and they say entering/exiting creates a safety hazard. where do the deliver your packages to???
October 20, 20187 yr Just now, Stick486 said: where do they deliver your packages to??? Our driveway is at the beginning of a turn lane to a county road. It's the only place the state would allow it to be put when they widened the state highway. If the package will fit into the mailbox they put it there, if not we get a notice to pick it up at the PO. At least the driveway entrance/exit is directly across from a crossover separating E/W traffic flow so we can go either way without having to first go the wrong way and then crossover.
October 20, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, Larry Buskirk said: I gave up after the fifth mailbox, and post were knocked off. We live within the borough, narrow street, first house after a turn. They get my mailbox but I get their expensive, fancy multipurpose mirrors
October 20, 20187 yr Popular Post 2 hours ago, Larry Buskirk said: I just put the address number on the new box with those stick on numbers. I should be so lucky... Horrible lettering but.... The countdown has begun
October 20, 20187 yr 13 minutes ago, lew said: Horrible lettering but.... THEY GOTS CHARACTER AND LOTS OF IT...
October 20, 20187 yr 2 hours ago, lew said: We live within the borough, narrow street, first house after a turn. They get my mailbox but I get their expensive, fancy multipurpose mirrors But what good is a broken expensive fancy multipurpose mirror?
October 20, 20187 yr Popular Post 13 minutes ago, Larry Buskirk said: But what good is a broken expensive fancy multipurpose mirror? Satisfaction, pure satisfaction
October 20, 20187 yr Condolences to you and your family John. She will always be with you in your memories and they will be happy memories. Edited October 20, 20187 yr by It Was Al B
October 20, 20187 yr I managed to build the doors for my utility building and get them installed. Wasn't thinking much about photos, but I will take photos of the installed new doors as soon as I can. The old doors were assembled using screws. I was able to disassemble them and save most of the plywood. The rest of the wood was cut for use as firewood in the shop. Edited October 20, 20187 yr by It Was Al B
October 21, 20187 yr Popular Post Thank you all for the comforting words, I know there are quite a few folks here who have been through these events as we get older, we start to see the other older ones in our circles leave us. I lost a good part of my immediate family tragically about 24 years ago leaving behind myself and mom and dad (only ones left), seemed a lifetime ago, and it's been really quiet since, very calm, I think the man decided "ok, this family done had enough, we'll let em rest for awhile". But now as I look around, mom's pretty old, dad's pretty old, so things may start to get interesting again. Mom and dad have been apart since I was a toddler, and since they've gotten older, I've had to do a little dance to keep up with both of them having their own issues and problems and doc appts. and this and that. Dad don't drive anymore so I need to drive up the mountain and get him off of there and take him down shopping for food and doc appts. and what not, and take him back up and make sure he's ok. Mom needs attention too, and it all gets a tad overwhelming. Got a little story that snapped me out of my grumpiness and slapped me in the face. I went up the mountain on Friday to retrieve my pops, and bring him back down for a doc appt and food shopping. I'm tired, after dealing with my aunt passing, and I'm a little grumpy but holding it back well, putting on a great show for Dad, after all, he put up with my BS for years when I was younger, gave me shelter, gave me food, gave me love, and gave me friendship when I was at my wildest, he was there all the way to the point I joined the ARMY and got my s!#t squared away. So after the doc appt I take Dad to the grocery store and we are shopping for his inventory, he's 85 and as you can imagine, as an 85 year old bachelor, we spent a lot of time in the TV dinner department (I've tried to get him to eat healthier, but at his age and with his health issues it's good he's even eating anything), as we are standing there looking at the inventory of TV dinners, this big man came wheeling his cart by, basket full of TV dinners, he was in impressive size and in his 60's, and he smiled at both of us, and he looked at us both kind of nice, with warmth, and he passed us about 10 feet away and he turned back with a smile and looked at me and asked "you're here shopping with Dad?" I said "yes sir I am" with a smile, and he launched into a story of his own dad he used to take shopping and how much he missed him, his father passed away recently, and he stated "I used to love shopping with my Dad, I miss it a whole lot, I loved being with him and hanging out, enjoy your Dad while you have him", I stated thank you sir, I will and have a wonderful day. It didn't hit me till I got in the car what just happened. An angel of comfort was sent to me and shake me up and out, and to get back in the game with my folks, and to enjoy and appreciate their presence. And I will, and I am. Me and Dad left an hour later with about 30 TV dinners, a 2.5 gallon jug of ice cream, cereal boxes, oats, bread, and about 10 big bottles of coke, that should all last him about 4 weeks, when I'll run up and pick him up again, and enjoy a day with my Dad. Friday on the way back up the mountain with his groceries in tow, we had a great talk, we even talked man to man pragmatically about end of life wishes, and he was completely open and fine with it all, and we joked around and we also had a chance to talk about Aunt and memories with her. All is well. Sorry for the long winded post, back to woodworking now!
October 21, 20187 yr Popular Post John, doing for them does get tedious at times and is nothing to be ashamed of. It just does. The important part is the fact that you are doing and not giving up. Been there and loving the memories.
October 21, 20187 yr Popular Post 4 minutes ago, HandyDan said: John, doing for them does get tedious at times and is nothing to be ashamed of. It just does. The important part is the fact that you are doing and not giving up. Been there and loving the memories. agreed.. and it's good to let the grumpy out...
October 22, 20187 yr Sorry to hear about your aunt John. Just hang in there, you and your family will get through this.
October 22, 20187 yr 9 hours ago, hawkeye10 said: Sorry to hear about your aunt John. Just hang in there, you and your family will get through this. Thank you Hawk, my family here on TPW has been incredible and patient, thanks to all once again.
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