Wow so many years since I've seen this Lily Tomlin routine. I think Ernestine was nothing but her best and funniest character.

I really enjoyed it.

How about NOTHING but the Palmolive under the tires to move a car so we could make a Concrete Delivery. Or else you go in the Concrete, you picking up what I'm laying down?

More medical stuff over here at Mash 4077. Not me the boss. NOTHING but a day at a time over here. To much spicy food.

Concrete Delivery Gone Bad - YouTube

Looks like that sometimes does not workout and not for NOTHING.

I never saw that one Tal. That cost him or her their job. It happened about once a year. We had one NOTHING but pull off the road onto the shoulder for safety and got stuck. After two hours the truck started leaning even more. We threw 10 lbs of sugar in the load while the barrel was still spinning and the load didn't set up inside the truck. The truck was salvaged about 8 hours later.

One other truck had 9 yards of concrete set up inside the barrel when they sent a tiny tow truck to pull out a close to 70,000 lb truck. They have people you can hire who drill through the concrete in the truck and put a kind of a charge, similar to Dy-No-Mite. The actually yelled Fire In The Hole and hit the Plunger Like Gomez Addams and the truck jumped about 6" off the ground. :boom: It broke up the load into manageable pieces and the whole truck was jackhammered out. I Love Concrete. Bet you never heard that before. What a great way to make a living. Wouldn't trade it for the world.

Another Happy Memory for me brought to you by NOTHING! :boxing2:

And since we are on the topic of concrete (are we really?) ... I have always admired really good brick work -- with particular attention to the pointing. Many years ago I attempted a DIY project to repair my brick patio. BIG MISTAKE. First of all, what is that stuff in-between the bricks? You got your cement, you got your concrete, mortar, stucco, gypsum, grout, plaster, etc. etc. ad nauseum. Ask anyone to clearly define the difference in these products. HAH. Regardless, the instructions are usually the same with slight variations "Just add water or Just add water and sand, and mix". Simple,

Yet working with this stuff for a neophyte is the same as telling someone who has never cooked that in order to make great artisan bread, just mix water and flour, knead and bake.

So much for the digression into what was once nothing but total frustration.


This page has pictures of what I consider good and bad brick work:

MyWay

How I admire skilled bricklayers (and bread makers for that matter).

NOTHING but set.


For Tal's BD we have these states with the # of Villages' households:

California-- 669.

Delaware-- 309.

Kansas-- 205.

Michigan-- 3,057.

South Carolina-- 278.

Vermont-- 281.

Another scene from Guerneville's flooding--

Press Democrat - Flooding in Guerneville: 'Don't Worry, Be Happy' | Facebook

And that's the beauty of NOTHING - the topic can go anywhere about anything. Regarding concrete or brick laying, etc, I understand it is an art or a talent or a gift - one of those things. Regardless, it's not easy, takes a lot of patience, and there's definitely a method to what I would call madness due to my lack of overall patience. My husband recently helped a friend lay a new sidewalk in front of his house. He was quite amazed at the process and thankful his friend was skilled at it.

Btw, about your link and the pictures - I'm quite sure at least half of the NOTHINGs on here are not even going to notice the bad brick work in that last photo. Is that you, BK? You did say it was many years ago - lol

The other beauty of NOTHING is hearing all the stories on here about past lives, etc. So interesting......

And wanted you to know, you and Mrs Nucky are in my prayers that your health issues are resolved soon. :pray:

What brick work in that last photo? Oh. I need a NOTHING.

Nothing but toooo funny Tal!

I hope you mean past lives before the Village and not the Shirley McClaine kind of talk about other bodies your soul inhabited kind of stuff? Patton was very much into that too and not for NOTHING. These are the 8 reincarnations of General George S. Patton - We Are The Mighty

Johnny Cash - The Highwayman - YouTube

I must be a young soul as I do not remember a thing!!!

LOL - nothing but comedians on this beautiful Saturday morning.

The technicalities of Concreto Are really amazing. I worked at a Quarry before the Concrete business and I would never guess how technical making a stone actually is. I can tell you one ting, working with Brick is NOTHING but an art and I think you either have the skill or look at that last picture. It's rough. When working with concrete, heat, time and water are the enemy of concrete. I wonder what additive they use to keep the concrete alive in Florida considering the heat?

When people had conversations about the thickness of pavers last year on TOTV'S I would get upset that they were making a mistake cause I wanted to save them money and the heartache of doing a simple job twice but now, OH Well, Do yo own thing! I'm Jiggy Wit It! I need a NOTHING to!

615 NOTHING count for the 24 hour period from yesterday at 8:55 AM to today at 8:55 AM. 251,041 is the tally for 8:55 AM 3/02/2019.

You are NOTHING but right. Happened to one of my cousins down there. My husband teamed up with my cousin's neighbor who is a retired professional and they did the redo from the mess up of the first person my cousin hired. Another job where my husband learned a lot being a helper to someone really in the know. Almost forgot it.............caught myself just in time for a save - lol

The Secrets of Ancient Rome’s Buildings
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History
| Smithsonian The Roman Coliseum was concrete or is concrete. And maybe not NOTHING else though.

Boy, I think I really messed up the morning check-in schedule on this thread. Although, fw has a good reason to not be here, it seems that other NOTHINGs are getting as negligent as me. My MO is not usually to be a bad example........the key word being "usually". :o

I may start getting a little busier than usual with non TOTV stuff. But not sure just when and not for NOTHING.

I was totally negligent in my NOTHiNG this morning. Got up, read NOTHING then went and got coffee.. Came home and started packing.. :a040:

No problem, Tal. I'm really not a NOTHING Nazi........I just felt like busting some chops this morning. Sometimes the :icon_twisted: in me takes over. But no worries, I've been busy cleaning in the kitchen and I just whacked my head on something so I think I just got my senses back......:1rotfl:

Well, that's a pretty good excuse. I thought you were NOTHING but still drooling over that picture in BK's post - lol

I was NOTHING but keeping my thoughts to myself.. :D

I swear that I missed the drooler picture. That's NOTHING. I was looking at the crooked homeowner job on the bricks. I've seen people put up a wall that was perfect without a level or string line. All by Eyeball, now that's NOTHING but an accomplishment. I've tried twice with a brick wall, N.G. I was great at pavers but that's just a memory now. We used stone dust as a base, you could drive a tank over it and it wouldn't budge. AHHHH :)

Well Nucky, did you and the Mrs make the cross country golf cart trip? NOTHING but waiting to hear..

Yes Sir, Unfortunately, it was in the car and NOTHING but no Fin for Vittles. She is on clear liquids for a while so I'm not eating in front of her either. I'm on the other side of the house hammering two Chalupas. We'll get down there as soon as she is in the clear. She eats double what I eat but is the size of a regular Humanoid! I think about a Burger and Whammo 5 Lbs. The Golf Cart is ready. I have a patch in one tire that keeps coming loose. Finally got it squared away. Ready when I get the green light. We were all over Lake Deaton tonight, extra beautiful Maximus:1rotfl:.

University of Nevada, Reno is losing to Utah State in Men's Basketball. NOTHING but upsetting. They need to get their act together for the big dance if they get in that is.

My sister-in-law's team men's basketball-- the Virginia Cavaliers-- are doing quite well.

I do not even bother to follow the U of Denver Pioneers nor the U of MN Gophers basketball as they have not been all that good of late.

Maybe the U of MN Women's basketball will do OK.

Do you guys do EVERYTHING together? First you, now her. So sorry you guys are going through this. Hope it is NOTHING serious and that you guys both get back to normal soon......

Amazing isn't it. My situation is NOTHING as of now. She is in many ways more manly than me and all three boys put together. I think that's why you guys have the children and we don't. She has a high threshold for pain so to see her hurting so much is not good. She's the main event, my stoners are Chicken Feed Man.

The latest is International calls from The British Virgin Islands that can't be blocked. 3.58 AM was the first call today. We have every call blocker possible activated and still they worm their way through. Just another day in the life.

As long as Momma :pray: is ok we'll be fine. Talk to you all later.

Good morning Everyone,

Sorry Mrs. N isn't feeling well. C'mon guys, let's all get healthy! I finally got into the new Primary Care Doc -- he's got his hands full with all the referral requests I need. I have never been in an HMO plan before. You need referrals for everything and their job is to try to prevent as many as possible. There is even a sign in his office that says "In an emergency call our office first before going to the ER." They don't call them "gatekeepers" for nothing. I told the Doc not to worry about it -- we will make up for it next week when DH comes in for his initial appointment. Fortunately, he has no medical issues (that we know of).

Good morning, BK - you're so right. Our focus for 2019 should be more about health than weight loss, although proper weight certainly is a component of good health. For example, it doesn't make sense to make a goal of losing "x" number of pounds and learn NOTHING along the way that you can carry on as a lifestyle change to maintain that loss.

It's funny that we'd rather be in pain ourselves than see our wives in pain? Physical pain is NOTHING. It's the emotional pain of seeing a loved one suffer that hurts..

You're too smart for your britches - ever heard that before? lol What you say is so true and vice versa when seeing our husbands in pain. And I do think Nucky's right, most women tolerate pain better than men. My husband would never have dental work without novocaine whereas I can't remember the last time I had it. I think I'm my dentist's hero :super: - lol. He gets so excited when I make it through a whole procedure without it. I just tell him it's because he's so good at what he does. Hope I don't end up eating my words on this novocaine thing though when I have to go and have something redone next week.

But I guarantee you NOTHING trumps the pain of a mother watching their child in pain - NOTHING.

Was busy cleaning house and the like this morning. And was away from NOTHING.

Hawaii has 52 Villages households with:


Kentucky having 507 Villages households. One of my favorite people I met near the Villages is from Louisville, KY even if she is rather a huge challenge. She was married to a lawyer. Maybe that is why I like her. The lawyer part and that she is hard to get a grip on. She moved out of the Villages' proper but is still rather close.

New York has a whopping 6,303. And I will bet it is a lot higher if people from NY identified themselves that way after moving somewhere else and then coming to the Villages.

Ohio has 3229.

Rhode Island 488.

Virginia 1630.

I noted the NOTHING count for 8:55 AM EST 3/03/2019 at 251, 604. 557 views for the 24 hour period. We are at 251, 712 now at 2:17 PM EST.

Bet you haven't. Now that I finally got my second cup of coffee down I realize it should be too big not too smart.............NOTHING but DUH!

I'm not sure why you're so concerned about my britches. You'll get yourself in NOTHING but trouble.. :1rotfl:

Smart AND funny! NOTHING but love it - :1rotfl::1rotfl:

I would like to NOTHING but address the health thing. We are in a struggle to straighten out or at least not continue the bad habits of the past. I'm better than when we got here because of the Doctors that I've been directed to or the ones I've investigated or chosen. I had two people who helped me get on the better track when I first moved here and I'm grateful to them as they were in the Healthcare field. Still, have a long way to go. Some damage is not repairable but that's OK.

I usually have the patience of a Saint but have to be honest that when Mrs. Nucky is lumped up it's hard for me to see her hurting. I don't mind in fact I like picking up the household duties as best as I can because when she's at full steam it's better to just stay out of the way. I came downstairs to eat and the last thing I had was those Chalupas last night, I'm about ready to NOTHING but rip off my arm and Barbeque it. :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl: I'm not really sure how she is feeling because she always says better when I ask her. So instead of being a pain I'm just laying low and being supportive and venting here. She will probably like to go for a ride later tonight. We'll see.

If you don't have your health you don't have NOTHING!

So many people have problems so much worse. The best thing to do is lay a Prayer :pray: out for them. Better than stewing here! :blahblahblah:

We're in the midst of most likely the biggest snowstorm of the season, potentially 7 inches or more, and my carefree, no worries husband decides it's a great time to go to the gym!! He thought he was pretty crafty sneaking out in the midst of my 2 hour nap (yes, you heard right - 2 hours!). Well, I was relaxed after that nap until I found him missing. Guess I'll just focus on NOTHING to try to stay relaxed until he gets home. If not, he'll be in for some :boxing2: for worrying me like this.

Keep us posted, Nucky, and we'll keep NOTHING but praying.............sometimes it's the only thing and at the same time the best thing one can do. :pray: