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My eating disorder.
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Apr 14, 2012 7:34 pm
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First off, I love to cook and I enjoy eating. My eating disorder is, it takes me a long time to eat, a sandwich and soup, around a half hour. Supper an hour or so, Formal eating two hours minimum. By the time I finish supper I am the only one left at the table, well me and the three dogs that is. To me, eating is an art not just a necessity. Mrsdinty and I can make wine and a baguette last an hour.
I often wonder, do people in a restaurant who, when the meal arrives, eat and leave in 20 to 30 minuets really enjoy the meal?
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It is always funny when.....part II
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Apr 9, 2012 12:25 am
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Saturday morning 07 April 9am, I am getting the photo radar vehicle ready to go on deployment. Equipment check, forms, blah, blah. Almost ready to head out and another member comes in and says he needs my help, the automatic overhead door in the cell bay area wont work, he got it open using the chain, but would like to fix it before he leaves. It is a secure area.
We checked the door, the motor for any shut-off or reset buttons. We tried the outside key lock, the inside key lock. Listened for any clicks or other noises when he turned the key. Nothing. Checked off and on switches on the wall. Above the open/close key operated switch is a BIG red button. "Could it be a reset button" I asked, "don't know he says", push it. Ok, I push it and nothing happened.
"I will go into the cell area and see if there is an electrical panel" I said. I open the door with my key and hear a muffled alarm down the hall. Of course, as I go, I notice a BIG red button at the guard desk, Big red buttons between every two cell doors as I head down the hall. Before I get to the door it pops open and as three officers barge in, the noise from the outside hall is deafening. "Whats going on, whats happening, is this a drill or for real" the lead officer asks. "Bay door is broken and we are looking for a reset switch" I said.
On the outside hall wall is a BIG green button that one of the officer pushes and all is quite. Seems I set off a panic alarm.
Oh well, off to work.
Upon return to the station at 6pm, I notice ALL the Big red buttons have been covered with big Xs of caution tape. As I enter the office area all heads turn my way, a few whistles and clapping, and the shift officer (jokingly) calls out, "and keep away from the fire alarms too.
Oh yes, when it happens to some one else it is funny, but when it happens to you, it sure can be embarrassing. And the reason the door would not work, someone pulled down a shut off chain on the motor.
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It is always funny when........part I
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Apr 8, 2012 10:58 am
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When and if a call comes in and is assigned to a certain female officer sitting at her cubicle work station, she would always push her office chair back, jump up, turn to the left and run to her vehicle. No problem. Well, every one in this area was moved down one cubicle to the right. Eventually a call came in and it was her turn to respond. She jumped up, turned left and ran like heck.... into a cement pillar head first. She fell to the floor and was out only for a second or two. Every one came to her aid and an other officer responded to her call. She was taken to the hospital and diagnosed with a mild concussion and sent home until the next day.
When she returned to work the next day, she found the pillar wrapped in police line tape, a traffic cone at the base, and a pillow tied to the pillar at head level. Also the wheels on her office chair were removed.
Isn't it funny when it happens to someone else?
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Jumping to conclusions
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Apr 6, 2012 7:49 am
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There are sure some grumpy people here in blog land who like to read other peoples answers and grouse about them to a point of being down right rude.
One thing I find is that they do not take time to read the whole answer and think about it. They scan what they want, miss some words or don't know the meaning of others, and jump to a conclusion.
It is like in a test and many get the wrong answer because they do not read the question. Many instructors(myself included) at the start of a test will say as they hand out the test, "read all the freaking question".
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We deliver...its no joke.
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Apr 2, 2012 1:17 pm
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It is a warm Saturday afternoon just after noon and I am on deployment catching speeders. I am parked by the sign that says "Burger Boy <-- One Block East. We deliver". Feeling hungry, I say to my self "Wonder if they would deliver to my vehicle". Nothing ventured nothing gained, so I call the number on the sign and explain to the person on the phone who, what, why and where I am. "Will you deliver to where I am?". "Give me your number, I will talk to the manager and call you back".
Well, imagine my surprise when this car pulls up behind me on the boulevard and a man hops out with a brown paper bag in his hand, comes up and knocks on my window. I lower it a crack and asked what he wants, and he says "I have your burger order here". Cool! I go to give him the money and he says "No charge". So I explained why I have to pay. We talked for a moment, I gave him a tip, and he hopped back into his car and left.
I thought it only happened in movies, but man that burger was good.
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For the love of a dog.
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Mar 22, 2012 8:14 pm
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Yesterday we were heading into the big city of Red Deer and turned up the radio to listen to the news. One of the reports was about a young man who had a domestic fight with his partner. To get back at her, he threw a 4 month old German Shepherd puppy against the wall, severely breaking it's leg.
The RCMP were asking for the public's help in saving the puppy's life. The vet said there were only three choices for the puppy.
1. The break was so severe that the puppy may have to be put down unless
2. It has it's leg amputated at a cost of $300, or
3. Reconstructive bone surgery, which would save the leg and give the puppy a normal life, at a cost of $3,000.
The Police asked the public to contact the Cedar Wood Veterinary Clinic if they could help with donations. Having 3 dogs of our own, we decided to donate. In 4 hours, the clinic had well over $3,000. They even had an adoption of the puppy where the people who are going to adopt the pup are going to pay the bill themselves. The money that has been donated will go to giving treatment to stray pets and where low income owners can not afford the cost of treatment for their pets.
People who love and care for their pets have kind hearts.
Oh, and I think that each person who donated, should be allowed to line up and throw the Jerk against the wall or hit him in the leg with a 2x4.
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Anger makes ya stupid.
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Mar 20, 2012 9:28 pm
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Yesterday a man was given a parking ticket. When he found it he became mad and decided he did not like being given a ticket, so he decided to call the number on said ticket to complain.
The lady in the bylaw office answered the phone and the man began to swear at her using obscene and profane language. The lady hung up on him.
This man called right back and said, "You stupid c..., you had better call the cops because I am going to come over there with a baseball bat" he continued the verbal assault.
She hung up on him again and called the RCMP. She informed the officer what had happened, then she gave him the number that was on the caller ID pad. The officer told her they would take it from there.
Hello, caller ID. All the phones in the bylaw office, like 911, have caller ID of even the unlisted phone numbers. Yes, they caught him, now we are waiting to hear what the outcome will be.
I am sure even you know of caller ID on modern phones. Anger just makes you stupid.
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Store policy?
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Mar 18, 2012 7:35 pm
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A store manager overheard a clerk saying to a customer, "No ma'am, we haven't had any for some weeks now and it dosen't look as if we'll be getting any soon"
Alarmed the manager rushed over to the customer who was walking out the door and said, "That isn't true ma'am. Of course, we'll have some soon in fact, we placed an order for it a couple of weeks ago."
The manager then drew the clerk aside and growled, "Never, never, never, never say we don't have something. If we don't have it, say we ordered it and it's on the way."
"Now, what was it she wanted?" continued the manager.
The clerk answered, "Snow"
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Ann gets Alfie
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Mar 17, 2012 9:31 am
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Ann and Alfie were sitting in the living room and Alfie said to Ann, "Just so you know, I never want to live in a vegetative state, dependent on some machine and fluids from a bottle. If that ever happens, just pull the plug."
With that, Ann got up, gave Alfie a smile, then unplugged the TV and threw out all of his beer.
Happy St Patric's Day folks.
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