I Messed Up
Nothing particularly serious but I injured myself in a medical accident and it’s causing a bit of distraction in the form of not-pleasant pain – sufficient that I’ve been prescribed narcotics – which I don’t care for and dislike … but not as much as I dislike the level 8 and 9 pain.
I don’t see the attraction to take enough of these things to get addicted but then I react to medication differently than most folks it seems.
Anyway, the imps that guide my writing are taking a break – the narcotics affect them more than me – so pictures as headers it is until the imps get off their lazy, doped-up asses and get back to providing me inspiration or desperation.
Will add you to my prayer list, DT.
Best wishes for a quick recovery.
Thank you. I’m good. It’s like waiting for a broken bone to heal. Probably fine and forgotten by next week … but “owie, owie, owie” right now.
🙂
Take your time and heal your best.
Damn owies. Use the meds, even just a little bit.
“Sign Under Repair”?
Where’s that Tom Hyland when you need him?
I paint them prettier than that. If you scroll down a couple of photos you’ll see Harry’s Roadhouse that I lettered last May. I never encountered Hackman there but did at other locations. Met Alan Arkin, too, who is mentioned in this article. Strange demise, for sure. I’m thinking Gene keeled over dead and his wife swallowed pills and didn’t want to be here anymore.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-14444355/Gene-Hackman-regular-customer-santa-fe-harrys-road-house.html
I was jesting of course. I am aware of your sign prowess.
But what about the dog? My first thought was CO2 (propane heat/stove?) but apparently that was ruled out.
The dog starved to death locked in a nearby closet. That sucks so much. The other two dogs, these folks were into german shepherds, had the run of the house with the unlocked doors, and the neighborhood, too. Probably knew where other doggy dishes were available. This is all standard M.O. for Santa Fe. You can go full tilt mummy before anyone checks on you around here. Did you see the asshole Santa Fe sheriff? He gave a press conference in front of a fake Sheriff’s office movie set, laughing and bragging about the recent purchase of electric vehicles for the department. Didn’t get around to the dog and its owners til several minutes later. First things first. Virtue signal how Santa Fe is fighting global warming. Hug your conservative friends. Hold them near and avoid the libtard brain donors.
You talking about the big sign up high on the front?
Wow, ladder work! (or scaffold)
Yeah, that’s it. There were some crappy plywood panels hanging there forever. I painted out the background and hand-lettered what you see directly to stucco. The bushes weren’t so high then. Did it on an extension ladder. Measures about 26 feet wide and 4 feet tall. Here’s a better photo…
https://www.santafesignmaker.com/wall-murals
Nice write up you did. And true. I went ahead and looked at the slideshow – nice. I like that coffee table. It has a “belly” to it.
Heal up man. Prayers from Kansas. Over the years I told the story of me falling off a ladder and getting impaled in the arse by some sheet metal. Got a ride to the ER in a meat wagon, etc. That was my first taste of narcotics, which I had washed down with a High Life. Holy crap that gave me a rush. I understand now how people can get hooked on pain killers. I have a few left over and keep them locked up in my gun safe.
I just visited Scheels today. Looking for a self inflating air pad so DH can get comfortable while we have house guests. Asked the nice young man about pellet guns as we have a serious gopher problem. He took me over to an area adjacent to the gun department. On the wall behind a locked glass panel were several different models/types of very large rifles–AK47 type and more. Down under them were hand guns built to look and act like popular handguns. They have two different models of Glock, and more. They load just like the real deal. Come to find out every one of these guns was a pellet gun. One of the rifles was so long and heavy I couldn’t even get it up to my shoulder! If a kid walked out of this store with his new favorite pellet gun, he would surely be mistaken for someone evil!
The pasture next to our driveway is a commercial rancher who uses a useless poison–he doesn’t want to hurt the birds. I respect that, but damn it when the grizzly bears come down to your special field to feast I get a little worried!
Gophers?
Get 2 cats.
Couple years ago I went on a BB-pellet (.22) gun rage. Bought about 4 of them over the year. The first one was a new version of a Crosman CO2 pistol I had in my yoot. This one:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TEACIIO?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_4&th=1
Then I got a Umarex Beretta M92 CO2. It holds 18 BB’s and it has a switch on the side that lets it empty all 18 in about 1 second. The gophers would have no where to run. This one:
https://www.umarexusa.com/beretta-m92-a1-177-black
Next to my real Beretta 92FS INOX it looks identical except for the color and that switch.
Then I got a Gamo Swarm Whisper .22 pellet rifle. This is a hard hitting gun. I’m pretty certain a head shot would easily kill a human. It uses 8 shot magazines. Here tis:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PH9MM9C?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_3&th=1
Compared to the Daisy’s and Crosmans I’ve had for decades the ones above are professional grade, but there’s much better stuff out there. Just depends on how much you want to spend.
I’d like to see someone come up with a shotgun BB gun. It would deliver like, maybe 30 BB’s at a single trigger pull.