Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Dang Hulking Muscles!
So today I decided to do a little fishing out at the Steam Plant. No it's not just a big ugly Plant that produces steam, well, I mean it is, and does. But they don't contain the steam, package it, and distribute it or anything. I think it's one of those nuclear waste, cooling facilities...that might explain the giant catfish that come out of the water there. Anyhoo, It's a known fact that fishing is great out there for cats and I had never been. So today I took the 45 min drive through the country out to the river. As I pulled into the parking lot I didn't know where to begin, so I sat in the truck for a moment. I turned off the ignition, placed the keys on the console, grabbed my wallet and phone, and opened the door. As I stepped out, I put my phone and wallet in my pockets, locked the doors, and closed my door, all before I realized my keys were sitting comfortably on the console. Now, having done this 10 or 12 times before I had no fear. Although in the past, my door didn't close all the way due to a worn-out hinge. But I had recently replaced the hinges, now I began to worry. After a couple of frustrating failures I discovered that the windows on the extended cab could be pulled open slightly. I anxiously grabbed a hanger, and a piece of 1x2 lumber. I wedged the wood in the window and tried getting the hanger in but it was too short. So I tried to remove the wood to open the window more and POW!! The window shattered all over the place. Talk about pissed off. Using the hanger now was no problem though. I fished for the next couple hours. I think it was too hot, I only got a couple bites. $120 new installed, $100 if I do it myself. I will be putting it in tomorrow morning.
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I think what really happened is, you pulled the sliding back window open, shimmied your way in, got stuck halfway in, and flailing about in a panic, punched out the side window.
So, who came along and pulled you out of that back window?
So, let me see if I got this straight. You caught a catfish SO BIG you had somebody back your truck up to the water to pull it out. Before you could tie the fish down in the back of the truck the fish flopped up and slammed into your back window. Causing it to break? You are the man!
Where ever did you get a hanger?
-Eric
Great story!
Bobbie asked about the hanger as well. There are some in the bed from prior camping excursions.
Cool story! Hey bro, have you ever used a MP-14 in any of your training in the army. I just got a MP-14 for my patrol car. I had to go through a two day course and qualify with it. It is a rifle UHP has had on lease from the Army since 1980. It is the rifle used previous to the current M-16. It is an awesome gun. Hoorah!
'member when at the beginning of Karate Kid II when Mr. Miagi makes the bad dojo guy punch out the car windows? That was cool.
Sorry...M-14, take out the P. Don't know why I was saying that. It is an M-14.
Love this. Lock my keys in my car at least once a year. Once the car was running and the air conditioner was on. The school police felt sorry for me and jimmied the lock. Now they laugh at me and make a big show of showing me where their car keys are.
Once I accidentally locked Jameson when he was a baby in the car. I freaked out, had someone run into the store where I had just finished shopping, the store called the police who came and found me holding Jameson. The cop shook his head and said "The door was actually unlocked?"
"No, I smiled sweetly, my keys were in my pocket." He just sighed mightily and got back in his car.
Carrie
P.S. Dave- The NRA is proud of you son. Don't worry about the extra letter, you have a gun. A BIG GUN.
I usually lock the keys in my car with the car still running. After doing this two or three times I made ten spare keys and distributed them to people I know throughout the state so no matter where I was I could get into my car, since I did that I haven't locked my keys in the car again.
-Sherrie
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