Trooper York: Summer Movies you don't want to see

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Sunday, March 15, 2020

The Summer of Boo Boo

We were really excited about our new neighbors. They came from overseas. In fact they were Chinese. Mama was happy because she thought she could get them to do the laundry. Brother Bear kind of liked their young daughter. He even stopped playing with himself and stalking campers with long brown hair.

Only Papa Bear was not happy. He didn't trust foreigners. Especially slant eyed Bears. He was right for once.

You see the Chinese girl gave Brother Bear a Virus.

(Stan and Jan Berenstain "Son of Boo Boo", The E True Hollywood Story of the Berenstain Bears)

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Movies you don't want to see....

chickenlittle said...

"She's also praying that some movie person is going to want to use her and Meadsy's story for a movie."

Intersting casting potential there I suppose.

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Disco Inferno!

Of course that doesn't mean that I don't have to do the heavy lifting?

Disco Inferno

Everybody should have their own personal car service guy. We gave up our car this year since all we did is move it from side to side for alternate side parking and get tickets and pay insurance and for repairs because we didn't drive it enough. Since I don't drive the wife is the only one who can move it and it is too much of a pain in the ass. So we got rid of the car and don't miss it all.

Now what car service guys like to do is give you their personal number so you can call them direct instead of the car service so they can get all of the dough. Last Thanksgiving we called our usual service and Omar went to Long Island to pick up my mother-in-law and father-in-law to bring to our house in Brooklyn. He was very kind and patient with them so I took his number and I have been using him exclusively ever since. He takes us to the airport or picks us up after the shows at the Javits. When he came to the Hampton's to pick us up he sat on the porch with me relaxing and drinking coffee while we were waiting for the wife. He has become a friend.

So when I need to get something I call him up and he gives me a ride to Home Depot or Lowes or whatever. Here we are loading the grill into the back of his SUV. It fit without a problem and we got it home without a hitch.

Omar is a good guy. I treat him well and he does the right thing. To me that's the secret of life. Treat people with respect and you get it right back.

Disco Inferno

So we were coming home from the airport and decided to go right to Lowes to pick up a new grill.

They had all kinds of gas grills ranging in price from $100 to $1000 but price was not the problem. It was how it would fit inside the house. My backyard is accessible through the house. I don't have a driveway or any way to get to the yard as it is surrounded by other brownstones. So anything I bought had to fit in the front door and make the turns necessary to get it into the yard.

I picked up the booklet on the grill I liked and the first thing I saw was the assembly instructions.
Trooper don't play that. The only thing I can assemble is a sandwich. So I call the Lowes dude over and he tells me they have a bunch of pre-assembled ones outside in the 100 degree heat. We found one that should fit through the door and we were good to go.

Friday, July 22, 2011

Disco Inferno!

So I have been grilling every night with this gas grill that I have about ten years. But what I did wrong was put lava rocks in the body of the grill. So it got really hot and grease accumulated at the bottom of the grill. Well last night it burned through the bottom of the grill and hot burning grease fell on top of the propane tank and started to burn merrily. Not a good thing.

Now I was actually paying attention which is strange but I ran and brushed off the burning stuff turned off the tank and unhooked it. I pushed to grill to the middle of the yard and let it burn off which took about a half hour. Luckily no hamburgers or hot dogs were damaged.

So we went to Lowes to get a new grill today. Did you know that most of them are unassembled? WTF?

Luckily they had some assemble ones so I got one and put it in the back of the car service car and brought it home.

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Movie Memories Number 5

I have my eyes on you M.

Sunday, February 20, 2011

They call me Mr. Chips.

Katherine: It must be tremendously interesting to be a schoolmaster, to watch boys grow up and help them along; to see their characters develop and what they become when they leave school and the world gets hold of them. I don't see how you could ever get old in a world that's always young.

Mr.Chipping(Mr. Chips) Actually I am going on strike because I refuse to contribute anything to my pension or medical insurance costs. The little buggers will have to fend for themselves.

Katerine: Surely you can not mean that?

Mr. Chipping(Mr. Chips) Of course I do. My main concern is my self interest. I need more time off, a higher pension, better benefits and everything I ever wanted without reference to the fiscal reality of our times. I want. I need. I will get what I want. Oh and one more thing.

Katherine: Yes?

Mr. Chipping(Mr. Chips) Don't call me Shirley.

Katherine: Well what should I call you?

Mr. Chipping(Mr. Chips) They call me Mr. Chips.