On vacation again....sort of...
We're on vacation again but I just can't bring myself to drive anywhere.
The wife gets 7 weeks vacation each year and we sometimes just hang out at the house, barbecue and drink martini's.
Went and saw Die Hard 4 yesterday. It was a very silly movie. I think they were just making fun of themselves and the whole action movie genre. I was still entertained.
Two large sodas and a large popcorn was $17.50...Holy shit I about swallowed my tongue.
I'm smuggling in some cans of soda and a pocket full of mixed nuts next time.
It was my friend Gary's birthday this weekend so we went out for a beer and some nachos at this place down the street.
I stuck some money in the jukebox, me and gary shot the shit for a while. Then some drunk bastard stumbled over to the jukebox, reached behind it and started skipping my songs.
I yelled out " Hey those are my songs asshole!" The bartender was yelling too. They guy sauntered up to me and said, " hey man I didn't know. I though they were someone elses."
Then he just stood there... I said OK...... and he stood there.
So I turned back to Gary and ignored him...he stood there for another 30 seconds and walked off. This is at one o'clock in the afternoon... Now I remember why I don't like hanging out in bars.
Not much else going on. It's dificult to get back into the blogging routine after 3 weeks off, but I'm working on it.
posted by Bill Rowland @ July 02, 2007
25 Comments
25 Comments:
Yeah, the pices the movie theatres charge for popcorn and candy and soda and such is equivalent to highway robbery....
Hmmmm, why have I never thought of robbing a multi-plex instead of a Brinks truck ???
Happy Monday to you, Hammer !
7 weeks? dang.
The prices and the complete lack of consideration by other patrons are why I no longer go to watch movies at a theatre. However, just between us...if you take in mixed nuts, wrap them in plastic. The odour will tip off the usher. The last time I was at a theatre and attempted to bring in some, the usher began speaking like an arresting officer and threatened to call the police if I didn't hand over the nuts. Two people behind in the line-up there was an off-duty police officer and his wife, thank God, who told the young man to "give it a rest, J. Edgar, and stop being a nuisance!!!". Who says the police are never around when they're needed?
Not to worry about a blogging routine. With reminiscences such as yours, there's posts aplenty, sir. If all else fails, there's the weather, the children, the dogs, recipes, auto repair, guns, Texas, housework, July 4th, the Mars rover, bottle-nosed dolphins, and the ever-popular Paris Hilton...for starters.
I'm happy that you're wife is able to spend time at home with you all. Happy extended vacation Family Hammer! Enjoy!
Veritas et Fidelis Semper
How nice...I imagine its hard to come back to the daily routine when off for so long! YOu are bound to meet morons at bars...I hope the nachos were good!
Your wife must work very hard to get 7 weeks a year off, how great for your kids to have you both around so much.
wow!!! awesome!!!! 7 weeks!!! that is too cool!!! Have fun..
Man, for a split second I was there with you. Had yer back. Flashed on you lookin' up and sayin' "Get the fuck away from me!" It'd be on. I'd beat his ass for ya. Yea, bars suck. I stay the hell away from 'em.
I don't have the patience for bars anymore either. I've become very selective about the drunks I'll drink with. ;)
damn how do you get 7 weeks? I need a new job...lol
I want 7 weeks off. Crap. I was glad to have 1 whole holiday today. Thanks for ruining it.
It would have been so much better if you had whipped his ass!
You were drinking at one in the afternoon? Do you even work?
I suspect not if you can check a hundred blogs a day.
Hell, I'm retired and I don't have time for all that, and I'm not drinking at one in the afternoon. I think that you make a lot of crap up. Hugs.
Annie: Yeah the movies have all the cash.
Carrie: It's built up over the years.
Deborah: I can't believe you were treated like that at a theatre. No wonder you're down on them.
I'm sure I'll get back into the swing of things, thanks for the ideas :)
Jenny: this bar is weird it's kind of a dive but has a full kitchen with a fantastic chef. I've been to fancy restaurants and not had near as good food
kat: she does, I guess if you add it up she really gets zero time off when you looks at the big picture.
Burfica: Thanks, I't will be good to spend some quality time.
FHB: I hear ya. It seems I can't go have a beer without some jackass invading my space.
Tshsmom: Same here I thought 1pm on a Saturday would be fairly asshole free :)
snowmanpoop: It's one of the good benefits of working at a place for over 20 years. I hope they don't change things.
Jeannie: Sorry, I know what it's like to be self employed, it ususally means zero time off.
Mushy: lol I was kind of waiting for him to mouth off at me but he was just a drunk dumbass :)
BBC: 1pm Saturday..friends birthday...not too hard to understand I've answered the work question 5 times for you. I'm tired of repeating it. You always accuse me of making up mundane things about myself yet you never question the really weird stuff.
Geez and here I have been feeling guilty about not coming to your blog, so deciding to drop in tonight to see what you have been up to and finding you are on vacation.
Hey everyone- Hammer is away. Let's Party!
It's nice to be home too, and only have a relaxed time. Do day-trips, field-trips etc.
Hammer, don't mind BBC ... you know he has mental problems. Everybody who has had more than 5 words with him, know that.
No one takes him serious any way, but some like to play around with him and his mind so he can feel as if he has something sensable to say.
He is even talking against himself.
I liked the new die hard movie, too. Even though it -was- completely and totaly silly.
Now I know why we dont go to the movies very often. We wanted to go yesterday but there wasnt anything we were really interested in. Have fun just sitting around the house. We are going to Milwaukee on Thursday through Sunday.
I know what you mean about the price of things at the movies. Jose and I always threaten that we're going to smuggle our own stuff in, but we always forget.
Hey I think that drunk might have been my uncle!!! :)
We always stop on the way to the movie and get candy. Everybody is responsible for getting their own candy into the theater and of course, if caught, the rest of us disavow any knowledge of the crime.
I bet your wife works for a European company!
You, my friend, were the unfortunate victim of global warming. Corn that would normally only cost $10 at the theater has gone up in price because of companies scrambling to make ethanol out of your popcorn.
Good thing you didn't take your bride for a steak dinner, the feed for the cows have probably put the cost of a steak dinner out of reach for us mere mortals.
Enjoy your break. Every time we get back from a vacation, I always wish I could take another vacation to recover from vacation, ya know?
We ususally put some of our favorite candy in Lovely Wife's purse when going to a movie. Saves a little bit anyway.
Drunk people at any time of the day piss me off!
I can understand the difficulty getting into the blogging routine - it's a bit like a habit.
He said, "I thought they were someone elses?" That still means he's an asshole and that doesn't justify making anyones songs skip.
Turd Bucket vinyl sucking toad prick of a anal polyp!
John
Wow I like the idea of having 7 weeks off work...lmao. I have been away most of the week from the blog world trying to keep the gremlins entertained. A week without some hammer words of wisdom is a boring one (seriously..no sarcasm here) Nice to see BBC is still a butthead..lmao
built up?
But still, 7 weeks? awesome.
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