This WAS the Bounty when she was in Savannah

The Bounty when she was in Savannah

The Bounty going out to sea

The first 2 pics are the Bounty in good times (pics taken by Bill), on the Savannah River. The bottom pic is from a few hours ago. The Bounty was actually made for the movie "Mutiny on the Bounty" in 1962 (starring Marlon Brando). The bottom pic is the Bounty going down in the storm of the century, Sandy. The captain is still missing and one woman has died but the rest of the crew is alive having been rescued by the coast guard.

Circle of life

Ah, remember that sweet song from the Lion King movie, the Circle of Life?
We have our own little circle going on in the backyard. I throw bird seed and bread out in the backyard everyday and Louise and Chip love to chase the birds and squirrels. But now and then, it happens like this morning. I threw seeds out there and heard a loud rustle of wings out there. So, I threw bread and more seeds out there. The pigeons flew into the yard. Then, it happened. A hawk flew into the yard and scooped up a pigeon! Now we have no pigeons back there. But that was so cool!

Nice thought

"Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes in to us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands, and hopes we've learned something from yesterday."

-- John Wayne, Actor

 

I always liked John Wayne. 

Rachel's car - what a piece of sh*t

Last night Rachel calls and says, her driver's window made a strange sound, and now it won't go up all the way. Sheesh. Just got rid of the worst dent and the frigging bungee cords and now, the window screws up. Please, God, let me win Mega Bucks so we can afford to fix that piece of sh*t car!
Did you ever hear that Adam Sandler song, piece of sh*t car? Well, I think he based it on the Honda...
bald fucking tires (hes got a piece of shit car)   (replaced all the tires at a used tire place)
no rearview fucking mirror (piece of shit car)   (side view mirror glass moves)
  7 different colors (hes got apiece of shit car) ( paint is peeling all over)
  fucking rag for a gas cap (piece of shit car)  (I replaced her lost gas cap)
  tailpipe making sparks fly everywhere (piece of shit car) (Thank God, no)
  whoaaaa the whole town thinks im a loser (piece of shit car)

the engine likes to flood,

  the car always fucking stalls,   (It took a couple hundred dollars, but doesn't stall now)

  and the seat cushions got a big rip     (Actually ALL the seat cushions are ripped )

Ah, the memories of the Rachel car... Hard to believe, but it  still runs and drives...

It's Hiyah Time

It's Hiyah Time!

Get Up Hiyah

While Hiyah may not live across the street anymore, he is still part of the neighborhood. I found a can of his fave, Old Milwaukee in a bag in the alley. It added just the right touch for the front yard.

Car not looking so bad

Rachel brought the green monster to Dave Haberman's shop. Scotty did a good job taking the front cover off, drilling some new holes and putting it back on. Then she took the green monster to the place where I get her tires. I told the guy we were practically family since Rachel has been through I think, 4 or 5 tires in just over a year. So when she went to get the right front tire replaced, the guy said they do a little body work, too. For $35 she got a decent tire mounted on the car and most of the dent pulled out of the right front fender. WOW, what a bargain! Now she actually isn't embarrassed to be seen in her own car!

big dent gone.

No more bungee cord!

Getting ready for the big day- Halloween

Inside the front hall

Front yard

Office

I've been decorating for the big day. Neighbors have been enjoying the frights! At night I turn on the tube lights (orange and purple). Nice and creepy. I love these panorama shots from my I phone 5. I can fit so much more into my pictures now and you get a better feel of all the creepiness. This year's theme, Zombies. The targets look great and I sprayed "blood" all over them. Barbie is a Zombie Killer this year.

Barbie is always involved in Halloween festivities

Happy Friday

see the chicken

You know you are in a trailer park in Georgia when no dogs are allowed, but, Chickens are!!!


I've been busy this week. The law office gave me a few people to sign up and that worked out nicely. I got several people to check on with the Bank of America. Made about $60 for that. Slowly but surely I'm getting some bills paid.

I went to Sav Tech again. They absolutely will not let me take a lower math class. There are no tutors available for that God Awful class, either. So, I'm stuck getting a big fat F in that class. It really makes me mad and gives me no incentive to work in my other classes. I feel really used by the Paralegal dept head who pushed me to take the paralegal studies at ST. None of my paralegal classes from South Univ are being accepted at ST and she won't let me into the internship part of the program unless I complete the program. I don't have the time to complete the program there as VA is only giving me 12 months of schooling total. They wouldn't let me take any of the paralegal classes until I took their INTRO to paralegal, even though I already had INTRO and about a dozen other paralegal classes. With VA, I had to be full time and someone in their infinite wisdom decided Math 1111 class would fill the schedule. Well, it filled it but it was also taking up all my time. I was spending so many hours on the book and the computer studying that math, that my eyes were too tired to do the rest of my homework.

Crime and Rachel

When I told Rachel that the Crab Shack had been robbed, she was in disbelief. After seeing it on the news, she believed. Still, in the life of Rachel, it had little meaning beyond the novelty of it all. That is until I asked her, Did you get your paycheck? Huh? It seems checks are ready on Monday and put in the safe. The thief stole the safe Monday night... Rachel did not pick up her check Monday... Oh no!

More crime

I know I haven't written anything the last few days but that doesn't mean nothing is happening. Rachel went to her friend's funeral on Friday. Very sad. They did pick up the guy that was at the gas station buying a gallon of gas, holding a rag, and ...driving the car Amber was found in about 3/4 of an hour later... He isn't saying anything.

The Crab Shack (where Rachel works) was robbed last night.

A man who walked into a popular on Tybee Island seafood restaurant Monday night wanted more than just dinner. Crab Shack owner Jack Flanigan said a man wearing a mask walked into the restaurant's office just after 10:00 p.m., brandished a gun, and demanded money from the female worker inside. The man got away with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Flanigan said he and the other employees present were unaware of the robbery until the police came.
He said they have dozens of cameras at the restaurant already, but today are adding more cameras and motion-activated lights to the area near the office. He hopes that enhancements to the surveillance images will give officers better clues to the robber's identity.
He said they are offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest.
According to Savannah-Chatham Metro Police, the robber is described as a black male, around 5'10", weighing 165 lbs. If you have any information, call police.

I am grateful Rachel wasn't working last night. You never know what could have happened.

Inspiration?

I get these e-mails sent to me almost everyday. They contain inspirational quotes. Although, I don't know if I'd call today's message, inspirational...

"I think there's a great beauty to having problems. That's one of the ways we learn."
Herbie Hancock, musician.

Really? Damn,  I'd like to have less a few less problems.  I can handle a little less learning!

Crime

Man, you can't turn on the news or pick up the paper without hearing about crime in this town. They have finally released the name of the 18 year old (Amber) found burnt in the car uptown. This is so sad. Rachel is clearly disturbed by this development. We will wait to talk about it when we know more of the details.

There is something seriously wrong with people today. The 19 year old debutante who was killed uptown back in 2005 was murdered by 3 black men out to get some easy money for drugs. The unrepentant shooter said "Bitch shouldn't have bucked" when he demanded her purse and she didn't turn it over immediately.  What is wrong with him? His own uncle turned him in, but that's a different generation. Too many young people want instant gratification and are demanding that everyone else give them what they want NOW.
We don't yet know why Amber was in this burning car. It is unlikely she "accidentally" set the car on fire herself and died in it.
We still don't know why the 2 young people were killed about a 1/2 mile from my house. They were  practically feet  from the young woman's apartment and should have been safe. Why were these 2 killed before their time? It is so tragic these law-abiding, good people were murdered.
The answers can't come soon enough for the families so they can begin to heal. For us, it is too late. The bloom is off the rose (Savannah). Mentally, we are out of this place. As soon as possible, we are selling the house and getting the hell out of Dodge. This place is becoming like the OK corral. And we know how that ended...