Another Sunday Down the Poop Chute

@porwest (92624)
United States
July 24, 2022 4:45pm CST
It has been another wonderful Sunday. Engaging conversations and loads of entertainment to boot (some discussions provide for that even if that is not their intention). Time well wasted, as I like to sometimes say. Made more enemies, I am sure of it. But hey, that's par for the course in Porwest territory. Bought $20 worth of probably losing tickets for the $790 million MegaMillions jackpot for Tuesday's drawing. Now it is just the anticipation of returning to Hell, which is my pet name for the job I have. But it's just for four days. I am leaving for Florida on Friday—but won't be there until Saturday as Fultondale, Alabama is the halfway point. YES, I am taking my wife. I guess that's only proper. I probably should have accomplished more today. But can I just have ONE DAY out of the week that doesn't need to have something ACCOMPLISHED? I mean, what's the point to life if it's all just work and chores? Meanwhile the wife was frustrated that I STILL have not replaced the toilet seat in our master bath that we bought at Menard's two weeks ago. "The seat is not broken," I told her. I bought it because she insisted she did not like the LOOK of the old one. When I told her I was thinking about replacing her simply because she looks different than she did 17 years ago, that of course did not go over well. How has your day been?
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@kaylachan (71769)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
25 Jul 22
That rarely does. I hope you enjoy your time here in the sunshine state.
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@kaylachan (71769)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
25 Jul 22
@porwest It'll be hit-or-miss. We've had an average rainy season. For a while, I was worried we'd have a trout.
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@porwest (92624)
• United States
26 Jul 22
@kaylachan I like trout. But I am sure you meant to say drought.
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@porwest (92624)
• United States
25 Jul 22
Cape San Blas last year was entirely awesome. I suspect our time in St. George will be equally good. Fingers crossed the weather is nice.
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@RasmaSandra (80784)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Jul 22
First of all, best of luck to you in the lottery, Second I hope you and your wife enjoy the trip even though for you it is business, My Sunday was just spent by my PC near my AC, and my kittens were chasing each other and literally bouncing off the walls
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@porwest (92624)
• United States
24 Jul 22
Oh no. The trip is pure pleasure. It's vacation. We will be in Florida in a house on the beach for one week. No work will be involved at all. I will be posting about the house in a later post.
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@RasmaSandra (80784)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Jul 22
@porwest then best of luck to you, a safe journey, and enjoy, Just remember right now here in Florida it is tropical like weather,
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@porwest (92624)
• United States
25 Jul 22
@RasmaSandra I am hoping the weather is similar to the weather we had last year in Cape San Blas.
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@JudyEv (342110)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jul 22
That was not a smart remark to make to your wife!! What were you thinking? Obviously, you weren't thinking at all.
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@porwest (92624)
• United States
25 Jul 22
She made that perfectly clear to me as well, surprisingly.
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@Deepizzaguy (104153)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Jul 22
My day today has been slow in terms of being able to complete surveys but happy sharing good news stories on this site today. Nice warm day outside with light rain outside.
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@Deepizzaguy (104153)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
25 Jul 22
@porwest It is my worth my time to see how other people in our world are doing.
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@porwest (92624)
• United States
24 Jul 22
MyLot's just got that feel. You KNOW you are wasting time. But it's the kind of wasting time you don't mind doing, for whatever it is worth. lol
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@porwest (92624)
• United States
25 Jul 22
@Deepizzaguy That is definitely one of the interesting aspects of this site and social media in general, that you get to see how people work and live in other places. Often times the one common thing you pick up is that no matter where people in the world live, they are all quite similar to all of us—at the end of the day we are people.
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
25 Jul 22
I’m surprised your wife didn’t give you a good hay maker. Are you sure she’s going with you?
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
25 Jul 22
@porwest Your wife’s teaching you how to toe the line. Be thankful.
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@porwest (92624)
• United States
25 Jul 22
Her stern looks and denial of other "recreational activities" is enough usually. lol
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@porwest (92624)
• United States
26 Jul 22
@RubyHawk Yes. Apparently so. I guess it is what it is. lol
@Kandae11 (55161)
25 Jul 22
Good luck with the lottery, and wives are not that easy to replace, ha, ha that was funny. Have a great vacation.
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@Kandae11 (55161)
26 Jul 22
@porwest Wow! Unbelievable.
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@porwest (92624)
• United States
26 Jul 22
@Kandae11 I know, right? It's an unimaginable amount of money. I'd love to see it in my wallet though. lol
@porwest (92624)
• United States
26 Jul 22
Hey, now it is even higher. Because the jackpot is so high more people are buying tickets and it jumped to $810 million.
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@jstory07 (139971)
• Roseburg, Oregon
25 Jul 22
You need to be nice to your better half. Women power will win in the end.
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@porwest (92624)
• United States
25 Jul 22
She already has ALL the power. I have to get my jabs in every once in a while just to FEEL like I am running the show around here. lol
@moffittjc (121729)
• Gainesville, Florida
25 Jul 22
My whole day was pretty much shot as well, as we had torrential downpours and thunderstorms all day. I literally laid on the couch doing nothing.
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@moffittjc (121729)
• Gainesville, Florida
27 Jul 22
@porwest Sorry to hear your basement is flooded, and right before the start of your vacation. Hopefully there is not too much damage. And it is for that exact reason that houses in Florida don’t have basements!
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@porwest (92624)
• United States
26 Jul 22
That came for us last night, record rainfall, and now I find my basement is flooded. I think the sump pump went out. Fantastic.
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@porwest (92624)
• United States
28 Jul 22
@moffittjc Yeah. It makes sense. Otherwise they would have to call a house with a basement one which includes "an occasional indoor swimming pool." lol
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@TheHorse (220266)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Jul 22
Yikes! You had better read my book "Things Not to Say to Your Wife."
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@TheHorse (220266)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Mar 23
@porwest This isn't ghost author, is it? Jim, is that you?
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@porwest (92624)
• United States
22 Feb 23
@TheHorse That would be my demise for sure. lol
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@porwest (92624)
• United States
1 Mar 23
@TheHorse Most likely. lol
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
25 Jul 22
Are you going to Florida for work or a getaway? Your wife would be better off replacing it herself instead of waiting for you to do it. But then would she still complain? Some wives do that. They tell their husband to do something and when they don't do it right away the wives go ahead and do it themselves and then complain that their husband didn't do what they asked him to do.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
28 Jul 22
@porwest My mom and I replaced her toilet seat. Of course, I was a dummy and instead of removing the top and unscrewing the screws with the screwdriver, I tried to do it from underneath the toilet, which proved to be difficult.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
28 Jul 22
@porwest That's a huge house. How many people will be staying there?
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@porwest (92624)
• United States
28 Jul 22
The Florida trip is a getaway. Got a five bedroom, five bath house on the beach. Going to be sweet, relaxing, and refreshing. If my wife tried to replace the toilet seat it would either be installed wrong or I would definitely wind up doing it myself anyway. lol
@LindaOHio (181717)
• United States
25 Jul 22
My husband is eligible for two 37-year-olds now; but he has lost interest in these older women. My day has been quiet and quite boring.
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@LindaOHio (181717)
• United States
27 Jul 22
@porwest We both decided that dating is not in our futures; and if something happens to the other, we might end up alone for eternity.
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@porwest (92624)
• United States
26 Jul 22
lol. That seems to be an interesting offer. But I guess you get to an age where you think one is enough, and dealing with two might simply end the ride for good. lol
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• United States
26 Jul 22
If you win the Mega Jackpot, don't forget your best friends on myLot.
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@porwest (92624)
• United States
26 Jul 22
Absolutely. But of course. Who are you again?
@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
30 Jul 22
Today is Saturday. My wife and I attended the 1 year birthday bash of her grandson together with my grandchildren and in-laws.
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@porwest (92624)
• United States
2 Aug 22
Sounds like a good time.
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@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
2 Aug 22
@porwest You're right... Family bonding is so great.
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24 Jul 22
Hahahah you and your wife sound a lot like my husband and I . My day has actually been very productive. Went to church, mediated some family conflicts, made a delicious moussaka and just enjoyed the cool weather we currently have here in Zambia. All in all, a very fine day.
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@porwest (92624)
• United States
20 Feb 23
We tend to take jabs at each other a lot. We both have a very good sense of humor. Luckily. lol
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