Damndest Thing

It's funny in a way. This has to do with the "new" car I have. When we looked at it at the dealer, it looked like it was a tan or dark tan color. Maybe it was the lighting as it was a bit overcast that day. When I saw it again to pick it up, it looked a bit more grayish to me. When I get close though, it's actually a greenish shade. I did get a color touch up pen with the car and it's labeled as "spruce green". But honestly, look at the pictures that Skittles took and the car looks more grayish doesn't it? Oh well, it doesn't really matter as we both like the color of it. It's just that in different light, it seems to be a different color. We did take George out for a long drive yesterday and it runs and rides great. Till next time BYE!!

Farewell to an old friend

It's time to say farewell to an old friend of mine. This friend has been a loyal and good friend. This friend has been with me through many miles and many smiles, through rain sleet and snow. But, as with all things, it had to come to an end. I never really envisioned it to be like this though. So, just to let you know who this friend is, it's my car lol. I bought this car about 5 years ago, and it has been through alot with me. It's had some major work done to it(the engine was rebuilt), but otherwise has been a good car. I've put many trouble free miles on it, but with the odometer reading 171,000 +, it was time to end my relationship with it. Skittles and I had been looking around for a good used one to avoid paying high insurance bills and high payments also. Well, just on a whim, we stopped by a local Lincoln Mercury dealer to see what was on the lot. To our amazement there was a 1999 Mercury Grand Marquis with only 24,000 miles on it. The proverbial little old lady from Pasadena's car. We took it for a drive and decided it was the car we wanted/needed. It's roomy and comfy. Plus it's replacing a Grand Marquis of 93 vintage. Here's what it looks like. I didn't take any pics of the old one as it wasn't worth it. It had damage from a deer accident and was 2 different colors. So without further ado, heres George( we always name our cars). Till next time BYE!!

Camera Critters

Another week and it's time for the Camera Critters meme. It's easy to play, just take a pic of a critter and post it. Simple huh? For this week's post I'm posting a pic of a bird (if anyone knows what it is, let me know). I saw this bird in the pond/marsh that's in back of my apartment. I couldn't pass up the opportunity to get a photo of it. Till next time BYE!!

Camera Critters

WoooHooo

As some of you know, Skittles has been having problems with her car. As you may not know, my car is getting on in age. Don't get me wrong, it's been a good car for as long as I've had it, but it is getting to where I don't know if it's worth putting any money into it. So...I've been out looking around for something newer to drive. We've spotted a few good ones, but today while we were out, we stopped at a Mercury dealer to see what they had. We found one we both liked. It's a 1999 Mercury Grand Marquis similar to the one I currently own. My present one is a 1993 though with 171,000 miles on it. The one we looked at today only has 25,000 miles on it. A very interesting car. And in very good condition. Maybe the little old lady from Pasadena owned it lol. I'll let you know how the rest goes in time. Till next time BYE!!

Info

To those who commented on my Heads or Tails meme, I'm working on replying to all of you as soon as I can. I've been working split shifts and am left with little time at home. So, just so you know, I'm trying to get to all of you. Thanks for your patience.

Heads or Tails

This weeks theme is "Tip" or anything that rhymes with tip.

I'll go with the word Trip. As Skittles and I took a trip a few weeks ago to see some sights. It started out to be a trip to the east coast but ended up being a trip to West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland. This is how some of our trips go. We start out in a general direction and end up going somewhere else. At least we were in the right general vicinity lol. I like these kind of trips as we just go where we want to go. It doesn't matter if we change our minds as we never make reservations for Hotels. I didn't take many pics on this trip as the weather was pretty overcast and it rained during most of the journey. Maybe I'll post one of the pics I took in a future blog entry.

Camera Critters

Theres a new weekly meme that is starting and it's called "Camera Critters". It's pretty simple, on Sunday, you just post a pic of an animal or critter. I guess I'll start this one off with a picture of my pet cockatiel, his name is Charlie. He's quite the character.




You can find the blog site for the meme here.
http://www.camera-critters.blogspot.com/

Tagged

I was tagged by Sanni from It's sanni-licious to do a meme. So here it is :)

If I were a direction I’d be South

If I were furniture I’d be A big comfy couch

If I were a liquid I’d be Mud

If I were a sin I’d be Is being lazy a sin? lol

If I were a gem/stone I’d be A lump of coal (diamond in the rough) lol

If I were a metal I’d be Steel

If I were a tree I’d be an Oak

If I were a fruit I’d be a banana

If I were a flower I’d be a daisy

If I were weather I’d be Cloudy

If I were a music instrument I’d be A bass guitar

If I were an element I’d be Earth

If I were a color I’d be Red

If I were an animal I’d be a bear

If I were a sound I’d be a quiet spring day

If I were a lyric I’d be "Saturday in the Park I think it was the

fourth of July"

If I were a song I’d be "In the living years"

If I were a music type I’d be Rock

If I were a perfume/cologne I’d be Stetson

If I were a feeling I’d be Happy

If I were a book I’d be War and Peace

If I were food I’d be banana pudding

If I were a city I’d be Grand Rapids

If I were a taste I’d be Tangy

If I were a scent I’d be Soothing

If I were a word I’d be Descriptive

If I were a verb I’d be Playing

If I were an object I’d be a rock

If I were a piece of clothing I’d be a worn pair of blue jeans

If I were a body part I’d be an arm

If I were an facial expression I’d be a smile

If I were a cartoon character I’d be Marvin the Martian

If I were a movie I’d be An officer and a gentleman

If I were a geometrical figure I’d be an oval

If I were one of the 4 seasons I’d be Summer

If I were a sentence I’d be incomplete

Till next time BYE!!

Mentally Drained

I haven't blogged regularly for a long time now. But I just thought I'd write a bit about my work. Yeah, I'm mentally drained from what went on at work tonight. You see, I've been the Major Model trainer for my shift at work for almost a year now. That is to say that when we get a new car to build, I'm trained first, then I train everybody else in my unit. A few months ago, I got some help in the form of the Major Model trainer from our 2nd shift. This person has been a very big help to me and has learned the whole operation on our line during this time. These last few weeks though, we have been working split shifts in order to train all those on our 2nd shift. The shift supervisor has been there during the whole time. But, some of the people on this shift have been difficult if not impossible to train. Not to mention that tonight we ran a practice car to get the 2nd shift people familiar with it and this was the first time he had walked through to see what was actually done with it. Top this off with my now having to work another split shift tomorrow to run another car on 2nd shift because the supervisor thought his people weren't as well trained as they should be. Drats!!! Oh well, at least they didn't try to find fault in the methods we have used to train the people there. It's just getting to be a mental drain with all that's been going on. Lots of work to do in the next couple weeks and now it seems to be more to do before it's over. I guess that's about all for now. Just thought I'd do a post lol. Till next time BYE!!

New Home of Heads or Tails

For those who don't already know it, Heads or Tails has a new home. I've put the link here for those who would like to visit it. Or you can use the convenient link I have posted in the " Family" link section on my sidebar. Oh, I also have updated the link to Skittles' Place. If you have the old link on your blog, you will be redirected to the new site, but if you want, you can just click on the link on my sidebar and it will take you to her new site. Repetitive I know...but I thought I'd put it there just in case. Till next time BYE!!

http://headsortailshome.blogspot.com/