Happy Friday to all the wonderful citizens in the City of Claycord.
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DST joke
Daylight Savings Time: When people change their clocks and cats wonder why we’re messing with their meal schedule.
My dog takes seizure meds. Having to spend the last week adjusting the time she takes them sucks.
I hate these time changes.
Cats, dogs and babies.
Anybody else getting more pop-up ads on CCord here?
Almost forgot it’s Friday. Book report: Gremlins Go Home, Ben Bova & Gordon R. Dickson, 1983. A kids story about aliens who want to go home and talk a couple of kids and a dog into helping them. Humans call them gremlins but they ran away from home a few thousand years ago. They want to tie a magic kite to a space ship heading for Mars but are highly allergic to iron and steel. Short book with some really cute drawing every few pages. Even grownups might get some chuckles from this one.
Daylight Saving Time on Sunday
Spring Forward, Fall Back
These guys have it the hardest
https://imgflip.com/i/266aw4
I was watching the Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix and heard this from the announcer as Carlos Sainz (Ferrari driver) made a nice clean pass:
“A lovely move by Sainz…”
Then I thought:
“A lovely move by Bubba…” Something you will never hear at a NASCAR race.
I’d take offense but you’re not wrong. Bubba Wallace doesn’t pass much ‘cept his pit box. 🤷🏼♂️
F1 commentators are the best.
I hope I’m not first.
If you’re having trouble counting your many blessings as an American, this should tide ya over a while: https://youtube.com/shorts/hqRPVxRp3Ow?si=VZzvIzWuDo5hPI5I
Not sure Pouncy is entirely onboard: https://youtube.com/shorts/uCIK51vd0JI?si=1VMZrPH4-Znxa5FD
Also Not sure how effective that actually is, but it does look cool: https://youtube.com/shorts/I_uhxSvgpA8?si=XXQYUqUPjI47QrDS
I may have missed my calling. You couldn’t wipe the grin off my face waiting for pirates from a well armed and defended position. And you’ll pay me? https://youtube.com/shorts/GHLg2oQD0-A?si=OfLUYJBzBFW0lE1L
“Harmless as a heel hound” 😁 https://youtube.com/shorts/Mfo8DLispCo?si=K0cgzYUM-0ZBC8lt
If this isn’t played at my funeral, a pox on you all: https://youtube.com/shorts/4YYYgtdGNrc?si=sAOognxguRCR1_nD
Truck porn cause I like truck porn: https://youtube.com/shorts/NP_afnT3c24?si=0gVS5Z2XscU8SOwO
Takes me back to the good ol 80s : https://youtube.com/shorts/UzurZbOCIo0?si=fYG_Ok0swO8Y9EW5
Seriously dude, go down to the shelter and get yourself one of them regular house cats, they’re almost free: https://youtube.com/shorts/shOaFRFIpRM?si=kU9agZZ1j6mLpIw9
The brain on this kid! Thankfully he didn’t go all Lex Luthor: https://youtube.com/shorts/PPhDDE-2-kM?si=NE7t-14LXb4kr2le
Kinda where I’m at on global warming too: https://youtube.com/shorts/wp_OBpEx59Q?si=eyIMZeRNbM7WnKAq
“Stay here, this won’t take long”: https://youtube.com/shorts/5ghYEPsQGHk?si=ZseJh-UpQLINBzIN
Gotta end this here, late for my walk: https://youtube.com/shorts/TryEZxxA2ww?si=CbMfk8D0zTlZodc9
@ ATTICUS THRAXX ~
As always, enjoyed the videos.
Was surprised the guy didn’t clean up the AK-47 first.
The 2 we bought back in the 80’s where a pain in the butt to get the gunk off.
We no longer have them , … wish we did.
Girl if I still had everything that passed through my possession, I need a lot bigger house and an Eff-Ton more safes. Good catch on the no -clean on the AKs, I didn’t notice and I notice most things. 🫡🇺🇸
I don’t get any popups on any website. I use AdBlocker Ultimate and it works really well.
DuckDuckGO is a great browser.
Here’s a quick way to save a few bucks, and it works for most people. Call your cable company and say you want to pay less. Throw in that you’re shopping around for other providers if you feel gutsy. I just called Astound and am now saving $83.03 per month for 6 months, and saving $37.00 per month thereafter. They basically treat you like you’re starting over and give you all the incentives for a new customer. I was astounded!! (Get it? Astound?) Seriously, it’s worth the 20-30 minutes on the phone. Good luck.
Yes, once my 2 year plan is up, i always call them and they give me the same lower rate for 2 more years. We been with Wave for 9 years.
I’ve been doing that for years with AT&T, I only pay ten bucks a month for internet. Here’s another hint, if the customer service person can’t or won’t help you, ask to speak with their supervisor.
My girl friend in New York is doing something similar. However, it seems every once in awhile, she has to switch to a different company, thus changing her phone number, she still has a landline, so a bit annoying for her friends. She also switches accounts by putting it in her name, and then when it is time to switch again put it in her husbands name. However, I know a couple of times she had to go to a different company to get a good rate.
@PARANOID PABLITO ~
Yes, … We have been with Astound for 20+ years.
Once a year when the price goes up, we go in and ask for a ‘new’ rate adjustment.
This year was really good, … we are paying $10 less per month from last year’s rate(s).
FYI, …if you do a walk vs. phone call, and present your statement bill, we have notice even better savings.
Cowellian’s first.
Happy fix the clocks weekend!
Mine are automated except the kitchen clock radio but there I just push a button. Expect more car accidents this coming week.
Another rate hike approved for PG&E !! Maybe they shouldn’t run commercials every morning back to back , “ if you think you smell gas “ , “ never touch a down power line “ enough already !!!
When will the residents of Claycord be offered an alternative to the PG&E Monopoly?
Alameda has done it. Sacramento has done it. Fresno is currently trying to do it.
Contra Costa County needs to have an alternative.
How about bamboo bicycles ala Gilligan’s Island?
Pick One:
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A) Irish Bacon
B) Irish Sausage
C) Yuck
B) Though I’ve never had them but looks like they more like British Bangers which I also like. Looked up the recipe.
Have not had either, but would say yes to try both, … 🙂
unable to just ‘Pick One’, so I must abstain
🙂
I’m gonna assume it’s either meat, cooked in Irish Whiskey. I salute you, even if my guess is wrong. 🇺🇸 🇮🇪
Serious question: What local Hispanic restaurant serves the best Pozole?
Pozole is a Mexican soup, so I recommend try a few different Mexican restaurants near you to see which one you like best. Now, remember pozole comes in different colors, like red, green, clear etc and it is usually made with pork. But I think it is safe to ask what meat is it made of when calling a restaurant, if is not specify on the menu. I say try them all colors…you will be surprised of the taste.
Nice article about Concord restaurants in the San Francisco Chronicle today. If you head to SFGate the article is titled “The Bay Area suburb where we should all be eating”
I saw that also, and noted it leaned heavily toward the lesser advertised places, which is good. Give a little press to those places not getting all the attention, like Spaghetti Factory, Luna, La Tapatia. I would like to mention a favorite, though, which seems to be struggling; Fiore. They appear to be suffering from the lack of traffic, after the closure of K Mart, years ago. Fiore now is a destination place, not somewhere you drive by and decide to give it a try.
Didn’t we use to have a Peppermill in concord? I remember going there back in the day but maybe it was something else!
Like many men I pride myself in my parking ability. But there’s a whole ‘ nother level: https://youtube.com/shorts/YHZ6mWsKDfg?si=pqA8z2o7u4K12g5C
Looks like a planned dry docking.
I had no idea they could do it that way for such a large ship.
Cool!
yes, the peppermill was excellent
I liked The Peppermill…. it had atmosphere and decent food.
Oh oh… no more comments allowed in “Politics” column.
It wasn’t my fault.
Nevermind….. I must have logged in to last week’s column.
I can resemble that.
How’s the new kitchen scrap recycling working out for you ? ?
Raccoons had a feast two weeks in a row spreading contents around,
plus an ant colony from next door found it.
That stupid little bin that they gave me is still clean as a whistle. You’d swear it has never been used.
Here’s one for us oldsters…. it made me laugh.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3e5SNae-xWc
Jonathan Winters on The Tonight Show.