Comments on: The Fence http://gregengland.com/2009/10/21/the-fence/ Slices of my life in the Southern California Desert Mon, 26 Dec 2011 19:08:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Finding Direction: The Wind Vane Chronicles » Blog Archive » Story Tellers 4 – The Rest of the Story http://gregengland.com/2009/10/21/the-fence/comment-page-1/#comment-10033 Finding Direction: The Wind Vane Chronicles » Blog Archive » Story Tellers 4 – The Rest of the Story Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:29:34 +0000 http://gregengland.theobloggers.com/?p=1966#comment-10033 [...] (inside joke, there – you’ll have read his blog post of last week “The Fence” – it’s hilarious) position, while Cecil guessed it is a scorpion.  They were [...] [...] (inside joke, there – you’ll have read his blog post of last week “The Fence” – it’s hilarious) position, while Cecil guessed it is a scorpion.  They were [...]

]]> By: Trey Morgan http://gregengland.com/2009/10/21/the-fence/comment-page-1/#comment-10032 Trey Morgan Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:42:58 +0000 http://gregengland.theobloggers.com/?p=1966#comment-10032 I thought after reading the first paragraph, that you were going to say you were putting up a fence to cover up the view .... of the final picture. I was about to unfriend you :) I thought after reading the first paragraph, that you were going to say you were putting up a fence to cover up the view …. of the final picture. I was about to unfriend you :)

]]> By: Keith Davis http://gregengland.com/2009/10/21/the-fence/comment-page-1/#comment-10031 Keith Davis Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:29:00 +0000 http://gregengland.theobloggers.com/?p=1966#comment-10031 The sniffing dogs is my favorite part of this story. My dad used to tell us that the dogs sniffed each other's tail because they were looking for their own. He told us that a long time ago all the dogs gathered for a dance in a big barn. As they came in "back then" they would all check their tails at the front desk. During the dance, some of the hay caught fire in the barn and the dogs ran out so frantically they just grabbed whatever tail they could. Now they just go around checking to see if other dogs have their tail. Sounds like a big "tale" to me! The sniffing dogs is my favorite part of this story. My dad used to tell us that the dogs sniffed each other’s tail because they were looking for their own. He told us that a long time ago all the dogs gathered for a dance in a big barn. As they came in “back then” they would all check their tails at the front desk. During the dance, some of the hay caught fire in the barn and the dogs ran out so frantically they just grabbed whatever tail they could. Now they just go around checking to see if other dogs have their tail.

Sounds like a big “tale” to me!

]]> By: Dee Andrews http://gregengland.com/2009/10/21/the-fence/comment-page-1/#comment-10030 Dee Andrews Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:31:31 +0000 http://gregengland.theobloggers.com/?p=1966#comment-10030 I feel affirmed as a woman, somehow. Although, the "ticked off" and "attorney" slings at my fragile ego were difficult to bear. And then Janice, of all people, threw in a "minor" dig against me, a fellow woman "warrior" in this game called life amongst seemingly superior men. I mean . . . "eye for detail?" How can one not (who has ever been in school or looked at the horizon, perhaps, out on the south panhandle plains of Texas) immediately differentiate between horizontal and vertical? As for you, Greg - I am really, REALLY happy that you did not become an airline pilot!! Cheers, once more!! Dee <strong>[I should have said you were beginning to tick me off ... <em>bless your heart</em> ... and then it would be okay. At least in the south.]</strong> I feel affirmed as a woman, somehow. Although, the “ticked off” and “attorney” slings at my fragile ego were difficult to bear. And then Janice, of all people, threw in a “minor” dig against me, a fellow woman “warrior” in this game called life amongst seemingly superior men.

I mean . . . “eye for detail?” How can one not (who has ever been in school or looked at the horizon, perhaps, out on the south panhandle plains of Texas) immediately differentiate between horizontal and vertical?

As for you, Greg – I am really, REALLY happy that you did not become an airline pilot!!

Cheers, once more!!

Dee

[I should have said you were beginning to tick me off ... bless your heart ... and then it would be okay. At least in the south.]

]]> By: Janice Garrison http://gregengland.com/2009/10/21/the-fence/comment-page-1/#comment-10029 Janice Garrison Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:47:23 +0000 http://gregengland.theobloggers.com/?p=1966#comment-10029 Fences, Psycho Puppy and Pics of Maui. Quite an interesting and amusing post and the previous comments are equally amusing. Dee has quite the eye for detail, makes me wonder if I should start posting blurry pictures on my blog. (Just kidding Dee) I do expect the cap may have a curse on it though. You could try it out on Psycho Puppy and see if he acts differently. After seeing the beautiful Maui picture, all I can say is….you are lucky Josh and Heather even came home. :) <strong>[What can I say about an attorney?? (Love you, Dee!) Had they taken the babies with them, they might not have.]</strong> Fences, Psycho Puppy and Pics of Maui.
Quite an interesting and amusing post and the previous comments are equally amusing. Dee has quite the eye for detail, makes me wonder if I should start posting blurry pictures on my blog. (Just kidding Dee) I do expect the cap may have a curse on it though. You could try it out on Psycho Puppy and see if he acts differently.
After seeing the beautiful Maui picture, all I can say is….you are lucky Josh and Heather even came home. :)

[What can I say about an attorney?? (Love you, Dee!) Had they taken the babies with them, they might not have.]

]]> By: Dee Andrews http://gregengland.com/2009/10/21/the-fence/comment-page-1/#comment-10028 Dee Andrews Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:39:35 +0000 http://gregengland.theobloggers.com/?p=1966#comment-10028 Greg - And I suppose you'll think I'm a persnickity, pesky, out of my bounds woman (ref. Steve, above) for bringing this up . . . but the very first thing I noticed about your post (and which kept nagging me throughout), was that the three cross bar pieces of your fence section you kept referencing at the top, middle & bottom, are not, according to my highly accurate vision in looking at your photo, "vertical" pieces, but three horizontal pieces. The rest of the fence is composed of a series of vertical pieces tightly spaced so that Chipper the Psycho Pup cannot wiggle through to once again have an illegal (in this country, if you bet money on her) dog fight with the neighbor dog. I cannot believe that neither you (although it's probably babysitting fatigue from the past six days) or Cecil (the math teacher, for goodness sakes!), or Steve picked up on that (I'm sure you'll say minor) fact. It drove me nuts in reading your post. Especially when you mentioned running into the top "vertical" piece three times because you had the Martin Guitar's cap on that I gave you (somehow implying that it was possibly MY fault that you were so . . . uh . . . well, never mind) and could not see it from under your brim. Just doing my part to police your blog to make it as highly accurate as possible, which is a continuing work in progress that keeps me busy and very entertained! Cheers! (And, please do not be mad. I'm on my way back to the kitchen right now. NOT!!) Dee P. S. This reminds me of going with Tom to pick up the expensive piece of marine plywood for his boat hatch, somehow. Which makes me laugh, so you've done a great thing for me here this morning!! Believe me!! <strong>[I probably would never make a good airline pilot, would I? I feel like I should correct the blog, but that would render this excellent comment invalid ... thanks for the heads "UP"]</strong> Greg -

And I suppose you’ll think I’m a persnickity, pesky, out of my bounds woman (ref. Steve, above) for bringing this up . . . but the very first thing I noticed about your post (and which kept nagging me throughout), was that the three cross bar pieces of your fence section you kept referencing at the top, middle & bottom, are not, according to my highly accurate vision in looking at your photo, “vertical” pieces, but three horizontal pieces.

The rest of the fence is composed of a series of vertical pieces tightly spaced so that Chipper the Psycho Pup cannot wiggle through to once again have an illegal (in this country, if you bet money on her) dog fight with the neighbor dog.

I cannot believe that neither you (although it’s probably babysitting fatigue from the past six days) or Cecil (the math teacher, for goodness sakes!), or Steve picked up on that (I’m sure you’ll say minor) fact. It drove me nuts in reading your post.

Especially when you mentioned running into the top “vertical” piece three times because you had the Martin Guitar’s cap on that I gave you (somehow implying that it was possibly MY fault that you were so . . . uh . . . well, never mind) and could not see it from under your brim.

Just doing my part to police your blog to make it as highly accurate as possible, which is a continuing work in progress that keeps me busy and very entertained!

Cheers! (And, please do not be mad. I’m on my way back to the kitchen right now. NOT!!)

Dee

P. S. This reminds me of going with Tom to pick up the expensive piece of marine plywood for his boat hatch, somehow. Which makes me laugh, so you’ve done a great thing for me here this morning!! Believe me!!

[I probably would never make a good airline pilot, would I? I feel like I should correct the blog, but that would render this excellent comment invalid ... thanks for the heads "UP"]

]]> By: Steve http://gregengland.com/2009/10/21/the-fence/comment-page-1/#comment-10027 Steve Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:53:20 +0000 http://gregengland.theobloggers.com/?p=1966#comment-10027 Just tell him to tell his wife what I tell mine. Get back in the kitchen, Woman! NOT!!! One of my college buddies recently moved to Hawaii to work as a civilian doctor for the military. Somebody has to do it. Peace. <strong>[Can I have your <em>Woman's</em> email address? Just want to send her a "quote" I think she would enjoy! It would make a great evening conversation piece for the two of you.]</strong> Just tell him to tell his wife what I tell mine. Get back in the kitchen, Woman! NOT!!!
One of my college buddies recently moved to Hawaii to work as a civilian doctor for the military. Somebody has to do it.
Peace.

[Can I have your Woman's email address? Just want to send her a "quote" I think she would enjoy! It would make a great evening conversation piece for the two of you.]

]]> By: cwinwc http://gregengland.com/2009/10/21/the-fence/comment-page-1/#comment-10026 cwinwc Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:43:34 +0000 http://gregengland.theobloggers.com/?p=1966#comment-10026 Sounds like Dave better be in good shape or he might have a "corollary" having spawned another project. Did anyone think to throw a set of sunglasses on the ground to distract Cujo, I mean Chipper? I couldn't see the pics of Josh and Heather's "low rent" digs in Maui on my home computer. We'll see if the District's computers will allow the pics through. Sounds like Dave better be in good shape or he might have a “corollary” having spawned another project.

Did anyone think to throw a set of sunglasses on the ground to distract Cujo, I mean Chipper?

I couldn’t see the pics of Josh and Heather’s “low rent” digs in Maui on my home computer. We’ll see if the District’s computers will allow the pics through.

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