tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post8907165580110873602..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: Gasoline AlleyWisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-66434131571780918702012-12-05T23:09:06.066-03:302012-12-05T23:09:06.066-03:30Love the license plate!Love the license plate!mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-24155361487218134442012-12-05T23:09:05.885-03:302012-12-05T23:09:05.885-03:30Love the license plate!Love the license plate!mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-66536575895156276492012-12-05T23:05:29.944-03:302012-12-05T23:05:29.944-03:30My favourite part of this is the license plate!
A...My favourite part of this is the license plate!<br /><br />And I may have to mount a search for that JMS book myself....<br /><br />There's a tiny bookshop in Limerick where my sister and I got lost for hours last summer. All kinds of old, musty, out of print, delicious books!mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-7789650809338921572012-12-05T12:58:52.648-03:302012-12-05T12:58:52.648-03:30What an amazing friend/neighbour! Maybe it's t...What an amazing friend/neighbour! Maybe it's time to streamline your vehicles though. : - )The Poet Laura-eatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-67428835344070996982012-12-03T22:14:02.156-03:302012-12-03T22:14:02.156-03:30Ooh, that bites. I think it's easier to let t...Ooh, that bites. I think it's easier to let the little stuff get to you. Or me, anyway. The big stuff I just grit my teeth and get through. Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-40595667173858832862012-12-03T22:14:01.704-03:302012-12-03T22:14:01.704-03:30Ooh, that bites. I think it's easier to let t...Ooh, that bites. I think it's easier to let the little stuff get to you. Or me, anyway. The big stuff I just grit my teeth and get through. Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-88554874512139269902012-12-03T21:39:55.282-03:302012-12-03T21:39:55.282-03:30OWJ:
Rescued you again from the spam bucket and t...OWJ:<br /><br />Rescued you again from the spam bucket and there's been hundreds of them lately, I guess the run up to Xmas.<br /><br />Glad you spotted the squirrels doing the damage...<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-62563343731160475942012-12-03T21:37:45.705-03:302012-12-03T21:37:45.705-03:30Pauline:
Nothing like friendship to soothe the ir...Pauline:<br /><br />Nothing like friendship to soothe the irritants of our lives, yeah?<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-72468158906307996922012-12-03T21:37:09.384-03:302012-12-03T21:37:09.384-03:30Nick:
No she's been serviced, it is my neglect...Nick:<br />No she's been serviced, it is my neglect in not driving her for weeks at a time where the battery dies and a tire can flatten. I just need to get rid of her.<br />B has been so good with his advice.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-24305074865625183642012-12-03T21:35:40.578-03:302012-12-03T21:35:40.578-03:30I hope so Hattie, that I can be that compassionate...I hope so Hattie, that I can be that compassionate and giving.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-80501537257944113872012-12-03T16:39:04.213-03:302012-12-03T16:39:04.213-03:30Bless B! Good neighbors/friends are often lifesave...Bless B! Good neighbors/friends are often lifesavers.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-80621687182718824182012-12-03T14:56:25.450-03:302012-12-03T14:56:25.450-03:30Friend B has the patience of a saint. How lucky he...Friend B has the patience of a saint. How lucky he was there to help out. I guess the car needs a proper service to make sure it's reliable. And to make sure Ansa's not left in the lurch!nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-42771664517187030562012-12-03T13:06:54.006-03:302012-12-03T13:06:54.006-03:30It is real stress though. Lucky you have people wh...It is real stress though. Lucky you have people who look out for you. As you do for them.Hattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621439195920479957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-79652240850293792912012-12-03T12:08:03.160-03:302012-12-03T12:08:03.160-03:30Irene:
I'd say she was stressed to the max, ho...Irene:<br />I'd say she was stressed to the max, hopping off with a stranger like that. I won't forget her eyes in a hurry. Accusing, disappointed and fearful.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-1419932022258302392012-12-03T12:07:03.529-03:302012-12-03T12:07:03.529-03:30Good thinking, Annie, I wish I had the thought ear...Good thinking, Annie, I wish I had the thought earlier. I can barely keep up with one too and remember maintenance and switching tires, etc.<br /><br />We are truly lucky with our neighbours!<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-6852780495638617302012-12-03T12:05:59.219-03:302012-12-03T12:05:59.219-03:30Tabor:
I am hoping to, I knitted and Irish afghan ...Tabor:<br />I am hoping to, I knitted and Irish afghan for them so that would be a start?!<br />XO<br />WWW<br />Wisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-80375066553670271372012-12-03T12:05:12.172-03:302012-12-03T12:05:12.172-03:30SJG:
Oh I had to laugh, I had two blowouts in the...SJG:<br /><br />Oh I had to laugh, I had two blowouts in the middle of nowhere with no cell phone service and BOTH times B was with me with a bad knee and changed tires both times.<br /><br />I can never make up to B for his goodness.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-39800306260374613582012-12-03T11:26:23.554-03:302012-12-03T11:26:23.554-03:30Well, that certainly was an experience not worth r...Well, that certainly was an experience not worth repeating. What a bother and for poor Ansa too. She must have thought that you abandoned her and the car. You must have been a welcome sight when you returned. What a lousy lesson to learn. xoxIrenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-60635287636400583832012-12-03T11:00:53.193-03:302012-12-03T11:00:53.193-03:30I have a neighbour like B too. Apparently helping ...I have a neighbour like B too. Apparently helping other people is his life ambition and purpose, and I do take advantage, but feel guilty too. Very sweet person.<br /><br />Having two of anything is more than double the trouble I think, unless it really is totally maintenance-free. I wish I had 2 cars for different purposes but I will take your little tale as a cautionary. I barely keep up with the proper maintenance on one, never mind two.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03787701515460812026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-79863317366237692042012-12-03T09:21:36.693-03:302012-12-03T09:21:36.693-03:30Nice to have wise and loyal neighbors. You can pa...Nice to have wise and loyal neighbors. You can pay him back...just keep your eyes open,Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-76782526673336869672012-12-02T23:10:15.520-03:302012-12-02T23:10:15.520-03:30You'd've hated to be me last year when eve...You'd've hated to be me last year when every time I turned around, no matter whose vehicle I was driving, a tire went flat. <br /><br />I was ready to stop driving. Seriously. CAA is great, but still ....Blondi Blathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656970490122824720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-66394934341967711372012-12-02T15:26:32.526-03:302012-12-02T15:26:32.526-03:30What I admire most about dogs, T, is that ability ...What I admire most about dogs, T, is that ability to never hold a grudge or a resentment. As soon as Ansa saw me return she just goes into spasms of delight.<br /><br />If only us TwoLegs could remember that simple rule of happy co-existence. :)<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-9327093549668138842012-12-02T13:04:34.462-03:302012-12-02T13:04:34.462-03:30Glad to find that, for ol' Two Legs, all turne...Glad to find that, for ol' Two Legs, all turned out as well as could have been expected. :-) Gold star to B!<br /><br />Worst part of the whole deal, for me, would have been the necessity to leave ol' Four Legs behind. Did she give you a grimace or two later?Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-28053890446129501872012-12-02T10:51:32.800-03:302012-12-02T10:51:32.800-03:30GM:
Odd that, I am so off the knitting at the mo....GM:<br /><br />Odd that, I am so off the knitting at the mo., tossed it aside. I think I did too many leaves!!!<br /><br />Yes B and his wife have said this I've done some legal advice thing for them and I know men love to display their manly ability (B is an ace mechanic among other talents)but yes the independence and NO OBLIGATION (remember that?!) sticks to me like glue.<br /><br />XO<br />WWW<br />Wisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-68370110272854712972012-12-02T10:49:13.777-03:302012-12-02T10:49:13.777-03:30Jo:
Ah sisters of the heart, I do sweat the small ...Jo:<br />Ah sisters of the heart, I do sweat the small stuff and the big just rolls off me.<br />Yes and an offhand remark can upset me for a week.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.com