The "Let it out" Thread

[Frantic Freddie]

Some good news,got a gig this Friday nite with an old friend who I've always enjoyed playin' with They usually have a few other local musicians come in so I'll be able to spread the word more.

Funny related story:
About 8 years ago my FIL called my wife & asks her "Does Freddie know a guitar player by the name of Eric O.?" Wife says "Yes,he's a good friend of ours,known him for 20 years,Freddie's played in several bands with him.Why?"

FIL: "Well,I'm dating his mother"

Told Eric that if they got married that we'd be step-brothers-in-law

[Yvonne]

for the gig
I hope it will be a very nice evening

That is a very funny story...are they still dating??

[EscapeGirl]

@Freddie.....YAY! Hopefully this is a new beginning for ya!

[Frantic Freddie]

Yep Yvonne,they're still together....just re-read my post,I didn't make clear that the guitar player I'm playing with is the one in the story.

Thanks EG,they have a drummer who's a friend of mine,dunno why he's not playing that nite,guess I'll find out.

[Yvonne]

Well for some reason I did understand that part without you telling it but I was just curious about the parents
Nice that they are still together

[Frantic Freddie]

Well,that's the most fun I've had on a gig in a long time,sure was nice just worryin' about my own playin' & not whether the other guys would screw up.

Looks like it'll turn into a regular thing,I'm takin' my congas,bongos,etc...down on Tuesday for Eric's acoustic jam.Real nice little neighborhood bar,folks are real friendly & I got lots of compliments (go ahead,massage my ego,I love it! )

[Yvonne]

I am so glad that you had a good time and that it is going to be a regular thing!!! Congrats

[Frantic Freddie]

Ugh,I've had a cold since Thursday,thought I was gettin' better yesterday,I feel worse today

[Frantic Freddie]

My good friend's wife is dying. We saw then tonite,took them candy,guacamole,chips & salsa.

She won't see Valentine's Day.

[Yvonne]

I am sorry Freddie
I was hoping that 2013 would be a better year without these sad news messages but it seems there is no escaping them
I hope you can enjoy being with them as much as you can for as long as you can and that you can have a proper goodbye
We didn't had the chance to have a proper goodbye with my Hubby...

[Frantic Freddie]

Thanks Yvonne,I just found out about an hour ago that she passed away last night

[Yvonne]

I am so sorry to hear that
Sorry for your loss
That went a lot faster then you all thought it would be.
Wishing you and yours the strength to get through this together

[clover3leaf]

for anyone reading this who needs a hug - the winter will pass

[Yvonne]

Thank you

[Frantic Freddie]

Dammit,we've been without water since Wednesday,it's frozen.This is the 1st time in almost 18 years we've lived here.I know it's due to the snow that melted off the roof & made the area by the house wet & the week of unnaturally cold weather we had,as low as -10 to -15F (-23 to -26C) at night.

My 1st thought was that the heat tape had gone bad,so I replaced that (sooo much fun crawling under the house) but that didn't work.

I had the water guys over to check the meter & it's fine.The pipe's buried 2 feet (61 cm) deep & our frostline is usually only 5" (12.7 cm) deep.

So my next thought was to dig down & expose the pipe to air. Well,some problems with that: 1st I have to remove the railroad ties & stepping stones I have laid down there & guess what? They're frozen to the ground. I managed to get 1 of the ties out by attaching a tow chain to it & pullin' with my Jeep,only to find the ground's frozen solid,even a pick won't cut into it. My next brilliant idea is to tent the whole area with tarps & get a small space heater & run that at least until I can get the stuff out of the ground. Dunno if it'll work,but it might. My other idea after that is to rent a trencher,but I'm not sure I can get it that close to the house.

Just a little while ago I saw the water company guy & he told me they had a 6" water line freeze solid!!!.Most meter-to-house lines are 1".

At least my Mom's house is only 200 yards away,we can shower & get water (I have enough containers for 40 gallons) so we can flush the toilets & do some dishes,though we've been using paper plates & plasticware.

Told the wife we should've bought one of these,we have almost every other piece of camping gear imaginable.

We do still have power & gas,so that's good.