Comments on: Life of Riley Week 55 http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2008/06/23/life-of-riley-week-55/ Helping You Through Right Now Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:38:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: JAK http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2008/06/23/life-of-riley-week-55/#comment-44691 JAK Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:55:31 +0000 http://www.dyers.org/blog/?p=1677#comment-44691 So I suspect that I may be the only reader that has the very personal experience with the same contractor, same issues, same response, same time frame, same promises, etc. It is extremely frustrating and I feel your pain. The only thing I can say is that it truly will be worth it. All the issues with the painters/brick layers/finish work/light choices/etc. will all be worth it in the end. When you're in the heat of it it's sometimes hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel but when you're enjoying your cold homemade iced tea (hold the sugar) and looking out your brand new windows onto the beach (only interrupted by my car parked in your driveway) you too will smile and laugh at all the chaos you endured to get there. So I suspect that I may be the only reader that has the very personal experience with the same contractor, same issues, same response, same time frame, same promises, etc. It is extremely frustrating and I feel your pain. The only thing I can say is that it truly will be worth it. All the issues with the painters/brick layers/finish work/light choices/etc. will all be worth it in the end. When you’re in the heat of it it’s sometimes hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel but when you’re enjoying your cold homemade iced tea (hold the sugar) and looking out your brand new windows onto the beach (only interrupted by my car parked in your driveway) you too will smile and laugh at all the chaos you endured to get there.

]]> By: JAK http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2008/06/23/life-of-riley-week-55/#comment-44689 JAK Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:48:11 +0000 http://www.dyers.org/blog/?p=1677#comment-44689 Did JLK also mention that teenagers share mouth guards/dirty field hockey socks/bras/pajamas/water bottles/eat off each other's plates at dinner and share just about anything else you can possibly imagine??? Had the teenager needed a bandaid or a Kleenex at that moment I wouldn't put it past them to have considered it! Did JLK also mention that teenagers share mouth guards/dirty field hockey socks/bras/pajamas/water bottles/eat off each other’s plates at dinner and share just about anything else you can possibly imagine??? Had the teenager needed a bandaid or a Kleenex at that moment I wouldn’t put it past them to have considered it!

]]> By: JLK http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2008/06/23/life-of-riley-week-55/#comment-44352 JLK Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:28:43 +0000 http://www.dyers.org/blog/?p=1677#comment-44352 hahahahaha, pixie stix are great. u missed out :-P hahahahaha, pixie stix are great. u missed out :-P

]]> By: Jon http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2008/06/23/life-of-riley-week-55/#comment-44185 Jon Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:20:01 +0000 http://www.dyers.org/blog/?p=1677#comment-44185 In America, you're pretty much free to ingest whatever chemicals you want, as long as they're not going to help you or make you feel good, so if you want the fake stuff, you're welcome to it. Don't envy my lazy ways though... In America, you’re pretty much free to ingest whatever chemicals you want, as long as they’re not going to help you or make you feel good, so if you want the fake stuff, you’re welcome to it.

Don’t envy my lazy ways though…

]]> By: Maybe_Less http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2008/06/23/life-of-riley-week-55/#comment-44140 Maybe_Less Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:16:31 +0000 http://www.dyers.org/blog/?p=1677#comment-44140 What if you just like the taste of Fake Tea..? Real tea seems like something I wouldn't ever really be able to commit to on a suffeciant level that tea would require. I could see myself at some point trying real tea but at this point those are hopeless pipe dreams. In all I slightly envy you and your tea making ways. What if you just like the taste of Fake Tea..?

Real tea seems like something I wouldn’t ever really be able to commit to on a suffeciant level that tea would require.

I could see myself at some point trying real tea but at this point those are hopeless pipe dreams.

In all I slightly envy you and your tea making ways.

]]> By: Jon http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2008/06/23/life-of-riley-week-55/#comment-44118 Jon Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:31:56 +0000 http://www.dyers.org/blog/?p=1677#comment-44118 @Mustachio: If my house is completed by then, I will attempt to attend once again. I'm going to have to look up the word parboiled and try your advice. @N0ia: I don't use sugar in iced tea or hot coffee. It's pretty much laziness with all the stirring and waiting and all. @KFC: The dumber people get, the more possible minions there will be for my plan for world domination. Muah ha ha ha ha? @BonzoGal: If I only had a smoker. If I can make a suggestion, get catalogs from one of the stores and go through them sitting on the couch. It saves a lot of drive time if you aren't sure what you want. A lot of places will just give you the catalogs with no strings. @Mustachio: If my house is completed by then, I will attempt to attend once again. I’m going to have to look up the word parboiled and try your advice.

@N0ia: I don’t use sugar in iced tea or hot coffee. It’s pretty much laziness with all the stirring and waiting and all.

@KFC: The dumber people get, the more possible minions there will be for my plan for world domination. Muah ha ha ha ha?

@BonzoGal: If I only had a smoker. If I can make a suggestion, get catalogs from one of the stores and go through them sitting on the couch. It saves a lot of drive time if you aren’t sure what you want. A lot of places will just give you the catalogs with no strings.

]]> By: BonzoGal http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2008/06/23/life-of-riley-week-55/#comment-44108 BonzoGal Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:47:18 +0000 http://www.dyers.org/blog/?p=1677#comment-44108 Mustachio is right about the ribs, I was about to suggest that myself. Too much oven heat sucks the goodness out of ribs. (That doesn't apply to smokers- you can smoke ribs for nine years and they still taste good.) We've been light shopping for the past two weekends and I'm hating it. I'm going with giant flaming torches on the wall pretty soon. Mustachio is right about the ribs, I was about to suggest that myself. Too much oven heat sucks the goodness out of ribs. (That doesn’t apply to smokers- you can smoke ribs for nine years and they still taste good.)

We’ve been light shopping for the past two weekends and I’m hating it. I’m going with giant flaming torches on the wall pretty soon.

]]> By: KF Chud http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2008/06/23/life-of-riley-week-55/#comment-44058 KF Chud Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:33:45 +0000 http://www.dyers.org/blog/?p=1677#comment-44058 Yep, texting is killing the ability for people to communicate correctly. My cousin is a dean at a college, and she told me you can't imagine how many papers she sees with words/phrases that have text language in it. And remember this is at college and graduate level work. Very sad. Yep, texting is killing the ability for people to communicate correctly. My cousin is a dean at a college, and she told me you can’t imagine how many papers she sees with words/phrases that have text language in it.

And remember this is at college and graduate level work. Very sad.

]]> By: n0ia http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2008/06/23/life-of-riley-week-55/#comment-44020 n0ia Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:04:42 +0000 http://www.dyers.org/blog/?p=1677#comment-44020 Well either you have a typographical error of omission (is that the standard phrasing for something like that?) or I know why your week had such little amount of results. "When we got home, we were tired from running around, so I made some iced tea with <b>sugar</b>, three tea bags, some hot water, and some ice." Fixed. :) Well either you have a typographical error of omission (is that the standard phrasing for something like that?) or I know why your week had such little amount of results.

“When we got home, we were tired from running around, so I made some iced tea with sugar, three tea bags, some hot water, and some ice.”

Fixed. :)

]]> By: Mustachio http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2008/06/23/life-of-riley-week-55/#comment-43995 Mustachio Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:23:36 +0000 http://www.dyers.org/blog/?p=1677#comment-43995 You have to come to the cookout next year! QJ was honored and received the horseshoe tournament champion tshirt. The fireworks were incredible and it was just a lot of fun. Ribs, I alway parboil mine first maybe for about 45 minutes - it's usually a big batch. This makes them tender and then you don't have to cook them forever on a low heated grill/oven. After they parboiled you can slap some bbq sauce on and grill them or for those of you waiting for your grill, pop them under the broiler. Ribs done in less than an hour and might I add very tender and yummy! You have to come to the cookout next year! QJ was honored and received the horseshoe tournament champion tshirt. The fireworks were incredible and it was just a lot of fun.

Ribs, I alway parboil mine first maybe for about 45 minutes - it’s usually a big batch. This makes them tender and then you don’t have to cook them forever on a low heated grill/oven. After they parboiled you can slap some bbq sauce on and grill them or for those of you waiting for your grill, pop them under the broiler. Ribs done in less than an hour and might I add very tender and yummy!

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