"Your mission, if you choose to accept it......................"
Wait!
I forgot to ask!
Can you keep a secret?
You can?
Good.
I knew I could trust you.
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Tuesday, January 9, 2007
Monday, January 8, 2007
Robbery Update
(Read the last post if you don't about the robbery.)
After Brian got off of work Friday, he called me from the parking lot before he made the drive home. He wanted to know if a detective showed up (NO) and what I found out from the insurance companies (Nothing new to tell). He had made arrangements with his insurance company to get a rental car (Max of $30/day for 30 days) and to drop the car off at the body shop on Saturday.
We chatted some more and had a nice conversation. He'd had time to think about what had happened and took some of the blame himself. I pointed out to him that he had left the sunroof part way open so getting in the car was a snap. He humbly agreed that yes, he was partially to blame. I also reminded him that from now on, he should bring his portable stuff in the house at night. He left the CDs, DVDs, GPS & IPOD in the car. That if he had done that, they wouldn't have been stolen. He assured me he would do that from now on. I just took that one with a grain of salt. He's said that before, but only did it for a short time. Hopefully, this time he's learned his lesson.
I got my first estimate from an alarm company this morning. Sitting down? $3,500! Yep, $3,500! Then add that to the cost of the new alarm system for Brian's car, what ever that will be, and this was a very, very expensive robbery.
The claims adjuster for Brian's insurance company came by just now to drop of the repair estimate and to pick up the receipt for the "entertainment system" that was stolen. The total comes to about $2,200. Brian has a $500 deductible, so I'm going to have to come up with that when he picks up the car.
The grand total? I don't even what to think about it yet. I need Happy Hour to get here real fast so I can start drinking my gin & tonics. I stocked up with a lot of tonic, but forgot to buy more gin yesterday. Guess it will be whiskey, rum or vodka & tonic today. Or maybe brandy. I know! I'll just close mt eyes and reach in the liquor cabinet and see what I come out with. Might be interesting to see what I come out with. :-D
Bye, bye for now y'all.
PS
Jodes, I know that individual cops can only do so much and that the "system" dictates the effort put into a case. When Brian's first car was set on fire, I talked to my neighbor and explained nobody was doing anything. He used to be an assistant DA so he made a few calls and boy did I get action then. They still never solved the case, but at least they put in an effort. And every other time a car was broken into, or my houses were burglarized, a detective at least showed up. Hell, one time they even took prints. This time, other than the original patrolman that came, no one else has bothered to come over or call, to at least call to talk to us.
Now due to the lack of interest off the "system" over the years, I'm upgrading my home security system. Then the next time something like this happens, and we all know it will, at least there will be something to go on. In addition, if it's someone local, Brian or his friends will probably be able to recognize who did it. If they do, I pity the poor souls that fucked with us.
After Brian got off of work Friday, he called me from the parking lot before he made the drive home. He wanted to know if a detective showed up (NO) and what I found out from the insurance companies (Nothing new to tell). He had made arrangements with his insurance company to get a rental car (Max of $30/day for 30 days) and to drop the car off at the body shop on Saturday.
We chatted some more and had a nice conversation. He'd had time to think about what had happened and took some of the blame himself. I pointed out to him that he had left the sunroof part way open so getting in the car was a snap. He humbly agreed that yes, he was partially to blame. I also reminded him that from now on, he should bring his portable stuff in the house at night. He left the CDs, DVDs, GPS & IPOD in the car. That if he had done that, they wouldn't have been stolen. He assured me he would do that from now on. I just took that one with a grain of salt. He's said that before, but only did it for a short time. Hopefully, this time he's learned his lesson.
I got my first estimate from an alarm company this morning. Sitting down? $3,500! Yep, $3,500! Then add that to the cost of the new alarm system for Brian's car, what ever that will be, and this was a very, very expensive robbery.
The claims adjuster for Brian's insurance company came by just now to drop of the repair estimate and to pick up the receipt for the "entertainment system" that was stolen. The total comes to about $2,200. Brian has a $500 deductible, so I'm going to have to come up with that when he picks up the car.
The grand total? I don't even what to think about it yet. I need Happy Hour to get here real fast so I can start drinking my gin & tonics. I stocked up with a lot of tonic, but forgot to buy more gin yesterday. Guess it will be whiskey, rum or vodka & tonic today. Or maybe brandy. I know! I'll just close mt eyes and reach in the liquor cabinet and see what I come out with. Might be interesting to see what I come out with. :-D
Bye, bye for now y'all.
PS
Jodes, I know that individual cops can only do so much and that the "system" dictates the effort put into a case. When Brian's first car was set on fire, I talked to my neighbor and explained nobody was doing anything. He used to be an assistant DA so he made a few calls and boy did I get action then. They still never solved the case, but at least they put in an effort. And every other time a car was broken into, or my houses were burglarized, a detective at least showed up. Hell, one time they even took prints. This time, other than the original patrolman that came, no one else has bothered to come over or call, to at least call to talk to us.
Now due to the lack of interest off the "system" over the years, I'm upgrading my home security system. Then the next time something like this happens, and we all know it will, at least there will be something to go on. In addition, if it's someone local, Brian or his friends will probably be able to recognize who did it. If they do, I pity the poor souls that fucked with us.
Friday, January 5, 2007
TODAY FUCKING SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Last night my son Brian's car was broken into. He found it open when he went to leave for work at 7:30. They took the TV/RADIO/DVD player and the visors that had small LCD monitors in them. The worst part is that since they aren't original equipment, the insurance policy only covers up to $1,000. They cost about $2,000. I bought him that stuff for Christmas last year.
Wait, I gets worse!
Looks like the most I'll get from the car insurance company is $1,000 and they will pay to fix the car. Since the player was an after market unit, they only cover up to $1,000. I could have gotten a rider on the policy, but I didn't know about it.
Still gets worse!
This car insurance company doesn't cover anything left loose in the car. Not the IPOD, 180 DVDs & CDs, the cell phone, nothing. I called my homeowners insurance company and they will cover personal property left in the car only if the car is at home. It was in the driveway so it was covered.
Can it get any worse? YES!
I have a $1,000 deductible on my homeowners insurance. The IPOD was $250 and the GPS $276. The cell phone? Who knows what it costs but it no where near $500.
Even worse yet!
They won't cover the CDs or DVDs either. Seems that since there is a player in the car capable of playing them, then my homeowners insurance company says it’s the car insurance companies responsibility.
How much more expensive can this gets you ask? Read on and find out.
I'm also going to get a new security system for the house. The one I have is too old, so no alarm company will touch. That means I have to get it replaced. I’m also getting a video monitoring system installed to monitor the driveway and all around the house. I have no idea what that’s going to cost, but a digital record connected to motion sensors starts at $1,200. I need to do this for my sanity. It will be worth it and I should have done it years ago
Take it from me, the cops are useless for this kind of thing and just make a report and eat more donuts or whatever it is they do. How do I know? In all my years, I’ve had one home or another burglarized six times. My old place, five times. Once there were even blood and fingerprints galore. In the almost 30 years we’ve live in this home, Brian's cars have been broken into twice, mine once and his first car set on fire. Nothing was ever done and nobody was ever caught.
Now at least with a video surveillance system, it will give us a good look at the culprits and then maybe the cops could catch them. The patrolman who was here this morning said the detectives probably wouldn’t even bother to come here. So far, he’s right.
I'm not going to let Brian bare the brunt of the loss, so I will do the fatherly thing and replace most of the stuff myself. I am fucked big time and will be out so much money that I don't even want to think about it.
One last thing, I finally got caught up on the bills today and that set me back over $5,700. This has been one very, very expensive day! I need a drink! No, I need LOTS of drinks! Happy Hour has officially started and will not end for a long, long time!
Wait, I gets worse!
Looks like the most I'll get from the car insurance company is $1,000 and they will pay to fix the car. Since the player was an after market unit, they only cover up to $1,000. I could have gotten a rider on the policy, but I didn't know about it.
Still gets worse!
This car insurance company doesn't cover anything left loose in the car. Not the IPOD, 180 DVDs & CDs, the cell phone, nothing. I called my homeowners insurance company and they will cover personal property left in the car only if the car is at home. It was in the driveway so it was covered.
Can it get any worse? YES!
I have a $1,000 deductible on my homeowners insurance. The IPOD was $250 and the GPS $276. The cell phone? Who knows what it costs but it no where near $500.
Even worse yet!
They won't cover the CDs or DVDs either. Seems that since there is a player in the car capable of playing them, then my homeowners insurance company says it’s the car insurance companies responsibility.
How much more expensive can this gets you ask? Read on and find out.
I'm also going to get a new security system for the house. The one I have is too old, so no alarm company will touch. That means I have to get it replaced. I’m also getting a video monitoring system installed to monitor the driveway and all around the house. I have no idea what that’s going to cost, but a digital record connected to motion sensors starts at $1,200. I need to do this for my sanity. It will be worth it and I should have done it years ago
Take it from me, the cops are useless for this kind of thing and just make a report and eat more donuts or whatever it is they do. How do I know? In all my years, I’ve had one home or another burglarized six times. My old place, five times. Once there were even blood and fingerprints galore. In the almost 30 years we’ve live in this home, Brian's cars have been broken into twice, mine once and his first car set on fire. Nothing was ever done and nobody was ever caught.
Now at least with a video surveillance system, it will give us a good look at the culprits and then maybe the cops could catch them. The patrolman who was here this morning said the detectives probably wouldn’t even bother to come here. So far, he’s right.
I'm not going to let Brian bare the brunt of the loss, so I will do the fatherly thing and replace most of the stuff myself. I am fucked big time and will be out so much money that I don't even want to think about it.
One last thing, I finally got caught up on the bills today and that set me back over $5,700. This has been one very, very expensive day! I need a drink! No, I need LOTS of drinks! Happy Hour has officially started and will not end for a long, long time!
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT #42!!!!!!!!!!!
Just wanted to let you guys know that Lori started her own blog. You know Lori, she's that hot, sexy babe that I'm in love with. She uses the handle of 'SIMPLY ME'. Her profile picture doesn't show up here when she comments, so I just wanted you to know who was leaving me the loving, and sometimes naughty, seductive comments when you saw that name.
HELP!!!!!!
For the life of me, I can't figure out why her picture doesn't show up, but I think it may have something to do with her having that new blogger and mine being the old blogger. If you have any suggestions on how to get her profile picture to show when she leaves comments, please let either of us know. If it works, I promise to be your best friend. :-D
If you get a chance, drop by her blog and say hi. I'm sure she'd like to hear from you.
HELP!!!!!!
For the life of me, I can't figure out why her picture doesn't show up, but I think it may have something to do with her having that new blogger and mine being the old blogger. If you have any suggestions on how to get her profile picture to show when she leaves comments, please let either of us know. If it works, I promise to be your best friend. :-D
If you get a chance, drop by her blog and say hi. I'm sure she'd like to hear from you.
Thursday, January 4, 2007
New Years Eve Dinner HNT
I cooked a leg of lamb for the first time on New Years Eve. As usual, I did the cooking and Lori set the table and cleaned up afterwards. My son Brian was home and had a little too. It was unanimous; I did a good job.
The night before, I rubbed a mixture of herbs all over the lamb. I used parsley, rosemary, tyme, a little salt and lots of fresh ground pepper. I also cut slits in the roast and inserts pieces of garlic. Then I put the lamb in a Reynolds oven bag and let it marinate over night. The next evening just after Lori arrived, I took the leg of lamb out of the refrigerator so it be closer to room temperature when I put it in the oven.
Lori got to my place about 5:00pm on Sunday. I had a gin & tonic ready for her like I always do. Then we sat on the couch and talked for a bit. Then I brought out shrimp cocktail and we had another drink and chatted some more.
Then it was time to prepare dinner. I had almost everything out already, so this time I didn’t have to search around for things like I usually do. Whoops, I forgot the flour.
I needed to put a tablespoon of flour in the bottom of the oven bag for some reason unknown to me. Lori says it’s to help make gravy. I’ll take her word for it, because all the box of bags says was to put the flour in the bottom of the bag.
I opened the oven bag, put in a tablespoon of flour and then started cutting up the vegetables and added them to the bag too. I added a sweet potato, some baby Yukon gold potatoes, a bunch of baby portabella mushrooms, a cup of cut up frozen rutabagas (turnips), a few carrots, a half a dozen large shallots and some salt and pepper.
Check out my new chef’s knife. Brian gave it to me for Christmas. (Lori! Hurry up and take the picture! I can't hold in my stomach in for too long!)
Lori called this helping. I called it being naughty. ;-)
Here she goes again. I’m not sure what she was after here, because I didn’t have any money in my pocket.
LORI! Can't leave you in charge of the camera, can I? What ever. Here's the token ass shot Lori took.
Now back to the cooking.
When I had finished adding the vegetables, I closed up the oven bag and stuck the temperature probe in the meat. I love that thing. You stick the probe in the meat and then plug it into the kitchen timer. Set the temperature on the timer you want the meat to cook to and wait for it to beep. The meat will be done to exactly the right temperature.
Next I made the creamed onions. I used a jar of onions, some half & half, a little sherry, Parmesan cheese, a pinch of nutmeg (Rachael Ray says a pinch is an 1/8 of a tablespoon. BTW, did you know Lori got me tickets for the Rachael Ray TV show in a couple of weeks?), I also added a little dry mustard and some butter. Then I put it in a dish and sprinkled the top with paprika. I put that aside until the leg of lamb was done.
Lori cleaned up the kitchen and then we retired to the couch to watch TVsnuggle and waited for dinner. The lamb took about an hour and fifteen minutes to cook.
Look at that, no pan to wash! Those oven bags are great! Check out the onions too. The cheese came to the top and made a nice crust. This is a great recipe and I highly recommend it. If you want these recipes, let me know.
Wait! I forgot. I dumped the bag into the pan so I could separate the juices from the meat and vegetables. I wanted to put the juices in a separate pot. (Lori, sorry you had to clean the pan babe.)
How's the leg of lamb look?
I cut the lamb off of the bone and added it to the vegetables. Man, I love the new knife. It’s so sharp and makes cutting so much easier and safer too. I never cut myself with a sharp knife, just dull ones. I have to fight a dull knife and that’s why I get cut.
Then we sat down to dinner by candlelight. Yes, you heard me right, candle light. Lori lit the candles that are always on my dining room table. We are a very romantic couple of horn dogs.
Now for all you horn dogs and in honor of Half-Nekkid Thursday, here’s the token man-boob shot.
The night before, I rubbed a mixture of herbs all over the lamb. I used parsley, rosemary, tyme, a little salt and lots of fresh ground pepper. I also cut slits in the roast and inserts pieces of garlic. Then I put the lamb in a Reynolds oven bag and let it marinate over night. The next evening just after Lori arrived, I took the leg of lamb out of the refrigerator so it be closer to room temperature when I put it in the oven.
Lori got to my place about 5:00pm on Sunday. I had a gin & tonic ready for her like I always do. Then we sat on the couch and talked for a bit. Then I brought out shrimp cocktail and we had another drink and chatted some more.
Then it was time to prepare dinner. I had almost everything out already, so this time I didn’t have to search around for things like I usually do. Whoops, I forgot the flour.
I needed to put a tablespoon of flour in the bottom of the oven bag for some reason unknown to me. Lori says it’s to help make gravy. I’ll take her word for it, because all the box of bags says was to put the flour in the bottom of the bag.
I opened the oven bag, put in a tablespoon of flour and then started cutting up the vegetables and added them to the bag too. I added a sweet potato, some baby Yukon gold potatoes, a bunch of baby portabella mushrooms, a cup of cut up frozen rutabagas (turnips), a few carrots, a half a dozen large shallots and some salt and pepper.
Check out my new chef’s knife. Brian gave it to me for Christmas. (Lori! Hurry up and take the picture! I can't hold in my stomach in for too long!)
Lori called this helping. I called it being naughty. ;-)
Here she goes again. I’m not sure what she was after here, because I didn’t have any money in my pocket.
LORI! Can't leave you in charge of the camera, can I? What ever. Here's the token ass shot Lori took.
Now back to the cooking.
When I had finished adding the vegetables, I closed up the oven bag and stuck the temperature probe in the meat. I love that thing. You stick the probe in the meat and then plug it into the kitchen timer. Set the temperature on the timer you want the meat to cook to and wait for it to beep. The meat will be done to exactly the right temperature.
Next I made the creamed onions. I used a jar of onions, some half & half, a little sherry, Parmesan cheese, a pinch of nutmeg (Rachael Ray says a pinch is an 1/8 of a tablespoon. BTW, did you know Lori got me tickets for the Rachael Ray TV show in a couple of weeks?), I also added a little dry mustard and some butter. Then I put it in a dish and sprinkled the top with paprika. I put that aside until the leg of lamb was done.
Lori cleaned up the kitchen and then we retired to the couch to watch TV
Look at that, no pan to wash! Those oven bags are great! Check out the onions too. The cheese came to the top and made a nice crust. This is a great recipe and I highly recommend it. If you want these recipes, let me know.
Wait! I forgot. I dumped the bag into the pan so I could separate the juices from the meat and vegetables. I wanted to put the juices in a separate pot. (Lori, sorry you had to clean the pan babe.)
How's the leg of lamb look?
I cut the lamb off of the bone and added it to the vegetables. Man, I love the new knife. It’s so sharp and makes cutting so much easier and safer too. I never cut myself with a sharp knife, just dull ones. I have to fight a dull knife and that’s why I get cut.
Then we sat down to dinner by candlelight. Yes, you heard me right, candle light. Lori lit the candles that are always on my dining room table. We are a very romantic couple of horn dogs.
Now for all you horn dogs and in honor of Half-Nekkid Thursday, here’s the token man-boob shot.
Happy Half Nekkid Thursday Y'all!
If you want to see lots of boobs, follow the link on my side bar to Os’s blog. I promise you will not be disappointed.
Monday, January 1, 2007
Happy New Y'all
Love,
Lori & Tony
PS
In case your wondering, yes we have been very naughty
Saturday, December 30, 2006
I'm All Alone Today :-(
Lori went up to Rhode Island to visit her family and exchange Christmas gifts on Friday. I think this is only the second or third weekend we haven't spent together since we started dating. She will be back here tomorrow about 5:30pm so I guess I'll just have to suck it up and deal with it.
I'm going to cook dinner tomorrow night. We’re starting off with shrimp cocktail and then we’ll have leg of lamb (It was on sale for just $2.99/pound). I’m also making vegetables, creamed onions and applesauce. I’m not really making the applesauce, but opening the jar counts as making it in my kitchen. I'm cooking the lamb and vegetables in a Reynolds oven bag and see how it comes out.
Later today I'm going to take the advice of Anonymous and cut slits in the lamb and put garlic in them. I'm also going to cover the lamb with an herb mixture and let it sit over night in the fridge to absorb the favors.
Don’t you wish you were coming for dinner?
I'm going to cook dinner tomorrow night. We’re starting off with shrimp cocktail and then we’ll have leg of lamb (It was on sale for just $2.99/pound). I’m also making vegetables, creamed onions and applesauce. I’m not really making the applesauce, but opening the jar counts as making it in my kitchen. I'm cooking the lamb and vegetables in a Reynolds oven bag and see how it comes out.
Later today I'm going to take the advice of Anonymous and cut slits in the lamb and put garlic in them. I'm also going to cover the lamb with an herb mixture and let it sit over night in the fridge to absorb the favors.
Don’t you wish you were coming for dinner?
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