TheLastColdBeer

Great seeing all our European friends playing yesterday. Hallo Pater!

Lady at work collects these cookie cutters. She takes her dark sense of humor seriously. Nothing like biting into a cookie with "Please Choke" looking back.

Honorable mention to the phonies, tailgaters, & drivers that have never used a turn signal in their lives. I like Buc-ee's, but I despise the double circle jerk in Springfield. Nobody knows how to get into it, what lane to use, or how to yield.

Another long cruise back from Texas yesterday, another close shave with a lefty. You know them. The people that own the left hand lane. They won't pass, they won't pull back into the right lane, and they park in your blind spot. Missouri, you have the worst! RT44 is riddled with people that jam you into the back of tractor-trailer rigs, and follow single file for miles in the passing lane. After dark, and I tried to yield to a dude flying into merging traffic, guess what? Somebody had parked next to me, out of mirror sight, and had obviously been there for a mile or better. Luckily I turned my head to check my six, yup! A miserable squatter that couldn't make up his mind. Followed another dweeb up and down hills while he watched a movie on his center console (sadly, he had St.Charles dealership surrounding Illinois plates). The Dodge Ram isn't near as bad, hard for them to get near undetected, but the Cadillac has terrible blind spots around both door posts. You have to physically look to make sure nothing is there. I'll admit, I enjoy watching semis box them in and force them to change lanes, but that shouldn't have to happen. Stay safe out there, it's Thanksgiving travel time.

Howdy Tablespoon, 20 posts are nothing. Good to see you in our forums!

Howdy Dunks, lovely springer! I really get a kick out of snuffing you on dm3.

Thank you for sharing Monkie. Always wonderful to put faces to the names & voices we've played with for years.

So long Tang, I'm gonna miss playing with you. RIP

From Rolla, Missouri to Springfield, Illinois it was blinding sheets of rain. High winds pounded the water sideways. Seeing the pix of RT19 was heart breaking. That was our scenic ride back from St. Petersburg. Don't envy the cleanup & loss.

Us olde players also have each others cell#s. BDS & Lewinsky are great at putting out texts for gametime. Back in town for a couple weeks, I'll try to be available for slaughter. It was wonderful to hear from Ted, he's still a pillar of my gaming world.

She must be blonde

We need to sweet talk the Europeans into playing again. I even miss the English.

Not a happy topic, and virtually no one is prepared for end of life. All I can say at the moment, if you actually have anything of value, property, accounts, IRAs or 401s, put a beneficiary's name on them. Title upon death for property/homes/land & names on accounts. You DO NOT want a court involved in transfer, and you definitely do not want anything trapped in Probate court. A valid will is nice, but can be ignored by probate if monies exceed a certain value ($75k +) and they get involved. Direct transfer is the best method. Why am I saying this? A valid will was recorded last December, and the Probate court has yet to schedule a hearing or issue papers declaring the estate open. Property standing empty for a year is a welcome mat for squatters, and the IRS & Social Security office is not understanding. You don't want your own accounts drained maintaining something that may never be yours. Courts & attorneys have no concept of time, & no concern for expenses created.