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Thanks Giving; Post your thanksgiving stories here
Topic Started: Nov 19 2010, 12:50 PM (1,658 Views)
metroschultz
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First allow me to say;

Thank You!,


To all of you .
You make this forum what it is.

I have started this thread so we can enjoy and share and revel in each others Thanksgiving Memories/Reasons for Thankfulness/Joys/Sorrows/ and just good camaraderie and fun.

I will start with the reasons I find myself thankful this year;
I have my family, we went through some rough stuff financially with the rest of the world, but we are together.
We have our health, Barb and I have had surgery to improve our health and the kids are doing well.
We have found a new Church to call home, our previous Church has grown quite large and my wife and I tend to shy away from big crowds.
We have a new baby granddaughter, and just found out another is on the way.
We have jobs,
We have a nice home,
I am thankful for all the people who call me to work their cars, They don't always have the means to fix what ails them but GOD always find a way to make it happen, for them and for us.
I am thankful for my wife, She is my compassion and my soft emotion, She keeps me grounded in the realm of people.(I'm a gear-head, what can I say?)She loves me every day, whether I deserve it or not.
There are a hundred other things I could say, but GOD knows my heart.

and now for something completely different.

When I was 13 years old,
My older brother had just gotten married.
On Thanksgiving that year my new Sister in Law, Cathy, wanted to cook the turkey and mom agreed.
Mom and Grandma cooked the rest of the sides.
The big day came and everything looked soo good.
We all had plates full of food.
The turkey tasted like trash. Really, like you pulled it from the garbage pail. You know that taste you get in the back of your throat when you smell something really bad? Yeah that's what it tasted like.
It was horrible,
My dad, sitting beside me, says; "you will eat your turkey!"
I tried to tell him how awful it was, I got smacked.
It left such a bad taste in my mouth I couldn't eat anything else without tasting that bird.
Later I found out what happened.
My brother used to joke that Cathy couldn't boil water.
He says this after she puts on a pot to boil for spaghetti and forgot about it. The water boils away and the coating in the bottom of the pot cracks due to the heat.
Welllll,
Cathy,
not having a lot of cooking experience,
Got a cook book to help her with the bird.
The instructions say to clean the bird.
Sooo,
She cleaned it inside and out with Ivory dish detergent and a scrub brush.
Probably the cleanest bird ever.
Also the worst tasting bird ever.

Now;
Your turn.

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jeff


:) Extremely thankful after 3combat tours my son is is told by the USMC to stand down.
God knows he has done more than his fair share of beating down doors fraging the room & operating his SAW.
He fought his promotion & desk job but my beloved Marine Corp saw fit to utilize his combat wisdom
in a different fashion.
We have food, we have health....truly we are blessed.
Thanxs 2 the Big Man above.
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Coche Blanco
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I'm thankful for my loving family, friends, and my health.
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bogs
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Those are some beautiful sentiments up there :thumb
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bennie442


Metroshultz, I'm glad to read that you and your better half are progressing along well. And Jeff, I truly appreciate the sacrifice that your son has made for our country.
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Johnny Mullet
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I am thankful I have a loving wife, a steady job, a nice home, and a stress/drama free life.

I am also thankful for the helpful and dedicated members and staff here who make this forum get better every day. This is a hobby for me and helping others with the same passion is what makes this such a great community.

As usual, I will be home making the Thanksgiving meal while the wife works until 1:00 or so.
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I have received many blessings this year. To many to list. @Jeff. Thank your son for me please. Many blessings on him.
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metroschultz
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Jeff,
Thank your son for me as well.
I understand the sacrifice he has made, and will continue to make as long as he stays in the military.
I spent 3 Thanksgivings overseas (Army) and it is no fun I assure you.
Holidays away from family are extremely stressful.
Thank you again for your service.
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metroschultz
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Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!




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metroschultz
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This morning, as I was cleaning up after the new dog, I was reminded of a Thanksgiving many years ago.

My brother had a sleepwalking issue.
He would sleepwalk and go to the bathroom in the oddest of places.
This particular day he had fallen asleep on the couch after we ingested loads of food and desserts.
He got up,
walked to the kitchen,
opened the cabinet under the sink,
And,
proceeded to pee in the cabinet.
Mom woke him violently.
My other brothers (there were four of us total) and I were laughing so hard,
Mom cam and smacked us too.
But it was worth it.
Have fun today.
Eat too much. (I probably will, then pay for it later)
Watch TV. (I'm gonna clean the garage and set up my spare motor for the rebuild)
We'll see you back tomorrow.
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Thinking back on almost two months of Thanksgivings, of which one sticks out in my memory...

Thanksgiving 1977...it was a warm day in the San Gabriel Valley. Warm enough that I was using the A/C in my '65 Plymouth wagon. Got a few friends together, and we decided to go have Thanksgiving dinner. At Jack-in-the-Box. In Big Bear (a couple hours away). Great road trip through the mountains, great company, cheapest Thanksgiving meal I ever ate, and learned that "You can't say f**k with your mouth full!"
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Bloom County comic strip had Milo giving the blessing with his family listening.

"Dear Lord, I've been asked, nay commanded, to thank Thee for the turkey before us. A turkey, which was no doubt a lively, intelligent bird. A social being, capable of actual affection. . . nuzzling its young with almost human-like compassion. Anyway, it's dead and we're gonna eat it. Please give our respects to its family."

He was put outside on the back porch with the turkey.

I am grateful for my family and my friends. Thank you all!
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metroschultz
Nov 25 2010, 11:53 AM
This morning, as I was cleaning up after the new dog, I was reminded of a Thanksgiving many years ago.
My sister walked into the kitchen one Christmas eve, I was watching a movie in the living room...

Me: Julie, what are you doing?
Julie: *as she heads to the kitchen* I'm going to the bathroom.
Me: That's the kitchen.
Julie: I know. *proceeds to squat and pee in the kitchen*
Me: Did you just piss in the kitchen?
Julie: Goodnight.
Me: MOM!!!!! Julie just pissed in the kitchen.


Julie doesn't remember doing it. It was hilarious.
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I could start a whole thread on stupid/hilarious stuff we did as kids.
My brothers sleepwalking was great fun until the night he peed on dad.
I thought he was gonna die that night.
My dad used to say (and yours too probably);
"I brought you into this world, I can take you right back out."
That is the night I believe he meant it.
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I think I meet you brother when I was in the Army LOL. One night we were sleeping in a 4 man room. A Guy comes in, goes over to a locker, pees on it, Jiggles the handle and walks out. fellow in the next bunk said "Damn did that guy just piss on my locker? I thought I was dreaming or something." LOL True story. :banana :banana :banana
Edited by billy508, Nov 26 2010, 10:56 PM.
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