tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post582242760247458717..comments2024-01-06T13:54:47.570-05:00Comments on The Retirement Chronicles: Just one of my normal adventures!...but folks, no eating, drinking or flash photography as we go on this adventure, okay?The Retired Onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-36306192617932950112010-02-26T09:53:36.818-05:002010-02-26T09:53:36.818-05:00Ratty: Oh yeah, I will be remembering this years f...Ratty: Oh yeah, I will be remembering this years from now and still smiling.<br /><br />Maniacal:Don't worry, I warmed up nicely upon getting home and now? I get to smile about it everyday!<br /><br />Loree: Oh yes...people have died of hypothermia here from just being lost in the woods.<br /><br />SquirrelQueen: I am a NUT about always checking for gas...especially when we go out in the summer on the lake. My husband rolls his eyes and sighs and double checks (just for me) and says "Yes, honey...!" haThe Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-10957806408900910172010-02-25T02:09:18.569-05:002010-02-25T02:09:18.569-05:00OMG, that was so funny. Not the part about freezin...OMG, that was so funny. Not the part about freezing to death but all the rest. My hubby is notorious for running out of gas in everything he drives or rides (including snowmobiles), I always check the gauge or spare can before we take off.SquirrelQueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00634513897599275287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-26782686434906167302010-02-23T02:43:01.529-05:002010-02-23T02:43:01.529-05:00Too too funny. It did not even occur to me you cou...Too too funny. It did not even occur to me you could die of hypothermia. Duh, that's what you get when you live in a place where it hardly even rains all winter!!Loreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520908604580765632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-51441021263540587922010-02-23T00:03:42.854-05:002010-02-23T00:03:42.854-05:00I got goosebumps reading this! Yikes!I got goosebumps reading this! Yikes!Maniacal Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06936990435368897675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-74395822785474222132010-02-22T23:41:26.847-05:002010-02-22T23:41:26.847-05:00This sounds like an adventure that you won't s...This sounds like an adventure that you won't soon forget. Try to think of the good things that happened along the way.Rick (Ratty)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04062449024949497557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-20985782113723924262010-02-22T19:51:47.792-05:002010-02-22T19:51:47.792-05:00Djan: Oh, every single thing is true!
Wendytb: No...Djan: Oh, every single thing is true!<br /><br />Wendytb: Not sad, we made it back so all is well. ha<br /><br />Brian: When I was out there in the middle of the lake, I failed to see the humor. ha<br /><br />Wanda: yes and yes.<br /><br />Eva: oh sure. Forget about my welfare, it's all about the stories.. ha<br /><br />Pearl: Well, school children might not like the REAL language going through my head during the time of crisis. :-}<br /><br />Technobabe: At least I am alive to tell it, thank goodness!<br /><br />Bernie: Thanks! It was one of those times where you find the humor in it AFTER you are home safe and sound.<br /><br />Kearsie: You gotta come and visit here then. Seems like I am always telling you that.<br /><br />L.D.: Yes, get those pictures in!!<br /><br />Cathy: Not too harmless, it could've been bad...!!! But now I have a YOOPER adventure to tell, don't I?<br /><br />Grannyann: No swimming on the ice! It was COLD out there!!!!The Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-81980981762256244892010-02-22T17:52:42.668-05:002010-02-22T17:52:42.668-05:00Thank goodness you made it back ok. I kept thinki...Thank goodness you made it back ok. I kept thinking you were going to say you had to swim home. I can just picture you from your description. I cracked up when you described how you were holding on to Ron!!Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474339462986922659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-81391983217537515442010-02-22T17:28:46.996-05:002010-02-22T17:28:46.996-05:00Sounds like harmless Yooper fun! A normal evenin...Sounds like harmless Yooper fun! A normal evening in snowmobile country!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-21345518990829591372010-02-22T17:21:00.623-05:002010-02-22T17:21:00.623-05:00What a story!! I am glad you didn't become an ...What a story!! I am glad you didn't become an ice cube. Thanks for the reminder, it has been a busy month.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-46583718394567763272010-02-22T16:16:09.513-05:002010-02-22T16:16:09.513-05:00Wow.
That was scary, exciting, imaginative and ...Wow. <br /><br />That was scary, exciting, imaginative and fun. I could practically feel myself on the back of a snowmachine (preferrably Arctic Cat) and gunning the motor. <br /><br />This made me really miss living in Alaska.Kearsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03761802871601144652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-31762081325027344902010-02-22T14:31:16.828-05:002010-02-22T14:31:16.828-05:00This is hilarious and I wouldn't expect any le...This is hilarious and I wouldn't expect any less from you my friend. I knew as soon as you asked for the helmet we were all in for it......love this post!<br />........:-) HugsBerniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03024565921761129108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-76172818825159946212010-02-22T12:10:47.337-05:002010-02-22T12:10:47.337-05:00Wonderful story, what an adventure. You did a grea...Wonderful story, what an adventure. You did a great job writing this. So glad it did turn out so well and yes you do have something to tease Ron about forever.CiCihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615265608675467505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-65829083977061739832010-02-22T11:49:43.742-05:002010-02-22T11:49:43.742-05:00I think you've just written an after-school sp...I think you've just written an after-school special there, Joan! "The Woman in the Helmet, or Maybe Next Time He'll Check His Gas Reserve"!!<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-80075681323905054832010-02-22T11:38:11.718-05:002010-02-22T11:38:11.718-05:00So glad you didn't freeze to death out there o...So glad you didn't freeze to death out there on the lake! We so would have missed reading the story!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03803472040500529682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-29834429075564491602010-02-22T10:04:54.970-05:002010-02-22T10:04:54.970-05:00Joan, I laughed my way through your entire post, e...Joan, I laughed my way through your entire post, even when you were fearing for your life! I leave from here, thinking you are either very brave or very crazy! :)Wanda.....https://www.blogger.com/profile/00551160819558198338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-67022516568982755612010-02-22T09:54:07.160-05:002010-02-22T09:54:07.160-05:00you have the most amazing adventures...my sides hu...you have the most amazing adventures...my sides hurt from laughing...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-21045139448287233612010-02-22T09:10:41.225-05:002010-02-22T09:10:41.225-05:00Well...You have made my day! This is such a funny...Well...You have made my day! This is such a funny, sad tale!wendyytbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11958628213008688022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-48427484115315006252010-02-22T09:03:18.909-05:002010-02-22T09:03:18.909-05:00That is a funny (and probably true) story, Joan. I...That is a funny (and probably true) story, Joan. I'm glad to hear you are safe and sound, and wearing a lot fewer clothes!DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.com