Why Do We Sign Up for Sponsored Events at the Clubhouse?

RT

If you were arranging an event at the clubhouse designed to attract participation of a large number of residents.

• How would you decide how many chairs to set out?

• How many tables would be needed?

• How many volunteers would you need for setup? For cleanup?

• How many snacks or food would be needed?

• How much food should be bought?

As you can see it is only reasonable that a signup sheet with the projected number of attainees must precede such events or they would be either over bought or under bought, over staffed or under staffed.

So you can count on a sign up sheet for most of the larger activities being placed on the bulletin board.

If you were expecting 30 to 50 people to sign up for an event and only 2 signed up what would you think that meant?

We took it to mean that there was no interest in the Casino Night scheduled for Saturday. That is one reason the event was cancelled. Another reason the event was cancelled was that some of the volunteers decided they could not be there to help.

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Photo Gallery (Liger)

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Photo Gallery (Liger): "Liger

Claim: Photographs show a liger named Hercules.

Status: True.

Example: [Collected on the Internet, 2004] "

Intensive Care in the Backyard - New York Times

Intensive Care in the Backyard - New York Times:

"Intensive Care in the Backyard

By BRENT STAPLES
Published: June 11, 2005

I got home to my Brooklyn brownstone the other night to find a 12-foot dogwood tree, its boulder-size root ball wrapped in burlap, parked on the pavement in front of my door. Three landscapers groaned and sweated as they wrestled the tree's dead weight through the narrow halls of my house, bending the branches to fit through doorways, until they finally reached the backyard."

Some emailed jokes...

emailed in by Ruthann Carson for your enjoyment:

IDIOTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD: I live in a semi-rural area. We recently had a new neighbor call the local township administrative office to request
the removal of the Deer Crossing sign on our road. The reason: " Too many deer were being hit by cars" and he didn't want them to cross there anymore.

This one was from Kingman, KS.
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IDIOTS IN FOOD SERVICE: My daughter went to a local Taco Bell and ordered a taco. She asked the person behind the counter for "minimal lettuce."
He said he was sorry, but they only had iceberg.

And he was a Kansas City chef!
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IDIOT SIGHTING: I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an airport employee asked, "Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your knowledge? To which I replied, "If it was without my knowledge, how would I know? He smiled knowingly and nodded, "That's why we ask."

Happened in Birmingham, Ala.
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IDIOT SIGHTING: The stoplight on the corner buzzes when it's safe to cross the street. I was crossing with an intellectually challenged co-worker of mine when she asked if I knew what the buzzer was for. I explained that it signals blind people when the light is red. Appalled, she responded: "What on earth are blind people doing driving?!"

She was a probation officer in Wichita, KS
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IDIOT SIGHTING: At a good-bye luncheon for an old and dear coworker who was leaving the company due to "downsizing," our manager commented
cheerfully, "this is fun. We should do this more often." Not a word was spoken. We all just looked at each other with that deer-in-the-headlights stare.
This was a bunch at Texas Instruments.
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IDIOT SIGHTING: I work with an individual who plugged her power strip back into itself, and for the life of her couldn't understand why her system would not turn on.

A deputy with the Dallas County Sheriff's office no less.
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IDIOT SIGHTING: When my husband and I arrived at an automobile dealership to pick up our car, we were told the keys had been locked in it.
We went to the service department and found a mechanic working feverishly to unlock the driver's side door. As I watched from the passenger side, I
instinctively tried the door handle and discovered that it was unlocked. "Hey," I announced to the technician, "it's open!" To which he replied, "I know
I already got that side."

This was at the Ford dealership in Canton, Mississippi!
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THEY WALK AMONGST US, AND THEY REPRODUCE!

Now here's a model airplane! (B-52)

sent via email from Jim Rose...

Actually has 8 "real turbines" at about $1500 each!

Took over 2 years to build. It has a wing span of about 22 feet.

Takes multiple pilots, as there are so many things to control.

Think they are nervous during the maiden flight?

Unbelievable that someone would make this - all real turbines! Check out the movie link below to see the first flight.
LINK
Could be a UAV contender?

Click to enlarge picture . Use your browser's back arrow to return here.

Neighborhood Watch Communication...

RT

Barbara Parks has overhauled the Neighborhood Watch Communication Tree and recently had the opportunity to test it out with the notification of park residents of the water flushing event.

We have heard it went smoothly with Larry Henson notifying her of the event and then she called the Neighborhood Watch Block captains and they and their assistants called the folks in their group.

Some folks may have been left out of the loop on this notification process. We know of a couple who have unlisted numbers that missed out. If you didn't receive the message please contact your Block captain and make sure they have your phone number.

Our thanks to Barbara for her organizational skills...

Added More Ratings and services to the U-Rate-It page..

Folks..

You need to help keep this page growing. This is our way of finding who provides us the best service and bang for our bucks. It also helps steer us away from people who give poor service or sell defective products. BUT it is worthless without input from you.

Business' can both gain and lose stars on your recommendations. If a business has no stars as a result of its ratings it is removed from the list.

So, only positively rated businesses will appear on the U-Rate-It page. Only ones that the majority of folks have had a good relationship with.

Send your positive or negative rating to teckron@hotmail.com
We only enter your positive as a star or remove a star for a negative on your recommendation. We won't put your comments on unless they are descriptive of a new business so that we can all understand what it is they offer.

You remain anonymous.

NEW ITEM FOR FREE ON ELECTRONIC BULLETIN BOARD

LEFT CLICK ON THE BULLETIN BOARD ICON ON THE LEFT OF THE PAGE.

Calendar Changes....

rt

There have been 3 calendar changes. They are posted on our website's calendar which is the most upto date calendar in the park and on the clubhouse bulletin board calendar (updated within hours of a change). Of course you will have to update your own Newsletter calendar if you want to keep up or wait for the next calendars to be printed on the 26th of this month in the new Newsletter..

1. Cancelled: Casino Night, June 11th.
2. Added: BINGO, Every first Tuesday of the Month.
3. Added: Game Night, Every 3rd Tuesday of the month.
   

CANCELLED...... CASINO NIGHT

RT

Due to a lack of interest (only two players signed up for Casino Night). Although there were over 12 volunteers who would have helped run Casino Night ... Two players just wouldn't be enough folks to justify all that effort and expense.

We have to thank those that volunteered to help and deal the games for coming to dealer school and hope that you had enough fun to offset this disappointment.

The Social Club Board Meeting will discuss if this is at all a viable event for the future.

9 More neighbors had #'s put on their globes...

RT

9 of our neighbors had the Social Club volunteers put numbers on their globes this week including the park manager. Each number that goes on makes all of us a bit safer. The more numbers on a street in the same place for the paramedics to see means an even faster response. They don't have to slow down and search the eaves of every home and garage for numbers. If you don't have them you can sign up at the club house or buy them yourself at WalMart . If for some reason you are not putting one on your globe.. Let me thank the neighbors surrounding you that have put them on for making it easier to find your home as well as their own.

Make $ with space..

No I'm not suggesting we become astronauts... But something happened the other day that I think might help you get a little extra pocket money... One of our friends rented out the unused space in their garage to a neighbor who needed more space. Indeed a while back one of our neighbors rented a garage to store his classic automobile here in the neighborhood.

Looks like a win win solution to those that have a lot of space and to those that need some. If you need space you can advertise here on our electronic bulletin board and if you have space to let you can do that too. Drop me an email with your ad and I will put it on for you.

Selling stuff? Why not use the free electronic bulletin board? Need advice I think Donna Talarski has been the most successful seller on electronic bulletin board. She would probably give you a few pointers if you ask.

Want a picture of your for sale item to go with your ad? Just email it to me or call and I will come and take a picture of it for you.

Email me at:
teckron@hotmail.com

Happy Birthday Charles Burke
on
JUNE 12th

Enjoy participating in neighborily conversation....

RT

Periodically, I like to invite all folks here, their families' and friends to participate in the dialogue here on line. Especially because we have a lot of new neighbors that have moved into the park.

You have seen the COMMENTS link at the bottom of each article? If not, look there now ... It's the blue word that says COMMENTS. Next to the Comment link will be a numerical value that tells you the number of folks that have had something to say about the article that you have just read. Mostly, the comments are far more entertaining and informative than the article you have just read. Don't miss reading them. Gain insight into what folks think. Then if you care to put in your 2cents in about how you feel about the subject go ahead and write em down at the bottom of the comments window and then click send at the bottom of your message. Presto! You become part of this historical record of the grandparents of folks that passed this way on their life's journey.

Naturally, there are caveats (rules) about what can be said in a comment. These rules evolve occasionally and from time to time we restate them. Here they are.

• When you write keep the Golden Rule in mind.

• We ask folks not to make political comments as they seem to cause hard feelings. It is great that we are all Americans regardless of how we think the country should be run.

• Religous prosletizing is discouraged. We are happy that as Americans we are free to decide our own beleif systems.

Welcome... write as much as you like! Also, if you think writing on the web looks like fun ... We can set you up with a password and software that allows you to write articles on the website just like this from your own computer. People interested in that just let me know. Write about anything, anytime you want within the above guidelines.

If you don't care to do the above but want to write an article once in awhile you can email it to us at the below email address and we will put it on for you.

teckron@hotmail.com

WATER PROBLEMS TONIGHT....

RT


Larry Henson, Park Manager wants to alert all residents that tonight at about 7:00pm the water dept will be flushing the water lines in the park. He said no pressure loss is expected but you may have some brown residue in your water. They rcommend you not turn on your hot water until you have the brown water out of the cold water line to avoid contaminating your hot water tank.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JIM DODDS!!!
JUNE 10th

Is There any interest in having a computer class...

rt

We have 4 maybe 5 computers in our computer lab. Recently, we have found out how to hook up our laptop computer to a TV and have what it is showing on its display.

I would hook my laptop to the TV display and everyone in the class would watch the TV screen and follow along in the lesson with one of the computer lab computers. Some folks have their own laptops and they would use those. * side note here... We could really use a TV with a larger screen for this project... Got one in your garage you are not using?

Classes would not flow along at first because of the different skill level of the students. We would try to leave no one behind. Time to jot down notes and answer questions would be needed... So if you are a hi speed learner... such a class might be frustrating for you. On the other hand if you like to learn at a leisurely rate then this may be your ticket.

The class would not contain much on the internet as we only have the ability to hook one computer to the internet at this time.

Jim Dodds I do have several new PCI cards and a router that could be used to hook all the computers through ethernet connections. It is old level B technology but it should work for us.

What the class would be about would be up to you. What are the things you would like to learn? Sometimes you would have to realize you may have to learn some basics before we can take the training wheels off and send you off into the world though.


Some things I have heard people saying they would like to learn .....

"I just want to know how to save my recipes so that I can print them out."

"I still don't know how to cut and paste."

"How do I get my recipes out of my email and on to my computer because they only store 50 in my email inbox?"

"How do I make all my cassete recordings into CD's?" (*I don't have a clue on this one)

"How do I save pictures on my computer?" "And where do they go?"

"How do I buy and sell on eBay?"

You could express your interest in such a class and maybe suggest some topics like those above in the COMMENTS below.

BINGO TONIGHT!!!

RT

Play Bingo tonight at 7:00pm... Cards 25 cents or 5 for $1...

BBC NEWS | Middle East | One Day in Iraq: Media and comment

Read what the people of Iraq say in their Blogs

BBC NEWS | Middle East | One Day in Iraq: Media and comment

While reading the morning news I came across this BBC story that puts on the blogs of people in Iraq. BBC tells a little about each person and then puts up the latest entry of that person's blog. You get an insight of the daily life of average people like you and me. Gone the rhetoric of the politician and the sensationalism of the press. Just folks telling folks how things are. These are the thoughts of Iraqis not of troops or government people. Just folks speaking about their lives as it happens.... An excellent read....RT

Click the above link and be transported to the streets of Iraq.

One of the things I like about FireFox...

ron thomas

Most of us wear glasses because it's hard to see the fine print of written articles. FireFox has a convenience that lets you adjust the size of the print while you are online. you can lay those glasses aside and read like a 20 year old again. Want to give it a try?

Hold the CONTROL KEY down (there is one on the left and right side of your keyboard..pick one). While holding it down tap the PLUS (+) key. Notice that each tap makes the print bigger. To make the print smaller ... Hold down the CONTROL KEY and tap the MINUS (-) Key.

LEARNING THE ROPES....
TEXAS HOLD-EM

Oregon's faint blue line

Oregon's faint blue line: "Oregon's faint blue line
The small and shrinking state police patrol needs help, but the Legislature seems in no hurry to come to its aid
Sunday, June 05, 2005"