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Author Topic: HAPPY BIRTHDAY Uncle Russ!!!  (Read 818 times)

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY Uncle Russ!!!
« on: May 02, 2019, 04:01:47 AM »
YAY for Uncle Russ! - another year notched on yer gunstock! Hope you have a "bang up" birthday!

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Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY Uncle Russ!!!
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2019, 07:26:49 AM »
a HEALTHY and happy birthday to ya, uncle russ!   :bl th up :bl th up  :applaud  :toast  :yessir:  :toast

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Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY Uncle Russ!!!
« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2019, 07:41:03 AM »
I hope you have a great day, my friend!

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Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY Uncle Russ!!!
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2019, 08:23:53 AM »
Happy birthday uncle
Hope you can enjoy the day
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Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY Uncle Russ!!!
« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2019, 09:00:01 AM »
Have a most blessed natal day, Uncle Russ! May your powder always be dry, your aim be true and your ball fly straight!
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Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY Uncle Russ!!!
« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2019, 10:26:27 AM »
Happy Birthday Russ!

Well ol' hoss, it's been a long trail and you still have lots of miles to go.  :applaud :hairy
I hope you have a great day, and that you get to spend it the way you want to.
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Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY Uncle Russ!!!
« Reply #6 on: May 02, 2019, 12:04:37 PM »
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to ya Russ!!  Hope ya enjoy it and have a group more  :toast
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Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY Uncle Russ!!!
« Reply #7 on: May 02, 2019, 12:34:25 PM »
have a good one!
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Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY Uncle Russ!!!
« Reply #8 on: May 02, 2019, 05:33:32 PM »
Happy birthday to ya old boy. :toast  Hope you have many more.
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Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY Uncle Russ!!!
« Reply #9 on: May 02, 2019, 09:17:03 PM »
Thank you all for the great birthday wishes.
 :hairy

Things were going just fine until around 2:30 pm when the  dogone step-ladder got away from me.
Thankfully, I was only on the third and second step up coming down when I lost it.
It knocked the living fire out of me, but it also embarrassed the heck out of me since it happened in the front yard....so I just sat there on the ground and thought about it for a few minutes, hoping, maybe even praying, that no one saw it happen.

Life is good. I think I'm going to have a cool drink of "something", after all it is a special day.
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Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY Uncle Russ!!!
« Reply #10 on: May 02, 2019, 09:37:57 PM »
Happy  birthday  and please be careful! After all, you ARE our Favorite  Uncle!!
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Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY Uncle Russ!!!
« Reply #11 on: May 02, 2019, 09:42:45 PM »
Thank you all for the great birthday wishes.
 :hairy

Things were going just fine until around 2:30 pm when the  dogone step-ladder got away from me.
Thankfully, I was only on the third and second step up coming down when I lost it.
It knocked the living fire out of me, but it also embarrassed the heck out of me since it happened in the front yard....so I just sat there on the ground and thought about it for a few minutes, hoping, maybe even praying, that no one saw it happen.

Life is good. I think I'm going to have a cool drink of "something", after all it is a special day.
That it is!  :toast :applaud

I'm glad you didn't hurt nuthin' during your "misstep",.... 'cept maybe a little pride.  :bl th up
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Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY Uncle Russ!!!
« Reply #12 on: May 02, 2019, 11:57:07 PM »
HBD, Russ.  Ya gotta be more careful.  After all, you are gaining in whatever it is you are gaining in.  And you are at the point in your life where you oughta stay offa ladders, doncha know.
So, now you have two things to celebrate, 1)  Your birthday and 2)  that you didn't break your whatever on that darn ladder.
Happy day, my friend.
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Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY Uncle Russ!!!
« Reply #13 on: May 03, 2019, 07:24:53 PM »
Thanks again for the nice remarks!
But, I gotta tell ya, this old boy had a really hard time getting out of the bed this morning....I hope I didn't hurt myself too bad, I can't find a place that doesn't hurt.
After I had a couple cups of good stout Coffee, I went out in the shop, got my ladder out, opened it up, and measured from the 3rd step to the floor.

It was exactly 33"! Are you kidding me? 33" ain't nothing!....

I can't even begin to imagine the condition I would be in if it had been 34" !   :Doh!  :lol sign  :lol sign

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Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY Uncle Russ!!!
« Reply #14 on: May 04, 2019, 11:14:25 AM »
Have a cold one....on me! :toast :toast :yessir:
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