Old Codger Stories

[Sig]

Sounds like a case of amnesia, as well as aphasia

The doctor said I got knocked silly.

 

[telescopes]

Someday, when most everyone I know is long gone, I may come clean on my younger days. There is are good reasons I never ran for public office. I am embarrassed by the things I did - and confused as to why I am still alive. I just didn't get hit by the stupid stick, I ran through the whole forest. But here I am and while there are many who espouse a life of good works, I am dependent on God's grace. Not kidding. But here is a codger story - one that is innocent enough and one that probably is relatable.

When I was a young pre-teen, when my parents would take the family camping to Clearwater lake, most of the campsites were littered with cigarette butts. No one smoked cigarettes and my family was very opposed to cigarette smoking, but me always being curious - yup, my bane - enjoyed smoking the leftover tobacco on the butts that littered the campsite whenever my parents would go into town or go fishing. I had a great time smoking leftover cigarette butts that littered the grounds and had been there for who knows how long.

 

[Old_Newby]

Someday, when most everyone I know is long gone, I may come clean on my younger days. There is are good reasons I never ran for public office. I am embarrassed by the things I did - and confused as to why I am still alive. I just didn't get hit by the stupid stick, I ran through the whole forest. But here I am and while there are many who espouse a life of good works, I am dependent on God's grace. Not kidding. But here is a codger story - one that is innocent enough and one that probably is relatable.

When I was a young pre-teen, when my parents would take the family camping to Clearwater lake, most of the campsites were littered with cigarette butts. No one smoked cigarettes and my family was very opposed to cigarette smoking, but me always being curious - yup, my bane - enjoyed smoking the leftover tobacco on the butts that littered the campsite whenever my parents would go into town or go fishing. I had a great time smoking leftover cigarette butts that littered the grounds and had been there for who knows how long.

Cant like this one. but yep thats outside my limits. My cousin and I would steal some of our parents cigs and smoke them while walking down the railroad tracks and goofing off. then take a swim in order to get rid of smell. but old used butts off the ground. nope.

 

[Rockyrepose]

There was a three foot retaining wall elevated corner hedge that was missing the hedge at that particular corner. We gave Dale an M-80 as he had never seen one and told him to set it off on the corner ledge between the open hedge. He did, and stood there on the sidewalk. We were already sprinting up the street for the alley and I remember looking back at his face when it detonated. I could feel the skin on his face deforming back and being pelted by gravel. I could hardly run because I was laughing so hard. Good times.