,....for the few who care.

Well,....I had an eyeball stroke,...passed a kidney stone while I was on blood thinners,..which caused a lot of blood here and there. My wife ran over my car and then her car went to schitt.

The crazy ass woman renting our house in Lexington fugged it all up and cost us about $4000 to get it back up to snuff.

I don't know where to stop.

Lawnmower fugged up,...

I'd like to not give schitt,...but it's not that simple. I've got a lot of things to handle but I went blind in one eye and pissed a couple off rocks here while back,...

I think it's time to get properly baptized and call it good.

Lol jeebus. What the hell did you do wrong in a past life?

Bristoe it is good to see you posting again. Sorry for all of your troubles but glad you are ok.

Glad to have you back. I feared it might be serious.
Just not like you to run off.

How many grasshoppers you got?


Welcome back B.

Damn Bristoe.... as they say if it don't kill ya it will make you stronger.... glad you are back....

But you know me...I can't complain....



Not familiar with an eyeball stroke. Still blind?



Anyway....good to see you back.

Bristoe;
I'm sorry to read of your troubles sir, but glad you're still with us and let us know.

I sincerely hope life turns a corner for you and you get a bit of a rest and are able to recuperate.

Dwayne

It's all relative right brother Sam.... one day locust holocaust the next day you go blind..... damn cruel world

Hope you are feeling better.

Well damn, will wonders never cease, Bristoe is back 😎

We was worried.

Dayum you have my condolences. To make things worse we still got Biden.

Hope things get better..Really..

Any hope for the eye?

I had a retinal infarction about 20 years ago, the ins co was playing with my BP meds. Bastids.

Anyways had a dark spot in the left eye for about a month then slowly improved. Can't tell it happened now.

Good luck!

Good to see you back! Really did think you had runned oft..

g

Best wishes.
Last part ain’t a bad idea, btw.

Geez Bristoe I'd been wondering if you done got the covid and went and ded on us. Glad to see you post!

Bristoe, sorry for your troubles. First I've heard of an eye stroke. Any chance of your sight recovering? Glad to see you back. What you are going through could happen to any one of us. We should all be grateful.

Sorry you have been under the weather . Hang in there and push through .

Praying for you good friend.

If the Ford tractor is still running there's still hope...

Brother B. Glad to see you back. Holler if you need help. I'll head that way.
Joel

Well, I got your issues beat. I still live in Oregon.

🦫

I'm sorry for all your troubles Bristoe. Prayers sent. I hope things get better for you.

For what it’s worth I’m glad your back and still above ground but sorry for the run of bad luck

You're a good man.

Yeah,...the eye is back now,....kinda.

I got 3 doctors lined up this week.

I just learned about platelets. They tell me 450,000 is high. I'm running about 550 to 600,000.

,...oh well.

65 is where the male members of my family move on, anyway,...and I hit 65 here wile back.

My wife is all neurotic about it,....I'm just kinda goin' with the flow at this point.

Way I see it,...I've been trapped In this monkey long enough.

Glad you are back!

Here's hoping everything just keeps getting better

I appreciate it. But everything is good.

Sam's shipping you a box of fresh grasshoppers as we speak....Endeavor to persevere B good that your still kickin' ... watch out for that depth perception thang...

You’re too stubborn and hard headed to move on

Missed ya. Welcome back B.

Is it insensitive to say "glad to SEE you back"?

Hey B. welcome back. Getting older and trying to do so with a semi reasonable amount of style is, Um difficult at times. BTW I've heard that passing kidney stones is the closest level of pain that a man will get that remotely compares to childbirth.... no idea if that's true hope to never find out.

Glad to have you back. You will work through these negatives.

Bristoe- I got really concerned when you disappeared 4/19 (IIRC). By mid-July my hope had dwindled. We toolmakers are a special bunch…so glad to see you’re up and running. Hang in there brother.

Yep.

And some kind bud.


B, you know you're good for another 10-15 years.

Glad you are back.

glad to have you back. you were missed.

I am very happy that Bristoe is back. No knock on TRH, but Bristoe is my favorite.

Dammm man..

Sorry to hear about the loss of vision problem.
Sure the kidney stones thing wasn't pleasant at all.

The rest of the stuff can be dealt with man.


We need your help on some of these schitbyrd Liberal Socialist Democrat fugg sticks on here man.

Some good ole Bristoe ball peen hammering on their skulls would be classic.


Good ta have ya back dude!!!

Here's to continued recuperation.

Sorry to hear about all your troubles. I hope you're back to stay for a while.

Good to see you back. You add something that was missed while you were gone.

Hang in there fella. When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

sorry to hear of your troubles bud. hope you get straightened out. i've had my run lately too. as they say, gettin' old ain't for pussys.

Thought you mighta left for Sturgis on that moped of yours a coupla months early on the account of, well, it's a moped.

Good to see you posting again. You haven't missed much. If the vax were a dead horse, it would be low grade burger by now. That's about it. Someone else will have to get you up to speed on the current sockpuppets. I've lost track.

Welcome back, I for missed your wit.

I got a sister who had to have an eye removed a few weeks ago. Cancer in it I guess.

It is very good to have you here again - and we sure did miss you and your stuff.

Wow - quite a rash of difficulties - glad the eyesight is back and hope there are no further painful stone passes. That renter problem - not much to say there, but that stuff can be a temporary nightmare - and expensive.

I hope you are able to settle in and enjoy again.

It ain't all that bad. I got a good tomato crop this year and have been feasting on BLTs and speghetti.

I bought a new recliner.

My wife has some good friends who are cardiogists and neurologists.

They've been filling me in.

Its all just what it is.

I'm less worked 'up about it that the rest.

I just want another blt,......and I wish I could remember how to spell. It's leaving me, apparently.

Hope those are only temporary losses.

As to the baptism thing, feel free to PM after listening to the links in the signature. That's The first step in answered prayer..
Best regards,

HC

Praying for you Sir!

Ron

Like others have said, it's good to see you back and in somewhat OK shape.

My daughter (24 YO) just past a 5mm kidney stone last week.......probably the biggest of the many she's endured. I've had a couple also over the years but not bad like her.

Enjoy that new barcalounger!

Good to hear.
Your news is better than what I feared for you!

Surely you been fishing the pond?

Thanks B, for posting. Been praying you didnt have the bad stuff.

You've been missed.
GOD bless.

Yep as usual the resident gentleman nails it.

+1

My God! Sorry to hear that. That's how Peter Falk lost his eye as a child, eye cancer. They had to remove it.

Yes yes but what about your wife running over your car and fuggin up her car? You can't just mention that in passing and move on...there could be a fair bit of humor in it.


Oh yes, glad to see your back and feeling better, pip pip cheerio and all that

Sounds like you got all of that out of the way of the good times ahead.

Bristle, if you dont have the big C and if you have a real wife, someone who pulls with you rather than agin you, you are blessed indeed.

We all get bumps in the road here and there.

Glad to read that you are doing better enough to check in.

Those issues you listed will pass.

Welcome back, B. This place is better with you than without you.

Get an eye patch, and start workin on the story behind it.

Sorry for your troubles, but good to see you posting again.

Hear, hear...well said.

Good to see you have returned. Very sorry to hear of your misfortune but hope things are now improving both with your health and home. Missed your inimitable humor. Hope you'll be back up to speed very soon.

L.W.

Lost both my eyes for almost a year, detached retinas.
Left eye may never had back to working.

Glad to see you back.

Don't make us break out a dictionary! LOL

How has Slumlord not offered you a lawnmower yet?

Thoughts and prayers from Iowa for things to get better.

So, other than that how are things?

Heal.

Prayers sent, great to see you back!

Sorry to hear all that bad news Bristoe; I hope the worst is behind you. I missed your posts.

Glad you're back. Hope things get better for you.

Don't hear this everyday, lol. Good to hear you're still kicking.

Really glad to hear that you're still with us Bristoe, as I'm sure a lot of other lurkers are. I've always enjoyed your posts, and wit. Will be praying for you.

This is a new vocabulary word for me...

inimitable
[ ih-nim-i-tuh-buhl ]SHOW IPA


See synonyms for: inimitable / inimitably on Thesaurus.com
adjective
incapable of being imitated or copied; surpassing imitation; matchless.

Hey maybe change your screen name to The Inimitable Bristoe

Welcome back! Hope you recover quickly.

Bristoe for you 🙏🙏🙏

Hang in there Amigo!

Dang!

As mentioned,glad you're back.We was wonderin.

As to the tenant,what did she do for 4k worth of repairs ? that's quite a bit of damage.

Bristoe’s the man, all the troubles and not a word until now.

Some dudes stub their fugging toe or misplace a wrench and they are on the Fire bitching in five minutes.

Welcome back Bristoe. [bleep] will even out eventually.

Probably doesn’t help, but there’s a damnyankee in NH that smiled a bit seeing your name pop up on the screen.

I want to hear about the run over car and lawnmower.

now you can get an eye patch and a parrot and start hanging out in seedy bars saying "ay" and "arrgh" and calling everybody matey.

Glad you are back. Hope for smooth sailing ahead.

Hang in there, we miss the fire curmudgeon when he is gone. ;-{>8

He does that without the eye patch.

Glad to hear you are back..
You know things are on the up swing if you can still laugh at yourself (or complain)...

on the brighter side:
if you have an eye stroke does that mean you can only wink with one eye?

Sorry to hear about your rocks...but maybe that means you are a "Birthin person" at least for rocks anyhow...
maybe you can claim paternity leave.

Overall, not fun....
Get better!

Welcome back Bristoe.
I’m glad to hear you’re still ambulatory at least.
Hopefully your eyesight gets better.

Okay, now tell us about the car. Come on, it will be therapeutic.

Damn Bristoe, sounds like you had an interesting vacation......Sorry about the eye, that's a sonofabitch for sure but you're still on the right side of the dirt.

I really hate to say it but Deflave is right, we need more on the runover car.

Yes, I'd like to hear more about the car as well.

Your humor has been missed by me and many I'm sure.

Glad to see you back Sir. You have been missed. Sorry to hear of the medical problems buy if anyone can fight back it is you.

Jim

Somebody is working a root on you. Best get that cleared up.

Glad you're okay and back Bristoe.

+1.

Hope you get everything straightened out.

Glad to see you back in action. Missed your tales. Figured you got caught fishing in your neighbors pond.
Hasbeen

With 6 pages already I would say more than a "few" care!

Two things came to mind while reading your list of tribulations:

One was something I picked up on this website a few years ago which I call the Optimist's Creed. "From the time that you're born til you ride in a hearse, there's nothing so bad that it couldn't get worse."

The other is a passage from Isaiah chapter 40 verse 31: "But they that that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary and they shall walk and not faint."

Good luck to you. May you have as many days as you want.

I heard eye stroke happens to those who watch too much porn or pics of Hillary Clinton.

When you get to it, gotta fill us in.

Best wishes !

Arggghh. There be no truth in that Matey!

It all sounds worse when it's stacked up in one paragraph. I'm basically okay now, but it's keeps me on edge,.....waiting for the other shoe to drop and all that.

I think you’re getting confused. It’s a proven fact that looking at images of Hillary causes a burned retina, or in severe cases, causes the looker to turn to stone.

Ya gotta' be tough and push all of the negative thoughts behind you. If you hang on to them, they'll keep popping up. Look for a glass half full about yourself.

We've squabbled in the huddle before, Bristoe, but I hope things smooth out and stay that way for you. Be well.

Nothing a Fall trip to Ocracoke won't make better.

I was just thinking about you the other day.

You hadn't posted in a while and I hoped the covid hadn't made you ill.

It sounds as though a roll of duct tape and some bailing wire is all you need.LOL

Glad you're back.

Damn glad you are still kicking. This place has been missing something and I blame you.

My brother had the eye stroke this year and still can't see much out of it. I hope you fare better and have good medical help.
All the tin and house repairs suck up time and money, but you health is not to let deteriorate.

Get strong and keep posting.

I'm a professional wordsmith... but a retired geezer. When it comes to vocabulary, gotta use it or lose it.

L.W.

Glad to see your OK. This whole time, I was worried that your cane patch had grown back.

Glad your back Bristoe. Hope you get better soon.

Glad you ain't dead Bristoe...Good to see a post or two again...

It's good to hear you are still among the living B. This place needs a bit of humor. I hope that did not go away when those stones passed.

kwg

You have to stick around, who else will argue with me about new make spirit being ruined by
spending time in an oak barrel?

Sorry to hear of all your troubles , wifes a lab person Platelet count is not an end of the world number

God bless you, Bristoe. Hope you heal up like nothing ever happened.

I’d offer up that reading you and ducksanddogs sparring over the finer, and lesser points of consuming liquor, is edge of your seat reading.

🦫

Maybe you can get medical Mary Jane now.

Glad that you're more or less OK.

You are to be penalized 25% of your post count for failing to give advance notice of your absence...

Glad to see you back, Bristoe. Hope you get back to 100% soon.

Glad you're back B, get well soon.

Oh hell Yeah!!!!

👍👍👍

Hang in there good sir.

Jeebus...why don't we all get in a circle and touch pee pees?

This is gayer than a May Pole.

What about the fuggin dog, it's okay? Right?

Easy there, big guy...We’d all probably hold hands and pray for you, too, if you lost an eyeball, had a brain bleed, and had your wife run over your best truck.

Circle of Love and all that shît

🦫

Oh boy ,,,that cane patch don't stand a chance now

How do you run over a car?


It's like setting fire to a swimming pool.


Doable......just took a little effort and creativity.

SWORD FIGHT !!!!!
Wait,,what??

I know bamboo is a biotch and all but
He was warned NOT to get his wife that CAT D8

A person can only stand to be called a dog pecker gnat so many times.....

I’ve always liked reading your post and hearing your takes. Get better soon and back to being a regular.

What I miss is your old avatar. You know, the drunken cat or whatever it was.