Praying for snow in Cajun country

[Sheens]

 

[bitflipper]

Well, here in Seattle we almost made it through the entire winter without any snow. Not a flake.

Of course, the day it finally snows, melts, refreezes and snows again is the day my 2-wheel-drive van is loaded up with every expensive thing I own.

Plus we'll likely get to play for empty chairs tonight.

This is what we like to call "paying your dues". But sheesh, I'm 73. When will my dues be considered paid?

[T Boog]

27 minutes ago, bitflipper said:

Plus we'll likely get to play for empty chairs tonight.

I hear u. I miss jamming with my old bands. My good friend owned a bar in town and let us play & practice there in the day. Some of my best times were us playing to just a few friends.

Even if the show is mostly empty, I hope u have a blast tonight. Just lock in with ur band and play like it's the last gig of ur life. Cheers! 

[bitflipper]

Update: I've turned into such a pessimist in my old age. There wasn't any snow, we had a full house and a full tip jar, and were immediately booked back for August. All in all, a most pleasant gig. 

Could it be that the secret to happiness always expecting the worst so that you can be pleasantly surprised? 

[T Boog]

2 hours ago, bitflipper said:

All in all, a most pleasant gig. 

I actually came here to ask how the show went last night. Glad it went good. 👍

 

Edited Sunday at 05:50 PM by T Boog

[57Gregy]

On 2/2/2025 at 10:10 AM, bitflipper said:

Update: I've turned into such a pessimist in my old age. There wasn't any snow, we had a full house and a full tip jar, and were immediately booked back for August. All in all, a most pleasant gig. 

Could it be that the secret to happiness always expecting the worst so that you can be pleasantly surprised? 

I don't know who first said it, but I got it from Robert A. Heinlein.
Something like "pessimists are happier because if they're wrong. that may mean something good happened. If they're right, they can say 'I told you so'."

[bitflipper]

The way I heard it:

Optimists believe that this is the best of all possible worlds.

Pessimists fear that is true.

 

 

[Byron Dickens]

On 2/2/2025 at 9:10 AM, bitflipper said:

Could it be that the secret to happiness always expecting the worst so that you can be pleasantly surprised? 

Keeping your expectations low makes them way easier to meet. 

[Amberwolf]

2 hours ago, Byron Dickens said:

Keeping your expectations low makes them way easier to meet. 

I usually have to keep mine below zero for that to happen.

[T Boog]

I forgot to show yall the old hot water heater behind my shed. The snow was perfectly coned like this when I found it. I didnt touch it. Dont it remind you of a rocket?                    ...😆