Went to retrieve a static receiver...

So, did you tell them you were from mars, and show them your space craft?

🙂

N

:good: 😀 :beer:

"There were two greyed haired hippies nearby smoking joints. Stoned but friendly."

Out of work surveyors, I assume 🙂

My very first boss in surveying would have said they were burnt-out party chiefs.

Dave-

They were 28.

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> There were two greyed haired hippies nearby smoking joints.
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> Stoned but friendly. They waved and said hi so I waved back and said hi to them.
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> Pretty funny to see two stoned long haired old guys.

Good thing you were friendly in return. It's not unusual at all to see friendly, stoned, long-haired old guys in my neck-o-the-woods. It's much better that they were stoned and friendly rather than drunk, armed and belligerent. Which is what you get in some parts.

"Say, can I have some of your purple berries?"
"Yes, I've been eating them... for six or seven weeks now,
haven't got sick once. Probably keep us both alive"

STAY AWAY FROM THE PURPLE BERRIES!

> "Say, can I have some of your purple berries?"
> "Yes, I've been eating them... for six or seven weeks now,
> haven't got sick once. Probably keep us both alive"
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Horror grips us as we watch you die,
All we can do is echo your anguished cries,
Stare as all human feelings die,
We are leaving - you don't need us.

I heard a joke from Tosh O.

I don't smoke pot, first off, I'm not in seventh grade, second, I want to do stuff.

:coffee:

Was their bud any good?

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> Good thing you were friendly in return. It's not unusual at all to see friendly, stoned, long-haired old guys in my neck-o-the-woods. It's much better that they were stoned and friendly rather than drunk, armed and belligerent. Which is what you get in some parts.
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Yep.

A few years ago, I remember reading about a test. A spider was given various drugs and the quality/pattern of its web was observed. I recall reading this comment "with marijuana, the spider did a beautiful web but did not finish the job."

(...)

Other studies have shown that, when given the equivalent of 500 joints a day, baby squirrels tend to play with their nuts rather than store them.

Don

10-4 on that!

When we would see old down and out guys on the road or street.. we would always say there is another old retired surveyor...

Well I am not a marijuana connoisseur so I couldn't tell if their product was any good or not.

Also they may have been using it legally for medicinal purposes.

Oh oh, Doc, my back hurts! Here-smoke this you will feel better. Thanks Doc!

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> There were two greyed haired hippies nearby smoking joints.
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> Stoned but friendly. They waved and said hi so I waved back and said hi to them.
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I guess that they did not think that you were 'The Man'

😉

One of those guys, I'm sure, was once the young man in this story, which I've told before and will never get tired of repeating:

"I spent a lot of time on the road when i was young, often with no money, and I discovered early on that the people that will help you, without being asked, are people that have very little themselves.

One time I was passing through Santa Barbara when I was approached by a panhandler on the street.
"Got any spare change, Brother?" he asked.
"Sorry," I said, "I really don't."
"I didn't think so." He smiled and gave me 50 cents.

Don

The heat, rollers, cops, pigs, the "man", etc.

"Hey man, Dave's here"

Generosity and Wealth

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> "I spent a lot of time on the road when i was young, often with no money, and I discovered early on that the people that will help you, without being asked, are people that have very little themselves.
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