Thinking big

LOL! Terrific Graeme!

FINALLY a practical use for those ugly continental kits....a diving platform and step up!

If you zoom in on the man barbecuing I'm pretty sure you will find he is none other than Thag Kuvakas.  Now I understand why our esteemed Moderator has such a magic touch in secret ingredient rub creations and spit rotational timing.....it's all in the genes!

Graeme; the lighting of your front yard tree makes such a festive statement; it's obvious that you know the true meaning of Christmas.  Nice to see that you've managed to retain this light display in spite of the lower branches being blown off by your errant shots at passing carolers while blitzed on egg nog and by the various explosive devices occasionally detonated by donation canvassers (begging bowlers) crossing your lawn en route to your porch.  May Father Christmas bless the Ogg family....each and every one!

@jack-dodds Jack I had no idea that you knew Graeme that well. We appreciate you sharing such insights with us.

@bob-jackman Yes Bob,  I do know the Oggmeister fairly well at this point.......but from a distance.....out of gunfire range so to speak.   Peach of a guy...a real humanitarian.....in a subterranean kind of way.  

Here's a few pics of his ongoing basement enlargement project.  He's been at it on and off for decades as you can see by this early pic...

@jack-dodds 

He's not only subterranean, he goes underground a lot too.

Jack and Tony, you guys really dug up the dirt on poor Graeme.

Yeah, I thought they were having a bit of dig at me. That kind of comment really is the pits. But of course, it's just envy rearing its ugly head again. My Christmas refuge is MINE, all mine, do you hear?

I decided to maintain a dignified silence and let it all go over my head.

@bob-jackman 

LOL Pal!! 

Just funnin' with our friend Graeme, excavating for his funny bone. We weren't trying to shaft him, only trying not to be boring. All we did was unearth his good humor and despite his distaste for holiday cheer we drilled the situation and had a blast!

Just how low can you sink in your attempts at humour?

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Just how low can you sink in your attempts at humour?

I just can't help myself!! You were right, dang it! I really AM envious Graeme. The big car, tall decorated tree. And I have only heard of some of these nearby country boys bar-b-que-ing a T-Rex. Sure, OK, I have heard them all snicker that it tastes like chicken, but phoowee man; I want to try it for myself. There. I confessed - happy now? I'll be out back eating worms........................

You are quite right Graeme, when you suggest the posted comment is jealousy based (not mine....it's the others).  How many of us can say we have been  doing basement renos since we were a minor?  Add to that your initiative in setting up your very own Neighborhood Watch program (some would call it  Murder Incorporated 2.0) but any aggression based program worth its salt has a few casualties during the development stages.  I mean, even burglars and car thieves are around the razor wire perimeter cautioning passers by to stay clear, so it's working.  The vacuum and encyclopedia salesmen deaths were unfortunate but they were passe anyway weren't they; their elimination was simply a neighborhood pest removal and a bold step into the future.  Good luck with phase 2; dealing with Christmas carolers and Girl Guide cookie sellers.

p.s.  I am sending you a canary for Christmas to keep you safe "down under".

Nice to have a bit of fun with a running joke