Popular Post Arizona Kid Posted April 5, 2020 Popular Post Posted April 5, 2020 3 hours ago, intrepid said: However, not bored enough to return to school. I asked my 14 year old son a couple days ago if he preferred the school or no school option if he had a choice. He picked school. We've got a dart board, basketball hoop, and play chess once in awhile, but he misses his friends coming over. I feel bad for him but he's taking it pretty good considering. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Kid Posted April 5, 2020 Posted April 5, 2020 4 hours ago, graham59 said: We've always had our small child to keep entertained, so no shortage of downloaded movies, cartoons, etc. DVDs too. Toys to break and then try to fix. I'm mainly kept busy doing DIY on my new 'man cave' room...having now finished knocking a wall through to it from the kitchen (so I can at least come and go to the CR without going outside in the rain !) ...and tidied up and boxed in the 'hole'. I also have two Xboxes, with games, and internet access through them also, for YouTube , etc, on the big screen. They are also conected by wifi to my laptop and phones, for streaming stuff or file access. Got to love modern gadgets, eh. The Mrs takes care of the garden, plus all the other normal 'housewife' stuff. If you like the TV show Survivor..download and watch Survivor AU. Season 7. Much better than the American version. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Support Tommy T. Posted April 5, 2020 Forum Support Posted April 5, 2020 4 minutes ago, Arizona Kid said: I asked my 14 year old son a couple days ago if he preferred the school or no school option if he had a choice. He picked school. We've got a dart board, basketball hoop, and play chess once in awhile, but he misses his friends coming over. I feel bad for him but he's taking it pretty good considering. It cannot be easy for a kid here in this very social society.. I feel for your boy...And having to be around you too all day??? (Just kidding... you knew I would throw that in sometime!!!) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Support Tommy T. Posted April 5, 2020 Forum Support Posted April 5, 2020 1 minute ago, Arizona Kid said: If you like the TV show Survivor..download and watch Survivor AU. Season 7. Much better than the American version. You mean they have sexier girls wearing even skimpier bikinis? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnMyWay Posted April 5, 2020 Posted April 5, 2020 3 hours ago, intrepid said: I'm finally starting to feel like I'm retired. With a 14 year old in school and a wife who doesn't like driving in the traffic. I'm the full time driver. Going to bed early(10PM) and getting up early (5AM)is the norm. Mid morning nap and afternoon nap before going back to the school for pick up and getting home between 530-630. Now I can stay up and sleep in as long as I want. Same for me! No more driver duties for 4 ladies! We have all been staying up late and getting up late. I just came in from an hour on the weed wacker. I really need a lawn mower. Weed wacker is ok for a lawn guy to use, but not when I have to do it. It does not fit me well and my back starts hurting right away. I finished about 1/4 of what needs to be done. More tomorrow! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham59 Posted April 5, 2020 Posted April 5, 2020 29 minutes ago, intrepid said: No. The coach is a male. But he will cancel a practice if at least one adult female or mother is not present. If I had a 14 year-old daughter, no way would a male coach be reviewing her individual 'exercise' videos. Don't care how wonderful he is. Sorry. No offence intended. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manofthecoldland Posted April 5, 2020 Posted April 5, 2020 For a bit of evening entertainment.... This year I am slowly working my way through 5 seasons (1957-1963) of "Have Gun - Will Travel" w/ Richard Boone. Simpler times when right was right and wrong was wrong. The youtube channel of 'will travel, have gun' has the five seasons in order on a sidebar. Two or three years ago I focused on the 1962-1973 Japanese TV series of "Zatoichi - the Blind Swordsman" set in the late Edo Period of 1830s-1840s. They also made several movies with this character. Last year I focused on the Japanese, "Lone Wolf and Cub" films..... about a wandering assassin and his orphaned child. It passes the time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnMyWay Posted April 5, 2020 Posted April 5, 2020 20 minutes ago, manofthecoldland said: For a bit of evening entertainment.... This year I am slowly working my way through 5 seasons (1957-1963) of "Have Gun - Will Travel" w/ Richard Boone. Simpler times when right was right and wrong was wrong. The youtube channel of 'will travel, have gun' has the five seasons in order on a sidebar. Two or three years ago I focused on the 1962-1973 Japanese TV series of "Zatoichi - the Blind Swordsman" set in the late Edo Period of 1830s-1840s. They also made several movies with this character. Last year I focused on the Japanese, "Lone Wolf and Cub" films..... about a wandering assassin and his orphaned child. It passes the time. I'm a big Western fan but for some reason, Have Gun - Will Travel is one I never watched. I just looked here and it sounds interesting! I will see if I can find it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Have_Gun_–_Will_Travel I'm trying to watch Westworld for the second time, but it doesn't bite well with me. I'll give it a few more episodes. I think I am on S1E6. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Eddie1 Posted April 5, 2020 Popular Post Posted April 5, 2020 I think Enhanced Quarantine is just about perfect for me. No school run Monday to Fridays. No trips to town and bloody Robinson's, lol. We are fortunate that the house we live in backs directly onto the beach. At the moment I am doing a half mile swim each morning, then a 30 minute speed walk along the beach. After lunch I take an hour or two sunbathing. About 4pm the missus comes out to the beach cottage with our 8 year old son and our 14 month old son. Then we spend a nice family hour together swimming or just playing on the sand with the boys. After playing, if the oldest boy is in the mood I give him an hour of tuition in Jujitsu. Boy isn't it just great to be retired in this wonderful country. 8 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy F. Posted April 5, 2020 Posted April 5, 2020 2 hours ago, OnMyWay said: Same for me! No more driver duties for 4 ladies! We have all been staying up late and getting up late. I just came in from an hour on the weed wacker. I really need a lawn mower. Weed wacker is ok for a lawn guy to use, but not when I have to do it. It does not fit me well and my back starts hurting right away. I finished about 1/4 of what needs to be done. More tomorrow! Got a shoulder strap to hang it from? That makes the job much easier. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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