Comments on Suburban Matron: I Guess the Nuts Were a Tip

OMG my hackles went up over your contractor story....

2009-04-20T16:31:00.000-04:00

OMG my hackles went up over your contractor story. I also hissed and made the cross sign with my fingers...whoa, sorry.
I could just feel the pain of listening to his BS story as he tried to decide how much to rack you for emergency tree service and steal your most delicious cocoa nuts. It was all so close to home. sigh.
Good on Hank though! And Matt for his ingenuity!

Great story. Wish I could have been a fly on the ...

2009-04-17T10:11:00.000-04:00

Great story. Wish I could have been a fly on the wall (or inside the nut jar) in your kitchen during those stories. People who've been baptized by the criminal justice system definitely have some unique perspectives.

And the knock-out roses tip? That's what you'll find priceless. Those things are fantastic if you don't have a green thumb or very much water or both.

And bless you, child, for providing photographic f...

2009-04-15T16:51:00.000-04:00

And bless you, child, for providing photographic footage to round out the play-by-play. I felt like I was there, except I got to keep my almonds.

Oh my, what a great story!

2009-04-15T03:33:00.000-04:00

Oh my, what a great story!

you just took a common occurrence and made it so i...

2009-04-14T21:46:00.000-04:00

you just took a common occurrence and made it so interesting! you should write a book. i love your picture and labels btw. they are almost as amusing as the story.

colorful guys... yeah, I'm always afraid when I ha...

2009-04-14T15:45:00.000-04:00

colorful guys... yeah, I'm always afraid when I have to hire contractors, usually I meet them outside, checkbook in hand.
That was definitely an emergency situation with that wind we had yesterday, like Mother Nature's survival of the fittest for the trees in Atlanta.

Amazing story. The nut request was over the top. ...

2009-04-14T13:22:00.000-04:00

Amazing story. The nut request was over the top. When you quote Hank in your stories, especially when he is watching Dora, I hear that quiet, determined tone. Years ago I had my boys in a pet store and that's when I saw a chinchilla (we just look at animals in pet stores, a la a free zoo event). No pictures of the worker shirtless?

A cigar?! Who was he, Bluto? Also, the diagram a...

2009-04-14T11:50:00.000-04:00

A cigar?! Who was he, Bluto? Also, the diagram at the end? That my friend, is priceless

Where does tree man hail from that 95% of the popu...

2009-04-14T07:17:00.000-04:00

Where does tree man hail from that 95% of the population are criminals?? So nice of him to reassure you about his son's drug record. Yeah. I feel better.

What? You don't have a criminal record like the o...

2009-04-14T06:34:00.000-04:00

What? You don't have a criminal record like the other 95% of us?

Pfft. Goody two shoes.

what a story! I just saw these photos on Flickr a...

2009-04-13T23:44:00.000-04:00

what a story! I just saw these photos on Flickr and was wondering what-in-the-world... too bad you had to give up your nuts.

I'm going to google chinchilla after I'm done leav...

2009-04-13T23:28:00.000-04:00

I'm going to google chinchilla after I'm done leaving this comment. I have a general idea but we're not a Dora family so I'm not positive.

Larry was my version of your tree dude. Actually, every service person EVER is a chip off of the "weird and creepy" mold. Larry was here last week, he pressure washed the pool cage and patio one day and fixed the leaky patio roof the next. He wore cutoff shorts and bent over quite often to reveal the hole in the assal region. He got me out front for about 30 min while he told me all about his Harley trips, his years of service, the fund raiser at the VA and how asshole drivers killed three of his Harley buddies with careless driving. Then he gave me an American flag to fly on my car. I would have paid Larry double his asking price to get him to go away, he soaked up my kid's entire nap time.

I have no idea what that dude meant about the crim...

2009-04-13T22:46:00.000-04:00

I have no idea what that dude meant about the criminal record statistic. He may have meant that 95% of people have tried illegal drugs? He was a loopy loo though.

And I guess Hank must have seen that episode before--it's the only thing I can figure--but it's weird because I hadn't seen it. Or maybe his memory is better than mine? Freaky.

Matt was quite satisfied with his resourcefulness. Gettin' some chain! LOL

I don't suppose it's possible that Hank had seen t...

2009-04-13T22:41:00.000-04:00

I don't suppose it's possible that Hank had seen that episode before. Y'know, I'm rarely the voice of reason so I'd assume that isn't the case.

Oh. My. Goodness. Cracking up at the criminal reco...

2009-04-13T22:09:00.000-04:00

Oh. My. Goodness. Cracking up at the criminal record "statistic" and "get some chain".

Also that's so funny about the chinchilla. He's a bright one that Hank. Was he excited to see all the tree action? Ocean loves that kind of stuff.

95% of people have criminal records? Is that a rea...

2009-04-13T20:08:00.000-04:00

95% of people have criminal records? Is that a real statistic or was he pulling that out of his aessed (my word verification, btw)?

Glad you got the tree taken care of.

p.s. that IS weird about hank. what is a chinchill...

2009-04-13T19:51:00.000-04:00

p.s. that IS weird about hank. what is a chinchilla, by the way? keep an eye on that boy. he's gonna take over, i think.

That is an AWESOME story, and told only as you can...

2009-04-13T19:48:00.000-04:00

That is an AWESOME story, and told only as you can tell it. That dude sounds like a character! Speaking of nuts, reminds me of the time a guy came to fix our dishwasher and, once he heard our American accents, proceeded to explain how all Americans suck and that 9/11 was a gov't conspiracy. He even mailed us a DVD later!

I love Matt's role in the story. I sincerely believe that every man dreams of the day when he needs to say "I'm going to Home Depot to get some chain."

I can't believe you let him have your nuts! Those ...

2009-04-13T19:34:00.000-04:00

I can't believe you let him have your nuts! Those are damn good nuts! I guess maybe it was worth it to not have your neighbors sue you, but still...