tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624281955555099888.post2963527570291082406..comments2023-05-24T07:24:50.303-07:00Comments on Marsha Young: The Grabber - Tool or Weapon ?Marsha Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05880659808422182525noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624281955555099888.post-35030694991580892272013-01-28T00:42:58.163-08:002013-01-28T00:42:58.163-08:00Thank you Marsha for stopping by my blog!
I love ...Thank you Marsha for stopping by my blog! <br />I love your blog and the way you write, it's so cozy and comforting! <3Gegehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03487149746143750492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624281955555099888.post-24507555424431820842013-01-27T21:02:35.799-08:002013-01-27T21:02:35.799-08:00That pine cone grabber and dancing in the yard mus...That pine cone grabber and dancing in the yard must have been entertaining to see, and all the hollering.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624281955555099888.post-33764467771960367432013-01-27T18:35:07.314-08:002013-01-27T18:35:07.314-08:00We have so many pine cones in our yard I just run ...We have so many pine cones in our yard I just run over them with the riding lawnmower :) I had to smile at the Failure to Communicate. If I had a nickel...........Rick Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005727239466916086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624281955555099888.post-6886727965374267262013-01-27T15:17:57.957-08:002013-01-27T15:17:57.957-08:00LOL - and I have two grabbers! I love them - one f...LOL - and I have two grabbers! I love them - one for upstairs and one for downstairs...Chatty Cronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02232040517217024681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624281955555099888.post-68685869911878129722013-01-27T14:08:03.630-08:002013-01-27T14:08:03.630-08:00Marsha, thanks for stopping by my blog! I've e...Marsha, thanks for stopping by my blog! I've enjoyed reading your posts and getting to know you. We have many pinecones also but they don't seem to make a mess and I only gather them when I want some for decorations. My Mom has a grabber and she loves it and uses it in her yard...she's 86yrs young and I give her credit for just getting outside! I laughed at your communication gap..yep, it happens in every relationship! Have a good week!yayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12047536332780197024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624281955555099888.post-27655118369403781722013-01-27T14:07:32.529-08:002013-01-27T14:07:32.529-08:00Marsha, thanks for stopping by my blog! I've e...Marsha, thanks for stopping by my blog! I've enjoyed reading your posts and getting to know you. We have many pinecones also but they don't seem to make a mess and I only gather them when I want some for decorations. My Mom has a grabber and she loves it and uses it in her yard...she's 86yrs young and I give her credit for just getting outside! I laughed at your communication gap..yep, it happens in every relationship! Have a good week!yayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12047536332780197024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624281955555099888.post-84807883647841368732013-01-27T13:15:38.937-08:002013-01-27T13:15:38.937-08:00I have a grabber too. I think my husband got tire...I have a grabber too. I think my husband got tired of me calling to get things off of shelves. <br />If there were one pine cone on the ground my foot would hit it. Good job keeps the premises safe!Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03458110831930610293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624281955555099888.post-20493881739622565892013-01-27T01:44:09.915-08:002013-01-27T01:44:09.915-08:00Hee hee you are so funny. Enjoyed this read very m...Hee hee you are so funny. Enjoyed this read very much. I think I know what I might have grabbed with the grabber if I had been that mad. I'm glad that you can laugh about it now. When you have picked up your 400000 pine cones what do you do with them then? <br />We are being buffeted by cyclonic weather at the moment. After months of drought now we are under water again, like 2 years ago. By we I mean the east coast of Queensland and NSW. Ooops the power just went off lucky my computer went over to battery. I'd better go find a torch.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624281955555099888.post-21573521455108414952013-01-26T13:52:25.688-08:002013-01-26T13:52:25.688-08:00Sharon - So glad you got a good laugh out of this ...Sharon - So glad you got a good laugh out of this one. Providing a smile or two occasionally is one of the two primary reasons that I blog.<br /><br />Yes, we do have those killer-cones. AND they have really nasty "spikes" or hook-like points on the ends of each petal of the cone- so they hurt when you attempt to pick them up without gloves on.<br /><br />Yeah - now that you mention it, a steam shovel is probably a good idea. :)Marsha Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05880659808422182525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624281955555099888.post-91712203576758534962013-01-26T13:49:59.993-08:002013-01-26T13:49:59.993-08:00Nonnie,
I expect you are right, but the LOC almost...Nonnie,<br />I expect you are right, but the LOC almost whistled himself right into the dog house ... and we don't even have one! :)Marsha Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05880659808422182525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624281955555099888.post-23531742362053892322013-01-26T13:49:05.538-08:002013-01-26T13:49:05.538-08:00Mari,
Hope you are adroit at avoiding those roamin...Mari,<br />Hope you are adroit at avoiding those roaming grabbers. Goodness, the job hazards that come with your line of work!Marsha Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05880659808422182525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624281955555099888.post-46058968505236885662013-01-26T13:48:15.674-08:002013-01-26T13:48:15.674-08:00Ellie, Don't you just love those hardware shop...Ellie, Don't you just love those hardware shops? If I were ten years younger, I think I would just buy one and run it for the sheer fun of it! :)Marsha Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05880659808422182525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624281955555099888.post-46328748208981443602013-01-26T13:47:22.047-08:002013-01-26T13:47:22.047-08:00Thanks for the info, Shelly. Trust me, pine cones...Thanks for the info, Shelly. Trust me, pine cones are only aesthetically pleasing when they are spray painted silver and gold and placed in a holiday arrangement. Otherwise, they are just plain dangerous. Just saying .... :)Marsha Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05880659808422182525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624281955555099888.post-84911023327202872532013-01-26T09:52:27.964-08:002013-01-26T09:52:27.964-08:00Oh dear! It took me quite a while to stop laughin...Oh dear! It took me quite a while to stop laughing at this story - but when I did, I heard your *lesson* loud and clear. My husband and I have not yet gone out on Pine Cone Patrol (though we should, no doubt). But, the part about miscommunication? Yup, got that one nailed. I've been a cranky old bear lately, and I'm sure my husband has risked his life and limb to talk to me. I'm thinking that maybe this ol' girl just needs to have some fun...<br /><br />GOD BLESS!<br /><br />(p.s. Do you get "killer" pine cones like we do? Ours are like 10" long and 6 or 7" wide, and they weigh a ton!! One of the locals just told me that they've nicknamed them "Widow Makers" - hmmm. Doesn't sound like the Grabber would work on these puppies. Maybe a steam shovel??) Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00840994989201507494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624281955555099888.post-91030371326275725932013-01-26T07:37:13.005-08:002013-01-26T07:37:13.005-08:00That is great! However, what you described is what...That is great! However, what you described is what we call a "pooper scooper" and I use it regularly to pick up the little gifts our dog Trudy leaves in our back yard. I think what your husband was doing was the equivalent of "whistle while you work" and wanted to share his fun with you. Your neighbors are probably jealous.Nonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13020639587130083388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624281955555099888.post-62640873624797982472013-01-26T07:12:01.949-08:002013-01-26T07:12:01.949-08:00They come in a hard pod about 4"- 6" lon...They come in a hard pod about 4"- 6" long and aren't as aesthetically pleasing as a pine cone might be~Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624281955555099888.post-76060181012932602472013-01-26T07:10:43.584-08:002013-01-26T07:10:43.584-08:00Some people make things like jelly out of them, an...Some people make things like jelly out of them, and the cows and horses like to much on them, and you can burn them, but mostly I just rake them up and throw them out. They fall off the mesquite trees and end up all over the place~Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624281955555099888.post-45792976010902173202013-01-26T07:08:50.691-08:002013-01-26T07:08:50.691-08:00Loved this story!
I have a grabber myself - I use ...Loved this story!<br />I have a grabber myself - I use it to grab things off the top shelf of my over the stairs pantry. I'm not too tall and it beats crawling up into it!<br />Some of the residents in the nursing home I work in have them too, and they are occasionally used to grab us!Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06289456727508305342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624281955555099888.post-5505625531328538492013-01-26T04:38:57.543-08:002013-01-26T04:38:57.543-08:00I can just about picture your loc dancing along wh...I can just about picture your loc dancing along while he worked - he must have been quite enjoying himself. :)<br />Your grabber tool sound quite handy - we have a shop like that in town. It is amazing the things it sells. Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14143140451200120833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624281955555099888.post-12272544285003996952013-01-26T04:38:15.965-08:002013-01-26T04:38:15.965-08:00Mesquite beans? Do you bake 'em, broil 'e...Mesquite beans? Do you bake 'em, broil 'em, light 'em up, or what?Marsha Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05880659808422182525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624281955555099888.post-2320991550848063072013-01-26T04:10:40.662-08:002013-01-26T04:10:40.662-08:00Oh, I could imagine the scene vividly as I read th...Oh, I could imagine the scene vividly as I read through it, thanks to your great descriptions!<br /><br />My dad has one of those grabbers and loves it. I'm glad it's helping you solve the pine cone problem. We don't have those down here, but we do have mesquite beans that will be making their entrance in the next month or so.<br />Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.com