Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for May 18, 2012

Such a bargain, too!

Just down the street Gene wonders what happened to his garden hose, the third this week.

Graham is just now reading page ten of M C Escher’s “How to Make Money with Has Been Hoses My Way”. He has already perfected his understanding of the coil on page six.

x_Tech!

Actually, I hear that hose figures prominently in that book….mostly nylon hose….and maybe some bits of rubber hose…tsk tsk…

Beviek… tea, indeed, thank you… (responding to yesterday…)And snickerdoodles would be lovely.I’m sure we can soothe any misunderstandings.If you don’t mind, I’ll bring my own tea, though (no offense, I hope) as I don’t drink hibiscus or any other herbal tea…ancient hippie I may be, but tea is tea….PG Tips with a little milk…hot.No ice, no fruit, no stuff that should have remained in the garden.

StelBel, I answered you yesterday afternoon…in re your perfectly understandable concerns about product safety… :)

>ahem< … Back to Graham and HIS business:

His new enterprise promises plenty of time to catch up on his reading.

@StelBel

A rather disgruntled cat reports seeing parts of your cow suit.

@StelBel

Apparently there been some rumors floating around. Let me set the record straight. No matter what you’ve heard, I am not now or every have been the one known as The Stig (Top Gear)

i coulda used one of those a couple of days ago.

my father would buy the longest hose on the shelf, and cut it in half. the hose bibs would always leak.

Dang, Graham, just a little too late. I used my new hose yesterday for the first time. Though your wares are a little short for my yard:A 100 foot hose just reaches from the hydrant* to the last raised bed in the lower right corner of the picture, though that coiled piece might take some of the strain off the hose.*When you live in the country, your water comes from a well. The well head is usually disguised/hidden with planted vegetation. That would be the tan area in front of the house (with its darker shadow closer to the garage) There’s a hydrant there for hoses and stuff.

To quote the McKenzie brothers: " He’s a real hoser".

we used to call those “Oklahoma Credit Cards”, until they made the hole in the gasoline tank pipe much smaller.

Graham’s heart races and leaps with gladness, the sheer joy of a light industrial area is overwhelming, even if the neighborhood’s response has been somewhat less enthusiastic. Hidden ambitions and dreams to be fulfilled have dominated Graham’s early retirement years. Through focused and directed energy, Graham has placed his visions into today’s reality. The hoses, clamps and fittings evolved from hand crafted dies, punches and metal stamps. These had transitioned from the bearings, gears, wheels and pulleys which were a serendipitous result of Graham’s love of physics as an expression of nature. Graham had never gotten over the Pytharorean theorem , a problem which had served him well.

Looks like Graham got hosed.

Bald eagle, nice catch on the coiled hose……good eye!

OK, the pliers and saw make sense….What does he need the hammer for? Self protection? To guard against shoplifters?

(a typo above and unable to delete, because of the " < H / 5 > ")

Do you suppose Graham might accept $3.00 for the whole table (including the table)? And does he take special orders?

or, maybe it’s 50¢ for the whole kit and kaboodle?

Just checking in… It seems all is well here on BS…#6…. Your best post of the year…!!!!Ms B, Marge, SS… Might one of you save a snicker doodle for me please…???Stel…, I’m sorry I wasn’t able to find your cow suit before it was so mutilated… It was always Esses favorite… :(x_Tech… Putting together another order of Yak jerky… Black pepper and teriyaki are on special… See y’all on Monday…!!!!

Deep questions today:

https://cleoandcompany.net/may-18-2022/

I wonder what Graham is doing to market his would-be business? Door to door sales seems highly inefficient, and Graham is clearly fond of efficiency.

Graham needs a few female ends to round out the supply.

Me too Cleo…. Me too. @cleoandcompnay.net

Guess what day it is…. guess what day it is!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LtjzQaFZ3k

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/May-18-2022.jpg

Grab a juice slush and have a great day. (((((HuGz!)))))

Good morning Balladeers,(((((Plods))))) and Miss Susan.

WOW! Me and Plods are just 4 minutes apart! :-D