Author: lewisotr

One Hell Of A Guy, If I do say so myself.
Aging, Crazy Times, The Construction Biz, Thoughts and Musings2 Comments

Reflecting Back To An Incident Over Fifty Years Ago

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I started thinking back to a time when I was just a know-it-all kid. I had just graduated from high school and The Dean Word Company had just opened up the quarry out north of Marble Falls. My friend Pat Henry was working there and suggested that maybe I could come out and get hired on running a loader. By that time had been operating loaders for at least 6 years, maybe stretch that to 7. When I got there I met with a Mr. Green I think his name was. He was the plant manager. I’m sure when he … Continue reading Reflecting Back To An Incident Over Fifty Years Ago

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Winterizing

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Back in the 70s we lived in Houston for awhile. I would listen to a popular radio station of the day during the afternoon drive time. Many people did. I don’t remember the call letters, but it could have been KILT, The two guys were Hudson and Harrigan. It was about this time of year. One said “Well it’s about time to think about winterizing your pipes with the cold weather coming”. Other one said “How do you go about that”? “Here’s what I do. I save up my newspapers and when it comes about this time of year I’ll … Continue reading Winterizing

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I’ve Always Had An Affinity For General Motors

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I’ve owned plenty of just about every kind of vehicle throughout the years but GM has alway had a special place in my heart. I had a few Fords that I liked, even a couple of Chrysler products but it was the General Motors cars and trucks that I’ve mostly always went for. Here is a link to a prior story about cars I’ve owned. It is fun looking back. https://www.facebook.com/groups/729839877052650/permalink/3109282862441661/?mibextid=S66gvF I had no idea just how many pots they had dipped into over the years, all around the world. It was truly sad to see some of the mainstays … Continue reading I’ve Always Had An Affinity For General Motors

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My Relationship With The Cat Lady

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To completely understand my relationship with this lady, you first need to read this story: https://angorachronicles.com/2022/12/10/pecan-pralines-the-sugary-kind-not-the-gooey-ones/ One day I got a call from this lady. She wanted me to keep a lookout for a certain car. Her husband, Wayne’s little pickup had been hauled away, a total loss, after the big wreck that killed him. (I don’t think he died immediately, but soon thereafter from the injuries) Her old car hadn’t been very dependable and now without the little Ford Ranger pickup for a backup, she was going to need to replace it. I had gone by a couple of … Continue reading My Relationship With The Cat Lady

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Pecan Pralines (the sugary kind, not the gooey ones)

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I used to go to church with an elderly lady, that shall remain nameless. She “played” a huge role in the church, our organist/pianist for over 50 years, and was a very long term member. She became widowed along the way. With losing her husband, the level of cantankerousness got worse and worse. For whatever reason when she would get mad and quit the church, I would be able to go spend a little time with her and get her to come back. She saw me as a more independent arbiter than the pastor or others at the church. The … Continue reading Pecan Pralines (the sugary kind, not the gooey ones)

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Rocker Steiner & A Little Something About The Steiner Family

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This kid (make that Young Man) , Rocker caught a lot of flack earlier in the week at the National Finals when he said some stuff that was a bit too colorful for some snowflakes in the media. I have to admit that I hadn’t followed the new burgeoning career of Rocker Steiner. I did a little looking and found his 95 point ride on the famous horse Virgil back earlier in 2022. Then there is this YouTube Video of the living 3 generations of Rodeo Seiner’s. Watching this gave me a whole different opinion of Rocker. I love this … Continue reading Rocker Steiner & A Little Something About The Steiner Family

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On Being OCD

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It may sound strange that I, Ronnie Lewis have OCD tendencies, having spent the past half century building sewer systems to take people’s human waste to a place of treatment. This required me and my men to actually crawl off in the human waste, waist deep. I’m sorry to say neck deep a time or two. But a man gotta do what a man gotta do. Now back to the OCD thing. I hate to handle opening a trash can lid to deposit my trash inside. If I can take the trash that I’m depositing and quickly use it to … Continue reading On Being OCD

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When someone is on your mind and you can’t get it to go away, there could be a reason for it.

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She is one of my cousins, a girl cousin about the age of Kenny and about 3 years older than me. She was actually a first cousin to my Dad and our second cousin. (I don’t get off into all that once removed……..,blah, blah, blah) We grew up together, sharing a lot of time as young kids and on into our teenage years. I didn’t see much out of her after we were grown, but kept up with her through my Grannie Ruby Linebarger Waggoner, my Dad’s birth Mother. When Facebook came about, I connected with her and then visited … Continue reading When someone is on your mind and you can’t get it to go away, there could be a reason for it.

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The New Microwaves

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Depending on the Internet for most of my information, I looked to see when the microwave oven started making its way into kitchens everywhere. Well it says they first became available to consumers in the late 60’s. They were called Electronic Ovens. They never hit my radar until about 1977 or maybe it was 1978. Perhaps that’s when the first countertop models were introduced. Kenny and I had experienced a successful year and decided that would be the perfect gift for our wives for Christmas. We went out to find the very best we could afford. We found what was … Continue reading The New Microwaves