homer flatulant disorder

OK HERE I AM

2009-10-16T21:37:00.000-07:00

Ok everyone i am posting again, i know it's a shocker. The new house in Birchwood is most excellent, Shana has done a magnificent job of setting it up. It is rather small but we fit well and Shana says it is easier to keep up. Have a few junk cars etc. still hanging around but hopefully soon the landlord will get rid of them so we can get our 1 acre yard ready for winter.

2008-08-17T17:00:00.000-07:00

I am still trying to figure out how to put pictures in my postings. You will just have to bear with me. the photo to the left is one of the trucks I worked on up at Red Dog Mine, it's a Euclid R-35. A 35 ton rock truck. Above to the left is a pin boss before i welded and line bored it out, above and to the right is the same pin boss after I am done with the machine work with a new bearing installed.

I'm back

2008-08-17T16:48:00.000-07:00

It took me a while but i told you i would post pictures of Red Dog. This is a picture of "Chem. Lake." I will have to mess with it some more to figure out how to post more than 1 picture.

pre quarterly post

2008-04-23T19:54:00.000-07:00

everyone can quit pressuring me it is not time for the "FLATULANT QUARTERLY REPORT" yet but since everyone misses my extravagent verbage so much I guess that it is time to post again (2 months early). front main seals, alternators, selenoid valves, accumulators, boats, fuel shutoff selenoids and glo plugs there will be a test at the end of the week on Homer's work week events.

weather

2008-03-07T23:10:00.000-08:00

I am calling on the oh great eagle to give me an update on the doppler radar, it has been a while since we have heard about it and i am kind of looking foreword to the bullshit updates memorial weekend. I know it is quite a while away but it is the small things in life that us BUFFALO'S look foreword to. Many small things to look foreword to make much more happiness than one big thing, at least that's how i look at it anyway. hope all clan members have a nice weekend.

hello again

2008-03-04T22:20:00.000-08:00

my dinner was done, clothes washed, dried, folded, and put away and the house was clean when i got home from work. on top of all of that good news it was also a great day at work. and Melissa is never talking to anyone ever again she says since her daddy is blogging instead of reading her books when she wants me to. good day to all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Quarterly posting time

2008-03-03T19:39:00.000-08:00

Well since mu wife let me sleep for some 30 + hours between Saturday night and Monday morning I guess I can not use the excuse of lack of sleep. Not a whole lot going on in my world, finally did sea trials on that damn boat and I am done with it now. All went well. came home Saturday after sea trials all happy and got a sore throat and could not keep my eyes open so Shana said just go to bed. I did but I don't think she expected me to stay there until 0430 this morning. Took the magic Thera Flu cure, it took a little longer than usual butt by mid day today I was feeling somewhat normal again. As normal as a buffalo can feel anyway.

I'm back once again

2007-12-22T10:43:00.000-08:00

Sorry about the laps in postings, I just do not want to overwhelm every one with my brilliance. No seriously I have been in a real mental slump, that damn boat in Whittier has got me really depressed and in a mental quandry. Yesterday Troy and I finally kicked it's ass, all we have left to do is tighten 1 exhaust cuppler bolt and push the go button. The slump is almost over so be ware my blog may become more active.

have a nice day I must go to work now!!!!!!!!!

thought for the day

2007-11-19T21:00:00.000-08:00

Eagles may soar but buffalo's do not get sucked up in jet engines.

HOT

2007-06-21T19:48:00.000-07:00

We;; today was a great day at work other than the fact that it was 75 degrees outside and i was stuck under a welding hood all day. Hot is an under statement, at one point i had to stop working and wipe all of the sweat out of my welding hood. It was fogging up too bad to see what i was doing, which most of the time is not necessarily a bad thing. good day all

2007-06-20T18:37:00.000-07:00

Hello fellow clan members. I did not go into one of my standard disappearing acts like usual just have been really busy with work the last couple of days. We are finally getting busy again, had a project come in at 4:00 yesterday after noon and the customer need it done in time to make the 1:30 gold streak out of Anchorage this afternoon so I worked until 9:00 last night then was up at 0300 this morning to be to work in time to get them done by noon. Oh yea i had to shorten up screens for a screening plant and reattach 186 pieces of wire mesh to the clips that hold them in place on the machine then silicone the ends so they will seal on the cross bars. well enough about work I have not had a chance to post about my fathers day yet. It was the best one ever, by the pictures that Erica posted it was pretty obvious that a good time was had by all. my wife thinks that the water through the sunroof was an accident but it is actually a great way to pressure wash your interior without having to go visit the car wash. I think the wife and I have found another cool place to hang out and relax, but of course not nearly as cool as the hole in the wall.

2007-06-16T17:09:00.000-07:00

Well I had to go to work on this beautiful Saturday. At least I was able to work outside. I got home at 3:00 in the afternoon to a beautifully clean house and a wonderfully mowed yard. Having a couple of cold ones and enjoying the sunshine wishing we were down south in the camper. when i get rich and famous we will be spending a lot of time camping.

2007-06-15T19:12:00.000-07:00

Hello again nice to see that at least the grand poopa notices excelence in literature. I saw the strangest thing on my way home last night, in the median on the Glenn highway between the inbound and outbound lanes there was two people inside a mercades wearing helmets and an older lady standing outside staring at the front end.

2007-06-14T22:05:00.000-07:00

Well another day closer to the weekend, that's the nicest way that I can sum arise my day. I have turned into a truck mechanic lately which has confirmed my feelings about hating working on trucks. Well it's about bed time for Homer so I must go.

2007-06-13T19:27:00.000-07:00

This must be a record for me, two days in a row. Not a whole lot to talk about here I just wanted to be able to say that I posted two days in a row.

2007-06-12T21:14:00.000-07:00

Once again "I AM BACK"
Just signing in to let everyone know that I am still alive and well. The kids can not wait to come down to see their Grandma and grandpa. Momma Buffalo and I can not wait to see the gazebo being created by the grand pooper that he had to wait for the real men to show up and dig the footings for

helloooooooooooooooooooooooooo

2007-02-10T16:53:00.000-08:00

Nice to see that i was missed. Or at least you make me feel that way. All is well here I am running the mechanics side of the shop now. That is a lot of work, overseeing 2 field mechanics, 6 day shift mechanics and 3 night shift mechanics. It's hard enough to keep my self organized let alone 11 others too. Josh, Donald, Heath, and John Boy went fishing today, I believe they chose to stay with the road system this time since they did not have me to pick up all of their slack. Probably will not have much luck without the master angeling techniques of papa Bufflao to lead them to the hot spots. gotta go must snuggle with melissa so she will take a nap.

back again

2007-01-31T22:48:00.000-08:00

Hello all, yes i am still alive. Just been really bussy with work and all. not a whole lot going on here, just wanted to let everyone know that we are still alive and well.

boys weekend out

2006-10-25T22:54:00.000-07:00

John just skimmed over the hilights, except he forgot a few. Like running the Bull Buffalo over with the canoe on the way in, there is a picture but it happens to be on Josh's phone. The first cabin we went to while looking for ours was inhabited by a few very sexually liberal men previously. We know this because the doccumented it in the log book. Josh opened the book and read it and came running out screaming "the last people here were Queer." Off we went in search for out cabin once again, locating it about 20 minutes later we spent the next hour unloading our supplies for our excursion. And about the surf and turf we were lucky to have some very generous neighbors un benownsted to them but we were curtious enough to use their firewood too. Now to the fishing it was not at all hot but it was very enjoyable, the peaceful quiet and beautiful lake. Donald was the first one to hook into a fish and land it, it was a real relief that we finally got one. I don't think anyone would of wanted to report to the grand poo pa of a skunking. As for John picking on Donald he neglected to inform everyone that he was the first one in bed @ 7:22 pm. Granted Donald followed suit shortly there after but he did not go to sleep until atleast 12:30 am even though it was probably out of fear for his well being he hung with the boys. He did not drink with us but atleast he was awake. good day to all

Monday on Tuesday

2006-09-26T22:29:00.000-07:00

Well we all payed for taking the day off yesterday. I had 10 service calls today and the final one will not be complete until tomorrow. My third set of internal boom hoses in a week, and let me tell you they are a bitch.

Big Lake Fishing Trip

2006-09-25T22:36:00.000-07:00

Well it was a tough day at work today, showed up at 0515 to see Ron already doing paperwork so Lyle and I finished ours up really quick and turned it in. then it was time to give ron the report of what was going on and he asked if anything was critical, he got a pair of "no's" good go home and change then we're going fishing. We spent the day on Big Lake fishing Arctic Char with Jim Mcormic a Kenai River fishing guide. what a blast

Night off

2006-09-17T22:12:00.000-07:00

Well we are back, I got off work at 8:00 last night and came home just long enough to eat, shower, and wait for my wife to set up the Yukon as a camper. 10:00 rolled around and out the door we went for the night, no idea where. All we knew is that we were sleeping in the Yukon. For you vehicularly challanged that is a General Motors Corporation product. We ended up at the Buffalo Mine, no really that was the name of it. Momma and Poppa Buffalo awoke at 8:00 to peace and quiet, something very unusual to us (It was a beautiful thing). Went to breakfast in Wasilla then decided to head north, next thing you know we were in Talketna. What a cool little town. Then it was back on the road again, north to Petersville Rd. I wanted to show the wife why we all ways got home so late from snowmachining. We had to turn around at mile 28 when there was a small piece of the road washed out and flooded. We arived at our humble abode around 7:30 and the big kids were loading up the little ones to goto the park. What a perfect day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Helo Again

2006-09-02T23:51:00.000-07:00

Well Poppa Buffalo is back once again. Sorry about the laps in blogging, it was due to technical difficulties with our wireless internet. Thats right I'm blaming it on todays technology, imagine that it outsmarted a Buffalo. It sure was nice of the Eagle clan to come up for the eldest Moose claf's birthday, it was an enjoyable visit. Sure they can make it up for momma and poppa Buffalo & Wolf's anniversery's this week.
Have been doing a few small improvements on the house, just bought slate tile for the entry way and downstairs bathroom at Home Depot today. The mailbox is finally completed and will be installed this weekend. Shana and I have also designed a wall unit for our Master Suite. Construction on that will start here in a week or two when Charman has time to assist in the construction process, that would probably be best since Popa Buffalo tends to be a little excessive in the durability aspect of the finished product.
bye bye now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm Back

2006-08-11T19:38:00.000-07:00

Hello all, Homer is back. Work has been kind of crazy lately so i have not had much spare time. As a good Bull Buffalo would do I am spending what extra time I have with my family. Well tonight is another company party so we are all dressed up, the only difference is this time we have somewhere to go. It's a 10 year celebration party for an employee I do not even know but there ids free food and booz so I figured that a good employee such as myself should make an appearence. well gotta go bye bye now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the team is set

2006-07-22T18:51:00.000-07:00

Well the team has been set for the auditions to get on Deal or No deal. Grandma Buffalo has accepted the offer and her boss is giving her the time off work. The final team consists of the Eagle Master, PaPa Wolf, Grandma Buffalo and last but not least miss Brittany Buffalo. That will be my pit crew, how I came up with this crew is they told Mama Buffalo all the information they could give her about the auditions is that they can't have a dull show. So in saying that I think every one can figure it out.
have a nice day

Grandma Buffalo Update

2006-07-15T23:25:00.000-07:00

Well mother went to court this week and all did not turn out so well when she called the judge a "Pencil Neck." Don't ask me how but she talked her way out of contempt of court and was sentenced to 20 hrs. community service, to be served in L.A. by Oct. 11, 2006. She allways says she wants to spend more time with her grandchildren. I guess she will see them for atleast three weekends this summer now. Thelma did not even show up, the court system said she could testify by phone because of her medical conditions. What about my mom who has a heart condition and lives 220 miles away, I guess thats not good enough for the Alaska Court System.

poor mother

2006-06-30T19:31:00.000-07:00

Well I never new there was a law against sticking up for your childern, I guess I will be spending a lot of time in the crossbar motel. Hopefully my children will like me enough to bail me out too. It makes me sad that she has to come all the way up here for court but I guess thats one way for her to get to see her grandchildren more often.
Currently I am having a wonderful bowl of stew that my WIFE spent all day making so that her hard working husband could enjoy a hot meal when he arrived home. It's dad gum good too, little hot though good thing she also got me beer to wash it down with.

hello I am back

2006-06-25T00:08:00.000-07:00

Well I am still alive, just working a lot (only 71 hours) this week. Had a nice relaxing day then went over to the Wolf Clan's house to celebrate JD's birthday. Just put all the kids down for the night and found a little spare time to post. Well I finally did it, I too went off on the old lady across the street last week. She tried to play all sweet and innocent then my wife came over and she went skitso. She is a freak, but she has not bothered us since i called her a "psycotic old bitch." I guess Josh and Crystal have both found work here in LA, they both started on Friday so hopefully their lives will get back in order again. They are currently moving out of their house in the valley and into our back yard until they can get back on their feet again. hopefully they can pull their shit together before it snows cause it will be awfully cold in a tent all winter. we may have to brace it up so the snow does not cave it in.

long week

2006-06-10T02:53:00.000-07:00

Well it has been a rather trying week for me. On top of the 73 hours at Davis so far I have also put in around 15 at Central Shop. We had a little incodent with our oiler so he has lost all driving priviledges and also is no longer allowed to work on his own. The only reason he still has a job is he is Jason's (one of the other owners) little brother. Sorry all I ever talk about is work but it seems like that's all I do anymore.

Two Days In A Row

2006-05-30T23:23:00.000-07:00

Well it was a great first day back in the loop of work, pretty low key for me. Only was sent out on one service call then the factory service training tech. called and I am now designated the Davis Street Sweeper Tech. Which really sucks by the way, they run on an air over electric over Hydraulic system. Verry complicated if you couldn't figure that out. The cool thing is now Davis has to buy me about $1,000 worth of diagnostic tools. If you have not heard Davis bought a $150,000 Tenant Street Sweeper, probably the most high tech sweeper in L.A. This damn machine has an onboard computer.
Listen here you bald headed eagle thing, keep your damn plow out of my original homestead area! I only have a couple of more hours of fill work then it will be time for finish grading. Then will come the concrete slab for the parking pad and garage area.
Well Poppa Buffalo must sign off now, the rest of the week will not be so easy. Now that I am back Ron is going on vacation so I have to be the both of us which is a real challange since I have a hard enough time being me.
good night, HOMEr

great vacation

2006-05-30T01:01:00.000-07:00

Well the all mighty Buffalo Clan has made it home safely. We really enjoyed our week and a half in A.P., did not really want to come back to L.A.. It was a real surprising that it could be so relaxing with the ultimate prankster in retirement from the Angler. I was expecting him to be at the top of his game, but he was a rather good boy... I will have to say that it was a rather impressive showing by the two elder Buffalo's on the trolling grounds, bringing in 2 King Salmon and also 2 Halibut. Not to take away from Poppa Wolf's impressive showing of 1 each Halibut and King Salmon. You must take into consideration that it was Momma Buffalo's first Halibut. All in all I would consider this trip one of the most enjoyable clan gatherings of all time in my opinnion. I would like to thank the campground hosts for their generous and wonderful hospitality.

Looking foreword to seeing you all again soon.......................................

Bussy Weekend

2006-05-14T12:09:00.000-07:00

Well yesterday we had Melissa's 3rd Birthday party, thanks to all that could attend. I know that some people find a salmon derby more important than their grandaughter's birthday party, but I sure do appreciate those people that could find time to stop by and visit. Shana had the yard all decorated w/baloon streamers, looked really cool.
Today actuall being Melissa's B-Day is overshadowed by mothers day that is why we had the party yesterday. Sunday May 14 is "mom's day." She actually got to sleep in to day which is a first in a long time. by sleep in i mean past 0600. She does not get to sit around watching soapopera's and eating bonbon's yet like her little sister. it must be the stress of the soaps and the ice cream that cause the i need a nap disorder that she has.

clean up

2006-05-07T22:50:00.000-07:00

Well yesterday was a rather productive one, we hauled off around 25,ooo board feet of scrap lumber from the last occupant of oun residence. Not limited to but including a 8 foot long plywood dogsled. The people at the dump looked at me kind of funny when Donny and I drug it out of the back of the truck and it exploded. The best thing other than it was free dump day, Burger Jim was there handing out cupons for a free burger and soda. It was a good day of playing with the kids and yard cleaning. Melissa helped me load the truck for the trip to the dump while Donny slept (he worked night shift on Friday). Warren just tortured his mother and ran around the yard like a chicken with his head cut off. It was nice to have a day off, first one in two weeks.
As for my methane gas problem, it's not a problem. It flows quite nicely, but thanks for your concern. Don't worry I am sure I will not disappoint you, I promise I will make my annual fire dance after a few beers of course.

P.S. Grand Poop Master of the American Bald Eagle Clan I hope this meets your standards for blog length!!!!!!!!!!

burn out

2006-04-27T22:14:00.000-07:00

Hello again, sorry about the bad grammer Mr. Perbole but I work a lot of hours and am not all there usually when I get home after a 12-15 hour day. Between my job at Davis and our shop in Eagle River there is not much time for rest let alone blogging. I am tough though and I seem to be managing for now. I have not even told my wife this yet but I am going to try to take the week off prior to memorial weekend. The break is needed and well deserved considering I have not taken a day off in almost 2 years with Davis.

As for my doccuments being short in length that is because I tend to keep things very direct and to the point. "Short and Sweet." That is how I have always been and will always be.

the grass is green

2006-04-25T22:04:00.000-07:00

Well it snowed about an inch last night. Thank god it was all gone by noon time today, we are ready for summer around this house. One lady in particular, the one who has already been mowing the grass.

Mr. Praddle you will be pleased to know that the buffalo clan will be coming prepared with proper atire for the big weekend. How are the "Facilities" coming along? Still in the designing stages I would supose, until the Buffalo and Wolf clans show up to do all of the work once again. Looking foreword to the weekend of harrasment see you soon.

homer has arrived

2006-04-23T21:54:00.000-07:00

hello i finally broke down and did it. your in trouble now hypebole prattle.