mimi
Today’s class: Sidewalk Repair 101.
KitchenBuddy
You didn't put your initials in the wet concrete?
mimi
KitchenBuddy
: Not yet!
SteveBob
Swamp Daddy
We do that a lot here. The heavy equipment moving across it damaged it. Can't turn over a new home with damaged sidewalks.
🐾Cindy🐾
I hope some critters leave footprints 
"someone" should put the date in the corner 
"someone" should put the date in the corner
mimi
SteveBob
: Fun to watch!
mimi
Swamp Daddy
: I'll bet you know every detail of the process.
mimi
🐾Cindy🐾
: "Someone" just might do that!
Άτροπος
That really is begging for a little imprint or two.
mimi
Άτροπος
It’s already too hard. 
Lemongrass
baby footprints are cool.
mimi
Lemongrass
Always!
KDFrawg 🐸
I refuse to have a baby just to be cool.
Lemongrass
good instinct!
good instinct!
Indikon
KDFrawg 🐸
If you had a baby, it would be surprising as well as cool.
mimi
KDFrawg 🐸
: You would be a miracle!
20SoCalDude25
time to put in something like "Mimi was here!"
heylisa
Someone should plant a star and a pair of handprints. 
KDFrawg 🐸
Indikon
I would certainly be surprised.
KDFrawg 🐸
mimi
I don't get involved in miracles.
Annie
It's good to have done. We're getting ours done this month as well.
KDFrawg 🐸
We don't have an inch of sidewalk.
Fly Fisher
I’m sorry you didn’t get to press your palms into the Mimi Walk of Fame.
mimi
Annie
: It must be the season!
mimi
KDFrawg 🐸
: That can be a good thing.
mimi
Fly Fisher
: The grand girl did make an A, so we got that much done!
KDFrawg 🐸
mimi
: Yes, it surely can.
mimi
KDFrawg 🐸
: I lived out in the country for about 5 years. No sidewalks and little traffic.
Fly Fisher
mimi
an A is good!!
KDFrawg 🐸
That's us. I like it that way.
mimi
Fly Fisher
: Yep! 
mimi
KDFrawg 🐸
: It's a good choice.
KDFrawg 🐸
I've gotten so I like it out here.
mimi
KDFrawg 🐸
: One has to experience it to understand...
KDFrawg 🐸
Yes. It is SO quiet out here. And Dark.
mimi
KDFrawg 🐸
: Amazing, huh?
KDFrawg 🐸
Yes. Yes, it is.
mimi
Town is close enough when it's needed...
KDFrawg 🐸
< smile > yep.
mimi
So the balance is good.
KDFrawg 🐸
Yep. I gave up on towns when I quit being able to walk around them.
mimi
< sigh > I gave up on big cities after living in the country.
KDFrawg 🐸
< smile > Good decision.
mimi
Small towns are a decent compromise.
KDFrawg 🐸
Our nearby small town has 200 people in it.
Indikon
I’d like a village as a compromise, but in villages that are anywhere near a town all the shops and pubs have closed, so you have to drive into town for everything. When it’s like that, the village has no advantage over being isolated.
Dira
KDFrawg 🐸
We are about a half-hour by car from any meaningful civilization, even though we are only 50 miles from Philly and 75 miles from New York City. Works for me.
mimi
KDFrawg 🐸
: 200 is quite small! And your central location has some advantages.
mimi
Indikon
: That is a problem. No good compromise.
Dira
Indikon
mimi
: It improves a little if you’re further from a big town.
KDFrawg 🐸
Our closest town is just 10 minutes, but there isn't much there. Next closest is 20 minutes, and there a lot there. Bu the nearest real grocery is a half hour.
mimi
Indikon
: Sounds like you have done your homework...
Dira
Indikon
We’re looking at where to go when Mr I doesn’t need to travel to London regularly.
Dira
mimi
Indikon
: Good to plan ahead...
Lemongrass
our village is 6 or 7 miles from two towns, but has two pubs, a village shop, a butcher, a church and a motor engineer. We are very pleased. Also a nice village hall. There are a couple of fish and chip vans, an artisan baker's van (weekly) and a mobile post office that call.
KDFrawg 🐸
Sounds like the best of all worlds...
Lemongrass
we are very lucky. It's taken a lot of effort of some people to get the village shop going after the previous one was turned into a house.
KDFrawg 🐸
I love it when things like that work out.
mimi
Lemongrass
That sounds like a most perfect spot!
Dira
