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Coach McGuirk Coach McGuirk OP
Jun 08, 2026 at 11:12 AM ET
I have a coconut palm in my yard. Fortunately, I have not been cracked in
the head yet. Every now and then I decide to take advantage of the "free" coconut meat. I say "free" because it is a LOT of work getting to it, and I usually don't love coconut enough to go that crazy. But today, I did. Yum. Pretty nice one:

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KCHokie2
1mo
Roddy Piper had a special trick for opening a coconut.
And a human skull. ** Edited by KCHokie2 at 6/8/2026, 8:09:54 PM
SarahVTHokie24 SarahVTHokie24
1mo
Watch some YouTube videos of Asians opening and cleaning coconuts....
They do it in about 30 seconds
Coach McGuirk Coach McGuirk OP
1mo
I was thinking of doing that, but my way is always best haha.
B777Fr8Dog B777Fr8Dog
1mo
I wish I had a money tree
Nova Hokie 95 Nova Hokie 95
1mo
FYI, in case you didn't see
Your former colleagues approved the TA today. From what I hear there's a bunch of retro pay included -- will that get you one last payday?
B777Fr8Dog B777Fr8Dog
1mo
Yep, a 6 digit check in Sept, small check in Jan, and a 30% bump in pension
A few of us got in under the wire, me by 22 days, a good friend by 2 days. ** Edited by B777Fr8Dog at 6/9/2026, 10:02:20 PM
Nova Hokie 95 Nova Hokie 95
1mo
Whew, congrats! And the best part of it all (if i understand correctly)
Is that you don't have to pay dues on ANY of it!
B777Fr8Dog B777Fr8Dog
1mo
Got my ALPA Retired pin and auto pen signed letter from Ambrosi yesterday👍
Nova Hokie 95 Nova Hokie 95
1mo
I saw your name in the last issue of the magazine, too. Guess it's real
B777Fr8Dog B777Fr8Dog
1mo
2nd time my name was in there! 😉
VaTechie VaTechie
1mo
I do have a money tree, it is a real thing. It just produces leaves though
PhotoHokieNC PhotoHokieNC
1mo
A money boat isn't enough?
B777Fr8Dog B777Fr8Dog
1mo
That's a money eater, except for depreciation! 😎 btw - there's a falling
coconut in the boat's name/logo! 🤙🏼 ** Edited by B777Fr8Dog at 6/8/2026, 4:20:18 PM
SarahVTHokie24 SarahVTHokie24
1mo
Yup....
B.O. A. T.....stands for break out another thousand. I found out when I had my 30 foot Wellcraft that a boat is just a hole in the water in which you pour your money ** Edited by SarahVTHokie24 at 6/8/2026, 9:12:07 PM
B777Fr8Dog B777Fr8Dog
1mo
fortunately, ours produces revenue, depreciation and deductible expenses 😎
PhotoHokieNC PhotoHokieNC
1mo
Man, I'd take it back if I were you.
B777Fr8Dog B777Fr8Dog
1mo
It keeps our IRMAA low and our Part B premiums in the lowest bracket 😎🤙🏼
HokieGator HokieGator
1mo
“I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts “
Coach McGuirk Coach McGuirk OP
1mo
Alrighty. Practice makes perfect. I just knocked off 2 more in 20 mins by
changing up my technique. 2nd one looked perfect, but the 3rd was rotten after all the work. Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't? Last step is shredding up the husks for chicken bedding. You know who is already quite happy, but the bedding? I may be in business.
E
EDGEMAN
1mo
Gave you a +1 for the Benny Hill meme!
E
EDGEMAN
1mo
What, no avocado trees? :)
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7Hokie1
1mo
I'm still waiting on my $ tree to start growing $.
Coach McGuirk Coach McGuirk OP
1mo
I wish. I have a Mango - the only one on my street that survived Irma - but
the dang squirrels and iguanas never let the fruit mature. I love Haas avocados, though. The big green ones - nope.
MP4VT2004 MP4VT2004
1mo
Just encountered a "big green" avocado for the first time at the grocery...
...store last night. I never even knew they existed until about 18 hours ago, and now they come up here on the lounge. Weird. On a related note, we currently have a hass avocado tree growing in a pot on our patio. It sprouted out of an avocado seed thrown into our compost bin. It will never survive the winter here in central VA, so it's all yours if you want to come pick it up. TIC
B777Fr8Dog B777Fr8Dog
1mo
The Lounge is run by Alexa and your phone!
E
EDGEMAN
1mo
You can always bring it into the house over the winter.
That is until it's too large to bring into the house.