Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

Drew sounds like it is time for you to start looking for land farther north.

Ed, I never really wanted to leave, but I couldn't afford a small farm in the area I lived, it had gotten so expensive there. Everything was well over a million bucks.
Plus I wanted to go slower, and life is slower here. No crazy drivers, drive to town and not get behind another car. I grew up in a small town
and I really like this. Very few sirens.

But yes, my life's memories and involvements were up North. I went from knowing everyone
to knowing no one. It just takes time. My joining the Garden Club should help.
Am looking to cultivate a relationship.

Time for some yogurt and strawberries. And maybe I'll start on the other bag of potatoes to cut up while it gets warmer outside.

Ed, sorry you feel awful, plus the load of responsibility never ends. Tell them they have to wait, unless they too want to get very sick.
I think all of us would like to help you in some way.

 

[toppop52]

34 going to 50 today, a very mild two weeks forecast. Me and two cats laying here being lazy, one cat wants my spot after I make the bed, better get moving!
God bless you all, Ed if you have flu listen to the doctor, you can’t help anyone if you’re dead.
Prayers for the knee, the stubborn dads and all the other things going on.

 

[Looking4new]

23 with a high of 28. 30% chance of flurries. Wind W 10 mph.

We got about an inch of snow overnight. I am not going to plow due to the freezing rain coming. I have enough ashes for me and my neighbour who just got back from an operation. She is supposed to take it easy and no heavy lifting for a month.
I will send Junior over to deal with her stoop.

I may check over the taxes today and see if I missed anything.

Have a good, safe day all

 

[Thomas]

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Also have 2 cats and they can teach one the finer points of life at times.

 

[Thomas]

25F clear sky 40 for high.
Yesterday forecast 1-3 inches ended up 6 1/2" guess I'll know what Roy and I'll plus others well be doing today.
Plans for today...snow removal mostly,watch little nascar,than who knows.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[Buppies]

39 high of 53 today lots of sunshine had light rain yesterday no snow or ice for us

The birds are busy eating have four blue birds hanging around hopefully they will find blue bird house and take up residence

Not sure what's on tap for today will have to wait and see

Prayers for Ed Riptides and all others in need

 

[RoyJackson]

2018-02-18, 0750

24 right now...looks like 4-5 inches of new fallen snow...in fact, there's still a few flurries coming down. Thomas is spot on...more clean up today. The high is supposed to be in the upper 30's....
Tractor is plugged in and the snow shovel is warming up. I'll heading out in a couple hours.

 

[300UGUY]

Our neighbors StB was downright mean.

I always figured they were bred to be friendly, you壇 have to shoot a mean one!

 

[jbrumberg]

Good morning everyone.

Phil- 4.75" of light fluffy snow fell here overnight. Clear, sunny, and a decent wind ranging 5 - 10 mph, gusting to +15mph. It's blowing the snow around. It would be futile trying to shovel off the deck or pathway to the car until the wind calms later = another cup of coffee. My T/H sending unit has ceased functioning. I do not even know where it is.. The wind must have blown it away somewhere.

BEF- If competent or at least "close" all Dads seem to do something aggravating to their children. I spent a couple of months down in FL to keep home based services ongoing. He threw the VNA Hospice nurse out of his house calling her "The Angel of Death." To his end he refused Hospice services.

Wngsprd- Bluebirds are a rare sight around here, but the # of sightings has improved over the years. Our bluebird houses are usually inhabited by tree swallows. I have allowed an attractive bluebird environment to develop around here in my woods and boundary areas.

Daugen, Ron, Randy- There was a huge demand for those Saint B's. I got an application in before they stopped taking applications, so at least I will be notified if I am "On the List." We both hope that we are. Rescues are far cheaper to get than from breeders: There is one 3 month SB available now and a litter is expected in March by "local" breeders. The breeders around here are pretty responsible about aggressiveness. All the kennels around here (NE) reportedly home raise their dogs with their families.

Ed- I am happy to read that Mom is transferring to a Rehab facility. Those health care professionals badgering you for a "personal appearance" are doing so because of the regs. Hold your ground on this. You are too sick and truly incapacitated by whatever "flu/pneumonia" with which you are dealing to do this. It's crazy to even think about allowing a sick person to re-expose the recovering patient to a potentially new and more deadly pathogen. Pneumonia is the main cause of death amongst the elderly. It may be ugly, I have seen some nasty telephone calls between the patient advocate and the patient when it comes to this. Your Mom has to have a "Licensed" Social Worker assigned by Medicare requirements. They must be an "honest broker" on your behalf. Get the SW involved. A lot of them feel themselves to be "overworked" due to "burn out." For professional and personal experiences I suspect that many SW's got their licenses out of some Crackerjack box. Good luck with Mom and the "professionals."

300G- I believe that is the norm. Then some breeders got real stupid and allowed aggressiveness back into the breed. I forget how many generations of breedings are needed to modify "stuff" that St. B. I saw at the rescue was scary mean. I do not scare easily. I am no crunchy granola eating tree hugger even though i live in MA; some animals need to be culled from their population. That includes humans

The sun is pretty intense today. Today is the second day of the National Audubon Society's annual bird count. We have been doing this for +25 years. We are having low bird counts due to our empty feeders while we were gone. The #'s may pick up by Monday, the last day.

Have a good one everyone... I am off to staring blankly out the window drinking coffee and trying to count those birds. Low bird counts are extremely mind numbing. I do enough mind numbing as it is.

LS not posting is concerning. I hope that he is OK. If one does not take care of their own body; their body will ultimately take revenge and "take care" of them ; the results are usually "not pretty." I learned this the hard way. It took a lot of lesson's. :embarrassed"

My + thoughts, prayers, and wises for all.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning all! Had a better nights sleep last night, found the only position for the knee w/o pain is fully extended out straight. Can't lay flat on my back to sleep because the wife says I sound like a band of chainsaws cutting enough trees to make a village! Actually woke myself up a couple of times before she told me to roll over :confused2: normally a side sleeper, couldn't find a way to be comfortable. Apparently I stole all the blankets, she went to sleep in a spare BR. I woke up stuck, rolled up in all the blankets, bed all pulled apart. She told me this morning we're getting twin beds....have to be nice today:laughing:

Jay: good luck with getting a couple SB rescues. We have always liked SB's, never had one. We always say..ooh, look at all the drool!..then change our mind. I'm sure they are big babies!

Ed: get well soon! Make sure everyone slows down, don't let them push Mom too fast, takes longer for the older to get better. More than a few times I've had to treat /transport patients back to the hospital because they became ill again, worse the second time around.

Drew: don't push it too hard, if you damage something (remember no zerk fittings), you won't be able to take care of everything. Glad to hear the "A" is working great!

For all those needing prayers..they're on the way! Stay warm, be safe, and have a great day!