Good morning!!!!

[Ed of all trades]

Good morning all, 67 this morning going to 71 with an 80% chance of rain. Well, I am another year older today, been thinking about my dad as his birthday was Friday, he would have been 104. No plans for today except to watch the boy eat cake. He sure loves it.

Drew, glad all of your damage is not to the very important stuff. Life, home, cars ect. I know you will be glad to see the sun again.

Have a great day, prayers sent. Ed

 

[daugen]

No plans for today except to watch the boy eat cake. He sure loves it.

Now Ed I think the French would surely approve!

"Let them eat cake" is the traditional translation of the French phrase "Qu'ils mangent de la brioche", supposedly spoken by "a great princess" upon learning that the peasants had no bread. Wikipedia

Little story. The 35 year old son of a volunteer at the food bank comes along with his mother and does his best to help out.
Have no idea what his medical/mental issues are but they are fairly profound.
Well, one of my yellow watermelons was dropped, and it cracked open.
He was so fascinated by a yellow watermelon I was told he sat there for hours happily munching away on that watermelon
and ate almost half of it, looking very content when done.
May your boy be equally content when he's done his cake Ed.
Life truly does have its simple pleasures.

And Happy Birthday Ed!

 

[Eric Salop]

Eric, I just saw on our evening news that a hot air balloon from Shropshire is coming to Albuquerque NM for the International Ballon Festival next week. It is a Yellow Emoji. Not sure which emoji. Have you ever seen it or know about it? Wifey instantly asked: "I wonder if that's Eric from TBN ?" Now that would be neat.

I have only been to a hot air festival once. Marvellous to see, but I'm quite content to do that with both feet firmly on the ground.

We often get balloons coming over. Some can be quite low, but I've not yet noticed a yellow emoji balloon. Max is never happy at them violating his airspace, though fortunately for them he is not very adept with a shotgun.

You may have heard of Per Lindstrand, who designed balloons to cross oceans and flew them with Richard Branson a few years ago. His Lindstrand Technologies company is here, in the next market town to the west. If you have the desire and the money, they have the know how to make whatever balloon you want.
Lindstrand Technologies Ltd – A world leading manufacturer of Aerostats, Hangars, Helium Airships and Bespoke Inflatable Buildings

 

[sodamo]

Happy Birthday, Ed
And many more.

 

[Eric Salop]

A slow wet start to the day here, cool enough for the underfloor heating to turn itself on in several rooms. Soon be time to start lighting fires to keep down the electricity bills.

Happy cake day Ed !

Kyle you are right, the tug boat pic was taken from where the canal branch into Ellesmere ends, close to the town centre. I sat there while my wife did a little grocery shopping and watched two boats come into the canal basin. The first took it steady and executed a perfect handbrake turn (or whatever the boating equivalent is called :ashamed. The second came in faster, swung too far and then applied a little two much power before frantically throwing it into reverse. The forward momentum won out and a few seconds later the bow collided with the corner of that poor old building. It obviously wasn't the first, as there is a hole there that has been bordered over where other bricks are now missing.

 

[wngsprd]

67 and mist going to 79 and likely rain.

Have a great special day, Ed!

 

[Buppies]

Happy Birthday Day Ed wish you many more

Still under Flash Flood Watch raining now

Hope and pray all in harms way continue to be safe

 

[Jim Shooz]

A slow wet start to the day here, cool enough for the underfloor heating to turn itself on in several rooms. Soon be time to start lighting fires to keep down the electricity bills.

Happy cake day Ed !

Kyle you are right, the tug boat pic was taken from where the canal branch into Ellesmere ends, close to the town centre. I sat there while my wife did a little grocery shopping and watched two boats come into the canal basin. The first took it steady and executed a perfect handbrake turn (or whatever the boating equivalent is called :ashamed. The second came in faster, swung too far and then applied a little two much power before frantically throwing it into reverse. The forward momentum won out and a few seconds later the bow collided with the corner of that poor old building. It obviously wasn't the first, as there is a hole there that has been bordered over where other bricks are now missing.

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Do they call that area of water where the boats turn around a 'Winding Hole" ? BTDT over in Wales.

 

[ronjhall]

Happy Birthday ED !!!!

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[RoyJackson]

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63 right now...high in the mid-80's.

Well, gotta finish up the chores not completed yesterday.

Be safe, all!

And, of course...Happy Birthday, Ed!