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   / Good morning!!!! #144,041  
Try this one
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. I am on the blue, white divide.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #144,042  
..I just ran off 2 skunks...eating out of the cat food bowls in the yard that we put bird seed in for the chipmunks...and then came up on the porch to eat the Carolina wren's mealworms...guess that's gonna need a modification.

Hiked a loop to 2 nice waterfalls...Rose River Falls and Dark Hollow Falls...real pretty trail with 2 bridges as well as rock hopping across one stream, a Copper Mine and Cave cemetary. Pix to follow. Drove through the most storm damaged areas on the trip...looked pretty bad...saw work crews installing new poles.

I got my copies of Turbo Tax and T.T. Business but don't have enough space on this old laptop's hard drive (it was my son's in college 15 years ago)...have been deleting a lot of stuff...not sure what else I can delete. I took your advice from a long time ago, BEF, and moved some pix to a thumb drive.

Who ate the mealworms???

Did you hike up from bottom to dark hollow falls? I’ve got pictures from one of the bridges below it.

I Copy pics to portable usb drive, I never move to usb thumb drives. My old laptop still has copies of all, except for new ones. I keep at least 3 copies of pics.

I need to get TurboTax while Costco has discount on it.

One lot I looked at online is near old rag.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #144,044  
29°f and clear skies with some light fog, going up to 45° today. That weather is supposed to arrive here mid-evening as rain, then change over to snow around midnight. They are sticking with the 3-6" forecast so far. Sounds like we are to be on the lower end of that.

Nice pictures, fellas.
 
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   / Good morning!!!! #144,045  
46° and bright sunshine, might hit 50° today, rain moving in Sunday with 1-2” Sunday night.

My son is looking at this, as several of you are…

WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 6 to 9 inches are most likely, with up to 12 inches possible. Ice accumulations of a light glaze are possible. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph, leading to near blizzard conditions at times especially over higher elevations.

* WHERE...Portions of western Maryland, central, northwest and western Virginia and eastern West Virginia.

* WHEN...From Sunday afternoon through Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow may fall at 1 to 3 inches per hour late Sunday into Sunday evening, resulting in nearly impassable roads. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation. &&
 
   / Good morning!!!! #144,046  
46° and bright sunshine, might hit 50° today, rain moving in Sunday with 1-2” Sunday night.

My son is looking at this, as several of you are…

WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 6 to 9 inches are most likely, with up to 12 inches possible. Ice accumulations of a light glaze are possible. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph, leading to near blizzard conditions at times especially over higher elevations.

* WHERE...Portions of western Maryland, central, northwest and western Virginia and eastern West Virginia.

* WHEN...From Sunday afternoon through Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow may fall at 1 to 3 inches per hour late Sunday into Sunday evening, resulting in nearly impassable roads. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation. &&

The winds have noticeably picked up and the sky looks grey.

And it's not even Sunday, yet.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #144,047  
WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 6 to 9 inches are most likely, with up to 12 inches possible. Ice accumulations of a light glaze are possible. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph, leading to near blizzard conditions at times especially over higher elevations.

* WHERE...Portions of western Maryland, central, northwest and western Virginia and eastern West Virginia.

* WHEN...From Sunday afternoon through Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow may fall at 1 to 3 inches per hour late Sunday into Sunday evening, resulting in nearly impassable roads. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation. &&
A real Nor'Easter!!
So far, New England is looking at the same snowfall, but no ice or high winds
 
   / Good morning!!!! #144,048  
Good Morning!!!! 57F @ 6:45AM. Sunshine and clouds mixed. High 69F. Winds N at 10 to 15 mph.
I'd love to push some moisture your way, Ted, but there's still no rain in the 10-day.

I've heard of people that make brushes for old tools by sanding down bigger ones to fit, Paul. But there's no arguing with the convenience of a cordless tool.

The best decaf coffee I've ever had was served by a Swiss hotel in St. Moritz, Drew. When I tried to ask our waitress about it, she didn't understand the question because it turned out she wasn't Swiss and didn't speak English well enough to understand "decaffeinated".

A friend of mine came down with something more than a cold after the New Years trip. She didn't have Covid symptoms, and never got tested for it, either, but the symptoms, especially the cough, were very flu like. She's had two Covid shots, but no booster, so the regular flu is still out there, and people are still passing it around. That's three out of the four of us that shared the weekend that came down with something. So far, all I got out of it was a scratchy throat for a couple days, but then for Covid I've been twice vaccinated, then boosted, and had the flu shot as well.

Beautiful place and photos, Billy. The microspikes sound like a great idea.

Fueled up the truck yesterday and spent the most ever: $175 for 38 gallons. The tank is only supposed to hold 38 gallons, so I was lucky I stopped when I did or I'd have been walking. At $4.60/gallon it adds up fast, but at least you can buy all you want.

Had to get a blood draw yesterday, but the first place I went to was short staffed and suggested another location not far away. Easier parking, no line, and I didn't feel a thing. No time for breakfast before allergist appointment, and had an icthy eye after the shots. Allergist said it might be because almost a month had elapsed since the last one. Over the next hour, eyelid swelled almost shut. Made driving "fun". Got the rest of the errands run, and on leaving last parking spot, brake pedal went all the way to the floor. Checked the master cylinder, and the reservoir was still full, and there was still a little brake left, but not much. Babied it home, with lots of low gear engine braking down the hills. Still no sign at FedEx for the brake parts, though, but that truck's not going anywhere for a while. No breakfast or lunch yesterday, but the chili for dinner was almost good enough to make up for it.

Brought home a copy of TurboTax on a CD, but it wouldn't run on my main laptop because the OS is too old. Had to jump through some hoops to get it installed on a newer laptop, with a newer OS, still not the latest and greatest but it'll do. It's just getting harder and harder to avoid internet based applications, which was Intuit's recommendation for how to solve the problem. Guess they've never used satellite internet...

Not sure what's on the dance card today, but I should probably try to figure out what's going on with the van so I can get groceries next week.

TGIF gang!🍻
 
   / Good morning!!!! #144,050  
64°F and 0 rain

Slow and steady progress in the caretaker unit. Nothing pic worthy at this point.

Picked up pork chops on sale last trip to town. They will be seasoned and grilled on Primo this afternoon.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day
 

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