Good morning!!!!

[KilroyJC]

If I recall, the Major was started with a shotgun shell.

Correction, it was the Field Marshall.

I knows there was some sort of pyrotechnics involved

 

[rswyan]

rs, if you have some fluid film, spray/wipe it on the door rubbers. They wont freeze up again.

Thanks.

I do have some FF, will give that a try.

If the doors were froze up do to freezing rain the only advice I can give you is to get a remote starter for the car.

Yes - it was due to freezing rain I believe.

For some reason, this particular vehicle seems prone to have doors (and trunk) freeze up.

Probably just need to give the rubber seals a good cleaning and then treat them.

Hope the ham and sweet potato was delicious ...

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Saw that TBN rolled past the six million posts milestone yesterday. Wow. My guess as to when it would happen just missed by 72 minutes.

Good Morning, all.

PJ, congrats on 4th place.

My guess was about 3 hrs off.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all! Low of 21°, going up to 48°, no wind, no precipitation.

Had a great day and dinner with the son and GSs. They were very surprised and excited with the couple of presents that Santa left for them. Dinner was spectacular! I picked up a 'gourmet' ham at Costco last week... it was by far the best ham that we have had! Then my favorite food, pierogies, were fantastic. The carrots and sweet potatoes were good too...

Went to bed around 22:30. At 22:45, the power went off, flickered back on, then off. I couldn't get to sleep because of the battery backup beeping....(I will read up on how to shut that off today). At 00:50, power came on then right back off. The pellet stove was scheduled to turn on at 01:00.... it started to, then the battery backup started a continuous beep, beep, beep, beep....

So got out of bed and turned the stove off. Apparently, the UPS doesn't have enough 'oomph' ti get it fired up. Power came back on just after 02:10. Unfortunately, I was too lazy / tired to get back out of bed to turn the stove back on. It dropped to 57° in the house this morning. Turned on the heatpumps and the stove ---- toasty warm now.

Needless to say, I'm dragging this morning..... a nap will be in order later.

I, too, no longer have that 'tough skin' on my hands. Just playing with Max causes multiple bruises.

Everyone have a great start to the 'normal' week!

 

[KilroyJC]

Good morning to all! Low of 21°, going up to 48°, no wind, no precipitation.

Had a great day and dinner with the son and GSs. They were very surprised and excited with the couple of presents that Santa left for them. Dinner was spectacular! I picked up a 'gourmet' ham at Costco last week... it was by far the best ham that we have had! Then my favorite food, pierogies, were fantastic. The carrots and sweet potatoes were good too...

Went to bed around 22:30. At 22:45, the power went off, flickered back on, then off. I couldn't get to sleep because of the battery backup beeping....(I will read up on how to shut that off today). At 00:50, power came on then right back off. The pellet stove was scheduled to turn on at 01:00.... it started to, then the battery backup started a continuous beep, beep, beep, beep....

So got out of bed and turned the stove off. Apparently, the UPS doesn't have enough 'oomph' ti get it fired up. Power came back on just after 02:10. Unfortunately, I was too lazy / tired to get back out of bed to turn the stove back on. It dropped to 57° in the house this morning. Turned on the heatpumps and the stove ---- toasty warm now.

Needless to say, I'm dragging this morning..... a nap will be in order later.

I, too, no longer have that 'tough skin' on my hands. Just playing with Max causes multiple bruises.

Everyone have a great start to the 'normal' week!

What pierogi do you make? We do potato&cheddar (“Canadian-Style”) pierogi and sauteed sauer kraut pierogi.

 

[sodamo]

67°F and no rain.

Christmas gathering was a huge success, way, way too much good food. A bit of perspective. Many many posts here on GM about precious family times, the kids coming home, visiting at their place etc. For those of us choosing to live out here in the middle of the Pacific, those tend not to be the common choices, though we tend to treasure those times just as you do. What we have found over the years is we have a rather diverse, ever changing group of transplants which becomes our ohana (family). We tend to celebrate together, be there for one another, even share those family visits at times, we tend to know not only each others kids, grandkids, even siblings and a few parents and if on island become part of the group. Yesterday no exception, just a close gathering of 20+ folks.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[m7040]

David, do you have an update on your neighbors Kubota that would not start?
Sounds like a nice gathering. Sort of like expats

 

[Looking4new]

rs, ham was a tad dry but cranberry sauce moistened it right up. Sweet potatoes are always good. I like them better than white potatoes. Don't tell my Irish ancestors that tho, I will loose my Irish/Canadian card.

 

[PJSprog]

PJ, congrats on 4th place.

My guess was about 3 hrs off.

Yup, on the outside looking in at the prize winners. Close, though.

 

[sodamo]

Ron, birds can be funny about sharing. Every morning there is a collection of doves, finches, Brazilians, mynas, cardinals. Every morning we (mostly Sophie) thrown a cup of mixed birdseed out past the door. The doves and mynas tend to be flocks of varying size. The doves often act like bullys. The Brazilians, finches, and cardinals tend to be pairs, sometimes single and usually bring their fledglings and we get to watch them grow. That same area is where we feed the dogs breakfast and the doves ans mynas will scatter when them he can only gowe place out their bowls but return as soon as we are back inside. On nice sunny mornings, Simba, the cat will lounge against the garage door, tail flopping back and forth watching the feather activity about 10 feet or less to his front. We do chastise him he can only go after the doves. Big trouble if he goes after the little ones. Should also mention Sophie has names for the finches, Brazilians, and cardinals and talks to them.
Sophie with one of the Brazilians
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