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Never heard of "Fordhooks" before; had to look that one up, and I like'em, too, even if I never heard them called Fordhooks before.

It's been so long since I tried Dinty Moore that I'd forgotten about it. The only GOOD thing I could say for it is that it was better than Spaghetti O's. We had a relatively cool, and partly cloudy, low humidity day yesterday so I got the yard mowed a couple of days earlier than planned. And...

Just another one of thos things I've learned on TBN. I'd never even heard of a sparrow trap before.

Same here. My wife just never wanted anything to do with the tractors. We also had a rat terrier who was the same way.:laughing: You couldn't open a car or truck door without him trying to beat you getting inside. I've never seen a dog that wanted to go for a ride more than him. But he...

My wife recently noticed a TV ad for an indoor smokeless grill and thought this might be a good idea. Try PowerXL Smokeless Grill - only $14.99* | #1 Best Selling Indoor Grill It didn't take hardly any checking to learn that they are being sold everywhere, so I bought one at Walmart for $99.98...

Many years ago, we were living in a 40' Bounder motorhome and traveling for me to do gas leakage surveys, which meant walking along gas lines all day every day. One night when we were Amarillo, TX, I had gotten home, showered, and had eaten supper when the TV news said a bad storm was coming...

So Happy Birthday, Randy. And I didn't get quite as much rain last night as you did. I figure I only got about .57", but the yard was in dire need of mowing so I just went ahead and mowed, edged, and trimmed anyway. And we also had 74 degrees early this morning but forecast to go to a sunny 90.

Eleven days ago, I bought a case (24 bottles) of Shiner Bock, long neck bottles. When I got home, I was putting them in the shop refrigerator and one bottle was too light; no bottom. It "appeared" that the bottom of that bottle was very neatly sawed off. Now a broken bottle might not be too...

We don't have any Bob Evans restaurants within a hundred miles, and I've never eaten sausage there, but everything I HAVE eaten at Bob Evans restaurants has been good, so I'm not surprised to hear that they have good sausage.

For a lot of years, I've been eating Purnell Old Folks "medium" sausage. Several years ago, I got a box that just didn't taste right, so I told them online that I wondered if something was wrong with it. I was surprised when one of their employees called to ask if he could come by the house...

I reckon I'm a bit late, but I, too, wish you a Happy Birthday Kyle.

I don't really see how anyone else could answer that for you. Of course, many years ago, we had 2 daughters start to drive, 3 years apart, and I just put them, and their cars, on our insurance policy. But was that the best thing to do? I don't know. I thought so back then.

Unlike Roy's grass, the grass here was not wet this morning, so I started mowing about 6 a.m., mowed, edged, trimmed, and started the sprinklers to water the grass. Just hot and dry weather for us in the foreseeable future.

I hope he's right, since my wife uses the Budesonide twice a day for her COPD.

I've had a Walgreens blood pressure & pulse machine sitting here on my desk for a little more than 13 years. I used to check mine fairly frequently, but haven't checked it in a long time. However, I gradually cut back on the pills the doctor had prescribed, first to 3 a week instead of one a...

While I was answering the last post, I remembered that it started to sprinkle rain yesterday just as I was finishing mowing, so I hurried to put the mower away without cleaning it off at all. And today, we have some clouds and it's not as hot as it has been lately. So I went out and hooked up...

As Roy said, I'm using an EGO self-propelled, battery powered, electric that's pretty quiet. And of course around here all the neighbors (and us, of course) have the A/C on and doors and windows closed.:laughing: It would not only be unneighborly, but even illegal to run a gasoline powered...

Don, you left the "r" out of timers, so I added it when I couldn't figure out what a hair timer was.:laughing: Of course I've done the same kind of thing many, many times. And my Wahl hair clippers only cost $21.96 plus tax. Of course that was a bit over 20 years ago (1/21/2000) at...

76 degrees going for 88 and 60% chance of rain this morning. And I had intended to mow today OR tomorrow, because the yard really needed mowing. So I got up about 3:45 a.m. this morning, had a cup of coffee, did my morning exercises, got some spare ribs going in the crockpot, put the garbage...

Yep, no doubt that you're old fashioned, almost as much so as me.

79 degrees going for 96 and not a breathe of air moving. But we have a forecast for a 20 to 40% chance of rain every evening.

I have not heard a single firecracker, but of course, it may be a bit due to my bad hearing.

As we expect, unfortunately, Summer has arrived in north Texas. 74 degrees for a low temperature, going for a high of 97 and not a breath of air moving; not a leaf on a tree moving anywhere in sight.

Yep, pretty good report.

After much arguing and considering, our politicians have declined to make it a requirement, although most of us, including me, of course, do wear a mask. 79 degrees this morning, going for a high of 95 with a heat advisory in effect. I mowed, edged, and trimmed the lawn in mid-morning...

Had one??? I've still got mine. Haven't used it in awhile, so I'd be surprised if either of the two batteries would take a charge now, but I think I'll go out in the shop and just see if they will.

It seems that I read nothing good about that stuff, so a couple of years ago, I bought a can of it. I'm guessing that kids like it, but I don't expect to ever buy anymore myself.:laughing: And I can remember my mother making her own spaghetti sauce; seems that it took all morning to cook it...

My wife used to tell folks that I didn't like spaghetti. That was not true. I like spaghetti; just don't want it 3 days a week every week, which was about what we were having when I complained, many years ago.:laughing: I think she'd still be happy to have it 6 or 7 days a week, and I...

Dust from Africa?? Well, the dust oughta be settled around here. I awoke to a downpour and just a little thunder this morning. The heavy rain has slowed to a light sprinkle, but the radar doesn't look like it should quit for quite awhile. My gauge already had 1.7" for today. So that's 5.41"...

67 degrees going for 90 today. And it was raining when I got up this morning. NWS says Denton got .95", but my gauge only got .68". It's quit for now, at least, but more in the forecast. And I've gotten more than 3 inches in the last 3 days. Everything I've read says the number of covid...

Boy, I sure hope it ain't detrimental. I guess the last pin they gave me was for having donated 7 gallons. Of course a number of times, I did the "double red" donation and that counted as two pints instead of one. However, I haven't donated blood since 1/28/2016. I guess I ought to check and...

I'm sure glad to hear that, since I'm O positive.:laughing: Of course I don't put much faith in such studies. And I'm sure I've posted before that when I donated blood, they used to have all my records marked "Rare Donor" or some such, and they'd periodically call me on the phone to tell me...

In my sophomore year in high school in Marlow, OK, I took a class in Spanish, taught by an elderly, likable lady who also taught English. I still remember my textbook was titled "El Camino Real". But you had to take 2 years of Spanish for 2 credits. One year and you got no credit for it...

67 degrees this morning, going for 87. When I got up yesterday morning, I found NO DEW on the grass so I mowed the yard. Then I ran the sprinkler until about 2 p.m. to water the yard, since I'd only gotten about .03" of rain since the 25th of last month. NWS was forecasting a 40% chance of...

I'm not sure how I missed seeing you were having another birthday, Ron, but best wishes for you anyway

That's the only way I've ever done it, if I wasn't going to my bank in person.

That's sure a beautiful and impressive system. Looks like something you'd expect for a big business; not a private residence.

Ron, it sure appears to me that you're ready to go into business as a professional photographer. Mighty pretty pictures you post.

My bicycle was my primary transportation from the time I was 10 years old until I got a drivers license at 16 years old. But I don't expect to ride one again now. Officially, Summer doesn't start until Saturday, but I reckon we can expect nothing but miserably hot weather from now until late...

Our city just charges everyone $10.85 plus $0.90 tax ($11.75 a month) on the water bills to pay for once a week garbage collection. The company that currently has the contract, Community Waste Disposal (CMD) provided every home with a big wheeled recycling bin (and I've forgotten the exact...

That's probably what I need. Where can I get them?

I can sure understand your problem. I think at times of the many tools I have, and have not used in a long time, may never use again, but don't want to give them up yet. I figure as sure as I get rid of them, I'll need them again. Things like the little table saw, the bench grinder, big...

The only thing that dropped around here yesterday was ME. We got our annual expected rainfall in the first 5 months of the year, so the lakes and reservoirs are full. But no more rain in the forecast for the foreseeable future. Our electricity was off from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. night before last...

Night before last, our power (electricity) went off about 9 p.m. So I was up and down, in and out of the bed, until it came back on at 1 a.m. yesterday morning. Of course my wife's oxygen generator wasn't working, so she had to use an oxygen bottle, and she just can't seem to sleep without a...

I've no doubt that you and Don are right, but I guess we all have our preferences. I accidentally bought some low salt tomato sauce once; ruined the pot of chili I was making, as far as I was concerned. So I NEVER buy "low sodium" products. I do use some salt in recipes, but I NEVER use the...

I've liked the old original V8 as long as I can remember. But I bought a case of the low sodium version once, and eventually drank the whole case of terrible tasting stuff trying to get used to it, because some folks say it's healthier. It may be, but I went back to the original. 84 degrees...

Yep, I was cleaning up my EGO lawnmower 4 days ago and discovered that it has almost doubled in weight since last year.

You haven't missed anything, in my opinion. I went in and looked around once, and just couldn't believe that people paid those kind of prices for the same stuff you get at Walmart for a lot less. Later, the Dallas news paper ran an article about what a waste of money it was. And still later...

Not "Gentle" Jim Reeves. It was "Gentleman" Jim Reeves, wasn't it? And he was, and still is, one of my favorites.

I got a little check about a week ago.

62 degrees this morning, going for a sunny 86. I went out at daylight and put a fresh coat of sealer on the back steps. Bending over to use a paint brush is sure hard on an old man's back. Everyone's talking about their different brands and models of computers, and programming, and I'm still...

We always like to hear good news!

67 cloudy degrees this morning, going for a high of 81. The yard was still wet from all the rain we've had lately, and there was some dew on the grass with no breeze this morning. But it hadn't been moved in 8 days and needed it very badly, so I got that done this morning. Drew, sorry to hear...

I can certainly understand your displeasure. When I bought my EGO equipment, I had looked at some of it at The Home Depot, but then I went to an actual lawn equipment dealer and found their prices were the same, BUT The Home Depot offered an "extended warranty" for an extra charge and the lawn...

I have no idea what the police are doing now, but when I was an officer I never even knew of a ticket being issued for less than 10 mph over the limit, except in school zones and then 5 over the limit could get you a ticket, and I still remember the only ticket I ever wrote for speeding in a...

65 degrees this morning, going for a high of 87. It's been raining off and on since midnight and I just went out and dumped about 1.25" of rain out of the gauge. It's not raining at the moment, but more MAY be coming. Today is opening day for the Denton County Community Market; Homepage -...

64 degrees going for a cloudy 84 with a 40% chance of rain this afternoon in the forecast. Great weather yesterday for my wife's doctor appointment. It was just perfect for me to sit in the car with the windows down, re-reading one of Patrick F. McManus's books for about an hour and a half.:D...

Some of the posts about the bicycles you've had (or still have) reminds me of my one and only bicycle when I was growing up. I got that bicycle for Christmas when I was 7 or 8 years old. I assumed it was brand new, but learned in later years that my Dad's boss had given it to Dad because his...

69 degrees this morning, going for a cloudy high of 83. My wife has an 11 a.m. appointment with her oncologist. She gets a chest x-ray, blood test, sees the doctor, then gets a Prolia injection. This is every 6 months. I haven't even seen that doctor in several years, seemed like a nice guy...

I see lots of people who look to me as if they need a haircut, but until what I've seen here on Tractorbynet, I just assumed it be the new styles.:laughing: Personally, I got my usual haircut today. I always hated to go sit at the barbershop and wait my turn. So I bought some Wahl clippers 20...

65 degrees this morning going for a high of 80. The rain kept going off and on, or light rain right on until after midnight last night. My gauge showed that I got about 5.97" in just over 2 days. But the forecast now is for nothing but clear, sunny weather this week.

And now at 2 p.m., my gauge has over 2" of rain in it, and it's still coming down. The swamp that I call my "yard" will not be dry for several days at least. So for the last 24 hours, I've had over 4.25" of rain.

63 degrees going for 75 with a 30% chance of rain today. Of course I was sure glad I mowed yesterday, since I poured about 2.20" of rain out of the gauge this morning. I think that little storm hit here a bit before midnight. And now 8:45 a.m. and it's raining again. Of course, when I take...

Hope you soon feel better, and hope it turns out to not be as serious as you are currently expecting.

72 degrees this morning, going for a high of 87 with a 30% chance of rain this afternoon, and rain in the forecast for the weekend. But the best part of the weather report was that we had a bit of a breeze, so NO dew on the grass. I got out there and started mowing before daylight, since the...

Yep, I got that same email. Ought to be interesting.

Yep, I'd read some things about them lasting 8 to 10 years, but maybe enough improvements have been made to change that; at least my doctor says so. I've posted, many years ago, about the experience I had. It looked like a terrible bruised leg for awhile and the physical therapy afterwards...

65 degrees going for a high of 87 today with showers, mostly before 10 a.m. I walked outside about 5 a.m. and we'd had no rain, came in, turned on the computer, and a few minutes later it sounded like a downpour outside that didn't last 10-15 minutes, and I just now went out and dumped a...

Don, I'm a long ways from being an expert, and even my memory is fading fast, but I do remember skipping the second rise; just never figured our why it didn't work as well as the first.

Good luck with your sourdough baking, Don. I used to maintain my own starter and make sourdough bread, but about 30 years ago when we sold the house and became full time RVers, I got rid of my starter and I don't think I've made any sourdough bread since then, although I've sure bought some...

67 degrees this morning, going for a mostly cloudy 85. I did just a little string trimming on the yard first thing this morning. Then I went online and ordered a little more than $50 worth of groceries to pick up tomorrow, but naturally they didn't have everything I needed. So I went to Home...

I guess many, if not most, of you have seen on the news the story of the young lady who opened her beauty shop/barber shop, in violation of the law, was sentenced to 7 days in jail, and instead got off free, got huge donations, so she got rich and famous off violating that law. So my wife and I...

50 degrees going for a calm and sunny 78 today. I don't know how many people are involved in the business of selling/installing clear shields between cashiers and customers, but they sure must be making money. It seems that such are being installed everywhere.

Interesting that you mention blackberries. I had to stop at the weekly farmers market this morning for tomatoes, but they also had strawberries and blackberries that looked good. And now my wife just put her blackberry cobbler in the oven.:dance1: And I just finished mowing the yard.

That's interesting. I'd never even thought about that kind of weather reporting, but it's logical.

I think our NWS forecasters are running around in circles trying to decide what to forecast. Yesterday, we had a forecast of 100% chance of rain last night, but before nightfall, it was lowered to a 70% chance, but included a chance of "severe" weather and high winds (we did have up to 40 mph...

51 degrees this morning, going for a high of 82 with a 100% chance of rain in the forecast for tonight.And yep, I'm having the same problems with TBN displays as everyone else.

47 degrees this morning, going for a sunny 80. I decided to go inside my nearest Walmart Supercenter this morning. I had a pretty good list and found everything on the list EXCEPT distilled water and FLOUR. So, I went to the nearest Walmart Neighborhood Market and they had plenty of distilled...

I would agree, daugen. Hope things get better soon.

I'm guessing they do the same thing as at least one of my cards. Right now it shows a "pending" $1 charge yesterday at Buc-ee's. I filled the car with gas, so when you put a credit card in there, it checks to be SURE it's valid. Probably sometime today it'll get updated to the actual charge...

Same here.

Yep, as David said. We'd hate to lose you.

67 degrees this morning, going for a high of 90. We had some clouds this morning and I saw at least 2 drops of rain hit the windshield as I was on my way to Walmart around 7 a.m. I had placed a pretty big order ($180 plus) and got $70 worth of it. They said 6 items were "out of stock"; the...

Naturally, we hope we don't get it, but I figure if my wife and/or I get the virus, we'll most likely just die, and quite possibly here at home.

63 degrees this morning going for a high of 74. Yesterday, the NWS said a 90% chance of rain last night. I went to bed early, but got up at 11 p.m. to watch the most spectacular and longest lightning show I've seen in a long, long time. I didn't hear any thunder (didn't have my hearing aids...

Looks like a very good camera on that drone, and a very good operator.

I went to a Quik Trip a few minutes ago. They were fairly busy and I was the ONLY one wearing a mask.:laughing: Didn't see another person with one. Then I went on to Buc-ee's to fill the car with gas and it was $1.299 a gallon. The last time I bought gas was one month ago today and then, as...

69 degrees this morning, going for a high of 86. I heard thunder, saw lightning, then heard a downpour this morning might have lasted a couple of minutes at 5 a.m. My gauge got about .05" of rain, and little storm quickly moved on southeast.:laughing: And today is our 55th wedding...

I've posted before of my experience with ordering from Walmart, two different ones; one home delivery and two pickups. And all good experiences, except for them not having a few of the things I ordered. So today, I tried ordering 4 things from Sam's Club and was surprised when they said...

My wife and I have never bought or cooked lamb. But I HAVE eaten lamb at my sister's home and it was very good. I suppose we should learn to cook it. I am absolutely convinced that I have had the best in the world AND the worst.

I started on the police department in 1964, and in those days, the old gentleman who ran the city's vehicle services department was a firm Ford man. Another reason we had nothing but Fords was that we had all 3 speed manual transmissions in those days and Ford was the only one who had a...

With a little breeze this morning, we had no dew, so I got the yard mowed early.:cool2:

Yep, Rick, I think I have 2 pair just like those.

Will wonders never cease. My appointment time to pick up $100 worth was for 10-11 a.m. But I was bored sitting home so I got to Walmart about 35 minutes early. And since 10 a.m. was the earliest available appointment when I scheduled this 3 days ago, I was quite surprised to see only ONE car...

55 degrees going for 76 today with clear skies. And I think I'm going stir crazy from staying home. Hopefully, there'll be some relief when I go to Walmart to pick up a bunch of things I've ordered; just hope they don't say too many of them are "out of stock" again.

For the 1971-72 school year, when I was a lieutenant in the Dallas Police Department, I was sent to the Northwestern University Traffic Institute. We soon became good friends with Pete and Eleanor Baker. He was a sergeant in the New Jersey State Police at the time. We had 2 little girls and...

All this talk of scorpions reminds me of a couple of things I'm sure I've posted in the past. I guess I was 5 or 6 years old when one night I was awakened by a sting on my hand, assumed a wasp in the room, so I covered my head with the sheet, then felt a sting on my hand that was not under the...

Now we all know that weather forecasting is not an exact science, but sometimes it's a bit comical. It's 70 degrees going for a high of 81 here today, and it seems that several forecasters pretty much agree on that. However, we have a 30% to 80% chance of rain, depending on which forecaster...

55 degrees this morning, going for 81. There was/is a heavy dew on the grass, but the current forecast is an 80% chance of rain tomorrow, so I mowed, edged, and trimmed this morning even though it was a bit like working in a swamp.:)

Well, our groceries were delivered from Walmart shortly after 3 p.m. Now there had been NO indication at all of anything we ordered not being available. However, the beef roast my wife planned to have tomorrow, and three other things were not included, there was no receipt, no indication of...

Been there; done that. Then when I was 14 I started mowing yards to make money, and bought a Clinton gas mower. Back on the 14th, I posted about my first experience with ordering groceries online from Walmart, then went to the store and they had an employee bring the groceries out and put them...

:laughing::laughing:Yep, I was a clerk in the Dallas, TX Post office from 1959 to 1964. I told my family that, if they had a package to send through the mail, package it, then throw it against the wall as hard as they could. If it couldn't survive 3 or 4 times of that, it probably couldn't...

48 degrees this morning, going for a sunny high of 73. I'm still trying to decide whether I want to get out there and mow the yard.:laughing: I got an email this morning from my AAA auto insurance that they'll be sending me a 20% premium refund for the two months; March 16 to May 15.

One of my brothers-in-law (wife's brother, in other words) has his wife in a really nice nursing home in Virginia with an advanced case of Alzheimers. I think he's been going to see her every day, but we got an email from him today and he can no longer get in to see her. And of course, I've...

I just logged into my bank account and they show it "pending" deposit tomorrow.

39 degrees early this morning and going for a partly sunny high of 52. Well . . . I like to learn something new occasionally . . . so Saturday I placed an online grocery order for the first time to the nearest Walmart. I knew it wasn't going to be ready until today (Tuesday) between 8 and 9...

Weather keeps changing. We finally have no rain in the forecast for this entire coming week. However, we've had Spring, or even Summer, weather and now the temperature is back down to 37 this morning and only going for a high of a sunny 52.

A couple of hours ago, it was raining hard with some thunder. And now . . . . beautiful sunny day with a few white clouds floating around. And I only got another .60" of rain.

68 degrees going for a high of 78 today. NWS says Denton got .82" of rain yesterday (last night) and we're getting a downpour right now, but the radar show that it may be ending soon. So I don't know how much my gauge has gotten until it gets light outside. I've never ordered groceries to...

Sorry to hear that. Hope he recovers well.

Yep, for a couple of days now.

And I think I still have 3 like that one in my shop refrigerator; only been there a couple of years.:laughing: 55 degrees this morning going for a high of 70 with a 90% chance of rain according to the NWS, but only partly cloudy so far this morning.

Randy, I'm sorry to hear that. Hope you get one soon. I, too, use an HP printer from Best Buy. It's not quite 6 years old, but they've sent me a couple of "notices" that parts and service are not long available for my model HP ENVY 5660. So far it's still working, and I'm hoping it will...

Don't recall ever even hearing of that word "graupel" before; had to look it up to see what it was. So I learned something else new today, as has happened many times on TBN. Milk and bananas and bread.

Pleasant 52 degrees going for a high of 70 today; another nice day, after 93 degrees a couple of days ago. But then an 80% chance or rain forecast for the next two days, and then . . . 35 degree forecast low for a couple of days. A weather roller coaster.

Started at daylight; waited until I didn't need to use the headlights on the mower and got it done and got a shower before it gets too hot today.

68 degrees this morning, going for 92. Very light breeze right now, but forecast to pick up later. I'm hoping it'll dry the grass because I've got to mow the yard today. More rain forecast for this coming weekend.

Always like to hear good news. BEF.

68 degrees this morning for a LOW and forecast to go to 92 for the HIGH; summer's coming.

I don't have a mask, don't know where I could get one, and am not impressed with what I've seen on the Internet about making your own. I have for years been in a habit of visiting grocery stores, especially Walmart, almost daily, just to get out and ride around, and I visited first one and then...

40 degrees this morning, going for a high of 50 with a 40% chance of more rain; something we really do not need. I just spent more than a half hour watching a video that I think is a good explanation of the coronavirus and what we can expect. HOW COVID-19 KILLS--I'm a Surgeon--And Why We Can't...

Of course it ain't "necessary"; just makes it easier to steer, as I said.:laughing:

Yep, when we had bench seats instead of bucket seats, you could pull her over close and steer with just your left hand so the spinner made it easier to steer with one hand. Yep, been there, done that.

Some of you have been talking about problems with Amazon and things not being delivered. So you had me worried since I had ordered a big bunch of my EZ cup 2.0 coffee filters on March 30, with Amazon showing they should get here between tomorrow and late next week. So I was pleasantly surprised...

Having been in charge of the safety section in the police department many years ago, I don't fault anyone for taking all the precautions he can. Unfortunately, I have no masks, disposable gloves, or much disinfectant, but I AM trying to stay away from other people. I just got a shower and a...

47 degrees this morning, going for a mostly cloudy 73. The yard needs mowing, but it's still wet and more rain forecast for tomorrow. I thought that I didn't have anything to do today, but this morning the overhead light was flickering and going partially on and off in the kitchen. I'm...

I've been on TBN so long that I'm probably repeating myself at times, but . . . Many years ago, one Saturday I was mowing the yard and my wife came out for something and told me that "one of needs to go to the store today." Naturally, I asked, "What do you need?" I think she said she had a...

48 degrees this morning, going for a high of 67. Another .60" of rain yesterday brings us to 9.56" for the month. We've had rain on 32 days of this year and 17.71" in 3 months. I guess everyone knows that our former 24 hour a day Walmarts now close at night and open at 7 a.m. in the morning...

My Dad lived in southern Oklahoma, but when I was a baby, he took a job with the Social Security Administration in Baltimore, MD. They did not like Baltimore and moved back to southern Oklahoma until I was 16 when we moved to Texas, less than 100 miles south of where we'd lived in Oklahoma...

Just got an email from a cousin who said he took his wife to the hospital emergency room last night. She's had COPD for many years. But last night they did all kinds of tests, concluded that she has pneumonia, did some kind of breathing treatments, considered keeping for a couple of days, but...

My Dad always liked the hot weather and hated the cold weather living in Texas and Oklahoma. When he finally bought a car that was equipped with air-conditioning, he just almost never turned it on; didn't have air-conditioning in the house or his business. So I was really surprised when he and...

NWS shows we have 62 degrees at 6 a.m. and that's also the forecast high for today. I had some doubts about the accuracy of that.:laughing: But when I walked outside, it felt like about 62 to me. But the forecast also calls for a 100% chance of rain today. Since we've already gotten almost 9...

Cold front passed through, got down to 46 this morning, but forecast to get back up to 75 before the day's over. Hate to even think about the summer that's coming. But so far, I'm enjoying this year.

As my younger brother used to say, "He who dies with the most toys wins."

72 degrees this morning, going for a high of 76 with a 40% chance of rain in the forecast, and that clap of thunder just now sure was loud.

I mowed my entire swamp this morning and filled 3 big contractor bags with leaves and clippings. Didn't need to wash the mower afterwards. It was wet enough that the air compressor blew it off clean.:laughing:

70 degrees with barely a breeze going for a high of 89 today. I'm going to try to mow at least the front yard and may just go ahead and mow it wet, since the relative humidity is more tan 80%. Ron, I got to visit the GM proving grounds once when fleet management was part of my job. I think it...

We drove around a little bit this morning; never stopped or got out of the car. All the grocery stores, including Sam's Club, had lots of cars in the parking lots. Eating places with drive up window service were going a good business, but none open. The yard is in dire need of mowing, so I...

Don, that looks even worse than Sam's Club was last week.

65 degrees going for 82 and no RAIN in the forecast until the weekend. It might get dry enough for me to mow the yard, I hope.

As the world turns . . . . . wonder which way it'll go next. My wife and I are supposed to see our primary care doctor every 6 months. He's always gotten blood samples to check, So . . . on 3/2/2020, I stopped by to make an appointment AND let the lady make copies of our new this year...

The placing of the candles leads me to guess that she's 67. But whatever age, I wish her a Happy Birthday and many more to come.

Many years ago, as a young patrolmen with about 3 years experience, I was happily patrolling my beat one day when the dispatcher told me to call the captain's office. Of course I did that and learned that they'd had two clerk typists in his office; one had been promoted into another city...

Yep, I had a dental appointment next week, and my dentist sent out an email a couple of days ago cancelling such things as routine teeth cleaning, and optional procedures. We decided to cancel mine for now and they said to call if I have any pain and they'll take care of it. My wife and I...

I had not heard of there being more than one version. It sounds as if you got the same one I got and the letter said I might get another notice, and if so, to discard it. Sure enough, the first one was dated 03/12/2020 and after I answered it, I later got another one dated 03/16/2020. The...

I didn't know there was a doctor in existence anymore who would leave his office for any patient.

And maybe just different stores in the same part of the country. I have no idea if that's being done in recent times, but some years ago when I lived down in Navarro County, at different times I shopped at TSC in Waco, Hillsboro, and Corsicana, and I soon learned that there could be a...

I was in our nearest Walmart yesterday and got the one and only sweet onion that they had. But this morning, I diced that whole onion to put it in my chili tomorrow, then I went back to Walmart this morning and they had restocked with plenty of onion.

Just a hair over 3 inches of rain last night. That brings this month's total to 8.56" and this year's total to 16.71".

We don't have that meal very often and I'm not sure why, because we both like it very much.

A little thunder and lightning last night around 2 a.m. and this morning my rain gauge had about 1.74" in it, which is just about the same as the Denton Airport. 52 degrees for a low and going for a high of 64 with more rain later. Denton County reports its first "presumptive" case of the...

Denton, TX has a Duluth store; kind of interesting to visit, but I've never bought anything from them. Just to avoid boredom, I went riding around this morning, and visited 3 Walmart Super Centers. A niece in another state mentioned seeing 2 (ladies?) fighting over a dozen eggs. Well, neither...

I went to the Denton Sam’s Club this morning at 8 a.m. and was surprised to see the parking lot so full that early, and even more surprised to see so many shopping carts loaded down with paper products. I didn’t go in the back to see what might be left, since I was just there for some BBQ ribs...

We have rain in the forecast every day for a week, but since the rain has temporarily quit this afternoon, I went out and dumped the 2.60" we've gotten so far today.

We, too, have been sleeping on Sleep Number beds for a lot of years, currently have one in each of the two bedrooms. 59 degrees, going for a high of 62, currently raining and rain in the forecast every day for nearly a week. We both have an appointment this morning for eye exams to see if we...

Yesterday I visited 2 Walmarts. Neither was out of facial tissue (as much as usual on display), toilet tissue (still plenty but probably a fourth of the shelves occupied, and same for the paper towels. So I stocked up anyway. Now we're not as fancy as you guys because there isn't room for a...

I was surprised that the Sears technician had a new ice maker for our 16 year old refrigerator on his truck. So we now have a brand new ice maker; just waiting for it to dump the first tray of ice.

Summer's coming.:eek: We just leave the house thermostat on the temperature same setting all the time; just change from heating to cooling or vice versa as needed. Last night, I went to bed, but it felt too hot, so I almost immediately got up, checked the thermostat and sure enough found it 3...

Yep, Ron, I got the car. And the two really amazing things were (1) I remembered how to do it without getting the manual out :cool2:, and (2) when I picked up Margaret, the very instant that she got into the car, she asked if I had already reset the clocks.:laughing:

I see more and more people entering the grocery store doing that. Now I've no doubt that it's a good idea, but just something I've never done. I DO wash my hands frequently, and I DO wash all the fruits and vegetables when I get them home. But I became a police officer BEFORE firemen drove...

36 degrees this morning, going for a sunny 66 today. Yesterday, I left my wife to spend the night with the younger of our two daughters. Gotta go get her about 10:30 a.m. this morning. And while I wasn't doing anything else after breakfast this morning, I went ahead and reset 9 clocks. So...

Nothing wrong with that. And I assume you do know that regardless of which party you identify with, or the primary you voted in, doesn't keep you from voting for a member of the other party in the general election.

52 degrees this morning, going for a high of 55; won't hardly be able to feel any change. It's been raining, very lightly, since about 2 a.m. and my gauge is now up to the half inch mark. Looks like a good day to just stay indoors.

Like RedNeckGeek, we voted early by mail this time for the first time in our lives. We did happen to drive by one of the polling places yesterday and it appeared that they had a pretty good turnout, but nothing really great.

Sure is some pretty pictures.

There are many things in this old world that I'll never understand. The ice maker was not working for more than 2 days. So yesterday I called Sears and made an appointment for a technician to come this morning. Then this morning, it was working again.:cool2: So the technician, who only lives...

59 degrees this morning for a low and going for a cloudy 71 for the high. Sears technician supposed to be here before noon to check on the ice maker.

56 degrees this morning, going for 75; unusual for this time of year. That's the good news. The bad . . . the ice maker in the refrigerator isn't working again.:(

I wasn't really sure I could do it, but I survived 5 hours of yard work this morning. First I raked the front yard under that blasted live oak tree and bagged a bag and a half of acorns and leaves. Then I mowed front and back with the bagger and with the height set at next to the lowest...

We had a very brief little shower yesterday afternoon; about .01" in my gauge. But the ground was already wet and still is. 55 degrees this morning, going for a high of 63 with a 16 mph breeze, gusting to 26 mph. I've been out string trimming around everything this morning with plans to mow...

29 degrees this morning, going for a sunny 49 today. The ground is still wet and soggy.

About 40 degrees this morning, going for a high of 47. I got about .51" of rain last night, and our ground was already saturated. If it ever gets dry enough, I'll definitely need to mow. And of course by July we'll be wishing it would rain.

I guess it was 1968 when I bought a 305 Yamaha motorcycle to ride to and from work in Downtown Dallas. With a car, I had to pay to park and walk 2 or 3 blocks, but I could part a motorcycle free right by the City Hall. And I ordered crash bars, windshield, and saddle bags from J. C. Whitney...

This talk of seat covers reminds me of the one and only time I added seat covers to a car myself. In 1958 or 59 I bought a 1955 Cadillac Coupe DeVille and I ordered, and installed seat covers from J. C. Whitney.:laughing: They actually fit and looked pretty good. Today we start with 38...

Don't we love Texas weather? 56 degrees for a low this morning and going for 80 for the high. But Thursday we may see 32 degrees again. I'm still putting off the mowing, but if it stays dry I won't be able to postpone it much longer.

44 degrees this morning, and going for a high of 72. Freeze one day, sweat the next.

I think most people fail to realize that there is a particular spot that you do not see when you glance one direction. I used to have a little card with a stick man drawn on it that I used in training. Many people will simply not believe it without proof. But I taught drivers to never take a...

Me, neither. BUT . . . many, many years ago when I was making very little money, and had no family and no deductions . . . how many remember the little card form with no more than 7 lines on it, that you could use to file the shortest no deduction return. Well, one year I got a letter from the...

Almost through with my 3rd cup of coffee for today. Temperature is supposed to stay in the low 40s until the sun comes out sometime in the late afternoon or evening. It's still raining and I can see about 1.40" in the gauge already. Since the ground was already saturated, my yard now looks...

Don, I actually filled online with TurboTax on 1/23/2020 and got an email message from then that it had been accepted by the IRS on 1/27/2020, and yesterday both the IRS and my credit union showed the refund will be deposited tomorrow, 2/12/2020.

Both the IRS and my credit union show my refund should be deposited tomorrow. 41 degrees going for a rainy high of 42 today. Yep, not much change. I got about .45" of rain yesterday so we'll see what today brings.

That's just about what I expect, although probably fewer battery recharges. Of course it's still too wet around here and more rain in the forecast for the next few days.

I buy the CD every year. This year it cost $29.88 at Sam's Club. My credit union used to offer it on their website, but I never used that, and don't see it on their website this year.

OK, I misunderstood. I'm afraid we don't have that recycling option . . . HOWEVER . . . No one says anything if we put it out even several days before the Monday garbage collection day. And when I've done that, several times someone has taken it. I haven't seen them take it, but they had to...

I will be doing the same thing with the same equipment before long. I'm hoping to wait another 2 weeks, or maybe even 3, but I guess it just depends on our weather. But at least I can put it out for the garbage pick up any Monday morning.

34 degrees at 5 a.m. and going for a high of 35 with a "wintery mix"; i.e. snow/sleet forecast for today. The weather is supposed to get much better after today, so it's a good day to stay inside.

Our low last night was 60 degrees, 61 when I got up this morning and during the night the rain gauge got .65" of rain in it. That takes care of the GOOD news; now the bad. The temperature has been falling since just after 6 a.m.; now down to 42 and on it's way to 33 tonight; possible sleet or...

Yep, it ain't cheap anymore. I thought Dallas fines had gotten high, but yours might be a little more. https://dallascityhall.com/departments/courtdetentionservices/DCH%20Documents/OffenseCode_FinesFees_20190901.pdf

Ron, I've often thought the same thing.

39 degrees going for 45 with a 20% chance of showers. And I have what I hope, and expect to be, my last session with the physical therapist this morning. But I'll continue to do the recommended exercises at home; takes less than 30 minutes a day.

Will wonders never cease? We have had an Eat Smart Precision Plus Digital Bathroom Scale for several years. I don't remember exactly how long and can't find the old paperwork. But it's been an incredibly accurate tool for quite a few years. But yesterday morning, it died. It uses 2 AAA...

You have my sympathy. I went through the same thing and about the same time, and that was just with a change in our Medicare Supplement this year.

Thanks for trying to help, but I don't think that was the problem. Trouble is, I don't think anyone really knows what caused the problem, I was still getting email on my little computer and on my cell phone. Anyway, a young fellow at Best Buy got it working again. I had tried their "online"...

I use this laptop computer for nearly everything, but I also keep some duplicate records on a notebook computer for a backup; both are HP brand; both running Windows 10. But for reasons unknown, this computer stopped receiving my emails 4 days ago. I cannot find any reason or way to fix it...

So you found out what I've been doing.:laughing::laughing:

It's been that way for several years anyway, so I'm used to getting that message from TurboTax. As for why the IRS doesn't accept them sooner, I'm certainly not sure, but I heard once that they are training people and getting geared up the first few weeks of the year.

41 to 57 degree sunny weather today. The other good news is that I filed my income tax return this morning. So . . . not a bad day in north Texas.

And many, if not most, police officers had an unlisted number. You could contact the phone company and have your information left out of the phone books. At one time that "service" as free; later there was a small charge. It was quite common to have someone I was arresting to tell me, "I'll...

And that is just what our two adult daughters use, also. The problem is that my hearing loss is classified as "profound" so some things that work great are things that I cannot hear. But if I still had the hearing that I had 35 years ago, I'd do the same as you.

This day just seems tp be dragging. I'm just not very good at just sitting around in the house, but it's been a cool (40 to 45 degrees) miserable day with a drizzle or mist and a breeze that makes it seem even worse. I spent a good part of yesterday at my Ford dealer. My 2017 Ford Escape...