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Lots going on.. comment on defunding the police, the issue I see is the police unions have too much control. The police depts are forced to keep the bad cops when in any other job they would be fired. Too many times I read about a cop that used excessive force being reinstated with back pay. The...

Happy hump day! Today was the warmest day of the year so far, hit 82F this afternoon.. about 10degrees above what the news was showing for in town.. Warmed up early and then some clouds to keep the heat in. Daughter was off today so wife and I had day off from schooling the grand daughter. I...

Congrats on the Kubota TLB RNG, I am sure you will love it.

Bad on me, the Carhartt sale just ended yesterday, pocket Tees, 2 for $25 (larger sizes 2 for $30)... 25% off is not too bad.. local farm supply store so try and support them when I can. There is a Carhartt store downtown, but I have not been in it yet. We buy most of our Carhartt gear when...

Cloudy and windy today, rain expected, took flag down so it didn't get too beat up. Drain from dishwasher (where it connects to sink drain) had a drop of water on it, I was not happy with it when I installed dishwasher, had not decided what to do at that time, added another hose clamp that...

Lots going on in TBN land.. good to catch up.. mowed the lawn yesterday morning with dew still on it.. lots less dust and pollen that way. Started on dishwasher install in the afternoon.. got the old one out, got the new one test fitted, but it wouldn't go in far enough, I was beat so finished...

Awesome, glad they were able to get you in, praying it lasts a long time.

Enjoyed catching up with the GM thread this morning, folks are staying busy during the shutdown.. there is light at the end of the tunnel now with some states planning on opening back up... lots of politics that should not be in a health discussion, but it is what it is.. I read about how the...

Heavy dew on grass this morning.. no frost.. not sure what is on the schedule this week..

Hit 70F today, mostly nice sunny day... finished getting the trampoline set up.. daughter put fabric on upside down so the net didn't line up with the poles properly.. she decided we needed to unlace the net from the springs and redo it.. that took over an hour.. of course we had to redo how the...

I got some help today and finished topping the tree by the mailbox.. wild plums that made a mess (flowers are pretty, but plums falling make a mess and the birds love them and crap all over... so we cut it just above waist high.. left a few flowering branches to take down later. I put forks on...

Daughter stopped at Costco on the way home one day this week, said she got most of what was on the list.. except she didn't... wife went this morning and got most of the rest. She was gone longer than expected and told me she ran into a friend in the parking lot of grocery store.. they chatted...

Sorry about your Mom Randy, hope you get to see her soon. I'll be very glad when this CV19 stuff is behind us.. Stay safe, prayers for all.

This has probably been discussed and shared before, but I just ran across this again this morning.. I downloaded the WSM (service manual) for my Kubota. Wsm Tractor User Manuals Download - ManualsLib

When I first starting falling from my back issues, Dad told me to tuck and roll, it would hurt alot less... my last fall a few days ago, I was thinking that as I was going down.. no way to tuck and roll when your feet are tangled up like someone has tied them together and then pushed you over...

Had a nice beef roast (we buy grass fed local beef) with scalloped potatoes and corn... Happy Easter to all! Stay safe, prayers for all

windy and chilly today.. worked on cutting down a tree by mailbox yesterday... using battery powered sawzall.. slow going, but the biggest branches are ~4".. still have a ways to go, lost my balance and fell, nothing broke, a few bruises.. taking it easy today. Had virtual communion service...

We thought we had settled into a bit of routine around here for awhile, but the state decided to implement a burn ban effective today for eastern Washington... that means no more campfires to roast marshmellows and hotdogs... too bad. I understand that they want to keep fires at a minimum during...

Beautiful morning... bright sunny day on tap.. perhaps 60s today. Just got our new dishwasher delivered.. not sure when I want to install it. Old one is Bosch, new one is Whirlpool. Connections are all different (location and type).. I might put an outlet in for it instead of direct wired...

Frost on grass this morning, heading to high 50s, maybe even 60F today. Sounds like most are handling the shutdown pretty well. Grand daughter turned 6yr old yesterday.. we spread her gifts out throughout the day... she had something new to play with or wear all day.. video chat with cousins to...

Jay, glad Brogen was cooperative.. our border collie mix runs and hides when the clippers are gotten out.. we have learned to catch her and hold her (one person hold, the other clip).. she tries to get away some but we are usually successful.

42F here, having some link sausages and hashbrowns with my coffee. Lots going on, praying for our country and leaders. BEF, praying for your sister Stay safe, prayers for all

Snow melted, temps got up to 52F, sun was trying to shine, winds were light... so asked family if they wanted to have a fire out back and roast some marshmellows... yay! Got a fire going, sat around it and enjoyed being outside for awhile.. got a nice bed of coals to roast the marshmellows and...

Church service this morning via FB.. went pretty well except halts video when someone chats my wife or responds to one of her posts... just hit play again to continue.. (our TV has internet so we log into her FB on TV and play so it is not just on phone). Called Costco about new eyeglasses I...

I had a look at the new pex manifold my daughter picked up for me... looks complete and no obvious defects.. hopefully all good since it has 90 day return policy and I doubt that project will come up before then..

Lazy morning... slept in. Daughter made scones... nice to have fresh scones with peach jam with my coffee... I have been a Norton antivirus user for many years.. usually buy when it is on sale and activate when old subscription runs out.. (made the mistake of doing it early one time and found...

40s today, warming trend predicted so will be hitting high 50s next week.. Stay safe, prayers for all.

I had been dreading signing up for health insurance after retiring March 20. The company extended our healthcare insurance until end of month so I called on March 31 to sign up for new insurance starting April 1. Well, it turns out they make me wait until my other insurance drops so I...

30F this morning, woke up to a couple inches of new snow.. that wasn't forecast.. told my wife that it was a snow day, no school.. (the schools are closed until April 27, not sure they will resume before fall). Stay safe, prayers for all.

Good morning to all! Yesterday was an interesting day.. We had wind, lots of wind, rain, snow, hail, and even felt an earthquake (centered about 80 miles from Boise ID). I was sitting at my desk on the computer when I thought the dog was pushing on my chair.. felt like the chair was being...

Rainy and windy here all week.. Stay safe, prayers for all.

Grand daughter that turns 6 in a week wanted to play some games.. she has been letting me rest up, but really wanted me to play today. We played kids Monopoly (she almost always wins) and then a game of Parcheese (sp?). She had never played before and we were nice to her, she won that too. Helps...

44F this morning, misty, perhaps a drizzle but the driveway is not wet yet. Stay safe, prayers for all.

Streaming church service was delayed this morning due to technical difficulties.. It seems FB has been making changes and when you have a technically challenged staff, it can upset the apple cart.. speaking of apples, March 16-20 was a record week for apples shipping from Washington State.. It...

40F-50F today, cloudy with brisk wind.. cold outside if you don't block the wind.. thought I would work on a tree by the mailbox, figured battery powered oscillating saw would do it but no sharp blades on hand.. so got out the pole saw and took a half dozen large branches off before I was winded...

Signed my retirement release forms using eSign this morning after waking up retirement day3 at 7am (bathroom visits 5am, 6am).. also woke up, but didn't get out of bed at my normal alarm time and watched the time that is project on ceiling change minute to my normal alarm time.. our bodies are...

Retirement day1, forgot to shutoff alarm on phone, so up at normal time. Retirement day2, left alarm on phone to make sure I was up to go to Costco. Daughter is still home (doc won't release her back to work due to high risk), they are trying to figure out options. Our home internet does not...

Daughter got results of CV-19 test, negative, but doctor will not clear her for return to work (high risk). She is working on getting an exception to work from home or perhaps an isolated location. I just got back from a quick trip dropping off work laptop at FedEx. Light traffic, not busy...

We've had really nice spring weather for a few days, cooling off now, winds teens and 20s with gusts to 40-50.. some rain expected as the storm crosses over the state. Wife had trouble sleeping last night, she was hoping I would sleep in this morning (first Monday I have not had a job), but I...

31F this morning.. stayed up late last night thinking and discussing retirement income.. will enjoy my nap this afternoon for sure. Church is streaming only today, they have worked on improving it since last week. Yesterday's prayer service was much improved, see what today brings. Put the...

Well.. it happened.. I am retired. All done, laptop erased and boxed for shipping Monday (drop off at FedEx, has prepaid label on it). I'll wait until tomorrow to erase the work emails from my phone in case I have forgotten something. Feels strange for sure, but it will likely really set in...

I recommend postponing any non essential dental or medical procedures. With the virus contagious prior to symptoms, dental staff could have it and not know it or you/wife could have it and not know it.. precaution is in order.

Today is my last day at a company that was once great.. it is lost now in a sea of tech companies trying to stay ahead of the latest fad.. Too many L2 managers that have not been managed.. I am certainly concerned about all the financial aspects with all that is going on now, but overall glad to...

Lots going on, even with the country being shutdown.. Jay, sorry you are having troubles with your select comfort.. It reminded me that when my daughter ordered the replacement foam pieces, they sent duplicates of a couple and were missing others.. I don't recall if she ever got it...

Wife got her call from doctor, the doc was working from home, doing phone appts. They discussed the sinus infection, options to help it, finally settled on some level 2 antibiotics (whatever that is).. supposed to be stronger than the one last time, but same family. Waited a couple of hours...

23F this morning, we are all staying home I think today. Wife finally got a phone appt for her sinus infection. Should be quick and easy since she has them every year. Antibiotics usually takes care of it. We'll need to figure out the prescription but shouldn't be too bad. We are a strong...

As the US slows way down in hustle and bustle, many of the stores are still getting hit hard.. one of my stocks is being targeted by hostile takeover (board rejected offer, now they are going after shareholders), so interesting that their offer is 25%+ the stock price today. Not sure what all...

19F this morning, expected high in 50s... grand daughter has lots of things to keep her busy during the closure.. we are taking our temps and recording them daily so we can spot a temp change easier. Stay safe, prayers for all. Story of St Patrick Patricius: The True Story of St. Patrick |...

Went to school to pick up materials for period they are closed.. then thought, hey why not run into Costco and see what they have left... LOL, no paper products, no bread, very low on eggs, plenty of milk. Filled up truck with gas while I was there.. cashier says they restock before opening in...

Tried to refill prescriptions on the phone app, it gave an error and said to call pharmacy.. figured it was because I was ordering too soon.. then I decided to call anyway.. after 15 minutes on hold, got thru, ordered my meds.. charge came through already.. this will give me enough to take...

18F here this morning.. with school closed from March 17-April 27, we decided grand daughter should stay home today also.. she has a persistent cough that could cause someone concern that doesn't know her. Teacher was going to hand out some packets, but also email some things. Schools all closed...

Went to church online this morning.. felt crummy yesterday.. wife had a noise in front right wheel on her Tahoe, pulled tractor out of shop and left it run while I put Tahoe in, jacked it up, pulled the wheel off, removed rock from between shield and brake rotor, put wheel back on, put Tahoe in...

The market liked what the president said on press conference.. up nearly 2000 today..

My manager was making sure folks were working from home whenever possible this morning, seems the work from home has increased the workload on the Sykpe servers.. many are experiencing issues with Skype this morning.. we have other programs we can use though such as Microsoft Teams.

34F this morning, didn't sleep very well, glad to see market up some this morning. I too watched some of the video posted on Corona virus.. my take aways so far.. no cough or sneeze needed, just plain old breathing can send out the germs and easy to share air when in close quarters. Closing...

Jay, we have had 4 Select Comfort beds (currently king in our bedroom, queen in travel trailer, old king and double given to oldest daughter and SIL), none of the compressors have ever had a problem. Only problems have been, foam inserts wore out on first king that we gave to daughter, she...

20s this morning, storm on the way for the weekend.. not liking the stock market where my 401k is sitting with me retiring..

Awesome Bird, you need your ice with the weather warming.. Our LG fridge has an icemaker that dumps ice off the back of the tray when you pull it out to get some ice.. We have resorted to turning it on and off as needed to keep ice tray near full..

35F this morning, weekend storm supposed to bring cold weather later this week.. expect 50s today for high. Taking today off, dentist appt and Costco run.. have 5 days of work left, 2 more vacation days next week.. gonna be a big change. Need to get better organized for things I need to get...

I got several emails yesterday from the HR system, termination notice, questionaire, etc. Manager apologized to group about all the emails, but he had to put our last day in the system and it auto generated all the notifications.. I went in this morning to complete the questionnaire and it is no...

24F this morning with winter storm coming this weekend (at least that is the current forecast).. temps in teens for a few days.. FIL had a procedure yesterday that is supposed to help his vocal cord (one is being lazy) along with swallowing. He is on 72hr voice rest and not to talk. He has a...

31F this morning, frosty. Changing of clocks, then full moon, week wrapping up with Friday the 13th, stock market getting hammered... got a flood of emails this morning with my "termination date" March 20. My credit card will be cancelled a week from today.. all expenses must be done and paid...

They had the hand sanitizer stations near the doors at church this morning, advised virtual high fives, virtual fist bumps, etc to reduce spreading anything.. light turnout, but then again, I didn't stick around to see how many arrived late due to time change. Stay safe, prayers for all.

Its been above freezing mostly the last week, county took down weight restrictions that had gone up a few weeks ago.. frost came out fast this year.. I was complaining to my wife about the wind in the spring, miserable trying to farm in open station equipment for sure (what we had growing up)...

Any self employed person will tell you that they have to work or they don't make money.. even vacations provide no income.. I grew up on a farm, we had no health insurance, if someone went to the doctor, we had to pay the bill. Many workers that do cleaning are independent contractors and have...

I don't plug in vehicles very often, but when I do, I loop the extension cord around driver side mirror to give me fighting chance to remember to unplug it..

Lots of catching up this morning.. Retirement is getting real, I think we are about ready, have to some calls to make this week.. FIL took a turn for the worse last Friday night, they moved him back to ICU on Saturday and he is improving now. He has pneumonia and got started with the...

Good news on PV system Jay! Glad it is up and going..

25F this morning, frosty out, sun shining bright.. Daughter and grand daughter out late last night for small group meeting.. grand daughter slept in some this morning, seemed to be in good mood.. she wanted Nana to take her to the bus stop yesterday and today, but car seat was out of wife's...

I was surprised when I saw in an article that flu kills thousands each year.. I'm not sure how accurate that is, they always talk about a few each year, but to add up to ~25,000 each year in US seems far fetched. I also read that the data is following an ideal model (prediction) and data...

Frosty outside this morning, nice and cozy inside with the stove going.. Wife made it home safely, glad she is home, wants to go back this weekend (I'll probably drive her).. daughter was thinking about going, but if we go, she will stay home and watch the place and take care of the cats and...

Dishes done, vacuumed most of the carpet (back started hurting, don't want to go there. Wife was planning on being on the road late morning, gonna text me when she left... but it is early afternoon and no text yet.. she has not left yet is my guess.

Unexpected good time this morning... I am preparing for leaving my job, part of that is to clean up email and files. I just finished permanently deleting 20k + emails, most of my email folders. I'm not planning on transferring a bunch of emails to the folks taking over my workload.. but I have...

39F this morning, cloudy now, perhaps sunny this afternoon.. I need to convince myself to clean up the kitchen before wife gets home.. Stay safe, prayers for all.

23F this morning, dentist appt to finish up cleaning, 2 cavities and 2 permanent crowns. Should be good for awhile again then. I appeared to be locked out of my company computer this morning.. tried pin for virtual badge several times, tried password several times, decided to call help desk...

Daughter made it home from visiting my FIL for the weekend. FIL is doing better overall, moved out of ICU yesterday, he should be able to get some rest now (also has window in new room so he should start sleeping at night and being more awake during the day).. really glad she's home, grand...

Getting a project at work to finish out my month is nice, I should be able to do it easily and wrap up the rest of the transition for my old team.. I am surprised that my old team did not all leave (have not heard of anyone yet on old team retiring, know for sure the 2 folks that are getting my...

Just got off the phone with my manager (first call since being approved for early retirement).. since I am new to the group, he is not going to train me any further. To keep me busy and have a reason to pay me, he has given me a project. I get to document our team transition. He has 14 people...

18F this morning, rough day for FIL, they have to suction him often, hourly this morning around 1am. The doctors and nurses want to change the orders to DNR (no intubation or compressions). He us doing a bit better this morning, wife went back to hospital around 3am, her dad is just plain...

Nice work David, hope my projects this year go as well..

Just got word that my FIL (who was in car accident 8 days ago and is still in ICU) has pneumonia, his oxygen level was 83 and they were suctioning crud out his throat.. he is doing better otherwise. SIL is doing great, started PT.. Thanks for the prayers and positive thoughts.

I received an email this morning, accepted for voluntary career transition (retirement), last day is March 20, 2020. Lots to do before then, lots to do after.

Another cold morning, forecast is snow on Sunday, average temps until then (40s for high, teens and 20s for low).

Got that one myself, might sign up just to read about farming.. always some good discussions..

17F this morning, sure do miss having my wife home.. woke several times during the night and she was not there... she is back visiting her father in the hospital.. he has been in ICU for a week now.. improving but not out of the woods yet. Grand daughter is loving having Papa be the one to take...

Relaxing weekend.. fetched wife home on Saturday, she is wore out, but will go back to the hospital tomorrow. She will drive part way this afternoon after getting temp crown. Her brother is going with her, she talked him into taking her Tahoe instead of his small car. Much easier for her to get...

40F last night when I went to bed.. not much change over night.. Talked to my wife last night, her sister had surgery on broken leg (pinned it) yesterday, probably surgery on pelvis today.. she was in good spirits and doing well considering. FIL has some internal bleeding they are concerned...

22F this morning, frosty grass outside.. looking out my office window, I see the Canadian geese in the field across the road.. only 6 or so. The pheasants and quail have been plentiful also. Got a call last night after dinner, wife's father and a sister were T-boned in auto accident, both were...

22F this morning, dentist called and said I could get in today for second crown (someone cancelled).. works for me, I want to get it all done so billing all happens before exit date if I am approved for retirement. Grand daughter has a Valentine party today, wife is going to help, then early...

31F this morning, light breeze blowing making it feel colder... daughter went out to go to work (Tuesday is garbage day and she takes garbage can to main road on her way to work).. she opened the back hatch and the driver's side strut came off and broke her tail light assembly.. I helped her get...

25F and frosty this morning.. had some decent weather over the weekend.. spent much of my time working on ledger to figure out what we spend money on.. we have a gap (I'm sure Drew just loved telling folks that as a CFP) between expected retirement income and our expenses... I may have to find a...

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34F this morning.. foggy and dreary.. coworker from old team wanted to met and discuss some new products, she really wanted to vent about things.. so glad I am out of that. Attending a "all hands call" now with second level manager (my old manager).. so glad I applied for early retirement...

There is an Oroville Washington it was destined for likely.. Seattle would be on the way.. glad you finally got it.

Drew, agree that folks don't understand how headlights help others see them in adverse weather.. I replaced the daytime driving lights on my wife's Tahoe with bright LEDs. It makes a difference on others seeing her coming in the daylight even..

31F this morning, couple inches of snow sticking around. Main roads are pretty clear, they usually deice so daughter should be fine for commute. I find out if I get approved for the early retirement near end of month (Feb). They initially said mid Feb, then in docs say late Feb, and on the...

Couple inches of new snow this morning, 30F up to 33F this afternoon.. Colonoscopy went fine, drinking the 4 liters of awful tasting solution and staying close to bathroom not fun. Deadline for applying for or changing mind on voluntary career transition (early retirement) deadline has...

Wife just came home for doc appt and errands. Good news on her foot, torn tendon that is healing fine.. just takes time. She'll be good as new soon..

15F this morning, glad the wind storms are done for now (25-30 sustained, gusts to 50 Friday and Saturday), need to replace a few shingles on roof. Stay safe, prayers for all

What's the best way to secure a moose?

45F this morning, high wind warnings for this weekend. 20-30 sustained with gusts to 60. Hard to believe it since it is very still out right now..

34F this morning, some fog.. Went to the dentist this morning (been 20+ years, yes I know I am a bad boy)... A couple teeth need crowns, one wisdom tooth needs extracting, a couple small cavities, and a deep cleaning.. not as bad as I thought it would be.. thought of retiring prompted it...

Happy birthday to Bird and Drives! Have a great day! 34F this morning, drizzling a bit.. Got some answers when I talked to benefits dept yesterday, will get more when materials requested arrive in mail next week. Stay safe, prayers for all.

Got oil changed in Tahoe and Equinox yesterday.. didn't take long, was cold and wet out so didn't do anything extra.. got the console safe for Tahoe USPS late in the day, went ahead and installed. Pretty easy install (Lock'er down brand). Was not sure we would loose the tray, but there is not...

41F this morning, rain has let up.. Took my wife for followup doc appt yesterday after urgent care on Monday.. all good. Daughter that is building new house invited me to join her and help her get the pellet stove running that we gave them (80s vintage Whitfield, used until '98 when we went...

Had the pleasure of taking 5 1/2 yr old grand daughter to school bus stop again this morning.. amazing the wealth of knowledge a young person can share in a few minutes.

28F this morning.. seems folks had a busy weekend. Supposed to be 47F later this week.. that will probably take care of the snow we have. Stay safe, prayers for all

24F this morning, need more coffee, but usually catch up on GM thread on first cup. Another couple inches of snow last night, I might have to snow blow the driveway again.. My old team is not happy with their new manager and a couple of them are looking to jump ship. Drew, safe travels, looking...

29F this morning, an inch of new snow overnight. Glad I work from home. Enjoying my coffee this morning, made grand daughter chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast, took her to school bus stop.. Always amazing with all that is going on.. stay safe, prayers for all. Welcome to returning members...

13F this morning, coffee hitting the spot this morning.. Stay safe, prayers for all

.. we talked about flash drives, might do that also. I want some DVDs for long term storage though. Depends on how many TBs of movies we end up with on what we do.

Came in from snowblowing the driveway... snow had slowed down, wanted to get it done, then snowfall picked up while I worked. I'm glad I did when I did, as I found a small stuffed doll my grand daughter dropped on the driveway. It was covered with snow, but the color showed through enough for me...

19F this morning, a few more inches of snow over night. Supposed to stay cold (single digits at night) this week. Bought a video converter to convert my Sony camcoder tapes to digital, need to get it setup and tested one evening this week (before return period runs out). Did that project years...

I got a text last night that school was running 2 hrs late today due to weather. My wife didn't get the text, so I forwarded it to her so she had the info.. Then I got a call with the same information... then my wife got call.. daughter got both text and call.. seems they are improving their...

Thanks David, I have looked at their stuff, actually did the online build and liked it, but budget not there yet. I also need to figure out if I need permits.

If you don't mind, which company did you get your carport from? I am interested in putting up carport/rv shelter for my travel trailer (if budget was unlimited, would get a 24'x54' with 12' eves).

Taking an hour or so off from work to attend "Dads and donuts" at school with grand daughter. She is pretty excited, gets to ride in Papa's truck, and gets to have her Papa there when the other kids have Dads there..

22F last night at bedtime, 24F this morning.. storm expected mid morning.. Stay safe, prayers for all.

Saw on FB Need to know where the starter fluid goes??

Storm coming.. got email from power company letting us know they are ready and how to report outages should one occur. Installed the replacement steering angle sensor on Tahoe last night.. had to drop steering column. Cleared codes, test drive successful. Glad to have that done before storm...

I still have not received my part from gmpartsdirect (and they have not responded to emails), so went ahead and ordered from Amazon seller (not available before). They confirmed fitment and shipped it out in a few days, got it Monday, now to get it installed (need to drop steering column to...

Last year a coworker (on east coast) told me he would share his login so I could watch a game on my computer or phone... Not that desperate to watch TV.. turns out the guest that wanted to watch game needed all his concentration for the games we played..

Had some friends come over for games and dinner yesterday. Fun had by all. When they arrived, they asked if I was watching the Rose Bowl, I turned on the TV to watch and did not find it on any of my OTA broadcast, so it must have been another one that was only on cable..

Snow melting, around 40F, breeze blowing from south. Had a few power outages yesterday with the snow, maybe 30 seconds each, 3 times I think. I think I fell asleep a few minutes before midnight.. a few neighbors set off some fireworks. We stay home.. wife invited some friends over for dinner...

33F this morning, 2" heavy snow, still snowing...

Went to town with my wife to pick up a few things.. first to Walmart to get ice pack and keychain remote batteries.. of course a few extras ended up in basket. Then to Starbucks to get some coffees since today a purchase got 125 points, then on to Costco for a few things, $88 for less than full...

26F this morning.. slept in a bit, daughter and grand daughter left before 7am (daughter to work, grand daughter to boys and girls club), wife was up early. Plan is to enjoy a couple more days off, then back to work on Jan 2. Stay safe, prayers for those in need.

The middle daughter and SIL came today (they had other plans for Christmas).. Wife wanted to use the Traeger so rolled it out of garage filled up with pellets, fired it up and put a Harbor Freight welding blanket over it to help maintain the heat.. It worked well, for those that might do this...

32F this morning with an inch of new snow.. driveway melted off by itself.. I've been trying to get some of the items checked off my to do list over the holiday break. Replaced plastic nuts on recliner mechanism with steel (special order), chair works great again. Installed SimpliSafe that...

Very long day yesterday, up at 3am (couldn't sleep), slept a little in easy chair. As we were discussing our day, the butcher called and said our half beef was ready. So off we went, gas at Costco on way out of town (the butcher was 130 miles away). Wife had Christmas presents for her dad and...

36F this morning, light wind blowing. Daughter left early for work so she could drop grand daughter off at boys and girls club (before and after school care), but the building wasn't open at 7 so she will be late for work waiting on someone else.. her text letting me know sounded grumpy.. guess...

51F here this morning, winds 18mph out of south. Yesterday was a busy day, my big plan was to get enhanced driver license (needed to renew my license anyway). Wife decided to go along since she had a few errands also. Went to the DOL and found out they had moved since I was there last.. went...

46F this morning with 25mph sustained winds out of south. Blew all night, gusting and rattling gable fan cover, roll up blinds, and whatever else is not tied down. Stay safe, prayers for those in need. Virtual hugs to those just needing a hug this time of year. I know it is hard for some...

29F here this morning, started snowing early, 2-3" before it stopped. I ran snowblower on driveway, cleared off truck. Wife has a followup appt for pneumonia this morning, they wanted her early for xrays so I had the pleasure of taking the grand daughter to the school bus stop. It's not too far...

I am pushing a bit on job transition, old team is NOT liking the NO backfill comment, but did get agreement that come Jan 2, we start moving work over. Good news for them, if I wasn't doing the job to the expectations of management, then they don't need to do what I was doing, they need to...

28F here this morning.. seems the each local news is trying to out do the other stations with their forecasts for the next few days.. we are likely to get some snow and cold weather, not sure how much, with the 1, 2 punch coming in off the coast. Year end review went as expected (not meeting...

36F here this morning, supposed to turn single digit cold over next days and get some snow. Jay, thanks for sharing your trip with us, sorry your wife broke her wrist, stay safe as you travel. I've got big plans over the holidays of doing some work in the shop and garage. Daughter will be...

Daughter decided she wanted a small tree in their bedroom, got a 4' one and decorated it... looks nice in the bedroom... left a mess in the family room, I left it a day for her to clean up after herself, but got tired on walking around the box and garbage.. moved the box to their bedroom...

Always enjoy catching up Monday after being off the computers over the weekend.. We have a half beef being cut and wrapped this week, so asked daughter when we could get freezer we are borrowing from them, they are both working 6 days a week right now, so they went and got it (it was at their...

36F this morning, light rain.. need to scan the barcode on my rain gauge and wind speed sensors after I deleted them thinking they would come back with the weatherstation when I added it back.. trying to fix an issue where the logs on access point indicate the weatherstation and bedroom alarm...

Nice photo PJ, congrats for great grandpa Ron

Snow has melted off driveway (glad for that since I didn't clear it). As noted previously, I determined that the propane stove issue was one of the parts that I had replaced last year. Disappointed that it only worked a year, but the good news is that I found another source for my stove parts...

Good to see everyone busy. Jay, enjoy your vacation/anniversary, make those lasting memories! 30F this morning, a couple inches of snow overnight. Roads will be slick this morning, news already reporting 25 accidents locally at 7am. Daughter left early for work, will take route through town...

30F this morning, all warm and cozy with propane stove heating the house.. Granddaughter at the doctor this morning to see if they can figure out her itching and hives.. They thought it was antibiotic but she finished that more than 2 weeks ago now, they didn't want her taking any benedryl or...

Jay, glad you got to fly first class.. I often flew first class back in 1999-2000 when I traveled all the time. The airline upgraded me for free, was very spoiled. I knew met and talked to many of the pilots and the flight attendants were always great. The only bad first class experience I ever...

Lots to catch up on, folks been busy 27F this morning, frosty outside, nice warm stove inside. Worked on the stove Friday night, on and off all day Saturday, ready to order parts on Sunday, but decided I would verify first. We changed the pilot assembly (includes thermopile, thermocouple...

Stove out this morning.. pretty easy to restart, will do troubleshooting later today or this weekend. Wife is really under the weather, hoping she turns the corner soon. Ronjhall, Hawkeye, prayers for your wife. Hope the person doing your review is not the one you are leaving. Yep, the manager...

Transition to new job is going slower than expected, still waiting on year end review for old job, don't expect much before January now. My wife disappearred this morning while I was on a meeting, she came back just before lunch time after going to urgent care. She has pneumonia and is on...

I brought multimeter in from shop.. too tired to do any troubleshooting last night, stove stayed running (pilot stayed on, thermostat cycled stove as needed)..

Stove went out an hour ago, now it is time to pull out the troubleshooting and multimeter to see what is going on.. I have it downloaded, just need to perform step by step and see what is happening.

35F this morning, stove still working.

I took a look at the stove problem, it is not a plugged orifice, the flame was fine on both the thermocouple and thermopile. We'll see how it runs (I did run pipe cleaner through the pilot orifices).

Youngest daughter decided she was done messing with phone, it would shut off when 25-30% battery left, she tried a phone for a few days a month ago, then sent it back, she decided on the Samsung Note 10+ and seems to love it. Her vision is not as good as it was before her accident so she was...

Thanks for the tips (pun intended) on cleaning the pilot on my propane stove..

32F this morning, snow melted yesterday (only a light dusting), stove was out this morning when I got up at 6:40, but was running fine when I checked at 5am. I took a look down in the pilot area with flashlight, it appears the thermocouple or thermopile (whichever one keeps the pilot going) is...

I spent a couple hours on their site last weekend.. It is either get one from them or spend hours trying to figure out the wiring and interface to the adapters (either PAC or IData). I will need to make choice today if I want Cyber Monday deals (I didn't see date on sale at Crutchfield). I may...

Wow, I decided to stay off computers (just some facebook browsing on phone) while I was on vacation. Lots happened in last week on TBN, hope everyone is recovered from Thanksgiving. The whole family (kids and grandkids) were here for Thanksgiving (13 of us)..My wife decided that we were having...

I have Crimson trace laser sight on a couple of handguns. It puts a red dot on the target, not always easy to see. The idea is to be able to be on target when light conditions are low, and for that it works well. I have not looked at the green ones yet.

5-25mph winds all night, expected to increase today. 34F when I got up. Daughter told me about the weather pattern off the west coast, thanks Jay for pic Grand daughter doesn't have school today so she wants to play games and do stuff. My phone battery is not lasting very long, often does not...

We're supposed to get much colder and winds to 50mph tomorrow.. praying that we don't have a power outage, we have done that in the past for Thanksgiving, no fun. Got a much needed haircut today, nap after Costco run. Picked up grand daughter from boys and girls club so daughter didn't have...

23F this morning.. grand daughter had doc appt yesterday, they suspect the antibiotic she took for double ear infection was the cause of the itching and hives. Smart doc looked up the last time she had hives and it was right after the same antibiotic.. she has some Zertec now for itching.. her...

Happy belated birthday David! 21F here this morning.. realized my OOO message didn't have the right dates so responded to work emails this morning after setting the OOO correctly. I have an hour presentation this afternoon, but otherwise off work this week (have a backup so will not be checking...

She is at ER still, had xray and CTscan, lots of pain meds, Dr thinks she may have broke a rib, hope the tests show them what is going on. Lots of pain meds in the mean time. Interview went fine for other job.. manager said he would hire me, two choices available, stay the course with first new...

21F this morning, heavy frost. Daughter that lives with us has had the congestion/cough for more than a month, she went to doc a week ago and they gave her meds for bronchitis, she is doing better but the cough is hanging on and now has caused some muscle pain in her back, really gets her when...

21F this morning, up a couple pounds this week, need to watch late snacking better. I was doing great without snacks in the evening, but then this week started them again. It is purely habit, nothing more. I eat a normal dinner, should not need a snack. Stay safe, prayers for all in need

30F this morning, heavy frost on grass.. Grand daughter is usually up by 6am, she slept in this morning until 7:30. She is recovering from the cold/congestion/double ear infection and needed the extra sleep.. I hear her singing in the other room, happy as can be. Nana takes her to school bus...

We had our king size sleep number for many years, replaced it with new one thinking the old one would make good guest bed, but life changed and no guest room, gave the old sleep number bed to one of our daughters.. she ordered replacement foam inserts and it is good as new. We even put one in...

44F this morning.. overcast, looks like we will get some rain.

Thanks Jay, I figured if I was making a major change, it should be one that benefits me the most so I owe it to myself to look at the other job, even if it does not pan out. My wife was thinking the same thing and was waiting for me to get to the same place.. it is very nice to have the support...

I am excited about new job role... and a coworker that I have known for years sent me yet another job opening.. that actually aligns with my technical knowledge but working on solutions. It is a WW job vs the North America job I am currently moving to.. I initially declined to look at it since I...

Went out to the shop Saturday to check generator, it was fine, topped off fuel, added some treatment, ran it for an hour or so with a halogen light. Topped off fuel in snowblower, started it up and it had some surge so took carb off and cleaned it thoroughly, put it all back together, ran great...

Overcast this morning.. rain predicted for the weekend. I need to make sure the walkbehind snowblower is ready, make sure the generator has some fuel treatment and full tank, top off the ZT with fuel and make sure it is treated... I'm sure wife has some things she wants done too.

ok, regarding job transition, met with a guy on my old team this afternoon... I have a monthly meeting with a coworker (my old job) that we just discuss issues, etc. Catch up if you will.. I didn't mention anything about my upcoming job change, but waited to see if he would mention it (my...

The congestion I have had for more than 3 weeks is still hanging on, some days it is better and then takes a turn worse.. overall getting better though. My grand daughter is still fighting it too. She got a steroid shot when she saw the doc for ear infection.. My oldest daughter was telling me...

32F this morning, another pain free day yesterday and night, YAY!.. I should have went to bed earlier than I did, not completely rested this morning.. Father in law stopped by last night for dinner, he is doing better after a fall a couple months ago where he broke his left arm at the shoulder...

Didn't freeze last night, looks like it drizzled a bit. System moving in for rest of week.. expecting some rain, perhaps snow in higher elevations. First time in a long time that I had no back pain for 24hrs (had a good day yesterday, slept good last night). Need to continue the Total Gym...

Some of my favorite memories are clearing driveway, snow falling gently as I finish up and park tractor, then come in a get a cup of cocoa and sit and watch tv in front of stove reclined in my easy chair..

I'm rather enjoying the short timer attitude I am experiencing today... hope they figure out who is taking my old work over so I can start them down the path... anxious to get going on new job.

Took more than a few minutes to catch up this morning on the GM thread... lots going on. Byrd, sorry about your back problems, I hope that chair helps. Saturday we went to help daughter and SIL that are building their own house. Their goal was to get the house wrap on to protect it (the better...

My job transition is going to be slower than I hoped, but I am going to make it work. I get moved to new team Dec 1 and then as I ramp in my new job, transition out of my old job, but I get to cover the business while the company is shutdown over the holidays. I pushed back asking to have the...

21F this morning, heavy frost on grass, most of the leaves down, might try and mow one last time to chop leaves up.. Happy Birthday Mrs Mostly, It will be interesting to see how long the transition is from old job to new.. my old job has a new manager that really has no idea what I was doing...

The daughter that is building a new house asked local phone company about a landline.. no analog lines anymore being put in.. so the old POTs is no more for new houses in her area.. they have decent cell reception so likely won't ever put in a landline per se.. but if they get decent internet...

Foggy with 23F this morning.. coffee tastes extra good this morning.. First meeting skipped, no need to continue meetings for old job that are not critical. Weight down a few pounds, cold hanging on.. daughter says there are people at her work that have been out a month with whatever this is. It...

Glad she is not hurt worse Roy, hope she mends quick.

Had a nice meeting with new boss this morning.. I am very excited to get done with old job and just be doing new job... transition expected to take until Jan perhaps (ugh)..

I just got off the phone with the boss that offered me a different role. He had indicated that I was not doing my current role to his expectations (been my manager 4 months, had a few phone meetings). He is promoting a new manager to handle the group that I am part of, she doesn't understand the...

RNG - your talk about solar companies disappearing reminds me of a project our local church undertook. We partnered with a church in Cambodia to put solar panels on roof to provide power for computers and sewing machines. Teach and train young people so they have means of income and avoid sex...

I think my low back pain is manageable now. I woke up last night (went to bed early 8pm) with pain around 11:30, worked on total gym stretching, put some biofreeze on, tried going back to bed, still in pain, so got up and settled in easy chair with ice pack. That did the trick, went back to bed...

Drew - hope the RV is getting all the bugs worked out.. it will be nice to have things work as designed for your big trip..

Warmer last night the previous 2 nights.. smells like snow outside. mid 20s this morning. Cold still hanging on, but better. Stay safe, prayers for those in need

Had a snow storm for 20 minutes yesterday afternoon, made the ground white, some of it is still here this morning. Met with both managers yesterday, likely be reporting to one of them soon. Manager for my current role is just being promoted to manager (she has been on the bigger team, but this...

I had similar to that a year or 2 ago.. they thought it was an infection, so gave me some antibiotics, but it didn't fix it. What fixed it was a 10 day course of Prednisone, followed by morning and night QVAR (now something else, but if I stop taking it, the cough returns with a slight nasal...

Paul - hope today finds you feeling better.. the daughter that lives with us brought home the crud 10 days ago.. she was off a couple of days feeling miserable, grand daughter got it and over the weekend I got it.. all stuffed up, aching, hard to sleep, sore throat. I am miserable today, but at...

I started with the EdgeRouter and used the Netgear it replaced as an access point until I got the nanoHD access point. I didn't realize at the time that the EdgeRouter could not be managed by the Unifi controller.. yes, they have several families, easy to get confused and takes a bit more...

We had a couple of nice days, mid high 50s for high, turning colder now, highs in 40s, lows in 20s, next week even colder..

BEF - I switched to Ubiquiti equipment last year. I run a small EdgeRouter (just router, no AP) and then a nanoHD AP. I have a 8 port Ubiquiti switch also in my office. My plan is to use VLANs to separate the traffic into 4 networks. 1 - home computers and printers 2 - TVs/DVD/FireStick 3 -...

Happy Birthday BEF (and others I have missed)..

41F this morning, rested this weekend, thinking the back would stay improved.. laying down to sleep is the current problem, got some relief with a pillow between knees.

Temps are warmer than the forecast a month ago.. we had 20-40mph winds with some rain last night... my back was hurting so I got up and sat in easy chair with ice pack, back calmed down but I was awake so watched some netflix. Went to bed about 2:30am, sleep good until alarm at 6:40am, had a few...

Farmer that rents our land came by this morning to pay this years rent.. had good crops this year, but the weather turned before they got all the wheat harvested.. too much moisture content now so they will have to leave it. He said they will try and disc it this fall (too heavy to plow), then...