Good morning!!!!

   / Good morning!!!! #142,851  
Peddlers Village always has beautiful holiday displays.
Unfortunately the most direct route home from church is right through the middle of Peddlers Village on Street Road.
Sometimes that small road through the heart of this very elaborate shopping center of picturesque shops is totally jammed.
I've then learned to turn right instead and go down to Aquetong Road and get home that way.
On a sunny day the week before Christmas this area is just jammed full of people.

but those lights sure are pretty. Paul's pic is just a small part of the show, the entire area is lit up.

Paul, my brother's son ran the nuke plant in a boomer, but gave up marvelous career to come home to be a financial adviser.
At which he has become very successful, lots of contacts with Naval Academy grads.
But with my sense of claustrophobia, not sure I could even tour a submarine.
Every square inch is precious on a sub, the original hot bunkers.

Well I guess if you are underwater and no shore leave, hard to get covid...which would be
crippling on a sub. Maybe that's why the Army is working on a super vaccine. Can't win with sick soldiers.
And what if the bad guys weaponize a virus? I'm very glad the Army is working on this.
A universal once a year shot that prevents all contagious illness. Now wouldn't that be something.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #142,852  
Drew,
He’s a civilian engineer employed by the Navy, so he only designs (parts of) them, he doesn’t get to sail in them, except maybe for testing or experiments, but the current project is the Columbia class boat, which is not operational yet.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #142,853  
YES :) Outstanding news indeed Buppies. :)
 
   / Good morning!!!! #142,854  
30F light snow falling upper 30's for high weather station about inch.

Outside chores done E muffin time.
Plans for today..morning trip to town for critter food, afternoon half wheel barrow kindling wheel barrel load of wood in basement,clean snow from walks and seat time on Kubota scraping driveway push back snow banks end driveway,other than that slow motion day.

Enjoy your day all.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #142,855  
Good morning! 30 now. The forecast changed from yesterday, now saying 36 for the high. We shall see. Predicted to be about 55 on Christmas Day with rain.

Great new @Buppies!

Not sure what I am gonna get into today. Plenty to occupy my time. Still haven’t got the snow blower drug out. Though I did get the cab parts out where I can get them easily. Got to have the cab on my snowblower! Call me a wimp, it is ok.

everyone stay safe out there!
 
   / Good morning!!!! #142,856  
Morning all, 34 and cloudy - some rain overnight.
Got some time to wirewheel and hammer out the mower deck last night in prep for welding.
Went to look for a small piece of 12Guage mild steel for patch, and boy is that expensive. Think I have some strapping I can use instead.

Buppies - so glad you are cleared and ready for take off (stitches that is) !
Don - Staple remove party !

Glad to hear such good news on the health front for so many of you.

Stay safe and be well,
Got a bit surprised while typing on the laptop. A buck and his harem were out "playing" in front of the house. Got one pic before they ran off, not great since through screen:
BuckFront20211222_072507.jpg

Shelves20211221_143003.jpg

Did some more work after this picture of the deck. Now need to scrounge up some filler metal.
Deck20211221_165139.jpg
 
   / Good morning!!!! #142,857  
Don, good you got staples out. No pictures needed.
No Knee pics today Ron. That's because the staples don't come out till tomorrow. 😁 Can't leave the zipper knee pic in Erics and Mostly mind to haunt them every time they see a zipper.

Good morning! 48˚F heading to the high 60s, south wind, full sun. PT coming out this morning to see if she can make me cringe really really good.

New covid cases continue to be high, the big display case of covid test at Walgreens is sold out. My wife reported Walgreens was very crowded the prescription line was around the building and all parking spots taken. A friend of ours in Kyle's county has covid after she was sick for few days and got tested. Found out covid infected people not vaccinated get really offensive when asked if they were vaccinated. Instead of a simple "no" they want to explain how many people that are vaccinated get covid and etc . . . .
I'm ok with people not wanting to be vaccinated but don't get defensive when asked when you contract covid, it sounds like they lost all pride in their decision, and no I'm not judgmental just want the facts.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #142,859  
nice visit with landscaper at church, getting my second estimate for dirt work.

Drove in, heard a scratchy noise, thinking oh no, what is that. Sounded like something stuck underneath but
didn't remember driving over anything.
So I walk around the car and just laughed. There hanging down behind the front right tire was a somewhat worn but fully usable
Snap On 10MM wrench. Now I really don't think it was kicked up from the road and miraculously stuck in some spot. I think the last mechanic dropped it someplace
and it finally worked its way down and almost out. It pulled out pretty easily. May never know. Nice 10mm wrench, thanks Santa.
 

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   / Good morning!!!! #142,860  
nice visit with landscaper at church, getting my second estimate for dirt work.

Drove in, heard a scratchy noise, thinking oh no, what is that. Sounded like something stuck underneath but
didn't remember driving over anything.
So I walk around the car and just laughed. There hanging down behind the front right tire was a somewhat worn but fully usable
Snap On 10MM wrench. Now I really don't think it was kicked up from the road and miraculously stuck in some spot. I think the last mechanic dropped it someplace
and it finally worked its way down and almost out. It pulled out pretty easily. May never know. Nice 10mm wrench, thanks Santa.

Ah! My lost 10mm wrench. Not sure how it could have ended up in your truck.
 

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