Good morning!!!!

[KilroyJC]

The family is expanding with a new puppy for one of our kids. Now 12 weeks old

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Oh that is some serious trouble right there

 

[m7040]

I’ve got friends that work for Bechtel, I even interviewed with them once. They bid one of my projects once.

Maybe that was one of my proposals.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Maybe that was one of my proposals.

Back when Bechtel was still down in Germantown, or was it Gaithersburg in the old building before the high rise. Long time ago. Was for a SCADA design build.

 

[m7040]

Back when Bechtel was still down in Germantown, or was it Gaithersburg in the old building before the high rise. Long time ago. Was for a SCADA design build.

Was not involved in that. I was in the Houston office at that time. Home Depot bought the lot for the Bechtel office in Gaithersburg and then they moved to the high rise on Washingtonian st. I hated that commute ( 43 miles ) and fortunately they moved the office to Frederick after a couple of years. I was doing projects in Florida at the time so that limited my time for the commute. The bagasse burning projects were interesting. It is for people not familiar combustion of sugar cane byproducts and converting it into power and steam.

 

[check]

Good Morning

ummm, it's cold outside. currently -23C (-10F) however with the wind chill / frostbite warning it is currently 9 AM and -33C (-27F)
even the dog did not bother to pee when i took her out, after 12 hrs inside

my friends in Calgary are suffering at a windchill of -41 C / - 41 F

yikes. stay safe wherever you are, bundle up.

ALL of the Highways are under snowfall warnings / alerts, and stupid temperatures

Eeep! I had to come down to Toronto today because I have to give a test tomorrow, and then back up again on Thursday morning. Hopefully we will miss the nasty stuff, which comes Friday and Saturday.

The kid is coming up with her boyfriend on Saturday for Chrisrmas, and I am a little worried because all he has is a Ford Focus. Winter tires to be sure, but the Focus is two wheel drive only.

 

[Buppies]

Thanks for pictures LS

 

[PJSprog]

26°F and partly cloudy this morning, got up to 44° today. Sun was shining most of the day, so it was rather nice. Looks like the ugly stuff will hit us Thursday afternoon. Voice on the radio was suggesting this morning that we may get 4-8" of snow. The real kicker, though, is the low temps below zero for about three days. The high on Friday is showing +6°F, and windy. Still too early for weather like that here.

New job has been going very well. Thanks to everyone who's asked.

As I recall, wasn't that the ladder from the mudfest, Randy? Hope it served it's purpose well.

Some really fantastic pictures here, fellas.

Good evening, all.

 

[txdon]

Sad story a week before Christmas.
A co-worker at the "farm", His 3 year old child died from meningitis. He was only sick for 3 days. I was suppose to relieve him on the tractor Saturday but a manager had taken his place.

 

[PJSprog]

Here you go, Drew. A stripper clip on the left (for a 7mm Mauser) and a magazine on the right (for a 5.56mm AK). Generally, a magazine encloses the rounds, and a clip does not. Over the course of time, they have come to be used as meaning the same thing ... though technically incorrect. For the most part, gun people know what you mean either way.

Previous to the M14 the Garand M1 was loaded with an 8 round stripper clip that ejected from the rifle when empty.

Bang-bang-bang-bang-bang-bang-bang-bang-PING!

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 40ºF for the start, partly cloudy, light breeze. Light to moderate wind, Partly cloudy sky, and high temp was 52ºF. Tomorrow will be last warm day, Temps will drop below freezing Thursday morning, and not get abouve freezing untill Sunday morning . Insert will get a workout. Insert ash clean up and rekindle fire to start day, putter, then leaf control mow of back yard, Bike ride after lunch, nice weather for December biking. Nap after ride.
Bill sorry you are up so early hope you got back to sleep. Good luck with sliding door project.
Helo sorry about no gate installers. Hoarfrost pics are pretty.
Ron glad Sassy likes the groomer's bath. Good to hear you are getting a compatible door lock. Neat woodpecker pic.
Ron nice link. Thanks
Buppies hope you are feeling better, safe trip. prayers sent
Billy hope you do not get too much slick stuff. Good to hear you are prepping for ice storm. Good luck bringing the large tree.
Drew going to be real cold here for a couple of days. Hope shopping was successful.
Kilroy hope you can get grit on steps soon. Glad new toilet was 0 problems. Sounds like an appropriate reuse Hope find you fine grinder.
Frits daughter must have 9 lives! Good to hear van back in service. Sorry about the gunfire so close.
Don hope you are driving while it is warm.
Paul good news on glasses, Hope you are ready for puppy. Nice they are saving you a trip. Hope funeral went well.
Ken glad panels are having an effect already. Hope cutting goes well, and air leak fix is straightforward. Sorry about the pic prohibition.
Drew thanks for link.
Mike Sorry about projects getting sidelined. Hope you have safe trip. Merry Christmas to you as well.
Jim glad chimney man showed up early, and had good news for you. Boating over in December not too bad Good to hear Mrs home safely, have fun with Christmas list
Bill when Heat Index 115ºF + open windows and turn fan on not that effective.
Rich have fun puttering.
Frits never tried shooting left handed.
David glad dinner with Sophie good. Hope flailing went well.
Ted neat pics.
Frits thanks for sharing.
Ted thanks for sharing pics
Ted getting to be snow on ground.
RS sorry trip into town not as successful as it might have been. Hope you can track down cold air. Hope you make progress today.
Ted glad you are home safe. Sorry about the short visit time.
Gstrom sorry about the damage to the saw. So careless.
Frits cute puppy.
Thomas sorry about hard work day. I hope the car that passed you gets a ticket.
Mark great day fishing, nice variety. Sorry about slow fishing day.
Frits too many drunks on the road
Dennis glad son moving trip to tomorrow. Sorry about health insurance issues.
Ted sorry you did not get to stop at Chama and photograph the engines.
Randy(wag) "hands behind their back" and fingers crossed Hope your shopping list is up to date. Is St. Tibb's eve the official start of Christmas holiday?
James poor timing for test. Hope you can avoid the worse of the storm.
PJ sorry about the cold weather. I was hearing rumors that STL may be in for snow storm. Good to hear new job going well.
Don very sad story, prayers for family.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /learning new job, /friends upcoming new baby, /son's migraines, Bird /aging issues, Don /brother medical procedure, Ron /broken arm and heart, Billy /mom hypertension & congestive heart failure, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /new skin cancer spot and treatment, /elbow healing, /wife knee healing, Thomas /gout, Phil /reflux, /wife's eyes and fall, Frits/ daughters hip replacement /veteran son with mental issues, Ken /dad possible dementia, /uncle's surgery, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, /wife feeling bad, Lou /eye issues, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's new eye surgery recovery, Chris /neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage not doing well, / friend stop drinking, Paul/ wife's healing from back surgery, Dennis /retirement, /coughing, /neighbor issues, /land development, / brother "alligallyitus" and back in hospital, Drew /foot heel issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, mike /wife's surgery, Scotty, /back pain, Frits /daughter recovery from surgery, Helogabals /second opinion, /wife's friend situation, Mark /wife colon surgery, Fatjay /father broken hip, Ukraine war, and Country.