Good morning!!!!

[buckeyefarmer]

BEF, that looks like the Mackinaw bridge to me. Is it?

yes it is. This is Soo Locks, US side. Freighter going in, leaving Superior.

 

[sodamo]

David, our veteran son went through the same frustrations with claims for old injury in South Korea and was rejected and appealed and appealed to no avail.
He finally found a specialized attorney that files the claim in the proper format and follows up until it is settled and approved. They charge a portion of the back pay from first filed so no money involved on his part. He ended up with a lump sum for payments back to first filed after the attorney took their pay and is currently receiving monthly payments.

If you want to contact them it is Jan Dils Attorneys at Law, Parkersburg WV, JanDils.com or 877..JanDils

Thanks Frits, my sympathies to your son, they make it unbelievably difficult. Hopefully he was able to get documentation.
I’m in a weird place in that unless I can get to 50% min rating, there is little to no benefit due to being retired military. They call it “offset” but really a penalty.
I might end up the accredited rep route, so thanks.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Mostly, I lost track of which pic you asked about. Star step?

Saw a sandy beach one day.

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Thursday) morning. Overnight Low of 4.6C and it's presently 19.8C, partly cloudy with an occasional breeze.

Yesterday's 'town run' went well and I did get some puttering done.

Which means that there isn't a heck of a lot on for today. I'm not lazy... I'm savouring the moment.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Whitefish point

 

[Looking4new]

yes it is. This is Soo Locks, US side. Freighter going in, leaving Superior.
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Thought so. Have trucked over that bridge many, many times. The first time was scary, but after that I was O.K. going over it.

 

[daugen]

I am at 6500 feet. His home is at 7800 feet.
air is getting thinner and I was breathing harder
first pic is one of the local Fourteens. A group of mountains all over 14,000 feet tall, the tallest mountains in the US, though just nudged out by Mt Whitney in CA.

1. Mount Whitney. Locations: California. Elevation: 14,505 feet.
2. Mount Elbert. Location: Colorado. Elevation: 14,440 feet.
3. Mount Massive. Location: Colorado. Elevation: 14,428 feet.
4. Mount Harvard. Location: Colorado. Elevation: 14,421 feet.

though they are all towered over by Denali in Alaska
Denali is the highest mountain peak in North America, with a summit elevation of 20,310 feet (6,190 m) above sea level. It is the tallest mountain in the world from base-to-peak on land,

but no matter how big you are, well...
there are a dozen mountains in South America all over 23,000 feet tall

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. light wind, clear sky, and high temp was 89ºF. Group dinner and finish catch up were the rest of the day's activites.
Resuming Tuesday morning 6:13 AM CDT post 197,451:
Drew It is frustrating how much sugar gets added to most process foods. I buy unsweetened applesauce, plenty sweet on it's own.
Drew drinking too much regular coffee is counterproductive, caffeine starts removing water faster than you can take it in.
Frits I do better staying off sugar as well.
Scott(vt) hope winter prep goes well, and you can get pickup to dump and offload the party leftovers.
Drew nice dream catchers.
Billy glad you are getting caught up on rain. Thanks for tip on TP. Glad just minor problem easily corrected with coffee roaster. Glad you coffee roasting making happy wife.
Engineer started out with both sugar and cream as young teenager, straight black by time off to college.
Ken glad lawn aerated, and some mowing done. Hope you can inflate tire today.
Don hope PT went well. Do the recycle the old battery if you send it back? Sorry about all the bad batteries.
Dennis is that the Mackinac Bridge? big bridge!
Buppies sorry wife had such a bad day, hope you did not hurt hand. more prayers sent.
Ted thanks trip was good, got home yesterday afternoon. Sorry it's so dry. Even if he had parking permit still have to buy the gas.
Dennis yes small cabin. Nice pics
Dennis turtles cant decide which way to go.
Dennis cool pic of Erie canal and old locks.
David hope dinner went better than last time. Hope you made progress with VA. Hope freezer repair went well.
Bill hope Kioti repair is successful.
Drew glad you got some pics before too much wind. They do have to figure out it was you who shot that paint ball Love the pics
Don glad your pool water temp hanging in there. Panic buying is so silly, during Covid, bought years supply when I found it, made wife happy. Hope the sister of Igor is good with tool of torture.
Bill hope new thermostat helps the overheating. In the areas that I lived in straight pipes would run afoul of noise regulations.
Phil hope you are getting vehicles fixed and leaves under control. Pretty ornament
David Hope you can get your record straighten out. Wonder what melted plastic? Is freezer working? Hope Lobster there and good
Frits sorry son had to go through that. Glad layer worked out.
Dennis is that on Ohio river?
Dennis good pic of Soo Locks.
Dennis pic with 2 little falls in back of pic. Neat beach
Randy(wag) Glad you got enough done you can relax today.
Dennis cool pics.
Drew no wonder you are breathing hard, getting a lot less oxygen at those altitudes. Nice pics and mountain recap.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /son's migraines, Bird /aging issues, Ron /heart, Billy /mom hypertension & congestive heart failure, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /cancer, parathyroid,blood sugar /wife healing, Thomas /gout, Phil /reflux, Frits /veteran son with mental issues, /granddaughter with Evans Syndrome, Ken /dad possible dementia, /chronic fatigue, Diet not working, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, Lou /eye issues, /heart issues, /wife hip replacement, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's hip or leg pain, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage dissolving, / friend stop drinking, Dennis /retirement, /neighbor issues, /land development, /favorable winds not in the forecast there, /dad surgery recovery, Drew /back operation issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, Scotty /back pain, Helogabals /wife's friend situation, Fatjay /father broken hip, Israel, Ukraine war, and Country.

 

[ronjhall]

Drinking warm cup of coffee. 42° with clear skies this morning. Heading to 74° with sunshine and some clouds. Got fields cut yesterday. Grocery shopping in morning. May mow grass today.
Turkey Buzzard showed up soon after I finished mowing field.

Everyone stay well and safe.

Good Morning All.

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the low is 50 and going to a high of 63°F. Wind S 9 mph. Mix of sun and cloud. Summer is over.

For the past 5 years I have only been drinking coffee whenever someone buys me one, or with bacon and eggs breakfast. I drink it black, just like my parents did. It doesn't matter to me whether it is 'American, Canadian, Espresso or Cuban' coffee, it all goes down black. Zero sugar. To me Cuban coffee and Espresso are the same thing, just the nationality of the person making it changes. When I did make coffee for myself it was French dark roast ground on the Turkish grind (super fine) and cooked in a 1 quart French Press. When I did want cream and sugar in it I put in 1/2 oz of Baileys and 1/2 oz of Kahlua.

Tomorrow is grocery day in North Bay. I think today I will pull the conveyor out and get it running and turn the wood pile again.

BEF, were you a photographer in a former life?

Have a safe day all