Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

well I can't sweeten up this sour conversation, you all are sourpusses!

lot of rain headed our way shortly, still about an inch predicted.
going to be an inside day, but I'm psyched. Today I go through all the medical boxes that are piled on top of my treadmill, and
I hope by this afternoon I will be walking away, trying to shed a few pounds of butter cookies and everything else I've pigged out on recently.
I'm never going to be lean and mean, but at least I can get healthier. We all can...

I think I am up to thirty five medical tweezers and clippers so far. They seem to pack them in every box that had tape in them.
So far I took all I could find, and there were plenty, when your wife was a nurse and brought stuff home. I threw them all in a pot and boiled them for half an hour, didn't know where they had been, though most were brand new. I should have quite a pile when I'm done today. Maybe I should make an offer that for a self addressed envelope and a stamp, I'll send a tweezer or tape cutter to anyone that wants. I won't just throw them out, though I'm sure most do. Most of the stuff is true medical grade, and some of the tweezers are pretty cool. Operating room tweezers?

I will admit there are some closets and drawers that I have never opened in the sixteen years I've been here. I just found the backup supply of silverware, as I was running low on spoons. The appraiser and I opened all the drawers, and aha, there are the spoons!

Ok, that reminds me. Funny story time. And a little off color but that should make it more fun....ahem.
My MIL and SIL were over going through the bedroom pill supply before I chucked everything out.
I had never, ever looked in the bottom drawer of my wife's nightstand. Any idea where this is going?

so my 86 year old MIL pulls out the jammed bottom drawer, full of misc stuff, and she pulls out this plastic bag full of stuff.
out of the top of the bag comes half of what I will delicately call a pink latex novelty, perhaps about ten inches long, and it wobbled first to one side, than
to the other. I was watching her eyes for some reason, perhaps in dread of what was to happen, and her eyes went wide, followed the novelty one way, then watched it wobble the other, and then finally the dawn fof understanding came, and she turned beet red and handed the bag to my SIL who put it in the big trash bag.

I will to my dying day remember the look on my MIL's face as her eyes tracked the wobbling you know what first one way, then the other. One of life's wonderful experiences....:dance1:

 

[WayneB]

Temp this morning is 25 degrees and looks like it will be mostly Cloudy all day with the rain starting around 3 PM.
By 7 PM temps should be right around freezing so who knows what will happen during the night but freezing rain for sure.
Lets hope Monday brings clearing and the power is still on!

 

[ronjhall]

Need to get coffee brewing. 56° with clouds this morning. Heading to 70° with a mix of sun and clouds. Rain finally ended yesterday with a total of 1". Not much planned today. Enjoy what sun we will get.
Good Morning All.

 

[dave1949]

32*F and calm. I think it was around freezing most of the night. Supposed to cool off slowly down to mid 20's today then 5-8 inches of snow overnight.

 

[MossflowerWoods]

42 and raining.

I prefer limes in my vodka (and in my Tequila).



I've had a thing for brassy blondes since I saw FG's picture....

Be well all,
David

 

[daugen]

I've had a thing for brassy blondes since I saw FG's picture....

yeah and I bet you've got some special brass polish you want to try out right?

go slowly my friend...and so will I.

and yes to limes, simply the best. I wonder if they make jumbo sweet limes?
of course a little freshly cut mint is a treat too.

 

[Thomas]

31F quite before the storm,depending on which weather station could be interesting or very very interesting late Sunday into early Monday.

What to do..make diesel run,watch little football,do some puttering.

 

[MossflowerWoods]

yeah and I bet you've got some special brass polish you want to try out right?

Drew,

Nope, I would not change a thing, except maybe to find a way into that picture...

David

 

[deerseeker001]

breezy this morning with 13 with temps dropping from there to single digits this afternoon.its going to be a cold week.

 

[Buppies]

38 this morning with heavy rain maybe inch and one half before it's done. Got seed and straw mat down hopefully some beautiful grass in the spring. Last Sunday of regular season football for NFL so may watch nothing to do outside

 

[RoyJackson]

2013-12-29, 0820
25 right now and a high of 37 predicted. The forecast is really in flux here...might be rain turning to snow...might be snow turning to freezing rain. I'm sure it's going to be an interesting evening into tomorrow.
I'm considering leaving the tractor or Gator out tonight in case we lose power...if it's the freezing rain/ice.
Too early to make that decision and not enough coffee yet.

Ok, that reminds me. Funny story time. And a little off color but that should make it more fun....ahem.
My MIL and SIL were over going through the bedroom pill supply before I chucked everything out.
I had never, ever looked in the bottom drawer of my wife's nightstand. Any idea where this is going?

so my 86 year old MIL pulls out the jammed bottom drawer, full of misc stuff, and she pulls out this plastic bag full of stuff.
out of the top of the bag comes half of what I will delicately call a pink latex novelty, perhaps about ten inches long, and it wobbled first to one side, than
to the other. I was watching her eyes for some reason, perhaps in dread of what was to happen, and her eyes went wide, followed the novelty one way, then watched it wobble the other, and then finally the dawn fof understanding came, and she turned beet red and handed the bag to my SIL who put it in the big trash bag.

I will to my dying day remember the look on my MIL's face as her eyes tracked the wobbling you know what first one way, then the other. One of life's wonderful experiences....:dance1:

That's a good story, Drew... I guess I'm a bit surprised you didn't know about the toy...but then again, I have no idea what my wife has stashed away.

 

[dave1949]

It was 34*F when I went to bed last night and now that it's daylight, I can see that thankfully most of ice melted off the trees. Glad to see that gone before we get heavy snow tonight.

Sharon was over in the Waterville, ME area yesterday and said it was a real mess over there with lots of trees leaning every which way.

 

[bakerg]

Morning all, 35 here heading to 39. Heading over to Detroit to Comerica Park to watch a couple of outdoor hockey games. Wish it was warmer like yesterday but I guess that the weather is part of the experience.

 

[riptides]

It's a monsoon outside. Got a road trip to the eastern shore this AM. Guess rain is better than snow.

All, be safe, and make final those positive plans for the New Year!

 

[daugen]

raining gently outside and apparently will for some time. I looked at New England forecasts and it's four to ten inches of heavy wet snow.
That's not good on trees and power lines for sure. Luckily I think folks up North are "hardier" and more self reliant. It's just winter.

 

[sixdogs]

32*F and calm. I think it was around freezing most of the night. Supposed to cool off slowly down to mid 20's today then 5-8 inches of snow overnight.

Are you in for the real cold temps coming next week? Friend of mine in Presque Isle, which is usually a warm spot says they are looking for (Texans look away now) minus 30 and Bangor, which is a real warm spot is expecting minus 25. Since the western parts of the state get hit pretty good, are you expecting anything? On the plus side, it will be too cold to snow.

If you snow sled, a picture or two would be nice.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Drew, that post about your MIL was funny.
Good that you can keep things in perspective.

 

[Larro Darro]

Good Morning. 0945, scattered clouds, 57* with 88% humidity. Forecast calls for a high of 64* and a low of 43*. It looks like you all are getting the rain I had last night. I can tell you exactly when the front passed here. It was still spitting rain when I left work at 0115 this morning, but 20 minutes later when I got home, the stars were out. Looks like we are going to have a few nice days before the rain comes back.

Larro

 

[farmgirl19]

Are you in for the real cold temps coming next week? Friend of mine in Presque Isle, which is usually a warm spot says they are looking for (Texans look away now) minus 30 and Bangor, which is a real warm spot is expecting minus 25. Since the western parts of the state get hit pretty good, are you expecting anything? On the plus side, it will be too cold to snow.

If you snow sled, a picture or two would be nice.

I was in Bangor working, during one of those spells, a few years ago. Ice and snow and 40 below. Not for me!

 

[dave1949]

Are you in for the real cold temps coming next week? Friend of mine in Presque Isle, which is usually a warm spot says they are looking for (Texans look away now) minus 30 and Bangor, which is a real warm spot is expecting minus 25. Since the western parts of the state get hit pretty good, are you expecting anything? On the plus side, it will be too cold to snow.

If you snow sled, a picture or two would be nice.

It looks like the schedule will be snow tonight, and clear snow Monday before the bottom drops out of the temps.

Beginning with a low Monday night of -9*, for the next five days the highs are 9* or colder, the lows are all below zero with a -14* and a -16* in there.

It's a dry cold. :laughing:

I have to go to the store and get tp, 'cause it's going to snow , and a pork roast for New Year's Day traditional pork and sauerkraut dinner. I'm thinking the store will be crowded given the forecast and a holiday coming up.