Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

sun is coming up with beautiful views on a cold clear morning, 27 in Markham VA. 37 at home in NC.
So clear out can see to the horizon where the tiny bump of Sugar Loaf Mountain all the way up in Maryland can be seen. Something like sixty miles away; wasn't sure one could see that far with plain eyes. I think we are about 1100 feet up here, enough for nice views in one direction.
Right above my brother's home is the Appalachian Walking Trail.

Local story of problems with shooting wild turkeys for Thanksgiving. Apparently due to the invasion of stink bugs, the turkeys are eating the stink bugs, and apparently taste pretty bad when cooked.

I just have visions of David strumming his ukulele and wiggling around in his grass skirt. Not sure YouTube could handle it...

Wow, RS is at it again. Another Eiffel Tower. Building one's own tractor cab, takes a lot of skill. I just want to know who that handsome guy is in the picture.

May you all have a nice Thanksgiving, those who celebrate this occasion. I guess every country has their own Thanksgiving of some sort.

Am starting to feel bad for Roy going turkeyless. Woke up this morning to smell of onions frying in the kitchen; I knew my brother's wife was up and getting things going. Turkey brined all night, cooking slowly for mid afternoon meal.

 

[Bird]

29 degrees going for a high of 67 according to the NWS. My wife has had COPD for several years, been using some inhalers and such, but it was obvious that it was gradually getting worse, so day before yesterday (Tuesday) I took her to her pulmonary specialist. At rest there in the office, her blood oxygen was 92, so he was just going to change her medication a bit. But he decided to have a lung capacity test (I think that's what they call it) as she had done a few years ago. This time it came out to 35%. So then he had a nurse that was going to take her for a brisk 6 minute walk. That didn't even last 2 minutes before her blood oxygen was down to 82. So they promptly sent her home and had oxygen equipment delivered within a couple of hours. The big machine has a 25' hose so she can move around in our little house pretty good even when using it. And she also got some 6 cu. ft. oxygen bottles with the regulator, hoses, carrying bag and straps, etc. So she'll get to try that out when we go to meet our kids for Thanksgiving dinner today.

She knows being hooked up to that oxygen made her feel a lot better yesterday but she still doesn't think she needs it all the time. And I suppose she's right.

 

[RoyJackson]

sun is coming up with beautiful views on a cold clear morning, 27 in Markham VA. 37 at home in NC.
So clear out can see to the horizon where the tiny bump of Sugar Loaf Mountain all the way up in Maryland can be seen. Something like sixty miles away; wasn't sure one could see that far with plain eyes. I think we are about 1100 feet up here, enough for nice views in one direction.
Right above my brother's home is the Appalachian Walking Trail.

Local story of problems with shooting wild turkeys for Thanksgiving. Apparently due to the invasion of stink bugs, the turkeys are eating the stink bugs, and apparently taste pretty bad when cooked.

I just have visions of David strumming his ukulele and wiggling around in his grass skirt. Not sure YouTube could handle it...

Wow, RS is at it again. Another Eiffel Tower. Building one's own tractor cab, takes a lot of skill. I just want to know who that handsome guy is in the picture.

May you all have a nice Thanksgiving, those who celebrate this occasion. I guess every country has their own Thanksgiving of some sort.

Am starting to feel bad for Roy going turkeyless. Woke up this morning to smell of onions frying in the kitchen; I knew my brother's wife was up and getting things going. Turkey brined all night, cooking slowly for mid afternoon meal.

That is a beautiful area of Virginia...the further away from Washington, the prettier the state is...

Stink bugs do...well, stink. When we lived in south-central PA, we had the same problem. And, as I'm sure you're aware...it's not just one or two...it's frequently hundreds around the house.

Don't feel bad for us going turkeyless. It's our choice. I'm not a total vegetarian, but I lost my taste for meat a couple decades ago (after the stroke). My wife never had a taste for turkey...so, we're doing what works best for us. No criticism of anyone else...enjoy the Holiday as you best see fit.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

23° at the farm. Traffic was surprisingly light yesterday. But had snow in western MD.
Got to get the turkey ready to bake soon. We use the roasting bag, should take 3 hrs.
Drew, been awhile since i hiked up sugar loaf mt. Surprised you can see it from there in markham.

 

[toppop52]

Randy, great memories for you from those pix...I was trying to tell what kind of car in that one pic...Cougar?

That was a 1973 Buick Regal with every option you could dream up including a 455 Stage 1, 3.42 posi rear and turbo 400 transmission. An “old man” in his 50’s ordered it, drove it for a few months and bought a new SD-455 Trans Am.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

That was a 1973 Buick Regal with every option you could dream up including a 455 Stage 1, 3.42 positive tear and turbo 400 transmission. An “old man” in his 50’s ordered it, drove it for a few months and bought a new SD-455 Trans Am.

Had a buick electra with a 455. That big car could move.

 

[toppop52]

Happy Thankgiving

Got the intestinal bug at work yesterday trip south canceled. I did not know I could poop so much last time at 3:00am. No food in house wife disappointed, life goes on. Diabetes does not like this type of sickness

Sorry Buppies, you should be better late today, I had it the days just before Lynn died. My blood glucose went from my normal 100 or so to 155 for a day. Hope you’re better soon and you can make it up to the wife.

 

[Buppies]

Thanks Randy mine went down in the 40s

 

[toppop52]

Turkey went in at 5, my daughter got it ready last night and I somehow figured out the auto on feature on the oven, so when I went in the kitchen at 4:45 the oven was just getting up to temperature. Of course I had spill stuff and clean it up, I know my wife is somewhere saying just move and let me do it! LOL

 

[Buppies]

That was a 1973 Buick Regal with every option you could dream up including a 455 Stage 1, 3.42 posi rear and turbo 400 transmission. An “old man” in his 50’s ordered it, drove it for a few months and bought a new SD-455 Trans Am.

Calling that man old doesn't seem right now, funny how old men like fast cars