Good morning!!!!

[300UGUY]

Good Afternoon everyone!!!!

The now "typical" 4:00AM start to the morning, but at least there was nothing to shovel off the living room rug. Those 4:00AM walks walking around in the dark with a headlamp are eye openers. Actually I can see resident wildlife easier by headlamp. Like a lot of you I had a decent slip/fall on the ice that now necessitates wrapping my "good" knee and ankle prior to venturing outdoors. I have elastic knee and ankle braces on order; hopefully UPS will deliver them soon. My old knee and ankle braces were designed for wrong side. I walk my property paths daily; I have seen no bear tracks or scat for several weeks. I am not taking my bird feeders down at this point. I have no clue as to why the bears have not been more active in my area.

El Nino winters in theory should be wetter and "warmer" for the NE, but statistically at least for my area some of the greatest seasonal snow accumulations and individual storm snow levels have occurred during these El Nino Winters. It is a winter wonderland here at JaysterAcres, and there is green grass down in the CT River valley 24 miles away. I have a lot of tree damage from the recent wind and snow/ice storms. I plan to have a tree service take down all the trees near the driveway and house. This may happen sooner than later. We'll see.

I want to thank you for the "welcome backs." It's nice to be back here. I do not plan on expanding my "social" media world any time soon.

FarmanJoe- Welcome. Post freely and often.

Ted- It's nice to read that you finally got some restful and relatively pain free sleep last night. I hope the sleep pattern continues and you knee rehabs quickly with a fully functional knee. Thanks for the recipe.

Kyle- Brogen's rear jaw muscles have atrophied due to a rare canine autoimmune disorder. He can only open his mouth around a 1/2". He can barely grab a rice cake between his teeth.

Bruce- Thanks for the pumpkin suggestion. I/We have an oversupply of delicata squash from our garden. I need to see if this variety of squash works as well as pumpkin. Brogen is getting some squash tonight. It can't hurt. Again, thanks.

Drew- I agree with your post. It's so sad. I saw/experienced a lot of pain in my years working with the victims of violence/physical/******/emotional abuse. I have memories that I wish I could forget. The almost daily news reports of violence directed against the helpless does not help.

RNG- I too hope that you can return home and start reliving your life again. Thanks for sharing your experience and thoughts about this catastrophe.

My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers for all.

J

Sorry to hear about the dog, hope he gets better. I have been lazy for a couple of days, don’t like the cold.

 

[daugen]

Jay, found two of my late wife's Lands End fleece jackets that were still in nice shape, a little pilled like they get but not ratty, and am taking them to garden club xmas luncheon where we are all bringing in items for the women's shelter locally.
Showed the fleeces to garden club prez and she said they would be excellent.
Perhaps a bit surprised a man thought this up... :dance1:

my fireman neighbor and a friend are building my greenhouse right now. As expected, gazillions of little nuts and bolts, very glad
I took him up on his offer. He is a prime recipient of my veggies...
when the sun ducks under the trees, going to get pretty cold out there.
off to see how they are doing

 

[300UGUY]

Thank you all for the warm welcome even from those with cold weather!

Cold is relative. Every time I feel bad about our Michigan weather, somebody from Canukistan chimes in about the warm spell they are having - -20F. Makes ya wimpy. Or that canucks are crazy...

 

[lostcreekranch]

Kyle hope the doctor finds out what was causing your pain

Buckeyefarmer glad you are completely recovered

Welcome FarmanJoe to the good morning thread

Do not pay much attention to gas as I run mostly diesel and it’s still high $2.93 a gallon

Diesel was $2.72 at Walmart in Sealy this morning.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

RNG. I think I would be getting upset about not getting home.

No use in me getting upset, Ed, but I do intend to provide plenty of constructive criticism to the managers involved in the Camp Fire.
At this point, not much else to be done other than try to remain patient.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

More and more videos like this are surfacing of people narrowly escaping the Camp Fire:
Body-Worn Camera Video of BCSO Deputy Helping with Evacuations During The Camp Fire. - YouTube

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Welcome to TBN and the goodmorning crew FarmanJoe.

Nearest bucee to me is on the east side of Dallas. Only 1348 miles.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Buckeyefarmer glad you are completely recovered

Not completely fixed, dr did an outpatient touchup a couple months ago. He might have to go back again. But much better that i was before.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Common sense in CA? Come on RNG..

Hope you get back home soon, this is past ridiculous.

 

[toppop52]

There is a great app for your phone or iPad called "GasBuddy".

I’ve been using it for several years, don’t like the changes and ads but overall a quick source for prices.

 

[toppop52]

29-43 today, warmer then really cold next week.
Had a lot of busy work today so still did not finish outside decorating.

Gas here was 2.059 today, same for about a week now.

Ellen has started with migraines for the first time in about 25 years, doc says stress over her mom with Alzhiemers.

Have a god day folks, God bless

 

[Buppies]

Jay glad to have you back

Hope things continue to heal Buckeyefarmer

Prayers you get home sooner than later RNG

Drew nice tiller even nicer tractor

 

[jbrumberg]

Buppies- One thing I missed during my absence here was your interpretation of the weather. This should be an "interesting " year. I am happy to have my tractor back.

Randy- “the long goodbye,” a long term grieving process, Ellen was a hero before I took my break from this thread. She still is. There are Alzheimer support groups if she should choose. So many feel so alone. In addition to you I hope that she has her support network. There are good moments that bubble up during "the trip." I hope that Ellen, you, et. al. have the gift to be involved. Hang in there......... Ellen is on my "Hero's/Heroine list.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 53F this morning, clear sky, calm wind. Wind took it's time speeding up, peak gust ended up at 15-18. Sky stayed clear and high temp was a warm 77F. mowed leaves this morning, picked up 4 bags today. Was able to spend some time on the lights got 1 gable done, and half through the other gable. should finish up tomorrow, then look at van's ignition getting misfire codes after driving through some water
Welcome FarmanJoe :welcome:
LS good news on the knee, prayer for continued recovery.
Drew hope you had more fun at tractor dealer than truck dealer.
Prayers for all.

 

[RoyJackson]

2018-11-30, 0325

31 right now...high in the mid-30's

Picked up my EGO snow blower on the way home yesterday. I need to charge the batteries, then I'll try it out...probably tomorrow (Saturday). I'll report my results after I try it out.

 

[Ed of all trades]

Good morning all, 37 going to 53 with a 60% chance of rain. Got wife's I phone data into new phone. Took 2 hr at the verizon store. No plans for today yet.

Prayers for shoulders and LS's knee, have a great day and prayers sent for all. Ed

 

[Looking4new]

23 and going to 34F. Wind NW 8 mph. 30% chance of snow.

Today I take the monthly trip to North Bay for the month big 'shop'. I only have 10 stores to get stuff at. Should be home by 3 P.M.

Well, the dog is back home a little sore, but alive. She is officially an 'it', now.

The stray cat didn't come for its' food yesterday. I believe it is living (sleeping) in the straw bales in the lean to. The overnight temps aren't cold enough to freeze a cat to death yet, I don't think.

RNG, the longer the 'powers that be' keep you out of your place, the more incentive it is to stay put during the next fire. Here is hoping you get home soon.
Can you add up the number of days you were not allowed to enjoy your property and deduct the value of those days from your taxes?

Have a good day all

 

[Buppies]

39 high of 54 rain shower this morning then cloudy skies big job to finish today

Prayers for all

 

[Thomas]

31F now cloudy mid 39's for high.

Hand shovel 64' path by hand last evening,snow came off the roof setup like cement...chop shovel chop shovel 2' high+ most places to much for snow blower.
Sure glad its Friday :cool2:
No plans after work for its date night.
E muffin feed little critters slow roll to work.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[Thomas]

Looking4new

Well, the dog is back home a little sore, but alive. She is officially an 'it', now.

The stray cat didn't come for its' food yesterday. I believe it is living (sleeping) in the straw bales in the lean to. The overnight temps aren't cold enough to freeze a cat to death yet, I don't think.
....................
Good to read about the pup :thumbsup:
Maybe cat got a better deal???