Good morning!!!!

[ronjhall]

There is TopNewsTalk.

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Thanks Mike.

 

[MikePA]

Thanks Mike.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Ferocious kitty

 

[txdon]

Ferocious kitty

Yep, I'll be staying away from that Kitty.

Good morning! 68˚F a little misty and cloudy heading to the upper 70s.

I over did PT yesterday after she showed me some new moves, squats and bridges and paid for it last night with little sleep. But I did hit a milestone - I am off the walker and on a cane. I will be discharged this week from Home PT and start PT in the neighborhood hospital remote site next week. I was able to have PT yesterday after a cancelation due to a patient having flu like symptoms. My Physical Therapist did not go there and scheduled me in at the last minute (after I did PT on my own) so along with new moves I had a double PT. She was really being cautious about covid since she is flying to Disney with her daughter this weekend. She always wore a mask I really don't think I would recognize her without a mask.

Eric do you know the "Paul Hollywood handshake" from the Great British Cooking Show, well I got one yesterday on a post I posted here on the good morning thread - a like from Muhammad!

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[toppop52]

Randy, in the spirit of brotherhood camaraderie, you should take that bad iPhone out and flail it to death.

What!? And lose the massive $7 they offered me on trade?

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all! Low of 28, going up to 45. Had a surprise this morning..... a light dusting of snow. Nothing even mentioned in the forecast for last night, but for tonight..... ?? I hope we still get some tonight also.

Successful day in the shop yesterday. And in the house. We got all the decorations packed (except for the tree), so wifey is happy. Then got out to the shop and realized that there wasn't much left to do in order to get the BH in there. Fired up the tractor, hooked up the BH, moved it into the garage.

RNG, have a safe and enjoyable trip! Thanks for diverting some of the rain.

Drew, the difference can be night and day between TSC's. Our local one is always in disarray, nobody to be found to help, and usually out of stock of whatever needed (except for the jeans and boots) But... now go 45 minutes up to the Santa Fe store.... Wow! Totally opposite.... well stocked, plenty of at least half knowledgeable staff, etc...
I heard that some TSC's down south are selling Yanmar tractors...mmmmm...

Gotta make a bunch of calls this morning, so cutting it short....

Everyone have a great day!

 

[toppop52]

50° and headed to 60.
Drugstore run, then Home Depot to pick up the new carpet cleaner and jug of cleaning solution. Our old carpet cleaner disappeared. We loaned it to my son years ago, he doesn’t have it and remembers bringing it back. It could have escaped when I had the attic door open I guess. All I know is it’s gone and I need one so off to Home Depot.
Loaning anything to your kids is like when they’re twelve and you send them to the store with $20 for $12 worth of stuff and expecting change back. LOL

 

[RoyJackson]

Drew, the difference can be night and day between TSC's. Our local one is always in disarray, nobody to be found to help, and usually out of stock of whatever needed (except for the jeans and boots) But... now go 45 minutes up to the Santa Fe store.... Wow! Totally opposite.... well stocked, plenty of at least half knowledgeable staff, etc...

It all depends on the management...some good, a few great...many suck...

 

[daugen]

successful morning running errands, picked up arm rest kit at JD dealer, then took back roads over to Tractor Supply.
Roads are in poor condition, can only wonder what the first snow will do.
Conveniently picked up a new 30 pound tank and had them fill it. That's as heavy as I can pick up.
So my primary gen tank is a 40 and I now have two 30's for backup. Nice part about propane is almost unlimited shelf life.

Then headed down to Doylestown and went through car wash there, been going to same place most of my life, priced reasonably, ten bucks
for a wash, sort of wax and hand wipe down by two nice attendants. I always roll the window down there when pulling up and give them a couple bucks
before they start. That always guarantees a pretty good job. Older car wash, you drive thru yourselves. Self serve vacuums for 50 cents

headed over to local apple orchard, my supply has run down. Need to take the truck just to run it; it's been parked for over a week.

 

[txdon]

Will you use oat milk to make your oatmeal, Don?

I know it sounds redundent but you do add (cow) milk to (cow) ice cream for a milkshake.

 

[sodamo]

65°F and .23 inches rain.

Good visit with friends yesterday to see all the hard work they have accomplished. Lots of tractor work. Keith bought my Case DX35 in 2019.

Back in the caretaker unit today.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[Rich B1]

Good afternoon! 42 now, radar shows more rain is about here. Several days in the 50’s in the forecast.

It is a sad day in NE Ohio weather forecasting. Melissa Mack is leaving her job as meteorologist on Fox 8 to spend more time with her son. Not sure how good she was at forecasting, but she was entertaining to watch.

As expected, Dish Network screwed up replacing the satellite and box. We got the replacement box a week ago, but no remote. My wife called last night asking them where the remote was. The response, in the box with the receiver. She told them no it wasn’t. Then it turned into a mind numbing discussion of updating the service. Turns out, they never shipped a remote and to get one now will be 5 - 10 days. But, if someone can be here from 12 - 5 on Thursday, they miraculously have a tech available who has a new receiver and remote on his truck. She asked them about the receiver sitting on the floor….answer….keep it. You can’t make this up. How can they be this utterly incompetent?

Well, lunch is over, time to get back to the garage

Stay safe out there.

 

[PJSprog]

38°F and a thunderstorm this morning, going up to 52° today. Still raining here, and probably will much of the day.

Wife and I met up with some family on her father's side for a late holiday get together yesterday evening. We usually gather on Xmas eve at her aunt's house, but she wasn't in the mood this year just a couple of weeks after her brother (my FIL) died. So, we met at a restaurant in Collinsville IL, somewhat in the middle of where everyone lives. It's an offshoot of a local family's Italian restaurant that served our hometown for many decades, and was always well-liked. They eventually closed the original location, but kept this one open. I've not been so disappointed in a restaurant experience in probably my entire life. They took our orders about 5:30, and about 6:45 we started asking about why it was taking so long. We got the usual "staffing issues" blah blah blah. Then a few minutes later we were told they were plating the food. It arrived at our table around 7:00. The four people who ordered filets received cold steaks, and the three who ordered pasta got the blandest alfredo sauce I've ever tasted. I can almost accept that it took an hour-and-a-half to get our food. I cannot, however accept getting cold and bland food. When the waitress came back and asked us how everything was, we told her. The manager came out later and somewhat apologized, then discounted the steak meals. That was a decent gesture. She even offered us free desserts, which no one accepted. I've not heard good things from people I know who've eaten there, and my experience seems no different. Disappointed, and will likely not go back.

We got home later than planned, then sat around the kitchen table chatting with her oldest son until sometime after 11:00pm. That alarm came early this morning. He and his girlfriend are leaving Sunday to return to Texas, so we're kind of taking advantage of whatever time we have. He's a fun conversationalist.

 

[rswyan]

41 with rain @ 14:45, headed up to a high of only 42F.

Hopper and two sunflower tube feeders refilled yesterday, also one suet feeder.

Trash taken up to the road and set out along with the recyclables but couldn't take the recyclables bin up as the recyclables container was already full. Both should be empty now. Retrieved the mail while I was up there.

Relatives brought over leftovers from Christmas Dinner day before yesterday and dropped those off: Honey Baked ham, baked beans, corn soufflé, scalloped potatoes, some pie (courtesy of Marie Callendar), and a nut roll. We've been feasting on those for the last several days ... it's been so long since I've had Honey Baked ham that I had forgotten just how good it is.

Started re-watching The Expanse last night from Season 1, Episode 1. The Woman had gotten sucked into it the first time around but was tired and went to bed part way through Episode 2 that time. After that She was pestering me for details on what happened next so we restarted it again. She made it through Episode 5 last night and I got in trouble this morning for keeping her up so late as it threw her off schedule ... We'll probably pick it up again tonight.

Have a few items on agenda for this afternoon, mostly paperwork related. Also possible haircut ...

Hope everyone has an enjoyable, productive, and safe Tuesday ...

 

[rswyan]

RS, know you asked Don, but I’ll chime in.

The more the merrier ...

Had both my knees done about 10 years ago. Sure, I can tell the difference. I don’t kneel, nor run, but boy what an improvement.

Do you avoid doing both those due possible pain, damage to the new joints, or what ?

While I do have a sensation that reminds me, it surely isn’t pain. Not bothersome.

Interesting.

As for mobility, as stated, I don’t kneel nor run, but other than more a challenge when I get on the floor and need to get up, mobility is hugh improvement.

So it sounds like it gave you an increased range of motion ... and perhaps eliminated some pain relief as well ?

I ride my recumbent bike nearly every day to stay flexible and no problems walking. Only wish I had done 1st one a year or so sooner.

Good to know ...

 

[Thomas]

More mouth to feed?

Squirrels,song birds,turkeys,another red fox.

 

[Thomas]

2021-12-28, 0541

26° right now...high in the mid-30's. Another light dusting of snow last night.
Got a doctor's appointment this morning, but I'm feeling a bit nauseous...think I'm going to skip it.
However, I do want to make a dump run.
Right now, I'm going to lie back down for a while...

Hope the extra shut has you feeling better.

 

[Thomas]

34F cloudy.

Been good day...9 hours at pt. job,nice chat with Mr. and Mrs. from Texas on there returning from Maine purchase JD 430 vintage High Crop tractor they purchase 5 gallons maple syrup Mrs. said syrup like gold when your from Texas.

Feet up evening.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[Buppies]

Sounds like you had a nice day at work Thomas

 

[sodamo]

The more the merrier ...



Do you avoid doing both those due possible pain, damage to the new joints, or what ?

Two Doc, including the surgeon told me it was my years of running that got me to needing the surgery. Surgeon said he had other patient resume running, but I might want to lose some weight first. Kneeling just wasn’t comfortable early on so I’ve avoided.

Interesting.
It isn’t a pain, more a sense of what I call a fullness, but no swelling. Guessing surgery might have affected nerves in someway. More noticeable on my right than left. Not bothersome.



So it sounds like it gave you an increased range of motion ... and perhaps eliminated some pain relief as well ?

Much better than presurgery on both counts.



Good to know ...