Good morning!!!!

[sodamo]

Extra prayers and stay safe, Doug.

Wishing the best for your brother too.

 

[Thomas]

Not sure what's going on with the weather guessers....storm went in t a lull for a while around 1200-1300...now the storm is coming down hard and fast again...

We're getting tail end of the second storm system...yup this seems to have more of punch.

 

[sodamo]

I went to a free weekend in a huge brand new beach house in the northern Outer Banks (Corolla). Rolled in Friday night to beautiful house with a bottle of wine on the table and some chocolates. Played Saturday, and when it was time for the pitch at 11 on Sunday morning I was well on my way home. That was about 1990, they learned pretty quickly, do the sales pitch first.

Went to a free vacation (timeshare) presentation 30+ years ago. WOW, what an experience. I’ve since attended a few other hosted presentations and have learned I can easily frustrate them while still enjoying both the meal and maybe learn something. The estate planning one was worth it just for the education. Been awhile though as I try NOT to be annoying. OK, not 100% true, I purposely get annoying at the political ones and love to ask questions they don’t want to hear.

 

[Thomas]

19F almost 1" an hour falling s^& t close to 9" mark now...storm ending around 8pm.

Just putter day...clean deck walks plow driveway just that much less snow deal with tomorrow.
Going to be feet up old movie kinda evening.

Enjoy your evening all.

 

[rswyan]

Currently 24 and cloudy, hit the high of 32.5F probably around midnight last night. Calling for a low of 19F overnight. Had a good bit of freezing rain overnight but not enough to cause a lot of downed limbs ... otherwise just a light dusting of snow.

Deer feeder apparently empty - so they will have to settle for sunflower seeds out of the tube feeders until I reload it here in a few:

Hopper feeder not quite empty but might as well hit it while I'm out there.

Document review completed and some emailing done.

Very sad to see the events unfolding in Europe, hope the situation resolves soon without much more loss of life and devastation for those involved.

Alien, sorry to hear about your brother - may he make it out safe and sound ... you stay safe as well ...

 

[wngsprd]

I went to a free weekend in a huge brand new beach house in the northern Outer Banks (Corolla). Rolled in Friday night to beautiful house with a bottle of wine on the table and some chocolates. Played Saturday, and when it was time for the pitch at 11 on Sunday morning I was well on my way home. That was about 1990, they learned pretty quickly, do the sales pitch first.

I remember when the only way to get to Corolla was by 4WD. I drove a Jeep down the beach there through False Cape when about the only thing there was the lighthouse and the (closed) Whalehead Club and nearby Penny's Hill. Did you ever get out there back then?

 

[wngsprd]

Well, it's up to 64 now...nice and sunny. My wife cut my hair, so it is now a full 2 years since I went to a pro...I told her she is a pro and so sweet. Then showered to get those itchy hairs off, and shaved, ate a very late lunch, so feel like it is almost bedtime. I must be a Senior Citizen.

 

[RoyJackson]

Snow clearing is all done and the system is finally tapering down (I think).
Nice powdery snow, pretty easy to get with the snow blowers (both tractor and walk-behind)
I still have a few small areas to do, but I want to clear them with the self-propelled EGO blower when I pick it up tomorrow (haven't got a call that it's assembled...I'll give them a call in the morning)
We got a solid 8-9 inches...

 

[daugen]

42 with the sun finally out
been a lazy day
US market has been up last two days, counterintuitive, maybe just happy the nukes aren't flying, plus it had a few rough days earlier.

those of you getting socked with snow, slow and steady, no falls on the ice
sure was icy this morning

 

[ultrarunner]

My brother is having to abandon everything in Kiev and make a run for Bulgaria. He owns a unit at Sunny Beach there. He has to pass through Odessa which has already been attacked. He said we won't hear from him for at least a few days. I just hope I do get to hear from him again.

Been following and have co-workers from Ukraine and lots of friends in German speaking Europe.

I'm a live and let live but the huge take away from this and correct me if I'm wrong... wasn't the deal if Ukraine gave up the Nukes the western world pledge to defend?...

History again shows the fallacy of depending on others for survival security...

Maybe simplistic but declare Putin a war criminal and offer 50 million reward dead or alive...