Good morning!!!!

[rswyan]

Unbelievable video coming out of Ukraine of a tank purposely running over a car. Isn't that a war crime?

I’m not so sure it was on purpose … particularly given the manner in which it was moving.

I think I also read that it was actually a Ukrainian vehicle (the tank that is)

Looks like might have been more of a loss of control issue.

But speaking of war crimes, Russian forces look to have been attacking population centers with missiles and MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket Systems) … including using cluster munitions.

Saw some really nasty pics or video of that - including a woman who had her foot blown off. She died a short time later.

 

[sodamo]

64°F and no rain.

Good progress on roof yesterday. So many trips up and down the ladder. Today continues.

Welcome back, Don

Zoom Happy Hour this afternoon

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all! Low was 20°, going up to 52° , overcast but no rain expected.

Drew, you beat me to comment on the "mad pancakes"..... I thought that I was missing out on a new kind.....

Popg, nice view, looked cold....

Don, welcome home! The cruise sounded fun. Are the guests allowed to use the ice rink ?

Roy, good to hear the Ego snowblower working well. How long do the batteries last?

BEF, more cleanup progress = more room for other stuff You are lucky with the trash haulers.... the local trash hauler here sent out a notice last Sept. that they WILL NOT pick up any bags next to the can. If the lid is not closed (overfilled), they won't empty the can at all! My 'get around' is to wait for the truck.... our driver will let me throw a couple extra bags / boxes into the back on occasion.

Another project on the books.... I have to change hats....to auto body tech. My daughter dropped off her Jeep for repair. Her boyfriend skidded on the ice / snow up in Durango Co. and crumpled the bumper, headlight, and fender on her Jeep. Now that the weather is cooperating, I'll start to unbolt / disassemble it. No insurance claim... he skidded into a barrier wall. Lucky there wasn't more damage.

Placed an order with Camping World for som items needed for the RV. They were having a big clearance sale, so took advantage. Shipping is free to the store, so might take a ride across town later to pick up the order. Might wait until I go into town for the Dr's appointments this week.... may as well save gas and consolidate trips....

Everyone have a great day and start to the week!

 

[RoyJackson]

Roy, good to hear the Ego snowblower working well. How long do the batteries last?

Haven't ran it enough to run down the battery (just one in it right now).
The YouTube videos state around 2 hours or so if you run it wide open...longer if it's throttled back

 

[txdon]

Don, welcome home! The cruise sounded fun. Are the guests allowed to use the ice rink ?

Yes, Most days there are open skating sessions. At night they cover the Ice with a wood floor and have a dance floor.
In Costa Maya we took multi part shore excursion, making a Salsa (dip), learning the Salsa (dance), tequila tasting and Beach excursion.
In Roatan we made chocolate the way the Mayans did with raw cocoa beans from a farm there.

 

[txdon]

Costa Maya was one of the first to open and got lots of reservations from cruise ships. There were 4 ships the day we were there.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

NWS says it got down to 20° at the Denton Airport and 27° here, 10 miles south of the airport. Supposed to go to 64° today, and if the weather guessers are right, no more freeze for us for this week, at least.

We're having drier weather than we've had in a long time. I just got to looking at some of my old records and realized that I have not used the lawnmower now for the last 4 months. I can't even remember a year in the past that I've gone that long without doing any mowing.

One of my buddies is moving to Plano tx this week. He was my backup for streaming our worship services, so now I get to train a new one.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

glad you are back and had fun Don.
I've never seen an ice skating rink on a cruise ship, really must take some refrigeration power to get that done.

waiting til 9 to order some flowers for a member of church whose first anniversary of her teenage son's death is Wednesday.
No one talks about it much so I'm pretty sure it was an overdose of something.
and she is head of our group we call care and counsel that looks out after sick members. So now it's her turn to be cared for.
I made sure her son's grave site was tended to and looked nice for her. Hard to imagine how she feels.

That’s a rough one. Thanks for looking out for her.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Looks like Spring is near. Dairy Queen annual ritual reopening is tomorrow.

Ours stay open all year. My wife would be in withdrawal without a blizzard fix.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

We have these, after putting in the new floor those brown metal ones had to go.
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Bottom is the color they are.

Nice. I have 1 wood one, with metal adjustment underneath, but it still sits above the floor. I love the flush ones.

 

[Thomas]

19F clear blue sky single numbers for low over night.

1/4" snow maybe from last evening white but the winds.
Not much happing so far today...8 hours at pt. job now feet are up going to be slow evening.

Enjoy your afternoon all.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Ours stay open all year. My wife would be in withdrawal without a blizzard fix.

I think Murray Kentucky has one of the last dairy Queens with no restrooms no inside seating. I'm 71 and it's the same block building all of my life.

 

[Eric Salop]

We received invitations to go and get flu jabs some time ago, however not until today could we go due to colds and being in contact with various family members with aligatoritis.
It seems all supplies of the normal stuff for older people have been used up in England, instead we received doses formulated for younger people. Looking forward to feeling rejuvenated tomorrow

Popgadget, I would be admiring that heat register too ! Very neat.
Actually I always stop and stare on the few occasions I have seen a hot air vent in a floor - rare things in this country.

Randy, broadband is "only good to 200 mbps" ! I wish.
I have the same Speedtest app, though the display rarely makes it into double digits.
Actually that is not completely true, packet loss is always double digits (over 70%) . Never mind, that is still plenty good enough to appreciate Don's cruise pics

 

[txdon]

On our fist day we stayed at Moody Gardens in Galveston, so it would be just a 20 minute drive to the pier on cruise day 1. On the ship at 11:30am.

 

[txdon]

Roatan pier.

 

[newbury]

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Another project on the books.... I have to change hats....to auto body tech. My daughter dropped off her Jeep for repair. Her boyfriend skidded on the ice / snow up in Durango Co. and crumpled the bumper, headlight, and fender on her Jeep. Now that the weather is cooperating, I'll start to unbolt / disassemble it. No insurance claim... he skidded into a barrier wall. Lucky there wasn't more damage.
<snip>

Are you going to get the boyfriend to help you?
That was always a good way to scope out potential suitors for my daughter.

 

[txdon]

If you look closely you can see the ambulance heading for our ship. One guest had a heart attack. She survived but did not have travel insurance and her family was going to drive to Mexico to pick her up. This was in Costa Maya.

 

[txdon]

In the last pic did you notice the American flag flying in Mexico. The Mexico flag is flying above it.

 

[txdon]

Knee 8 weeks healed.

 

[Buppies]

I wish my face would heal up that nicely