Good morning!!!!

[Looking4new]

Happy Anniversary, Fuddyduddy!

 

[Looking4new]

BEF, maybe you should get yourself some good cough syrup if you can take it?

 

[scaredychicken]

Thank you so much...means a lot! My 95 yo Mom said a couple years ago my Dad & my wife's Mom both worked at Sears and they had family Christmas dinners. I would always make faces at this cute little girl & she made them back (we were 5-6)...then years later that was her daughter in law.
We met again as teenagers, haven't been apart more than a few days.

that is an entire chapter right there

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 35ºF for the start, mostly clear sky, breezy. Moderate wind, sky clouded up to overcast, and high temp was 42ºF. Cleaned ashes to start morning, followed by fire start in insert. puttered in morning, bike ride early afternoon, then nap. After dinner Turkey Roll (bike ride) prep. Have had new feeder outside since Tuesday noon, no visitor yet, bird or squirrel.
Randy(wag) Thanks for the explanation of curry. Different spice level listing
Drew squirrels will find Shepard's hook piece of cake, even if greased.
Drew West Texas is a ways from here, no rivers run from there to here. And no I did not feel it.
Thomas hope day goes as planned.
Helogabals Happy Independence day! Hope parade is fun.
Ron surprised shovels and ice melt still not handy. Nice house wren.
Phil never worried about calendar age, it is how old do you feel. Nice tile job. glad you enjoyed play.
Mike I have better luck with tubes. nice spider catch.
Buppies Glad you are getting warmer next week. prayers sent
Frits will be interesting how much snow they really get.
NHBX good to hear no falls.
Bill hope heater does not run you out of cab. Have fun plowing. Glad you got some Nanimo bars.
Paul sorry about the hinge failure. Neat pic of garage. Hope flight went smoothly and you get to play music.
Drew attach alpaca?
Scotty good to hear you have potential solution to drain clogs.
Oosik welcome back, 10ºF is cold.
RNG glad you got the fixins for Thanksgiving. Sorry about the pricing. Hope red bike is progressing satisfactorily.
Don glad battery replace. I don't worry about Auto Start, mileage ok without it. Good catch on garage door opener. The challenge is finding the offending tripped GFI. Our rain chances evaporate about 8AM.
Mike sorry about the shortages. I have 30+ lbs you can have.
Scotty looks like fun attachment.
Billy glad you got good hike in. Great pic
Ken good to hear magic buck gone. Glad you got the stuff for Lasagna
Drew or should I say Johnny. Serious bunch of apples
David sorry about guys lost again, losing streak seams longer than winning streak. Hope you got your turkey.
Fuddy sorry about nozzle failure. Glad you were able to replace it so quick.
RS sorry about yesterday. Good check up. Hope today was better.
Drew good to hear you had a good day.
Rich enjoy your snow. Did not mean to imply waste just diverted from plan A to plan B. With me that can be good or bad.
Billy thanks for recap of hike.
Doug sorry about hands keeping you up. prayers sent.
David sorry to hear about neighbor's tractor. Hope the transport goes smoothly.
Mark have good time off. Good luck catching up.
Dennis sorry you are so tired.
Bill 8.95/gal,BIG ouch.
Dennis sorry about getting head cold.
Fuddy Happy Anniversary To you and the Mrs. 50 years, impressive!
Randy(wag) good to hear stacking complete. Sorry about the foiled mowing plans.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /learning new job, /friends upcoming new baby, Bird /aging issues, Roy /passed away, /wife ankle,recover from getting sick, Ron /broken arm and heart, Billy /mom hypertension & congestive heart failure, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /new skin cancer spot and treatment, /elbow healing, /wife knee healing, Thomas /gout, /wife's pain, Phil /reflux, /wife's eyes and fall, Frits/ daughters hip replacement /veteran son with mental issues, Ken /dad possible dementia, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, /wife feeling bad, Lou / eye issues, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's new eye surgery recovery, Chris /neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /wife not feeling well, /marriage not doing well, / friend stop drinking, Paul/ wife's healing from back surgery, Dennis /retirement, /not feeling good, /neighbor issues, /land development, / brother "alligallyitus" and back in hospital, Drew /foot heel issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, James /death of FIL, Scotty, /back pain, Frits /daughter recovery from surgery, Helogabals /second opinion, /wife's friend situation, Mark /wife colon surgery, Fatjay /father broken hip, Ukraine war, and Country.

 

[two_bit_score]

@kenmbz - my wife wanted to learn to shoot a number of years ago. I tried getting her comfortable with what i already owned. Basically, she hated them all. So took her to the gun store and let her handle/pick a gun.

She ended up with a Rossi 971 revolver (.38/.357). And with training in safety/handling/sight picture/etc., she became very proficient very quickly. The Rossi got recalled which morphed into a Taurus revolver as a replacement.

She now is proficient with a fair number of handguns, but still prefers the basic DA revolver. The process was very eye opening to me. Made me a big believer in letting the woman make the choice.

I know what you mean. Dang it, I have bought my wife all kinds of guns and she just doesn't like any of them. Guess I'll just keep trying.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I think I got bit. Will check later. My early warning sign triggered, can’t smell Vicks. I could Thursday night.

 

[m7040]

Thank you so much...means a lot! My 95 yo Mom said a couple years ago my Dad & my wife's Mom both worked at Sears and they had family Christmas dinners. I would always make faces at this cute little girl & she made them back (we were 5-6)...then years later that was her daughter in law.
We met again as teenagers, haven't been apart more than a few days.

Happy anniversary and congratulation on the 50 years. Wish you and wife the best. Wondering how many on here have been married this long?

 

[m7040]

I think I got bit. Will check later. My early warning sign triggered, can’t smell Vicks. I could Thursday night.

Paxlovid is your friend

 

[sodamo]

Happy Anniversary Mr & Mrs Fuddy

 

[Helogabals]

Good morning !
-4 C with some snow later afternoon. Hope to start test new broom and snow plow. I got them late spring, too late for real tests. Looks like finally winter is here

Went to parade y-day. 10 y ago our army was like advanced rescue team with some rifles. Guys with helicopters where transporting injured from remote areas to hospitals and helped to track down those lost in forests. And it was just fine. Then our big neighbor started to make strange movements. And we have spent fortune on howitzers and armored vehicles. That is well spent money, maybe we should have spent even more. But man, looking on those "advanced tractors" I coudnt stop thinking about what we could have done with that fortune. And everybody is doing that because of those rus bastards. 10 years ago, apart ouf ours here was only our neighbors (EST & LIT) marching. You know, those "wedding soldiers" units - like Brits have guys with red uniforms and bear hats. Yesterday here was Canadians, US ship, Danish, Spanish, Slovakian, Polish, Italian tanks. Some more, I dont recall anymore. Really like a lot for so small country. no other options ....

Today wife went to funeral. Her "uncle" passed. I really didnt like that man, way to much drinking has made hard time for his wife (which is sister of my wife's mother) and his daughters, which are really nice persons. Anyway I feel like cold or flu so decided to stay at home. At beginning wife was angry on me, but later she admit that staying at home is good decision
So a bit of hard time, but nothing bad

 

[m7040]

Good morning, 26 going to high of 41 today. No snow in forecast thankfully. The snowfall in Buffalo is historic and even with them being used to this it is a lot of cleanup and risks for building collapse.
Watered the newly planted Leland Cypress and Green Giant trees yesterday and blew out the hoses. Ground will freeze so that will be last watering this year.
The excavator thumb is back working. Somehow the setting was changed to hydraulic hammer which made it one way acting. Using gloves may have inadvertently pushed some controls.
Daughter had her hip replacement Dr checkup and she is making good progress and angle of movement changed from 17 degrees to 47 degree. She works from home already full time except for appointments for PT and followup and that is only 3 weeks out from surgery.
Sealed up a couple of more windows for winter.
Helo, invasion of Ukraine have caused many countries to boost defense spending and make plans to step up to Nato targets for spending on defense. Many countries have been lagging and relying on US as the backstop so some of the social welfare spending will be under pressure.

 

[ronjhall]

Having a cup of tea this morning. 19° with cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 26° with more snow flurries in afternoon. Add 25+mph winds. Should be a good day to stay inside. Got snow shovels and ice melt on back porch. Cleaned up couple inches of snow off walkways. Got Trac-Vac repairs done. Then got metal and parts together hose support. May work on that today in shop.
Had a long talk with my sister in AZ yesterday. My BIL is going on Hospice Care. Prayers needed for them please.
Stay warm.

Buckeye, get better soon.

Everyone stay well and safe.

Good Morning All.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Ron, prayers for BIL.

Alligator test is negative. Will have to find a testing site for a non home test. When wife had it, she was negative at home.

 

[Buppies]

Prayers for BIL Ron, prayers for BEF, prayers for scaredy, Alien and upcoming surgery

Fuddyduddy happy anniversary almost 46 years here met her in college best thing for me ever

Need to go buy more bird seed birds fussing

26 high of 44 today much colder tomorrow before moderation sets in 50s next week

Missing Roy and Toppop

 

[daugen]

good morning all
brrrr, 25 out now, only getting up to 41 today

Dennis, get that second test, brother tested negative five days in a row, took different test at drugstore, positive. Feel better soon.

Ron, prayers and best wishes for your BIL. That is one seriously fat squirrel.

I think the biggest snow storm I can remember was 32 inches. 4 feet, or more, is just nuts.

still haven't cleaned out the garden, at least it's sunny today, will see if I get motivated. Need to go food shopping this morning, get food to take
with me on trip so I don't have to eat fast food. Going to pack the cooler, fridge in hotel room will get a workout

sure wish it was going to be warmer in NC next week. Nope, all this cold air is down there too.

four bird feeders now up and full. If they climb the shepherd's hooks, which I expect, I'll buy the coolie hat preventers.
There is so much seed on ground that is easy to get to, but squirrels seem to like the challenge.

be well, be happy, be kind.

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, low temp 23 and the high to 30°F. Wind S 8 mph. A few flurries. Snowing right now and we've got an inch since I went to bed. Snow squall warning in effect. Block heater turned on. I might be able to try out my new to me V plow.

Going to take my computer apart on Sunday and replace all of the 12 year old fans in the case. There are 3 of 320 mm and one 140 mm fans to replace. We are putting all 140s back in.

Nice chubby squirrel, how many for a pot of stew?

Not much to do today except maybe plow.

Have a safe day all

 

[daugen]

Bill, you have four fans in one pc? Or is it a big server case?

 

[ronjhall]

Nice chubby squirrel, how many for a pot of stew?

Not sure. But there were 8 of them on the ground around feeders yesterday.

 

[daugen]

oh my looked outside and it's all white out, we got a nice dusting before the precip left.
And I have a bunch of big birds hanging out, one sitting in the frozen water, though maybe he's melting it
for a drink?

I really need to take the screen out of this window so I can get better pictures.

 

[daugen]

any idea on how to water the birds without electricity in freezing weather?

c'mon Makita, make a cordless heated bird waterer...

(I bet Popgadget could make one, 60W heater, mini inverter, etc)