Good morning!!!!

[KilroyJC]

Just remember:

”Y’all” is the singular.

“All y’all” is the plural.

 

[riptides]

15 outside right now, heading to maybe 42 today.

The wind picked up yesterday sort of in the middle of the afternoon, that brought the nice day to a halt. Well sort of. It just got colder and I started to slow down. Managed to get another 1/2 cord cut, split and stacked into the wood shed. Will probably return to cutting up some more today on the big oak. The log splitter started surging yesterday, maybe some contaminated fuel. Will have to check that out this AM. Sigh...cannot have that happening.

On the frustratingly stupid side of life, my daughters health insurance was once again, inactivated. As in no coverage. This is the fourth time this has happened in the last three months. Calling the insurance company is just so aggravating. They hand off from person to person, no one can id the problem, they say it takes like 24 hours to "fix". Yet it takes them literally hours to "break". You better believe me when I say we will launch some serious complaints about customer service. No one seems to understand the ramifications of dropping someone from coverage as they are seeking medical services. This is a national insurance company. Needless to say....I am still ....hot.

Hey, the moon is still a sight to behold this AM. Hope all have a great day. Be safe.

 

[daugen]

clicked on first page of this epic thread and there was Roy.
Sure miss him, sure miss Toppop.
Hope their widows are doing ok
A special prayer for happiness for them this holiday.

 

[wngsprd]

I have a 6” 120VAC muffin fan from an ancient desktop computer power supply that I point at our woodstove to distribute the heat, in addition to the Caframo on top.

Amazing how much air that Ecofan can push. That's the only fan we regularly use.

 

[NHBX]

23° now highs today in the low 30’s, a mix of sun and clouds with west winds 10-15 mph.

Feel like I’ve been in some kind of time warp lately, busy all day but doesn’t seem like I accomplished much of anything. Maybe it’s just getting used to being dark at 4:30 pm.

Yesterday was grocery shopping and stocking up for winters eventual arrival. We got about 3” of white stuff the other day but it changed to rain and was gone by early afternoon. Also installed a new gateway/router/modem or whatever they are called today. Was a relatively smooth install, the biggest pain was getting all the WiFi stuff talking again. Didn’t realize how much stuff we have, 2 laptops, 4 tablets, 2 phones, 1 printer, 2 roku boxes, 1 fire stick and a partridge in a pear tree lol.

Oh well that’s enough jabbering for now.

Helo, I enjoy reading your posts, makes me slow down and actually comprehend what you write

Enjoy your day everyone (or all y’all)

 

[Helogabals]

Helo, I enjoy reading your posts, makes me slow down and actually comprehend what you write

Enjoy your day everyone (or all y’all)

 

[KilroyJC]

Top Comment:
”Imagine showing this to someone who is trying to learn English LOL”

 

[KilroyJC]

15 outside right now, heading to maybe 42 today.

The wind picked up yesterday sort of in the middle of the afternoon, that brought the nice day to a halt. Well sort of. It just got colder and I started to slow down. Managed to get another 1/2 cord cut, split and stacked into the wood shed. Will probably return to cutting up some more today on the big oak. The log splitter started surging yesterday, maybe some contaminated fuel. Will have to check that out this AM. Sigh...cannot have that happening.

On the frustratingly stupid side of life, my daughters health insurance was once again, inactivated. As in no coverage. This is the fourth time this has happened in the last three months. Calling the insurance company is just so aggravating. They hand off from person to person, no one can id the problem, they say it takes like 24 hours to "fix". Yet it takes them literally hours to "break". You better believe me when I say we will launch some serious complaints about customer service. No one seems to understand the ramifications of dropping someone from coverage as they are seeking medical services. This is a national insurance company. Needless to say....I am still ....hot.

Hey, the moon is still a sight to behold this AM. Hope all have a great day. Be safe.

Have her contact the insurance company’s Special Investigations Unit. They all have one, and while they are primarily concerned with fraudulent claims, they also have an internal controls function, and that may help resolve the cancellation issues.

 

[wngsprd]

16 going to 43.

Kyle, very impressive job on that manifold.

Mostly, glad you had a safe trip home.

Yep, Buppies, we still need lots of rain (or snow ) to fill our lakes streams and groundwater.

Had a wonderful trip down to Virginia Beach to visit with my mom and sister. Did lots of chores to help her...always makes me feel good, starting with getting her Christmas decorations down and tree up. A high priority for me was to fix her iPhone so she wouldn't push my cell phone account over its data limit again. I use Android, but am getting better on Apple since I gave her this phone a few years ago. My niece had fixed an issue for her a while back, but switched off wifi. I got that turned back on and got her PC running properly again so she wouldn't use her iPhone for everything.

Light traffic in the tunnels made the drive smooth.

We have our son, wife and new granddaughter coming today for a few days. Thier first trip since she was born.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

21°, which is our lowest since 1 Jan. Hard to believe.
Still trying to decide if I want a tooth taken out next week, or wait and see how long until it gets infected again.

 

[NHBX]

Top Comment:
”Imagine showing this to someone who is trying to learn English LOL”

Coming from many generations of New England Yankees I’m still learning English!

 

[Thomas]

18F brisk breeze might reach 30F partly cloudy.

Outside chores done E muffin time.
Plans for today...dump run and 3 stops in town for goodies,afternoon couple wheelbarrow loads wood in basement,gravel pit small pickup load than spread icy area driveway,not sure the rest of the day.

Enjoy your day all.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

23° now highs today in the low 30’s, a mix of sun and clouds with west winds 10-15 mph.

Feel like I’ve been in some kind of time warp lately, busy all day but doesn’t seem like I accomplished much of anything. Maybe it’s just getting used to being dark at 4:30 pm.

Yesterday was grocery shopping and stocking up for winters eventual arrival. We got about 3” of white stuff the other day but it changed to rain and was gone by early afternoon. Also installed a new gateway/router/modem or whatever they are called today. Was a relatively smooth install, the biggest pain was getting all the WiFi stuff talking again. Didn’t realize how much stuff we have, 2 laptops, 4 tablets, 2 phones, 1 printer, 2 roku boxes, 1 fire stick and a partridge in a pear tree lol.

Oh well that’s enough jabbering for now.

Helo, I enjoy reading your posts, makes me slow down and actually comprehend what you write

Enjoy your day everyone (or all y’all)

A WiFi partridge, nice!!!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Surprised at the lower temps y’all south of me are having. I expect it from You’somes north.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 47F@ 4:30AM. Partly cloudy skies. High 63F. Winds light and variable.
This would be good weather for lighting burn piles, but the brush around here is still way too dry. The only rain in the 10-day comes a week from tomorrow, and it's only a couple tenths.

Still trying to get the solar power system installers on the new house to transfer ownership to me. The last exchange had them demanding a copy of the grant deed, so I made an e-copy yesterday. Contacted them via chat yesterday to find out how they wanted it, and was informed that the transfer "case" was closed and the old owner has to start a new one. I only have an address for them, so put together a letter requesting them to initiate the transfer again. Good thing there's no hurry, but also hope it doesn't get lost in the mail.

Got all the empty boxes unloaded from the van, and fixed a loose handle on a dollar store whisk with a little TIG welding. Automatic filter on the welding helmet kept flashing me, but the battery indicator says the battery is fine. The lights are out over the welding and work bench which didn't help matters much. Need to replace a bad wall switch, but the cover plate has twelve screws holding it in place and I was feeling a bit too lazy to tackle that yesterday. Maybe today.

Happy Hump Day, folks...

 

[KilroyJC]

Surprised at the lower temps y’all south of me are having. I expect it from You’somes north.

Elevation makes a difference, too.

last year we had a couple days of sub-zero Fahrenheit temps. That was fun (for varying values of “fun”). . .

 

[KilroyJC]

Surprised at the lower temps y’all south of me are having. I expect it from You’somes north.

You’n’s is the proper term, if I am not mistaken

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning.
21 with a high of 35 forecasted under mostly clear skies.

Yesterday finished up with getting a deposit escrowed on the airplane that I’m selling for my friend’s widow. We agreed on less than 1% off the asking price, with very reasonable conditions. I have to move it to the shop that is going to inspect it this morning. It will feel good to have that checked off my list.

After that, I hope to get some chores done around here. I guess I have to add putting in the driveway marker poles to the list in case it really snows this year. Last year they did a great job of keeping the snow away.
But it is surprising what a great job a blanket of snow does of hiding the curving lane. It’s embarrassing how poorly I do at finding it without the markers. And I put it in and have traveling up and down it for 40 years!

 

[Popgadget]

Also installed a new gateway/router/modem or whatever they are called today. Was a relatively smooth install, the biggest pain was getting all the WiFi stuff talking again. Didn’t realize how much stuff we have, 2 laptops, 4 tablets, 2 phones, 1 printer, 2 roku boxes, 1 fire stick and a partridge in a pear tree lol.

I’ve had good success with setting up new access points being mindful to keep the SSID and password the same as the old one, the vast majority of the IOT connects without intervention that way.

 

[Popgadget]

You’n’s is the proper term, if I am not mistaken

That’s a very common term in western PA and WV, but I don’t hear it much anywhere else.