Good morning!!!!

[buckeyefarmer]

Just got home from Lancaster PA dinner theater show of White Christmas. Good meal and show. Went with another couple, I drove. Plan to sleep in.

L5030 gets returned tomorrow (now today). Just needed a $4 seal.

 

[Buppies]

45.2 now rain showers tomorrow high of 60 today still working on industrial park parking lot now.

Awake and should not be prayers for all silent or spoken our Country

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 49ºF for the start, overcast, about .05 inch in rain gauge, light breeze. Light wind, Overcast cleared some then clouded back up, and high temp was 70ºF. Cold front coming through, forecasted rain not showing up, going to cool off. Made coffee to start day, grief share, put lights on tree, worked on bike shifters with some success, bike ride, rabbit hole on computer, nap, more computer time.
Ron sorry about the Costco trip, hope the hearing aids are tuned up. Hope new filter project going well. Cute bird.
Drew sorry about no car wash. Be careful what you dream about, it might happen. Hope you had good day in garage.
Billy 64ºF temp not good for swimming. Sorry about the wait to eat, glad you had a good meal after the wait. Hope the space station waved back.
Thomas hope your day wen well.
Drew thanks for your thoughts, they are good ones.
Ron thanks for sharing your story, as Drew said no situational awareness!
Mike your weather about as nice as ours. Hope MIL does not crush the Christmas Spirit.
Drew she still talks to you, must be doing something right.
Frits sorry about the fog for dog walk. I had forgotten about your newspaper trick, but no newspaper here any more.
Dennis I missed it too, sleeping very soundly when it flew over.
Happy(NC) glad you were ale to putter in garage.
Don Sorry mowing not over for the season. Good to see the star back in action.
Bill thanks for sharing the story. Was down the hole for a bit myself.
Lou sorry sander trailer has to wait. Much nicer to renew online rather than at DOT office
Dennis sorry Christmas memory lost in the digital world.
Scott(vt) hope FD party was good. Good luck with testing and hearing aids.
Paul good to hear all the little thing that need to happen after moving in a new place are happening. Hope well pump project went well. And breakfast with professor. Nice that oddfellows improving holidays for other people.
RNG hope paperwork getting caught up. Sorry your favorite Christmas light MIA. Glad you put some lights up. I got my usual lights up outside. Sorry hat didn't work out, Hope he likes the replacement gift.
Ken hope you got some sunshine. Hope garage got rearranged. Truck has issues.
David good to hear bypass worked on tractor. Didn't the filter assembly get replaced? Glad HH and food both good.
Dennis good to hear painting done. Sorry about scanner ****, have not encountered one yet but lines have been shorter at manned checkout lately.
Randy(wag) hope Veterans coffee and shopping both good. And wattle tree branch is gone.
Mike cool fog pic
Don wish Costco only 15 minutes away, in Saint Louis Costco was only 15 minute away with traffic.
Dennis glad show was good. Hope you can sleep in.
Buppies sorry you are awake. prayers sent.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /son's migraines, Bird /aging issues,Mike /BIL in FL, Ron /heart, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /cancer,parathyroid,blood sugar /wife, Thomas /gout, Phil /reflux, Frits /veteran son with mental issues, /granddaughter with Evans Syndrome, Ken /dad dementia, /chronic fatigue, Diet not working, Randy(wag) /sister stoke, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, /wife back issues and cancer, Lou /eye issues, /heart issues, /wife hip replacement, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's hip or leg pain, /back issue, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage dissolving, / friend stop drinking, Dennis /retirement, /neighbor issues, /brother's lymphoma, /dad surgery recovery, Drew /back operation issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, Scotty /back pain, Helogabals /wife's friend situation, Fatjay /father broken hip, ******, Ukraine war, hurricane victims, and Country.

 

[sodamo]

mostly, no still on backorder

 

[ronjhall]

Drinking hot cup of coffee. 32° with light snow this morning. Heading to 36° with snow flurries. Very busy day yesterday. Got plywood board mounted on cellar wall. Got first coat of paint done. Then did some maintenance on solar fence pole light. Batteries needed some dialectic on connections. All 6 are working today. Will get second coat of paint on board today. Then cleanup mess I made in shop and cellar.

Everyone stay safe and well.

Good Morning All.

 

[mpham]

Morning all!
32 going to 45 today. Looks like winter comes back this weekend!

Plumber came and fixed the water leak at the apartment house. Was so nice out the wife and I took a nice long walk. After that we went to a Christmas luncheon.

Not much on the agenda for today. Wife's car will be at the garage for a service so will need to drop off and pick up. Garage is about a mile away so we will probably use this to get our steps in.
Other than that will be taking the day as it comes. Not sure if I will head to the shop or not. Got a few gifts made for Christmas. Already gave one out and forgot to grab a picture!
This one is from a piece of wood from the owners property.

I guess that's it for now.
Hope everyone stays safe and healthy!

 

[daugen]

good morning all
taking friend to Philadelphia airport soon, that should be fun in rush hour traffic.
there is simply no easy way to get there without huge congestion
She likes getting there two hours early so not worried about timing

then home before rain comes in this afternoon
got the last of my presents wrapped yesterday, a teething toy for a newborn.
this is my inlaw's son's first child, will be fun to have MIL and great grandson together, hope
to get their picture together Christmas eve.

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the low is 30 and going to a high of 32°F. Wind WSW 8 mph. 60% chance of flurries. They are guessing about an inch.

I think I will jump back down the rabbit hole again.


Have a safe day all

 

[daugen]

Drew she still talks to you, must be doing something right.

my wife passed 11 years ago and on her death bed she asked me to look out after her Mother.
Her siblings first thought I was doing this because I was "in it for something".
It took them years to finally realize I was just keeping a promise I made.
promises made, promises kept.

I think I see my MIL more than her son does, he has offloaded all the care onto his wife, granted she is a
retired nurse. Which is a godsend for the family.
All I know is she greatly appreciates my visits and I leave her with a big smile.
promises kept

 

[daugen]

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some seriously cold weather is coming to New England
since my friend's cabin is in Arkville NY, I have had that as a memory button on Wunderground
from the beginning.
Minus 5 on Wednesday morning.

I've been there when it was minus 2. I spilled water on the kitchen floor and we had a frozen lake for many hours until
floor warmed up enough to melt the ice.
It was always a test whether my friend's old Jeep could make it to the top, and often it couldn't.
So we had to walk, with packs, up a mile long path. Did that a few times and said never again.
Actually that's when I bought a snowmobile and that conquered everything.

 

[Buppies]

Nice Drew good man you are
I was up late then back to bed actually up only a short bit. just woke up got more paving to get done
Nice work Phil

 

[wngsprd]

37 going to 59 and rain tonight.

Phil, cool lighthouse. What kind of tree?

We are members at Sams and Costco...my wife has determined at which store to buy certain items, and doesn't mind going to both. We probably do 90% at Costco, and I'm rarely ever with her when she goes to Sams. I guess I don't like going to both.

It was nice hiking in shorts yesterday and driving home with the windows down at 68F. Della turned 9 months old yesterday...only mentioning that because she went into heat. Fortunately, the only dogs we passed on the trail were females.

 

[Happy in NC]

Good morning TBN!!
48 and should tack on another 20 before the day ends. Should be mostly dry but cloudy. Going to enjoy before the weekend when the lows are going back to the 20s.
Pretty good day yesterday. Did a little to the buggy. I lack the confidence so I have been using jumpers to connect things. I did have it crank a few time, but starter cranked and stayed cranking with the key on. Getting closer at least. Got a little NH seat time clearing some fallen timber in a small area.
Got some seat time on both the 4 wheelers running the dog. Also plenty of walking time too. (14.7k).
Dog must of gotten nearly 100K . Hmm. Wonder if he gets twice as many steps as I do with his 4 legs
Looking at doing pretty much the same today things today.

Have a great and safe day!!

 

[riptides]

31 outside right now, lower 50's expected. Rain supposed to move in later today.

Still doing prep work for MIL relocation. Good news is that all the stuff accumulated from their place and my Dad's is starting to sell on Market Place. It was the best of stuff left over from Estate and Yard Sales. Stuff that one just could not give away. Our other house is actually clearing out and you can walk into it now.

More paperwork on order today. Wife goes to see her Doc in MD for a checkup so I will hold the fort and watch not my dog for the day.

Never set foot in the Sams, Costco or big bulk like stores. Fortunate enough to have had a butcher close by for a good part of life while here. Groceries were at regular stores for veggies and what not. We usually shop for a weeks supply food wise so bulk/big store stuff just was not our lifestyle. I probably don't know what I am missing.

Hope all have a good day. Be safe.

 

[Thomas]

34F cloudy low 40's for high.
3 different forecast rain snow mix up to 1"+,2-4 inches,4-7 inches wet heavy.

Outside chores done E muffin time.
Plans for today...Since lot snow has melted ground showing here and there,some chainsaw time clean up large limbs etc. also clean up limbs from 4 storms ago. other than that putter.

Enjoy your day all.

 

[LouNY]

We have a BJ's over in the Saratoga area along with a Walmart, they are close to 45 minutes away for us. I haven't set foot in either one for many years. I do get some Walmart deliveries from online shopping and have utilized their curb side pickup a few times. I'm fortunate not to have to buy any beef in a store and often don't for pork or poultry getting them locally and in bulk, halves or whole. I do at times get chicken in the grocery store for my wife. But no bulk shopping for us, Costco is about 4 hours away, and the closest SAMs about an hour.

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning
32° and clear. Will be 50 later this afternoon and raining this evening.
Yesterday was busy, but productive. Buddy’s well pump really was 500’ down into the bowels of the earth. The rented up-z-dazy did the lions share of the work.

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The pump was definitely the problem, we found a replacement nearby, fortunately there are a lot of deep wells in his area, so local supply had a pump with the requisite number of stages (17) to lift the water. I did have to make a tool that involved the CNC plasma cutter, a lathe and milling machine. I could have done it with a trip to the hardware store, but what fun would that be, and my version was definitely better. But at the end of the day, success was at hand.

I didn’t get a lot else done, picked up the RAV4, actually made the shop neater than it was at the beginning of the day. Admittedly, that wasn’t very hard, but I’m moving in the right direction. I did get the battery maintainers on the tractor and the Lazer, but that was about it for the day.

Maybe today would be a good day for the driveway markers, and getting ready for a (not yet forecast) plowable snow.

 

[Buppies]

Due the ever changing weather patterns there may not be plow able here locally. Tractor is getting tired of resting

 

[m7040]

good morning, 35 going to 50 sun will be back

Looked into the wiring on the van. Not able to figure out what is wrong. Apparently the wiring involves a controller that opens up ground to lights. The scan tool sensed an open circuit in the drivers door but no other wiring problems. The wiring diagrams are very complicated so not much help at least to me.

Will see what I may be up to for today

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 42F @ 4:45AM. Sunshine to start, then a few afternoon clouds. High 76F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph.

The closest Sam's Club is 83 miles from here, but I wouldn't shop there even if it was right next door. I'm boycotting Walmart, too, since they refused to refund the $12 core charge on one of their automotive batteries "because it's not in our system any longer".

Sanitized the old iPhone yesterday in preparation for returning it to Apple for a partial refund on the new one. I'll drop it off at FedEx tomorrow while I'm out getting the stiches out of my fingers.

Spent most of the day wrangling web pages, trying to migrate a site from one development tool to another. It's been long enough since I've done this kind of thing that it's been a struggle. I'm tempted to dedicate an old laptop to the job, but it would mean I'd have to stop updating the operating system. Not a good idea security wise.

Happy hump day, folks...