What's everybody doing today?

[Bacpacker]

Get well soon Spike. Hate to hear you caught that crap

 

[LadyLocust]

@Neb What kind of chestnut tree is it? (variety)

Do others notice mistakes I make? Sorry I thought I was paying attention, @Wingnut. About the dogs …but I mentioned it to @txcatlady as if it were her comment. I wouldn’t like strays hanging around either. You don’t have a big ol’ dog of your own, @Wingnut? Our dog and cat tolerate one another, no problems.
And recently I said something about how I had no cv19 shot…well I had the first shot of the 2 shot vax, then decided not to do more. Sometimes I forget I had the first.

Gee, I never make mistakes I believe somewhat recently I mentioned wearing a MickeyMouse hat - my hat has a little mickey patch on it. The way I said it, it was like I was wearing one of those things with ears. If I can't even keep myself straight, you know I'm gonna mix something up here or there. I think you are awesome! Things like getting a critter with the wrong owner just keeps us on our toes

I've had the 2 totes of Christmas decorations sitting in the kitchen/office doorway for at least a week now. I've began going through them and am hoping to part with a few more in order to get them down to 1 tote. I love Christmas, but as far as decorating, I like to bring some greens in and add little Christmas books to the punchbowl. Then the tree a week or so before Christmas. More and more, I don't want things I have to store. I can't say how many times I've told myself and others, "I'm not a storage unit." Easier said than done at times.

 

[Patchouli]

Today is someone’s birthday and she decided we’d get the tree up a couple days ago and she’s been decorating it this evening. We went shopping, had lunch out, and she’s taking a trip
for a few days to see her sister. It will be weird to have a nearly empty house.
Since he’s been gone I couldn’t stand getting a live tree so bought a faker. Too many sweet Christmas memories associated with tree trips.
@LadyLocust my mom painted some cool Santas and adorable tree ornaments. They are part of Christmas decor at my house.

 

[sonya123]

It rained all day. I got very little done. Did clean the house but that's all. Animals in barn all day , we cleaned around them. I wished it would stop raining

Spikedriver, hope you feel better soon! That's disturbing, we haven't had it either, wonder if eventually we will get it too

Magus: a POSSOM??? Really? Or kidding?

 

[Neb]

@Neb What kind of chestnut tree is it? (variety)

Gee, I never make mistakes I believe somewhat recently I mentioned wearing a MickeyMouse hat - my hat has a little mickey patch on it. The way I said it, it was like I was wearing one of those things with ears. If I can't even keep myself straight, you know I'm gonna mix something up here or there. I think you are awesome! Things like getting a critter with the wrong owner just keeps us on our toes

I've had the 2 totes of Christmas decorations sitting in the kitchen/office doorway for at least a week now. I've began going through them and am hoping to part with a few more in order to get them down to 1 tote. I love Christmas, but as far as decorating, I like to bring some greens in and add little Christmas books to the punchbowl. Then the tree a week or so before Christmas. More and more, I don't want things I have to store. I can't say how many times I've told myself and others, "I'm not a storage unit." Easier said than done at times.

Chinese chestnut.

Ben

 

[Pearl]

Well, crap.

I just tested positive for covid. That would explain why I had the runs two nights ago, it was my body's first reaction to the virus. I'm at the runny nose, dry cough, tight chest stage of the sickness right now. So, I've got a few days of being stuck at home in my future. I've been traveling all over the country, airports, restaurants, hotels, truck stops, all the places people werent supposed to go, since the start. I never got sick. But I guess I couldn't outrun the bug forever...

Hope you get over it fast!! These things shouldn't happen during vacation time!;

 

[snappy1]

75 Banana breads. See you all tomorrow.

 

[Wingnut]

Holy Moly!!! Atsa lotta banana bread!!!

Relaxing after a nice ride today, gonna post pics in my KLR 650 thread pronto! No cold beer en route today, too cold up there in the mountains, but I had a great ride and logged something like 107 or 108 miles, don't wanna go check now because all the cats are inside and the doors are secured for the night. What that means is I've already placed heavy cardboard boxes full of unpacked belongings in front of each outer cat door... I "locked" the cat doors first, but those plastic door locks are cheesy and can't withstand the "attention" of Tiger or Crackhead, lol. Later, I'll build more custom "cat door slides" out of wooden rails and plywood, then I can just slide the ply over the doors to keep the cats from getting out... the ply actually drops down into a U-shaped rail seat, like a vertical drawbridge, lol. I made one of these in Show Low, AZ, and it worked great! Looked good too! Anyway, I'm not going to the bike shed tonight, my feet are tired, lol... but I think I saw 107.something miles on the tripmeter. Cold beer tastes good now that I'm all cleaned up and sitting at my computer! Cheers!!!

 

[Frodo]

Today was “MY” day, I have been making mstuff for everyone and for festivals
But today, I said forget that nonsense I want a cowboy hat . So I spent the day making a hat for me.


The Hat

 

[LadyLocust]

Chinese chestnut.

Ben

Thank you.

 

[Spikedriver]

Starting my quarantine off by sitting in my recliner. There's nothing on the tube and I have a hundred movies here but I've seen them all. The 'vid just let me know that it wants revenge on me for avoiding it for almost three years. I had a coughing fit bad enough that it brought tears to my eyes. This is unlike anything I've ever experienced. Oh well, hydrate, movement, vitamins and sleep should do the trick...

 

[Heartbroken]

Please take good care of yourself Spike. My Husband was a diabetic and the vid, along with the complete failure of the medical establishment to consider or allow the alternate treatments I begged them to try, is what killed him. I'll never forgive myself for not fighting the hospital and getting a lawyer to force them to treat him properly.

 

[Frodo]

Starting my quarantine off by sitting in my recliner. There's nothing on the tube and I have a hundred movies here but I've seen them all. The 'vid just let me know that it wants revenge on me for avoiding it for almost three years. I had a coughing fit bad enough that it brought tears to my eyes. This is unlike anything I've ever experienced. Oh well, hydrate, movement, vitamins and sleep should do the trick...

Sorry to hear it Bro, drink a bottle of dm NyQuil and curl up under a blanket for 24 hours, then drink another bottle plus a pint of JD black label
Might nut cure it but you will not give a ****

 

[Wingnut]

Hey, Spikedriver, once I get off my lazy @$$ and start posting pics of today's ride, I have some railroad-related shots for ya! Oh, wait, I can still sit in front of my computer while doing this, lol...

Hang in there, bud, I've gotta grab another cold one but I'm heading for the KLR thread pronto, lol...

 

[txcatlady]

Do others notice mistakes I make? Sorry I thought I was paying attention, @Wingnut. About the dogs …but I mentioned it to @txcatlady as if it were her comment. I wouldn’t like strays hanging around either. You don’t have a big ol’ dog of your own, @Wingnut? Our dog and cat tolerate one another, no problems.
And recently I said something about how I had no cv19 shot…well I had the first shot of the 2 shot vax, then decided not to do more. Sometimes I forget I had the first.

Funny thing is that on first post I understood what you were saying and on this post to correct I laughed. I totally am with you!

 

[Haertig]

Today I got my hair cut off. Goodbye 18" ponytail ! Hello "get out of the shower and totally dry your hair with a napkin"!

 

[Spikedriver]

Sorry to hear it Bro, drink a bottle of dm NyQuil and curl up under a blanket for 24 hours, then drink another bottle plus a pint of JD black label
Might nut cure it but you will not give a ****

I don't have any JD, but I've got my choice between a bottle of Four Roses and a bottle of Patron Reposado...

 

[INresponse]

Starting my quarantine off by sitting in my recliner. There's nothing on the tube and I have a hundred movies here but I've seen them all. The 'vid just let me know that it wants revenge on me for avoiding it for almost three years. I had a coughing fit bad enough that it brought tears to my eyes. This is unlike anything I've ever experienced. Oh well, hydrate, movement, vitamins and sleep should do the trick...

If you have the thick, industrial like congestion I higly recommend flushing your sinuses with a saline rinse. I like the NeilMed, Sinus Rinse Kit with 50 Packets
I know the directions are very conservative but when I have bad sinus congestion I may use it every hour to rinse as much stuff out as possible so I can breathe. And, if that gunk is draining down the back it is what causes a sore throat, cough, and eventually bronchial congestion and a hacking cough. You wont find this part in the instructions either but one capful of peroxide mixed into the sinus flush once or twice a day will knock down the infection real quick. When I had covid with very bad thick snot congestion I had great relief within about 12 hours of my first rinse with the peroxide mixed in. I used the peroxide mix every 12 hours for a few days then once a day for a few more days. It shouldn't burn your sinuses unless they are raw from too much blowing, but you might feel a bit of fizzing up there as it is doing its job on the infection.

Ether way, I hope you get well soon.

 

[Wingnut]

Taking it easy today, looks like rain will be falling before too long... I'm a bit stiff & sore from yesterday's active ride, so I'll stick to household chores today, lol. I'm about to mack some leftover stuffing with country gravy & a bowl of turkey soup on the side... sounds good, I'm getting hungry, lol.

Later, if it's raining, and all my household chores are done, I'll read a good Western novel and *possibly* take a nap, lol.

 

[Spikedriver]

Covid, day 2 -

Well, it's actually probably day 4, but I digress. I feel better after getting a few hours of good sleep. My nose pours out clear fluid whenever I lean forward and I've got sinus headaches, but my lungs feel pretty good. I have an account at the local coffee shop, so I called them this morning and asked them to set a 16 oz cup of brew outside their door and charge it to my account. Then I walked a block and a half there to get it and came right back. I was ready to be done walking when I got inside. But it felt great to be in the sunshine for a few minutes.

My kid has an early out from school today. When she gets back I'm going to send her to Walmart to pick up a Paxlovid prescription and a humidifier. I'm blowing my nose ten times an hour and its starting to bleed inside so I need to get some moisture in the air.

Other than that, all is well. My blood glucose numbers have been difficult to control because I can't exercise and Covid is well known to cause temporary insulin resistance. And I'm bored out of my mind, being stuck at home. But I'm doing OK and hopefully by Sunday I'll be good to go...

 

[The Lazy L]

Covid, day 2 -

Well, it's actually probably day 4, but I digress. I feel better after getting a few hours of good sleep. My nose pours out clear fluid whenever I lean forward and I've got sinus headaches, but my lungs feel pretty good. I have an account at the local coffee shop, so I called them this morning and asked them to set a 16 oz cup of brew outside their door and charge it to my account. Then I walked a block and a half there to get it and came right back. I was ready to be done walking when I got inside. But it felt great to be in the sunshine for a few minutes.

My kid has an early out from school today. When she gets back I'm going to send her to Walmart to pick up a Paxlovid prescription and a humidifier. I'm blowing my nose ten times an hour and its starting to bleed inside so I need to get some moisture in the air.

Other than that, all is well. My blood glucose numbers have been difficult to control because I can't exercise and Covid is well known to cause temporary insulin resistance. And I'm bored out of my mind, being stuck at home. But I'm doing OK and hopefully by Sunday I'll be good to go...

Good to read you're doing better. Hang in there young kid, you'll beat this!

 

[TeeJ]

The last two weeks have been absolutely crazy with my having a nasty cold, ramping up the new duties at work and our annual audits of the ERP system I administer. Just sent the last info the auditors requested in, I'm hoping things settle down.

Got the Christmas tree set up last night. My wife always did a victorian-esque tree that wasn't exactly my thing, so I've decided that this year we'll do a star wars themed tree as my boys and I are all big SW fans. I've been 3D printing decorations for it and will use a bunch of old toys we already have on hand so the cost will be pretty much $0 which is nice

It finally decided it's winter here, and we've gotten about 6" of snow the last couple of days. The puppies love it and have been tearing around the yard like madmen anytime we let them out. Unfortunately the heater in the chicken's waterer got unplugged so it froze up and ruined all the watering nipples in it, so they are slowly leaking. I've got a big bag of them somewhere, but they are winning at our game of hide and seek for now.

@Spikedriver and everyone else who is sick, prayers for a quick recovery!

 

[The Lazy L]

...Got the Christmas tree set up last night. My wife always did a victorian-esque tree that wasn't exactly my thing, so I've decided that this year we'll do a star wars themed tree as my boys and I are all big SW fans. I've been 3D printing decorations for it and will use a bunch of old toys we already have on hand so the cost will be pretty much $0 which is nice ...

GASP! You're kidding, right? How did you get away with changing trees without Household Management permission?

For twenty plus years wife set me out to buy a real tree! Drys out, fire hazard, cats throwing up pine needles all over the carpet that I worked years to pay for. This time I bought an artificial tree. Should last us forever. Wife came home to see it all decorated and started to cry. I thought it was a "happy" cry. It wasn't. Wife's girl friends commented on how real it looked and the wife told them to don't tell him that. After Christmas I took it down and threw it out. Years later wife came up with the idea it would be more economical to get an artificial tree, she got one picked out and I need to take the truck to get it.

 

[user 55]

Early morning dentist visit and now minus 3 lower teeth. Not much else to do but watch TV a bit and some gaming. Off work today and tomorrow as it's my " weekend " so I use the time to get appointments handled.

 

[snappy1]

It was hard to even move this morning when I got up. So, I walked first. That helped.
A friend came over and got me straightened out with my online bookkeeping. What a weight lifted!
Walked the dogs.
Have Bible study tonight which I've already read.
Otherwise, resting!

Yesterday was 40 personal size banana breads and 35 loaf size. Should have seen me trying to get them in the fridge and freezer!

 

[Mountain trapper]

Still feeling a little crappy here, can't get rid of this cough. It's about 18 degs and foggy. They're calling for another foot of snow tomorrow, and more through Monday. Our road is still almost impassable so I'll be out working on it today.

 

[UrbanHunter]

Am off this morning and I decided to remove the old concrete base that I used for my flagpole/Christmas tree. It broke the last time I removed the tree and it will not support anything now. I plan to pour new concrete with 5/16" threaded rods to hold everything down. It has been getting harder and harder to get a crew over to put up the tree so I have been searching for a tilt base that can hold the pole and allow me to pull it up into place by myself. This has turned into much more of a project than it should have but I am inching closer. I hope to get the new base installed this weekend and the tree lifted into place next weekend (allowing a week for the concrete to cure). I am shopping for a new star topper and new colored lights for the tree, the goal is to have the old tree assembly up this year and then build a new topper section (holds the lights up and the support for the elevated star) that can be stored in a box. The current "topper" is 8' tall and has to be stored on a Christmas tree stand..... Logistics and storage are the constant pain in my backside.....

 

[dademoss]

Trash, change the coarse furnace filter and playing world of warships.

 

[TeeJ]

GASP! You're kidding, right? How did you get away with changing trees without Household Management permission?

For twenty plus years wife set me out to buy a real tree! Drys out, fire hazard, cats throwing up pine needles all over the carpet that I worked years to pay for. This time I bought an artificial tree. Should last us forever. Wife came home to see it all decorated and started to cry. I thought it was a "happy" cry. It wasn't. Wife's girl friends commented on how real it looked and the wife told them to don't tell him that. After Christmas I took it down and threw it out. Years later wife came up with the idea it would be more economical to get an artificial tree, she got one picked out and I need to take the truck to get it.

LOL - wife (soon to be ex) moved out so she gets no say in the tree decorating anymore . It's a less than ideal situation after 30 years of marriage, so I'm looking for all the silver linings I can

 

[Spikedriver]

LOL - wife (soon to be ex) moved out so she gets no say in the tree decorating anymore . It's a less than ideal situation after 30 years of marriage, so I'm looking for all the silver linings I can

I know your situation may be different than mine, but the day my ex moved out was one of the best days of my life. I just didn't realize it at the time...