What's everybody doing today?

[jishinsjourney]

@Weedygarden Thanks! Just finished the test and it’s negative, which is what I thought. I know I’ve had Covid once (2021, post-vaccination), and am pretty sure I’ve had it twice, the first time back in February 2020. This isn’t presenting anything like my previous experiences, but I understand the allergist has to be careful. They share the building with a cancer therapy center. (I am still not a fan, even if I get it.)

Hope things have been well with you!

 

[Weedygarden]

@Amish Heart, those grandchildren must be giving you some gray hair! Granddaughter thinks she is smart, but she is young and foolish. The day is coming when she will have all kinds of regrets.
Best to you with your Mom's injuries.

Two dogs staying with me. L, female, came Sunday morning and will be here until next Sunday afternoon. She is part husky and a very active dog, around two years old. I picked up Z, male, Sunday afternoon after I dropped C off at home. Z is not really a fan of huskies. Today they were in the yard and I was close, on the porch, looking at a book. They started fighting. Z is not a fighter, but L can be pushy and has been bothering him. I didn't see the fight start. Knee jerk reaction, I threw the book I was looking at them, and that was the end of the fight. If I had a cup of water, I would have tossed that on them. I don't like to hit, kick or hurt animals. I just wanted to get their attention to stop fighting.
I went to get D at 8 this morning to go to the dog park, and took Z with me. L stayed home, because D is unpredictable. D and Z are very good friends. When we picked up D yesterday morning, D's owner said they started making out in the backseat. Yep, something like that, kissing on each other. After I took D home, Z and I came home for a bit and that is when the fight started. It was time to go get M, and Z and M get along well. L stayed home again, because M can be a little unpredictable, but loves Z.

Took L to get N this afternoon and spent some time at a dog park. Home now. Z's owners are supposed to get home sometime this evening, but he will go home tomorrow, weather permitting.

Waiting to see how this storm will affect us. Since it is supposed to be so cold in the next few days, we won't be going to any dog parks. It will be quick trips out in the yard.

 

[Weedygarden]

@Weedygarden Thanks! Just finished the test and it’s negative, which is what I thought. I know I’ve had Covid once (2021, post-vaccination), and am pretty sure I’ve had it twice, the first time back in February 2020. This isn’t presenting anything like my previous experiences, but I understand the allergist has to be careful. They share the building with a cancer therapy center. (I am still not a fan, even if I get it.)

Hope things have been well with you!

Thank you. I am well, just busy! Yay for the test results!
I have had Covid, early on in 2020, but I have never tested for it. March 2020 there were no tests available. Daughter has had it 3 times.

 

[UrbanHunter]

@Amish Heart, those grandchildren must be giving you some gray hair! Granddaughter thinks she is smart, but she is young and foolish. The day is coming when she will have all kinds of regrets.
Best to you with your Mom's injuries.

Two dogs staying with me. L, female, came Sunday morning and will be here until next Sunday afternoon. She is part husky and a very active dog, around two years old. I picked up Z, male, Sunday afternoon after I dropped C off at home. Z is not really a fan of huskies. Today they were in the yard and I was close, on the porch, looking at a book. They started fighting. Z is not a fighter, but L can be pushy and has been bothering him. I didn't see the fight start. Knee jerk reaction, I threw the book I was looking at them, and that was the end of the fight. If I had a cup of water, I would have tossed that on them. I don't like to hit, kick or hurt animals. I just wanted to get their attention to stop fighting.
I went to get D at 8 this morning to go to the dog park, and took Z with me. L stayed home, because D is unpredictable. D and Z are very good friends. When we picked up D yesterday morning, D's owner said they started making out in the backseat. Yep, something like that, kissing on each other. After I took D home, Z and I came home for a bit and that is when the fight started. It was time to go get M, and Z and M get along well. L stayed home again, because M can be a little unpredictable, but loves Z.

Took L to get N this afternoon and spent some time at a dog park. Home now. Z's owners are supposed to get home sometime this evening, but he will go home tomorrow, weather permitting.

Waiting to see how this storm will affect us. Since it is supposed to be so cold in the next few days, we won't be going to any dog parks. It will be quick trips out in the yard.

I think there is the makings of a math test in there, wow... I imagine just keeping the dogs and owners connected would be a chore...

 

[Neb]

@Amish Heart, those grandchildren must be giving you some gray hair! Granddaughter thinks she is smart, but she is young and foolish. The day is coming when she will have all kinds of regrets.
Best to you with your Mom's injuries.

Two dogs staying with me. L, female, came Sunday morning and will be here until next Sunday afternoon. She is part husky and a very active dog, around two years old. I picked up Z, male, Sunday afternoon after I dropped C off at home. Z is not really a fan of huskies. Today they were in the yard and I was close, on the porch, looking at a book. They started fighting. Z is not a fighter, but L can be pushy and has been bothering him. I didn't see the fight start. Knee jerk reaction, I threw the book I was looking at them, and that was the end of the fight. If I had a cup of water, I would have tossed that on them. I don't like to hit, kick or hurt animals. I just wanted to get their attention to stop fighting.
I went to get D at 8 this morning to go to the dog park, and took Z with me. L stayed home, because D is unpredictable. D and Z are very good friends. When we picked up D yesterday morning, D's owner said they started making out in the backseat. Yep, something like that, kissing on each other. After I took D home, Z and I came home for a bit and that is when the fight started. It was time to go get M, and Z and M get along well. L stayed home again, because M can be a little unpredictable, but loves Z.

Took L to get N this afternoon and spent some time at a dog park. Home now. Z's owners are supposed to get home sometime this evening, but he will go home tomorrow, weather permitting.

Waiting to see how this storm will affect us. Since it is supposed to be so cold in the next few days, we won't be going to any dog parks. It will be quick trips out in the yard.

I need a Venn diagram to follow that story.

Ben

 

[Weedygarden]

I think there is the makings of a math test in there, wow... I imagine just keeping the dogs and owners connected would be a chore...

I need a Venn diagram to follow that story.

Ben

This is how crazy busy my life is some days. Today, 5 dogs, 3 different outings. One dog, two outings, the rest, one outing each, all in pairs.

What else is confusing? Getting paid. Two clients pay me at the end of the week. One client pays me once a month. Another client pays me when she gets paid, twice a month. Another client always leaves cash on the counter for me. Most pay after I have taken care of their pets. Some pay in advance.

How do I keep track of all of it? Text messages, Venmo, and a pocket sized appointment book. Have I ever double booked? Twice, and it wasn't good. I don't like to be irresponsible.

 

[montanabill]

So I have been trying to get my debts paid off, and then I will start to focus on saving some money. The wife keeps listening to Glenn Beck and she is worried about the banking system, we still have recurring bills and having a bank account with sufficient funds to cover our monthly bills is just the cost of doing business from my perspective. But once I have a little extra I can see where having a little extra cash on hand could be a good thing, but I don't feel comfortable about just keeping it in a drawer, under the bed doesn't seem like a good idea either. So we are thinking about a fire-proof safe for special documents, cash, and Sam.... I'm torn some of those things are expensive, and to be honest I don't expect to have more than a couple of grand worth of anything in it, so how much is reasonable to spend? Does anyone have any recommendations on an inexpensive solution?

You kind of have to do a possibilities assesment. I have had a small safe from harbor freight for valuables which you need to bolt down so someone doesn't steal the whole thing. I think the last one I bought was around $50-$75. It makes sense and all your valuables can be in one spot. When we lived in the woods in a wood heated cabin I was worried about the place burning down so I kept things in a ammo can buried in the woods.....then a forest fire came thru and burned everything except the cabin.
We have had things stolen by people who lived in our house so a ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. If you mount the safe in a closet to the floor just cut the bottom out of a cardboard box and slip it over the safe.
After aquiring a few firearms I finally broke down and invested in a gun safe so that is where everything goes now. When you think about what something is worth or how hard it would be to replace some sort of security makes sense.

 

[montanabill]

I bought one of those small suitcase like battery organizers so today I organized some of our batteries and filled the case. AAA, AA, C, D and 9 volt. Now I have some of those in a place we can find them
https://www.amazon.com/Ontel-Batter...words=battery+organizer&qid=1677044715&sr=8-3
I also organized our phone and device charging cords. Since our teenager left I have been cleaning out the mouldy cloths and dishes he left stuck in corners and under things and I have found quite a selection of charge cords. I labled gallon zip lock freezer bags and now we have a multi year supply of cords as well as a full set in each car.

 

[TeeJ]

You kind of have to do a possibilities assesment. I have had a small safe from harbor freight for valuables which you need to bolt down so someone doesn't steal the whole thing. I think the last one I bought was around $50-$75. It makes sense and all your valuables can be in one spot. When we lived in the woods in a wood heated cabin I was worried about the place burning down so I kept things in a ammo can buried in the woods.....then a forest fire came thru and burned everything except the cabin.
We have had things stolen by people who lived in our house so a ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. If you mount the safe in a closet to the floor just cut the bottom out of a cardboard box and slip it over the safe.
After aquiring a few firearms I finally broke down and invested in a gun safe so that is where everything goes now. When you think about what something is worth or how hard it would be to replace some sort of security makes sense.

I've got a fireproof/waterproof chest safe (about $40 when I got it something like: www.amazon.com/SentrySafe-Resistant-Chest-Cubic-1160/dp/B008NHKWZU/ ) that keeps a bit of cash on hand as well as some spare electronics (with digitized docs, how to books, etc.)in a faraday bag. It's decently hidden, but also fairly accessible in a bug-out situation. I also have a half dozen other cash stashes around the house or yard with varying degrees of difficulty in accessing them. Same with silver/gold - several stashes with the hardest that takes me about 1/2 day to access. I figure that spreading it out makes it less likely a burglar (especially a drugged out wastoid) will get all of it. Hopefully they'll find the easy $50 stash in my underwear drawer and skedaddle off to call their dealer...

 

[UrbanHunter]

I've got a fireproof/waterproof chest safe (about $40 when I got it something like: www.amazon.com/SentrySafe-Resistant-Chest-Cubic-1160/dp/B008NHKWZU/ ) that keeps a bit of cash on hand as well as some spare electronics (with digitized docs, how to books, etc.)in a faraday bag. It's decently hidden, but also fairly accessible in a bug-out situation. I also have a half dozen other cash stashes around the house or yard with varying degrees of difficulty in accessing them. Same with silver/gold - several stashes with the hardest that takes me about 1/2 day to access. I figure that spreading it out makes it less likely a burglar (especially a drugged out wastoid) will get all of it. Hopefully they'll find the easy $50 stash in my underwear drawer and skedaddle off to call their dealer...

or you could take this approach

 

[Pearl]

This is how crazy busy my life is some days. Today, 5 dogs, 3 different outings. One dog, two outings, the rest, one outing each, all in pairs.

What else is confusing? Getting paid. Two clients pay me at the end of the week. One client pays me once a month. Another client pays me when she gets paid, twice a month. Another client always leaves cash on the counter for me. Most pay after I have taken care of their pets. Some pay in advance.

How do I keep track of all of it? Text messages, Venmo, and a pocket sized appointment book. Have I ever double booked? Twice, and it wasn't good. I don't like to be irresponsible.

My schedule book, on real paper, not my phone, is my best friend!!

 

[Pearl]

Raining like crazy, hopefully passes (east) very quickly! Got Bear out before it started ! Should be gone soon! Big cleaning job today. Nothing much exciting hopefully!!

 

[Spikedriver]

I've got a fireproof/waterproof chest safe (about $40 when I got it something like: www.amazon.com/SentrySafe-Resistant-Chest-Cubic-1160/dp/B008NHKWZU/ ) that keeps a bit of cash on hand as well as some spare electronics (with digitized docs, how to books, etc.)in a faraday bag. It's decently hidden, but also fairly accessible in a bug-out situation. I also have a half dozen other cash stashes around the house or yard with varying degrees of difficulty in accessing them. Same with silver/gold - several stashes with the hardest that takes me about 1/2 day to access. I figure that spreading it out makes it less likely a burglar (especially a drugged out wastoid) will get all of it. Hopefully they'll find the easy $50 stash in my underwear drawer and skedaddle off to call their dealer...

I have three little stashes at my place too. A theif who was willing to work a little bit could get away with 300 if he tried.

There's a lot more he ain't getting away with, though...

 

[INresponse]

So I have been trying to get my debts paid off, and then I will start to focus on saving some money. The wife keeps listening to Glenn Beck and she is worried about the banking system, we still have recurring bills and having a bank account with sufficient funds to cover our monthly bills is just the cost of doing business from my perspective. But once I have a little extra I can see where having a little extra cash on hand could be a good thing, but I don't feel comfortable about just keeping it in a drawer, under the bed doesn't seem like a good idea either. So we are thinking about a fire-proof safe for special documents, cash, and Sam.... I'm torn some of those things are expensive, and to be honest I don't expect to have more than a couple of grand worth of anything in it, so how much is reasonable to spend? Does anyone have any recommendations on an inexpensive solution?

Speaking from 18 years of LEO experience a fireproof safe is just that, fireproof. It can be opened with a screwdriver prying the lid or picked up and carried away. Trust me when I say the bad guys know where the good hiding places are, no matter how good you think you have it hidden. I saw many homeowners cry when the screwdriver from their garage was on their floor next to their damaged and empty firesafe. As for much larger safes if it isn't the size of a large refrigerator and as heavy as an old Yugo car it really isn't safe from someone who wants to get inside. If it is made similar to a large file cabinet it is not a safe, it is a deterrent at best or a delay to those who are interested. A shovel can pry them open in minutes, as can the same screwdriver that defeats the firesafe. My uncle recently helped me move a safe. He though his safes were good quality and he kept doubting me when I was telling him it was to heavy to roll up a dirt driveway with an appliance dolly. It didn't take him long to decide to go get his backhoe to hook it to a chain to move it. Moral of the story, do not trust the fire safe or anything costing less than $3k. Well, $3k was the price of that safe 30 years ago, not sure what the price range would be today.
Cash? In the bedroom or back room cut a slit in the carpet in the corner under a dresser and stuff the cash under the carpet. It may make a bump but the dresser will conceal it. Same trick works in a motel/hotel room if you need to stash some cash while out and about during the day. You will be surprised how much cash you can hide under the carpet if you tuck it away in several different directions.
Maybe in a back room or the utility room make a cement (hollow) slab of concrete and hide the access door to the side. I made a 4" tall slab under my water heater when I installed it, I could have gone 6 or 8 inches and made a hollow opening that no one would have guessed as a hiding space. Do you want your washer and dryer a bit higher, make a cement slab (or wood if it is not on a concrete slab) and have an access door concealed in there. You may need some water proof containers to protect the papers and cash but it will be properly concealed from the bad guys.
Think outside the (fire) box. Good luck, I hope you find something safe that works for your situation.

 

[sonya123]

Congratulations! Hopefully you will sleep better tonight!

I slept all night,was exhausted. We did the shopping yesterday, plus I didn't get much sleep the night before so I went to bed early and didn't get up until 7,30

Today I am going to cook a proper meal I hope, been too busy, made sloppy joes and fries yesterday. Probably going to make Chinese food

Still 3 sheep left to go.

Daughter and baby are in the hospital till tomorrow. She is in the Navy hospital in Portsmouth. They kicked me out of the hospital the next day when I had kids. She is doing fine but sore, had stitches. Baby is ok, heard her screaming when I talked on the phone LOL. Will post a photo when I get it downloaded

 

[sonya123]

Yep, we live somewhat close to the Smokies. Cades Cove is one of our favorite spots, but is almost always way too crowded. Winter is always thinner, but yesterday people was as space as I have saw it in several years. It was GREAT.
Sounds like you went to Abrams Falls. It's one of the better ones in the park, but normally pretty crowded too.
We rarely go to Gatlinburg, normally just after Valentines day, they usually leave the Christmas lights up till the end of Feb.. Crowds drop off after then for a month or so. Well sometimes. Normally we stay far away.
Here is a pic of Abrams Falls.

Abrams Falls Trail | gsmnp

Yes, that's the one. ANd yes , there were tons of people there and we went swimming in it. But the hike was long, up and down many times
We are not that far from Tennessee , maybe 3-4 hours from Gatlinburg. We haven't been there since it burnt down, wonder what it looks like now
I think we have hiked half the trails in the GSM park one time or another

 

[sonya123]

Speaking from 18 years of LEO experience a fireproof safe is just that, fireproof. It can be opened with a screwdriver prying the lid or picked up and carried away. Trust me when I say the bad guys know where the good hiding places are, no matter how good you think you have it hidden. I saw many homeowners cry when the screwdriver from their garage was on their floor next to their damaged and empty firesafe. As for much larger safes if it isn't the size of a large refrigerator and as heavy as an old Yugo car it really isn't safe from someone who wants to get inside. If it is made similar to a large file cabinet it is not a safe, it is a deterrent at best or a delay to those who are interested. A shovel can pry them open in minutes, as can the same screwdriver that defeats the firesafe. My uncle recently helped me move a safe. He though his safes were good quality and he kept doubting me when I was telling him it was to heavy to roll up a dirt driveway with an appliance dolly. It didn't take him long to decide to go get his backhoe to hook it to a chain to move it. Moral of the story, do not trust the fire safe or anything costing less than $3k. Well, $3k was the price of that safe 30 years ago, not sure what the price range would be today.
Cash? In the bedroom or back room cut a slit in the carpet in the corner under a dresser and stuff the cash under the carpet. It may make a bump but the dresser will conceal it. Same trick works in a motel/hotel room if you need to stash some cash while out and about during the day. You will be surprised how much cash you can hide under the carpet if you tuck it away in several different directions.
Maybe in a back room or the utility room make a cement (hollow) slab of concrete and hide the access door to the side. I made a 4" tall slab under my water heater when I installed it, I could have gone 6 or 8 inches and made a hollow opening that no one would have guessed as a hiding space. Do you want your washer and dryer a bit higher, make a cement slab (or wood if it is not on a concrete slab) and have an access door concealed in there. You may need some water proof containers to protect the papers and cash but it will be properly concealed from the bad guys.
Think outside the (fire) box. Good luck, I hope you find something safe that works for your situation.

So what IS a good safe?
Not too worried about it here, our place does not look like anything worth steeling is there, plus we are surrounded by Amish, they don't steal things, at least not here. We don't even have locks on the doors. When we went on a trip we hid stuff under piles of old junk left behind on the top floor of a shop building. Nobody in their right mind would be looking there. The previous owner ( Amish) told us he hid his cash in the old smokehouse/root cellar.
When we lived in Orlando we had a fireproof gun safe bolted to the concrete floor in a narrow pantry part of the house behind the kitchen. They would have had to demolish the house to get that out. We actually sold it along with the house because it was too heavy and too hard to get back out.

 

[jishinsjourney]

Not sure what I’m doing today. Still sick, so probably taking it easy. I do have some “artisan bread” dough in the fridge I could bake.

I thought briefly about making bialys but we apparently don’t have poppyseeds and that would be a crime.

 

[TeeJ]

So what IS a good safe?
Not too worried about it here, our place does not look like anything worth steeling is there, plus we are surrounded by Amish, they don't steal things, at least not here. We don't even have locks on the doors. When we went on a trip we hid stuff under piles of old junk left behind on the top floor of a shop building. Nobody in their right mind would be looking there. The previous owner ( Amish) told us he hid his cash in the old smokehouse/root cellar.
When we lived in Orlando we had a fireproof gun safe bolted to the concrete floor in a narrow pantry part of the house behind the kitchen. They would have had to demolish the house to get that out. We actually sold it along with the house because it was too heavy and too hard to get back out.

I'm really a big fan of the bait stash, give them a quick an easy score and most thieves take it and run. A perfect example was my car - used to to keep a couple gold coins under the rug (like @INresponse said it's a great hiding space) and a sleeve of 20 silver coins at the bottom of the center console with $60 & a couple prepaid debit cards under them. I'd leave $4 in singles and a handful of change on the top of the center console. A couple years back idiots were smashing windows so I leave my car unlocked - four times over 3 years the car has been broken into and never once did I lose anything but the singles, change and once a USB cable

 

[Weedygarden]

or you could take this approach

That scene is one that I will never forget, except, lol, I forgot the name of the movie! I thought that the entrance to the bunker, through the trunk of the car was so cool! I had thought it was John Malkovich, but just couldn't remember the rest of what the movie was.

I don't have a bunker, probably never will, but would love to have one. I think it would be best to have one if you had some land and could disguise it, like this one.

 

[Weedygarden]

I'm really a big fan of the bait stash, give them a quick an easy score and most thieves take it and run. A perfect example was my car - used to to keep a couple gold coins under the rug (like @INresponse said it's a great hiding space) and a sleeve of 20 silver coins at the bottom of the center console with $60 & a couple prepaid debit cards under them. I'd leave $4 in singles and a handful of change on the top of the center console. A couple years back idiots were smashing windows so I leave my car unlocked - four times over 3 years the car has been broken into and never once did I lose anything but the singles, change and once a USB cable

I have had a similar experience. I keep coins in the ashtray from when I go through drive throughs and pay with cash. I also kept a couple rolls of quarters and a box of change in the my console, along with a Swiss Army knife, and a few other things for emergency purposes. Car was broken into, all of that taken. I have had my phone charger taken a few times, from my locked car. I'm lucky that my windows have never been broken. I think that some thieves around here use those electronic car unlocking devices. There are too many stories about people's experiences of seeing them being used in broad daylight.

 

[Weedygarden]

I bought one of those small suitcase like battery organizers so today I organized some of our batteries and filled the case. AAA, AA, C, D and 9 volt. Now I have some of those in a place we can find them
https://www.amazon.com/Ontel-Batter...words=battery+organizer&qid=1677044715&sr=8-3
I also organized our phone and device charging cords. Since our teenager left I have been cleaning out the mouldy cloths and dishes he left stuck in corners and under things and I have found quite a selection of charge cords. I labled gallon zip lock freezer bags and now we have a multi year supply of cords as well as a full set in each car.

I like this battery suitcase. I'm ordering one today! I have tried finding something like this, with no luck. I have one of the wall mounted type with a battery charger included, but a suitcase to go is good to have as well.

 

[Weedygarden]

Not sure what I’m doing today. Still sick, so probably taking it easy. I do have some “artisan bread” dough in the fridge I could bake.

I thought briefly about making bialys but we apparently don’t have poppyseeds and that would be a crime.

I have never heard of bialy's, so I had to look online. "Bialy, originally from the city of Białystok in Poland, is a traditional bread roll in Polish Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine. Wikipedia"

Poppyseeds were commonly used by my Czech great aunts when they made kolaches and buchty. They would always tell how their mother, who birthed 15 children, grew them in her garden. When she had a fussy baby, she would break off a stem and put it in the baby's mouth. Yikes!

 

[Weedygarden]

My schedule book, on real paper, not my phone, is my best friend!!

I have a really nice appointment book. It has pages for each month, with pages for each week in between. There is a ribbon that I can use for the page I am on, but I could use a few ribbons. What is on my phone is text messages per visits that help me document my appointments. I do not keep appointments on my phone either, just the messages. One of my clients suggested that I set up a calendar that my clients could use to schedule appointments. There could be some advantages to that, but I prefer my appointment book. I used to have a monthly calendar, that you can get at craft stores, (small, inexpensive, easy to use, just months), but I couldn't find one for a while. I recently found one, that overlaps my current appointment book and extends through next year. I use initials for my dogs, as you saw earlier: C, D, M, N, P dogs, Z. The times are fairly consistent, so I just need to track the days.

 

[Bacpacker]

Yes, that's the one. ANd yes , there were tons of people there and we went swimming in it. But the hike was long, up and down many times
We are not that far from Tennessee , maybe 3-4 hours from Gatlinburg. We haven't been there since it burnt down, wonder what it looks like now
I think we have hiked half the trails in the GSM park one time or another

That hike is interesting, being that it nearly parallels the creek. Probably best swimming hole in the park.
The Burg took a hit from the fires. Maybe half the businesses or so built back, probably a higher percentage of homes. Those numbers may be higher since that was 2 year old info. Up in the park in the winter you can still tell where the fire ran. But once it greens up its not really noticeable.
Story behind the fire is something that fires me up everytime I think about it

 

[jishinsjourney]

I have never heard of bialy's, so I had to look online. "Bialy, originally from the city of Białystok in Poland, is a traditional bread roll in Polish Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine. Wikipedia"

Poppyseeds were commonly used by my Czech great aunts when they made kolaches and buchty. They would always tell how their mother, who birthed 15 children, grew them in her garden. When she had a fussy baby, she would break off a stem and put it in the baby's mouth. Yikes!

I have no idea how “authentic” my bialys are. I make them so that they’re more or less like the kind I was able to get in bagel shops in the 80s and 90s. No one seems to make them any more, which is sad. They’re easier than bagels and taste amazing.

 

[zannej]

Walmart was out of some stuff yesterday but I hope it will be in today. Mom suddenly wanted stuff she didn't mention and I need to go to the post office, so we have another curbside order today. I need to get feed from TSC as well.

My body is aching today from all the scrubbing yesterday. I twisted my back in a weird way.

Ordered a portable table saw so we don't have to haul materials all the way down to the workshop and then back up. The workshop is currently too cluttered to even use the tablesaw right now.

For now I'm resting and waiting to go into town.

 

[snappy1]

I need a Venn diagram to follow that story.

Ben

I had to look up Venn diagram. LOL

How is your mom doing today, @Amish Heart ?

No walk this morning. 4 hours of sleep and a full day to come.
Went to Aldi and Walmart.
Got new lenses in eye glasses. free
Tractor Supply for dog food.
Thrift stores.
H&R Block to pick up and pay for taxes.
Home now and just tired.
Bible study tonight at 6:30. Last time at our Church. Then they start meeting at Golden Corral--not me.

Rescue caught one pup last night. I haven't seen the other 3, but have been gone this morning.

 

[LadyLocust]

@UrbanHunter @sonya123
We have a jewelers safe. It is very large and requires a telehandler to move which is awesome. . . . until we moved It has an intricate series to run the combination through & is lined with titanium rods. Not saying this is appropriate for everyone, but here's the clincher, it was free. Nobody knew the combo so we had to hire a locksmith to re-combo it. I think that cost was about $130 - totally worth it to us. We recently had a local jeweler go out of business, and I thought about their safes. You might ask in at the local jewelers if they know of any safes in whatever size you are looking for. You might find one quite reasonably.

 

[TeeJ]

Well, the weathermen were off by about 6 hours but boy did we get the snow they were predicting. A foot + overnight and it's still coming down strong. It's up to the pup's belly and he's in heaven, leaping around in it Power was out from 2-5am so my CPAP smothered me and I'm dragging today. I really need to grab a battery backup for it!

Been a day of running training sessions at work all day, my throat is worn out from talking. Time to make a cup of tea and take it easy - at least on the 'ol voicebox.