What's everybody doing today?

[LadyLocust]

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 had to reread that. I first read it as making Bailey's (as in Irish Cream). I make my own and thought yum. The poppyseeds made me reread it

 

[Spikedriver]

It snowed on us today at work. WTF? We're 25 miles southwest of Las Vegas and it's snowing? If I wanted to work in winter weather I could've stayed home instead of traveling 1500 miles to work.

My daughter sent me a video of the weather at home. There was an ice storm there and school let out early. She video'ed herself sliding down the school sidewalk, moving without taking any steps. I'm not sure if the weather was worse in Nevada, or at home!

 

[viking]

Sitting here looking out the window above the computer at the roughly 6" of snow that fell last night, we had an appointment earlier but canceled it because our road was not plowed at that time, we figured that it was much safer just to stay home and keep the wood stove stoked.

 

[Weedygarden]

Stayed in most of the day. I did go let out a dog so she could do her business. Being an Aussie Shepherd, she is a little bossy and tries to herd people back inside when they try to leave.
Z dog was supposed to go home earlier today, but his owners decided to take another day for skiing. It was cold here. I would not want to be skiing in these cold temps. They will be home in a little bit and I will take him home. I will still have L until Sunday. She can go along for the ride to take Z home.

 

[INresponse]

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.

The safe I was referring to is a Liberty. I bet empty is was 500 pounds or more. It took 3 men to tilt if back on an appliance dolly (old Uhaul version) and it was a major struggle to roll it on concrete. One wheel dug into the plywood ramp on the back of my toy hauler trailer. When taking it out I propped up the ramp so it was level and rolled the safe onto the ramp so the backhoe could get to it, the back door ramp was sagging in the middle from the weight.
It is a heavy safe. Maybe even well over 500 pounds.

 

[Amish Heart]

We ended up leaving our safe in New Mexico with the house. Too heavy to move, and bolted to the floor anyway.
Busy day with mom. She broke her leg right below the kneecap. So she'll be wheelchair bound for awhile in a leg brace. Not fun for her. So she goes back in for a CT scan next week and a recheck with the ortho guy. They moved her to the medical side for now, brought her some of her clothes, and I'll be going over tomorrow to bring her phone. Have a meeting after lunch with the nurse and billing person. After she was settled, I went to Kroger for a turkey sale, and then filled a cart at Aldi. Temps are dropping....24 right now, going down to 9. I'll add more wood to the fire before bed

 

[Neb]

The safe I was referring to is a Liberty. I bet empty is was 500 pounds or more. It took 3 men to tilt if back on an appliance dolly (old Uhaul version) and it was a major struggle to roll it on concrete. One wheel dug into the plywood ramp on the back of my toy hauler trailer. When taking it out I propped up the ramp so it was level and rolled the safe onto the ramp so the backhoe could get to it, the back door ramp was sagging in the middle from the weight.
It is a heavy safe. Maybe even well over 500 pounds.

I have a Liberty that took 5 guys to deliver. Bolted down to reinforced high strength concrete.

Ben

 

[montanabill]

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.

Check this guy out, he has been testing various battery boxes or generators as they are calling them, basicly lithium batteries with outlets to run devices like CPAPS and such, southernprepper1

 

[UrbanHunter]

On my wife's CPAP I use a 1500VA APC, before that I kept a 12V battery and a 750 watt inverter (it could do the job for several days but it was too complicated for her to operate), the ACP does the job and automatic transfer, I did have to turn off the ALARM function....

For the wife's O2 Machine I setup 4 100AH 12 V LifePO4 batteries (4800-Whr) with a 1250 Watt inverter charger (it has the auto transfer function too). That setup was sized to run her machine for 10 hours. We just replaced that machine with a newer more efficient model and now the system can cover 14 hours.

 

[Weedygarden]

Check this guy out, he has been testing various battery boxes or generators as they are calling them, basicly lithium batteries with outlets to run devices like CPAPS and such, southernprepper1

I've been watching him for more than a decade. He is great. Ever get a chance, notice how he uses filing cabinets.

 

[UrbanHunter]

Last night work went a little late, had an 11:59 PM deadline, however the server I was submitting my materials to went down for 6 hours at noon. But at noon I got another "priority" deadline due noon today... trying to keep up with unreasonable demands can really eat into your personal time... I was "asked" to move a whole body of work into another persons portfolio along with the budget to support it. Then they tell me that they want me to continue to manage it going forward. This was one of the most successful areas of my portfolio and I was expecting it to get a number of awards in the next 18 months. I think that the powers at be want to show these successes in an area that has been weak to date. Well, I have a noon deadline (program plan for the work I am moving...). I'm off tomorrow, actually as of yesterday I have already worked my required hours for the week, so I may meet my deadlines and then call it a week...... And go work dark... People ask, why don't you carry your cell phone with you all the time? The answer is simple, even if I tell everyone I am taking leave, they will ignore my schedule and call wanting an immediate response, if the phone's on the charger I can't be reached......

 

[sonya123]

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

That's a great idea! We used to do that on trips to questionable places. We would have a wallet very easy to get to with a tiny bit of cash and some old college id or something in it, and the real valuables in a small fanny pack thing under our clothes .

 

[jishinsjourney]

Good morning from Colorado, land of the cold and the still sick. I feel better today but am trying not to do stupid things like overwork and make it worse.

I have an art trade to work on for a different forum, and the second build of the video game I worked on last year that still needs stuff done. It’ll probably be one or both of those today.

 

[snappy1]

Off to DH's doc appointment this morning.
Then walk and walk dogs.
Ebay photos? Who knows.
Bible study this evening.

 

[Weedygarden]

I'm waiting for it to warm up. I'm going to the Credit Union to get a cashiers check for my property taxes and then going to the post office to mail it. I want a signature to say they received it. When I did this a few years ago, a postal clerk told me that she mailed in her taxes, regular check. It was cashed, but they told her they hadn't received it. If I could send it via internet, I would do that.

When it is warmer this afternoon, L and I will go pick up N and go to the dog park for a while. It is just too darned cold to go now.

 

[Hooch]

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?

A nice home burnt down around here a few years ago, the people had a big safe..like one for many guns n whatnot in the basement .
It was not a cheap safe n it melted n burnt up along with the home.
Unfortunately, that's not the first time I've heard this. I guess they can only withstand about half a hour in a fire at a high degree.
I have a friend who built a small shed. He poured a small concrete "tomb" with a secure metal hatch under the subflooring into the ground. Then the shed floor has a cleverly hidden "door" to it.
I have another friend that puts valuables in a ziplock bag in a ammo can n buries it on his 100 acres...lol. his kids know he does it but doesn't tell anyone where they are. He said they will have to look for them if he dies.

 

[Hooch]

I ended up working mon n tues this week. I woke up yesterday with a sore throat n sinus issues. I'm wondering if it was all the fine dusty smoke all over everything. When I stacked the lumber out, I could see it poof in the air n it had me sneezing n eyes watering alot. I felt fine but yesterday I was tore up a bit. Today's a lil better but still not great.
Going to be a inside day anyways..weather is crap.

 

[Weedygarden]

I have another friend that puts valuables in a ziplock bag in a ammo can n buries it on his 100 acres...lol. his kids know he does it but doesn't tell anyone where they are. He said they will have to look for them if he dies.

Growing up with grandparents in the Dakotas after the Great Depression, there were stories about people who had buried money, died, and now there is money buried on their property that no one knows the location of. I had several discussion with people about how the money could or could not ever be found. In the 1930s, what would packaging have looked like? A coffee can? A canning jar? Sooner or later, any packaging and therefore it's contents would be affected by moisture.
Should the people who hide money also make a treasure map? There are stories about couches being donated to Goodwill and other places, and money being found inside cushions. I have often wondered about how much money has been hidden and never found by descendants? I understand hiding money from potential burglars and robbers, but what if we are hiding the money too well from those we would like to have it when we die?

 

[Neb]

A nice home burnt down around here a few years ago, the people had a big safe..like one for many guns n whatnot in the basement .
It was not a cheap safe n it melted n burnt up along with the home.
Unfortunately, that's not the first time I've heard this. I guess they can only withstand about half a hour in a fire at a high degree.
...

Liberty safes have different ratings for fire ranging from 1/2 hour to 2.5 hours. We purchased the 2.5 hour version.

Ben

 

[Wingnut]

Growing up with grandparents in the Dakotas after the Great Depression, there were stories about people who had buried money, died, and now there is money buried on their property that no one knows the location of. I had several discussion with people about how the money could or could not ever be found. In the 1930s, what would packaging have looked like? A coffee can? A canning jar? Sooner or later, any packaging and therefore it's contents would be affected by moisture.
Should the people who hide money also make a treasure map? There are stories about couches being donated to Goodwill and other places, and money being found inside cushions. I have often wondered about how much money has been hidden and never found by descendants? I understand hiding money from potential burglars and robbers, but what if we are hiding the money too well from those we would like to have it when we die?

Coffee cans were popular for hiding cash and other valuables in those days. Dunno if these are still made, but I remember seeing smaller "safes" which resembled lettuce heads... you'd stash your money & valuables inside and put the head of 'lettuce' in the fridge, preferably out of sight down in a crisper drawer, lol. Not a bad idea: what sort of self-respecting crackerhead burglar is gonna steal a head of lettuce? Way too healthy, lol...

 

[Ozarks hillbilly]

Coffee cans were popular for hiding cash and other valuables in those days. Dunno if these are still made, but I remember seeing smaller "safes" which resembled lettuce heads... you'd stash your money & valuables inside and put the head of 'lettuce' in the fridge, preferably out of sight down in a crisper drawer, lol. Not a bad idea: what sort of self-respecting crackerhead burglar is gonna steal a head of lettuce? Way too healthy, lol...

So it's like cold, hard cash...see what I did there? Truthfully, I do what my parents did (they also called it cold hard cash) which is stick some cash at the bottom of the well stocked deep freezer. A crook can go through a lot of meat to get to it, but will take them quite a while, which will only give me more time.

As for what I'm doing today, looking to see if I can retire. Not quite there yet, probably another 3 1/2 years then I'll finally have to figure out what I'm going to do when I grow up!

 

[dademoss]

Drove neutered feral cats back to their colonies this morning. Opened the windows to let the fresh air in, 73 degrees this afternoon. Warm enough to get the scooter out, but after this morning I've had my fill of idiots on the road.

 

[Hooch]

Liberty safes have different ratings for fire ranging from 1/2 hour to 2.5 hours. We purchased the 2.5 hour version.

Ben

i dont know the brand of the safe but I did ask if it was the half hour safe at like 1200 degrees or the longer hotter versions. It was the longer duration safe. These folks spent some coin on a expensive safe. Apparently..it was bolted down in the basement..perhaps that wasnt a better location for it. I could see it possible that the home collapsed down as it burned n just burned very hot n

 

[Neb]

My brother @Firepolice271 is with the local VFD and led me to believe 2.5 hours is over kill for my type of house. I am comfortable with his opinion.

Ben

 

[DrJenner]

I woke up super late today (8:30 am). This after taking a nap yesterday. Must've needed it.
Working inside on permitting stuff for the road, plus the barn.
Getting stuff together for taxes.
Heading into town in a few hours to get a good workout in and pick up our mail.
Making some tacos tonight with turkey meat and then will prob watch a movie or something.
Too cold to do anything outside for the next couple of days.

 

[zannej]

My maternal grandmother hid her most valuable jewelry in potpourri bags scattered in her kitchen cabinets. Unfortunately, one of my aunts decided to help her out by cleaning up. She saw the bags and assumed they were no good and threw them away. My grandmother was pretty upset about it and my aunt felt bad but nothing could be done about it since the trash had already been hauled away. My other aunts were upset with her for it and chewed her out for not asking before throwing stuff away.

I woke up around 9am, got some water and fed the cats. Then racked back out until after 1pm. Still haven't gotten up because I'm tired. My body does not want to move. I need to do some cooking today but my brain is still in a bit of a fog.

 

[Spikedriver]

Just finished another day on the tracks. The weather sucks here around Vegas, but it was a good day of work. My head feels almost back to normal. I still get mild headaches, but I can move it around without any extra pain or woozy feeling. I'm starting to think I may have injured my abdominal muscles though. I've been really stiff and sore in my core since the day after I fell. I can't sit straight up to get out of bed. That seems like a really strange thing to hurt from falling on my back...

 

[LadyLocust]

Just finished another day on the tracks. The weather sucks here around Vegas, but it was a good day of work. My head feels almost back to normal. I still get mild headaches, but I can move it around without any extra pain or woozy feeling. I'm starting to think I may have injured my abdominal muscles though. I've been really stiff and sore in my core since the day after I fell. I can't sit straight up to get out of bed. That seems like a really strange thing to hurt from falling on my back...

Are you drinking plenty of water? Also, might eat some spuds. Both of those things just help with any muscle cramping. Glad to hear you are on the mend though.

 

[Spikedriver]

Are you drinking plenty of water? Also, might eat some spuds. Both of those things just help with any muscle cramping. Glad to hear you are on the mend though.

I'm a hydration fanatic. I drink close to two gallons of water a day. This isn't cramps. It feels more like I did 100 sit ups.

 

[LadyLocust]

I'm a hydration fanatic. I drink close to two gallons of water a day. This isn't cramps. It feels more like I did 100 sit ups.

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