What's everybody doing today?

[sonya123]

I ate too much, sitting here feeling like I can't move. Made garden salad and pizza

The air looks much better today, it rained this morning. I don't mind a little rain like that, the garden got watered too

Don't plan on doing much more today, shoulder started to hurt from weed pulling this morning

 

[dademoss]

I am surprised Pella didn't get back to you. I worked for Pella for 9 years, from 3/1/99 to 3/8/08. The factory I worked at built the Pella windows that you can buy at Lowe's or Menard's. They are a little more affordable than the ones you get from the Pella dealer, and don't have the same features, but they are still very good solid windows.

The Pella dealers are typically held to a pretty high standard by the company. I would reach out to Pella corporate if I was you. I bet you'd get a quote real quick...

Not needed, 3 other outfits responded promptly and the deal is done.

 

[Wingnut]

"GONNA PARTY LIKE IT'S 1999!!!"

No, I'm NOT a Prince fan, lol, but partying back then was MO' BETTAH... so I'm going BACK IN TIME to celebrate!

This icy blended tropical drink (think fresh fruit smoothie stiff with rum) is MIGHTY TASTY!!!

It's my third, last of the blender, lol... but I'm gonna take a break soon, load a bong hit (haven't had one in weeks), and watch a Western on the 65" curved screen, WOOHOO!!!

Later, more blender drinks, or maybe I'll switch to beer, who knows? "QUIEN SABE?!?"

Might hafta get that yardbird going before I smoke a bowl, as I'll undoubtedly get the munchies afterward...

Or I can man up and hold out until the yardbird feast is ready... drink beer until it's time for dinner, lol.

Decisions, decisions... hey, I'm just glad I made it through another year in this Brave New Fraudulent Third World!!!
Y'ALL BE GOOD, I'M OFF TO PAR-TAY LIKE IT'S 1999, LOL... CHEERS!!!

 

[dademoss]

Tonight, when it cools off a little I will go WILD and have a bourbon on the rocks and a cigar in celebration of my 8th year of retirement.

 

[Bacpacker]

Tonight, when it cools off a little I will go WILD and have a bourbon on the rocks and a cigar in celebration of my 8th year of retirement.

What are you smoking tonight Dade? Congrats.

Happy gettin born day WingNut.

 

[dademoss]

What are you smoking tonight Dade? Congrats.

Happy gettin born day WingNut.

Fat Molly and I will dance, she is a Kentucky Fire Cured. The Bourbon will be Larceny.

 

[Bacpacker]

Nice. Enjoy your evening. 8 years is sure worth celebrating

 

[Amish Heart]

It's ugly hot out, and I worked outside till lunchtime, and boy did it wear me out. Rabbit cages cleaned, milkhouse side cleaned out. Something's been getting into my feed bags, knocked over gallon water jugs filled with water. So last night I put a live trap out, and it was empty. Today I added big rat snap traps. Filled the incubator with chicken eggs. Husband just told me he ordered 8 African geese chicks...due to arrive in a couple of weeks. One door installed and also the storm screen door. Looks amazing. Will go out and water after dinner. Filled the freeze dryer...one tray of beets, 3 trays of zucchini. Repackaged 5 stuffing mixes, 12 rice mixes, 2 half gallon jars of freeze dried eggs vaccum packed and some barley mixes.

 

[ABR]

Chores and such. Gave SOs gelding a half-ass bath this afternoon. He did pretty good. Needs to get used to doing all the things again but so far has been relaxed and very willing. Might go out with a friend to have a few beers and shoot some pool. Haven't decided yet. Still need to feed everyone and pick tomatoes from the garden

 

[LadyLocust]

Mailbox vandalized yesterday evening. Sigh I heard them do it but didn't see. Second time in about 5 months and we are right in town. I mentioned to DH last time that we should get a few cameras up outside. He ignored me. This time, it is his idea, so we will get some up. We did get the mailbox back in working order for now. I want a couple of wrought iron bars to put up on either side. Just for kicks.

Walked already.
Going to help a friend in town for a couple of hours today.
Get in garden for a short time when I get home.

We are under highest severe heat threat (or something like that). Won't stay out long.

Happy Birthday @Wingnut ! Have fun! My Birthday is Monday-66 Woohoo to both of us for making it this long!

We make bollards all the time: go to local metal fab shop or plummer and ask how much for a 5-6 ft. piece of 3-4" pipe. Set it a foot or two in the ground with concrete and fill it with concrete. They won't hit it more than once.

 

[Patchouli]

Work was busy.
Skipping the live music tonight. Just sick of the heat and sitting alone.
Happy Birthday to everyone who’s been celebrating their birthdays lately.

 

[Bacpacker]

Work has been nuts last 2 weeks. All my customers have money to spend before the end of the FY, late Sept. I wish i'd known 2 or 3 months ago. Most of the stuff has a 4 to 6 month lead time. One project was even longer.. I was able to buy 11 Hi-Volume air samplers. We don't have any down currently, but all are at least 8 years old, some over 12. We will start swapping them out over the next 2 years and keep the best of what we pull for spares. We are also gonna do some testing on some new controllers for out air and stack stations to see if they will be a suitable replacement for out current unit's. I have 4 of the old models on order, but have been waiting for 2 years on 2 of them. Gotta find something. These will likely be next weekend and if they do what I hope they will I'll order as many as I'm given funding for.
We support some Meteorlogical equipment and the tower a lot of the gear is mounted on took 2 direct lightning strikes last Sunday. EVERYTHING on the tower got fried. We'll be working on all that in the next few weeks testing a replacement system and then installing it.
Got off at 2 this afternoon. Came home and sat on the porch till nearly dark. After the rain this morning the temps never got out of the 70s.

 

[zannej]

Made a late night run to the store last night with my brother to get more groceries. He helped me with bringing stuff in. It was one of his days off and he got plenty of rest during the day. Walmart closes at 11pm so we had to be out of there before then. Didn't leave 'til almost 10. It's cooler at night obviously. Been up in 100s in the day.

Today I organized stuff in my bathroom a little, watched some plumbing videos, and went into town to get cow feed and popped in to see my friend. His 11-yr-old was cleaning. She was cleaning under the couch cushions, vacuuming, cleaning the table, cleaning the floor, etc. She's a good kid. The toddler was not feeling well but he cheered up when the 11-yr old vacuumed. He laughed and clapped. He'll be 3 in August and he still can't speak.

I need to clean litterboxes and refill water for the dogs.

 

[Peanut]

Last night the power went off just as I started to make dinner. Carp! Grabbed a sandwich from the place down the road. It barely sprinkled but tree limbs and leaves were down everywhere. There was some big wind. Dad said it knocked him down on his porch. Even blew his chair out in the yard! He was fine.

So, an evening sitting in the dark. I always use such occasions to check emergency gear, run drills, they are much more realistic in the dark. I started by checking every flashlight/headlamp or light source in the house, some rooms have more than one. I ran a couple 10min drills… 10min to evacuate my house in a disaster or emergency. This also verifies I have all my gear stowed properly. It wasn’t… need to do a little organization there.

How many of you ‘clear’ your house? Go through and clear every room of possible intruders? Again, better in the dark… For me it’s a perishable skill. If I don’t do for a few months I forget how to move through the house using cover or how to go through different doors. It’s a shame we live in an insane world. Best know how to deal with it if it’s waiting for you at home or comes knocking. I try to do at least a walk thru, 3 or 4 times a year.

Then... I did something else I’ve been meaning to do. I checked each room to locate the spot with the best emergency radio reception. I’d never done it for my current radio, only my old one. Learned the old one had much better reception. Have to make a couple changes.

By then I was exhausted, so I played solitaire and waited for the power to come back on. Anyway, it usually comes back on 4-5hrs. I stayed up thinking it’d be soon… I could reset clocks, turn off lights etc. 5hrs passed, then 6, then 7. I finally went to bed about 2:30am. An hour later when I was sleeping soundly the power came on, along with beeping objects, lights, air conditioner and the tv! It’d wake up the dead!

I was a bit grumpy this morning… Didn’t get much done today, had to drag a couple big limbs out of the driveway. No other storm cleanup, chickens were fine. I should sleep good tonight.

 

[UrbanHunter]

Ran a couple of errands this morning, air is full of smoke, taste like camp fire... I complained to a Canadian friend yesterday, he said it's those other Canadians who are responsible.

I hope to do some indoor gardening and some grilling today.

 

[ClemKadiddlehopper]

I don't know which side of Canada your smoke is coming from, but the big fire on the west side will not be put out. It is expected to burn into winter and possibly start up again in the spring.

 

[dademoss]

Looking at another house later today.

 

[gloryroad56]

Today I'm going to water and feed the animals. Take it easy for the rest of the day because it is supposed to be 105 degrees. My wife and I went for a walk around the farm.

 

[Wingnut]

Town run to buy that stupid caulk I forgot last time... I need that to finish the kitchen project. Otherwise taking it easy today, I got pretty hammered yesterday while celebrating my birthday, lol. Beautiful morning here, just gorgeous! I was up early to water (since I didn't water yesterday evening), and the temp was perfect out there, in the 70s... a small hummingbird came to say hello, then perched on a nearby fence wire and enjoyed a shower from the spray cone of the hose nozzle. Little bird was happy! And comical too, I could tell the bird was enjoying the shower, lol. I always view hummers as harbingers of good luck, they're good omens in my world. Same goes for dolphins & roadrunners, though there aren't many dolphins here in the high desert, lol. You'd have to be REALLY HAMMERED to see one of those here, lol. Anyway, I saw enough of 'em during my 'sailing daze' in ****, they'd sometimes accompany me as I sailed my 14' Laser or 12' Minifish, usually keeping station off the bow or quarter... again, harbingers of good luck, no 2-ton Great Whites in the vicinity when dolphins are around. Funny how so many people would get gripped seeing fins surface in the lineup at the beach, but dolphin fins are what ya wanna see when you're in the water, lol. Beats seeing the larger Great White Shark fin, lol...

 

[Pearl]

I'm off today (from work, probably in other ways too )! Doing laundry and some cleaning! Just found out the property next to me sold already! The people gave the asking price, really wanted it! Our property lines meet in the woods behind my house, never had to fence it with our last neighbor. Hope we get good neighbors again!! Time will tell!!

 

[sonya123]

Took care of the animals by myself today, husband was scaping rust off the truck so he can paint it with rust stuff that is supposed to at least slow the rust from spreading

More weeding

made sweet and sour red cabbage from the garden for lunch with Bratwurst and potatos

Also did some laundry, hope it dries before it rains again

 

[snappy1]

Up early and walked first.
Ran to neighborhood grocery.
Fed dogs and then did ebay photos for DH.
Met with previous Church secy. at Church to go over some business stuff.
Came home and walked dogs.
There is a little kitten living in the woods next to us (probably dumped). I spent a little time trying to get it to come out and eat. Left a couple of bowls with water and cream out for now- will pick up later. Tossed some meatloaf in it's direction. It found and ate that. I guess I will have to get a live trap.
Pretty much done for the day.
I might make an ice cream cake for my Birthday--using ice cream sandwiches as a base.
Tomorrow I will make my Birthday meal--Shrimp and grits!

 

[Pearl]

Up early and walked first.
Ran to neighborhood grocery.
Fed dogs and then did ebay photos for DH.
Met with previous Church secy. at Church to go over some business stuff.
Came home and walked dogs.
There is a little kitten living in the woods next to us (probably dumped). I spent a little time trying to get it to come out and eat. Left a couple of bowls with water and cream out for now- will pick up later. Tossed some meatloaf in it's direction. It found and ate that. I guess I will have to get a live trap.
Pretty much done for the day.
I might make an ice cream cake for my Birthday--using ice cream sandwiches as a base.
Tomorrow I will make my Birthday meal--Shrimp and grits!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

 

[Bacpacker]

Happy Gettin Born Day Snappy

 

[snappy1]

Happy Gettin Born Day Snappy

It's the 3rd, but I'm prepping early. Lol

 

[Peanut]

Laundry day, extra items… the ‘my pillow’ people were having a sale on everything last week. I bought a couple sets of sheets and 2 new pillows. Colors weren’t great, just what was left of the production run. Quality is good so they’ll do, 1/2 of regular price.

Ordered the wrong size pillows, I think. The website was confusing, I kept being redirected. Some items had promo codes, others 2 for 1. I know what I meant to order, unsure of what I actually ordered though. Anyway, I was sent king size pillows for my full size bed. I called them about the issue (their customer service is great). Turns out the new 2.0 pillows are only in queen or king size. Ended up feeling guilty though. They are sending me 2 queen size, told me to keep the king size too. So I ended up with new 4 pillows for the price of one.

While the wash was going I noticed my boots needed tlc so i cleaned them good, gave them a new coat of neutral, put in new liners too. Next I put new stings on my guitar and played for an hour or so. Strings are expensive, I wear out 4 sets a month, noticeable on my budget. So I played the last set for 3 weeks, they were beyond dead, no life left. But, I wasn’t playing in public so they only hurt my ears.

It’s either play dead strings or spend a small fortune each month. Took a chance, ordered a set of the new titanium core strings. When new they don’t sound quite as good as the strings I use but still have a good sound. They keep that same good sound more than 3 months according to friends who play as much as I do. At $45 a set… they better last a couple months.

Gonna go work on the truck after dinner. Need to get the rest of the old adhesive off the p.side door. Then I’ll be down to one last side deflector to remove, d.side.

 

[dademoss]

It's the 3rd, but I'm prepping early. Lol

Who is making Tater Tots for the PARTY!!!!! ??????

 

[dademoss]

Laundry day, extra items… the ‘my pillow’ people were having a sale on everything last week. I bought a couple sets of sheets and 2 new pillows. Colors weren’t great, just what was left of the production run. Quality is good so they’ll do, 1/2 of regular price.

Ordered the wrong size pillows, I think. The website was confusing, I kept being redirected. Some items had promo codes, others 2 for 1. I know what I meant to order, unsure of what I actually ordered though. Anyway, I was sent king size pillows for my full size bed. I called them about the issue (their customer service is great). Turns out the new 2.0 pillows are only in queen or king size. Ended up feeling guilty though. They are sending me 2 queen size, told me to keep the king size too. So I ended up with new 4 pillows for the price of one.

While the wash was going I noticed my boots needed tlc so i gave them a new coat of neutral, put in new liners too. Next I put new stings on my guitar and played for an hour or so. Strings are expensive, I wear out 4 sets a month, noticeable on my budget. So I played the last set for 3 weeks, they were beyond dead, no life left. But, I wasn’t playing in public so they only hurt my ears.

It’s either play dead strings or spend a small fortune each month. Took a chance, ordered a set of the new titanium core strings. When new they don’t sound quite as good as the strings I use but still have a good sound. They keep that same good sound more than 3 months according to friends who play as much as I do. At $45 a set… they better last a couple months.

Gonna go work on the truck after dinner. Need to get the rest of the old adhesive off the p.side door. Then I’ll be down to one last side deflector to remove, d.side.

their "My Pillows" ROCK, Never order the slippers

 

[Pearl]

Who is making Tater Tots for the PARTY!!!!! ??????

If I make them, they won't make it to the party!!

 

[sonya123]

The series of unfortunate events continues. I was having a decent day, work is done, no rain, and was taking the dogs for a walk . Out of nowhere a swarm of wasps attacked me and bit me mostly on one arm and my neck, a few on my hand. I ran like hell. This happened to me once before when we first moved here and my husband rushed me to the hospital because I was sure I was having an allergic reaction. By the time I got there ( hour later) the hospital nurse told me " if you had a reaction you would be dead already) so this time I didn't bother
But if it still happens later, it's been nice knowing you. I took 2 banadryl and had a shot of vodka...