What's everybody doing today?

[Mountain trapper]

Better be 10 more pounds of bacon on the shopping list!!

At least. We have another week or so of snow starting on Thursday. Could be a couple feet coming.

 

[Amish Heart]

Ours comes in about midnight and goes thru tomorrow morning awhile.
Need to go to Atwoods in a bit, then help husband drill holes in a handtruck and mount a very big inverter.

 

[INresponse]

Half day of work this morning, and half of that was rearranging stored "stuff" in the upstairs storage area. Thankfully it has been a rather slow winter for us work wise, I am enjoying my time off.
I was getting ready to leave and noticed a text to the boss that a customer was on his way to pick up his 4 wheeler so I sat down and looked at my phone, our community "Nextdoor" page had a listing for free stuff sitting at the end of a driveway. I grabbed the food storage stuff. I scored (LDS food storage qty 6 #10 cans) a case of long grain white rice, a case of Black Beans, a case of Pinto Beans, and a case of Dehydrated Carrots. Plus, an unopened case of military MRE's (case A), one of those tall square plastic survival food buckets, and 2 packs of powdered milk.
Aside from the rice most is not something we would normally eat but it will all get added to my existing stash, which contains mostly similar LDS food storage stuff and my self packaged white rice. But if the time comes where we are hungry I am certain it will be delicious. And I definitely can't beat the price.

If I finish my couple hour mid day break I suppose I will start organizing my tax paperwork. Ugh.

 

[Amish Heart]

Nice price on that food storage stuff, Inresponse (ha)
Went to Atwoods in the bigger town. Boy was that place quiet. Loaded up again on feed so I don't have to go out again for awhile. Also got more buckets and lids to avoid Walmart. Seed potatoes were in so got the yukon gold and red. Husband is drilling away on the handtruck.

 

[sonya123]

We sell on ebay. It goes well when we spend time working on it. I think it's something to do with their algorithm. It shows our items more often when we stay at it.

what sort of stuff do you sell? I have bought stuff on there but never sold anything

 

[sonya123]

Good thing I have no plans! 0_o

what you;re getting as rain, we are getting as snow. Got about a foot already now it's ice pellets

 

[Mountain trapper]

High temp of 12 degs today. It feels pretty nice in the sun. I got a call from the farm/ranch supply store today. They said my new shotgun is in. We'll head down in the morning, after we give blood at the clinic, and pick it up.
Supposed to get a storm on Thursday with maybe a foot or two of snow. I did some damage to the snowblower today when I hit a hidden boulder. It bent a corner of the auger housing. I'll have to straighten it out before I blow any snow again.

 

[Amish Heart]

Our snow should be coming late tonight, soon enough. And getting down to 0 degrees tomorrow night. Ugh.

 

[Magus]

Just saw the radar, y'all are getting clobbered!

 

[Heartbroken]

It's not getting here until tomorrow night into Thursday morning. Current forecast is just 5-9". Not really a big deal unless there are winds and whiteouts. Thankfully I don't have to go anywhere until Sunday.
Ran into town on my lunch break today but it took so long to find the light bulb I needed at the hardware store that I just came right back home instead of stopping anywhere else. Guess I didn't really need anything anyways.
My over the stove microwave has this strange little two-loop base bulb, reminded me of the first halogen car lamps that came out, where you could actually change out the bulb. Finally found the right thing and I'm quite glad to have my nightlight back.
What, doesn't everyone use the stove light as a nightlight?

 

[Snowman]

https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/national/weather-radar

 

[Pearl]

It's not getting here until tomorrow night into Thursday morning. Current forecast is just 5-9". Not really a big deal unless there are winds and whiteouts. Thankfully I don't have to go anywhere until Sunday.
Ran into town on my lunch break today but it took so long to find the light bulb I needed at the hardware store that I just came right back home instead of stopping anywhere else. Guess I didn't really need anything anyways.
My over the stove microwave has this strange little two-loop base bulb, reminded me of the first halogen car lamps that came out, where you could actually change out the bulb. Finally found the right thing and I'm quite glad to have my nightlight back.
What, doesn't everyone use the stove light as a nightlight?

I know several people who use stove or microwave nightlights!

 

[Neb]

I know several people who use stove or microwave nightlights!

We have a freeze dryer night light.

Ben

 

[Pearl]

Light is your friend as you get older!!

 

[Mountain trapper]

It's not getting here until tomorrow night into Thursday morning. Current forecast is just 5-9". Not really a big deal unless there are winds and whiteouts. Thankfully I don't have to go anywhere until Sunday.
Ran into town on my lunch break today but it took so long to find the light bulb I needed at the hardware store that I just came right back home instead of stopping anywhere else. Guess I didn't really need anything anyways.
My over the stove microwave has this strange little two-loop base bulb, reminded me of the first halogen car lamps that came out, where you could actually change out the bulb. Finally found the right thing and I'm quite glad to have my nightlight back.
What, doesn't everyone use the stove light as a nightlight?

Since we're on solar we try to watch our electric usage somewhat. We use whatever lights we need, but everything gets turned off when we go to bed. It's pitch black in here at night. Not a light to be seen anywhere.

 

[Peanut]

Trip to town… stopped at the hardware store and got some rustoleum rust reformer spray. Saw another product I’d read about, Evapo-rust. Bought a small bottle, worth a try. Bought a couple of multi-rail socket trays at harbor freight then stopped for groceries. Got soaked putting the groceries in my truck.

It’s already rained 2” this afternoon, supposed to get 3 or 4 inches over night. Guess I’ll be up late watching the sump pump, just as well. Gonna go up above the high field and check on a new born calf about midnight. He was born too late in the day for his mama to move him. I’m worried about coyotes, want to leave my scent everywhere.

My cousin called to tell me about the calf. He also told me he ran the hay spike into the radiator of the old ford tractor when he was putting the big tractor under the shed. It’s tricky parking those two tractors nose to nose, especially at night. Anyway, he’ll order a new radiator, we’ll put it in when the weather warms up.

Just watching tv and listening to it rain...

 

[Pearl]

Since we're on solar we try to watch our electric usage somewhat. We use whatever lights we need, but everything gets turned off when we go to bed. It's pitch black in here at night. Not a light to be seen anywhere.

I'm am super light at night person!! Guess that's why I don't sleep well!! On a lighter note, (hahaha), been texting with my two best friends about how we would party until 4 am! I would be at work by 5 am!! It's a little after 8:30 pm, and I am going to bed!! Making up for lost time! Just glad I lived through it!!

 

[Ekatarina]

Since we're on solar we try to watch our electric usage somewhat. We use whatever lights we need, but everything gets turned off when we go to bed. It's pitch black in here at night. Not a light to be seen anywhere.

Same to my place dark dark dark...if I have to get up night time
I use a flashlight
(but I dont have solar)

 

[Ekatarina]

February 11th 2025
10.30 pm
Tuesday...was snowing almost all day
Now its starting to get colder again -7f

Tomorrow --not snowing so ..grocery shopping
Since I have a big anough list

I did push snow off the outside steps
Now Miss Ruben sits on my lap and purring
holding my arm with her paws ..and bumping her face
on mine

I hope I will feel sleepy soon

Wish you a goodnight

 

[Amish Heart]

Just saw the radar, y'all are getting clobbered!

Yep

 

[OldSchool]

what sort of stuff do you sell? I have bought stuff on there but never sold anything

I'm curious too, but reluctant to ask about what I won't say. So... now I'm selling vintage stereo equipment. I stock-pilled a few brand name items that bring good money. Restoring them was gonna be a retirement gig. Now?... who's to say I'll live that long and there'd still be a market for them then. Now I'm checking out a 50 year old stereo receiver that I'm gonna miss when it's gone. But it'll bring a few hundred bucks, and meanwhile it's cool listening to some jazz music, while getting sheet together to package up something similar that just sold.

 

[Robert Stewart]

A quiet day in today keeping as cool as possible due to it being really hot all day got to 41.0 just before 16:10 (4:10pm) currently its sitting at 34.7 degrees with a nice light breeze cooling things down thankfully there was no wind today but a fire ban could've been issued though due to how dry it is thankfully tomorrow its meant to be slightly cooler albeit very windy then a full week of cooler weather next week before it heats up again

 

[Pearl]

Sitting up with Bear during thunderstorms! He likes us to go out in the den during storms for some reason, he doesn't seem too scared, guess that's his safe room! Good timing, put wood on what was left of the fire. I'll go to work today, probably stop for gas.

 

[pumpkinspice]

Waking up to 2 inches of snow (wish it was more). Lots to things to catch up on..... grocery shopping, laundry. cleaning the house.
But I am glad that I am feeling better. I picked up the bug from my bowling team member. Bowled yesterday and she had the same thing last week. She was already having symptoms, but bowled anyway.
To say the least I was not happy with her. She should have stayed home last week. We bowled Tuesday, I started getting sick Thursday.
Well, it's time to move on and get going.
Have a great day everyone! Love you all.
God is good all the time!

 

[WVDragonlady]

Nothing going on but snow and freezing rain today then all rain later tonight.
Meals, dishes, reading, listening to the classical radio station.
Somethings got to give on this snow after snow after snow/freezing rain. I have stuff to do outside and in the greenhouse

 

[snappy1]

what sort of stuff do you sell? I have bought stuff on there but never sold anything

Items from Estate sales. Clothing (actually jeans mostly) it's easiest to ship! And I get a lot of items new with tags from thrift shops. I write drafts for items and take the photos. DH puts the photos on his laptop and then on each listing. Not real time consuming. We aren't very active now and haven't been for a couple of years. DH's health has been problematic.

Today, I will either walk or do a video.
Write more drafts for ebay.
Walk dogs in between rain events.
Nothing else on the list, but something will come up!

 

[sonya123]

No new snow but it's icy now. So much for rain washing it away, it didn't.
Looked at the forecast too and just when our lambs are due next week, it will get really cold again. This is bad. I don't think we have had that happen before, usually it isn't this cold mid to end February.
Today animal care, shoveling some icy crap on the road and keeping wood in the stove. That's about it. I am SO over the weather this winter!!! Yuck

Snappy: that sounds like a great idea to find things to sell! I would not have thought about that. Not practical for us, would be more driving which we try to avoid

 

[sonya123]

I'm am super light at night person!! Guess that's why I don't sleep well!! On a lighter note, (hahaha), been texting with my two best friends about how we would party until 4 am! I would be at work by 5 am!! It's a little after 8:30 pm, and I am going to bed!! Making up for lost time! Just glad I lived through it!!

I can't sleep with any light on. This is one of the reasons why I didn't sleep well in Orlando. I could not block out the light no matter what I tried

 

[snappy1]

No new snow but it's icy now. So much for rain washing it away, it didn't.
Looked at the forecast too and just when our lambs are due next week, it will get really cold again. This is bad. I don't think we have had that happen before, usually it isn't this cold mid to end February.
Today animal care, shoveling some icy crap on the road and keeping wood in the stove. That's about it. I am SO over the weather this winter!!! Yuck

Snappy: that sounds like a great idea to find things to sell! I would not have thought about that. Not practical for us, would be more driving which we try to avoid

The town we shop from is about 10 miles away and we do get mileage. If it was farther, we wouldn't do it.

 

[elkhound]

snow and iced in and just waiting on todays soap operas to start....12.30pm young and the restless....ashley abbott for the win !