Jan 07, 2024

[porqoui]

MAE ALL...kicking off the first thread of 2024. We got the snow as predicted but the nice thing with the colder weather there was no freezing rain so it was an easy brush off the car this morning. Arctic temps to arrive Tuesday night so what ever I've forgotten to pick up will do that tomorrow.

Hope everyone is doing ok. Will check back in a little while...:smile:PPQP

[Lavande]

Re: Jan 07, 2024

Greetings to everyone!

Mostly cloudy & chilly here today. It was definitely an inside kind of day. I?m working on some embroidered gifts for a friend who is retiring soon. Our old boss is actually having us all for a brunch to celebrate on Feb. 10. Surprising since the boss retired herself 12 years ago. Nice to be thought of like that!

PQ, thanks for the startup & I?m glad to hear the snowfall wasn?t too bad. Hope your day was fabulous

Cyn, I hope you have the day off. I saw your late post from last night. Get some rest friend.

Slo, wishing you a very Happy Birthday today!! :balloons:
I hope your day was excellent!

Mick, hello to you & wondering if your post got lost. Hope your day was good.

Hello to Pie, Wags, Det & everyone.
Have a nice night all!

Lav

[Pie]

Re: Jan 07, 2024

MAE all,

Thanks for starting us up, PQ. I see that you and Lav are the snow winners. We?re due for gusty winds and rain tomorrow. Not much cooking here at the moment. Just watching some of the final regular season football games. Oh wait! Lav, better light a fire under your Phillies!

[Pie]

Re: Jan 07, 2024

Mick, I actually rented Tinker Tailor because of that actor being in it. Couldn?t get interested in it though, so went on to watch a different movie, The Outfit. Surprisingly good, with emphasis on surprise! Did you like Tinker, Tailor?

[Slo]

Re: Jan 07, 2024

Thanks for the birthday wishes, Lav! I’m the big 60 today! Eeesh. At least I’m going into it solidly sober, and not as an older, drinking, struggling lush!
I love that your old gang at the hospital is getting together for the retirement of the next one.

I said “Hi to PQ” instead of “Happy Birthday” to you on your birthday, PQ! Doh! Anyhow, hope it was a happy one.
We have a big snow dump expected on Tuesday, then seriously high winds and plummeting temperatures. Winter is here.

Pie, I dragged my (now ex) husband to see “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”, and he hated it! We both did, actually.

I slept poorly without NyQuil, so I took it the next night, and fell back to sleep until 9:30am! Then couldn’t sleep last night, so took Benadryl. That helped some.

Happy Sunday fun day.

[Mick]

Re: Jan 07, 2024

mae all ...I ve lost a post !! I started yesterday off and now it isnt there!!I had just taken a pic of the moon with a plane going across and it came up well so I posted it ..that was about 030 our time .just looked everywhere for it ...last weeks post this weeks post under the bed ,in the greenhouse ...but nope it is gone .Its annoying because I try and post daily even if its just to say hello.
didnt do too much yesterday ..it was raining..this country must be sinking the amount of water we have had. Julie took her dad out ..but went back early he wasn't feeling well.

hiya Slo ..happy birthday again ....yesterdays wishes are in ether land .. how are you feeling today?are the aches and pains easing off ?hope so ..did you see the kids over the weekend?Is Benadryl the same as the Benylin we get here?

hiya Pie ...how are you doing? hope all is good .tbh ..I thought the film was a waste of time ..I had read the book in the past and to say they had poetic licence is stretching it a bit .I thought it was slow ,,it was dragged out too much and I hate these films where they keep reverting to the past .so all in all.in good old fashioned film critiquing language ..it was crap.Just started watching an old series last night ..itsonly a one off series I think ..Kevin Costner in the Hadfields and McCoys ..hows the pup rescue service going?

hiya teegee...hope all is well with you and you rested up .

Wags hope all is well with you .

Det how are you mate ..how was the weekend?

hiya ppqp how are you doing ...thanks for restarting the post .I think mine is orbiting over Great Falls now .We have had the whole shebang weather wise now ....ice rain..it tried to snow ...and yes we even had sun..Best of luck with Tuesday .

hiya Lav ..how are you doing ? you guessed it ..my post didnt want to play ..I washed my car and half the van ...and it then chucked it down .It is supposed to be sunny today so going to go out later on for awalk .Julie is looking at getting her dad a power assisted wheelchair as in assisted in pushing it as opposed to an electric one ..hope you have a good day ...

here is the pic I put up yesterday ..

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I finished 3 books today... and believe me, that's a lot of coloring...

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[Mick]

Re: Jan 07, 2024

I have just checked ....the post has landed .

[Mick]

Re: Jan 07, 2024

I have just recovered part of yestrdays post....

mae all how are we doing today? hope all is good ..just noticed a guy in the top fields at the back of the house metal detecting ...he aint going to get much there ..apart from cattle tubes ..plus the ground is so acidic it destroys everything .
back to rain today ...just drizzling atm but forecast heavy ...took a pic of the moon this morning with a plane in i the shot ..



hiya ppqp ..how are you doing? have you got heavy snow ? sounds like it the way you said that you had stocked up ...hope all is well over there

hiya teegee ..how are you doing? do you work weekends or is it a rolling shift pattern?hope you are feeling ok

hiya Slo..how are things with you ?you had a good weekend ? were you in kidsville or are you staying away because of the cold etc?

hello wags ..long time ...hope all is good with you ...

Det my man how are you today? how is the weekend going for you?

Hiya Lav...so you had snow turn to rain? this morning we have sunshine ......and rain ..was going to wash my car today....ermm nope ..result !

[treegirl]

Re: Jan 07, 2024

Mae all,

SLO, happy belated birthday wishes! Did you do something special? I hope so; you deserve it! I hope that your sleep starts to settle out...

Lav, how did your weather turn out? I always enjoy hearing what you’ve been cooking... thanks for the info on the air fryer top for the IP... I’ll look into that. So many food labels now give cooking instructions for an air fryer (only!)

Det, I hope that you’ll come hang with us... no judgement, just lots of quiet support for wherever you are in your journey...

Mick, so glad that you found the missing post - really love that moon/flight pic, wonderful. Good luck to Julie and all the issues to solve with her dad... the motorized wheelchair sounds like a good idea.

PPQ, your weather reports are detailed, but I’m still never sure what’s going on... I’m so sorry that you have to brush off your car in the mornings... I did that for years when I lived in MN, and it is NOT fun. I hope the snow stays manageable... (haha).

Pie, so nice to hear how things are for you - glad you are finding things to watch that you like.

Today is a day off... I worked 4 days in a row up to today, which of course included the weekend, and OMG you would have thought that it was xmas/New Years all over again! Lines literally for hours waiting to check out - sheesh! (We rotate duties every hour, so no one has to live through that mess for hours but still I was on register 3 times, and that always melts my brain.) Either everyone realized that it was post-holiday and there was no more food in their houses, or they believed the weather reports about a big snow storm. The big snow storm has turned out to be a snowy drizzle and it’s warm enough to be wet on the pavement, no accumulation. (I was hoping for a little cheery snow, but oh well. )
I have been pleased that I am not completely exhausted today, after those 4-in-a-row days. Maybe I am learning how to do this job, or I’m gaining the muscle strength or who knows why... I’m just grateful.

Sending best wishes to Fly and all stopping by...
TG

[Lavande]

Re: Jan 07, 2024

Good evening friends,

Dry & mostly cloudy today. Tomorrow another big storm moves in which is to dump another 3” or so of rain on us. We’re getting pretty waterlogged here after getting 10” in December, geez. Of course the mud is getting pretty bad too haha!

Cyn, the last storm was snow to rain that washed away all the snow. Sounds like you’re building up some good work muscle, good for you
There’s a bit of a learning curve with the air fryer but I think it’s a great idea. I know you can find the air fryer lids on Amazon, give it a try.

Mick, sounds like we’re getting your weather, Lol. We are also supposed to have heavy winds tomorrow with the flooding rain, oh joy.
I hope Julie’s dad is feeling stronger soon. Getting a new wheel chair might help him get around better.hold off on washing those vehicles for a while. Love the moon & plane pic!

Slo, I believe we give ourselves the best birthday presents! We made the choice to kick AL out of our lives for good reasons
I’m really looking forward to seeing more of my old coworkers. My boss told me she’s turning 78 this year, yikes!! Grateful we’re still alive & well enough to get together.

Pie, our Philly sports teams are pretty ridiculous. I honestly don’t spend too much time watching them haha! Maybe the Phillies will have a better season than the Eagles have had.

Hello to everyone else dropping by & wishing a nice night for all!
Lav

[porqoui]

Re: Jan 07, 2024

MAE ALL...well that was a busy day! Got the priorities completed and will catch up on all the rest tomorrow. We got about 6 inches of snow but it was the dry fluffy stuff. We're not expecting a lot of snow just the Arctic Cold. We'll start of tomorrow around -7C/20F, go up to 0C/32F by noon and then start dropping to -27C/-16F by the time I get home from work. Overnight low expected to be -30C/-22F The snow will start Tuesday night ending sometime on Friday. We're allowed to take a day off for our birthday so I'm thinking Friday would be a good day.

Pi...I hope your weather continues to be mild.

Slo...my turn to wish you a belated Happy Birthday.

Mick...great pic of the moon and airplane. Hope Julie's Dad is doing better, the motorized wheelchair should make a big difference.

TG...you are so right about sweeping off the car. It's the frozen rain that I find the hardest. Glad you had a day off.

Lav...you're going to be totally water logged before this Arctic blast hits you.

Time to turn this brain off and unplug. Have a good night all...:smile:PPQP

[Mick]

Re: Jan 07, 2024

mae all ...how are we doing today then? hope everyone is doing good ..I was dry yesterday so we went out for a walk ...wow it was pretty cold ..dry but very cold ..on return to the car temp inside was a big fat zero.This morning Ive got to take car to the garage..so its going to be pretty cold walking back .took some pics yesterday ...never saw the elusive kingfisher.

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hiya teegee..4 straight days ..?tI guess you are on rest days now .....use them as such before you hit the melee again ...hope you are well.tell me what is cheery snow ..?take care and have a great day

hiya Lav ...well I reckon your neck of the woods is off my I want to live there places ..not only are the names the same ..the weather is too. the way its going here ..a wheelchair for Julies dad would need to have 4 wheel drive .! I lost another friend I used to work with over the weekend .Make the most of what you have got while you have got it ...you are so right about jumping off the booze cruise ..I decide ...not the bottle .hope you have a good day ..

a big hiya to everyone else ..whether posting reading or just looking ...

My blonde wife called me at work and said she can't find her glasses, so I told her to use her contacts.
She rang me back an hour later to say she had called everyone in her phone and none of them knew where they were either.

I experienced the WORST customer service today at a shop in the high street. I don't want to mention the name of the shop because I'm not sure how I'm going to proceed. Yesterday, I bought something from this shop and paid cash for it. I took it home and found out it didn't work.
So today, less than 24 hours later I took it back to the shop and asked if I could get a refund. The girl in the shop told me ?NO? even though I still had the receipt. I asked if I could get a replacement instead then.
Again this person told me "NO." I asked to talk to a manager now as I'm really not happy and I explained that I had just bought the item, had got it home and it didn't work.
The manager just smiled and told me to my face that I was "OUT OF LUCK."
No refund.
No FREE replacement.
I'll tell you what...I am NEVER buying another Lottery Ticket from there again

5 ants rented an apartment with another 5 ants.
Now they're tenants

I opened the front door this morning and a six foot beetle called me a little sh.t then punched me in the face!
Apparently there?s a nasty bug going round!

[Feebee]

Re: Jan 07, 2024

Hi Lavande. I checked in today and didn?t see many posts, but I finally found your from January 7th.

I have been doing well, hope you are, too.
I?m glad this site is still up.
Feebee

[Lavande]

Re: Jan 07, 2024

Soggy greetings to one & all!!

We’re in the midst of this big rain/wind storm. The wind chimes on my deck are going crazy haha. I never let the chickens or cats out today, only the dog who runs right back in the house, smart. My weather app says it’s 52 degrees out there, hard to believe. Apparently this storm picked up some tropical air somewhere before moving up this way.

PQ, the dry fluffy snow doesn’t make a good snowman but I prefer it to the heavy wet heart attack stuff for shoveling. Looks like the arctic air arrives here next Tuesday or Wednesday. I can wait, Lol. Enjoy your day off Friday, it’s a good idea!

Mick, that is one fat squirrel you’ve got there! Great pics, thanks for sharing. Love the ‘tenant’ joke haha! Hope the walk home from your car shop wasn’t too frigid.

Feebee, hello! Glad you found us here. How are you? The Newbies Nest traffic slowed down to a crawl so we’ve been trying to direct people over here for support & friendship. Tell us what’s going on with you these days

Hellos going out to Cyn, Slo, Pie, Det Wags, Kensho & everyone stopping by.

Have a nice night all!
Lav

[porqoui]

Re: Jan 07, 2024

MAE ALL...holy dyna, the predicted snow, cold and wind has arrived. It was quite mild out this morning, we even got to 0C. Left work at 4:30 and it was -18C and dropping with a strong north wind. Could hardly take a deep breath. I'm just hopping we won't get too much snow tonight. It was an exhausting day but finally worked through all the outstanding requests. I'm sure glad I'm taking Friday off.

Mick...hope your trek home wasn't too cold for you. You're doing great with your camera, just love all your pics.

Lav...yup, we'll keep the arctic air here till about Sunday and then it's headed your way. Most of the ski hills are closing tomorrow through Saturday.

Time to warm up so will just say hi to the rest of the gang. Have a good night all...:smile:PPQP