feb 10

[Lavande]

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Good gracious evening Abbers,

I can't believe it's been snowing steadily for nearly 24 hrs, oh boy! I measured 3" of snow late this morning & have no idea what's out there now. We may be getting ice on top of all this tomorrow morning, geez.
I baked up 4 of those 'Flock Blocks' for my chickens today. It's all part of my Anti-Pecking plan, LOL. It takes them all day to consume one of those hard baked cakes, better than pecking on each other. I think they will be cooped up for several days from the looks of things.

Mick, hope you are well, you sound busy!
Glad you're not getting snowed on as well.

Pauly, I have to laugh when I see my son driving those massive trucks. I took him out for driving practice when he was 16. I watched him parallel park my full size Chevy without batting an eye. I remember asking him: How did you do that? I can't do that without a lot of stress & sweat, haha! I should have know he wound end up driving like a pro

Cyn, maybe, just maybe these storms will miss you??? That would be kind of nice, right?

Det, hope you are well. Same with you SK, Pie & Sam!

PQ, what's up with you?

Have a nice evening everyone!
Lav

[Lavande]

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There you are PQ.
Stay warm :hug:

[Mick]

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good morning all ..how are we today then ?all good I hope.Yesterday just seemed a crazy day ,,one of those never stopped days and yet nothing to show for it .Went for physio and acupuncture ..by the time i got out of there it was half 11 ..
ok ..brew time it is ..
morning Lav ..has it stopped snowing yet?I bet it looks postcard pretty over your way that is!! wouldnt look as nice here .Is your son the driver ?Its a nominated job over here ,you learn it all ,but then there is a nominated driver.hope you have a good day .

morning ppqp.....as ordered..



how are you today then?ok I hope ..Yep neighbours are in alreadyThey spent all night moving furniture in ..They seem ok ,dont really get worked up either way .FIL is steadily getting worse ..there is a fine line as to laziness dementia and cant be arsed ,In combination with depression its a bad mix.I get on great with him,but its so sad to see .Keep warm and wrap up well...

hiya Det ...so wheres the man in the suitcase off to then?anywhere nice?hows life treating you .

pauly hows you then? good I hope today.Im with you wrapped in lettuce doesnt do it for me ..I like lettuce but not as a substitute as a wrapper...

hiya sk pie and sam ..hope you are all well?

right folks have a good one and take it eazee

Did you know if you stretched out your intestines and all your blood vessels they would be 60,000 miles in length, enough to go twice round the earth and you'd be dead .

Went camping in the woods in Montana U.S.A .
I was waiting ages for some guy to vacate the toilet in the shower block.
After about 15 mins of grunting coming from behind the door, out walks a Grizzly bear with a newspaper under his arm.

I guess that answers that question then .

The kursaal flyers .song ...little does she know has been remixed ..

The Donald Rumsfeld mix .

Little does she know that I know that she knows that "we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns—the ones we don't know we don't know".

BBC NEWS: Russia to unplug from the internet.

In other news, 75% of the world's online porn has disappeared

The Supreme Court has ruled that the government must allow job applicants to hide minor convictions from potential employers.

So if you’ve got a conviction for doing things to minors, good news on that PE teacher vacancy.

The seven dwarfs always left early each morning to go to work in the mine. As always, Snow White stayed home doing her domestic chores.

As lunchtime approached, she would prepare their lunches and take them to the mine.

One day as she arrived at the mine with the lunches, she saw that there had been a terrible cave-in. Tearfully, and fearing the worst, Snow White began calling out, hoping against hope that the dwarfs had somehow survived.

"Hello. Hello!" she shouted. "Can anyone hear me? Hello!" For a long while, there was no answer. Losing hope, Snow White again shouted, "Hello! is anyone down there?"

Just as she was about to give up all hope, she heard a faint voice from deep within the mine, "Donald Trump for President"

Snow White fell to her knees and prayed, Oh, thank you, God! At least Dopey is still alive!

[Samstone]

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morning all,
a wet drenching cold nasty rain here, our mold is growing mold on itself. My brother lives in Seattle sent photos of them getting lots of snow, very unusual there. Needless to say, not much field work going on here! looks like we are all having weather related "wonderments"

reckon the rain's let off enough to jump on the tractor.
be well friends

[treegirl]

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MAE all ,

Ha! Mick, loved the Snow White joke! So sorry about your FIL... I hope Julie is doing OK, it must be hard for both of you.

PPQ, oh gosh, I thought you knew me well enough to know that I regularly get the days wrong... it's the product of being self-employed and working every day of the week... I rarely know what day it is... I had to check the calendar 'this morning to see if it was Tuesday or Wednesday. That's why I'm always wishing people Happy Hump Day on the wrong day... oh well! So sorry about your brutal temps... hang in there , hopefully there is an end in sight soon!

Lav, are you getting hammered right now? It's on its way to us now... 4-8 inches, then .25 inches of ice, oh goody. Sheesh. I wish it would just snow and be done with it. Sounds like next week will be interesting too. Re: garden and birds. It is spooky here, I've had feeders up for weeks, with suet blocks, etc, and finally yesterday one bird came. One. No crows, grackles, or anything, just dead silence and full feeders... not even squirrels. Spooky. So I just went ahead and cleaned up the beds next to the house... they were looking kind of derelict, and I am now in Curb Appeal mode, so I thought I'd get a jump on it...

Pauly, I finally made the leap to an Instant Pot... will let you know how it goes. I'm going out ahead of the snow here to get something to cook in it... need to get started. I hope it turns out to be as convenient and FAST as is advertised. Lav says so! Did Vegas have snow? I saw some headline... and snow in Maui also!!?

SK, how is the big cat whisperer doing? How was your time with Vivian? I was glad to hear that she was coming over...

Det, hope all is going well. Hi to Sam and Pi...

Blessings!

[treegirl]

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X-post, Sam... sorry about the weather conditions... be careful on the tractor! Wishing you sun and a dry day...

[paulywogg]

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Mae everybody, Mick,sad about Julie's dad like the Dopey joke too haha,Cyn,it did snow here but on the west side,it hasn't snowed city wide since 2008,I'm with you on never knowing what day it is either,time just goes too fast to keep up,Sam,yep the whole nation has funky weather,Lb sent me pics of snow again on Sunday,she says she already feels trapped since she doesn't have her car and snow doesn't help! PQ,I'm thawing out whole chicken to try in my air fryer tomorrow, it comes with a rotisserie rack so we shall see,Lav,at least the chickens get a treat yay! Waves to all and wishes for a great BF Tuesday!

[Lavande]

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Greetings folks!

Woke up to an ice coating on everything this morning ~ not swell
Fortunately it warmed up a few degrees & has been raining ever since so the ice is pretty much gone. I made YB escort me to the chicken house this morning so I could take care of things for them. I'm not risking a fractured hip or something for my chickens, haha!!

Mick, sorry to hear about Julie's dad. He's still living alone? That could be making his depression/dementia worse. Isolation is a big problem with the elderly, actually with everyone really. We all need to feel part of a community of some sort. Is there such a thing as adult daycare over there? I actually looked into opening one myself decades ago but was put off by some of the strenuous rules & regulations for licensing. Older folks do respond favorably to group activities.
Just a thought anyway.
That firetruck my son was driving Sunday belongs to the local volunteer fire company of which he is a member. He has trained to drive all of their trucks I believe because he really likes to do that. When he is as work in DC he doesn't drive anymore because he's in charge of everything & everyone. His job is to supervise & make decisions. Soon after he graduated from the fire academy there he tested for & was promoted to technician (driver) at the fire house he was assigned to at the time.

Sam, I bet you have tons of mud down your way after all this dampness, yuck. Try not to get that tractor stuck in a giant mud pit.

Pauly, the chickens love their baked seed cakes, they never leave a crumb. They appreciate me, LOL
Here's the recipe I use:

https://www.fresheggsdaily.com/2013/11/flock-block-knock-off-homemade-chicken.html

Cyn, plug in that IP, be fearless, ha ha!!!
Today I dropped a 6 lb chicken in mine, cooked it for 36 minutes on high pressure & it came out perfectly
I've seen a lot of people saying they have no birds at their feeders this year - I think they're all at my feeder!!! The squirrels are there too of course.
I hope you don't get hit too hard with this storm stuff. It's starting to get a bit tiresome. Be careful out there!

Hello to PQ, you are probably posting too

Hello to Det, SK and Pie.

Have a nice night everyone!
Lav

[SKendall]

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Hi ho.

Lav, that visit rates all the way up there. Grandson must have been thrilled! Good job on the seed cakes, you solve many problems in such a productive and thoughtful way.

Mick, glad you're helping to carry the load for Julie. Nice one.

How old is he?

Sam, I feel your pain. In WA state we lived on acreage with an annual rainfall of 125-140" of rain. It becomes disheartening. The movie "Twilight" was filmed there. Mold on mould, and it was a devil of a time to keep it off the roof. I think I had that SAD issue, so I bought the special lamps but it was the dogs and cats that hogged it! Ironically, it was so gorgeous there when it wasn't raining and we had the coastline all the way to Oregon.

Pauly, I'm curious about how the chicken will turn out.

PPQ, leftovers are so easy. When the kids were small I used to spend only about 1-1/2 hrs in the kitchen on a Sunday afternoon and cook chili, meatloaf and roast 1 or 2 chickens and make salad dressing for the week. That's when I was younger and actually had energy, lol.

Cyn, I am confused about where you live. I thought you were in proximity to NYC, or somewhere on the east coast. Then I thought you were in N.Z. It doesn't matter, just glad you are here.

Hey Det, you seem to be bobbing along nicely. You are definitely making the effort!

Sleep well.

[porqoui]

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MAE ALL...

Mick...unfortunately the pic didn't work. Wow, that was a quick turn around with the neighbours. It is sad about your FIL and I'm sure things will have to change soon. Most of us were trying to get my MIL to sell the house and move into a retirement place. She had worked all her life and was very active with curling, bowling, bridge, etc. and ended up just sitting at home by herself. I spent as much time as I could with her but when the ex moved back in I was out of there.

Sam...I think I'd rather put up with the frigid temps then your wet drenching cold nasty rain, just makes me shiver! You be safe out there.

TG...good to know about the day mix ups. LOL I remember the year I didn't work I never knew what day it was and I never had a Friday. These temps are getting tiring, at least they're a dry cold. Curb appeal mode! how soon do you expect to put it on the market? When you make a decision it's full steam ahead isn't it! Remember when the word hammered meant something totally different? LOL

Pauly...let me know how the chicken turns out tomorrow. We're having rotisserie chicken for supper tonight but I didn't cook it. For some reason I have a craving for stuffing.

Lav...yup, posting right along with you. We woke up to an ice coating on everything this morning too. Unfortunately it didn't warm up so it's still there. People were going so slow they were going backwards, some of them actually were. So lucky I have one straight well traveled road to work. Good plan not risking a fracture, I'm amazed has how many mobility challenged seniors are still showing up for their programs. I worry about them. The firetruck looks great. Reminds me of my sister who sits on a volunteer fire board and when her grand-kids visit a trip on the truck is the first order of business.

Det...have you headed out yet? I'm assuming the trip is work related.

Off to start dinner. Have a safe and sober evening all....:smile:PPQP

X-Post SK...sounds like you're doing good with no signs of vertigo I hope. You be careful about falling if you're out and about.

[Determinator]

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whew, heya ABeroooonies!

oh my, so much all up in the air. May not be going to Indy for work afterall, they are doing some norty things I'm not thrilled about and another outfit called
to interview me tomorrow so perhaps the universe has a better plan for me. We shall find out more tomorrow. my goodness what a crazy adventure
this past couple months have been and I'm SO grateful to be rocking my sobriety.

was so beat tonight I went to a new restaurant, a Korean joint near Maryland and Karen (for Pauly) and had the most enormous meal I've ever seen.
will get a pic uploaded soon. Thankfully it was great.

Crap weather here and there in AB land I see. been mighty strange here but I rather like strange.

Made it to a different Buddhist recovery/meditation combo last night that was conducted at a kung fu school which was so neat and brought back
memories of my Chinese martial arts days. A very powerful and much needed meditation for me happy to say.

Mick, sorry i can't remember if you found treasure yet? been so distracted today/tonight.

thanks all for being here and being great. off to prep some interview clothes for another super early day.

be well loves

[porqoui]

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Det...you sure have had quite the adventures in such a short period of time so :sohappy: KUDOS for Rocking your sobriety! I don't like the sounds of norty things you're not thrilled about and of all people the universe would talk to you. LOL While everyone else is )(*(*^*%$ about the weather you decide it's strange and of course you like strange. LOL Going to adopt that attitude for the rest of this cold snap, it'll confuse the hell out of everyone, thanks for that. You be well too....:smile:PPQP

[Mick]

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and good morning all ..how are we doing today then?good I hope ..both rabbits out playing at the moment ,its easy to see spring is in the air with those 2 if you catch my drift !bit windy out there today ,but at least it is dry .My friend is coming up this morning ,so its a lunch day ...trouble is ...a carvery ...like booze I was never any good at one drink and no thank you to any more..a carvery I work in the same way ...all yuo can fit onto a plate irrespective of the height of the pile ..which is ace value for money ,but from a dietary point is rubbish..at present 7lbs off goal.after today try 27!

hiya ppqp..hows you then?still an ice coating over everything?makes working in the garden a cinch!everything looks the same ..hows things at work? Yep was speaking to the new neighbours yesterday morning .They own a gym not far from here ..It also transpires that there best friend was one of my staff in my last job..apparently when they said they were moving and where to ..etc he said that he knew someone up that way ..moi ..now whether he gave them a good bad indifferent lowdown remains to be seen .have a nice day

hiya Det ..you on your travels again ? whats the dodgy stuff going on? good for you mate on the no drinking through all this drama ..yep the only way is to look forward.No I never found anything detecting on Sunday..a decent walk that was about it!take it easy ..take care ..

hiya Texas sk ...hows you then today?are you feeling better ..?Julies dad is 78 ..physically he is sound ,but its the mental capacity that is not quite right .Its a hard thing to say but its as if he is just waiting to pass on ..that may be completely wrong ,but its just the impression he gives..its a tough call.anyway hows life in the fast lane ?

hiya pauly ...how did the chicken cook in the air fryer?was it a success?hope so ..cos if it wasnt you will be in a bit of a state today..You still had no snow?yep time does fly by ..its like toilet roll..the nearer its done the quicker it goes!! hope you have a good day

Hiya Sam did you get your tractoring done then despite the weather?you take it easy my friend.

hi treegirl ..how are you today then? is it a quiet day or are you zoooooooooooooming around?

hya Lav ..how are you today then?all good ..? if that was a volunteer fire truck who foots the bill? the local authority or the company ..its a cracking engine.Yes AJulies dad does live alone ,he is a member of the old scholl keeps himself to himself ,all their friends were either pub or prison service based .we have had loads of different groups /help come to see him ,,we have tried to get him involved in various things but no ..he will not engage with anyone ergo the rapidly progressive dementia and depression .His wish is to remain at home ,and we will do that to the best of our ability until the day comes where it is no longer possible Ive always thought would he not be better in home ..more social interaction etc ..but I dont know ..6lb chicken cooked in 36 mins? thats unreal isnt it?does it taste the same?

right folks ..my mate is here need to dash! take care

[treegirl]

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Hello Abbers,

Lav and PPQ, solidarity - hmmmm same sheet of ice here! It was supposed to rain overnight, so I didn't worry too much when we went to bed... but letting the dog out this morning was quite the sight... he started to skate, then I tried to help, then we were both flying around. Managed to reach the (paws safe) ice melt and spread it while we whirled around. No broken bones for either of us, whew. The propane man came to fill our tank and almost wiped out, and on leaving the truck got stopped at the end of the drive... he eventually got out onto the road. So it's been an eventful morning! Hey, Lav nice to hear exactly what your son is up to... a high achiever there, like his sister... and his Mom!

Pauly, glad that you didn't have to deal with snow - sorry kb feels trapped, it can happen - "cabin fever"! Hope your chicken dinner was great!

Det, all I can do is "ditto" PPQ's brilliant post! I admire your searching and tenacity; that Buddhist meditation sounded great. Good luck on the job decisions.

Mick, I hope the new neighbors are good folks. The bunnies are frisky, eh? Keep talking about spring... it seems a world away here, even though we recently had warm temps... weird. Lots of these small towns in the east have volunteer fire departments, and ambulance crews. It's a real community effort, and they are all trained to do their jobs. They are run by town money and donations. At our Thanksgiving holiday time, all the towns get together and have a big parade with the trucks decked out... like a tiny Macy's day parade... it's a competition for the best-decorated fire truck. For me, just the trucks by themselves are beautiful!

SK, sorry to confuse, yes I am in the East, a couple of hours from NYC... my poorly-proofed typing must have been at fault for your confusion, sorry! Are you feeling better, recovering from the vertigo?

Hi to Sam and Pi!

I was housebound yesterday and am also today, but there is more than enough to do here - taxes, getting the house ready for a potential March 15 listing (!), getting caught up with client reports, etc. I hope to do some interior painting today... I can't look at electronics all day!!!!

PS, Lav, I not only plugged in the IP, I did the pressure test (incorrectly) and made some quinoa (incorrectly), but haven't broken the thing yet! Going for beef stew this afternoon.

May we be well --

[paulywogg]

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Mae everybody, tonight is the chicken night,I just typed I was taking it out to defrost yesterday haha,will keep you posted Det,that restaurant sounds right down the street from the shop I slave at,glad it was good and a pic would be cool,I love pics of food,dunno why peeps complain about them on Fb or Instagram,glad you're rocking sober life,I was too but slipped last Thursday so stupidly! Luckily no bender but it adds to my self doubt and it made me feel like a huge failure cuz it was boring anyhoo Cyn,where are you planning on moving when the house sells? Waves to PQ,Lav and Sam,SK have a great BF Wednesday!