MMP in the snow, uphill both ways

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Good morning everyone. It is a bright and sunny 20F day and probably won’t get over freezing today. Most of the schools are open again and our garbage got picked up. The grocery store is open so I won’t be forced to settle for bottle lemon juice in my ice water anymore.

They won’t do both eyes at once, so for a couple of weeks he’ll have one great but very light sensitive eye and one that still needs correction. Get him some of those oh-so-fashionable dark glasses that fit over his regular ones and one of you can pop the unneeded lens out of his glasses.

His depth perception is going to really suck during those few weeks. Do not let him drive and watch him with knives. Be prepared for whining about the wait for the second eye!

Your dinner sounded delightful, I’m so glad you had such a good time.

Poor kitty, I hope she’s over it now.

Thank you, I’m not a huge fan of the colors either. I think I need to do something about my monitor, the colors on my screen don’t match the colors in my hand.

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There are five guys in my basement cutting out the old pipe. My water will be off until tomorrow afternoon.

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Nothing has ever compared to the A&W of my youth. Cold, frothy and you could buy a quart at the drive-in for very little money.

Exercise with weights today, which was good. I’ll feel it tomorrow, of course.

We actually got a newspaper today! Several hours late, but I’m sure they’ve had to load carriers up to make up for the people who stopped showing up for work for fear that they’d be rousted by ICE.

It’s a balmy 4F this morning; we’re looking at 20s by Sunday. Steel cut oatmeal with fresh thyme for breaking of the fast.

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Back, and all of my purchases are unpacked and stowed. I got FCD 2 pairs of jeans instead of just 1 because I’m nice, dammit. And apart from the things I needed, I wandered into their bakery area and decided we needed a loaf of pumpernickel. OMG!!! It is soooooo yummy! It’s going to take all my self-control not to eat it all today. It’s probably a good thing WalMart is 20-ish miles away.

Their parking lot sucked, tho. Very icy except along the lanes where there was traffic. The spot where I parked had at least 2" of ice, so walking was fun. However, I got in and out without incident. The lot at Aldi was better, but most of their carts were frozen in place. Luckily, I was able to get one in a non-frozen line. Their shelves were somewhat bare - I guess their delivery hasn’t gotten thru yet. But I got my gala apples and cara cara oranges, plus some really nice strawberries, so it was a good stop, too.

I think I’ve figured out how to make the walk to FCD’s shop less treacherous, so as soon as I post, I’ll don my boots and warm wear and head out to give it a try. If it doesn’t work, we’ll just have to wait for a thaw.

I think tonight’s supper will be tuna steaks and veggies TBD. Oh, and I turned off the pellet stove and humidity is up to 28%. Mayo clinic recommends 30-50%, so we’re not too far below. I’ll turn the stove back on when I’m done in the yard. Onward!!!

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Soup and sammiches have been assimilated so will be thinking about some gym time to assuage the calorie gods, but right now some more files need to be filed and I have to check Kroger for specials this week. Ah, the glamorous life of a retired gentleman of leisure…

rocky, stay warm and dry, those snow mountains will be with you until May.

Make it Chip’s Ahoy and I’m ready…

A&W and Cheese Dogs..sweet memories of my youth…

So, you’re going with the flamethrower option? :grin:

And need to perform dish Tetris on the dishwasher, won’t run it until tomorrow but want to get everything in there nice and tidy. The onward into the day.

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Well, that didn’t take long. I slipped and fell face first, then did something to my back - it hurts like mad on the left side. I just took some pain meds and I’m about to dig out a heating pad and sit. I’m too old for this crap. Dammit.

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I was loading Middle White today. They tried to shovel the 62 box stop for Sumitomo into the one truck. When I pointed out it wouldn’t fit, they did an add/cut and moved it to the PATT car on Bottom Blue, Which irked Grumpy Lady, even though I did all the moving, and even finished loading that cat. Not sure why she gets irked at me, I don’t make the stupid decisions around here, I just implement them. I had to do a Return To Shipper on a load of dental stuff that got sent to a self storage place. Which has been going on for a couple of years. I guess it’s on auto order, and the cost of doing it is less than the budget rounding error, so they don’t fix it. After heaving, I stopped and gassed up Carmen, and did my Aldi run, so I could make dinner for tonight. I did a quick load of laundry, so now it’s naptime.

It’s like you’re living several hours in the future from the rest of us!

They should do breakfast, because I love the smell of Nepal in the morning. :wink:

I’m hoping today has gone better.
< reads today’s post >
Or not. Hope you feel better soon.

What, you don’t want to do 5 hours of driving for a 45min appointment? :zany_face:

Indeed. You may need Otis to drive you and FCD to urgent care.

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Good morning! It’s currently 29F here, and the sun is out. The streets are almost passible. The Bolt is nearly thawed out from its icing. I’m glad I’d kept it plugged in during the storm, I don’t think the cold would have done the battery any favors.

Dinner last night was Spaghetti1 All’Assassina, which never produces left overs, so lunch today will be either leftover chili or chicken soup. Or maybe the street is clear enough for Stromboli. Excuse me I need to check something.

I have cataracts at 55. They’re not bad; in fact the one in my right eye is actually improving my vision. I still need to go in for a consultation, but I’ve just bought new boxes of contacts.

Gala, Fuji, and Dixie Red are my favorites. I’ve only ever found Dixie Red at the orchard up the road from my house. The owner keeps an email list for when they’re ready. They go fast.

1 - First try!

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peedin, i also got lorna doones! i ate one and took the rest home, as they did not give me milk. orange juice, cranberry juice, and water were the beverage choices.

good luck with the plumbing, lh75.

uff da, fcm!!

the work food fridge has a horrific smell. it was emptied on friday and wiped down to no avail. the internet suggests “drip tray”. this could be quite the smell eradication effort…

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Operation Get a Stromboli has been a rousing success!

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Our town’s drive in was B&K and we’d stop there, roll the car window down about 3/4 and they’d bring the best, frostiest tray to set on it.

I hope you didn’t do any permanent damage, Moooooom.

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Sorry, FCM. You all keep a phone with you out there.

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I did have my phone, and I don’t think there’s any permanent damage. But I am 72, so I won’t be bouncing back very fast. Dammit.

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Howdy Y’all! We procured and stowed provisions. The executive decision was made to have BLTs for lunch. We had tater tots instead of fries cause a bag of tater tots called out to me in the sto’. OYKW swore to me that half of a chawklit layer cake jumped into his hands while he was in the bakery section. Nappage and day drinkin’ also happened. It’s time for some All Creatures Great and Small and cake now.

MOOOOOOM ouchie! Be careful with the free form ice skatin’.

Taters glad y’all had a great anniversary dinner. Sometimes you just deserve to spend the $$$ and treat yourselves.

MetalMouse I wait a couple of hours each mornin’ before I crank up my ears. I like to ease in to hearin’ the world. Sometimes I will take ‘em out for a while durin’ the day just cause.

Hippie maybe those five guys will make y’all a burger and fries.

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Filled out an affadavit at my bank, may get money back in 10 days. She told me I may want to close my account.
Would grub hub try and take money out of it?

Meeting in building tomorrow to discuss safety concerns.

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You need to report in to the assassins spaghetti thread.

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And a good late afternoon all. Gym time was spent and some items that appeared as I organized the office space were donated to Goodwill (I can’t really say it was reorganizing, as it was never particularly organized in the first place). Had a grilled-cheese and bacon sammich upon my return and a Chee-Burger is in my future plans later, so most of the calories will be replaced. Still 34F so a bit warmer than the start of the week, but supposed to get cooler after Thorsday. Need to go check the mailbox after publishing this but otherwise nothing much is planned for the rest of the day.

FCM, Ouch! Guess you should have gone with the flamethrower option… Hope you’re feeling better.

Maus, Dixie Red sounds intriguing, but I’m pretty well limited to what Kroger offers (and to be fair, they have a good selection).

rocky, good luck on the mystery smell in the refrigerator. Maybe something got left there and has evolved intelligence…

swampy, mmmmm..cake… And I usually take my hearing aids out while I am exercising to prevent the sweat from getting to them, but have to remember to bring the carrying case.

And it’s still afternoon (well ten minutes to 6pm, so close enough) so onward with the sloth with a few minutes of filing work.

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Argh. I’ve been reading but am still 97 posts behind, so I’m going to post my news now, then go back and read. Otherwise, it’s like washing dishes at a restaurant: they pile up AS you wash them. I’m going to try hard to keep this concise.

Daughter news: She’s seen an attorney. Her financial options are not great, and it was somewhat overwhelming, but she’s soldiering on. Meanwhile, the affair partner’s husband confessed to AP that he molested someone when he was a teen. CPS found out and is investigating to ensure the kids are OK. AP claims CPS said all was well, but then, she also claims the caseworker said, “I’ve never seen kids as smart as yours!” Having worked with CPS in a previous life, I can guarantee that’s not accurate. Anyway, would you want your baby to be in a household with Chester Molester? I would not, but my SIL is apparently chill with it.

Critters: Woman upstairs I’m cat sitting for next week is so nervous about her cat , she asked if I’d go up and watch a movie with the cat in the evenings if cat “seems like she’ll be lonely.” Uh, no, ma’am, not doing that. How do you tell if a cat is GOING to be lonely? :roll_eyes: Besides, what movie would a cat want to see, The Aristocats? I have a pretty full schedule with Ms. Dog, Charlie, and the cat–one reason I’ve been AWOL.

I’m considering becoming a hermit. I

My cousin’s daughter tells me he has dementia and is in a facility. He was almost like a brother to me as we grew up, so I’m upset. I told her to give him a hug from me, and she excitedly texted, “He remembered you!” I’m concerned for her: it’s a lot for one person to handle.

And this made me smile…my friend has had painters in her house for two weeks straight. They found out the guy next door is stalking and harassing her. (She’s filed a report.) On their last day, they gave her two gifts: a marijuana plant and a huge knife. Seems appropriate

Still no word from the ortho clinic on surgery. I got a call yesterday and got excited, but they just wanted to ask questions. They said the surgery scheduler would call me. When, dammit, when?

OK, will be back when I get caught up.

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I do hope that is the worse thing that will happen during this whole thing. I know you’ve prepared but no water for that long is still a bother.

How’s Ralphie taking the noise and strangers?

Childhood memory unlocked! Mom and Dad would take us to A&W for root beer and burgers on the way to his folks house. I loved the frosted mugs so much that I never told anyone that I thought root beer wasn’t that good.

It got up to 28F here. The sun melted the snow on the roof but left ice spears hanging from the eves. I’ll probably go out and knock them off in the morning, I don’t want one to fall on the mailguy.

The parking lot at the store was nice and clear so we were able to get our produce and then we went to the old farts home with a badly cleared parking lot and icy side walks. Grrrr. I bought a bag of mandarin oranges but we won’t eat them all so I left most of them with James along with some raw toast and fresh butter.

After reading Moooom’s post about the humidity levels I realized that was why poor GG was still a staticat. I’ve managed to get it back up to almost 35% but it won’t last overnight.

Dammit indeed. You should have taken metal mouses advice. I hope you are feeling better in the morning, you are right…we don’t bounce as well as we did when we were young.

I got no cookies at all, I feel cheated! Or not, they knew I wanted to leave so made that happen as quickly as possible.

Dang about the work fridge. I stopped using them back when insulated lunch boxes became affordable. The science experiments got too scary for me.

Huzzah!!! I do hope they were worth the effort :slight_smile:

Our cat-sitter watches TV with our fuzzbutts but she’s a teenager avoiding chores at home. I certainly don’t pay her for it and I would never expect it of her. I don’t think the fuzzbutts care that much, they are cats and do cat things that don’t include watching TV.

I’m still grrrr about what your poor daughter is going through. And you, I know you are so stressed over this :frowning:

Today was the first time I left the house since Thursday afternoon. I liked it and wouldn’t mind more storms in the future. The hermit life suits me just fine.

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I had a long nap, and a martini. Dinner tonight is tortellini with meatballs and homemade sauce, with asparagus with Calabrian chilies.

That looks tasty.

{{{{nellie}}}} that’s a lot to deal with.