Good morning!!!!

[dave1949]

-13*F, clear and calm. Should make it to the low teens today. Snow forecast is either 3-5 or 5-8 inches tonight depending on whose crystal ball you look in.

I've been reading The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean. It is the history of the periodic table basically. Science history, some low-level chemistry. Entertaining.

 

[Thomas]

-11F clear,full moon sure makes it feel colder..brrrr.
Quick moving snow storm arriving late afternoon 3-5 inch follow by warming
Seem Mrs. has volunteered me to driver her to work also pick her up,thats what you get for not paying attention.

Guess today would be good day to re arrange dust in shop etc...2 1/2 week on vacation.

 

[Thomas]

Dave 1949.
If your ever down this way give a yell,I'll be happy to give you a tour of chemistry building which I work at..see how your tax dollars at work or should say interesting projects.

 

[daugen]

well, the day brightened, and yes, it's white out there again. Looks like about an inch. No problem.
More flurries on the way, a dusting here or there, all "old time winter" stuff.
Or what is utterly normal in New England.

 

[toppop52]

good morning all. Well, I guess we all have to get this out of our system.
Yes, the painted toenails with little green tractors on them were really cool.
But you are missing the best part.
Somewhere above the engine manifold is a open area in the engine and you can see through.
And there, in all its glory, is the ruby in her navel. Oh, we be zoomin' now...

Ok, I'm done...:dance1:

radar says it's snowing. I'm looking outside, sort of, in the dark, and the snow must be invisible because nothing is happening out there. One to two inches forecast, just a fast system going through, just enough to raise the blood pressure of several million commuters.

Off to get an EMG this morning for my carpal tunnel. Easy test, though they sure love pulling a guy's hair out with those sticky things. Actually they aren't too bad, tape is much worse.

I've had so many nerve conduction tests for back issues 30 years ago, 30 days ag and Carpal Tunnel 28 years ago, I got so I could tell if they were good or bad from the feel. I could almost count the milliseconds!

 

[toppop52]

33 going to 45 or so, then cold tomorrow and sixties by Friday, then cold by Christmas. Oh well, roller coaster is better than freezer.

 

[RoyJackson]

2013-12-17, 0749

-20 according to Weather Underground, but I don't think it's that cold...Google has -14.

High today of 16 and maybe 3" of snow...

That's a nice old 1050 Deere, Farmgirl...

 

[ronjhall]

Coffee pot is ready to pour first cup. 46° with clear skies this morning. Heading to 72° with pleasant sunny skies. Got some RV maintenance items to do today. Orange trees are back on the to do list. Neighbor says we do not need the tractor. We will do it with a 4X4 Ford pickup. We will see.
Drew, best wishes with test.
Good Morning All.

 

[deerseeker001]

snow winding down only 2.50 inches and a bit warmer 15 this morning with a high of 24.

 

[txdon]

Good Morning! 45˚ clear skies getting to the 60s.

Fedex is getting on Santa's bad list with three failed promised delivery dates. We are going on 8 days late now. I suspect my wood splitter must be at the end of his delivery and he is not authorized overtime. Each day at 4:59 they reschedule for the next day. I wish they would run the route backwards. My need to split pile has grown to 40 logs and the cold is heading back Sunday.

I added a bottom 4 point barbed wire to my 5-wire fence on half the front. The pigs will now get a barb in the snout as they come through on their well worn path.

 

[toppop52]

Good Morning! 45˚ clear skies getting to the 60s.

Fedex is getting on Santa's bad list with three failed promised delivery dates. We are going on 8 days late now. I suspect my wood splitter must be at the end of his delivery and he is not authorized overtime. Each day at 4:59 they reschedule for the next day. I wish they would run the route backwards. My need to split pile has grown to 40 logs and the cold is heading back Sunday.

I added a bottom 4 point barbed wire to my 5-wire fence on half the front. The pigs will now get a barb in the snout as they come through on their well worn path.

I still don't have the 28 shades that were supposed to be delivered by a week ago last Friday, then promised no later than last Wednesday, the tracking still says by end of day 12/11/2013.

 

[txdon]

I still don't have the 28 shades that were supposed to be delivered by a week ago last Friday, then promised no later than last Wednesday, the tracking still says by end of day 12/11/2013.

I suspect they are delivering the newer packages on time instead of first in first out - that way only half the packages are late.

 

[toppop52]

I suspect they are delivering the newer packages on time instead of first in first out - that way only half the packages are late.

They told me that they were packing the trucks with small packages to keep the on time percentages up. I'll remember this next time.

 

[300UGUY]

They told me that they were packing the trucks with small packages to keep the on time percentages up. I'll remember this next time.

Fedex around here are owner operator's. I bought a drywall lift from harbor freight a couple years ago, the driver complained about the weight, and the fact that he only got paid $1.87 to deliver it!! It took a extra week, during the summer, I think he just didn't want to drive out here just for that 1 item.

Maybe they get paid a flat rate per package? lot of small packages = more money?

 

[RoyJackson]

Fedex around here are owner operator's. I bought a drywall lift from harbor freight a couple years ago, the driver complained about the weight, and the fact that he only got paid $1.87 to deliver it!! It took a extra week, during the summer, I think he just didn't want to drive out here just for that 1 item.

Maybe they get paid a flat rate per package? lot of small packages = more money?

This area uses contract FEDEX too...at least during the Christmas season.

 

[toppop52]

Fedex around here are owner operator's. I bought a drywall lift from harbor freight a couple years ago, the driver complained about the weight, and the fact that he only got paid $1.87 to deliver it!! It took a extra week, during the summer, I think he just didn't want to drive out here just for that 1 item.

Fedex Ground here is a mix of the old Airborne Express owner operator and FedEx employees. All now must have the approved FedEx trucks. No more delivery in the 78 LUV trucks.

 

[txdon]

Fedex Ground here is a mix of the old Airborne Express owner operator and FedEx employees. All now must have the approved FedEx trucks. No more delivery in the 78 LUV trucks.

Ahh, that's the deal, only fed ex trucks this year no more u-hauls rented during the Christmas season. No wonder they are so far behind.

 

[toppop52]

Ahh, that's the deal, only fed ex trucks this year no more u-hauls rented during the Christmas season. No wonder they are so far behind.

I misspoke a bit, no more owner operated vehicles, they still rent fill in trucks for the season. Got a small delivery at home the other day with a FedEx driver in an Enterprise truck. But they don't allow old vans and stuff for their full time operators, they have to be FedEx spec.

 

[jinman]

FedEx has the deal with the post office for standard ground delivery. They call it FedEx Quickpost, or something like that. The problem is our post office has been swamped and one of the carriers fell on the ice and hurt himself. He's out until next week and they are calling in part-timers to deliver the regular mail. That means we don't get any packages delivered from them. Instead, we just get the parcel post note in our mailbox and have to drive down to the post office to pick up the package. That's not exactly the service people expect when something is shipped FedEx. However, it's only a mile to our post office from our house, so my wife stops by there each morning on the way home from taking my grandson to school. It's far better than being "split" from your shipment like TxDon is. Don, I never dreamed it would be this much delay or I'd never have kidded you about it in the first place. I just hope that when it arrives, your splitter is in good shape. Often, delayed packages get tossed around so much that the packages are tattered and bags of assembly hardware are missing. Not to raise more anxiety, but the longer it's delayed, the more that possibility exists.

 

[Larro Darro]

Good Morning. 0830, sunny, 40* with 94% humidity. Forecast high of 65*. We had a nice white frost with ice in the water bowls this morning, but the frost is gone and the ice is melting.

Margie and I have been married 23 years today. Wooo! I have to work tonight, so she is taking off tomorrow so we can go out to eat.


Larro