Good morning!!!!

[jbrumberg]

Good morning everyone. It was raining heavily at 6:00AM around 6:30AM some graupel (soft snow) and sleet mixed in and then everything stopped and the winds started to really pick up. I have no idea as to temperatures or temperature drop as the batteries died in the thermometer/hydrometer sending unit (Note to Buppies: The batteries die in those temperature/hydrometer/anemometer sending units at the worst possible times and weather.), but the anemometer froze up and the cups would not spin until winds started gusting +25Mph. I replaced the batteries in the T/H sending unit an hour ago and the temperature was 26F, now it is 21F.

Buckeyefarmer- Like others mentioned, one can become allergic to meds. If there was a pharmacy med switch to another "generic" med the food dye can change as well as the buffering compounds in the medication. I can not take one stomach med out of a whole class of similar meds due to med interactions. OTC meds can do all kinds of strange things when mixed with prescribed medications. I really hope that this resolves soon. Hang in there.

Eric_Salop- Grounds privileges approved pending "medication" "compliance." (No "cheeking"). On a day like today here, I would prefer the ward's comforts and free entertainment; maybe some handball in a seclusion room later w/o a ball.

"So it may take crazy to know crazy."- Toppop52 The crazier the better; it helps establish "rapport."

"Counselors needing counselors"- Ed_of_all_trades It's a given. Burn out is common (BTDT). I've seen all kinds of emotional/psychological abuses perpetrated by "therapists" and filed professional complaints against a few accordingly.

For those of us here who due to life changes are acquiring increased involvement and responsibilities as a "Primary Care Giver" for those we love (including pets) You are my heroes.

 

[jbrumberg]

"So tell me, Dr. JB, am I crazy or do I just have a very dim view of this nation's facilities for taking care of the infirm?"- RedNeckGeek

RNG- You are sane and unfortunately very accurate about the state of care provided individuals challenged by mental illness. I was an unwilling contributor to the deinstitutionalization of a MA State Psychiatric Hospital (A national trend). When I started working there as an attendant the resident population was ~2400. By the time the State got rid of all the psychologists the resident population was down to ~100 residents. Those former patients ended up in rest homes, nursing homes, the streets, and/or jail. Many of those former patients considered the hospital and the staff home and family..... It kept me busy. I worked with some of my former residents as clients in other settings including the streets. We did those individuals and the communities where residents migrated to a serious disservice.

 

[daugen]

Never got to the barn. Washed the truck, washed the Outback, washed the golf cart, and that was sure enough.
Then I checked all the air pressures, some were off, they were due to be checked. Drained the hose, again, and watching temps drop.
But I worked up a nice sweat at the driveway carwash which is good.

Almost shaved off my beard but figured I'd give it another week, since I'm wearing it only to keep warm...
Need our resident meteorologists to tell me the earliest date when it's safe to take it off.

Think I'm going to chill out this afternoon and make a couple more loaves of potato bread in the breadmaker.
What a marvelous smell that gives off at the very end, makes the whole house nice. Made one loaf for friends, this one is for me.
The packages were a little out of date so time to use them up. Yeast still sizzled away though.

 

[farmer2009]

15 this morning and headed to 27 today. Still a few snow showers around today.

Storm system yesterday brought us a thin layer of ice and about 6 inches of snow. Very dry snow that with 25 mph winds is drifting pretty bad. Will be plowing out today after the birds are taken care of.
Spent most of yesterday finishing the cattle move. Had to stop day before and catch chickens. Managed to stay warm but beard looked like a popsicle by the time I was done. Some of those snow squalls had sleet in them and if driving the wrong direction they hurt. But it’s done. Cows are grazing in the last pasture. Set out some hay as they won’t graze if the grass is covered in ice. Which it is. Snow they’ll root through.

Riptides good to hear your home.

 

[daugen]

Had to stop day before and catch chickens.

They were trying to get away? Or just being dumb...
I can just hear the din of 80,000 chickens squawking in support, go go go....

Sounds like utterly miserable weather there, hope you got thoroughly warmed up after that.
Looks like that snow is staying North of me, headed to VA and MD.
The snow is now all melted here and we plan on keeping it that way. But all that cold air is falling down here, kinda wish it would
stop at Virginia. Snow in a state without snow plows is a next experience for me...

 

[sodamo]

66°F and no rain

Piddle around this AM and watch some football later.

Be safe

Have a great day

 

[farmer2009]

Went in for a DOT physical once. My family doctor. While waiting on something he starts reading me his instruction booklet for the physical. Came to a part that was talking about mental illness. Said the way it was worded nobody could pass a DOT physical. Because everyone has some form and degree of a mental illness. Turned around and handed me my physical card.

After being made aware of that, it is amazing to sit and watch people around you most will do something that has you wondering about their stability. Maybe it’s just my area.

 

[jbrumberg]

Daugen- I checked your predicted longterm temperatures = Tuesday, January 23. :wink: I was surprised at some of your early AM temperatures.

Facial hair seems to help one deal with the cold. Icicles/stalactites of "moisture" hanging off my "stash" is really becoming.

"..... it is amazing to sit and watch people around you most will do something that has you wondering about their stability. Maybe it’s just my area."- Farmer2009

It's not your area. Everyone is unique; some individuals are "more unique" than others :wink: I consider myself to be idiosyncratic; most others drop the "syncratic" part.

There was a time in MA when psychiatric hospital staff could not serve as jurors in court due to their inability to basically think "rationally." It's probably true.

It looks like the NE and MA CONUS (down to Daugen) will see a pretty decent Great Lake Clipper and some snow for all early this coming week. This low pressure system may help churn up a coastal storm sometime around the 18th/19th according to some weather models. Real potential, track, timing, and rain/snow line yet to be predicted.

 

[rswyan]

My report is pretty much like farmer's: 16F now ... but it was 15F this morning, we got the thin coating of ice and at least 6 inches of snow, winds howled all night long. And it's still snowing.

It's bad enough that Fedex called today off as a weather day ... so The Woman is home.

The (new) road department supervisor stopped by the other day with one of his new hires and we had a conversation. Evidently The Woman had called the city.

Seems the new guy was told that he only had to plow the paved section of the road (which was correct at the time, as I had requested) ... so that's what he did.

The problem was that he pushed all the snow in, part way down to the end of the paved section of what is essentially our driveway ... and left the pile of snow in the middle of the driveway, right where our property starts ... rather than pushing it off to the side. Not terribly good for emergency services, to say nothing of folks (us) that might live further down the road and actually want to get out. Ya really have to wonder about common sense for some of these guys. Christmas bonuses and tipping is not looking to good for this young fellow unless something changes.

I know the guy from somewhere ... just can't place him.

Anyways, I told the supervisor that now that I was getting older, it was fine with me if he wanted to just go ahead and have the plow truck operator come all the way down the road and push the snow up into a pile at the end ... which would save me from having to clear about 250' of driveway/road.

He didn't want to do it ... first offering up the excuse that the old supervisor had used a pick up truck to plow it and he didn't want to new kid taking the (new) big truck on gravel and getting it stuck ... now that they had assumed responsibility for plowing all roads - including the county's - within the city limits. Too busy to mess with that.

So I told him "Well, it is actually a dedicated city/county road ... so you guys are supposed to be responsible for maintaining it ...."

He was under the impression that because they hadn't been plowing it, that it was private property ... not the case.

So he said he'd check with zoning to verify (good luck with that ... :laughing

I just went out to the store ... they plowed it ... :thumbsup:

Since I was able to get out ok, I'm probably going to hold off on clearing it until Monday when we're supposed to get more snow ... but the temp is supposed to go up to 28F.

 

[txdon]

Wish you lived closer, Don. I'm thinking about some paver projects, and those extra tools you have would be a big help.

And I have about thousand pavers left over, just to get you started . . . .