Good morning!!!!

[sodamo]

Good morning from LAX, finally made it this far after 3 attempts.
45°F and clear. Chilly to me.

Next flight in a couple of hours to Wash, DC

Be safe
Have a great day.

 

[riptides]

Good morning from LAX, finally made it this far after 3 attempts.
45°F and clear. Chilly to me.

Next flight in a couple of hours to Wash, DC

Be safe
Have a great day.

Safe travels. You seem to be bringing the warmer weather with you!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I woke with a sore left rotator cuff this morning, don’t understand it, I didn’t pitch yesterday and I’m right handed anyway!

Must have given that tractor dude a serious left upper cut.

 

[Eric Salop]

Cats are carnivores. They would die on an all plant based diet, just like we would die on an all animal based diet. So the question is do you just eat herbivores or do you also eat carnivores?

Unless you like "wholesome" food - as in consuming the whole animal. Must say I prefer to have my vegetables from the garden, instead of consuming the partially digested contents from the stomach of a herbivore. Maybe I wouldn't be as choosy if I had grown up in an Inuit community.

I have had both cat and dog, both were very tasty. When in Rome..... Ed

Ed, have you ever tried fox ? It's the only good sized carnivore common around here that as far as I know, has no tradition of being eaten by people, even when times were hard.

Don can you recommend a suitable spice ?

 

[lostcreekranch]

I woke with a sore left rotator cuff this morning, don’t understand it, I didn’t pitch yesterday and I’m right handed anyway!

You may have been patting yourself on the back , while sleeping, for getting away from the Tractor guy that thought he could take advantage of you. We’re all hoping he gets to own that Tractor for a loooooong time!

 

[lostcreekranch]

30 right now, not much change over thr course of the day.

Freezing rain coming tomorrow, and overnight tomorrow. They say there will be a fair amount of accumulation, so maybe power outages. Bummer!

Have to unravel the ATV Winch today. Took it off yesterday, and it was wound up so tight, but I could not use the winch. In fact, I broke the cable. Will have to cut the cable with a hacksaw. This happens because I am using the winch to raise and lower the snow plow, and of course it only goes up a few inches. This tends to wind up the cable very tight and it sometimes blinds.

Can you hook your winch line to a tree, or something solid, and try just backing up to unreel your line?

 

[DABSGT]

Good Morning 34 heading to mid 40's not much on the agenda today maybe spend a little time watching the ice fishermen freeze looking in a hole and not catching anything again today.

Toppop there is a better deal and tractor somewhere out there just waiting for you

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Must have given that tractor dude a serious left upper cut.

I was thinking he was giving him left hooks in his sleep.

Things are tough here with our middle child. Yesterday, both kids got invited by other friends to come play and we had the middle child by herself. When she is alone with us, she's an angel, but her little brother's voice gets her upset. Not sure if it is misophonia or not, but his voice just drives her nuts. If she'll watch a cartoon, it can distract her. But if she even thinks he may be talking, she goes into hypersensitivity listening mode.

Flu bug has gotten so many around here. Just learned that some friends had been dealing with it over the holidays. The dad got it first, tried to deal with it himself for a couple of days, and then went to the emergency clinic. (because every time you get really sick is on the weekend) Anyway, he said the wait at the clinic was over 3 hours. They prescribed Tamiflu for the whole family, but the mom was already on the way down. He had flu like symptoms for about 10 days and hers only lasted about 4-5 days. Fortunately their kids did not get sick.

Don, I hate to hear about the CC stuff. I was going to ask if you had bought gas around there but you answered my question already. Maybe a copper screen sheath? This ID theft is getting crazier by the day. I partially blame the CC companies for not going after the perps because of time and money. But if we harshen the sentences we could maybe curtail the situation. I believe these are connected to organized crime.

 

[Buppies]

51 this morning high of 61 today some rain moves in tomorrow. More and more people will get sick with these warm temperatures and people riding with windows down and short sleeve shirts. I do believe we are not done with the cold and snow. Big changes ahead again around the end of January. Again will affect Texas to east coast. Snow west of Appalachian mountains rain storms east then cold

Prayers for Riptides Buckeyefarmer Toppop and all others who are in need

 

[daugen]

I never worried much when I had a nice photo ID. But Visa would not let me keep it, forced me into a chip card.
And just like I thought, now I'm more vulnerable.

on a positive note I was pleased to find that beet seeds are just big enough to pick up with my fingers so didn't need my seed helper.
200 beets planted, rest will be direct planted. 3 little packages, 750 beets. I'd better learn how to can...

 

[Bird]

Flu bug has gotten so many around here.

Hate to be paranoid, but my wife has advanced COPD, using oxygen a great deal of the time, etc. and she's scheduled for surgery on the first for arthritis caused back problems. She'll have a battery powered nerve stimulator installed/implanted. So with so many cases of the flu, and since the cases are most severe when the victim is elderly and/or has other underlying health problem, and since she fits both of those scenarios, I'm kind of trying to keep her home and away from others for the next couple of weeks.

Normally, I don't think we'd mind staying in too much, but since this week, the elder of our two daughters, our next door neighbor, my wife's sister, and I all have birthdays, so folks were hoping for a get together at a restaurant somewhere.:laughing:

 

[CWB Wyo]

We are still getting some snow showers this morning. It's 13* and going up to the mid 20' later with a chance of some sun.

It looks like we got about 6-8 more inches of overnight. I moved some of it around yesterday, I'll need to go out and do it again today.

daugen... I think the guy with the snowmobile pic was Cat Fever. I haven't seen him on here for quite awhile. But I'll try and get some pics of snow if you like.

Hope everyone has a nice day.
CWB.

 

[check]

Can you hook your winch line to a tree, or something solid, and try just backing up to unreel your line?

Unfortunately, I cannot do that. The broken line is too short and just hanging there. Also, the jam was tight enough to break the cable. So, I have now removed the winch, which was a big PITA, and I will just have to cut the cable with a hacksaw and unravel it.

 

[jbrumberg]

Good morning everyone. The stove fed, more wood in (not that it will be needed), coffee beans ground and brewed and now poured. The sun feels good.

It appears that the temperatures never dipped below 32F last night. It was 34 when I first checked 37F now. It should make it to the low 40F's later today.

Sodamo- I wish you safe flights and decent flying weather during your travels.

Buppies- I agree about the shirt sleeves and the weather pattern; especially the end of the month possibilities.

I am able to take both the flu and pneumonia vaccines. I am not a happy camper around people who openly drip, sneeze, cough, and "hack" any time of year especially during flu season. This year's virus is particularly virulent.

Nothing really planned for today except for the diesel fuel/newspaper run, I will probably fall asleep in front of the TV "watching"/"listening to" the football game. I am not a real fan of professional "entertainment"/"sports." However I do like Big 10 football. :wink: PennState has been messing with my nerves and BP for years; seizing defeat from the jaws of victory more times than I care to remember.

 

[toppop52]

I was actually fairly relaxed coming home yesterday, the guy was acting a little suspiciously for a few days, if you recall, I said a few days ago I was getting bad vibes. Had a nice trip and some catfish!

 

[300UGUY]

35 here, a bit overcast. Going out for lunch in a bit. Maybe a harbor freight run? ��

I had a flu shot but still got a variety of misery. I was down for almost 2 weeks. I ended up getting steroids, antibiotics. When I went to the clinic, I had to wait for 90 minutes to see a doc. Worst case of it I’ve ever had.

 

[rswyan]

39F and cloudy, currently under a Dense Fog Advisory ... visibility 1/8 of a mile or less. High today of 45F, with a 50% chance of rain.

Got first coat of mud put up on closet side of door yesterday.

After that I started sanding the lumber for the tank racks using the Makita 1/4 sheet sander. Unfortunately the clamps that hold the sandpaper to the pad are very weak and will not grip allowing the sandpaper to slide off.

So I ran down to HF with my 20% off coupon and picked up their better 1/4 sheet sander. Seems to be a fairly decent piece ... the clamps hold the paper securely and it is a lot smoother than the old Makita.

Ended up getting about 4 boards mostly sanded out of about 30 ... so it's gonna be a while.

More sanding on the menu for today ... at least until I hear otherwise.

 

[Ed of all trades]

Eric, never heard of anyone eating fox, panther and bobcat, but not fox. Don't see why it would not be as good as any other. I have even heard of people eating rats, said it was just like squirrel.

Sodamo, Welcome to Va, again.

Ed

 

[jbrumberg]

300UGUY- I hope that you are now off the steroids (Prednisone?) and are recovering/recovered. Powerful medications = powerful side effects.

I am no Dr or epidemiologist, but the way this flu is killing all age groups on a national scale it seems that the virus has mutated and the existing batch of vaccines are no longer as effective.

I do believe that some day some pandemic event will wipe out a lot of people.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

I found my Senior Federal Park Pass in the glove box of my wife's Subaru. Figures, the day I find it the government shuts down and I can't use it.

I thought I read that that the entrance gates to the National Parks would not be staffed during this shutdown, so there's no entrance fee and nobody needs a Senior Federal Park Pass.:thumbsup:


Government shutdown: Alcatraz, Yosemite remain open