Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

got car washed and then trip to supermarket to get gingerale to settle my stomach and now a quiet
day inside
pretty sunny day outside

 

[Looking4new]

I think tomorrow while it is warm out I may top off the furnace oil tank. According to the gauge it is sneaking down to the 1/4 full mark.

 

[m7040]

how old is it Frits?
at some point, assume it gets worn out and has to be replaced?

I have replaced the furnace myself with the same model. The refractory lining is replaceable in the firing tube and needs to be replaced periodically.

 

[ronjhall]

got car washed and then trip to supermarket to get gingerale to settle my stomach and now a quiet
day inside
pretty sunny day outside

VERNORS!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

12 deg this morning was the low for the year so far. Yet the geo units kept up. makes little sense, other than less wind and the pellet stove turned up higher last night again. Now 32deg., turned pellet stove down before I left this morning
Just got back from breakfast with the gang a day early, wife didn't go. we sat around and chatted a long time. They were already making pizza's by the time we left.
Made Sams club run, mostly to get 2 cases of Maria Calendar soup. That is so much better than campbell's, and Sams has way more soup choices than costco. Picked up some of their chicken salad to try, and cereals that costco doesn't have. Gas there was $2.77. Do prefer costco gas station, it's larger, but more crowded. this one rejected my card the first time, but finally took it.
Trash got picked up today.

I'm around 40 posts behind, so now to catch up on everyone's day.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

13F partly cloudy mid 20's for high,wind decreasing by early evening.

Outside chores done E muffin time.
Plans for today...4 hours at part store,2 stops in town for fuel critter food,maybe afternoon nap keep eye lids open for Ohio vs Texas game tonight.

Enjoy your day all.

thanks for reminder, I thought it was tomorrow.
Phil, congrats on wife's retirement.
Think at 65 my wife will get a tiny little retirement for the few years she worked years ago. I get another one from a past company later this year.

 

[daugen]

VERNORS!

sounds good, your local gingerale with a little vanilla in it

 

[buckeyefarmer]

It got worse! -12 last night at the cottage, and we are an hour south of L4N!

lucky you!! our temp was more positive, had 12F this morning.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Yep, that's cold, alright.
I remember camping at Cumberland Gap on a backpacking trip. Got down to -20 one night. The fried eggs froze to our aluminum plates before we could eat 'em. Had to chip 'em off!

reminds me of a scout backpacking trip one year on AT in PA, they left at 0 deg F and there was wind chill. so glad my son got sick and didn't go, so I didn't go... I did drive them up to drop them off, and helped pick them up the next day. actually had to go back and retrieve one of the scouts the first day, after he slipped and hurt himself on the ice. Yes, those AT trails get slick. I climbed the hill on the AT up to High Rock in the snow on one of our 10 mile hikes.

 

[txdon]

but a lot of neighborhoods still have homes with cedar shakes for roofing. Doesn't take much of a spark to get those going.

They outlawed those in Houston in the late 70s after New Years eve fire works (bottle rockets) started a roof fire and it spread quickly to 14 homes all wood (cedar) shingles. They also had some apartment fires that they could not get ahead of. Looks like California will have to make new laws because the homeowners are not fire smart. Insurance companies should stay clear of those houses.

Replacement surface pool (skimmer) bot was delivered today and is already earning his keep on this windy day, Yea!
Water Temp 46˚F