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54° for a LOW this morning, going for a forecast HIGH of 82° today. And then more freezing weather, rain, sleet, snow, etc. forecast after tomorrow. Crazy weather this year for north Texas.

I'll admit that I had to look up Azerbaijan; didn't know where it was. But we're certainly glad to have you join us.

:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:Yep, I''m gettin'em every day. Yesterday's mail only brought 9 candidate ads, one sales pitch for life insurance, and one letter wanting to sell me a new reverse mortgage. I get mail from the USPS 6 days a week, and it's more than 99% junk since, like many of you, I receive and...

60 years ago, I was a clerk in the Dallas Post Office and one job I used to have was handling those. I have no idea how much it costs senders now, but back then, when normal postage for an envelope was 4 and later 5 cents, those envelopes you could return with no postage required from you were...

24° this morning, but after a very windy day yesterday, quite calm today and forecast to go to a sunny 54°.

Looks like everything is the same EXCEPT ???? I'm guessing Denton County is using a private company to process these this year. Anyway, I printed out everything as I went and it says I'll be getting the renewal sticker.

txdon said, "Strange, I also renewed my vehicle registration this morning online and did not have to enter my DL number or other forms of ID. Are you sure you were on the right website. Only name address and cc# were required." I really don't know, Don. I just followed the instructions that...

Alien asked, "Bird, do you have to get a roadworthy inspection before your fego can be renewed yealy?" The simple answer is "YES" but I guess nothing is simple in these days. In Texas, ALL vehicles require an annual "safety" inspection. Then in some counties, basically the most populated...

I mentioned early this morning that it was 61°, but the north wind has been blowing, temperature falling, and now just befor 11 a.m. it's down to 39° and still falling. And hoped for rain that we had (briefly) early only gave us about .05" before it moved on east.:(:( So far this year, my total...

In my last post, I mentioned that I just got my car serviced yesterday at the dealer. So early this morning I decided to go ahead and order and pay for the registration renewal. As many do, I used to go to the DMV office, wait in line, and renew in person. However, for several years now, I've...

61 degrees for a low this morning, going for a high of 66, and we're currently getting some needed rain. But a forecast low of 26 tonight. Seems we just alternate between nice Spring weather and back to cold Winter weather. And I see lots of talk here on TBN about cars and dealers, and I just...

Eric Salop said, "Am I too late to enter the most expensive fuel competition ? Pump prices here showing petrol at the equivalent of of $1.99 a litre - $7.53 per US gallon " I filled my 2017 Ford Escape today at Buc-ee's with regular gasoline that cost $3.299 a gallon. That's the most I've paid...

19° in Denton this morning, but warming fast and going for a high of 64°. And yep, I used the Alt+0176, but I wouldn't guarantee I'll remember it tomorrow.:ROFLMAO:

So I learned something. Now if I can remember it, I might use it.:ROFLMAO:

And I currently have it recorded on our TV.

Lots of talk recently about your population density. Well, my little city last showed to have a population of 21,491 in 7.9 sq. miles. So, yep, pretty densely populated and growing so rapidly it's unreal. Big new houses under construction everywhere, huge apartment complexes under...

It seems we've had our Winter. A big freeze and now . . . 30 to 40 degrees early this morning, depending on just where you were and 74 degrees now and expected to go on to 76 this afternoon. I went to Carter BloodCare first thing this morning and donated a pint. I used to do that periodically...

Festus and Chester on Gunsmoke were the only ones I ever knew to use eggshells in the coffee.

NWS says it's 26 degrees in Denton, but here, 10 miles south of Denton shows to be 36 degrees, but going for a sunny 69 today. We're having very pretty weather this week, except for a lack of needed rain. Some of you have posted some interesting stories about FedEx, UPS, and USPS deliveries...

LS Tractor Owner said, "RNG, glad you surfaced! Way back in the 70's gas crunch (when there were lines going around the corner) I had a Kawasaki 1000 LTD with a tall chrome backrest. This was a new bike to me, never had a backrest before..... Well, after filling up, I swung my leg over the back...

riptides said, "Nothing on the agenda, will take it as it comes." Same here, today. Our BlueCross/BlueShield Medicare Supplement insurance recommends an annual no cost visit by a home health care nurse, so we had that yesterday morning. And this coming Friday I have an appointment with Carter...

Hopefully, our freezing weather is over for a while. 36 degrees this morning, going for a sunny 54. Almost all our snow has now melted, but we sure could use some more rain.

LS Tractor Owner said, "Don, sorry to hear about the fall. My Doc told me it would be nearly impossible to damage the hardware, but the surrounding soft tissue / tendons and muscles are susceptible to injury." Before I had my knee replaced, the hospital sent me an invitation to visit for an...

Temperature at the Denton Airport shows to be 25 degrees, but it's supposedly 30 here ini Corinth and going for a high of 50 today. Hope there's no serious damage to that knee, Don.

17 degrees for a low this morning, but going for a sunny 43. :):):)

Our temperature, at the south edge of Denton, TX, just hit 32 sunny degrees, just after 1:30 p.m., and I just went out and poured about .55" of water out of my rain gauge that had shown to be just under 4" of snow.

20 degrees this morning, going for a high of 30 with a light breeze from the NW. I'm wondering whether this cold spell will set a new record for the longest continuous stretch of sub-freezing tempertures. I can remember weather with more ice, tire chains on my squad car, etc. but it usually...

daugen said, "some of us have rhythm and some of us don't. I never did. Couldn't sing all that well, never could play an instrument, and never mastered more than a slow dance." Sounds as if you were talking about ME! I took piano lessons from a couple of local old ladies in my pre-teen days...

24 degrees this morning with a forecast high of 25. How's that for a range. And the forecast is for our tempertures to stay below freezing for at least a couple of day. So far, very little "white stuff" on the ground, but supposedly more coming. I guess for folks up north, this might be...

Our temperature this morning is still in the mid-50s, almost no wind, BUT the folks who are supposed to know say we've got some COLD weather, RAIN turning to SLEET, turning to SNOW, coming late this evening and tonight. Our City and our County and our Electric provider are all supposedly making...

Does anyone (besides me) sometimes wonder why human beings simply cannot get along together; never have and never will. From Biblical times throughout history, quarrels, fights, wars, etc. have always happened, and I'm sure always will happen.

57degrees for a low temperature this morning:rolleyes: and going for a high temperature of 67 today. But tomorrow it's supposed to change with rain, snow, etc. and subfreezing weather the rest of the week.

rswyan said, " Bird, Assume you are filing your federal taxes electronically. If so be glad - we've had to file paper returns for the past couple of years and getting them processed and a return issued has taken a long time. And it appears that they are still backlogged." Yes, I've used...

I know we all get annoyed at times when things don't go to suit us. But I've lived long enough to know that neither I nor you nor anyone else is going to always agree with everything another person does or says. I recall a childhood phrase that you can cut off your nose to spite your face, but...

Looks like we're in for another nice day today. NWS says 31 degrees at the Denton Airport, but 39 degrees here 10 miles south of the airport, and supposed to go for a sunny high of 68.

buckeyefarmer (and some more) asked if I had names for the guys in the picture I posted of the birthday party they had for my 70th birthday. Well, you may have noticed that I've posted the fact that I have Alzheimers. Right now, I can think of a couple of the names, but not all, and I consider...

I'm pretty sure I've posted some in the past about the IRS this year. I keep seeing things on the Internet AND TV about the IRS being shorthanded, new laws, and that tax refunds may be late coming this year. However, I also saw one thing on TV that said that mostly applies to incomes over a...

And Thanks to All for the birthday wishes.

Kyle_in_Tex said, "Happy B'day Bird. You are a special guy. How old where you when I brought my family up to Denton for your big B'day party? My wifey believes it was Jan 2010, just 2 months before my son was born in March of 2010. Got to meet a lot of people and see some old TBN poster friends...

Well, I survived another trip around the moon. 82 years old today and the only male member of my family or heritage to ever make it this far.🤣🤣 Of course I'm also the only one to have survived polio, an emergency appendectomy, a knee replacement, a shoulder replacement, a triple bypass, and a...

It's like any other insurance. If you need it and they pay, it was worth it. If you don't need it or they won't pay, you regret having bought it. One of my grandfathers didn't want insurance of any kind. He said that's betting against yourself. But for the peace of mind, I've bought such...

I never attended college at Texas Tech, graduated from Abilene Christian, but had an occasion to visit Texas Tech; sightseeing a lot more than 50 years ago, and I was quite favorably impressed with the place. Naturally, I'm sure much has changed since I visited there, but I'll bet she's gonna...

mostly_gas, it sounds as if we're all dying, just at a slow rate, and I reckon that's true of all of us (and everyone else), isn't it? :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:

Eric Salop said, "Our fields look a lot more empty this morning, 2/3rd of the ewes are now away at a friends farm for indoor lambing, safe from all the crows and ravens." Eric, I like reading about your sheep, perhaps because that's one of the few critters with which I have absolutely no...

Old age is tough, ain't it, Randy. For me, too, at times. Hope you get to feeling better soon. I did our income tax return this morning. TurboTax says the IRS won't be accepting them until the 12th of next month, but anyway that's a chore out of the way. PJSprog said, "I've had to replace a...

Yep, I've sure wondered about those things myself, but nothing yet.

I'll have to admit that I had serious doubts about that stop/start feature, and maybe someday I'll still get unhappy with it, HOWEVER, after more than 5 years and 47,000 miles it's performed flawlessly on our Ford Escape. The ONLY time I've used that button to disable the auto shutdown feature...

With all the talk about riding trains, I guess I'll chime in a bit. When I was still a baby in 1940, my Dad took a job with the Social Security Administration in Baltimore, MD. He went there alone from Ardmore, OK on a train, found a place to live, started the job, then sent for Mother...

I think that was a good idea, but in the usual Texas heat, even that helmet was a considerable discomfort. I still occasionally see someone on a motorcycle wearing shorts. At least I never did that.

For some reason, I get the impression that you are NOT a BMW fan. :ROFLMAO: In 1987, I made the mistake of selling my Honda Goldwing, but then decided I did still want a motorcycle, so I bought a BMW R80RT. There came a day when my wife had to work, but I had vacation time accumulated that I...

-txdon asked, "Bird do the covid test have an expiration date." Don, the EverlyWell home collection kit boxes have "EXP 11-10-2023" on the end of each box. The BDVeritor At Home COVID-19 Test boxes are labelled 2022-06-01 on the outside (date made or shipped maybe?") and individual packets...

National Weather Service says the forecast high for today is 54 degrees, BUT that it was 56 at 5:30 a.m. It's supposed to fall to 45 this afternoon and on down to 25 tonight with some northerly wind. But I'm glad we don't have the snow that some of you are having. I enjoy the pictures of your...

sodamo said, "....ordered our taxpayer paid covid test kits from USPS with hopes not to use." We have Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance through the City of Dallas retiree plan, and a while back they sent kits to both my wife and to me. I've not opened any, but apparently they are a type that...

Yes, I've been accused of that, in places other than TBN. :ROFLMAO:

Kyle_in_Tex said, "Sometimes, I have to remind myself to put my solipsism on the shelf. My wife reminds me plenty too." OK, I don't recall ever hearing of that word "solipsism" before, so I had to look it up to see what it meant.:ROFLMAO:

Torvy, I'd say you have a good reason to brag a bit. And congratulations to both your kids, as well as their parents.

Same brand I got, and yep, the doctor said it's a lifetime deal.

NWS says it's 35 degrees here at 6 a.m. and that's also supposed to be the HIGH for today with a northerly breeze of 22 mph gusting to 38 mph. OK, I've had all the Winter I want.

RedNeckGeek said, "Brought home a copy of TurboTax on a CD, but it wouldn't run on my main laptop because the OS is too old. Had to jump through some hoops to get it installed on a newer laptop, with a newer OS, still not the latest and greatest but it'll do. It's just getting harder and harder...

Popgadget said, "It was 31 when I woke up, now it’s 47, almost feels like spring. It was 30 degrees in Denton, Tx when I got up this morning and it's now 70 going for 72.

I never take the cart to the carousel; just leave it against the post by the handicap parking spot, out of the way of anyone parking, of course. When I park in a handicap spot, I love it when there is a cart sitting right there so I have something to hold onto walking into the store. I see...

Sounds just about the same as for me. I think I've shopped at Sam's Clubs since the first one opened in Dallas. So, yes, the preferred membership fee pays for itself.

I used to go to a QuikTrip gas station to use their ATM when I needed cash, which was very very seldom and there was no charge for getting cash from my credit union that way. However, about a month and a half ago I tried to do that and it wouldn't accept my card. So the next day I stopped by...

Yep, I get the same recording, and I DO have a rarely used account at Amazon, but I always just hang up. In fact, we get so many bogus calls that we've quit answering the land line until we see where it shows the call to be coming from. If it's actually important they'll leave a message on our...

:ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:Been there; done that, and sure understand.:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

I wonder how many of you who mentioned using credit cards for everything instead of cash, actually keep track of your spending and charges. Personally, I keep all receipts, and I reconcile them with the statement each month. And sure enough, yesterday was a charge for $49.97 that I sure did...

Yep, a penny used to get me some chewing gum from the vending machine in the train station in Ardmore, OK when I was a little tyke. I remember penny post cards from the U.S. Post Office, but by the time I was working a window in the Dallas Post Office, and still had customers ask for a "penny...

The last one I picked up was just 2 days ago, but since I'm not 82 yet, I guess I can continue for a little longer. :ROFLMAO:

I don't recall hearing that tune before, but in 1951-52 we had moved to Healdton, OK where my Dad worked for Johnston Testers and bought a nice 10 acre place. And one night I went to see the only traveling medicine show that I ever saw. They had their trailer set up in a vacant lot, opened and...

Funny thing about that. I've never seen that college. :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: You know police officers (in Dallas, at least) used to work rotating shifts. So I used to work one month at a time on all 3 shifts. That could make it difficult to find courses that I could work into my schedule. And...

She, and you, certainly have our prayers.

All this talk about the ridiculous alcohol laws all over this country reminds me of a few things. I NEVER knew of my Dad to have anything at all to do with the bootleggers in southern Oklahoma, but I know from the age of 10, even I knew who and where the bootleggers were. It was common...

Oaktree said, "Never understood the aversion to alcohol in the Bible belt, the Bible is full of references to drinking wine." You know my college degree is from Abilene Christian College (now Abilene Christian University), so I had to take some Bible courses and I'll never forget one day when...

txdon said, "Up early because of rescheduling of my PT from 1pm to 8am, augg. The rest of the session are scheduled later, I'm not a morning person when it come to torture." I'm the exact opposite. No matter where I'm going or what it's for, I want the earliest available appointment time. And...

I used PP once, and by the time they got their errors straightened out I knew I'd NEVER deal with them again.

19 degrees this morning, going for a sunny 51 and after today non-freezing weather to be back (we hope).

We had the blue laws in Texas. I can remember when the Dallas Area only had two "malls" and of course they were closed up on Sundays. Local Sports Car clubs ran races on the parking lot of one of them on Sundays (one car at a time and timed). And then my job sent me to Northwestern University...

txdon said, "Mostly, Bird any snow or ice in North Texas?" Nope, just a nice sunny day, but colder'n a well digger's . . . well, you know.

:ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: Wonder how many of you, like me, remember the first time you ever even saw a microwave. In 1967-68 I had a moonlighting nighttime job at the Marriott Motel in Dallas. I guess it was about the biggest one in Dallas at the time and had a nice dining facility in...

17 degrees here this morning with a 16 to 25 mph north breeze going for a partly sunny high of 35 degrees. Now I've had all the winter I want, so I'm ready for some warmer weather. :ROFLMAO:

61 to 67 degrees this morning, then we got about .11" of rain, then the sun came out; nice short sleeve weather when I went the grocery store. And now . . 32 degrees, cold north wind, going for 18 degrees tonight.

I NEVER saw my Dad or his Dad without a long sleeved shirt and long pants on.

In 1951-53 I used to buy "day old" bread for 3 cents a loaf at the local bakery to feed my hogs; always bought 100 loaves at a time and it was still fresh enough we ate a lot of it. In fact it was 3 cents per loaf OR PACKAGE so I nearly always bought some cinammon rolls or cakes that the hogs...

buckeyefarmer said, "I always stay up for New Years, but don’t watch the shows. Wife usually goes to bed before." We're the exact opposite. I'll go to bed early and she'll stay up watching the TV at least until 10:30 p.m. any night, and will probably be up until midnight tonight.

My parents didn't have a station wagon, but I sure remember our two daughters riding, playing, sleeping, etc. in the back of our station wagons.

Yes, I can remember that, too, perhaps for a different reason. When they put that face mask on and it appeared I was going to be suffocated, the fight was on, and I was holding my own until one of them went to get my Dad. I guess my Dad was one of a kind, he never raised his voice, he never...

That's one I had forgotten about, but yes, I've done that, too.

I don't remember all my pay scales from the past, but I do remember that I was a part time temporary mail carrier my last year in high school and went to a full time clerk position in Dallas when I was 19 and the pay was an even $2 an hour with a 20% night time differential for all hours worked...

That sounds about right. I can't remember for sure how low it went. I do know that we hoped to have our tanks low on gas when a gas war hit, so we could then fill up the tanks at the lower price and keep them full until prices went back up.

You, and some other of our members, make me hopeful. Our daughter gave us the 8 qt. model for Christmas and in our small kitchen and just 2 old folks, I've had some doubts that it'll be practical for us. But maybe it will be.

i know many here will not agree with this article You're right there. Enough said.

I did all those same things when I was 16 to 19 years old in my Dad's service station, and it was quite common to havce people come in for a dollars worth of gas.

There was a time when I was selling gasoline for less than 30 cents a gallon in Texas. Many times I thought a VW might be a money saver and good idea, so I'd go by a dealer and drive one around the block and didn't want a VW for another year or two. And in 1965 my cousin bought a new VW...

We have used only peanut oil for the deep fryer for several years, and the only other oil we buy and use is olive oil. However, the younger of our two daughters gave us a monstrous air fryer for Christmas. We plan to try it out for the first time tomorrow. daugen said, "Not sure i have room...

Yep, we had wringer washing machine that stayed on the back porch, was rolled into the kitchen to do the laundry. Three stools (made by my pateranl grandfather) set around the washing machine, so clothes could be taken from the washer, run through the wringer into the first and then into second...

Aaah to be a youngster like you guys. Just one more month and I'll be 82. :ROFLMAO:

wngsprd said, "Bird, I don't drink a lot of milk, but it's always skim. We used to milk our goats, which has an even higher fat content than cow's milk." When I was a kid, I wanted, and finally got, a goat. Had her bred and was waiting to have my own milk goat. However, and uncle was having...

Two long and one short ring for us, if I remember right (and I wouldn't bet on that). Funny how we remember certain things from our early days. My mother was on the phone with someone when the guy down the road came on and asked her to hang up because he had an emergency call to make. She...

I guess I may have acted too quickly, but I went ahead yesterday morning and took down and stored the few outside Christmas lights while we're having this exceptionally warm weather, so I won't have to do that out in the cold later. And I was a bit surprised when Margaret started putting away...

txdon said, "Is anyone finding Covid test hard to find? Our Walgreens sold out." We have Blue Cross/Blue Shield insurance and awhile back they sent each of us two (unsolicited) "COVID-19 Test Home Collection Kit" by Everlywell. Then more recently they sent us two "At Home COVID-19 Test" kits...

I not only remember all these things, but have had plenty of personal experience will all but coal and home delivery of beer. There was a time when we went to a drive-in movie ALMOST once a week; that is if I'd been able to pick up enough discarded bottles along the highway that week, to pay...

Both of our daughters, son-in-law, and granddaughter here for Christmas dinner yesterday. First time I can remember eating Christmas dinner outdoors, but the record high temperature and almost no breeze made it very pleasant out there on the patio. So we had a very nice Christmas, and as...

txdon said, "The knee pic was an unexpected achievement, I am supposed to reach 90˚ by the end of December, I'm almost there today. I ordered a real knee degree indicator from Amazon to be here next week." Yep, it can be a bit of a slow progress, but if you stay with the exercises, you'll get...

I enjoyed a fine Christmas dinner outside on the patio yesterday. I think we had a new record high temperature of about 82 degrees.

57 calm degrees this morning, going for a sunny 83 that may be a new record high for Christmas Day here. Hope you all have a great day, just as we expect to have with our family.

Yours was about 10 years ago and mine (just one knee) 11 years ago. I don't run anymore because of age, not a knee problem.:D AND I was very reluctant to get down on that knee for a few years, but not anymore. I don't even think about it. Sensations, you say? About a year and a half ago...

Looking for a record high temperature Christmas Day tomorrow. So I swept off the patio, washed off the table out there just in case anyone wants to eat outside tomorrow.:) Hope you all have a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year this year.

The staple puller they used was considerably different from the one I use here on my desk.:ROFLMAO: So I's say it was a painless proceedure.

34 degrees this morning, but quickly warmed to a sunny 63. And I'm worn out. I cooked my own breakfast, ate it, and did the dishes, then ran the vacuum throughout the house just as Margaret got up. I knew she'd be doing a little weekly house cleaning today. So then I worked on the yard. I...

Don, you asked Ron Hall how long his wife's PT was. I had a daily (5 days a week) home therapist visit for 3 weeks, then I went to a physical therapy place about 5 miles from the house 3 days a week for another month. Very nice guy who came to the house and a pregnant female drill sergeant...

Less than 5 inches.

Don, I do believe your incision is at least twice as long as mine was; both top and bottom.

NWS says it was 35 degrees here at midnight, has warmed to 39 degrees by 5:30 a.m., with a 30% chance of rain and/or sleet this morning and going for a high of a sunny 51. How's that for covering all the bases?:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: Today is our regular garbage collection day, and they always come...

Neither did I.:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

Sounds normal. The bruising made my leg look horrible for awhile, but it did eventually go away.:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

When I take my hearing aids out before going to bed, I'm so near deaf that I normally don't even hear thunder, but this morning at 2 a.m. a clap of thunder was loud enough to make me jump and become wide awake. I didn't hear any more thunder until 3:20 a.m. and even then it wasn't especially...

Don, I'll probably never understand computers. That link worked yesterday because I checked it when I posted it, but it won't work for me either this morning. I've been in a lot of hospitals in my life as a patient, visitor, or police officer, but never anything like that experience with the...

Looking4new said, "Bird, were the 'English peas" mushy peas? They are big fat peas in a pea like gravy." Nope, just the usual. Many, many years ago, during the summer when I was between the first and second grades in school, I spent 6 weeks in The Crippled Children's Hospital in Oklahoma City...

Don asked, "How many days were you in the hospital after surgery?" It's been a long time ago, Don. I had the surgery on August 30, 2010. After the surgery, I was in recovery at 1300, then to my room; sat up on the edge of the bed for about 15 minutes, but the rest of the time on my back with...

Don, a green grape pie recipe is what I used for the sheep sorrel. But of course instead of the green grapes, I cooked the sheep sorrel (can't remember how long), drained the water, then pressed the sheep sorrel through a ricer. And I wouldn't do it again now.

Don, did you ever make sheep sorrel pie? I remember when I was a kid, twice I made a sheep sorrel cobler. Taste was great and the whole family liked it, BUT the color was too close to what i tried every day to avoid stepping in when I'd go to milk the cow.😀😀

Don, my insurance DID pay for it, BUT I only used it IN the hospital; didn't take it home.

Don, that constant motion knee flex machine of yours sure looks similar, but a little different from the one my doctor used. Can you adjust the angle degrees yourself, or do they have to do it? I was able to adjust mine myself at will, and they acted surprised that I increased the flex as much...

60 degrees this morning and going for a high of 78. And we thought it was Winter. National Weather Service says a 30% chance of rain today and 100% chance tonight. Hope they're right this time.

Don, I know the recipe has been handed down for some years; don't know if it originally came from some cook book or not, and don't even know whether it's a common recipe or not. It may be nothing unusual. It can be made as a single cake; bundt cake, or as three smaller individual cakes as we...

We can certainly understand you being proud of her, and justifiably so. I'm sure we all wish her well in the future.

I know I'm mentioned before that like most families there are certain Christmas customs around here. One of them is that my wife's mother used to back a bunch of small particular recipe applesauce cakes each year to send one to each family member. When she became too old and in too poor health...

Good luck with it, Don. Hope it goes as well for you as mine did for me.

Yeah, I remember the pictures. And some years before that, my wife and I were in Bowling Green one summer during our full time RV living and the Corvette assembly plant had been shut down for retooling for the new model year and we saw a newspaper article about it reopening and public tours...

I was just watching the TV news about the tornado damage in Kentucky. I've been to the scene of at least 4 tornadoes shortly after they happened, but never anything that bad. And on the Fox 4 news they mentioned that Carter Bloodcare in this area is sending blood. Sure makes me glad I donated...

Yep, Christmas is coming, and Winter, too. This morning, our temperature is 30 degrees, but just 10 miles north of us at the Denton Airport it's showing to be 22. Now population continues to grow at a tremendous rate around here, new home and new apartment construction everywhere, as well as...

Yep, I got my notice of the new rates yesterday. I wondered if everyone else was hit the same way.

daugen said, "It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas...snow on Christmas Eve is simply the best." That's true in lots of places, but not here. 65 degrees this morning, going for a high of 84.

The title of this thread; Please answer without comment" reminds me of the lawyer who asked a witness in court to "answer yes or no only" and then asked, "Have you stopped beating your wife?" I see some answered this thread as instructed while others provided more information.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Two days ago, I got up as usual that morning, turned on the kitchen lights and the coffee pot . . . and the lights went out. I checked everything and all was well EXCEPT the 3 tube florescent light in the center of the kitchen. I had a pretty good idea what it might be, but I just did not feel...

Eric, I had lots of experience with the first one, in my younger days, but had never seen the second one before.:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

You might not realize that I was also one of those dumb kids in my teenage years. I did a lot of hot rodding without getting caught. And for my last 2 years of high school, I had a 2 year old black and white Mercury convertible on which I put moon hub cabs and twin glass pack mufflers. I'm...

I should have mentioned yesterday that one of the last times I visited the DFW National Cemetery was for the funeral of "Jinman" (Jim Inman) who of course was a regular poster and great friend to many on Tractorbynet.

PJSprog said, "I've been to several military funerals, but they were always at a local cemetery. This was my first time at a national cemetery, and it was an experience I'll never forget." I can sure understand that. I only visited the Arlington National Cemetery once, but I've attended...

38 degrees this morning, going for a high of a sunny 78. Wife's doctor checkup visit, X-rays, blood test, Prolia injection, etc. went well in slightly less than two and a half hours yesterday. And now this morning I turned on the lights in the kitchen, and in less than one minute, the 3 tube...

Sure glad we have 52 degrees this morning going for a sunny 72 instead of the colder weather some of you are having because I have to take Margaret this morning for her semi-annual chest X-ray, doctor visit, Prolia injection, etc. Last time I had to let her out at the hospital door, then park a...

45 degrees this morning going for a high of 64 and sunny, after a cloudy, drizzling day yesterday that eventually put almost 3/4" of rain in my gauge.

Eric Salop said, I feel I have to say something, I simply can not agree that everyone who commits suicide is a coward. My mom had Parkinsons disease, which she coped with very well for many years. She was a very tough lady, however her last few months were not something most of us would wish to...

I stepped outside this morning about 4 a.m. to find a very pleasant 54 dry degrees. The 20-30% chance of rain didn't happen. But then around 6 a.m., a 35 mph north wind arrived and by 7 a.m. that pleasant 54 degrees had turned into a chilly and windy 45 degrees.

56 degrees this morning, going for a sunny high of 75. May have some rain tonight, but supposed to clear off by morning. I've got the ham, turkey, cheese cake, etc. ready for tomorrow and both daughters, son-in-law, and one granddaughter to be here tomorrow. Grandson and two grate grandkids...

Thanks for the information, Don. I'm quite familiar with all 3 of those locations. Just haven't decided whether it's worth the time, money, and effort to be tested.:D 30 degrees in Denton this morning, but 32 degrees here, 10 miles south of the airport, but going for a sunny high of 61 today...

txdon said, "Bird there are 4 antibody test on their web site. The Test to take is number 164090." Thanks for the information, Don. We do have a nearby Walgreens, and I've had experience in the past with Labcorp; just didn't know they had any connection with Walgreens.

Don, I don't think this is the first time you've mentioned antibodies after vaccinations and I'm curious as to how people even know whether they've developed such. Are they making a special trip to a doctor to have such tests made. Margaret and I have had the 3 Moderna shots, but where did...

We have been enjoying the cooler Fall weather, but yesterday afternoon it began to feel too warm in the house for both of us, so I turned the HVAC back to cooling for awhile. And now . . . the forecast for today is currently 64 degrees and going for a high of 84. But at least the NWS seems to...

Kyle, that reminds me of a male school teacher I once had when I was a kid. He said he and his wife never quarreled. He said, "If she gets mad at me, I just go our in the back yard and hit a few golf balls, and if I get mad at her, . . . . . I just go out in the back yard and hit a few golf...

Learning more about Covid and others experience with it is not boring to me. Our grandson and his spouse had a round with it, but not one else in our family has had it . . . so far.

39 degrees going for a sunny 77 today. And I'm about to spend my morning, first running the vacuum cleaner through the house, and then running the Hoover Steam Vac to clean all the carpets. They don't "LOOK" dirty now, but I suspect the steam vac will load up with dirty water anyway.

Imagine getting paid to ride motorcycles. Reminds me of many years ago, when I was in a 29 man recruit class for the police department. The departmental chaplain came to talk to the class and I never forgot him asking, "How many of you hope to be motorcycle officers some day?" At least 6 or 8...

We had rain in the forecast yesterday, but I'd about given up hopes for any rain when I went to bed early last night just after dark. But I got up this morning to find about .67" of rain in my gauge. NWS shows it must have started just after I got in bed.🤣

63 degrees this morning, going for 75 with a 30% chance of rain this afternoon and 60% forecast for tonight. I hope it does; we can use a little rain.

59 degrees going for a high today of 75. Yesterday's mail brought my new property tax statement for the next year. School taxes AND County taxes stayed the same. BUT a big jump (not unexpected) in our City taxes. Another interesting thing I've noticed over the years: 1. The powers that be...

Funny thing happened yesterday. I occasionally, but fairly seldom, see one or even two squirrels in the front yard. But yesterday while I was raking up acorns out front, I stopped to go get another bag out back and just dropped the big old leaf rake on the ground. I nearly always stand it up...

Don, I've started going to Walmart and ALWAYS have a mask with me, just in case someone objects to me not wearing one, but I usually do not put it on, and I notice a lot of other customers also not wearing masks, although almost all, not quite but almost, all of the employees are wearing masks...

Almost the same here, Don. 34 degrees for a low, but going for 62 for a high today. I, too, was tempted but did NOT go out in the wet grass to feel to see that it only looked white instead of being frost.:)

I don't know how everyone else's voting went, but the newspaper this morning says all the changes on the ballet here passed yesterday, with closest one, as you would expect, being one that allows counties to tax us a bit more. Yesterday evening, last night, into this morning, we've had a total...

Your rain is moving out . . . and we hope ours is moving in. Low temperature this morning is 54 and the forecast high is to be 57; how's that for a spread? 30% to 60% chance of rain today, increasing to 60% to 100% tonight and 80% tomorrow, according to the National Weather Service.

37 degrees this morning, but going for a high of 77 later. I turned on the heat in the house for the first time of the season.

I really like the movie "The Hunt for Red October", but can't recall every hearing anything else good about Alec Baldwin.

50 degrees going for 71 and only 15 mph breeze this morning. I knew it was windy yesterday, but I guess even worse than I thought for some. The TV news listed a lot of places with power outages, and even showing some to still be out this morning. The DFW Airport had lots of flight delays...

RedNeckGeek said, "Glad you got some more rain, Bird. The good kind, too." I've always known that Texas has some weird weather, but with NO wind, not even a tiny breeze, yesterday when it was raining, and then TODAY. Well, it's a clear sunny day and at present the wind is ONLY blowing at 29...

55 degrees going for 70 with a 20 to 30 mph breeze today. The little front that went through here yesterday gave me about a 1 minute breeze (literally, or probably even less than 1 full minute), then an almost dead calm with a very slow but steady or continuous rain (well, a sprinkle anyway)...

It's Raining! It's been so long I'd almost forgotten what rain looks like and it started just about 3 a.m. this morning.

One again the NWS weather guessers are forecasting a 100% chance of rain. It had been for this evening and tonight, but they keep moving it forward so the current estimate is to start at 4 a.m. in the morning which will be great if it happens because I usually get up about 4 a.m. I had two...

Once again, the NWS is forecasting a possibility of rain Tuesday, so this morning, I raked up and bagged about 40 pounds of little acorns, then ran the lawnmower, with bagger, over the entire yard; for the last time this year, I hope. Sure hope they're right about us getting some rain this time.

I agree. We do have an occasional squirrel, but not every day, and I've never seen a chipmunk in this part of the world.

That's what I've heard, and I guess you could call it a cycle. I have piles of them EVERY year.

Kyle_in_Tex said, "We don't have many acorns this year yet, not sure why." Sure wish I could say that. You'd sure be welcome to mine. The acorns may be a bit smaller than usual, but way, way too many of them.

Does your live oak tree shed huge volumes of tiny acorns, as mine does every year and is doing righ now?

So that was yesterday, and this morning as I was driving past them, I noticed 3 other popular gas stations in the area that had prices posted of $3.099 a gallon, so I guess my Buc-ee's is still cheapest, but all are more than I EVER have paid in the past.

This morning, I just filled up my 2017 Ford Escape with the most expensive gasoline to ever be put in it. Yep, same old regular as always, but today was $2.999 at Buc-ee's. I haven't checked prices elsewhere, but Buc-ee's has always been the cheapest in the area. I'm guessing that they just...

National Weather Service says Denton, TX, is 49 degrees this morning, and I, too, am glad to see the cooler weather.

daugen said, "for bicyclists and maybe even motorcycles, dropping walnuts can be dangerous. But nothing is in the league of what is now falling out of trees around here... heavy softball size osage orange fruit. Also known as hedge apples. I would not want to get hit with one of them." Yep...

Yesterday was another day of dire predictions from the National Weather Service. We were under a tornado watch most of the day, 2 to 3 inches of rain predicted, high winds, etc. When I was outside, we had a very pleasant breeze, even had some light sprinkles a couple of times, and this morning...

I have been a peanut addict most of my life; keep some peanuts on hand here in the house at all times; very seldom a day goes by that I don't eat peanuts; used to buy raw shelled peanuts by the hundred pound bag and roast them ourselves at home. I've also had a reputation most of my life for...

80 degrees this morning, going for a high of 85. How's that for a temperature spread? 🤣 And once again the weather prognosticators are saying it's gonna rain; sure hope they're right this time for a change. We're even under a flood watch until 7 p.m. today, supposedly.

I think Oaktree is right.🤣 The ice maker in our refrigerator was replaced - again - yesterday, as is done at least once a year. And this time it took the technician a couple of months to get the right part from Sears. So for a couple of months I've been using the old fashioned ice trays and...

Glad to hear that you're OK, David. I did read a little about there being an earthquake this morning.

Yep, it got kind of breezy here yesterday evening, the severe weather warnings repeatedly interrupted the baseball game we were watching on TV, then the evening news cast was almost nothing but about the severe weather warnings, high winds, hail, threats of tornadoes, etc. I finally saw some...

sodamo said, "Flooring will be the Mohawk laminate from Costco. Not something I have any experience with. At this point, looking to make sure I have a smooth clean surface to start." I didn't do it myself, but had the Mohawk laminate installed by professionals in our living and dining area in...

If you don't have a garage you can put a car in, I certainly understand that. I grew up in homes with no garage, then lived in a small mobile home, then an apartment, so I never had a garage until I bought my first house when I was 28 years old and that house had a one car garage in which a...

RoyJackson said, "With the exception of a Porsche 911 I owned in the 1980's-mid 1990's, none of my vehicles have lived inside." Looking around my neighborhood, both here and other places we've lived, that seems to be the normal situation, but I'm just the opposite. I REALLY LIKE to be able to...

Aren't cars and technology fun? And I guess they get more complicated all the time. I'm currently driving a 2017 Ford Escape Titanium 4-dr SUV; bought it new with only ONE option and that is the Navigation System. Of course the Titanium comes standard with all the power equipment and bells...

whgsprd said, "As good as the roofers seemed to do on the roof, they were sloppy in using/not using tarps on the ground to catch the tear off" :DWhen we had our roof replace recently, I was a little surprised to see them start by laying tarps all the way around the house, on shrubs, etc. But ...

Still no sign of much needed rain coming our way, so just have to look on the bright side. Our back porch/deck needs a fresh coat of Sherwin-Williams Deck Scape, so I had to go buy a gallon yesterday (whew, prices are going up) and i cleaned the steps at both ends of the deck and applied the...

riptides said, "Milk house project, still working on cleanup. Smashed finger in door trying to "fix" it while clearing it out. That slowed me down and well, two days later and it is still throbbing. Looks like nail is going to be history." Been a long time since I did anything like that, and i...

mostly_gas said, "Bird, my weekend riding buddy lives in Denton and He got some rain, 1/2 inch he said. Sorry about your lack of rain." Yeah, I saw that. We're 10 miles south of the airport where that reading is taken. Yesterday we went to the north edge of Ft. Worth to our younger daughter's...

Richard, I don't know how things are elsewhere, but some time ago I checked into the possibility of donating my body when I die and did not like what I learned. At that time, everything I found indicated that the school or research facility had to be notified within so many hours of the death...

That "Shoot with the Sheriff" event sounds like a great idea and a good time for everyone. As far as I know, we've never had anything like that around here. I used to have to qualify twice a year on the police department, but that was just drawing and shooting 50 rounds at targets from...

60 degrees for the low this morning, going for a sunny 85 for a high, and after a week of having rain in the forecast each day and NONE on the ground, the NWS has finally taken rain out of the forecast. The grass is drying up, leaves are starting to fall from the trees, so I guess the good news...

66 degrees this morning, going for a high of 82, and the National Weather Service hasn't given up yet; still forecasting rain every day for the past week and on into tomorrow, and it's still bone dry around here.:(

The National Weather Service just keeps predicting rain for us "tomorrow". I guess if they do that long enough, they're bound to be right someday.:( But so far no sign of rain here.

Yesterday morning the weather forecast called for a 20% chance of rain and then we had a brief shower that produced about one tenth of an inch, which makes .22" for the month for me. And the forecast was for a 50% chance of rain today, and now they've moved that forecast up until tomorrow; just...

Sounds like some tough times for your wife, Roy. We wish her the best and hope for a rapid healing.

daugen said, "any of you ever buy a spare belt and it hangs on the wall forever when the oem just won't wear out?" Yep, about 1973 when we made our first trip to Alaska, pulling a travel trailer, on more than a thousand miles of unpaved roads, we had been warned of the lack of spare parts in...

It was so pleasantly cool yesterday that I pulled the blade off the EGO lawnmower, sharpened it a bit, and put it back on without even breaking a sweat.:D And now the NWS is forecasting rain every day of this week after tomorrow. We sure need the rain, so I hope the forecast is right.