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[DavidOck]

Morning, misfits.

Only down to 30 last night, and the claim is we might make it to the mid 40s. Only a light dusting of snow here overnight, other places may have gotten a lot more, but we're happy to not have it !

There do seem to be more homes popping up on the listings so maybe we'll find something soon. Fingers crossed.

Yes, a hopeful sign!

 

[pwmeek]

Home again after a couple of nights in a motel. We lost power in an ice storm here on last Wednesday. We stuck it out for a while but without a well pump (and thus water) and the interior temps getting down into the low 40s, Eva had enough and made a reservation. Only had to go 30 miles to find a room. Besides, all my power packs were running out of juice. (Me, right before Eva got fed up with the cold. I wasn't all that cold, being bundled up sufficiently.)

Our room looked like a Mad Scientist's lab. I took all my power packs and chargers to get them back to a full charge, plus phones charging and my trusty iPad (for reading). And a power strip to plug everything into. (I shoulda got a picture.)

After a couple of less-than-stellar microwave meals in the lobby/bar/grill of the motel, we went to Chili's for dinner last night. First time at Chili's for me. Two recommendations: avoid the Cuervo Blue Margherita - too sweet (I thought I'd like the taste of the pineapple juice). And get the baby back ribs with the Dry Rub (No mess; much less sweetness; like really crisp bacon, very little fat remaining). I made a real pig of myself and ate all but 4 ribs from a full rack.

 

[DavidOck]

We stuck it out for a while but without a well pump (and thus water) and the interior temps getting down into the low 40s,

Yup, two VERY good reasons to go in search of heat!!

 

[FranC]

Good morning. It's 34 this morning, going up to 46 with rain this afternoon. Sure would be nice to see a little snow. It's been a wet winter with only a few flakes seen that melted on contact.

I got all excited yesterday about a house, but it turned out that there's already been several bids on it, one of which the owner was happy with. Dang it! Evidently she's an elderly woman who was exhausted by the whole house selling situation and refused to let anyone come in yesterday which is the day Zillow had listed appointment times to see it.

We now have 2 realtors. Hopefully we'll be able to have coffee with the 2nd realtor to chat more about what we're looking for. There do seem to be more homes popping up on the listings so maybe we'll find something soon. Fingers crossed.

I wish you luck.

 

[DavidOck]

Morning, all.

Snow still seems to be all around us, but not here. No, no complaints!

Last night's predicted snow fall wasn't here, although they claim another front will be coming in by noon. We'll see.

 

[MikeE3]

Home again after a couple of nights in a motel. We lost power in an ice storm here on last Wednesday. We stuck it out for a while but without a well pump (and thus water) and the interior temps getting down into the low 40s, Eva had enough and made a reservation. Only had to go 30 miles to find a room. Besides, all my power packs were running out of juice. (Me, right before Eva got fed up with the cold. I wasn't all that cold, being bundled up sufficiently.)

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Our room looked like a Mad Scientist's lab. I took all my power packs and chargers to get them back to a full charge, plus phones charging and my trusty iPad (for reading). And a power strip to plug everything into. (I shoulda got a picture.)

After a couple of less-than-stellar microwave meals in the lobby/bar/grill of the motel, we went to Chili's for dinner last night. First time at Chili's for me. Two recommendations: avoid the Cuervo Blue Margherita - too sweet (I thought I'd like the taste of the pineapple juice). And get the baby back ribs with the Dry Rub (No mess; much less sweetness; like really crisp bacon, very little fat remaining). I made a real pig of myself and ate all but 4 ribs from a full rack.

Heck of a reason to go out for a rack of ribs. Good to hear you survived and are back home cozy and warm.

 

[pwmeek]

Heck of a reason to go out for a rack of ribs. Good to hear you survived and are back home cozy and warm.

LOL - Home for a day and the furnace goes out. Now we wait for the HVAC folks to come and fix it. Well, we know how to deal with cold. It was really running out of water that convinced me. The fact that the well pump is 240v means that a simple generator won't fix the problem. We would need a somewhat fancier generator (and an expensive transfer switch and rewiring) to solve the water issue.

 

[DavidOck]

Ime, most home EGs do have 240 volt circuits. (Well, both of ours do.) But "our" well is actually owned / run by an actual utility, so no hope of connecting to it unless I vandalize the pump house... then again, if the outage is long enough, this retired power plant electrician might do that...

So, this time of year, we keep a lot of jugs of water (in a bathtub), for flushing. Yeah, no water is NO FUN!!

 

[Rat2chat2]

It has been way too quiet around here in my absence so here is a short book for y'all to read (or skip). My apologies in advance.

Good morning. I have been keeping up but I have not felt like posting lately. I am pretty darn good at handling most situations that are thrown at me but sometimes, I get blindsided. I hate it when that happens but that is life. Life is good, even when it's not. You know this is going to be another one of those long posts you will endure or skip over.

I was sort of expecting this to happen but I am no longer seeing Terry. I am not really sure what happened, which bothers me, but as always, it is what it is. I can tell you what changed for me but I do not know why he dropped me off from the coast, helped me bring in my stuff, said he would call me later, texted me a thank you for the Valentine's Day card, and then ghosted me. I have not heard one word from him since that day. I am used to strange things happening in my life and why my heart is a gated community.

I have been staying busy and on the go. I no longer think of the car as being dad's because I have completely made it my own. Or I will have when I get my Amazonian orders for the next 4 days in a row. (you know how I can go overboard when I am focusing on something) heehee Well anyway, it has helped me to stay busy and I needed a purpose to help me work through things. I absolutely love that car and so far, I love driving it. Except on rainy days. I know it will have rain on it for the first time at some point but not yet.

This brings me to the real reason I have not been around, in case anyone has been wondering. I think most people that know me pretty well, know that if you look up dysfunctional in the dictionary, it more than likely has my family photo.

My sister (who is 4 years older than me and btw, the total opposite of me) stopped talking to me in 2008. In fact, she said she was closing the door on me. The reason was she was trying to talk me into convincing our father (who she had not talked to in 30-some years) to give her $30,000 and I would not do it. I did talk to dad and I asked him what I should do since she closed the door on me and he simply replied. . . lock it. (hence where I get my humor from).

Now here is the part that blindsided me. (I bet you never thought I would get to the point) I received a text message from my ex's brother last Friday offering condolences regarding the passing of my sister.

Although I have never wished anything bad on her, I never really thought about her not being my sister, if you know what I mean. I do not have much contact with anyone in my immediate family other than what I read on Facebook. Sad, but that is just how it is. After several days, I was glad to figure out what had happened. Evidently, she was having stomach issues and was going to the doctor. She had a tear in her colon and died in the hospital. That gives me some comfort because at least she was where they could at least manage any pain she must have experienced and hopefully she was not alone.

Another sad part is I found out her daughter is pregnant and due to deliver a son in July. It is very sad to think she never got to be a grandmother because I think she would have been excited about it.

All of this has made me reflect on the past that I do not like to dwell on. Probably the saddest part is that I think our memories help us through times such as this and for the life of me, I have tried to find a happy memory going back from childhood to 2008. I cannot think of one. Something may come to me one day. That would be nice. I guess the only good thing that ever came out of it was I knew exactly the kind of person I did not want to be. OMgosh. The stories I could tell you that you just would not believe.

Maybe I should have just came back here and posted like nothing was wrong but that is rather difficult for me. I know I share way too much sometimes or most of the time, but it is just a part of me. Once again, I am grateful that you all allow me to be a part of your time here.

I know you get achievement awards here for posting. They should have a new category for the lengthiest posts on ECF. I am relatively sure I would be close to the top if not #1.

I hope I have not ruined the "Good Morning" I started you off with my ramblings. It is just another chapter to my biography titled "Life Outside the Nut Shell".

I love you all.

 

[Rat2chat2]

Does that mean you need to buy 3 new pairs of sneakers to color coordinate with the shorts?

No, the colors I already have will suffice but I will admit, I was at Academy Sports and Outdoors the other day trying on walking shoes. I love my shoes but with the issues I have with my feet, I probably need to get a good pair to walk in. I walked over 20,000 steps yesterday. There is more than likely a shoe company that should sponsor me in their ad.

 

[Rat2chat2]

A "belated" happy vapeaversary to DancingHeretik. In my absence, on the 27th, I failed to post congrats on your 12 years of vaping if my records are correct. (I hope they are, if not, disregard and have a great day)

 

[DavidOck]

Morning, misfits.

Said to be clean and sunny (and cold) today, but then again they said it would rain / snow all night, and zippo, so who knows...

I do not have much contact with anyone in my immediate family other than what I read on Facebook. Sad, but that is just how it is.

I think most families have, uh, "issues." Three of our four kids won't talk to the fourth...

 

[FranC]

Yeah, not to be left out……….my family has issues also.

 

[Janet H]

Good afternoon. It's a sunny day, but a bit chilly at 48. Going up to 66 tomorrow, but more rain. But on the way to our doc appt. I saw the daffodils are way up and one batch looked like they were only a day or 2 away from blooming!! The star of Bethlehem have been blooming for a few days. I love this time of year as the days get warmer. You never know what new life you'll see on any given day.

Got a good report from our bi-yearly visit with our blood doc. She is so sweet, but it is kinda strange having a doc who looks younger than our daughter.

Oh boy, Mike is gathering the paperwork needed for doing our taxes. We'll both be glad when that's done.

Home again after a couple of nights in a motel. We lost power in an ice storm here on last Wednesday. We stuck it out for a while but without a well pump (and thus water) and the interior temps getting down into the low 40s, Eva had enough and made a reservation. Only had to go 30 miles to find a room. Besides, all my power packs were running out of juice. (Me, right before Eva got fed up with the cold. I wasn't all that cold, being bundled up sufficiently.)

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Our room looked like a Mad Scientist's lab. I took all my power packs and chargers to get them back to a full charge, plus phones charging and my trusty iPad (for reading). And a power strip to plug everything into. (I shoulda got a picture.)

After a couple of less-than-stellar microwave meals in the lobby/bar/grill of the motel, we went to Chili's for dinner last night. First time at Chili's for me. Two recommendations: avoid the Cuervo Blue Margherita - too sweet (I thought I'd like the taste of the pineapple juice). And get the baby back ribs with the Dry Rub (No mess; much less sweetness; like really crisp bacon, very little fat remaining). I made a real pig of myself and ate all but 4 ribs from a full rack.

Wow, that's nasty. It's a wonder you didn't work up some body heat just getting bundled up like that. Smart move to go to a hotel though. No point in trying to brave it out. Hey, at least you got a great meal out of it!

It has been way too quiet around here in my absence so here is a short book for y'all to read (or skip). My apologies in advance.

Good morning. I have been keeping up but I have not felt like posting lately. I am pretty darn good at handling most situations that are thrown at me but sometimes, I get blindsided. I hate it when that happens but that is life. Life is good, even when it's not. You know this is going to be another one of those long posts you will endure or skip over.

I was sort of expecting this to happen but I am no longer seeing Terry. I am not really sure what happened, which bothers me, but as always, it is what it is. I can tell you what changed for me but I do not know why he dropped me off from the coast, helped me bring in my stuff, said he would call me later, texted me a thank you for the Valentine's Day card, and then ghosted me. I have not heard one word from him since that day. I am used to strange things happening in my life and why my heart is a gated community.

I have been staying busy and on the go. I no longer think of the car as being dad's because I have completely made it my own. Or I will have when I get my Amazonian orders for the next 4 days in a row. (you know how I can go overboard when I am focusing on something) heehee Well anyway, it has helped me to stay busy and I needed a purpose to help me work through things. I absolutely love that car and so far, I love driving it. Except on rainy days. I know it will have rain on it for the first time at some point but not yet.

This brings me to the real reason I have not been around, in case anyone has been wondering. I think most people that know me pretty well, know that if you look up dysfunctional in the dictionary, it more than likely has my family photo.

My sister (who is 4 years older than me and btw, the total opposite of me) stopped talking to me in 2008. In fact, she said she was closing the door on me. The reason was she was trying to talk me into convincing our father (who she had not talked to in 30-some years) to give her $30,000 and I would not do it. I did talk to dad and I asked him what I should do since she closed the door on me and he simply replied. . . lock it. (hence where I get my humor from).

Now here is the part that blindsided me. (I bet you never thought I would get to the point) I received a text message from my ex's brother last Friday offering condolences regarding the passing of my sister.

Although I have never wished anything bad on her, I never really thought about her not being my sister, if you know what I mean. I do not have much contact with anyone in my immediate family other than what I read on Facebook. Sad, but that is just how it is. After several days, I was glad to figure out what had happened. Evidently, she was having stomach issues and was going to the doctor. She had a tear in her colon and died in the hospital. That gives me some comfort because at least she was where they could at least manage any pain she must have experienced and hopefully she was not alone.

Another sad part is I found out her daughter is pregnant and due to deliver a son in July. It is very sad to think she never got to be a grandmother because I think she would have been excited about it.

All of this has made me reflect on the past that I do not like to dwell on. Probably the saddest part is that I think our memories help us through times such as this and for the life of me, I have tried to find a happy memory going back from childhood to 2008. I cannot think of one. Something may come to me one day. That would be nice. I guess the only good thing that ever came out of it was I knew exactly the kind of person I did not want to be. OMgosh. The stories I could tell you that you just would not believe.

Maybe I should have just came back here and posted like nothing was wrong but that is rather difficult for me. I know I share way too much sometimes or most of the time, but it is just a part of me. Once again, I am grateful that you all allow me to be a part of your time here.

I know you get achievement awards here for posting. They should have a new category for the lengthiest posts on ECF. I am relatively sure I would be close to the top if not #1.

I hope I have not ruined the "Good Morning" I started you off with my ramblings. It is just another chapter to my biography titled "Life Outside the Nut Shell".

I love you all.

Not to worry Torey. Yep, every family has issues. One of the nice things about this thread is that we don't mind listening (or reading). And I think it's cathartic to write things down so go right ahead and post.

 

[DavidOck]

Morning, loungers.

Only down to the high 30s overnight, some rain, said to be snow in the hills. Nice to be above freezing for a bit!

 

[Rat2chat2]

I finally slept better last night. It was only for 5 hours but I'll take it. At least when I woke up I felt like I had slept. It was a cloudy day and I thought about just staying home because I have really overdone the walking this week but I am glad that I made myself go to the gym. Although, my knee is requesting a day off and my buttcrack is predicting rain.

Had to return an Amazon purchase and I stopped by Sheetz because I have not had a Slushie in forever and I needed a little treat and thought that was a better choice than a Whopper and donuts.

When I got up to the counter I held out my money and the guy gave it to me for free and told me to have a good afternoon. That was so nice. I am not sure if it was because I had not had one in so long or because it was free but it was so good.

And if I thought the day could not get any better. . . I found a box of Junior Mints in the freezer that I had gotten for movie night and Terry did not want them. It was for our first movie together so I am going to go ahead and admit that I forgot I put them in there. You know I did because there would have been gone by now if I had known.

Thank you all for the condolences but thank you most for being so understanding and sharing with me too. It always helps to feel like you are not alone.

you all!

 

[DavidOck]

Morning, loungers.

More rain here, but the temp is slightly over freezing, and heading to the mid 40s.

Although, my knee is requesting a day off and my buttcrack is predicting rain.

Odd, that. It's usually the joints that predict rain

So, uh, Pinnochio was a politician?

 

[Rat2chat2]

Odd, that. It's usually the joints that predict rain

Not for someone that has broken her tailbone twice.

Or it could be just because I am odd although I prefer the word unique!

 

[Rat2chat2]

I crashed and burned last night and it was wonderful. I feel like a new woman.

Not going to let the rain halt my happy. Off to the gym and I have something else to drop off at Kohl's. I hate having to return things that I bought on Amazon but sometimes it does not look the same or just does not fit. I didn't know there were different lengths to valve stem caps on car tires. Go figure.

Right down the street from Kohl's is the Sheetz so I am pretty sure I will enjoy another Slushie today.

Happy Friday to everyone.

 

[Janet H]

Good morning. Pretty overcast here with rain expected this afternoon. Yuck. More rain, but the next week looks like low probability of more. These poor Spring flowers need a little sunshine!

I got one of the worst haircuts ever on Feb 1 and it still hasn't grown in enough to get my next cut. Usually I go every 4 weeks, but it's nowhere near long enough to need a trim yet. I'm hoping to get it looking more normal for our trip to Key West on 4/9. It'll be a new hairdresser so who knows. Usually takes several months to "break in" a new one. Oh well, nobody down there will care anyway.

Our daughter's hubby left yesterday for 4 weeks of training so it's a good thing we haven't found a house to move to. She definitely needs help with the boys since she's working. They're in 2 different schools with different schedules so pick-ups and drop offs and days off can be confusing. Then there's soccer, art class, Jiu Jitsu and gymnastics in the evenings. You'd think that since they're not home very long they wouldn't be able to make so much of a mess... Reminds me of when our kids were little, but I'm old now and it's not so easy anymore.

Went to look at a 55 community that was interesting. Nice houses, but they were about 10' apart. I guess the good thing about that is if either of us got hurt inside the house all we'd have to do is yell and a neighbor would come running. Think of the money we'd save not needing one of those emergency alert thingies hanging around our necks.