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El Dee

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Hope all infected with the virus recover....One cannot be to safe....

Got gas today....I use the local Shell locations...Pumps are the same so I know everywhere I gotta touch it...Damn right it's dripping some old school white lightening before I touch it....When I come out of a store I hold my head back and spray directly into my face trying to get it into my nose....Now they say the British version of Covid is in Colorado....way more infectious...Surely it will spread and when it does my freezer will be full and on lockdown I will be....

Got one of those wrought iron gates up yesterday...The second gate is more complicated and bolts to a brick wall on one side....Those anchors in the bricks are a royal pain...Got defeated yesterday in an attempt to mount it and today Unk had some Granddaddy sports activity to attend so I was alone.....with a hundred pound gate....Thinking I wouldn't go and Mom jonesing for pine straw I hunted down 20 bales...Only took 2 stops to find some available...Got those bales placed out in her flower beds so she can spread it and had a couple of hours of daylight left....so....gate....I'd decided the holes in the steel that slide over the brick anchors needed to be a shade bigger....5 studs and 5 holes with none wanting to co-operate....First hole gets the drill ripped outta my hands resulting in two cut fingers and a nearly broken thumb....I guess my thumb got bent backwards as it's swollen in the joint where it meets my hand....so.....I walked it off and gave it another go....Another rip from the hands and this time when I raised up I hit the back of my head on a brick that protrudes from the column....So I got a bleeding hand and head along with a jacked up thumb....I punted....Eventually I got the holes enlarged by only going up small increments in the drill bits...Then I managed to get the gate bolted in place....Made the measurement for the final trim....actually the stab at it measurement is the final trim...I left it a little long and it was perfect...so.....Taking the gate back down so I can bring it to the shop and finish welding one of the brick studs starts spinning....The nut won't come off....I don't have any pliers with me....I guess there's always tomorrow....
 

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    Hope all infected with the virus recover....One cannot be to safe....

    Got gas today....I use the local Shell locations...Pumps are the same so I know everywhere I gotta touch it...Damn right it's dripping some old school white lightening before I touch it....When I come out of a store I hold my head back and spray directly into my face trying to get it into my nose....Now they say the British version of Covid is in Colorado....way more infectious...Surely it will spread and when it does my freezer will be full and on lockdown I will be....

    Got one of those wrought iron gates up yesterday...The second gate is more complicated and bolts to a brick wall on one side....Those anchors in the bricks are a royal pain...Got defeated yesterday in an attempt to mount it and today Unk had some Granddaddy sports activity to attend so I was alone.....with a hundred pound gate....Thinking I wouldn't go and Mom jonesing for pine straw I hunted down 20 bales...Only took 2 stops to find some available...Got those bales placed out in her flower beds so she can spread it and had a couple of hours of daylight left....so....gate....I'd decided the holes in the steel that slide over the brick anchors needed to be a shade bigger....5 studs and 5 holes with none wanting to co-operate....First hole gets the drill ripped outta my hands resulting in two cut fingers and a nearly broken thumb....I guess my thumb got bent backwards as it's swollen in the joint where it meets my hand....so.....I walked it off and gave it another go....Another rip from the hands and this time when I raised up I hit the back of my head on a brick that protrudes from the column....So I got a bleeding hand and head along with a jacked up thumb....I punted....Eventually I got the holes enlarged by only going up small increments in the drill bits...Then I managed to get the gate bolted in place....Made the measurement for the final trim....actually the stab at it measurement is the final trim...I left it a little long and it was perfect...so.....Taking the gate back down so I can bring it to the shop and finish welding one of the brick studs starts spinning....The nut won't come off....I don't have any pliers with me....I guess there's always tomorrow....
    I hope you’re getting hazard pay for that gate......ouch.
     

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    El Dee

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    Happy Valentine's Day !!!

    No snow here but the rain.....the rain......All my shoes in rotation are either muddy and wet or muddy and gonna be wet again...

    3 weeks back on a Friday Night Cuzzo's Son special delivered Cuzzo and I the Covid 19....It's been tough....Cuzzo almost left here and had to be hospitalized 5 days. He's home and better...My first indication felt like an axe in my spine right under my neck....then the fever/aches/pains/congestion followed....I fought it with a vitamin cocktail and food delivered by family members....Thinking I was doing well I tested again last Monday....My second positive was the result...I've been feeling great the last few days....well great when compared...Gonna take another test tomorrow and praying for a negative...Ya''ll take all precautions possible....this virus ain't no joke....
     

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    Happy Valentine's Day !!!

    No snow here but the rain.....the rain......All my shoes in rotation are either muddy and wet or muddy and gonna be wet again...

    3 weeks back on a Friday Night Cuzzo's Son special delivered Cuzzo and I the Covid 19....It's been tough....Cuzzo almost left here and had to be hospitalized 5 days. He's home and better...My first indication felt like an axe in my spine right under my neck....then the fever/aches/pains/congestion followed....I fought it with a vitamin cocktail and food delivered by family members....Thinking I was doing well I tested again last Monday....My second positive was the result...I've been feeling great the last few days....well great when compared...Gonna take another test tomorrow and praying for a negative...Ya''ll take all precautions possible....this virus ain't no joke....
    So glad your feeling better, Dee. :) That’s dang scary,
     

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    So scary ElDee! I’m sure glad you’re feeling better and pray for a negative result for you soon. Vitamins huh? I’ve added some extras into our arsenal as well this winter.

    Today is day two of yet another storm system of snow and sleet. The kids are working from home so I’m grateful for that. Another smaller snow expected on Monday but starting Tuesday the temps improve (40s) so the melting can once again begin...and I can shop vac water from the basement floor. Yeah, that was an unexpected find the other day after rejoicing the snow melt.
    Come on SPRING!!!
     
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    Well, my daughter Lauren was just diagnosed with covid on Sunday, after being sick for about a week prior. She lost her taste/smell on Thursday and was tested on Friday.

    Doctor says just ride it out from home. I had her add zinc into her supplements, dropped off Gatorade, soups, tonic water (quinine), cough drops, etc. on her porch Monday morning. I’m FaceTiming her daily to see her for myself...thank god for technology! She’s also checking her pulse ox several times per day...so far it’s been in the 90s, so that’s good. She says the head aches/body aches are dreadful. im just praying over here feeling totally helpless and hating every minute of it!
    Keep our family in uour thoughts plz?
    Thank you!
    Also, they are moving at the end of March, in with my ex hubs while saving for a house; I’m supposed to be buying her sectional sofa and dang I’m scared to take it now!!! Any ideas if you think it’ll be safe? Lysol spray maybe? Resolve furniture cleaner? It’s a really nice set darn it!
     

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    Well, my daughter Lauren was just diagnosed with covid on Sunday, after being sick for about a week prior. She lost her taste/smell on Thursday and was tested on Friday.

    Doctor says just ride it out from home. I had her add zinc into her supplements, dropped off Gatorade, soups, tonic water (quinine), cough drops, etc. on her porch Monday morning. I’m FaceTiming her daily to see her for myself...thank god for technology! She’s also checking her pulse ox several times per day...so far it’s been in the 90s, so that’s good. She says the head aches/body aches are dreadful. im just praying over here feeling totally helpless and hating every minute of it!
    Keep our family in uour thoughts plz?
    Thank you!
    Also, they are moving at the end of March, in with my ex hubs while saving for a house; I’m supposed to be buying her sectional sofa and dang I’m scared to take it now!!! Any ideas if you think it’ll be safe? Lysol spray maybe? Resolve furniture cleaner? It’s a really nice set darn it!
    Prayers for Lauren ,you and family.:wub: I have no idea about the sofa.
     

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    Hoping everyone recovers fully from their bouts with COVID19. DW and I have both managed to not get it so far, best we can tell, have been solid on hand washing, social distancing and good masks.


    Yesterday we got our first Pfizer shots. NY state runs some pretty efficient vaccination sites, and we signed up as soon as we were eligible. Mild pain around the area where the shot is given, cleared in just over 24 hours. Dose 2 is in 3 weeks; it sounds like I may want to take a day or two off after that one.

    We got a second order of N95 masks in January. Since we also use them for dirtier home projects (like laying insulation), we'll keep some and probably pass along others.
     
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