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FranC

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    good morning folks,
    I couldn't resist and placed an order with Nom Nomz
    LOL. I did a small order. I got 3 Longfills.
    Fried Custard
    O.G. Cookie Mix
    Nutter Custard
    Also a One-Shot of Blackberry Crumble.

    What did you get?
     

    Tor R

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    What did you get?
    I didn't go completely bananas in the store this time.

    Stixx Haunted
    Stixx Cornell&Virginian
    FLV Dulche de Leche
    FLV PB Cream
    FLV Rock and Road
    FLV Smore
    FLV Smooth Vanilla
    FLV Snow Cream
    FLV Sweet Crunch
    FLV Tart Blast
    FLV Torrone
    CNV Lemon Cream Wafer
    WF Pudding Milk Chocolate
    WF Pastry Cream
    WF Ice Cream Toffee
    WF Ice Cream Dark Chocolate
    FW Cake White
    SSA Creme de la Creme
    SSA Milkshake
    VSO Brown Sugar
    VSO Caramelized Sugar
    VSO Ice Cream
    VSO Yoghurt
     

    DavidOck

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    Morning, mixers.

    First plan, of course, coffee. Then see if the temp goes up any before any thoughts of going outside. A brisk 25 last night, might reach, uh, 40??

    I didn't go completely bananas in the store this time.

    No, you might have left one or two flavors in the shop! :lol:

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    Home plumbing repairs are the pits. I do like those shark bite fittings though, no more stuffing bread in the pipe. lol
    I absolutely hate plumbing. I used the shark bite connectors when I replaced my water heater. I bought the new water valves for the washer and unscrewed the valve from the threaded pipe it comes with so I could just unscrew the old ones and screw the new ones in with some thread sealer. It went so well that I’m waiting for something bad to happen.
     

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    I absolutely hate plumbing. I used the shark bite connectors when I replaced my water heater. I bought the new water valves for the washer and unscrewed the valve from the threaded pipe it comes with so I could just unscrew the old ones and screw the new ones in with some thread sealer. It went so well that I’m waiting for something bad to happen.
    Hopefully that something bad doesn't happen
     

    gloopdegurp

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    I mixed one more new tester this morning - Magnum Pie.
    It's supposed to be a papaya/mango/pineapple pie with whipped cream on top.

    I'm trying something different for the pie crust so am not sure how it will turn out, WF Croissant and Cap Cookie Crumble.
    I got the idea from Michelle Hughes (TOC) using the Cookie Crumble with the new FLV Crispy Donut as a base.
     

    englishmick

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    The fun didn’t end there. A ten minute project of unhooking the washer and dryer turned into a nightmare. I got the hot water hose off with no problem but the cold water hose had pressure on it no matter which way I turned the shut off valve. I finally came to the conclusion that I was going to have to change the valve after it sprayed me and my wife in the face. So a trip to Home Depot for new valves, shut off the main water to the house and changed the valves. Two hours and I was done after an already busy day.
    I used to hate cutoff valves when I did that stuff for a living. Always in places that are hard to get to, with just a short piece of pipe sticking out of the wall. I had a major hot water leak in the bathroom this summer. Luckily I spotted it right as it happened so there wasn't a flood, but the cutoff on top of the water heater was jammed tight. Had to use a wrench to close it and burned the back of my finger on the exhaust. I wonder if opening and closing them regularly would help.
     

    englishmick

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    My house was freezing this A.M., the fancy thermostat died. I had to put a jumper on the furnace while searching for the old round honeywell with the mercury switch that never fails. My electric co. wants to send me a free smart thermostat, No thanks.lol
    They tried to sell me on the smart thermo. Sent it in the mail unsolicited. Discovered after hours of searching the internet that I would have to do some low voltage rewiring inside the furnace. My plumber said that would break the warranty, $150 if the plumber did it. The thermo folks said don't worry the warranty will be fine. I told them to come and pick it up. Anyway, I read that the smarty sends info back to the company and it allows them to change your settings when there's a power shortage. And they can be hacked.
     

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    I used to hate cutoff valves when I did that stuff for a living. Always in places that are hard to get to, with just a short piece of pipe sticking out of the wall. I had a major hot water leak in the bathroom this summer. Luckily I spotted it right as it happened so there wasn't a flood, but the cutoff on top of the water heater was jammed tight. Had to use a wrench to close it and burned the back of my finger on the exhaust. I wonder if opening and closing them regularly would help.
    The cold water valve felt like it was opening and closing normally but I watched the inside when I got the hose off and there was no ball inside. When I started to loosen the hose on the valve it sprayed me and my wife in the face.
     

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    The thermo folks said don't worry the warranty will be fine. I told them to come and pick it up. Anyway, I read that the smarty sends info back to the company and it allows them to change your settings when there's a power shortage. And they can be hacked.

    Sure, it's not THEIR warranty, so they are off the hook...

    Yup, all in the "interest" of efficiency... and, of course, anything connected can be hacked. But, uh, how do you install anti-virus and a firewall on a thermostat?? (or a smart TV, or Alexa, or...)
     

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