Most of mine don't have a "top cap"... but it looks like some do. I'll have to mess around. 

@classwife ... MERLIN UPDATE, please!!!


I've been VERY VERY negligent in posting lately. Put me on The Naughty List.
Sending a GOOD AFTERNOON out to everybody!... with a long long long-overdue
shout out to my HappyHeavenlyHoliday-ishHumorousHot @Katmar !
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"Round One" of the forecasted first Winter Blitz has come and gone. Just a
fraction over 8" on the deck picnic table. VERY heavy stuff. Hubs did the
driveway when he got up, so I just had to do the storm remnants... plus the
end-of-driveway plow dump. Shoveled paths for Oreo and Sheba (who have
been using their kitty hut), brushed off DISH, knocked the heavy stuff off all
the foundation evergreens... etc etc etc.
Round Two to start soon with sub-ZERO wind chills and up to 10" more snow.
Already told Dad that the usual Wednesday visit will be put off a day, unless
things fall short of the prediction.
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Christmas shopping (and two birthdays) done. Now in a wrapping flurry. One
of these years I'll switch to gift bags.
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Latest communication (30nov17) from Town Code Enforcement was not quite
what I expected. We have a new Supervisor and two new Board members being
seated 01jan18. I researched their soon-to-be official eMail addresses. With
that ^ above-mentioned communication, the problem is no longer the neighbors.
The problem is now "Code Enforcement"... an oxymoron, a contradiction in
terms. And I am NOT just going away on THAT. I have the eMail conversation
and will be sharing it with others higher up.
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This will be the first year with snow tires on all four. Two brandy-new ones on
back, the old ones on the front. (Rear-wheel drive.) I'm sure I'll be finding out
if it makes any difference. My guess is NOT. That car, for whatEVER reason,
will go in whichever direction IT WANTS in the snow. Always has. Terrifying.
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@classwife ... MERLIN UPDATE, please!!!


Love your stories.I wondered what the part was, too, tibs, and still don't know.....sure nice to see bear dropped by!
@ stone - what fancy part?
and it sure isn't available in town!![]()
strangely enough, the fridge door is closing solidly once again
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So far, sounding pretty good, Classy. Thank you so much for the update. Hoping for really good news on histopath report!!Merlin had his bottom cleaned up at is appointment. Everything looks really good, healing nicely.
Xray final report show a slight deformity of his heart - not a worry, and a small kidney stone, again not a worry.
No masses.
The histopathology report was not there yet, maybe Friday.
He had such a perky face when we got home...I think he's really happy to have a clean bottom !

it's a sort of gasket that goes on the bottom of the bottom hinge on a refrigerator doorstill don't know...
