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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 26, 2022 14:01:19 GMT -5
Florida man is at it again!!  I would really hate to be killed with a sewing needle. š§ā ļø |
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Post by sperrytops on Dec 26, 2022 14:04:27 GMT -5
Would he be a 'man from Florida' or is he actually known as 'Florida Man?'
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Post by roadsdiverged on Dec 26, 2022 14:41:26 GMT -5
Would he be a 'man from Florida' or is he actually known as 'Florida Man?' Just do a search for "Florida man" and look at the strange articles that come up. Just got a call that a backflow preventer is blowing water. It's more like a geyser. Brass doesn't do well when it freezes and is under pressure. It's a stupid system anyway. But there's not a replacement anywhere to be found locally. Luckily it's a rental house and currently vacant. |
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Post by Plainsman on Dec 26, 2022 17:28:27 GMT -5
34Ā° today and going into high 40s later this week. Quite a change from -20 and very welcome. Took the boyz for a nice long walk among the melting drifts this afternoon. They were very happy rompers. Eli kept bringing me frozen starlings. Poor things just werenāt up to the deep freeze. With the warmer temps mud-time will be here soon. But itās a price I am willing to pay, while hoping we have had our blizzards for the year. A rash hope, perhaps, but I have to try.
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Post by username on Dec 26, 2022 17:32:28 GMT -5
Kept getting a error when loading the forum. Said forum not found error 300. Hit refresh and it let me in. Just killing time at work. Then my belated bday dinner (I had to work later then usual on Friday) with my parents. Been a slow day glad I got the forum to help make the day go bye.
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Post by trailboss on Dec 26, 2022 17:34:00 GMT -5
Kept getting a error when loading the forum. Said forum not found error 300. Hit refresh and it let me in. Just killing time at work. Then my belated bday dinner (I had to work later then usual on Friday) with my parents. Been a slow day glad I got the forum to help make the day go bye. Happy Birthday! |
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Post by trailboss on Dec 26, 2022 17:50:58 GMT -5
34Ā° today and going into high 40s later this week. Quite a change from -20 and very welcome. Took the boyz for a nice long walk among the melting drifts this afternoon. They were very happy rompers. Eli kept bringing me frozen starlings. Poor things just werenāt up to the deep freeze. With the warmer temps mud-time will be here soon. But itās a price I am willing to pay, while hoping we have had our blizzards for the year. A rash hope, perhaps, but I have to try. Sitting around all day in beautiful weather, wishing I could have started my run to Colorado today and end up in Cortez, finish off the route tomorrow. Suppose to be a storm rolling in Tues. night/ all day Wednesday, and the city of Cortez is not big on plowing...they depend on some "magic juice" that doesn't work.
(words of a Utah DOT officer). |
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 26, 2022 18:22:55 GMT -5
48 and sunny here today. Pond is still covered in ice since Friday.
Supposed to be 70s later this week.
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Post by trailboss on Dec 26, 2022 19:36:25 GMT -5
48 and sunny here today. Pond is still covered in ice since Friday. Supposed to be 70s later this week. Wish I was headed to Texas! |
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 26, 2022 19:38:20 GMT -5
48 and sunny here today. Pond is still covered in ice since Friday. Supposed to be 70s later this week. Wish I was headed to Texas! We have too many Kalifornicators here already and they have brought their trash with them. šš Yes, Arizona looks like California from here. |
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Post by toshtego on Dec 26, 2022 21:26:28 GMT -5
Only left the house today to visit the woodpile. Slept most of the afternoon. Ten days of Prednisone is hard on me. My poor old adrenal gland is pooped!
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Post by trailboss on Dec 26, 2022 21:32:37 GMT -5
Wish I was headed to Texas! We have too many Kalifornicators here already and they have brought their trash with them. šš Yes, Arizona looks like California from here. I would just cross the state line and dump a load thenā¦ normal for you with Mexico on the south and New Mexico to the east. |
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Post by Plainsman on Dec 26, 2022 22:05:12 GMT -5
We have too many Kalifornicators here already and they have brought their trash with them. šš Yes, Arizona looks like California from here. I would just cross the state line and dump a load thenā¦ normal for you with Mexico on the south and New Mexico to the east. It is forbidden for short-term visa holders to dump loads in Texas. How gross! |
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 26, 2022 22:50:32 GMT -5
I would just cross the state line and dump a load thenā¦ normal for you with Mexico on the south and New Mexico to the east. It is forbidden for short-term visa holders to dump loads in Texas. How gross! Unarthorized loads will be shipped to Philadelphia. |
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Post by urbino on Dec 26, 2022 23:12:18 GMT -5
Well, nothing has happened with ye olde apartment yet. Management office was still closed today. Hopefully I can start seeing things moving tomorrow. I think theyāre going to have to move me to a different apartment. This is going to take a while to clean up. New ceiling. A lot of new sheet rock. New carpet and plumbing, obviously.
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Post by Silver on Dec 26, 2022 23:16:39 GMT -5
Well, nothing has happened with ye olde apartment yet. Management office was still closed today. Hopefully I can start seeing things moving tomorrow. I think theyāre going to have to move me to a different apartment. This is going to take a while to clean up. New ceiling. A lot of new sheet rock. New carpet and plumbing, obviously. Had a feeling this was gonna be a big mess. Sorry to hear that. Hopefully, your personal property wasn't damaged. Geez, that stinks. |
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Post by urbino on Dec 26, 2022 23:24:16 GMT -5
Well, nothing has happened with ye olde apartment yet. Management office was still closed today. Hopefully I can start seeing things moving tomorrow. I think theyāre going to have to move me to a different apartment. This is going to take a while to clean up. New ceiling. A lot of new sheet rock. New carpet and plumbing, obviously. Had a feeling this was gonna be a big mess. Sorry to hear that. Hopefully, your personal property wasn't damaged. Geez, that stinks.Ā Literally. Personal property is okay so far, aside from some rugs. Whether it stays that way will depend on how long it takes to get the carpet dry or get my stuff moved out. TVA implementing rolling blackouts isnāt helping. Iāve got plastic over the bed, sofa, stereo, etc., but when it gets chilly in there because the power is off, condensation forms on the underside of the plastic. |
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Post by urbino on Dec 27, 2022 0:03:46 GMT -5
I know weāre all fans of Ball jars, but have you guys seen the recyclable aluminum cups they make? I stopped at Kroger to grab some plastic cups to use while Iām a displaced person. They were sold out of those, but had these. Theyāre basically Solo cups, but aluminum. Pretty sturdy.
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 27, 2022 0:07:37 GMT -5
I know weāre all fans of Ball jars, but have you guys seen the recyclable aluminum cups they make? I stopped at Kroger to grab some plastic cups to use while Iām a displaced person. They were sold out of those, but had these. Theyāre basically Solo cups, but aluminum. Pretty sturdy. We drank out of aluminum cups when I was in the Cub Scouts. They sweat like crazy, the ice melts really fast and they hurt your teeth and freeze your hands. I see them in the stores all the time, marketed as retro. Some things from the 50s and 60s aren't worth remembering. |
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Post by urbino on Dec 27, 2022 0:20:06 GMT -5
I know weāre all fans of Ball jars, but have you guys seen the recyclable aluminum cups they make? I stopped at Kroger to grab some plastic cups to use while Iām a displaced person. They were sold out of those, but had these. Theyāre basically Solo cups, but aluminum. Pretty sturdy. We drank out of aluminum cups when I was in the Cub Scouts. They sweat like crazy, the ice melts really fast and they hurt your teeth and freeze your hands. I see them in the stores all the time, marketed as retro. Some things from the 50s and 60s aren't worth remembering. These do sweat, but Iām not sure itās any worse than Solo cups. I just nest one inside another. Helps a fair bit. Canāt say my teeth have been bothered, but I havenāt tried chewing one. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 27, 2022 0:25:22 GMT -5
We drank out of aluminum cups when I was in the Cub Scouts. They sweat like crazy, the ice melts really fast and they hurt your teeth and freeze your hands. I see them in the stores all the time, marketed as retro. Some things from the 50s and 60s aren't worth remembering. These do sweat, but Iām not sure itās any worse than Solo cups. I just nest one inside another. Helps a fair bit. Canāt say my teeth have been bothered, but I havenāt tried chewing one. You have a point. We probably shouldn't have chewed on them. But we were trying to taste the anodizing. |
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Post by Gypo on Dec 27, 2022 9:48:43 GMT -5
Had a rat in the garage this summer went and bought two traps. Used starburst took two settings my fault. Set on top of 2x4 triangle brace above my work bench those traps are pretty strong when it got him flipped off 2x4 and landed on bench š in trap. Saw one a few days ago heading from porch to garage pulled trap out set with Christmas chocolate peanut butter cup got up this morning and another dead š.
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Post by oldcajun123 on Dec 27, 2022 12:02:33 GMT -5
 My local Waterworks kept the pressure on the water going to our houses this last 4 days, they had a contact us on their website and I gave them a big attaboy. The lady in charge emailed me back and said the operators slept at the plant the whole time keeping everything running, was very happy to show the workers my email. I know what itās like to bust your arse and not get thanks, lot of people in this world never get thanks for making the world run right!
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 27, 2022 13:13:26 GMT -5
My local Waterworks kept the pressure on the water going to our houses this last 4 days, they had a contact us on their website and I gave them a big attaboy. The lady in charge emailed me back and said the operators slept at the plant the whole time keeping everything running, was very happy to show the workers my email. I know what itās like to bust your arse and not get thanks, lot of people in this world never get thanks for making the world run right! Amen! |
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Post by roadsdiverged on Dec 27, 2022 17:14:15 GMT -5
My local Waterworks kept the pressure on the water going to our houses this last 4 days, they had a contact us on their website and I gave them a big attaboy. The lady in charge emailed me back and said the operators slept at the plant the whole time keeping everything running, was very happy to show the workers my email. I know what itās like to bust your arse and not get thanks, lot of people in this world never get thanks for making the world run right! Indeed! |
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Post by johnlawitzke on Dec 27, 2022 17:36:56 GMT -5
Carpal tunnel surgeries update: It's now been 6 1/2 weeks for my left wrist and 11 1/2 weeks for my right wrist since I had my endoscopic carpal tunnel release surgeries. Except for continuing to build back strength and stamina, my right wrist is back to normal. My left wrist has been tracking my right wrist's progress. At six weeks post op the "be gentle" restriction ended. Still some occasional soreness in the left one, but it improves every day. I have already been seeing my quality of life improve as I can already do things with my hands that I couldnāt do before. I am very very happy with the results.
If anyone is suffering from severe carpal tunnel like I was, I highly recommend having the surgery.
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Post by urbino on Dec 27, 2022 18:29:42 GMT -5
Glad you're on the mend, John.
Not much of an update from here. Spent the day doing what I could to mitigate possible damage while I'm waiting for things to happen, trying to find out when things were going to happen, what those things might be, and trying to make arrangements for someplace to reside while I wait. Hotel rooms are in short supply right now.
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Post by toshtego on Dec 27, 2022 18:50:59 GMT -5
That is good news, John. May 2023 bring about complete recovery.
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 27, 2022 18:51:04 GMT -5
Carpal tunnel surgeries update: It's now been 6 1/2 weeks for my left wrist and 11 1/2 weeks for my right wrist since I had my endoscopic carpal tunnel release surgeries. Except for continuing to build back strength and stamina, my right wrist is back to normal. My left wrist has been tracking my right wrist's progress. At six weeks post op the "be gentle" restriction ended. Still some occasional soreness in the left one, but it improves every day. I have already been seeing my quality of life improve as I can already do things with my hands that I couldnāt do before. I am very very happy with the results. If anyone is suffering from severe carpal tunnel like I was, I highly recommend having the surgery. I have an 8 pound bowling ball that you can borrow. |
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Post by johnlawitzke on Dec 27, 2022 20:35:29 GMT -5
Carpal tunnel surgeries update: It's now been 6 1/2 weeks for my left wrist and 11 1/2 weeks for my right wrist since I had my endoscopic carpal tunnel release surgeries. Except for continuing to build back strength and stamina, my right wrist is back to normal. My left wrist has been tracking my right wrist's progress. At six weeks post op the "be gentle" restriction ended. Still some occasional soreness in the left one, but it improves every day. I have already been seeing my quality of life improve as I can already do things with my hands that I couldnāt do before. I am very very happy with the results. If anyone is suffering from severe carpal tunnel like I was, I highly recommend having the surgery. I have an 8 pound bowling ball that you can borrow. Bowling will be a bit yet. I have to use two hands to lift a full one gallon jug of water to fill the Keuring. Iām not going granny bowling. š¤Ŗ |
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My local Waterworks kept the pressure on the water going to our houses this last 4 days, they had a contact us on their website and I gave them a big attaboy. The lady in charge emailed me back and said the operators slept at the plant the whole time keeping everything running, was very happy to show the workers my email. I know what itās like to bust your arse and not get thanks, lot of people in this world never get thanks for making the world run right!
