The Daily Chronicle 2020

The K02s are a must have if you are ever going to move that home out of Texas. Big difference with the "E" sidewalls. Worth every penny.

Ended up with Advantage T/A Sport LT rated at 115tst that's 2700 lbs per corner that up a couple hundred lbs from the KO2. While not as aggressive looking as the KO2 they should do better in the rain and it do rain in the swamp. KO2 is probably the one of the worst wet weather tires out there. The tires are made in strange county called the US. They weigh the same as the KO2 so only time will tell if they hold up. Still run Michelin up front as that is my preferred steer tire but they don't hold up like they did back in the days of old. I used to swear by the x a true 100 thousand mile tire I was soured by the Defender with its built in bubble side walls and early failures.

Surely this will work out and you will find the right place to settle into. A place which is quiet, with trimmed grass and trees maintained professionally. Oh, wait, that is a cemetery. Sorry.

Hopefully you will be able to escape Texas at last.

It's cold here in Carolina for the second day in a row..The high today is supposed to be 38..That feels cold to us southern folks..It's suppose to start warming up some tomorrow..I do pretty well as long as the temp is 50 or above..Hope everyone is staying warm.

Snow drifting down all morning in western NY. Drive in was nice and smooth with a decent smoke to keep my spirits up. May have to make an emergency flight back to Texas in the morning due to mother issues. First day of classes today and plenty of ragamuffin students who think my job is to pass them on day 1 without them doing any work. Going to be a fun semester already. Ugh.

My staycation ended this morning. I am back at work... Ahh well, could be worse; I could be unemployed. Besides, I like my employer and my job! Many who are lucky enough to have a job cant say that.

Still; I'm looking forward to a bowl of something this eve...

well, life has been busy. leading up to Christmas it was busy with visits to the hospital to catch therapists, nurse practitioners and social workers to figure out what do to with Mom. You can't call anyone, they won't return your calls, so basically my brother had to take time off work and sit in her hospital room until people showed up. We got her in a very nice rehab facility. Things seemed to be going well. We went over on Christmas Day and spent the evening with her. I even made great-grandma's potato salad and took some to her because she loves it. About a week after that my brother was called saying that Mom's insurance wasn't going to pay for her to stay longer. After some investigating we learned that Mom had plateaued in her therapy. We thought something was wrong because she never got out of bed when we were there. Her next session she did much better, actually improved and she was extended for a week, but then she insisted on coming home. She really was not ready. So she's been home for almost two weeks, she has been getting around a little bit, but not doing the things she's supposed to be doing and doing the things she isn't supposed to be (like climbing into the Xterra without anyone knowing....) We've had to tell her today that she will be fixing all her meals (they are just microwaved) because that is what physical therapy thinks she has been doing and is expecting her to do. My son lives with her, and he will carry her food to the table as that is hard for her to do walking with a cane, but she will have to do the cooking herself. As my father used to say when he was trying to get his father to take care of himself, "Parents are so hard to raise." She insists on going to church, which is good, but then she wants to sit in bed the rest of the time and be waited on hand and foot.

Hubby was off work for two weeks over Christmas and New Year's and spent most of that time helping a friend renovate his house. He hadn't been able to get anyone in to do any work. The first day we showed up there were two guys there, they were there 4 hours and put a toilet in the upstairs bathroom and charged the guy $600, that was two days before Christmas. Hubby was appalled and so made time to go over and help him out as much as he could. Needless to say, our "vacation" was not really very restful at all.

Two weeks ago I ended up in the ER. I got a bloody nose the evening before and it poured for the first 15 minutes then started slowing down a bit. Eventually it clotted my nostril closed and I was able to go to bed and sleep, but the next morning when I tested the clot it started leaking blood. I went to work with hubby, and it continued to leak blood occasionally so we went to the ER after work. I felt really silly because all they did was squirt half a bottle of Afrin up my nose. An expensive way to learn such a simple solution. But it was a very scary experience. i lost at least a pint of blood in the tub, it clogged the drain, we didn't get it unclogged until two days later using baking soda and white vinegar. For the next week I was quite light headed. I don't think the ER people believed I lost that much blood because I didn't have any blood on my clothes, but I had changed. I didn't get much on my gown anyway. My sister-in-law told me to take a good multivitamin and drink a lot to help build my blood count back up. I'm doing much better now. I have my humidifier running all the time and bought some saline to help keep my nose moist.

Hubby had to work out of town this past weekend, which was kind of nice, but long days. We got some good meals and was able to watch some of our favorite shows in the hotel room. I also found a couple Zippo pipe lighters at Walmart.

Today I woke up with a cold. Joy.

I am, thanks!

Wow Margaret... I have to say that your mother is blessed to have such a solid family that is there to support her in such trying times, and although your husband is in the military, you are soldiering on through a tough set of circumstances. I was plagued with bloody noses as a kid, even when I won a fist fight I looked like the victim.... I hope that your situation goes away, with time mine did.

I left Tucson this AM, went to Suahrita, Green Valley, Nogales, through Patagonia, Sierra Vista, Bisbee, Benson and landed in Willcox Az.

Driving through Southern Arizona today was incredibly beautiful... amazing Vistas, the cloud ceiling hovered over the mountain peaks, sun rays streaking through, neon clouds, and a mountain lion chased a deer in front of me.

I wish that in any of the instances, I could have pulled off and taken pictures, but shoulder-less roads in a commercial vehicle, it couldn’t happen.
Finished the night off with a prime rib and a couple pints... one stop in Thatcher Arizona tomorrow, and hammer down to the barn!

Got a whole bunch of Cigars from a very generous man on this forum. Had to back off alcohol because of medication , been having a 40 bottle wine cooler long, unplugged it and turning it into a Cigar Humidor. Now I have to figure do I need a fan to circulate air in there, Any suggestions?

I imagine excess humidity is the biggest issue. You could use a "Muffin" fan. I am not sure how else they are called. About four inches in a case. I should think stirring the moist air would be beneficial. Mold is likely your biggest threat.

I used an old phone charger and spliced it to an old computer fan(approx. 3 1/2" to 4 "). These fans can be even smaller if from an old laptop. Not sure which size would be ideal but its another idea.

Mine is mounted to a thin pressboard that I cut a hole in to stick in the window as an exhaust for the back room. It is for my winter evening smokes when it's too cold for a pipe outside. Does a pretty good job for such a small fan. Hope this helps!