Geez - ick - yes, tax day. They get to electronicallyw withdraw their due today for fed and state. Might need to go check my balance.
Hoping for a less stressful day today - gonna tweak on this truck a bit then send a proof over, he can take the weekend to look it over. I have a couple of other small jobs to do as well, and my poool company lady needs to get back to me as we're 2/3 done with her and she stil hasn't sent me the bedside photos she wants. Rest of the truck is complete and we need it out of our shop.
Sunny and cool here today, was supposed to rain but this is Arkansas so if you stand around a minute it changes.
This is Thursday, right?

well, I drove to the dentist and my appt isn't until may 12. I got a text Monday telling me they'd see me Thursday. Well, Thursday a month from now. I'm so ready for this day to be over. Way behind on this truck layout too simply because i can't find art I need and am having to make it. Am building a gladiator

I'm way behind.
somebuddy please go up there and fix that? I am still half asleep. I also have a dentist appt coming up at 2. Not sure if he's cleaning or pulling one or both.
Working on this truck that came in yesterday - dude drove 4 hours to sit with me and have me do his truck and it's more involved than I'd prefer.

Surely I'm not the only one up
good morning, coffee made , in office an hour early as I have an appointment later - dentist. Ick.
Raining and ugly here will be next couple days
Let's get the party started

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM8JjT-97i8

Oh no - prayers John for your upcoming surgery and that you find some much needed relief.
Turned out to be a busy day here - some guy drove 4 hours to sit with me, pay a deposit and have me design the sides of his truck in a Titans theme. Someone already did the whole truck but he wants the sides done over. His hood, roof and back are blue, black and bold and my sides are to be more realistic, blended, layered etc. Ain't gonna match that hood so thinking cap is on. I have a basic plan in place it's just time consuming. He knew I do the pool company in his city and he saw a truck I sent to SEMA so that's where his mind is at.
Tommy I'm thining cabbage palm and pindo palm, maybe i can find some I can get home when I go to Fla May 8 for a week. We'll be in Pensacola, I always check the nurseries.

Bob, good luck with that shift change don't think I could get used to that but some folks like it
Marcus, hope the dog comes back home - or else someone has it that will give it a good home, but he's used to you all so prayers he returns. .Sounds like a snazzy trailer you got yourself. Looks nice by the pic too.
Tommy I looked at your review page, nice! I want that palm tree growing in my yard so bad. I want one that works in zone 7-7b. I see them in memphis but don't know what kind they are or where they got em.
Man, where have the last four days went? Left work Thursday, hit the gym, then home doing crap. got up friday was at the nursing home then ran my butt off, saturday was with Arron and a friend of mine out of town, then Sunday planting crap and yard work all day. Yesterday, clean house and yard work rest of day. I have not had a hour's time to myself to rest since I've been off this weekend it seems like. I'm sore all over. Will be kinda nice to sit in the office today if I can manage to keep my head down and not be pestered. Fingers crossed.
Y'all have a good day

welp - the discussion of lumber prices increasing is no joke the rest of ours was just delivered. one sheet of osb was $34. I have 28, plus shingles, boards etc to redo the patio cover roof. $3560.80. wtf

Good morning - yes Gris we got hammered a couple of times last night More rain that I'd care to see at once. It's still standing in the yard, hail in some places, high wind damage in others. We're fine. Had one plan turned over, all is well - pool level is a bit higher after.
Slow day at work today I'm guessing, everything I was working on, I'm done with. We now have $3,600 worth of lumber and shinges in our shop as of 7am - of course with teh prices skyrocketing, that doesn't add up to much, really. The back patio roof will be torn off and redone right , then we move on to the flooring in the house. Cant fix that until we fix the issues from the ice damming causing the leak. Fun

Nap. You have no idea how good that sounds right now. Cooler and breezy and cloudy here and I sure could use a nap.
Was supposed to be covered up in photoshop work today but they decided to do a reshoot of what I was going to have to 'create' so that eases my challenges, but delays a wrap job for a week. Oh well, it is what it is.
Our installer helper is gone again, of course now that he's trained. He messaged owner to tell him he had a better job offer he couldn't refuse, but then there was a deputy up here with a warrant out for him. Why not just be honest? Put us in a bit of a bind coming into our busy season
Hope everyone has a good day today

Good morning - sunny, windy but nice outside today, storms moving in tomorrow they say. weekend looks nice thus far.
not too busy at work, if customers would return my emails I would be, but here I wait. I have about 5 things pending, but ball's in their court.
continued mojo wishes for those who are feeling under the weather
hope everyone has a good day

Good evening, glad to see everyone had good holiday - those who don’t feel good - mojo and prayers sent. Seems I e not stopped except for yesterday - we both sat out here and napped and kept to ourselves with pizza. Two nursing homes visits and a care plan meeting, errands , and more errands. House is still a wreck tho but all plants are out save for those I got today. Need to clean up. We’ve had beautiful weather but rain and storms headed in Wednesday. Bolo Gris, you usually get what we get.
Bout to sit here with the dog and rest till time to make supper y’all have a good evenin

I'll never forget being at the store and this little kid, maybe 5 saw the lights on my other corvette rotate when I turned them on. He pointed and said "Mom, did you see that? On that Corvette!?" He knew what the car was! I quietly prayed he'd grow up to own one.
Beautiful day here but frekkin cold. 34 this morning, 54 projected, then freeze again tonight and maybe tomorrow night. It will be summer again on Sunday. We had heavy frost. All plants were taken to pool house or covered.
Slow day at work today thankfully - means less stress.

Happy birthday Uwoman!
Not sure where the day or month has gone. Geez it'll be Chrimmus before we know it. Rain forecatsted for today but it's been sunny and nice. I nneed to bring plants in and cover others for the next three days then temps back to normal. We have freeze warnings next two nights. Figures. That's a sh*t ton of work I have to look forward to when I get home. Good thing the dolly's tires are aired up, a couple of those I can't lift. Been a heckuva busy day at work today, hopefully a slower tomororw.
Y'all have fun

Good afternoon. Been a busy day at the office, a pickup complete with roof wrap, a large wall wrap, a dodge quad utility just got dropped off for the pool people, I have a 16ft bbq trailer - running my hind end off today.
Be glad for the day to end. Storms moving through now it's raining cats and dogs outside, sounds like my office roof is caving in. I'm not in the high earner bracket either but I worry about everything with this new administration. So far they've extended the eviction ban for landlords. If you're behind on rent, they can't get rid of you. "makes renters breath a little easier" they say. What about the landlord though? He needs his income , they have mortages, taxes, bills etc also where's their help? I figure a lot of those behind on rent is by choice since they prefer the large screen tvs and vacation in lieu of paying bills with all that 'extra' unemployment they get to intice them to stay home, plus the stimulus. Frustrating

Good afternoon- absolutely gorgeous day here today . Errand done and just sitting outside today. Bout 70, slight breeze enough to move wind chimes, nobody running mowers just the sound of birds and the fountain.,
WS nice yesterday but cool n a tad windy. We both napped literally all day. Nothing else. Guess we needed it.
Thanks Bob for the irate ta our way - we dodged ur third bullet in a row and no naders. This time last year town was destroyed by them still damage remains. Big news special last night on the anniversary. Not sure how we had no fatalities .
Y’all have a good afternoon

Sorry to hear of your work issues Bob.
Happy birthday to DW Gris and happy anniversary to you both!
Busy day yesterday, up early and at the nursing home till noon, home for lunch then hit the ground running . I hurt all over and am still tired after sleeping in. Exercise outdoors in lieu of gym I suppose. I read it burns 300 calories an hour so I should be hood for a few days .
Passover starts this evening and happy Passover for you that observe. We have a plaque of hail and tornadoes predicted for this evening, we pray it “passes over” us and we miss the damages. It’s gotten cooler out already
Have a good one

when you get done cleaning there I have a list for you at my house.
I used to cook for arron's dogs, one was sick with cancer and wouldn't eat so I made her food so she would eat. I used brown rice, some of her regular kibble, chicken thighs, livers, low sodium beef broth, etc all mixed. She loved that stuff. Cheaper than canned food I'd get it all on sale. Dog that's left is stuck on pupperoni sticks aka stinky sticks. they smell awful but she's like a crackhead about them

I'd love a nap today. It's cooler here and rained quite a bit during the night. Severe storms expected again this afternoon, hoping it misses us.
Have a trailer to work on today hoping to get at least a side proof, but rather proof it all. Got deposit yesterday so hit the ground running on that.
In other news, lost and found:
https://autos.yahoo.com/fords-long-lost-turbine-semi-213600607.html

Good morning. Sunny and beatiful here today, storms moving in later we're told. Small chance for some tornadoes and hail but hopefully the stuff missees us like last time. Fingers crossed. Should be a slow day at the office, have a couple of things but not much. Boss is slammed with other stuff I've sent over already One print goes on three different trucks so my job ends up easier than his.
Got our taxes done last night, my pay in amounted to nearly a grand more than last year, not sure how. Said I had more "profit". Heck with all the cleaning supplies, masks and crap not sure how deductions didn't offset it more. Gotta fund all those rioters and gimme programs so unemployed people can keep refusing jobs and sit home making more than me.

Pretty spot Tommy. I like our yard too although it's not pristine as some it's kinda my hideout. Except like this past weekend when it's my work spot. Kept busy most of the weekend with stuff, heck I don't even remeber where I was Friday, Saturday we were out doing stuff around the house, sat out there for a quiet moment or two then had some freinds from Albuquerque in for an overnight visit. Got up and got them going Sunday mid morning, then got ourselves together and took the big Harley out for a while, came home, grilled and settled in. I ran my hind end off yesterday getting some plants, and then worked in the yard till around 7. I'm sore all over. Rainy and icky here today but supposed to be getting nice again. We had an absolutely beautiful weekend.

Bob it missed us somehow, not sure how other than God, but we're glad all we got was a ton of rain. We were set up for far worse, and this time last year, we had tornadoes that tore up half the town. We consider ourselves to be very blessed.
Cold today though , busy at work, stressed but my part of things are done. Eagle flies today so after my bank visit I may go to the gym or heck I might just go on home. Have some out of towners due Saturday - so I guess I'll be cleaning all day. They were gonna stay in a hotel but decided my house instead, I just found out. He's bringing homemade beer so even?
Hope everyone has a good evenin

Happy St. Pats

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Likelihood of extreme weather here today is a 4out of 5. We had tornado this same time last year that tore up the town, couple years before than heavy hail and mess tore up our roof and lots of stuff in town. We just had a snow storm, ice storm, summer, spring, and now naders are comin.
We're due for worst from 2-6pm, and again later tonight. I'm very worried, but am at work like errybody else.
Beautiful work on the cremation box Tee, very nice.

Tommy sorry to hear about the loss of your friend.
Matt dadgum that's a nice huge box! You shouln't grow out of that one for a while.
didn't rest good all weekend and got nothing accomplished that I intended to, yesterday we finally had a nice day, 74 and sunny so I went to the gym then sat in the lounger in the sun like a lizard all the rest of the day. Nothing else. Working today, really nice day outside. Sadly everything inside is going south I don't think anything's gone right all day.

good aftrenoon. Rainy, damp, cold etc today rain supposed to be moving out, we'll see. Monday forecast is hit and miss, but right now it says 72 and sunny. Keeping my fingers crossed. Wanting to get outside and clean out flowerbeds, plant bulbs and such but am told to wait one more week. I think with the freeze I've only lost one hedge out front, but then my 8 year old Sago might be gone. Had it wrapped and covered but when I took cover off, next day fronds turned yellow and drooped. There's about an inch of green on them where they are closest to trunk. Was told to wait another week or two then trim and pray. The nursery had a giant one, 25 years old, biggest one I'd ever seen, indoors and it died. I'm ready to go buy my plants but places here don't have crap yet, unfortunately.
y'all have a good evenin

Do you have sport seats in yours? If not perhaps grab a '96 sport seat and replace? Or maybe even a newer model? Even with my SI pain and hip issues, my '12 seat is always comfortable to me. Hate to see anyone get rid of their Vette

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I just now figured that out. Need more coffee
Dreary this morning, warm and humid, they tell us high winds, hail and a possible tornado is on the way. Shit we just got done with an arctic snowstorm and a foot of snow. We've seen the extreme of all seasons in three weeks here. Annnnndddd Arron in his top fasion rode the bike this morning. I saw the truck and was >this< close to taking it.
have to find some kids in a residential pool on a slide having fun in pretty scenery for the pool company's next three trucks other than that, nothing much here today.
John, sorry to hear of your back issues, prayers for a solution for you soon

Tee how long have you been using yours? Sorry if you already posted that and I missed it


Nursing home news - CMS has lifted some restrictions and issued new guidelines for visitation.

IT'S ABOUT TIME

https://skillednursingnews.com/2021/03 ... lmKWsEd_v9TnGmY7hwcu9XSQo

Good morning - cloudy, starting to get a tad breezy here and slightly cooler than yesterday. Supposed to rain the entire weekend I'm off, naturally. I keep telling myself i will plan a "sleep day" when it rains on an off day and I end up busy af doing stuff. I needed to get flower beds cleaned out, bulbs planted, go to the nursery for more plants I don't need among other thiings this weekend. Doubt that'll happen.
Tee I looked at your link on the bed a bit last night but will look more later today and mention it to Arron. Our bed looks like two people are still in it when we get out, hump in the middle and we've not had it that long. I had previously looked at Sertas but we never made a decision. He wants one of those sleep number things no way I'm paying ten grand for a bed.
I have a food trailer due in at 11 and am in the process of getting another box truck ready for print so hopefully the day goes by quickly here.
Y'all have a good one

My apologies for absence - Marcus, my condolences to you and your family - that was a nice write up you posted on her behalf. Prayers sent and glad you were able to be with her her. There's nothing like a mother's love and I want mine back daily.
My freind received a very nice send-off Saturday morning. He got his "last ride" motorcycle-wise from one of his fellow Fugarwe brothers, who also happened to have been his last Probie as well as a preacher. He officiated and then rode Diz's Harley to the gravesite. Was quite the turnout of Harleys as well as other friends and associates. The ambulance service he worked for used his bus to carry his casket in , and two medic services provided a dual helicopter flyover, MedicOne also gave his "last call" and that unit that carried him left with lights and sirens from the gravesite. He also received his 21-gun salute. Afterward, the clubhouse hosted catered bbq for all who attended. I also made a nursing home visit later, Sunday I just moped all day. Yesteday, got the house straightened up and some plants outside. That sums up my weekend.
It's been a very beautiful 70-plus here the last couple days with lows even above 50. The week after next we'll have some cold lows but then back up after that so more plants can be out of my house, I need my space back.
Tee I read something about a new mattress and you're sleeping well - what is this mattress? We're in search of one
Y'all have a good day

10 hours of sleep? Tell us how you do this!
Without my hrt and lunesta I'd not sleep at all, but I get 5-7 - still not enough to suit me. I hurt all over all this week, not sure if it's weather related or I overdid at the gym Monday or both. i need to go today also but don't feel like it. Beautiful day yesterday I took off to stay home and relax, am in office till noon today. Cold, ugly and dreary here with rain on the way. Back to winter.
Funeral tomorrow, then nursing home then the rest of the time is mine. Hope ya'll have a good FriYAY

Thank you all for the kind thoughs and prayers for my friend - he will truly be missed by many and served a life of helping others as a local paramedic. He had so many plans Funeral is set for Saturday 9am . I hate funerals and often won't go to one except the visitation, I will attend his.
I seem to fail to learn this continued lesson but - if you have someone get on your mind more heavily than normal, or that 'gut feeling' or intuition about something - reach out to that person. Might be your last chance. I had this feeling to send him a message the other day, then got sidetracked and then the next day forgot, then remembered again - by then I had got the call he'd passed. Keep in touch with friends even if it's a text or call but in person is best. Keep your distance if you have to but that's how you exchange feelings and true thoughts.
Beautiful day here, I'm bout to leave the office and go home for the rest of the day, I will be back in here in the morning for a make up half day, have to come to town anyway for a hiarcut at 1 tomorrow so it'll work out fine.
Y'all have a good one

Two masks here? You do good to get folks to wear one.
Beautiful day here, sunny and warm. Tomorrow it's supposed to be summer again with sunny and 70. I desperately want to stay home just for no other reason than to sit outside and partake. However, I just finished a car design and am about to start on another box truck. Boss is swamped now, plus he has a transit van he just started, and one other truck in line.
Found out last night one of my best friends passed suddenly. He's not one to let anyone know if there's anything wrong and we knew he had heart issues. I was just out there a few days ago for some chili on the wood stove out in the shop. I'm glad I was able to go and see him that one last time. He's been there for me through thick and thin, he'd give you his last shirt. Worked for the ambulance co here as a paramedic, always taking care of others. Supposedly he was getting ready for work late yesterday afternoon, didn' tshow so they came searching. Climbed throug the window and found him in the bathroom, looks like he'd just showered. My heart breaks for not only me, but his family and my friend who is his long time girlfriend. He was home alone at the time.
Prayers for his family if y'all don't mind.

Good morning,
Sunny here, although chilly. Thursday I want to play hookie and stay home, supposed to be nearly 70 and sunny. Might look into that if there's no work. Getting real tired of it being ice cold and raining 3" on my off days and only nice when I"m at work. Makes the deression worse.
Working on a little car for a pharmacist today, maybe I can get that ready to print, giant box truck is sitting out front waiting on pickup. Another due today though.
Marc, so very sorry to hear the news. Spend every single second you can with her, tell her you love her often, touch, whisper, love. My prayers for you

Good evenin - nothing going on here all weekend, just ugly and rainy. Some say we got 3". We didn't need it after all that snow, too much water, ground will be soggy for a while. Marc gad to see you got your mom moved and prayers that all works out okay for her and she makes a comeback. This is very rough on all the elderly in facilities. Even with me being in every week here, my cousin is still very depressed and sees no need to continue. It bothers me but I do understand.
Got out today and went to the gym for a double round of stuff, wore out. Sleep will feel good later, that's bout it for here, rain stopped today and sun came out just in time for sunset.
Gris happy birthday to darling wife.
Y'all have a good one

I feel a lot of Dems are about to decide Trump wasn't so bad afterall, although rude and crass.
And, here we are about to be in another war - don't get me started.
Anyway on a local level, a house bill aimed at "no patient left alone" which would open nursing homes somewhat, has cleared committee here. Fingers crossed. And, just saw in the news the discussion is on for lifting mask mandates. Now, if this is the case, then nursing homes should be wide open in my opinion. It's not like that many come to visit. Most of the LTCF residents have been vaccinated and if that truly works then why not. Their days are numbered anyway. any of you who are on FB can visit "caregivers for compromise because isolation kills too", a national group or each state has their own by the same name.
AT the office till noon today to make up for playing hookie Tuesday afternoon. Onward soldiers -

Good morning! Sunny and nice out this morning but high of 50 expected. Rain moving in this afternoon very light but by the weekend we'll see 1-3 inches. Just what we need after a foot of snow that's still melting. Getting real sick of all my "off work" days being filled with doom, gloom, rain and ugly dark clouds. The sun only shines while I'm cooped up in the office it seems. Not helping the depression at all. Also, still need to get the leaves up out of the yard from fall. It was either too wet or too cold previously to do it now there was snow, and the sun came out and figures i'll rain all weekend delaying us further. Sick to death of the mess.
y'all have a good one

In the office today with yet another box truck, this time a Kenworth. Seems we're being funneled into mostly large vehicle wrapping and getting away from the smaller stuff. Will work on some FB biz page uploads later as well as tinker with the website some more. Have a small car due in today for wrap for a beginning pharmacist but it's not here yet that I've seen.
Bright and sunny and high of 60 today so I'll go out and partake here in a little bit. Rain coming again this weekend, just what we need after all this snow melting. Need to get leaves up out of the yard, every time we tried it rained and couldn't get mower out there.

Morning - cool when I got out today but up to 60 due for later. Would give bout anything to be home. Matter of fact might just ask the afternoon off and come back friday morning. That way I could go to the gym then go home and sit in the sun. Did that yesterday for a while during cleaning breaks.
We officially nicknamed our house money pit about a year after we moved in. all sorts of stuff began to reveal themselves. Stuff that all passed inspection, however sneakily concealed. All the crown trim needs fixed, two joins in the bedroom need tore plumb out and redone, as they weren't done right to start with and keep separating. The back patio cover was not properly installed to start with and I noticed water running down the back of the house one day and a spot in center dripping on my table out there. In the house in the same location I noticed issued with the flooring so water was traveling along the slab from walls. After this huge snow and it melting all at once, here's more water and now the flooring in hallway that backs up to it is totally ruined. Looks horrible. What pisses me off is I told Arron back then there was an issue and he blew me off. Now look. Yes, I blame him. This could've been fixed already. He's too worried about other people's shit to take care of his own. Had a leak in pool house I mentioned over a year ago, he finally thought it was urgent when the side of my cabinet out there got ruined and now that needs replaced and fixed also and no way in the world I could ever match the finish. Need a new kitchen sink, mine busted, concrete work out around pool needs addressed and refinished, garage needs a makeover, new flooring and paint, etc. and his shop looks like a hoarder's house and he wonders why he sees a mouse now and then. It all has me in a depressy mood enough that I want my name off it and go move back into my quaint little apartment. Or just off on a island that's not part of the United States.

Gris my apartment was like that. It was a very old house and the man that renovated did such a good job it took me a few years to notice things. He made it square. One side of the trim on my bedroom door was real skinny at the bottom, next to an original built in shelf. Just happened to notice it one day then looked around. He used his tricks to hide the unsquareness.

Good morning. Bright and sunny here, warm spot in front of my window I like to sit with my coffee. Will be a very drippy day with all the snow melting. I should be able to get down the street in my car tomorrow. Have it on the battery tender now. went to be with the notion of getting all sorts of shit done today and have managed not to get anything done. woke up about 3 hours too early so all I wanna do is sleep. whole house needs deep cleaned, plants need trimmed, garage needs cleaned out, pool house needs cleaned out, dog needs a bath, just too much and my mind says eff it and I go sit back down. Need to visit the grocery store also but dont see that happening either.
I can relate on the lackluster home construction. Ours was built crappy which is still revealing itself, and then the interior remodel left some things to be desired. It looks nice at a distance but 5 years and we're still fixing crap. Huge regrets here but what's done is done, deal with it and move to the next issue. Part of my problem is he is too busy, works too many side jobs and then shit here dont get done. Stuff I can't do. If I try to hire it done he gets upset "I can do that myself" then never does it. I on the other hand, want it all done at once and us be finished. Period.
Men vs women

Marcus, I feel your pain on the long term care issue. I'm allowed in as a "compassionate caregiver". Have made nice with the administrator as well so I can kinda keep tabs on things again. The money they charge for substandard care is horrific. Our place has some money, I've seen improvements and see way more staff than I used to.
We had some fun outside yesterday. I had my nursing home duty till 1, then came home, bundled up, grabbed the four wheeler and a giant river tube and went to the parkinglot at the ballfield just down from the house. It claims to hold 3 people, it's nearly 6' wide. Had fun there, then rode around, came home, then went to a friend's shop to sit by the wood stove , have a cold one and a bowl of chili. Good day all around. Andy's car show sounded like a real good day too. Most of them around here have been cancelled. The sun came out today and a bunch of this stuff melted off. Our street still isn't clear but it's way better. 45 was the high today, then 47 and sunny tomorrow. Looks like we're on an upswing and I can't wait till spring. Arron's gone down to the street corner to work he says lol. He took the snow shovel to clear off the corner to make it easier for us to get around . City hasn't done shit except to sell the only grader we had.

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It has me quite frustrated with it. Those truly wanting to better themselves should go by it legally and honestly and prove themselves. That legal way needs to not cost a fortune as they come here with nothing usually. But, I'm also all about helping those in need, God says to , but he also says to make sure your own house is taken care of and you do not put yourselves out. Your own family is first. We need to abide by that as a nation. I mean I have a lock on my door and a fence in my yard for a reason. They do too.
Nice and sunny here with a heat wave of mid 20s up from 5 of the low last night. Low single digits again tonight then we're on the upswing. Rumors of 70 by week after next. I can't wait. I'm so over this mess already.

very welcome, if it helps you. Everyone is different. I hobbled around here too long hurting. Hip surgery then 6 months later was fine then foot surgery, then another foot surgery, hip flexor nearly atrophied, piriformis in a knot, was walking wonky thus keeping my right sciatic out of place. coupe years went by and my neurologist asked why i was limping. Sent me downstairs to the PT. two visits and walking. now back in gym. couldn't be happier. had goofed up muscles and pinched nerves. won't help everybody but sure helped me.

Good morning, tons more of the snow all over the place. I have been working at home and have a file ready for pring and drop box says 22 hours to transfer. ick. So, I try to save to the external from the pc at work I brought the stuff home on, nope. not allowed. try to fix permissions, won't let me. my other external is mac only so can't use it on pc. I get a ride to work in all this snow, thinking I'll grab the seagage external. nope. same problem. so now dropbox is my only option. very time wasting. this used to not be a problem with my older macbook pro, but the imac isn't having it.
Matt, sorry for the back pain. My sciatic was fixed by my physical therapist. There are some very easy and simple things you can do to get it back in place. Whatever you do, do not cross your legs to alleviate as it actually makes it worse. lay on back with knees bent and let the affected side's knee drop to the side to stretch, also hang that one off edge of bed or something to stretch. Do bridges and hold 5 count on each one for a total of 10 bridges. squats, slow, no weight and side leg raises will also help do it. That's what they had me do, and after second day I was back walking and pain free and prevously stove up for couple of years, chiro didn't help at all. Prayers you feel better.

Yep, four years of decent winters and here come Biden and Hell freezes over. Seems only fair since they blamed Trump for hurricanes.
Oh well, more snow on the way here, second storm of it today and third later on into Thursday. We are due a total of 8-14 on top of what we already have. This isn't normal for us. And, to top it all off the power companies here started rolling blackouts. Trying to make residents feel bad claiming we aren't doing our part yet energy hogging factories were running normal. Public outcry led to the gas and electric companies shutting them down. One steel place here willingly shut down the day before for that very reason, they tried to do their part, the rest of them had to be forced to. Plus one was issuing "points" to employees who could not make it to work for which I think they need a couple of million dollar fines and that shit would stop. People can't get out in the stuff here, our road departments do not have equipment like northern states to deal with this. It's simply not in the budget for something we might get every few years. Our cold temps haven't been this low since '80.Later claims from other outlets was that it was power sharing due to a large Arkansas supplier going down and to help Texas. Which, raises the question, if the "grid" is all connected as they say then why does City Water and Light have cheap light bills and my Craighead Electric is four times that if it's all coming from the same place.
Anyway it was only out an hour and id' rather have that than be out for days. But, that kinda stuff isn't good for electronics and appliances that sometimes don't come back on. Plus, with these temps we risk our pool pumps and lines freezing and that would be thousands also. Lives matter more but still would have been nice had they give people a warning and not just shut people off late at night. That lack of notice and businesses and factories being allowed to run when people on oxygen, etc had to do without is what pissed everyone off. Try to stay warm everybody, I'll be working from home today if there's any to do at all.

Morning guys. Same here with the blackout threats. Def politically motivated if you ask me. One more link in the chain. I know it sounds like conspiracy theories but still. Wear masks, you can't shop small business we're closing those and now they depend on us for a living but you can shop at WalMart, no you can't hug your grandma in the nursing home or have your husband with you while your baby is delivered but you can go watch people pile up on a football field and got to a bar. And if in NY you can have sex with each other and the DHS/CMS have a guide published you can read to see how to do it "safely". Now, it's -14 out but you are only allowed this much heat and if you use more we'll cut your power off.
Oh well. We made it through the worst of last night, all faucets are fine, pool has ice on it but open spots where the jets are circulating, waterfall is fine and running and the heater in the shop/pool house was fixed yesterday. We have set thermostats back and are using the gas fireplace for heat. Laudry, dishes and all that mess was done ahead of time so dishwasher and stuff wasn't running

Yay for the coal train. Happy to have it. Have the house furnaces set to 67 and gas fireplace on. Shop heater is fixed and set to 50 to keep things ok out there. Heater mattress pad on warm up. All laundry and dishes are done, faucets dripping and cabinet doors open. Cops and news tell us to stay home next 4 days . Fine but payday is Thursday and no workey no money. I can get there but I don’t have keys. I might see if someone can leave me one somewhere . I’ve messaged the two I work with one replied “good question” and nothing further . Winter vacation I guess. “SNOWVID-21”

Good morning. Looks like blizzard here today, dog is freaking out, glad we're both home as things need tending to here to keep water flowing. This isn't normal for us. Neither is a foot of snow that as of now is well on the way. The shop heater went out right at the start of it all, a man is here with a new motor fixing that issue as we speak. We have a plug in heater in the connected pool house and halogens on any pool plumbing outside. I've discovered some new leaks around windows now that it's so cold so go a lit of those things that need addressed. Looks like house cleaning day here I suppose and stew later.
Tee, I hate to appear ignorant but what's a bierock?

Sorry to hear of your loss, Tommy and prayers for you on that and the upcoming stuff you'll be having to deal with .
Very cold here, topped out at 15 today with a windchill of -1. That (-) there to me is irrelevant, as my body can't differentiate at that temps. Pool is freezing up , hell everything is freezing up. This is not normal for us. We already have 2" of ice and now starting tonight, we will get about 8" of snow, then Wednesday we'll get it all over again. This is turning us all upside down here. We're not made for it - at all.
We did get out and to go "town" and do a couple of things today, then went back later. Left coming home just in time as it had already started.
had a great V-day, Arron did well for me and I hoped what I got him was suitable, he needs work pants and can't ever find any tall enough. I managed to find a 38" in length and they go up to 40" so he has a new source for britches. It also helps me as I don't have to keep fixing the old ones.
Y'all stay warm and safe