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3-8-21, 11:46pm
Apparently there is a qualification to the Darwin ball's description: "the home of a the largest Twine Ball in the World made by one man, Francis A....
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3-8-21, 2:20pm
This. Around this time a year ago we were quarantining our mail and bleaching our canned goods. We have a lot left to learn.
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3-8-21, 2:16pm
Well, then I still have time to wish you good luck, Tradd. Go get 'em.
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3-8-21, 2:12pm
... and my knees would be poppin' and lockin' as I went up and down the stairs! My brain loves this idea (especially with a view at the top); my...
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3-6-21, 4:26pm
We're doing some big updates to our house this year, so there won't be money for big travel. I'd also like to give the current vaccines a little...
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3-6-21, 11:37am
At least it passed. A bit of good news in that car's timeline.
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3-6-21, 11:35am
tbh with that additional information it almost looks like he's setting you up to fail and force either termination or your resignation. Hate to say...
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3-6-21, 11:31am
Ground beef, done "Eye-talian style" on black soybean (low-carb) pasta. Tonight we have grandchild #2 with us, so probably chicken wings -- unless...
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3-6-21, 11:28am
The Mall is ... "interesting", as Minnesotans say.
I'm surprised to see so many of you have been there at least once. I'm used to thinking of it...
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3-5-21, 12:14pm
Boss apparently seems to feel that situation is correcting/has corrected itself.
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3-5-21, 12:12pm
There are bigger crimes! :) We don't all sound like the people in the movie "Fargo", however.
It is a nice museum and it is entertaining. But to...
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3-5-21, 12:01pm
Last night marks the first time in maybe ten years that DW cooked original meals two nights in a row. Not, as they say, that there's anything wrong...
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3-5-21, 11:57am
That's how I took this. Tradd's description of her boss and the company makes it pretty clear this is his baby and has been for some time, and he has...
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3-5-21, 11:51am
That was my take on it, too: it was the best crappy feeling I've ever had, knowing that it indicated the vaccine was working. I may have posted...
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3-5-21, 11:45am
Someone I know (more than an acquaintance; not quite a close friend) creates these, typically as popups (that is, not intended to be permanent...
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3-4-21, 3:56pm
Fun in Minnesota...
I think it depends on whether you were born here. People who move here find certain things much funnier than born-and-bred...
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3-4-21, 3:39pm
Ha!
Thirty years ago I worked at an airline, so we could fly for cheap often, and we visited Seattle often. One of my favorite cities. But we had...
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3-4-21, 3:36pm
It's DW and me and our DS/DSiL and the three grandchildren. We've been assured that the revolving door on their house from earlier in the pandemic...
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3-2-21, 3:14pm
That would be mine as well. Or take a picture of your signature on a piece of paper, close up so there's not lots of white space, and then place that...
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3-2-21, 3:10pm
Welcome! So are you an RN? We have one or two (that I know of) on the forum (and my sister, who is not on the forum, is an RN).
My experience with...
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3-1-21, 10:08pm
Appreciate the update, Chicken lady. Maybe one of the silver linings of this pandemic has been the ability to step back a little and view our old...
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2-25-21, 9:47pm
Thanks, rosa. Want to give credit where credit is due. My friend doesn't strike me as as Ramsey acolyte, but when the man's right, he's right.
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2-25-21, 9:44pm
@Tybee, it means a post that has has more replies to it than likes; generally indicating disagreement/contention among the participants in the...
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2-25-21, 9:39pm
I may have mentioned this here though I did it several years ago; I found a bunch of ribbons (like county fair ribbons) awarding people for surviving...
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2-25-21, 9:37pm
That happens a lot on the technical track at companies that aren't purely technical (that is, when IT, pure engineering, or research is not how the...
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2-25-21, 11:16am
Even during our recent Arctic blast, the winter sun up here is so strong that it can start melting a thin layer of snow on an asphalt driveway. And...
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2-25-21, 11:11am
You would get absolutely ratio'ed for that in the reddit simple living group, where it seems half of the posters are young adults just finding out...
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2-25-21, 11:06am
I love the way a friend of mine put it (don't know if he came up with it by himself): "We were living like most wouldn't so that one day we could...
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2-25-21, 10:57am
Yeah, the relative timings expressed in that statement don't necessarily work in their favor.
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2-24-21, 1:53pm
That is at least not as devastating as a five-figure electric bill, but it falls in the same category.
btw I'm not against helping out people who...
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2-23-21, 2:56pm
I'm a PITA at contract signings like annuities and house closings because I read everything and I ask questions. Hey, it's my money. :)
I'll...
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2-23-21, 11:04am
Not to politicize it, but I'm a little surprised I haven't seen reports of conspiracy theorists debunking the landing as fake (I've seen some where...
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2-23-21, 11:02am
Much as I don't want to see anyone's retirement savings wiped out by a huge expense, if it was that Texan's choice to use a variable-rate plan (I am...
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2-18-21, 4:36pm
When I was in IT, we were constantly compared for efficacy against our "co-sourced" (contracted) colleagues in India and Vietnam. I have heard of...
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2-17-21, 12:12am
I'm with TT. Visit your parents. Don't waste the opportunity. They shouldn't be punished for your brother's nutty ideas.
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2-16-21, 5:28pm
Uhh, steak and a brussels sprouts dish here. We're seriously out of sync with big celebrations around here.
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2-16-21, 5:26pm
He's an adult and refuses (not "can't get" or "can't afford") health insurance? COVID-19 can be a medically serious condition for any number of...
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2-16-21, 12:31pm
I wish we did. There are a few delis here that pretend to the title. Kind of like a tribute band compared to the real thing. Several people have...
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2-16-21, 12:25pm
Nice pick-me-up in a monochrome landscape...
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2-15-21, 9:51pm
I've been to too many places outstate and in neighboring states where "fine dining" means they give you a cloth napkin instead of a paper one. :~)
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2-15-21, 11:21am
One of the great lessons I learned in life is that it's better to be alone than wish you were.
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2-15-21, 11:15am
It's always cold in Frostbite Falls! :laff:
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2-14-21, 6:53pm
I could kiss whoever invented the snowblower. With five feet of snow a year on average, an 80 foot driveway, and two other properties to clear, a...
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2-14-21, 3:09pm
No snow here and none (beyond trace amounts) predicted for another 7-10 days until this high is out of here. And, no, I am not going outside to take...
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2-13-21, 10:35am
Almost sounds to me like older toddlers running around and blowing off steam.
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2-13-21, 10:24am
For years, the primary supplier of electrical items like headlamps, switches, etc., for British cars was a company called Lucas Electrical. Their...
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2-12-21, 7:21pm
I know dealerships are unpopular and expensive with many car owners, but in this case this may be where the car needs to go. Most independent...
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2-12-21, 11:19am
Mine, too.
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2-11-21, 5:41pm
Even up here it takes people a snowy drive or two to 1) remember that it's slippery out and 2) it has to be driven on differently or massive pileups...
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2-11-21, 5:39pm
That's good news, Rob! Glad to see you've found a vocation that's been good to you.
Not to pile on; just asking a general (if OT) question: Around...
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2-11-21, 10:00am
Chili because it's "chil-i" outside (that stretch each winter when it barely gets above 0*F for a week or two).
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2-10-21, 10:51pm
Not water repellent, but definitely less absorbent. DW (who makes our detergent and does the laundry) has noticed that every washcloth and towel...
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2-10-21, 12:03pm
After a year, I've:
- learned how to cut my own hair without looking like I did;
- rearranged meals -- shopping only every two weeks requires...
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2-9-21, 4:44pm
Wow. I hope that works out for you and your son, Yppej.
That's another element of car ownership: being able to do much of the work yourself versus...
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2-8-21, 11:51pm
I wouldn't rebuild the engine, either. Replacing the oil sender should be only a few (!) hundred dollars -- if that's what fixes the problem. If it...
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2-8-21, 7:13pm
Well, what would it cost to fix what you know is wrong -- oil pump, brakes -- and maybe other parts your tech has identified as being on the final...
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2-8-21, 6:58pm
Cute little thing! Too bad you can't keep her! But it sounds like she'll end up in a good home
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2-8-21, 11:31am
My metabolism is the only thing I miss about being a teenager.
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2-7-21, 10:36am
But that's exactly my point. Without knowing what the procedure is supposed to cost, even on a rough basis, I have no way of knowing if it was coded...
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2-7-21, 10:28am
Should be, yes. Unfortunately too often it's a multi-month process.
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