August Coffee Pot - grits & donuts for all

[SPMan]

Good evening all, I'm still nursing my sore ankles and feet but I think the swelling may have gone down a little.  I'm wearing some open toe sandals that are comfortable.  Will see doctor Thursday with some results from my test.  Chief, I am very sorry that you have a problem too.  I have been away from the Coffee Pot for a while and was doing some catch up reading tonight.  It sounds like your doctor is giving you some positive news about it.  A wife of a friend of mine has been living with a blood cancer for years since diagnosed.  Sounds like they caught yours early.  Hang in there friend.  We will keep you in our thoughts and prayers.  Good night all,

Ray

[ChiefEagles]

Much needed rain falling.  Taking the Yorkie to the vet.  Then calling Dr.  Hand was clotting good until Sunday.  Meds may be the problem.  Bleeding and not doing well.  Always something.  Not busy Mayor wise today so guess works out.

Have a good one. 

[sir james I]

Just checking in.

Low 80s today.

Haven't had the A/C on for about a week now. Fresh summer air feels good. High humidity and on it will go. Summer is so beautiful, we are just enjoying it.

S.J.

[wrmcclellan]

Morning all!

Raining on and off here. The rain is hampering my outdoor chores and activities. Supposed to quit for the day after lunch. Hope so as we are planning to go to a minor league ball game tonight. Hosted by a realtor friend so free hot dogs and burgers!

Ray - good to hear from you. Hope you are doing well!

SJ - our summer has been an abnormal amount of rain - glad yours is being enjoyed!

Mike C - glad you made it home safely and enjoyed your trip!

Chief -

[sir james I]

Roy, May was really wet, we got our veggie garden in late because of all the rain. Things have been about noemal since then however.

[anjdevil2]

Hey yo, quick check in.....

Dougnotta - yes I went a couple times, the best view I had one year was from the seat of my car went a guy on a crotch rcoket pulled up and the pretty thing on the back was bare bottomed.  Wonderful sight....lol

I am trying to plan a trip to Orlando and Biketoberfest with my bike, just deciding how that's gonna happen cuz I'm not riding that far from Jersey and back....

Went to a classic car show and drive in movie in Vineland on Saturday, the feature was Christine....classic Mopar movie....lol don't pi$$ off the Plymouth, your Camaro might get crushed, haha!!  Took the Princess and we had a blast, a few rat rods, your typical Camaros (waaaay too many) a couple of Chevelles, not enough Mopars, I was one of maybe 5.  Raided the concession stand a few times, lol.

Just a great night out, no stress no drama, gotta love it.

Not sure of this weekends plans, I know I have to repair the exhaust again on the roadrunner as it it leaking on the left side collector.  I did the right side Saturday, go figure.

Have Greenburgs ticket for the weekend but might go Saturday, Sunday BIG car show in New Hope, PA, might go to that...lotsa options this weekend and next.

Gotta get back to the race, prayers for all in need..

[Sturgeon-Phish]

 

Good Afternoon from a beautiful sunny 78°F 40% humidity Southern Ohio,

 

The county fair is in full swing.  The kids took four broiler chickens and one rabbit to the fair.  None of the chickens placed high enough to sell at auction, but I’m sure they will be delicious when we butcher them.  Rabbit judging is later today.  We’ll see how that goes.  The kids are talking about adding goats to our critter list for next year.  That may be a possibility as we have several acres that are overgrown and the goats can get it under control pretty quickly.  We raised goats before when our daughters were in 4-H and they are a fun project.

 

Time to get turnover ready for the next shift and I can go home and hear how their day at the fair went.

 

Special prayers for the folks with medical issues.

 

May God bless

 

Jim

 

[ChiefEagles]

Hand report:

Dr. re-cauterized hole in hand.  Deadened it.  Funny.  When he was burning the center of the hole, fingers kept jumping.  Wasn't hurting.  A nerve reaction.  Had to hold fingers down.  Dr. put a "plug" in it.  Will dissolve later on.  Oh well.  Now feeling back.  "Burns" like the devil.  Tylenol. 

[cheapclassics]

Good evening all,

Got caught up on all the financial details suspended during the trip.  Mowed the yard tonight and it was not as bad as I thought it would be.  Weather absolutely perfect here.  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

[wrmcclellan]

Anj - lotsa car show stuff

Went to the minor league game tonight. Beautiful night out - perfect breeze - a perfect summer evening (SJ )

[KRM]

Great weather here to Mike,

Goofed off most of the day. Leg is doing very well.

 Made the mistake of watching the news today and can only think of the 1963 movie Ladybug Ladybug. 54 years and nothing has changed.

Have a good night.

[fifedog]

Ahoy maties!  'Tis a sunny beauty of a morn along the Mineral Coast.  Successful plunderin' of the "Free State" yesterday, it was.  Started in the port of Mt Airy, for me first cup of DD in ages.  Local militia came in, and milled around, perhaps checking me out.  Probably cuz I looked like this at the crack of dawn.  Made it into Baltimore just prior to rush hour, which made me think...perhaps we should't have fought the British so hard...?  Scuttled off with a lovely maid and a young princess, even checked on me fine sailing vessel.  Sacked the Cracker Barrel in Frederick, then plundered garments from Hagerstown, before slipping quietly across the great Potomac to me home port.  A couple of then .

 

 

 

[wrmcclellan]

Morning gang!

Partly sunny today! Maybe a tstorm later. Nice but a bit more humid.

Fife - me thinks youz has been away from the "bounding main" a bits too long?

Submm - good luck with the drains!

Kev - it's back to the 80's - here we are again with nuclear weapons pointed at our heads - there was a great bar in Dallas called Ground Zero that was built like a bunker and the entrance had this big missile overhead headed towards the door. The interior was classic '50's nuclear terror movies decor.

 

[KRM]

75 Heading to 80 going to be a nice one. Like SJ no AC running here. Nice cool nights and not to bad in the day. Strange for August here.

Roy, I remember we were getting ice cream when on the car radio they were talking about the Cuban Missile Crisis. I was 10 years old and threw up my ice ceram in the back seat I was so worried. What a world it was then? Not much better today.

SIL Dan's sister is in the hospital giving birth today. She is early and they are worried about the baby because she has a umbilical cord infection and the baby seems to be only 3 to 5 pounds. Dan said they may have to send the baby to Chicago once he gets here. Everyone is on edge.

 

[wrmcclellan]

Kev - prayers for the SIL's sister's baby

[KRM]

Thank you, Roy,

Vincent is here and he fooled all the doctors and weighed in just under 6 pounds. He seems to be fine and him and mom are doing well. What a relief! 

 Now our grandkids will have a my cousin Vinny.

 

Update:   6:20PM Ariel the mother has a 104 temp and they are working on her as well as baby Vinny. Both have a fight to deal with. Hope it all works out. Worried.

[Banks]

Prayers for baby and mom

[lion88roar]

Late evening or early morning... take your pick

TheQ has been in Boston since yesterday and I've been manning the house. Took TheQ's BMW for service yesterday and picked it up this evening. Tomorrow while TheQ is flying home the kiddos and I will be manning her PSLs at M&T Bank Stadium. Yeah - I have no idea what I was thinking, but the kids are looking forward to it so I guess I'll Daddy-UP and make it happen. I'll be surprised if we make it to the second quarter... according to Christina 'It makes no sense to go to a football game if you aren't staying till the end'... umm Yes I agree, but not when your partners are a 6yo and a 4yo!

[cheapclassics]

Good evening all,

Another nice weather day.  Did too much Tuesday and rested today.  I did give "Victory" drinks to the high school kids and did get some yard work done.  Tomorrow I will try to wash all 3 vehicles and some other tasks.  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

[wrmcclellan]

Morning all!

Some rain and then sun. Main A/C/heat pump compressor may be going out. Only 14 yrs old. Service guy on the way. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Kev - that is some good news and more prayers on the way.

Brent - what's a PSL? Anyway have fun with the kiddos at the game? 

[KRM]

70 heading to 83 and sunny.

  Did you guys know that GM has reduced their powertrain warranty from 5 years and 100K to 5 years and only 60K?  What is with that????

Dinner tonight with the grand-kids then going to hang out a a local park so Sandra and Katie can go see Ariel and the baby at the hospital.

Not much else.

[anjdevil2]

Fife does a pirate raid backwards - from inland to the shore....gotta love that!! Kev - prayers for the little one and the mom!! My biased comment on the warranty....it costs GM too much money to warranty junk.....just saying....lol Half day today for doc appointment, just routine stuff, lotsa aches and pains but who knows. On the bike today, been too long without seat time, thinking of playing hookie and visit some of the 9/11 areas like Schenksville and pass through Fifeland....it will be a game time decision on Thursday as I have to be back on Friday next week Gotta go back to work :(

[rtraincollector]

Kevin congrats and the new addition to the family prayers for mom and the baby

[KRM]

Rich, I hope you wrong. 

I see MOPAR shortend thers in 2017 as well.

"guess they are all junk"

"We back every Dodge Brand vehicle with the 5-Year/60,000-Mile Powertrain Limited Warranty*. It covers the cost of all parts and labor needed to repair a covered powertrain component. Coverage also includes towing to the nearest Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep_® or Ram vehicle dealer, if necessary. The warranty is transferable too, so if you sell your vehicle during the warranty period, the new owner will be covered. For details, see your Dodge dealer"

 https://www.mopar.com/dodge/en-us/care/current-model-year-coverage.html

 

[lion88roar]

wrmcclellan

Brent - what's a PSL? Anyway have fun with the kiddos at the game? 

Roy - Personal (or Private) Seat License. You have to 'buy' the rights to the seat, then you get to buy the season tickets... but you also have the right to buy the ticket for ANY event (for example Metallica came in May, but TheQ failed to tell me they were coming and that we could get our seats at a discount, even though Metallica is one of my favorite bands and I haven't seen them since 1992 in San Antonio... but I didn't tell her all that... oh wait... yes I did )...

Kiddos are looking forward to it. We'll see how much they enjoy the mile plus walk to the stadium. 

Kev - continued prayers

Rich - Fife had coffee at the DD just 6 miles from my house... but he didn't call. 

[fifedog]

88- My bad.  Did you want to join me for a coffee at 0545 hrs?  Next time I shall ring-a-ding-ding.  I shall go to Damascus.

anjdevil - Hey, it worked for elLawrence at Accaba...

This has to be the first time 2 (two) Lawrence of Arabia references were used in the same post.

It is written. 

[cheapclassics]

Good evening all,

Did get all 3 vehicles washed today.  Did a little more work on the Encore just to clean up the front end.  Brought the Victory drinks to the junior high kids.  Completely different reaction.  Total enthusiasm.  "You're the guy with the cowbell and the drinks....."   When I told them to be safe, they had lots of questions as well.  It was fun.  Watched the Honda train go thru town as well.  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

[Banks]

Hello there,

TGIF!!!!!

Off to have the dominatrix stretch my shoulder. I'm pretty sure she gauges how much to pull by how much I grimace.

Mom is still mom. This week wasn't good.

Gotta get moving. More later.

 

Prayers for those in need

[lion88roar]

fifedog

88- My bad.  Did you want to join me for a coffee at 0545 hrs?  Next time I shall ring-a-ding-ding.  I shall go to Damascus.

anjdevil - Hey, it worked for elLawrence at Accaba...

This has to be the first time 2 (two) Lawrence of Arabia references were used in the same post.

It is written. 

You can always text me and if I don't respond it means I am . I think the kids and I were awake at that time because Christina gets up when TheQ rises and keeps that schedule even when TheQ is not here... she just replaces TheQ with Daddy...

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This software is getting more and more irritating.  Why does it just randomly decide where to stick the emoticon????

[lion88roar]

KRM

Rich, I hope you wrong. 

I see MOPAR shortend thers in 2017 as well.

"guess they are all junk"

"We back every Dodge Brand vehicle with the 5-Year/60,000-Mile Powertrain Limited Warranty*. It covers the cost of all parts and labor needed to repair a covered powertrain component. Coverage also includes towing to the nearest Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep_® or Ram vehicle dealer, if necessary. The warranty is transferable too, so if you sell your vehicle during the warranty period, the new owner will be covered. For details, see your Dodge dealer"

 https://www.mopar.com/dodge/en-us/care/current-model-year-coverage.html

 

Hey - at least it isn't FORD! There you don't get to drive what you purchase as they spend all their time at the mechanic! 

My 2014 has the 5yr 60,000m warranty, so it has been that way for a while. There is a local dealer that gives you a lifetime warranty on the drivetrain (engine, tranny, and dif) not the axles or tires though.