January Coffee Pot, 16 Years Strong, Eggs, ham and lots of Coffee. Later. blackeye peas and pork. Happy 2021.

[Banks]

Hello there,

Nothing exciting here. Spent most of the day helping son. Then crashed in front of the fireplace for a couple hours before supper. Watched Mass then a shower and a soak in the  hot tub before a glass of wine while watching Star Trek on ME TV

Never did get the February CTT. Called Customer Service the other day and was told to give it till the 21st, still didn't show. I'll call again Monday

Bed is calling

Prayers for those in need and the end of this pandemic.  

[Demay]

Good evening all,

A busy day of painting for me.  The living is now finished and tomorrow I will finish the stairway leading downstairs and the downstairs hallway.  For dinner, I made chicken wings in the air fryer and they were great.  I tossed them in a dry rub, bbq sauce, and a buffalo hot sauce.  I need to be in bed soon so I can enjoy a morning jog, watch church, and finish the painting.

Good night,

Joe 

[Flintlock76]

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Snowed today, around 4 inches so far. Took Cody for his walk, and my hands and feet ended up the coldest they've been this season. (Still a little tingling in the finger tips).

 

Take a shot of bourbon when you come in man, works for me!

They say alcohol's not supposed to help when you get cold, in fact they SAY it makes things worse, but I don't know, seems to be otherwise in my case.  Considering my background on my mother's side, 1000 years of Irish heritage, a "Spot of the gentle creature" never hurts!

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Snowed today, around 4 inches so far. Took Cody for his walk, and my hands and feet ended up the coldest they've been this season. (Still a little tingling in the finger tips).

[dougdagrump]

Roy, Just think how good that In-N-Out Burger double/double will taste when you are ready. If it weren't for the salt restrictions I'd be right there with ya !

Got a seat at the lunch table reserved for ya.

[Flintlock76]

Thanks so much Doug, we truly appreciate it.  So true, so true.

Chief, Virginia's an absolute mess with the vaccines as well.  The medical people and first responders are getting theirs, and that great, but everyone else?

Went the the Va Department of Health website, it's a Chinese puzzle!  NO ONE can figure it out!  I can wait, I've got plenty of "Virginia Gentleman" and some "Makers Mark" to help kill the bugs.

Months to get ready for this and...

Hang tough Roy, stay strong!

[wrmcclellan]

Afternoon folks!

Post-radiation effects causing some issues. Doc got me a prescription for an anti-nausea pill - had no serious issues up until this past week. Tried first ill yesterday and it seems to work so far. 

Thanks again for the kind thoughts & prayers!

Have a great weekend all!

[ChiefEagles]

On the vaccine front. My State Senator called and told me how to cheat the system on MyChart for WakeMed. Didn't have to. Asked for appointment for vaccine. Got the date of 28th and I selected the time. Got immediate reply confirming appointment.  28th at 12:30 PM. MyChart is not telling us what to do. The claim they will email you.

Later.

[dougdagrump]

This is for Flint and of course for anybody else who may have lost a fur buddy.

[ChiefEagles]

Afternoon.  48 and cold due to wind chill.  Blowing.  Glad sun is out.  Been driving Miss Daisy most of the morning.  Glad to be back home.  Will not do anything outside.  Did finish the big door on end of shelter project late yesterday.  Caulked and painted [twice].  Tools put up and all cleaned up.   May tinker in the Train Box.  Did get internet extender in greenhouse house and now Train Box laptop has internet.  YA!  3 bars.

 

News media and Wake elected officials finally exposing State's lack of organization to get vaccine out.  Wake the largest Co. [well over 1M people] in NC.  Also the largest health care facilities in the state.  Getting the smallest allocations.  County Commissioners and Legislators raising cane with the State DHHS.  Its a mess.   

 

Hope all OK.

[fifedog]

Good afternoon, boys and girls.  Sunny & 32 (real feel 23) along the Patterson Creek cut-off.  Wifey tells me I'm headed to Middle Princess castle to hang a picture, and assemble a bassonette (sp?). 

Did get the pictures and knickie-knacks hung in the train room, but hadn't started the new scenery. Needed to do a bit more strategery.  Gotta hava plan.  Studied some old photos of the actual site, called Hanging Rocks (Romney, WV).  Then started to conceptualize how I wanted it to be finished.  It's in the center of the room, closest to the viewer, hence it must look good.  Woof.  Wife and I scouted the Thomas Kinkade studio website, and she likes the top half of Bridge of Faith, and the bottom half of Spring Gate.  Lots of color, and so the process starts.

I've really enjoyed watching the America's Cup match races. If you like racing (not necessarily sailboat), you might want to check it out.  American Magic had a dramatic capsize last week.

[Banks]

Hello there, 

Roy....hang in there

Wuhan is still rampant here.

Haven't even thought about getting the vaccine. A few friends and family in the nursing field have. Seen quite a few reports of flu symptoms after the 2nd shot.

Got the kitchen empty and started repairing the damaged plaster. Found some minor cracks on the walls and decided to address them too. The wall behind the stove cleaned up better than expected so we decided leave it alone.
Went to  HD today for flooring and paint. Got some stuff to add a receptacle and a 3 way switch for the lights at the top and bottom of the basement steps. Several of the treads on the basement steps are split and need replaced, the top one ties into the kitchen floor so I need to deal with it.

Tomorrow's project is helping son haul s**t out of the barn.
Off to bed soon.

Prayers for those in need and the end of this pandemic. 

[KRM]

Cold is the word today but it is here with bright sun! About 15 out there now. Snow on the way Sunday and Monday if they are right?? Heading to daughters to take her in for her COVID vaccination first shot in about an hour. I need to leave early to pick up some 3/4" PVC hangers, Seems I grabed ones for coper pipe when I got all the other stuff on my BOM so I am at a stand still on my drain project. I did finish the drain side yesterday but need the hangers to do the pressure side.

Chief, that sounds just wrong!!!  

Prayers for Roy and the rest in need.

Slow but sure.

[fifedog]

Mornin' boys. Partly sunny and 42 in the Potomac Highlands. Wifey and preggo princess headed out for a shopping trip, so fifemax and I will be on our own for dinner. Will spend some time in the train room, hanging some new items, and perhaps "breaking ground" on the next section of layout to be sceniced.

We did return to JoAnn's yesterday, and I took advantage of their 40% off Spring floral sale.  I'm loaded with color now going forward.

Continued  going out for Roy's recovery, those mourning loved ones and furry companions, and for whatever else is ailing us.

[ChiefEagles]

Morning. 44 and sun coming out. High 50's to 60 guessed.

Got to rush. Suddenly drawn into a mess in one of my adopted daughter's back yard. She has owned the house for over 2 years. Suddenly developer shows up and takes a chunk of her back your and install deep storm drain. She was gone. Neighbor stops them [he is an engineer]. Now Wake Co Environmental is coming with developer. Wrong!! I have to represent her as she is quarantined as her teenage daughter has COVID [acquired by going to a national cheering event ].

Have a good one.

[anjdevil2]

TGIF from Central Jersey.....................

Mandatory HazMat training done for another year......not sure what's on tap for next week, possibly a demo from Hurst on some battery powered rescue tools.

Home about 930 - resigned to my chamber and spoke with Jenni for a while.

Clean house tomorrow and mop the floors - hope to get to my house and the Train Attic for a little maintenance prior to going to see Jenni, hope to make more progress on Sunday.

Hang in there Roy!!!

Sunny and 40ish again

Off to work

[wrmcclellan]

Evening all! Tough day today but doing all right! Onward!

[Demay]

Good evening,

Rained this morning and cloudy most of the day.  Don't have much else going on.  I hope everyone is doing well.

Good night,

Joe 

[ChiefEagles]

Morning. Human Services Board meeting. Now my Regional Networks Of Care meeting at 10:30. Caddy ready.

 

Got my County Comm. buddy on the phone. She called as soon as meeting was over. [she finally got off] Got the reason Wake Co. is so slow on vaccinations. Seems the medical director and Secretary of DHHS is over her head. She is shipping same amount of doses to every county. Wake is the largest county in NC. Also has three big major medical facilities [front line workers and 1,300 EMS workers]. Not sending doses proportionally. DUH Also the tiers of vaccination are based on deaths from COVIS. Age is the major factor. Preexisting conditions has a lower death rate than age. All explained in my meeting today.

 

Cloudy and 43. 82% humidity. Damp out.

 

Have a good one.

[Flintlock76]

wrmcclellan

Another day of photon withdrawal - thought this would be easier!

Hope it's gets easier for you Roy!  Now that all the photon torpedoes are expended it's "Ahead, Warp Factor One!"

[wrmcclellan]

Morning all!

Sprinkling all morning. 50's and gray.

Another day of photon withdrawal - thought this would be easier!

Dennis - sorry about the damage to your house - hope it is not too serious as you initially imply!

[ChiefEagles]

Morning. 50 and a little breezy. Comfortable outside. Trip to Raleigh and errands. Leave XT4 at dealership and get loaner. You have an appointment but they want to keep your vehicle.  Oh well.

Will try and finish door project.

[cheapclassics]

Good evening all,

Big news is that Simona de Silvestro will be driving a Penske supported car at the Indy 500 this year.   The Swiss Miss is truly deserving of this ride and hopefully it will be a full time ride in 2022.   Took wife to eye doctor.  Thought he was going to do another treatment.  Turns out it was just a "check" to see if she "needed" another treatment.  Of course she does.  Just another way to milk more money from us.   Good thing I was not there inside.....  $%#&^*(^%$  Weather was sunny for once and I got a lot of errands done.  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

[Snip]

About 4" inches of snow today, might get to 38F tomorrow.

Went to chiropractor and he pushed a mid-back vertibrae into place.

Tonight's dog walk was bit on the cold side.

[Demay]

Good evening all,

Not much new going on here.  The usual workday stuff followed by taking my boys to BWWs for dinner.  It's hard to beat buy-one-get-one free traditional wing night with a 10-year-old and 17-year-old.  

Good night,

Joe

[KRM]

 

Cold here, but they say sun tomorrow.

Marty, I hear you. I am working on a project to run a drain line from the water softener along the basement ceiling to the main sewer line to gravity drain. So, I can eliminate the water having to go through the ejector pump pit in the floor and having the salt brine killing the pumps all of the time. I had to order the air gap fitting on line because Menards does not stock them but they do have the AAV vent I need.  Nothing but fun.

Glad the proton blasting is done for you Roy!

[anjdevil2]

Good Afternoon!

Meeting was short - after meeting was longer - admin issues - always something.

Had Wawa mac and cheese with shredded chicken and bacon with Italian wedding soup then trotted off to bed.

At times I think my train collection is getting out of hand - nah, not really......lol

Off night tonight, we'll see what happens.  tomorrow is recycle day so I need to collect that and put it all out front

Glad that portion is done, Roy!!

I have cats - 3 Ferals that we take care of out back and then my daughter's cat  and Mom's - 1 of the ferals passed away a couple of months ago.  It sucks, they are like family.

Up to 45F and sunny today 

That's all for now - back to work....

[ChiefEagles]

Morning. 40 degrees and warming. Will go out when it warms up.

Bad to be old. Right hand knuckles are stiff from doing the manual labor yesterday. Door down, cut it off on right side so it will close behind lip on the other big door.

Roy is a hardheaded Texican.  Can't get him down. 

Guess what? My two packages [Menards and N&W aux water tender] made it across the Neuse River. Guess the pony express finally could ford the river. It has been extra high as lots of rain. 

Poor Lucy has tummy problems. Woke me up every hour and a half last night to go out. Finally got a solid sleep after 6:30 this morning. Mommy got up and took care of her.

Big news. Wake Co. started taking phone and computer vaccine apts. today. Site crashed already.  Seems State giverment giving more vaccine to hospitals and CVS than county government. Have to pay them to do vaccinations but County does it for free. We are well over 1 million people in Wake County. State giving us 2,000 this week. 

Have a good one.

[wrmcclellan]

Morning team! A new day! 

[MartyE]

Roy great news!

Nothing new going on here.  Did some train maintenance and fixed the tub drain in the basement.  What an exciting life!  LOL!

Take care all and stay safe!