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NorthernRedneck

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Went to the legion with the scouts this morning to help clear tables at their monthly buffet breakfast. They served 290 people in 3 hours. That's a lot of plates to clear and wash.

Been sitting at home immobile the rest of the day with my back burning and legs pretty much useless.

Canadian eh!!!
 

FrancSevin

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Hong Kong buffet sucked tonight.
The end.
:yum:
Cathy and the kids went to Panda Express tonite. I stayed home and did some smoked Brisket in Daddy Ray's BBQ sauce with waffle fries.

Apparently the same problem here with Chinese Cuisine. By the time they got home they were again hungry and I had to share.
 

pirate_girl

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We should have gone to Ninja for thai and sushi.
For it being over $8 a head, all I had was sesame green beans, fried shrimp, crab rangoon and rice.
1 trip.
Half the stuff looked like it had been sitting all day.
Blahh.
 

pirate_girl

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Good morning boys and girls.
There's a freezing frost advisory with chilly for willy temps moving in.

Yesterday I discovered the bottom element in the oven had gone bad, had building manager in to have a look.
New one installed today.
 

NorthernRedneck

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Went to the border yesterday to pick up some truck accessories yesterday. Side window vents and a chrome hood deflector. Got them home and quickly decided they were going back. Getting a 2" suspension leveling kit installed on the truck this morning. It'll raise the front 2". Ford in all their wisdom decided that an f150 shouldn't have much more clearance on their front end than a Honda civic. That is totally impractical when you live in the north with snow banks and ice chunks 2 ft high. That plastic valance underneath the front wouldn't survive. It also helps with ice buildup in the wheel wells.

Canadian eh!!!
 

pirate_girl

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Had a quiet night at work.
The snow started just as I was leaving this morning.
On the agenda today, not a lot.
The plows haven't been out much as it's not going to stop anytime soon.

I believe 3pm?
Meanwhile, I'm chillin with my pancake brunch.
Thick and fluffy!
The pancake, not me.:yum: 20190119_111910-614x614.jpg

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Melensdad

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Just finished plowing out the driveways from last nights snow.

Sat down with some hot tea, looked out the window and noticed it started snowing again.
 

EastTexFrank

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Storm came through last light about midnight. It was wild and wooly for about an hour. Got up this morning and went to work the monthly Rotary recycling in Walmart's carpark. It was really busy being it was the first one since Christmas. It was bitterly cold and the wind was howling straight out of the north. I was glad when they decided to call it a day. I came home and thawed out. I think that's it for today. I'm going to snuggle up with a blanket and let the world go its own way.
 

FrancSevin

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Hunkering down for a winter cold snap. Chopped about twenty logs for the two fireplaces.

We should get 4.0" of the white stuff but then some ice and cold. If the power goes out we have those two heat sources and a small generator for fans and lights.

I am assuming those are your legs in the photo Lollie...; NICE!
 

pirate_girl

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Baby it's cold outside!
:yum:

Neighbour's car wouldn't start this morning, so she asked if I could give her a ride out to the Campbell's Soup plant.
Funny, SR 110 was clearer than the streets in town.
I nearly slid through a set of traffic lights. eeek!
 

NorthernRedneck

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Did the gym this morning. Then went to sign papers at the lawyers to start the process of selling one of my rentals. I had posted a while back about my step son from my first marriage. Since he moved back, he's kept in contact with me as his bio dad is about as useful as tits on a nun and his mother isn't much better. He's been doing good for himself and has a full time job and new truck but was renting a place and the owner is selling it out from under him. So he's buying one of my rentals. He grew up there.

After all that, I had a footcare nurse come by to take care of my feet as I can't bend over to do it myself. My back has been worse lately and is causing loss of feeling in my feet. I saw my family doctor yesterday. He suspects a herniated disc in my lower back is pinching a nerve and may require surgery to repair. Here we go again. Hopefully they can do something about it that won't leave me paralyzed from the waste down. As it is I'm having a hard time standing using two canes.

Canadian eh!!!
 

FrancSevin

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Today started at 32F Went down all day from there.


The sculptor finished the Owl tree carving today. Now he has to flame it and put on a sealer. Then I have to move it to a stable foundation. He left a lot of wood on the piece so it still weighs over 800 lbs.

Pictures when I figure out how.

Next, he will be doing a tree with Raccoons on it. Four babies and mom.

Waiting for warmer weather.
 

NorthernRedneck

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Better day today. Still very tender so I'm resting my back as much as possible. Only one appointment out of the house for one of the kids. Then a meeting with our adoption worker to discuss the progress on our adoption of our foster daughter.

Planning another trip to the border in the next few days. It's a pd day tomorrow for the kids. So weekend plans start today

Canadian eh!!!
 

NorthernRedneck

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Cancel that. Bent over to pick something up. Felt my lower back pop. Now my back is burning and I can't feel my feet. Sitting with a heating pad on and my feet elevated the rest of the night.

Canadian eh!!!
 

pirate_girl

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Counting down the minutes before I go play night nursey.
Hope it goes by fast.
Last night seemed to drag.
 

NorthernRedneck

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No gym this morning as I'm still down for the count. It's a PD day for school. So I'm home with 4 kids. 2 went for a visit last night. One has exams today. The rest have a day off.

Canadian eh!!!
 

pirate_girl

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None the worse for wear after working last night.
It's fairly quiet all the time.
That's a good thing.
Freezing cold outside and windy.
Next week, we're entering the -30/-40 range.
Yuk!
 

FrancSevin

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When the loggers placed the 5,000 lb tree trunk on my trailer it wasn't well secured. I have to move it to the center before I can haul it 250 miles to the saw mill where a friend will plank it into commercial table and bar tops.

I've been waiting for a weather window but today is my last chance as he needs it tomorrow. After rolling it to safe position, I will then need to secure the load with bunking and chains. All in this freezing freakin' cold. If not I will be dealing with it on the side of I-44 in this freakin' cold.:hammer:


I'm done with cold. Every time I see the TV ads for Paradise Island Atlantis or "Jamaica Sandles," I think about just going there on a one way ticket. My luck the wife will want to go also and I will have to just look, not touch, all those pretty, warm, bodies on the beach.:unsure::yum:
 

Melensdad

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I’m at the doctor. Sore throat, ear ache, persistent cough. Was treated 2 weeks ago. It’s back!!! Figured I would not wait until I get a fever and other complications before getting back for my tune up & oil change... or at least some meds?

Just had chest X-rays to (hopefully) confirm I don’t have pneumonia. Already had a throat swab to check for strep throat.

So just sitting and waiting for th doctor to get back here with me and give me results of the x-ray.

Illinois State fencing championship is tomorrow and I’d prefer to not lose my voice again, especially when I need it to help the kids during bouts.
 

Melensdad

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Different antibiotics.
Steroids.
Cough meds.
Inhaler.

So apparently it was good that I went into the doctor :unsure:



Painting a caboose. Then applying the graphics. A small one. N Scale. :wink:

I used to have N scale.

Switched to Markin Maxi/1 Scale stuff ... now its all in boxes in the basement.
 

Jim_S

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Different antibiotics.
Steroids.
Cough meds.
Inhaler.

So apparently it was good that I went into the doctor :unsure:

Glad you got meds.

I used to have N scale.

Switched to Markin Maxi/1 Scale stuff ... now its all in boxes in the basement.

My HO is also boxed up in the basement.
 

NorthernRedneck

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Good that you got meds to take care of it Bob.

I'm freezing my a$$ off up here. -29 with a -40 windchill. My family doctor apparently referred me to a nerve specialist. Every time I stand more than a minute I lose feelings in both legs and feet. Been pretty much on bedrest for days other than physio. I was just there. He did a bunch of dry needling in my lower back. Helped a bunch.

Canadian eh!!!
 

FrancSevin

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Good that you got meds to take care of it Bob.

I'm freezing my a$$ off up here. -29 with a -40 windchill. My family doctor apparently referred me to a nerve specialist. Every time I stand more than a minute I lose feelings in both legs and feet. Been pretty much on bedrest for days other than physio. I was just there. He did a bunch of dry needling in my lower back. Helped a bunch.

Canadian eh!!!

You're making feel bad for complaining about 7 Degrees F here .:unsure:
 

Doc

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Good that you got meds to take care of it Bob.

I'm freezing my a$$ off up here. -29 with a -40 windchill. My family doctor apparently referred me to a nerve specialist. Every time I stand more than a minute I lose feelings in both legs and feet. Been pretty much on bedrest for days other than physio. I was just there. He did a bunch of dry needling in my lower back. Helped a bunch.

Canadian eh!!!
Celcius I hope!
 

Lenny

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I've been making calls and sending emails on helping set up two meetings with the Iowa governor. One for Veterans and one Tea Party meeting. The secretary of state honors a Veteran every month. So far I don't see any female Veterans, so we have two in mind here in the Council Bluffs area. We want to incorporate that in with the Veteran meeting with Governor Kim Reynolds.

In a few minutes I'm heading out to pick up a lady I've been dating and go to a bar. I quit drinking about a year an a half ago so I'll be her designated driver. We always have a good time. We're thinking about joining the Fraternal Order of Eagles tomorrow evening.
 
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