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Flyover
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I hope you've at least been skipping the news, too.
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That's must be what happened, I need a better catalyst.
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We haven't suppressed or censored topics. Threads were allowed and welcomed as long as they remained civil. They were only closed when they turned into name calling and flaming.
https://www.houserepairtalk.com/threads/forum-rules.30571/#post-254227
Flyover
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I agree. Everywhere I go, nobody wants to admit that avocado is the superior alternative to mayo on a BLT. The sheeple are clinging to their backward ideas and misinformation!
Ron Van
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Nice Job! I'll be interested in seeing your "Hide a Gun," too! Right now, my shotgun is leaning up against the wall between my bed and the night stand. With a granddaughter that will be walking soon, I need to do something different.
Flyover
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Thanks. I thought I put pictures in this thread...
EDIT: yup, they're here: What did you do today?
By the way, that gun hide's been there for almost two weeks and my kids haven't even noticed it, haha.
Ron Van
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Yes, You did...Sorry, not enough coffee this morning!
Hidden cabinets and hidden latches are better than key or combo locks IMHO. It's like the difference between Concealment and Cover.
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It has nothing to do with this forum but you may find this website interesting. I am trying to find out more about it as sometimes things seem too good to be true. US Resisters | Operation Resister Tyranny
Flyover
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I had a question about this but I split it off on a new thread because it's off-topic and it's probably political.
I've been down in the dumps for about a week for no reason I can ascertain. Or maybe lots of little reasons that don't seem to add up. That's usually the way these things go. Anyway, I thought things were getting better over the weekend but today I'm back down in the dumps again. Very little motivation to get anything done. Hopefully this clears up on its own soon, because I want to get that table done and a new lighting fixture installed, and that's on top of my regular job and other stuff I have to take care of.
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Glad you made some progress. I hope your nap helped.
I feel a little better about taking naps throughout the day after my favorite aunt told me she takes a siesta as well. She's the one living aunt that was never judgmental with me and Mom. She said that in her studies she learned that some people have essentially 5 gallons of energy while others have a pint and that it wasn't right for the ones with a lot of energy to pass judgment on people with less energy or vice versa. Mom has been low energy for as long as I remember so I think I got that from her.
Yesterday I cleaned up puppy crap and cleared some trash (that my brother literally threw out the window) off the porch. He promised Mom he'd clean that living room in exchange for getting Starlink. Thus far I've been doing almost all the cleaning. All he did was have me hand him stuff through the window and he chucked it on the porch and then when I was asleep he tossed stuff out the window from inside the room. Didn't get much done. Found boxes that still have stuff in them and uncovered a small waste bin, a recliner, and the cupholder portion of a sectional sofa. Still need to uncover an end table and another recliner. My brother is under the mistaken belief that he will be able to fit the sectional sofa stuff through the window. Not gonna happen. Anyway, the boxes and trash were blocking off the porch & my brother made it clear that he felt it was my responsibility to take care of it. I wanted to be able to walk on the porch so I cleared it as best as I could. I had to sit on one of the steps because bending down was too difficult. It wasn't easy with puppies jumping up in my face.
I also went to the grocery store with my brother and stocked up on some stuff. I was hoping to get a ranch cobb salad for lunch but they were out.
This morning: More puppy crap cleanup. Got some stuff out of the truck to bring inside. Charging my new hedge trimmer (has to charge 16 hours before use), took my meds, refill pet waterers, feed kitties, let puppies out (they came right back in) and I'm trying to figure out what to do next. I want to pace myself so I don't get exhausted for the next few days. I was going to trim the weeds but waiting on that thing to charge.
Mom wants me to go to the store and get more ice cream. Funny thing is, she's forgotten its lent and she didn't give up anything. I'm not going to remind her. BUT, she's refusing to eat chicken, pork, and beef on Fridays bc some jerk in the Catholic church said that should be a year long thing and not just during lent. Nevermind she hasn't gone to church in over a decade.
Finally got around to hooking up my desktop and running it. Won't detect my mouse so I can't use it. Ugh.
Spicoli sent me a link to a place to post the puppies to try to get them adopted. They've already grown larger I think. Right now I'm trying to pick the best pics of them to post. They climbed on my bed and I managed to grab a few shots even though they didn't want to hold still. They don't show the markings very well so I may have to use some of the older pics to show their tails (the female has a grown tail but male has a tail the same color as the rest of his body).
I'm having total brainfreeze, but here are the pics (please excuse the mess-- I really need to clean up but have had a case of the f***its):
I cropped some of them because it shows even more of a mess and a cat. LOL.
As an aside, my door is coming apart at the bottom and side. There is literally cardboard inside it. Puppies are currently on my bed right now. Female is trying to sleep. Male is chewing up paper from an empty pharmacy bag. Fippy is to my right growling at them.
Right now: Female is on the left this time. In other pics male was on the left.
I think the 1st photo is probably a good one for posting. Maybe the last one too.
Now one of them has gone somewhere and the other is still on the bed. LOL. Hope one of them isn't chewing on stuff in the kitchen.
Edit: I typed this up before seeing the last page of replies because for some reason they didn't display to me and now they are.
A lot of people have been feeling down lately.
I feel a little better about taking naps throughout the day after my favorite aunt told me she takes a siesta as well. She's the one living aunt that was never judgmental with me and Mom. She said that in her studies she learned that some people have essentially 5 gallons of energy while others have a pint and that it wasn't right for the ones with a lot of energy to pass judgment on people with less energy or vice versa. Mom has been low energy for as long as I remember so I think I got that from her.
Yesterday I cleaned up puppy crap and cleared some trash (that my brother literally threw out the window) off the porch. He promised Mom he'd clean that living room in exchange for getting Starlink. Thus far I've been doing almost all the cleaning. All he did was have me hand him stuff through the window and he chucked it on the porch and then when I was asleep he tossed stuff out the window from inside the room. Didn't get much done. Found boxes that still have stuff in them and uncovered a small waste bin, a recliner, and the cupholder portion of a sectional sofa. Still need to uncover an end table and another recliner. My brother is under the mistaken belief that he will be able to fit the sectional sofa stuff through the window. Not gonna happen. Anyway, the boxes and trash were blocking off the porch & my brother made it clear that he felt it was my responsibility to take care of it. I wanted to be able to walk on the porch so I cleared it as best as I could. I had to sit on one of the steps because bending down was too difficult. It wasn't easy with puppies jumping up in my face.
I also went to the grocery store with my brother and stocked up on some stuff. I was hoping to get a ranch cobb salad for lunch but they were out.
This morning: More puppy crap cleanup. Got some stuff out of the truck to bring inside. Charging my new hedge trimmer (has to charge 16 hours before use), took my meds, refill pet waterers, feed kitties, let puppies out (they came right back in) and I'm trying to figure out what to do next. I want to pace myself so I don't get exhausted for the next few days. I was going to trim the weeds but waiting on that thing to charge.
Mom wants me to go to the store and get more ice cream. Funny thing is, she's forgotten its lent and she didn't give up anything. I'm not going to remind her. BUT, she's refusing to eat chicken, pork, and beef on Fridays bc some jerk in the Catholic church said that should be a year long thing and not just during lent. Nevermind she hasn't gone to church in over a decade.
Finally got around to hooking up my desktop and running it. Won't detect my mouse so I can't use it. Ugh.
Spicoli sent me a link to a place to post the puppies to try to get them adopted. They've already grown larger I think. Right now I'm trying to pick the best pics of them to post. They climbed on my bed and I managed to grab a few shots even though they didn't want to hold still. They don't show the markings very well so I may have to use some of the older pics to show their tails (the female has a grown tail but male has a tail the same color as the rest of his body).
I'm having total brainfreeze, but here are the pics (please excuse the mess-- I really need to clean up but have had a case of the f***its):
I cropped some of them because it shows even more of a mess and a cat. LOL.
As an aside, my door is coming apart at the bottom and side. There is literally cardboard inside it. Puppies are currently on my bed right now. Female is trying to sleep. Male is chewing up paper from an empty pharmacy bag. Fippy is to my right growling at them.
Right now: Female is on the left this time. In other pics male was on the left.
I think the 1st photo is probably a good one for posting. Maybe the last one too.
Now one of them has gone somewhere and the other is still on the bed. LOL. Hope one of them isn't chewing on stuff in the kitchen.
Edit: I typed this up before seeing the last page of replies because for some reason they didn't display to me and now they are.
A lot of people have been feeling down lately.
Flyover
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For whatever it's worth, I cured myself on Tuesday by taking a couple long (1+ hour) walks with my kids and a bunch of their little friends. I think on each walk I had at least 6 or 7 kids with me, and that cleared my mood right up.
Lots of reasons for why might be, but for me this yo-yo and oftentimes gloomy weather (raining all day during the past weekend here) and the time change are definitely at the top.
Talking of which, what do y'all think of the fact that now we won't be changing again from daylight savings time? Personally, I'd prefer to keep standard time, but curious what other's perspectives.
Spicoli43
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You know the Country is in trouble when the only thing the idiot politicians agree on is the Sunshine needs protecting... If he signs the bill, Slow Joe can say "See, I did something, the Mercury in thermometers is important too, because that's the one with rings around it that I protect 24/7 with my eyes on the sky. We must never let the climate change the rings of the Moon."
https://www.foxweather.com/lifestyle/permanent-daylight-saving-time-9am-sunrise-winter
https://www.foxweather.com/lifestyle/permanent-daylight-saving-time-9am-sunrise-winter
Thanks @Spicoli43
What really got my attention was the part at the end of that page, quoted below for quick reference. The thing is that I had a preference against daylight saving and now I know why.
What really got my attention was the part at the end of that page, quoted below for quick reference. The thing is that I had a preference against daylight saving and now I know why.
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As someone who has had severe depression, nothing ever worked to make me feel better. Not walking, not being around people-- especially not being around people. I'm not a people person. Being around a group of children would be a personal nightmare. I hate the sound of children's laughter. I'm a big fat grumpy cat. LOL.
Popped in to drop something off with my friend. He was down again. His ex was there and she had moved most of her stuff back in and was cluttering up the bathroom. He told her to get stuff out but she defied him & is now trying to guilt trip him by claiming that if he kicks her out she might have a miscarriage and it will be all his fault and he's stressing her out blah blah blah. Quite frankly, a miscarriage may be the best thing for her and the potential offspring bc neither she nor the guy she cheated on him with would be good parents. She's already neglectful and abusive to the baby she has.
I do think the bipolar weather is a big part of things. Also the wage stagnation, politicians refusing to agree on anything but daylight savings time, and the prospect of war.
Meanwhile, I dealt with drama from Mom when I got home. I offered her food when I first got home but she didn't feel like getting up. She waited until I got logged in to a computer game before she suddenly wanted something. So I closed the game and went to see what she wanted and spent about 20min arguing with her about how I can't read her mind, I got everything on her shopping list and she didn't include the stuff I would need to make what she wanted and didn't know she wanted that. She refused to eat stuff she had specifically asked for and was all nasty about it. She accused me of not listening to her because she had her back turned to me, mumbled, and I couldn't hear her over the tv. I had to mute the tv and ask her what she was saying but she was giving me attitude. Mind you, earlier I had to as her the same questions over and over again at least 10x before I got her to answer me bc she wouldn't listen to me. Then when I got her something she asked for and tried to hand it to her she started doing something else and wouldn't take it from my hand and I was standing there with my back hurting saying "Would you please take this!" Then she got mad about me "rushing" her. I'd been holding it out for 5min straight already. Eventually I figured out something she could eat and she calmed down and was nice again.
Still need to figure out why our landline isn't working. I think she was crabby that she couldn't call me when I was at the store bc the landline has no dialtone and we're waiting on AT&T to get back to us on whatever is wrong. But, my brother piled up trash right in front of the access to the panel so I'll need his help getting stuff out of the way.
Popped in to drop something off with my friend. He was down again. His ex was there and she had moved most of her stuff back in and was cluttering up the bathroom. He told her to get stuff out but she defied him & is now trying to guilt trip him by claiming that if he kicks her out she might have a miscarriage and it will be all his fault and he's stressing her out blah blah blah. Quite frankly, a miscarriage may be the best thing for her and the potential offspring bc neither she nor the guy she cheated on him with would be good parents. She's already neglectful and abusive to the baby she has.
I do think the bipolar weather is a big part of things. Also the wage stagnation, politicians refusing to agree on anything but daylight savings time, and the prospect of war.
Meanwhile, I dealt with drama from Mom when I got home. I offered her food when I first got home but she didn't feel like getting up. She waited until I got logged in to a computer game before she suddenly wanted something. So I closed the game and went to see what she wanted and spent about 20min arguing with her about how I can't read her mind, I got everything on her shopping list and she didn't include the stuff I would need to make what she wanted and didn't know she wanted that. She refused to eat stuff she had specifically asked for and was all nasty about it. She accused me of not listening to her because she had her back turned to me, mumbled, and I couldn't hear her over the tv. I had to mute the tv and ask her what she was saying but she was giving me attitude. Mind you, earlier I had to as her the same questions over and over again at least 10x before I got her to answer me bc she wouldn't listen to me. Then when I got her something she asked for and tried to hand it to her she started doing something else and wouldn't take it from my hand and I was standing there with my back hurting saying "Would you please take this!" Then she got mad about me "rushing" her. I'd been holding it out for 5min straight already. Eventually I figured out something she could eat and she calmed down and was nice again.
Still need to figure out why our landline isn't working. I think she was crabby that she couldn't call me when I was at the store bc the landline has no dialtone and we're waiting on AT&T to get back to us on whatever is wrong. But, my brother piled up trash right in front of the access to the panel so I'll need his help getting stuff out of the way.
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I kinda thought they should have compromised the time halfway between DST and ST. Time's a compromise anyway depending on whether one lives near the leading edge, trailing edge or in between for their time zone.
Here's an interesting article on time standards;
Why Are Some Countries 30 Minutes Off the Global Time Zone Grid?
Here's an interesting article on time standards;
Why Are Some Countries 30 Minutes Off the Global Time Zone Grid?
