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GRRRR... Every time this year I decided to go full on Paleo, it has backfired. It's easy to screw up in Football Season, but that's almost over and I haven't had any Pizza this year, which is usually what I do this time of year.

Apparently my Chili Diet continues... I have no recollection of the Beans and Chopped Tomatoes ending up in my Costco cart or even my truck, as I didn't see me buy them, but they are on the receipt, so I can't claim somebody gave them to me.

That would be nice to be given Chili ingredients, or I would settle for Tillamook Pepper Jack Cheese... Just a Huge wheel of it that never goes bad that I can chew on for 10 years or so... THAT I did see myself buying today. On purpose.

Knew it... JUST REMEMBERED... The nice lady at the grocery store always asks if I found everything I needed, and I always say "I will know when I get home."... Hahaha... Well shiver me freaking timbers, I'm home and I forgot the Jalapeno Peppers! Why even make Chili? What's the point???

GRRRRRRR
 
Ron Van said:
It’s an Aladdin lift. It’s a DIY install.

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That is so cool... going to look into that... thank you for sharing @Ron Van

Well, up again, not able to sleep... Sugars are skyrocketing... Not a lot has changed in my life since I was on last... So hope YOU all have a good one...

Cheers~
 
The lift is cool, but not for the price. The platform is easy to create, one could weld Steel together instead of the Aluminum they use, and buy a couple of hoists from Harbor Freight or wherever. I could be wrong about buying everything and recreating it, but for $3299, it doesn't impress me.
 
Speaking of microwave cornpoppers, I like mine better than any popper I have ever tried. I just wash it and hang it on the clothesline to dry. I hadn't thought of using the lid as a cover, good idea. I only use the card stock on small bowls for warm-up not for cooking.
 
Speaking of microwaves, I scrapped mine today. Ended up with a big cardboard box of sheet metal, the microwave carcass, a plastic tub of electronic odds and ends, a small plastic tub of screws, and my two precious magnets, which are nowhere near as powerful as I was hoping. :p

Now I have to figure out what to do with this stuff. I think the sheet metal and carcass will be given away for free on Craigslist to scrappers; the electronics gak I will try to gift to a friend. The magnets are stuck in the spot where I'd planned to put them, unable to hold the thing I was hoping they'd hold. I put them there as a reminder of my hubris.
 
Flyover, I'm disappointed too. I thought the magnets would super powerful.

Talking about my cardboard stool reminded me that when I lived on St. Simon's Island, GA the condo I rented had cardboard furniture.
 
Eddie_T said:
Speaking of microwave cornpoppers, I like mine better than any popper I have ever tried.
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I'm not satisfied with mine for popping corn, either leaves kernels unpopped or burns the popcorn in the middle of the bowl... just sticking with a pan on the range with corn oil, popcorn into a bowl, and then melting butter in the pan...
 
BuzzLOL said:
I'm not satisfied with mine for popping corn, either leaves kernels unpopped or burns the popcorn in the middle of the bowl... just sticking with a pan on the range with corn oil, popcorn into a bowl, and then melting butter in the pan...
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Mine is similar to this and has never been problem.

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Eddie_T said:
Mine is similar to this and has never been problem.
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Looks about like mine... maybe my microwave is too powerful... or it's the Inverter... might try turning the power level down... but I'm satisfied with the taste results from a pan and oil...
Wondering where the lid went to in picture #4... fell off?
 
BuzzLOL said:
I'm not satisfied with mine for popping corn, either leaves kernels unpopped or burns the popcorn in the middle of the bowl... just sticking with a pan on the range with corn oil, popcorn into a bowl, and then melting butter in the pan...
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I'm a pan popper too. Just a little oil and the corn. No butter please but I like popcorn salt. I could never figure out why people buy microwave poppers or those air poppers. Hey isn't there thread for that!?
 
I pop in butter or coconut oil, about 1 tsp, popcorn salt and 1/4 tsp sugar. Too much butter and it will burn, The best I have done is four old maids. When I use up the (unflavored) popcorn salt I will grind my own in an electric coffee grinder.
 
I wish I could take more cats.
Havasu, I also wish I could remember where I put stuff and remember to label things. My memory is like a sieve. I have several spots where I put things thinking I'll remember later but I forget. I really do need to get bins and organize things and label things. In my bathroom I have tried to keep things more organized. I have all the abrasive tools and things in a single drawer on my laundry cart. But I know I need to do better.

Speaking of microwaves, time to play Taps for mine. Got it in 2018 but it was killed by a power surge. Turns out there is no ground wire in the outlet. That will have to be remedied later. At least I know its on breaker 5 now. It was the 3rd breaker I flipped. I realized that DR was for my brother's room and skipped flipping that one since he was actively using his computer. I now realize the SR is probably for my room which I used to share with my sister. I'll have to confirm that later. The screw holding the old outlet extender on was so borked that not even a speed out drill thingy would take it off. We had to use a pry bar-- which made the wall panel start to crack and then friend started spinning the whole extender once it was out far enough. But chunks came off and then the back part broke off. The outlet itself broke in half and bent in. Dad didn't leave 6" of slack in the wires & there were no pigtails. Some wires were wrapped around screws and others stubbed into the back. Friend had a hard time getting the old outlet out and since we didn't have extra wires and its a small gang box he double wrapped wires on the screws. Not how I wanted it done, but something that can be rectified in the future. There's no wall plate so he got the extender on. Tested all the ports & its good. Unfortunately, microwave is toast. Air fryer still works. I covered the unused ports on the extender with plastic covers to protect them and pushed the air fryer as far back as it could go (it vents on the sides). My brother already used it so it is good.

Ordered a new microwave-- $400+ for the equivalent of the same model but got $200 off with cashback rewards. Got the 4 year protection plan this time.

Went to the store this morning to pickup an online order. The Grogu 40 action animatronic thingamajig that is normally $80 is on sale for $15 & Mom wanted it. She loves to collect Star Wars toys. We had the C3PO action figure case back in the early 80s. Met my friend at the store and we hung out with him a bit. He had his daughter there bc she's sick & she climbed on my brother's shoulders. I kept my distance. I forgot to get eggs, but got most of the stuff on the list. Gonna mail a Grogu to my sister bc she wanted one. Shipping will cost more than the toy, but it will make her happy.

Woke with 10 cats piled on. Only about 6 or 7 right now. I'm about to cook something in the air fryer.

Spicoli, I'm having the same problem sticking to the diet and cutting back on stuff I know I shouldn't eat. I make the mistake of shopping while hungry and buy stuff I want to eat right then. Shopped with my brother and got donuts and regretted it. I have been eating more salad though but I don't think it balances out.
 
Spicoli43 said:
The lift is cool, but not for the price. The platform is easy to create, one could weld Steel together instead of the Aluminum they use, and buy a couple of hoists from Harbor Freight or wherever. I could be wrong about buying everything and recreating it, but for $3299, it doesn't impress me.
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Well…like everything else, the price has gone up. Quite a bit actually, I paid significantly less in 2020.
 
We do a wreath on the door, the fake tree in the living room, stockings over the fireplace, and that's it. Always after Thanksgiving. I don't get why people put their decorations up so early. Why wait until Halloween then? Why not put them up before labor day? How about you put them up in February.

Even with our understated decorations we somehow have two large tubs marked "Christmas decor" taking up space the rest of the year. If I could get it down to one (or zero) I'd be happier, but oh well. I can't imagine what kind of extra large storage units people must be renting to store their Chevy-Chase-in-Christmas-Vacation impersonating kit.
 
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