In the garden, and RAIN!!! (2)
POSTED BY: SIGNYM
UPDATED: Monday, September 7, 2026 11:50
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Out for my walk in a bit and it doesn't look like my area got any snow last night or this morning. So that's a good thing. Things to do.
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Yeah. The car seems to be working right now. I left it in the garage for almost 24 hours before I ran some errands today and it started right up. Today I left it outside the garage and will see if it starts alright while it's left out in the cold. I should feel good about it if it does.
I bought myself almost $70 worth of stuff today that will cost less than $10 after the rebates come back. A few things for me, but mostly stuff to give away.
I got three new floor vents for less than $6.00 that are normally almost $7 each to replace the rusty old ones in my kitchen and living room. The 2 for the living room are bright white to match the trim and baseboard, and I decided to go brown with the one on the new flooring my friend and his dad helped me install early this year because it blends right in with the floor to the point that you don't even notice it anymore.
That was a great buy. I had planned on sanding the rust down on the old ones and repainting them. Now I just got a no-fuss cosmetic upgrade that is a lot bigger than you would think it was.
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Growing up in a Republic was nice... Shame we couldn't keep it.
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Got some rain but now that I am done for the day it is dry. Bit of blue sky trying to break through the clouds and a little sun.
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Well, we went out to mail a gift, but altho the website says the Post Office was open to 3PM, it actually closed at 1PM.
Drats.
But all was not lost, as daughter and I went to our first sit-down restaurant meals in years. Fingers crossed we don't get sick.
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE someone poor - William Blake
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Well, we went out to mail a gift, but altho the website says the Post Office was open to 3PM, it actually closed at 1PM.
Drats.
But all was not lost, as daughter and I went to our first sit-down restaurant meals in years. Fingers crossed we don't get sick.
That's awesome.
My aunt and uncle near my grandma's and my other aunt that always comes here finally invited them to Christmas dinner. I'm invited as well, but I won't be going. My aunt that's having people over is making everyone from different houses eat in separate rooms, hugs aren't allowed, and she'll be wearing a mask the whole time. I feel bad for her. The Gummint did a real head job on her. She is going to therapy now though, and went back even though the first session she left when the therapist wouldn't put a mask on for her. Honestly, I'm surprised I even got the invite because I'm sure she's heard that I was never vaccinated.
I hope that she can be fixed.
My aunt and Grandma are coming to my place on Christmas Eve. My old man, step mom and youngest brother are going out to the east coast to my other brother's place for a week. I'm not invited there because I'm not vaxxed. I'm sure they knew there was no way I'd ever make that trip out there, but I guess they didn't want to bluff and invite me knowing that just in case I actually did show up.
I'll probably end up going to my friend's house for Christmas. They've kind of been outcast from his family right now because none of them were jabbed, so I guess maybe we're going to be making our own family now. At least his wife's family still gets together with them.
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Growing up in a Republic was nice... Shame we couldn't keep it.
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I just turned down the heat another degree, and I'll be putting it down another 4 degrees at night for the rest of the winter. I got my gas/electric bill for the month and even though it was 2 degrees colder I used 20% less gas than last year. The bill was still $7 more than last year.
Last month's bill was $4 less than the previous November, so they've made $3 more off of me this winter so far.
They will not win.
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Still no snow in my area even though it's being called for. Have to see if it arrives by the time I go to bed or tomorrow.
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We had snow here, Brenda. Just a few inches in the last two days. Nothing really stuck to the cement, but it's on the grass and the roofs and the trashcans and what not.
Last night's test was successful. I had the car out of the garage all night in the cold since around 2PM yesterday... so just a little less than 21 hours. The high yesterday was 19 degrees and the low last night was 18 degrees. The car didn't start up as fast as it would have if it were in the garage, but it didn't give me any problems and started on the first attempt. I let it run in the garage for about 10 minutes before shutting it off.
It will be mid-20's to mid-30's through Thursday, so I shouldn't have any problems leaving it at my friends house all day when we're working on his other property. Friday the high is only 14 though, so I might skip out on that one.
Christmas Eve the low is ZERO!
It's kind of funny, actually. If the weather channel is right about the weather through the end of February, then Friday through Tuesday is supposed to be the coldest weather we have all winter, with the night of Christmas Eve being the coldest of the season.
Sure... Things are bound to change, but right now it's not even close. Except for the three nights leading up to Christmas, there's not a single night where it's predicted to dip into the single digits for the lows.
I'm going to miss the big sale at Goodwill today. I've already had enough of being outside in this crap for one day.
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It's a white day where I am. Snow arrived in the early hours of the morning and is covering everything.
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Sis sent me a picture of her house. More lake effect snow!! At least only 15" this time, not getting clobbered like last time, but still... winter started early, and hard, for them this year. They'll have a white Christmas for sure. I hope it lets up for them later.
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE someone poor - William Blake
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