Yeah, good thing you figured that out there was a problem now. I need to test mine, but it's been Hot enough that I haven't thought of it much. Bring on that Global Warming... Any decade now.... Don't be shy....
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I didn't know you could make Whiskey in a Garage... I thought you had to be out in the middle of nowhere like Walter White. I want to make it, but just to see it happen...
If I were to label it and sell it, I would call it "Cat Snot Bourbon", hence no drinking it... That said, if I bought all the equipment, I might be able to make Beer with it, which I would drink with Animal Snot if that's what ended up happening. If there were a Beer called Dog Paw Porter, I would try it... Or Stout... I would try any Porter or Stout, especially since I haven't had a Beer in almost 4 Years.
6 Months of trapped inside pretty much, why don't people do this in Montana?
The answer is they do, I'm just not one of the Cool Kids yet... Fake it till you make it, though... Making Chocolate was $..... Whiskey looks like $$$$$$$$
If I were to label it and sell it, I would call it "Cat Snot Bourbon", hence no drinking it... That said, if I bought all the equipment, I might be able to make Beer with it, which I would drink with Animal Snot if that's what ended up happening. If there were a Beer called Dog Paw Porter, I would try it... Or Stout... I would try any Porter or Stout, especially since I haven't had a Beer in almost 4 Years.
6 Months of trapped inside pretty much, why don't people do this in Montana?
The answer is they do, I'm just not one of the Cool Kids yet... Fake it till you make it, though... Making Chocolate was $..... Whiskey looks like $$$$$$$$
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There are some good programs out there to get a new HVAC for low monthly payments if you don't have big bucks to pay up front. You might save enough in monthly energy costs to pay for it too.
I quit eating all the sugar that I could many years ago. I gave up diet coke and drink un-sweet ice tea now. I can't stand sweet tea anymore. About a year ago, I started eating sweet things like peanut M&Ms and snicker bars. I gained 10 pounds and my triglycerides shot way up. The high triglycerides caused my cholesterol to be inaccurate too. anyway, for three months, I quit all sweets again and my triglycerides and cholesterol came down to a reasonable level.Excited for these 7 days off, hoping to finish the upper cabinets and wallpaper, then shampooing a rug in my dining room. I also need to paint all of the doors for the cabinets, can't do that if it's cold inside.
I only work 2 12 hour shifts my next turn and then I am on vacation for 12!!! Days. I am hoping to start some sewing projects. Looking forward to trying to form a new hobby.....
Speaking of new things. I quit drinking sweet tea daily 7 days ago, so far I have gained 2 pounds.
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Monday? That's as soon as they could get there? Did you tell them you have no heat?So.... for a flare of drama.... I found my heated throw blanket and am trying to stop under it lol. It's not even that cold currently
The HVAC people are coming Monday.View attachment 33542
Ruby bought an oil heater for her kittens this week. The oil heaters are pretty efficient, safe and cheap.
For that particular company yes, it will be Monday. I have used him in the past and he was reasonable and no bs.
While it is supposed to be in the 30s at night, our days are 60s and then low 70s so it will be fine. If it were colder, I would call a different company possibly, but I think it can wait.
I woke up about an hour ago and it is still 60° in the house, while it is 36° outside. It was 64 when I went to bed and I slept with my ceiling fan and a pedestal fan on all night, as well as the ceiling fan and a box fan on in another room. I think the biggest downfall of it being cool in the house will be my increased laziness because I am cold out from under the heated throw lol.
I hope everyone has a great day, I am going to get awake and figure out what to do on day off #1.
Yes Sir... Quitting Sugar in all forms does incredible things for health... It's like a new beginning when the body isn't fed Sugar and all the chemicals in processed foods... The Body literally tells you after a few weeks because your sweat doesn't smell, your bathroom visits don't smell etc...
You can eliminate every toxin via Food and Bathroom chemical products and Dishwasher and Laundry products etc. while still consuming Sugar and you will smell the same... Sugar burning in the Body is the same thing as Sugar burning on the Cooktop...
If people get into the habit and cleanse themselves, the addictions to all the chemicals in literally everything that's packaged as "food" disappears... People don't need to use deodorant or soap or shampoo or anything because there's no smell to get rid of. People can walk down every aisle of the Supermarket and not buy anything because it's all garbage...
People can turn their Grey hair back to it's original color... People can eliminate wrinkles... Fat melts off the body on command... There's no use for Prescription Drugs...
People can hack their health however they want, but very few do... I tell myself that occasional Whiskey is my reward for "being good", but I can turn that off like a light switch as well...
Side note on Cholesterol if you don't know... Total at 200 is perfect for Adult Males.
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Or, a guy, a plow truck and a checkbook. Downside being that it is your checkbook.
It's odd how on my street there are ten million kids, yet none shovel, cut lawns or rake leaves for money. When I was a kid, we had territory wars over such jobs.
Of course we walked ten miles in 2 foot deep snow to school each day & it was uphill both ways.
Yeah, I have never seen a kid work anywhere I have lived except when I was a kid.
It's really difficult to shovel, mow or rake with one's face in one's phone.
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Thanks! I have more to do then I’ll spackle and caulk it all. Then, it will look real nice.
Looks like you're coping the inside corners.
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Yes, Sir! Much easier.
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I was quoting posts but the browser had an issue and lost the posts I quoted. Ron, I love the pics. In your vacation ones the dog's face really amused me.
The fuse was the first thing I thought of might be the issue in the microwave but I haven't been able to meet up with my friend. We've both been too busy.
@shan2themax I had the same thing happen when I used the heat pump for the first time in months. At first I turned it off thinking something was burning, but I consulted some HVAC people who assured me that is normal. It's basically burning off dust, which won't cause a fire. It will smell for awhile but then it goes away. It happened when the heat came on for the first time in months this time.
Sorry I haven't posted in a bit. Got sick the night before an appointment Mom had. Headache, dizzy, nausea, chills, etc. Then I would wake up sweating and feeling overheated then feeling chills alternating back and forth. When the chills were gone I was sweating even when it was 65°. Less than 2 minutes after getting dressed I was sweating like crazy. The 72hr antiperspirant didn't even last 5 minutes. I don't know if it was a bug or an infection or what, but something had me. Been feeling meh ever since.
Took Mom to the appointment and her kidneys are getting worse. She was told to stop taking Naprosyn and to drink more water. NP wants to have her kidneys checked again soon.
The lock thingy that you turn to lock/unlock the front door from the inside is missing on our front door. The whole handle came off several times. I think the set screw broke or slipped or something. Just picked up a new lever and one for the back door as well.
Binge watched the Lord of the Rings movies (the first 3, not the prequels). Started playing a new object search game called Unsolved.
Did a bit of cleaning in the kitchen and am still battling the roaches. They are in the truck now. Ugh. So I spread some boric acid tablets around in the truck.
I put some backer rod in gaps around the back door and used door & window spray foam. Went through 2 cans of it. It expands rather slowly so it expanded more than I expected. I'm currently waiting for the 2nd round of it to dry (Used up one can on just the top and down the sides a little). It really expended while I was at the store. I'll be checking in a few minutes to see if I need to cut back anything that is going to stick out too far or get on the door again-- some of it expanded and flopped over and got onto the door while I was gone. I need to sand and touch-up the door again anyway though. Need to figure out where I put that paint and get a stirring stick.
Bethesda decided to steal my step stool and cried so pitifully when I tried to take it back that I'm letting her sit on it for awhile.
Rupert has started running again. He still can't jump well and struggles to climb. But he has been chasing me all around and then getting under my feet. He repeatedly got under my brother's feet the past few days.
Speaking of my brother, I jokingly handed him the spray foam can to shake saying he knew the right motions. So he shook it up and down for a couple seconds and said "Finished!" Then he actually shook it properly but made all sorts of funny faces.
I'm going to check the foam and then try to get some sleep tonight. Need to take mom to turn in her mail-in ballot and take care of some stuff at the assessor's office. Oh, that reminds me, we just got a letter that we thought was for my brother but think it was for dad (same name) from some development company wanting to buy our entire property for a rather insultingly low price. Like, we paid more for the front 18 acres than they offered for 32 acres. I'm hoping these development clowns don't try to cause any problems.
as an aside, I want to get a drone to fly over the property and check areas I can't get to on foot to make sure people haven't been trespassing. It looks like they may be cutting into the yard on the back east side from satellite imagery.
Update: I will wait until morning to see if I want to try to fill in a little bit more. I'll clean it up then. It was already set up and dry when I went to check because I got distracted.
The fuse was the first thing I thought of might be the issue in the microwave but I haven't been able to meet up with my friend. We've both been too busy.
@shan2themax I had the same thing happen when I used the heat pump for the first time in months. At first I turned it off thinking something was burning, but I consulted some HVAC people who assured me that is normal. It's basically burning off dust, which won't cause a fire. It will smell for awhile but then it goes away. It happened when the heat came on for the first time in months this time.
Sorry I haven't posted in a bit. Got sick the night before an appointment Mom had. Headache, dizzy, nausea, chills, etc. Then I would wake up sweating and feeling overheated then feeling chills alternating back and forth. When the chills were gone I was sweating even when it was 65°. Less than 2 minutes after getting dressed I was sweating like crazy. The 72hr antiperspirant didn't even last 5 minutes. I don't know if it was a bug or an infection or what, but something had me. Been feeling meh ever since.
Took Mom to the appointment and her kidneys are getting worse. She was told to stop taking Naprosyn and to drink more water. NP wants to have her kidneys checked again soon.
The lock thingy that you turn to lock/unlock the front door from the inside is missing on our front door. The whole handle came off several times. I think the set screw broke or slipped or something. Just picked up a new lever and one for the back door as well.
Binge watched the Lord of the Rings movies (the first 3, not the prequels). Started playing a new object search game called Unsolved.
Did a bit of cleaning in the kitchen and am still battling the roaches. They are in the truck now. Ugh. So I spread some boric acid tablets around in the truck.
I put some backer rod in gaps around the back door and used door & window spray foam. Went through 2 cans of it. It expands rather slowly so it expanded more than I expected. I'm currently waiting for the 2nd round of it to dry (Used up one can on just the top and down the sides a little). It really expended while I was at the store. I'll be checking in a few minutes to see if I need to cut back anything that is going to stick out too far or get on the door again-- some of it expanded and flopped over and got onto the door while I was gone. I need to sand and touch-up the door again anyway though. Need to figure out where I put that paint and get a stirring stick.
Bethesda decided to steal my step stool and cried so pitifully when I tried to take it back that I'm letting her sit on it for awhile.
Rupert has started running again. He still can't jump well and struggles to climb. But he has been chasing me all around and then getting under my feet. He repeatedly got under my brother's feet the past few days.
Speaking of my brother, I jokingly handed him the spray foam can to shake saying he knew the right motions. So he shook it up and down for a couple seconds and said "Finished!" Then he actually shook it properly but made all sorts of funny faces.
I'm going to check the foam and then try to get some sleep tonight. Need to take mom to turn in her mail-in ballot and take care of some stuff at the assessor's office. Oh, that reminds me, we just got a letter that we thought was for my brother but think it was for dad (same name) from some development company wanting to buy our entire property for a rather insultingly low price. Like, we paid more for the front 18 acres than they offered for 32 acres. I'm hoping these development clowns don't try to cause any problems.
as an aside, I want to get a drone to fly over the property and check areas I can't get to on foot to make sure people haven't been trespassing. It looks like they may be cutting into the yard on the back east side from satellite imagery.
Update: I will wait until morning to see if I want to try to fill in a little bit more. I'll clean it up then. It was already set up and dry when I went to check because I got distracted.
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Z... I think you just got the best news in a long time. Don't take the low bid, but that's where negotiation comes in. The House doesn't exist in their mind, that will be tore down by them.
Most of your Health problems and your Mom's are from the House because of the Animal waste and invaders. If you move to a different property with a different House that isn't trashed, the Health of both of you can improve. You might have to give up the Cows and other cuts to afford it, and the 12 year old might have to go back to work etc...
Just thinking out loud... Get an estimate / appraisal for the land without the House... It will give you leverage at the deal table... You already have some leverage because the developers want it.
Most of your Health problems and your Mom's are from the House because of the Animal waste and invaders. If you move to a different property with a different House that isn't trashed, the Health of both of you can improve. You might have to give up the Cows and other cuts to afford it, and the 12 year old might have to go back to work etc...
Just thinking out loud... Get an estimate / appraisal for the land without the House... It will give you leverage at the deal table... You already have some leverage because the developers want it.
Interesting.
You inquire about your land title, and a developer makes an inquiry.Which is what that offer is.
Make absolutely sure there are no avenues for adverse position, and the title is locked in and specific.
I get offer letters from time to time for our property. The offer is always real low and from out of state.
