Saturday coffee and weather, 18 January

ibike2havefun said:
Yesterday Mrs. Fun and I spent an hour or so preparing a permethrin solution and soaking our travel clothes in it. Permethrin is an insecticide / repellent; we're hoping that it will help ward off mosquitoes and therefore improve our comfort as well as reduce the chances of our contracting some exotic mosquito-borne tropical disease. It's evidently pretty nasty stuff until it dries: all prep had to be done outside, with us wearing protective gloves to avoid contact with our skin. It's also apparently highly toxic to cats in particular so we wanted to keep it away from Mulan.

The instructions said to soak clothes for a minimum of two hours, then take them out of the bag and let them air dry outdoors. They've been soaking in their sealed-up ziplock bags overnight (in a box, indoors), so that part's taken care of. However, our weather isn't conducive to outdoor clothes drying at the moment so we're going to impose on friends who have a heated garage. We'll take the sodden garments up to their place later this morning, hang or spread them on trying racks in the garage, then spend several hours enjoying the company of people we don't see often enough, then come home later this afternoon. If for some reason the clothes haven't dried by then we'll go back tomorrow to retrieve them.
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Maybe it's just me, but for pleasure I think I'd rather go visit a place that wasn't actively trying to kill me. But you go and enjoy that. I bet their garage will be critter free for a decade now too. Forgive the crabbiness as it's still early in the cup. I do hope you have a great time though!

35/2 here in SoMD. Expecting some rain/maybe snow later today, and then more rain/maybe snow tomorrow, but I'm not buying it. When the forecast is this wild, I just sit back and wait to see what happens. I only care if I can sell a few more snowblowers and generators to clear out some vital real estate in my garage. It is gonna get real cold here early next week though...not looking forward to that heating bill.

Did get some stuff done on the generator. Fixed the panel circuit breaker that was mashed in. The cheap plastic bar that holds them in had a void defect so it broke right there. 3D printed a new and thicker one and she's solid now. Did some painting and it'll be ready for sale soon. Other than that, eh, I guess I'll wander around the house and see what's broken to fix...besides the bike. Take care y'all!
 

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Good morning Gang , up early due to a chronic cough. Usually mind hamsters,oh well , will enjoy the forum. Yup still dark outside Sun rise at 7:57 , phone says Partly Cloudy, temp Cold for here 27 F high of 40 F.
Plan for today if my legs are up to it, Home Depot run need glue gun sticks, adding some foam to the Mike Corbin seat,and will attempt to replace the cover material with some the wife has hanging around the house for years. Don't know how it will look, material is a light Tan (brown) Color. Might go to the Vancouver bike show tomorrow. Not much I need or can afford, but l would like to find a one piece bad weather suit. Yeah I'm not going to swear and use a four letter word starting with a R.
Thanks Dave for Funnies and Coffee. Good Day everyone.IMG_6397.jpg
 
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Sadlsor said:
I hear retirement can do that to a feller. Surely you're not complaining...?
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Oh heck no! Just sayin', was all.

Peppermint said:
If you wanted to go to Morrow,
You shouldn't have come today,
For the train that goes to Morrow,
Went to Morrow yesterday!
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Sounds like a bit Ronnie Corbett might've done.
 
Morning all! Still dark out here, just past 7 am. Currently 0C with a windchill down to -4C. The high will be 5C with sun every now and again.

Not sure what is in store the for day. There's a variety of chores and stuff to do around the house so hopefully will cross a couple things off the list. Possibly a dump run. The dogs will need to be walked. Maybe a nap, medicinal of course.

Hope everyone has a great day!
 
HUM.... Quite the morning start, I see!

Morning Dave & All, from mostly cloudy, Southern Utah!

Currently it is 19F, up from 14F, and heading for 31F. Already a slight breeze, and of course like always, the winds will pick up from the NNE @ 15 to 25mph.

Chris informed me a couple of days ago that her Quilt Retreat was lasting until Saturday (today), but the weather is changing today and they might get snow up there, so I'm not too happy with her staying longer. She doesn't do well driving in snow, so I'm a bit worried about her. She just texted me... it's snowing up there. "Really?" :well1:

@jdmccright, thanks for the reminder, maybe I'll pull out my generator that I bought 3 1/2 years ago and haven't even put the oil in it yet. :rolleyes: I plan on feeding it, propane only, since I don't trust anything sitting that takes gas! So maybe todays the day? Maybe...:unsure:

A NOS 2004 fuel tank popped up on eBay yesterday, so I added it to my watch list, for the heck of it. They sent me a low offer on it. I looked up Partzilla and they do have them, almost $1,000! :eek: So I'm very tempted! ;) Although Chris would probably kill me!

Lazyman's breakfast. Pepsi(s) to come later!

Anyone :dr13:, have a great day on the roads! :hat3:
 
SupraSabre said:
Chris informed me a couple of days ago that her Quilt Retreat was lasting until Saturday (today), but the weather is changing today and they might get snow up there, so I'm not too happy with her staying longer. She doesn't do well driving in snow, so I'm a bit worried about her. She just texted me... it's snowing up there. "Really?" :well1:
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I just got a call from Chris and the roads up there are a total mess. Her sister offered her to stay at their Condo for the night, so I told her to go for it! Come home tomorrow!
 
Upt' North said:
Get that tank ordered quick.
24 hours of mischief to follow.
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Yep, I'm not dumb, it gives me an extra day of No Adult Supervision! Let's see what trouble I can get into today, although, at 31F, I doubt if there will be much outdoor activity! LOL
 
Evening all, and thanks Dave for the start, and Keith for the cup of confusion.

It was a blowy, snowy day here, but temps were just above freezing. Seems I wasn't destined to sleep as I had 2 knocks at the door, one last evening at 9pm, the other this morning a 8am. Last night was the courier with my new flashlight, and this morning it was the power company, come to change out my 2 digital meters for smart meters. This way they can collect my usage data remotely to bill me, and don't even have to send out a person to read the meter anymore. The were quick swapping the meters so we were only in the dark for about 10 minutes.

Finally, something to ponder.... Do you know why Pavlov's hair was so soft? It's because he conditioned it.

See you all tomorrow, on SUNDAY.

Obo
 
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