Speaking of warm buns, it dropped to 30F (-1.1C) today with fierce winds and blowing snow. We normally don't get this kind of weather until February.
Speaking of warm buns, it dropped to 30F (-1.1C) today with fierce winds and blowing snow. We normally don't get this kind of weather until February.
Speaking of warm buns, it dropped to 30F (-1.1C) today with
fierce winds and blowing snow. We normally don't get this kind
of weather until February.
Glad I didn't need to go anywhere!
Speaking of warm buns, it dropped to 30F (-1.1C) today with fierce winds and>blowing snow. We normally don't get this kind of weather until February.
Glad I didn't need to go anywhere!
According to Ryan Hall Y'all (YT weather channel), this Winter
is going to be tougher than we've seen in the past several
years for most of the northern half of the lower 48. Check out
his Snow Prediction video at ryanhallyall.com.
February is usually the "primary" month of really winterish weather here, alt>gh some snow usually appears (and sometimes also stays :-D) in early or mid-D
Forecasts say that we'll be getting 0C this Friday, and the first snow next w>, so I guess winter is on its way now...
Daryl Stout wrote to digimaus <=-
At least the A1C was 6.2, so just below the threshold of type 2 diabetes. But, I know he's going to put me on a strict diet. The
thing is, I'm NOT getting rid of the food I already have...except
by eating it.
Rob Mccart wrote to DIGIMAUS <=-
I guess that far south that would be a bit of a shock..
My place was never intended for winter use so I have hassles like
having to chop holes in the ice in bay out front and carrying pails
of water up the hill for basic needs.
I've sat through November storms (The Gales of November!) with
100 mph winds and had temps hit -47f in mid winter, but it hasn't
gotten quite that cold in a long time. These days it rarely gets
below a balmy -20f. B)
I'm about 160 miles North of Toronto BTW..
I *LOVE* his weather briefings, and tend to watch the live streams...
He's also a ham radio operator, KJ4WHM.
He also just came out with a new version of the Yall-O-Meter...
I always feel like Sweden is 'way up North', but it sounds like the weather here in Central Ontario (160 miles North of Toronto) maybe
would give you a run for your money.
On the plus side, in recent years, we much more rarely get temperatures down in the low -30's and into the -40's Celcius.
One can eat decently even on a fixed income but you have to
cook everything to make sure you control what's going in your
body. The most expensive thing for me to buy is meat of any
type.
I keep my eye out for sales and what-not across different
stores to help with that. My doctors get upset that I don't
eat three meals a day and I tell them I can't afford it. I
make too much to get SNAP benefits ($200 too much a month) but
after all the bills are paid, I barely have enough for food.
Of course, no one has any help for me with that.
I *LOVE* his weather briefings, and tend to watch the live streams...
Me too, and I hope he never has one for my area, IYKWIM.
He's also a ham radio operator, KJ4WHM.
Didn't know that. I don't recall him ever mentioning it. I'll
have to start tuning in his area more often.
He also just came out with a new version of the Yall-O-Meter...
And don't forget about the $1K prize if he picks your pic.
Daryl Stout wrote to digimaus <=-
Right now, I'm on a Starkist Tuna Salad sandwich kick, with the
Funion Onion Rings on the side. They have several varieties of the
tuna salad, including Deli Style, Ranch, Bacon Ranch, Hickory Smoked, Honey Barbecue, Herb N Garlic, and Lemon Pepper. They also have HOT
things like Buffalo and related items, which I don't care for. But,
one package makes 2 sandwiches, and I add Kraft Sweet Honey Barbecue
Sauce to enhance the flavor.
Too many have more money than they know what to do with.
My place was never intended for winter use so I have hassles like>barrels that would freeze solid. Since I was the oldest child and the
having to chop holes in the ice in bay out front and carrying pails
of water up the hill for basic needs.
I've lived in tents and cabins with my family here we had water in metal
It is unusual here to drop below freezing for any great length.
On the plus side, in recent years, we much more rarely get temperatures down in the low -30's and into the -40's Celcius.> that. I remember checking if the (then newly installed) LED lights in the li
We've had -20C during some of the past winter seasons, but it rarely falls be
but it was an amusing shock when they absolutely freaked out
over seeing a Chipmunk for the first time.. B)
Ha.. I always thought at the time how wild it would be to
maybe see a Kangaroo in the wild if I ever visited Australia,
but it was an amusing shock when they absolutely freaked out
over seeing a Chipmunk for the first time.. B)
My biggest worry whil I was still wintering elsewhere was that temps
much lower than -20c can damage LCD monitors and TV sets..
how the rest of the world makes out. In the early years of this
BBS system (early 90's) I made some good friends in a number of
countries, quite a few from Australia back then.
but it was an amusing shock when they absolutely freaked out
over seeing a Chipmunk for the first time.. B)
This week, YallBot turned 1 year old.
I like my tuna sandwiches with a little salt and pepper. Plain
like me.
Too many have more money than they know what to do with.
Not always an enviable position but an extra $500 amount
wouldn't hurt.
... You have my two cents' worth. Now can I have my change?
This week, YallBot turned 1 year old.
Has it been that long? I remember when it first got started.
It wasn't too bright back then. Ryan would ask it question and
get something totally unrelated back. Oh, they grow up so fast.
but it was an amusing shock when they absolutely freaked out>harmful rat?
over seeing a Chipmunk for the first time.. B)
Did they explain why? Did they think it was some kind of
>> maybe see a Kangaroo in the wild if I ever visited Australia,Ha.. I always thought at the time how wild it would be to
Considering some of the scary stuff they have in Australia, that was>amusing I am sure. ;)
how the rest of the world makes out. In the early years of this>hat was fun, too!
BBS system (early 90's) I made some good friends in a number of
countries, quite a few from Australia back then.
That's cool! I mostly met people through local events here in the mid-90s, bu
but it was an amusing shock when they absolutely freaked out
over seeing a Chipmunk for the first time.. B)
Aww -- those are cute. =)
It was more of an excited freak-out. Having never seen one in real
life, and probably not realizing they were common here, they just
thought it was super neat.. Chip and Dale come to life..
(Or Alvin, Simon and Theadore...) B)
Yes, they told me about a family garden party they had one time where
they had placed a baby buggy under a tree so the baby would be out
of the direct sun, and when they went to get it later, there was
a fairly large and VERY poisonous snake sleeping happily beside
the baby..
I think Australia is known for a huge number of poisonous snakes
and spiders and such.
Here about the only thing I have to watch for are rattlesnakes,
and they tend to warn you ahead of time.. B)
The thing is, if someone in chat tends to be a real doofus, Ya'llBot
will tell them how the cow ate the cabbage, and what dressing was on
it. <G>
Mike Powell wrote to Rob Mccart <=-
I looked down, and there stood a chipmunk on its hind legs. I waited a moment to see if it would impart any of its wisdom on me, but it just stood there so moved on. :D
I don't think those are native where you are, other than the
Siberian Chipmunk that was introduced into Europe and Sweden
I looked down, and there stood a chipmunk on its hind legs. I waited a moment to see if it would impart any of its wisdom on me, but it just stood there so moved on. :D
Reminds me of the singing frog of Looney Tunes fame... XD
Mike Powell wrote to DIGIMAUS <=-
I must not have been the one it decided it wanted to talk/sing to. :D
Reminds me of the singing frog of Looney Tunes fame... XD
I don't think those are native where you are, other than the>unless you count Chip 'n' Dale. :)
Siberian Chipmunk that was introduced into Europe and Sweden
No, I think I've only ever seen red squirrels here, no chipmunks...
> > they had placed a baby buggy under a tree so the baby would be outYes, they told me about a family garden party they had one time where
I wonder how they rectified that situation? :O
They are known for poisonous snakes and spiders. We do have rattlers>in Kentucky, but the Copperheads are much more numerous, IIRC.
Mike Powell wrote to DIGIMAUS <=-
I must not have been the one it decided it wanted to talk/sing to. :D
Now I'm thinking of the scene in "Spacebvalls" with the singing alien.
XD
I wonder how they rectified that situation? :O
As I recall, the father grabbed a stick and was going to try to flip
the snake out but as he and a few others got closer to the buggy
the snake got nervous and climbed out on its own.
We've discovered it's pretty hard to catch snakes unless you
really work at it. My father hated snakes and there was a fox
snake over 6 feet long that had taken up living under my place
and would climb up the steps and sun itself on my front deck.
It didn't bother me much, I'd just step over it on my way in
or out the front door, but dad decided we should catch it and
take it out to an island somewhere to get rid of it. We tried
to sweep it into a full sized garbage can to hold it but when
we got it about half way in, it just stretched out and climbed
over the top of the can and escaped, but it did move somewhere
else after that so I guess it accomplished the same thing..
They are known for poisonous snakes and spiders. We do have rattlers>in Kentucky, but the Copperheads are much more numerous, IIRC.
>We also have watocs, a/k/a cottonmouths.
I didn't know watocs and cottonmouths were the same. I assumed one
lived on dry land and the other around the water..
Actually, it says online they are different but often mistaken for
each other because they look near identical. We have those here, or
some sorts of water snakes, too but they are nonvenomous..
I was just looking online and they say we don't have any Copperheads
in Ontario anymore, the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake being our
only venomous snake, but I know they used to be around. My father
in his youth worked forest fires up north and he said it used to
drive him up a wall (tree?) when the snakes would come crawling out
of the fire zone by the dozens, often right over their boots, and
there were definitely Copperheads back then he said.
I have to say that Chipmunks are probably my favourite of all the
critters around here. They generally don't do any damage, live in
holes they dig in the ground mostly, don't make much noise and are
rather cute and can be tempted to take food from your hand if you
care to take the time..
Red Squirrels are a pain.. they will chew holes in your eaves
to get into the attic where it's warmer and are a lot noisier..
Raccoons can be quite destructive as well.
Reminds me of the singing frog of Looney Tunes fame... XD
Now I'm thinking of the scene in "Spacebvalls" with the singing alien.
I maybe shouldn't admit this -- I might lose my Gen X card -- but I have never seen that movie. :O
Mike Powell wrote to DIGIMAUS <=-
I maybe shouldn't admit this -- I might lose my Gen X card -- but I
have never seen that movie. :O
Mortar M. wrote to digimaus <=-
Hmmm, I was thinking of the chest alien from Spaceballs.
Now I'm thinking of the scene in "Spacebvalls" with the singing alien.
I maybe shouldn't admit this -- I might lose my Gen X card -- but I have never seen that movie. :O
Best of the Mel Brooks flicks, IMO.
"I'm a Mog, half Man, half dog.
I'm my own best friend."
I maybe shouldn't admit this -- I might lose my Gen X card -- but I
have never seen that movie. :O
I've never watched "Top Gun" so don't feel bad. But if you do ever want
to watch it, let me know.
Hmmm, I was thinking of the chest alien from Spaceballs.
That is a hilarious scene.
I've never watched "Top Gun" so don't feel bad. But if you do
ever want to watch it, let me know.
What was neat was they got the same actor from Alien.
LOL, the only reason I saw "Top Gun" was because a teacher
showed it during class over the holidays when a lot of students
were out. :D
>> the snake out but as he and a few others got closer to the buggyAs I recall, the father grabbed a stick and was going to try to flip
*Most* snakes will usually try to avoid confrontation if they can.
I had a black snake that was hanging around some. I think I might have>accidentally scared it off and wish I had not. I wouldn't mind having a
>> lived on dry land and the other around the water..I didn't know watocs and cottonmouths were the same. I assumed one
That was a typo. The synchronet internal editor and I sometimes don't get>along. That should be water mocs and, yes, they are the same as
>> in Ontario anymore, the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake being ourI was just looking online and they say we don't have any Copperheads
We used to just have three venomous snake species in Kentucky but,>recently, we've had another type of rattlesnake move into the SW
>> critters around here. They generally don't do any damage, live inI have to say that Chipmunks are probably my favourite of all the
>> to get into the attic where it's warmer and are a lot noisier..Red Squirrels are a pain.. they will chew holes in your eaves
Here, the only ones I have had in the attic are the Chipmunks and the small>"field mice" that are common around here... I think they are called
No telling how much money I spent over the years playing pinball,
earning a Master Of Student Union and a Doctor Of Pinball in college,
when I wasn't studying for my Bachelor Of Arts in Radio, TV, and Film.
>> in Ontario anymore, the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake being ourI was just looking online and they say we don't have any Copperheads
>> only venomous snake
We used to just have three venomous snake species in Kentucky but,>recently, we've had another type of rattlesnake move into the SW
>portion of the state.
The price you pay for the warmer climate? B)
Mice are another story.. This year is very light on mice for some
reason but last year at this time, just before the snow covers
the ground seriously, I caught about 20 of them over a couple
of weeks.. They happily live outside all summer but, come the
cold weather, they come looking for warmer places to make a nest.
So far this year I've only caught one..
Mice are another story.. This year is very light on mice
for some reason but last year at this time, just before
the snow covers the ground seriously, I caught about 20 of
them over a couple of weeks.. They happily live outside
all summer but, come the cold weather, they come looking
for warmer places to make a nest.
So far this year I've only caught one..
No telling how much money I spent over the years playing pinball,>earning a Master Of Student Union and a Doctor Of Pinball in college,
We used to just have three venomous snake species in Kentucky but,>recently, we've had another type of rattlesnake move into the SW
The price you pay for the warmer climate? B)
In theory, yours should be getting warmer also, which makes one>wonder where all the copperheads went? Farther North? :D
> > reason but last year at this time, just before the snow coversMice are another story.. This year is very light on mice for some
I wonder if that is a sign that the serious snow cover is not near yet?
Mice are another story.. This year is very light on mice
for some reason
So far this year I've only caught one..
I've caught more this year sofar than last year.
Sofar.. maybe 8, and I've been lax in resetting the traps.
In theory, yours should be getting warmer also, which makes one>wonder where all the copperheads went? Farther North? :D
Apparently not. It doesn't look like temperature was the main thing
that caused their disappearance. The only place I saw mentioned in
Canada where they still have them was in Gaspesie National Park
in Quebec. A map of where they are found in the USA showed mainly
mid southern to southern states in the East half of the country
pretty much all the way up to the Canadian Border near the East coast.
Not shown in Florida for some reason, maybe the heat but they are
all over Texas so maybe not that..
One year I found a mouse had built a nest under the hood of my
pickup truck, so I set a trap under the hood, and when I checked
the next day I'd caught a mouse. I figured I should set the trap
again in case there were others, and sure enough the next day
I'd caught another mouse... So, set it again just to be on
the safe side? Long story short, after I caught my 17th mouse
I decided that the bait in my trap was just drawing them in so
I stopped setting the trap and they didn't come back..
This year my sister, whos cottage is not used from late October
until May, built one of those Pail traps, ...
The beauty of these is that they have unlimited capacity since
the mice never get to the bait and the pail can hold lots of
them, and the antifreeze not only kills the mice but it stops
them from smelling if it starts to warm up..
That might sound like winning a free game but, what it involved
was running the machine out of free games. Most machines could
only rack up 15 free games, and then if you won one more, it
made a loud 'CLACK' sound, and the whole place would know that
you had 'Beat the Machine'.
At that point, you usually grabbed some kid and told him he had
15 free games to play and walked away..
It drove the owners nuts because you can imagine the how much
time you had tied up that machine on just one lousy quarter..
I did that myself...especially when I had to get to my next class
in college...although I enjoyed the Student Union Gameroom more. <G>
(Copperheads) are Not shown in Florida for some reason, maybe the>heat but they are all over Texas so maybe not that..
Maybe they have a natural predator there, or maybe it has something>to do with the composition of the soil... or the type of areas they
This year my sister, whos cottage is not used from late October>wasn't as effective as a plain ol' bucket with some water!
until May, built one of those Pail traps, ...
I emailed you a pic of one that was built and used here. It
That might sound like winning a free game but, what it involved>they usually had a max of 5 or 10 games to win. You tried to TILT it
was running the machine out of free games. Most machines could
only rack up 15 free games
I remember when you beat the high score, you got 3 free games, but
(Copperheads) are Not shown in Florida for some reason, maybe the>heat but they are all over Texas so maybe not that..
Maybe they have a natural predator there, or maybe it has something>to do with the composition of the soil... or the type of areas they
>prefer may be too damp in Florida.
Maybe.. Hard to say but the map seemed to show a straight horizontal
line near the top of Florida which seemed odd.. Visa expired? B)
Daryl Stout wrote to digimaus <=-
Sean,
I've never watched "Top Gun" so don't feel bad. But if you do
ever want to watch it, let me know.
There was a neat pinball machine by that name. If you set a high
score, or when the game finished, it played "Anchors Aweigh". It
made me want to stand and salute. :)
Daryl Stout wrote to Mike Powell <=-
I found neat YouTube Channel last night, Alpha Bravo Pinball...
I watched videos on "Top Gun" and "High Speed", both manufactured
by Williams in the mid 1980's.
No telling how much money I spent over the years playing pinball, earning a Master Of Student Union and a Doctor Of Pinball in college,
when I wasn't studying for my Bachelor Of Arts in Radio, TV, and Film.
Rob Mccart wrote to DARYL STOUT <=->earning a Master Of Student Union and a Doctor Of Pinball in college,
No telling how much money I spent over the years playing pinball,
In my misspent youth, age 16 or 17, I spent a lot of hours hanging
around in a pool hall that had a few pinball machines. I had a
favourite I played most of the time and I learned all the tricks to
make points and we used to have a contest to see if we could do what
we called 'Beating the Machine'..
That might sound like winning a free game but, what it involved was running the machine out of free games. Most machines could only rack
up 15 free games, and then if you won one more, it made a loud 'CLACK' sound, and the whole place would know that you had 'Beat the Machine'.
At that point, you usually grabbed some kid and told him he had 15
free games to play and walked away..
I definitely did that twice, possibly 3 times..
It drove the owners nuts because you can imagine the how much
time you had tied up that machine on just one lousy quarter.. B)
This was a long time ago and the machine was very mechanical.
I'm not sure if it even kept track of a high score, and there
was no way to put in a name or initials if it did..
There was a neat pinball machine by that name. If you set a high
score, or when the game finished, it played "Anchors Aweigh". It
made me want to stand and salute. :)
Yeah! Nothing to do with the movie, but a VERY cool machine!
I have it on an iPad app too... :-)
I played some video games, but love pinball to this day!!!
I didn't know there was a limit like that. :-) I enjoyed the
pre- digital days where you could 'roll over' the score. :-)
(Copperheads) are Not shown in Florida for some reason, maybe the>heat but they are all over Texas so maybe not that..
>> line near the top of Florida which seemed odd.. Visa expired? B)Maybe.. Hard to say but the map seemed to show a straight horizontal
Maybe their state does not report stats on vipers or, at least,>copperheads. <shrugs>
At that point, you usually grabbed some kid and told him he had 15>digital days where you could 'roll over' the score. :-)
free games to play and walked away..
It drove the owners nuts because you can imagine the how much
time you had tied up that machine on just one lousy quarter.. B)
Love it!!!
I didn't know there was a limit like that. :-) I enjoyed the pre-
This was a long time ago and the machine was very mechanical.>electronics.
I'm not sure if it even kept track of a high score, and there
was no way to put in a name or initials if it did..
The numbers for the score were on wheels. Now, it's all digital
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