Gray & Orange Cheese Omelets
Fried Potatoes & Onions (maybe a yam or two)
Cinnamon & Tobasco French Toast
(some previously garlic bread)
Fruit Salad (never mind the moving things)
Cottage Cheese or Drained Curdled Milk
(it all looks the same)
Frozen Stuff & Fermented Juice blended
Assorted Pop Tarts
Doc T’s World Famous Coffee & Wart Remover
Johanan’s Boss’s Galaxy Famous CocoMocha & Antidote
Bmonk’s Heavenly Mint Mocha and Breath Freshner
Fresh Squeezed Peppermint Lemonade
Ummm….. Milk (if you can’t read expire date, then must be okay)
Fungus Fudge
Raspberry Coconut Cookies
OOOPS I never knew the good Doctor’s nuclear blend was a wart remover, but I have used it successfully to strip paint. It also moves everything along my digestive canal to the end, sometimes very swiftly.
Good Morning once again! We are now getting the snow, Doc. We have an inch on the ground and they are predicting 4-6 total, but the larger amounts are near the lake. I was planning on moving one of my tool boxes to the shop this morning, but not in the snow.
Doc, I have one smaller evergreen in the back yard and a line of larger ones on the other side of my privacy fence between my house and the main street. They do make for a gorgeous winter scene.
♠Lonewolf♠ I have heard this name for a belt for a car and each time other’s know the name of this belt I never remember. What is average wear and tear on this type of belt keeps a car or truck going? We have 174,500 miles I think on our car and in no way can we change out of car’s. Hubby can’t even get a pickup even used. Can’t make payments.
All this talk and pictures of snow make me COLD. Isn’t it time for winter to go away? We finally got our driveway shoveled out [we don’t have a snowblower] and now I hear another storm is supposed to move through the area in a few days. I am definitely ready to hibernate or take a nice vacation to someplace with no snow. I wouldn’t miss it at all.
It’s supposed to warm up a bit the next day or two–so no school closings in West Dakota…
Lewreader said, about 3 experiments ago
OOOPS! I never knew the good Doctor’s nuclear blend was a wart remover, but I have used it successfully to strip paint. It also moves everything along my digestive canal to the end, sometimes very swiftly.
It can be used to remove warts–but you can’t let it keep the warts, or you may start another plague of super-powered warts…
Good morning, Serena. I have a garden tractor with a plow attachment and chains for the tires. James has fun using it to clear the drive and the sidewalks, so that is his job after his “after school” activities. :^))
Lonewolf please send James with your tractor this way. Everyone with snow removal equipment of any kind has been out for the last two days trying to clear the streets and sidewalks so people can move around at all.
♠Lonewolf♠ yes to your answer. What is the life of those belts?
When snow reaches over 7” schools here close most schools further w close to CO have higher snow depth.
We are dealing with fridged cold weather. Surpise that ICt clossed today. Unless pipes have froze didn’t want kids to freeze going outside.
The big dept I work at some area’s few people are leaving jobs for police accademy. I’m too old for that now. And too out of shape.
Sad part I wish I knew Spanish language more jobs require bi-lingeal.
Hi, people!
I heard the reason most the schools around here are closed today was because of the temps & wind chill. Right now it is 12.3°F with wind gusts of 5 mph. They figured with the snow/ice on the streets, kids might have to stand out even longer waiting on the busses. Although, even the college offices are closed due to the cold weather. I think no one wanted to walk from the cars or dorms to the buildings.
I realized I forgot to have my son do a driving lesson yesterday. We’ve been trying to teach him stick-shift. But for today, I think I’ll have him drive the all-wheel drive van with automatic transmission. I’m not sure he’s driven on snow before. I’ve got to make a milk run to Braums either today or tomorrow, we’re on the last jug. I bought 3 gallons on Friday, but that doesn’t last too long between the two of them.
You all may keep your snow and below freezing temperatures. I get cold just walking to mailbox. Of course, neither Monkey 2 nor myself like heavy coats. Probably putting on pants, socks and shoes instead of capris and sandals could also make it warmer?
I’m awake!!!
Who needs coffee? Just go stand outside for a couple of minutes. Not too long hypothermia is bad.
Ooops! - That’s one of the reasons I hate cold weather. I get cold so easily, that I have to pile on the clothes. Long johns, socks, pants, snow boots, heavy coat with hood, ear muffs, gloves, and I still got cold yesterday. I may have to see if I can find one of my sons’ ski masks to wear today.
Rmom, I hear those are real popular in banks, stores, restaurants, mechanics shops….. basically anywhere they handle money. If you really want to have fun add some bunny ears and a pair of oversized, polka dot sunglasses.
Good Morning, Rmom, Sojo, Lonewolf, Sister Kab, Bmonk, Grog, LakeSnake, SirLew (How come you never mentioned your dog before yesterday?) Doc T, Gma T, Serenasakitty, Peepers, Lurkers, and Everyone!
Ooops! - LOL! I was only thinking of wearing that for my walk out in the country. Between a ski mask and my handgun, it wouldn’t be difficult to get people upset if that was my goal.
When I was at the grocery store Friday evening, I couldn’t believe how people were dressed. One woman had pink striped pajama pants, and pink bunny slippers. Not that I’m the fashion police, but you’d think at 6pm that she’d be out of her jammies by then.
Pink? Wouldn’t she worry about getting them stained? They don’t keep your feet very warm once they get wet either.
Sounds like she was a Hoity-Toity Wannabe, they are so sad. It is like those outfits you occassionally see on catwalks. They cost over $1000, and serve no purpose other than to be seen once. Why Bother? Not even to a fancy shmancy event.
Grog - I don’t remember them closing our schools for cold temps when I was a kid either. But then, we didn’t have a/c in the schools (except the offices) either. Now, they think it is “cruel and unusual punishment” if all the classrooms don’t have a/c.
Hello all town here for longest time hardly ever closed school big town small ones do. New superindent.
♠Lonewolf♠ I believe we got our use of that belt for the car. I told my hubby about how long it’s suppose to last. I believe we had a different car long time ago had this happen. Some our like my BIL think repair places are only trying to sell. Wonder what they would think if belt broke can’t go anywhere. Been there not fun.
Ooops! - They were stained. She had to be a Wannabe because she sure wasn’t up to carrying off Hoity-Toity. I’m guessing about a size 24 in clothes, too.
I guess I will be leaving close to 25 min’s. Lot of stuff needs done on paperwork.
I remember when as a kid big town did close school back in 72 due to extreme snow. Smaller town’s will cancel school with snow depth of 7”+.
The schools could have a difficult time keeping the temperature warm enough. There are a lot of windows. Also, it could simply cost too much for their budget.
They also have to be careful of frozen pipes and stuff. Maybe having the water turned on with kids turning on and off faucets all day signicantly increases chances of burst pipes?
Ooops! - It might cost more to heat them to comfortable level. I’ve noticed the newer the school building, the less windows. Probably with a/c, they don’t need as many windows, and they’re not cheap. But running water doesn’t freeze as fast, so having water used would decrease the chances of burst pipes. Of course, if they froze overnight (which is when it usually happens), then it would cause a problem when people wanted to use water.
Kab, now a days most cars have one belt for everything. If it breaks, the car can’t go much farther before it overheats or the battery dies from the alternator not working.
Here in Chicago, we never had school closings for temps even in the negative range. I can remember going to school when it was minus 5 or minus 10. And the windchill was colder than that!
Grog - I understand completely. I love having central heat & a/c, but I do know I could survive without them. I’m not too sure our younger generation has that confidence. On the other hand, buildings and vehicles aren’t designed to deal well without the modern systems. Like our VW (that got totalled) for instance. The a/c quit working, but so did the driver’s power window. No triangle “wing” windows, either. Hard to handle 100+ weather without a/c in a car with black interior, and can’t roll the window down.
It comes down to what your used to as to what to expect. I saw an interesting show about school kids in Siberia. Although it was extreamly cold with a lot of snow small kids played outside at recess like we do here. I remember in grade school it was about 50° and a substitute teacher was trying to make us put our coats on when we played outside in shirts and felt fine. He was wearing a coat and freezing! Turned out he was from Hawaii and wasn’t used to anything below 70°.
Rmom, that’s why my new car has manual windows. The power windows in my old car gave out on me. Not planning on fixing that unless I’ve got money to burn. A/C still works though - and heat.
Grog - But power windows are nice for being able to leave all the windows cracked open when parking. We don’t usually park where it is too dangerous to do that.
True, power windows are nice, but if my A/c’s not working, at least I’ll be able to open the windows. And there were times in my old car I would have preferred to open the windows but had to run a/c instead.
I don’t really like a/c if I can get away with not using it…;.which woud go for any nice day with temps no higher than say 82 and hopefully not too humid.
Ooops Fun menu! I love potatoes and onions and a few yams are fine too and the grey and yellow omelet will make a good item for my afternoon tea! I will risk some “moving” fruit too!
Here in Chicago, we never had school closings for temps even in the negative range. I can remember going to school when it was minus 5 or minus 10. And the windchill was colder than that!
And when I was young, we walked through six-foot drifts five miles to school, uphill both ways, before we had to tunnel thirty feet down to the school doors, using our bare hands, and dragging our school books with our teeth.
But do today’s youth believe us when we tell them?
Hi, Hope&Joy and bmonk!bmonk - I guess my hubby needs to add to his list a few things about his rough childhood. LOL! Considering the flat ground around here, people don’t even believe him when he tells them he went to a high school that was 4-stories high, and every floor was a ground floor. I don’t know if I’d believe him either, but I’ve seen the school, so I can actually vouch for that one.
@Rmom, that’s a good one! I can just imagine. At college, we did have a library–built in my last year–that had three floors like that, but the roof was at ground level too, and had grass on it.
Then there’s the classic version, from Monty Python
Speaking of school closing, I can remember some winter days when the snow would be blowing so badly that the buses wouldn’t chance it. I lived 12 miles out of town and we used to listen to the radio every morning to see if the buses were running. Lots of times the bus would be late for one reason or another and we would get to swagger into class late. Even better would be the times we would get to go home early because of road conditions. All the town kids were envious. When the temperature dropped to -20*F or colder, my dad would drive us to the end of the laneway so we would have some shelter while we waited.
Ooops! - Just missed a consumer report on TV for the best hot cocoa while reading your comment. I think anything though in your condition would be good.
Kab Buch, was on early, then had errands to do. It was 18 here this morning. Didn’t get above 23. Hope you have had a wonderful day (inside where it is hopefully warm).
Grog I hear you BUT, I can’t help it if I think yellow Duck’s feet are fun…..granted a little garish…..well, a LOT GARISH….but they made me smile…..AND you must admit it was easy to keep track of their feet, if you were so inclined.
Hopeandjoy, they may look good on ducks, but I have reservations about football players though. If they have the guts to go with yellow socks then maybe the next step would be pink uniforms.
But yes I did laugh. And when Auburn stopped laughing I’m glad they decided to play football.
Ooops! I hit the wrong button and deleted my own comment. Okay….. ummm…. I locked my keys in the car thanks to Rac0308’s Curse second time out of three. One more to go. When I called to see if mom could spare some time for me, she assumed it was frivolous……. so, I walked 4.9 miles home in 34°weather wearing a long sleeved T-shirt and jeans rather than explain.
I was reading your comments about cars and school with or without A/C. When I was school no A/C misserable sweeting hard to think. Temper’s would fly student’s would get in trouble. We had one car with power window I absoultly loved it could control, when one didn’t need use of A/C could power window’s down for fresh air and if rain came would have easier power window up. Our car is manuel and I don’t really like it dark inside and extremely hot during summer. Too much trouble to have a pasenger window up or down manuel and at times I could not pull over and raise window if rain came.
I would far rather have a powered window.
Grog believe me I am not arguing with you about powered windows. I don’t have long arms and had to drive to a repair shop when our window was down and it was pooring rain out. With our current car we bought what we could afford. Our previous car I wished after ward we put a rebuilt engine in. This car hard powered windows not bad on gas millage, silver, and not hot inside. Current car get’s very hot inside, our A/C quite so I had to drive my hubby’s truck to work this was heat of summer we had to save money cost over $600 we did not have. Took more than a year. Hubby had retired before hand. I found this out going to work and I sweated badly almost got over heated even with a window down.
My BIL would agree with most of you about not liking powered window’s their current vehicle does have powered window. This car was abandoned off a HWY he contacted through ven # and got it for $100. This is their family and business car. Their car is also a stick shift. He’s had to have transmission overhauled and stick shift repaired.
Well anyway, by the time I had money to repair the windows, I also had the money to buy a new car. So I did the latter instead. But I will get the windows repaired on the old car. It’s just not a priority right now.
For me school during summer time was miserable, at home we did not keep house that cool. Window A/C was used not at night so nights were very hot. Only part tolerable about school checking out books.
I have a close to last surviving uncle and he doesn’t use A/C at all not during summer uses heater alot. Summer time 90+ his wife after 60 years just suffers. Uses electric blanket up high year around even during summer.
Hello Tribe Just a quick note to let ya’ll know we survive the ice storm. I was able to get into work today w/o problems, but now the stuff is refreezing as it gets even colder tonight. Hopefully the bridge will be salted/sanded so it will be passable. So off to dreamland to prepare for tomorrow’s rigors.
Hello all got cleaned up waiting fo hair to dry then to bed. One more day of freedom then I hope my brain can observe next class.
At the machinist hall held local aircraft fair for laid off workers. From what the news showed a lot of people. A lot needy workers will be turned down. Ones who want the job will have to relocate. The machinist hall is not far from where we live.
Our streets except neighborhood ones are close to normal.
I envy ones who have full time work. Get out of owing faster. Good night all.
There is a popular theory that if you sleep on top of your books, you can learn by osmosis. I think it takes a while though. So you may want to sleep on your books every night.
Ooops! Premium Member over 13 years ago
Ummm……. First Food Stuffs
Gray & Orange Cheese Omelets Fried Potatoes & Onions (maybe a yam or two) Cinnamon & Tobasco French Toast (some previously garlic bread) Fruit Salad (never mind the moving things) Cottage Cheese or Drained Curdled Milk (it all looks the same) Frozen Stuff & Fermented Juice blended Assorted Pop Tarts Doc T’s World Famous Coffee & Wart Remover Johanan’s Boss’s Galaxy Famous CocoMocha & Antidote Bmonk’s Heavenly Mint Mocha and Breath Freshner Fresh Squeezed Peppermint Lemonade Ummm….. Milk (if you can’t read expire date, then must be okay) Fungus Fudge Raspberry Coconut Cookies
Ooops! Premium Member over 13 years ago
George Arnold over 13 years ago
Good Morning Ooops! - I like your menu!
I’ll have a gray & orange cheese omelet, fried potatoes & onions and a couple of raspberry coconut cookies please.
MontanaLady over 13 years ago
Wow, Ooops!, I haven’t had “Drained Curdled Milk in a very long time……
Bring it on!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ooops! Premium Member over 13 years ago
Thank you, it would have been longer but I ran out of time.
Here you go Sojo. I hope you enjoy it.
George Arnold over 13 years ago
Thank you Ooops! - Looks great!
George Arnold over 13 years ago
Good Morning Montana Lady - Feeling okay I see!
MontanaLady over 13 years ago
Good morning, Sojo, yes, I’m feeling better….thank God and all you who offer good thoughts!
MontanaLady over 13 years ago
Yah…..CHOCOLATE!!!
Ooops! Premium Member over 13 years ago
Here you go Montana Lady. Would you like some chocolate sauce on that?
Ooops! Premium Member over 13 years ago
I hope you enjoy it. The chocolate sauce is Monkey 1’s favorite topping.
George Arnold over 13 years ago
Time for my zzzzzz’s.
♪ P&L ♪ ≡≡ POOF! ≡≡
MontanaLady over 13 years ago
Ooops!….Go Comics did it again….I answered you after you asked about chocolate sauce, and they put me before you………harrumph!!!
Ooops! Premium Member over 13 years ago
I noticed that….. maybe They are trying to make us nutty?
Ooops! Premium Member over 13 years ago
Have a great day everyone! Smile at someone? Ask a telemarketer about his or her day? Do something nice for no reason.
(it really freaks people out, oh…. ummm…. it also cheers the day a little)
COWBOY7 over 13 years ago
Good Morning, Tribe
GROG Premium Member over 13 years ago
Good Morning, Ooops!, Sojourner, Montana Lady & ♠Lonewolf♠
COWBOY7 over 13 years ago
Good Morning, Grog & Doc
COWBOY7 over 13 years ago
I need to get moving. Going to be a long day, I’m sure.
Have a great day everyone.
P&L
lewisbower over 13 years ago
OOOPS I never knew the good Doctor’s nuclear blend was a wart remover, but I have used it successfully to strip paint. It also moves everything along my digestive canal to the end, sometimes very swiftly.
GROG Premium Member over 13 years ago
Good Morning, Doctor Toon & Lewreader
COWBOY7 over 13 years ago
Good Morning once again! We are now getting the snow, Doc. We have an inch on the ground and they are predicting 4-6 total, but the larger amounts are near the lake. I was planning on moving one of my tool boxes to the shop this morning, but not in the snow.
Digital Frog over 13 years ago
morning all!
COWBOY7 over 13 years ago
Doc, I have one smaller evergreen in the back yard and a line of larger ones on the other side of my privacy fence between my house and the main street. They do make for a gorgeous winter scene.
COWBOY7 over 13 years ago
Good Morning, DFrog
kab2rb over 13 years ago
Last two days of freedom then class starts on-line. I miss working full time but that has been too many years ago.
kab2rb over 13 years ago
Good Morning *♠Lonewolf♠,♥♥ Little Sister♥♥, LuvH8/BBS,Grog,Doctor Toon, Plodswbeer, Doc Toon, MontanaLady, ♪Hopeandjoy♫, Johanan Rakkav, Rmom , The Sojourner,Bmonk, serenasakitty,Ladyhawk, Saskfan,lakesnake ,Digital Frog,Lewreader;MisngNOLA,Woodeye,King_Wolf, Ponytale56*
Slow morning here. 6° here I think most of KS school’s are closed very few have a 1 or 2 hour delay. I have to report in CC has to be paid on.
COWBOY7 over 13 years ago
Good morning, Kab. Be careful out there.
COWBOY7 over 13 years ago
COWBOY7 over 13 years ago
Doc - - That’s what we have going on in the backyard right now.
kab2rb over 13 years ago
We have that too. I had no problem leaving though new tires helped not bald tread.
COWBOY7 over 13 years ago
That’s good to hear, Kab.
kab2rb over 13 years ago
School’s close in Chicago?
kab2rb over 13 years ago
♠Lonewolf♠ I have heard this name for a belt for a car and each time other’s know the name of this belt I never remember. What is average wear and tear on this type of belt keeps a car or truck going? We have 174,500 miles I think on our car and in no way can we change out of car’s. Hubby can’t even get a pickup even used. Can’t make payments.
serenasakitty over 13 years ago
Good morning TRIBE
All this talk and pictures of snow make me COLD. Isn’t it time for winter to go away? We finally got our driveway shoveled out [we don’t have a snowblower] and now I hear another storm is supposed to move through the area in a few days. I am definitely ready to hibernate or take a nice vacation to someplace with no snow. I wouldn’t miss it at all.
COWBOY7 over 13 years ago
Are you talking about a serpentine belt, Kab?
bmonk over 13 years ago
Especially: ♠Lonewolf♠, ♥Kab♥ Buch, DocT & serenasakitty
“Many are cold, but few are frozen.”
It’s supposed to warm up a bit the next day or two–so no school closings in West Dakota…
Lewreader said, about 3 experiments ago
OOOPS! I never knew the good Doctor’s nuclear blend was a wart remover, but I have used it successfully to strip paint. It also moves everything along my digestive canal to the end, sometimes very swiftly.
It can be used to remove warts–but you can’t let it keep the warts, or you may start another plague of super-powered warts…
COWBOY7 over 13 years ago
Kab, it takes quite a bit for school’s to close in the Chicago area. We had a recent snow of 6-9 inches and there were no school closings here.
COWBOY7 over 13 years ago
Good morning, Serena. I have a garden tractor with a plow attachment and chains for the tires. James has fun using it to clear the drive and the sidewalks, so that is his job after his “after school” activities. :^))
COWBOY7 over 13 years ago
Good Morning, Bmonk
serenasakitty over 13 years ago
Lonewolf please send James with your tractor this way. Everyone with snow removal equipment of any kind has been out for the last two days trying to clear the streets and sidewalks so people can move around at all.
kab2rb over 13 years ago
♠Lonewolf♠ yes to your answer. What is the life of those belts?
When snow reaches over 7” schools here close most schools further w close to CO have higher snow depth. We are dealing with fridged cold weather. Surpise that ICt clossed today. Unless pipes have froze didn’t want kids to freeze going outside.
COWBOY7 over 13 years ago
It’s not that big of a tractor, Serena. Heheh.
kab2rb over 13 years ago
The big dept I work at some area’s few people are leaving jobs for police accademy. I’m too old for that now. And too out of shape. Sad part I wish I knew Spanish language more jobs require bi-lingeal.
kab2rb over 13 years ago
With ground somewhat warm will cool down now, though being dry need mositure hopefully snow won’t last long.
COWBOY7 over 13 years ago
Kab, the average life span of a serpentine belt is 30-60,000 miles or 4-5 years, whichever comes first.
COWBOY7 over 13 years ago
Have a good rest, Doc. Catch ya later!
Smiley Rmom over 13 years ago
Hi, people! I heard the reason most the schools around here are closed today was because of the temps & wind chill. Right now it is 12.3°F with wind gusts of 5 mph. They figured with the snow/ice on the streets, kids might have to stand out even longer waiting on the busses. Although, even the college offices are closed due to the cold weather. I think no one wanted to walk from the cars or dorms to the buildings.
Smiley Rmom over 13 years ago
I realized I forgot to have my son do a driving lesson yesterday. We’ve been trying to teach him stick-shift. But for today, I think I’ll have him drive the all-wheel drive van with automatic transmission. I’m not sure he’s driven on snow before. I’ve got to make a milk run to Braums either today or tomorrow, we’re on the last jug. I bought 3 gallons on Friday, but that doesn’t last too long between the two of them.
Ooops! Premium Member over 13 years ago
You all may keep your snow and below freezing temperatures. I get cold just walking to mailbox. Of course, neither Monkey 2 nor myself like heavy coats. Probably putting on pants, socks and shoes instead of capris and sandals could also make it warmer?
I’m awake!!!Who needs coffee? Just go stand outside for a couple of minutes. Not too long hypothermia is bad.
George Arnold over 13 years ago
≡≡ P O P ! ≡≡ ♪ Good Morning TRIBE! ♪
Hello to all those here!
Smiley Rmom over 13 years ago
Doc - I didn’t crawl too early out of bed for that reason. But I am thankful that the heat’s working here!
Smiley Rmom over 13 years ago
Hi, Wolfie, Sojo, Ooops!, Kab and anyone I missed.
COWBOY7 over 13 years ago
Good morning, Rmom, LuvH8 & Sojo
I’m inside staying warm for the time being. :^)
George Arnold over 13 years ago
Good Morning Rmom, Ooops!, Grog, ♠Lonewolf♠, and ♥Kab♥.
Smiley Rmom over 13 years ago
Ooops! - That’s one of the reasons I hate cold weather. I get cold so easily, that I have to pile on the clothes. Long johns, socks, pants, snow boots, heavy coat with hood, ear muffs, gloves, and I still got cold yesterday. I may have to see if I can find one of my sons’ ski masks to wear today.
Ooops! Premium Member over 13 years ago
Rmom, I hear those are real popular in banks, stores, restaurants, mechanics shops….. basically anywhere they handle money. If you really want to have fun add some bunny ears and a pair of oversized, polka dot sunglasses.
Ooops! Premium Member over 13 years ago
Good Morning, Rmom, Sojo, Lonewolf, Sister Kab, Bmonk, Grog, LakeSnake, SirLew (How come you never mentioned your dog before yesterday?) Doc T, Gma T, Serenasakitty, Peepers, Lurkers, and Everyone!
COWBOY7 over 13 years ago
Howdy, LuvH8!
Smiley Rmom over 13 years ago
Ooops! - LOL! I was only thinking of wearing that for my walk out in the country. Between a ski mask and my handgun, it wouldn’t be difficult to get people upset if that was my goal. When I was at the grocery store Friday evening, I couldn’t believe how people were dressed. One woman had pink striped pajama pants, and pink bunny slippers. Not that I’m the fashion police, but you’d think at 6pm that she’d be out of her jammies by then.
Ooops! Premium Member over 13 years ago
GROG Premium Member over 13 years ago
Rmom, they never closed our school on the count of cold temperatures. In fact we walked to school in far worse temps than you are experiencing.
Ooops! Premium Member over 13 years ago
Pink? Wouldn’t she worry about getting them stained? They don’t keep your feet very warm once they get wet either.
Sounds like she was a Hoity-Toity Wannabe, they are so sad. It is like those outfits you occassionally see on catwalks. They cost over $1000, and serve no purpose other than to be seen once. Why Bother? Not even to a fancy shmancy event.
Smiley Rmom over 13 years ago
Grog - I don’t remember them closing our schools for cold temps when I was a kid either. But then, we didn’t have a/c in the schools (except the offices) either. Now, they think it is “cruel and unusual punishment” if all the classrooms don’t have a/c.
kab2rb over 13 years ago
Hello all town here for longest time hardly ever closed school big town small ones do. New superindent. ♠Lonewolf♠ I believe we got our use of that belt for the car. I told my hubby about how long it’s suppose to last. I believe we had a different car long time ago had this happen. Some our like my BIL think repair places are only trying to sell. Wonder what they would think if belt broke can’t go anywhere. Been there not fun.
Smiley Rmom over 13 years ago
Ooops! - They were stained. She had to be a Wannabe because she sure wasn’t up to carrying off Hoity-Toity. I’m guessing about a size 24 in clothes, too.
kab2rb over 13 years ago
I guess I will be leaving close to 25 min’s. Lot of stuff needs done on paperwork. I remember when as a kid big town did close school back in 72 due to extreme snow. Smaller town’s will cancel school with snow depth of 7”+.
Ooops! Premium Member over 13 years ago
The schools could have a difficult time keeping the temperature warm enough. There are a lot of windows. Also, it could simply cost too much for their budget. They also have to be careful of frozen pipes and stuff. Maybe having the water turned on with kids turning on and off faucets all day signicantly increases chances of burst pipes?
Smiley Rmom over 13 years ago
Ooops! - It might cost more to heat them to comfortable level. I’ve noticed the newer the school building, the less windows. Probably with a/c, they don’t need as many windows, and they’re not cheap. But running water doesn’t freeze as fast, so having water used would decrease the chances of burst pipes. Of course, if they froze overnight (which is when it usually happens), then it would cause a problem when people wanted to use water.
Smiley Rmom over 13 years ago
I’m thinking that the schools would rather close for the day, since so many absences would prevent them from really getting anything taught.
GROG Premium Member over 13 years ago
Rmom, no wonder why more people whine about the heat or the cold these days. They all have it too easy.
COWBOY7 over 13 years ago
Kab, now a days most cars have one belt for everything. If it breaks, the car can’t go much farther before it overheats or the battery dies from the alternator not working.
COWBOY7 over 13 years ago
Here in Chicago, we never had school closings for temps even in the negative range. I can remember going to school when it was minus 5 or minus 10. And the windchill was colder than that!
Smiley Rmom over 13 years ago
Grog - I understand completely. I love having central heat & a/c, but I do know I could survive without them. I’m not too sure our younger generation has that confidence. On the other hand, buildings and vehicles aren’t designed to deal well without the modern systems. Like our VW (that got totalled) for instance. The a/c quit working, but so did the driver’s power window. No triangle “wing” windows, either. Hard to handle 100+ weather without a/c in a car with black interior, and can’t roll the window down.
George Arnold over 13 years ago
It comes down to what your used to as to what to expect. I saw an interesting show about school kids in Siberia. Although it was extreamly cold with a lot of snow small kids played outside at recess like we do here. I remember in grade school it was about 50° and a substitute teacher was trying to make us put our coats on when we played outside in shirts and felt fine. He was wearing a coat and freezing! Turned out he was from Hawaii and wasn’t used to anything below 70°.
GROG Premium Member over 13 years ago
Rmom, that’s why my new car has manual windows. The power windows in my old car gave out on me. Not planning on fixing that unless I’ve got money to burn. A/C still works though - and heat.
Smiley Rmom over 13 years ago
Grog - But power windows are nice for being able to leave all the windows cracked open when parking. We don’t usually park where it is too dangerous to do that.
COWBOY7 over 13 years ago
Many things we all don’t need, but it’s all in the eyes of the person(s) wanting that particular luxury. :^)
GROG Premium Member over 13 years ago
True, power windows are nice, but if my A/c’s not working, at least I’ll be able to open the windows. And there were times in my old car I would have preferred to open the windows but had to run a/c instead.
I don’t really like a/c if I can get away with not using it…;.which woud go for any nice day with temps no higher than say 82 and hopefully not too humid.
COWBOY7 over 13 years ago
Ex-Bear Ron Rivera got the head coaching job for the Panthers, Grog. Don’t know if that is a good thing or a bad one!
GROG Premium Member over 13 years ago
Well, since he’s an ex-Bear, it probably doesn’t matter, ♠Lonewolf♠. If he’s any good, some one is bound to pick him up.
hopeandjoy2 over 13 years ago
Hey Lonewolf, Grog, Sojo, Rmom, Kab, Ooops, Quaby, Lakesnake, Doc Toon (when you’re awake again) and everybody else
Had a couple of more inches of snow…6 inches.
Ooops Fun menu! I love potatoes and onions and a few yams are fine too and the grey and yellow omelet will make a good item for my afternoon tea! I will risk some “moving” fruit too!
hopeandjoy2 over 13 years ago
Ooops Thanks for your cheering! Lots of smiles wear well.
Kab glad you’ve got some good tires to keep you safe and get you where you’re going.
George Arnold over 13 years ago
Hello HopeandJoy♫!
COWBOY7 over 13 years ago
Hey there, HopeandJoy.
Grog - - This was Rivera’s 9th head coaching interview over the years since he was a defensive coordinator for the Bears in 2006.
bmonk over 13 years ago
♠Lonewolf♠ said, about 2 class periods ago
Here in Chicago, we never had school closings for temps even in the negative range. I can remember going to school when it was minus 5 or minus 10. And the windchill was colder than that!
And when I was young, we walked through six-foot drifts five miles to school, uphill both ways, before we had to tunnel thirty feet down to the school doors, using our bare hands, and dragging our school books with our teeth.
But do today’s youth believe us when we tell them?
Hi, Grog, Hopeandjoy♫, Sojo & ♠Lonewolf♠
GROG Premium Member over 13 years ago
I guess the Panthers are desperate, ♠Lonewolf♠
Hi, Hopeandjoy♫. I’m happy witgh the way last night’s game finally turned out! Hope you were too. War Eagle
hopeandjoy2 over 13 years ago
Hi back at you, bmonk
Grog I wasn’t THAT involved with this game but it was a good, exciting game…Glad you are happy!
(I still like the Ducks feet when they run…so cool)
George Arnold over 13 years ago
Hello bmonk!
COWBOY7 over 13 years ago
ROFL, Bmonk! But we did go in below zero temps.
Smiley Rmom over 13 years ago
Hi, Hope&Joy and bmonk! bmonk - I guess my hubby needs to add to his list a few things about his rough childhood. LOL! Considering the flat ground around here, people don’t even believe him when he tells them he went to a high school that was 4-stories high, and every floor was a ground floor. I don’t know if I’d believe him either, but I’ve seen the school, so I can actually vouch for that one.
bmonk over 13 years ago
@Rmom, that’s a good one! I can just imagine. At college, we did have a library–built in my last year–that had three floors like that, but the roof was at ground level too, and had grass on it.
Then there’s the classic version, from Monty Python
COWBOY7 over 13 years ago
I need some explaining on that one Rmom! LOL
Smiley Rmom over 13 years ago
Wolfie - Built on a steep hill, and the doors weren’t directly above each other. I’ll have to see if I can find a picture.
COWBOY7 over 13 years ago
I’d like very much to see that building, Rmom.
GROG Premium Member over 13 years ago
Hopeandjoy♫, I actually thought the Ducks’ bright yellow socks were a bit much.
lewisbower over 13 years ago
Has anyone seen my left slipper? I have a terrible cold and can’t manage anything for myself. Can’t get any sympathy either.
Ooops! Premium Member over 13 years ago
I can sometimes be stubborn mule.
Phffft!George Arnold over 13 years ago
Hello Lewreader - You have my sympathy!
Hello Ooops!!
bmonk over 13 years ago
Hey, Ooooooops!, where’s your duck’s yellow slippers???
Llewreader, I can give you sympathy–but not a left slipper.
serenasakitty over 13 years ago
Speaking of school closing, I can remember some winter days when the snow would be blowing so badly that the buses wouldn’t chance it. I lived 12 miles out of town and we used to listen to the radio every morning to see if the buses were running. Lots of times the bus would be late for one reason or another and we would get to swagger into class late. Even better would be the times we would get to go home early because of road conditions. All the town kids were envious. When the temperature dropped to -20*F or colder, my dad would drive us to the end of the laneway so we would have some shelter while we waited.
I don’t want to go back to doing that again.
George Arnold over 13 years ago
Hello serenasakitty - Interesting info!
George Arnold over 13 years ago
Ooops! - LOL - Will you be okay now?
bmonk over 13 years ago
@Ooops, Have some hot chocolate!
George Arnold over 13 years ago
Ooops! - Just missed a consumer report on TV for the best hot cocoa while reading your comment. I think anything though in your condition would be good.
George Arnold over 13 years ago
Hello lakesnake - 15° here in KS now.
JudyCuddy over 13 years ago
Kab Buch, was on early, then had errands to do. It was 18 here this morning. Didn’t get above 23. Hope you have had a wonderful day (inside where it is hopefully warm).
hopeandjoy2 over 13 years ago
Grog I hear you BUT, I can’t help it if I think yellow Duck’s feet are fun…..granted a little garish…..well, a LOT GARISH….but they made me smile…..AND you must admit it was easy to keep track of their feet, if you were so inclined.
GROG Premium Member over 13 years ago
Hopeandjoy, they may look good on ducks, but I have reservations about football players though. If they have the guts to go with yellow socks then maybe the next step would be pink uniforms.
But yes I did laugh. And when Auburn stopped laughing I’m glad they decided to play football.
Ooops! Premium Member over 13 years ago
Ooops! I hit the wrong button and deleted my own comment. Okay….. ummm…. I locked my keys in the car thanks to Rac0308’s Curse second time out of three. One more to go. When I called to see if mom could spare some time for me, she assumed it was frivolous……. so, I walked 4.9 miles home in 34°weather wearing a long sleeved T-shirt and jeans rather than explain.
Ooops! Premium Member over 13 years ago
A Hot Chocolate Hot Tub! (hold the bubbles)
Ooops! Premium Member over 13 years ago
Somebody find me a picture of these duck feet, please?
Rubber Duckies have no feet.
kab2rb over 13 years ago
Hello all.♠Lonewolf♠,♥♥ Little Sister♥♥, LuvH8/BBS,Grog,Doctor Toon, Plodswbeer, Doc Toon, MontanaLady, ♪Hopeandjoy♫, Johanan Rakkav, Rmom , The Sojourner,Bmonk, serenasakitty,Ladyhawk, Saskfan,lakesnake ,Digital Frog,Lewreader;MisngNOLA,Woodeye,King_Wolf, Ponytale56
kab2rb over 13 years ago
I was reading your comments about cars and school with or without A/C. When I was school no A/C misserable sweeting hard to think. Temper’s would fly student’s would get in trouble. We had one car with power window I absoultly loved it could control, when one didn’t need use of A/C could power window’s down for fresh air and if rain came would have easier power window up. Our car is manuel and I don’t really like it dark inside and extremely hot during summer. Too much trouble to have a pasenger window up or down manuel and at times I could not pull over and raise window if rain came. I would far rather have a powered window.
GROG Premium Member over 13 years ago
♥Kab♥, that’s fine - until the power windows stopped working as mine did. I have long enough arms so that I can reach the other side.
kab2rb over 13 years ago
Grog believe me I am not arguing with you about powered windows. I don’t have long arms and had to drive to a repair shop when our window was down and it was pooring rain out. With our current car we bought what we could afford. Our previous car I wished after ward we put a rebuilt engine in. This car hard powered windows not bad on gas millage, silver, and not hot inside. Current car get’s very hot inside, our A/C quite so I had to drive my hubby’s truck to work this was heat of summer we had to save money cost over $600 we did not have. Took more than a year. Hubby had retired before hand. I found this out going to work and I sweated badly almost got over heated even with a window down.
George Arnold over 13 years ago
Hello ♥Kab♥!
kab2rb over 13 years ago
My BIL would agree with most of you about not liking powered window’s their current vehicle does have powered window. This car was abandoned off a HWY he contacted through ven # and got it for $100. This is their family and business car. Their car is also a stick shift. He’s had to have transmission overhauled and stick shift repaired.
Ooops! Premium Member over 13 years ago
How come cars with power windows don’t have a manual override? Hmmm…. I need my air.
GROG Premium Member over 13 years ago
Well anyway, by the time I had money to repair the windows, I also had the money to buy a new car. So I did the latter instead. But I will get the windows repaired on the old car. It’s just not a priority right now.
kab2rb over 13 years ago
For me school during summer time was miserable, at home we did not keep house that cool. Window A/C was used not at night so nights were very hot. Only part tolerable about school checking out books. I have a close to last surviving uncle and he doesn’t use A/C at all not during summer uses heater alot. Summer time 90+ his wife after 60 years just suffers. Uses electric blanket up high year around even during summer.
kab2rb over 13 years ago
Grog we don’t have the money for a used car. Hubby has no truck either.
GROG Premium Member over 13 years ago
♥Kab♥, I bought mine new. It’s a 2010.
GROG Premium Member over 13 years ago
Have fun, Doc
George Arnold over 13 years ago
Enjoy your night Doctor Toon.
Quabaculta over 13 years ago
Hello Tribe Just a quick note to let ya’ll know we survive the ice storm. I was able to get into work today w/o problems, but now the stuff is refreezing as it gets even colder tonight. Hopefully the bridge will be salted/sanded so it will be passable. So off to dreamland to prepare for tomorrow’s rigors.
P&L
GROG Premium Member over 13 years ago
Good Night, Quaby. Drive carefully tomorrow.
George Arnold over 13 years ago
Have a good sleep Quaby.
GROG Premium Member over 13 years ago
I think it’s time for me to call it a night too.
Good night, Sojourner & all
George Arnold over 13 years ago
Good Night Grog.
kab2rb over 13 years ago
Hello all got cleaned up waiting fo hair to dry then to bed. One more day of freedom then I hope my brain can observe next class. At the machinist hall held local aircraft fair for laid off workers. From what the news showed a lot of people. A lot needy workers will be turned down. Ones who want the job will have to relocate. The machinist hall is not far from where we live. Our streets except neighborhood ones are close to normal. I envy ones who have full time work. Get out of owing faster. Good night all.
Ooops! Premium Member over 13 years ago
Good Night Quaby & Grog
Be safe Quaby. It always amazes me how many people forget that the next morning can be just as dangerous, if not more so.
kab2rb over 13 years ago
I can’t believe ICT is closed again for Wed. Due to bitter temps.
kab2rb over 13 years ago
Hello Big Sister I know you miss your friend ♥Little Sister♥.
George Arnold over 13 years ago
Good Night ♥Kab♥.
Ooops! Premium Member over 13 years ago
Hi Sister Kab & Sojo,
Yes, I miss Little Sister. She is such a good influence on me.
Ooops! Premium Member over 13 years ago
Good Night Sister Kab, Sleep Well
There is a popular theory that if you sleep on top of your books, you can learn by osmosis. I think it takes a while though. So you may want to sleep on your books every night.
hopeandjoy2 over 13 years ago
I’m sorry about your unexpected hike, OOops Osmosis is good Little Sister and Kab *:^)
NITE EVERYONE