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Post by ProudTVJunkie on Jan 31, 2022 9:25:55 GMT -5
So did everyone on the east coast make it through the snowstorm this weekend? Ours wasn't so bad. About 5 inches of snow, but the wind made it feel extremely cold.
Ironically, my father had just bought a snowblower before he died. Todd and I went to pull it out of the shed Saturday morning, only to find that the lock on the shed wouldn't open. I'm not sure if it was frozen or we had a bad key. Todd thought he could unscrew one of the door handles, but the shed is old and the screws were rusted and refused to budge. There was no getting that door to open. I think I may have to buy a pair of bolt cutters, not to mention look into how much a new shed costs.
Since Todd had to get back to work, I just grabbed a shovel and got the porches and the walks cleared. Have I mentioned that I'm not a fan of winter?
Let us know how things are wherever you're located, even those of you enjoying warm weather this time of year and it will make me green with envy!
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Post by DrvrTrnr on Jan 31, 2022 17:03:18 GMT -5
Christine, this is not to make you green with envy, lol. It's 68* and overcast now. Having grown up in the Chicago area, I feel your weather pain and truly appreciate our nice winter weather. Even though the summers are sweltering, at least there is air conditioning.
Businesses seem to be back to normal. We still wear a mask when out although a lot of people don't. Luckily my sister-in-law and her husband have recovered from covid. Arizona is a leader in covid-related deaths and the governor refuses to enact any mitigating measures. I feel bad for teachers and health care workers having to deal with this pandemic.
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Post by tefla on Jan 31, 2022 20:14:02 GMT -5
Well - feeling a bit down lately. Shocked and appalled at some actions I've witnessed over the past 10 days or so.
Won't go into it further than that.
Also I've been touched by covid in the sense that I've now lost someone I know to complications. (this also contributes to my feeling 'down')
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Post by ProudTVJunkie on Jan 31, 2022 21:53:35 GMT -5
Well - feeling a bit down lately. Shocked and appalled at some actions I've witnessed over the past 10 days or so. Won't go into it further than that. Also I've been touched by covid in the sense that I've now lost someone I know to complications. (this also contributes to my feeling 'down') I'm so sorry, tefla. Yes, 2022 has been tough so far. I'm hoping things will get better as we move forward. Tomorrow (Feb. 1st) is the Chinese New Year and a new moon. I'm hoping we all get to turn a corner in a good direction. Hang in there and feel free to check in here any time. We'll see if we can boost your spirits. |
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Post by tycho657 on Feb 1, 2022 14:41:56 GMT -5
More and more friends and family are getting covid. At least those who got the shots are fairing OK and recovering.
My camping trip this week was cancelled due to too many people getting covid. I will go next week with my women's group, hopefully.
I am working on cleaning out closets, trunks, dressers, and pantry of unused items. How do we get so much "stuff"??
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Post by larryholmes on Feb 1, 2022 17:10:04 GMT -5
Dawn and I were going to do some major 'save-donate-discard' efforts. We began by trying to determine where to start. We have concluded that we should just sit back and wait for an offer to do an episode on some hoarders show or something similar. Do you know how much stuff you can accumulate in 53 years in Oklahoma, Thailand, Indiana, Iowa [Dawn and the boys]--Vietnam [my second tour], Belgium, Germany [Frankfurt then Kaiserslautern], and now many years in Virginia? Nevertheless, it provided the opportunity rediscover some really neat, long-lost stuff! Of course, it has now become seed/plant catalogues time. Clearly, I am doomed...yard work season is approaching rapidly!
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Post by ibmjas on Feb 2, 2022 2:18:58 GMT -5
My husband was looking for some important papers yesterday. We looked and looked. As background my MIL had to move in with her daughter in another state last year since she couldn't live by herself any more. That meant I had to host the holiday celebrations and although I may not be classified as a hoarder I have a very difficult time throwing anything away. I was forced to get my kitchen, family, dining, & living rooms in order. Back to the missing papers. As I went through things and threw away or put away stuff there was a certain amount I didn't know what to do with and I threw all that into a big container. Of course I forgot all about that but discovered the big container in my daughter's room and opened it out of curiosity. Voila! the important papers were in there. I won't be getting any awards for organization but I'm trying to slowly throw some of the junk away. Maybe within 10 years I can whittle some of this junk down.  |
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Post by nathanfan1 on Feb 2, 2022 17:33:30 GMT -5
My husband got the cleaning out bug about a week ago. I was involved in a sewing project and he started hauling up bags and bags of seasonal decorations and kitchen stuff from the storage room in the basement, expecting me to drop everything I was doing and go through it all to determine what things we should keep, what could go to a resale shop and what went to the dump. I was NOT in the mood and wanted to continue with my sewing so it didn't go well!!! We finally came to terms with choosing a mutual time to sort and dispose of stuff!  It's just plain COLD here again this week. We haven't had a great deal of snow lately but we sure have been in the deep freeze the past month. Today's high was 7 and tonight we're forecast to go down to -18 with a wind chill around -30. Tomorrow and Friday will be much the same with a slow crawl back up to 20 degrees over the weekend. BRRRRRRRRR! My youngest daughter and her family, who are all fully vaccinated and boosted, have gotten covid. Thankfully, none of them have had symptoms any worse than the sniffles and a sore throat or no symptoms at all. We'll just have to wait a couple of weeks before we see them now. Steve and I have made it this far without catching it and sure hope to maintain that! |
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Post by geezer2008 on Feb 3, 2022 11:33:48 GMT -5
I've enjoyed reading all the stories about everyone's stuff. We had to deal with ours when we sold our home. We had 30 plus years of stuff to deal with and it was NOT a fun job. In our golden(leaden?) years, we now live in an apartment and can only accumulate so much stuff. Hopefully, that will make it easier for our loved ones when we pass. We are considering moving this year and will have to go through stuff once more if we do. We have had a very mild winter thus far. We live on the opposite side of Wisconsin from Bobbi. We have not had a big snowstorm this winter thus far. We have just had a few cold spells but that's about it. I don't ever remember a winter this mild. I think we all know someone that covid has touched now. Two men that I worked with just died from it recently. We have been lucky and careful. Since we started masking and distancing in March of 2020, we have not had so much as a sniffle. We eat out at off times or get carryout. We go shopping when folks are working. We also go to the movies on less busy days. We truly miss travelling and going to events. We avoid large crowds at all costs. We are very down that our lives have become this little but we know lots of people in the same boat. On a brighter note, we have been out shopping this week, ate out twice, had our taxes done, and are going to the movies today. We are going to see Licorice Pizza. LOL, we see a lot of weird movies to entertain ourselves.  |
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Post by larryholmes on Feb 3, 2022 15:37:16 GMT -5
My brother's son was 'accidentally' [carelessly] shot in the eye by a neighbor kid several years ago. Robby has had numerous operations. The hand-painted cornea most recently used for this experimental surgery was the cover story in National Geographics magazine issue several years ago. The cost of this unique and 'final' transplant repair surgery was funded by The Lions Club. Today, they released a video about Robby's experience. Lions VisionGift Through Their Eyes: Robby's Story After being shot and nearly losing an eye, Robby had a lot of reason to be angry or bitter. Instead, this cornea recipient chose to live his life with an attitude of gratitude, forgiveness, and perseverance. #SeeTheGift www.facebook.com/SeeTheGift/videos/1033218603896413 |
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Post by nathanfan1 on Feb 4, 2022 5:39:14 GMT -5
Larry, that was quite the moving story! Thank you for sharing it here and spreading the message about the value of organ donation. Your brother certainly seems to have come to a great state of peace and has found the real meaning of living life to its fullest.
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Post by tycho657 on Feb 4, 2022 6:39:58 GMT -5
Larry, I’m glad he has found peace with nature. You don’t hear as much about cornea donations.
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Post by DrvrTrnr on Feb 4, 2022 13:50:44 GMT -5
nathanfan1, speaking from experience, your cleaning/purging story would've had a different outcome if you were the one wanting to do it first, lol.
Larry, that was an amazing story. Your nephew has a wonderful outlook on life in spite of his many surgeries. Your family must be so proud.
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Post by ibmjas on Feb 5, 2022 3:34:30 GMT -5
I've enjoyed reading all the stories about everyone's stuff. We had to deal with ours when we sold our home. We had 30 plus years of stuff to deal with and it was NOT a fun job. In our golden(leaden?) years, we now live in an apartment and can only accumulate so much stuff. Hopefully, that will make it easier for our loved ones when we pass. We are considering moving this year and will have to go through stuff once more if we do. Speaking of cleaning out loved one's stuff, my brother is a hoarder and it is as bad as you see on TV. He's in the house that I grew up in and it's painful to see the shape it's in. I have incredible dread of having to clean out all that trash. There may actually still be stuff there that I would like to have from my parents or even my childhood so I'll probably have to sort thru it to some degree. I'm assuming he will die first since he is older and has a bad heart. It feels like an anvil hanging over my head. |
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Post by Fjordmom on Feb 6, 2022 18:58:06 GMT -5
larryholmes, thank you for sharing the video, what an inspiring and beautiful story.
I enjoyed all the various tales of clean up/out projects! I feel your pain! I had two boxes of personal papers that needed to be shredded and have been tackling that... then it has to be bagged and brought to the recycling center. .I'm going to look into the feasibility of paying for a shredding company to pick up at some point......probably expensive but might be worth it in the long run......but first I have to go through all my papers, right? .... just thinking about it makes me tired!
ibmjas, I really chuckled about you finding the important papers......when Thanksgiving and Christmas roll around and I'm cleaning up for company (no, I am NOT a good housekeeper  ), all my paperwork floating around in various spots gets thrown in a big box.....then in January I have to FIND the box and start sorting through everything.
As far as snowmegeddon, we luckily DID get light relatively fluffy snow that was easy to shovel, about 14 inches. It eventually warmed up enough that I was able to clear the inch of ice left on the deck from the previous storm. Then this past Friday into Saturday we got rain/freezing rain/sleet ending with 1/2" of snow and very cold temps. At least it's not glare ice, but I do have another inch of icy stuff on the deck again. Oh well, spring is coming.
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), all my paperwork floating around in various spots gets thrown in a big box.....then in January I have to FIND the box and start sorting through everything.