mikechell

Thank you, all.

Not too bright, though. I like that ... turquoise? ... almost as much as blue.

pretty

Just another reason why Wife and I say "We hate people".

Thank you! We were careful, and didn't set the house on fire. We did get several calls from neighbors asking if the heat and light coming from our house was a nuclear accident in progress. One guy, next door is saying he wants our insurance information, due to the paint blistered and melted off the side of his car that faces our house. Local bird watchers were gathering in our area, too. They'd never seen so many vultures circling one area before. I've been asked what my first pet was. When I jokingly say it was a Saber Tooth, they don't even doubt me. What did I do on my birthday? I painted doors. It's the final step on our house update/upgrade. I took all the doors off when we had the walls cleaned and painted. Due to the travel for work, I've not had the chance to paint them and get them back up. Got four of them done today. Only another 6 regular doors and two folding doors to go. Oh, and Wife made an Apple Crisp with double the crisp ... just for me !!!

That looks good, Steve. But it's another one of those subscription services that we don't have. We dropped them a few years back.

Any fish I see and lose, I don't lie about and estimate its weight as closely as I can. Any fish I don't see and lose was a gar. Pure and simple, I lost a big gar.

I apologize for starting this thread with this particular movie. Been a long time since Wife and I went to the theater, and this movie was extremely good. The messages at the end (stay until the "special message" airs) are certainly poignant. I don't get the political controversy since the movie isn't political in any way. It's a crime drama. I was hoping to get more input on movies people have seen recently that are also highly recommended ... especially those that aren't well advertised. I'll put in a second movie that I finally got the chance to see ... "Dune"(2021). The recent version is as close to the book as it can be. And I'm dying to see part 2 when it comes out.

There are a lot of good movies out there these days. Old movies that can still be seen. New movies that are based on video games or comics. I'm usually not a fan of exposé or "true story" movies. However, Wife and I watched "Sound of Freedom" today. Excellent! Excellent acting, story line and cinematography. Based on a true story and NOT hollywood-ized, there's no unreal high speed car chases or limitless bullet gun battles. But the story doesn't need it. An exposé on human trafficking, it should be a forerunner for the oscars.

sure is a pretty stretch of water. Nice bass, too.

Got home Saturday from two weeks in Newport News, VA. Due to weather delays and cancelled flights, I spent nearly 36 hours with only about 3 hours of sleep. Still not recuperated, but I did get the grass (hay field) mowed. Three weeks at home before I go back up to Newport News. Trying to decide if I'm going to drive it this time or fly.

I have a turnip watch my Mom gave me several decades ago. I don't know where she got it from, but it hangs over my desk at home. If I remember to wind it, it keeps pretty good time. I don't wear it. As with most replies above, since I have a phone, I don't need any other time pieces.

Too many people ... too little space left for the animals. I could not care less if the bison (or any wildlife) take out a few people, smart or stupid.

There's some foul language, so don't click on it if that bothers you. But the cat getting out of the litter box and the pigeon ... I can hardly catch my breath.

Apologies if you thought I was ... chastising you? I was laughing as I typed that. I don't know anyone in or from Vermont. Wave to them for me as they float by, though!

Yesterday was a disappointing trip. I hooked a large bass, who then spit the lure back at me. I hooked 4 fish at the bases of some Cypress trees, lost every one to line breaks. Also lost a few more to the weeds, when they hit my lure being dragged across surface cover. I'm blaming my old line for most of the lost fish. Today, with new line on ... I finally boated one of those fish.

Well, "clipchamp" is a waste of time. I put together a video of several small sunfish caught at Newport News Park. When I hit the "export" button, it started saving the video like "Max Headroom" on a bad day. I've never seen video stutter like that. So, no video on my YouTube.

😃Funny, when stated that way. 🤔Not so funny for anyone who's yard is flowing past you.

Florida. Between the hurricanes and the lightning storms, we usually lose power several times a year for a few hours at a time. But the reason for the whole house system is the hurricanes. We've been without power in excess of 5 days at least once a summer. Wife's issues are such that she cannot be in summer heat for more than a few minutes. When they were working on our A/C system a couple of years back, she had to sit in the car for hours just so she wouldn't overheat.

My sincerest condolences. They aren't pets, they're family, pure and simple.

She wins. "The Reel" is excellent.

We've got an 11,000 watt, whole house back up. Hooked into the house with an automatic system. If the main power goes out, it disconnects the power from the "grid" and starts running the house. Takes about 5 seconds before power is back on for us. When power comes back on, it just reverses the operation except we're connected to the grid before the generator turns off, so no interruption. That generator powers the A/C, lights, TV two 'fridges and a freezer. Whole house ... no problem. It's come on many times over the years. Wouldn't be without one, now.

Makes me nauseous just thinking about it.

My official retirement date is still 3 years off. I am SOOOO looking forward to being free from the work side of my life. However, I have ALWAYS been able to separate my work and home lives. The only thing I don't do often enough because of work is "work out". I know I'm more out of shape than I'd like to be. Not bad, just not as good as I'd like. I'm looking forward to being able to spend some time everyday stretching and walk/running. Other than that, I have many hobbies that occupy my home hours. Those hobbies will keep me pleasantly busy for as many years as I am alive and able to do them. I can understand your question, DWSmith. I don't, however, think I'll have such a transition when I do finally retire. I'm pretty much R.O.A.D. as it is.

We can only hope that the online video craze weeds out some more people who shouldn't be breeding.