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whodat111/susan posted an update Wednesday, Mar 16, 2022, 2:09am EDT, 2 years, 2 months ago
Hi Potties! The bitter cold has passed & temps during the day are nice enough that a long-sleeved shirt is comfortable.
Max - I was glad to hear that you got at least a little rain the other day. Seems like every drop counts. Believe north FL may get more this week. It seems to stop falling once you get south of Tampa/St. Pete. I'll wish more comes your way.
Congratulations on the weight loss. Why is it the best tasting food causes weight gain? Just doesn't seem fair. I could live on mashed potatoes, donuts & pie. Throwing in a little heavily buttered garlic bread wouldn't be bad either.Shelly - I'm so sorry to hear about your son. Is he getting treatment? It seems more can be done to cure that particular cancer than used to be possible. I'll keep him in my thoughts.
I topped off my tank on Mon. when running errands - $4.229/gal. Luckily a full tank usually lasts me a month or so. Hoping costs go back down soon. State of GA is thinking about dropping the sales tax on gas until May. That will save about $.29/gal. but prices can go up that much every day! Zac's new truck is a dually & diesel - he's complaining bitterly every time it needs filling. He blames the Democrats but they don't set world-wide pricing. We just don't discuss it - like with Rhetta & her family, we just agree to disagree & go on.
I have cardinals year round - first in come daylight & last in before dark. I have at least 2 pair of regulars. I also have goldfinches but they only have color in the summer. The nuthatches have blue & white but not bright colors. Most of my birds are shades of gray or brown, except the woodpeckers - they're most black & white with touches of red. I don't expect to see any hummers until very late Mar. or early April. My wild columbines are putting out buds & the hummers show up when those are in full bloom.
I may not live long enough to ever completely clear Bear's house. Part of the problem is that I have to bag the trash & then get it over to my trash can & those bags get heavy quickly. Also can only put out 8 bags per week & I have to be careful that I don't put anything outside the can that would interest the critters, who would scatter the contents far & wide.Gordon - A fellow in Atlanta was arrested about 2 wks. ago because he was drilling a hole in the bottom of the gas tanks. Luckily one victim had a security camera that got his license tag. Kermit has an inside lock & is way off the road so I hope the gas thieves can't find him.
Has the rain eased up in your part of the world? I thought of that since rain has been steadily falling here for nearly 3 hrs.
Isn't it about time for the surgery on your other eye? Wishing you the best with that.Bear's VHS tapes are now a thing of the past. I met Anthony on Mon. & he took them away. He told me he has someone who can clean tapes that are dirty/moldy & he'll probably take any others than turn up as I keep cleaning. Now to sort thru the 1 box of dishes in the back of the car & then I can take all that stuff to Goodwill. Every little bit counts. One thing I keep forgetting to do is to call the Canton Police and/or the county sheriff's office & see if either of them take in expired drugs for disposal. Canton did years ago but I'm not sure if they still do. Both houses have a lot of Bear's old prescriptions & I'd like to see them gone too.
Thurs. is supposed to be warm & dry so I'm planning on burning paper trash while everything is wet. I don't see how I accumulate so much on a regular basis. I have a few things I could take to the booth but sales, as has become the usual lately, are slow & I have more to take in than has gone out.
I put the ferns back outside yesterday evening. I'm sure they're very happy with the current rain - they were getting a bit on the dry side. Now I just have to hope no more freezing nights are in sight until fall.
Our congress has finally done something right (in my eyes) - the Senate has voted to drop Daylight Saving Time. Sadly, it wouldn't take effect until 2023 but better late than never. Still has to pass the House & get Biden's signature but at least it's progress of a sort. My sleep patterns are a mess right now. I'll be glad when they settle down.
Getting time to feed the zoo. Doesn't look like Zac will make a trash run tonight 'cause of the rain so I may head on back to bed once the land sharks are happy. Everybody keep a low profile & do your best to stay warm & dry. Gordon & Sylvia - stay cool & dry. Later.
Susan