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NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (126105) • United States 25 Jan

I woke up from my nap and decided to go clear off the car again. It isn't snowing at this point. We are at the freezing rain stage right now. In any case the road hasn't been plowed so I had a tough time even getting to my little...

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Max Crisp I’m with Jim here! I wouldn’t bother until it’s necessary and the roads are clear. Keep warm. Hopefully you have a chivalrous gentleman who will sort it out for you. I would, if I lived in your block. Call me old-fashioned, but I love helping a damsel in...

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NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (126105) • United States 25 Jan

I woke up from my nap and decided to go clear off the car again. It isn't snowing at this point. We are at the freezing rain stage right now. In any case the road hasn't been plowed so I had a tough time even getting to my little...

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Max Crisp You need somewhere to garage the car, or at least get it under cover. I have my car in a garage and watch ‘shaking my head’ at those who leave their car exposed to the elements whilst keeping tat dry in their garage.

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NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (126105) • United States 26 Jan

Hello everyone. I hope your day is off to a good start. It is 24F degrees and dark here at the Jersey Shore. The snow is over but the cold temperature is still here. I hate this weather. I'm up early after a...

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Max Crisp There used to be a tv advert over here recommending going to work on an egg. Your suggestion of going to work on a cake sounds much more tempting

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LooeyVille @LooeyVille (50) • United States 26 Jan

It seems to be all the rage. I don't like avocados, so I haven't tried it. But I'm seeing it on several menus in local restaurants, so it must be a good combination. Have you had avocado toast? Did you like it?

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Max Crisp I recommend treating avocado in the same way as I treat cucumber - add plenty of salt and vinegar and then throw it in the bin.

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LooeyVille @LooeyVille (50) • United States 26 Jan

It seems to be all the rage. I don't like avocados, so I haven't tried it. But I'm seeing it on several menus in local restaurants, so it must be a good combination. Have you had avocado toast? Did you like it?

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Max Crisp I love that but without the avocado. Lashing of real butter is my preferred topping. If I am feeling particularly carefree, then some marmalade too. Delicious

26 Jan

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Four Walls @FourWalls (82404) • United States 25 Jan

Oh, no, not another meteorologist! Go back to the baseball players, hillbilly! Yep, it’s time for another meteorologist…and one you may have seen in a movie! This man was a giant in advances in keeping people...

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Max Crisp I don’t know Gary England, but I do know a few Garys from England. I do follow the weather and we have a lot of weather presenters. It’s big business over here. I even follow someone on social media who posts pictures of weather ‘people’ from around the...

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LindaOH @LindaOHio (211969) • United States 19 Jan

60 days until spring. The big weather story today is the extreme cold. It will be in the single digits tonight coupled with a Gale Warning which will send the feel like temps into the minus figures. Today cousin #2 will come...

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Max Crisp @LindaOHio You have described how astronomical Spring is determined. @Aquitaine was asking how meteorological Spring is determined. Meteorological Spring is a fixed date every year (1st March - 31st May) used purely so that meteorologists can compare the...

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Fleur @Fleura (33627) • United Kingdom 22 Jan

This is the problem I have to deal with now. And I admit I am a bit stumped. Basically the flush mechanism in the toilet has worn out. This is easily fixed by simply replacing the thing, and if it was a ‘normal’ free-standing...

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Max Crisp @Fleura Thanks for the photo, it certainly helps. That’s not a modern system. Ball valves have been replaced by float valves which are silent and standard fit now. I can’t tell from the photo what the flush siphon is, but I suspect it is old...

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Fleur @Fleura (33627) • United Kingdom 22 Jan

This is the problem I have to deal with now. And I admit I am a bit stumped. Basically the flush mechanism in the toilet has worn out. This is easily fixed by simply replacing the thing, and if it was a ‘normal’ free-standing...

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Max Crisp You haven’t showed the inside of the cistern, so I can’t see the the gubbins!? Do you really need to remove the cistern? Modern toilet systems normally have like a bayonet type flush syphon that you can replace with ease. If it hasn’t and you have to get...

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Fleur @Fleura (33627) • United Kingdom 22 Jan

This is the problem I have to deal with now. And I admit I am a bit stumped. Basically the flush mechanism in the toilet has worn out. This is easily fixed by simply replacing the thing, and if it was a ‘normal’ free-standing...

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Max Crisp @Fleura This thread made me laugh

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NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (126105) • United States 24 Jan

Hello everyone. I hope your day is off to a good start. It is 11 degrees F and dark here at the Jersey Shore. The snow is supposed to hit tonight so it should be clear today but just cold. I woke up at the usual time even though...

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Max Crisp Good Morning from the miserable UK. Wow that’s cold! It about 5C here (41F), so relatively balmy. I’m currently watching a cookery show called “James Martin’s Saturday Morning”. Have you heard of him? He also has guest chefs on every week. Today...

24 Jan

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Four Walls @FourWalls (82404) • United States 22 Jan

Good evening, everyone! I first want to begin by once again thanking everyone for their kind words, prayers, and concerns when I posted from the emergency room at the hospital last Sunday after being diagnosed with covid. I so...

counting my blessings

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Max Crisp Sounds like you are getting through it. Like you, the 1st time I had Covid it was bad and I felt like I was dying. 2nd time it was just mild. I’ve had all the vaccines, but now they just give them to the over 75’s, or those who are vulnerable. I’m neither so I...

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (370033) • Rockingham, Australia 22 Jan

Each day four of us play the game, Wordle, and share our results. This is the New York Times version. Whoever gets the game out in the least number of moves gets ‘smirking rights’ for the day. We’ve now started doing Connections...

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Max Crisp @JudyEv @Fleura I’m not a pheasant plucker, I’m a pheasant plucker’s wife And when we pluck together, it’s a pheasant plucking life!

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (370033) • Rockingham, Australia 18 Jan

America and Australia share a language but we also have quite a few differences in the way we use words and expressions. One I’ve noticed is the word ‘wreck’. I’ve read remarks like ‘we were in a wreck’ or ‘following a wreck…’ ....

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Max Crisp @LadyDuck I was thinking maybe “washed-up” was more appropriate. If the bags haven’t burst, do you not think they are salvageable? Ergo, not wrecked?

19 Jan

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snowy @snowy22315 (201943) • United States 16 Jan

I spent most of last night binge watching The Pitt, but tonight 20/20 or Dateline will be pn and I will watch one of those. So, that leaves one hour free. Might do The Pitt,but I think I will just wartch King of Queens, It;s a...

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Max Crisp @Traceyjayne Oh yes, of course. If I close my eyes I can hear her saying that. “Tracy love”.

19 Jan

celticeagle @celticeagle (184797) • Boise, Idaho 17 Jan

Not feeling like doing much. I usually feel pretty depressed during the winter months. More than usual that is. I am depressed most of time having a diagnosis of extreme depression with panic attacks and am not one that medication...

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Max Crisp Sorry to read you’re down in the dumps. Winter is a difficult time to get through. Good thing is that it’s only temporary and Spring will be here soon. The lady getting shot in the face shocked us in the UK too.

19 Jan

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LindaOH @LindaOHio (211969) • United States 19 Jan

60 days until spring. The big weather story today is the extreme cold. It will be in the single digits tonight coupled with a Gale Warning which will send the feel like temps into the minus figures. Today cousin #2 will come...

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Max Crisp What day do you class as the start of Spring? Here in the UK, we have two dates: meteorological Spring and astronomical Spring. The 1st is something the weather people created and starts on March 1st. The one I tend to stick to, is when the Spring Equinox is,...

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Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (48835) • Staten Island, New York 17 Jan

I was going to the bank earlier this week and on my way there I found a quarter lying on the ground. Decided to pick it up even though there were some people around. If I wouldn’t have done so someone else would have taken it,...

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Max Crisp The saying goes: “See a penny, pick it up, then all day, you’ll have good luck” Last time I tried to pick up a coin, it was glued to the ground, so I just ignore them now.

19 Jan

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NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (126105) • United States 19 Jan

so of course I am awake. Man my sleep schedule really gets screwed up when I'm not working. Hoo boy this Monday is going to be lit. I took a "nap" and apparently decided to play Russian Roulette because I left the candles...

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Max Crisp Don’t take naps, they are for babies and old people. I occasionally “rest my eyes” in the afternoon, but I’m allowed because I’m old. Today is just a normal Monday here in the UK. No additional days off for those who work until Easter. April...

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Jimlos Tatooth @Ineeddentures (15199) 18 Jan

Have you had your Weebatix today? I have I wish I had not. Yet another great British foodstuff which has gone downhill faster than Franz Klammer. Yvonne asked me if I would like some Weebatix and I said yes please. I wish I...

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Max Crisp Weetabix is expensive, so I eat the cheaper brands. Nice with milk and a little bit sugar on or a cut up ripe banana. These days I normally eat porridge or overnight oats. Very healthy

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