12/20/25 - Meals & News

@LindaOHio (208711)
United States
December 21, 2025 6:11am CST
89 days until spring. Winter solstice is today, 12/21 at 10:03 AM EST...the shortest day of the year. Soon the days will start getting longer again...I can't wait. The PowerBall jackpot is up to $1.6 billion. No winners last night. Did I ever tell you about the dining room full of aluminum cans? Hubby was collecting them; and the dining room was full of garbage bags full of aluminum cans. He never did take any to the recycling center. Cousin #2 is gradually taking them; and we are using the money for holiday meals. There are still some in the basement and garage as well. Breakfast - Unsalted peeanuts Lunch - Chicken and vegan cheese sandwich, veggie straws, yogurt Dessert/Snack - Nature's Bakery Brownie Dinner - PB&J sandwich, veggie poppables What did you eat yesterday? Photo Credit: Pixabay
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DE
@DaddyEvil (163935)
• United States
10h
We've been saving aluminum cans, as well. There are several dozen bags of them out in the garage that we should gather up and take. There's an aluminum recycling center on the other side of our city from us, so not too far. (Pretty prefers drinking sugar-free soda from cans. When she finishes a can of soda, she rinses it and I crush it.) I ate a hot ham and cheese sandwich for breakfast yesterday along with a fiber brownie and ate some Salted Caramel ice cream for lunch. Around midnight, I made some hash browns for supper and ate them with a mix of ketchup and mayo. YUM!
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (208711)
• United States
9h
They're paying $.42 a pound right now for aluminum. Down a little bit but still good.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (163935)
• United States
9h
@LindaOHio I don't know what they're paying here.
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (81165)
• United States
6h
My next door neighbor saves aluminum cans for me to take to the no-kill animal shelter. In return, I save the pull tabs from the soup cans and cat food cans for them! I had chicken & cheese-stuffed baked potato for lunch and finished off my chicken & veggie soup for dinner with a grilled cheese sammich. Yogurt and apples and applesauce!
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Anne Marie Guyer
@LeaPea2417 (39297)
• Toccoa, Georgia
2h
How much money have you earned from the bags of cans so far?
Anna
@LadyDuck (489268)
• Italy
9h
I would really love to receive money for recycling aluminum cans. We have to collect them, put them outside in a container every other week and they collect the cans... we pay for the service!
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Courtney Dutton
@MommyOfEli2013 (86123)
• Rupert, Idaho
2h
that's nice the days will be longer again....would be nice if we'd see the sun out longer already lol. that'd still be a nice amount to win
LooeyVille
@LooeyVille (50)
• United States
3h
How did you stand all that clutter of the bags of cans laying around? I can't believe the Powerball jackpot is still up for grabs
BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (50962)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
6h
Happy Solstice! Who needs to win the Powerball when you have a dining room and basement of aluminum cans...
snowy
@snowy22315 (200325)
• United States
7h
I have to remember to call my representative, Virginia needs to get with the program and give cash back for aluminum cans. Not that I have that many, as pop has gotten ridiculously expensive, and when I do buy it, it is usually the 2 liter bottles, but being able to recycle cans and get cash back is a good option.
Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (126742)
• Marion, Ohio
8h
Glad she is getting those cleared out for you
Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (67200)
• Centralia, Washington
4h
Today is New Years for us. We'll celebrate tomorrow. Last night I made a very simple bean taco for supper.