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Plowed about 5" of new snow this afternoon. Had to wait for the snow plow to go by because they always plow the end of the driveway shut.

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Finished up the “restoration” on the two vises I picked up in the fall

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Zinc plated some parts .

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Nice work! Those engineer style vices can be real handy.

My other project wasn't nearly as cool. Spent yesterday tearing into the washer/dryer to solve the numerous squeaks and other noises it has been making as of late. Solved the noises and thoroughly fileted my hands on all the sharp parts.

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Some more smoking chicken and venison sausage

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After a couple of days of heavy wind and rain today was pretty nice and supposed to be nice for a few more days. They are having a Soap Box Derby event in the next town north (Oakdale) this weekend and the Faros Car Club will be in attendance to cheer them on.
So, I rolled Cheryl Ann out of Hibernation today and cleaned her up for the races tomorrow. I'll get a few pics of the kids and their cars and share them.

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Still beautiful.

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Helped Dad with fixing a shelf in our one cabinet, boy was that great to hear come down a 2AM. Also helped install a different style light socket in the basement, this one has a pull cord and a plug for a cord to be plugged in. Everything else was just little keeping busy things.

Jack

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Was in Missouri last week, doing some repairs on the vacation home. It was colder there than it was in Idaho. I didn't get as much done as I had hoped.

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Yesterday couldn’t plow the whole driveway it was a sheet of ice but I don’t go up to the back part of the property during winter anyway

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It looks cold!!!:lol:

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It started out in the teens but rose to about 33 changed from snow to freezing rain then just rain for a while . But the temps dropped to the high teens and it’s suppose to stay there for the rest of the week

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Serviced our 13kW Generac this morning. Well, not much of a service, just oil & filter change. Battery & air filter checked OK.

Unfortunately the navigation buttons on the display panel aren't working, so I don't know how many total hours are on it. Two years ago it was showing 79 hours.

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Ran into town for those "essential" food items we always buy before a weather event moves in. Shelves were thin but I managed to get that loaf of bread, eggs, and milk though. ;)

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Mine is due also for its annual service but I'm waiting for a little more spring like temps. The almonds are blooming so spring has sprung which means we soon go to work around the place servicing, cleaning and mucking.
Gotta Get Er Done!

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Spring?? I feel like we will be chopping ice until May.

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Still chilly here in west central MN at 15 degrees today but next week in the 40's. Sadly we are going see folks in shorts next week with really white legs. LOL.

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It's 65 and sunny here today, but we do have a slight wind chill. Supposed to be 69 and sunny this weekend. The weather is the only good thing about Kalifornia. :gmc2:

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I was hoping to install this today, Thanks FedEx :banghead:

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In the winter of 77-78, I worked at a "Big Star" grocery in Lone Oak, Ky as a carryout. It happened that winter, actually, both winters, to be brutally cold and snowy. Several of us stayed in town for a stretch of days with one of our co-workers due to deep snow on the roads. It never ceased to amaze me how those 3 items were the 1st to go. We had a running joke that everybody was making egg and milk sandwiches. Bagged candy, popcorn and ice cream were always next to run low on the shelves.

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Tapped some more maples . No sap running yet last year at this time I had already done 3 gallons of syrup. Fear it’s going to be a bad harvest.

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FedEx hires idiot gorillas to handle your package. I hate FedEx

That is unacceptable ! I hope you sent it back and got your money back and complained about them using fedx


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We've been back east in the fall a few times. Went to a few small places that had tapped the trees and were making syrup. It was pretty interesting. The syrup is a little different than Mrs Buttersworth :lol:

I always wonder where this practice started. Who thought lets drain the liquid out of this tree and make goodness out of it?

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That is just Messed Up.:devil:

I avoid Fed ex if I have a Choice.

Sometimes that is the only carrier a company uses.

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And from what I read this weekend, we're about to have even less choices about how our mail and parcels are delivered if the new "administration" gets it's way with USPS. I'll stop there..

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I was outside in a T shirt all day sorting through one of my sheds . I have too many stashes of 67-72 parts scattered around . I'm finding stuff I forgot I had and finding things I wondered why I'm keeping. I was looking for parts for my newest project . I've found some of what I know I need, but am still looking for some. I need to get things organized and get stuff put back where it belongs. I'm really bad about working 'til it's time go in and just stick things inside the door of a shed. Of coarse cold weather doesn't help high 60's Today and Tomorrow then back with a high of 41 on Wednesday.

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I can relate. I do the same thing. Then it takes me two days to put everything away. :(

Mid to upper 50's all week here. :clap:
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I wish I could get it done in two days. I probably couldn't get it done in a week. I have four small sheds and other stuff just stacked on makeshift shelves outside. :crazy:

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Always something yesterday my Frontier lost power CEL and traction control light came on . Pulled the code it’s the left bank cam sensor . Seems the traction control light comes on with it too as far as I can tell from searching the net . Ordered both from Rockauto they were 20$ cheaper on each one over other sites I bought Hitachi brand . Should be here tomorrow or Thursday. It was easier than I expected to get the right side one out hopefully the left will be also .

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Put the final touches on our Federal & State taxes and E-filed using TurboTax again this year. Investments made a little more so we're paying instead of getting refunds. It's all good.

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The wife has been using turbo tax for year with no issues. However she filed ours last weekend only to be rejected 4 times. If the fed rejects, so does state. She re-entered the same info all 4 times and it was finally accepted.
One of my kid's coworkers had trouble and finally resorted to calling them. It took many calls to get connected to anyone and when he did they kept telling him they could not hear him. He tried using his friend's phone only to get the same thing. I know it's the busiest time for them but we may need to search out another option next year.

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My wife started throwing funds in a 401k the day she got her first job out of collage. After changing jobs a few times and starting other investment funds, over the years, she had several to deal with. I was self employed when we met/married 1992/1995 until 2013 too, so figuring all that out was WAY over our heads. We have been paying professional tax people to do this and file electronically for quite a few years now. Any mistakes or questions, it's on them, unless we legitimately owe more, but never have. Yep, it costs more than we like to pay, but peace of mind is valuable too.

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I do my own taxes. I used to use Turbo Tax and switched over to H&R Block a few years ago. I have been happy with it so far. I never do mine until the end of March. I filed mine early one year then some changes came through on an update and I had to file an amended return. Don't want to do that again....
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I used to do our taxes up until I commuted to work and spent months at a time away from home for my job. The wife paid the bills and started doing the taxes. After I retired, we have invested my 401(k) and pension lump sum, and other items. We have a CPA doing it now, and doing it well. We live on Social Security and a bit of mandatory distribution money. I have people who manage the investments, as well. They know the industry, and I don't.

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Initially I used to do our taxes years ago as it was just me working, wife stayed home with the boys. After we became empty nesters I still did our own taxes up to the point I retired. Decided then with our S/S income and investments I knew just enough to be dangerous with tax laws and allowances constantly being revised. Have a local CPA do our taxes now and pay for his expertise and know how which is much more than mine. He files them electronically, a one and done stop in and visit. Works well for us.

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Spent some time out in the shop today. The temp was up over 75. As I was getting my things together to go fishing, I dug into my tackle box to spool up a new rod n reel. What a mess. I ended up emptying it and sorting through what I regularly use and what I don't. It sure is lighter now. ;) Boat full of leaves. Trailer tires, didn't register any air. The usual annual season prep. Then I ended up on a ladder painting a storage building. Don't know how that happend.
It was warm and felt good to be outside mid winter.

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We've had some pretty crappy weather here for awhile. The driveway and cars were covered with dirt and pine needles. But we are finally getting some decent weather.

I shuffled the vehicles around and blew off the driveway. Next I washed the cars and trucks. The little Fiat stays in the garage, washed it and put it away. My wife's Honda usually stays in there too but we have a family members stuff stored on her side right now so its in the driveway with the two trucks.

Took awhile to get winter washed off all the vehicles. But I was pretty happy to have all the shiny stuff in the driveway.

Couple hours later my wife and I were sitting on our front porch and hear a loud vehicle coming around the corner. It was the street sweeper. Usually I love having them come by but today he was stirring up a huge cloud of dust. Coated my vehicles ... tomorrow Ill be washing them again. At least it will go quicker this time.

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Went fishing with my kid. Didn't catch a thing but it was nice to be out there. Started out at 38* and rose to 70 and the wind blowed hard most of the day. Cold front moving in tomorrow.
Finished off today with a nice bbq rib dinner. Nap time. ;)

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Monday evening, I left home at 4pm and drove overnight to Mannford, OK. After a 3 hour nap in Iola, KS, I was at the location to look at and purchase a 1969 C10 at 8:45am. After a bit of negotiating because it has a couple rust issues I wasn't informed of, I loaded it up and was ready to make the return run at 10:20am. I texted my wife and she said "hurry home, forecast is for a blizzard starting tonight and they keep making it sound worse all the time". Great ! I had looked at the weather forecast for Mannford, but not along the route back or at home. I had planned to get north of KC before afternoon rush and then hole up for a few hours and rest. Needless to say, that didn't happen. I stopped in Kearney, MO just long enough to grab a fast food meal for the first time that day, filled the tank and was off again. Long story short, I drove in rain and then high winds and got about 40 miles from the MN state line with IA when I found the snow and the roads turned slick. Great only another 165 miles to home in this crap. Anyway, I made it, even though all the plows along my route across country from Faribault MN, going North East to River Falls, WI had been called in around 11pm because they couldn't keep up with the blowing and drifting. Yep, about the only fool out there, cutting ruts thru snow deep enough for the plow mount to push it and pile up on the bumper. Yes, I have a plow for this truck and I wasn't going to be able to get up my driveway to attach it...
First pic is loaded up in Mannford and second is my driveway. It runs back at about 120 degrees from the road and has about 4% grade. I got the truck and trailer far enough up to be out of the way for the plow and neighbors vehicle, since the entrance is shared, at 1am Wednesday and called it good. Driveway is 180 ft long and it took a while with our little 24" snow thrower to clear a path to get to the top, but it's all good now and with 50 degree temps this weekend, most of the 8" of snow that we got will be greatly reduced or gone, just like nothing happened...:rolleyes: