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Therapist4u
Community Champion ⭐
January 9, 2024

Hi Dave @DaveMcK

Glad you got your phone back up & running right!

 

Hope you’re doing well!

Take care! ☮️~Allen 🌈

MsStretch
Community Champion ⭐⭐
January 9, 2024

Hey peeps.  Try to catch up from 2023.  I see @DaveMcK has moved us into next year's porch.

 

@Frozenoem, glad you're hanging in there.  I know it is sometimes hard to check in, cause too many other things are demanding our attention.

 

@LaDolceVita, hoping you're staying toasty warm in spite of that "old-time, homey" smell. 😁 Speaking of walking dogs, Willie Mae was giving me the cold shoulder because I was just basically ignoring them and didn't give her any quality time.  I fed them, but it was in and out.  (Couldn't help it, due to certain circumstances)  She ran/hid from me like I was a stranger and ignored any food I tried to feed her.  So tonight, although I wasn't predisposed to doing so, I knew I had to re-bond with her and took her and Giorgio on a quick, short walkabout/pee break.  (Giorgio still loves me.)  I think it worked.  She allowed me to touch her, with her stick, of course.  I think we're buds again. 😽 Who knew a feral cat would require such maintenance and stroking of their ego, although I think it was my ego that was hurt more. 😢

 

@Therapist4u, got one question: The cloud?

 

@catwoman500, I hope the Eagles get fired back up and turn it around. I even thought that the Commanders might help Eagles cinch first when they took the first lead against the Cowboys, but ah, it was not preordained.  Coach is gone, but he did take the team through a rough period.  Owner issues.  Team issues.  Name changes.  It's been a dark period for Washington.  Anyway, Cowboys still have to play in the wild card just like the Eagles.  So no advantage there.  They got no bye.

 

Waving at @1StepATaTIME and your bud, Mr. No-Name, in case you stop by. 👋

 

Therapist4u
Community Champion ⭐
January 10, 2024

Hi @MsStretch

 

So by....”got one question: The cloud?”

Did you mean do I have my head in the clouds....HAHA....& why Yes..I do!!!...LOL!!

Hope you’re doing well!

 

Take care! 🏒☃️☮️~Allen 🌈🎿❄️🏂

MsStretch
Community Champion ⭐⭐
January 10, 2024

@Therapist4u , back in 2023, you had mentioned something about recovering some files from a computer you did a system restore on.  That's what I meant about the cloud, as in have your files been backed up to the cloud? ☁️ 📂

 

It's been pouring here all day.  🌧️ Guessing all of us on the east coast have been suffering the same fate.  Also we are under a high wind advisory 💨, but I think we dodged the bullet, although I did just hear a large thump on the deck a few minutes ago. 😬 I don't even want to see what that was 🫣, but I think that big tree growing out of my deck might be sending down some more goodies again.

Phone has been going on all day with alerts about roads closed due to accidents or flooding or in one case, downed power pole.  And *knocking on wood* power has stayed on although the FIOS box went into Reboot mode a couple of times.

 

Stay safe out there everyone! 👷🚧

Therapist4u
Community Champion ⭐
January 10, 2024

Hi @MsStretch 

Well, I dare say... you have a better memory than I do of my own posts....LOL!

BTW: we just got hit by that same high winds & rain/snow system with minor damage...

I hope that you...& your place... are safe & in good shape! Anyhoot....TTYL!

Take care! ☮️~Allen 🌈

DaveMcK
DaveMcKAuthor
Community Champion ⭐⭐⭐
January 12, 2024

We are looking at a major snow storm with highlands over the next couple of days. The snow fall will be over the next couple of days. Than cold weather with temps around zero for several day.

 

Posted by Dave the Lighthouse Keeper
Frozenoem
Community Champion ⭐⭐⭐
January 14, 2024

16*, snow and had a wee oopsie, voice is gone and incapable of typing . Haven’t forgotten @Therapist4u 

as yet .

 

My backup power for the moment is 2 li-ion batteries and a 12 volt inverter,  left over pieces from camp and rv

 

I’ll be back when I’m back. Probably with links to websites in a PM

 

Froze

And yes, after long days/nights, I'd still like to swing these hunks of glass , plastic and silicon against the nearest wall Come on retirement!
Therapist4u
Community Champion ⭐
January 29, 2024

Hi @LaDolceVita

THANKS for thinking of me!

AFA the oven ...yes it’s working...it’s always dangerous...but I couldn’t wait for someone *(who actually knew what they were doing!) After hours of tangling with metal tools & wires & high voltage...& dropping tiny screws into deep & unknown abysses...& getting cuts & bruises...I got ‘er done!  LOL!  Yet in the ensuing days of below zero....our power went out...finally restored...YEAH!... & then the water was off for a while to fix broken pipes.....& THEN....a circuit breaker flipped...I think the need for extra space heaters did it....but it wouldn’t come back on...PROB FRIED!...well...even tho I replaced one years ago....I didn’t want to chance screwing it up... & then needing massive circuit panel work & possible injuries...OR...YA KNOW...!

So this time I had to call an electrician....big bucks...but I’m alive to tell this>>>>tale of woe! Ha!

 BTW: For power outages... or any emergencies...(or just to enjoy anytime) I always buy a few boxes of tea candles ...*when on sale... say at Walmart..a box of 100 is only about $6-7...& when put in votives (or any solid candle holders) they are quite safe & can be blown out & relit a few times!

Anyway...I hope all is well with you & YOU ARE staying safe & healthy as possible!

Take care!  ☮️  🌄 ~Allen 🌈  🎨

 

DaveMcK
DaveMcKAuthor
Community Champion ⭐⭐⭐
February 6, 2024

We are having a very mild start to February with a record start in combined temperatures for the first 7 days. 

Does anyone have any travel plans over the next few months?

Nothing here until June.

Posted by Dave the Lighthouse Keeper
LaDolceVita
Community Champion ⭐
February 9, 2024

@DaveMcK   Unfortunately no vacations coming my way at all!  All is quiet on the Porch, hope you all are doing well.   I feel good, just weighed down by chores.  Weather kind of dreary, winter is lasting into February.  Sometimes we get a taste of spring by this time of year.

 

 I gave myself a home sauna, the  one person kind, for my birthday.  Have it put together, still need electrician to wire.  Hoping it will help with aches and pains and sleep quality.  I will report my findings in detail.

  No other news here, all the furry kids are doing well, including the 20 year old one.

Therapist4u
Community Champion ⭐
February 13, 2024

Happy belated birthday, @LaDolceVita

I’m glad to see you’re able to update us “one & all” (as they say...I always wondered who “THEY” are...LOL!!)

 & most importantly....I hope you’re feeling, & doing, WELL!

As Jon Lovitz would say: Yeah, That's the Ticket! LOL!

 Also, thank you so much for ALL the kudos to my posts,...& in particular, to my replies to all the good peeps here...especially to Dave @DaveMcK  ...Ms. Stretch @MsStretch ... @catwoman500 and Froze @Frozenoem

Take care all y’all..& to all the good Front Porchers!

🏒☃️☮️~Allen 🌈 🎿 ❄️ 🏂

DaveMcK
DaveMcKAuthor
Community Champion ⭐⭐⭐
February 6, 2024

 

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SummerOnTheWay1
February 9, 2024

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February 9, 2024

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SummerOnTheWay1
February 9, 2024

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MsStretch
Community Champion ⭐⭐
February 10, 2024

Happy belated birthday, @LaDolceVita .  Love your b'day present! 🎁 Hopefully, you have it wired by now and are enjoying the benefits.  Ahhhhh.

SummerOnTheWay1
February 11, 2024

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Community Champion ⭐
February 11, 2024

 About May is when I dig the boat out of the garage so it'll be awhile but its halfway thru February already. So far so good. Cant wait. 😊

SummerOnTheWay1
February 11, 2024

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catwoman500
Community Champion ⭐⭐
February 11, 2024

Hey, Porch Peeps!

@SummerOnTheWay1 ...No Super Bowl for me. Since the Eagles blew their chance, I'm not invested in the game this year. Besides, it's PBS night for me. My Masterpiece shows are on back-to-back tonight... Miss Scarlet and the Duke, All Creatures Great and Small, and Funny Woman. Two of them are airing the season finales tonight, so it's a "must see" for me.

 

Was able to get my PT extended. I feel like it's doing me some good, and I enjoy going there. I have a really nice physical therapist.

 

Hope you all enjoy the game if you are watching.

LaDolceVita
Community Champion ⭐
February 12, 2024

@catwoman500  & @SummerOnTheWay1  I was wondering if Funny Woman was going to be a good one.  I am hooked on Seaside Hotel on PBS streaming, it is a Danish soap opera type, has 9 seasons and I am only in season 6.