Early Risers - Eastern Time Zone
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Howdy y'all. It's sensational Saturday! I've been up for hours but distracted by all the usuals. I finished off the pork roast this morning for breakfast, so now have to ponder whether to make the meatloaf tonight or just make a burger and save the meatloaf for tomorrow. We'll see what tonight brings.
I am on my fourth cup of pu-erh tea now, as I just felt like having a little more this morning.
We have to get ready to go photograph orchids at the judging and it will likely be HOT in there again. Bleah.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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OK. Mom style meatloaf is simmering in the pan now, with traditional ketchup gravy!
Hopefully D will eat some of the leftovers...if not I'll be eating meatloaf for several days.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
All mushrooms are edible. Some only once...0 -
Looks delicious Ed! (sorry I cna't help eat it)
Getting quite dark over here...think I should check the map...and I just heard thunder. Hope this cools things off a bit!
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It's kind of dark here too, but I haven't heard any thunder yet. We could definitely use some cooling off!
J won't eat Mom's meatloaf. D will, but he's at a party tonight and will probably eat there, so I will have plenty of leftovers to tide me over for a couple of days. But D may eat some, even though he's not generally too crazy about leftovers...
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
All mushrooms are edible. Some only once...
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And...dinner as served! Along with a few bloomers...
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
All mushrooms are edible. Some only once...
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Good Sunday Morning!
Been up for awhile, and cats are fed..I still need to eat. And seeing Ed's nice dinner last night reminded me that I need to eat! Nice four oclocks and the purple cone flowers, echinacea? Summer bloomers for sure!
Beautiful sunrise this morning blazing thru the trees. Later today it will make Valerie 'blazing hot' !! LOL!!
Right this minute I have the back door open (screen door closed) and it is about 6 degrees cooler outside than in, that will change rapidly!
Not sure what is on my 'list' today. I did go to the gym yesterday....took me ALL day to get around to actually going! I may just go for a walk (TM) now and have it over with?
Later...
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Well I've been delinquent! And to be honest...I probably won't get back to read the posts I missed for a good length of time...I do hope everyone is enjoying some summer relaxation. Delayed my next NS shipment another couple of months (they let you do that over the phone). Just not sure if I want to keep getting it since I have so many substitutions. But I have such a great price that if I ever felt the need to re-start for weight loss (rather than maintenance) I want that price. Decisions, decisions!
Will try to check back in more regularly. Just getting distracted and busy (you know...going hiking and camping is work!). Take care,
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Hey LeeAnn,
Your absolutely right, camping is work, and I'll take your word on the hiking part!
Good to see you, pop in when you can.
I understand the conflict about NS food. I think its the 'final cord cutting' that comes when you say, "Yes, I can do this on my own"
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Howdy y'all. It's scintillating Sunday! Leftovers for breakfast. I've been up for a while but Lilo did let me sleep in a LITTLE bit. Just not very much.
I need to get the rest of the laundry folded from yesterday, but right now Lilo is in my lap so that's not possible.
Then working a 6 hour middle and back home!
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
All mushrooms are edible. Some only once...0 -
Hi All
I was out walking this morning, Again. Another 2.75 miles done. Not much on the agenda beyond doing the Laundry.
Have a Great Sunday
RogerWell I've been delinquent! And to be honest...I probably won't get back to read the posts I missed for a good length of time...I do hope everyone is enjoying some summer relaxation. Delayed my next NS shipment another couple of months (they let you do that over the phone). Just not sure if I want to keep getting it since I have so many substitutions. But I have such a great price that if I ever felt the need to re-start for weight loss (rather than maintenance) I want that price. Decisions, decisions!
Will try to check back in more regularly. Just getting distracted and busy (you know...going hiking and camping is work!). Take care,
Lee-Ann
Hi Lee-Ann
Don't be a stranger, On NS or Not this can still be a supportive place.
A Really Good Price is nothing to sneeze at
BTW If You think You would use them Costco has the NS Gift cards at a 40% off face value sale until July 19th. That makes a really Good Price an even better price.
I have been thinking of Stocking up with a Three Month or more Supply and then Dropping NS until a better pricing offer comes along. I wonder how long You have to be off to be considered as a new Customer?
Cheers
RogerGardenKatGardens wrote: »Hey LeeAnn,
Your absolutely right, camping is work, and I'll take your word on the hiking part!
Good to see you, pop in when you can.
I understand the conflict about NS food. I think its the 'final cord cutting' that comes when you say, "Yes, I can do this on my own"
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Hi Valerie
Keep Cool
I think You not only need to think You can do this on Your own but have proven it to Yourself first.
Have a Great Day
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Good Monday Morning!
I see it rained last night while I was sleeping...wonder if we had storms to go with it? I'll never know. But there is almost an inch of rain in the gauge...
Guess early morning lawn cutting is out of the picture for this morning..Oh, pity!! LOL. (There's always tomorrow.)
Need to fling myself out of this chair and feed the cats, and then me. I asked the cats and they assured me 'Sleeping in is not an excuse for late breakfasts"...I'd believe them, but since being home for 6 weeks, I've learned they may not sleep in, but they sleep ALL DAY! Obviously they will never hold a job
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Roger you are quite right about having to prove to oneself whatever the issue is. I had to prove to myself that I had educated myself to the point that I could eat a healthy diet, of my own making. Just like I've had to prove to myself over the past 5 months that I could afford to not work.
Sometimes I'm the worst 'doubting Thomas' in all of GA! I'm working on that.
I enjoy your posts, and admire the effort you have put into your morning walks. It sorta 'goads' me into getting to the gym....that and Fitbit which taunts me with an up to the moment step count... 0 -
Howdy y'all. It's marvelous Monday! Off work today, but we have Orchid Society meeting tonight so I need to slice some cheeses and summer sausage to take to that.
And since laundry is all caught up, not much else is required except to clear out the clean dishes in the dishwasher and put freshly dirty ones in.
We had the rain AND the storms last night. Some were quite close. I saw and heard several very close lightning bolts as I was trying to sleep. It started out with distant lightning and thunder almost too light to hear but then after a while it woke me up in a big way.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
All mushrooms are edible. Some only once...0 -
Hmmmm. Thanks Ed, I wondered what I'd missed! Although, things can be quite different from your location to mine!
Mopping hard surface floors today, why? Cuz I Can!!
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Hi All
I was out walking today, 2.75 miles again, Somewhat warmer and more humid than yesterday BTW. It seems that I walk faster when it is warmer than when it is cooler, Strange. I had planned to stop at the Produce store for fruit, lettuce and the Dollar Store for a Quart of UHT Milk. It keeps so nicely on the shelf with no refrigeration needed until opened.
I was there early so I Walked on home. Went to the Post office later when they opened and then on to CostCo where I picked up a bag of Clementines, A Tray of Gala Apples, Bananas and two 5.5 pound bags of frozen Vegetables. I spent $30.35 at Costco, I was heading for the door at 9:57 and headed back to the car at 10:10, That makes it a good shopping trip.
Have a Great Day
Roger
Hi KatGardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Monday Morning!
I see it rained last night while I was sleeping...wonder if we had storms to go with it? I'll never know. But there is almost an inch of rain in the gauge...
Guess early morning lawn cutting is out of the picture for this morning..Oh, pity!! LOL. (There's always tomorrow.)
Need to fling myself out of this chair and feed the cats, and then me. I asked the cats and they assured me 'Sleeping in is not an excuse for late breakfasts"...I'd believe them, but since being home for 6 weeks, I've learned they may not sleep in, but they sleep ALL DAY! Obviously they will never hold a job
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I talked to as lawn service one time about cutting wet grass and they said as long as the Blade was sharp and the lawn was established not a problem. I am still waiting to hear from the Mower shop regarding whether mine is fixed and running or not worth fixing. It seemed to have lost the spark. We could smell fuel but it never fired and the plug still looked like new. OTOH We did have the cover off of the engine to check the governor as it was racing the last time we used it. It turned out the something had built a nest in there and that was keeping the governor from working and may have (probably did) made it run hot so I hope it didn't get cooked.GardenKatGardens wrote: »Roger you are quite right about having to prove to oneself whatever the issue is. I had to prove to myself that I had educated myself to the point that I could eat a healthy diet, of my own making. Just like I've had to prove to myself over the past 5 months that I could afford to not work.
Sometimes I'm the worst 'doubting Thomas' in all of GA! I'm working on that.
I enjoy your posts, and admire the effort you have put into your morning walks. It sorta 'goads' me into getting to the gym....that and Fitbit which taunts me with an up to the moment step count...
Hi Again
Doubting Thomas or Doubting Thomasina?
My Fitbit has me aggravated. It has stopped working even with a new battery. I saw no signs of moisture in it either although it did get washed and dried twice in the past. But was working after that so??
Have a Nice Day
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Roger, how old is your Fitbit?, and CALL Fitbit. I have a Fitbit One, and it 'just quit' working...I could sync with my iPhone, but not my computer. I called..told them I suspected it was the Dongle, as the battery (plugs into computer to charge' was fully charged, etc, etc. I coulnd''t tell them exactly how old it was, as it was a gift, but they managed to figure that part out, and then I was required to photograph the Dongle, charge cord, and the One. Emailed that to them, and they sent me a new Dongle....Fitbit sync'd and worked immediately!0
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Good Morning..its Tuesday!
Getting ready to head for the gym, and a quick trip to Wmart for kitty treats and some Sobe for me, IF they have some on the shelves.
Then, if its not already too hot, a bit of mowing.
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Hi All
I got out a little earlier than usual today. I walked 2.8 Miles today, Took a New route and despite it being moderately cool I was sweating due to humidity once the sun broke through the clouds. Onwards and downwards.
Have a Good Day
RogerGardenKatGardens wrote: »Roger, how old is your Fitbit?, and CALL Fitbit. I have a Fitbit One, and it 'just quit' working...I could sync with my iPhone, but not my computer. I called..told them I suspected it was the Dongle, as the battery (plugs into computer to charge' was fully charged, etc, etc. I coulnd''t tell them exactly how old it was, as it was a gift, but they managed to figure that part out, and then I was required to photograph the Dongle, charge cord, and the One. Emailed that to them, and they sent me a new Dongle....Fitbit sync'd and worked immediately!GardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Morning..its Tuesday!
Getting ready to head for the gym, and a quick trip to Wmart for kitty treats and some Sobe for me, IF they have some on the shelves.
Then, if its not already too hot, a bit of mowing.
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Hi Valerie
I am not sure, I guess I should use the other computer and log into the website and that should let me know. Thank You for the suggestion.
I'm still waiting for the call to come pick up the mower. Hopefully today.
Keep Cool
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Howdy y'all. It's terrific Tuesday! Working a 6 hour middle today. I've been up for a while, but Lilo did let me sleep in until about 8:30.
Baked some mahi for breakfast, and not sure what to make or bring for lunch at work. Maybe I'll just buy some chicken salad there.
Not much else going on today.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
All mushrooms are edible. Some only once...0 -
Almost made my list...hit the gym, saw lots of my old members...then WMart did have the Sobe's I like..I bought ALL of what they had in the two flavors I like! It could be weeks before I get that lucky again.
Then came the lawn mower. It was 82, over cast, and a quite warm breeze. So, off I went...for 20 minutes. And just like Sunday it just died. No coughing or spitting. Just stops just like I'd purposely cut it off. So, Roger I hope you get your mower back soon....I may need to borrow it! LOL!! I'm letting it cool off while I eat lunch and watch noon news. Then I'm going out for another 20 minutes. (or more it it will run!)
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Hi Valerie
We suspect that we killed it with overheating. Some Critter had built a nest in it and that was blocking most of the air flow. Hopefully the repair parts I ordered will do the trick. The Shop wanted too much money.
Cheers
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Good Morning, its Wednesday.
Lots to do today..nothing exciting, just 'stuff'.
We must have had some wild weather last night...as usual, I slept well. I did see an inch of rain in the gauge this morning. Hot again today, and not stormy, but threat of possible rain.
Watching news this morning, I see thousands without electricity, new additions to homes...mostly very green, like trees, and also unfortunately home fires from lightening strikes.....and I slept well.
Cats are fed, thinking about feeding me next. Then off to do my chores.
Roger, you may have accidentally told me what could be my mowers issue.. Will check the air filter, and look for critter nests... will let you know what I find.
Everybody have a great day...
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Howdy y'all. It's wonderful Wednesday! More exciting storms last night but it got quiet early enough for me to get some decent sleep.
Lilo and I are fed and the dishwasher is running. I need to remember to get some beef short ribs (boneless) into a slow cooker with some barbecue sauce before going to work my long middle today.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
All mushrooms are edible. Some only once...0 -
Hi All
It is a rainy drizzly on and off rain day. I Got up, looked out the Window said to myself it is still dry, Ate part of my banana, Got dressed to walk and it was starting to rain. So no walk today outdoors.
Have a Nice Day
RogerGardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Morning, its Wednesday.
Lots to do today..nothing exciting, just 'stuff'.
We must have had some wild weather last night...as usual, I slept well. I did see an inch of rain in the gauge this morning. Hot again today, and not stormy, but threat of possible rain.
Watching news this morning, I see thousands without electricity, new additions to homes...mostly very green, like trees, and also unfortunately home fires from lightening strikes.....and I slept well.
Cats are fed, thinking about feeding me next. Then off to do my chores.
Roger, you may have accidentally told me what could be my mowers issue.. Will check the air filter, and look for critter nests... will let you know what I find.
Everybody have a great day...
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Hi Valerie
Our clue was that we could see heat wave rising when it was off and the engine racing, The Speed governor is a vane that the cooling air moves and the Critter nest had blocked it in full speed position in addition to blocking the cooling.
It has a Briggs and Stratton 500 series engine. I could not find a link to a service manual online that did not try to foist malicious software or want me to pay or mine my email address and name.
What we had to do was remove the top plastic cover that covers where the pull start was and then pull a few bolts and remove the big plastic shroud. Then The critter nest was easy to see and remove. I used a brush and a can of Air that I bought to blow out the computer on it.
Tools needed were a 1/4" Socket set and a flat screwdriver to pry the one cover loose.
I suspect that You might find a YouTube Video showing how to do it for whatever engine You have.
Good Luck
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Roger, I do have a Briggs and Stratton engine, not sure which one..will have to look.
I will try to look for a uTube...if not I will look for DS1 !!! He can do these things, just not always a quickly as I may like. Meanwhile, kid next door (yep, the one who ran thru my flowers and shrubs..is cutting my grass.
I would like to pay this kid $10 or so bucks a week to take care of my grass and trimming...his Mother won't hear of it...says he needs to do for 'others' like neighbors, etc. SO...I saw her this morning and made a proposal...I will pay him $10 to cut the lawn, and he in turn will donate the $10 to a charity at church. (Catholic)... She's thinking about it. I thought it was a fair proposal....I just can't let him do it for totally free. And essentially he would still be doing it for free, BUT he would also know his money was doing good for folks who really need help. I dunno...
Ok, need to eat my lunch, run to Publix for 3 items, and to the gym for a workout... I only walked yesterday..need to walk and do weights today.0 -
Hi Kat
This is the Customer support Portal for Briggs & Stratton
http://www.briggsandstratton.com/us/en/supportThe Briggs & Stratton customer support portal is designed to help you answer questions you may have about your Briggs & Stratton engine or Briggs & Stratton branded product. Our U.S.-based Answer Center Representatives are available Monday-Friday, 8 AM - 5 PM CST. Engines: (800) 444-7774 and Generators and Pressure Washers: (800) 743-4115.
Good Luck
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As of today, I am Officially Retired!!! From now on I work for ME....pay is lousy, but the commute is short, and the hours are very flexible!
Had a good workout at the gym, and got all my errands done. Now just waiting to chat with DS1.
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Howdy y'all. It's thrilling Thursday! Have to do a quick howdy and get dressed and off to work, as I have to be there at 9:00 and TRAFFIC....
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Roger, thanks for the link!0
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Good Thursday morning!
House cleaning today, visiting with my DIL and my brother tomorrow.
Not that much to do really, just a little 'tweaking' here and there.
Its trash to the curb night, so need to make sure the refrigerator is cleaned out, and the recycles ready.
In other words, needed day, not overly busy day...planning a trip to the gym, for a TM walk.
Ed, hope you don't get tied up in traffic. Shouldn't be too bad at nine. (at least that's the lie I always tell myself!)
It was 70 degrees when I got up, so I opened up the house. Feels good. Nice sunshine thru the tree leaves. I have new neighbors, they saw me outside yesterday getting my mail..came over and introduced themselves.
I think I need a second cup of coffee
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