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RogerToo

Joanne3366 wrote: »

Good afternoon;
Roger-I lot of the houses in my area have solar panels. I remember back in the 80's when solar was popular. It didn't last long. I wonder how long they will last this time?
Vix-I loved Dr. Seuss when I was little. I had a large collection of his books. I believe I passed them on to one of my nephews.
I am tired today, Vinny was very whinny last night and kept me awake. Finally at 1:30 I got up and gave him a handful of dry food and he settled down after that.
Enjoy the rest of the day.

Hi Joanne
These days all I see are the panels to make electric, back then what I saw was mostly for hot water. I suspect that with the Feds pushing that sort of thing they will be around for a long time.

I am sorry to hear that Your sleep was so interrupted.

Good Luck Tonight
Roger

eku0 wrote: »

The sun is peeking in and out here too. Um...my anniversary is Dec. 7th! uh-huh. yep.

Hi Vix
Pearl Harbor day, She was born before that and I always though that must have been a really terrible Birthday for her.

I hope Your Anniversary is good, I hope I remember to congratulate You for it.

eku0 wrote: »

Roger, thanks for the belated birthday wishes. It was a lot of fun.
Jo, sorry Vinny kept you up. I took some melatonin last night to help me sleep. It works pretty well.
I wish we all had solar panels, and geothermal, and wind turbines and electric rechargeable cars. Ha-ha...no more oil and gas and very little purchased electric and a cleaner world.
Have a good night, everyone.

Hi Again
I'm not so sure I would want wind turbines near where I live They want to put some off shore and there is a lot of opposition to that.

I have though that Solar Panels would be nice, but what would they do to the cost when the roof needed replacing?

I will have to try the Melatonin tonight, I recall that there is some in the desk drawer, I wonder how old it is?

Have a Great Evening
Roger

eku0

Good morning.
Turbines are big and noisy, but for the future...when he was in grad school, my son was working on/researching quieter smaller possible rooftop units.
The melatonin didn't work so well on the 2nd night. I was up for over an hour, read a bit and then was able to get back to sleep for a couple more hours.
Hi Jo and Irene.
Happy Friday, everyone.

RogerToo

Hi
I walked today, More and more holiday decorations are going up around the area too.
I saw the Blue Heron today in the Brook below the Dam.

Have a Good Friday
RogerToo

eku0 wrote: »

Good morning.
Turbines are big and noisy, but for the future...when he was in grad school, my son was working on/researching quieter smaller possible rooftop units.
The melatonin didn't work so well on the 2nd night. I was up for over an hour, read a bit and then was able to get back to sleep for a couple more hours.
Hi Jo and Irene.
Happy Friday, everyone.

Hi Vix
You sound like my brother he is up in the middle of every night for a hour or three too
OTOH when he is asleep a bomb could go off and he would sleep through it, weird huh?

Good Luck Sleeping Tonight
Roger

eku0

Thanks, Roger, I think I'll just take some Alleve with dinner. It was definitely pain keeping me up.
Pretty picture....I love the blue herons, we have them around here too.
Oh, and good idea about holiday pictures. That'll be fun.
Have a good night, everyone.

eku0

Good morning all....frosty here this morning.

IreneMurman

hi all still alive working 55 hours a week really tired

RogerToo

Hi All
I was out walking today, cold, 26 degrees in a nearby town, 31degrees on the close in front porch, Frost on the cars and lawns as I started out. Walking it was cold in the shade and when I got into the Sun those areas were OK. I walked by the Post Office and mailed a CC payment, then to the 7-Eleven for a extra large coffee refill, $1.34, $1.92 if not a refill so a decent saving

It is now a nice sunny day outside. I have a NS Honey Bagel set out for my mid Morning PF + SC snack per plan.

I finally hit a weight below Thanksgiving morning today. Tough Holiday, I knew most of it would come quickly as it went up to fast to be a true weight gain. OTOH I stayed in Onderland

Have a Great Weekend
Roger

eku0 wrote: »

Thanks, Roger, I think I'll just take some Alleve with dinner. It was definitely pain keeping me up.
Pretty picture....I love the blue herons, we have them around here too.
Oh, and good idea about holiday pictures. That'll be fun.
Have a good night, everyone.

eku0 wrote: »

Good morning all....frosty here this morning.

Hi Vix
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10294586/christmas-decorations-seen-while-walking-more-to-come?new=1
and other things
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10294588/things-i-see-of-possible-interest-seen-walking-or-online?new=1

Chilly here too. plan to download some more Old Time Radio when I finish here, On Page 8 of more than 30

Good Luck
Roger

IreneMurman wrote: »

hi all still alive working 55 hours a week really tired

Hi Irene
I know that working five 9 hours Plus the 8 hour Saturday every week for 6 days a week for years was tiring to me. Fortunately You'll be done with all those hours sometime after the holidays are over. Then it will be time for the NutriSystem warehouses to get busy with all the new customers from New Year Resolutions

BTW I saw a quick blurb on News12, The cable only news channel that Robbinsville? was unhappy with the Amazon traffic and wanted to eliminate the traffic. I wonder how that will play out, I suspect just posturing by the town.

Have a great Weekend
Roger

Joanne3366

Hi.
I just wrote a long post and lost it. So will just wish everyone a great weekend.

eku0

Awwww....hope you get a chance to relax, Irene!
I like your pix, Roger.
Hi Jo, I hate when that happens....hope you're having a great weekend.
Have a good night, everyone.

eku0

Good morning!
A little frosty out this morning!

RogerToo

Joanne3366 wrote: »

Hi.
I just wrote a long post and lost it. So will just wish everyone a great weekend.

Hi Joanne
I hate it when I do that and I have several ways I do it too
FWIW I have seen posts on another forum where the person does the message in their
word processor to use spell check and grammar check functions and then pastes it into the message.
I do it in Firefox as my browser for spell checking. I also use no script and if I turn on Scripting it wipes whatever I was composing

Better luck next time
Roger

eku0 wrote: »

Awwww....hope you get a chance to relax, Irene!
I like your pix, Roger.
Hi Jo, I hate when that happens....hope you're having a great weekend.
Have a good night, everyone.

eku0 wrote: »

Good morning!
A little frosty out this morning!

Hi Vix
The Night was OK, Thanks.

The frost was heavier this morning than yesterday too. Whether a function of Temperatures being lower or Humidity I do not know.

Have a Good Sunday
Roger

Joanne3366

Good afternoon;
A little frost this morning, now it is 53 and the sun is shinning.
I just took my christmas tree out of the attic. I will probably decorate it tomorrow.
Vix-I hope you slept a little better last night. I had a great nights sleep. My daughter spent the night, so Vinny slept with her and didn't wake me up this morning to be fed.
Roger-nice pictures.
Irene-I hope you have today off and can relax.
I am on vacation next week. The only thing planned is decorating the tree and possible some baking, and catching up on some reading.
Have a great day.

eku0

Jo, sounds like a nice week coming up for you.
I took a melatonin last night and slept pretty well. Thanks. Too bad nothing works for me 2 days in a row. I'm trying to keep busy today and tire myself out....maybe that'll work. I finished framing a couple of watercolor paintings and hubs helped me get some hooks on the wall in a straight line....so I'll hang them. I'll clean up the dining room table (where I was working), and then maybe later or tomorrow, I'll see if I can finish covering those last 2 pillows. Then I have to clean up my spare room, hopefully the kids will be able to take the bed downstairs for me over the weekend, so I can start fixing up that room for my study/craft room.
Just watched part of the football game.
Will go try to get some more stuff done.
Have a great evening, everyone.

IreneMurman

good morning all , they changed our hours again due to so much traffic I now go in for 6 which is fine I get out earlier so I work 6 am untill 6pm on fridays it is 7am till 7pm I am pretty much ready for christmas I only have a couple of gifts to wrap George is getting a new computer so that was a nice and easy he is having dell build one the way he wants . We did go shopping over the weekend the traffic is horrible if I need anything else I will order it on line.Roger amazon and the mayor had problems they were talking about law suite but amazon is trying to work out the problem one day it took me 42 minutes to get out of the parking lot but the township had to know there would be traffic jams we have over 7000 people working at amazon now but once 24 th is over we will be going back to I think it is like 4000 well gotta go to work

Joanne3366

Good morning;
Vix-Happy Anniversary! Sounds like you had a productive day yesterday.
Hi Irene- Those are long days. Does everyone get off work at the same time, that it took you so long to get out of the parking lot?
Doing some house work this morning, running a few errands and since hubby is off, I think we will probably go out to lunch. We always go to the same place, he gets greek salad with grilled chicken and I get a garden salad with grilled chicken, dressing on the side.
Contractors just pulled up, I hope they finish the front of the house today. I would like to put my wreaths on the doors.
Have a great day!

eku0

Good morning!
Thanks, Jo!
Went to the gym this morning....will be headed out for a massage in a little while.
Jo, hope they get the front of your house done...that would be so nice before the holidays! Enjoy your time off!
Irene, sorry you have such long hours, maybe you will have less traffic with the new hours.
Hi Roger!
We're going out to dinner tonight, a little fancier than we usually do! It'll be fun.
Have a great day, everyone.

RogerToo

Hi All
It was cold when I went out this morning, when I went out later to buy a new belt (NSV) it was much better.

Tomorrow is the next tough day, My Brother & I are having lunch with a friend and she decided that a Chinese Buffet would be a nice change, from Thai food or the Diner. I am not afraid of finding items I can eat as much as the sauce on them, Example Chicken Broccoli is OK except for the sauce, The Green beans or Cabbage would be OK but usually in a Butter sauce and so on. If it is like the other one they will have a fresh Fruit section and Desserts.

Have a great Monday
Roger

Joanne3366 wrote: »

Good afternoon;
A little frost this morning, now it is 53 and the sun is shinning.
I just took my christmas tree out of the attic. I will probably decorate it tomorrow.
Vix-I hope you slept a little better last night. I had a great nights sleep. My daughter spent the night,
so Vinny slept with her and didn't wake me up this morning to be fed.
Roger-nice pictures.
Irene-I hope you have today off and can relax.
I am on vacation next week. The only thing planned is decorating the tree and possible some baking,
and catching up on some reading.
Have a great day.

Hi Joanne
We haven't decided when to put up the tree yet.

I'm glad to hear You got a better sleep.

My brother has already made some fruit cake, 3 smaller loaves and a larger loaf,
They are presently sitting in a plastic container after getting the first spray of brandy, they'll get it for many days too.

Even people that do not like Fruit Cake like his. This Year he did some additions, Dried cranberries, Dried Blueberries,
Dried Apricots, Dried Cherries, Currants, Golden Raisins and Pecans are in there along with some other fruits.

Cheers
Roger

IreneMurman wrote: »

good morning all , they changed our hours again due to so much traffic
I now go in for 6 which is fine I get out earlier so I work 6 am untill 6pm on fridays it is
7am till 7pm I am pretty much ready for christmas I only have a couple of gifts to wrap George is getting a new computer
so that was a nice and easy he is having dell build one the way he wants .
We did go shopping over the weekend the traffic is horrible if I need anything else I will order it on line.
Roger amazon and the mayor had problems they were talking about law suite but amazon is trying to work out the
problem one day it took me 42 minutes to get out of the parking lot but the township had to know there would be
traffic jams we have over 7000 people working at amazon now but once 24 th is over we will be going back to I think it is
like 4000 well gotta go to work

Hi Irene
I am guessing that those 7,000 are spread out over more than one shift? The place must be humongous
Even 4,000 people is a lot to me.

You would think they would have foreseen that their would be traffic, OTOH looking ahead is not a politician thing to do.

Regarding Computers I have gone the Dell route and that was OK, I am using a Lenovo All-In-One right now and
I am still using a computer I built for working with video too. I built my Brothers too. When I build I use high Quality Brand
name parts and they are pretty durable as a result.

I hope Your Husband enjoys the new computer.
Roger

Joanne3366 wrote: »

Good morning;
Vix-Happy Anniversary! Sounds like you had a productive day yesterday.
Hi Irene- Those are long days. Does everyone get off work at the same time,
that it took you so long to get out of the parking lot?
Doing some house work this morning, running a few errands and since hubby is off,
I think we will probably go out to lunch. We always go to the same place, he gets Greek
salad with grilled chicken and I get a garden salad with grilled chicken, dressing on the side.
Contractors just pulled up, I hope they finish the front of the house today. I would like to put my wreaths on the doors.
Have a great day!

Hi Again
I just pulled the front glass out of the Aluminum door it had some blue stuff on it blocking the view,
I expect to get it back ready to use tomorrow and then I can a wreath on the inside of it.

Good Luck Getting the front of the house done today.
Roger

eku0 wrote: »

Good morning!
Thanks, Jo!
Went to the gym this morning....will be headed out for a massage in a little while.
Jo, hope they get the front of your house done...that would be so nice before the holidays! Enjoy your time off!
Irene, sorry you have such long hours, maybe you will have less traffic with the new hours.
Hi Roger!
We're going out to dinner tonight, a little fancier than we usually do! It'll be fun.
Have a great day, everyone.

Hi Vix
As You can see from my opening post tomorrow will be somewhat challenging for me too.
I hope You have a Great Dinner tonight.

One More NS Bear to go, Goal Bear however it is a ways off.
Roger

Joanne3366

Roger-I have gotten steamed chicken and vegetables at our local Chinese restaurant. Good luck avoiding temptation.

eku0

Roger, I agree, buffets are the hardest to find good food. However, you may be able to opt out of the buffet, and as Jo said, order a main dish steamed with the sauce on the side...so much healthier!

Joanne3366

Happy Chanukah.
Little set back with the house yesterday. The contractor's helper has a rotator cuff problem and it is acting up, so he will not be able to hammer. Contractor worked by himself yesterday, hopefully he will have some help today.
Roger-congratulations on getting a smaller belt. You are doing amazing. Do you have much more to lose?
I got my last online order yesterday, so I am officially done christmas shopping.
I am making chocolate lollipops today. They are for my hubby's and my work. I make them every year.
Have a great day and stay warm.

eku0

Good morning!
Thanks, Jo. Sorry about your house setback. I'm sure your contractor wants to get it done too! Congrats on getting your shopping done. I'm still working on it, but will finish this week.
Ditto on the congrats, Roger....you continue to do great with this! I'm sure you're feeling healthier all the time.
Sending you some energy, Irene!
Have a great day, everyone.

RogerToo

Hi
It was somewhat warmer this morning, Most Likely not going to be a good day as I'll be having lunch at a Chinese BBQ with a friend, they selected it

Poking around on the Internet I found that Dunkin Donuts gives a free donut with a large or extra large coffee. If anybody goes there

My Lucky Brother won a $75 50-50 drawing and everybody got a $50 Shoprite Grocery Store Gift card at his meeting as well as a hot buffet lunch which he did not really need the day before We go to the Hibachi grill today for lunch. Now if he could get that lucky with the Lottery tickets.

Have a Great Wednesday
Roger

Joanne3366 wrote: »

Roger-I have gotten steamed chicken and vegetables at our local Chinese restaurant.
Good luck avoiding temptation.

Hi Joanne
Since I have not been there I do not know what options are available
I have seen Chinese places where You can order off of the menu or use the buffet,
The One in the Blue Star Chopping Center OTOH is Buffet only. I'll know at 12:30...

Cheers
Roger

eku0 wrote: »

Roger, I agree, buffets are the hardest to find good food.
However, you may be able to opt out of the buffet,
and as Jo said, order a main dish steamed with the sauce on the side...so much healthier!

Hi Vix
I may just have to bite the bullet, grin and bear it so to speak and be a picky eater.
I do not expect to be 100% on plan today however. yesterday was the first day of the new 100% challenge
and what with two holidays in it I plan to lower my Challenge goal for it.
I really want to try this years batch of fruit cake when it is ready

Wish me Luck, I may eat healthy
Roger

Joanne3366 wrote: »

Happy Chanukah.
Little set back with the house yesterday. The contractor's helper has a rotator cuff problem and it is acting up,
so he will not be able to hammer. Contractor worked by himself yesterday, hopefully he will have some help today.
Roger-congratulations on getting a smaller belt. You are doing amazing. Do you have much more to lose?
I got my last online order yesterday, so I am officially done christmas shopping.
I am making chocolate lollipops today. They are for my hubby's and my work. I make them every year.
Have a great day and stay warm.

Hi Joanne
I gather that the rotator cuff injury is painful too. Good Luck getting the house done.

I do have enough to lose that the best I can hope for is to hit goal by spring next year,
especially with learning to Flex and maintain.

Thank You for the nice words
Roger

Joanne3366

Good Morning;
Roger-How did you fair yesterday at the buffet?
Today I am cooking a turkey breast and returning a scarf that I bought yesterday. When I got the scarf home, I took the cardboard hanger off and there was black mold under it. It looks like it may have gotten wet. I probably could have washed it, but didn't want to take the chance.
Hi Vix and Irene.
Have a good day.

eku0

Good morning all!
Much better taking it back, Jo. Have fun cooking!
Hi Roger and Irene.
I'm going to body flow class today, will take a quick stop at the sauna, and I have a PT appointment at noon. After that, I will finish up my holiday shopping. That's my plan for the day.
Enjoy the day, everyone.

RogerToo

Hi All
It is somewhat warmer this morning, not a lot but every little bit helps.
We are in a slow warming trend through the weekend

The Chinese Buffet Yesterday was not good for people dieting.
If I liked Seafood then it would have been better, Grilled Fish, Squid, Clams, Sushi etc.
I did have some tender beef in a brown gravy, A slice of Ham, Some Chicken Broccoli,
Heavy on the Broccoli, Some fresh fruits and and it would have been OK
except that the Carrot Cake kept calling my name.
I am retaining water today most likely from the sauces.

FWIW I have tried two No Sugar Added Sweet Gherkin Pickles, Vlasic found at Walmart and Mount Olive
found at the Shoprite Grocery store. Both show Zero calories per serving,
Which means that they are under 5 calories per serving. That makes them a nice sweet crunchy snack.

Have a Good Wednesday
Roger

Joanne3366 wrote: »

Good Morning;
Roger-How did you fair yesterday at the buffet?
Today I am cooking a turkey breast and returning a scarf that I bought yesterday.
When I got the scarf home, I took the cardboard hanger off and there was black mold under it.
It looks like it may have gotten wet. I probably could have washed it, but didn't want to take the chance.
Hi Vix and Irene.
Have a good day.

Hi Joanne
You can see how I did in the post above, Not what I would have liked for a result.

I would not take a chance washing anything either. I seem to remember that the black mold is bad for a person too.
If You had washed it and did not like the results it could have made returning it harder.

I Have Roasted turkey breast in the freezer that was vacuum sealed from Thanksgiving day.
I am saving some for Christmas and New Years meals and am using the rest to supplement my PFs.

Cheers
Roger

eku0 wrote: »

Good morning all!
Much better taking it back, Jo. Have fun cooking!
Hi Roger and Irene.
I'm going to body flow class today, will take a quick stop at the sauna, and I have a PT appointment at noon.
After that, I will finish up my holiday shopping. That's my plan for the day.
Enjoy the day, everyone.

Hi Vix
Good Luck with the holiday shopping, I suspect it will be crowded many places.

I know people that start shopping for the next year at the clearance sales right after Christmas is over.
They must be better organized than I and have serious space for storage too.

bad news this morning, My Toaster is going bad, Two slots don't toast as dark as the other two
and will only stay down for one toast. Now one of the slots on the other side is only toasting one side,
I noticed it this morning with the the NS waffles

Cheers
Roger

Joanne3366

Good morning;
Roger-sorry to hear about your toaster. I use my toaster oven for toast and waffles. I haven't had a toaster in years. I have the Vlasic no sugar added bread and butter pickles in my frig now. I usually have one now and them when I need something crunchy. I can't resist dessert either.

Vix-I hope you had better luck than me shopping. I went to the christmas tree shop to get 3 ounce mini jar candles that were advertised for $1.00. I looked all over the store, asked 3 store employees and no one seemed to be able to find them or give me an answer if they are even going to get any in. I thought they would make cute little gifts to give to my great nieces. We have a Yankee swap every year, but I also like to give everyone a little something.

Enjoy your day!

RogerToo

Hi All
I was out walking today + 1 Cent, I looped through the Quick Chek for Coffee, Down and around to the Produce store for Bananas since I was out. I also picked up a Head of Lettuce for me and two for my Brother, Zuchinnis and Cherry Tomatoes for him too. A small package of Raspberries and Blackberries for SC portions. I just managed to fit it all in the Backpack, Darned heavy too. Then I staggered on home

Have a Great Thursday
Roger

Joanne3366 wrote: »

Good morning;
Roger-sorry to hear about your toaster. I use my toaster oven for toast and waffles.
I haven't had a toaster in years. I have the Vlasic no sugar added bread and butter pickles in my frig now.
I usually have one now and them when I need something crunchy. I can't resist dessert either.

Vix-I hope you had better luck than me shopping. I went to the christmas tree shop to get 3 ounce mini jar candles
that were advertised for $1.00. I looked all over the store, asked 3 store employees and no one seemed to be able to
find them or give me an answer if they are even going to get any in.
I thought they would make cute little gifts to give to my great nieces. We have a Yankee swap every year,
but I also like to give everyone a little something.

Enjoy your day!

Hi Joanne
I'll have to have my Brother look at the Bread and Butter pickles when he goes to the Grocery store later today,
My Grandmother used to make delicious ones. After the produce store I'm done for.

If that is the Same Christmas tree Store chain we have here I am not surprised You had no luck.

Maybe a Michaels or Bed bath & Beyond, We have all three nearby as well as a Hobby Lobby, never been in that one BTW.

Good Luck Finding them
Roger

eku0

Sorry about your fancy toaster, Roger...we just have a simple one....no matter to me, I'm not eating anything that can go in the toaster! not eating pickles either! It was a beautiful day here today, glad you got to go for a walk.
Jo, I did fine with the shopping. Finished except for a couple of little things for friends. Got the presents wrapped up last night for family. (except for hubs...picked up a pair of slippers for him today that need to be wrapped.)
Just switched my medical insurance up a notch. Hope it's not a mistake, it's so confusing!
Have a good night, everyone.

eku0

Good morning.
Actually switched my insurance back last night so I could sleep. Will call today and try to get some answers before making the switch!
Happy Friday!

Joanne3366

Good morning;
Vix-I find insurance confusing. You are smart to call and get answers before switching. Yeah, for getting your shopping done.
I got a letter from my primary care doctor yesterday saying he was leaving the practice in January. It gave a list of doctors I could choose from. I called his office and asked where he was going. They didn't know, or were instructed not to say. I asked that the doctor call me. If he is moving to a practice near enough, I will follow him. I really like him and don't want to switch to a new doctor.
The electrician is coming today to finish installing the lights outside and putting a new plug and dimmer switch in the kitchen. The front of the house is almost done. I hope he finishes up the front today.
Nothing planned for today.
Have a great day!