GardenKatGardens wrote: »

Good Morning! ITs my T-W post. LOL!
I don't know where I was yesterday...but according to Roger's Hi Valerie, I was not here! hmmm.
Furnace check Roger...an annual thing I do...keeps my furnace clean and all the circuits up to par, they clean out the outside part which I think must have been skipped last time from the amount of pine needles and other debris he got out of there. That furnace/AC unit was over $5000, so keeping it in good condition is worth the yearly $50, at least in my opinion.
I do the same with the furnace each fall. Also, I buy the yearly plan, which means that if something was to go wrong, they have 24 hours to get out here and fix it! So, when the mother board went out on the furnace a couple years ago, it was cold out, and they were here in like 2 hours, got a new board and had my furnace up and running in no time! Meanwhile Marietta's in laws had a heating issue, and I gave her my contract peeps, and they told her it would be 2 DAYS before they could come look at it, and she got the same response from several different companies.

Hi Valerie
Motherboards in a Furnace, You must have one of the smart ones that adjust heating according to need and outside temps. Hot Air ? Ours is a dumb one with the old style Mercury switch Thermostat on the wall in the hall and Hot water too. Gas Fired so not much cleaning or maintenance needed. The only repairs it has needed (Knock Wood) so far are a new Thermocouple twice. That sits in the flame from the pilot light and will not let the burner kick on if it fails or there is no flame in the pilot light. To light it You need to use a flame while holding the Gas valve button. If we had Oil heat or hot air then cleaning would be needed each fall.

The cat food. Its a regular supermarket brand, and yes, I've gotten it from WalMart for years. I don't know why they didn't have it on the shelves. Will pick it up today at Kroger.

Speaking of shopping...Ed. I hope you make your grocery shopping a swing into Aldi's...nice selection of fresh fruit on sale this week, including watermelons...I may go pick one up. Fla. grown, (too early for our GA melons), and its forecast to be 90 + degrees both Saturday and Sunday...so a good cold watermelon should taste pretty good!!!

My Fitbit is charging, and almost done.. seems to need charged about every 6 days. I can manage that.

Will be curious to know if your frozens arrive today Roger. And I laughed outloud at several of the cartoons from both yesterday and today.

Kathie, I hope you make it thru the day, especially after lunch today with your 'early riser' status. I think we all wake some odd nights for no known reason, only to have going back to sleep elude us til right before the alarm goes off! I know I've done that. Not very often thank goodness!

Ed, going to watch your video's later when I get back from Kroger and Aldi's. ( I know you're not interested, but Aldi's has a good deal on an enameled cast iron pot this week...thought of you when I saw it!)

Later...

FWIW FedEx dropped off the frozen at 7:08 PM I was checking it in and storing it away until 8PM.

Thanks for the feedback on the humor, Enjoy today's too.

GardenKatGardens wrote: »

Let me clarify the furnace cost....annual cost is like $79 for 2 visits, emergency service, etc. NOT in addition to the $50/each Fall & Spring. OK, Didn't want you to think I was down here in GA just tossing money away! Trust me...

And the Aldi's Cast Iron enameled Dutch Oven was $60 today at Kroger. Saw that while I was searching for the 'Simply Potatoes'. I am hating this move everything some place else. And their excuse that they are putting the organic/'healthy foods' with the standard foods. Phooey they are! Most of the foods I eat like Amy's organic Vegan foods, tofu, etc have lost shelf/freezer space. I may be soon driving the extra couple miles to Whole Food. At least I will know the foods being sold do not have artificial sweeteners, colors, or GMO's.

Ok, rant over.

Later, like tomorrow dudes! LOL

Today's CostCo visit is for three types of paper goods, TP, Kleenex and paper towels. One opened sleeve of TP left, One roll of paper towels and 6 Kleenex so a case of all three is indicated. Then I will look at the Fruit and see if anything looks good and pick up frozen vegetables.

FWIW the Frozen Vegetable selection at Whole Foods was not as good as at the ShopRite and pricier, OTOH 16 ounce bags at WF vs 12 ounce bags at the grocery store

I am thinking of hitting WF in the next few days for more Bacon to make BLTs with as their bacon was tasty.

Good Luck with Your shopping, the Shoprite is a little closer than the WF, however I can get to and and back home from the WF quicker since it is on a state highway. It also may not burn more gas as it is a lot less stop and go driving.

Cheers
Roger

parityanimal wrote: »

Howdy y'all. It's thrilling Thursday! 60 with an expected high of 88 and 20% chance of precipitation.

Need to pick up a couple of items at the veterinarian's office and probably stop by Kroger and/or Aldi for a few things.

I will start the dishwasher after I feed the cats in a while.

Lunch will likely be leftover lasagna soup from last night.

Hi Ed
Lasagna Soup he says, I never heard of that, I'm not sure if it sounds good or not. I am guessing Tomato based with some pasta and cheese ?

parityanimal wrote: »

As much as I enjoy seeing the kids' reactions to different foods, I also get a kick out of seeing what will be the next thing to be DEEP FRIED at carnivals and fairs. Not that we need to be EATING any of this stuff, but it's fun to see what they are up to.

There used to be ONE reason I really enjoyed going to a carnival. STUFF ON A STICK!

The things I like that are Deep Fried at a carnival or county fair would be Zeppoles, Corn Dogs, French Fries of course and once in a while Funnel Cake.

Other than that Fried on a grill, Burgers and Sausage sandwiches as well as meat on a stick

parityanimal wrote: »

I also love seeing people re-make classic dishes into vegan versions. Being married to a vegetarian, my world view changed a lot from the major "steak and potatoes" guy I was before. Now I make a lot of vegetarian, and even some vegan, food. When I was younger, I'd usually bring some kind of meat casserole to pot lucks but for the last 24 years or so I bring something vegetarian (may include dairy, honey, and/or eggs) but my most popular dish is my spicy vegan baked beans.

While we don't need to eat a lot of desserts, and I don't have to make those vegan (just vegetarian) at home, it's still fun to see how it's done right. One of the best carrot cakes I've ever tasted was at a vegan restaurant near our home. It was so light and fluffy and tasty that I'd never have guessed it was vegan.

But enough rambling. On the some vegan desserts!

The three new NS Snack cakes are of course marked Vegetarian as well as being tasty. Of the two I have tried so far I plan to order more in the next order.

Today is looking nice outside and the Iris that I thought would possibly open today ended up opening in the afternoon Thursday. Rain is showing in the weather forecast for Saturday and Sunday

Have a Good Day
Roger

GardenKatGardens wrote: »

Hi she said quickly while trying to run out the door...
Going to the gym, then home to get ready to leave again. Nate's Band concert. (Nate plays trombone ). His mother has a hilarious video of Nate and trombone trying to wake a very resistant Olivia!!!

Its also trash to the curb nite. And from Ted and I working on the 'new addition' that rollie is FULL. Also some set out for either trash haulers, or the peeps who drive neighborhoods the night before next morning pick-up. And the recycle bin is full along with two containers of shredded paper.

Tom E. is getting lazy...or old. He now sits outside of the porch when called and waits for me to open the screen door, as opposed to coming thru the cat window. I'm not sure its not intentional..cuz animals know a sucker when they see one. LOL

Kathie, good morning! Hope you week is going well. And your weather conducive to outdoor activity of any sort!

Roger, heat and air unit will be 5 years old in July. Its worth it to me to have preventive service as needed.

Ok, gym time is elapsing!

Later...

Hi Valerie
In may case there is nothing done quickly

We tend to put the shredded paper out in a plastic bag or in my case a plastic shredder bag to prevent the shreds for blowing all over the neighborhood.

I hate to think how old the hot water furnace is, Still the only real moving part is the circulator pump and sort of a moving part the gas control valve and the temperature and Circulator pump control.

I am thinking it may be time to change the water heater, I need to see the date I wrote on the side of it when it was installed. Also the hoses from the wall to the Washing Machine are likely due too. I did make sure to get the ones that shut off the flow if the hose bursts and they also have a steel braid outer skin.

Not so much that Tom E is getting old as that he is still training his pet Valerie

I hope and expect that You had a good time the Band Concert.
Roger

parityanimal wrote: »

Howdy y'all. It's fantastic Friday! 69 with an expected high of 89 and 20% chance of precipitation. Last night we did, finally, get some precipitation from our 20% chance, but not much, and it wasn't until about 7:30 or so in the evening.

Need to get laundry started I think. Not going anywhere today as I'm expecting a package that requires an adult signature. According to my license I'm LEGALLY an adult. If they don't question me too thoroughly they may even believe that. LOL.

Hi Ed
Our Friday was a really nice day, not to hot, not to cold and dry

This mornings rain is forecast to end in a while then a break before what is predicted to be heavy rain lots of wind, lightning and a possibility of rotating winds

I suspect You might pass for adult... In my case the gray hair, mustache and beard are a giveaway, I did go gray fairly young, well I felt I was young for that to happen too
We keep getting these credit card sized $100 wine voucher with free shipping offers in the packages of things my brother buys. As I see it it could be a good offer, You need to buy a case of wine at $160 and up to qualify. I Just do not know how to tell if it is a good offer ? The offer is from nakedwines.com.

parityanimal wrote: »

I haven't watched yet but can't imagine a grapefruit peel steak tasting very good...

It might be good, I can bite into citrus to get a start on peeling it for instance and Lemon Zest is used in cooking some foods so I do not know. I shall need to look at this later on after replying to messages here.

I do like some German foods FWIW. Today I need to resist the temptation to go get some PAD SEE EW, Stir fried broad rice noodles in sweet soy sauce with Chinese broccoli and eggs
or Pad Thai, Stir fried rice noodles with eggs, bean sprouts, tofu and scallions. Depends on the weather and then where to go, Go where I know and like the food or try the one in Somerville. They do have different owners which I know from speaking to the owner of the nearby one but the hours look to be the same.
House of Thai
4.5 (103) · Thai
Curries, rice dishes & vegetarian Thai entrees served in a casual eatery with vibrant decor.
Green Brook Township, NJ
Comfort food · Small plates · Quick bite
Closed ⋅ Opens 11:30AM
"Great authentic Thai food. Friendly staff are customer focused to ..."
Business Hours :
Tuesday - Thursday: 11:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Friday - Saturday: 11:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Sunday: 3:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Closed Mondays

This one: The Thai
4.1 (140) · $$ · Thai
Branch of the popular BYOB Thai mini-chain that allows diners to customize each dish's heat level.
327 US-202
Comfort food · Quick bite · Healthy options
Closed ⋅ Opens 11AM
"Great Thai food and very friendly staff at an incredibly reasonable..."

Hmm, I did notice that the House of Thai has a 4.5 rating vs the others 4.1
Research pays ?

TMI ??

Have a Nice Day
Roger