What did you do today? 2019 version.

[daylatedollarshort]

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Originally Posted by travelover I may have spoken too soon. On reexamination, they decided to blast away some more with the laser, and worse, when I clarified that I lived in Vancouver, WA, not Vancouver BC, they started talking about charging me. I have Medicare Supplement F High Deductible, so I may be on the hook for some of it. But, honestly, they saved my eye, and I’d have paid whatever it took to achieve that.

That must have been scary. I hope you are on the mend now and can enjoy the rest of your trip.

[misshathaway]

We have a neighborhood Goodwill truck open 8-4 on weekdays in a supermarket parking lot 5 minutes away. I've been there every day for a few days. I hope there isn't some kind of cutoff. I'll have to go in disguise.

I've finished going through the family things. It is SO much easier when it is your own junk. There was one closet that still had most of my work clothes from almost 4 years ago. I kept thinking I might have to go to a funeral. All to Goodwill to someone else who still has to iron blouses and wear pants with uncomfortable waistbands. Oh, the iron and ironing board went too.

Waiting for someone to pick up an air conditioner I posted on the neighborhood free site. ETA "early afternoon". I think I know how this is going to end.

[W2R]

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Originally Posted by misshathaway There was one closet that still had most of my work clothes from almost 4 years ago. I kept thinking I might have to go to a funeral. All to Goodwill to someone else who still has to iron blouses and wear pants with uncomfortable waistbands. Oh, the iron and ironing board went too.

I got rid of almost all that stuff too, and the iron and ironing board.

BUT - - here's something you might want to consider. For funerals I kept one very basic polyester "little black dress" with a very loose fit (so it will fit me no matter what size I happen to be). One dress doesn't take much room, and it would be awful to have to go shop for an appropriate dress at that time.

[Gumby]

We plan to turn our smaller guest bedroom into a big walk-in closet. We generally use it that way already, but we'll do it up right, get rid of the bed and other furniture, get some IKEA modular armoire units, a bench seat and a full length wall mirror. When that occurs, probably in the fall, I'll purge my clothes. I expect I'll keep one suit and my tuxedo. The rest will go to the trash (or Goodwill).

[NW-Bound]

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Originally Posted by pb4uski Well, he's gone. Shortly after that last post he was making some noises. We put him in his catbed on our bed between DW and I and pet him gently... he made a few little noises but now neither DW or I can hear a heartbeat so he's gone. We're thankful that it happened at home and as best we can tell he didn't suffer much nor was in a lot of pain but who knows. DW and I were just reminiscing that neither of us has had a pet die at home like this. Sad for us but we're thankful that we were able to be with him at the end.

I still miss my cats. We have been without one for the last few years. And I found myself last night surfing the Web pages of the local pet societies looking at photos of kittens needing a home.

My wife reminded me that we could not get another pet until we settle down with less travel.

[pb4uski]

Travel is an issue for us as we split our time between VT and FL. My aunt & uncle who live here year round took him while we were gone to FL and spoiled him rotten other than not letting him go outside. He had a good life... getting spoiled by them in the winter and living with us at the lake in the summer.

DW has been wanting to get a small dog for quite a while and that may end up being our path... but with our lifestyle and traveling that may be an issue... or at least an expense. My sister flies her dog with her and it is pretty costly if you travel a lot. Time will tell.

[Lawrencewendall]

Took the newly sharpened chainsaw and took down a 30 ft rotten maple in DS's backyard without hitting his shed or fence. Got it diced up and put on the woodrack. That's enough for one day!

[NW-Bound]

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Originally Posted by pb4uski ... My sister flies her dog with her and it is pretty costly if you travel a lot...

I just remember that in the last flight from CDG to LAX, a passenger brought on board her cat in a small carrier. Prior to boarding, I saw her letting the cat out on leash in the terminal, and did not know that she would be boarding the same flight we did.

Her seat was a couple of rows behind us. I think the carrier was small enough to fit under the seat. The poor cat started crying the moment the plane made the take-off roll. And it was meowing on/off the rest of the flight, which was something like 12 hours. Most people smiled in amusement, but some passengers were upset that they could not sleep.

[FreeBear]

2 hour bike ride with DW, now grilled salmon dinner

[Ronstar]

Went on a nice long bike ride, took some photos, and might have got into some wild parsnip.

[aja8888]

Put new spark plugs in my BMW, then cut the grass.....96F here with heat index well above that. This was a good test for my "cured SVT" and my pulse never got above 118 BPM.

Totally soaked after all that and took a cold shower. Ahh..love summer!

[Walt34]

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Originally Posted by aja8888 Totally soaked after all that and took a cold shower. Ahh..love summer!

Yes, much better than this:

[aja8888]

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Originally Posted by Walt34 Yes, much better than this:

No question about that!

[HFWR]

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Originally Posted by aja8888 No question about that!

Unless, perhaps, it’s a repeat of 1980 or 2011...

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[NW-Bound]

100-deg days meaning days with a high greater than 100F?

Here, in Phoenix, my utility company has a chart showing the 24-hour averages from as far as 3 years ago. Each year, we have several days when the 24-hour average is greater than 100, and as high as 104F (40C).

In those days, the daily high was 120+F (49+C), and the nightly low was 90F (32C). Now, that's hot!

But of course, it is dry heat.

[HFWR]

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Originally Posted by NW-Bound 100-deg days meaning days with a high greater than 100F? Here, in Phoenix, my utility company has a chart showing the 24-hour averages from as far as 3 years ago. Each year, we have several days when the 24-hour average is greater than 100, and as high as 104F (40C). In those days, the daily high was 120+F (49+C), and the nightly low was 90F (32C). Now, that's hot! But of course, it is dry heat.

From a meme or bumper sticker I saw...

Phoenix: Valley of the Sun
(More like “Surface of the Sun...”)

[NW-Bound]

Yet, the 24-hour average temperature of 104F in Phoenix pales besides that in Furnace Creek, Death Valley.

The highest 24-hour average temperature was recorded there at 117.5F (47.5C).

The daily high there of 134 °F (56.7 °C) still stands as the hottest temperature ever recorded on earth.

The daily low at night could be 100F, the same as your daily high.


PS. The nightly low at Furnace Creek has been measured as high as 110F (43C), another earth record that still stands. Now, that's HOT.

[Philliefan33]

Lost of changing clothes today, sometimes in a hurry.

This morning I was lounging in my pj’s, just finishing my coffee, when we got a fire call for an oil spill on the road. Hustled into clothes to respond. Got back home about 10 am, and changed into dry clothes (it rained while I was directing traffic) to drive into town for errands with DH.

At 10:15 I received a text from the rafting company asking if I could work in place of a guide that called in sick, and can I get there ASAP. (We live only a mile away so the manager calls on us when she’s in a pinch). I hurry to put my contacts in and don river gear, reporting to work in 15-20 minutes. But five minutes after I arrive we find out that a large party scheduled to go out has cancelled, so now three guides will be bumped. The teenagers there need the money more than me, and I’ve got other things to do, so I volunteer to bump. Call DH, he just left home but will turn around and wait for me to join him. I head home and change out of my river gear to go to town.

I wasn’t done with wardrobe changes for the day. There was a change into workout clothes for my run this afternoon, then of course into clean clothes after my shower.

[blueskyk]

Went with “the boys” (which includes Mr. blueskyk) for a long hike in the mountains.

Stopped for cherry pie for us and whip cream in cups for the dogs. On days like this, my heart takes a picture too.
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[rk911]

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Originally Posted by misshathaway We have a neighborhood Goodwill truck open 8-4 on weekdays in a supermarket parking lot 5 minutes away. I've been there every day for a few days. I hope there isn't some kind of cutoff. I'll have to go in disguise. I've finished going through the family things. It is SO much easier when it is your own junk. There was one closet that still had most of my work clothes from almost 4 years ago. I kept thinking I might have to go to a funeral. All to Goodwill to someone else who still has to iron blouses and wear pants with uncomfortable waistbands. Oh, the iron and ironing board went too. Waiting for someone to pick up an air conditioner I posted on the neighborhood free site. ETA "early afternoon". I think I know how this is going to end.

i have one tie, one pair of dress pants and two dress shirts...for funerals and weddings. i’ve lost ~80-lbs since retiring in ‘05 so i should get a new sport coat...but haven’t si far.