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What's up today (bullchiting) thread.

Discussion in 'Everything Else (off topic)' started by Gasifier, Oct 6, 2013.

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  1. Hammerhead20

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    Always did that before I retired. With our rotating days off (10 hour shifts) and PTO I generally took 4 days off to get 11-14 days off. It was the best Christmas vacation each year.
     
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    Same here! I had a little over an hour drive one way to work; I relished the fact that I would be home for that time!
     
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    Our electricity is back on. So grateful for that. The river is due to crest about now. I am staying put because I don't want to contribute to the traffic snarls from having to be rerouted due to road flooding. (I don't go out much anyway)
     
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    Unfortunately I get to use them regularly but I like the idea of the battery lanterns.
     
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    Thoughts and prayers to you and everyone dealing with that storm. Hope things dry out and you get your electricity back soon!
     
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    The oil goes bad? I bought a liter of oil a couple years ago for "just incase", not a good plan if it goes bad lol. Also I bought a 2 pk of the battery lanterns on your suggestion, we use them all the time, they live on a shelf in our kitchen for easy access.
     
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    You're in our Prayers Buddy!!! I know you've endured these storms before, you guys are "seasoned" just we are on the Cape. It's best to stay out of folks way that need to get out and work.
     
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    Canadian border VT , Lyle, if you don't have a Harbor freight close and you want more lights, just yell. I'll grab some and mail them up to ya Bud! Maybe the Ms. won't hoard them from ya! :whistle::zip::rofl: :lol:
     
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    We got one it’s close enough 45 minutes south;
    In Burlington area. We just don’t like going there..
     
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    Its been 11 years since Colorado legalized pot. That didn't take long. :picard:

    Michigan legalized it 5 years ago. Guess that gives us 6 more years?
     
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    And......just a few months since pot is legal in Minnesota. Today, they announced the state flag is to be changed.
     
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    I thought about it earlier today that this is what happens when too many people smoke too much pot.
     
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    I think it was 9 years ago, moved in here permanently 10/2013, and legal pot went into effect 2014, the year we sold our home.
     
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    We were going to stay in Townsend MA until Tuesday. We left Sunday and still got caught in the leading edge of it. Stopped in Central PA for night then tried to time before the snows hit at home. Snow just started when we got home. Glad we left when we did
     
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    Look in the severe weather thread. Several photos from this week there.
     
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    My inlaws in Topsham Maine and the ones we stayed with in Townsend, MA both lost power
     
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    There’s one bridge between Topsham and Brunswick shut down because the scroggin is too high. It’s old and is weight restricted to begin with. They have been telling people near the river in auburn to get out. I know one business that flooded but he’s about 2 inches from the July water mark.
     
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    Yes it does. I didn't know that either, until my previous house was out of power for several days. And since everyone else was in the same boat, there was no oil to be found within a 30 mile radius. Fortunately we had candles and I used mirrors (and in some places, shiny baking sheets) to magnify the light.
     
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    It says 3 AA batteries now....too bad, we have some Ds that need used up...
     
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    They act like J. B.!
     
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