Morning Cup Of Coffee And Weather

Sweeney said:
How do you spell it? PBBBTH!!!! :p

I was going to go out as well, just for 2 nights - but then I looked at the forecast. Ay Carumba! It usually doesn't get this cold this fast here! Late last week, we got 2 nights in the mid-teens. This isn't common. Add to the fact, I'm freezing while driving to Church and the outside temperature is still 30 outside.

When I start to feel sorry for myself, I find a YouTube channel that shows life in Yakutsk, Russia. -97 degrees Fahrenheit is not unheard of there. It's fascinating to see how these people live. I have to admit, spending 3 days and 2 nights there might be an interesting experience. Just once.

Talking about winterization @Tour 931 , after 2 nights in the teens and daytime highs below freezing. I got an 'emergency' call from someone wanting winterization. He said the water wouldn't run and his pump stopped working. Uhoh. Fortuantely, the CIs system is a lot more simple than full size. I have to admit, pouring a gallon into the tank and running it until it turns pink in the sprayer, sink, and shower-outlet is a lot eaiser than running around trying to find low point drains and winterization/suction tubes.

Hey, don't forget - that furnace!



I didn't get turkey this year. We went to family, and they had like a 8 pound bird, and being 'last in line' the only thing left was some small remnant pieces. Ham was good, as was everything else. So, I am definatley not complaining. Lamenting perhaps that thanksgiving meal is my favorite combination. The cranberry, turkey, potatoes, stuffing -- its all 100% comfort food. Sadly, its also not exactly wasteline friendly. After this last week, its back on the 'diet' until Christmas Day...then back on the diet again. I've got to drop a few pounds.

I'm going to see about picking up a turkey this week when I go shopping next. I won't be able to enjoy the other starcy things, but at least I can have turkey. May have to try this -- I wouldn't call it a brine as much as I would a moisture extraction from the skin - I bet that is pretty crispy!!!
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I finally winterized mine today so I didn’t have to build a fire in the shop.
 
I am helping a friend in Texas -- and I have to say I'm tolering this better than I would be at home :) 65 and sunny today, with texas winds.

Hangin' in the Dallas area (about 20 miles away) and I have to say -- this doesn't suck! But I also understand it was almost 100 degrees a monht ago...I think its been said before, but "Houstin, we have a probelm!" -- I don't know which is worse. What Tour931 is reporting or 100 degrees in November!!!!
 
Tour 931 said:
Starry night here in Wisconsin away from all the city lights. Zoom in and see thousands more.
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Never get that here. We are a block of Main St and half mile away from the mall & the area with the big box stores. The parking lot lights nearby make it like look dusk all the time. Tall trees nearby don’t help either. One of the things I like about camping is seeing the night sky.
 
Warren Mary Ellen said:
Never get that here. We are a block of Main St and half mile away from the mall & the area with the big box stores. The parking lot lights nearby make it like look dusk all the time. Tall trees nearby don’t help either. One of the things I like about camping is seeing the night sky.
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The best place I know to camp is my own back yard Anywhere I go has more people too.
 
Looks cozy....too bad it looks like the Bears have it sewn up this year....been quite a drought for them though, so can't complain too loudly.
 
Heading home soon -- I can't wait. Looking like the trip will begin Thursday morning. Its going to be a rough re-entry. I've been in Texas for about a week and a half, and while it cracked freezing once while I have been here, its ben mostly 60's and 70's. At home, well, not quite that. I'll be arriving to about 20 degrees.

At least I have my heated dewalt jacket --- which I have to say, is pretty darned nice. Push a button, and it warms up your chest and arms nicely. Just enough...the battery life isn't super awesome, but its still a couple of hours of warm. And I'm happy to have it!!!
 
I made it home this afternoon. I got to spend almost 2 weeks in the Dallas Area, no time for fun stuff sadly. But, I did have some of the best texmex I've ever had :)

This includes trips to at least 4 new bucc-ees. 3 in the Dallas area, and 1 in Missouri. I don't understand the crazy amount of money people spend there -- I mean I see shopping carts FULL of 'stuff' but I guess if that is your thing. I like the BBQ, it's not the best I've ever had, but it is good...

I also got to visit Wally's --- which is an up-and-comer. Currently, there are 2 locations. Northwest of Bloomington, Illinois (Pontiac), and another just west of St. Louis, with a 3'rd coming soon here to Central Indiana -- just northeast of Indianapolis. There are rumors of a Bucees too coming to the south side. I actually think I know exactly where they are looking at -- at one time it was supposed to be a Cabellas before the destruction when Bass Pro bought them.

Wally's is the "Home of the Great American Road trip" -- their mascot is a bear, and a classic Winnebago. The formula is the exactly the same as Bucc-ees - including BBQ, Gourmet Popcorn, and all the swag you can imagine. I stopped at the one in Fenton Missouri, and it was not bad! The 'Q was similar to Bucc-ee's, so I call it a win.

Anyway, I'm glad to be home. Of course, going from a daytime high of 75 to a daytime high of 30 is making me question my life choices...but you've got to take the good with the bad!
 
Sweeney said:
I made it home this afternoon. I got to spend almost 2 weeks in the Dallas Area, no time for fun stuff sadly. But, I did have some of the best texmex I've ever had :)

This includes trips to at least 4 new bucc-ees. 3 in the Dallas area, and 1 in Missouri. I don't understand the crazy amount of money people spend there -- I mean I see shopping carts FULL of 'stuff' but I guess if that is your thing. I like the BBQ, it's not the best I've ever had, but it is good...

I also got to visit Wally's --- which is an up-and-comer. Currently, there are 2 locations. Northwest of Bloomington, Illinois (Pontiac), and another just west of St. Louis, with a 3'rd coming soon here to Central Indiana -- just northeast of Indianapolis. There are rumors of a Bucees too coming to the south side. I actually think I know exactly where they are looking at -- at one time it was supposed to be a Cabellas before the destruction when Bass Pro bought them.

Wally's is the "Home of the Great American Road trip" -- their mascot is a bear, and a classic Winnebago. The formula is the exactly the same as Bucc-ees - including BBQ, Gourmet Popcorn, and all the swag you can imagine. I stopped at the one in Fenton Missouri, and it was not bad! The 'Q was similar to Bucc-ee's, so I call it a win.

Anyway, I'm glad to be home. Of course, going from a daytime high of 75 to a daytime high of 30 is making me question my life choices...but you've got to take the good with the bad!
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They're building a Bucc-ee's about 10 miles from our AZ home. Kinda anxious for it to open and see what all the fuss is about.
 
Sweeney said:
I made it home this afternoon. I got to spend almost 2 weeks in the Dallas Area, no time for fun stuff sadly. But, I did have some of the best texmex I've ever had :)

This includes trips to at least 4 new bucc-ees. 3 in the Dallas area, and 1 in Missouri. I don't understand the crazy amount of money people spend there -- I mean I see shopping carts FULL of 'stuff' but I guess if that is your thing. I like the BBQ, it's not the best I've ever had, but it is good...

I also got to visit Wally's --- which is an up-and-comer. Currently, there are 2 locations. Northwest of Bloomington, Illinois (Pontiac), and another just west of St. Louis, with a 3'rd coming soon here to Central Indiana -- just northeast of Indianapolis. There are rumors of a Bucees too coming to the south side. I actually think I know exactly where they are looking at -- at one time it was supposed to be a Cabellas before the destruction when Bass Pro bought them.

Wally's is the "Home of the Great American Road trip" -- their mascot is a bear, and a classic Winnebago. The formula is the exactly the same as Bucc-ees - including BBQ, Gourmet Popcorn, and all the swag you can imagine. I stopped at the one in Fenton Missouri, and it was not bad! The 'Q was similar to Bucc-ee's, so I call it a win.

Anyway, I'm glad to be home. Of course, going from a daytime high of 75 to a daytime high of 30 is making me question my life choices...but you've got to take the good with the bad!
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For awhile we thought a Buc-ees would be built in my county in SC. The state and company could not work out how and who was going to pay to upgrade exit 21 on I-85 to handle the traffic increase, so it died.
 
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