Daily Check In Thread For All... #161

Hi everybody. Congratulations Peter! I'm very happy for you.

Well spring has technically arrived, so I hope this gives us all a little
bit of boost.

Derwood

Hey Yawl--We got about 6 inches here,nothing to really worry about. Since I work from home, I haven't noticed a thing. Thought the wind is rocking against the house.

Today's giggle was a student who, instead of writing ethos in his paper (ethical consideration of an argument,) he wrote egos.

Karen--I plant marigolds, as well as nasturtiums and calendula. All three are edible, which is my preference for taking room in the garden. Calendula leaves are good greens either raw or cooked, and the flowers was used in medieval times to color dishes gold. I am sorry to hear of your cold weather--remember--a few more weeks,and spring will start.

Pitmom--It takes a lot of room. BF built a light box off of a plan he found online--It is pretty good if you don't grow too much. My seedlings live on the top of the stove, balanced precariously on over-turned pots and a box of wine to get them closer to the light. I am fighting a bunch of white flies already--likely spread to the seedlings from the perennial herbs. I mixed up a bit of water with some dish soap and oil--it helped, some. *sigh* My tomatoes are furthest along with little tiny tomato leaves.

Trina--I interviewed at Lock Haven twenty years ago. Too funny. It is in the middle of nowhere.

PistolPadre--My last two colonoscopies had a similar result to yours. The first one was a single day of prep. It was no good--they colon wasn't clean. The second one I did three days fasting and two days of prep. The same issue. I have to get another one this summer, quick, before I lose my health coverage.

Tired and cold. Achy from sitting still all day. Ready for warm weather.

4 inches of snow, then sleet, freezing rain, rain, then freezing temps overnight. Blech. My front doors' doorknob was frozen this morning! Windows were frozen shut too. Had to fight back panic. Luckily, the back door opened.

Don't think the sugar snap peas will be planted on Friday!

I've caught a lousy cold. Using Zicam nasal swabs to help cut it short.

My indoor garden will have to suffice for now. Down to one lonely, lovely yellow tulip, but it's enough!

Hung another bird seed bell and the birds are definitely grateful! As the finches and cardinals peck away at the bell, the ground feeding mourning doves pick up the seeds that drop. I'm considering picking up some mealy bug feeders for the robins that came just a few days before the storm and now have no insects to eat!

Once this melts, we should be on the 'fast track' to Spring! Everything will have been deeply watered and the blossoms should all be ready to burst forth!

Once again, I send out this caution...Daffodils are toxic! Do not let children pick them as the sap can make them sick. Do not put daffs in a vase with other flowers. The sap will kill anything else in the vase.

Good to her from you Derwood

Hey Jamie!!!

Be careful with being sick and not a lot of heat. I hope you get your furnace fixed soon so you can have the heat that you are use to. I Hope you feel better soon too. I get flu shots so I rarely get sick. You need them up here in the cold. Though people seem to start getting sick when it starts to warm up. I guess the actual cold doesn't make it as bad as it sounds. Though with you already not feeling good, I hope that the electric heaters keep you warm enough.

Sounds like you have good neighbors. I guess I should of known that as in one post you said how nice it was to get outside working and be able to see your neighbors. I wish I had nice neighbors. The nice thing is that there is nobody living close by at this time. So no bad ones that way. Ha!!!

I hope you have a good day Pitmom. I hope your furnace gets fixed real soon.

Hugs, Karen...

I am glad that the winds died down for you. It was really windy here yesterday too. Made it feel real cold. Today is better, there is wind but not a lot.

Good luck with the library and the gym. I hope you have a good time.

Hugs, Karen...

yes, good 2 see ya post derwood.

just had housing here, got onto them about some stuff. lazy buggers they are.

keep well.

Pitmom:

You belong in the hall of fame for what you are going through.

Your plight reminds me of what I went through several years ago when we had an ice storm all over town, all over 6 or 8 states, and the electricity went off and I'm wondering, how are they ever going to fix all of this, with millions out of power?

Well, what they probably did, I've just kinda recently figured out, was get repair crews from like the Midwest, which no ice storm, and get them to drive their trucks 1,000 miles to affected areas and states.

Anyway, my power was off for 3 days and nights, and of course, with the ice storm, it was freezing! And no heat. No oven to cook food that you couldn't get out of the fridge anyway, because all the food would ruin.

Well, the first night, I suffered, but I guess I did all right, with several blankets. It was like sleeping outside. The second night, yeah, I must have made it. The third night without heat, I was starting to loose it.

When it got to about 5 p.m. the next night and the electricity and heat was still not on, I was thinking, I'm not going to make it the fourth night. I'm going out of my mind. I can't take anymore of this.

The electricity and heat came back on about 5:30 or 6 p.m., which spared a fourth night of no heat and lights, or food besides peanut butter crackers and such.

So, I have an idea of what you're going through.

You are lucky to be alive, with the gas leak.

You said,

"By the time the companys' sales rep left, after confirming that I do not qualify for financing a new furnace, it was too late to reach anyone at Home Energy Assistance office. I left a message and hope to hear from them in the morning. Since I qualify for LIHEAP, I should also qualify for the Weatherization Program, which would finance the replacing of the furnace. about 13 years ago, they replaced my water heater for me.

"I've cried. I knew I wouldn't qualify on my own, but hearing it said, well... No, no, no. I refuse to get sucked back down the rabbit hole again. Not over this. At least, not yet. I still have hope that the other program will be able to help."

I thought I was in a difficult situation. Whoa!

You said, "Meanwhile, I have the oven going...cooking up some lovely pork chops and keeping the kitchen warm for now!

"Thank you all, for being on this journey with me, so I am not alone."

Gosh, so you do have some heat. Is there anyway in heck you can get an electric space heater?

I was going to say about the kerosene heater that you have a chance to get, I had one of those some years ago. Uh, it sounds good, but when I cut it on, the smoke from it caused me to have chest pain.

The chimney of the heater just poured the smoke into the living room, since it had not outlet to the outside. You couldn't see the smoke, but the kerosene smell from that heater, did cause problems, and I did have chest pain, and I had to quit using it.

I realized it was indoor pollution. The oil heater may have the same thing, but I think you should try both if necessary, and see how you do.

But that brings up the electric space heater, which has no residue. Is there any way in heck that you can get an electric heater?

i am back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! well, as me, and not the bfe imposter!!! just not the same is it????

Welcome back as yourself HT!

To answer the question...yes...I have 2 electric oil filled radiators and a faux fireplace helping to keep the chill out of the house. It's not a perfect solution but it does help. I don't run the fireplace at night while we're sleeping. The radiators have a safety mechanism in case they get tipped over, so they run all night. There are some benefits to living in a 10 x 55 mobile home...not much space to keep warm!

Once the sun is up and beating down on my metal home, it gets rather comfortable in here. And today is another sunny day!

After Hurricane Sandy a few years ago, we were without power for 8 days. I used my solar garden lights, battery powered puck lights and flashlights, had my battery powered radio...the heat was a different story. At least this time, it's just the furnace. Post storm, I had to light the fire pit, heat water for coffee on the grill, stay bundled at all times, etc. This time, I only need an extra blanket on the bed. The dogs and cats all pile up either with me or my daughter and help us stay warm through the night. Keeping one of the radiators in the bathroom during the day means the seat is not freezing cold! First thing in the morning is a bit rough, as the rad is kept in the hall at night.

I have a call in to the Weatherization Program. It helps low income folks like myself replace heat and hot water appliances. Hopefully I will know soon when the furnace will be taken care of. The Program helped me replace my water heater about 13 years ago.

I am sorry to read this Myself. I hope your mother is comfortable. I hope you are okay. Keep hanging in there my friend...

Pitmom, I hope you get your new furnace soon. Sounds like it isn't that cold which is good.

Hi Turtle, Hi NerdBird...

Hugs, Karen...

Jamie, that should read " I sort of suspected you were taking a
walk on the wild side as BFE ". Not BGE.

Peace bro.