What positive can you list today?

[foreverhis]

My positive for yesterday was that two friends and I planted in our fabric pots of seed potatoes. The weather looks to cooperate and I was able to find seed potatoes from reliable growers and on time, unlike last year’s late and random ones.

Last year the weather was horrible, heavy rain through April, no spring at all, cold temperatures every day, right into summer fog and wind. We had almost no crop.☹️

Some nurseries and farm supply shops didn’t even bother ordering in seed potatoes this year because idiots blamed them for the lousy growing conditions, rather than the weather. But I found five varieties we like that generally do well here. So 🤞

[Sparky1]

4 hours ago, KayC said:

Just like it's stated...black, nothing loading, can't do anything.

Last year my name brand, (don't know if it's good to name names but it's a  4 letter name starts with D) died after an automatic update. Ran a diagnostic on it and it showed the display was gone. So I call them up and they said since the update was with their software, the repair would be free, even though my warranty had expired. They put in a new LCD screen on it and so far no problems. I wasn't too happy about that since it isn't a cheap laptop. 

 

 

[widower2]

They gave you a free repair even though it was past warranty? I'd be quite happy about that   

[Sparky1]

11 minutes ago, widower2 said:

They gave you a free repair even though it was past warranty? I'd be quite happy about that   

Yes, I was shocked but I didn't complain lol. The warranty had just expired by a very short time.

[P777]

10 hours ago, KayC said:

Just like it's stated...black, nothing loading, can't do anything.

Hi Kay, did you check the cable connections, also maybe one may need replacing?

[Rey Dominguez Jr]

After visiting and sitting with Veronica this afternoon, I came home and felt like I needed to get out of the house again.  Invited our kids to Veronica’s favorite burger restaurant for dinner.  Was nice having all their company for dinner over burgers and beer.  They appreciated the time together, so I’m glad we were able to get together.  Was done in Veronica’s memory, and I spoke about her often, which felt good.  

[KayC]

8 hours ago, Paul777 said:

Hi Kay, did you check the cable connections, also maybe one may need replacing?

Cables are fine, no issue starting up since.

8 hours ago, Rey Dominguez Jr said:

Was nice having all their company for dinner over burgers and beer.

I'm glad you got that time with them.

[Roxeanne]

Saw all the solar eclipse from Mexico to Maine thanks to NASA...

it was amazing! 

Not as see it live, but it's magical i can see this spectacular event from the other part of the world...😍

[Sparky1]

1 hour ago, Roxeanne said:

Saw all the solar eclipse from Mexico to Maine thanks to NASA...

it was amazing! 

Not as see it live, but it's magical i can see this spectacular event from the other part of the world...😍

In my area we didn't get to see it because of cloud cover. It did go darker for a few minutes but not complete darkness because I was further away from the totality area. Lots of people were disappointed but I did get to see it on tv.

[KayC]

12 hours ago, Sparky1 said:

I did get to see it on tv.

The only station that showed it when I turned it on, less than five min. left.  I thought they'd be hashing and rehashing it all day!

[Boggled]

I went to start our riding lawnmower, and it went ((blip!)) and wouldn't start.  The positive was, I had been sort of expecting that, and telling myself "don't despair."  And when it wouldn't start, I just told myself, "oh well," and no, didn't despair!  This is a big deal for me!  That I was just plain okay with it!  My husband was who would give the battery a jump;  I'm afraid to do it, plus I don't know where the black box thing is that he ran a cord out from the house to plug in ... 

But I weed-whacked the largish area in front of the back door where I always park to unload the car.  The weed whacker is Black & Decker battery operated and ALWAYS works.    Plus even if it dies (doubtful it would) I can buy another one online for a reasonable price.  

[KayC]

Internet and phone went out this morning, it just came back, kind of late to do anything, but at least it's back.  A log truck hit their pole in a nearby town, whole towns were out.

[shawnt]

Woke up this morning and my first thought wasn't about what's been lost but was about what was to come. First time in a long time.

[RichS]

Woke up this morning, had breakfast. No TV on. No internet to attend to. No errands to run. My son was still sleeping. Our cat Salem sat in my lap for and hour and a half. It was quiet and peaceful. Times like these are refreshing for the mind.

[KayC]

1 hour ago, shawnt said:

Woke up this morning and my first thought wasn't about what's been lost but was about what was to come. First time in a long time.

That is great!

1 hour ago, RichS said:

Our cat Salem sat in my lap for and hour and a half. It was quiet and peaceful. Times like these are refreshing for the mind.

That is so special, peaceful.

[P777]

2 hours ago, shawnt said:

Woke up this morning and my first thought wasn't about what's been lost but was about what was to come. First time in a long time.

This is so beautiful ♥️

1 hour ago, RichS said:

Woke up this morning, had breakfast. No TV on. No internet to attend to. No errands to run. My son was still sleeping. Our cat Salem sat in my lap for and hour and a half. It was quiet and peaceful. Times like these are refreshing for the mind.

Sounds very nice indeed. Cats are very mysterious beings too!

[P777]

Managed to do a weight training session at home today. Feel bit better in myself after doing it. Going to build back up slowly. I am sure I will get strong again... Both mentally and physically. Just going to take time.

[DMB]

I cleaned the dryer vent.

Add that to the list of vile things I've had to learn how to do on my own.  These tasks are still triggers for me.  I get very angry, and then nervous that I won't do it right, but it's done and only with a few tears.

[KayC]

Good for you, you did it! 

[P777]

1 hour ago, DMB said:

I cleaned the dryer vent.

Add that to the list of vile things I've had to learn how to do on my own.  These tasks are still triggers for me.  I get very angry, and then nervous that I won't do it right, but it's done and only with a few tears

Well done! You did your best, and you did it!!

[KayC]

Got two computers to throw away, little by little I'm getting there, in four years that will be 100 bags of trash I've disposed of!  A long ways to go but this is a positive so I won't be bogged down by what's left.

[Gail 8588]

My positive is that we had a huge rain event here and my house was dry and cozy and I had no standing water in my yard or driveway.

There was flooding in many parts of town that don't  normally flood. Some schools closed until Monday.  Fire department was rescuing people caught in flood waters.  

[KayC]

So glad to hear you are safe, Gail!  Wow, I didn't watch the news or know about it, our local paper is sometimes a little behind in things.

[foreverhis]

Yikes, Gail! I’m so glad you are safe and sound. That’s a big positive for sure.

We too are due to have yet another storm starting tonight. Forecast for 2-1/2 inches over 2 days. Nothing like the tumultuous atmospheric rivers, but we were not expecting any more big storms after the one we had a week ago. It’s late in the season for it, but at least we had several days of warm, sunny weather in between—my “this week’s positive."  Our forecast is to have good-ish weather after this weekend.

[KayC]

They're predicting snow here this week. 

[P777]

Meanwhile here in Ireland, it rains all the time! 

[RichS]

And in North Carolina the pollen season is winding down. We're expecting temps in the 80's by Sunday. Bring on the suntan lotion!! 

[KayC]

Snow here this week.  Urgently needing prayer which I'll specify in the spiritual section.

[widower2]

2 hours ago, RichS said:

And in North Carolina the pollen season is winding down. We're expecting temps in the 80's by Sunday. Bring on the suntan lotion!! 

Man we're in the thick of pollen season; I sweep it off the porch almost like a light snow.

[Roxeanne]

And in Italy almost 30 degree...summer!

[foreverhis]

4 hours ago, KayC said:

Snow here this week.  Urgently needing prayer which I'll specify in the spiritual section.

Done!  I asked John to put in a good word too.

[P777]

10 hours ago, RichS said:

And in North Carolina the pollen season is winding down. We're expecting temps in the 80's by Sunday. Bring on the suntan lotion!! 

80's !!!!

[P777]

6 hours ago, Roxeanne said:

And in Italy almost 30 degree...summer!

Ciao! Incredibile, troppo caldo per me!

Hi! Incredible, too hot for me!

[Adriennelc]

13 hours ago, Paul777 said:

Meanwhile here in Ireland, it rains all the time! 

I can sympathise with you as we are no different in the north west of Scotland.  Rain sliding down the windows as I type!

[P777]

36 minutes ago, Adriennelc said:

I can sympathise with you as we are no different in the north west of Scotland.  Rain sliding down the windows as I type!

Hi Adrienne, 

My sincere condolences for your loss.

Oh yes, Scotland and Ireland very similar. I know exactly what you mean. I am beginning to wonder how my Wife got the clothes dry (a miracle)! She didn't use the tumble dryer I know that, old school washing line, same as me now!

 

 

[KayC]

9 hours ago, Roxeanne said:

And in Italy almost 30 degree...summer!

Is that celcius?  In the US we go by farenheit, big difference!  30 here is below freezing.  In celcius it'd be like 86 here!

[Roxeanne]

2 hours ago, Paul777 said:

9 hours ago, Roxeanne said:

 

Ciao! Incredibile, troppo caldo per me!

Ciao Paul conosci l'italiano ?

Anni fa sono stata in Irlanda, bellissimo paese...ma il tempo mi faceva impazzire!🤣

Years ago i have been in Ireland, beautiful country...but weather made me crazy!

[Roxeanne]

12 minutes ago, KayC said:

Is that celcius?  In the US we go by farenheit, big difference!  30 here is below freezing.  In celcius it'd be like 86 here!

Yes Kay...in Italy we go by Celsius...and meter kilometre kilo grams etc.

We're weird, aren't we ?😂

 

[P777]

2 hours ago, Roxeanne said:

Ciao Paul conosci l'italiano ?

Anni fa sono stata in Irlanda, bellissimo paese...ma il tempo mi faceva impazzire!🤣

Years ago i have been in Ireland, beautiful country...but weather made me crazy!

Ciao Roseanne,

My sincere condolences for your loss.

I have only been learning for 9 months (about 800 words learnt), I absolutely love Italian, it's a beautiful language. However, since my Wife died, I only did a very small but each day. But, my motivation is slowly coming back.. 

Sure, the weather in Ireland is unbelievable.

Grazie mille. Thank you very much.

Buona giornata. Have a good day ♥️

Paul

[Sparky1]

3 hours ago, Roxeanne said:

Yes Kay...in Italy we go by Celsius...and meter kilometre kilo grams etc.

We're weird, aren't we ?😂

 

No, we are metric in Canada too. It has to be close to 50 years if not more. The US is one of a few countries that hasn't switched lol. I like both systems and can use both in ever day things. Imagine when Americans come up here and see 100 kmh and start doing 100 mph. Instant ticket, and oh yea, 40 kmh over and they confiscate your vehicle 😂

[Roxeanne]

4 minutes ago, Sparky1 said:

No, we are metric in Canada too. It

Dai Sparky...non lo sapevo!

[RichS]

11 minutes ago, Sparky1 said:

The US is one of a few countries that hasn't switched lol.

We seemed to be on a roll 50 years ago as well. They said we were going to change over to the metric system (like it or not); but some years later the chatter died down and here we still are. Years ago, I used to catch an occasional Montreal Expos game on TV. I remember the outfield wall markers at Olympic Stadium were in meters, not feet. Had to scratch my head on the calculations (didn't have a conversion table handy)

[widower2]

I remember when the push to get us all metric began and everyone assumed it would happen, since the rest of the world basically used it. But Americans are a stubborn lot.  I doubt we'll ever switch over entirely, and that's not all bad IMO (I have no desire to watch a football game and hear "it's fourth and centimeters to go..."). Although we do have a lot of things where both the English and the metric system amounts are listed, I think most still think in terms of the English system.

[Roxeanne]

2 hours ago, Paul777 said:

I absolutely love Italian, it's a beautiful language

Thanks Paul...i'm very sorry for your loss! You are now in the raw pain...I know how hard it is! I remember my first times with compassion for myself, what i was then...with time it's get better, but unfortunately that awful times are not avoidable.

If I remember well you have a little son...hope that take care of him, love him brings joy in your day and help you...it's a great gift have a son in your life!

Hope that study Italian help you too!

It's funny but i love English language...it's pretty normal love something different from yours!

I remember with great pleasure my journey in Ireland...l loved landscapes the music people and Guinnes🤣!!!

But being meteorophatic i was completely destabilized from change of weather every 5 minutes🤣

Abbi cura di te e del tuo piccolo , buona giornata un grande abbraccio Roxi

[KayC]

5 hours ago, Roxeanne said:

Yes Kay...in Italy we go by Celsius...and meter kilometre kilo grams etc.

We're weird, aren't we ?😂

 

Nope, I'd say the US is weird as we're the ones that deviated, Canada also follows suit with you.  But try as I might, inches, Farenheit, mph, continues to dominate in my mind as that's what I've used for 71 years!

[P777]

23 minutes ago, KayC said:

Nope, I'd say the US is weird as we're the ones that deviated, Canada also follows suit with you.  But try as I might, inches, Farenheit, mph, continues to dominate in my mind as that's what I've used for 71 years!

Yes me too, in all of the above. Even though my car for example says kilometers per hour, I always work the equivalent speed in mph!

[foreverhis]

5 hours ago, Roxeanne said:

Yes Kay...in Italy we go by Celsius...and meter kilometre kilo grams etc.

We're weird, aren't we ?😂

 

Nah, you’re the not weird.  The United States is just stubborn.😉

I did a quick check to confirm that we are one of only three countries in the world that use Fahrenheit and Imperial. The other two are Myanmar and Liberia.  The UK is a bit “dual personality” about it because they use both Metric and Imperial here and there. It’s odd when watching a BBC show to hear, “I am 6 feet tall and weigh 79 kilos,” for example.

[Roxeanne]

1 hour ago, KayC said:

Nope, I'd say the US is weird as we're the ones that deviated,

Anyway i love differences...a world too much equal is not interesting enough for me! 

Every country has its history, its culture " i suoi perche'"as we say ...("its whys")

[Sparky1]

4 hours ago, Roxeanne said:

Dai Sparky...non lo sapevo!

Ormai da molto tempo Roxi.         ( For a long time now)

[KayC]

The contractor just left...I requested two bids, one for short term emergent to save my essential room with electrical, water tank, pipes, and freezer, and the other for the back of the carport.  He agreed.  I told him I understand wood fluctuates by the week (Random Lengths comes out with it's pricing every week...I used to be Office Mgr for a mill) but it'd give me an idea give/take.  I feel so relieved!  He's going to call the Mormon missionaries to have them give me a call and I can arrange a time with them and get a dumpster up here meanwhile and he'll provide a dolly to them.  Later when I've had $ saved up I can do the back of the carport.  I discovered a "blower & box" that weighs a ton that needs moved, I didn't even know I had it...that will go into the dumpster if they can get it in there.  A truck will move it when it's full.  

Now that I have a plan, I am so relieved!  I don't want the carport going too long w/o the back replaced so will do my best to save $ for it.  Still no prices but he said what he does to save my tank/electrical room will be under $1,000.  Whew!