Did You Accomplish Anything Today?

Ruthanne said:
Yes spices are expensive now as I bought some and I think they cost way too much.
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They sure are. Once when I was cleaning my large spice rack,I looked at the bottom of a tin & noticed $.49. You know that went in the garbage quickly. It wasn’t anything I used, even once a year and I doubt I replaced it.
 

Jules said:
They sure are. Once when I was cleaning my large spice rack,I looked at the bottom of a tin & noticed $.49. You know that went in the garbage quickly. It wasn’t anything I used, even once a year and I doubt I replaced it.
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I had to go through mine too and throw out some that were very old. I found some that were a dollar.
 

I accomplished the annual preparation of my Corvette for the winter's snooze. It's a bit of a pain -- changing the oil requires driving up on ramps to get it high enough to crawl under, and to get them positioned right I have to get in and out of the car several times to adjust them.

I also have to juggle the weather -- gotta get her in before they spread salt on the roads, but I missed it for the first time. A couple of weeks ago (Sunday night) we had maybe 2" of snow and they felt, for some reason, that they had to salt the roads. And I've been driving it nearly every day since cuz of Indian Summer.

But I got a laser wash today after lunch, which included an undercarriage wash -- so I'm good. See ya in April, baby!
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Old Dummy said:
I accomplished the annual preparation of my Corvette for the winter's snooze. It's a bit of a pain -- changing the oil requires driving up on ramps to get it high enough to crawl under, and to get them positioned right I have to get in and out of the car several times to adjust them.

I also have to juggle the weather -- gotta get her in before they spread salt on the roads, but I missed it for the first time. A couple of weeks ago (Sunday night) we had maybe 2" of snow and they felt, for some reason, that they had to salt the roads. And I've been driving it nearly every day since cuz of Indian Summer.

But I got a laser wash today after lunch, which included an undercarriage wash -- so I'm good. See ya in April, baby!
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Good for you!
 
Camper6 said:
We call it the 'ticket here'. It means you have received accredation to work on gas appliances and install them. It's the same for Electricians.

He has his gas ticket. That's the wording.
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Yes, were talking the same. I'm actually an engineer and worked for many years in Mississauga where I designed the incorporation of electrical systems and CNG (compressed Natural gas) fuel systems for transit buses. I really loved the Mississauga area.
 
Old Dummy said:
I accomplished the annual preparation of my Corvette for the winter's snooze. It's a bit of a pain -- changing the oil requires driving up on ramps to get it high enough to crawl under, and to get them positioned right I have to get in and out of the car several times to adjust them.

I also have to juggle the weather -- gotta get her in before they spread salt on the roads, but I missed it for the first time. A couple of weeks ago (Sunday night) we had maybe 2" of snow and they felt, for some reason, that they had to salt the roads. And I've been driving it nearly every day since cuz of Indian Summer.

But I got a laser wash today after lunch, which included an undercarriage wash -- so I'm good. See ya in April, baby!
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I have several collector and antique cars and perform the same ritual. The ramps, mine are the plastic armor type can be a pain. But I have found a way that works pretty well for me. I have a wooden stand that I made that sets out far in front of my ramps. The shelf has a shelf on it. The shelf is so located so that I can borrow my wife's cell phone, place it on the shelf and set her phone to face time my phone. While in the face time mode I can set in the drivers seat and drive the car up onto the ramps while being well aware of where I'm at relative to the ramp surface. So far this has worked for me. SO far.
 
Camper6 said:
Today I replaced all the labels on my spices. I used Microsoft Word and the label program with some modifications. I bought some new spices and got rid of some I never use. They are expensive now.
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I've been giving spices as Christmas presents for that reason. And because they're Christmas presents I get the really good ones. My favorite (to give) is pure actual hair-o-the-bean vanilla. My sisters love getting those. Seriously, great spices are nifty gifts.
 
Murrmurr said:
I've been giving spices as Christmas presents for that reason. And because they're Christmas presents I get the really good ones. My favorite (to give) is pure actual hair-o-the-bean vanilla. My sisters love getting those. Seriously, great spices are nifty gifts.
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So? What type of containers do they come in? I have a spice rack from years ago. Bottles that I refill. I got a huge bottle of pure vanilla from Mexico from a friend so I won't be needing vanilla for awhile. Sometimes I will avoid a recipe that calls for some exotic spice.
 
needshave said:
Old...
I have several collector and antique cars and perform the same ritual. The ramps, mine are the plastic armor type can be a pain. But I have found a way that works pretty well for me. I have a wooden stand that I made that sets out far in front of my ramps. The shelf has a shelf on it. The shelf is so located so that I can borrow my wife's cell phone, place it on the shelf and set her phone to face time my phone. While in the face time mode I can set in the drivers seat and drive the car up onto the ramps while being well aware of where I'm at relative to the ramp surface. So far this has worked for me. SO far.
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What? The solution I saw was to hang a tennis ball from the ceiling so that it touches the windshield when driving in.
 
Yesterday I mopped all the floors (3 bathrooms, the kitchen and the foyer). Today I'll do some serious dusting and perhaps another household chore or two.

Might even throw in a load of laundry. Not that modern laundry is an applaudable accomplishment... I won't be dragging the clothes down to the river to beat them against the rocks.
 
I tried to turn on a floor lamp (standing one) and as I turned the switch the lightbulb exploded loudly within the bulb--so I accomplished taking the bulb out and unplugging the lamp. I recall that the bulb was a 3 way one and the highest wattage setting got very hot so I never used it. Just turning it today made the bulb blow out. I think I may also toss the lamp..I no longer trust it.
 
I kept my standing date with the vacuum cleaner since it was Field Day Friday. My close involvement with this vacuum is at the point where I need to give her a formal name. I believe that "Sally" would fit, but I will consult with the wife since she has a casual relationship with this device.
I also got our Roku streaming device setup and made some progress in learning how to take advantage of its capabilities.
 
Pecos said:
I kept my standing date with the vacuum cleaner since it was Field Day Friday. My close involvement with this vacuum is at the point where I need to give her a formal name. I believe that "Sally" would fit, but I will consult with the wife since she has a casual relationship with this device.
I also got our Roku streaming device setup and made some progress in learning how to take advantage of its capabilities.
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@Pecos I just got the vacuuming done, too, it always looks much better after that's done! I never thought of naming it but maybe I'll go with Herbie. :LOL:
 
Cleaned the parakeet cage, cleaned the fish tank, cleaned the litter box...went on Chewy.com and bought cat food, fish food, bird seed...I saw another post that asked about the purpose of life, my purpose in life is apparently to be a handmaiden to the Royal Court of Critters...
 

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