What are you doing today?

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StarSong said:
Bulk manufacturing is nearly always a lot less expensive than making things at home by buying single parts from retailers. Building a car from parts is exponentially more expensive than buying one that rolled off the assembly line.

My sister was a whiz of a home sewer. When I started purchasing trim, we were shocked to realize she was paying (literally) more than 10X the amount for 7" nylon pant or skirt zipper that I was paying. The difference in button prices were even wider.

Of course, I was buying identical items by the thousands in one go, they weren't individually packaged, and I bought directly from YKK, Talon and button dyeing companies (nearly all buttons on women's garments were dyed-to-match back then). Same volume pricing applied with lace, fabric, etc. I paid 7¢ per yard for 1" white eyelet when prairie skirts were hot as a pistol (and one time literally placed an order for a million yards - the company owner nearly had a stroke when he saw the purchase order but eventually thanked me for my foresight). My sister was paying over a dollar a yard for that eyelet trim at her local fabric store.

The US stopped producing fabric domestically partly because of international price competition and partly because the process is highly polluting. Wealthy countries are appropriately reluctant to permit factories to dump dyestuffs, finishing chemicals (including formaldehyde) and other pollutants into their rivers and groundwater. Poorer countries are oftne less persnickety about pollution, minimum wage, safety standards, child labor and so forth.
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What an interesting analogy. "Building a car from parts is exponentially more expensive than buying one that rolled off the assembly line". You sure have a mind for business.

"The US stopped producing fabric domestically partly because of international price competition and partly because the process is highly polluting." 😡 I had no idea that manufacturing the product was environmentally harmful. It is so wrong to put this on unexpecting people in poor countries.

Indeed we have a moral dilemma and we are not supposed to be political so I will thank you for the information and shut up. I like this forum because it is not political and I don't want to pollute it with my moralizing. 🤬

Let us focus on your fun character and something that might be humorous. Or as the serenity prayer says,

"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
courage to change the things I can,
and wisdom to know the difference."
 
Trila said:
I'm so tired! Today hubby and I finished cutting (and cleaning up) 4 days of yard work. He cut down 18 trees, and trimmed 2 massively neglected crepe myrtle bushes. :sleep:

Oh, I almost forgot....I also got 2 permanent crowns today, too.
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Is hubby Hercules? That sounds like an unrealistic amount of work to get done. Please take it easy and allow yourselves time to recuperate.
 
Kaila said:
I had a rough night with my illnesses; therefore, feeling more poorly today, and I will have to try, and hope for some extra daytime sleep.

Watching a few wild birds out my window first
(cardinal and finches, so far)
and I am having warm beverage and food, and dropping in here, for a little comradery, social interaction, and smiles, to add to my day.
My thanks to my friends, here.
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Sounds like you have good self-care skills. You are being a good example.
 
hollydolly said:
As most of you know, I have a lower back problem caused by herniated discs , and so have to have regular use of heat pads if I've been lifting anything much or standing in one place or driving too long.. I;d be lost without them .I've got the 'rucksack type'..which is one for the upper back with over shoulders straps to prevent it from slipping off, and is also great for the neck as well .. and I have 3 Long snake like ones which are the ones I generally use for my lower back.. never left any behind anywhere thankfully..
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I love my heating pads! I am trying to get through the winter without using heat other than my heating pads. But some days I weaken and turn my heat on low. I am looking forward to seeing my energy bill to see if I have used less energy or if I am effort has been a waste. But I think this year everyone will have a lower heating bill because we are having unseasonably warm weather.
 
fancicoffee13 said:
I went down to the senior center and helped serve lunch. I was hopping ! It was very, very busy! And then came home and rested. Whew!
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Lucky you. Our nutrition sites are handing out food to go but we still can not sit inside and socialize. The two community centers have some activities going but do not want people coming inside to eat or drink. This is really awful because it means not seeing many of the people I have enjoyed laughing with since the first lockdown. I miss the joking around that we all enjoyed so much.
 
Nicer day than the previous two. Took doggy for a short walk and she was glad to go out.

Doing the neverending laundry. Next ones will be the dark winter clothes and after that towels and then more sheets. Ugh..I shall get it 👍 done!

Wondering what I want to fix for supper. BLT or avocado 🥑 sandwich. They both sound good but gotta choose. Such big decisions.

I have a Mammogram scheduled for Friday. I have a few cysts and hopefully they are nothing. And it's getting colder again Fri.
 
Tom 86 said:
Sitting here remising about a year ago when I got the Maderna Cov-19 shot. An all the problems I started having 2 days later & still have a year later.
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That sounds a little scary. Do you mean you have had a bad reaction to the shot? I am glad I have had 3 shots and no problems. I was worried because I have heard some bad stories. But because I am paid to visit with elderly people, I felt I must do everything I can to avoid being a carrier so I took the chance that I think comes with the shot.
 
Today, I get my port removed. It is a thing under my right collar bone (surgically inserted) that has a tube which has been inserted into my jugular vein. It's for delivering chemo. I've gotten used to it, but the tube being in my jugular vein kind of makes me squeamish when I think about it.

Other than that, it's paperwork time, as usual. When that is all caught up, I am going to be a happy camper! And I vow to never let it get so far behind again. Of course, I had a reason this time out -- my health was too poor to do it. Usually I just procrastinate until deadlines are upon me.

Plus, of course, I will be working on my to-do list.
 
You're all probably getting tired of my whining......about what.....sNOw.
Was wondering what i was going to do today......
Made the mistake of asking google nest if it was going to snow today. 😱😤😡🤬😩
Yes, snow starting around 6:00 pm.....maybe ending 6:00 am.....heavy snowfall warning.....in our area.
So.....was going to fill some meds tomorrow, and get stocked up on a couple things at the grocery store......really good sale.
But....
I'll do that this morning.
In the last 2 weeks, we've had 2 big dumps......where's my foster daughter who said she'll help shovel snow......never heard from her.
She's helped twice all winter......they don't shovel snow at their place, they just drive over it.
She doesn't understand i need to keep things cleared for the guys jobs, keep snow off the deck to go down into the yard.
Tuesday was the first time i heard from her since Christmas, just a few words, no offer to help with snow.
Had a talk with my snow shovel.....told it to get lots of rest.....work time on the way.
 
Well, I've been all over the place this morning... Had to let the car run to get all the ice off before I could go anywhere, but I drove to a town a different town south of here ..nearer to London.. but not hard to park as London is... and took a pile of stuff to the recycle centre....also I had a couple of car parts which had been meant for cars we once had, but had never been used so I was able to leave them at the re-use department where they will be sold...

I had to throw out the wooden stock of one of our guns... and of course it's not common here for waste people to see a part of a gun being disposed of, so comments were made about me throwing it away... probably thinking they'll watch the news for someone having been shot , and know who threw part of a rifle away... :LOL:

Did some Bricks and mortar banking which I wasn't able to do online ... , picked up a new summer dress in the sales, couldn't believe my eyes , reduced to just £6...which will save me having to buy a dress in summer when they're so expensive
A beautiful sunny day picked up some general shopping... then had a quick lunch at the pub and sat outside watching the world go by , before I had to go to my meeting...

..despite it being so cold.. it was a lovely day not a cloud in the sky,

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