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Trila said:
LOL. I think it will come back to you! They will call out a letter and number. Look on your card for that number under whatever letter was called. (Ex: "B5". The number 5 is in the "B" column). If you have the #, then cover it. Winning varies according to which game is being played. Usually, you need to cover all of the #s in one column OR one line OR one diagonal. The person calling the #s will tell you what you need to win.

I hope this helps you. Don't forget to share your winnings with me! 💰
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Thank you. Now that I'm refreshed, maybe it's time to go back to the fishing rodeo this year to see if they still play bingo. I'll let you know if I win.
 

Well it's been another eclectic unexpected afternoon... my 100 year old neighbour, had another fall as he'd got out of bed , and the police were there called by his at home emergency service, and despite the fact he'd been lying on his bedroom floor for hours, in his underwear, and with his head twisted awkwardly against the wall, they couldn't pick him up and put him in a better position for fear of causing a rush of blood to the head and a collapse.. so we had to wait for over an hour for the Ambulance to arrive to take him to hospital... I stayed with him holding his hand until the ambulance got there, and he was very tired and cold, and so I covered him with a duvet,,

The Paramedics said he wasn't hurt, and his blood pressure was excellent but in reality because he has slight Dementia, and is almost totally Blind, he really should be living in a nursing home, but he refuses point blank to leave his home, and they can't force him.. :(
 
hollydolly said:
Well it's been another eclectic unexpected afternoon... my 100 year old neighbour, had another fall as he'd got out of bed , and the police were there called by his at home emergency service, and despite the fact he'd been lying on his bedroom floor for hours, in his underwear, and with his head twisted awkwardly against the wall, they couldn't pick him up and put him in a better position for fear of causing a rush of blood to the head and a collapse.. so we had to wait for over an hour for the Ambulance to arrive to take him to hospital... I stayed with him holding his hand until the ambulance got there, and he was very tired and cold, and so I covered him with a duvet,,

The Paramedics said he wasn't hurt, and his blood pressure was excellent but in reality because he has slight Dementia, and is almost totally Blind, he really should be living in a nursing home, but he refuses point blank to leave his home, and they can't force him.. :(
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This is a sad situation, indeed. Bless you for staying with him. You're such a good neighbour that I'm even using the British spelling to compliment you (and ignoring the wavy red lines coming from bossy spellcheck). :love:
 
hollydolly said:
Well it's been another eclectic unexpected afternoon... my 100 year old neighbour, had another fall as he'd got out of bed , and the police were there called by his at home emergency service, and despite the fact he'd been lying on his bedroom floor for hours, in his underwear, and with his head twisted awkwardly against the wall, they couldn't pick him up and put him in a better position for fear of causing a rush of blood to the head and a collapse.. so we had to wait for over an hour for the Ambulance to arrive to take him to hospital... I stayed with him holding his hand until the ambulance got there, and he was very tired and cold, and so I covered him with a duvet,,

The Paramedics said he wasn't hurt, and his blood pressure was excellent but in reality because he has slight Dementia, and is almost totally Blind, he really should be living in a nursing home, but he refuses point blank to leave his home, and they can't force him.. :(
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I know how difficult this situation is HD, I deal with it all the time. Bless him, it’s difficult to relinquish that last little bit of independence 😕. This is the gentleman with just the son to check on him? I’m glad you were there for him, even if to just be a comforting presence and a hand to hold.
 
Trying to stay cool even tho it's not as hot as it's going to get this week--going to be in the 90s thurs and fri. Suzy dog and I went to the bank. Car seems to be running ok even tho there are problems with the headlights. So I don't drive at night. Yet, I'm going to look into getting them fixed--not sure if it's the bulbs or the switch. You never know with these old cars. Going to go grocery shopping but not sure when. I'm feeling pretty good which is a good thing.
 
StarSong said:
I tried out DD's instant pot to cook a pound of dried garbanzos that I presoaked. Pretty easy - 6 minutes cooking time.
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6 minutes for dried garbazos to soften enough to eat?
That would be amazing, by any method!
Even though you pre-soaked them, I had always found they took far longer than expected.
 
Kaila said:
6 minutes for dried garbazos to soften enough to eat?
That would be amazing, by any method!
Even though you pre-soaked them, I had always found they took far longer than expected.
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It was about 5 minutes for the instant pot to come to temperature and pressure and 6 minutes cooking time. I waited another 20 minutes to pop the top on the IP because I'd never used it before. Also, memories of ugly stains on my parents' ceiling from wonky 1950s era pressure cookers were wandering through my brain...

When cooking presoaked garbanzos on the stovetop, I've found they need to simmer for a solid hour, often longer.
 
StarSong said:
It was about 5 minutes for the instant pot to come to temperature and pressure and 6 minutes cooking time. I waited another 20 minutes to pop the top on the IP because I'd never used it before. Also, memories of ugly stains on my parents' ceiling from wonky 1950s era pressure cookers were wandering through my brain...

When cooking presoaked garbanzos on the stovetop, I've found they need to simmer for a solid hour, often longer.
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Thank you for those details. :)
I wonder if the "Rice cooker" that I already have, would do that, similarly. I am sure I have some dried garbanzos (raw uncooked ones, right?) and I must have some lentils too, and some dried peas. Ah, the wonderful possibilities. If I would just learn to use the rice cooker for more than the few items I do use it for.

I put combinations of quinoa, and kasha, and rice, into it, with some broth and canned pumpkin..... and little else. It is easy and filling and good. I often have canned beans or salmon with it.
 
Just finished packing my bags to go home tomorrow. I cannot wait. My niece is busy this week, and won't be able to drive me. I am OK with that. I had originally planned to have the caseworker order a medical transport for me. She came in yesterday and said that she did not order it as it would have cost me $75 to go less than a mile home. So, though they do not normally do it, they will take me home in their van. I will be leaving here around noon or so. I will post when I am home
 
This morning I am going to take a quick ride to the grocery store to get more spring mix for Rabbit. Then some cleaning chores. I am organizing my dresser drawers to be more efficient use of space. If there is anything I do not use I will donate or put on the free table in the community room. Otherwise taking it easy since tomorrow will be a busy day.
 
When I went out yesterday I wound up running several errands and doing some grocery shopping, but it was too warm to fit in a Costco run. When it's over 80°, I'm only comfortable with getting cold foods at my last stop, even when I've brought my insulated cooler and some blue ice packs.

Will have my morning swim at about 7:45 AM. Hubby is still in bed right now - we swim every morning a half hour after his first cup of coffee. (By then, I'm on my third cup.) Then I'll grab some breakfast, put the cooler in the car and head to Costco so I'm there when it opens.

We'll be babysitting today to give DDIL a break - she'll probably bring him over shortly after I return from Costco.

Funny thing about the cooler I mentioned above. I won it as a bingo prize where everyone wrapped up a brand new item they owned but had no use for. DH took one look at the gaudy floral print that I unwrapped and whispered that we should put it in the donation box when we got home. I vaguely thought it might come in handy cold drinks when we're on long drives so I held onto it.

As it happens, we occasionally use it for camping, but it's been a workhorse for transporting cold foods and groceries on hot days. So much lighter and better suited for that purpose than hard sided coolers.

When I looked for a photo of something similar to what I own, I was SHOCKED that they cost $55!!!



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I've just got back from Aldi... took me just an hour to get there, get the food, and drive back... and as soon as I put the stuff away , I got changed back into my house clothes, made a cuppa tea, and sat back down at my desk... it's like I've never been out, except I have lipstick on..:LOL:
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Well, yesterday I had a gas range I picked up that I was going to take to the dump or scrappers... Cuz steel was worth nothing and was only planning to drop it off, but the guy told me to go over the scales, I might be surprised... A year ago when I was doing it steadily, I may have gotten maybe $2 or $3 for it, but yesterday I got $10.15, so steel has gone up... I asked about copper, cuz I have lots of copper wire to strip, and they said clean copper is worth almost $4.00 a pound... So I have to get busy stripping my copper... So, that is what I am doing today...
 
Jules said:
Please keep reporting on your IP tests, @StarSong Six minutes of electricity isn’t much. How is the cleanup. Our canned garbanzos are usually $2, on sale, which I hope they are now because I just used the last can.
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Kaila said:
Thank you for those details. :)
I wonder if the "Rice cooker" that I already have, would do that, similarly. I am sure I have some dried garbanzos (raw uncooked ones, right?) and I must have some lentils too, and some dried peas. Ah, the wonderful possibilities. If I would just learn to use the rice cooker for more than the few items I do use it for.

I put combinations of quinoa, and kasha, and rice, into it, with some broth and canned pumpkin..... and little else. It is easy and filling and good. I often have canned beans or salmon with it.
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I also have a rice cooker that I've used for quinoa, rices and little else. Upon reflection, it's little more than a machine that brings liquid to a boil for a certain amount of time and senses when liquids are no longer present. Meaning, I can make that same rice on the stove in the same amount of time that my rice cooker makes it, but with the rice cooker I don't have to watch it - and never scorch or burn it. (Which I've done numerous times on the stove.)

The IP's combination of heat and pressure seem to be the magic formula for its dramatically shortening cooking times.
 
My early walk was going downstairs outside to water the plants in our garden,then did 2 walks around garden circle. It was 65 refreshing with no wind,walked back upstairs to my apt on 3rd floor
This morning took the bus to $store where I bought a couple cards,pens,a plaque for my church friend ,Earl who is moving into his new apt Mon 7/11. It says "Life takes us to unexpected places,love brings us home' I hope he likes it .I got off at a bus stop 4 blocks from my apt, walked home from there
Its been a sunny, warm summer day temps near 80
 
I had a much better day today than I expected. I had to have an ultrasound on the veins in my leg. They were checking for blood clots. The woman that took the test was very nice. When we were through I asked her would the results go to the Doctor that ordered the test or could I look it up in my Chart. She then said "Don't tell anyone I told you but everything is fine. There were no blood clots or problems of any kind." God Bless her.
 
Spent the morning disassembling, and cleaning up one of the mower deck hubs to replace a bad upper bearing. Called a parts place, and they told me I had to buy the whole assembly, which was $250. Said no thank you, and did some more research. Ended up finding a pair of the upper bearings on Ebay for $15 with free shipping. This afternoon spent 4 hrs weed whacking 3-4' grass, and weeds in areas that are too steep, or hard to get to with the big mowers until a thunder storm came through, and put and end to that. Can't say as I was heartbroken over that, and am now enjoying a little Stolichnaya cocktail. One would be inclined to believe that would be Russian vodka, but in fact is a product of Latvia. Cheers, Mike
 
I had an unexpected, wonderful surprise today. I've been shopping for an upright freezer for quite a while. I found one that I liked but it wasn't in stock. Oh, well. Maybe next year...or so I thought.

Today I was doing some work at home and I looked out my front window and saw a large delivery truck pull up. And there it was, a brand spanking new upright freezer, the very one that I wanted being rolled off the truck. Turns out, my S/O found it at a store about 45 miles away, paid for it and scheduled it for delivery to me today. I literally cried. And a few minutes later, my S/O pulled up with a smile from ear-to-ear. No one has ever done anything even close to this for me, ever.
 
Since my 7-yr-old reading glasses aren't working anymore & can't read music notes from 2 inches away, & my regular glasses weren't giving me clear vision, I had an eye exam today for new reading glasses & my regular Rx. Prices went up.
Eye Exam: $200.00
Reading Glasses - my frame: $300.00
Regular glasses - $300.00
 
win231 said:
Since my 7-yr-old reading glasses aren't working anymore & can't read music notes from 2 inches away, & my regular glasses weren't giving me clear vision, I had an eye exam today for new reading glasses & my regular Rx. Prices went up.
Eye Exam: $200.00
Reading Glasses - my frame: $300.00
Regular glasses - $300.00
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yes I had almost exactly the same bill 3 months ago.. only in Pounds :eek:
 

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