What have you bought recently?

I have to replace the electric lock on my front door. It isn’t working with my phone. I asked my neighbor if she would mind grabbing my mail and put it inside my house and when I tried to unlock the door using my phone, it no longer works. I also tried another neighbor’s phone with the same app and still no luck, so that ruled out the phone. It had an electric lock on it when I bought the home, but Amazon shows several new models so I’m going to have to check each one out to get the features that I want. Any suggestions?

I want one with Bluetooth and Wi Fi, also can use a key, will work with Alexa, and locks automatically after 20 seconds if I forget to lock it. I’m also putting one on the back and side doors. We have an electrician living nearby that will install these. I am also adding a camera to my system that looks only at the front street with 270 degrees sweep. This is more for identification purposes for the police in case we have a sudden crime wave happen.
 

hollydolly said:
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silk scarf... looks even prettier in real life...
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OMG! It's orange, my favorite color and the print is very pretty. 😍
 
@beenthere. Is the lock wired or does it have batteries. We notice the reaction speed of the buttons is slower as the batteries get weaker. We chose not to have wifi access because, at the time, it was considered more vulnerable to hacking.

This is one of the best purchases we ever made for the house. We have it on both entry doors.
 

Nothing. Absolutely nothing. DD bought some half price Christmas stuff to put away for next year, but there was nothing in And That! (aka Christmas Tree Stores) that tickled my fancy, and I was ready to spend some money🤑

When I'm broke, I want everything I see; when I have a few bucks to spare, there's nothing to buy.
 
Went to Costco on the return home from the hospital.. I have NEVER seen it so packed even over the Christmas period it wasn't anywhere nearly as mobbed as it was today. The cars were parked on the road outside the complex... :eek: Granted it's a holiday today but even so...


Anyway I bought some big packs of Meat ( chicken Drumsticks and sausages).. some large frozen packs of things I can;t even remember now..lol.. one of them was Mac & Cheese Courgettes.. never had them before so I thought I'd give them a try.. but there was one woman standing at the freezers looking at them saying to her friend incredulously over and over.. Mac & Cheese.. Courgettes ?.. Mac & Cheese courgettes ?

..for non Brits here courgettes = Zucchini
 
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Today I bought a nice new coat in Keswick. It's a Barbour brushed cotton with quilted lining and waterproof membrane in the middle. Retails at £369 and I got it in the sale for £159 - happy chappie :)
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I got a Brown Barbour in the sales about 5 or 6 months ago ( tartan lining) ... great Bargain...
 
OneEyedDiva said:
OMG! It's orange, my favorite color and the print is very pretty. 😍
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My mom used to say that red isn't the true passion-color, orange is. She said you can tell a person's emotional character by what colors they like. People who like orange are very warm and giving, but also very passionate, and they love nature and the arts.

She said, in terms of love and passion, the difference between red and orange is that orange people love more wisely and responsibly than the person whose favorite is red. Red people love selfishly, recklessly, and they're overly obsessive...according to mom. :)
 
Murrmurr said:
My mom used to say that red isn't the true passion-color, orange is. She said you can tell a person's emotional character by what colors they like. People who like orange are very warm and giving, but also very passionate, and they love nature and the arts.

She said, in terms of love and passion, the difference between red and orange is that orange people love more wisely and responsibly than the person whose favorite is red. Red people love selfishly, recklessly, and they're overly obsessive...according to mom. :)
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lol...thanks Franks mom.. great judge of character... :sneaky:(y)
 
Murrmurr said:
My mom used to say that red isn't the true passion-color, orange is. She said you can tell a person's emotional character by what colors they like. People who like orange are very warm and giving, but also very passionate, and they love nature and the arts.

She said, in terms of love and passion, the difference between red and orange is that orange people love more wisely and responsibly than the person whose favorite is red. Red people love selfishly, recklessly, and they're overly obsessive...according to mom. :)
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This gives a whole new angle for “going for a color analysis”!!
 
Murrmurr said:
I bought a water softening system for the house. I bought it before Christmas, finally installed it yesterday.

The difference is really noticeable. My tea tastes much nicer. Soap suds-up better, Meesh's hair feels softer, and I think I'm even getting a smoother shave.
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it really does make a huge difference. We have some of the hardest water in the whole of the UK here.. ( unlike Scotland which has wonderfully soft water)... when we first moved to this part of England way back in the early 70's.. I was horrified at the chalk inside kettles.. never before seen it in my life..having grown up in Scotland..

Here the harshness of the water destroys things like kettles, Immersion heaters, showers etc.. all in a space of a few years.. if there's no water softener put in line..
 
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Bell peppers and aniheim peppers. Testing out mini chopper. Tossed in three eggs and out came a green omelet with some yellow sections. (Very tasty, some salt added)

I bought bulb onions. Green onions, celery, dug out some tuna and pepper and salt for tuna fish sandwich tomorrow.

I have a 200 watt inverter coming, the 100 watt can't handle the "Burst wattage" so that and a scale (for other purposes...shhhh) is arriving soon I hope.
 
Murrmurr said:
My mom used to say that red isn't the true passion-color, orange is. She said you can tell a person's emotional character by what colors they like. People who like orange are very warm and giving, but also very passionate, and they love nature and the arts.

She said, in terms of love and passion, the difference between red and orange is that orange people love more wisely and responsibly than the person whose favorite is red. Red people love selfishly, recklessly, and they're overly obsessive...according to mom. :)
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What did she say about purple?
 
Blessed said:
You know, I can just not understand it, here I am in Texas and this is still not available for medical purposes in our state. After watching a husband suffer through cancer and chemo, after watching my Mom waste away from not eating. I think THC products might have.....no would have helped them through their illness.

You all know I suffer from migraines and insomnia. It might not help but I would like to be able to given the choice. I have tried so many things to help, not only prescribed drugs, but exercises, acupuncture and still no sleep and continued pain. I just don't get it......someone just help me. I spend all this money and time and still am no better off.

Then the nerve of doctors and politics reporting suicide rates are up!! Oh no, politicians say we have drug problems and now the doctors say oh no, I can't treat your pain or insomnia. I might have to give you pain killers or sleeping pills. I could get in trouble with government!! I know I said in my oath, I would cause no harm but I did not say I would fail to treat. WTF??
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Are the consequences for being caught with marijuana products (bought legally in an adjacent state) so terrible that it's not worth the risk? Just asking.

Many years ago, when the only legal marijuana type med was marinol, and it was all but ineffective, a friend's wife was dying from metastatic breast cancer. Her doctor took Bart aside, saying he could prescribe marinol or other pain killers, but Bart would be better off scoring some pot. Which he did. Despite it being illegal at the time. It helped ease her pain, nausea and lack of appetite.

For the record, although marijuana and medical marijuana are completely legal in California, ingesting even small amounts of CBD or THC causes my heart race so I avoid pot like the plague. It's a godsend for many though.
 
Murrmurr said:
My mom used to say that red isn't the true passion-color, orange is. She said you can tell a person's emotional character by what colors they like. People who like orange are very warm and giving, but also very passionate, and they love nature and the arts.

She said, in terms of love and passion, the difference between red and orange is that orange people love more wisely and responsibly than the person whose favorite is red. Red people love selfishly, recklessly, and they're overly obsessive...according to mom. :)
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"People who like orange are very warm and giving, but also very passionate, and they love nature and the arts." Well on a personal level, it seems your mom was absolutely right ❣️ :D
 
To tell you the truth, even if I wanted to I would not know how to. I am going to the doctor in the morning and it is on my list to discuss. If she thinks it would help, maybe I could check with some of my son's friends, if they know anyone.
 
Guess what !!!!!!!!!
I bought something…..2 pairs of sandals for inside the house.
My Merrells of 6 years are done.
The name is Olukai.
Really good arch support, and memory foam foot bed.
Used to take size 5 in all footwear…..but…..with age, my feet seemed to have spread out and widened, I now take size 6.
They are super comfy.FAEB4947-7895-4B7F-8A5D-4FD3DBBD79E8.jpeg
 

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