Im lucky to have some of the most beautiful scenery in the world so close to where I live. The Adirondack Mountains. No place I’d rather be. 

And this is what it's come to. Our GMC is not only a fine mode of all terrain transportation,  but pulls triple duty as a satellite wifi hot spot and max load recharging station.  Just finished a week with no power and there is no reasonable estimate as to when that might change. Good Times.

A-Jay

5 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

Good Times.

Long as you don't run out of gas.

44 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

Long as you don't run out of gas.

Running a few errands while charging

puts that gas to pretty good use. 

 

1 hour ago, A-Jay said:

And this is what it's come to. Our GMC is not only a fine mode of all terrain transportation,  but pulls triple duty as a satellite wifi hot spot and max load recharging station.  Just finished a week with no power and there is no reasonable estimate as to when that might change. Good Times.

A-Jay

Are you on Great Lakes energy or Consumers?

@A-Jay That is wild.  Pretty ridiculous it has to come to that TBH

1 hour ago, 12poundbass said:

Are you on Great Lakes energy or Consumers?

GLE

2 hours ago, gim said:

@A-Jay That is wild.  Pretty ridiculous it has to come to that TBH

Here in Michigan power companies have frequency and duration metrics they must meet or they face fines of up to $10mil. The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) is the governing body that oversees the utility companies here. I don’t remember exactly when this metric was implemented but, when we have severe weather rolling in I’ll see crews from other states come up just in case.

 

While I think going a week without power is crazy, up where @A-Jay is, they got absolutely destroyed with all the ice and then snow on top of that. When we get freezing rain, it warms up a day or two later and melts. That doesn’t sound like the case up there. 

25 minutes ago, Catt said:

They actually started up in my town...

 

"In 1946, Mound Metalcraft was established in an old schoolhouse by Lynn Everett Baker, Avery F. Crounse, and Alvin F. Tesch. The company’s original endeavored to manufacture metal gardening tools. In 1947, they acquired the patents to several metal toys and decided to supplement their product line with these new acquisitions. The patents included a steam shovel and a crane, which were the first toys they manufactured. Mound Metalcraft sold 37,000 of these models in the first year. At this point they embraced the toy business and abandoned producing garden implements all together. By 1955 Mound Metalcraft had changed its name to Tonka Toys Incorporated."

https://hennepinhistory.org/digging-into-history-the-tonka-truck/

My wife and I have been waging a friendly war over what color this blanket is. She originally said it's sky blue. Then she backed off and said it's definitely blue, but with some greenish hints. I say it's green-blue, or a teal color. 

 

1 hour ago, IcatchDinks said:

My wife and I have been waging a friendly war over what color this blanket is. She originally said it's sky blue. Then she backed off and said it's definitely blue, but with some greenish hints. I say it's green-blue, or a teal color. 

 

I would suggest that you both see an ophthalmologist immediately and tell him/her that you can't see the color gray/blue.  But my wife says your wife is right.  I'm not sure she even looked at the pic.  She's just supporting the team.   

Work work work. 750 miles driven, 58 hours billed. Five days. Armadillo by morning or whatever the song is 

My nephew took his 4 month old son Andrew, to his first Cubs game on opening day and got this amazing souvenir!

 

35 minutes ago, thediscochef said:

Armadillo by morning or whatever the song is

“Amarillo by morning”

 

-George Strait-

 

Good tune!

Early signs of green life on the side of my house today.

 

 

2 hours ago, 12poundbass said:

“Amarillo by morning”

 

-George Strait-

 

Good tune!

Yes my country band plays that tune lol

Riggs likes to follow me with the lawnmower and gets his signature green paws by the time I'm all done 😆

Looks like he was standing in a puddle of chartreuse Spike-it! And @NorcalBassin, I just wanted to say sorry to hear of the loss of a member of your pack.

Ummm, surf’s up I guess? The wind is blowing 22-45 mph and temps are 45* without the windchill. 🥶

 

 

Trespasser & baby

Adopted this old girl 14 years ago today, when I was just a dumb 19 year-old kid moving out of my parents house. Went to the shelter, fell in love with her at first sight, busted her outta that joint, and here we are 14 years later. Couldn’t ask for a better dog.  She’ll be 16 years old this fall. 

Hooded Merganser Swimming Away

Birds around our place are really bright colored this Spring.