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[Anne (Booklady)]

I joined YLTO June 21st 2013 and I'm the quietest one here with 1247 Comments.

I lurk too much, maybe

[Rusalka, Moderator]

We whipper snip. I'm going to go whipper snip the garden. I wish I could. It's spring rains at the moment, everything has been wet for days since I borrowed Mum's lawn mower, and the grass is taller than me in places.

Sorry to hear that Lisa. That sounds horrible!

[Travis]

We never set up the flags for our wireless fence. He figured it out. They beep before they shock like I think 10 ft before the boundary or something. It beeps at an increasing rate until they hit the boundary. We could probably remove the prongs our dog knows just how much he can push the beeping. We don't have a buried line just a box in the house and it can be set to different radius's. Problem is we've had a few different ones so we don't always have it set to same boundary but since he responds tto the beeping it matters not

[Travis]

Well my dog already knew about being shocked since we have a shock collar to use when training to hunt or learn commands or whatever . I don't think my current dog got the shock collar much. I only remember taking him on a training hunt one time and he only needed shocking to understand he was to point on the birds not eat the birds. He seemed to think if he could just catch them it would be easier than pointing on them so we could shoot them. We weren't actually shooting any though since it was just a training activity on some pheasants my neighbor raised

[Kristie, Moderator]

My husband was notified that he might have to go to Hawaii for a couple of days for work. I told him that I might have to go keep an eye on him and make sure he's not working too hard! ;) To be honest, it's a crazy long flight for just 2 days, but it may be worth it.

[Janice, Moderator]

Kristie wrote: "My husband was notified that he might have to go to Hawaii for a couple of days for work. I told him that I might have to go keep an eye on him and make sure he's not working too hard! ;) To be hon..."

That might be a good thing. :) Enjoy.

[Kristie, Moderator]

Thanks, Janice. We're not even sure he has to go yet, but I was all over that option. lol

[Janice, Moderator]

I turned the corner and was pleasantly surprised to see that the City had plowed our street... until I saw my driveway. There was a windrow around 1-2 feet high of large chunks of packed snow and ice blocking it. I grabbed the shovel and started to dig. A guy with a front end loader came along and cleaned it. Maybe he took pity on me because not all the driveways were cleaned.

I'm already tired of winter.

[Kristie, Moderator]

So glad he helped you clear it! I always hated when we would clear the driveway, then they'd block it when clearing the roads. That snow is always heavier and harder to move. So frustrating after you've already done the work to clear your driveway too.

[Tejas Janet]

Anne (Booklady) wrote: "I joined YLTO June 21st 2013 and I'm the quietest one here with 1247 Comments.

I lurk too much, maybe"

I don't think you're lurking, Anne. You're trying to keep up with what's going on here, which is what I also do. Though I don't post very much here, I also regularly follow this thread.

[Tejas Janet]

Janice, please send us some winter here in central Texas. We have warmer than ever temperatures for this time of year. The warmest fall ever here. And winter is supposed to be more of the same and also dry. Ugh.

[Lisa]

Anne (Booklady) wrote: "I joined YLTO June 21st 2013 and I'm the quietest one here with 1247 Comments.

I lurk too much, maybe"

How are you doing, Anne? Are you feeling better now?

[Cody]

KimeyDiann wrote: "Thanks for the explanation, Sarah!

Cody, you made me curious so I looked it up. The longest interstate highway in the US is I-90 which is over 3,000 miles long and connects Boston to Seattle."

I just checked and i was wrong! it is the A1 and connects London to Edinburgh (400 miles), i suppose that was to be expected though, you country is essentially the size of a continent and mine is more or less the size of a lardger apple :P

[Cody]

Lisa wrote: "There was a nasty air accident today not far from where I live. A helicopter and a light aircraft collided in midair. There were four people involved, two in the helicopter and two in the light air..."

I read about that yesterday, poor people

[Margo]

Lisa wrote: "There was a nasty air accident today not far from where I live. A helicopter and a light aircraft collided in midair. There were four people involved, two in the helicopter and two in the light air..."

Oh no! I dread light aircrafts - so many accidents. So sad :.(

[Sandra, Moderator]

Kristie wrote: "My husband was notified that he might have to go to Hawaii for a couple of days for work. I told him that I might have to go keep an eye on him and make sure he's not working too hard! ;) To be hon..."

Sounds great, Kristie! You pack just in case. ;)

[Peggy]

Sounds very wise to me Kristie, to join your husband ;-)

We're going for dinner in a michelin star restaurant tonight. I've never done that before! I always admire those dishes that look like art, and I've been saying for ages that I want to try it someday. Boyfriend isn't really into it (he likes good food but the portions need to be big and the shorter the time between courses the better) but for my birthday 20 (!) months ago he didn't know what to get me. So I suggested his gift could be to accompany (not even pay my half) to a fancy restaurant. And here we are, almist 2 years later!

[Janice, Moderator]

Tejas Janet wrote: "Janice, please send us some winter here in central Texas. We have warmer than ever temperatures for this time of year. The warmest fall ever here. And winter is supposed to be more of the same and ..."

Gladly! I like to share.

[Janice, Moderator]

Peggy wrote: "We're going for dinner in a michelin star restaurant tonight. I've never done that before! I always admire those dishes that look like art,..."

Enjoy! Please let us know all the details.

[Lisa]

Enjoy your meal, Peggy!

[Sandra, Moderator]

Enjoy, Peggy! Next month us also my birthday 20 ;)

[[deleted user]]

Have a great time Peggy!

[Kristie, Moderator]

With that kind of wait, I hope it's amazing! Have a nice dinner, Peggy.

[Margo]

Enjoy Peggy. We're eating out tonight too - not in michelin star place but still nice ;-)

My hubby informed me its 25 years to the day since our first date! I don't know how he remembers these things - it's weird that it's usually the wife complaining about forgotten anniversaries cos with us it's definitely the other way around lol

[[deleted user]]

Margo wrote: "Enjoy Peggy. We're eating out tonight too - not in michelin star place but still nice ;-)

My hubby informed me its 25 years to the day since our first date! I don't know how he remembers these thi..."

Ah, that's really lovely Margo! I hope you both have a great time tonight.

My hubby is terrible with dates - he has been known to ask me the date for Valentine's Day!!

[Kristie, Moderator]

That’s so sweet, Margo. Have a wonderful time.

[Peggy]

That's so sweet that he remembers Margo! I hope you had a nice dinner :)

Our dinner was amazing! It was exactly like masterchef, lots of different elements on your plate, some things I never heard of before, it all looked beautiful and tasted delicious. There were even some things I'm normally not a fan of, but even that was very good tonight.

I've had very good dinners before in restaurants, but this really is a different level. Amazing!

We were together with another couple so it was also very fun and cozy and nice to catch up. I want to do it again some day, maybe once a year or so.

And now that I've got eating in a michelin star restaurant off my bucketlist, I've replaced it with eating at a place like Heston Blumental's The Fat Duck. Don't think that's ever going to happen, but what good is a bucket list if it's easily achievable?

[Janice, Moderator]

I'm glad you had a great time, Peggy. It sounded like a culinary delight.

[Janice, Moderator]

I went to a movie with a friend and when we came out of the theatre, we were greeted by more of the white stuff. I had to brush wet heavy snow off the car and scrape the windows. That means more shovelling in the morning.

I am not amused!

[Anne (Booklady)]

Lisa wrote: "Anne (Booklady) wrote: "I joined YLTO June 21st 2013 and I'm the quietest one here with 1247 Comments.

I lurk too much, maybe"

How are you doing, Anne? Are you feeling better now?"


Hi Lisa :)
I'm feeling okay. Just have a slight cold. I've been concentrating on the Fall Seasonal Reading Challenge. I have 4 more books to read.

Aww, Janice! That really sucks. I hate snow.
We had high and gusting winds all day here, as well as a long thunderstorm. I thought my power was going to go out.

The temps were around mid-60's, and the temperature is dropping rapidly - low is supposed to be 33 degrees F

[Janice, Moderator]

I think I'm getting "trial by snow". As a handsome young man said to me the other day, "consider it free exercise". I wanted to offer him the free exercise so that I could watch and enjoy.

I hope you get rid of that cold quickly.

[Anne (Booklady)]

Janice wrote: "I think I'm getting "trial by snow". As a handsome young man said to me the other day, "consider it free exercise". I wanted to offer him the free exercise so that I could watch and enjoy.

I hope ..."

I'd like to see "free exercise" being done by a handsome buffed guy any time :D

I've been taking cranberry supplement tablets, drinking lots so I think I'll knock it out quick, Janice.

[Lisa]

Peggy wrote: "That's so sweet that he remembers Margo! I hope you had a nice dinner :)

Our dinner was amazing! It was exactly like masterchef, lots of different elements on your plate, some things I never heard..."

Glad you enjoyed your meal, Peggy. Were the portion sizes really tiny or were they not too bad? Whenever I see Michelin restaurants on tv, they always seem to give you the biggest plate possible with the tiniest amount of food in the centre. You seem to spend half the time looking for it. Lol.

[Peggy]

They were on the small side, but we had two small courses to start with, then 4 courses (2 fish, 1 meat, 1 dessert) and coffee/tea with sweets. And there was also bread.

For me it was fine. I still had room when dessert came and after that I was nicely filled up. I don't like feeling stuffed and having to force the last bit in. BF said it wasn't enough for him, but he filled up on bread. And he's one of those people who can always eat, he has a never-ending stomach or something ;-)

[Margo]

Glad you had a nice time peggy :-)

Janice, i'd say that young fella was lucky not to get a face full of your experience lol

[Rusalka, Moderator]

That sounds amazing Peggy. I am glad you enjoyed it. And the Fat Duck is completely do-able. I have friends who have booked into an gone. 12 months in advance is what I hear for needing to book (and save hehe).

Oh Janice, you are good to hold your tongue. I would have hit the guy with snark or inappropriate comments :P Sorry you will have to shovel again.

Hope you kick that cold quick, Anne. Sounds like you are blasting it with the Vitamin C.

Hope you had a lovely anniversary, Margo. We don't do anniversaries after I got the date wrong three times in our first year, Lexx got annoyed at another anniversary date, so we gave up. I know we started seeing each other around when one of his nephews was born (he cancelled to do family things when Mackenzie was born), so I measure our relationship in Mackenzie which is more reliable than my memory, as he will tell us his age when people ask how long we have been together.

Hawaii sounds like it is the sensible option, Kristie. I mean, he needs supervision to make sure he gets to work and the like with the jetlag. It's the only responsible thing to do.

We just got home from a lovely surprise dinner for my birthday that Lexx organised, at a new Japanese restaurant. Oh. Yum. I think we may have found the new favourite restaurant in town.

[Sandra, Moderator]

Rusalka wrote: "so I measure our relationship in Mackenzie which is more reliable than my memory, as he will tell us his age when people ask how long we have been together."

And how old is Mackenzie? :)

[Sandra, Moderator]

Janice, so much snow and it is only November! I feel for you. A GR friend commented yesterday that the farmer's almanac predicted a snowier winter than usual for the northeast... this is not good news... not at all. I am not happy.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

... ummm... 14? He's not on Whatsapp at the moment to check lol But that would make sense, as the first family thing Lexx came to was my 20th birthday, and tomorrow I turn 34.

[Peggy]

Happy birthday Rusalka!

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Thank you!

[Sarah]

Happy Birthday for tomorrow Rusalka! Lexx made a good choice on restaurant then.

We don't do anniversaries either.

[Margo]

Rusalka wrote: "That sounds amazing Peggy. I am glad you enjoyed it. And the Fat Duck is completely do-able. I have friends who have booked into an gone. 12 months in advance is what I hear for needing to book (an..."

Rus, glad to here you enjoyed your surprise meal! Have a great day tomorrow :-D

Pete used to get annoyed with me over my failure to remember date but since the brain injury I have a free pass hehe - every cloud.... ;-P

[Sandra, Moderator]

Rusalka wrote: "... ummm... 14? He's not on Whatsapp at the moment to check lol But that would make sense, as the first family thing Lexx came to was my 20th birthday, and tomorrow I turn 34."

Ok, fair enough. :)
Happy birthday btw!

[Kristie, Moderator]

Happy birthday, Rus!! Have a great day.

[Tejas Janet]

We had a front come thru and the temps here dropped considerably. It:s a lovely cool day here today. Yay!

For stopping colds cold, I have great luck with Cold Eze zinc lozenges. I think they are amazing.

Happy 34th birthday, Rus. And
congrats on your 14 Mackenzie years : )

We don't have any Michelin star restaurants around here. They only cover four cities in the US. Chicago, New York, Washington D.C., and San Francisco.

We have some.vwry good restaurants here tho, Michelin stars or not.

[Janice, Moderator]

Peggy wrote: "And he's one of those people who can always eat, he has a never-ending stomach or something ;-) ..."

We call that having a hollow leg.

[Janice, Moderator]

Margo wrote: "Glad you had a nice time peggy :-)

Janice, i'd say that young fella was lucky not to get a face full of your experience lol"

LOL! Nicely put, Margo!

[Janice, Moderator]

Sandra wrote: "Janice, so much snow and it is only November! I feel for you. A GR friend commented yesterday that the farmer's almanac predicted a snowier winter than usual for the northeast... this is not good n..."

I just read the Farmer's Almanac for this area, and they predict warmer temperatures with lower precipitation than normal. The highest snowfall will be in mid-late November and mid-March. It sounds like I just have to hang tight for another little bit.

[Janice, Moderator]

Happy Birthday, Rusalka!