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explorerx4

From that video, it looks like there is a lot of empty space in the back of the full depth fridge.

roadburner

explorerx4 said:

Pretty much done with covering the tops of the kitchen cabinets.
Had to put a lot of bracing under the beadboard to make things even and makes the spans smaller.

Nice job!

jmonroe1

sda said:

Thankfully our garage is a little larger than the typical 20×20. I think it is about 24x24. A thorough purging and rearranging is on the list. I am able to park the Q5 and Arteon in the garage. Feel a bit guilty leaving the Passat outside. It got kicked out of the garage. #rude. A bit tight squeeze for my parking spot. Yes, that is the Halloween pumpkin.

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With a little more effort you could get a little closer but then Mrs. @sda would have to get even skinnier.

jmonroe

tjc78

@explorerx4
Looks awesome ..much better

ab348

Bing?!?

ab348

Here’s the blue kitchen that caught my eye:

Michaell

ab348 said:

Here’s the blue kitchen that caught my eye:

That’s a nice shade of blue.

stickguy

Can do 2 tone also. White uppers and that color lower maybe. We did the dark island so the whole space would not just be white

stickguy

Checked in our shed. Apparently it has been built so just waiting to hear from the delivery people to arrange a time. So hopefully this week. Will be nice to get all the junk out if the garage so I can reorganize. Might get one of those panel walls you can hang cabinets on.

explorerx4

Just finished mowing the lawn. Don't think it will be the last time.

corvette

I mowed my leaves today. Need to fertilize with the winter stuff, but haven't yet.

ab348

explorerx4 said:

Just finished mowing the lawn. Don't think it will be the last time.

Got our first snow today. Not much and the sun eventually melted most of it.

stickguy

I mowed last week again. will probably do it one more time. weird weather, since we have some days in the upper 60s, maybe 70s, but a few days already in the 20s overnight. So no clue if the lawn is still growing. and kind of surprised it is still looking ok since I stopped watering weeks ago, and we are in the middle of the massive drought. Hope it comes back in the spring!

mjfloyd1

Indiana U football 10-0 for the first time ever. Ugly win over Michigan but a W is a W😳

corvette

Rivian's KITT mode is pretty cool (be sure to turn the sound on):
https://www.facebook.com/GuysGab/videos/544893848235326

snakeweasel

ab348 said:

A little while back I mentioned I liked to watch Adam The Woo's YouTube channel sometimes. This week has been entertaining as he decided to visit @xwesx up in Alaska, the only state he had never been to before. He has lived most of his adult life in warmer climes, so his worries about and reaction to being in actual snow are fun. He arrived in Anchorage a few days ago and the most recent videos are him taking a helicopter tour, driving to Seward, and then becoming anxious about driving in snow or ice which looked like a big overreaction to actual conditions, but I can't be too critical if he has zero experience with it. His first morning in Anchorage he was fascinated by a municipal worker with a snowblower using it to clear sidewalks, which I gather he had never witnessed before.

I do have to say that the warmest winters I ever endured were the ones I spent in Alaska.

snakeweasel

oldfarmer50 said:

ab348 said:

A little while back I mentioned I liked to watch Adam The Woo's YouTube channel sometimes. This week has been entertaining as he decided to visit @xwesx up in Alaska, the only state he had never been to before. He has lived most of his adult life in warmer climes, so his worries about and reaction to being in actual snow are fun. He arrived in Anchorage a few days ago and the most recent videos are him taking a helicopter tour, driving to Seward, and then becoming anxious about driving in snow or ice which looked like a big overreaction to actual conditions, but I can't be too critical if he has zero experience with it. His first morning in Anchorage he was fascinated by a municipal worker with a snowblower using it to clear sidewalks, which I gather he had never witnessed before.

He should do what we did as teens, head to the nearest empty snow covered parking lot and let fly. Best way to get the feel of driving in winter conditions and to learn braking/skid control.

We thought that we were just being rebels but instead we actually learned something no book could tell you.

I took my drivers ed in the middle of winter so I learned to drive in snowstorms.

jmonroe1

mjfloyd1 said:

Indiana U football 10-0 for the first time ever. Ugly win over Michigan but a W is a W😳

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Unless you’re standing on your head.

jmonroe

Michaell

ab348 said:

explorerx4 said:

Just finished mowing the lawn. Don't think it will be the last time.

Got our first snow today. Not much and the sun eventually melted most of it.

I’d have to look, but I think we got about 20” from our storm. Mercifully, it ended about noon today and I got the driveway cleared.

xwesx

explorerx4 said:

Just finished mowing the lawn. Don't think it will be the last time.

Next time you head down I90, would you mind mowing mine? We normally don't mess with it once we leave at the end of September, but this year, even though we mowed it on 9/30 just before we left, it is starting to look a little unkempt in our cameras... which means it is really unkempt!

Thanks!

Michaell

Michaell said:

ab348 said:

explorerx4 said:

Just finished mowing the lawn. Don't think it will be the last time.

Got our first snow today. Not much and the sun eventually melted most of it.

I’d have to look, but I think we got about 20” from our storm. Mercifully, it ended about noon today and I got the driveway cleared.

According to one of our TV stations, we received 30" of snow in our little burgh from Tuesday to this morning. I can't tell you how long it's been since we've had a storm dump that much snow on us.

I hope it's not a harbinger of what the rest of winter will be like.

oldfarmer50

Michaell said:

I wish I had the snow blower that @stickguy bought. Still snowing steadily here in Colorado. Lots of roads are closed to the east.

Wife and stepdaughter just left for the cooking studio. They have a class and three birthday parties scheduled today. Glad they have the Kia and not the MINI - more ground clearance.

I think I experienced PTSD when I saw that!😬😬

I’m getting snow tires put on the truck next week and I have brand new Cross Climates on the Kia which will insure that it never snows where I am. The only thing left to do is pay my plow guy for the season instead of each individual time he plows. That worked real good last year to keep the snow away.😄

oldfarmer50

stickguy said:

Checked in our shed. Apparently it has been built so just waiting to hear from the delivery people to arrange a time. So hopefully this week. Will be nice to get all the junk out if the garage so I can reorganize. Might get one of those panel walls you can hang cabinets on.

I was at Lowe’s yesterday and I happened to look at their sheds. The price for their 10x10
shed was twice what I paid to build my 24x16 barn. Inflation.

stickguy

they went way up since I had a new one built at the old house a few years back (maybe around 2018?) Like double,

explorerx4

The other day, I went to a different HD than I usually shop. They had a smaller selection of wood than my usual store.
I paid $50 for 14 feet of 1x2.

driver100

Last year I took the C250 to my MB dealer for an oil change and had to fight them off, do I want a wheel balance, alignment, cabin filter, etc etc......as I declined the nice lady each time.......no, just an oil change this time.

This year I am going to the indie garage that specializes in Euro cars....5 star reviews. They do exactly what I tell them to do, no more, no less.

driver100

Michaell said:

I wish I had the snow blower that @stickguy bought. Still snowing steadily here in Colorado. Lots of roads are closed to the east.

Wife and stepdaughter just left for the cooking studio. They have a class and three birthday parties scheduled today. Glad they have the Kia and not the MINI - more ground clearance.

It makes me glad to be in Florida. I arrived on Monday and the temperature has been in the high 80s all week and for next week, it is 8 to 10 degrees above normal.
I feel for you man
I think I'll head over to the pool (87F).

stickguy

I hope to not need the blower again this year. Though at least now it will be readily accessible. Plus I have a lot more driveway acreage to clear (and less sun exposure to help)

Michaell

stickguy said:

I hope to not need the blower again this year. Though at least now it will be readily accessible. Plus I have a lot more driveway acreage to clear (and less sun exposure to help)

I don't think I've got room in my garage for your king-sized snow blower. I will be looking at replacing my old, small electric blower this season with something a bit more sturdy.

stickguy

It’s not a giant one. But far from compact.

snakeweasel

driver100 said:

Michaell said:

I wish I had the snow blower that @stickguy bought. Still snowing steadily here in Colorado. Lots of roads are closed to the east.

Wife and stepdaughter just left for the cooking studio. They have a class and three birthday parties scheduled today. Glad they have the Kia and not the MINI - more ground clearance.

It makes me glad to be in Florida. I arrived on Monday and the temperature has been in the high 80s all week and for next week, it is 8 to 10 degrees above normal.
I feel for you man
I think I'll head over to the pool (87F).

Oh yeah rub it in why don't ya.

venture

Michaell said:

stickguy said:

I hope to not need the blower again this year. Though at least now it will be readily accessible. Plus I have a lot more driveway acreage to clear (and less sun exposure to help)

I don't think I've got room in my garage for your king-sized snow blower. I will be looking at replacing my old, small electric blower this season with something a bit more sturdy.

My old Craftsman started right up Friday. No problem at all. I just turned it off when I was finished with it last winter.

jmonroe1

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

Michaell said:

I wish I had the snow blower that @stickguy bought. Still snowing steadily here in Colorado. Lots of roads are closed to the east.

Wife and stepdaughter just left for the cooking studio. They have a class and three birthday parties scheduled today. Glad they have the Kia and not the MINI - more ground clearance.

It makes me glad to be in Florida. I arrived on Monday and the temperature has been in the high 80s all week and for next week, it is 8 to 10 degrees above normal.
I feel for you man
I think I'll head over to the pool (87F).

Oh yeah rub it in why don't ya.

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When the subject of Winter weather is brought up, this is what you’re going to get from him until he’s deported.

jmonroe

driver100

jmonroe1 said:

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

Michaell said:

I wish I had the snow blower that @stickguy bought. Still snowing steadily here in Colorado. Lots of roads are closed to the east.

Wife and stepdaughter just left for the cooking studio. They have a class and three birthday parties scheduled today. Glad they have the Kia and not the MINI - more ground clearance.

It makes me glad to be in Florida. I arrived on Monday and the temperature has been in the high 80s all week and for next week, it is 8 to 10 degrees above normal.
I feel for you man
I think I'll head over to the pool (87F).

Oh yeah rub it in why don't ya.

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When the subject of Winter weather is brought up, this is what you’re going to get from him until he’s deported.

jmonroe

I thought it would cheer you up. btw, the water in the pool is 87F.

laurasdada

3 nights in Charleston, SC, temp in the 70s. Not much to admire car-wise, saw a black Ferrari California, silver Jag F-Type, Porsche Panamera and Taycan.
Nice city, but tbh, cities all look alike to me. I mean, the first few stores I noted were The Black Dog (Martha's Vineyard), Maine Sea Bag store and a Chico's.
The horse drawn carriage tour was great, a lot of history here of course. But then we did the 2nd Sunday of the month pedestrian only King Street festival. A lot of local vendors, but the usual suspects as far as the "malling of America."

roadburner

If you have a Puma outlet store nearby you should check out their selection of BMW Motorsport and Mercedes-AMG F1 gear- such as shirts, athletic shoes, and warm-ups at great prices. Yesterday I picked up some very nice warm-ups and shoes for the what I’d normally pay for just a pair of shoes.

oldfarmer50

driver100 said:

jmonroe1 said:

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

Michaell said:

I wish I had the snow blower that @stickguy bought. Still snowing steadily here in Colorado. Lots of roads are closed to the east.

Wife and stepdaughter just left for the cooking studio. They have a class and three birthday parties scheduled today. Glad they have the Kia and not the MINI - more ground clearance.

It makes me glad to be in Florida. I arrived on Monday and the temperature has been in the high 80s all week and for next week, it is 8 to 10 degrees above normal.
I feel for you man
I think I'll head over to the pool (87F).

Oh yeah rub it in why don't ya.

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When the subject of Winter weather is brought up, this is what you’re going to get from him until he’s deported.

jmonroe

I thought it would cheer you up. btw, the water in the pool is 87F.

That’s not a pool, that’s a sauna.

kyfdx

laurasdada said:

3 nights in Charleston, SC, temp in the 70s. Not much to admire car-wise, saw a black Ferrari California, silver Jag F-Type, Porsche Panamera and Taycan.
Nice city, but tbh, cities all look alike to me. I mean, the first few stores I noted were The Black Dog (Martha's Vineyard), Maine Sea Bag store and a Chico's.
The horse drawn carriage tour was great, a lot of history here of course. But then we did the 2nd Sunday of the month pedestrian only King Street festival. A lot of local vendors, but the usual suspects as far as the "malling of America."

We did a walking tour of Charleston, once, that was fantastic. Other than the 98F temperature

corvette

I saw a lot of high end vehicles in Charleston--not many exotics, but nearly every house seemed to have a Mercedes or Land Rover parked there. Of course, the houses I was walking by (on the peninsula) probably all cost north of $1M.

It's a really nice city with a lot of history. Reminds me of what New Orleans might be like if it had a huge influx of money.

imidazol97

Ohio DOT is using a robot dog to sniff out the weaknesses of the I471 bridge in Cincinnati to Newport KY after the fire on the Ohio side approach ramps a week ago damaged and closed it to traffic on Sbound side.

In video you see the melted steel support beams, you see the playground underneath the approach ramps that was the source of the fire, and you see the dog collecting data about the ramp and its structure now.

Who would have thought that putting a playground underneath the roadway with apparently shredded tire rubber to fuel a hot fire would be a good thing? Only in Cincy?

I believe Atlanta had plastic pipe stored under their interstate many years ago that was set on fire and damaged the roadway.

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/oZNGBv6beKVQCFdd/

kyfdx

Man.. you can't believe what that's done to local traffic in Covington and Newport. Every time we cross the bridge North, we have to think about how we're getting home, and at what time..

imidazol97

From the comments by people in the area it would be faster from downtown to take Columbia Parkway east to Beechmont and cut down to I275 westbound back into the N KY cities.

snakeweasel

Happy Veterans day to all my fellow vets.

imidazol97

It's only been a couple of years since the tanker fire on the NBound side of the I75/I71Ohio River bridge closed it. Trucks were trying to cross on the Roebling (blue bridge that looks like the Brooklyn bridge) and were clogging traffic in Covington.

Reminds me of the semi trucks trying to go over the Smokey Mountains from Cherokee NC to Gatlinburg on the mountain road. They had to park rangers at turnaround points to make the truckers to back. The closure of I40 in NC along the river caused that problem.

kyfdx

imidazol97 said:

From the comments by people in the area it would be faster from downtown to take Columbia Parkway east to Beechmont and cut down to I275 westbound back into the N KY cities.

It depends.. Columbia Pkwy, now being the preferred route, is also a mess.

It’s helpful if you know your way around. The problem is the Ohioans who travel 471 generally have no idea about local travel patterns, and they’re all following the GPS, and gumming things up. If they got on Licking Pike in Newport (AA Highway), they’d have two southbound travel lanes with only three traffic lights for 4 miles, and could pick up 275 in Wilder. But they come across the Newport Bridge, and circle to go East by the Newport Levee, and that’s a big mistake. The ones that come across in Covington, they do the same thing. Instead of heading South to pickup I-275, they’re fighting their way East, to get back on 471 at the closest point.

Even when you know the best way around the mess, there are 100 dweebs all trying to go the wrong way. 🤷‍♂️

graphicguy

Need help from you car buying sleuths who might know a good deal. Not going to get into the weeds on this, but my older sister and I have been supporting our younger sister for a little while. Younger sister has made some questionable car purchases over the years.

She has a Jeep Wrangler now. I think it has 150K+ miles on it and there are LOTS of things wrong with it. Repairs would be throwing good money on opt of bad. So, I say it's time to move on. Only this time, instead of little sister picking the car, older sister and I are.

We are looking for the cheapest new car/lease (probably lease as we're only going to put the minimum down payment on it) anyone has run across.

EVs, like a Leaf, would be perfect. But, little sis lives in a condo with no way to charge an EV.

Thoughts?

xwesx

graphicguy said:

Thoughts?

100-foot 12 gauge extension cord out of the kitchen window? They're pretty pricey these days, too, but I think you can get one from Harbor Freight for about $75.

corvette

@graphicguy - how do you feel about Tacomas? The broker in PA just posted eight SR5 4x4s available for $239/mo. with MSDs. Weirdly, the SR trim is more expensive to lease.

Michaell

@graphicguy - EVs are probably the best deal going. My local Hyundai dealer is advertising IONIQ5's for like $129/mo.

But, the charging issues can be problematic.

Small cars just don't lease well, these days. But, I don't know your budget.

That Tacoma deal @corvette mentioned is pretty strong - SR5 is a decently equipped trim.

nyccarguy

corvette said:

@graphicguy - how do you feel about Tacomas? The broker in PA just posted eight SR5 4x4s available for $239/mo. with MSDs. Weirdly, the SR trim is more expensive to lease.

+1 It is from a reputable broker in Eastern-ish, PA. Smooth & easy process. @corvette & I have both bought from him. If you tell him what you want today, you might be able to pick it up by Saturday.