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In the garden, and RAIN!!! (2)

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Wednesday, August 20, 2025 1:50 PM

BRENDA


Out and about. No afternoon mah jong for me.

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Wednesday, August 20, 2025 4:14 PM

SIGNYM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.


Quote:

Originally posted by Brenda:
Out and about. No afternoon mah jong for me.

I hope the weather is at least pleasant.

I was so rushed this AM I had to cut the dog walk short, which was too bad bc even tho predicted to be hot today, the weather was quite pleasant early. But hubby had an appt and I remembered that I forgot to check the vehicle tires, since one sensor was reading low. So there I was, sweating in the hot noon sun, checking and pumping up all the tires on both vehicles like I promised. And one tire was indeed a tad low (24 psi).

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Wednesday, August 20, 2025 5:39 PM

BRENDA


Quote:

Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Quote:

Originally posted by Brenda:
Out and about. No afternoon mah jong for me.

I hope the weather is at least pleasant.

I was so rushed this AM I had to cut the dog walk short, which was too bad bc even tho predicted to be hot today, the weather was quite pleasant early. But hubby had an appt and I remembered that I forgot to check the vehicle tires, since one sensor was reading low. So there I was, sweating in the hot noon sun, checking and pumping up all the tires on both vehicles like I promised. And one tire was indeed a tad low (24 psi).

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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger



It's been nice today and only in the 70F. Though I went out with a jacket on and had to take it off before coming home. I won't make that mistake tomorrow because I think it's suppose to be warmer tomorrow.

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Wednesday, August 20, 2025 9:55 PM

6IXSTRINGJACK


Somehow managed to survive the two massive thunderstorms without my power going out. I don't even know how that's possible given the history of power outages around here, but cool. I'll take it.

Ended up with maybe 1/4 gallon of water in my basement, which has already evaporated off the concrete floor. Not too shabby. Had my back gutter not been clogged up, I wouldn't have had any water inside, so I'm to blame for that problem this time around. Pump has still been going off today, but it's a pretty long time in between cycles so it must be almost caught up now.


But it's always something...

No water from the tap today... I didn't notice it myself until mid-afternoon, but my neighbor says it's been going on since this morning. He says that he's been dealing with this problem the entire 40 years he's lived here. I believe him. In the 14 that I've lived here, we've had at least 5 water line breaks that required shutting off the water so far. Though it's something that I've grown used to over the years, this is also something that I'd never experienced one single time anywhere I've lived before I moved here.

Good thing they decided to re-do the sidewalks with that Joe Biden* printing press money, but didn't think to fix the busted ass water pipes below them before putting the new stuff down. (This is the 3rd incident to happen since those new sidewalks were put down). Thanks for spending that money wisely, guys and gals. We should get DOGE to work on my city next.

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Thursday, August 21, 2025 12:19 AM

BRENDA


Glad you survived the storms SIX. But that's rough on everything else.


My city's been replacing water pipes along a main street June and the signs said will be finished by early August. It is now almost the end of August and the city still isn't finished.

I don't ask anymore or believe signs the city puts up.

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Thursday, August 21, 2025 12:20 AM

BRENDA


Regular4 mah jong for me tomorrow.



And as a side bar this place is really slow tonight for me for some reason.

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Thursday, August 21, 2025 12:45 AM

6IXSTRINGJACK


Our governments don't want to talk much about it, but a lot of the stuff that we've been using and taking for granted for generations now is so old in the tooth it's all likely to eventually collapse if we don't spend real money and time upgrading things. Everything from plumbing to bridges.

I don't know how they do it up in Canada, but we waste hundreds of Billons of dollars here keeping Democrat-voting union members employed with non-essential busy work ripping up our expressways and putting them back down every other year, but we never spend any money fixing things that actually need to be fixed until they become an emergency.

That's how things like Flynt Michigan cancer water happened, or half of California burning down happened. I guess over here by me we're just going to keep ripping up the ground and pipes and rebuilding them piece by tiny piece every time something bends so far something snaps off instead of taking care of the real problem.

I don't even want to imagine what the city just paid today to get that job done. The entire damn city public works sitting around and watching all day long while the tree cutters took down a few massive trees and ground the stumps out until after it was time to normally clock out for the day, and then all of them getting paid overtime to actually work on the pipes until after dark, collecting at least time and a half for all those extra hours. Probably got paid 2.5 times for those extra hours since they're all public jobs.



Meanwhile, check out cities in South Korea and China and how awesome they are compared to ours. They've got some space-age stuff going on and we're looking like something from another century... which is because that's exactly what it is.

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Thursday, August 21, 2025 3:34 AM

SIGNYM

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I understand piecemeal repair up to a point, but when a system breaks repeatedly it's time for wholesale replacement.

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Thursday, August 21, 2025 6:31 PM

BRENDA


A lot of cities in BC seem pretty good about repairing what needs repairing before it breaks. And if it breaks it can take a bit to repair but it does get done and the repair holds too.


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Thursday, August 21, 2025 6:32 PM

BRENDA


Lousy morning at mah jong. Took at least a half an hour or more to get 1,000points. Forgot a couple of things that I will get tomorrow.

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Friday, August 22, 2025 1:33 PM

BRENDA


Out on a warm day. Temp sitting in the middle 70sF right now. Need a med refill.

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Friday, August 22, 2025 6:27 PM

BRENDA


Back for today and it is hotter now than when I went out. Was around 74F when I left and it is now 86F.

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Saturday, August 23, 2025 12:05 AM

SIGNYM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.


That's quite a temperature jump!

Yesterday was 98F, and kind of weird weather, bc despite a pretty good covering of cirrus clouds, at ground level it was hot ad dry. Today cooled down all the way to 96. Tomorrow and the day after, 92 and over 10 days it'll get to 86. This descending air mass just doesn't want to shift.

We have AC but I've been unmotivated to cook, so today was ham, cheese, and avocado roll day.

Been doing a deep deep dive into estate and trust tax law with an eye towards keeping as much money as legally possible from the tax man. I found a couple of options and I'm gonna pencil whip the two possibilities, but I'm also going to consult a couple of investment advisors.


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Saturday, August 23, 2025 1:25 PM

BRENDA


Quote:

Originally posted by SIGNYM:
That's quite a temperature jump!

Yesterday was 98F, and kind of weird weather, bc despite a pretty good covering of cirrus clouds, at ground level it was hot ad dry. Today cooled down all the way to 96. Tomorrow and the day after, 92 and over 10 days it'll get to 86. This descending air mass just doesn't want to shift.

We have AC but I've been unmotivated to cook, so today was ham, cheese, and avocado roll day.

Been doing a deep deep dive into estate and trust tax law with an eye towards keeping as much money as legally possible from the tax man. I found a couple of options and I'm gonna pencil whip the two possibilities, but I'm also going to consult a couple of investment advisors.


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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger



I know it was and we seem to be heading in that direction today as well.

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Saturday, August 23, 2025 1:26 PM

BRENDA


Not my regular wash day but I am sick of looking at a couple of things that need doing then a walk in.

Temp sitting at 78F. Have to see what it is when I get home.

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Saturday, August 23, 2025 3:48 PM

SIGNYM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.


Our day was predicted to be partly cloudy and 95, but we apparently had an unexpected shower this AM bc when I got up the sidewalks were wet. It's still hot tho! 93 and humid.

But I took the oppty to do some avocado leaf raking and pulling up some grasses this AM. Dog enjoyed the cloudy weather and took me on a BRISK walk!

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Saturday, August 23, 2025 5:40 PM

BRENDA


Sounds good Sig.

My area has just reached 90F which is 30C.

Got that bit of washing done. Couple of pillows. One had food spilled on it that I didn't really notice till last night and the other has been sitting on the bedroom floor where it fell picking up dust.

Also had to get some grocery shopping done.

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Sunday, August 24, 2025 1:58 PM

BRENDA


Bit to do then an email to send.

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Monday, August 25, 2025 8:56 AM

SIGNYM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.


Looks like August is going to be our hot month. We'll still be 87-92 for the next ten days, according to Wunderground.

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Monday, August 25, 2025 1:50 PM

BRENDA


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Looks like August is going to be our hot month. We'll still be 87-92 for the next ten days, according to Wunderground.

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August is usually the hottest month in BC and the end certainly is going to be.

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Monday, August 25, 2025 1:51 PM

BRENDA


Out in a bit. Got a mah jong game this afternoon and a couple of other things to do.

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Monday, August 25, 2025 11:46 PM

BRENDA


I finally one at mah jong today. Yay!!! me. Over 4,000points in the first round. We played a second round with maybe a half a dozen hands or so. So, not bad for a Monday afternoon.

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Tuesday, August 26, 2025 1:24 PM

BRENDA


Laundry day as I am hoping to get out of here for a few days.

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Tuesday, August 26, 2025 1:38 PM

SIGNYM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.


Congrats on the mah jong win!

Yeah, I was wondering when you were going to start your getaway. You've mentioned you like casinos, is that the plan? Anyway, I hope you pack your bags and get out soon. Change of pace is good.




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Tuesday, August 26, 2025 5:58 PM

BRENDA


Quote:

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Congrats on the mah jong win!

Yeah, I was wondering when you were going to start your getaway. You've mentioned you like casinos, is that the plan? Anyway, I hope you pack your bags and get out soon. Change of pace is good.




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I fly our Friday morning to Edmonton and return Tuesday 2nd in the afternoon. I like casinos but with my seizures back, not a good idea. I know there is at least one in Edmonton but I think my friends would be bored. And I will be okay just with talking with them and maybe a walk or to and do some shopping.

It will be. Haven't seen these people in ages. Have another friend from high school out there that contacted me on Face Book. Don't know if I will get to see her or not. If she's not close to Edmonton I doubt I will.

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Wednesday, August 27, 2025 1:29 PM

BRENDA


Just got a call to play mah jong. Derails some of my plans for today. So will catch up with them tomorrow.

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Wednesday, August 27, 2025 11:36 PM

BRENDA


Lousy day at mah jong. Regular game tomorrow. Maybe better?

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Thursday, August 28, 2025 5:49 PM

BRENDA


Back and done. Another lousy morning playing mah jong.

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Thursday, August 28, 2025 8:18 PM

SIGNYM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.


Well, at least you got your trip to look forward to.

Y'all packed and ready?



*****

Still been taking care of money business, and have an appointment with a financial planner to make sure that when we die our assets, such as they are, flow smoothly and with as little tax taken out as possible!


But today was a one- day break in this (what seems to be by now) relentless heat wave, so I went out and did a little raking and cleanup under one of the avocados.

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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger

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Thursday, August 28, 2025 11:41 PM

BRENDA


Quote:

Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Well, at least you got your trip to look forward to.

Y'all packed and ready?



*****

Still been taking care of money business, and have an appointment with a financial planner to make sure that when we die our assets, such as they are, flow smoothly and with as little tax taken out as possible!


But today was a one- day break in this (what seems to be by now) relentless heat wave, so I went out and did a little raking and cleanup under one of the avocados.

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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger



Very true. Just freaking out about the plane. I am not a good flyer. I white knuckle it while in the air and then on landing I want to step on a brake like I am driving. My Blair thought that was hilarious when he heard about it. Said that is because I want to be the one flying.

I am mostly packed. Things like my meds have to wait until I take them tomorrow morning but I have done other things.

Financial planning is always a good idea.

My area is going to be a little cooler while I am away. But I was looking at the weather for Edmonton and it will be cooler out there too. So, we'll see. I am wearing a jacket just incase.

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Thursday, August 28, 2025 11:44 PM

BRENDA


Will see everyone on Tuesday.

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