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[UK_fan_41102]

Yep, I was prepared for Florida yard work because I was raised by a Kentucky tobacco farmer. The biggest reason I want to college was to not have to do that the rest of my life.

The Florida heat is no worse than Kentucky, but the humidity is very oppressive. But mowing the yard in Florida was rewarded an hour later by a dive into the pool and a good drink to freshen up the old body.

The cutting and housing of tobacco was hot and humid but the tobacco gum would stick the hairs of you arms or legs together, so you had to wear a long sleave shirt and long pants. Plus get into a tobacco barn and you would have to fight off the wasps.

The folks that I really feel for in Florida are the guys that work on roofs. I can't imagine just how darned hot they get.

I can vouch, it don't get much hotter than being in the top of a barn housing tobacco. Then again, it wasn't any better on the lower tier poles either, having to dodge tobacco sliding off sticks. It's probably a good thing that people don't grow tobacco like they use to, they wouldn't be able to find help.

 

[UK_fan_41102]

That is sad but it is also angering. How long is the "pansie" generation going to be among us.... A generation? Goodness I hope not.

I ask myself, why am I here. Will I feed myself today or will someone else feed me.... That has always been the basis to keep me going...

Too many people today would rather have someone give them the fish, then actually learn to fish.

 

[BBUK]

We're considering installing one at our place. My wife is finally interested now that the prices have gone up on everything.

I bought the APEC ROES-50 over three years ago and installed it myself under our sink. It is supposed to make 50 gallons a day of water if needed. (I doubt we ever came near that even when we had four adults and two babies in the house but the water is terrific. (Some want the system that adds minerals but there is really no need. I did some serious research back then.) There is a lot of information online and you can get good deals. (So many types)

I actually bought the system from Lowe's online but I bought the filters from the main site when it was time. (I also bought the refrigerator adapter at the same time. The ice is super as well. (The installation is not that bad but I have the plastic waterlines and sure do wish I had copper waterlines.) (I replaced the three filters at about a year and a half and they needed it. This time I have all five.) (Oh, I did not replace the filters today, had several things come up unexpectedly. Will try again tomorrow.) (It does take about three gallons of water to make one gallon of the pure stuff.)

I bought it initially at the time because I was carrying cases and cases of bottled water up two flights of steps nearly daily. The water compared to any bottled water I have ever tasted cannot be compared. It is so very pure.

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[Girthang]

I bought the APEC ROES-50 over three years ago and installed it myself under our sink. It is supposed to make 50 gallons a day of water if needed. (I doubt we ever came near that even when we had four adults and two babies in the house but the water is terrific. (Some want the system that adds minerals but there is really no need. I did some serious research back then.) There is a lot of information online and you can get good deals. (So many types)

I actually bought the system from Lowe's online but I bought the filters from the main site when it was time. (I also bought the refrigerator adapter at the same time. The ice is super as well. (The installation is not that bad but I have the plastic waterlines and sure do wish I had copper waterlines.) (I replaced the three filters at about a year and a half and they needed it. This time I have all five.) (Oh, I did not replace the filters today, had several things come up unexpectedly. Will try again tomorrow.) (It does take about three gallons of water to make one gallon of the pure stuff.)

I bought it initially at the time because I was carrying cases and cases of bottled water up two flights of steps nearly daily. The water compared to any bottled water I have ever tasted cannot be compared. It is so very pure.

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Thank you for this information! I will share it with my wife in the morning. It should help in deciding

 

[AustinTXCat]

Good morning from ATX. Currently 81°F and clear. Today's high expected around 103°F. Possible heat relief coming tomorrow in the form of rain showers. Stay tuned.

Microsoft training continues. Building power apps later this morning.

Happy Hump Day.

Wishing happiness and health for all our fellow D-League members.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

Taking a work break, and thinking about our earlier discussion of Gram Parsons and Joshua Tree, I looked up his live take on a Hank Williams classic. Man, what a better assortment of music we'd have to draw on if Hank and Gram had lived long lives to pursue their craft.

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Thanks for the video. I could listen to Gram Parsons all day and night. He died much too young but the demons of drugs got him. Emmy Lou Harris made some great music with him and she is still going strong. They were my favorite combo of all time. Emmy Lou makes everybody sound better.

When it comes to singing "You Win Again", my favorite artist for that song would have to be Jerry Lee Lewis and his Pentecostal style piano playing.

 

[UK_fan_41102]

Good morning D-League. It's currently 64° and cloudy here in Eastern Kentucky. This afternoon will bring partly cloudy skies and a high of 80°.

Everyone stay safe on this hump day.

 

[Girthang]

Good morning, D-League!

May God bring new understanding of His creation to you this 4th day of His week! Making breakfast for the family, because he's given me one more day to do so. Very thankful for it and for you!

Should be a cool and hopefully productive day in this little nook of KY! 61° and foggy here near the water, on the way to 80° or so. Go Cats!

 

[warrior-cat]

@warrior-cat

I ran across an old photo. Teaching the grand kids how to bait a hook and catch a fish. Teach them how to fish and they will never go hungry. LOL

And a country boy will survive.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

Good morning

We have current temperature of 74° and should reach a high of 87°. The wind speed is 6 mph and there is a 40% chance of rain. We are looking for tropical disturbances but can't see any threat at the present.

I trust all are well and in good spirits.

WEAR THAT MASK. LOL

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Thanks for the video. I could listen to Gram Parsons all day and night. He died much too young but the demons of drugs got him. Emmy Lou Harris made some great music with him and she is still going strong. They were my favorite combo of all time. Emmy Lou makes everybody sound better.

When it comes to singing "You Win Again", my favorite artist for that song would have to be Jerry Lee Lewis and his Pentecostal style piano playing.

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Sawnee - Yep, I love the Jerry Lee Lewis version of You Win Again. Almost referenced it in my post. Thanks for adding.

Another cool day in the east. Heading into DC on the train.

I hope all D-Leaguers have a great day.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

I imagine some of you may have eaten at this restaurant. The Back Porch Destin, Florida

 

[BBUK]

Good morning all,

I am going to my office this morning but it seems I won't be staying long unless something changes. Who knows...

I will be busy either way... Have a great day!

 

[warrior-cat]

Morning Legionnaires!

89° on tap for today with light winds. 11° shift from yesterday. I think our triple digits are finished for this year. With this shift we should get some rain in the next few days. We still need more as last weeks early morning rain was the first in a while. We are on a water conservation plan for this area at this time. Can't use sprinklers systems (I don't have one) in the hours of 10:00-19:00. Only plus with no rain is that cutting grass (today) is every two to three weeks depending on the severity of the heat.

Will go fishing tomorrow morning as the lows tonight will be in the upper 60's so, the morning will be good. Have a few people recently asking me where I go to fish and if I would let them know the next time I go. Problem with that is that they want to ride together, and I don't do that. They (not being familiar with the areas I fish) do not want to take the time to scout it out. When you go with others, you are on their timeline. If they meet me out there OK (maybe). I like fishing by myself as it is serene and calming unless I am hooking and missing more than landing. My wife however would rather I had someone there with me as she worries about me wading/kayaking, and something go wrong. I tell her God is with me.

Well, I rambled enough already, have a workout in a few and then cut the grass.

One more thing, just got a little startled as the monster (the big dog whose bark is booming) saw the reflection of my wife in the window and she thought someone was outside. She jumped up and went running to the window barking and growling.
She is the new house protector. Her size alone keeps the bad guys at bay. last time we checked she was 113lbs (me holding her on our scales) but will get an official weight at the vets on Friday as she has her checkup and booster shots. She will be a year and a half old 20 September.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

The note grandma gave me to take to Dotson's General Store had a different list but Mr Dotson gave it to me and wrote it down in his book. That was credit in 1955.

 

[vhcat70]

WEAR THAT MASK. LOL

While walking yesterday, passed young guy driving alone stopped at traffic light with heavy-style mask on. WTF? Stared at him for a while.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Good morning. 68.2°F and sunny. We are supposed to get to 84° with a 10% chance of rain. I am going to declare war on wasps today as I finally got some wasp/hornet spray and spray some roundup in the back yard.

On water. In Smiths Grove the tap water is wonderful. No need to do anything to it. We use the water filter in the fridge to remove the chlorine. Barren River water is wonderful. When we lived in Baltimore, Houston and Jacksonville you needed help.

Kentucky is blessed with wonderful sources of water.

 

[BBUK]

Good morning. 68.2°F and sunny. We are supposed to get to 84° with a 10% chance of rain. I am going to declare war on wasps today as I finally got some wasp/hornet spray and spray some roundup in the back yard.

On water. In Smiths Grove the tap water is wonderful. No need to do anything to it. We use the water filter in the fridge to remove the chlorine. Barren River water is wonderful. When we lived in Baltimore, Houston and Jacksonville you needed help.

Kentucky is blessed with wonderful sources of water.

Good Morning Sir,

I'd sure take care of the bee's for you if I was near. Yes on the water. We seem to have decent water here as far as regular usage but the drinking part I used the filters in the fridge but never drank it until I got the RO system.

My Dad at one time lived in Tazewell, TN and the house he had there was on well water. That water would freeze in minutes it was so pure. You'd drink it and never quench your thirst. Never tasted water like that before or since.

Of course they did some blasting near where my Dad lived back then and he told me the water was ruined.

(I know Tazewell is not Kentucky but it is close.)

 

[berniecarbo]

You're right about that. They've been pushing us towards a brand they sell but that my dog can't eat. Very frustrating.

Thank you. Yes, we will go that direction this afternoon. Picking up some chicken and such while the vets checking to see if she has any foreign objects in her GI tract we don't know about.

I wasn't feeling well yesterday and missed a few things. You probably know, but only the chicken, not the bones. Chicken (or any cooked bones) can splinter and catch in a dogs digestive tract,

Also by your comment about the vet wanting you to change food:; Did you recently change? Sometimes that can effect a dog. Anytime I changed food, I'd try a gradual change by mixing the old and new for awhile.

 

[Girthang]

I wasn't feeling well yesterday and missed a few things. You probably know, but only the chicken, not the bones. Chicken (or any cooked bones) can splinter and catch in a dogs digestive tract,

Also by your comment about the vet wanting you to change food:; Did you recently change? Sometimes that can effect a dog. Anytime I changed food, I'd try a gradual change by mixing the old and new for awhile.

Nope. Can't afford to change her this late. She's too old. We changed gradually many years ago each time the manufacturers changed their recipes to something she couldn't eat.

She is doing better and has so far kept her rice down. We'll be introducing chicken into her meals slowly this afternoon. If we can afford it, we'll keep feeding her this and get some supplemental things like fish oil.

Thank you for being so thoughtful, @berniecarbo

 

[Girthang]

I wasn't feeling well yesterday and missed a few things. You probably know, but only the chicken, not the bones. Chicken (or any cooked bones) can splinter and catch in a dogs digestive tract,

Also by your comment about the vet wanting you to change food:; Did you recently change? Sometimes that can effect a dog. Anytime I changed food, I'd try a gradual change by mixing the old and new for awhile.

Are you feeling better today? I've been alternately feeling crappy/exhausted and then fine for weeks. Eliminating carbonated beverages this week as one half-bottle of Coca-Cola threw my heart out of rhythm for a couple hours.... was "treating" myself, but that's not a treat I want to repeat. Lol

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Good Morning Sir,

I'd sure take care of the bee's for you if I was near. Yes on the water. We seem to have decent water here as far as regular usage but the drinking part I used the filters in the fridge but never drank it until I got the RO system.

My Dad at one time lived in Tazewell, TN and the house he had there was on well water. That water would freeze in minutes it was so pure. You'd drink it and never quench your thirst. Never tasted water like that before or since.

Of course they did some blasting near where my Dad lived back then and he told me the water was ruined.

(I know Tazewell is not Kentucky but it is close.)

If your water is anything like Baltimore water then it stinks.

You explained why Tennessee whiskey is swill. BAD WATER!

Move across the state line and the sun shines and the water is good!

Tennessee gets the left over water.

 

[vhcat70]

Yep, I was prepared for Florida yard work because I was raised by a Kentucky tobacco farmer. The biggest reason I want to college was to not have to do that the rest of my life.

The Florida heat is no worse than Kentucky, but the humidity is very oppressive. But mowing the yard in Florida was rewarded an hour later by a dive into the pool and a good drink to freshen up the old body.

The cutting and housing of tobacco was hot and humid but the tobacco gum would stick the hairs of you arms or legs together, so you had to wear a long sleave shirt and long pants. Plus get into a tobacco barn and you would have to fight off the wasps.

The folks that I really feel for in Florida are the guys that work on roofs. I can't imagine just how darned hot they get.

That's why you see people not afraid of manual labor & at the the bottom of the economic ladder up there: mainly Mexicans. Good for them.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

That's why you see people not afraid of manual labor & at the the bottom of the economic ladder up there: mainly Mexicans. Good for them.

I have put roofs up in August. I ain't Mexican, but I am part Spanish, but I am 100% American. Americans do the work that is required.

No work is above or below anyone. Hell I worked for the railroad.

 

[BBUK]

I have put roofs up in August. I ain't Mexican, but I am part Spanish, but I am 100% American. Americans do the work that is required.

No work is above or below anyone. Hell I worked for the railroad.

Hear Hear!!!

 

[warrior-cat]

I have put roofs up in August. I ain't Mexican, but I am part Spanish, but I am 100% American. Americans do the work that is required.

No work is above or below anyone. Hell I worked for the railroad.

You do what it takes to pay the bills until you find a better job. Many people these days want the best jobs at the start.

 

[UK_fan_41102]

While walking yesterday, passed young guy driving alone stopped at traffic light with heavy-style mask on. WTF? Stared at him for a while.

I was stopped at a red light yesterday, and the two women in the car beside me were wearing masks as well. All you can do is shake your head and laugh.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

You do what it takes to pay the bills until you find a better job. Many people these days want the best jobs at the start.

About a year or so before I retired I had to interview a person for a position and brought her into the interview room. Before I could tell her to have a seat she pulled out a list of "demands". It was a full page, single spaced, of what she expected the company would do for her. She was demanding perks the Vice President or CEO couldn't get.

The interview was short.

 

[BBUK]

Work your way up.....what a concept...

 

[BBUK]

About a year or so before I retired I had to interview a person for a position and brought her into the interview room. Before I could tell her to have a seat she pulled out a list of "demands". It was a full page, single spaced, of what she expected the company would do for her. She was demanding perks the Vice President or CEO couldn't get.

The interview was short.

I was on my phone earlier. Just don't type well on that thing.


When I owned my Bug business in Kentucky I was working in Mt. Washington. I just came out from under a house doing an inspection. I struck up a conversation with this younger teenager (Late teens.. He later told me he was 19.) He struck me as an on the ball type. (I had already decided to hire him but was still going through some things with him, talking as I was working. (He had no job and no prospects per his words.) He had no idea what I was ready to do job-wise. (He had his driver's license but no car.) (This was in about 1997 or 98.) I told him to call me and schedule to come see me at my office (My Home) in Vine Grove (The city). (I was going to have one of my employee's pick him up.)

His Mom came out on the porch just before I was finalizing the appointment (Where I was working was in the federal or state housing authority.) She told her son, don't even talk to that guy about working for him unless he starts you at $20.00 an hour.

I turned to her son and shook his hand and wished him well. (I had 8 to 10 employees at the time and was still looking for someone who could run the joint.) I thought this kid had potential. If he worked out like I envisioned, in 18 to 24 months he'd have been making 50k or so. I sold my business because I could not find that one person I could trust.

To this day I saw that as an opportunity (On both sides) that slipped away. I sold my business in 2001. (My commitment was up about a month before 9/11...

 

[berniecarbo]

Are you feeling better today? I've been alternately feeling crappy/exhausted and then fine for weeks. Eliminating carbonated beverages this week as one half-bottle of Coca-Cola threw my heart out of rhythm for a couple hours.... was "treating" myself, but that's not a treat I want to repeat. Lol

I have been in bed most of the day. Feeling poorly then a meneires disease bout on top of it. Hope you feel better.

We had a boxer and a cat with serious problems. Cbd oil helped settle their nerves.

 

[UK_fan_41102]

Work your way up.....what a concept...

Too many people with a sense of entitlement nowadays.

 

[Girthang]

About a year or so before I retired I had to interview a person for a position and brought her into the interview room. Before I could tell her to have a seat she pulled out a list of "demands". It was a full page, single spaced, of what she expected the company would do for her. She was demanding perks the Vice President or CEO couldn't get.

The interview was short.

I was stopped at a red light yesterday, and the two women in the car beside me were wearing masks as well. All you can do is shake your head and laugh.

Server at a restaurant told me their company is preparing for another covd lockdown. Changing menus and everything. I was shocked... so was she

 

[UK_fan_41102]

Good morning D-League. It's currently 62° and partly cloudy here in Eastern Kentucky. This afternoon will bring sunny skies and a high of 81°

Everyone stay safe on this Thursday.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

 

[AustinTXCat]

Good morning from ATX. Currently 82°F, humid and clear with some clouds. Today's high may max at 99°F. 70% chance for afternoon thunderstorms. Not a drought-buster, but we'll take it.

Power Apps training continues. I'm not heading into the office today. Welcome reprieve. Must logon to class by 9 am. Still running morning systems checks.

I've got nothing else. Wishing happiness and health for all our fellow D-League members.

 

[Girthang]

Good morning, D-League!

Feels like Groundhog Day today. Yesterday is today. Trying to stay on the helpful side of the movie. It's cool and damp here. Sun is hiding for now. Supposed to reach 80° before storms roll in tonight or tomorrow.

Hope it's a great day for you, if you want it to be!

 

[Sawnee Cat]

Things that happen in a Baptist church. I have been walked down that aisle so I will pray for you honey.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

An official Good Morning D


Our weather today will have a current temperature of 74° and the high will hit 87° by mid afternoon. We have a 50% chance of rain. A typical August day. I trust all who have been under the weather are improving and back to 100% soon. We need you at full strength for football season. We are counting down the days.

I go in for my annual checkup this afternoon. I like my doctor. Have a nice day everybody.

 

[warrior-cat]

About a year or so before I retired I had to interview a person for a position and brought her into the interview room. Before I could tell her to have a seat she pulled out a list of "demands". It was a full page, single spaced, of what she expected the company would do for her. She was demanding perks the Vice President or CEO couldn't get.

The interview was short.

Before retiring from my last job, the new supervisor tried to get me to stay by telling me he had just hired a new person for the open job we already had and that she would start working in two weeks. She was young, blond, and beautiful he said and easy on the eyes. That's how he and the next level supervisor hired. She never made it to the office as he found out later, she took off to San Antonio when she found out from others what the workload was like there. Not long after I retired, he hired another attractive woman from the area he used to work. After about 2 months she quit because he had told her that her only job would be a receptionist at the front desk and just have to input a bit of information and not be involved with all of the other parts of the job. The office (Passenger Travel for Ft. Sill) had no receptionist because we all took customers as they came in and handled all of the BCT, AIT, and other unit level travel as well as all other travel at Ft. Sill. We stayed busy. We also did Passports and helped the Unit Movement Office load/manifest planes for passengers/soldiers (contracted civilian aircraft) and equipment (C5's C17's and other Air Force planes) which required us to drive heavy equipment such as container handlers, forklifts up to 45k, K-loaders, stair trucks, baggage conveyor trucks and aircraft De-icing trucks. Jack of all trades and very busy. A lot of overtime.