Should I buy eggs or wait it out?

[cheeka]

Mortise

give him a squeeze for me!

MC! you are so lucky! not that it would have necessarily burned your house down... but you might have had a big ole hole in your carpet, or a nasty black smudge... and burned fingers...! you need wooden skewers, for shish kebabs. the 6-8" are perfect for lighting candles. reusable too - eta, reusable for lighting candles, not cooking.

 

[BullChick]

Spaghetti noodles work too. I don't have either. Know what really makes me lucky? That it wasn't worse! I can replace the carpet easy enough, but there was a problem with the house insurance (It had previously been paid yearly. Didn't know when the year was up, and the bill was sent to the wrong person.

) and I am currently uninsured. The fire did spread several feet before I discovered the mug of coffee.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

MC, glad you didn't seriously flambe' your carpet. Or your hand.


Mortie, a similar thing happened to my sister in law, and she wasn't home. Her husband passed several months ago and she came out to California for an extended visit (6 weeks). We she got home, she had the unpleasant surprise of finding a broken, leaking pipe in the bathroom. Caused some serious damage, and the whole bathroom and adjoining walls and floors had to be replaced. Mucho $$$

She and her husband used to travel extensively during hot Phoenix summers. Now it's all on her to remember to shut off the water to the house.

Never forget again!


CLindz, congrats on your new furry baby! Take tons of pics, they grow fast.



The rain has let up for now. Southern California got most of this storm, which they badly needed. We got a decent amount, but it seemed to come all at once. Still more showers expected next week. Yay. Anything so this will not be the driest year in history. So glad we don't have the super cold temps like so many of you. Keep warm!

Only 3 eggs today. For some reason this was a long week and I'm glad it's over. The best news came yesterday. My best friend, from like 4th grade, was diagnosed with a carcinoid tumor a few week ago. Unspeakably bad news, but research she did showed that the test results could be skewed by a medication she was taking. She stopped the meds, retested, and the results were negative! Huge relief. I would not have been ready for that. Like a sister to me. Luckily she is a nurse and filled the gaps in the doctor's knowledge. Odd thing is her husband went through the same thing a year ago. Diagnosed with bone marrow cancer, not curable except through difficult bone marrow transplant. She found an obscure study showing a certain cholesterol medication can cause a false positive test, which ended up being the culprit (much to the oncologist's surprise). No cancer, but it was several nightmarish months before they found out. Hug your loved ones, you just never know.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Did Clindz name the pup Mortise? I took it as a typo for Mortie.

 

[chickenlindz]

Did Clindz name the pup Mortise?  I took it as a typo for Mortie.    

Yes typo. Puppy is named Rawley! Doing well so far but hasn't figured out how to go potty yet with a leash on.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

That's right, Rawley! You told us before but I couldn't remember. Mind like a steel sieve have I. Hope he has a good first night and isn't too scared.

 

[mortie]

Cheeka - It wasn't so much a pressure issue as much as a plastic piece of the part breaking. Here is the fitting we've been using

The black plastic part at the top is what keeps breaking. That is connected straight to the hookup for the washer. We are looking for an all metal one now... It's definitely not like a pressure issue where the hole is blowing up. I hate plumbing.

 

[cheeka]

ah yes, Rawley, I forgot too...

mortie, all metal would be best, I don't trust plastic for plumbing except for the innards of the toilet. and even that breaks too quickly.

I got an email from the realtor, there is finally some activity on the e-listing! no offers yet, of course... but

I will be cleaning and packing more stuff just in case someone wants to come and look this month!

 

[Scrambles55]

Ok..... Here is one for Roger!!!!! Aren't her eggs golden?

That's awesome!!

 

[Scrambles55]

Its about 9 degrees here with a wind chill of -15. The wind blew a piece of the chicken run top off. I figure that I will leave it off until the wind dies down. I woke up with a chest cold, so making jam is not on my agenda for the weekend. Gotta mix a batch of feed and clean the coop poop and give fresh ACV water. Then make some chicken noodle soup.

ONE egg from Rumples so far and she sang the egg song mixed in with an alarm song. I think that I scare her a bit.