The Old Folks Home

[Beer can]

I miss scalloped oysters for thanksgiving, and scalloped corn, haven't had them in yrs.
Nobody at DWs family makes them. Her sister attempted scalloped corn one yr but wasn't comparable.
I might attempt making a small of scalloped oysters for the in-laws thanksgiving dinner. FIL, and myself I bet would be the only one's that would eat it though.
I miss the big thanksgivings and Christmas dinners when I was a kid, whole extended families, tables of food. They even had a table just for pies and desserts. I remember someone always brought a big pan of awesome rice crispy treats with M&Ms. And real Chex mix, anyone make real Chex mix anymore?

 

[Beer can]

I saw on Fox News on Friday that a Missouri youth, 14 years old and on her first hunt shot what she thought was a deer with a big rack. Turned out it was a young elk. She took the animal near Columbia, about 90 miles from us. What was weird is that this animal was a wild elk. About 6 years ago MODOC started a program to reintroduce elk in the state. They released a herd in a reserve in the southern part of the state. This wasn't one of those animals so nobody has no idea where this elk came from unless it was indeed, a natural, wild animal. They are running DNA tests on it trying to figure out where it came from. When I heard about the repopulation effort I just laughed and said, great, like running into deer with your car wasn't enough. Now we have to watch out for animals that almost as big as a cow.

It's terrible that people are resorting to poaching. It happens everywhere unfortunately. One of our neighbors was telling us a few weeks ago that he had been watching a herd of 7 deer every morning coming up to graze in a field near their house. One morning about dawn, he he heard two gun shots. The next day there were only 5 deer remaining in the herd. There are always going to be those who will choose not to obey the rules.

One of the old timers original hunters, that goes up to the same camp in the Adirondacks that I usually go got himself in some trouble this yr. Caught shooting a buck out his truck window road hunting. It was a robo-buck planted by DEC. I think the ribbing he's going to get from everybody for the next many yrs will be worse than the fines.

 

[CapricornFarm]

One of the old timers original hunters, that goes up to the same camp in the Adirondacks that I usually go got himself in some trouble this yr. Caught shooting a buck out his truck window road hunting. It was a robo-buck planted by DEC. I think the ribbing he's going to get from everybody for the next many yrs will be worse than the fines.

That is what he gets for being so lazy!

 

[bruceha2000]

Did I tell you that we are getting Gender inclusive bathrooms in my building at work?

I suppose the urinals will be a thing of the past. I will miss that urinal! (more than I do now...)

DW went to Japan on business some years back. Went with a male colleague who:

1. Didn't listen when they said don't bring a big suitcase.
2. Had no idea how to eat with chopsticks.

He had a few failures:

1. Broke the trunk on a cab when the massive suitcase didn't fit all the way in.
2. Had to hike that thing up stairs
3. Hogged the aisle on the subways with his monster suitcase making things difficult for everyone else
4. Got to eat with a kid size Mickey Mouse fork in a restaurant where they were taken by some Japanese work colleagues - not a tourist place. Lucky he didn't have to eat with his hands or go hungry I guess
5. Couldn't pee in the unisex bathroom where the urinals were by the entrance door, stalls back toward the exit door. Having women in the same room freaked him out. He wouldn't do well in the Zurich airport either. I was there once MANY years ago, the lady cleaning the mens room was just working away. No closing it off like they do here regardless of the gender of the cleaner or gender designation of the room. I did find the airport security personnel armed with machine guns somewhat disconcerting.

we have kinda looked at doing the solar here now they will actually charge with cloudy days they have evolved quite a bit

I think @CapricornFarm isn't talking about solar panels to heat the water but a glass enclosure that will heat up under the sun. But you are right, current generation photovoltaic solar panels can make pretty decent power on overcast days, even rainy days. Not so much when covered with snow . But mine are ground mounted, I have a big push broom to get the snow off. Don't even have to get it all off, once a section starts to produce, the panel heats up a bit and will melt snow. I hate to waste any potential generation.

 

[pennyJo1960]

DW went to Japan on business some years back. Went with a male colleague who:

1. Didn't listen when they said don't bring a big suitcase.
2. Had no idea how to eat with chopsticks.

He had a few failures:

1. Broke the trunk on a cab when the massive suitcase didn't fit all the way in.
2. Had to hike that thing up stairs
3. Hogged the aisle on the subways with his monster suitcase making things difficult for everyone else
4. Got to eat with a kid size Mickey Mouse fork in a restaurant where they were taken by some Japanese work colleagues - not a tourist place. Lucky he didn't have to eat with his hands or go hungry I guess
5. Couldn't pee in the unisex bathroom where the urinals were by the entrance door, stalls back toward the exit door. Having women in the same room freaked him out. He wouldn't do well in the Zurich airport either. I was there once MANY years ago, the lady cleaning the mens room was just working away. No closing it off like they do here regardless of the gender of the cleaner or gender designation of the room. I did find the airport security personnel armed with machine guns somewhat disconcerting.

I think @CapricornFarm isn't talking about solar panels to heat the water but a glass enclosure that will heat up under the sun. But you are right, current generation photovoltaic solar panels can make pretty decent power on overcast days, even rainy days. Not so much when covered with snow . But mine are ground mounted, I have a big push broom to get the snow off. Don't even have to get it all off, once a section starts to produce, the panel heats up a bit and will melt snow. I hate to waste any potential generation.

I like the idea the power company needs to pay us better

 

[bruceha2000]

The net metering payments are all over the map, depending on where you live on the map

Nevada screwed home solar last year. People net metering have to pay twice the daily charge as people who don't have solar. And the payment for power sent to the grid is LESS than the wholesale price the power company pays for "regular" power, but if you USE power from the grid, it is at regular retail. I think all the big solar companies pulled out of the state, I think it went from big business to bust business in an area that is close to perfect for solar generation .

They changed the rules here for people who got their permit starting this year. They can't use any solar credits to pay the fixed costs ($0.43/day and the $1 energy efficiency charge at the moment). So even if they make way more power than they use, they still have a $13-$14 bill every month. Those who are "grandfathered" are only good for 10 years after they installed their net metered system. Seems to me that at LEAST they should let you use credits at the wholesale rate the power company pays rather than the current $0.145/kWh retail and net meter payment. Pretty much guaranteed that the next time they decide they need more money from customers, it will be in the form of "fixed fees" rather than a per kWh increase. And we have a "use it or lose it" thing, all credits in a given month expire in 1 year. Can't save up for future uses like an electric car.

 

[Beer can]

The net metering payments are all over the map, depending on where you live on the map

Nevada screwed home solar last year. People net metering have to pay twice the daily charge as people who don't have solar. And the payment for power sent to the grid is LESS than the wholesale price the power company pays for "regular" power, but if you USE power from the grid, it is at regular retail. I think all the big solar companies pulled out of the state, I think it went from big business to bust business in an area that is close to perfect for solar generation .

They changed the rules here for people who got their permit starting this year. They can't use any solar credits to pay the fixed costs ($0.43/day and the $1 energy efficiency charge at the moment). So even if they make way more power than they use, they still have a $13-$14 bill every month. Those who are "grandfathered" are only good for 10 years after they installed their net metered system. Seems to me that at LEAST they should let you use credits at the wholesale rate the power company pays rather than the current $0.145/kWh retail and net meter payment. Pretty much guaranteed that the next time they decide they need more money from customers, it will be in the form of "fixed fees" rather than a per kWh increase. And we have a "use it or lose it" thing, all credits in a given month expire in 1 year. Can't save up for future uses like an electric car.

When I moved in with DW I still had power to my place for months, had it shut off at the outside disconnect and zero electric use. Still got a $35 bill every month with the fees surcharges taxes.... I didn't spend much more than that when I was living there.

 

[ronott1]

I miss scalloped oysters for thanksgiving, and scalloped corn, haven't had them in yrs.
Nobody at DWs family makes them. Her sister attempted scalloped corn one yr but wasn't comparable.
I might attempt making a small of scalloped oysters for the in-laws thanksgiving dinner. FIL, and myself I bet would be the only one's that would eat it though.
I miss the big thanksgivings and Christmas dinners when I was a kid, whole extended families, tables of food. They even had a table just for pies and desserts. I remember someone always brought a big pan of awesome rice crispy treats with M&Ms. And real Chex mix, anyone make real Chex mix anymore?

My Grandma used to make creamed onions on Thanks giving. I miss that and was thinking about it today. I have made them a time or two. Guess I need to make them again.

It is something how holidays, people and food memories go together

 

[ronott1]

The net metering payments are all over the map, depending on where you live on the map

Nevada screwed home solar last year. People net metering have to pay twice the daily charge as people who don't have solar. And the payment for power sent to the grid is LESS than the wholesale price the power company pays for "regular" power, but if you USE power from the grid, it is at regular retail. I think all the big solar companies pulled out of the state, I think it went from big business to bust business in an area that is close to perfect for solar generation .

They changed the rules here for people who got their permit starting this year. They can't use any solar credits to pay the fixed costs ($0.43/day and the $1 energy efficiency charge at the moment). So even if they make way more power than they use, they still have a $13-$14 bill every month. Those who are "grandfathered" are only good for 10 years after they installed their net metered system. Seems to me that at LEAST they should let you use credits at the wholesale rate the power company pays rather than the current $0.145/kWh retail and net meter payment. Pretty much guaranteed that the next time they decide they need more money from customers, it will be in the form of "fixed fees" rather than a per kWh increase. And we have a "use it or lose it" thing, all credits in a given month expire in 1 year. Can't save up for future uses like an electric car.

The good news is that some used electric cars are getting to reasonable prices. The Nissan Leaf is one. I see a lot of them in Woodland and Davis

 

[Beer can]

That is what he gets for being so lazy!

He's always been one to complain about all our usual what we call 'road pounders', actually is pretty common here, though illegal. I've never been much into it, costs tons of gas and usually don't see anything anyway. I'd rather save $$ and go out into the woods and not see anything lol. He's the only one of all and anyone we know that has got caught, not only caught but shot a robo-buck to boot! Even worse in the Adirondacks where you never see any game wardens or law enforcement at all lol.

My Grandma used to make creamed onions on Thanks giving. I miss that and was thinking about it today. I have made them a time or two. Guess I need to make them again.

It is something how holidays, people and food memories go together

Was the creamed onions whole onions? I was actually thinking about them when I posted that. I remember one time seeing whole onions in a big bowl of what looked like milk at my father's brothers family thanksgiving in PA. My parents never ate onions so we didn't touch them. I and all of my siblings love onions now lol.