HomerS Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 8 hours ago, JollySipper said: The Bradford Pear trees are blooming here in the complex...... They make a mess, but they're nice to see! Ohio has made it illegal to sell/plant them in the state as over time they split fairly easily in higher winds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 On 2/25/2023 at 9:00 AM, JollySipper said: The Bradford Pear trees are blooming here in the complex...... They make a mess, but they're nice to see! They are blooming too early and a hard freeze will bust the bark and they will die… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 16 hours ago, HomerS said: Ohio has made it illegal to sell/plant them in the state as over time they split fairly easily in higher winds. If they are trimmed when half grown they hold up better but a concord pear are very strong… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 They are fairly common in the KC area. Beautiful trees, but don't hold up well in any high winds. We planted one in our back yard at the old house about twenty years ago. We moved last year. The tree was still thriving today. The only reason maybe because it is protected from the wind by three large Cedar trees that are even taller than the Bradford Pear tree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Nunes Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Today is a blue sky and full sun day in Up North Michigan albeit 32 degrees or so. Joyce is having a real good day so I asked her if she would like to take a Winter drive around the Leelanau peninsula. We enjoyed good driving conditions, beautiful Lake Michigan scenery, a real nice lunch at Empire, MI and very little traffic as compared to the Summer season. All and all, a great day with my bride enjoying the local area. 🙂 Joe 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Ambrose Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Spent the afternoon doing stupid things with sleds in snow, then retire to the house to warm up and build models with my daughter, son, and son in law. Not a bad way to spend an afternoon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnslow Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 high today in the upper 80s , gardens planted , just waiting for the shoots to start popping up and ready to transplant . love fresh veggies . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 Spring has come early to Virginia so had to load up the downed limbs from the woods and take them to the yard waste recycling center at the landfill. It was a beautiful day. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Had cataract surgery this morning at outpatient hospital surgical center. Other eye in two weeks. I had no idea it was treated as a regular surgery; hospital bed (well it is a hospital😀), IV, heart monitor, lots of eye drops for dialation, deadening. Maybe I can see a bit better for modelling.😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 23 hours ago, TransAmMike said: Had cataract surgery this morning at outpatient hospital surgical center. Other eye in two weeks. I had no idea it was treated as a regular surgery; hospital bed (well it is a hospital😀), IV, heart monitor, lots of eye drops for dialation, deadening. Maybe I can see a bit better for modelling.😂 Had both eyes done a month ago. Best thing ever. Use glasses just to read fine print or when doing model detailing. First thing you will notice is how bright it is. Start shopping for some sunglasses, not those things the doctor gives you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 Yep, other eye will be done in 2 weeks. After about 24 hours still have a cloudyness and brightness. Sitting in Doctors office right now for follow up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYLIBUD Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 (edited) Actually it happened last night.Back on this past Tuesday,i was picking up dinner for my father at a restaurant right near my house..I used cash to pay for the dinner.However prior to picking up the food,i went into the smoke shop next door,bought a pack of cigarettes,some lotto,and then decided to check my balance from the ATM.I then walked out,got the dinner and went home.Anyway,then last night i went to use my atm/debit card,except i couldn’t find it anywhere.I tore my car apart,and my house.Then i just figured it wasn’t in the house or my car.So I decided to go check a 7/11,several miles from my house since i remembered buying a few things there on Wednesday night,on my way home from a friends..I figured I that I might have used it there last,and maybe I left it there.Then while going to the 7/11,i said to myself that maybe I left the card in the smoke shop.I stopped in,asked the clerk if anyone had left their ATM card there recently.He asked for my ID,which at first I thought it was odd.So I showed him my photo I’d,he takes a quick look at it,and then hands me my CC.I couldn’t believe it.He had told me that I left the card in the ATM,when i was there on Tuesday,and he was holding it in case I came back in.I was thrilled,but annoyed at myself for leaving the card there in the ATM.Anyway,long story short,I found my missing ATM card,and all is well.🤑😀 Edited March 4, 2023 by NYLIBUD 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 You dodged a bullet there I think . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodent Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 Around here, the ATMs won't give you your money until you have removed your card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYLIBUD Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Sorry such a long story.No actually i was just checking my balance in my checking account.Got my receipt,and like a moron,i just left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Adobo sauce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 I am going to the March Meets! First time since 2020! I am stoked. I intend to have fun, maybe see some racing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John M. Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 (edited) I bought a nicely built 65 El Camino off of E Bay a while ago and with it, I now have exactly 100 model cars and trucks. Half of them are on display. I never did imagine that I would have that many. It's a milestone. 🙂 Edited March 11, 2023 by John M. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Nunes Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 (edited) Went to the monthly model club meeting this afternoon and enjoyed seeing three very nicely redone Hot Wheels cars shown to us by a nine year old model enthusiast. Very nice looking metal cars and he even chopped the top on one of those vehicles and altered the glass. We enjoyed listening to his description of the various details he included on the cars and his thoughts on future builds. Nine years old and it looks like he will be a model builder for the long run. He definitely put a smile on this old man! 🙂 Joe Edited March 12, 2023 by Joe Nunes 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slotto Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 The sunrise pleased me today 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 Stopped at one of my old lunchtime haunts today. They make the best sandwiches. And when I was busy paying for my lunch, they brought out the trays of fresh pecan tarts. Had to pick up a 6 pack. Had one here, bringing the rest home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 21 hours ago, iamsuperdan said: And when I was busy paying for my lunch, they brought out the trays of fresh pecan tarts. Had to pick up a 6 pack. Had one here, bringing the rest home. Mmmmmmm...pecan tarts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Ace-Garageguy said: Mmmmmmm...pecan tarts. Doesn't take much to keep me happy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymcminn Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Drove up to K&K Hobbies in Port Charlotte (about an hour away) to pick up some supplies my LHS was out of. At the counter, they were selling fresh free-range eggs from a local farm for $6/dozen. I needed eggs anyway so of course I had to get them. Reminded me of when I was a kid and you could get model kits in the local Winn-Dixie grocery store, just in reverse. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 15 hours ago, jaymcminn said: Drove up to K&K Hobbies in Port Charlotte (about an hour away) to pick up some supplies my LHS was out of. At the counter, they were selling fresh free-range eggs from a local farm for $6/dozen. I needed eggs anyway so of course I had to get them. Reminded me of when I was a kid and you could get model kits in the local Winn-Dixie grocery store, just in reverse. I used to have to go to the hardware store in town to buy a model. The five & dime didn't even carry them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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