What Pleased You Today!

[HomerS]

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.

[slusher]

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…

[slusher]

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…

[espo]

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. 

[Joe Nunes]

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

[Dave Ambrose]

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. 

[oldnslow]

high today in the upper 80s , gardens planted , just waiting for the shoots to start popping up and ready to transplant .

love fresh veggies .

[Gramps46]

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.

 

[TransAmMike]

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.?

[espo]

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. 

[TransAmMike]

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. 

[NYLIBUD]

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

[cobraman]

You dodged a bullet there I think .

[Rodent]

Around here, the ATMs won't give you your money until you have removed your card.

[NYLIBUD]

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.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Adobo sauce.   

[stavanzer]

I am going to the March Meets! First time since 2020!

I am stoked. I intend to have fun, maybe see some racing.

[John M.]

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.

[Joe Nunes]

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

[Slotto]

The sunrise pleased me today

[iamsuperdan]

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.

 

[Ace-Garageguy]

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.   

[iamsuperdan]

1 hour ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

                      Mmmmmmm...pecan tarts.   

Doesn't take much to keep me happy.

 

[jaymcminn]

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. 

[espo]

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.