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MORNING ROLL CALL 2022. CLOSED

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November 1, 2022
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MORNING ROLL CALL DECEMBER 2022. CLOSED

Good morning everyone on this second morning of 2022.

Happy Birthday to all of our December Birthday members.

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ChaviB814890rest

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1 comment (12/24/22) Awesome, our @LeeS4949 stopped in to chat with us!!! @MsStretch talked about her "furbabies" earlier. Lol, enjoyed reading her post too. Nicole 🤎🤗😉 (Our Front Porch Forum)

catwoman500

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Hey, Porch Peeps!

@Anonymous, @DaveMcK, @LeeS4949, @Frozenoem, @MsStretch,

@LaDolceVita, and everyone,

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanza, Happy New Year, and Happy whatever else you are celebrating.

The weather has been frightful. So many people without power in these frigid temps. I’ll be home tomorrow because the family I usually celebrate with had a tree fall on their garage, wiping out their electric box and home generator. Luckily the beams held and none of the cars (they have a Model A) or the motorcycle weren’t damaged. They got the generator charged but now it’s out of propane. Their electric won’t be fixed until Monday so they are staying with their son and will have Christmas there. I was invited, but I’m thinking it’s way too much hassle for them. They need to concentrate on getting their damage repaired. I’m fine to stay here and not even venture out in the cold. Right now, it’s 7 degrees…the "feels like" temp is 11 below!

Hope you are all safe and warm!

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ChaviB814890rest

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9 comments (12/24/22 4:20pm EST) Okay, I have "thawed out" and ready to share. What a depressing night of 1° (feels like -17°). Never been in weather below 25° and now need to relocate back to Florida ASAP!!! Sun is out, grateful and now up to 23°. Dreading my next electric bill.

This is me "trying" to keep wind out since yesterday in my Studio Apartment here in Virginia. My slum landlord refuses to replace door. Lol, all I need now is our 1st snow. I am crying, Nicole 🤎🤗😉 OUR FRONT PORCH FORUM (2 pictures are attached with this post. Window is NOT open as @MsStretch thought/lol. I have curtain tied to let warming rays in)

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LeeS4949

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I didnt realize that Virginia was that cold. Its warmer here in the semi frozen northeast but dont worry, the mercury is going to plummet here over the next couple of days. We are over due for some real cold but my furr babies are always on the job to keep me toasty..

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ChaviB814890rest

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7 comments (12/24/22 6:15pm EST) Hi @LeeS4949 , in Cave Spring where I am, we have never been that cold since I moved to Virginia in 2015. I was in Manassas before that and seem to remember that also was never that cold. Senior moment/lol. It was the storm, Elliot. Thousands in my area lost power. Grateful I have not so far. Well the wind is back (I am crying). I hear it starting to howl again. Had me up last night. Nicole 🙂 (Our Front Porch Forum)

MsStretch

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I feel for anyone without power or heat. Brings back nightmares of the beginning of 2022 and that snowstorm. Five days without power and water (septic system) and heat. And couldn't even get out because the power pole that snapped blocked the only road in and out. And meanwhile, just a few miles away, out there on I-95, they weren't faring any better because they were stuck for miles. What a debacle that was! 😯 These past few windy arctic days have dredged up those memories and fears.

I know this isn't your first rodeo, @Frozenoem , but the inconvenience must get old.

@catwoman500 , that's terrible about your friends. Thank God no one was hurt and they have a place to stay.

Welcome @LeeS4949 . Yes, Virginia can get right nippy. I'm at the other side of VA (northeast) from @Anonymous . I gather your furbabies are of the feline variety? Me, too!

@Anonymous , at first I thought you had your window open and the wind was whipping the curtain back. 😱 But I see the reflection in the glass and your curtain is pinned back. Wind is scary. Peeps wonder how I can sleep with TV on. Drowns out a lot of scary noises like that pesky howling wind. That and my heated mattress pad and I am usually good to go.

Ho ho ho! 🎅 Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!🎄

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LeeS4949

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Good morning and Merry Christmas to you. Yes, my furr babies are of the feline persuasion. I have 3. Olivia, her mom Penny,and little cousin Buster. They are the center of my world, my heart,and my soul. Another holiday together.. YAAAAAYYYY.. 😁

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ChaviB814890rest

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2 comments (12/25/22) @MsStretch , I have been dying to know/lol 🙄 - what are the names and ages of your furbabies. I already nagged @LeeS4949 about his in the past. I just luv hearing about furbabies!!! Thanks, Nicole 🤎🤗😉 (Our Front Porch Forum)

catwoman500

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Merry Christmas Day, Peeps!

@MsStretch ... I hear you on the TV. I truly need it on to go to sleep. Comes in very handy also for those windy, stormy nights. I don't want to hear any of that. I still hear the sump pump, but that is actually a welcome sound!

Enjoy your day! Feels weird to be alone, but I can handle it. My friends' generator totally died now and there is even ice in their toilets. Thank goodness their son doesn't live that far.

My upstairs frozen pipes are OK today. I went up armed with the hair dryer, but since I had turned the heat higher up there yesterday, opened the faucet a bit, and opened the cabinet door under the sink, we seem to be OK. Of course, we are at 19 degrees today...better than 7!

Started my car and drove around the neighborhood just for kicks.

Hope this goes away real soon, but it is only the beginning of winter. YIKES! 😱

Ho Ho Holey moley!

MsStretch

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@Anonymous , my indoor cat's name is Delilah. She's gotta be close to 17-18. I adopted her about 16 years ago.

Six years ago, probably closer to seven, we found a feral mama cat and her two surviving babies living under my deck. She was a regular striped tabby and her name became Willie Mae. Her kids were beautiful, long-haired floofballs and looked nothing like her and someone called them 'designer kitties'. So one became Giorgio and the other Stella. When we TNR'd all of them, we discovered Stella was not a girl after all. (Hard to tell with long fur and especially when they're feral. They don't particularly take kindly to a human looking at their butt.) So Stella transitioned into Stellar. (Sadly, Stellar went MIA 2 years ago and in spite of endless searching and posting, we never found him. 😢 They are ferals and they live dangerous lives.) Than a black cat joined the group, got him fixed, and call him Armani. These cats (when they got 'released', they never went away) are family now, not particularly socialized to people, but they do know the hand(s) that feeds them. They are spoiled. They have a shed with little huts and igloos with heated kitty beds. I frequently take the outdoor kids on walkabouts or runarounds. They love it. Particularly at night; a headlamp makes it easy to keep track of them since their eyes 'light up'.

@DaveMcK , love the granddogs. 🥰

And finally, I have good news! Went in to resume my chemo today and the doctor said no need to. My last blood and DNA tests came back negative -- no trace of tumors, cancerous cells, all GONE! Maybe getting hepatitis turned out best. Hep treatment is a lot less invasive than chemo and since it's been almost 6 months since I did chemo, nothing has 'snuck in' so to continue would add no extra benefit. *doing my happy dance*

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ChaviB814890rest

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1 comment (12/27/22) Lol, I guess Mr. Wonderful is on "vacation" or decided to be "nice" and NOT evict me over my BIG mouth. 😂🤣 Day #2 of Office being OPEN after holidays. GRATEFUL, Nicole 🙂

catwoman500

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@MsStretch ...Wahoo! Good news!

Happy cat dance!

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ChaviB814890rest

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1 comment (12/27/22) Hi @MsStretch , since you are in Virginia like I am - have you ever "cremated" anyone here? A morbid subject I know, but "just in case" I die BEFORE I make it back to Florida. Lol, brain about to explode from all my reading online. Had met with a lady at one of the local funeral homes last year and was not impressed. And the price for a simple cremation!!! 😱 Anyway, as usual, no pressure to respond. Take care, Nicole 🤎🤗

MsStretch

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@Anonymous , my father was cremated in VA and his ashes laid to rest with my mother at Quantico National Cemetery per his final wishes. Would have to go back through records for the cost, but military covers burial and final resting place. Actually, the funeral home did an excellent job with taking care of all sorts of details -- no complaints.

DaveMcKAuthor

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It has been a very busy couple of days. Starting with very early mornings. Today we where out of town most of the day with very poor signals for our cell phones.

We are looking at about 8 to 10 days of warmer weather with high temperatures in the mid 40's and some rain which should melt most of our snow.

Still thinking about our transition to 2023 and the Morning Roll Call.

Any suggestions?

Mary and I are looking forward to our New Year’s Eve day mid afternoon dinner served in the dining room of our retirement center.

It will be a very complete meal starting with a scrimp cocktail. I'm looking forward to seeing how they prepare the Chilean Sea Bass. The desert will be a flan.

Posted by Dave the Lighthouse Keeper

LaDolceVita

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@DaveMcK Nice dog pictues! I am posting one too😃 Safe and sound here with temps returning to normal. We did go to 2 degrees for a low on Friday night. I just dug out my arctic coats to wear over the 2 layers of clothing I wore and really was not bothered. Cold is not bad if the sun is shining.

Not crazy about damp cold. The hike on Christmas Day was good, lasted about an hour, the little fat dog Daisy was tired and had a good rest afterwards. The other dogs thought we were going again 2 hours later!