MORNING ROLL CALL 2023.

All of us here have all of our East coast and Floridian friends in our thoughts.
Hoping you all are in a safe place.

Between climate change, rising temperatures, my health, as long as my brain functions I’m fine. feel like 95 some days chronologically 71 years. If it’s warm I’m golden. Rain, humidity, snow or wind chills down to -50*- I may have a problem.

I’ve actually considered moving to other states or countries/provinces.With minimal elevations of 450-750’. Have friends and kin living across world, they know what my requirements are.

3 nephews in FL, Friends in AZ, Holland, BC , PEI, 

Emirates, Dominica,Ontario and MX.Just want my health back before decisions are made.At 65, I still was capable of hiking with 65 lb. Back pack and snowshoes to camps , might have been some cussing for 10 mile hikes IN, or Up mountains.

Appalachian Mountain Club hiker with hammock or tent.

Until my back is mended can’t even ride snowmobile or ATV or ? Boats no problem, as yet.Which might solve the elevation problem, I really believe in rising flood waters, yep even in Maine, with elevated temperatures of sea water.

That’s enough for now, need to work, eat and get used to new pills, then PT, etc, etc. Not quite ready for olde folks home, as yet.Or moving to flatlands, ever again.

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The only ones I worry about are in W. Palm Beach 2 are  in FD, one a Capt. and  his son a medic.The others are still in college or have normal 9-5’s for their kids.

Most have decided to leave at the first sign of hurricanes or surges. Except for FD nephew and his kid.

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Fire Dept. Is different they go into HazMat areas, and downed trees with power lines. Some of his turnout gear and foams from his days at airport May cause Parkinson’s, cancer, and his back also has been wiped by bldg collapses. 

Even in FL land of concrete covered surprises, swear he’s on PT (physical therapy) more than me.

And he’s only 44-50, really don’t want to do math at the moment.50-100 lbs of turnout gear, if he does chainsaw  duty for blazes in other states.Mutual aid even into other states.

Some days at my camp, we both looked at the water pump and hoses , and both called for a kid to run lines.🤣Easier to call a kid, than run them again, and Honda’s are light.

Haven’t run fire lines myself since last year, or run chainsaws since then. Have hit my limit on what used to be fun activity. Cutting trees, to firewood length16”, splitting, stacking , moving not anymore.

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@MsStretch ...Oh, how funny! Love it! So glad you could get a good pic! 

@SummerOnTheWay1 , they ate and beat feet to someplace shady and cooler.  Up to the 90s today. 🥵

They were less than impressed with their guest's table manners 😾 since it just skooshed the food bowl out of its water saucer and used the saucer to perch its butt? shell? while it enjoyed its mid-afternoon scrumptious shredded seafood snack. 🦐🐢 (The bowls are in saucers with water to prevent ant invasions. 🐜🐜🐜)

@DaveMcK   Happy anniversary!  I visited Lake Geneva, during my  teenage years.😀

@DaveMcK , happy anniversary!  🥳🥂 Looks like you all had tons of fun.

@SummerOnTheWay1 , did Mr. No Name actually belong to the people who moved or was he a stray to begin with that they fed.  He looks like he has a clipped ear, so I'm thinking he was a TNR. I certainly hope you gave him his belly rubs. 🙂

Oh yeah, cats are finicky and you might be surprised how many do not like people food and that's a good thing.  When our feral mother and her babies first showed up, I just picked up cheapo DG brand cat food and they scarfed it down.  But I already had indoor cats who were Friskies aficionados, so it just was easier to feed them all the same stuff.  I created a monster.  The ferals decided Friskies was infinitely better than stinky generic brand paté, (shreds, preferred) and a new gen of picky eaters were created.  Seafood #1, sometimes beef, chicken and turkey - not so much. 🫤 So here I am, no more indoor kids, but still on Chewy's autoship list.  But I love 'em and they helped me through my recent loss of Delilah.

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No dogs or cat for the moment, subject to change whenever all parts and pieces function with their human. My last 3 were Dutch Shepherds, high energy with Zoomies to 40 mph. My last Chelli was a foster for training, who had to move along to VA after my heart stopped functioning correctly. 

Aw shucks just remembered the date, 10/11/01 I came out of retirement for the first time.

Think I’ll setup PT, and call a friend who scared the ever loving out of his brother and me , for 2 weeks when he dropped off planet on 9/11. This may be a

Jameson day.

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