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MORNING ROLL CALL! CLOSED

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January 1, 2019
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Good morning to everyone on the Front Porch! Welcome to 2019. We had an overnight snow to ring in the new year. Going to be a slow day today.

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DaveMcKAuthor

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With so many comments about hard Winter conditions for the remainder of February. I think we need a little change of pace here on the Front Porch. We were shopping in early January and I found some amaryllis bulbs with pots for half price. Here are some photos of of the white flowers.

Posted by Dave the Lighthouse Keeper

DaveMcKAuthor

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Good morning to everyone here on the Front Porch! An you think you have snow in your area. Well Flagstaff, Arizona has had 33.1"s in one snow fall braking the old record of 31.0"s set in December 30, 1915. We have had 47"+ here in Madison in total so far for this Winter of 2018-2019. We are expecting a mixed bag this weekend here. Our amaryllis in full bloom.

Hoping everyone has a great weekend!

Posted by Dave the Lighthouse Keeper

n566192l

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Greetings All,

I saw a post on Next Door some had posted from Facebook, about a lost 🐕. I contacted the State Trooper watching The Big Sexy, to see if he was in the area to help. They were. Plus, Dave the Troopers have both Mr Pickles and The Big Sexy sporting Red today. The Big Sexy , found the lost pup. He was over by the Donkin Donuts on RT 35 in Eatontown. Just glad all have been United and safe. Our snow is gone, temps are 40, but a lost pet is scary. On Next Door , there have been posts of coyote sightings in that area. Remember, that someone miss took a white deer as a goat. Not really sure if coyotes, can be found in New Jersey. Just collecting donations for the shares.To night is one of the hospitality shares at The Second Baptist Church in Asbury Park.

Frozenoem, I agree 💯 with you about the rawhide bones, I was unaware of the pig products. Chelli is very fortunate to have you as her human. Dave, I love all the pictures and stories you post. I recently learned about the Blue Comet, a🚆. Hope everyone is doing well and that you have a wonderful day and are safe. Catwomam500, I hope you are enjoying the warmer temps. Nancy

catwoman500

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@DaveMcK ... Here you go...Hello!

Happy Friday, Everyone. It's 41 and cloudy right now. Man, did our snow melt fast! I am running the pool cover pump right now as we are due for more rain this weekend. So happy that it is warm enough to run it. No ice on the "pond" as I call it and the hose is ice free, so am able to get some water off.

Not much exciting going on...Did my normal bi-monthly errand to the bank, Fresh Market, and of course Starbucks. Got 40 extra stars for buying 2 mochas this week. Oh, the little things that thrill us! Next Starbucks purchase should be free! Wahoo!

Hope everyone is managing in the snow that you may have. Gotta go clean a little bit. Have a good one! N.

DaveMcKAuthor

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Good morning to everyone on the Front Porch! We are getting rain, sleet and snow tomorrow. Our weatherman came up with a good description of what we will be getting this weekend. He called it a " mixed cocktail". We have some ice collecting on the trees. The high temp will be in the upper 30's this weekend.

Photo of our amaryllis in full bloom.

Posted by Dave the Lighthouse Keeper

LydiaN586309

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Good Morning, Everybody!

I hope everyone out there on the Front Porch is okay and doing well. The weather continues to change from day to day. So I'm just going with the flow. All last night and into the early morning, it poured down heavy rain. As usual the sump pump pumped all night and I'm thankful for it cause the moment it stops banging, I know I've got trouble for real. At least, my basement is dry. But on the outside, I've got small pools of standing water in my backyard. This is a new occurrence which I must figure out how to correct because I don't want to have a marsh back there and I can only see it getting worse if I don't do something about it.

Anyway, it has warmed up here. Temps now around 47 degrees. But the weather-boogyman predicts falling temperatures with freezing rain and/or sleet later on tonight. These great flucuations in weather makes for a basis for flu and colds. that's why even though I've seen some folks out there in T-shirts and shorts, I'm hanging onto my winter coat and other warm duds. Having already been super sick and for such a long time at the beginning of this winter, I'm not looking to go through that again! I'm feeling so much better now and I just wanna hold onto that.

So to all Front Porchers, and a blessed week ahead!

catwoman500

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Good morning, Folks!

43 right now and the rain has slowed down We may get to 50 later. The rain started around 7:00 last night but luckily was light enough that it didn't spoil Philly's big outdoor event. They had installed an ice rink at Lincoln Financial Field (Eagles football field) and last night the Philly Flyers played the (boo hiss...Pittsburgh Penguins). Other than the fact that the players could hardly see, it must have been an exciting game. When I got in I saw that the Flyers were down 3-1 and the next time I looked, they had tied it up and were in OT. All of a sudden we scored and that was it. WE WON!

Last night was girls' Game Night and we went to dinner at our favorite Italian restaurant and then back to one girl's house for games. It was still only lightly raining by the time I got home around 10:30.

And like @LydiaN586309 , my sump pump was going during the night, so I'm assumng it was raining harder then.

Now we are supposed to get some real wind later today and tomorrow. I hate wind!

Gotta get more coffee and get ready to do my Ebay listings.

Ya'll take care! N.

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bgsdaughter

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What bugs me most is my birthday is in Winter! How do you celebrate when there is a Polar Vortex or a snow forecast of 20 inches? I was born in a huge snowstorm so I guess that is how it goes!

Anywy, Winter is giving you the blues? As long as I am inside and the storm stays outside, a good hot cup of cocoa with marshmallows (or better yet, whipped cream!) will warm you up. Pair it with a nice lap cover, a good book, or movie, and Winter will seem miles away!

catwoman500

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Hi, All,

Sunny and 36 here, feeling like 25 because of the wind. I went out for breakfast with a friend this morning and I can honestly say that was the scariest wind I have ever been in, in my life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Coming out the door of the diner, I truly didn’t think I was going to get to my car without being pushed to the ground. Then I had to stand there for at least 45 seconds and hold onto the car before I could try to open the door. I was really scared! Once I got in the car, of course I was safe. At home, there was wind, but nothing horrific like that! I’m wondering if the diner, being across from an empty airfield had anything to do with the wind just sweeping right across the highway to the restaurant. That was wild!

Earlier this morning I had to walk down the street to bring back my errant trash can and lid. Just hoping the power holds. Wind is supposed to subside later this evening. WOW! N.

LaDolceVita

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@catwoman500 You poor thing, I know wind can be scary. At least you did not fall! I ws caught in a wind episode when I was 6 years old, I will never forget the feeling. Had difficulty opening the gate to the yard.

2Papa

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Are you kidding? I love winter. The colder the better. I wish it would snow again and soon. Enjoyed shoveling snow after our last ten inch blizzard. It’s great excercise. It’s great when you step in a snow drift and the snow goes down in your boot and soaks your socks. I’m planning on making a snowman as soon as my back recovers from being wrenched from the last one I made. I also love the water raining into the living room from the ice dams on the roof. Kinda like having your own waterfall. I also like the looks of the lawn in the spring where the salt killed the grass and left a brown border. Ouch! -#*&@=/. I just stepped on a sharp piece of rock salt that somehow got into my boot which caused me to jump around and fall on the ice and I heard something crack! Ahhhh, you just can’t beat winter!

Frozenoem

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@2Papa

I’d enjoy a 10” snowfall blizzard, it’s the 3’ and 18” one with temps in the -20’s such as tonight that is making me restless.

That and I need to ensure woodstove keeps going as I type by candlelight, actually led battery powered lamp.

Power seems to have gone bye bye, for an unknown length of time. Makes me dream of a beach somewhere, shouldn’t take more than a week to lose my pasty complexion.

Only thing tanned? Is called windburn 40 mph from shoveling that pesky snow plowed in by the rascally snow plow guy, AGAIN. All 100” this year over and over and over again.

Hope your back recovers soon, to enjoy the 18-24” coming on Sunday if you live in the Northeast Corridor.🤣

Invest In Sorel’s Thicker soles, heavy felt liners you won’t notice rock salt or tree branches plunging into your flesh. And curious why you weren’t wearing a pair of bibs tucked in your boots.🤣

Froze

And yes, after long days/nights, I'd still like to swing these hunks of glass , plastic and silicon against the nearest wall Come on retirement!

DaveMcKAuthor

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PLEASE USE MORNING ROLL CALL! MARCH - APRIL

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