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Where in the World Isn't Bob Saget?
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donaldtoo
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Nice…!!!
We’ve got styrofoam covers for our 2 hose bibs. If it gets into the mid 20’s, then I’ll drip them as well.
In all the 48+ years we’ve been back here in Texas, we’ve never had a busted pipe, but I know those that have…major mess and expense.
JenniferS
When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
He still has hydro (power), but the adjacent neighbourhood does not. The school has opened a warning centre for the night.Nice…!!!
We’ve got styrofoam covers for our 2 hose bibs. If it gets into the mid 20’s, then I’ll drip them as well.
In all the 48+ years we’ve been back here in Texas, we’ve never had a busted pipe, but I know those that have…major mess and expense.
donaldtoo
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Was goin’ down Memory Lane earlier…
Emmy when she was born, and Audrey when she was born (Covid protocol was still in place when Audrey was born, so only immediate family allowed in the hospital)…!!!!!
And, just a few pics of Emmy and Audrey together…
In the hospital when Audrey was born, at Surfside Beach on the Texas coast and Audrey’s first Christmas in Dec. of 2021…!!!!!
Emmy when she was born, and Audrey when she was born (Covid protocol was still in place when Audrey was born, so only immediate family allowed in the hospital)…!!!!!
And, just a few
pics of Emmy and Audrey together…In the hospital when Audrey was born, at Surfside Beach on the Texas coast and Audrey’s first Christmas in Dec. of 2021…!!!!!
JenniferS
When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
I had to stay up here to work, but Mike was able to take a few days off to go “home” to work some more on the house.
Apparently as more and more stuff goes to the curb, the three of them are becoming more and more verklempt. And tired. But mostly verklempt.
Apparently as more and more stuff goes to the curb, the three of them are becoming more and more verklempt. And tired. But mostly verklempt.
donaldtoo
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Odd.
Even during “SNOWMAGEDDON 2021…!!!!!!!!!!!” down here, with about 6 inches of ice and snow, we only lost water for about 2.5 days.
Never had any issues with power or gas.
Fingers crossed they have no issues with anything…
donaldtoo
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My prayers to all of you.
It can be really tough to leave a home you’ve lived in for so long.
It was our choice to leave our home of 33+ years at the end of last year, but it didn’t, necessarily, make it any easier.
Sooo many memories.
But, ultimately, it was the right choice for us, at this point in our lives, and we love our new home.
My sincerest wishes that this turns out to be a very good thing for y’all, as well…!!!
MinnieM123
Premium Member
That's gotta be tough . . .
but once it's all done, all will move on. New digs, routines, etc., may take a while, but sometimes it's good to shake things up in life. Best wishes to all of you.
Figgy1
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Goofyernmost
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My sympathy to all. I remember after our divorce. We sold the house to a recent immigrated Bosnian family and I had to move to a mobile home (temporarily which lasted 10 years until I moved down to NC). Cleaning out the house required two ginormous 12 ft. long dumpsters, plus everything we had accumulated over the 24 years we lived there. My daughters had no memory of ever living anyplace else. What I didn't throw away, I either sold or gave to my daughters because that was quite a down sizing. I guess I was too busy thinking about what the future was to think to much about the past, but they sure thought about the memories.
Ten years later when I had to downsize even more for the move south, I had to give away some very good stuff that wouldn't fit in my small two bedroom Apartment. Having a garage with the apartment helped but only made is so that when I made my last move (for now) I had to downsize even more. I lost all my tools and large tool boxes when I no longer had a place to keep it. This Christmas I actually asked for some basic wrenches and small hand carry tool box just for things to use for household situations that I can take care of without bothering the constantly overworked maintenance people here. Just small basic stuff. It seems that it is impossible to completely get rid of things. You can get rid of them only to find out you still need some of it and start to collect it all over again.
I guess I miss the memories from the original move, but the building itself was just a building at that point. It was not a home because everything that made it a home was gone and it only felt like a constant reminder of bad as well as good. It was always better for me to shut down and reboot. It seems to work for IT departments.
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JenniferS
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The hard part is losing our “home base”. Round trip it’s 5 1/2 to 6 1/2 hours, depending on traffic and whether we take the toll route, so it’s not really a day trip.
Ski is staying in Brantford - moving in with a buddy, and both of my remaining brothers still live there. Mike also has two siblings he visits regularly.
Both sets of our parents are long gone, which sucks, because your parents’ home is always your home, no matter what. If Ski had his own place, we could crash there overnight, but alas.
It just makes it hard to go home and see friends and family without figuring where to spend the night. Very few of them have made the trip up here, but I expect that to change once we move into a bigger place.
Ski is staying in Brantford - moving in with a buddy, and both of my remaining brothers still live there. Mike also has two siblings he visits regularly.
Both sets of our parents are long gone, which sucks, because your parents’ home is always your home, no matter what. If Ski had his own place, we could crash there overnight, but alas.
It just makes it hard to go home and see friends and family without figuring where to spend the night. Very few of them have made the trip up here, but I expect that to change once we move into a bigger place.
SteveBrickNJ
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I'll be brave and ask: IF you wanted to relocate, why didn't you do so in the greater Toronto area? Why DID you choose to move into the northern region you are in at the moment?
(If you've already explained this in the past and I missed it, please forgive me).
JenniferS
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Our city offers two free Bulk Item Pick Up Days per year. You can order one between January and June, and a second between July and December. Pretty much anything goes except hazardous materials.
We ordered one for December 27th. I was sure I had pics, but I can’t find them.
We also had a lot of metal items that a metal scrap guy hauled away within 20 minutes of me texting his daughter.
Then one week ago, my nephew did three pickup truck loads to the dump. This is only some of the stuff. We continued to haul stuff out for another two days.
This was the haul from today’s bulk pick up day.
The bulk pick up guys were blocking the street and the regular garbage truck couldn’t pass, so the guys all pitched in together. Isn’t that nice?
And this is how they left it.
Apparently a few items STILL didn’t make it out, but they can stay in the house now until it sells.
JenniferS
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We’re just north of the GTA, near Peterborough in the Kawartha Lakes region. We’re not north north, just north. We relocated for work.I'll be brave and ask: IF you wanted to relocate, why didn't you do so in the greater Toronto area? Why DID you choose to move into the northern region you are in at the moment?
(If you've already explained this in the past and I missed it, please forgive me).
During COVID lockdowns I actually worked a site that is about 50-55 mins southwest from here, but it was still a two hour commute (each way) from Brantford, and it was just too much. The gas, the mileage, the wear and tear on the car, the 407 tolls …. Driving here would be almost two extra hours each day.
SteveBrickNJ
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You probably mentioned all of this in the past. Thanks for your patience with me.
Goofyernmost
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I still have a home base because my sister lives in my parents and our home in Vermont. However, since it's a 1000 miles from my location in NC to the old homestead in Vermont I don't go often. When I do visit there that is where I stay.
She visits here almost yearly and stays with me. After my first daughter moved to NC, I made a number of trips back and
forth. Eight of which I did while looking for an apartment. All of those between December 2010 and April 2011. I drove each way because, it was cheaper and each trip, especially the last I brought things in my car and stored them in my daughters garage until I could move into the apartment. After that over the last almost 14 years I have made about 7 trips back, the last one was in September 2023. All of them by car.
5 inches down so far
JenniferS
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You live in a lovely neighbourhood.
Snow is so pretty at this stage.
JenniferS
When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
Today was my day off. I came so close to achieving my first Pyjama Day since we moved, but alas, I must go to the grocery store, so that there is food here when Mike returns.
Also, the building super called me to tell me my car is parked about 4’ too far over. No guff Sherlock, that’s because the blue car beside me was parked about 5’ too far over last night when I got home. Our side view mirrors were practically touching.
Apparently she parked better today, so now I look like the doofus who can’t park. (I can’t, BTW, but last night really was all her.)
Pyjama Day time of death - 6:55 pm.
Also, the building super called me to tell me my car is parked about 4’ too far over. No guff Sherlock, that’s because the blue car beside me was parked about 5’ too far over last night when I got home. Our side view mirrors were practically touching.
Apparently she parked better today, so now I look like the doofus who can’t park. (I can’t, BTW, but last night really was all her.)
Pyjama Day time of death - 6:55 pm.
Goofyernmost
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It didn't start snowing until after dark here (so no pictures). Even if it were daylight there isn't enough accumulation to waste the pixels required. About 1/4 inch on the cars just a dusting on the ground. It's supposed to keep snowing until about 5am tomorrow but with the rate it is snowing now, it will not be anything like a Vermont Nor'easter.
The plus side of a "snowstorm" here in Raleigh is the quiet. No cars on the roads, no sound of spinning tires from teens with a lot of money and can afford to buy replacements. It's almost surreal. I'm really out of practice for this stuff. I didn't even remember to get the window scrapper out of the trunk.
The plus side of a "snowstorm" here in Raleigh is the quiet. No cars on the roads, no sound of spinning tires from teens with a lot of money and can afford to buy replacements. It's almost surreal. I'm really out of practice for this stuff. I didn't even remember to get the window scrapper out of the trunk.