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I was tempted to turn the AC on today, but I didn't. Our electric bill seldom gets over $200, but it has been the last 2 months. We had unusually cold weather though, so it should be coming back down. My son lives in Pamplin and his bill was over $650 last month and his new one that he hasn't even gotten yet is also over $650. He lives in an older 2 story house, probably not the best insulation either, so that's probably why. I have a step daughter who lives in Pound, VA. and her electric bill was over $800- wow!

80+ here today, so I've been busy. I washed my car, Buttercup, and the Zinamobile. I thought about washing the Mack, but that's as far as it got- thinking about it. wyze_product_share~2.mp4 Zina's going to play bingo at the bingo playing place for a benefit on Saturday, and my sister, niece, and sister in law are coming from Cumberland to play too. She's going to drive the car because you have to go through a kind of narrow underpass under the railroad tracks and apparently it's better to mash my car in it than it is the Zinamobile.

...and I said the other day "I should take the Mack down to Express Lane and put some fuel in it", then I said "no, I'll do it tomorrow", then tomorrow I said "I'll just do it Monday", then Monday it was raining, so "I'll do it tomorrow"... still haven't put any fuel in it. 🤣

I see him on Facebook pretty often, so he's still around.

I don't understand politics, because I'm stupid, but there's this- "Kristi Noem was NOT fired. She was NOT booted from the administration of Donald Trump. She is moving into a new role within the administration, continuing to serve this country in another position. That’s not being fired — that’s continuing to serve. Let me break it down for the people pretending not to understand: if you work somewhere and your employer moves you into another role, you weren’t fired. You’re still part of the team — just serving in a different capacity. Kristi Noem is an American patriot. She did a phenomenal job enforcing the law and standing up for the safety of American citizens. Thank you for your service, and for continuing to serve this country." Terrence Williams

She didn't really get "fired" as much as some would like to believe, actually she just got transferred to a different department.

Sounds like having a main transmission, an auxiliary transmission, and a two speed rear.

The ones that I marinated in ginger ale and orange juice didn't really take on the flavor of either one, they actually tasted pretty bland. I'm going back to the regular rib routine - peel the membrane, coat it with the rub, put it in the smoker. They're always good.

Wow, I could use a crane to hoist my stew pot from the hand truck onto the stand. I got a hand truck to haul it from the shed to the stand when I got the new bigger, stronger, faster stew pot but it's all I can do to get it from the hand truck up onto the stand.

I cut up the rest of the bell peppers today so we can freeze them until stir fry or pasketti sauce making time.

That was the last one, promise. I couldn't resist 🤣

OK, I - oh wait, you're probably talking to kt_engineer. Never mind.

That's me Bob. I've never rebuilt an engine, but I've changed many water pumps, radiators, hoses, etc. and all I ever did was fill it back up with water and antifreeze, run it a while, then when it cooled off again just top the radiator off and it was done. This has become so technical I'm gonna step back and not even make any more jokes...