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KayTheCurler
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We do that type of Gift exchange twice most years. The Art Club have a No Expenditure rule. We exchange unwanted items that we already own. Sometimes they are useful, sometimes hilarious., often decorative.
The family exchange comes with a price suggestion - this year it is $50. A couple of our kids decided several years ago that it was too expensive to buy gifts for everyone.. Interestingly, they continued to buy gifts to their in-law side.. It certainly tames down the shopping and expense.. Our decision was to add the savings to our charitable donations.
The family exchange comes with a price suggestion - this year it is $50. A couple of our kids decided several years ago that it was too expensive to buy gifts for everyone.. Interestingly, they continued to buy gifts to their in-law side.. It certainly tames down the shopping and expense.. Our decision was to add the savings to our charitable donations.
Nonsense is the best gift ... given the uselessness of physical attributes ... material given up when leaving this real domain!
Many do not believe in the abstract ... because it is not absolutely ultimate ...
chansen
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So one of those driveways I did last week, she seems to work for a coffee pod manufacturer. She dropped off 220 Keurig "seconds" - basically manufacturing run defects, though nothing that affects the coffee. It's usually the label is printed off-centre or similar cosmetic defects. My parents have a Keurig at the chalet, so they'll go to good use.
My mother then dissects the K-cup to extract the grounds to go in the garden and make the plastic more recyclable. They only grow rhubarb up there. I imagine it's going to be coffee flavoured rhubarb soon.
Would that even work?
Mendalla
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JayneWonders
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My list of items to be completed for Christmas is being reduced as I push them into January or later
I'm thinking my antibiotics aren't working as desired. Went for another test today. I'm napping a lot.
I'm not sweating about the list. Christmas is about spending time together. Everyone will chip in for meal
I'm thinking my antibiotics aren't working as desired. Went for another test today. I'm napping a lot.
I'm not sweating about the list. Christmas is about spending time together. Everyone will chip in for meal
Redbaron
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Good morning! White elephant exchanges, rescheduling things till after Christmas, driveway shoveling exams, sounds like an active day. Hope we have a chance to catch our breath and relax! Anyway, the tea is ready, and the coffee freshbrewed. The baker has provided more gingerbread characters as well as extra goodies from yesterday, Everything is ready, everybody is welcome. Come on in and join us!
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chansen
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"6 inches of snow fell overnight but the temperature will rise above freezing during the day, only to fall below freezing in the afternoon. It takes you 30 minutes to clear your driveway, but you only have 15 minutes before you have to leave for work, or be late. What do you do?"
Tie a snowboard low on the bumper with bunjee cords and use that as a plough.
Can you atttach a garden hose to hot water and pull it out to the driveway? Lol I have no idea. Clearly, I’ve never had this problem. I have other issues, like being late because everything I had to do took me at least 2 minutes longer 16 times in one morning and I missed the bus. I’d take the snow as a bonus reason that doesn’t need explaining.
Me: Be late.
Me: Be late.
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can you get detachable snow ploughs for the fronts of cars? (If not, you saw it here first!)
Edit: wow. You can get them! Who (who grew up on the West Coast) knew? I didn’t even know plugging your car in was a thing until visiting a cold place - I don’t remember when first I saw that - as an older kid - but I was laughed at (endearingly) for not already knowing that. Now I wish there were electrical outlets in parking spots here so I can boost my scooter charge when it dips.
The ploughs are not cheap. $2000
www.canadiantire.ca
Edit: wow. You can get them! Who (who grew up on the West Coast) knew? I didn’t even know plugging your car in was a thing until visiting a cold place - I don’t remember when first I saw that - as an older kid - but I was laughed at (endearingly) for not already knowing that. Now I wish there were electrical outlets in parking spots here so I can boost my scooter charge when it dips.
The ploughs are not cheap. $2000
general-vehicle-plp-template
www.canadiantire.ca
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KayTheCurler
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I'm not sure which thing is better - dropping the pressure to do lots of not necessary stuff. or knowing others will do some of the work.. Hope you start to feel better soon.
Everybody’s slowing down this Christmas, I feel like. It’s okay. You’re not alone. It’ll be what it’ll be and that’s perfectly fine.
I can’t believe it’s already the 19th!
Fill a garbage bin with hot water, dump it in the driveway. Then cut the garbage bin in half with a chainsaw and bungee that to the car, and speed out of the driveway - all in 15 minutes. It’s doable, right? You’d only need $20 to stop and buy a new bin on the way home. (Did I pass?)can you get detachable snow ploughs for the fronts of cars? (If not, you saw it here first!)
Edit: wow. You can get them! Who (who grew up on the West Coast) knew? I didn’t even know plugging your car in was a thing until visiting a cold place - I don’t remember when first I saw that - as an older kid - but I was laughed at (endearingly) for not already knowing that. Now I wish there were electrical outlets in parking spots here so I can boost my scooter charge when it dips.
The ploughs are not cheap. $2000
general-vehicle-plp-template
Mendalla
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Not a good plan really. In some of the real seriously cold weather we get, it would freeze in minutes. If you want that kind of simplicity, just spend the money to get a heated driveway (yes, that's a thing, murder on the gas bill, though, I hear).
Wow. Well, I was kind of joking. But more so because that might take longer to rig up than just clearing it the usual way lol.
PS I could not manage well in Ontario winter. I have no idea how winter works, really. I’ve only been a brief winter guest in other parts of Canada.
The rain and wind got me here yesterday. Not as bad as the storm night before. Cold rain blowing in my face, in the dark, while trying to get home yesterday - was unpleasant but I managed it. It came down hard just as I left indoors. I was soaked.
And actually a couple of days ago, nearly got hit crossing the street. An oncoming car took a fast left, I had the walk signal - a light and reflectors on my scooter - she stopped quickly but because of the streams of water in the road, skidded a couple of feet. It was scary. Rain is our usual.
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What about tires that heat up and melt the snow as you go?