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chansen said:
Clothes dryer broke the day after Black Friday. Of course. The belt snapped.
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I know you're all eager to learn how this cliffhanger ended.

The parts came, I took the dryer apart, replaced the belt, decided the rollers were fine and put it back together.

And it worked.

Sorry to bore you.

Hey, I kept these things out of the landfill and metal recycling for another year at least.
 
What's your hourly? (yeah, I know, covering your travel time would be more than the cost of a local shop)

Mostly doing boring stuff. Paying bills, submitting insurance claims, that sort of stuff. Once we pick up my wife's new computer, then I'll have to put on my IT geek hat and try not to feel like I've gone back in time 20 years when I used to do the new setups at work (because I was the only person in the department).
 
There are some items that cannot be fixed or contained ... consider the spiritual reconstructions as the work is quite transparent ... ether leaks out all over ... as the particles are too small for reality ... and thus unreal exits ... quite mulish really! Stubborn ... hard to handle ...

Tests for ether even have failed except for when it ignited ... my step Grandfather worked in a coal mine ... sometimes a head ache ... due to the bumps encountered ... when the floor comes up and hits the ceiling you believe the sky fell ... unbelievable bashing!

This is potential in cathedrals and other heavy constructs on friable land ... sometimes to work in the lower reaches of an edifice you need a diver suit! Vere damp down there ... mostly due to lack of warmth ... consequences to that also ... all vocations have drag to them ...

Leadership??? How can that happen with the blind following? Those folk are going to mess everything up ... it is just the way it is ...
 
Mendalla said:
What's your hourly? (yeah, I know, covering your travel time would be more than the cost of a local shop)

Mostly doing boring stuff. Paying bills, submitting insurance claims, that sort of stuff. Once we pick up my wife's new computer, then I'll have to put on my IT geek hat and try not to feel like I've gone back in time 20 years when I used to do the new setups at work (because I was the only person in the department).
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I was thinking about replacing my main PC because windows 10 support ended. I like my pc. It's not slow at all. I decided not to because I felt Microsoft would extend support another year.

And they did.

With memory prices what they are, I'm glad I held off.
 
I wanted to make some peanutbutter balls, melting the choco chips in the microwave, but it just wasn’t getting liquid enough to dip the balls- frustrating. Any advice on that?
 
Mrs.Anteater said:
I wanted to make some peanutbutter balls, melting the choco chips in the microwave, but it just wasn’t getting liquid enough to dip the balls- frustrating. Any advice on that?
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I always use a double boiler now

When I've used a microwave it hasn't worked.
 
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JayneWonders said:
I always use a double boiler now

When I've used a microwave it hasn't worked.
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AE steamed is belter than waved past in small form ... QE used to say "my husband and I are not impressed" as they waved ... things never looked good ... it has always been a source of Dub-outs in my mind! Tho-mass ...
 
What was your favourite book when you were a teenage? I'm trying to decide what classic books I can get for my 14 year old granddaughter who is an avid reader.
Anybody remember a classic book that left an impression in your life? I could use more suggestions.
 
JayneWonders said:
Is she an avid reader, @Waterfall ? What does she like to read, and how does she like to read?
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Yes she's an avid reader for sure, probably above average, she was reading since she three. I taught her to read using "phonics".
I think she's open to lots of different topics, but I was thinking she doesn't have alot of classics on her book shelf. She did just read Anne of Green Gables though.
She likes books, I haven't seen her reading online....she's like me, I like turning the pages physically and curling up cosy for a good read.
 
Around that age I recall reading -
On The Beach
The Cruel Sea
Anything by Elozabeth Goudge (may be out of print)
1984
Animal Farm
Diary of a Young Girl
Gone With the Wind
Uncle Tom's Cabin

Lots of great reads that are newer than these though.
 
I'd suggest some classic British

Jane Eyre -- Charlotte Bronte
The Hobbit -- Tolkien
Animal Farm - George Orwell
Sherlock Holmes Mysteries.
 
Also,

Marie-Claire Blaise - Mad Shadows
The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood
Willow and Twig - Jean Little
A short story collection by Canadian author such as Moccasin Square Gardens: Short Stories
by Richard Van Camp (note: I haven't read it)
 
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KayTheCurler said:
Around that age I recall reading -
On The Beach
The Cruel Sea
Anything by Elozabeth Goudge (may be out of print)
1984
Animal Farm
Diary of a Young Girl
Gone With the Wind
Uncle Tom's Cabin

Lots of great reads that are newer than these though.
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I made my sister read Gone with the Wind, when she was 12, and told her if she finished it, we would sit down and watch the movie together. She loved the book as did I.

On the Beach woke me up.
 
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