The Coffee House

[terri58 1]

Happy Monday, hosers!

Said no one, ever.

Ahem, sir! I believe I just did.

 

[vintagesnaps]

So... said one person once?? I need more coffee...

 

[tirediron]

Happy Monday, hosers!

Said no one, ever.

Ahem, sir! I believe I just did.

Fixed!

 

[terri58 1]

Happy Monday, hosers!

Said no one, ever.

Ahem, sir! I believe I just did.

Fixed!

 

[RowdyRay]

Well, it's our turned to get hammered with bad weather. Wind has been insane. Lost power for about 4 hours Sunday morning. Rain and sleet most of the day. At 2:15 AM Monday, I woke up to a loud thunder crack. Not something you hear this time of year. Then it poured cats and dogs for 20 minutes. Followed by more sleet.

Everything was coated in ice this morning. All schools were closed. And most likely tomorrow. That doesn't happen very often, either. DOT was asking people not to go to work if not necessary. I have to go unless DOT shuts things down. That's only happened twice in almost 30 years.

We've been stuck in a pocket most of the day, with the same mix, but the snow finally got here. On my way home it just kept getting worse. Heard everything from 8-12 inches. With the winds, and the ice under it, this could be fun. We'll see what happens tomorrow.

 

[Tony744]

There are still thousands of people here with out power from the last Nor' Easter, high waves still pounding the coast, and another storm due to hit Wednesday. I'm ready for spring to arrive!

 

[smoke665]

Weatherman here just threw up his arms and said "I don't have a clue". Sun, rain, warm, cold, just pick one!!!

 

[davidharmier60]

90% chance of rain in Houston today.
We didn't get a drop. Soon it's off to bed with me. Have a nice night and a better tomorrow.

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[RowdyRay]

Yours should be better tomorrow. Mine is going to be ugly.

 

[vintagesnaps]

Why, what have you got going on tomorrow?

I thought I heard sleet awhile ago. The ever popular wintry mix was supposed to stay north of here. Whatever it does, it's supposed to be 50 tomorrow so it shouldn't be much or at least be gone soon.

 

[ceemac]

Almost spring. Long range weather forecast for tomorrow says we're going to blow through the freezing mark and hit +1C. Time to dig out the yacht.

 

[Gary A.]

Buenos Dias Coffee Hosers. It is 48F and 7:00a.m. Gary has finished his early morning chores and he is sitting down with a steaming cup of coffee. Gary's hands are cold from taking trash out and dumping yesterday's tea leaves and coffee grounds into the potted veggies. He is grasping his 'Cookie' mug with both hands and she is smiling in return.

Gary had Willie, his handyman, come over yesterday for a quote on his leaky patio roof. Gary has been applying bandage after bandage on the sucker, but has yet to find the source of the leak. Willie is a bit of an oddity. He used to own a home up in the hilly part of Whittier. One of Gary's business partners lives on the same street as Willie. The street is filled with doctors and lawyers and professionals that earn considerable annual incomes. Those homes have a wonderful view of the coastal basin, downtown Los Angeles to the west, the white capped San Gabriel Mountains to the north and to the south, the shining sea and Catalina Island. And now Willie is a handyman, doing odd jobs until his retirement kicks in.

After a short discussion on the roof, Gary tossed his body as laborer into the deal, to lower the cost. Willie relaxed in the living room with Mary Lou and Gary and had a Stella. Willie unloaded that his brother just died of cancer and that he had spent three months in Texas nursing his brother until the death. A very sad story, Gary felt the need for Willie to unload it all and he is glad he found the patience to hear it all.

 

[Gary A.]

The Valencia Orange tree which the tomatoes grew up and into.

Tomatoes and Oranges

Yesterday, Mary Lou climbed up the step ladder to pick some tomatoes. She said she had been keeping an eye on them from the kitchen window. It was all very odd to see red fruit in an orange tree.

 

[davidharmier60]

Interesting pair Gary.
A minute or maybe 2 under 4.75 hours.
I helped a dude put an old wrapping machine on his trailer so he could scrap it.
Wish I'd known about it before today.
That sucker probably was 600# at least.
Christmas and my birthday rolled into one arrived today. A Canon DSLR and a few lenses. It seems to communicate with my lenses just fine. My 28-105 will probably live on the camera. Seems I have a LOT of learning to do with it!

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[davidharmier60]

Oh heck a picture as I'm rather happy with it!

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