klw

About 20 years ago we were having our first Thanksgiving in our then house. We tried a Tofurkey, which is supposed to take about 2 hours to cook. We had double wall ovens and had the Tofurkey in the one we had used less often. Within about 25 minute,s the outside was burned to a crisp. Tough , dry Tofurkey made for a bad centerpiece to the meal. We had a repairman come out the next week. He told us that oven's thermostat was shot and it likely got to about 900 f inside ( I find that hard to believe but it is what he through out there.) We turned that oven into storage and just used the other. I have not had Tofukey since.

Are visiting nurses an option?

Here's a link: https://vtdigger.org/2020/11/17/vermont-reimposes-hospital-lockdowns-ramps-up-testing-statewide/

Does anyone have a prediction on how much longer we will be restricted from going in stores unless we are wearing shoes and a shirt? I prefer to be topless and unshod when selecting my food at the grocery store. What is the point of Fritos if you don't have Free Toes?

Map is still being made though it has been over-ridden. Currently only 2 VT counties (Rutland and Franklin) would meet the safe to travel criteria set at 400 active cases per 100k and Rutland now has a nursing home outbreak so I doubt it will continue to meet the level for long. Only two counties, 1 in Maine and 1 in NY would still meet the "safe to travel" limit. Map can be found here: https://accd.vermont.gov/covid-19/restart/cross-state-travel?wpmobileexternal=true

Do you know that they increased the quarantine requirements again? You have to quarantine for 7 days at home and then have a negative test or quarantine for 14 days. https://www.healthvermont.gov/covid-19/travel-quarantine/visitors-vermont

I believe President Trump said he would support this during the campaign and some states have enacted it as state level holiday this year.

It would feel weirder if I had my normal sense for what day or month it is. I have been home way too often this year to always know what day of the week it is.

Cartoon looks familiar: Shorter but not the lowest quality video on the net like the above:

This happened on both of our cars this year. With both it was only 2 or 3 days until the snows were going on and things looked fine so I assumed it was the cold.

He will keep himself in charge of doing the Hurricane cone maps.

2.5 inches here, just lightened up. That last line that came through had a nice punch to it here.

Here's an example: https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-connecticut-utah-south-dakota-birthdays-9af5eefc37765c777c215d9560c66d2b

A lot of grousing in this thread the last few days.

The light of the sunset really brings out the color of his salmon t-shirt and white suit jacket (sleeves rolled up of course).

If this was a cop or spy movie, you would have to avert a huge attack and end up working through the night. You would thwart it tomorrow but realize that you still had unfinished business in your career. Yes I am binge watching Mi-5 at the moment, why would you ask that?

I just remember it as the year that Maryland got 70 inches total in 3 snows while in Peacham I got 3 inches total in 70 snows.

Is a dream a lie if it don't come true or is it something worse?

Poor man wants to be rich Rich man wants to be king A king ain't satisfied til he rules everything I want to go out tonight and find out what I got.

Those help but picture what you do when you go in. You check in a table, the person looks you up on the rolls, gives ballot. Rinse and repeat for hours for the person at the desk. And you know not everyone will be wearing masks. if it is safe, does that mean you are going to be a poll worker?

I think the biggest concern about in-person voting should not be about the voters but rather the poll volunteers. They are in that space for hours risking exposure and almost all seem to be in their retirement years.

Another story, this time with pavers. Last year we wanted to get estimates for repair/repave our driveway (110 yards long and steep). 3 companies were going to come out. 1 sent a low level employee who muttered out some loose range of numbers 20 to 30k and that they would send us a written estimate. They never did. The other two companies never showed. I am gradually doing it myself. Joys of home ownership.

We ran into many problems with consistency when we were in the St J area. People would show up once but not again. We had one guy who came and said he would be back on Tuesday to finish the project. He no showed and then called a year later to say he would be out on that upcoming Tuesday. In fairness he hadn't said the year before which Tuesday he would be back. We had another guy who was also doing a job next door. We got pretty sure he was billing us for time he was next door. We later found out (years later) from another handyman in town that he came in and helped the guy add supports in the basement when the first guy removed too much of a retaining wall and our upstairs was on the verge of collapse. We later found a vodka bottle and some emptys in a crawl space in the basement- I have no idea if the two things were connected. One day the guy billed us for 8 hours- he had put up one piece of trim around an opening. That night I rehung it properly and we let him go. I have learned to do much of the work myself as a result of these adventures.

Killington folks gone wild. https://www.wcax.com/2020/08/31/state-probing-covid-cases-related-to-killington-party/

2 possible explanations: 1. The numbers we are looking at are from July. The State really reopened in June. Many professional services required for closing on houses were not really running until then so Attorneys could not do title searches, hold closings, etc. So even if that place for sale was instantly under contract places were not closing until July. Then you need to get in, figure out what changes are to be done, get contractors etc- so there is a time line. Thus the huge explosion recently in construction material costs. Lets see where those construction employment figures are come September. 2. Vermont may not put electricians, plumbers under the construction category but as other professional services. It could be an accounting issue. Also: Fewer kids are going into trades up here. For instance when we first moved to the St. Johnsbury area, the St J Academy had a thriving electrical program with two full time teachers. We had a class of kids come out and do wiring projects at our house. Within 2 years, one of the teachers were gone and the program was hanging on by a thread due to lack of student interest despite the opportunities that are out there in the area for good reliable electricians, plumbers, etc.