Mrs.J

It is Snowing over here!!! 

While looking out on this cool gray morning noticed the tree line behind the house has started to bud. That little bit of green helps to make it not feel as blah as it is out right now. 

41 minutes ago, SnowenOutThere said:

Any thunder

Nope, none. Older Miss J was pissed!

23 minutes ago, vastateofmind said:

Wondered how bad it got in your neck of the woods....I've heard Ballenger Creek mentioned numerous times over the past hour. 

My backyard mostly had wind and rain. For about 2 min have .44" in the station. Honestly it was pretty much like a gusty rain storm for a very short time. 

1 hour ago, fourseasons said:

When a post by @Mrs.J shames you into indoor plant watering...

Pardon me for a moment.

Actually I used to be really bad at remembering. Finally put an alarm in for Water House Plant Wednesday at 10 am. Best they have looked for a long time. 

Line just hit here. Driving rain and wind.

7 minutes ago, Kmlwx said:

We'll see how these storms do as they roll off the higher terrain. 

Yea am going to watch that. I am currently just on the southern edge of the warning by about 2 miles. Looks like the line is just getting to I-81 will see what it does.

Just got put under a STWarning over here. Mr. J is going to have to stop power washing the deck soon. There is a decent amount of sun with the temp at 64 and dew at 62.

Have a terrarium that needs some attention. Out of the deck with a cup of tea while replanting. 

On 3/27/2021 at 10:00 AM, mappy said:

Fostering a puppy again, pick him up this afternoon. If I disappear, it’s because our older dog has killed us in our sleep for bringing home another puppy. 

AKA Foster Fail. 

1 hour ago, toolsheds said:

Just looked the outage up.  They claim it will be restored by 3:30.

Yea came back on at around 1. So may have been wind may have been something resulting from work somewhere. 
 

Neighbors in the neighborhood across from us said they heard a big boom and then it went. 

Power is out over here. Guessing it is the wind. 

4 hours ago, toolsheds said:

Can she try apples off the tree from an orchard?  I thought they only put pectin on the apples to preserve them when shipping and to give that fake shine. 

It is actually a natural thing in apples in the skin. 

And loving this weather. House if full open all 3 levels. Did my workout in the front room as I do in colder weather. Half way through was sweating a bucket so looks like time to move down to the lower level.

Mr. J just took the day off as he did not sleep well and after he does the food round up we are going to try out our new portable electric power washer. The patio and deck need some attention. With the winds it may turn into a soak fest but it will be warm enough for it. 

Oh my 3 alarm fire in my mouth. We decided to order in Curry. Well I thought that the last time I had done the chicken platter spicy and was fine with it. Well I just got done with it and my eyes will not stop watering and my mouth and lips are stinging. Obviously either I got it mild last time and it was just kind of spicy or I got it spicy and they amped up their spicy. Sinuses have cleared way out. 

Just now, Always in Zugzwang said:

Holy cow, just looked at that a moment ago.  Reminds me of how it looked during that outbreak in like April 2011 or 2012!

They just said on Weather Nation that the wording of Catastrophic Damage is being used to describe the situation. 

That storm near Greensboro AL looks nasty. Just got a PDS on it. 

Holy crap is anyone watching the storms down in Alabama. Radar image on that storm near Greensboro is scary.

Edit: is now a PDS 

4 hours ago, mappy said:

pineapple on pizza is the shit. 

3 hours ago, MN Transplant said:

Nectarines need to be even or above peaches.

And I will not stand for any raspberry slander.

3 hours ago, nw baltimore wx said:

After seeing my last post quoted and re-reading it, I want to make it clear that cherries, apples and some nuts make my ears itch. They do not make some nuts itch.

12 minutes ago, vastateofmind said:

LOL. People in NoVA always mock me, especially living south of the Mason Dixon Line these past few decades, because I've always said "Pee-kin"   

Grew up saying Pea-can, was corrected by Mr. J's Texas family that is is Pea-con. 

1 hour ago, Always in Zugzwang said:

Happy Birthday, @vastateofmind...fellow March 25-er!!  Time for some free beer! 

I turn 29 again today, more times than @mappy but likely fewer than @H2O!! 

Happy Birthday to my fellow March birthday family!!

40 minutes ago, yoda said:

Pineapple pizza FTW

37 minutes ago, Always in Zugzwang said:

Yes...Hawaiian pizza, ham/pineapple!!

Pineapple on pizza should be banned!!! I have two in this house who swear by it. Cannot get behind it in any way shape or form. 

3 hours ago, nw baltimore wx said:

I'm allergic to fresh cherries.  The skin of apples too.  They make the insides of my ears itch along with some nuts.  Nothing severe, but annoying.

Clementines.  Easy to peel and no seeds.

The youngest Miss J has a bad intestinal reaction with the skin of apples. Found out it is the pectin. She can eat skinned apples just fine so that is what we do. 

1 minute ago, vastateofmind said:

OMG....I forgot about the hairy buffalo "punch" made up in trashcans back in the day. Liquor bottles with "only that much left" would be dumped in the can just to use them up. LOLOL.

Along the lines of @H2O's previous mention....do vodka-soaked gummi bears count as "fruit?" Asking for a friend.

Yep! Mr. J is from the south and down there they call it Hunch Punch. I used to live next to a Rugby house. Messed those guys up for about a day don't even want to say what they got up to. And I would think gummi bears would count as fruit. Would be like a Jello shot. 

1 hour ago, H2O said:

grain soaked watermelon is the shit

Actually per research grain soaked grapes are the bomb! I messed up some of my fellow college friends on a trash can of Harry Buffalo with grapes soaked in Everclear. We actually lit those things on fire!

That being said my favorite fruit is star fruit. It is like a giant chewy sweet tart!

Wanting to hear the first roll of spring thunder. This will do until that time comes. 

Korean Beef bowls for dinner tonight with pickled veggies and kimchi. 

42 minutes ago, NorthArlington101 said:

Just throwing this out there to anyone here who might be interested: there is a vaccine site in Danville, VA that is actively asking people to drive down, no appointment or pre-existing conditions needed. Basically half of UVA is there and I *might* cave and go down since it seems they really do have a surplus and are advertising it. If anyone wants the details, let me know. 

Definitely still trying to acquire the taste. Have had a wide sampling of light beers but they are good for nothing but beer pong and being a last resort option. Hard cider, cocktails, mixed drinks, all much better. I'd like to eventually acquire the taste though!

I say take a drive on down! Looking back at my invite info I thought it was the Frederick Co Dept of Health, but as I am still under care at Frederick Health Hospital for Oncology that is how I got my invite. 

59 minutes ago, H2O said:

yay!!!  Hope you don't have any side effects!!

So far so good. I am drinking a lake full of water and just did my recorded work out I missed this morning due to my scheduled appt. They said the more you move and use your arm the better it will be. Am holding off on Tylenol if I can help it. Second appt is scheduled for mid April. 

10 hours ago, NorthArlington101 said:

Officially 21. Time for me to start taking your guys’ beer recommendations. Does that make it eight years since I started posting in this forum? That’s scary.

Happy Birthday!!! Ah 21... I turned 21 while on Spring Break out in Colorado. Went out with my brother and went skiing at Copper Mountain and Keystone. We went to the bar and he bought me a drink. Good times.  And Happy Birthday to all those March folks here. We are a tough bunch, March can be crappy and nice from day to day and we roll with it. 

So just got back from my vaccine jab at the Health Dept. Was quite surreal parking for the clinic and seeing the line for testing. Went in and it was a smooth process. Honestly had to hold back tears of joy when that needle went in my arm. And I am a needlephobe, but for a person who for over a year has kept out of almost everywhere expect for being outside I was so happy! I truly felt a sense of relief wash across me. I came home and broke down with joy showing Mr. J my vaccine card. I get to start contributing to the family again real soon. Now downing the water and am going to work out as it says it will help lessen arm soreness.