FXW176

Not a good year for the monarchs imby, but dayum, I’m p proud of this.

1 hour ago, Cobalt said:

Thank you for the kind words! Yeah, the campus is beautiful. I can't wait to see how it looks in the winter months (also considering that we do a tiny bit better in La Ninas here, so any bit helps :p) 

Yo, congrats! Managed to snag this pic on my porch the day after I moved my daughter into JMU a few years ago.

Funny thing is, I never leave that door open. Still not sure how that ‘fly got in. Made me cry, lol.

Best of luck, have a great time!

5 hours ago, vastateofmind said:

I didn't blow through washer fluid like most others, but I'm STILL finding piles of exoskeletons in less-traveled parts of the yard. Just uncovered a few more under lesser used patio chairs yesterday. Hard to believe it's been about three months since they started to wind down.  :/

Heh. I still have a few in spots. Interesting how they differ in size when compared to the annuals.

And I really should remove the dead one from my porch, but p sure s/he is not bothering anyone at the moment.

The struggle is real. I’ll miss you my friends.

3 hours ago, FXW176 said:

My bad, guys. I’ll get on that.

 

It’s cloudy out.

That was absolutely disgusting. Good to go until Oct now!

It’s muggy out. Real muggy.

26 minutes ago, H2O said:

I have a neighbor that hasn't mowed in weeks.  If I could get a spinny thing scour that ground to dirt and only that yard it would be swell.

11 minutes ago, mattie g said:

Extreme lawn-mowing!

But yeah...my one neighbor tends to mow once every 5-6 weeks. They're lovely people, but it's infuriating. The folks that used to live there kept their place immaculate, but these folks...don't.

My bad, guys. I’ll get on that.

It’s cloudy out.

6 minutes ago, H2O said:

Nothing better than blue plate meatloaf with ketchup glaze

Thank goodness I skipped your dinner invite tonight.

Ketchup glaze? Those words shouldn’t go together, my friend. I want to cry.

1 minute ago, H2O said:

The 200% markup for bottom rail booze makes me go for the 48oz Miller Lite for $4

Drink better shìt, ya moron. Gotta make the margins.

Not that there is anything wrong with ML.

Now ketchup on the other hand…

23 minutes ago, H2O said:

3pm is the best. You get the tail end of lunch menu before dinner menu. And then happy hour apps. You can’t lose!!

And those of us in the industry seriously thank you for camping at our tables and your 15% tip. Pretax. And minus bev service. Bless your soul.

21 hours ago, H2O said:

What depths of the internet are on your browser history?  

Flora and fauna. Mostly.  

3 hours ago, Mrs.J said:

We used to wait till after December 13th to put up Christmas stuff. The older Miss J's birthday is that day and right after she was born I told Mr. J that I did not want her birthday and Christmas to be lumped together. She has since decided that she likes putting stuff up early and Dec 1st is generally the time frame. 

Youngest has a 12/11 bd. Riding the same boat.  

16 minutes ago, MillvilleWx said:

Someone has to beat @H2O and bring down his ego 

He's retired now, gl! Has nothing better to do than watch his phone for the best matchups.

Hell, he even invited me over for dinner tonight. To eat at 3 pm. Old people.  

35 minutes ago, nw baltimore wx said:

Pretty scary, but the Halloween candy displays are up in the Ellicott  City Giant.

A few weeks ago, I started tracking a Halloween decoration I couldn’t procure last year. Even after multiple attempts by myself and others in the DMV.

Because, well, umm, everyone needs a decayed posable skeleton…

On 7/12/2021 at 9:30 AM, H2O said:

@FXW176 would be our resident expert.  And he looks like ZZ Top now

Not a good year for the cats imby this year. Only have one in chrys so far. Hoping for an uptick, but meanwhile enjoying my hummers. Thanks to all who helped me with advice a few pages back!

21 hours ago, wxdude64 said:

They do that to have a uniform reporting network. It isn't much, 40 bucks including shipping I believe. 

Bought one a couple years ago. Hella accurate. Very happy with it.

29 minutes ago, H2O said:

11 yr old Sorento. Was fine the first 8 years but in the last 3 I’ve done:

2 intake manifold runners($1100 ea), alternator($800), tires cause alignment goes to hell fast and eats up my wheels and now I had a transmission fluid temp sensor go off. 

F this hobby.

14 minutes ago, mappy said:

Me? Cut him slack? pfffft please. 

Spot on. He’s at Golden Corral eating an early bird special right now so all good.

4 minutes ago, mappy said:

how about hard seltzers? that's water. sorta. 

He’s prob drinking prune juice rn. Gotta cut the old guy some slack.

12 minutes ago, Kay said:

Thanks for the link! I might have to get both your and H20's suggestions, you can never have enough.

Check out S’well. As today is national hydration day, I can highly recommend. Great products and good company.

Such a gorgeous day

Poltergeist like storm. F’ing awesome.

1 hour ago, Hank Scorpio said:

Totally agree. So many bugs out there, and so many that I've either never seen before or don't see often. 

This thing was crawling on a wall the other day and must have been 3-4 inches long. No idea what it is, but it looked like something that shouldn't be messed with. 

Nice fishfly.

Lil’ guy or girl emerging  on my porch tonight. Absolutely fascinating. I too am gonna miss ‘em.  My windows are down until then.

And thank you all, what a fun thread.

37 minutes ago, H2O said:

It is stupid loud outside. Loudest since they started singing

Yelling at them to get off your lawn won’t help. Even at your advanced age.

Nice! I’m deliberately putting off yard work until I can gauge the emergence at my crib. Or so I’m telling my wife...

(And per a few pages back, firebugs were late last year in my neck of the woods as well. Not a long season either. Butterflies too.  )