🚰 Still without clean waer 🚰 UPDATE

 

We are still without clean water.   From the water main break of Sunday morning.   We still have to use bottled water, which one of our sons brought over, Sunday morning...  So that we don't have to boil water, to use it.

I am OC.  I probably wash my hands a *million* times a day, regularly.   During this water main break, we have to use Wet Wipes for any/all cleansing.  Yes, I'm glad I still have a stash of Wet Wipes, from my Covid-Stock-Up time.  But they are not the same as a good wash, with soap and water.   -sigh-  We can not shower, because don't want not-clean water to get in our eyes, nose, mouth, etc. 

 

  Let's face it.

We are a city of dirty people.

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Just texted a Grandson and he is in school!  I really  didn't think they would.

Please be conscious today, of every time you turn on a tap and clean water flows from it.  Give the faucet a little pat, and "tell it" that you will not take it for granted, any more.  😌

Think this experience will push me to keep some bottled water on hand.   Not a lot, but some..

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I read an Instagram/blog of a lady who does prepare.   Not with dry food and and that *preppy* sort of stuff.  But growing their own food...  Vegetables and meat.  Preserving it, various ways.  Keeping a back up supply of water.   Heating with wood stove and cooking with wood stove.   Etc., etc., etc.  Their  goal is to be able to survive, in 1800 conditions.   And that is a lofty goal.   Good for them!

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Few of us have the land area or even the *drive*  to attempt such.  We are the products of the age in which we live.  So we had better *keep good thoughts flowing,* for the good of our Water, Electricity, and etc. Systems.  😉 

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UPDATE

Boil Water Directive was removed about an hour after I posted this!!!!  Then we had to run all water taps, to clear any air buildup and any *crappy* water, left in pipes.

 

You have no idea how wonderful it is, to have clean running water again!!!!

 

Plus, the bottled spring water tasted awful!!!!  Our own water is so much more tasty.  😋😋😋😋

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Water main break

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Began the New Year with a very large water main break.

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It's a mess, living without usable water.

Goes to show, how fragile our modern existence is.  And we never really consider it.

Some do.  But very few.

Give a thought to all the conveniences, which we usually take for granted.

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Still here...

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 Frustrated...!!!  With news spin.

Transcript of 

King Charles III First Speech as Monarch

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If you have not read it, you can do so, by clicking the click-able link  Transcript  ....

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In it, he speaks much, about making his heir William, the new Prince of Wales.  And "..how With Catherine beside him, our new Prince and Princess of Wales will, I know, continue to inspire and lead our national conversations, helping to bring..."

And at the end of this long paragraph, about William and Catherine, he adds...  One line....  " I want also to express my love for Harry and Meghan as they continue to build their lives overseas."

Note, please.  Said by the new Monarch.   Just "Harry and Meghan"...  NO  TITLES.  "Their lives overseas."

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(Sounds to me, like.......  'Love, and Good Bye.')

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But read all the US headlines, and all you see is, how their children will now be called Prince and Princess, because of some old law.

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 There is no more News Reporting of Facts.

There is only the Spin, put on the Facts, by the reporter.

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👵💛Facts...sayings💛👵

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 We have realized that we could not walk all the way across the field, to see the Clydesdales.   15 years ago, we could.  Now, no.   Gotta' face facts.        

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Wow, if I could look like this illustration above, I'd be doing cartwheels!!!   LOL

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How true is this...????

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Excellent idea...   It can apply to all.    And I envy those who can knit.  

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She doesn't have white hair, but has the Wisdom of The Ages...

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What a lovely, wistful Wish...

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And there is that GORGEOUS looking older woman illustration, again.  LOL

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💛🐇💛The Good and The Bad💛🐇💛

 Am happy with the Instacart ap on my smart phone.   Have tried 2 grocery stores, and the one in town, is the best choice.   Even in our "High Season", it only takes 10 min. to get there.  Happy to have validation, for getting a smart phone.

Have another appointment for a hearing aid.   One of our sons researched area places and this one, had the best reviews.   Hope this one works out.

The other son is getting our money back, from the first place.    This son will go with us, to the next appointment.  It is a Fact Of Life, that older people are targets for "bait and switch" and etc., etc., etc.    Really hate to admit this, but it has been proven, time and again.   

Our Dear Daughter in Law had to phone and phone and phone and phone, to get a Security System to "let us go."  It was horrible.    But we are so lucky, to have family, to "go to bat" for us.    

If you are a "Senior Citizen," you may well have had this experience, yourself.

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💛😊💛😊💛YELLOW!!!💛😊💛😊💛

 I came across this picture and loved it.   It isn't big enough, to make a Header out of it.   Sooooooo, I made it my Background.   And searched for a kind-of-matching Header.   💛😊💛😊💛   Yellow  Happiness!!!!!

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It's raining today, so any bit of sunshine-yellow I can find, helps.

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The pool was opened on Monday, but naturally, we have rain, now.  No heater, so it needs the sun, to warm it up.  Our youngest "Grand" goes in it even so.    But it's too cold for him to really swim yet. 

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I am enjoying my Smart Phone!!!   Texting with family is much easier, quicker, etc., than phone calls.   And I am getting groceries also.   A good investment, after all.  😊

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Our plumber was able to deal with our bathroom sink leak, without having to get a new sink!!!   Yesssss!!!!   💛  our plumber!!! 

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I'll wrap this up, and get going on the "Secretarial Duties" of the day.   😞   Making more appointments.   Ughhh...   But necessary.     Soooo...   Onward!!!!!!!!

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🌸💧💧💧Spring💧💧💧🌸

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Hot weather last week...    Bigggg T-storms last evening...   Fruit tree blossoms all washed away, by the heavy rain...   -sigh-   Such short lived Spring beauty.  

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Much cooler weather, after the storms.   "Feels" *cold* after all that heat.  -grin-  But will be 90 degrees by the weekend.   Eeeeek!

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Must get some flowers for our front step pot.    But glad they were not in, during biggg T-storms.

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With everything costing so much now (Thank you *Uncle Joe*), I think we will only get the pot plants.    And let the little flower garden, revert to "green".    To save $$$$.   First time, in the 54 years we have lived here!!!!!!!

(Thank you *Uncle Joe*)

Save money, to just put flowers in back patio pots.

Very depressing!!!

Very depressing!!!

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🌸From the sublime to the ridiculous😖

Just discovered the Art of Lisa Aisato. 

Isn't her work, delightful...???

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And now....

From the sublime to the ridiculous...

When we had our A/C wall units checked, before summer....

We got talking with Mike, about how no one wants to work.

And the fact that all businesses need workers...

He said that (our miserable, dumb) New York State still is doling out money, to non-workers!!!

All they have to do, is say that they are "still impacted by the pandemic," and they are given $$$$$$

OUR TAX $$$$$

Because New York State is one of the most Liberal, 'Woke', trying to be Socialist states in the Country.

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Another lovely piece of Art, to end this post with...

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👿 Gone Goblin Mode ? 👿

"Slobbing out and giving up: why are so many people going 'goblin mode'?"  ~ Source

 "At some point in the stretch of days between the start of the pandemic’s third year and the feared launch of world war three, a new phrase entered the zeitgeist, a mysterious harbinger of an age to come: people were going “goblin mode”.

"Goblin mode is not a permanent identity, he said, but a frame of mind."

"“Goblin mode is like when you wake up at 2am and shuffle into the kitchen wearing nothing but a long T-shirt to make a weird snack, like melted cheese on saltines,” he said. “It’s about a complete lack of aesthetic. Because why would a goblin care what they look like? Why would a goblin care about presentation?”

The trend represents a direct departure from the hyper-curated “cottagecore” influence of early pandemic days, a standout trend of 2020 that included pastel colors, bucolic scenery and the showcasing of wholesome homemaking skills such as baking and embroidery. 

But as the pandemic wears on endlessly, and the chaos of current events worsens, people feel cheated by the system and have rejected such goals.  

“At home there’s no social pressure to follow norms, so you sort of lose the habit,” he says. “There’s also a feeling that we’re all fucked, so why bother?”

Call it a vibe shift  or a logical progression into nihilism after years of pandemic induced disappointment, but goblin mode is here to stay. And why shouldn’t it? Who were we trying to impress, anyway?

“It is cool to be a goblin,” Marnell says. “Everyone is so perfect all the time online, it is good to get in touch with the strange little creature that lives inside you.” 

I have gone some.   My hair is super-short, to be very easy.  I despise planning meals and cooking them.   Falling down on the Deep-Pantry-ideal.   Getting generally lazier.

Yup, I'm at least in Semi-Goblin Mode.

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Sooooo, did you ever hear of 'Goblin Mode', before reading this?

What do you think of it?

Have you 'gone'....?

Some...?

A little...?

 

-Grinnnnnn- 

 

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🌸 Spring and stuff 🍀

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 Wow but it really feels and smells and seems like Spring today!  There was rain last night, and sun this morning, and it is just delightful.   🌸🌸🌸🌸    But no, I will not get my hopes up too high.    March is a fickle "Ol' Gal"!!!!!!!

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Had to get a very few things, in the nearby grocery store, and a couple of things, in the nearby hardware store.   🌸🌸🌸🌸    Happily, the number of unmasked people are growing!!!!   🌸🌸🌸🌸    Again, it is your choice to wear or not wear, a mask in public. 

Ordered 2 Corned Beef and Cabbage dinners, to pick up, from a nearby diner, for tomorrow.   Cheaper than going to a restaurant.   Less of a hassle too.  💚🍀💚

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I noted the amount of money we spent this morning.   Insurance bills, are set and you just have to pay them.  The only place one can be more frugal, is 'out of pocket' every week.  💚🍀💚   I imagine many of we ordinary people, are paying more attention to what we are spending, with sky high inflation (Thank you *Uncle Joe*) and sky high gasoline costs (Thank you *Uncle Joe*... You who, immediately when you came into office, cut off the pipe line, and made so many onerous Rules on gas companies, they do not want to try to get more gas...  Thus gas was sky-high, even before Mad Man Putin.)

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And the sad thing is.....   When everyone starts cutting back on what we spend, it slows the Economy, which results in Inflation and coming Recession.

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Gotta' lift the spirit of this post! 

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Early Wishing you a Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

Are you gonna' have Corned Beef and Cabbage???

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💛 Gotta' find some nice stuff... 💛

 Feel like this guy, without the "goodies" to eat.   Just the *mad* part.

Something stuck in disposal....    Utility wire down, across our driveway.....     Got disposal fixed.   Phone calls to get line fixed....    

Discovered how to speak to live person...  Keep saying to 'computer' which answers...  "Don't understand."   Eventually it gives you to a live person, without the usual wait.

Possibility...  They are afraid of a "discrimination law suit," if they don't take quick care of this "Don't Understand" person.  LOL   All I know is, it works.

Looked up this date, on old, old blog.   Found these delightful photos.   From long, long ago.  "Pop" and our youngest grandson.   Guess he didn't feel too 'perky' that day, when we took care of him.   But he was happy to play with 'Pop.'

Sooooo, happiness, from long, long ago.

 

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😏 My ICON pic, is not me!!! 😏

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Isn't that the cutest thing...?  I think it's in a doll house.  ~~~     In real life, all the stuff, would be hard to take care of.   But when I saw it, I loved it.

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A photo of Fannie Cornforth combing her incredible long Pre-Raphaelite locks.

LOL   Nope, not my hair!  LOL    ~~~~    In fact, I finally got my  hair cut, very short!!   About 2" all over.   No more *Bad Hair Days* for awhile.   

I again have a picture of "Vera," as my Icon.   But then I thought, perhaps not everyone is familiar with "Vera."  ..

"Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope is obsessive about her work and driven by her own demons. Together with her trusted colleagues, she approaches each new case in the rolling hills of Northumberland in north-east England with professionalism and...

Sooooo please don't think my Icon, is a picture of me.  LOL

I just love her character, and often, feel like her.  Kinda' grumpy, with a 'Get out'a my way' attitude.  -smirk-  So now and then, I choose a picture of Vera, as my Icon pic.  

Everyone got that now???????

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❓❓ Wear them, to protect me...??? ❓❓

Sooooo,  I guess all the little children, and all the adults in the back.....

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To protect her.

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Hypocritical much??????????????

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 Now, even February is hitting me, with "stuff."   I know, that's life.   But it's really interfering with my Deep Winter Hibernation.   So even I, might be joining those, who are not-so-patiently waiting for spring. 

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(This painting was in the paper, and it led me to other Art, by Louis Abel-Truchet,  about whom I had never heard.  Interestingly, they are painted in mostly pale or muted colors...) 

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Not wishing for Spring-Spring.    Rather....   For the fact that it is so much easier to be out side.   One can walk safely.   Can socialize out side.    Can eat at an outdoor dining place.  Etc.

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I am getting really fed up with staying in home, because of covid!!!!!!!!!!   Wish I lived in those Nordic countries, where they are DONE with RESTRICTIONS.   Where people are free to follow their own brain's decision, about how to deal with living, with this thing.

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So yes, I am still GRUMPY!

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“Good moods’re as fragile as eggs...Bad moods’re as fragile as bricks.”  

~David Mitchell, Black Swan Green

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