It is almost impossible to really rate college football due to the talent turn over and player changing Universities etc. I think all the top rated teams are over rated but as a seasonal one time event. It constantly changes and the big favored team loses showing that anyone on any given weekend can win in college football. My Brother was sitting in a casino way back when in Vegas and he was watching that Boston College game that became so well know with Doug Flute as quarterback. People at the bar were teasing my Brother because he had a hundred dollars on Boston to win. It came down to a last minute Hail Mary and the rest is history. He really rubbed into their faces as he enjoyed collecting his win. There was also a time long before that when my Brother and myself attended the game in San Diego Jack Murphy stadium with SMU vs BYU. At half time SMU had BYU down by 32 points, second half BYU came out and beat SMU. Both of us had ran up to the snack bar at half time and bought SMU ball caps, we had to hide them on our way out of the stadium. Talk about a terrible way to lose a game. On a good note same stadium we both got to see Joe Namath play his last game against San Diego before he retired end of season. It's nice to remember the good times with my young Brother now that he is gone.
I don't know what's a pit and what's a peak...and what's just pure stupidity. I did a few hours of cutting back vines & overgrowth from around the foundation of my house. I was clipping some vines by the side entrance steps (reaching down to grab them and using a small set of hand pruners), and a medium sized copperhead was RIGHT THERE! I did not notice it until it slithered under the stand I built for the trash cans. It was too fast for me to see the markings underneath the grassy cover, but I know that color anywhere. So I went around to the front of the house and clipped some more vines, and returned to the steps to get it clean enough to run the weed eater. Once again, I almost touched the damned thing because it came back to that very spot!!! And once again, it slithered underneath the trash can platform. I keep my garbage in the garage because of bear, and have a can for cardboard and one for cans & bottles by the kitchen door. Perhaps those attract mice, which attract the snake. I can't believe I got that close to it and it did not strike me. I hate to have to dispatch it, but that's my routine point of entry/exit. Next time I see it may be it's last. Damn.
They don't say,3 strikes and you're out, not just ball ya know. Or " a snake in the grass" either watch out. I am always watching for them here when cutting vines or small trees.
Did not have time to find correct thread for this. We left Tuesday for Kansas where we are moving come December. We came back Saturday afternoon. Oh Lordy talk about tired. The Peaks- we might several people whom appear to be nice at least. No gossip for us, most folk are related. The house is large, but very small bedrooms. Very quite town. This is was quaint- everyday at noon a bell rings thru out town, alerting all it is lunchtime. So the town pretty much goes to lunch the local football team pitches in and helps neighbors, like us, with things that need to be done. A donation to the team fund is appreciated. Knowing someone in the town, can get you help with things that otherwise be impossible to do or get help with. Also, you call someone, like the lock smith and boom they are there, getting to work. More later on about Peaks. The Pits, the humidity is very low. Welcome to tons of lotion, and nasal lubricating to prevent nosebleeds. The water is hard ,so water softener must be used. Good or bad if one person knows it so will the town. Expected that one though. I was warned and now I believe it , people in Ks do not know how to cook. Well least how we are accustomed. No oils, no spices we could see or taste. One place had great atmosphere, but the food was not good nor the service I could make a mint there opening up a café. The stairs in and around the house are a killer for us. We will not be going up stairs much at all, so that is not a big issue. Stairs to the basement apt. like space, has about 12 stairs, then another three to get to main kitchen. I was hurting enough already, and Mark literally was about almost in tears he hurt so bad. Needless to say that is gonna take time to get use to. House was built in 1918. The previous people left the house a disaster, but the inside has and is still being cleaned very well. The unkept yard is being mowed and edged, trees are being removed. This is just nutshell of the goings on. Many adjustments to be made, I hope we survive them
Pit: Last night went to dinner at a country-western dance place/restaurant we hadn't been to for 4 years. It is some 25 miles north of us and the young folks here definitely don't like driving safe on the freeway. They absolutely love speed! The dinner, we shared, was an 8oz Prime Rib with baked potato and salad. The best thing about the dinner was the salad. Without discussing any further, will simply say this...........last time we will go to this place! Peak: Got our boat back from being "winterized". Mechanic re-adjusted the carburetor, because the last time we had it out, we couldn't keep the engine running in neutral/idol. So, we could leave the dock. If this happens next year, we will have a new (rebuilt?) carburetor put in. Won't know how it runs, until next May/June 2023. Also, today the Las Vegas Raiders play Houston in Vegas. Sure hope the Raiders win this one!
Pit: More UPS/USPS annoyance. I ordered some stuff from Costco and they shipped it "SurePost", which means it is "sure" to be aggravating. I pay an annual fee (about $20) for MyUPS or something like that to automatically upgrade packages in the UPS system. I got notification that the package was upgraded and "out for delivery" last Monday. So the UPS driver apparently missed the bulletin that the package was upgraded and instead of delivering it to me, delivered it to the post office... in another town. Since Monday the package has bounced to the local post office, back to the wrong post office, and now to the Houston Distribution Center with no projected delivery date. I "chatted" with a useless UPS rep earlier who basically shrugged electronically so I responded "thanks for nothing." Sigh. Peak: It's a gorgeous fall day today and I'm looking forward to a good dinner and a cold beer. Maybe I'll get a head start on that beer...
Had my second lasik had second Cataract surgery today. Now both eyes are clear Using reading glasses to see on phone. Lost my prescription glasses after first eye was done. I guess that’s a peak , huh?
PIT: What an evening. My husband was going over to his sister's but the battery in his Jeep is dead. So he dragged out the battery charger but the battery charger wouldn't work! Finally decided to drive my car and WHAT THE HECK, the battery is dead in it, too!!! Whodathunk??? A while ago I had purchased a couple of HALO Bolt Max Car Jumpstarter things to carry in our vehicles and I remembered that we had those so decided to try one out. It worked!! We plugged it on my car battery and it started right up, so my husband has gone to get our better charger from the RV. Guess we'll be buying new batteries tomorrow so I canceled my checkup appointment at MDA. I have to say, the HALO Bolt car jumpstarter thing worked very well and was so easy to use. They are also handy when the power goes out because they have a 110 outlet on them as well as USB ports to charge phones and stuff. Peak: The pumpkin pie turned out pretty good but next time I'm leaving out the cloves.
OK, today I can't remember which it is that cars no longer have; generator or alternator. (nooooo... not the carberator) I think it is the generator. Anyway, we have to keep our batteries regularly charged ourselves to make them last longer and the batt light won't come on to tell us this until it is dead. We have a lot of batteries here and I don't want to have to buy new ones in the spring. Again!
I haven't put cloves in my punkin' pie for years and years. No pumpkin spice mix neither. Those spices are too strong of a taste. I stick to cinnamon, ginger and a pinch of nutmeg. I want to taste the pumpkin.
I don’t know if they still have them, but a number of years ago, I had a minivan that the battery would slowly discharge, and I bought one of the solar chargers from Harbor Freight. I still have it, but have not used it in a long time. It has the solar charger which sits in the front window/dash of the vehicle, and plugs into the cigarette lighter. It only does a trickle charge and would not work for actually charging up a dead battery, but is perfect for just keeping a battery charge topped up. Something like this might work for what you need, @Mary Stetler ?
I used the recipe on the Libby's pumpkin can, which I thought was the one my mother used. Next time I'll use my old standby that was my ex-MIL's recipe. No cloves!!
Yes, I'm aware that batteries need recharging. However the battery in the Jeep is 5 years old and is driven daily, so it's just in need of replacement. My car battery was replaced last year so it's suffering from not being driven enough. We are going to put a trickle charger on it to keep it topped off.
Speaking of pits and peaks--not mine because I didn't win the lottery today. But our town had a LOT of winners when the powerball started. Main street had a section called the miracle mile because that was where most of the big winning tickets were bought. The first winners were a couple who won $11million. She demanded her half and left. Then there was an old guy whose partner always complained how he wasted money buying tickets. He won $10 million and gave her $1 (they only cost one, back then). He went out and bought a white landau roofed red Caddy to start with. One family was on welfare and won $9 million. The woman bought a lovely piece of land on the outskirts of town and built a wonderful little stone castle. She lost all her friends if she did not pay them and 'old money' did not want anything to do with her. But the one I knew the most about because my friend worked with him won $100 million. 50 to taxes, half to partner who left. This guy was a teacher who lost his job because the kids might be in danger from people kidnapping them or otherwise threatening to get at the money. This guy LOVED teaching and that put him in a blue funk. He bought lots of technology, such as it was, for schools, back then... So he sought out his love from school in Florida. Brought her back and built her a horse farm to die for (after a pre-nup and wedding) this place was amazing and I never saw the inside of the house. Cobblestone floors around stalls, apartment above so caretaker just had to shove hay down to the horse stalls from a widow walk above. Could do it in his jammies...huge arena... Anyway, the wife ran off with the horse trainer after 3 years. The pits continued....