Who will be the last person to add to this "never ending" thread?

[Jim Chabot]

Well it's a great, great mornin'
Your first day in Heaven,
When you stroll down the Golden Avenue.
There are mansions left and right
And you're thrilled at every sight
And the saints are always smiling sayin', "How did you do that?"
Oh it's a great, great mornin'
You're first day in Heaven,
When you realize you snagged the big 6K!.
You'll be glad you were not idol,
Took time to read Marks long thread,
It's a great mornin' for you.

I had a dream, I must confess, I hated to awake.
I dreamt this thread was setting at 5998.
I can almost hear Mark saying, "I must get on in.
I can snarf that post already, it's a big, big win!."
So then I threw off the covers and sprang to my feet.
I posted then a time or two then on to victory!

Well it's a great, great mornin'
Your first day in Heaven,
When you stroll down the Golden Avenue.
There are mansions left and right
And you're thrilled at every sight
And the saints are always smiling sayin', "How did you do that?"
Oh it's a great, great mornin'
You're first day in Heaven,
When you realize you snagged the big 6K!.
You'll be glad you were not idol,
Took time to read Marks long thread,
It's a great mornin' for you.

[Gina Stevenson]

Hey, hey, Heeeeeeeeey! Knew something was up with all those "HI!" posts. Sure enough ... well .................


CONGRATULATIONS!
on the big 6K snagged snarf!


Cute revamped lyrics, too. ;)

[Jim Chabot]

Ok, so now it's time for me to begin the celebration of this momentous occasion by heading off to work.

I love my job!!

[Susan Unger]

Good Morning Susan!

Congrats, Jim....knew you'd find a way to get a few posts to make it to 6000.

[Marg Shurtliff]

14 posts this time and fully half of them made by one person .

Congratulations on orchestrating your snarf , Jim .

Managed 31 minutes , 2 hours 4 minutes and 34 minutes with my posts !

[Susan Unger]

lots of rain = lots of crazy drivers!

[Marg Shurtliff]

We have snow and ice pellets and could get freezing rain . 1 inch now and 1 to 2 inches more later today . I am not a happy camper as I have to go out later today . Current temp 29º. High today of 37º.

[Jim Chabot]

Good morning all!

Looks like a dreary rain filled day here.

But since I am working inside today, and since everything I need is already inside, I'm going to ignore the rain!

[Susan Unger]

Not so much rain today but flooding is an issue.

[Marg Shurtliff]

4 posts this time . Mine got 48 minutes and 4 hours 50 minutes .

We did get all the snow they promised and a bit more for good measure . And though they said it'd melt it hasn't yet and the guy that does my snow came . So there goes another $ 20 . Didn't have to pay for any last year till December 13th . This was that heavy wet type snow and perfect for snowmen. Saw a few .

[Susan Unger]

Pumpkin Pies made for Thanksgiving day tomorrow. Started on my Christmas shopping. Found a bat on my front porch. Wonder if it is dead cuz it hasn't budged. Homework is calling me now.

[Ed DiSante]

neighbor came in and said there was an albino raccoon in the yard--turned out it was a possum

[Ed DiSante]

she also said it was dead -- imagine that--a possum playing possum

[Susan Unger]

The bat on my porch may be hibernating. Still gives me the heebie jeebies.

[Marg Shurtliff]

Welcome , Ed . Good to see new posters here .

Everyone have a good Thursday , now.

[Jim Chabot]

4 posts this time . Mine got 48 minutes and 4 hours 50 minutes .

We did get all the snow they promised and a bit more for good measure . And though they said it'd melt it hasn't yet and the guy that does my snow came . So there goes another $ 20 . Didn't have to pay for any last year till December 13th . This was that heavy wet type snow and perfect for snowmen. Saw a few .

Over here the old folks say that is has to snow three times before it will stay.

Unless the ground is frozen it will melt from below, even if it is cold out.

[Jim Chabot]

Happy thanksgiving to all!

[Glenda Harvey]

For the last 10 years my daughter has always had to work at Disneyland on Thanksgiving day so we have had Thanksgiving on Friday. Makes it nice because I can use Thanksgiving Day to get ready.

[Susan Unger]

Watched the Macy's parade, the National Dog show, ate a yummy dinner, then crocheted as I watched the Biggest loser....gettin my motivation up to exercise off that meal :)

Hope you all had a good day.

[Glenda Harvey]

Hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving dinner!!

[Marg Shurtliff]

Over here the old folks say that is has to snow three times before it will stay.

Unless the ground is frozen it will melt from below, even if it is cold out.

Its still there but the next few days the temp will be 50 º so its bound to disappear .


Watched the Macy's parade, the National Dog show, ate a yummy dinner, then crocheted as I watched the Biggest loser....gettin my motivation up to exercise off that meal :)

Hope you all had a good day.

No Thanksgiving dinner here . Closest the festive special at Swiss Chalet . However my friend was watching the Philadephia dog show - was that the one you watched , Susan ? - and said a schipperke , my dog's breed came in second !!!

10 posts this time . I got 10 minutes with the first but 3 hours 50 minutes with the second .

[Susan Unger]

However my friend was watching the Philadephia dog show - was that the one you watched , Susan ? - and said a schipperke , my dog's breed came in second !!!

Yup, that's the one that mom and I watched.

[Glenda Harvey]

Good Night!

[Marg Shurtliff]

Yup, that's the one that mom and I watched.

So did you see that schipperke ? They are very true to breed and mine looks just like that one only because she is smaller I think that one might have been bigger .

[Jim Chabot]

Its still there but the next few days the temp will be 50 º so its bound to disappear .

I just checked the webcam in Caribou, they still have snow on the ground there, I'm guessing that it will be gone by the time I get up there on Monday.

They are showing highs in the lower 40's with rain coming in for Sunday.

Hopefully we will get a good dip in temps so that we can get a good lasting snow cover by Christmas!

[Susan Unger]

So did you see that schipperke ? They are very true to breed and mine looks just like that one only because she is smaller I think that one might have been bigger .

I was helping mom with dinner at the time so missed it. Plus, by then I realized that my cute little chihuahua was out of the picture so wasn't as fascinated.

[Marg Shurtliff]

Just 5 this time . I got 18 minutes with the first but 3 hours and 11 minutes with the second .

[Susan Unger]

Listening to Christmas music....

[Gina Stevenson]

she also said it was dead -- imagine that--a possum playing possum

Funny ... wonder where exactly that saying came about ... must be they do do that, however anytime I've seen them they were waddling around, and not slowly. The only "possum that was (n't playing) dead" was the one in the bottom of the pool that I got out of there out in Cali.

[Marg Shurtliff]

Christmas is a-coming . I need to take stock to see what I have already and what might be left to get . Think I'm about done with my shopping .I do know I want to get some " gifts " from the Canadian Compassionate Ministries catalogue .

[Jim Chabot]

Morning All! And a happy Saturday as well!

[Susan Unger]

I do know I want to get some " gifts " from the Canadian Compassionate Ministries catalogue .

Is that where one buys a gift to go to someone in need around the globe or where one buys stuff made by someone around the globe to give that item to a friend/relative of yours?

[Susan Unger]

Morning All! And a happy Saturday as well!

And to you as well!

[Glenda Harvey]

How many of you went shopping on Black Friday?

[Gina Stevenson]

Later in the day I called to see about an electric 1/2-price teapot, figuring there'd not be a big run on them earlier. Sure enough they had several left, so I went there, got a 3rd-from-door parking spot [cool!], which was good since my back's giving me fits again ~~ as if there's another herniated disc.

So, anyway ... now I'm gingerly going out again to see about 100% cotton thermal underwear, as cotton/poly does not feel as warm/nubs sometimes. SAD when one lives where they even have to HAVE this stuff! :(

[Susan Unger]

How many of you went shopping on Black Friday?

My dad did. He loves to shop. Mom and I thought he was nuts...but he survived and in fact, thrived!

[Glenda Harvey]

I have never shopped on the Friday after Thanksgiving. Not sure I could handle it. We always have our Thanksgiving Dinner on Friday so it would be difficult for me to go shopping anyway.

[Susan Unger]

So Marg, do y'all have something similiar to our nutty Black Friday up in Canada?

[Gina Stevenson]

Well, I don't have any of that nice 100% cotton thermal underwear ... due to false advertising, I got there and found this "100% cotton thermal underwear" was actually 60% cotton/40% polyester! That's the sort I'm wanting to dump/pass to someone who doesn't mind it when I actually find 100% cotton! To me, having a piece or two of the all-cotton, the cotton/poly (aside from some nubbing), the mix just is not the same feel/warmth as 100% cotton. That really irked me ... I'd like them to pay me mileage ... after all, look how far I went to get this, only went there for one thing ................

Ho-hum.

[Susan Unger]

Well, I don't have any of that nice 100% cotton thermal underwear ... due to false advertising, I got there and found this "100% cotton thermal underwear" was actually 60% cotton/40% polyester! That's the sort I'm wanting to dump/pass to someone who doesn't mind it when I actually find 100% cotton! To me, having a piece or two of the all-cotton, the cotton/poly (aside from some nubbing), the mix just is not the same feel/warmth as 100% cotton. That really irked me ... I'd like them to pay me mileage ... after all, look how far I went to get this, only went there for one thing ................

Ho-hum.

So annoying!

[Marg Shurtliff]

So Marg, do y'all have something similiar to our nutty Black Friday up in Canada?

We haven't had this in the past , unless you count Boxing Day sales but don't think they were ever as good as your Black Friday ones . However , that said , stores here are catching on , mainly to keep people in Canada and buying here instead of rushing off to the States for your sales . Especially people as close to the border as I am .


Is that where one buys a gift to go to someone in need around the globe or where one buys stuff made by someone around the globe to give that item to a friend/relative of yours?

Its like buying a goat , a chicken, a pig , vegetable seeds , fruit trees , blankets , latrines , cows , training a pastor, teachers supplies and sports equipment , sewing machines , pots , dishes, household items ,school books , uniforms and school supplies , buildings for ministry , Child development , sponsor a child ,wells. Range from $ 10 ( blanket ) - $25,000 ( building ) . Lots under $ 100. Its a great way to shop for someone who doesnt need any more things .
www.ncmc.ca Check it out !

12 posts this time . I got 1 hour and 17 minutes and 51 minutes .

[Susan Unger]

Its like buying a goat , a chicken, a pig , vegetable seeds , fruit trees , blankets , latrines , cows , training a pastor, teachers supplies and sports equipment , sewing machines , pots , dishes, household items ,school books , uniforms and school supplies , buildings for ministry , Child development , sponsor a child ,wells. Range from $ 10 ( blanket ) - $25,000 ( building ) . Lots under $ 100. Its a great way to shop for someone who doesnt need any more things .
www.ncmc.ca Check it out ! So you give the money in a friend's name but the item goes to someone who needs the help in another part of the world?

[Marg Shurtliff]

So you give the money in a friend's name but the item goes to someone who needs the help in another part of the world?

I just gave the money last year and told those I was giving on behalf of what their gifts were . The actual person's name was not asked for . And I even got an E-mail later asking me how the money was to be spent though I had itemized it all on line . Think that was the first year it was on line so maybe they have improved there . Our NMI president mentioned this morning you can get gift cards and the person can choose what he/ she supports . I think I'll call them tomorrow for some more info .

Just one post after mine this time and I got 15 hours and 8 minutes being last !

[Susan Unger]

Our NMI president mentioned this morning you can get gift cards and the person can choose what he/ she supports .

Gotcha!

[Steven Burton]

Is ready for the holiday Ham.

[Susan Unger]

Is ready for the holiday Ham.

Is ready for another piece of the holiday pie.

[Marg Shurtliff]

Sounds yummy Susan and Steven . I had a BTL from Tim's for supper . Off to bed early tonight .

[Susan Unger]

I'm brain dead from all this studying.

[Gina Stevenson]

Well, we're hiding away again ...................... in the BR.
[it's not "living" ... need out to actually have a "life" again, it seems]

[Susan Unger]

Well, we're hiding away again ...................... in the BR.
[it's not "living" ... need out to actually have a "life" again, it seems]

I've been praying for you and will continue to do so.

[Glenda Harvey]

Hi Everyone!

[Gina Stevenson]

I've been praying for you and will continue to do so.

Thank you. ;)

[Susan Unger]

I'm ready for winter weather...any warmer and that bat on my porch might decide to wake up.

[Marg Shurtliff]

10 posts this time and I got a whopping 10 minutes with my first and 26 minutes with my second .

[Patrick Russell]

Words go in this space so I am told. So...words, words, words, words, words. That is all.

[Marg Shurtliff]

35º at the moment . Where did all my warm weather go to. Anybody see it ? I doubt Gina found it !

[Jim Chabot]

Sounds yummy Susan and Steven . I had a BTL from Tim's for supper . Off to bed early tonight .

Ahhh, if only there were a "Tim's" around here. They tried having a few stores way down here for a while ut they couldn't compete with Dunkin Donuts. I postponed my trip to Maine, so now I have another 5 or 6 days before I can sit down with a nice cup of coffee in a china mug and a B.E.L.T. Can't wait, I love Tims!

[Susan Unger]

35º at the moment . Where did all my warm weather go to. Anybody see it ? I doubt Gina found it !

It's down here in PA <grumble, grumble, grumple>. I hate it...and the rain that comes with it.

[Glenda Harvey]

Good Day Everyone!

[Susan Unger]

Had a good meeting at church tonight.

[Marg Shurtliff]

Congratulations , Susan , on your lesser snarf - # 6060.

6 posts this time but I managed 5 hours 18 minutes with my first and 3 hours 15 minutes with my second . So over a third of a day .

[Susan Unger]

Congratulations , Susan , on your lesser snarf - # 6060.

6 posts this time but I managed 5 hours 18 minutes with my first and 3 hours 15 minutes with my second . So over a third of a day .

Didn't even notice!

[Glenda Harvey]

Off for a month! Would be better if I got paid for it. My daughter gave me a nook simple touch for my birthday. I downloaded 30 free books on Sunday and have read 4 of them.

[Susan Unger]

Off for a month! Would be better if I got paid for it. My daughter gave me a nook simple touch for my birthday. I downloaded 30 free books on Sunday and have read 4 of them.

Enjoy your reading!!

[Gina Stevenson]

35º at the moment . Where did all my warm weather go to. Anybody see it ? I doubt Gina found it !

Right about that, Marg! Last night when I went out for water, I in no way wanted to go! In fact went later than planned, too ... when you have to psyche yourself up to go outside, that's not cool. The blow-through-you wind was just miserable! Brrrrrrrrr!!!

We did end up not getting the snow they'd been promising ... it was a freaky pattern that was to the east and south of us, when usually anything around here moves from the west ["lake effect" from Lake Michigan]. That was OK, to miss it ... but it was soooooo nasty cold/windy last night. Ugh! And it's only starting !!!! Months of it yet! :(


........... I can sit down with a nice cup of coffee in a china mug and a B.E.L.T. Can't wait, I love Tims!

Tell me, please ... what exactly is a B.E.L.T. ?? Is that a BLT with Egg added, or something?


Off for a month! Would be better if I got paid for it. My daughter gave me a nook simple touch for my birthday. I downloaded 30 free books on Sunday and have read 4 of them.

Sounds nice! ;)

[Glenda Harvey]

Enjoy your reading!!

Thanks, I will. The trick is to try to get other things done too.

[Susan Unger]

One good thing about the warm weather yesterday is that the bat on my porch is gone now.

[Ed DiSante]

as long as you don't find it later in your belfry that is a good thing

[Marg Shurtliff]

Tell me, please ... what exactly is a B.E.L.T. ?? Is that a BLT with Egg added, or something?
Sounds nice! ;)

Yes , its a bagel with egg , bacon, lettuce and tomato . Actually quite good .

Just 7 posts today and my one almost made it for a half a day, less 12 minutes !

My appt at the Ottawa hospital , Civic campus , where I did my nurse's training , cost me $ 10.50 for parking . Less than an hour and a half . And parking was a premium. My friend had a terrible time finding a spot . The lot opposite emergency where I had been told I could park was full , the next one as well and she ended up at the very top of a parking garage ! There is no longer anything familiar about that place . It has grown so much and anything left from before is changed . Of course that was 44 years ago I graduated .

[Gina Stevenson]

One good thing about the warm weather yesterday is that the bat on my porch is gone now.

Good. But now we'll never know, since you didn't see him leave, if he left on his own, or if some big bird decided it looked like a good meal, and ......................

[Susan Unger]

as long as you don't find it later in your belfry that is a good thingbelfry's been shut off ever since this summer when one got in.


Good. But now we'll never know, since you didn't see him leave, if he left on his own, or if some big bird decided it looked like a good meal, and ......................I'm sure it left on its own.

[Marg Shurtliff]

Susan's and Jim's weather at the moment . Temp is 24º with the wind chill making it 14º.

[Jim Chabot]

Yes , its a bagel with egg , bacon, lettuce and tomato . Actually quite good .

Not to mention long lasting! A B.E.L.T. and a medium double double will last me all the way until 3 or 4 PM!

[Jim Chabot]

Susan's and Jim's weather at the moment . Temp is 24º with the wind chill making it 14º.

Yes maam! It is supposed to be in the high 30's here today, in the middle 30's in Maine. And they are forecasting a slight possibility of snow in Maine by weekend. The ground is still too warm for the snow to stay, but it's getting close!

Like the old folks say, the snow won't stay until the third storm.

[Susan Unger]

It might snow sometime next week. At least it is colder than a few days ago.

[Marg Shurtliff]

6 posts this time . I managed 6 minutes with my first but 5 hours 33 minutes with my second .

[Jim Chabot]

Morning all!

It's a great great morning! There is frost on the pumpkin.

And my windshield!

[Marg Shurtliff]

Temp 32 here and a light snow . Glad I don't have to go anywhere .

[Jim Chabot]

I think that we were in the middle twenties this morning. This is generally the time of year when I feel the coldest. Once I get used to it and my blood thickens up then I'm good for the rest of the winter.

[Susan Unger]

Morning all!

It's a great great morning! There is frost on the pumpkin.

And my windshield!

It was on my windsheild last night when I went to go to my parents' place. :)

[Glenda Harvey]

It snowed in the mountains last night while I was at Disneyland. Just a few flurries when I was driving up. Cold and Cloudy today but no snow.

[Susan Unger]

A few decorations are up. MIght make cookies tonight.

[Tinker Boyd]

I think that we were in the middle twenties this morning. This is generally the time of year when I feel the coldest. Once I get used to it and my blood thickens up then I'm good for the rest of the winter.

Cold here too. 63' right now and expected to drop all the way to 61' tonight. My blood never seems to thicken and I just stay cold all winter.

[Susan Unger]

Cold here too. 63' right now and expected to drop all the way to 61' tonight. My blood never seems to thicken and I just stay cold all winter.

What would be your dream place to live in the winter - if money was no object?

[Tinker Boyd]

What would be your dream place to live in the winter - if money was no object?

Funny you asked - my daughters were just asking me the same question this morning.

I don't like Florida because the temp tends to stay too constant in the 80s so not quite warm enough for me. The desert is out because it gets too cold at night. I guess a bit further south here in Texas would probably work. I love the hill country of Texas enough to tolerate the cold if I was ever blessed enough to move there.

How are things here? I haven't had a chance to naznet much.

[Susan Unger]

Funny you asked - my daughters were just asking me the same question this morning.

I don't like Florida because the temp tends to stay too constant in the 80s so not quite warm enough for me. The desert is out because it gets too cold at night. I guess a bit further south here in Texas would probably work. I love the hill country of Texas enough to tolerate the cold if I was ever blessed enough to move there.

How are things here? I haven't had a chance to naznet much.This thread is going along quite well. We get our snarfs in and have fun chatting with each other.

[Marg Shurtliff]

10 posts this time . Managed 6 hours and 24 minutes with my first and 35 minutes with the second .

Nice to see Tinker pop in .

[Gina Stevenson]

Yes (as Marg said). Hi, Tinker.

Gettin' close to that next big snarf, too!
Wonder who'll be awake enough to notice and catch it this time? ;)

[Susan Unger]

Yes (as Marg said). Hi, Tinker.

Gettin' close to that next big snarf, too!
Wonder who'll be awake enough to notice and catch it this time? ;)

What snarf?

[Tinker Boyd]

What snarf?

#6090 of course. I got it!!!! HAHAHAHA!!!!

[Susan Unger]

#6090 of course. I got it!!!! HAHAHAHA!!!!

For some reason, I saw the post number as 6008 not 6080. So I couldn't see that there was a snarf coming up at all. Now, i see how close it is.

[Jim Chabot]

Cold here too. 63' right now and expected to drop all the way to 61' tonight. My blood never seems to thicken and I just stay cold all winter.

Hey Tinker, great to see you back!

My experience is that the morning temps need to be consistently in the thirties before I start adapting. Once I'm over the rough part, I'm good without a coat down to the teens. I have been know to work in a tee shirt when it is in the thirties.

Of course it is an entirely different sensation when it gets real cold -20 to -40, it doesn't really feel cold, it does feel painful but strangely not cold.

A couple of years ago we set a new state record for cold up here. When I awoke on Jan 18, it was -46 at my house. Cold enough that you have to breath through something and breath slowly or you will burn your throat. Very strange to go from inside to outside with a 114 degree change in temperature.

On the other hand 70 degrees is about my limit. Anything over that and I'm really uncomfortable.

[Susan Unger]

My experience is that the morning temps need to be consistently in the thirties before I start adapting. Once I'm over the rough part, I'm good without a coat down to the teens. I have been know to work in a tee shirt when it is in the thirties.

Of course it is an entirely different sensation when it gets real cold -20 to -40, it doesn't really feel cold, it does feel painful but strangely not cold.

A couple of years ago we set a new state record for cold up here. When I awoke on Jan 18, it was -46 at my house. Cold enough that you have to breath through something and breath slowly or you will burn your throat. Very strange to go from inside to outside with a 114 degree change in temperature.

On the other hand 70 degrees is about my limit. Anything over that and I'm really uncomfortable.My friend :):):):) I am the same way. Above 70 and I am not a happy camper. When it was 67 last week I was miserable. Unlike you though, I can handle the cold right from the git go. In fact, I will lay my coat out just to make sure I know to put the thing on because I am enjoying just pure colder air too much to remember such a thing as a 'coat'.

The winter of 94 was a cold one for us in northern PA. If memory is correct it was -20 or so or maybe even colder for many of those days. We lost 12+ days of school that month because it was so cold.

[Tinker Boyd]

Hey Tinker, great to see you back!

My experience is that the morning temps need to be consistently in the thirties before I start adapting.


I spent a year in Germany and never adapted. Humid or dry doesn't seem to make a difference either. Cold is below 90'. Though I can handle the 80s in a T-shirt and shorts. 70s and I have to put on pants and wear long-sleeves.

[Susan Unger]

I spent a year in Germany and never adapted. Humid or dry doesn't seem to make a difference either. Cold is below 90'. Though I can handle the 80s in a T-shirt and shorts. 70s and I have to put on pants and wear long-sleeves.

Holy cow....

The only time I've been "cold" when it was 70 outside was when my thyroid was not working well.

[Marg Shurtliff]

8 posts this time . My one got 2 hours and 35 minutes .

Warming up a bit tomorrow so get one more time without my winter jacket . Yeah !!

[Susan Unger]

It is nice and cool at 36.

[Marg Shurtliff]

34 here with a low of 32 .

[Susan Unger]

31 right now

[Marg Shurtliff]

3 posts this time . I managed 20 minutes with my first but 5 hours and 51 minutes with my second .

Current temp here is 50º but more snow for Tuesday .

[Susan Unger]

We might get snow on Tuesday as well.

[Marg Shurtliff]

Temp is 49 now and will stay in that range for tomorrow . Wish I were going out then instead of after the cold front comes in Tuesday .

[Jim Chabot]

Temp is 49 now and will stay in that range for tomorrow . Wish I were going out then instead of after the cold front comes in Tuesday .

Right now 49 is warmer than the inside of our house in Maine. I got a call from the monitoring system last night saying that the heat had gone out and it was 40 degrees inside. I was planning on driving up today to stay for the week anyways, so I didn't call the oil company. I've got a decent fire going in the wood furnace and the temp is up to 45 now. It will be a nice cool night to sleep for sure!

Nite all.

[Jim Chabot]

Morning all!

Posted from Tim Horton's. It doesn't get any better than this!

[Susan Unger]

I would love to have a home with a fireplace. It seems so rustic...

[Marg Shurtliff]

Just 5 posts this time . i only managed 1 hour and 7 minutes and 17 minutes with mine .

Its rained all day today but that may turn to snow , in fact probably will. A real dreary , sunless day .

[Susan Unger]

That's what is coming my way...bleh.

[Marg Shurtliff]

Light snow at the moment with a temp of 32º.

[Jim Chabot]

Back at Tim Hortons. Bagel B.E.L.T. with ham this morning!

Light rain and they are saying it will change to snow tonight. Only 1 to 3 and the ground still is too warm for it to stay.

[Susan Unger]

rain and 60 degrees. double bleh!

[Marg Shurtliff]

Just 4 posts this time and I only got 58 minutes and 1 hour 30 minutes being last !

Temp here 31º and the 2 to 3 inches of snow they predicted seemed to be more a dusting . Think I escaped paying this time .

[Susan Unger]

Just 4 posts this time and I only got 58 minutes and 1 hour 30 minutes being last !

Temp here 31º and the 2 to 3 inches of snow they predicted seemed to be more a dusting . Think I escaped paying this time .

The weatherman used the S word today in reference to tomorrow.

[Marg Shurtliff]

Temp constant here but I see they say we have fog depositing ice . Don't think I've ever read that before . I don't have to go out till Thursday morning so hopefully the ice will be gone by then .

[Jim Chabot]

The man in front of me at the counter at Tim Horton's works at the national weather service in Caribou. He was talking about the weather, what a surprise, and he indicated that we can expect 10" of snow between tonight and tomorrow! This could be the beginning of our winter snow cover!

So good morning all!

[Susan Unger]

Temp constant here but I see they say we have fog depositing ice . Don't think I've ever read that before . I can't recall ever reading that before either.


The man in front of me at the counter at Tim Horton's works at the national weather service in Caribou. He was talking about the weather, what a surprise, and he indicated that we can expect 10" of snow between tonight and tomorrow! This could be the beginning of our winter snow cover!

So good morning all!A blessed day for you then! We are supposed to get 2 - 4 inches of snow tonight. I'm glad. I am sick of this rain and warm weather.

[Steven Burton]

The weatherman used the S word today in reference to tomorrow.

in Texas that means sleet not snow.

[Susan Unger]

in Texas that means sleet not snow.

:)

Right now it is a mix of rain, wintry mix and snow.

[Marg Shurtliff]

6 posts this time . Mine got 37 minutes and 5 hours 32 minutes being last .

Congratulations to Steven on his snarf of post #6116 .

[Susan Unger]

6 posts this time . Mine got 37 minutes and 5 hours 32 minutes being last .

Congratulations to Steven on his snarf of post #6116 .

Well, well, well...

[Glenda Harvey]

Going on a Cruise next week with my daughter and son in law and my son in laws family. My daughter is paying for us as a Christmas present. My first Cruise ever.

[Susan Unger]

Going on a Cruise next week with my daughter and son in law and my son in laws family. My daughter is paying for us as a Christmas present. My first Cruise ever.

Wow...so exciting for you. I've been one a few of them. They are lovely.... Where you going to?

[Glenda Harvey]

Wow...so exciting for you. I've been one a few of them. They are lovely.... Where you going to?

Down to Cabo San Lucas with stops in between. (They call it the Mexican Rivera.)

[Marg Shurtliff]

Temp 28º here but no precipitation . But Friday is a coming with periods of snow .

[Susan Unger]

Down to Cabo San Lucas with stops in between. (They call it the Mexican Rivera.)

:) Wikipedia says that 70 - 80% of the residents are from the USA. It will be like home!

[Marg Shurtliff]

6 posts this time . Managed 2 hours and 2 minutes and 8 hours and 24 minutes . Much better than usual lately .

Light snow at the moment . We are to get 1 to 2 inches .

[Susan Unger]

The weatherman thinks 30 degrees is cold...sigh...

[Jim Chabot]

The weatherman thinks 30 degrees is cold...sigh...

We are supposed to be down to 0 by Saturday.

But I'm back in Massachusetts, got up at 3:30 and made it back here by 10:45. No snow here and not much chance of seeing 0 here all winter.

Finally got the bathroom remodel at the Maine house done! Now the house is all cleaned up and ready so that we can enjoy it this winter!

I forgot to mention earlier that we don't have a fireplace in Maine, we have a wood furnace that we use while we are there. The house is heated by oil otherwise.

3160

[Susan Unger]

No snow here and not much chance of seeing 0 here all winter.



Southern PA doesn't get 0 degrees either :( But I have fond memories of my walks in northern PA when it was 5 outside.

[Marg Shurtliff]

Just 3 posts and mine got 11 hours and 50 minutes being last .

Light snow at the moment with the temp at 31º.Wind chill is 19º though .

[Susan Unger]

Enjoyed watching Frosty tonight on tv. :)

[Marg Shurtliff]

Hello out there in NazNet land . Our current temp is 26º but the wind chill makes it 16º. I so am not ready for this yet .

[Susan Unger]

Hello out there in NazNet land . Our current temp is 26º but the wind chill makes it 16º. I so am not ready for this yet .

Hellooooooooo!!!!!!!!!

[Marg Shurtliff]

Just 3 posts this time and mine got 7 hours and 15 minutes and 12 minutes .

Susan , you and I are keeping this thread going ! Couldn't think of someone else I'd rather do that with .

[Susan Unger]

Just 3 posts this time and mine got 7 hours and 15 minutes and 12 minutes .

Susan , you and I are keeping this thread going ! Couldn't think of someone else I'd rather do that with .

Aww.. how sweet. I guess this means I can't say something like "gonna beat ya to the end!!!!" ;)

[Marg Shurtliff]

That's so true ,Susan . We have your type of weather this morning , 24º but its a bit warmer than when I went to bed at 22º. Wind chill makes it 19º.

[Susan Unger]

That's so true ,Susan . We have your type of weather this morning , 24º but its a bit warmer than when I went to bed at 22º. Wind chill makes it 19º.

'Twas 20 this morning. :):):)

[Marg Shurtliff]

My early night . Its 35º at the moment .

[Susan Unger]

My early night . Its 35º at the moment .

Marg! It is warmer up north where you are than when I am in PA. Yessiree, Bob! You are warmer than me!

[Marg Shurtliff]

A little confusing re posts as no one had posted to my last from Sat so didn't post when I read NazNet and then just before bed I forgot to do my daily report as usually it is long done by then . Sat got 11 hours and 12 minutes . The next 10 hours and 49 minutes . The last just 27 minutes.

Current temp 31º.

[Jim Chabot]

My early night . Its 35º at the moment .

23 degrees way down south here in bright sunny Massachusetts!

[Susan Unger]

Sadly, it is supposed to get warmer here the next few days. Bah humbug!

[Jim Chabot]

Sadly, it is supposed to get warmer here the next few days. Bah humbug!

Not good, your making me nervous.

I just checked noaa and they are saying that northern Maine will stay safely below freezing at least till Monday!

[Susan Unger]

Not good, your making me nervous.

I just checked noaa and they are saying that northern Maine will stay safely below freezing at least till Monday!

Lucky duck!

[Patrick Russell]

I'm ready for snow here in Iowa but I'm not sure we'll see it before Christmas in any significant accumulations. Sadly it is currently 43 degrees outside.

[Susan Unger]

I'm ready for snow here in Iowa but I'm not sure we'll see it before Christmas in any significant accumulations. Sadly it is currently 43 degrees outside.

That's the story here with me and the weather.

[Patrick Russell]

Snow at least makes winter fun. A dry winter takes all the fun out of it for me. Bring on the snow.

[Marg Shurtliff]

Snow at least makes winter fun. A dry winter takes all the fun out of it for me. Bring on the snow.



But too much of it is devasting . When you can't see your car because is buried in snow or your car's rear looks like a station wagon the way the snow piles on , and you can't get out of your driveway because the snow is so deep and the plow has been but your snow cleaner hasn't , all my joy of winter disappears . And we get far too much of that here . Then add to that difficulty getting around without the snow and ice and that is 10 times times worse .

7 posts this time and my one got 10 hours 33 minutes being last .

[Susan Unger]

My new mattress arrived today. I am looking forward to a good night's sleep - the first one in years I bet.

[Marg Shurtliff]

Enjoy your sleep , Susan. Temp here 35º . More rain and freezing rain on the schedule . At least the rain doesn't cost me $ 20 .

[Susan Unger]

From Moravian Daily Text

Wednesday, December 14


Psalm 143:1-6 Micah 3:8-5:15; Revelation 12:18-13:10

All the people responded with a great shout when they praised the Lord,
because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid. Ezra 3:11

No one can lay any foundation other than the one that has been laid;
that foundation is Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 3:11

O Rock of Ages, we cling to you. When we fall on slippery slopes we
create for ourselves, your foundation is always there to provide for us
a safe place to land. All glory in Jesus Christ. Amen.

[Jim Chabot]

Snow at least makes winter fun. A dry winter takes all the fun out of it for me. Bring on the snow.

Amen to that! Not to mention that the snow helps keep it a little warmer. A dry winter is a cold winter.

[Susan Unger]

Fa la la laaaaaaa......

[Marg Shurtliff]

5 posts this time . Mine got 2 hours and 11 minutes and 8 hours and 32 minutes . Not bad .Nearly half a day .

[Susan Unger]

three days left of class. I'm so burned out though that I hope I have the strength to finish.

[Marg Shurtliff]

37º and a light drizzle . We are to have lots of rain today . At least rain doesn't have to be shoveled so I save $ 20 each time . That I like !

[Susan Unger]

Two days left of classes....I think I can I think I can I think I can....

[Patrick Russell]

That little engine that could sometimes is so fitting to life. Hang in there Susan you'll make it. Besides you'll have Christmas to look forward to after classes end.

[Steven Burton]

chooooooo!!!!!!!!!!choooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!

[Susan Unger]

Thanks guys. :)

I am now eating pumpkin soup for dinner.

[Steven Burton]

It is always a good read little engine that could (http://www.amazon.com/Little-Engine-Could-Original-Classic/dp/0448405202).

[Susan Unger]

It is always a good read little engine that could (http://www.amazon.com/Little-Engine-Could-Original-Classic/dp/0448405202).

Yup. choo choo!

[Marg Shurtliff]

Congratulations , Susan, on your snarf # 6161.

8 posts this time . My first got a mere 6 minutes but the second got 8 hours and 47 minutes .

We hit an all time high for temperature today but that will be short lived . Tomorrow its back to the cold .

[Susan Unger]

Congratulations , Susan, on your snarf # 6161.

8 posts this time . My first got a mere 6 minutes but the second got 8 hours and 47 minutes .

We hit an all time high for temperature today but that will be short lived . Tomorrow its back to the cold .The weather channel says that a cold front came through but I am not seeing it. hmmm....

[Susan Unger]

Tonight is our 12 hour prayer vigil. Pray that all goes well. thx all ~

[Sue Pyles]

I can't believe this is still going on.

[Susan Unger]

I can't believe this is still going on.

We are the little engine that could forum of NN!

[Jim Chabot]

498 posts until we hit another 4 of a kind!

Not this kind though!

http://jcrue.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/postturtle.jpg

[Susan Unger]

498 posts until we hit another 4 of a kind!

Not this kind though!

http://jcrue.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/postturtle.jpgPoor turtle!

[Marg Shurtliff]

6 posts this time . I thought I had only got 12 minutes when I realized it was 12 hours and 12 minutes ! Over a half day !

Current temp is 25º with a light snow . Wind chill makes it 16º . Susan and Jim weather !

[Susan Unger]

Susan and Jim weather !

That it is!!

[Patrick Russell]

Sounds like lovely weather.

[Marg Shurtliff]

Current temp 14º with a wind chill of 0º.Wish I could send it to you , Susan . We've gone from breaking the record high for the day -Thursday - to below normal temps .

[Susan Unger]

Current temp 14º with a wind chill of 0º.Wish I could send it to you , Susan . We've gone from breaking the record high for the day -Thursday - to below normal temps .

And I DO wish you could send it to me. Where I used to live in Northern PA, we often got Canadian lows in winter. But here in southern Pa I live too close to the ocean so we get both - Canadian cold and ocean warmth. It is 39 here.

[Tinker Boyd]

I finished my last assignment for the semester. Decided to watch a movie but it has been so long since I turned on the TV that I couldn't find the ON button - luckily I discovered that the power button did the same thing.

[Marg Shurtliff]

6 posts this time . Mine got 47 minutes and 10 hours and 27 minutes being last .

Current temp here 8º . Could use a little warmth here !

[Susan Unger]

I finished my last assignment for the semester. Decided to watch a movie but it has been so long since I turned on the TV that I couldn't find the ON button - luckily I discovered that the power button did the same thing.

So what class did you finish? I am working on my last assignment tonight for Pastoral Care and Counseling.

[Susan Unger]

6 posts this time . Mine got 47 minutes and 10 hours and 27 minutes being last .

Current temp here 8º . Could use a little warmth here !

Saw a few flakes this afternoon. 'Twas happy for a few minutes.

[Susan Unger]

Class is done!!!!!!!!

I am so burned out it is scary.

[Marg Shurtliff]

We had dusting of snow today .Temp is steady at 8º. It's supposed to go to 5º tonight with a high of 21º Sunday . Brr !!

[Susan Unger]

I am up with the birdies. Need to get ready for church!

[Tinker Boyd]

So what class did you finish? I am working on my last assignment tonight for Pastoral Care and Counseling.

I just finished Biblical Interpretation. I actually enjoyed writing my first exegetical paper - we'll see if I still enjoy them by the time I graduate!

Are you doing the MPP track or a degree? I decided to do a degree so that I had the option of going to grad school.

[Susan Unger]

I just finished Biblical Interpretation. I actually enjoyed writing my first exegetical paper - we'll see if I still enjoy them by the time I graduate!

Are you doing the MPP track or a degree? I decided to do a degree so that I had the option of going to grad school.

Bib Interpretation was a shocker for me. I despised writing especially research papers. I also always do poorly on this. But for this class, I did quite well and discovered that exegetical papers are easier to research than a History, French or Spanish paper ever was.

I am doing MPP. I already have some BAs so there was no need to get yet another one.

[Marg Shurtliff]

6 posts this time . Mine got 1 minute and 5 hours and 13 minutes which is good for the weekend .

Current temp is 20º with a wind chill of 9º.

[Susan Unger]

30 here.

[Glenda Harvey]

I'm Back!! Great Cruise! Lots of fun!

[Marg Shurtliff]

My early night . Temp now 21º WC 14º.

[Susan Unger]

I'm Back!! Great Cruise! Lots of fun!

Ready for your next one???

[Glenda Harvey]

Ready for your next one???

Would love to go on another one. Don't know when though.

[Susan Unger]

Would love to go on another one. Don't know when though.

Me, too.

[Marg Shurtliff]

6 posts this time and mine got 2 hours and 32 minutes and 10 hours and 37 minutes . Over a half day . Most unusual for a Sunday .

Current temp is 31º and steadily going down . ( wind chill 18º)

[Susan Unger]

6 posts this time and mine got 2 hours and 32 minutes and 10 hours and 37 minutes . Over a half day . Most unusual for a Sunday .

Current temp is 31º and steadily going down . ( wind chill 18º)

I'm reforming my ways so that I am not up at 3 am anymore. So, you'll get another half a day.

[Jim Chabot]

Temp was 22, yesterday morning, this morning it's 43. If you don't like the weather just wait, It will change!

Temps are staying below freezing in Maine, but the ground wasn't frozen when we got the snow, so we have lost more than half of it. There's only a few inches on the ground now with a few more inches added last night in the St. John valley. Doesn't look like we will be riding Christmas week. Oh well, we missed the whole month of January last year, but we still had a couple feet of snow on the ground in April. Nothing beats snowmobiling when the temps are in the fifties!

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/nerfc/graphics/snowmaps/html/snow_depth.html

[Susan Unger]

Annoyed - it is 45.

[Glenda Harvey]

Good Morning!!

[Gina Stevenson]

Susan, 45 isn't annoying midwinter! ;-)

[Susan Unger]

Susan, 45 isn't annoying midwinter! ;-)

UGH! I need it at least 15 - 20 degrees colder...dying here from the agony of it all!

[Marg Shurtliff]

Just 6 posts this time and mine got 10 hours and 1 minute .

Our current temp is 11º with a wind chill of -2º and a freezing rain warning in effect .

Got the stair lift installed today . Tonight I ride up!!!

[Glenda Harvey]

Good Night :smilies1098:

[Marg Shurtliff]

Nitey nite , Glenda .

20º here with the WC at 12º and still warning about the freezing .

[Glenda Harvey]

Good Morning.......

[Susan Unger]

Just 6 posts this time and mine got 10 hours and 1 minute .

Our current temp is 11º with a wind chill of -2º and a freezing rain warning in effect .

Got the stair lift installed today . Tonight I ride up!!!Enjoy your ride up!

[Susan Unger]

Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat Please put a penny in the old man's hat If you haven't got a penny, a ha'penny will do If you haven't got a ha'penny, then God bless you!

[Marg Shurtliff]

Congratulations , Glenda , on your snarf of post # 6200.

Just 5 posts and mine got 5 hours and 31 minutes and 8 hours and 8 minutes .

And yes , Susan , my ride up was heavenly ! No more struggling to get up those stairs and fearful of falling on the way down .

Had to thaw out my car for about 20 minutes before I could drive today as it was encased in ice . Freezing rain the whole time I was out and still coming down .To change to snow about midnight . Most of the driving was OK except some side streets and then there was lots of sliding and slow moving .

[Susan Unger]

I am celebrating winter by not sleeping. Gotta get as much sun today as possible.

[Patrick Russell]

Not sure how long you can keep up the no sleep thing but good luck.

[Susan Unger]

Not sure how long you can keep up the no sleep thing but good luck.

Oops, I meant not sleeping IN.

[Patrick Russell]

That makes more sense. lol

[Susan Unger]

3 more sleeps...

[Patrick Russell]

That is not the way Kermit sings it.

[Susan Unger]

That is not the way Kermit sings it.

And that would be.....?

[Patrick Russell]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ2NCDZ6ZH8 Here you go.

[Marg Shurtliff]

8 posts this time and mine got 11 hours and 2 minutes being last !

Temp 32º here and a light snow .

[Patrick Russell]

Iowa is still without snow. Looks like a green Christmas again this year. :(

[Glenda Harvey]

Congratulations , Glenda , on your snarf of post # 6200. .

Thanks, I didn't even notice til you mentioned it.

[Marg Shurtliff]

Glenda , it wasn't until you quoted what I had said that I realized I left the "l" out of your name so edited my post as well as your quote of it .

Still 32º here and the light snow continues .

[Glenda Harvey]

Glenda , it wasn't until you quoted what I had said that I realized I left the "l" out of your name so edited my post as well as your quote of it .

I actually didn't notice the misspelling. It's late, I'm tired, time to go to bed. Good Night.

[Patrick Russell]

So begins another day.

[Susan Unger]

Thanks, that was nice.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ2NCDZ6ZH8 Here you go.

[Jim Chabot]

Aha! I'm just in time!

[Jim Chabot]

#6220!!!!! Yaaaaaaaah!!

[Jim Chabot]

And!!

[Jim Chabot]

#6222!!!! Woooooo..............Hoooooooooo!!!!!!

[Gina Stevenson]

Huh? What kind of snarf is 6220 . . . or 6222? (puzzled)

[Susan Unger]

Huh? What kind of snarf is 6220 . . . or 6222? (puzzled)

I don't believe it is one...

[Susan Unger]

Now, this one might be....

[Susan Unger]

cuz it is 6226!

[Jim Chabot]

Huh? What kind of snarf is 6220 . . . or 6222? (puzzled)

Those are "every cloud has a silver lining" snarfs! Which means that they aren't really snarfs at all. I find that if I take nothing and pretend that it's something, I can get all happy about it!

[Jim Chabot]

cuz it is 6226!

And you are most welcome!

[Susan Unger]

And you are most welcome!

Thank ye :)

[Marg Shurtliff]

17 posts this time but 11 of those by just 2 people! Mine got 1 hour and 18 minutes and just 24 minutes . Not too great .

Congratulations , Susan ,on your snarf of post # 6226 .

Temp here 7º with a wind chill of -6º.Glad I don't have to go out .

[Glenda Harvey]

So not ready for Christmas

[Steven Burton]

Hey I might get to see some of the white stuff on X-mas

[Susan Unger]

17 posts this time but 11 of those by just 2 people! Mine got 1 hour and 18 minutes and just 24 minutes . Not too great .

Congratulations , Susan ,on your snarf of post # 6226 .

Temp here 7º with a wind chill of -6º.Glad I don't have to go out .Thank ye...and I am honestly, very envious of your cold. I want to be cold again. Honest.

[Susan Unger]

So not ready for Christmas

I have cards to write. I've done none of that. And I need to finish off an afghan that I am crocheting for a friend's Christmas present.

[Susan Unger]

Hey I might get to see some of the white stuff on X-mas

So NOT fair!

[Marg Shurtliff]

You know , Susan , how quickly I'd give you all our cold if I could.

Current temp 5 º , with wind chill -6º.

[Gina Stevenson]

Those are "every cloud has a silver lining" snarfs! Which means that they aren't really snarfs at all. I find that if I take nothing and pretend that it's something, I can get all happy about it!

Ooooh, I see! Hey, if it works . . . . ;-)

{Had to edit due to this kybd AGAIN! but still glad 2B here, tho' in "lightweight" one cannot thank, laugh, nor see post #s. ;)}

[Jim Chabot]

Ooooh, I see! Hey, if it works . . . . ;-)

{Had to edit due to this kybd AGAIN! but still glad 2B here, tho' in "lightweight" one cannot thank, laugh, nor see post #s. ;)}

It works Gina! I've done this for many years, I must warn you that it doesn't always work though, the trick is to just keep trying it. It's worth it even if it only works half of the time!

[Jim Chabot]

You know , Susan , how quickly I'd give you all our cold if I could.

Current temp 5 º , with wind chill -6º.

We have the cold up in Maine, but still no snow! We need to get the snow before the great lakes freeze or it will be a real cold dry winter.

[Susan Unger]

It is close to freezing at least this morning. And I saw a snow flake out in the air. Better than rain.

[Gina Stevenson]

We have the cold up in Maine, but still no snow! We need to get the snow before the great lakes freeze or it will be a real cold dry winter.

Way over there you get "lake effect" snow, too!?! Well, I never . . . Knew places just 2the east of them did, but that far east of us? Wow!
(Michigan here)

[Susan Unger]

Thankfully it is at least under 40 now.

[Glenda Harvey]

Everyone have a wonderful Christmas! :smilies1171:

[Patrick Russell]

Still would rather a white Christmas instead of a green Christmas, but oh well. Christmas is still good.

[Susan Unger]

Everyone have a wonderful Christmas! :smilies1171:

You, too!!!!

[Susan Unger]

Merry Christmas everyone!

[Gina Stevenson]

I continue to pray for you. And I saw your pm...will respond when I get a moment.

Thank you.
Have said ea yr here that the NEXT yr's. Chrismas ws not going2B like prev yrs, bt thn the wind gets knocked out of me again & no energy2try again 4a "real" Christmas. One of these yrs again . . . . ;)

[Marg Shurtliff]

17 this time with well over half made by just two folk . Managed 8 minutes with my first post and 2 hours 49 minutes with the second .

The ground here is covered with a lite amount of snow . Main roads are clear but over by the church they are snow covered. A little grass pokes through here and there . We are to get 1 to 2 inches snow after midnight and with it being so cold none will melt . Apparently the definition here of a white Christmas is 1 inch of snow on the ground at 7AM Christmas Day . Current temp is 4 º with a wind chill of -11º. It sure is cold out there .Almost didn't get in my car as the door was frozen shut .

[Patrick Russell]

Sounds like Marg is having quite the winter adventure already.

[Susan Unger]

Absolutely divine Christmas Eve service tonight!~