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[jswordy]

This is the well cover heater I built in January 1996, and other than the bulbs (which last 5 to 7 years), it's the original.

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Our well head froze the first year in the house, and our builder was kind enough to lend a small quartz heater to thaw it out. He recommended putting a 40 to 60 watt bulb inside the cover, and plug it in when the temperature drops below freezing. The heat of the incandescent bulb is sufficient to keep the temp inside the cover above freezing.

So I purchased a $1.98 USD pigtail (single bulb socket on short cord), took some stiff wire from a hay bale, and built a jig which holds the bulb up on the inside and keeps the plug out of the mud on the outside. This highly complex solution took minutes to create. The cord passes though imperfections in the cover housing and the concrete base, so it's not crushed by the cover.

When incandescent bulbs went bye-bye, I purchased a box of 'em. At current consumption I'll need to live to 200 to use them up, which I'm perfectly willing to do.

Nice setup. We can still get incandescents at Walmart here. Shrug. I bought bunch cuz they all were gonna be gone, and yet we still can get them.

Lots of folks use the light bulb trick in spring houses here, when the spring is low-flow. I have our well surrounded by landscape blocks but it doesn't really get cold enough long enough to worry about freeze-up and my well pipe exits 3 feet in the ground. If I was counting on collecting up in a tank a little-finger sized trickle out of a small spring like some folks here do, though, I'd have it heated.

 

[jswordy]

A female friend took pix of her New Years charcuterie board. I asked her if she had a hard time with it.

 

[jswordy]

Heck, it's Jan. 1st ... might as well open up the house this afternoon!



Never mind indoor temp. Sun is shining on display unit.

 

[TurkeyHollow]

A female friend took pix of her New Years charcuterie board. I asked her if she had a hard time with it.

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I guess it's wood AND meat!

 

[TurkeyHollow]

New Year's Day excitement. T-Bone the Bull arrived today!

Here he comes...
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Andy says, hang a right at the gate...
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And he makes the turn!
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The cows are saying, "Oooo la-la!" Ya got him until May 1, girls, so make the best of it.
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Jack, left, and Andy... and the back half of an uncooperative Ruby. They partner farming Jack's land in Franklin, TN, north of me and just south of Nashville. Andy's my nephew. We've had this deal where I overwinter their bull for a few years now. Works for both our operations.
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Man, that's a lot of animal! (not Jack or Andy... or Ruby)

 

[jswordy]

Man, that's a lot of animal! (not Jack or Andy... or Ruby)

Yep... And he WILL throw his weight around. Had to tell my hunter friend to give him a wide berth.

 

[vinny]

We were very indulgent!

Vegetable platter, shrimp cocktail, chips, sweets, and good friends as well.

I hope you all had a good night.

 

[vinny]

So that was the reason for the rime?

Yes sir. There was so much moisture in the air that my mirrors were icing up on my drive the day before. Luckily heated mirrors are a standard feature in the north!

Sure makes for a beautiful change of every part of the country.

 

[sour_grapes]

Yes sir. There was so much moisture in the air that my mirrors were icing up on my drive the day before. Luckily heated mirrors are a standard feature in the north!

Sure makes for a beautiful change of every part of the country.

Sorry, it was a "no rhyme or reason" pun... Okay, I will go sit in the corner now...

 

[vinny]

Sorry, it was a "no rhyme or reason" pun... Okay, I will go sit in the corner now...

I figured I was missing the humour. I did not bring my A game today.

We did our best.

 

[winemaker81]

Our artificial tree is getting old -- it sheds more needles every year. I figure it's got a few years left in it, as it still looks good.

 

[jswordy]

Our artificial tree is getting old -- it sheds more needles every year. I figure it's got a few years left in it, as it still looks good.

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And here I thought avoiding that was a major reason why folks buy artificial trees in the first place. Silly me.

 

[winemaker81]

And here I thought avoiding that was a major reason why folks buy artificial trees in the first place. Silly me.

Last year we had 5% of that amount of needles, so this was a real surprise!

Cost is a factor. This tree cost less than a real tree, and we've had it 10+ years. Plus we are not adding to the mess in landfills.

 

[jswordy]

Last year we had 5% of that amount of needles, so this was a real surprise!

Cost is a factor. This tree cost less than a real tree, and we've had it 10+ years. Plus we are not adding to the mess in landfills.

I was just making a lil joke. The local utility shreds real trees here and then distributes it as free mulch. For what a real tree costs, I'd use artificial too, if we went in for big Christmas trees. Ours is a 3-foot tall plastic one with integral lights and ornaments that pops in and out of the box in seconds.

 

[geek]

2022 financial year perspective

 

[jswordy]

2022 financial year perspective

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Awesome! You beat the NASDAQ by 10 points! That is a great result. I'm down 31%. Life happens. I consider this a rare stock sale. My opinion: Buy with everything you can spare now and right on into the first half of 2023. Your 2028 self will thank you profusely. Alternately, if you trade options, now's a decent time to short stocks and make money on a falling market. I do that, too.

 

[jswordy]

Hey @geek, cheer up! You could have been this guy!

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/02/investing/elon-musk-wealth/index.html

 

[geek]

Hey @geek, cheer up! You could have been this guy!

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/02/investing/elon-musk-wealth/index.html

I don't think Elon lost that much money, but haters REALLY want to bring him down to his knees with all garbage narrative. Just my opinion but we all know he's not welcomed in that side of the isle.

 

[geek]

Awesome! You beat the NASDAQ by 10 points! That is a great result. I'm down 31%. Life happens. I consider this a rare stock sale. My opinion: Buy with everything you can spare now and right on into the first half of 2023. Your 2028 self will thank you profusely. Alternately, if you trade options, now's a decent time to short stocks and make money on a falling market. I do that, too.

lol.......good that you're happy. I'm not.

 

[sour_grapes]

2022 financial year perspective

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What was your two-year performance, i.e., performance since Jan 2021?