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Sounds like we're both having a good day Steve

I won't go into any details but a company I've been involved with decided to merge with another company and there would be some surplus funds that would be split evenly with some of us. It was estimated we'd receive about $2600 each so it was rather nice this morning to receive word that rather than $2600 it was gonna be nearly $37,000. As mentioned above, it's a nice way to start my day 🙂

Just curious, but rather than waiting 5 days for your package, why not just drive to the post office and pick it up ?

Bass are the easiest fish in the world to catch, why would anyone need such an expensive lure to go after them ? 😁

Thanks Art, all is right with the world once again 👍

Just my opinion Art, but I don't like it, to me it just adds unneeded clutter.

Funny how one day we think something is so highly technical then a couple years later we wonder what the heck were we thinking. I'm sure 20 years from now we'll be thinking the same thing about today's smart tv's.

I met my wife waaaay back in '64 and shortly after meeting her she invited me over to her place to meet her parents and darned if they didn't have a colour TV. First one I'd ever seen and I was amazed at how good it looked. Don't remember for sure all these years later but I'd guess the colour was pretty crappy compared to what we have today, but back then it really something LOL

Who else remembers the days when you'd pull the tubes out of the back of the TV when it stopped working and take them down to the tube tester machine at the drugstore. Plug the tubes into the machine and it would indicate it when it found the bad one. I remember vividly back in the 50's when it was just a normal thing to do that and I'd always accompany Dad when we went to the drugstore to test them. Yup, the good ole days weren't always so good LOL 😁

And it didn't cost a couple grand that you'd pay for a bigger TV either LOL

My kids were born in '67 & '72 and thankfully there was nothing even close happening back then like what's going on in schools today. We were also fortunate that I earned enough money that my wife didn't have to work and could stay home with the kids when they were small and we almost never needed a babysitter. I really feel sorry for parents today who need both incomes but with the on-line learning someone has to stay home and give up that 2nd income. It must be terribly hard on so many families moneywise and so many have probably even lost their homes because of it. Not really going anywhere with this other than just sorta thinking out loud but my wife and I haven't really been affected by this virus other than some travel plans have been interrupted but I just feel so bad for the 1000's that have been hit so hard by it all.

A friend is a grade 4 teacher and she says normally with in class teaching the kids learn very well but when they're doing it on-line they just don't grasp things as easily. Plus no interaction with friends is very tough on them.

Well said Dave

Beautiful bird and always good to see them around the house.

Great pictures Geoff, always good seeing the critters

That's lousy news Dan, you have my deepest condolences. Brothers are special people and it hurts when we lose them.

And it's still dark brown LOL

Actually my barber had another lady working for her and when the shop closed down she opened her own shop at her farm so I go there now. Another nice thing about country living is sitting in a barber chair and having horses right outside the window watching what's going on LOL

Yes, and I told her that too.

The lady that was cutting my hair until a year ago was a retired ICU nurse and when the virus got out of control she gave up her haircutting business and went back into the ICU to help save live. Darned impressive in my mind.

Lots of things fail sooner than we'd expect but it's just a chance we take when buying stuff. I had a fridge die after only 8 years and a 65" Samsung give up the ghost after only 4 years yet I have 3 Samsung TV's still working perfectly after 11 years. It's all just a coin toss if we get a good one or not.

This morning's news said 35 planes from India have landed in Canada in the last 2 weeks.

Well yes, there is that too Steve 😁

I have a cell phone that pretty much lives in my truck and is basically only for emergencies or if my wife needs me for something while I'm out driving somewhere. I don't even remember the last time I used it. My landline in the house it how I communicate with people

My current truck cost 4 1/2 times what my 1st house cost....THAT'S inflation LOL