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I’m pretty sure every family in my part of the country had some of those glasses at one time or another. Very comfortable to hold too.


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Okay..can't resist! RangerRay... they are very comfortable to hold! I do believe they were widely available although my mom only had one (peach one) ... I liked it so much I had to look into buying more and then saw all the different colors. Have met a collector and found the cubist glasses were made by only a few companies. My favorite (aqua) is made by Lancaster, not Indiana Whitehall or American Whitehall, though they look the same.
 
Wishing you all a Happy Valentine's Day and all the Best! Here are a few sweets for you! :love:

P.S. yes...used my favorite pretty old China (Prince Albert Serena..1940s) paired with an Anchor Hocking Waterford waffle pattern depression pink glass. Of course the yummies are even better...lol...


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Welp...made it through the Snow storm, and power and water outages. WhooooWeeee! On Monday, I lost power and cell phone data. Got power back on Wednesday, but no cable or internet and cell data, so dug up some old rabbit ears to get reception to about 10 stations including local weather news. Yesterday got data back and just got internet a few hours ago.

In any case, had two very cold nights (40 inside with fireplace going), but I know there were plenty of folks that were not so fortunate. We got down to single digits Monday and teens on Tuesday night. I am very thankful to God for what we had and came out okay. We had plenty of wood for fireplace, food, camp stove with propane and potable water. We are now dealing with low water pressure but its enough to boil water for daily use, and replenish our stored water supply and all is good! Local grocery chain, HEB, has been outstanding at getting food back on shelves (in Austin) and gasoline is just around the corner.

But as we warm up, there are many folks now dealing with water pipes bursting and no drinking water. I think half the State is under boil water orders! Something damn well broke in Texas (power grid) and lots of heads need to roll!!!!! Totally Unexcusable!!!! Texas does get very cold on occasion... I recall 11" of snow back in 1985, getting down to 17 degrees and our electricity did not go out. So something definitely stinks in Texas and its not oil!
 
Glad you're doing well DBA, the weather can be hell. Hurricane Hugo passed over my house in 1989, tore our asses up, no electricity for 21/2 weeks, but it was NOT freezing. That's a big difference.:eek:
 
Glad you made it through OK.

When I first went to work for the power industry 20+ years ago, I had never thought about the grid or interconnections. When I started to figure it out I was a little surprised to see most of Texas was independent from the rest of the grid. For what that is worth. I doubt heads will roll or anything will change.

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I heard about Griddy....someone mentioned $9k residential bill. We use Austin Energy but will be interesting to see what we get billed. Have not yet heard about any horror stories by them yet....will see. And we broke record here... 6 full days below freezing. At day 4 we finally saw one truck drive up our residential street...people were not venturing out!

And as far as being on independent grid not connected to rest if US, I've always thought this was good as I value independence. But it appears operations and terms were changed since 1985 and no one noticed---but that should change and many heads should roll! Will see how that goes! I think people here are extremely angry, and I plan to give as many representatives as possible an ear full....and I've never done that...but I will on this!
 
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Glad you're doing well DBA, the weather can be hell. Hurricane Hugo passed over my house in 1989, tore our asses up, no electricity for 21/2 weeks, but it was NOT freezing. That's a big difference.:eek:
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Wow.... that had to be hard... 2.5 weeks without electricity! The heat and humidity would also be very hard. Each situation has its challenges.

I was getting ready to get rid of an old box of assorted candles. Glad I didn't, as I ended up using half of them. Had one very large one...8"x8", with 3 wicks that kept den lit and other single candles for reading. Favorites were Christmas stained glass bowel-type holders for safety. I had lots of flashlights, batteries and a good little LED lantern with built in radio. Used an Emergency battery car jumper with USB ports to keep phones charged. But heavy blankets and the fireplace and wood were the items that made the biggest difference. Feel so sad that so many lost their lives due to hypothermia... I think count is around 70 nationwide, with only a handful in Texas.:(

https://www.theepochtimes.com/aroun...home-reported-after-texas-freeze_3704510.html
 
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Glad to hear you were somewhat prepared for this. Your great state has some issues to work out as there is alot flying around. I listened to Alex Jones report last night which seemingly gives credence to your "something stinks". I look forward to your perspective as details unwind and I am confident you will leave no stone unturned. Be warm, safe and well, DbAnnie.
 
DBA,

I also am so glad to hear you guys are OK and tuffed some really rough conditions down there.
I can compare that to one time I was in Germantown Maryland which is north and west of the city Washington DC when we had our local transformer explode and catch on fire and we didn’t have power for a week and a half.
We had single digit temperature and We used the fireplace and a propane heater to heat the main room and slept in front of the fireplace. We were lucky that we had water that is so important.
I pray for all Texans and all of the folks that were impacted so negatively in this cold snap storm and pray that it warms up for a longer time to repair your infrastructure.
-ToddB


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Thank you for the well wishes and prayers. Its sunny and warming nicely. Todd, sounds like you have had a tough time too...a propane heater is definitely on my list before next winter. We also slept in front of fireplace but more than 7' away and it was 40 degrees. So late in winter, We luckily had plenty of wood and envirologs. Our camp stove (converted to propane some years back and now uses blow torch propane bottles) worked well for cooking. It was stressful week, but almost back to normal now. Water pressure back up as of yesterday but City has not yet recalled the boil water notice...that's okay as its easy to boil water if you have it. Hoping everyone gets their infrastructure back. God's blessings to all! :smile:
 
Note to all:

Ford is now selling a hybrid F-150 truck with a built in 7,200 watt generator, so you can hook it directly to your house, and power most of the things in the house with no difficulty.

It’s kind of expensive at around $65k. But - hey, it’s innovative, and it’s made in the USA by American Union labor.

The F-150 basic Propower system is just 2,400 watts, and will power a furnace, and some lighting. But if you have a desire, for just $750 more, you can get the massive 7,200 watt generator Propower system as an option. Ford thought construction folks will buy that. It turns out Texas suddenly has made lots of folks think differently about powering their jokes in an emergency- and F-150 hybrids lithium battery allows the use of thus big generator.

More: https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/car-technology/a32970167/f-150-generator-pro-power-onboard/



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James48843 said:
Note to all:

Ford is now selling a hybrid F-150 truck with a built in 7,200 watt generator, so you can hook it directly to your house, and power most of the things in the house with no difficulty.

It’s kind of expensive at around $65k. But - hey, it’s innovative, and it’s made in the USA by American Union labor.

The F-150 basic Propower system is just 2,400 watts, and will power a furnace, and some lighting. But if you have a desire, for just $750 more, you can get the massive 7,200 watt generator Propower system as an option. Ford thought construction folks will buy that. It turns out Texas suddenly has made lots of folks think differently about powering their jokes in an emergency- and F-150 hybrids lithium battery allows the use of thus big generator.

More: https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/car-technology/a32970167/f-150-generator-pro-power-onboard/



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I hope they have a great antitheft system on the truck.
 
James48843 said:
Note to all:

Ford is now selling a hybrid F-150 truck with a built in 7,200 watt generator, so you can hook it directly to your house, and power most of the things in the house with no difficulty.

It’s kind of expensive at around $65k. But - hey, it’s innovative, and it’s made in the USA by American Union labor.

The F-150 basic Propower system is just 2,400 watts, and will power a furnace, and some lighting. But if you have a desire, for just $750 more, you can get the massive 7,200 watt generator Propower system as an option. Ford thought construction folks will buy that. It turns out Texas suddenly has made lots of folks think differently about powering their jokes in an emergency- and F-150 hybrids lithium battery allows the use of thus big generator.

More: https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/car-technology/a32970167/f-150-generator-pro-power-onboard/



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Wow! Great info James...Thank you! I have been thinking about getting a Ford F150 as a back up vehicle for going to the ranch or camping, but had no idea you could get one with a generator. I have also thought about buying a small generator for emergencies. So, marrying up a truck with generator would kill two birds with one stone; but the price tag is scary! Will need to think about that, but its sure nice if doing construction at a rural site or clearing land using chain saw and other power tools, etc...:smile:
 
Living in New England a generator is a necessity. I use a plug in generator with a transfer switch in the house but many use the built in standby generators. I really cant’t see not having one after all these years anymore. We’re moving to Alabama next year but my generator will go with me unless I decide to do the built in kind.
 
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Living in New England a generator is a necessity. I use a plug in generator with a transfer switch in the house but many use the built in standby generators. I really cant’t see not having one after all these years anymore. We’re moving to Alabama next year but my generator will go with me unless I decide to do the built in kind.
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Hi Al, That would be very wise! High Temps are very hard ..well, unless your sitting in the shade by a river sipping a cold one! :beerchug: lol....
But kidding aside, that is a sound plan. I need to seriously look into pricing. The Built in sounds great, but should think the one with transfer switch is what I would need and maybe less expensive.

I have an older HVAC so would nice to stay in house when it gets changed out. Last one replaced in 2006 and had mom living here at that time...had to get hotel while work was done....of course it went out in 100 degree weather. Best wishes to you!:D:D:D
 
Regarding market, I had no ability to view charts and data was unavailable...until Friday. With drop, I decided to stay in and thought now is to the time to buy more once it gets to a short-term bottom. I don't think its there yet; although I understand Fed is to speak before Congressional committee this morning? (1500 Gmt) to Senate banking committee and tomorrow to House Financial services committee. The talking heads are hopeful and say this will bolster the market with possible talk on how Fed will continue to "control" inflation. https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/!/fed-chair-powell-will-be-speaking-this-week-is-he-worried-about-rising-ust-yields-20210222

Hummm... maybe it will work to calm market but not sure...keeping my 50% in G fund in for now and other 50% in S fund... ugghhh my wonderful earnings this month are quickly disappearing.:(
The only saving grace is that dip buyers are stepping in...look at that long tail on today's candle. Yesterday's candle broke below rising wedge, so today's drop is not a total surprise. Stochastic still not yet dropped below 20 so seems it could lose much more... my February buyin is still in the black....

I also heard on FBN this morning, that market is dropping because the level of 10 year bonds went up so quickly (level rose 2.5 times last year's level..???), and this will cause future tech earnings to be "discounted" and this makes them more vulnerable to pullbacks. Just lovely!

Best wishes to you all* !!!!

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Quick note on those FordF-150 Pickups with the built in Pro-Power 7.3 Kilowatt generator:

I just talked to my local ford dealer, and they confirm you CAN ORDER the Pro-Power 7.3 Kilowatt generator on a Hybrid 3.5 Liter engine truck, only in the XLT and the Lariat configuration, and it looks like they are almost completely SOLD OUT within 300 miles of my house in Michigan on dealer lots- you have to actually order one right now, and wait for it to be built.

It's a $750 option when you get the hybrid. With few other options you are looking at around $54,000 and up. FUll options packages you are into the $60K range.

That said- it probably was a very smart idea for somebody to come up with that option, as it appears to be selling a whole lot of trucks all of a sudden.

(And Ford Trucks, like other US vehicles, are having problems getting computer chips, and production is slowed right now).

Buy FORD stock, now around $11.
 
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