What are you doing today?

Once upon a distant time (an increasingly distant time, it seems at times,) I used to work in places such as the Balkans, the Caucasus, (and always after wars, civil wars, and sundry other conflicts), Afghanistan, Somalia, and so on.

These days, excitement in my life is counted - enumerated - by matters such as the fortnightly bin collection (which occurred today), and - yes, also today - a delivery of a small consignment of coffee.

My, my.
 
Started clearing out the craft room yesterday. Listed some of the items on Facebook just for friends before putting them on the marketplace page. Almost everything was claimed right away. That will make moving much easier!
 
DT said:
@Herdfan How does she roast them? Like what kind of mechanism?
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She has a small roaster. Don't remember the brand but it allows you to set multiple temps and times. Doesn't do a large quantity at a time, maybe half pound.

And one thing, as good as freshly ground coffee smells, roasting it stinks. She has to do it in the garage with the garage door open.
 
Going to try something new today.

For years I would buy padlocks by a couple of dozen at a time to lock up Jobox's or the back doors of trailers etc. Over time the locks would get corroded, keys get lost, etc. So I would order a new bunch and then swap out all the old ones so one key would do it all. Then a couple of years ago I started buying Abus locks with a Schlage keyway. So could pin them myself. I ordered a bunch of keys all cut the same and then would pin the locks to that key. Someone loses a key, I have plenty.

But I was using the same pinout on locks at the house on my personal trailer, outbuilding etc. So a former employee could have in theory used their key to get into stuff at the house.

Well today I hope to learn how to make a master key so my key will work both the work locks and personal locks, but the work keys won't open my personal ones. The master pins came so I will give it a try later today. If that works, I will repin all my house locks so one key will work everything. :)

Wish me luck.
 
Today I'm prowling around the back pantry looking for signs of either having over- or under-stocked certain items for over winter. I expect such items just to be there if I go looking for them between late December and mid- March. That's the time frame when even a local grocery run can be a maybe-not-today project.

So far I'm not finding any real surprises, but there are almost always at least six more weeks of winter on tap around here regardless of what any groundhog says on February 2nd. :LOL:

One time during early March I actually ran out of tomato paste and was very grumpy during the long aftermath of an impressive nor'easter snow dump. So now I do check inventory on hand in mid winter.

Anyway we're having a brief warm spell and roads are clear so this is a good time to re-up if necessary.
 
lizkat said:
Today I'm prowling around the back pantry looking for signs of either having over- or under-stocked certain items for over winter. I expect such items just to be there if I go looking for them between late December and mid- March. That's the time frame when even a local grocery run can be a maybe-not-today project.

So far I'm not finding any real surprises, but there are almost always at least six more weeks of winter on tap around here regardless of what any groundhog says on February 2nd. :LOL:

One time during early March I actually ran out of tomato paste and was very grumpy during the long aftermath of an impressive nor'easter snow dump. So now I do check inventory on hand in mid winter.

Anyway we're having a brief warm spell and roads are clear so this is a good time to re-up if necessary.
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Tomato paste.

Yes, that is something that one assumes is always, but always, lurking somewhere in the back of the cupboard, or pantry, until the day you need it, when you discover (to your dismay) that you had actually run out, because you had forgotten to replace the one you had finished, the last time you had occasion to use it.

Yep. This has happened to me. I feel your pain.

However, as my local store - which does stock tomato paste and is all of around seven minutes (that used to be five...) walk away - is close to hand (and foot), I usually only suffer from such loss for an evening, until the store re-opens the following day.

Nevertheless, I will admit that - ever since the day a few years ago when I discovered to my dismay that I had run out of tomato paste - over the course of a winter (and indeed, spring and autumn, too) I have sneaked a peek or two into the relevant cupboards with a view to confirming that yes, indeed, there is sufficient tomato paste for my immediate needs.
 
ericwn said:
Migraine, body aches and dizziness led me to calling in sick this morning. Some nice coffee helps though.
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Get better soon, mate.

I am over it, lasted 3-4 days last week.

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It seems to be the time of year for general illness as so many of my friends either have Covid or are unwell. My Covid is slowly easing after a few days feeling exhausted and with a cough, sore lungs and runny nose. I was peeing blood on day two which concerned me but back to normal now. Anybody who says it’s nothing is full of crap lol.
 
The-Real-Deal82 said:
It seems to be the time of year for general illness as so many of my friends either have Covid or are unwell. My Covid is slowly easing after a few days feeling exhausted and with a cough, sore lungs and runny nose. I was peeing blood on day two which concerned me but back to normal now. Anybody who says it’s nothing is full of crap lol.
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Peeing blood? Is that a Covid symptom? Sounds horrific. Glad you are on the mend. I'll take a pass on getting it thanks.
 
The-Real-Deal82 said:
It seems to be the time of year for general illness as so many of my friends either have Covid or are unwell. My Covid is slowly easing after a few days feeling exhausted and with a cough, sore lungs and runny nose. I was peeing blood on day two which concerned me but back to normal now. Anybody who says it’s nothing is full of crap lol.
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Did they tell you of it was Delta or Omicron? Everyone who I know who had it recently has had a mild cough and general tiredness, but that is about it. No trouble breathing at at and certainly no blood in their urine.

Is it possible you got Delta?
 
The-Real-Deal82 said:
It seems to be the time of year for general illness as so many of my friends either have Covid or are unwell. My Covid is slowly easing after a few days feeling exhausted and with a cough, sore lungs and runny nose. I was peeing blood on day two which concerned me but back to normal now. Anybody who says it’s nothing is full of crap lol.
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I don't want to sound like an alarmist, but I think I might consider a medical consult about blood in my urine, even if I had mild Covid symptoms (and was vaccinated/boosted).
 
Scepticalscribe said:
Once upon a distant time (an increasingly distant time, it seems at times,) I used to work in places such as the Balkans, the Caucasus, (and always after wars, civil wars, and sundry other conflicts), Afghanistan, Somalia, and so on.

These days, excitement in my life is counted - enumerated - by matters such as the fortnightly bin collection (which occurred today), and - yes, also today - a delivery of a small consignment of coffee.

My, my.
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Do you think that there will ever be another opportunity to return to one of those countries or another one in an official capacity, or are you pretty much retired now?
 
Scepticalscribe said:
Tomato paste.

Yes, that is something that one assumes is always, but always, lurking somewhere in the back of the cupboard, or pantry, until the day you need it, when you discover (to your dismay) that you had actually run out, because you had forgotten to replace the one you had finished, the last time you had occasion to use it.

Yep. This has happened to me. I feel your pain.

However, as my local store - which does stock tomato paste and is all of around seven minutes (that used to be five...) walk away - is close to hand (and foot), I usually only suffer from such loss for an evening, until the store re-opens the following day.

Nevertheless, I will admit that - ever since the day a few years ago when I discovered to my dismay that I had run out of tomato paste - over the course of a winter (and indeed, spring and autumn, too) I have sneaked a peek or two into the relevant cupboards with a view to confirming that yes, indeed, there is sufficient tomato paste for my immediate needs.
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YES!!!! I have that very item on my shopping list right now, having gotten to the middle of a jar and realizing that the next time will undoubtedly be when I empty the jar, so best to have a new, fresh one on hand and if I didn't write it down right then and there I'd no doubt forget....
 
Dashed into the city (bus in - thankfully, fairly empty, and taxi home), for a trip to the library (quite a few books were returned, some were renewed, and three that were awaiting me, were picked up).

Earlier, I had phoned the French bakery, and fortunately, they still had the breads - a campagne baguette and their amazing rye bread - that I wanted, and put them aside for me to collect later. Had they been sold out of these breads, (and their shelves were ominously bare when I put in an appearance,) I would have postponed my trip until tomorrow.

And, bless them: They asked whether I wished to have bread put aside for Saturday or next week, but, I can phone in advance.

Finally, the cheesemonger's: A number of cheeses were added to my haul.

These included: Bleu d'Auvergne, Gorgonzola Cremosa, Munster with cumin, Vacherin Mont d'Or, Camembert Rustique, Cremeaux de Bourgogne Affine, Ossau Iratey, and young Comte.
 
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