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Oh, I definitely get that. We mainly bought this place for the land that went with it. I'd much prefer if there were a smaller house on it though. Especially now that I'm getting on in years. These old bones don't do steps as well as they use to and this sucker has 3 levels!.

I wish Aussie was still with us. He'd have loved this thread. I mean, the man could say more with a single photo, than could ever be communicated verbally. Stuff that made you think and contemplate for days.

That's only the NE corner of our property! The fence belongs to one of my neighbors. Mostly to contain his dogs. Our place has no fence at all on 3 sides. Just a massive amount of tress on .89 of an acre, with a 200' driveway to clear when it snows! Far from being a millionaire though, we...

That's for sure. This was the 1st day of Spring 4 years ago at our place... ☃️

Winter... what winter? November 1st in the US mid-Atlantic region and currently, 75F - 24C! :)

Are you like me... do you wonder about things in your old age? Like this morning when I noticed all these strands of gray hair on my pillow. "Wonder what the hell kept it in yesterday?" 🤔

The place we had before this one was only about 600 sf. Oddly it cost a little more to heat that house than it does the tri-level we live in now. It also used oil heat, but had very high ceilings and a less efficient furnace. The lights in our mandir are powered by a single 5500mAh camcorder...

No, our gen is rather small. Wouldn't even run our stove or water heater. Those are both 220V and the rest of the house is 110V. It can support the refrigerator, a light or 2 and the TV, but that's about it. I got it when the power went out several years ago, but we've had no outages since and...

If current prices hold, sure looks that way. Aside from our oil fired furnace, everything else is electric. Stove, AC, even the blower and igniter for the furnace. My neighbor has an electric heat pump rather than an oil fired furnace. Our houses are similar sized, roughly 2000 SF. Typically his...

I have no head for languages. 33 years living with a Hindi speaking spouse and I still only have a rudimentary understanding of it! 🙃

We've yet to have our first freeze either. Getting cooler day by day, but nothing like years past. I'm still in season change denial at this point. I've resorted to wearing long pants, but thus far, still barefoot in t-shirt. LOL Winter will be here soon enough though, so I've tuned up our...

That's actually what tires (tyres) of that type are designed for. Low speed stepping over rocks, crags and bogs. Downside, besides cost, they're much softer than conventional tires. That's what allows them to conform to irregular surfaces, but also causes them to wear more quickly. Especially...

Leftover laddu problem solved. Apparently opossums love Indian treats! Who knew...? 😸

Ha, I spent a good chunk of my working days as a tire salesman. Every now and then somebody would come in wanting Gumbo Mudders. I always asked them if they had a good loud radio! 😂

It's a Fiji Indian thing. Bragging rights as it were when someone eats more from your house than another. Apparently you get extra points when an elder male is involved, which kind of puts me on the spot. Can't offend the niece by refusing her offerings, but then I'll have the wife to deal with...

I have one friend with an electric Kia. As per manufacturer recommendations, he charges to 80%, allowing the batteries to drain to 20% before plugging in again. He charges at home with a level 2 charger. In the 2 years he's had the car, the batteries have already been replaced twice due to...

What happened was, the wife made about 3 dozen laddus, various varieties with the intention of sharing them with her niece and family. Meanwhile, the niece had the same idea, making even more than the wife had. So there's me and it's like, "try this one, oh try this one, take some from my side...

Is that a fair comparison though? I wonder what it would cost you to operate a petrol scooter the same distance...? I was just reading an article about a fellow with a 10 year old Nissan Leaf. The gist of it was, though he saved a bundle on fuel and maintenance over that 10 year period, he now...

Well, another Diwali has come and gone. All that's left is the laddu. Trays and trays of leftover laddu. Good lord, enough with the laduu already! 😱

New doll just in time for Halloween. It's Count Dracula Himself! 14 inches tall and all kind of sinister looking! 🧛‍♂️