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[Xue Sheng]

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There was long time when I was really into air cooled VWs. I still really like them, but don't have the time to work on them like I used to. But I've had many, including a few that were modded pretty heavily. Back in the early 90s, I drove a '74 beetle that was a cool British Racing Green. Had a 2100 cc Porsche engine in it with dual carbs and a killer, stinger exhaust. It was fast and fun to drive, but my favorite was a stock, '67 Karmann Ghia. That thing was so slow, I had to go up the hills around here in second gear. But man, I loved that car.

At one of the places I worked, I was the guy that did VW Beetle exhaust systems. Everyone was afraid of them.... I never told them how easy they were to replace. And my last job as a mechanic I was a VW mechanic.

 

[Xue Sheng]

April 28, 2022.... its 36F degrees with a windchill of 29F.... welcome to spring in real upstate NYS

 

[Steve]

April 28, 2022.... its 36F degrees with a windchill of 29F.... welcome to spring in real upstate NYS

Been a colder than normal April overall for us, too, though yesterday turned out to be quite nice. later in the afternoon, the sun came out and must have been in the mid 50s.

 

[granfire]

been chilly here, too, but well above freezing.
I should have zipped my little greenhouse up though.

 

[Xue Sheng]

Been a colder than normal April overall for us, too, though yesterday turned out to be quite nice. later in the afternoon, the sun came out and must have been in the mid 50s.

We are supposed to be in the 50s by the afternoon, currently 42, still windy..... but it is back to the mid 30s tonight

 

[granfire]

It is currently 74 degrees in my shed....sun is down, and the windows are open (temp check before the chicks get bought)

 

[Xue Sheng]

currently 49F... by tomorrow morning it will be 35... but tomorrow we are supposed to get up to a balmy 60F

 

[granfire]

my shed said 66 this morning. so I guess I really should put a heater in there for baby chicks.

 

[granfire]

Hmm
closed the shed windows this morning in anticipation of a deluge....
we got an IOU....
a little drizzle a little rumbling, nothing major.

 

[Xue Sheng]

put down some grass seed today...... yard work...AGAIN!!!! this could become a nasty habit.....

 

[jks9199]

Hearing about evacuations in Las Vegas due to a wild fire. Hope everyone in that area is safe!

 

[Xue Sheng]

Hearing about evacuations in Las Vegas due to a wild fire. Hope everyone in that area is safe!

I have not heard about those, thanks for the alert, have to check on a friend of mine who lives there to see if everything is OK

 

[Xue Sheng]

Its raining today.... you know what that means.... I don't have to water the grass seed I put down yesterday.... and that means....even the almighty doesn't want me to do yard work

 

[Xue Sheng]

I am not a vegan, but I found a recipe for vegan banana pancakes that I wanted to try, so I tried them for lunch today. They were rather good, and I ate them plain. No syrup or butter

Here's the recipe if anyone is interested

Fluffy Vegan Banana Pancakes

I did however have to add an extra 1/2 cup of soy milk. They were to thick for me otherwise

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[granfire]

the vegan part isn't a selling point, but those sound good!

 

[Steve]

All kinds of drama right now at the lake. Geese beating the snot out of ducks. Kestrels trying to eat goslings. Crows ganging up on the kestrels... and bald eagles. Meanwhile, frogs are just getting fatter and fatter.

 

[granfire]

All kinds of drama right now at the lake. Geese beating the snot out of ducks. Kestrels trying to eat goslings. Crows ganging up on the kestrels... and bald eagles. Meanwhile, frogs are just getting fatter and fatter.

Just another day at the lake....

 

[Xue Sheng]

All kinds of drama right now at the lake. Geese beating the snot out of ducks. Kestrels trying to eat goslings. Crows ganging up on the kestrels... and bald eagles. Meanwhile, frogs are just getting fatter and fatter.

Sounds like you have your own version of Alfred Hitchcock's the Birds going on there

 

[_Simon_]

All kinds of drama right now at the lake. Geese beating the snot out of ducks. Kestrels trying to eat goslings. Crows ganging up on the kestrels... and bald eagles. Meanwhile, frogs are just getting fatter and fatter.

The visuals I had of this very much resembled a Looney Tunes skit

 

[Steve]

The visuals I had of this very much resembled a Looney Tunes skit

Feels a little like it. We have a bunch of ducks, but one Muscovy duck who is just a huge dope. He’s the one that was like, “oh, your goslings are so cute! Can I…. Oh! Oh Why??!?? WHY ARE YOU SO ANGRY??!!”