Ridgetop - our place and how we muddle along

[Ridgetop]

Very possible. He has bad wristwatch juju. Durng the first 10 years of or marriage I bought him watches for Christmas, birthday (April), anniversary (July), and again Christmas. First couple were medium expensive, later years were cheaper ones since they all stopped working within a few months. Found out later that some people can wear wrist watches because of their body chemistry or something, their watches just stop working. It might be the same for tractors.
The rain arrived and we had a good downpour. It has stopped now but I am hopeful it will start again
Our old GE fridge light bulbs had burned out. DS1 got a couple that looked identical but were not appiance bulbs. They didn't work. So yesterday DS1 and I went to Lowes to look for other refrigerator light bulbs. Only one or two appliance bulbs there. We got the long ones which didnt fit. Just in case DS1 looked on his phone and the dollar store had appliance bulbs. We stopped there and picked up a couple. None of the bulbs worked so our fridge is dark. DS1 said that instead of buying and returning bulbs he would order a couple on line.

While there we bought an inexpensive garage cabinet that is rated to be OK for outdoor porch use. We want to store our muck boots on the porch but on't want the dogs to carry them away or have bugs get inside them. Currently the boots and outdoor shoes live on a plastic carpet protector in the living room in front of the fireplace. We may get another one of these cabinets to use for the tools that end up in the living room on my furniture or dining room table while they wait to be used again. The cabinets are lockable, so we can put a clip on them to avoid Annabel's predation when she comes over. Having them outside by the door will be better than traipsing all that dirt and mud inside. Then I can use my antique copper wash boiler for firewood. The antique copper coal scuttle holds newspaper, kindling, and a couple Duraflame logs that we also use to start a wood fire. We will buy a couple cords of wood from Payton this winter.

We ordered a mattress from Walmart for the Murphy bed. Normally $250 but marked down to $138 for Labor Day. It is a Gel Top. We debated between the Memory Foam and this but the Memory Foam was regular price $118 and whie the reviews were 4.4 like the Gel Top, most of them said it was a very hard mattress. We found another one that was also Memory Foam but it was $150 also a mark down. We decided just to go with the Gel Top - Murphy Bed recommendations said either was good for cabinets. The Gel Top kept cooler in the cabinet and the Memory Foam held its shape in vertical position. 6 of one and half dozen of the other?
It is for the guest bedroom and either will work and be comfortable. All 3 mattresses got 4.4 and 4.5 out of 700-2500 ratings. It arrives on Tuesday. DD2 and husband will be arrivng for the night on Monday. However we still have the blow up mattress in the guest room. We are not sure if it is a double that we could use on the Murphy bed or a queen in which case they will be sleeping on the floor. I have decided to use some drawers in the Murphy bed cabinet for blankets and sheets. That will free up some closet shelves for other storage.

 

[fuzzi]

Our old GE fridge light bulbs had burned out. DS1 got a couple that looked identical but were not appiance bulbs. They didn't work. So yesterday DS1 and I went to Lowes to look for other refrigerator light bulbs. Only one or two appliance bulbs there. We got the long ones which didnt fit. Just in case DS1 looked on his phone and the dollar store had appliance bulbs. We stopped there and picked up a couple. None of the bulbs worked so our fridge is dark. DS1 said that instead of buying and returning bulbs he would order a couple on line.

I try to buy locally, but if they either don't have something in stock or at least offer to order it, what are we supposed to do?

 

[Ridgetop]

About an hour after posting the rain arrived. Heavy rain for about 6 hours. We looked out in the pastures and all the sheep were crowded into their shelters. We need to build more shelters from pallets, as well as the open sided shade covers.

After the rain cleared up the rental tractor man came to repair their tractor and mower. Said the mower needs some new part and they had known about it. They didn't bring the part with them or they could have changed it out then and there. They arrived early evening and finished when it was too late to mow. DS1 will call on Monday to tell them that they need to extend our rental another day or so to cover the time the tractor was down before they came and repaired it.
DS1 and I put the new plastic cabinet together for the back porch. It is not very substantial, but we bolted the top and bottom back corners together and that will give it more stability, It had 2 shelves that just barely fit our muck boots and work gloves. We will see how well it holds up before we decide whether or not to buy another. It seems kind of flimsy but we only need it to store the boots and gloves before coming into the house. Hopefully this will work for now.

 

[Baymule]

I agree with you and DS1 on the part of keeping DH off the new tractor when you get one. Accident waiting to happen. LOL

It’s raining here, it will be raining when I leave for church, raining when I leave. But supposed to stop around 1:00, so I won’t be driving back in the rain with my granddaughters in the car.

 

[Ridgetop]

We went t see the re-release of Jaws on Monday morning. Had to drive to Paris. Seats not as comfortable as our theater. SS said they tried but couldn't get it - apparently a limited release.

Anyway, during the movie someone - not saying who - screamed at a couple of the scary parts. There were whimpers during the final boat scenes - that was DH. Apparently I have more strength in my hand when frightened than we knew. His fingers were NOT broken. He was holding my hand because he said my grip on his leg was too painful.

Anyway, Jaws has made me double down on my decision not to swim in the ocean. Double double down after watching Shark Week and learning that the shark population has increased world wode. The overhead shots of shark schools swimming several feet from swimmers was not calming. when the kids were small we used to go beach camping at Refugio State Park north of Santa Barbara, CA. Great beach, we rented kayaks, the kids boogie boarded, and swam. I was comforted by the sight of the dolphins playing in the little bay. They were REAL dolphins, not sharks, and had a couple babies with them. We were able to kayak out to them and they swam alongside the boats. That was about 35 years ago - and we camped there for lmost 15 years. It was magical. Now storms have carried off most of the sand beach, and there have been shark attacks off Santa Barbara and the entire California coast due t the resurgence of the seal population. I know these are "rare" occurrences, but that is not a consolatiom if it happens to you.

Love swimming but prefer a swimming pool. LOL

 

[SageHill]

Haven't seen the re-release of Jaws. BUT when it very first came out I went with my BFF (still my BFF) and at one of the attack scenes she hollered out "Crispy Critters" (and that was when people didn't holler out at the movies).

 

[fuzzi]

DS just went to see Jaws, had never seen it in the theater. He's a film buff (BA English major, film minor) and was impressed.

 

[Baymule]

Jaws was a good movie. Sure did make me think about getting in the ocean!

 

[drstratton]

I love the ocean. We have spent hours snorkeling and we also dive. You have to be aware of your surroundings and the water conditions. Don't go in the ocean if the water is cloudy, it's always been my belief that an attack will happen more readily in those conditions.
Our daughter wanted to get married in Maui, so we made a family vacation out of it. We couldn't afford some fancy resort, so we rented a large house near the ocean and a couple of condos for the wedding party that wouldn't fit in the house. They had a sunset wedding on a beautiful beach.
Anyway, our youngest son (6'3")... who had already been married for a year at that time was stressing about getting into the ocean. Which was so funny, because he's usually pretty fearless. He says to me (5'3"), "you know if anyone is going to get bit by a shark, it's going to be me"... I told him, I'd swim behind him and keep him safe...lol It didn't take long before he was over his fear.