OT - NO POLITICS Rainy Weekends Always Get Me Down edition

[rfournier103]

The biblical rains have begun. My office abutts a gutter and storm drain and all I've heard for the last hour is a rhythmic, deep, gurgling as the water and air sloshes through.

Thanks to this rain, my work got canceled tonight, and with MassDOT shutting us down on the Friday night before a long weekend, and Monday being a holiday, I have myself a fabulous five-day weekend.

Sometimes dreams do come true.

 

[DarrenBanks56]

tough one in connections today. zero correct

 

[Johnny Upton]

The biblical rains have begun. My office abutts a gutter and storm drain and all I've heard for the last hour is a rhythmic, deep, gurgling as the water and air sloshes through.

I know it’s been dry and nature needs it, but I find rain depressing as hell and it’s going to be crappy for most of the next 10 days.

 

[TD Charlie]

I know it’s been dry and nature needs it, but I find rain depressing as hell and it’s going to be crappy for most of the next 10 days.

I’ve been a miserable beast all day. Knees are aching. Back is tight. Thanks rain!

 

[Kate08]

Not gonna lie, I’m enjoying the rain as a break from everything being covered in f***ing pollen

 

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

Not gonna lie, I’m enjoying the rain as a break from everything being covered in f***ing pollen

It is a good point. Past few summers I was wishing a good down pour to save my ass.

Not to mention things will grow even better

 

[Ladyfan]

Not gonna lie, I’m enjoying the rain as a break from everything being covered in f***ing pollen

Our ground water is still below normal level. It has been so wet it doesn't feel like it should be, but it is.

 

[caz16]

I hope this weather indicates that we won't have a hellishly hot, humid summer. It is a weird spring so far, cold, windy and wet. I am glad we had a few days with nice 20C weather so the farmers got their crops like corn planted, it is coming up already. The strawberries are going to suffer, we need some sun.

 

[sooshii]

Recorded just now in a 2-min span from my porch.

Noisy out here.

 

[Ladyfan]

Recorded just now in a 2-min span from my porch.
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Noisy out here.

I have some of those plus:

These big guys

I love these Bluebirds

 

[Gee Wally]

 

[rfournier103]

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That is tha bomb-diggity.

Where might I find one of those for Mrs. 103? She’s an avid birder.

 

[Ladyfan]

This guy shows up once a day
Rose-breasted Grosbeak

 

[Gee Wally]

That is tha bomb-diggity.

Where might I find one of those for Mrs. 103? She’s an avid birder.

Amazon.
My son got it for me for my BDay last year. I enjoy it. Especially in winter.

Amazon.com : bird feeder with camera

 

[Ladyfan]

I know they are common but I love these little guys.

Black-capped chickadee

 

[Gee Wally]

This is the seed I use in it. Expensive but two things.
No waste and squirrels wont go near it . Too hot. Birds on the other hand don’t detect hot spices.

https://www.amazon.com/Coles-Wild-Bird-Products-HM20/dp/B002U0L3TK/ref=asc_df_B002U0L3TK?mcid=f90e7fccb6a83573a0114080066641e4&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693713553070&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5482381790078247710&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9001803&hvtargid=pla-348397558056&psc=1&hvocijid=5482381790078247710-B002U0L3TK-&hvexpln=0

So it lasts.

 

[rfournier103]

Amazon.
My son got it for me for my BDay last year. I enjoy it. Especially in winter.

Amazon.com : bird feeder with camera

Thank you.

 

[Gee Wally]

Thank you.

This is mine.

https://www.amazon.com/SOLIOM-BF09-Wireless-Notifications-Christmas/dp/B0F53FB635/ref=sr_1_8?crid=O2WBAHN1O5NG&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.hfS4BwRXWyjcPSuzV2DKUrzYm7JJx0cUUpSN-mLKpimQdnOwmuFy7zNJlJaCWZNZOTPqFV1EKNzCCPT7CD8IUx3eUMlJ9LLqRwg8abS_83yHjLtZRPzSElHaMlFe1GqKdTl7j_qo6y3q6Ds2zdBCenhdPrekBCX7B1-tGdS9PXAnVlHslmcT7BWD-KdU1PHDRL59D4ko75Mx0_u_Nf9aqIUKfMZ1WtufDs1CW126Ah3kfN_nbH1aK-RafWPNx6PJgXHjFBnZvYLLYRBldfsbJv2Onrckpbp2vR5xelH0tUk.94y1KPDNejVZtcREgqgD7BTWceiN3-UYksaVZi_DyNA&dib_tag=se&keywords=soliom+bird+feeder+camera&qid=1748005515&s=lawn-garden&sprefix=Soliom+bird+ca%2Clawngarden%2C73&sr=1-8

Solar, works great.

 

[BMC]

I know they are common but I love these little guys.

Black-capped chickadee

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Chickadees are cool. In my experience they are the friendliest bird, not afraid to come close to or to let a person come close to them. Blue jays are assholes though.

One of my tenants hangs out a hummingbird feeder every year, it's fun to watch them too.

 

[rfournier103]

It's cold, chilly and wet out, today. So, I'm going to be a responsible adult and take the time to do my mandatory triennial electrical code update so I can renew my electrical license. My union provides the update free of charge - would cost hundreds of dollars out of MY pocket otherwise - and a free codebook which would be another 100+ dollars out of my pocket.

So, as I'm sitting here at my desk in my #4 Bobby Orr Bruins sweater, something occurred to me. Could the Toronto Maple Leafs' Stanley Cup futility be the result of them NOT reeling in Orr when they had the chance? The Red Sox had the so-called Curse of the Bambino. We all know the story of how the Sox sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees, and what came after. Ruth, in my opinion, was the greatest baseball player who ever lived. Could the same thing have happened to the Leafs by not signing Orr to a C-Form waaaay back when? Yes, the Leafs did win the Cup in Orr's rookie year, but maybe knee injuries sustained at the hands of Toronto Maple Leaf players Pat Quinn and Marcel Provost might have had more to do with the Curse of Bobby Orr than the Leafs not signing him? Maybe. Maybe not. I wonder...

I know the Leafs' suckage very likely has much more to do with dreadful ownership and management than any curse, but wearing #4 and having an active imagination made me feel like sharing this little nugget.

 

[caz16]

It's cold, chilly and wet out, today. So, I'm going to be a responsible adult and take the time to do my mandatory triennial electrical code update so I can renew my electrical license. My union provides the update free of charge - would cost hundreds of dollars out of MY pocket otherwise - and a free codebook which would be another 100+ dollars out of my pocket.

So, as I'm sitting here at my desk in my #4 Bobby Orr Bruins sweater, something occurred to me. Could the Toronto Maple Leafs' Stanley Cup futility be the result of them NOT reeling in Orr when they had the chance? The Red Sox had the so-called Curse of the Bambino. We all know the story of how the Sox sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees, and what came after. Ruth, in my opinion, was the greatest baseball player who ever lived. Could the same thing have happened to the Leafs by not signing Orr to a C-Form waaaay back when? Yes, the Leafs did win the Cup in Orr's rookie year, but maybe knee injuries sustained at the hands of Toronto Maple Leaf players Pat Quinn and Marcel Provost might have had more to do with the Curse of Bobby Orr than the Leafs not signing him? Maybe. Maybe not. I wonder...

I know the Leafs' suckage very likely has much more to do with dreadful ownership and management than any curse, but wearing #4 and having an active imagination made me feel like sharing this little nugget.

I truly believe the curse is Harold Ballard's fault. The stories about him are unbelievable, he was one nasty piece of work.

 

[rfournier103]

I truly believe the curse is Harold Ballard's fault. The stories about him are unbelievable, he was one nasty piece of work.

Not a nice man, to be sure.

A fish rots from the head down. And that applies to more than just the Maple Leafs. Read into that whatever you like.

 

[WestCoastBruinsFan]

 

[WestCoastBruinsFan]

The above is our first stop in Boston. After the hotel, Fenway Park.

 

[caz16]

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