I suspect the original post issue will be resolved without deportation. The second is an abomination.

[image: 1771950954127-20260224_101942.jpg] I know some of you in the North and East of the US are enduring snowy storms so here's something colourful to look forward to. These in the garden pale in comparison to the local councils planting hundreds together in roadside beds.

Still do it. Usually balances out exactly. But in two recent statements the bank’s balance was $30 and $50 lower than mine. Weird, because their calculations and mine both worked out. I just accepted their figure.

@wtg Revenge of the Roomba!

Bikes are gold in many parts of the world. A local bike organization here in Chicago collects, refurbishes, and ships bikes to various international organizations. https://workingbikes.org/

My nice watch is an IWC Portugueser. [image: 1771934856581-img_0772.jpeg] I’ll probably give it to my son as a college graduation present. My daily wear is an Apple Watch. I use it to track exercise and sleep. I really like it for those two functions.

Wonder if there will be a rule that says a stroller must float on water right side up with up to a 40 lb. payload.

Mandelson was arrested? I guess that was inevitable.

@AdagioM said in Weather where you are thread: Can’t believe that snowstorm! It’s 40 and rainy at home in Portland. I’m in Madrid, and it’s sunny and 67. Lucked out! You're in Madrid? How exciting!

I wonder if I'll have one of those again. I'll check. I hope so.

@wtg said in A new Grindr ad just dropped: He probably got up close and personal with a few too many toilet seats. And syringes filled with heroin. I'm not against "drugs." The pharmaceutical industry certainly isn't against "drugs." It's your body. I believe you can do what you want with it. But after witnessing certain drugs shatter what was once a beautiful mind like a pane of glass being thrown on concrete, I know it can go wrong and when it does go wrong, it goes very wrong. It's truly disturbing to witness.

@bernard - when you say internet phone, I assumed it was something through Spectrum. Do you mean a phone number through something like Ooma? edit: I just re-read your OP. If you want to keep a VOIP version, kind of a "landline", instead of going with the NH Broadband option you could do something like Ooma. i haven't checked their monthly cost for basic service, but it used to be quite reasonable. Though given how little you use it, you probably could get rid of it altogether.

I really don't want to know.

Saw those in Missouri. Don't see them in Colorado or Arizona. A doctor in a nearby town noticed that the local barefoot kids that were treated for worms did not get the disease Starlings spread.

[image: 1771868382157-tinfoil-hats-bob-and-c.jpg] We have ours

What about the battery life?