tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post2275193318453923195..comments2024-03-29T08:11:51.233-05:00Comments on Far Side of Fifty: Gas, Teeth and whatnotFar Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-17618110023365694682015-01-09T08:14:24.293-06:002015-01-09T08:14:24.293-06:00We had blizzard conditions yesterday and yet hardl...We had blizzard conditions yesterday and yet hardly any snow accumulated. What came down blew away in the fierce winds. Still below zero this morning. -3F, feels like -22F. Stay in and rest up, you two! ;)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-3758021019098543972015-01-09T07:31:17.985-06:002015-01-09T07:31:17.985-06:00Our gas prices have not dropped that much. Still 2...Our gas prices have not dropped that much. Still 2.24. Hope we get to see gas less than 2.00 a gallon.Henny Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958386938311591314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-69152223369122918322015-01-08T18:22:55.054-06:002015-01-08T18:22:55.054-06:00I just can't imagine it being that cold! You ...I just can't imagine it being that cold! You need the snow to protect the plants and the soil and keep the dust down!Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-91153596871746138402015-01-08T15:20:59.634-06:002015-01-08T15:20:59.634-06:00Really? Pennsylvania out-taxes the Left Coast? It ...Really? Pennsylvania out-taxes the Left Coast? It took a fifty-cents-off-per-gallon coupon for me to bring our gas price down to $1.95 yesterday. Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-60334130869131749932015-01-08T14:27:04.398-06:002015-01-08T14:27:04.398-06:00Our gas prices have been at their lowest for a whi...Our gas prices have been at their lowest for a while now we paid the price it is now back in the 70s that's the last time it was this low . I am glad your teeth are all fixed up now makes things a bit easier lol . Yes our temps are the same eh|? frigging frigid BRR ! this time we have more snow then you but it has been windy and white outs nasty weather ! Thanks for sharing lovely photos ! Have a good day and stay cozy !Country Gal https://www.blogger.com/profile/08693944554850315123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-4534578317348531662015-01-08T14:04:28.976-06:002015-01-08T14:04:28.976-06:00We still have very little snow and the temps fell ...We still have very little snow and the temps fell to the single digits 6 degrees F, but it has warmed up today to 27 and is raining? I just don't get it!Rykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18424717988638341638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-64928729822268948092015-01-08T13:24:35.942-06:002015-01-08T13:24:35.942-06:00Dentist's are bad. I have been going and they...Dentist's are bad. I have been going and they are making me better. I need to go soon. We did a clothesline for about four months as that was all we had. We gathered enough money with a credit card to get a new one and it was welcomed. People in town thought we were strange but we had it stretched from two poles to wooden fences poles. It worked. L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-62785356265211777682015-01-08T12:28:29.141-06:002015-01-08T12:28:29.141-06:00I'm with you on the clotheslines! I use mine ...I'm with you on the clotheslines! I use mine in the spring, summer and fall...then in the winter I use the dryer. I like the line so much better!<br />Linda<br />http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com/?s=The+Adventures+of+Fuzzy+and+Boomer&submit=Search <br />http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com<br /><br />Terry and Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016496778254072639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-78194154124157626462015-01-08T12:24:24.426-06:002015-01-08T12:24:24.426-06:00And I still hate dentists. We have miserable cold ...And I still hate dentists. We have miserable cold windy weather for ten days or so. We've also had two good dumps of snow. I've done lots of shoveling lately.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-2225612418752825282015-01-08T11:32:48.851-06:002015-01-08T11:32:48.851-06:00I am so glad I no longer live in Minnesota during ...I am so glad I no longer live in Minnesota during the winter! Not sure if my comment went through the other day since I have some off and on problems with connectivity here, but I really enjoy seeing that redpoll in your header. It's been many years since I've seen one.Travels with Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00411769980205792011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-62165469972629332152015-01-08T10:33:38.421-06:002015-01-08T10:33:38.421-06:00My googling said 3.785 litres in an American gallo...My googling said 3.785 litres in an American gallon. There are 4.55 litres in a Canadian GallonKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08938874724231860923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-30855590305004865122015-01-08T10:30:18.769-06:002015-01-08T10:30:18.769-06:00Our gas is 96 cents a litre, which converts to $3....Our gas is 96 cents a litre, which converts to $3.08 American for an American gallon. Did you know the Canadian gallons are bigger than the American?:) We are happy though, it is so much cheaper than it has been. I always chuckle at your C eh! conversions. I can't remember when we changed over to Celcius, but it was certainly in my lifetime, the first temperatures I learned were Fahrenheit, and most of our thermometers have both readings.<br />Not that you would want to install it at this time of the year, but why don't you put up a clothesline. I was shocked when I saw 'A Brit in Tenessee's comment about no clothelines. Condo or apartment buildings here have rules that you can't hang your clothes outside, but other than that, I've never heard of clotheslines not being allowed. It just doesn't make sense to me.<br />Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08938874724231860923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-87855943831495904362015-01-08T10:23:47.212-06:002015-01-08T10:23:47.212-06:00Hi Jen, I think that 4 liters equals a little over...Hi Jen, I think that 4 liters equals a little over a gallon. 1.05 to be exact. So that is about 4.12 a gallon...high for sure I nearly choked at 15$ a gallon :(Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-39837595470971403692015-01-08T10:20:44.145-06:002015-01-08T10:20:44.145-06:00We, too, are in the midst of an Arctic blast. Like...We, too, are in the midst of an Arctic blast. Like you, I'm hunkering down inside the house!Muffiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04542678482763101104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-4837843123307112532015-01-08T10:12:36.594-06:002015-01-08T10:12:36.594-06:00Speaking of clotheslines...my hubby rigged up a re...Speaking of clotheslines...my hubby rigged up a retractable clothesline for me that he can pull out and tighten so I can at least hang up sheets. I love the smell when I make the bed. My brother in Illinois relayed the cold there yesterday. Ugh.Linda Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237332954767037400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-87898944828669658382015-01-08T09:55:57.280-06:002015-01-08T09:55:57.280-06:00Brrr.....! Stay warm up there. My parents in S....Brrr.....! Stay warm up there. My parents in S. Dakota have been experiencing tha same frigid temps.Linda W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00805197763483105000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-79959111758876449012015-01-08T09:51:56.461-06:002015-01-08T09:51:56.461-06:00Ugh...you need some snow. Sending over some of our...Ugh...you need some snow. Sending over some of our 18 inches overnight, added to the tons we already have right away. Expect delivery in a few days. Oh, and I love that you give me the C version of your freezing temps....that way I don't have to convert.<br /><br />Canadian gas...well it's at 1.03 a litre...I think that works out to $15.00 a gallon US. Or something close to that...<br /><br />JenRURAL https://www.blogger.com/profile/11871803235521431504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-74595597233329294932015-01-08T09:31:27.007-06:002015-01-08T09:31:27.007-06:00In Pennsylvania - where the state gas tax (legaliz...In Pennsylvania - where the state gas tax (legalize theft) is the highest in the country - gas is running about $2.50 a gallon.Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-25113252325463874572015-01-08T09:25:26.621-06:002015-01-08T09:25:26.621-06:00Gas is still well over $2 in my area, but I did se...Gas is still well over $2 in my area, but I did see $1.93 when coming home after Christmas. I doubt it will go lower in my area since the stations here are always higher than he rest if the state which makes everyone here very cranky!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18296050573667055406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-83710125353821052672015-01-08T09:24:06.817-06:002015-01-08T09:24:06.817-06:00You do have cold weather, I think I'd better s...You do have cold weather, I think I'd better stop complaining about ours. I saw gas for $1.92 and then my sister in Oklahoma said hers was a $1.65.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-47420494928074864292015-01-08T08:59:04.287-06:002015-01-08T08:59:04.287-06:00We don't get to see wild Turkey in our back fi...We don't get to see wild Turkey in our back field to close to people, wish we did. <br />We see very few wild animals any more. Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17862394699499538591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-40580740516636130472015-01-08T08:37:21.417-06:002015-01-08T08:37:21.417-06:00We had windchills of -30F yesterday and all the sc...We had windchills of -30F yesterday and all the schools were closed. This morning we are above zero, hurray! Stay warm.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-58293904608300785612015-01-08T08:15:17.646-06:002015-01-08T08:15:17.646-06:00I agree, at least the sun is shining through the ...I agree, at least the sun is shining through the freezing temps. Gas is down here too, finally. Blessings Francine.Primitive Starshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02525399769247105105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-41630283458307820322015-01-08T07:45:04.179-06:002015-01-08T07:45:04.179-06:00No clothes lines here either, so are the 'rule...No clothes lines here either, so are the 'rules' in town these days. *sigh*<br />That's a LOT of turkeys, we have a flock visiting every morning and evening, and I've noticed they are all hens...no toms.<br />The decorations are down for yet another season, doesn't the house look empty now !<br />~JoA Brit in Tennesseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16080644141670903160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-75142780138371333632015-01-08T07:33:14.291-06:002015-01-08T07:33:14.291-06:00Hi:
Here in downtown MPLS, MN they tell us we will...Hi:<br />Here in downtown MPLS, MN they tell us we will get a little snow today. It is 4 above right now.<br /><br /> How I miss the days when the bed linens smelled so great after drying outside on the line. Dryers are wonderful but i is hard to tell when the sheets are clean - there is no wonderful fresh air smell.<br /><br />Shirley H.<br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14808886522199455996noreply@blogger.com