I Still Cannot Operate the Coffee Maker
Nov. 14th, 2009 | 07:47 am
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senseless
I'm gonna need to break down and find my glasses and read the instructions.
Filled it up with water and coffee left it "On" for fifteen then tried to pump out a cup which ended up being semi hot clear water popped the lid up and there is just a drop of moisture in the center of the ground up awakedness so I transfer it to the old maker and use it once again.
Oddly enough it has not leaked a drop the past two days and I was here all day because our caregiver had some medical issues that were important thank gawd for old time doctors that even in an ER have that tingley feeling that all on the surface is not the entire story the day the wife and I went to get her blood work and had the caregiver get seen for an antibiotic for a tooth and made a day of it lots of XRays and why is it taking so long just to get an antibiotic and I knew a lady who swallowed a fly she had to have a procedure done yesterday and has a serious infection being treated aggressively I told her to just do anything she needed to do for herself and lay most of the day on the heating pad it was a long long week of doctors for the wife and took care of her even got her to scoot over to the power chair which is a piece of cake from the bed to there and back for her and she toured around the house for thirty and I got the head board seriously lag bolted to the wall studs to the point it accurred to me if I pulled to hard I'd knock the bed off it's posts...
I also stared at the scraps of Birch plywood and came up with a second dog house for Priscillia next to the Kennel with a top over both to act as a side table for me and I can screw down all the cords for my head phones and charges etc and puppy proof them and make the door of Priscillias abode too high for the puppy to get over, make the top detachable add a shelf inside once again for P to get out of puppy reach, fiberglass the bottom for easy cleaning and she can have a litter in there one day.
I got as far as cutting the wood LOL and I'm just spent I'm too the point about the only way I don't hurt is to lay flat on my back but I'm getting things done still and will have more than the time I want to lay on my back in January...
Filled it up with water and coffee left it "On" for fifteen then tried to pump out a cup which ended up being semi hot clear water popped the lid up and there is just a drop of moisture in the center of the ground up awakedness so I transfer it to the old maker and use it once again.
Oddly enough it has not leaked a drop the past two days and I was here all day because our caregiver had some medical issues that were important thank gawd for old time doctors that even in an ER have that tingley feeling that all on the surface is not the entire story the day the wife and I went to get her blood work and had the caregiver get seen for an antibiotic for a tooth and made a day of it lots of XRays and why is it taking so long just to get an antibiotic and I knew a lady who swallowed a fly she had to have a procedure done yesterday and has a serious infection being treated aggressively I told her to just do anything she needed to do for herself and lay most of the day on the heating pad it was a long long week of doctors for the wife and took care of her even got her to scoot over to the power chair which is a piece of cake from the bed to there and back for her and she toured around the house for thirty and I got the head board seriously lag bolted to the wall studs to the point it accurred to me if I pulled to hard I'd knock the bed off it's posts...
I also stared at the scraps of Birch plywood and came up with a second dog house for Priscillia next to the Kennel with a top over both to act as a side table for me and I can screw down all the cords for my head phones and charges etc and puppy proof them and make the door of Priscillias abode too high for the puppy to get over, make the top detachable add a shelf inside once again for P to get out of puppy reach, fiberglass the bottom for easy cleaning and she can have a litter in there one day.
I got as far as cutting the wood LOL and I'm just spent I'm too the point about the only way I don't hurt is to lay flat on my back but I'm getting things done still and will have more than the time I want to lay on my back in January...
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Wonton Soup
Nov. 14th, 2009 | 12:07 am
posted by: fluffy_goddess in ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif)
what_a_crock
So, a few days ago I posted about a big chinese dinner my Mom and I are doing together for the extended family, and got great advice. Well, the menu's been updated with the addition of wonton soup, so I thought I'd post my method of doing it.
( Wonton Soup )
( Wonton Soup )
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first time beef roast in the crock
Nov. 13th, 2009 | 09:36 pm
posted by: sage_grouse in what_a_crock
This was my first time attempting a real meal in a crock. I'd used one earlier this year, throwing some chicken and broth and whatever I had in it just to try it out, and it kept turning off in the middle of the cooking process, and I returned the crock and never got a new one. Sad. However, my new roomie has a giant oval crock so last night at midnight I decided to have a roast extravaganza.
( recipe and pics )
( recipe and pics )
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Young Stars in the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud
Nov. 14th, 2009 | 05:11 am
posted by: ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/syndicated.gif)
apod
Cosmic dust clouds and embedded newborn stars glow
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I Cannot Operate the Coffee Maker
Nov. 13th, 2009 | 08:01 am
posted by: senseless
Oh the humanity this morning I stumble over dogs to the kitchen and realize quickly that the night before as the caregiver and I stared at the replacement coffee maker for the one that made two cups at a time and leaked half of one over the counter since day one almost, and wondered where the on button was, I realized I never read the instructions the night before that being last night and now once again I stare at a button that just says program and remember percorlators and simplicity and I replug the old one back in and decided to approach the matter at a later time.
The carpet people got the carpet down in the rental yesterday at least when I went over to get my portable table saw they were halfway done super nice job but,
they were supposed to call first and do it next week after all the painting was completely finished and I had cleaned the place up of tools and returned the plank flooring that ended up being such a poor product. Oddly enough my friend that was painting it and was going to move my air compressor for me back to here called yesterday morning and had a small job and I told him not to worry about getting up there since it wouldn't be put down until next week LOL.
No big deal.
The carpet people got the carpet down in the rental yesterday at least when I went over to get my portable table saw they were halfway done super nice job but,
they were supposed to call first and do it next week after all the painting was completely finished and I had cleaned the place up of tools and returned the plank flooring that ended up being such a poor product. Oddly enough my friend that was painting it and was going to move my air compressor for me back to here called yesterday morning and had a small job and I told him not to worry about getting up there since it wouldn't be put down until next week LOL.
No big deal.
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Art and Science in NGC 918
Nov. 13th, 2009 | 06:24 am
posted by: apod
This beautiful telescopic skyscape features spiral galaxy NGC 918.
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recipe, book review, etc
Nov. 12th, 2009 | 01:07 pm
posted by: fabricdragon in what_a_crock
so, i wandered over to the book store and spent too many hours in the cookbooks section
(not news)
and looked at many many slow cooker books......
(not news)
ended up buying "Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Book" at least in part because it had clear directions for translating a stovetop or oven recipe to slow cooker use.
it also had an overnight Oatmeal recipe
i have seen this before, but never tried it. so i did. i put this on last night, and between my trusty crock pot, and my "coffee pot" (tea, thank you) i woke up with breakfast already made......
4 cups water
1 cup steel cut oats (not quick cook, not rolled oats)
pinch salt if desired
cook on low 8-9 hours or overnight
i used Mc Canns, the kind you can buy in a can? (yes you can get it in a box too) and doubled the recipe because i only have a BIG crock pot.
i ate it, hubby ate it.. hubby likes it better than regular oatmeal!
no breakfast to cook while trying to run out the door!
note:
in my case, a large oval crock pot and 8 cups water to 2 cups oatmeal, i came down to find that it was VERY liquid, underneath a tougher chewy crust layer. stirring solved most of that and within a half hour it was pretty consistently thick and creamy
hubby liked the chewy top part the best though
the book has a similar recipe that calls for putting in tons and tons of dried fruit (yummmmmmm) and ladling any leftover into a pan to set up in the fridge, this to be served cold as a sort of chewy meal bar
(not news)
and looked at many many slow cooker books......
(not news)
ended up buying "Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Book" at least in part because it had clear directions for translating a stovetop or oven recipe to slow cooker use.
it also had an overnight Oatmeal recipe
i have seen this before, but never tried it. so i did. i put this on last night, and between my trusty crock pot, and my "coffee pot" (tea, thank you) i woke up with breakfast already made......
4 cups water
1 cup steel cut oats (not quick cook, not rolled oats)
pinch salt if desired
cook on low 8-9 hours or overnight
i used Mc Canns, the kind you can buy in a can? (yes you can get it in a box too) and doubled the recipe because i only have a BIG crock pot.
i ate it, hubby ate it.. hubby likes it better than regular oatmeal!
no breakfast to cook while trying to run out the door!
note:
in my case, a large oval crock pot and 8 cups water to 2 cups oatmeal, i came down to find that it was VERY liquid, underneath a tougher chewy crust layer. stirring solved most of that and within a half hour it was pretty consistently thick and creamy
hubby liked the chewy top part the best though
the book has a similar recipe that calls for putting in tons and tons of dried fruit (yummmmmmm) and ladling any leftover into a pan to set up in the fridge, this to be served cold as a sort of chewy meal bar
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Crockpots
Nov. 12th, 2009 | 10:32 am
posted by: hourglasscreate in what_a_crock
So when my daughter went off to college I gave her my older crockpot. That still left me with the larger one, but one of the things I hate is that crockpots only come with one crock. I use mine a lot. So I went looking on the internet for a second crock. And I found www.google.com/products/catalog I'm really thrilled. I'm going to go on and keep my other one because it is oval, and this is round, and sometimes the shape makes a difference on how much stuff you can put in, but I now essentially have 4 crockpots. Yay!
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Crayons!
Nov. 11th, 2009 | 08:52 pm
posted by: crimedoc1 in what_a_crock
Today, my son and I made..... wait for it.... CRAYONS in the crock pot!
I found the "recipe" on the ever-amazing Year of Slow Cooking blog and mentioned it to my kids, and my son was wild to try it. So today, since school was closed, we decided to try it.
He sorted out all the broken crayons (and furtively broke a few good ones when I wasn't looking - grin) and then we soaked them in water for a while to loosen the wrappers. Then we peeled off the wrappers. This took a while, despite the very long soaking we gave them. Interestingly, Crayola wrappers were much harder to get off while the wrappers of the generic crayons (you know, the kinds you get at restaurants with kids meals and so on) peeled off pretty easily. However, this was the least fun part of the job. We stood at the sink peeling crayons for ages!
I picked up a six-hole foil muffin tin at the grocery. It wouldn't fit into my 6 quart crock, even after trimming, so I cut it up into three pairs of two holes. We sorted the crayons by color families and ended up with red, orange, blue, purple, yellow and green - one color in each muffin hole.
I fitted them into my crock pot and cooked on high for an hour or so - we sort of forgot about it so it sat on warm for a bit after that. Then I turned off the crock and let the muffin tins sit until the crayons had hardened some before I took them out of the crock. I probably should have stuck them in the fridge to cool, but I just let them cool down on the counter for a while and then we popped them out of the foil and voila! Giant crayons!
A couple of them are kind of in layers - apparently the good quality Crayolas sink to the bottom of the crayon and the cheepo crayons float to the top. But they look really cool!
These would probably be great for preschoolers because they are so nice and big and chunky to hold. They'd be fun presents for a little kid. ;-)
My son and I decided that we would offer to take the broken crayons at his aftercare's preschool and make these crayons for them.... IF the preschoolers will take off the wrappers!
I found the "recipe" on the ever-amazing Year of Slow Cooking blog and mentioned it to my kids, and my son was wild to try it. So today, since school was closed, we decided to try it.
He sorted out all the broken crayons (and furtively broke a few good ones when I wasn't looking - grin) and then we soaked them in water for a while to loosen the wrappers. Then we peeled off the wrappers. This took a while, despite the very long soaking we gave them. Interestingly, Crayola wrappers were much harder to get off while the wrappers of the generic crayons (you know, the kinds you get at restaurants with kids meals and so on) peeled off pretty easily. However, this was the least fun part of the job. We stood at the sink peeling crayons for ages!
I picked up a six-hole foil muffin tin at the grocery. It wouldn't fit into my 6 quart crock, even after trimming, so I cut it up into three pairs of two holes. We sorted the crayons by color families and ended up with red, orange, blue, purple, yellow and green - one color in each muffin hole.
I fitted them into my crock pot and cooked on high for an hour or so - we sort of forgot about it so it sat on warm for a bit after that. Then I turned off the crock and let the muffin tins sit until the crayons had hardened some before I took them out of the crock. I probably should have stuck them in the fridge to cool, but I just let them cool down on the counter for a while and then we popped them out of the foil and voila! Giant crayons!
A couple of them are kind of in layers - apparently the good quality Crayolas sink to the bottom of the crayon and the cheepo crayons float to the top. But they look really cool!
These would probably be great for preschoolers because they are so nice and big and chunky to hold. They'd be fun presents for a little kid. ;-)
My son and I decided that we would offer to take the broken crayons at his aftercare's preschool and make these crayons for them.... IF the preschoolers will take off the wrappers!
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Film Production Company Logo Quiz
Nov. 12th, 2009 | 05:31 pm
posted by: sampada in quizbusters
I often play this game with myself while watching a movie. I try to guess the production company's name by the animation shown before the name appears. So here's an easy quiz to revive this community! Hope you enjoy.
( Click for the quiz )
Answers in one week!
( Click for the quiz )
Answers in one week!
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LiveJournal Major Notes: Notes, Tweaks, Bug Kills, LJ_Cares!
Nov. 12th, 2009 | 01:53 pm
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Headless Lolly Pops Dance Through the House
Nov. 12th, 2009 | 07:26 am
posted by: senseless
I've been finding left over Halloween sucker's minus the sticks and a few chews through the wrapper all over the foot of my bed. I kept picking it them up thinking I must have just dropped the same one after snatching it from the puppy's wrath but then it accurred to me they seemed to change colors...
I just went into the dining room and there is a little side table next to the dining table said candy had been placed there in a large bowl.
The Table cloth was much in Dissaray and a chair had been pulled out leading me to surmise the Priscillia had jumped to the chair to the table slid around on the top and had been dropping the lollypops down to the puppy this being all my fault for letting the puppy chew on a used lolly pop stick after I had removed any traces of sugar in exchange for it to stop chewing my boot laces.
Team Work.
I just went into the dining room and there is a little side table next to the dining table said candy had been placed there in a large bowl.
The Table cloth was much in Dissaray and a chair had been pulled out leading me to surmise the Priscillia had jumped to the chair to the table slid around on the top and had been dropping the lollypops down to the puppy this being all my fault for letting the puppy chew on a used lolly pop stick after I had removed any traces of sugar in exchange for it to stop chewing my boot laces.
Team Work.
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Great Observatories Explore Galactic Center
Nov. 12th, 2009 | 05:45 am
posted by: apod
Where can a telescope take you?
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pearl barley and dried lentils in the crock?
Nov. 11th, 2009 | 11:34 am
posted by: bloggingsara in what_a_crock
i'm trying to use up all the ingredients in my freezer and cupboard. can i prepare pearl barley and dried lentils in the crock? thanks!
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SPICY chili
Nov. 11th, 2009 | 10:24 am
posted by: ultimatumtime in what_a_crock
So, I threw all my usual chili ingredients in the crock this morning before showering. Turned it on low (10 hours) and gave it a little taste after about an hour, right before I left for work. Umm.. HOT! Guess I was a little too heavy on the cayenne/chili powder/crushed red pepper... I like it pretty dang spicy, but this had LOTS of kick to it already, and I know it's only going to get spicier while cooking all day. And I've got company to eat this tonight! They're like me--they enjoy the heat--but I'm thinking this is going to be close to nuclear by the time it's ready. I'd really rather not kill my company with this stuff.
Any suggestions on how to tone down the heat a bit? I've heard adding sugar helps, but I'm so afraid I'll add too much and it'll be gross. Anyone? Anyone?
Any suggestions on how to tone down the heat a bit? I've heard adding sugar helps, but I'm so afraid I'll add too much and it'll be gross. Anyone? Anyone?
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Hot Chili from a newbie
Nov. 11th, 2009 | 12:18 am
posted by: valkyri in what_a_crock
Hello, I noticed this community on one of my friend's journals and decided that it must be a wonderful place. I've been watching for a few days and snagging recipes, and seeing as I made my chili up tonight for the next few days' dinner I figure I'd share it with you.
2 lbs of lean ground beef browned and drained
1 large onion or two small coursely chopped or quartered and split
2 bell peppers (I used red and green, but yellow or orange are nice too) coarsely chopped.
1 jalapeno sliced, seeds in (because we like it hot)
If you like it really hot, add one hot banana (cubanelle) pepper too.
1 can of diced tomatoes
2 cans of tomato sauce
1 can of red kidney beans
1 bottle of Heinz Chili sauce
1/2 pound of white mushrooms sliced
1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper
Dried chili peppers to taste
2 tbsp of chili powder
1 tsp of onion powder
1 tsp of celery salt
Pepper to taste
Sometimes I throw in a can of kernel corn as well if there is one in the cupboard.
On medium or low all day (depending on what your "day" length is) and it's perfect, serve with texas toast, garlic bread, or dinner rolls. It's also nice over rice or nachos. This recipe has evolved in my house over the years because i was tired of chili that tasted like spaghetti sauce with kidney beans and chili powder. The flavour is hot and tangy, and it has a chunky consistency. In the crock pot the flavours soak through everything, and it's yummy. Enjoy!
2 lbs of lean ground beef browned and drained
1 large onion or two small coursely chopped or quartered and split
2 bell peppers (I used red and green, but yellow or orange are nice too) coarsely chopped.
1 jalapeno sliced, seeds in (because we like it hot)
If you like it really hot, add one hot banana (cubanelle) pepper too.
1 can of diced tomatoes
2 cans of tomato sauce
1 can of red kidney beans
1 bottle of Heinz Chili sauce
1/2 pound of white mushrooms sliced
1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper
Dried chili peppers to taste
2 tbsp of chili powder
1 tsp of onion powder
1 tsp of celery salt
Pepper to taste
Sometimes I throw in a can of kernel corn as well if there is one in the cupboard.
On medium or low all day (depending on what your "day" length is) and it's perfect, serve with texas toast, garlic bread, or dinner rolls. It's also nice over rice or nachos. This recipe has evolved in my house over the years because i was tired of chili that tasted like spaghetti sauce with kidney beans and chili powder. The flavour is hot and tangy, and it has a chunky consistency. In the crock pot the flavours soak through everything, and it's yummy. Enjoy!
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As Predicted
Nov. 11th, 2009 | 08:04 am
posted by: senseless
The wife slept and slept woke at 8 pm and asked for breakfast and wondered why the sun wasn't up LOL.
Things went fine one more follow up today here in town.
My back's letting me know it's there the wind was too high to have her power chair hanging off the tail end of the car so I had to pick her up a few times but heat does wonders...
I should ask for an electric blanket for Christmas but the puppy would probably chew it, he's into everything chewable but I think I got the point across about not chewing wires with a few stern words but he took out four sets of headphones first. I took him out at 5 am this morning and left him out of the crate since he had done his business, got up at 7 to make coffee and he must have guard dog in him cause he went bazerk with the emergency barking noises woke the wife who asked for tea and what is that dog upset about so another early day here.
Glad I didn't have to drag her under the house though LOL.
Things went fine one more follow up today here in town.
My back's letting me know it's there the wind was too high to have her power chair hanging off the tail end of the car so I had to pick her up a few times but heat does wonders...
I should ask for an electric blanket for Christmas but the puppy would probably chew it, he's into everything chewable but I think I got the point across about not chewing wires with a few stern words but he took out four sets of headphones first. I took him out at 5 am this morning and left him out of the crate since he had done his business, got up at 7 to make coffee and he must have guard dog in him cause he went bazerk with the emergency barking noises woke the wife who asked for tea and what is that dog upset about so another early day here.
Glad I didn't have to drag her under the house though LOL.
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Saturn After Equinox
Nov. 11th, 2009 | 05:35 am
posted by: apod
The other side of Saturn's ring plane is now directly illuminated by the Sun.
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bean soup UPDATE
Nov. 10th, 2009 | 11:22 pm
posted by: fabricdragon in what_a_crock
wanted to have some soup tomorrow... so:
i bag of 16 bean mix from the grocery store
1 chopped onion
2 potatoes chopped
1 portabella mushroom, sliced
3 (more like 2) carrots
4 bouilion cubes (chicken)
wash beans
throw it all in a pot
we will see how it urns out tomorrow, but i PLAN to serve it with some steamed spinach and some noodles or something.....
yes, its lacking in spices right now.
i prefer my soups BLAND so i can season them up to go with different stuff ....
after all, if i am going to serve it over rice, with cheese? different seasoning than by itself in a bowl
however i am almost certain to toss some small amount of seasoning in before morning.
EDiT: yes, most people would add garlic, sadly i am allergic to it.
Vegan? this could easily be vegan with more vegetables and without the chicken bouillion
UPDATE: as of his morning its thick, dark brown, and smells great. i actually think i will have some plain in a bowl for breakfast (peas porridge hot...) and possibly an added bunch of greens.
my sniff and nibble test says that for plain soup, no cheese or other stuff, i want to add a pepper mix (probably Mrs Dash) and a bit of paprika.
This is going to be removed from the crock pot and put in containers in the fridge as a "quick food base" for the next few days.... it will mostly be used as a side dish, or an ingredient, but its nice to know i have some on hand to heat up fast as plain soup.
i bag of 16 bean mix from the grocery store
1 chopped onion
2 potatoes chopped
1 portabella mushroom, sliced
3 (more like 2) carrots
4 bouilion cubes (chicken)
wash beans
throw it all in a pot
we will see how it urns out tomorrow, but i PLAN to serve it with some steamed spinach and some noodles or something.....
yes, its lacking in spices right now.
i prefer my soups BLAND so i can season them up to go with different stuff ....
after all, if i am going to serve it over rice, with cheese? different seasoning than by itself in a bowl
however i am almost certain to toss some small amount of seasoning in before morning.
EDiT: yes, most people would add garlic, sadly i am allergic to it.
Vegan? this could easily be vegan with more vegetables and without the chicken bouillion
UPDATE: as of his morning its thick, dark brown, and smells great. i actually think i will have some plain in a bowl for breakfast (peas porridge hot...) and possibly an added bunch of greens.
my sniff and nibble test says that for plain soup, no cheese or other stuff, i want to add a pepper mix (probably Mrs Dash) and a bit of paprika.
This is going to be removed from the crock pot and put in containers in the fridge as a "quick food base" for the next few days.... it will mostly be used as a side dish, or an ingredient, but its nice to know i have some on hand to heat up fast as plain soup.
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Ida No
Nov. 10th, 2009 | 06:30 am
posted by: senseless
I seem to have Slept through it, not a single creak last night to wake me...
Made it to Pennsacola with the wife for a Doc's appointment now were headed for cateract surgery. I never heard the rain or any winds we might have had last night but it stopped for a moment here so I could take the dogs out and the radar makes it look like it speeded up came ashore and is north of me already so we'll just have a day of heavy rains when it turns East.
Perfect, the Ions will let her sleep.
Made it to Pennsacola with the wife for a Doc's appointment now were headed for cateract surgery. I never heard the rain or any winds we might have had last night but it stopped for a moment here so I could take the dogs out and the radar makes it look like it speeded up came ashore and is north of me already so we'll just have a day of heavy rains when it turns East.
Perfect, the Ions will let her sleep.