New Day, Same Weather.  Hope everyone had a good night and is wamring up a little.  The East Coast really seems to be getting blasted.  My sister lives in SC and she reports frost two mornings in a row.  Said that the peach farmers really got nailed.  We&#39;re almost to the point of not wanting it to rain now because it&#39;ll take out our cherry orchids.  Guess it&#39;s out of our hands though.<br />
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Had another meeting with our &quot;Iron Chef&quot; last night to get some clarification on a piece that he wants me to build.  he&#39;s a whiz at food, but pretty green when t comes to construction.  He wanted to take a 4x4x5, carve out the center, taper the top and angle it at 10 degrees, then drill holes in it for dry ice.  Not going to happen - I am doing a proto-type today.  Getting a piece of PVC pipe and will paper mache it to look like a tree trunk.  The top will be angled slightly and the roots will provide stabliity for it on the service plate.  Should be easy-squeezy.  <br />
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Also hope to get into the theater today and start loading some info into the fundraising software that I maintain.  Our subscriptions are starting to come in and I&#39;d rather enter them a little at a time than all at once.  <br />
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Other than that, a quiet day<br />
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Shari - glad to hear about your mom&#39;s leg.  Please give her my best and let her know that the hip operation is probably the easiest to recover from and one of the most beneficial she&#39;ll ever have.  Mike, our god daughter&#39;s dad, had his hip replaced - during Hurricane Charley actually -  and he&#39;s back to work at Southern Bell, climbing ladders and doing his thing.  And it is so wonderful to see our friend, Sarah, who had hers replaced in August, walk without a limp or a cane any longer.<br />
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Rose - just remember, if you kill your contractors, you&#39;ll just have to get new ones.  Hope that they will come through for you in the end.<br />
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Mary Lou - here&#39;s wishing you some sunny (and warm) weather, along with anyone else who needs it.<br />
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Jackie - hope that you both are doing well and enjoying the sights and sounds of the west coast.<br />
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mebert - just minutes now before you leave.  Hope you have a fabulous time.<br />
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Here&#39;s wishing everyone else a grand day&#33;<br />
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Charlie