Running Bear's February 2026 Coffee Shop

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Good morning from the thawing tundra in Wisconsin. The Weather Channel app has changed its guess for the 7 day guess cast. We will hit 40 the next 3 days.

I had the SB on but I truly dislike the sound coming out of Chris Collingsworth’s mouth. He may know football but his time has past. IMOO he has become what Tom Brady already is Mr Obvious. The sound was muted except for the 1/2 time entertainment. I didn’t understand the words but like Troy wrote it was toe tapping and I felt like dancing. I enjoyed it but was unsure if the wedding was legal. The online experts said it was a real wedding, legal and Troy also confirmed it. The game was meh! I had no rooting interest but I stayed upstairs with Terry who was so interested her snoring during the 3rd quarter startled me! Rarely snores but does grind her teeth! I know TMI…

She’ll let me have it for telling when she sees this later

I mostly spent my time with the game on in the background online researching for a possible bid on building a grain mill. I don’t have permission to post his very detailed pictures but he wants a representation of the Clonbio Ethanol plant at Jefferson, Wi. It’s a place I am fairly familiar with as I have had a tour there in 2012. This is a big place when the old malt silos are included

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This used to be a Valero ethanol plant but they closed it and sold it in 2022 to Clonbio and it is operational today. Being open again surprised me. This would be a mostly kit built model. The number of kits for silos and tanks and piping is kind of overwhelming. He wants it bid 2 ways! Cost to assemble if he supplies the kits, cost if the builder supplies the kits. I have bid a few things in the past for this modeler but have lost more than I won. The area he says this will fit is 5’ x 14.5’. Wants it built on 3 modules.

Enjoy your time
 
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bnsf971 said:
Looks like I'm headed to my favorite electronics emporium for a replacement for my Crapple laptop. It's going to replace the one I managed to sit on--with predictable results. I have a really nice iPad Pro and keyboard, but every app on it that's worth having is moving to a subscription, so it's now at the point it sits in a drawer, and I use the laptop. Until I tripped on a shoe and landed on the ottoman, where the laptop was sitting...
I tried looking through Fecesbook Marketplace, since I don't "have to have" brand new, but after culling through all the scams, a good used model is only a couple hundred bucks less than a new one, so, off I go.
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how old is the existing one?

Apple has a flat rate repair system and there is a tier that basically includes everything. I used it once when I had a battery bulge out a lot and crack the board and screen etc. they replaced everything but the bottom shell piece for $600. That was on a laptop that was $2500 or more new.

I don’t know what the pricing and offerings are now but it’d be worth brining it in and having them look over it and find out.
 


Good morning, all! Looks to be another really nice day here in H-Town. Predicted high,75. I didn't watch the big game yesterday as I had no team playing. Houston, Dallas, maybe a NY team I would've watched. Never heard of Bad Bunny till the grammy news.
I called Bar Mills this morning as I hadn't recieved a shipped notice. Turns out they ran out of Klinger's and were building them over the weekend. Should ship by tomorrow. Cosnetics and Chears have been corrected. If I counted right, this will be my 17th Bar Mills kit.

RhB Michael - Would touch football games at Woodstock count?

STAY SAFE
LATER
 
chadbag said:
Hw

how old is the existing one?

Apple has a flat rate repair system and there is a tier that basically includes everything. I used it once when I had a battery bulge out a lot and crack the board and screen etc. they replaced everything but the bottom shell piece for $600. That was on a laptop that was $2500 or more new.

I don’t know what the pricing and offerings are now but it’d be worth brining it in and having them look over it and find out.
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The old one is 6 years old, and the market price for one like it is much less than $500.
 


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