sigh. Sent a very expensive email to the HVAC folks. Going on year 3 of this set up coughing up its socks right when I need it. Done.

What's that noise, sounds like whimpering? And this warm air?
Hey, AC unit, how're you doin....oh.
#$$$$$

Everybody Eats, Everybody Has a Safe Place to Sleep party (EEEHSPS). Might need a little word smithing.

NATO formally taking the mantle de-risks Ukraine support from US politics. No repeat of this year's gaps.

"NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine (NSATU), will be comprised of approximately 700 personnel from NATO Allied nations and select partners. The effort will be headquartered in Wiesbaden, Germany"

#politics #Ukraine

https://shape.nato.int/news-archive/2024/nato-security-assistance-and-training-ukraine-nsatu-is-assisting-ukraine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCOLwX5GY1g

ssssshhhhhh dogs are sleeping in

oh but I want to grind coffee....
#dogs #coffee

"As we speak, F16 jets are on their way"
U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken confirms the first F-16 fighter jets are en route to Ukraine. Norway and Belgium will also send additional aircraft, with a total of 128 jets needed to defend Ukraine's skies.
#politics #ukraine
https://youtu.be/IuR-gk86WQY

Here we go, Vintage or Antique industrial metal locker basket or
industrial metal laundry basket

Heavier wire gauge. Probably have to try flea markets but that's fine.

Sorry to go on about a basket; just doing my part to dilute the news.

* Stainless steel disinfection basket
* Medical Instrument Cleaning Basket
* I-Don't-Want-To-Know Basket

oooh yeah baby, on a whim added "used laboratory" to the search terms and it's funky pay dirt at the right prices.

Tractor Supply and Uline have stuff but they can't have my money. Next!

Umpty hundred, autocarrot. Umpty.

Anyway, I'm looking for a metal basket around 24"x 12"x 8". Know anything like that from a trade, or camping, or farming or something. Feel like what I want has a name and I'm not using it so I get garbage trucks.

Me searching local Craigslist: "wire basket"
Local Craigslist: 2017 PETERBILT 320 24YD HEIL SIDE LOADER **** - $72,950. Also it's 1500 miles away.

The ad is overloaded with empty hundred keywords and though I don't see "wire basket", it could be in there. "Slovenia" is.

Portrait of Betrayal

Bottom fell out of the charcoal chimney when it was full of red hot coals. Not funny, zero stars. Fix it or fling it into the sun, hmmmm

Why am I just finding out that the UK elections were called a "blandslide". Have to pay more attention. 😂
#politics #UK

Huh. Browsed to time.gov and there's a widget that says my device's clock is off by -0.716 seconds

What's that about, it's synced to a time service. Network lag? Am I red shifting?

What's it say for you?
#timeyWimey
https://www.time.gov/

Putin writing checks he can't cash.
"United States informed Germany that the Russian government had a plan to kill Armin Papperger, the head of Rheinmetall. In February, Rheinmetall announced an agreement with a Ukrainian company to manufacture artillery shells in Ukraine."

Thug through and through.
#ukraine #politics #fsb

Rain for real, nice. Flash flood warning -- okay less good. But: RAIN!
#rain

"Feeling that it was wrong for Russia to have undertaken a missile attack on the Ohmatdyt Children’s Hospital in Kyiv on Monday, a Russian pilot decided to pass on information about his fellows at Russia’s 22nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Division to Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence of Ukraine"
#ukraine #politics

Wow, a fazed orc. Even defected.

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/35695