Rantoul, IL
76 deg. clear, S. wind @ 8 mph.
Forecast = High temp. 91 deg. partly cloudy, 30% chance of rain, SW wind @ 15 to 20 mph.
Because of off and on showers, Jim didn't tackle the slideout brake problem yesterday. Instead, he did some work on the computer and took Linda over to Walgreen's so that she could get her prescriptions refilled and then went to the Post Office to pick up the mail.
Everything went smooth at Walgreens, but of course, they didn't have enough of one of her prescriptions, so they'll have to go back again, either this afternoon or tomorrow. : (
For dinner, Jim cooked part of a ham steak out on the grill to make sandwiches. While he was out there cooking, it started clouding up to the West and soon after he and Linda were done eating, we had quite a storm go through this area.
Don't know the exact figures, but there were reports of winds over 60 mph. and we had some heavy rain! The wind was strong enough that Jim brought in Bobbie T's bedroom slideout because the slideout awning was flapping so violently that it was shaking the whole RV. There's some small branches down here in the park, but I haven't seen or heard of any major damage in the area.
Oh, and this morning on TV, they're forecasting more of the same this afternoon!!!! : (
Today, Jim's hoping to get out there and check out that slideout brake. He and Linda also need to do some shopping which will mean a trip down to Champaign.
A Point to Ponder : The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right time, but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
Showing posts with label Awning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Awning. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Saturday, May 25, 2013
How Small Is Your Awning?
Rantoul, IL.
54 deg. overcast, E. wind @ 8 mph.
Forecast = Today: Mostly cloudy with scattered storms. Highs around 68°F. East southeast wind to 11 MPH. Chance of precipitation near 60%.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy with thunderstorms likely. Lows around 57°F. East southeast wind to 11 MPH.
Friday, many RVs came into the Prairie Pines CG. In fact most of the sites were full by the evening. Then, yesterday morning, even more rolled in and by about noon, there were only a few sites left.
There were mostly grown-ups, but some teen agers, and quite a few little kids. Everything went smoothly until about 2:30 yesterday afternoon, when it started raining. Oh, there weren't any storms or even much wind, just a slow steady rain, but it rained hard enough that you definitely wouldn't have wanted to be out in it.
This is when the folks who thought they had a big awning on their RVs, found out just how small they really were! ; )
You see, most of the RVers that are here came as groups. They have friends or family that they had made plans with, to spend the holiday together. Well, for most couples and maybe a kid or two, most awnings are big enough. But, , , , , if you try to get multiple families together under an average sized awning, you soon learn how small it really is!!
Such was the case yesterday. Shortly after the rain started, I couldn't even count how many groups I saw trying to huddle under awnings. A few groups even went to a different RV because that awning was a little larger, but in the end, most ended up going inside their own RVs to wait out the rain. : (
Long ago, Jim and Linda learned how small a large looking awning really was. Especially if it's raining hard or the wind is blowing at all, the space just keeps getting smaller and smaller, and pretty soon, even 2 people under 1 large awning are forced to go inside. : (
You'd think that as large as some of these awning are, most of the area under them would stay dry, but the wind and the splatter just keep making the dry area smaller.
So, if you're thinking that even if it rains, you'll have a nice dry space under the awning to entertain, or whatever, you just may have to reconsider. Sometimes, it's OK, and it's great to sit out there and watch the rain and listen to it on the awning, but don't be surprised if that awning gets awfully small after just a short time.
Did you know that the south refused to honor the dead on Memorial Day until after World War I when the meaning of Memorial Day changed from honoring civil war dead to honoring Americans who died fighting in any war?
Woof!!!
54 deg. overcast, E. wind @ 8 mph.
Forecast = Today: Mostly cloudy with scattered storms. Highs around 68°F. East southeast wind to 11 MPH. Chance of precipitation near 60%.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy with thunderstorms likely. Lows around 57°F. East southeast wind to 11 MPH.
Friday, many RVs came into the Prairie Pines CG. In fact most of the sites were full by the evening. Then, yesterday morning, even more rolled in and by about noon, there were only a few sites left.
There were mostly grown-ups, but some teen agers, and quite a few little kids. Everything went smoothly until about 2:30 yesterday afternoon, when it started raining. Oh, there weren't any storms or even much wind, just a slow steady rain, but it rained hard enough that you definitely wouldn't have wanted to be out in it.
This is when the folks who thought they had a big awning on their RVs, found out just how small they really were! ; )
You see, most of the RVers that are here came as groups. They have friends or family that they had made plans with, to spend the holiday together. Well, for most couples and maybe a kid or two, most awnings are big enough. But, , , , , if you try to get multiple families together under an average sized awning, you soon learn how small it really is!!
Such was the case yesterday. Shortly after the rain started, I couldn't even count how many groups I saw trying to huddle under awnings. A few groups even went to a different RV because that awning was a little larger, but in the end, most ended up going inside their own RVs to wait out the rain. : (
Long ago, Jim and Linda learned how small a large looking awning really was. Especially if it's raining hard or the wind is blowing at all, the space just keeps getting smaller and smaller, and pretty soon, even 2 people under 1 large awning are forced to go inside. : (
You'd think that as large as some of these awning are, most of the area under them would stay dry, but the wind and the splatter just keep making the dry area smaller.
So, if you're thinking that even if it rains, you'll have a nice dry space under the awning to entertain, or whatever, you just may have to reconsider. Sometimes, it's OK, and it's great to sit out there and watch the rain and listen to it on the awning, but don't be surprised if that awning gets awfully small after just a short time.
Did you know that the south refused to honor the dead on Memorial Day until after World War I when the meaning of Memorial Day changed from honoring civil war dead to honoring Americans who died fighting in any war?
Woof!!!
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Nice Weather, Clothes Rack and Bobbie T Reports
Lenoir, TN
64 deg. cloudy, no wind
Forecast = Today: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Highs around 72°F. West southwest wind to 10 MPH. Chance of precipitation near 40%.
Tonight: Partly cloudy with isolated storms. Lows around 52°F. West wind to 9 MPH. Chance of precipitation near 40%.
Friday was a nice day here at the TVA park in Lenoir. It was overcast at times with the threat of rain, but the temperatures were great with just light winds blowing. Jim spent quite a bit of the day sitting outside under Bobbie T's awning and just relaxing and enjoying the scenery.
Linda washed out a few things in the sink and then brought them outside to dry on the clothes rack that Jim made way back when we had Myrddin. You see, Emrys didn't have a ladder so there was no way to use the rack, but now Bobbie T has a ladder and Linda can again hang a few clothes out to dry if she wants to. : )
The photo above is of the rack on Myrddin's ladder.
After hanging out the clothes, Linda spent some time outside enjoying the scenery and weather with Jim, but soon it was lunch time, so they both came inside.
Oh, I've been asked how Bobbie T preformed in the mountains. Well, Jim says that it's hard to say because he's used to Emrys 450 HP Diesel engine and the great torque it had, but he thinks that Bobbie T did pretty well. We passed many of the semi trucks going up the grades and came back down with little effort, using the tow mode on the transmission. All in all, I think Jim's pretty pleased.
Of course if we head out West through the Rockies some day, that will be the real test.
I also want to give you an update on Bobbie T's mileage. The average for the last 2 fill-ups, (since I last reported), is 8.6 mpg. That's up .2 over the first check. Jim's kind of surprised because this included the mountain driving, but thinks that maybe because it has been almost all Interstate type roads, it made the difference.
Did you know that the TVA act, passed by congress on May 18, 1933, was part of part of Franklin D Roosevelt's "New Deal" to help recover from the Great Depression?
64 deg. cloudy, no wind
Forecast = Today: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Highs around 72°F. West southwest wind to 10 MPH. Chance of precipitation near 40%.
Tonight: Partly cloudy with isolated storms. Lows around 52°F. West wind to 9 MPH. Chance of precipitation near 40%.
Friday was a nice day here at the TVA park in Lenoir. It was overcast at times with the threat of rain, but the temperatures were great with just light winds blowing. Jim spent quite a bit of the day sitting outside under Bobbie T's awning and just relaxing and enjoying the scenery.
Linda washed out a few things in the sink and then brought them outside to dry on the clothes rack that Jim made way back when we had Myrddin. You see, Emrys didn't have a ladder so there was no way to use the rack, but now Bobbie T has a ladder and Linda can again hang a few clothes out to dry if she wants to. : )
After hanging out the clothes, Linda spent some time outside enjoying the scenery and weather with Jim, but soon it was lunch time, so they both came inside.
Oh, I've been asked how Bobbie T preformed in the mountains. Well, Jim says that it's hard to say because he's used to Emrys 450 HP Diesel engine and the great torque it had, but he thinks that Bobbie T did pretty well. We passed many of the semi trucks going up the grades and came back down with little effort, using the tow mode on the transmission. All in all, I think Jim's pretty pleased.
Of course if we head out West through the Rockies some day, that will be the real test.
I also want to give you an update on Bobbie T's mileage. The average for the last 2 fill-ups, (since I last reported), is 8.6 mpg. That's up .2 over the first check. Jim's kind of surprised because this included the mountain driving, but thinks that maybe because it has been almost all Interstate type roads, it made the difference.
Did you know that the TVA act, passed by congress on May 18, 1933, was part of part of Franklin D Roosevelt's "New Deal" to help recover from the Great Depression?
Sunday, April 28, 2013
No Nightmares, Goodwin's RV CG and Mike And Dillon Visit
Moncure, NC.
55 deg. light rain, no wind.
Forecast = Today: Cloudy with chance of light rain. Highs around 66°F. Southeast wind to 7 MPH. Chance of precipitation near 100%. Precipitation amounts up to one quarter inch possible.
Tonight: Cloudy with light rain likely. Lows around 57°F. East southeast wind to 7 MPH. Chance of precipitation near 100%. Precipitation amounts between one half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Mike and his family were going to be busy Saturday evening, so to get to the Apex area around noon, (and allow more time for visiting), we left Williamston a little earlier than we normally would have. In fact, it was right at 9:30 when we pulled out of the Pierce park.
Once on US 64 and heading West, it was smooth going all the way to Raleigh, where we took I-440/40 around to the South of the city and then turned SW on US 1. 1 then brought us right here to Moncure, NC and to Goodwin's RV Campground.
Oh, and the traffic moved very smoothly around Raleigh, so there were no "nightmares" this time. ; ) In fact, we made very good time and by 11:50 we had traveled 133 miles and were pulling into the park.
This is a very small park with only a few sites that are available for short term stays. However, it is quite nice, and Marc, (the owner), can't do enough for you. The sites are fairly level but the CG is in a very hilly area so that when you enter the CG, you start wondering what you're getting yourself into!!
The photo below is of the road coming into the CG.
This is our site and as you can see, we're up on a hill. There's lots of shade and the sites are nicely graveled.
Marc, helped Jim get backed into the site, (no pull-throughs in this park), and showed Jim were all the utilities were and even offered to help him get them hooked up. Then, before he left, he told Jim that if he or Linda needed anything, to give him a call on his cell phone.
As soon as Bobbie T was set up, Jim called Mike and told him that we were here. Mike said that Gina and Savanna were busy and Brenna had a bad headache, but that he and Dillon would come out to the park.
So, in about an hour, he and Dillon arrived. : )
The first thing they did, (after hugs), was to take a look at Bobbie T. Both of them seemed to really like her and agreed that she would suit their needs nicely.
After taking "the tour", everyone sat outside under Bobbie T's awning and enjoyed the beautiful weather.
Dillon and Grandma.
While Jim, Linda and Mike were visiting, Dillon was busy exploring the area. He found an "inchworm", and spent a good part of the afternoon watching it and putting it on different objects to see what it would do. ; )
Today, is Gina's aunt's birthday, so Mike and his family will be spending the day with her. Tomorrow is, of course, a school / work day, so plans have been made for Jim and Linda to head over their house tomorrow evening for dinner.
I know that Jim and Linda are anxious to see Gina and the girls!!
Did you know that you breathe in and out about 23,000 times a day?
55 deg. light rain, no wind.
Forecast = Today: Cloudy with chance of light rain. Highs around 66°F. Southeast wind to 7 MPH. Chance of precipitation near 100%. Precipitation amounts up to one quarter inch possible.
Tonight: Cloudy with light rain likely. Lows around 57°F. East southeast wind to 7 MPH. Chance of precipitation near 100%. Precipitation amounts between one half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Mike and his family were going to be busy Saturday evening, so to get to the Apex area around noon, (and allow more time for visiting), we left Williamston a little earlier than we normally would have. In fact, it was right at 9:30 when we pulled out of the Pierce park.
Once on US 64 and heading West, it was smooth going all the way to Raleigh, where we took I-440/40 around to the South of the city and then turned SW on US 1. 1 then brought us right here to Moncure, NC and to Goodwin's RV Campground.
Oh, and the traffic moved very smoothly around Raleigh, so there were no "nightmares" this time. ; ) In fact, we made very good time and by 11:50 we had traveled 133 miles and were pulling into the park.
This is a very small park with only a few sites that are available for short term stays. However, it is quite nice, and Marc, (the owner), can't do enough for you. The sites are fairly level but the CG is in a very hilly area so that when you enter the CG, you start wondering what you're getting yourself into!!
The photo below is of the road coming into the CG.
This is our site and as you can see, we're up on a hill. There's lots of shade and the sites are nicely graveled.
As soon as Bobbie T was set up, Jim called Mike and told him that we were here. Mike said that Gina and Savanna were busy and Brenna had a bad headache, but that he and Dillon would come out to the park.
So, in about an hour, he and Dillon arrived. : )
After taking "the tour", everyone sat outside under Bobbie T's awning and enjoyed the beautiful weather.
While Jim, Linda and Mike were visiting, Dillon was busy exploring the area. He found an "inchworm", and spent a good part of the afternoon watching it and putting it on different objects to see what it would do. ; )
Today, is Gina's aunt's birthday, so Mike and his family will be spending the day with her. Tomorrow is, of course, a school / work day, so plans have been made for Jim and Linda to head over their house tomorrow evening for dinner.
I know that Jim and Linda are anxious to see Gina and the girls!!
Did you know that you breathe in and out about 23,000 times a day?
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Bob's Been Busy, The 4 Poster Bed and Getting Ready
DeBary, FL.
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Tuesday, Jim and Linda took CLT and headed over to the house to do some laundry and to start getting all boxes of food out of the cabinets. It has been suggested by a few different people that any boxes with food in them be removed from the house for the summer because mice and bugs are attracted to them. : ( And, Jim and Linda definitely don't want to come back this fall to find out that the house is infested.
I think I told you Tuesday that Bob, (the man that Jim and Linda hired to do yard work), has been working on the yard already. Well, this is some of what he's done so far.
This is a pink grapefruit tree in the back yard. As you can see, he's done some major trimming on it. Before he started, there was branch right up against the roof of the house on the right, and the rest of the branches were almost touching the ground. You almost couldn't get under the tree, much less mow the grass under there.
Right next to the grapefruit tree, (on the left in this photo), was another citrus tree. It was a scrawny thing with fruit that was so sour that you couldn't eat it. So, Jim had Bob cut it down. You can see the stump in this photo just to the left of the telephone pole.
Oh, and Jim snapped this photo of Linda's "4 poster bed". The photo isn't very good and the colors are off because of the light coming in through the curtains, but you can get the idea of what it looks like. Jim says that if the posts would have been 3" taller, they would have had to cut holes into the ceiling!!! ; )
Yesterday, Jim got busy early, rearranging some stuff inside of Bobbie T. You see, sitting in one place is one thing, but when you're traveling, things have to be packed much more carefully so that they don't move around or worse yet, come crashing out of the cabinets while driving down the road!!!
After it got light outside and it warmed up a little, Jim went outside and did the same in a few of the outside compartments. After that, he got out his green garden hose, washed the awning, and then, after it dried, rolled it up.
There were 3 reasons that he rolled up the awning yesterday morning. First, they were forecasting possible t-storms with gusty winds, and second, we only have a few days left before we leave, (with 2 of them forecasted to be cloudy with rain), and third, it's one more thing to check off of Jim's pre-departure checklist. : )
It was early afternoon, when it started raining, and it rained off and on for the rest of the day. So, after helping Linda with a few things inside, it was time for a nap!!! ; )
After dinner, Jim and Linda took CLT (Cute Little Truck), and headed over to the house. Jim had set the recycle bin out by the street Tuesday and wanted to get that off of the curb, Linda had some papers that needed to go to the house, and Jim wanted to get the printer and bring it back here to Bobbie T.
Originally, Jim and Linda didn't think that there would be room in Bobbie T for the printer, but after repacking items, there was room under one of the dinette seats that would work. It won't be handy, but if Jim and Linda need to print a document or something, it will be possible to get it out from under the seat and set it up somewhere.
Oh, one more thing that Jim did outside, just before it started raining yesterday afternoon, was to install the license plates that were removed from Emrys onto Bobbie T. You see, yesterday morning, he received an e-mail from Karen at Alternative Resources saying that all the paperwork for registration and title had been taken care of and it was now legal to transfer the plates.
He'll get the paperwork in the next mail they receive.
Throughout the years, Alternative Resources has been just great when it come to mail and helping to register vehicles. If there is a problem of any kind, they'll take care of it or contact you and inform you what needs to be done. If you deal directly with SD. and there's a problem, they'll kick the paperwork back to you and you'll have to start all over with the process, possibly taking a very long time. (Which is not convenient when your traveling and need tags on your new vehicle).
It costs a little to have Karen take care of it, but both Jim and Linda think it's worth it.
Don't know what's happening today. It's supposed to rain most of the day, so not much outside will be done. Maybe Jim and Linda will go over to the house and work on getting it ready for summer hibernation.
Did you know that April is "National Kite Month"?
Woof!!!
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Forecast =
Tuesday, Jim and Linda took CLT and headed over to the house to do some laundry and to start getting all boxes of food out of the cabinets. It has been suggested by a few different people that any boxes with food in them be removed from the house for the summer because mice and bugs are attracted to them. : ( And, Jim and Linda definitely don't want to come back this fall to find out that the house is infested.
I think I told you Tuesday that Bob, (the man that Jim and Linda hired to do yard work), has been working on the yard already. Well, this is some of what he's done so far.
This is a pink grapefruit tree in the back yard. As you can see, he's done some major trimming on it. Before he started, there was branch right up against the roof of the house on the right, and the rest of the branches were almost touching the ground. You almost couldn't get under the tree, much less mow the grass under there.
Right next to the grapefruit tree, (on the left in this photo), was another citrus tree. It was a scrawny thing with fruit that was so sour that you couldn't eat it. So, Jim had Bob cut it down. You can see the stump in this photo just to the left of the telephone pole.
Oh, and Jim snapped this photo of Linda's "4 poster bed". The photo isn't very good and the colors are off because of the light coming in through the curtains, but you can get the idea of what it looks like. Jim says that if the posts would have been 3" taller, they would have had to cut holes into the ceiling!!! ; )
Yesterday, Jim got busy early, rearranging some stuff inside of Bobbie T. You see, sitting in one place is one thing, but when you're traveling, things have to be packed much more carefully so that they don't move around or worse yet, come crashing out of the cabinets while driving down the road!!!
After it got light outside and it warmed up a little, Jim went outside and did the same in a few of the outside compartments. After that, he got out his green garden hose, washed the awning, and then, after it dried, rolled it up.
There were 3 reasons that he rolled up the awning yesterday morning. First, they were forecasting possible t-storms with gusty winds, and second, we only have a few days left before we leave, (with 2 of them forecasted to be cloudy with rain), and third, it's one more thing to check off of Jim's pre-departure checklist. : )
It was early afternoon, when it started raining, and it rained off and on for the rest of the day. So, after helping Linda with a few things inside, it was time for a nap!!! ; )
After dinner, Jim and Linda took CLT (Cute Little Truck), and headed over to the house. Jim had set the recycle bin out by the street Tuesday and wanted to get that off of the curb, Linda had some papers that needed to go to the house, and Jim wanted to get the printer and bring it back here to Bobbie T.
Originally, Jim and Linda didn't think that there would be room in Bobbie T for the printer, but after repacking items, there was room under one of the dinette seats that would work. It won't be handy, but if Jim and Linda need to print a document or something, it will be possible to get it out from under the seat and set it up somewhere.
Oh, one more thing that Jim did outside, just before it started raining yesterday afternoon, was to install the license plates that were removed from Emrys onto Bobbie T. You see, yesterday morning, he received an e-mail from Karen at Alternative Resources saying that all the paperwork for registration and title had been taken care of and it was now legal to transfer the plates.
He'll get the paperwork in the next mail they receive.
Throughout the years, Alternative Resources has been just great when it come to mail and helping to register vehicles. If there is a problem of any kind, they'll take care of it or contact you and inform you what needs to be done. If you deal directly with SD. and there's a problem, they'll kick the paperwork back to you and you'll have to start all over with the process, possibly taking a very long time. (Which is not convenient when your traveling and need tags on your new vehicle).
It costs a little to have Karen take care of it, but both Jim and Linda think it's worth it.
Don't know what's happening today. It's supposed to rain most of the day, so not much outside will be done. Maybe Jim and Linda will go over to the house and work on getting it ready for summer hibernation.
Did you know that April is "National Kite Month"?
Woof!!!
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Shopping At Wally World and Shopping At LaMesa RV
DeBary, FL.
64 deg. Clear, NE wind @ 5 mph.
Forecast = Today: Mostly cloudy with isolated showers. Highs around 81°F. West southwest wind to 7 MPH. Chance of precipitation near 35%. Precipitation amounts less than one tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows around 64°F. East northeast wind 0 to 7 MPH. Chance of precipitation near 45%. Precipitation amounts up to one quarter inch possible.
Not much happening around here. Sunday, Jim and Linda took CLT and headed Wally World buy some personal items and a few things that they'll be needing for the house. They then went to the house to drop the house stuff off and to look for a few items that they've determined that they'll be needing here in Bobbie T this summer.
By the time they returned here to Highbanks, the NASCAR race had already started so the rest of the afternoon was spent watching that.
Yesterday, Jim took CLT and headed over to LaMesa RV and picked up a bunch of stuff for Bobbie T. He got a couple mud dauber screens, one of those anode rods for the water heater, a couple vent covers and a few other miscellaneous items.
He also ordered 2 window awnings for the 2 large windows on the drivers side of Bobbie T. They're supposed to be here in a week to 10 days, so he should be getting them in plenty of time before we leave the area.
Today, Jim and Linda may go and look for a different chair for Linda to sit in here in Bobbie T. That was kind of expected as the chair that's in here now is one of those barrel chairs and has proven to be not very comfortable. Also, Linda really needs a chair where she can get her feet up, so they'll probably be looking at some kind of recliner or at least something with a footstool.
Did you know that there are 701 official breeds of dog?
64 deg. Clear, NE wind @ 5 mph.
Forecast = Today: Mostly cloudy with isolated showers. Highs around 81°F. West southwest wind to 7 MPH. Chance of precipitation near 35%. Precipitation amounts less than one tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows around 64°F. East northeast wind 0 to 7 MPH. Chance of precipitation near 45%. Precipitation amounts up to one quarter inch possible.
Not much happening around here. Sunday, Jim and Linda took CLT and headed Wally World buy some personal items and a few things that they'll be needing for the house. They then went to the house to drop the house stuff off and to look for a few items that they've determined that they'll be needing here in Bobbie T this summer.
By the time they returned here to Highbanks, the NASCAR race had already started so the rest of the afternoon was spent watching that.
Yesterday, Jim took CLT and headed over to LaMesa RV and picked up a bunch of stuff for Bobbie T. He got a couple mud dauber screens, one of those anode rods for the water heater, a couple vent covers and a few other miscellaneous items.
He also ordered 2 window awnings for the 2 large windows on the drivers side of Bobbie T. They're supposed to be here in a week to 10 days, so he should be getting them in plenty of time before we leave the area.
Today, Jim and Linda may go and look for a different chair for Linda to sit in here in Bobbie T. That was kind of expected as the chair that's in here now is one of those barrel chairs and has proven to be not very comfortable. Also, Linda really needs a chair where she can get her feet up, so they'll probably be looking at some kind of recliner or at least something with a footstool.
Did you know that there are 701 official breeds of dog?
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