The Story of Lori, Chapter 2

[Sephirah]

That is wild when you think that the Tiger tank, the most feared weapon of WW2, only had an 88mm main gun.

Damn, girl, you were literally in a place being hit with a bunch of gongs, over and over. I still maintain that you hear better than most folks though. The important stuff. <3

Please do post pics of your accolades, if you can find them. That's kind of awesome. As is your service record. I am always awed by people here. The things you've done. It humbles me. Thank you for your service seems inadequate. Thank you for being you. <3

[davina61]

Yes it is the one Arnie holds in the ad.

[Lori Dee ✅]

My trip to the neighbor's property has been postponed.
He will be attending a weekly anti-Trump protest (being held downtown every Saturday). He is also keeping an eye on the weather. It is cooling off now with temps down to freezing at night. Weather forecasters say that we will remain above normal temperatures for another week, and the drought continues.

That frees up my day to take care of some other things. I need to do some shopping, and all Halloween candy will be on sale.

Chocolate's reign over Halloween is under threat from inflation, tariffs and high cocoa prices
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/31/chocolate-prices-halloween-tariffs-inflation-candy.html 🔗

We cannot allow chocolate to become an endangered species food. I must go rescue some. I might need to set up a sanctuary compound for rescued chocolate. I will accept donations of any rescued items.

😄

[Northern Star Girl ✅]

@Lori Dee
Dear Lori:
I keep more chocolate on hand in my pantry than most of the local stores.

Mainly milk chocolate.... 
    Hershey Bars,  Hershey Kisses,  Kit Kats,  Snickers,  Almond Joy, etc.

HUGS, Danielle

[Emma1017]

Lori, I applaud your commitment to the preservation of chocolate and risking your life in the task!  You inspire me.  I am off to the stores to do what I can for the cause!

[Lori Dee ✅]

My trip to the neighbor's property has been postponed.
He will be attending a weekly anti-Trump protest (being held downtown every Saturday). He is also keeping an eye on the weather. It is cooling off now with temps down to freezing at night. Weather forecasters say that we will remain above normal temperatures for another week, and the drought continues.

The weekly protest, which is every Saturday at City Hall, got moved to the entrance to the State Fairgrounds, about six blocks from my place. My neighbor said there were lots of Haters driving by.

He is now ready to go back out to his property tomorrow to do some metal detecting. Not as cold tonight, 50°F and a high tomorrow near 80. That sounds like good weather to me, so that is the plan. We plan to thoroughly search the creekbed for caves in the limestone. The caves I saw on the property elsewhere were barely big enough for a rabbit to hide in. I am hoping that the Spring runoff typically creates bigger caves that may have been used to hide Spanish treasure. The detectors should help us even if the cave has collapsed or is hidden behind rocks. I'll know more when we get in there and start checking things.

[Northern Star Girl ✅]

@Lori Dee
Dear Lori:

I am wishing good luck on your Metal Detecting and
I am eagerly looking forward to your report.

HUGS, Danielle [Northern Star Girl]

[Emma1017]

Metal detecting for gold must be a lot more fun in the US than in Europe, particularly after two world wars...do they even mine for gold in Europe?

Best of luck, and I know you are having fun!

Ignore the Haters, too.

[Lori Dee ✅]

do they even mine for gold in Europe?

I didn't know the answer, so I Googled it.

"Europe's main gold mining areas include Finland, Sweden, Bulgaria, Spain, and Turkey, with Turkey being the largest producer on the continent. The largest single gold mine in Europe is the Kittilä mine in Finland. Other significant mines include the Chelopech and Ada Tepe mines in Bulgaria and various mines in Turkey like Copler Altin Madeni."

I think it has to do with geology, in that volcanic activity pushes mountains upward, thus exposing gold deposits. This is why California (Sierra Nevada mountains) and Colorado (Rocky Mountains) seem to have larger gold deposits than Kansas or Iowa (No mountains).

Metal detecting is popular in Europe, and many valuable stashes of ancient coins and relics have been found. Known battlefields can be dangerous due to unexploded ordnance. In the U.S., these areas are restricted from any digging for safety and historical reasons.

[Emma1017]

That is why I only excavate Roman ruins in England, no land mines or unexploded ordinance...also great beer and fish and chips!  I only dive on Roman ruins in Europe or commercial wrecks else where.  It's a lot safer.

Blowing up would ruin my day!😵�💫