9 Volt Battery Fire Danger - Important

One of my Facebook friends shared this this morning.  It's definitely something I didn't know.   I wonder how many fires have been caused by this.   Please watch the video.  In case you don't like to click on things, it's saying that 9 volt batteries stored close together or near other batteries, can touch and short causing a fire.  He says to not store batteries in a drawer where they can touch and if you recycle old ones, be sure and put electrical tape over them securely before putting them in a bag or wherever.  He had a house fire caused by this.

We've worked on taxes this week.  Bill has been to two classes.  One in Storm Lake to keep updated for his insurance license and the other in Emmetsburg on marketing.   I had a P.E.O. meeting on Tues. and a friend and I tried a new place in downtown West Bend called Addy Mae's for lunch.  Every day she has a special coffee flavor like chocolate hazelnut (today), snickerdoodle, or cinnabun to name a few.  She has a panini special every day or you can make your own and she has a different homemade soup every day.  She bakes scones, cupcakes and decorates cakes and has ice cream.   I hope people will support her.  We need places like this!

It's 32 degrees today with wind at about 20 mph.  We're supposed to have 50 mph gusts.  We only have dirty snow in the ditches, otherwise it's brown this winter.

Speaking of lunch, I better get busy!  We have our main meal at lunch time.  I'm making meatloaf today which is Plan B since the morning has flown by.