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I had a busyish day. Nowhere near as busy as @Wonderer67 or even @Missk_2022! But I'm steadily making progress. My kids will be here in 2 weeks! I'm so excited!

The tree is done. I made some glass globe ornaments; finished them today. Some went on the tree, some got packed up as presents. I also replaced the ribbon on two wreaths I made long ago. They were looking their age! Did a bit of cleaning up in the garage. Put the outside light boxes in their rack.

One of my ornaments. I used a Christmas pin:
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The (loaded) tree. You can see the main village behind it. The mountain is beside the tree. I have village people skiers.
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Love the decorations: very impressive!
 
Clunky IMO, but short of exporting to Excel and filtering, here's what the web says:

While most car search platforms primarily use inclusion filters, some offer a user interface that facilitates a type of direct exclusion, removing the need for the manual keyword "hack".
The primary way to achieve a "direct exclude filter" in a graphical user interface (GUI) is through multi-select inclusion, which effectively functions as an exclusion filter for the unselected items.
Here are the websites and apps that allow this:
  • Hemmings:
    • The website has extensive, itemized checkboxes for every make. You can select all the makes you are interested in and simply leave unchecked the makes you want to avoid (e.g., Ford). This provides the exact outcome of a direct exclusion filter without requiring negative keywords.
    • This is the most common and user-friendly way marketplaces implement "exclusion" functionality within a structured filter menu.
  • AutoTrader Classics / Classics on Autotrader:
    • Similar to Hemmings, these sites offer a comprehensive list of makes and models within their filtering options. You can manually select all the desired makes, effectively excluding the rest.
  • Cars.com / CarMax:
    • These mainstream used car sites have robust filtering systems by make and model. While they focus on the modern used car market, their interface allows for multi-selection to filter exactly which makes you want to see. The depth of their classic car inventory may be less than Hemmings, but their filtering UI is effective.
In summary, look for interfaces that provide a comprehensive list of all makes with checkboxes. By selecting all the ones you want except Ford, you achieve a direct exclusion filter result in the UI.

AutoTempest was also mentioned as a site for car sale searches.

Happy Hunting!


Hemmings lists a gazillion makes, and I only wish to exclude the one. On the other hand, I have been on Lit so long, I'm pretty good at visually iggying things I decline to read.

Maybe it is the will of Allah that I look at Fords.

Oh, that Ford dump truck disappeared yesterday. I reckon that someone snapped it up pronto. It was a sweet deal.
 
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No kidding! I’m in awe. As the offspring of a Christmas Queen, I know quality work! I copied the pix and going to show it to momma while we’re on our doctor trip mañana. She’s bummed she can’t do what she normally does this year.

Finally half-assed caught up waiting on SWMBO to get out of my way in the kitchen. Found a Tuscan beef recipe that calls for simmering the meat in a whole bottle of wine for a couple-three hours. It’s cold, it’s the perfect meal for a cold night. Will pass along if it’s awe inspiring.

Since we’re all in the spirit…or getting there, I know it’s gauche to ask for Christmas presents…but I thought I’d drop a little hint…how bout that?

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Thank you, H! 😘 There's more here, as your Momma well knows! From one Christmas Queen to another, give her my love! ❤️🎄👑
 
That's so sad! I was fortunate in that my husband's will left everything to me and WA is a community property state so I would get everything anyway.
This was a beast bunch family each w kids from prior marriages.

Needless to say the wife is not getting it all. In fact very little. She’s really mad at herself cuz he did all the finances and that kind of stuff and she just went along. It’s not a great situation… I loved my friend and feel super badly for the wife…

And there’s some shenanigans going on w the kids. It’s a mess.
 
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