Good morning!!!!

sixdogs · Jul 20, 2014

dave1949--on those beetles, if you have a "hotspotter" type propane torch wand, light it and immediately hold over the top of the tree as best you can. The little buggers must be programmed to fly straight up and you can cook 1000 of them in millisecond. I discovered this by accident and it works like a charm.

Larro Darro · Jul 20, 2014

Good Morning. 1005, sprinkles, 76F with 94% humidity. Forecast high of 83F with 80% chance of rain this afternoon, and a low of 73F tonight.

We have had a slower start to the rain today. Just a few sprinkles so far. But I do see heavier stuff on the radar. Today is a repeat of yesterday at work. A family reunion and a child's birthday party. Yesterday even with taking tiny portions, I managed to have 961 calories at lunch. So I have already put 513 calories in the bank. 218 with my 20 minutes on the Gazelle before breakfast, and 295 by walking 3 miles {42 minutes @ 4 1/2mph} after I got to work. I should get hazard pay for having to face a long buffet table of southern food two days in a row

Hope everyone has a good weekeknd. The Left Turn Boys have the week off, so all you hard core race fans can watch F1 or Indy Cars. They have already run the F1 German Grand Prix, but the Tour de France bumped it over to another channel, and my DVR isn't going to record it until it comes on NBCSportsChannel at 11:00. Most likely I will just watch it live. I also have about half of last night's Nationwide race to finish watching. But I'll hang with the Open Championship to see if the pressure gets to Rory, and he blows this big lead. His lead has already shrunk to 3 shots.

Larro

sodamo · Jul 20, 2014

71F and 1.90 inches rain last 24 hours. Not a great downpour, more of a steady rain. Looking at the radar the worst of it maybe be to the north.

Having dinner guests, looking to christen my my table with dinner for 12.
Have an almost 10 lb rib roast to smoke on the grill
Marinated jumbo shrimp I will skewer with a cherry and just picked pineapple and grill
Corn on cob
Baked potatoes (sweet and russet)
Sophie's famous layered salad
Dessert
Beverages

Be safe
Have a great day.

David Sent from my iPad Air using TractorByNet

toppop52 · Jul 20, 2014

I miss talking to you guys daily, but my new job, while I enjoy it, uses a bunch of time. Another overcast mild day, I'll take all these July has to offer. Have a good life until I talk to you all again.

300UGUY · Jul 20, 2014

I hired a tree guy to take down some trees close to our house. Normally I would do it, but I am not going to climb up these trees. The trees are 70+ ft high. The job was scheduled for next weds, but the guy called this morning, asking if he could start today, due to a cancellation. I agreed, he showed up about 9 am. He and one helper got right to work, they really know what they are doing, and didn't really stop all day, worked right thru till 5 pm. I had agreed that I didn't want the trees chipped, just cut into firewood, and I would dispose of the branches. I am beat. I haven't worked so hard in years. I used my Kubota with a boom pole to drag the branches out in the back 40. I sat down, and almost fell asleep!! I think I will skip the gym tommorrow, I need to drag more stuff around. Had to refuel the bota, that went well.

Have a good one!!

mostly_gas · Jul 20, 2014

Good evening all. morning started at 69F got to 86F, and sunny. SIL came over today so limited what we got done today. Got the honey suckle and poison ivy taken care of yesterday so just need to finish weed eating. Bike ride got cut short, broke a spoke and decided to limp home. Found two more broken spokes for a total of 3, no wonder the wheel wobbled

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RoyJackson · Jul 21, 2014

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51 right now and a high of 83 predicted. Looks like warmer temperatures for the next few days, then a bit of a cool down.

Mowed part of the lawn yesterday. The tractor got low on fuel so I stopped. I'll get fuel on the way home from work this afternoon.

Wifey is visiting her daughter in Washington State, so I'm babysitting Bella (our dog). It'll be early mornings for the next couple weeks and no more then 8 hour workdays.

ronjhall · Jul 21, 2014

Started coffee pot brewing. 57° with clouds light fog this morning. Heading to 84° with sunshine and humidity. Typical MI weather. Finished wax job yesterday. Then I cut lawn. Going take wife to her monthly doctor appointment this morning. Then sit back and enjoy warm weather on the patio.
Good Morning All

daugen · Jul 21, 2014

60 degrees out on a lovely cool morning going up to low 80's.
Local moving company comes today to estimate. I think I'm going to have a cardiac event after they look at the house, the storage lockers and the equipment/tractor at the farm. Actually, they don't care, it's just another truck to haul.

Finished the last of the field mowing yesterday so the tractor needs a good bath now. Trying to get the logistics right so the Kubota with FEL is there sooner vs later to pick up and carry the implements away. Wait until these guys try to struggle with two Gravely wing mowers, whose revolving wheels almost always makes it go in some other direction than where you pushed/pulled it. "gosh it always just went straight for me", heh heh.

This morning I take my first look at the storage area above the garage, The last bastion of junkola. Christmas lights, boat fenders, old garden hose, four beautiful sleds, the latter of which none of my friends wanted so I'll take them to the Blind thrift store locally. I suppose I could put a flexie flyer on CL, but just don't have the time.
Any TBN's from the North who are passing by eastern PA, if you want some sleds free, well...

I gave the realtor two golf bags part full of clubs; my late wife was pretty good, I never played. There was Big Bertha and a Ping putter in there, so she was happy to take the bags, and I was happy to free up some basement space. Those clubs will be useless to her if they are the wrong length but she's a tall woman too so maybe she'll get lucky.

ok, headed for second cup of coffee and then to the basement. Trash day today and I know I can find a few more things to throw out.