Good morning!!!!

[dave1949]

A nice day here, sunny, mid-70's and a good breeze. Tomorrow is looking good too.

I dragged the I-beam around the area of the field where I dug up the big rocks trying to fill the craters and smooth things out. I made good progress with that but the beam popped more rocks out. So, more rock gathering. It's a good thing but I'm sick of rocks.

Farmer, sounds like your barns are ready for birds. That has to be a good feeling. I hope your boy makes some gains in talking. Maybe he will just start in one day and that will be that. I've heard of that with kids.

 

[Depmandog]

little info on epi pens. Got my coupons from my primary doc, and went to pharmacy where they told me the manufacturers coupons did not apply to Medicare part D, something about double dipping. ?? Whatever, it still only cost me 30 bucks for two pens. I'll keep one in the barn and one in the house. Says do not refrigerate, do not expose to light.

Drew

May I suggest you keep one epi pens in your truck? That way you will have one close when you leave your property. Stinging insects are everywhere, not just confined to your homestead

 

[Larro Darro]

After lunch I walked behind the house to check on my food plots. This oak was down and across the trail. The leaves were still green, so it came down in the last few days. There is one about this big across the trail going in to the creek camp. My cousins Shelia and David are the only ones around who heats with wood these days. If they get these two, they will just about be set for winter.

 

[RoyJackson]

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62 right now...high of 75 and clear...beautiful day ahead of us.

 

[Eric Salop]

Yesterday I was doing a bit of work next door to a Honda dealer, so I arranged for them to carry out the recall upgrade. They had about as much luck as RNG has with configuring his routers. Our CRV didn't want to play, reverting to it's original code each time their programmer got to 60 percent.

It must have rained hard while I was away as the soil is still dark brown this morning. Unusual as it generally only seems to rain at inconvenient times. Very welcome though as this has been a relatively dry year so far.

 

[daugen]

cooler day today, with heavy rain coming in this afternoon, 1.5 inches now predicted, down an inch. Looks like the weather after the rain will be gorgeous, summer nights in the mid sixties? Marvelous.

First cup of coffee going down the hatch, and today for sure will be an inside day. Have to pick up the house for guests, though living alone I don't make much of a mess. Then I'm baking corn muffins this morning, and will work on a chocolate cake this afternoon as the rain comes down.

 

[wngsprd]

62 heading to 86 and feels so good outside, like autumn.

I bet I'll be able to smell the sweet aromas of Drew's baking all the way up here.

Got the Loctite on the bearing yesterday, which had started to spin in hub already...Also added a few more divots before the Loctite. May give it a test late today after 24 hours have passed.

Found a bald head hornet nest under the eave of my tool shed. Fascinating to watch them. Should I spray it? Can't decide, but after Drew's hand picture, and my run-ins with them over the years, probably will.

 

[ronjhall]

Poured second cup of coffee. 51° with clear skies this morning. Heading to 81° with a mix of sun and clouds. Going to be a couple days of relaxing and enjoying the great weather that has moved into SE MI.
Drew, Seinfeld had a rerun of Muffin Tops yesterday. Others prefer Stumps.
Good Morning All.

 

[TitanSkidsteer]

Good Morning from Memphis, TN! Currently 75° cloudy with scattered thunderstorms. Much needed rain!!:us-tennessee::raincloud::raindrop:

 

[RedNeckGeek]

5:30AM and 56F in Challis, ID this morning. We had rain here overnight that is moving east and north in my direction of travel, but as it goes as the crow flies, it looks like I'll stay behind it for most of the day. Especially if I don't hurry, and I don't think you're supposed to hurry through Yellowstone or over the Beartooths (or is that Bearteeth?).

Eric, sorry about your Honda. What, then, did they propose as a cure? Maybe they'll have to give you a new car if they can't fix your old one?

Drew, the baking sounds delicious. I wouldn't do too good a job on your housekeeping, though, as it's never a good idea to make house guests too comfortable. :laughing:

Spent most of yesterday in the mountains, mostly dodging rain clouds in the afternoon. Many miles of wet roads, but only a few minutes of actual rain. Tomorrow is the desert so I'll be using eye drops then if ever on this trip. The humidity yesterday was good for the eye, hardly any trouble with it at all. Beautiful scenery, lush green valleys full of cows and grass, huge pines and boulders in the passes. Big lots full of tractors and farm implements in the larger towns. Triple trailers stacked full of hay and alfalfa bales headed west, too.



In Challis the place to be is The Lodge, and it turns out I was here lord knows how many years ago. Same deal then as now: Check in at the bar, have a beer while registering, very inexpensive rooms, great deal on a ribeye that made the plate disappear. Had dinner chatting with the owner who sat next to me on the next bar stool, the barkeeper's husband on the stool on the other side. Nice place, and it's for sale, but -30F in the winter is just too cold even though the owner says it seldom snows here!



I'll skim the northern part of Yellowstone park today on the way to Billings. Right now there's a huge thunderstorm cell headed right for the place, and I hope for once the Weather Channel is right about their predictions. If they are, the scenery will get a nice shower and be all sparkly and clean when I get there. If not, me and the bike'll get a shower, too. Won't be the first time I've been in rain on a motorcycle, having ridden through two El Nino winters in California so far.

Hang in there, Gang, Friday's comin'!