Good morning!!!!

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 76F this morning and clouds with enough drizzle to make wet spots in the driveway. Made it to 97F and mostly clear skies. Forecasters are saying the area will hit at least 104F by the weekend(+ HI of 4-5F). Had to go to town to pick up step daughter's mower, she is working 10-12 hour days M-F and 10+ between Sat and Sun. It is difficult to get in more than about 4 or 5 hrs. of work because of the heat, but did get back porch powerwashed today.

 

[mostly_gas]

Roy good luck with the toe, hope they can save and not amputate.

RNG watering and mowing to bring rain won't work. That only works when you don't want it to rain. Like when Don and I hire Eric to weed wipe so it will rain won't work for us either :2cents: :thumbdown:

David how much rain are you expecting from the tropical storm?

 

[300UGUY]

Roy, good luck with the toe. Didn't get on here for a few days, really took awhile to catch up! Got some mowing and tree trimming done today, plus cleaned up after the storm. I have a bunch of white pines, and they seem to lose branches, or a whole top in this case. Have a good one!

 

[sodamo]

David how much rain are you expecting from the tropical storm?

Don't really know. Storm is currently projected to go north of us. Wx is so local here, a forecast won't target us. During this last storm (3 days) we got just over 8 inches while friends, about 10 miles as the crow flies and same elevation got over 10" one day and likely double us for the storm.

David Sent from my iPad Air using TractorByNet

 

[RoyJackson]

2015-08-05, 0320

61 right now...high of 74 today.
Got a call from Dartmouth hospital for the vascular specialist. This was on the answering machine when I got home yesterday. I'll call today to see when I can get in. More news as I get it...

 

[MossflowerWoods]

Morning Folks!

Roy I hope the specialist saves the toe, makes walking easier...

My boss is off on his honeymoon and wok is popping like mad, so it is all good.

After meeting my soon to be new sister's in law this Friday I will finally get to do some serious post logging cleanup. I need to prep before the bulldozer arrives to re-cut my fire roads...

Seems it is time to bush-hog again also. Too bad I'll never be able to afford to retire because maybe then I would have time for all my chores...

I talked to 4 different roofers and given the cost it seems what I really need is a fire, not really, but it does look like I'm going to ask another couple of builders about how can we almost start over. Fixing the roof without finishing the unfinished stuff, and fixing the electric, plumbing, HVAC, and other issues seems not so smart... We shall see what the Good Lord has in mind though. So far his plan has been better than mine...

Be well all, and stay well.
David

 

[Eric Salop]

I have noticed my wife often says "Who" instead of "You". Possibly it is all part of the ex-teacher inquisition technique. My latest misdemeanour :-

"Who left the gate open ?" , to which I replied "Oops, sorry miss, I think it was me".

And when I looked, the gate into the field from the house was indeed open. Couldn't blame it on the dog, it had to be me that hadn't fully closed the bolt. No 4 legged white things in sight, however the evidence was all there - nibbled pot plants and in the mini orchard, baby apple trees stripped of their juicy growing tips.

Even worse, she pointed to a trail of poo around the other side of the house, across the yard and going up to the lane that leads to the road. I got the car out and did a tour around, looking for escapees along the roadside, in people's driveways and the cemetery. Fortunately nothing. When I returned my wife had gone into tracker mode and declared all the evidence pointed to lambs and no ewes. She surmised they had probably turned back of their own accord one they heard the neighbour's dogs.

Drama over - fortunately I didn't get lines, or sent to stand in the corner of the room.

So there is this 1-800 number on the vac and I figure maybe I can describe the problem and get a part shipped out. The person wants the serial number I give it to him and he says the 5 year warranty is still good for another month - what a day! I'm shipping it to them on their dime - one headache gone.

That sort of thing just doesn't happen to ordinary people, you must be one of those born with luck. Is there an extended warranty gene in your DNA ?

 

[ronjhall]

Done drinking my limit of coffee for the day. 58° with clear skies this morning. Heading to 76° with mostly sunny skies. Took my sister to the airport this morning. We got my mother in Hospice care. Daily visits have been mostly good for a 96 year old who has been threw a lot. Debating whether I should cut lawn today.
Roy, sorry to hear about your toe. Hope they do not have to remove it.
Eric, leaving a gate open? Maybe you need to tie a string around a finger to help you remember.
Larro, nice garden.
Good Morning All.

 

[wngsprd]

67, looking for 92 and sunny.

Yesterday's storm missed us, as has most lately...no significant rain since July 12, and you can tell looking at the lawn and fields...so different than June when things were lush. 3 or 4 weeks with no soaker this time of year is not unusual, but had hoped this year would be different. Eric - I need your weed wipe.

Don, my refrigerator is making a funny noise - I need you to call it in for me .

I never did kill off the bald-faced hornet nest under the tool shed overhang - been enjoying watching them build it. But, this morning encountered my first one this year on one of the hummingbird feeders while refilling it. Need to take action.

 

[bakerg]

Good morning, 61F heading to 79F. Got called into work last night to fix a robot, 10 minute fix, 4hr call in at time & half, not bad for a total of 45 minutes from when I left the house until I returned.

 

[ronjhall]

Good morning, 61F heading to 79F. Got called into work last night to fix a robot, 10 minute fix, 4hr call in at time & half, not bad for a total of 45 minutes from when I left the house until I returned.

Did many of those calls when I worked. Flew to Turin, Italy on one call. Replaced a fuse and gave instruction on how to find it. Had to wait until next day to get a flight back home. :dance1:

 

[farmer2009]

70 this morning and headed to 87 today. Rain on its way. Need to spend the day in the chicken coops. Minor repair day. Replace feedline drops, adjust water lines and replace pulled staples. Have an o-ring on a waterline leaking also. Nothing big but a couple of days worth of work.

Spent most of yesterday afternoon dodging rain so not much progress on building. Still having trouble getting pictures to upload. May have to try to figure out photo bucket password. And try it that way.

 

[daugen]

nibbled pot plants

too funny Eric, bet those lambs were singing together and high five hoofing...

David/Sodamo, those rain falls are just amazing; good thing you live on a slope.
seems we spend so much of our time wishing the rain would go somewhere else.
Now if we could control it, the impact on crops would be amazing.

 

[txdon]

That sort of thing just doesn't happen to ordinary people, you must be one of those born with luck. Is there an extended warranty gene in your DNA ?

I just get a break from bad luck once in a while . . . .:thumbsup:

Eric - The "who" question is also asked around here, however the expression "get lines" is not. What is getting lines?

Good morning! Starting off warm at 78˚ heading to 100˚. I've started my watering rotation around the house before everything turns to sand. Mowing is out for a while as I would create such a dust storm the neighbors would think there was a fire.

I really need an A/C space suite. With global warming coming you would think they would sell good.

 

[Larro Darro]

Good Morning. 0900, partly cloudy, 82F with 86% humidity. Forecast high of 86F with 20% chance or rain today, and a low 75F tonight. If this forecast holds, this will be the coolest day in a long while. The rain chances have gone down from 50% to 20% since midnight.

I'm doing the garden/housecleaning thing this morning. So far I have done two loads of laundry and transplanted a dozen cucumber plants. There are very few bell pepper plants still producing, so I'm going to transplant them, then I can disc up a long stretch. All my tomatoes are done and the banana cantaloupe never put fruit on. Lots of blooms, but that was it. It will all be cut up in a little bit.

nibbled pot plants

too funny Eric, bet those lambs were singing together and high five hoofing...

Drew, I think he meant potted plants. Not that there is anything wrong with that other kind.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

67F @ 7:00AM. Abundant sunshine. High 91F. Winds light and variable.

Dave, even a normal winter of precip would be fine with me, but it's gonna take more than that to make a dent in replenishing the reservoirs and ground water. By winter the lakes'll be so low that even if most of the water ran off, it would still be captured. I don't like when it all comes at once and washes the gravel off the driveway though. Tractoring's fun, but after the fourth or fifth time doing the same job, it gets old. And it's always a good idea to look your best for your Mom's birthday! :thumbsup:

Farmer, thanks for pointing out your thread. I rebuilt the 13'x26' porch cover here working by myself, and had similar challenges handling the long beams. I used ratchet straps and step ladders, and frankly took some chances I probably wouldn't take again.

Gary, that's what happens when you're an indispensable part of the organization. Nice position to be in!

Quickest repair I ever had to make had me flying with two other guys from California to Washington, DC. When we got there we found that someone had left a notebook laying on the keyboard of the computer, causing it to lock up. Put the notebook back on the shelf, restarted the computer, checked that everything was running properly, and spent the rest of the afternoon seeing the sites. Hate to think what that cost the customer, but I didn't feel sorry for them as they couldn't even be bothered to take a look to find such an obvious problem.

The person from Home Depot called again yesterday to say that they'd found my faucet in stock after all. Seems like none of this flap would have been necessary if someone would have just got off their butt, stepped away from their customer service counter, and walked over to the shelf to take a look for themselves. That's the same kind of behavior that had another guy driving his fork lift through the back window of my camper shell last year. Maybe it's time to start shopping at Lowe's instead?

Got the paint compounded on the rest of the K-bike parts yesterday without scuffing through any more spots. Kept going back to the rack where they were stacked and finding more parts, and I was worn out when I finally got through them all. So after lunch I switched over to the newest airhead and pulled the heads. Stripped them of studs and valve train, then set them in a bucket of Simple Green to soak off the combustion deposits. I'll finish cleaning them up today and get them packed to ship when I'm in town tomorrow. If there are no further surprises, I'll buff the K parts with swirl mark remover today, and maybe give them a coat of hand glaze to finish that job. It's been nice having temps in the low 90s and being able to work outside all afternoon.

Happy Hump Day everyone!

 

[Eric Salop]

nibbled pot plants

Drew, I think he meant potted plants. Not that there is anything wrong with that other kind.

Thanks for explaining Larro, I sometimes forget that many of you are reading my words in a foreign language.
In England, when we put a plant in a pot, it simply becomes a "pot plant", regardless of it's hallucinogenic properties.


"get lines"

At school we would "get lines" if we did something bad - having to write out the same sentence, over and over, on each line on sheets and sheets of paper.

I must always remember to shut the gate.
I must always remember to shut the gate.
I must always remember to shut the gate. ...


Did you not have that sort of thing at school ?

I once had a run in with a teacher for refusing to write 500 lines he gave to the entire class "I must not throw oranges against the wall". Although there was indeed an orange stain on the classroom wall, it wasn't me that did it and I felt aggrieved at the idea of a mass punishment for the acts of one unknown individual. I asked if someone in the class committed a murder, would he want to hang us all ? "No", he said "only because we have abolished hanging in this country", gave me a wink and let it go.

 

[sodamo]

71°F and another 1.14 inches rain last 24 hours.

Did manage to mow the dogs area yesterday during a brief period of sunshine, but boy was it wet.

Be safe
Have a great day

David Sent from my iPad Air using TractorByNet

 

[sodamo]

David/Sodamo, those rain falls are just amazing; good thing you live on a slope. seems we spend so much of our time wishing the rain would go somewhere else.

We always comment on being fortunate to be living upslope, but it's a bit strange in that at 1100 ft there is plenty of mountain above us yet we've not been implanted by water from upslope nor do folks below us appear impacted.

David Sent from my iPad Air using TractorByNet

 

[sodamo]

Eric, we get the "who" a lot. Thankfully I'm not guilty all the time and the dogs and I just share a knowing glance, but they don't tell on me nor I them.

David Sent from my iPad Air using TractorByNet