Good morning!!!!

[RoyJackson]

2016-08-11, 0324

67 right now...heading to the low 90's today...

 

[Eric Salop]

Eric With the cottontail rabbit they nest on top of the ground, even if there are ground hog holes nearby. Do you have rabbits or hairs? I have seen pics of the holes and we nave nothing like that. A ground hog hole though can leave a hole 8" wide and 2' long and a foot deep. Hard on equipment even on flat ground and can be nasty on hills.

I do like to see hares, either solitary, or on the rare occasions when I have caught sight of a group boxing. It must be 3 or 4 years since I last saw one around here, they seem to prefer larger open spaces.

Rabbits can be cute too, but not when they start to dig holes under my barn. There are hundreds of rabbits around these fields. I try to fill in their holes before they get established, or else they will go down several feet and make interconnecting chambers. Like your ground hogs, they make sloping ground especially treacherous places for a tractor. I try and keep the numbers down with a 22 rimfire in the summer months and a .17HMR once the nights start to draw in.

 

[Eric Salop]

Good morning. It's stopped raining and would be quite pleasant to get a few things done outside, but I have gone and promised I would accompany my dear wife to the shops.

Yesterday when I took the blades off the grass topper (topper = English bush hog), I noticed what at first looked like a crack in the bottom of the thread on one of the M20 fixing bolts.



A camera is better at looking closer than my eyes. It looks to me now like galling that has torn through the zinc plating, but I welcome your opinion too. With the swinging blade it keeps in place weighing 2 lbs, it is still a good excuse to let things grow until I get some new bolts.

 

[Thall303]

I do like to see hares, either solitary, or on the rare occasions when I have caught sight of a group boxing. It must be 3 or 4 years since I last saw one around here, they seem to prefer larger open spaces.

Rabbits can be cute too, but not when they start to dig holes under my barn. There are hundreds of rabbits around these fields. I try to fill in their holes before they get established, or else they will go down several feet and make interconnecting chambers. Like your ground hogs, they make sloping ground especially treacherous places for a tractor. I try and keep the numbers down with a 22 rimfire in the summer months and a .17HMR once the nights start to draw in.

I was under the impression that it was extremely difficult to own or shoot rifles in the UK.
Do they have to be registered?

 

[Ed of all trades]

72
Ed, congrats on the new welding equipment. Sounds like you know how to use it.

I ran a welding service back in the 80's but never had a TIG or the chance to use one so I am excited to get the chance to learn. Went out yesterday and rented a bottle of argon and got some filler rod. Hope to try it out soon but it might have to cool down, and life might have to slow down a bit. Next few days are full. Ed

 

[Ed of all trades]

Good morning all. 68 this am going to 89 with a 30% chance of thunderstorms this pm. I will be going grocery shopping this am and working on a closet after it gets hot. Supposed to be hot and humid with a heat index of 100 to 105 this weekend and we are supposed to go to a picnic for the home mom is staying in. They have a picnic every year for the old folks and get a bunch of people to come and have fun and eat. Wonder how the old folks will do with the heat. Wonder how I will do with the heat.

Eric just watched a video of hares boxing, never heard of it before. :laughing: Quite a show.

Have a great day. Ed

 

[Thomas]

67F now mid 80's for high,maybe passing t-storm early evening.
3H's mid 90's I have darn good feeling all putter jobs inside or outside will be put on hold, shady spot w/cold drink shall rule.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[ronjhall]

Need to pour second cup of coffee. 72° with overcast skies this morning. Heading to 88° with chance of thunderstorms. Let dog out a few minutes ago. I can hear thunder in the distance. It's very sticky out there. Nothing planned for today since doctor visit was canceled. But as usual something will show up.
Yesterday went to gun shop in town where Irv lives. Decided I needed some training before purchasing a handgun. Signed up for handgun class and CPL class. Part of the handgun class includes handling and using many of the different guns available in all calibers. Both classes should help provide me with information on purchasing a handgun or not. While I have handled rifles all my life. There just have not been many opportunities with handguns.
Ed, welder sounds like a good purchase.
Good Morning All.

 

[wngsprd]

73 going to 92. Already worked up a sweat just filling and hanging feeders (and playing Frisbee and Dokken).

Heading to the gym after roasting coffee, and then down to SE Virginia for a meeting...maybe a little mowing if the grass dries before I have to leave.

Ron, taking those classes sounds like a good idea.

Eric, can't tell if it's a crack, but seems like replacing it is money well spent. Taking wife to the shops...time well spent.

 

[lennyzx11]

Good morning. Got to Albany at 2 am after a few delays. The Delta servers going down is still rippling through the system with delays and overbooking. Storm in Minneapolis kept us on the runway a couple of hours.
Two things came up last night.
As I boarded the plane, the stewardess asked me,"Sir, please change seats. There are not enough oxygen masks on that side."
What?
And sitting in a large aluminum tube out in the middle of a flat area during a thunderstorm with lighting all around just doesn't seem the best course of action.

Got an email back from Alamo saying they are pretty sure my old flail mower is not a Mott. But I'm sure it is though the model is still in question. I want to order a new belt and some new knives for it in order to install when I'm home sometime this winter.

Off to my meeting. You'll know which one I am. The guy dozing off!

Hope everyone has a good day.

 

[daugen]

not drinking coffee: headaches sorry Ron, sorry it wasn't worth it. I'm a grump in the morning when I have to fast for bloodwork. If someone took me off my arthritis medicine I think like the Tin Man I would just grind to a halt. Might take half a can of Kroil to get me going again...

I believe it's time for a full baby report.

Mostly, I have this vision of you bicycling down the road in 110 degree weather with heat waves shimmering off the pavement. Do you get cooked out there?

RNG, you really have been working hard on that van. It didn't have a mouse house in it, you had a mouse condo association.
And all of us are thinking that you shouldn't breathe that stuff and wash your hands a lot.
Isn't that where the plague came from?...
Not sure what's in Bondo either, or paint fumes, or...safety first. Lot of dust, vapors and chemicals in auto bodywork.

77 already going up to 90, showers coming in at noon, messing up my orchard spraying project. Going to work in the barn, maybe sharpen the blades on the two mowers. I got them well greased but late summer tough field grass is pretty abrasive and dulling. Am mowing my field now with the lawn mower because the rototiller
lives on the back of the tractor for a while more. 8 acres to mow, sure is nice having help. I mowed about half the lawn last night, the straight parts where I'm basically along for the ride, in the cooler temps of dusk, happily with no Zika bugs buzzing around.

Now RS, you be careful with those public weeds this summer. Officer Bob will write you a citation, and when you get to Court,
somehow the Judge will be that criminal buddy of yours, smiling down at you with nasty intent, oh what a nightmare... Justice run amuck.

Which reminds me that I grew up running around inside court houses; my mother clerked for several judges, lots of big doors in those places
to a little boy, and most you for sure could not go in. And i didn't, until I started getting called for jury duty thirty years later
and then it was like homecoming, same courthouse. Always considered serving on a jury an honor and a civic duty. And since I had been an insurance
underwriter for many years, trained in getting at the truth, and a child of two contract lawyers, the whole process fascinated me. Still does.
The Truth Will Set You Free
Usually.
have a safe and happy day.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning! 77F @ 4:30AM. Abundant sunshine. High 91F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.

Woke up an hour or so ago with heartburn, pizza does that to me sometimes...:duh:

Hopefully have a chance to take a look at the weather station today, but if it's the temp sensor again, I'll be following that Rainman link, Steve. Maybe it's time to step up to a Vantage Pro 2, but which version? What's all that extra money really buying? :confused3:

Drew, I gave up on living a long life years ago. With all the industrial solvents, radiation, and bad habits I've accumulated, I'm just happy waking up each morning. :laughing:

Those sound like some great classes, Ron. And fantastic ways to sell more guns. :laughing: Have fun!

Speakin' of fun, Ed sounds like he's about to have a great time with his new welder. Best thing I ever learned about TIG is to keep the doors closed. Otherwise birds fly in and crap all over my work, or at least that's what it looks like when I'm done. :laughing: I guess that's why I have so many grinders!

Lenny, was that flight supposed to be a redeye?

Kyle, I ended up with Reckhorn ABX, the 0.080" stuff. It's on sale now, and was the only damping product I looked at that got consistently good reviews. After using some of it for the first time yesterday, I can see why. It's very sticky, but not so much that it makes a mess trying to get it into the correct places. It bends around corners easily, and cuts with regular scissors, too. But that's just the first layer. I'll be adding a thin foam isolation layer, then Mass Loaded Vinyl sheet. Here's a pretty good How To I'm using for guidance. Yeah, not cheap, but in this case you really do get what you pay for.

Started putting up the spray booth yesterday, too. The frame's in place, and I have a way to hang the 4' LED shop lights worked out. These lights each have a 110V pigtail, and I still need to work out how to position them so the daisy chain works out. Got two of them hung, and I'll be going out in a few minutes to see how they look in the dark. It'll be too hot to paint in the daylight for the next week or so, and likely too windy for the flimsy plastic I'll use to cover the frame as well, so the lights are kinda important. I actually hope to see better with them, as the sun casts shadows that make it difficult to see the paint as it lays down.

Hang in there gang, Friday's comin'!

 

[lostcreekranch]

Rick, I sent you a pm. Don't know if your alert is working or not, but I've been having trouble with mine...

Have you adjusted to this heat yet after your vacation?

Hi Kyle, I use the TBN iPad app and it doesn't give any alerts on PM's.

Seems even hotter here after a week of low 80's. Relief may be coming next week.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! The morning coolness has left for a while, 78˚ heading to 102˚. Still waiting for Buppies mid August rain and it looks to be showing in the forecast for Monday - 40%, for me that is 60% that we will not have rain.

Mid August means we start to prepare the cow field for our VFD annual Fish Fry fund raiser dinner and auction. Because of the rising price of catfish we have had to raise the price to $10 a plate - a generous plate of catfish, potato salad, beans, hush puppies and iced tea. The Fd was very reluctant to go up from $9 to $10 because it just seemed like that double figure would be more than people would want to pay for a meal. I assured them that with no tax, tea with the meal, and no tip it was like going out to eat for $7, besides this is a fund raiser, the only VFD fundraiser of the year, and the alternative would be to ask the county to levy a tax. We will see if the regular 1200 attendance drops.

 

[B7510HSD]

Good Morning! 77F @ 4:30AM. Abundant sunshine. High 91F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.

Woke up an hour or so ago with heartburn, pizza does that to me sometimes...:duh:

Hopefully have a chance to take a look at the weather station today, but if it's the temp sensor again, I'll be following that Rainman link, Steve. Maybe it's time to step up to a Vantage Pro 2, but which version? What's all that extra money really buying? :confused3:

Drew, I gave up on living a long life years ago. With all the industrial solvents, radiation, and bad habits I've accumulated, I'm just happy waking up each morning. :laughing:

Those sound like some great classes, Ron. And fantastic ways to sell more guns. :laughing: Have fun!

Speakin' of fun, Ed sounds like he's about to have a great time with his new welder. Best thing I ever learned about TIG is to keep the doors closed. Otherwise birds fly in and crap all over my work, or at least that's what it looks like when I'm done. :laughing: I guess that's why I have so many grinders!

Lenny, was that flight supposed to be a redeye?

Kyle, I ended up with Reckhorn ABX, the 0.080" stuff. It's on sale now, and was the only damping product I looked at that got consistently good reviews. After using some of it for the first time yesterday, I can see why. It's very sticky, but not so much that it makes a mess trying to get it into the correct places. It bends around corners easily, and cuts with regular scissors, too. But that's just the first layer. I'll be adding a thin foam isolation layer, then Mass Loaded Vinyl sheet. Here's a pretty good How To I'm using for guidance. Yeah, not cheap, but in this case you really do get what you pay for.

Started putting up the spray booth yesterday, too. The frame's in place, and I have a way to hang the 4' LED shop lights worked out. These lights each have a 110V pigtail, and I still need to work out how to position them so the daisy chain works out. Got two of them hung, and I'll be going out in a few minutes to see how they look in the dark. It'll be too hot to paint in the daylight for the next week or so, and likely too windy for the flimsy plastic I'll use to cover the frame as well, so the lights are kinda important. I actually hope to see better with them, as the sun casts shadows that make it difficult to see the paint as it lays down.

Hang in there gang, Friday's comin'!

HA I know what you mean Myself I just have the base wireless model and it does more than I need!! I would like to have the Solar sensor for my weather site but just never spent the extra money. The units with the fan are supposed to be more accurate with Temp but this also has to do with where and how it's mounted. Here is some good info if you are not already aware of best mounting practices.http://weather.gladstonefamily.net/CWOP_Guide.pdf Good Luck!!

 

[rswyan]

72.5F and very humid ... high today predicted to 86F, HI 99F ... chance of a thunderstorm.

Closest local wx station (a Davis Instruments 6152 Vantage Pro 2) has been down since 7/21/16 ... mebbe the owner has given up on it.

Got a couple more pieces of 10 gauge cut and welded in on the side panels of soil screen frame last night.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

HA I know what you mean Myself I just have the base wireless model and it does more than I need!! I would like to have the Solar sensor for my weather site but just never spent the extra money. The units with the fan are supposed to be more accurate with Temp but this also has to do with where and how it's mounted. Here is some good info if you are not already aware of best mounting practices.http://weather.gladstonefamily.net/CWOP_Guide.pdf Good Luck!!

Thanks for the URL. Pretty clear I can't get a 30 rating on my site, but I can do better.

Just ordered a Vantage Pro2 Plus (6162) from BoatersEmporium.com. Google shopping helped me save a few bux, they don't charge sales tax, and I'll be able to re-use the console and WeatherLink from my broken Vantage Vue, all of which helped take some of the sting out of the price. Hopefully the modular nature of the Pro2 will make future repairs more affordable than they were on the Vue.:confused3:

 

[farmer2009]

75 this morning and headed to 89 today. Although I really don't believe that, its already 86. .

Have a fairly easy but busy day. First is family and baby pictures. Then dog to vet. Then preschool orientation for the oldest. Did manage to get the mowing finished yesterday and a tile along the driveway dug out. The neighbors field washes in and stops up the tile every couple of years. Nice top soil. But I need to order some parts for the weedeater.

Drew. Baby and momma are doing just fine. Although momma would like more sleep. Oldest still wants nothing to do with his brother. I figure that will change. May take a few years.

 

[hawkeye08]

65 on the way to mid 80s today, cooler nights are a blessing, all of us are sleeping much better.

Trying to figure out some camping trips (had given up earlier this year, but then our weekends opened up, but too late to get reservations at the campgrounds we wanted) last night, had decided to make some calls into private ones after finding all the state parks full up. Just before calling last night, my wife decided to check one more time and someone had cancelled, we were able to get a reservation at one that we like..

 

[toppop52]

Hope you find a fun project with your new toy/ ahummm, tool I mean.



Can you send us some cooler weather please? Pretty Please?



RNG, that sound deadening stuff works great. Some brands and thicknesses are ridiculously high priced though. Me no likey mouse poo. Hantavirus anxieties.



Sounds like a great "back up" mower, but I'd bet you'd prefer driving it forward.

How many hours on it?

No really, I like backing up!