Good morning!!!!

RedNeckGeek · Jan 11, 2017

Eric Salop said:
A very tired Good Morning from me today, following a night disturbed by the wind (not generated by me !). I first realised the predicted gale had arrived when I woke at 2:30 to find my wife putting tissues in her ears to try and drown out the sound of the wind whipping round the roof and rattling everything it could persuade to move. Eventually drifted back to sleep, then the dog woke me at 4:00am by barking and howling at all the commotion outside. No chance of a nap this morning, though I'll be lucky if I manage to stay awake until the sun has reached David(Sodomo).

The wind's been brutal here for the past three days. 30-40mph steady, with gusts to 50-60mph. Ripped heck out of the tarp over my firewood, pretty much lost coverage over the last row of pallets. I was out this morning fastening it all back down, what was left anyway. Used 100' of rope, and I could use another 100'. My buddy suggested that when we first put the tarp on, but I foolishly poo pooed the idea. Now I get to call him and tell him I should listen to my elders.:laughing:

Today I'm going around the back porch and side yards looking for things that clang in the wind. There's an electric panel on the office trailer that I know is loose, but there's also something going on with the steel porch cover right out side the master bedroom. Then there's the hanger for the hummingbird feeder that screeches ever so quietly, except when I'm trying to sleep. And my favorite: The screen for the sliding glass door rattles like crazy, too. I've looked at it before but there's no obvious solution, but maybe something will jump out today.:confused2:

toppop52 · Jan 11, 2017

Our snow is about gone, to 56 or so today, some sun, some clouds.

300UGUY · Jan 11, 2017

Our snow is gone. No sun, but the air is warmer. Nothing really done today, but did get a little paperwork done.

Be safe!

buckeyefarmer · Jan 11, 2017

Wife made chicken tortilla soup, with jalapenos. Very good, but very hot...

300UGUY · Jan 11, 2017

Wife is making Costco steaks, mushrooms, red skin potatoes. Gonna eat goooood tonight!

toppop52 · Jan 11, 2017

Had a big old ham steak, homemade pasta salad, steamed corn, green beans and French Bread.

farmer2009 · Jan 11, 2017

Got the canopy installed today.

Picture taken before I worked on cow pin. Now if I took a picture of the tractor you guys would be complaining about the odder.

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RoyJackson · Jan 12, 2017

2017-01-12, 0315

41 right now...high 40's and rain today.
Cleared the slush and ice off the walks and drive yesterday. A pin came out of one of the FEL cylinder links/pivots. Then, I found out that the bucket cylinders had gone bad (retracted when the pin fell out). So, there's my weekend job...pull the cylinder and get it repacked (if possible). An expense I really don't need right now...

Eric Salop · Jan 12, 2017

Good morning. Wind dropped enough to get a great sleep last night. Kyle, it's rare for me to make it through the night too, a cool bedroom and being dog tired help me to miss out on the view of the moonlit fields in the early hours.

Today's weather forecast brought back memories of a poem from schooldays:

The north wind doth blow,
And we shall have snow,
And what will poor robin do then?
Poor thing.

He'll sit in a barn,
And keep himself warm,
With his head tucked under his wing,
Poor thing.

I will retreat to the barn too when the white stuff comes, with a K32 grease gun tucked under my arm.