Good morning!!!!

[Buppies]

69 high of 81 cloudy maybe rain maybe not. Lots of cold fronts and rain chances we are not so lucky just clouds

 

[toppop52]

Drew, thanks for the calming.

5.34" of rain since midnight, that makes 1 1/2 feet since early July, 5 miles away there's a minor drought. Nature is a strange lady.

 

[daugen]

well that rain is about to hit here, pretty dark grey out.
headed to the barn to work inside, just got urgent email from Amazon telling me NOT to use the eclipse glasses I had purchased through them, despite a zillion positive ratings, that maybe their CE rating was just fictitious, they had sold something with CE on it and I bet it was fake.
CE and ISO label, and second label used the word certified. Oh oh.
so who to trust....

 

[toppop52]

well that rain is about to hit here, pretty dark grey out.
headed to the barn to work inside, just got urgent email from Amazon telling me NOT to use the eclipse glasses I had purchased through them, despite a zillion positive ratings, that maybe their CE rating was just fictitious, they had sold something with CE on it and I bet it was fake.
CE and ISO label, and second label used the word certified. Oh oh.
so who to trust....

Not the Chinese!

 

[lostcreekranch]

Really?

This month a new and alarming study has been published in the journal Neurotoxicology and Teratology which supports the emerging connection between glyphosate, Roundup's active ingredient, and the emergence of neurodegenerative conditions including Parkinson's disease and Parkinsonian disorders.

Read more: Roundup herbicide linked to Parkinson’s-related brain damage

My dad used Roundup a lot and his fields were sprayed. He has developed Parkinson's.

In other articles I have read 80% of late onset Parkinson's and neurodegenerative conditions are attributed to herbicides and pesticides.

I have been DNA tested and do not have the gene which is linked to Parkinson's which leads us to look closely at environmental causes.

Using it safely doesn't mean drinking it or breathing it! I thought the article would be of interest to a few of us. Never mind!

 

[txdon]

Good morning! It did not cool off much last night - still 78˚heading for a week of 100s.

I'm still sore from the flash mow at Parents. It usually took them 2-3 days to do the yard but with the "Z" I finished it in 5 hours which included weed eating, edging, blowing and cleaning up the front entrance.

On the way home I lost the a self propelled lever on the snapper. The $11 lever required 3 other pieces to mount then shipping and tax it quickly went to $30. Now that I order it I'll probably find it on the road.

The heat made the glue on my "Ford" emblem on the tailgate fall off so now I'm keeping my eye open for two things.

Drew do you chip your wood before you burn it?
Sounds like there will be a last minute rush on American made eclipse glasses.

 

[Ed of all trades]

Good morning all, Spent the day yesterday working on the pool. Have a fine crop of mustard algae but the wife does not seam to like it. Put 7 lbs of shock in wed and thursday test says no chlorine in the pool. I guess the algae ate it. My fantasy of the pool and a mini ex keep coming to mind.
68 going to 82 with an 80% chance of T storms this afternoon so I guess I need to get the pool scrubbed before then.

Randy, Rome was not built in a day, take it easy, you will get there.

Don, We always looked at how dark the yellow spot on the bottom was. Darker yellow means ripe.

Have a great day all. Ed

 

[Ed of all trades]

Good morning! It did not cool off much last night - still 78˚heading for a week of 100s.

I'm still sore from the flash mow at Parents. It usually took them 2-3 days to do the yard but with the "Z" I finished it in 5 hours which included weed eating, edging, blowing and cleaning up the front entrance.

On the way home I lost the a self propelled lever on the snapper. The $11 lever required 3 other pieces to mount then shipping and tax it quickly went to $30. Now that I order it I'll probably find it on the road.

The heat made the glue on my "Ford" emblem on the tailgate fall off so now I'm keeping my eye open for two things.

Drew do you chip your wood before you burn it? Sounds like there will be a last minute rush on American made eclipse glasses.

Adds new meaning to the saying Found on road dead, or in this case maybe not found. Hope you find them both. Ed

 

[toppop52]

And another 1" plus this morning. That makes near 6.5" since midnight.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

well that rain is about to hit here, pretty dark grey out.
headed to the barn to work inside, just got urgent email from Amazon telling me NOT to use the eclipse glasses I had purchased through them, despite a zillion positive ratings, that maybe their CE rating was just fictitious, they had sold something with CE on it and I bet it was fake.
CE and ISO label, and second label used the word certified. Oh oh.
so who to trust....

A few years ago I used my auto darkening welding helmet to safely view a full solar eclipse. I think I shared the images here if you wanna dig 'em up. Worked well, but be advised that the size of what you're viewing is very small, about the size of a BB, and the image was green. :2cents:

Here's a pretty good article on photographing the eclipse:

How to Photograph a Solar Eclipse | B&H Explora

FWIW, B&H Photo has some of the best prices around, and unlike many east coast electronics retailers, is a legitimate business.

And no, I don't intend to chase totality. BTDT. Here we'll see something like 80%, close enough for me:laughing: