Good morning!!!!

[buckeyefarmer]

Today is my 19th annual labor day picnic i host for the church. Numbers have been down the last few yrs. Used to have over 100, now get around 40.

Got tables set up in garage. Still gotta mow once it dries up some more.

Beautiful morning, 65°

Wed i find out if my work project gets cut. We were given a heads up last week.

 

[Eric Salop]

Good afternoon. A bit late checking in today as I have spent the morning helping to clean out the bullet traps at the shooting club. Not exactly a clean job seperating crumb rubber from lead, although at least it yielded plenty of the heavy stuff to weigh in and help keep membership costs down.

Roy, you certainly had some good views from up on Mount Equinox.

Our tomatoes did awful this years three good ones that's it

That's a pity Bups, I thought growing tomatoes would be very reliable in your climate. This year has been a very poor summer for us, not very warm and a lot of cloud cover, yet surprisingly the outdoor tomatoes ripened well and tasted sweeter than I can ever remember.

 

[CWB Wyo]

The weather yesterday was the same as the day before. So the forecasters got it right. See if they do it again today.

Not much going on today. Seems like there are more people this weekend then I've seen in the past few years for the holiday. The road will be busy with everyone coming out of the hills today. Then back to peace and quiet tomorrow.

Hope everyone has a nice day.
CWB.

 

[ronjhall]

Ron, I'll send a tape of Whipper barking.

Happy Labor Day.

Not a fair trade. Even with the tape. I will keep the Turkeys.

 

[rswyan]

75F and sunny @ 11:30, headed up to a high in the mid-80's. Thunderstorms due in later this evening (20:00 - 21:00), with the possibility of some being severe.

I think the push broom I had been using with the soil screen is in at the commercial property, so I'm going to head to HFT here in a little bit and use my this-day-only 25% off coupon to pick up another one. Probably grab a couple of gallons of diesel while I'm at it.

Then back to screening compost.

Have to do a little grading on the topsoil I've placed on the slope on the north side of the polebarn before the rain gets here, to form a catch at the bottom so that the soil doesn't wash away.

Have one downspout to repair as well.

 

[rswyan]

RS, can you post some recent pics of your compost screens? I'm thinking of doing something similar here. Looking to steal any good ideas.

Rick,

Sure be happy to ... will do it some time later today.

In the meantime, here's a little data about their make up:

I have three screens, and of the screens, one gets used far more than the other two.

All of the screens are 6' wide (my bucket is 5' wide) and roughly 5' deep and built out of 2 x 4's which screwed together with 3 1/4" drywall screws.

The screen that get used the most uses 1" hardware cloth, which was stapled to the 2 x 4's with a 1/4" crown stapler. . I was really surprised at how well it works, as it clears a lot of stuff less then 1".

I have one screen I made using a cut down cattle panel from Tractor Supply to clear larger rocks. It's seen some use ... but nowhere as much as the screen above. Secured to the frame using staples for electrical wire (romex ?)

The third screen is made out of 1/4" hardware cloth and was built to screen gravel. Secured to the frame with 1/4" crown staples. I have never used this one ... but plan to shortly.

I varied the number of 2 x 4's in the frames according to how much weight I figured the screens would support: the 1/4" screen has the most supports, the cattle panel screen the least.

The frame that holds the screens I believe is set at a 45 degree angle ... which is plenty enough to to get material screen as it rolls down.

The only issue - which is actually pretty insignificant - is that the 1" screen will catch and fill with grass and weeds eventually, inhibiting the dirt from going through. A quick hit with a pushbroom resolves that.

 

[sodamo]

Happy a Labor Day (and end of Summer)
67°F and no rain.

No big plans. Likely husk some more Macnuts. A few friends coming over this afternoon. Wife making chicken Parmesan. Our Cottage residents are back from their mainland trip so some catching up to do.

Be safe
Have a great day

 

[Thomas]

Thomas the chickens are calling

.....................
I was up and outside before day break cleaning up Yogi the bear mess he made last night...some left the shed door open.

 

[Thomas]

73F w/gentle breeze few clouds may reach 80F.

Yogi bear visit last night left mess,after clean up took trimmer for slow 3 hour walk break of dawn...grass etc. showing signs of slow growth.

This afternoon until pillow time just enjoy the day.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Now 78° with a nice breeze. Beautiful day. Mowing done, tried out the grill for lustnch. Will start grilling around 4 for the cookout.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

first load on the grill.

 

[Thall303]

Looks good!

 

[sodamo]

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm

 

[lostcreekranch]

Rick,

Sure be happy to ... will do it some time later today.

In the meantime, here's a little data about their make up:

I have three screens, and of the screens, one gets used far more than the other two.

All of the screens are 6' wide (my bucket is 5' wide) and roughly 5' deep and built out of 2 x 4's which screwed together with 3 1/4" drywall screws.

The screen that get used the most uses 1" hardware cloth, which was stapled to the 2 x 4's with a 1/4" crown stapler. . I was really surprised at how well it works, as it clears a lot of stuff less then 1".

I have one screen I made using a cut down cattle panel from Tractor Supply to clear larger rocks. It's seen some use ... but nowhere as much as the screen above. Secured to the frame using staples for electrical wire (romex ?)

The third screen is made out of 1/4" hardware cloth and was built to screen gravel. Secured to the frame with 1/4" crown staples. I have never used this one ... but plan to shortly.

I varied the number of 2 x 4's in the frames according to how much weight I figured the screens would support: the 1/4" screen has the most supports, the cattle panel screen the least.

The frame that holds the screens I believe is set at a 45 degree angle ... which is plenty enough to to get material screen as it rolls down.

The only issue - which is actually pretty insignificant - is that the 1" screen will catch and fill with grass and weeds eventually, inhibiting the dirt from going through. A quick hit with a pushbroom resolves that.

Thanks RS!

 

[lostcreekranch]

Good afternoon. A bit late checking in today as I have spent the morning helping to clean out the bullet traps at the shooting club. Not exactly a clean job seperating crumb rubber from lead, although at least it yielded plenty of the heavy stuff to weigh in and help keep membership costs down.

r.

Eric, are they nice enough to close the range while you work? Or is it dig and duck?

 

[Ed of all trades]

Eric, are they nice enough to close the range while you work? Or is it dig and duck?

He just digs very fast. Ed

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Had 35 for the picnic. Beautiful night. Gave some rides on the ranger. City folks had a blast, especially when i took it up a steep hill.

Bratwurst seem to be the favorite, then burgers. I probably grilled 40 burgers, got some left overs.

Kids enjoyed volleyball.

 

[toppop52]

We hit low 80's and very pleasant, not as warm as predicted, but that's good. Mowed yesterday after going with my brother to see mom. She had a decent day yesterday, but not so much today. It's like getting hit in the gut yo watch this up and down. She would be happy to go to sleep and not wake up, I'd be happy for her, she doesn't want to live this way and I don't blame her.

 

[RoyJackson]

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59 right now...high in the low 70's and rain today...looks like rain all week, in fact.

Mowed the lawn yesterday....field was too wet from Saturday's rain. I did get a chance to put a few magazines through the Ruger SR9...more I shoot it, the more I'm liking Ruger semi-auto handguns.

 

[Eric Salop]

Good morning. Often September is a time of good weather for us, giving chance to catch up on the things that a poor summer has denied. Unfortunately no signs of that happening this year as it is wet today, with more set to come later in the week. Looks increasingly like no hay this year.

Yes, a tin hat would have been really useful while cleaning out the range - not for so much for ricocheting rounds, but to keep the dirt out of my hair (or what's left of it) when they used a leaf blower to winnow the rubber away from the lead. Fortunately a good dust mask (Wngsprd, is this where I should say it was made by 3M ?) kept me clean on the inside :thumbsup:


Randy, I really feel for what your mum and all who are close to her are going through. I hope that as she fades she will enter a time of piece and once everyone's worries become no longer relevant, you can almost enjoy your last thoughts together, even if much of that time is while you can only sit in silence by her bedside.