Good morning!!!!

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all! Low of 60 this morning at 05:00, going up to low 90's. There is a slight chance of a t-storm (10%), probably won't get one.

Got my full trailer to the dump, came back and loaded it up again. This time with all the wood scraps, cabinet doors, and mounding / trim. Drove it over to the neighbors place and they weren't home (probably went out to dinner). That will be first on my the list today, then reload another trailer load of cabinets and more wood scraps for them.

Lenny, again, nice garage / shop. Looks good getting organized.

Randy, the 72 Chevy SS was my favorite. Closest I ever came to owning one was my BIL's. He was willing to sell it to me in '78 for $1500. My father talked me out of it. I ended up buying a '68 firebird instead for $900. Always regretted it. Wish I could get anything in that year range for those prices now!

Mostly, congrats on a successful ride.

Drew, you have a beautiful place, from the pics you have posted. It seems that you go out and mow everyday. I posted a while back how I was "missing" cutting grass / lawn. If I had a lawn I would have to keep it as well manicured as you do....I'm now getting second thoughts about my wishes....

Everyone have a great relaxing day. Prayers out for all in need.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Here are a few of the fires currently burning in California.

Missing from the list is the Desalba fire, holding at 3 acres about ten miles from here.

7/1/18 AM updates from Cal Fire
*** please note there are 2 separate Flat Fires
#PawneeFire Lake County - 14,100 acres 73% contained
#CreekFire Shasta County 1678 acres 97% contained
#FlatFire Tuolumne County 163 acres 97% contained
#HorseFire Calaveras County- 80 acres 95% contained
#LaneFire Tehama County- 3716 acres 95% containedy
#FoxFire SLO County- 260 acres 75% contained
#FlatFire- Trinity County- 300 acres 40% contained
#AnchorFire Fresno County 76 acres 85% contained
#HyattFire Lassen County- 441 acres 90% contained
#ValleyFire Contra Costa County 268 Acres 80% contained
#GrantFire Sacramento County 30 acres 100% contained - final
#WaverlyFire San Joaquin County 12,300 acres 65% contained
#SheepFire Kern County - 95 acres 100% contained
#TeslaFire Santa Clara County- 70 acres 90% contained
#CountyFire Yolo County- 16,500 acres 0% contained

I can still see smoke from the County fire 100 miles to the south of here, and people are saying that the glow from the flames could be seen last night. That fire started only yesterday.

The Pawnee Fire has caused many evacuations and has closed CA 20, a major east/west highway between the Northern Sacramento Valley and the Pacific Coast.

And here's a satellite image of the County Fire taken last night. It's now at 16.500 acres.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Just remembered I had this website saved as a favorite...I think I got it from one of you guys...shows plenty of flights in the air.

Flight Tracker | Flightradar24 | Track Planes In Real-Time

There is also an app for your phone or iPad available.

 

[sodamo]

67°F and 0 rain last 24 hours.

Lenny, that’s pretty impressive. Wish I were making such progress.
That said, I am glad I decided to paint as I go.

Congrats Ed on making your 1st piece. That’s a skill I know nothing about.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[sodamo]

A couple of progress pics.
Before:



Now



Still a ways to go.

 

[Ed of all trades]

David and RNG, Nothing precision about the job I did but it did not need to be and I had fun learning/getting used to the mill. Have a long way to go. Looking forward to finishing this and starting the next, what ever that is.

David, Looks great, lot of work in those pics.

Everyone seams to be working hard but I am taking it easy. Ed

 

[ronjhall]

Got a handle made and installed on wife’s car. Made parts out of HDPE plastic. Bandsaw and table router did the job. Back inside watching NASCAR race.

 

[sodamo]

Roy
Saw an ad on TV that ACE will deliver an assembled BBQ grill free for the 4th.

 

[RoyJackson]

90 degrees or so, right now. No more work outside or in the garage today...
Grill's set up and ready to go...
The pressure washer was a very easy assembly job...it was most assembled in the box.
Since I was pretty impressed with the Pulsar 10kW generator , I thought I'd see what they had in gas powered pressure washers:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Pulsar-...asher-with-Electric-Start-PWG2700VE/302693261
The electric start is great and the battery has a charger that came with the unit. I guess 2700 psi should take care of most the jobs I'll be doing. Now, is this unit comparable to a Dewalt or other high end brand...well, no experience with those, but my guess is the high end units are better...but also twice the price

 

[sodamo]

Ed
Didn’t get the metal working class in HS due to moving but was always interested. Never had a need that justified the investment unlike my wood tools. A few years back my good friend sold his mill and lathe, old, good stuff. I secretly hoped it would languish a bit on CL and I could bargain to a price I could justify, but alas they sold very very quickly.

As for the cleanup. I remind myself they didn’t get in such bad shape overnight so it’s gonna take time to fix. Not that makes it more pleasant. LOL