Good morning!!!!

sodamo · Jul 29, 2018

toppop52 said:
Totals for our two fundraisers yesterday from the two car clubs I belong to was $2300 for Homes for Heroes and $2700 got the National Brain Tumor Research Assoc.
Had a great time at both events but failed to win the Hawaiian shirt or best body contest.
Hope you all had a great weekend. Prayers guys.

Was that best bod with or without heels?
Sounds like a beneficial day.

buckeyefarmer · Jul 29, 2018

Back home from a 2200 mile trip to AR, then saturday lunch at Lamberts in sikeston MO.

All fast food today coming home. Every order messed up.
And traffic was terrible today.

Glad to be home safe.

toppop52 · Jul 29, 2018

txdon said:
Randy, did you forget your shoes, again.

You know it, I知 just a hillbilly!

toppop52 · Jul 29, 2018

sodamo said:
Was that best bod with or without heels?
Sounds like a beneficial day.

Sans heels, but I raised a bunch of money by promising to put my shirt back on!

lostcreekranch · Jul 29, 2018

txdon said:
102˚ here also. This is the 13 day in a row of 100s. Tomorrows prediction - 103˚.

Rick, have you tested the Wrox?

Very cool down here in Colorado County Don. Only got to 99 today.

FedEx delivered the Worx Mower Friday afternoon. Put two batteries on charger.

Did some mowing, around areas I can’t get the 72” Kubota into, early Saturday a.m. Then had a special Board Meeting to attend at 10 a.m. When I got back to Ranch, had lunch, then back to the Worx work. I used it in mulching mode as I didn’t want to mess with the grass catcher being in the way ..... adding weight. There is a battery capacity indicator, on top side of Mower and I noticed that after a short time it dropped from 3 lights to two lights. Kept mowing, in not very tall or thick grass and after about an hour it dropped to one light on. Shortly there after it just quit. Removed batteries and took them to the shop to the battery charger. One battery still showed one of three capacity LEDs on. The other battery showed completely dead and was almost too hot to hold onto. Put both on charger and the not dead battery started recharge. The dead, very hot, battery showed blinking Red on charger or battery over temperature. Let it sit on bench for 30 minutes, returned to charger and still .... blinking red. I then put it in the refrigerator, in shop quarters, for about an hour. Put it on charger and got green blinking LED indicating it was charging.

This morning both batteries were solid green LEDs indicating full charge. Installed batteries back in mower and used it off and on for over an hour. The external battery capacity indicated 1 of 3 LEDS. Took batteries to shop and put both on the charger. Both indicated blinking red i.e. battery over temperature. Neither were as hot as the one battery was yesterday. Left them on the charger and will see status mañana.

So far, I’m not disappointed in how the mower cuts, never expected the power of a 6 HP gas mower. Batteries are still questionable though. I’m going to run until it quits tomorrow, then get online with Worx, if nothing changes.

It has two power modes .... Economy and Turbo. I’m guessing, in Economy the two batteries are in parallel and in series in Turbo.

More later.

LS Tractor Owner · Jul 29, 2018

daugen said:
I forgot...
LS, since the very beginning I have been amazed and in a way disappointed that the medical profession and your job demands forced you back to work
so soon, and your knee doesn't seem to be healing very well. If they had made you stay off it, with PT, (not sure you know how to stay off it, and I mean that seriously, I can't sit down either...) I think it would have healed and been fully operational in two or three months. Instead part duty always involves doing something you shouldn't, since
you try to help out since you are right there...does that ring any bells?

I always thought the recovery time for these injuries is much longer than insurance companies and bosses everywhere hope they are.
So conscientious employees try to get back to work too soon and keep hurting themselves and perhaps aggravating damage to a point where
long term permanent injury with reduced capabilities are discussed.

Now the boss can say stay off it, and the insurance company can say stay off it, but, but, but
when you have that nice shiny blue tractor calling out to you, are you really going to stay off it?
And even with hydrostatic, how do you avoid pushing down pretty hard on pedals?
Or is this considered light therapy? I like that idea.
Low impact tractor therapy. :tractor:

of course if you have kids, how can you stay off it? Crutches...or for certain hard cases,
must push a walker for three weeks.
But Doc, I pushed my walker right to the tractor steps.

LS, heal fully, and don't get pushed around. Hopefully not in a wheelchair....

Drew, you have some very valid points. Unfortunately, my position, and that of my coworkers, is a "high performance" job. There is no time to rest. This is 24 hours a day. They monitor and perform analysis on about 15 aspects of the operation. There is a giant mainframe computer that calculates and predicts call origin and volume of calls every 15 minutes....this is just one aspect. They monitor the amount of time a crew spends on scene, transporting, and dropping a patient at the ER. If you don't fall into the predetermined parameters, you and your partner get interviewed.

They pretty much "want bodies on the street". Our call volume has increased 110% from about 60,000 calls a year, to 140,000 / year. Our staffing has only increased 20% in the same time frame.

Enough ranting about work...now I will rant about the workers comp... I was injured on duty, responding to a call, unavoidable accident. I only get 66% of my normal pay and I still have to pay for my medical and other insurance. .??? I'm convinced this is the case to force employees to return to work prematurely so they don't go broke waiting to heal properly. As the case with many other things, insurance companies and large corporations are dictating / limiting treatments and medications at the sake of profit margins.

Ok, enough ranting about work comp..... The initial prognosis made by the ortho doc was 6-9 months of rehab and healing. He has limited me to "whatever you feel comfortable doing" . If you have difficulty, stop what you are doing. You had mentioned "rest"... The knee actually becomes worse when inactive / resting. However the same is true for activities. I can basically stand / walk for 45-60 minutes, then have to rest the knee for the same time. Squatting, kneeling, climbing are out of the question...immediately causes pain and in turn additional swelling. Twisting / turning is difficult, stairs are a killer.

So... The injured knee is on the left, HST pedals are on the right...good to go. Getting off the tractor is when I need to be cautious. My right leg is actually now more muscular compensating for the left.

Yes you are correct with always having something come up at work that probably shouldn't be done...I have become less likely to just do it, now I just say "can't do that", or " I just need to sit now".

Anyway, thanks for letting me rant....I'm doing ok. This will just be a longer recovery than I anticipated. During my last visit with the ortho doc, more info was revealed: he removed most of the meniscus, leaving only about 20-25%. They were actually considering doing a full replacement when I was under during the surgery.

Drew, congrats on the new car! Pics are a must. Glad to hear your brunch went well.

Buppies, my thoughts and prayers will be with you. I hope your surgery is successful and uneventful.

Ed, prayers out to you also, get well soon.

Additional prayers out to those in need, everyone stay safe and healthy. Have a good start to the week.

txdon · Jul 29, 2018

toppop52 said:
You know it, IçŸ¥ just a hillbilly!

She keeping you barefoot and pr . . . . noooo!

mostly_gas · Jul 29, 2018

Good evening all. 77F this morning, overcast, calm wind. Intermittent rain, about 3/4 inch in rain gauge, sky cleared off in the afternoon, moderate wind and high temp of 96F. Chapel first thing, breakfast with stepdaughter, then things slow down

No real accomplishments beside nap.
Prayers for all.

LS Tractor Owner · Jul 29, 2018

No rain today, started to heat back up, high of 92. Couple of fronts coming through this week. Chances for showers / storms increasing during the week.

My son had enough of Colorado...when the mudslides started after the fire, they almost lost everything again. Folks in the houses right behind them had 18" of mud in their homes. My son got lucky, they sent a video of the mud / water about 6-8" up on their sliding glass door. Nothing came in.

Well, yesterday was moving day... They packed everything up this past week, and are moving to Tennessee. He was able to find work in his same position (IT) in Chattanooga. He starts Aug 1st. They came down here yesterday afternoon, stayed the night, and got on the road at about 10 am this morning. I got a text, they just went through Oklahoma City. They are driving straight through the night, so should be in Chattanooga by around 8 tomorrow morning.

I wanted to go / move with them......