Good morning!!!!

[CWB Wyo]

It's 27° this morning and overcast. Today is going to be cloudy with a light wind and in the mid 40's. We have a chance of more snow tomorrow night.

Made the trip down to Utah yesterday. Everything went will at the Dr's appointment for my wife. It ended up being a long day.

Making another trip to town this morning to see her therapist and do some shopping. That will take a good part of the day. Hope to work on some things when we get back.

LS ... Wishing the best for you today.

Hope everyone has a nice day.
CWB.

 

[PJSprog]

19°F and some light snow flurries this morning, going up to 29° today.

Wife has been thinking of getting a new vehicle recently. The plan was to start looking in the Spring next year. Her encounter this past weekend with a sudden wiggle the front end of her 2012 Sorento has her looking a bit earlier now. She's looking at another Kia, but not another Sorento. She's had two of them, and really likes them, but she's wanting something a little smaller. She seems to favor either the Sportage or the Niro, and I think she's leaning towards the Niro. She has an appointment with the local dealer (if 20 miles away is still considered "local") to do some test driving on Wednesday.

The boy called her over the weekend to tell her that he thinks the engine is shot in his Jeep Grand Cherokee. She thinks he was hinting at her to help him buy a replacement. So, she told him that she's going to look at getting a new car this week, and is considering giving him the Sorento instead of trading it in. I'm a little on the fence about this (for a couple of reasons), but she's already determined to do it, so it's pretty much a done deal. I looked up the NADA value last night, and found with 200K miles it's still worth $6800 as a clean trade-in. It's a good vehicle, and probably has a lot of life left in it, as she's kept it in very good shape. We both know the boy won't take care of it, though.

Buppies, my Wife's EDC is a Shield 9mm. It's a very nice-shooting little gun, and even fits nicely in my larger hand. She got it new about 3-1/2 years ago for $379. Is the one you're looking at an older one or the newer 2.0?

Eric, you noted that you sold your Iseki, but you didn't tell us what you got to replace it. We'll also need pictures, you know. :thumbsup:

 

[Eric Salop]

Eric, you noted that you sold your Iseki, but you didn't tell us what you got to replace it. We'll also need pictures, you know. :thumbsup:

Fortunately I managed a quick snap this morning, just before the rain came (It is still a little shy and wanted to hide behind the bales I was moving ).



Yes it's another Iseki - aren't I boring ! I did have a look at a couple of other colours and also tried a non-hydro Iseki, but felt most comfortable in an uprated version of the HST model I had before.

The loader is from the same manufacturer I had before (MX), this is a new model - not as elegant as the previous one but looks a bit tougher and with a better reach and lifting capacity.

 

[daugen]

PJ, a good opportunity for your wife to be happy with a new Kia and happy her son is taken care of.
You have a few miles to go before I think you can sleep on this one...or a few more years of growing up.
But then I don't think I've entirely grown up either...

Brownies to food pantry, yes the ladies come over and thank me, and send me little notes in the mail,
from my "vegetable ladies". We are all trying to spread the love, make the world a little better place.
And they are delighted I'm growing collards next Spring, it's their top vegetable request.
I think half an acre of collards will be more than plenty. And they will pick them too.
No way I can do stoop labor like that any more.

Father and son carpentry team here who are my absolutely favorite tradespeople.
Both genuine finish carpenters, always looking how to do things better.
My garden shed will no longer look third world when they are done.
And they are remarkably inexpensive. I keep telling him he should charge more,
so he can retire, and once
again he was moaning the blues about needing money.
Outstanding work quality at low prices.
He may have difficulty saving or he doesn't charge enough to save enough.
Us retired financial planners are always thinking of ways to fix someone's finances.
But oh does one need to keep that old important saying
right up front, as in advice not requested is often not appreciated

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 52F @ 7:45AM here in Chico, CA. Rain early...then remaining cloudy with showers in the afternoon. High 54F. Winds SE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 90%. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch.

We're in for another series of storms this week, but the strongest will only deliver an inch or so of rain and blow at 15 mph, pretty mild. It's still enough to have the disaster folks cry the sky is falling, and drag out the evacuations. At least that's the impression I got from watching last night's press conference, despite all the "making good progress" proclamations from the sheriff. Someone from the county said they now know the condition of all the roads. They've had a map showing all the surviving dwellings up for more than a week. Seems like they have the means to let homeowners use known safe roads to get to their surviving homes, but perhaps the thought never occurred to them? Time for more emails and phone calls...ullinghair:

 

[sodamo]

64°F and .25 inches rain

Back to town this morning to pick up concrete stain and sealer after I double check my calculations.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[Looking4new]

We have some bugs here in SE Michigan. But not big nasty ones that take big bites like are bred in northern Michigan & Ontario.

Those would be the Pine Beetles. They will bite right through your shirt and take a sizeable chunk out of you.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

RNG, thats just stupid thet wont let you back to your house. Just not right.

 

[Eric Salop]

RNG, I'm another one who can't understand why they won't let you go home if the fire is over and the roads are clear, .

Perhaps the angle to take is that, if they keep on preventing everyone returning to homes that are still standing, the next time there is a fire people are not going to be so willing to evacuate, which will only lead to more deaths.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

RNG, I'm another one who can't understand why they won't let you go home if the fire is over and the roads are clear, .

Perhaps the angle to take is that, if they keep on preventing everyone returning to homes that are still standing, the next time there is a fire people are not going to be so willing to evacuate, which will only lead to more deaths.

Exactly! If someone's house was left standing, the obvious conclusion is that it'll survive in the next fire, too. But fire is rather capricious, and like the stock market, past performance is not a predictor of future success.

The only reason I left this time is that PG&E, the local utility, preemptively cut power to my home and I lost water pressure. That left me unable to fight a fire if it came my way. That won't happen again, as I plan to install a large standby generator with an automatic startup triggered by loss of grid power. I'll also add more water storage, and more concrete/gravel/decomposed granite around the house to create a wider fire safe zone.