Good morning!!!!

[Thomas]

Oops: it took a tow truck to winch me out. Right in front of the house. There is a well in front of me, just out of the frame.
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Notice if the snow air temp cold better traction than warm temp on the snow.
Most time just little foot tug all you'll you need.

 

[300UGUY]

It was a nice day here. Got to 46 with plenty of sun. Next couple of days are to be mild.

For the chainsaws, rather than carry a box around, I picked up a tool a number of years ago that I can only describe as the Leatherman style chain saw tool. Sockets, screwdrivers, hook to clean the bar, etc built into one tool that fits in a pouch. I even tend to use it when doing maintenance. For anything else I need, I have a surplus military shoulder bag thing for each saw that has anything unique to that saw. I even carry the sparechain in the bag.

Between the multi tool and the bag for each saw, I can pack light when I am cutting wood, always have what I need for each saw, and have yet to need something besides what I have with me. I like that.

Condolences to those who need them

Off to amazon! That multi tool is what I need.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 43F @ 5:45AM. Plentiful sunshine. High 62F. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph.

I'm not defending the practice, but is it any wonder a man making $40K a year salary is susceptible to bribes from wealthy parents wanting the best from their little princes and princesses? Hopefully the lesson they all learn is that cheaters never prosper.

Fly-by-wire may be OK in a jet fighter where "only" two lives are at stake, but when the plane carries 150 and the pilot can't override the software, something's wrong. Never trust a computer, there are just too many opportunities for things to go sideways.

Is there perhaps an unexpected benefit to your cooking, Eric? Are either or both of you dropping a few pounds to starvation?:laughing:

Stihl gives "standard" carburetor settings in the owner's manual, then goes on to say these may need adjustment, but doesn't give much clue as to which way. It would be nice to know if those screws controlled air or fuel, so that when I see a wet spark plug, I would at least know which way to turn the offending screw. The settings I'm using now at least keep the saw running, though it's getting too much fuel at idle and it's taking too long to coast down from running speed. So more fiddling is in order today.

Before that I'll have a go at removing the leaking oil pan on the van, which I think also forms one of the supports for the engine. If I do manage to get it off, I'll try flattening the sealing surface by rubbing it on sheets of sandpaper laying on a surface plate. Gonna take a LOT of rubbing...

Happy Hump Day, gang!

 

[Looking4new]

Spring has definitely started here in town. Daytime temperatures will be above freezing all the way through to March 27. And rain and above freezing temperatures will also really start to melt the snow up north!

NOOOOOOOOO! No rain! I like my basement dry. Above freezing temps with cool down to below freezing at night with some sunny and breezy days will do it just fine. Thank you.

 

[300UGUY]

As far as the cheating scandal, at the end, the kids are the biggest losers. Even if they did great work in college, any accomplishment they make will always be discounted. They will never be considered legitimate. And it adds to the anger of the common folks, that the game is rigged against them, and their kids. No winners here.

 

[Looking4new]

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Notice if the snow air temp cold better traction than warm temp on the snow.
Most time just little foot tug all you'll you need.

The left side of the pathway had never been plowed all winter, so the snow was not compacted and there is a down slope right there as well. I will see in spring how much damage I did.
The tow truck winched me about 20' until I got the rear wheels onto the driveway.

 

[300UGUY]

Good Morning!!!! 43F @ 5:45AM. Plentiful sunshine. High 62F. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph.

I'm not defending the practice, but is it any wonder a man making $40K a year salary is susceptible to bribes from wealthy parents wanting the best from their little princes and princesses? Hopefully the lesson they all learn is that cheaters never prosper.

Fly-by-wire may be OK in a jet fighter where "only" two lives are at stake, but when the plane carries 150 and the pilot can't override the software, something's wrong. Never trust a computer, there are just too many opportunities for things to go sideways.

Is there perhaps an unexpected benefit to your cooking, Eric? Are either or both of you dropping a few pounds to starvation?:laughing:

Stihl gives "standard" carburetor settings in the owner's manual, then goes on to say these may need adjustment, but doesn't give much clue as to which way. It would be nice to know if those screws controlled air or fuel, so that when I see a wet spark plug, I would at least know which way to turn the offending screw. The settings I'm using now at least keep the saw running, though it's getting too much fuel at idle and it's taking too long to coast down from running speed. So more fiddling is in order today.

Before that I'll have a go at removing the leaking oil pan on the van, which I think also forms one of the supports for the engine. If I do manage to get it off, I'll try flattening the sealing surface by rubbing it on sheets of sandpaper laying on a surface plate. Gonna take a LOT of rubbing...

Happy Hump Day, gang!

As far as I recall, the flatness spec for the oil pan was 50 microns. .002 English. I’d check the flatness first, then figure out what to work on. When they are stamped, the last process is to “spank” that flange. A little stroke to flatten it out. The torque when assembled is controlled pretty closely. Too heavy a hand on there can bend them up.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 58 ˚F raining. I need to get some more gloves this morning so I can trailblaze this afternoon weather permitting. 5 potatoes are up should be more by tomorrow. Eric just do like the British cooking shows - add butter, lots of butter, tons of butter and then a lot of butter on top.

Looking, never heard of anyone getting their tractor stuck in the snow. Does that happen a lot up North?

 

[CWB Wyo]

It's only down to 23° this morning. Yesterday was in the mid 30's and sunny most of the day. We are under a winter storm warning until tomorrow morning. The high will will be in the lower 30's with gusty winds 20-30 mph and chance of a 12 inches of snow.

LouNY ... Yes most of the houses are weekend homes in the summer. The people that own this house have one smell cabin and new house about 3,000 sq ft on one 500 gal tank. They called one of the full time neighbors that has a skid steer and had him clean the driveway. The propane driver made it in and got it filled yesterday.

LS ... Most of the the snow will be gone about the end of April but we will still have some of the drifts tell late May. And still a chance of snow showers in June.

I just looked outside and we have about 4 inches on the ground and it's coming down hard. The weather guessers may have gotten it right.

I think I'll just watch it snow today.

Hope everyone has a good hump day.
CWB.

 

[jbrumberg]

Good Morning Everyone!!!!!!

16ºF was todays low temperature, 31ºF presently, low 40ºFs anticipated. A beautiful late Winter day. I see a lot of melting snowpack in my future. :cool

Eric- I am happy to read that your Wife is mending and surviving your cooking.

RonJH- I hope that you and now your wife can shake off that cough/cold soon. I hope the docs find the source of her infection and the UTI clears soon. UTI's, dehydration, and infections in the elderly can seriously zap one's cognitive functioning/mental status. My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers.

"... Drew and Roy, I have a feeling that this goes on a lot deeper than those that got caught. We are just seeing the tip of this type of activity."- RJH.

"... As far as the cheating scandal, at the end, the kids are the biggest losers. Even if they did great work in college, any accomplishment they make will always be discounted. They will never be considered legitimate. And it adds to the anger of the common folks, that the game is rigged against them, and their kids. No winners here.? Irv. ����

My posted feelings about this new college entrance scandal are obvious. I dealt with this BS at my last ("retirement") job at an exclusive (and very expensive) private highschool/college prep school. The drug&alcohol use/abuse and entitlement of some of those parents was worse than their childrens whose actions resulted in getting themselves shanghaied (by exNFL players) in the dead of night to the 殿cademy where I worked. Most of the children were "workable". It's unfortunate that many graduated with + gains only to return to the enabling/intitling environments that resulted in their admission.

I hope that everyone is having a decent day today.

My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers.