Good morning!!!!

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 73F for the start, partly cloudy, calm wind. Wind light and north, sky stayed partly cloudy inspite of more rain in the forecast, and high temp was 93F HI 102. Men's meeting for start, then worked with wife to put together tax info for tax lady, bike ride, shower then trip to Sherman to ship tax info, Red Lobster and stop at parts store for oil change stuff. New pickup has cartridge oil filter first one on car for me. Need to change oil and rotate tires tomorrow. No nap .
Don sorry about your day, I need to upgrade license sooner or later.
Drew thanks for update on Roundup, don't spray much of it but if improper safety gear will likely adsorb too much through skin. Also nice you sold chipper quickly. :drink:
RNG good update on bike, hope no wild fires.
prayers for all.

 

[Eric Salop]

Good morning all, just waiting for a few clouds to come over before I go to check on the sheep. It's much more pleasant when not squinting into the sunlight.

Wng, your wife should have a nice surprise when she gets home :thumbsup:

Don's home town made onto national news.

Don, if you thought yesterday was a bad day, Greta Thunberg has now landed and the press are looking for another Georgetown story. Last chance to reconsider your rules for the power usage competition before they get you on tv, a face-to-face with any upset teenager is bad enough, let alone one who has spent 2 weeks on a boat without a toilet ... :laughing:

Question for y誕ll. What is the most absorptive patch of skin on your body?

Our eyes ?

 

[Buppies]

56 high of 84 today low humidity nice outside today

Prayers for all people in harms way from Dorian

Prayers for BEF Betty and Ron Toppop and any others I may have missed

 

[Thomas]

60F cloudy chance passing shower upper 70'd for high little clearing later today.

Rain arrive same time I enter driveway was evening so no outside puttering.
Mrs. said maple tree down corner front lawn must be neighbor old maple finally had enough,I'll cut what I can push all of it of tree back onto his after work.
E muffin feed little critters slow roll to work.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

One less slow roll for Thomas.

I keep saying I want to retire, but got a few more yrs of rolling left. Mine weren't always slow, until the last couple months.

6am med taken, back to bed. PT at 10.

 

[RoyJackson]

2019-08-29, 0625

55 in Bethel right now...high in the mid-upper 70's today

 

[daugen]

good morning all, nice day here, sunny, mid 80's.

Going for third opinion this morning on my tinnitus problem, feels actually like it's getting worse again.
May not be able to avoid them putting hole in ear drum and injecting steroids into the inner ear.
Going to talk to a doc today who does that procedure, find out what his experience has been.
The head doc in his practice, who I saw a month ago, said he didn't think it would help me.
So different opinions, which is ok, my job to figure them out. Trust but verify...

Then back to mow. Got JD back from dealer with a bill for $4.63
That was the cost of three new mower bolts. They drilled the broken off bolt out for free.
Actually I think this mower has a five year warranty, but no reasonable person would expect them to cover that under warranty.
I think dealer just ate it for public relations.

Boy were they busy, small mowers all over, combines towering over the small mowers, I spent a few minutes watching a mechanic put a new cylinder head on a six cylinder diesel engine. Stood next to new top model JD combine, it simply dwarfed everything else around it.
Since I knew ahead of time they weren't going to charge me much of anything for this, I took the service manager a big freshly picked birdhouse gourd and a small icebox watermelon, last one picked. He wouldn't accept money so veggies are good.

Lot of mowing ahead this afternoon, but should be a nice day.
Hope all on the mend continue to improve.

 

[wngsprd]

Real nice 60 outside with a flood of dew. In the nice cool temps, Coco and I played until we were worn out. Only shooting for 83.

Got back from gym Home Depot buying ceiling paint yesterday planning to mow, and it rained for about 5 minutes as I drove up, just enough to get the grass wet again. Had plenty to do inside.

Even though glyphosate has been tested and not found to cause cancer by the World Health Organization, the European Commission, the Canadian Pest Management Regulatory Agency, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, and the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, and the US EPA, I always wear long pants and sleeves, hat, safety glasses and nitrile gloves when working with gly, and don't spray when any wind. I don't use any other chemicals except lime and 10-10-10, and an occasional shot of tick spray when the seed ticks start showing up in the woods.

Hope BEF and Randy are continuing to improve...nice ramp, BEF. I built a skateboard ramp once...still have that skateboard, but the ramp got disassembled and used to build something else.

I'd guess the fastest absorbing skin is either face or hands.

 

[ronjhall]

Drinking first cup of coffee. 51° with clear skies this morning. Heading to 81° with plenty of sun. Did not get anything done yesterday. 4 different people from Hospices came to help with Betty's care. Next few days are going to be tough.

Prayers for all.

Good Morning All.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Drew, that was cool of JD to remove that bolt for nothing. Maybe your kindness was the deciding difference. Hopefully it came out easy.

Keep us posted on your tinnitus treatment. Mine has been getting steadily worse, and I've been wearing ear plugs for almost all noisy events. But not much help. Have sinus/congestion though.

Eric, my commute is into the sun both ways. I do like a cloudy reprieve, especially in the morning.

Prayers for those in need....Betty and Ron, BEF, Randy, Hawkeye's daughter, and those who have silent concerns.

I went down near Lake Jackson Texas for my cousin's viewing. When you get that close to the coast, the huge oak trees have beautiful spanish moss hanging from them. I took a lot of back roads home. Lots of driving yesterday, got home at 10 pm. Time to head to work today. Off tomorrow and Monday for Labor day. 4 day weekend.

Astros beat Tampa Bay last night in what was a close game until the last innings.

Tonight, Texas A&M plays against a team that they should be able to win....the team they are playing has an ex coach.

Tomorrow night, our high school football team plays it's first real game about 35 miles away. I hope to go watch.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 76˚F to 96˚F are the temp ranges for today and next 10 days. Fells like September when the 100s finally disappear.

Yesterday evening they had another laser class, an informal one, so in the afternoon I programed in a project on my Mac laptop and put it on a flash drive, loaded it on the Wood Shop PC mad a few adjustments, then loaded it into the laser's on board computer went through the 25 steps, and now my wife has the first Wood shop card holder with her name lasered engraved into the front. :thumbsup:

Yesterday was also the last of the beginner pilates sessions, I tried to sigh-up for the September class but they were filled up. But that's OK, I just got an E-mail from the Firewire group we are starting back up in 10 days after stopping during the hottest months, July and August. The trail blazers also have a meeting next week and our fall and winter projects will be discussed. They have opened up the last new section and houses are already being built so we need to start the trails there. The builder has had control over the HOA for 20+ years but that will come to an end in about 5 years as they sell 80% of the projected houses. The people I have talked to says the neighborhood has had a good relationship with Dell Web and have helped establish the nice Amenities and many Clubs and keep the common area in tip top shape.

Yard day and off to the gym today need to pump-up the lopper muscles.

 

[farmer2009]

54 this morning and headed to 83 today.

Take youngest to riding this morning. We normally do the evening program but they also have one during the day for the schools to bring in the special education classes. They’ve got something planned and asked our youngest to participate today. Also have a veterans program.

Then it’ll be back to take care of chickens and work on logs again.

According to the pesticide training program we have to take for our Restricted Use License. It’s your groin. They said it’s very important to use an apron to protect against splashing. What’s the most comfortable height to pour something? About waist level.
Face, Hands and arms are the most exposed, and because of this they also toughen and don’t absorb very well, mostly because of sun damage.

 

[toppop52]

69 headed to 84, glad those 90s are gone.
Went visit mom last night, first time in over a month, we fed her dinner and she held my hand for a long time. She was such a vital woman, working full time into her mid 80s, it hurts to see her like this.

I’ve always worn latex or nitrile gloves and heavy duty filter mask handling glyphosate, but I admit to spraying with shorts and short sleeve shirt many times.

BEF,Ron and Betty and the others in need, prayers and good wishes.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Good Morning. It's 74° with 93% humidity this morning. The high should be 95° this afternoon here in the "rain repel" zone.

The "unload" of my neighbor's welding table got delayed for a couple of days so, I'll head over mid morning and help him get this done.

Don .... sorry Georgetown is getting bad press. Sounds like some politicians couldn't see beyond the end of their noses, as far as unintended consequences of their actions.

Thomas ...... savor the days!

Drew .... that's good news on your JD. That kind of service is rare these days.

Ron .... you remain in our prayers ..... to stay strong.



Hope everyone has a great day.

Prayers to all.

 

[ronjhall]

Yep Ron that news has been here for the last 8 months. Just got my electric bill for August:
1225 KWH usage - $175

That does not sound bad. My bill for last month $163 for 942 KWH. They are putting up solar and wind turbine farms all over Michigan.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 67F @ 6:00AM. Sunny. High 92F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.

There were four or five lightning caused fires from yesterday's afternoon storms, and one pretty good sized one up near Susanville, northeast of here. Quick response on the local fires kept them to a few hundred square feet, thankfully. The CalFire Air Attack spotter plane seemed to be following the thunder clouds as they moved north, probably the biggest reason for the quick response.

There are recall efforts underway for both the Chico mayor and now our California governor. I support both of them, but will only be able to vote in the governor's case. Both are fiscal idiots, but since my mother taught me not to say anything if you can't say something nice, I'll stop there. Perhaps Georgetown could take a page from the playbook out here and get a new mayor sooner rather than later, Don.

Glad you got good news from the JD dealer, Drew. He's probably hoping you'll come in for a new tractor some day.

First thing I do when coming into the house, after going to town or working in the garage/yard, is wash my hands. Never know what kind of germs/chemicals/dirt might be on them, and the last thing I want to do is put any of that on my food. An old friend of mine, a retired mechanic from United Airlines, used to joke that you could tell a mechanic from a manager by the way he washed his hands before using the bathroom. Now, thanks to Farmer, we know why...:shocked:

My heart goes out to you and your mom, Randy. You too, Ron & Betty.

Got the Helicoils installed on my neighbor's flange yesterday, but since I don't remember how it was installed on the mount, I'll have to wait until he comes by to finish up the job. Hope it doesn't disappear somewhere...

The new patio speakers also showed up, and yes, they do sound nice. Installation was easy, too, just remove and reinstall two drywall screws on each bracket, and swap over the wires. Almost took longer to open the box and deal with the cardboard waste.

Some of my route yesterday took me to elevations of 5000 feet or so, and the temperatures there were quite comfortable. Unfortunately, those elevations "enjoy" lots of snow in the winter, something I'll gladly do without. Those same areas were also blessed with green grass growing everywhere, and wildflowers as well, as if spring had started late and just kept going instead of switching into summer. Also saw a few small waterfalls, some still fed by melting snow. Last winter they got a LOT of snow up there...

Hang in there, gang, Friday's comin'!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Drinking first cup of coffee. 51° with clear skies this morning. Heading to 81° with plenty of sun. Did not get anything done yesterday. 4 different people from Hospices came to help with Betty's care. Next few days are going to be tough.

Prayers for all.

Good Morning All.

Prayers for both of you!!!!!!!

 

[Bird]

75 degrees this morning going for 95 with a 20% chance of rain later today. The last couple of days I've been looking at furniture. We'd like a new sofa for the living room, plus one or two recliners. It seems to me that modern furniture is made for looks instead of comfort. We both visited Rooms to Go and were not impressed. Yesterday I went to the Nebraska Furniture Mart. For those who didn't already know, it's a huge place with and unbelievably huge inventory.

Our current living room furniture came from The Dump in Irving and includes a double reclining love seat with console. I sit on one end and the other end is only used for company. The thing I don't like is that the center console makes an arm rest that is a slightly different height that the other armrest. Then we have a 90" three cushion sofa with each end section being a recliner. My wife sits on one end, but she'd like to lie down on the sofa at times and that's not practical because each of the 3 sections are slightly cupped; OK to sit on but not to lie down.

I want a "normal?" recliner and she wants a sofa she can lie down on, so that means arms that you can rest your head on, not straight high arms. And so far, I've only found ONE set that MIGHT even do.


This sofa looks OK and is comfortable enough to me, but each of the 3 sections are recliners. Not a deal killer, but I wonder how long it'll last and be trouble free.

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This recliner is comfortable enough, and being a swivel is neither a plus or minus for me. But the "glider" feature means it'll try to move forward and/or backwards as you try to get up from it. Probably OK for young folks, not too good for us old folks.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

I follow a team that is racing at Bonneville this week, and yesterday they set two new records on BMW S1000RR motorcycles. The first was at 233 MPH for a normally aspirated, faired motorcycle. The second, at 193 MPH, was on the same bike with the fairing removed. A woman rode for the first attempt, a very skinny gentleman for the second. I think the trials go through the weekend, and they'll keep trying to better their own marks...:thumbsup:

 

[buckeyefarmer]

67°, windows open, sun shining.

PT at 10. Also need to be on conf call with lawyers concerning a couple lawsuits that dad has regarding oil gas leases.

I also have tinnitus. I asked my general DR about it, said nothing he could give me to help. Its not too bad, but varies. Sometimes it will suddenly get louder. Now that im thinking about it, i hear it. Before that i didnt notice it.

Gotta get moving..