Good morning!!!!

[toppop52]

Just so it runs on pump gas, no time to chase exotic fuels.

 

[hawkeye08]

Made it to 89F today, big change from 42F this morning. I have more energy today, yesterday was a struggle.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Got outside a few minutes. Beautiful out.

Got all my HSA bills entered in quicken. Im a few bucks from hitting max out of pocket this year.

Heres my fence removal project buried in weeds, only a few sections.

 

[Larro Darro]

. . . . . . . .Larro were the hot poppers home made. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Yes. The last two years I've grown the Mammoth Jalapeno. {also some saved seed MJ this year} The bigger peppers makes everything easier. Margie has been doing her easy recipe. It's just cream cheese, cheddar, "real" bacon bits and BBQ sauce, then baked instead of fried. I have pictures on my work laptop. Will try to remember to post one.

 

[Larro Darro]

errands done, lot of running around...
went to River, passing all kinds of boats and cars being pulled out of shoreline homes and brought inland far enough to get on a higher spot of lane.
Happens every hurricane here. . . . . . . . . . .

My side yard turns into a equipment yard when the river floods. My neighbor down by the boatramp has to move all his stuff out, and I'm the first high ground with a acre to spare.

 

[Larro Darro]

Looks like it's going to move a little tonight. Top wind speeds are down, but wind field is increasing.

 

[mostly_gas]

Back from Missouri, will catch up in a day or 2. 71F for the start, not sure of cloud coverage, or wind. Partly cloudy sky this evening, with high temp of 96F and HI 101. Drove home today, 8 hrs moving time, 9:45 total time, lost about 30 minute to getting out of service stations slow fast food, traffic on road etc. Boat trailered well, new Ford towed it well got 14mpg going, 11.5 on the return.
Prayers for all

 

[RoyJackson]

2019-09-04, 0331

54 right now...high today in the mid-70's and some rain probable.

 

[Eric Salop]

I have forgotten why you try to kill off the thistle...other than they can be pesty weeds...do they harm the sheep?

In favourable growing conditions, which our climate often supplies, Canada thistle can completely dominate grazed pasture, leaving little grass left for grazing. The sheep's face is scratched when they get tempted to eat the lush grass that grows around each thistle. These breaks in the skin make it easy for a virus called orf to enter, which we have seen a couple of times. Orf is highly contagious, with large pustules forming on the face and inside the mouth.

It can be transmitted to humans too. I have not caught it but if I did I would have to live in the dog house . Would have to build it first too.

 

[Eric Salop]

The sunlight is dazzling this morning, bouncing off the wet ground after some heavy rain at dawn.

Got tired of playing hide and seek, so ordered a cheap temporary replacement until the prodigal spanner decides it's time to return.

RNG, 300 people sharing 2 porta poties ! Probably a good thing there wasn't much food on offer :laughing:

 

[wngsprd]

RNG, 300 people sharing 2 porta poties ! Probably a good thing there wasn't much food on offer :laughing:

You always see the bright side of a situation.

 

[wngsprd]

69 and humid...going to 92.

Wife returned midday and Coco and I were happy. Coco has a way of producing a big smile showing her teeth when extremely happy...me, too. Wife loved "new" room I made for her, especially the wine rack.

Congrats, PJ on your anniversary and finishing your remodel. Once your wife feels better I hope you can celebrate.

Larro, glad you're not getting another hurricane on your side of the state. I remember the photos you showed of your tree devastation.

Don, hard to believe you were late signing up for anything...you're not losing your touch, are you? But I bet the next level up Pilates will be more your speed and challenge you more, which you will enjoy.

Eric, thanks for explaining the thistle issue. I fully understand your quest. However, think how nice of a "doghouse" you could build for yourself.

 

[Buppies]

65 high of 93 today SC coast to get hit pretty good survived Hugo hopefully this one ok to dunes will be gone for sure probably a week or two before one can get back in

Happy Anniversary PJ

Prayers for Ron Toppop BEF and all others

 

[Thomas]

60F partly cloudy sky mid 70's for high chance of rain later today.

Wildlife now cleaning up any apples or acorns have fallen can only mean one thing.
E muffin feed little critters slow to work.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[daugen]

good morning all. Warm muggy day, storm starts tomorrow morning, and forecast is getting a little worse, now up to 7-9 inches of rain and 47mph sustained winds, who knows about gusts. Very wet area starts right near me and goes East to Ocean.
Friday morning will be peak winds, peak rain, should be a very interesting morning. I bet my entire front yard will be under water.

stuff like this makes me wonder if I should put sand bags around my backup gen...36 hours of torrential rain, after a while has nowhere to go but up.

will be a busy day but just going to work my checklist and get it done. First doc appt and go buy insurance for RV, which clearly won't be delivered on Friday.

Hope all are on the mend, sending you a man hug Ron.

 

[farmer2009]

65 this morning and headed to 89 today.

I think I’ve got all the logs cut up. Put a call into timber buyer. No return yet. I’ll try again today. Now to finish sorting and stacking. Birds started leaving last night. 3 more barns to go. Will get 2 tonight. Have to move a tractor in today. Time to cut hay again.

Drew. I started reading your post and was going to ask if you were sand bagging your generator.

Larro. Good to see you back. You still training for the AP trail?

Kyle. Sorry to hear about your daughter. Don’t be afraid to talk to her therapist about the behaviors. Did she ever get into ABA? Nothing wrong with bribing. That’s how we get our son to do stuff. The goal is to get them to do it. Then as they repeat it you reduce the bribe or reward until they do it without one. For our son candy and goldfish work wonders.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! finally 69˚F, the lows have finally broken the below 70 mark, Golf cart drivers have jackets - a sure sign of fall approaching. but still heading up to 99˚F. No rain expected for a long time.

I was thinking of BEF under his Subaru changing the oil when we were on the floor doing contorted pilates moves, I survived for another session tomorrow.

The Gardens had a major water leak about 50' from my garden which is a raised bed so only walking around my garden was slushy. We have a water line repair SIG that was going to take care of it so I did not have to be interrupted from the little bit of tractor work needed around the gardens. It sure is nice having a lot of helpful neighbors.

For those with EGO equipment I have heard of 2 incidents (brother and neighbor) where the battery life became prematurely short. The company stands behind their product and my brother got a replacement battery after running some test while customer service was on the telephone, my neighbor has not called yet.

 

[toppop52]

69 early and heading to low 90s, probably the last time this year. Looks like we might get tropical storm conditions Thursday night and Friday. I worry about the beaches all along the east coast.
Got PT coming in a few minutes after that I’m not sure, might venture out for a drive. I’m walking better but still weaker than I like.
First prep appointment tomorrow with cardiac surgeon that will do the TAVR procedure sometime this fall.
Got my guy coming to mow today, I still can’t get use to somebody else mowing my yard.
BEF and Ron, prayers for healing.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 72F @ 5:15AM. Sunshine and a few afternoon clouds. High 97F. Winds light and variable.

The full toilets may help explain why the camp emptied out so early Saturday and Monday mornings as well, Eric.:laughing:

Are they setting up stations where you can get sandbags, Drew? Out here it's BYOS: They supply the sand and the bags, but you have to Bring Your Own Shovel and fill them yourself.

The turn signal problem on the red bike turned out to be a loose plug under the tank. By now the plastic in the connectors is 38 years old, and the tabs that are supposed to keep the connectors connected are long gone. A zip tie now takes their place, which I should have installed in the first place, but instead mistakenly hoped it wouldn't be a problem.

Removed the brake rotor, cleaned it in the parts washer, then with hot water and strong detergent, then bead blasted it, finishing with another hot water bath. New pads and it's already working better even before riding enough to bed in the pads.

The noise in the electrical system was due in part to sparks jumping from one of the spark plug terminals on a coil to the underside of the fuel tank. It had burned a hole in the rubber boot over the spark plug wire at that point, and polished a small point on the tank. Glad I caught it when I did, as it could have provided a very interesting experience in external combustion. The solution was to remove two standoffs under the coil bracket and move the coil away from the fuel tank, and install a new spark plug lead boot.

The other coil had worked off its mount so both got lock washers and LocTite on the fasteners. Again, no one to blame but myself on that one, too.:confused2: Maybe instead of shake down rides, I should call them shake off rides?

I'll take another short one this morning before meeting the fire truck neighbor lady and what I hope is a civil engineer she's hiring for some work on a remodel she and her husband are doing on the former drug house they purchased. Perhaps the engineer can get me over my signature and stamp/building department hurdle on the solar array support.

Short week and it's Wednesday already. Leaving for another motorcycle trip tomorrow to Sequoia National Park with the Airhead group, meeting a friend on the way in the foothills. Good riding, and this time camping in the tall trees at a cooler 6400 feet of elevation, with only a few dozen people and a well attended pair of pit toilets.:laughing:

Ordered one of these solar powered string lights, and it showed up yesterday. Should make finding my tent in the dark a lot easier.

 

[toppop52]

RNG, that’s a beautiful spot, Sequoia. It’s been nearly 50 years since I was there, I remember driving through one tree in my brother’s 68 Firebird.
Looking at those trees that are 2000 years old and older, and the size of them, is very humbling indeed.