Good morning!!!!

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 28F for the start, clear sky, calm wind. Wind got back to moderate with strong gusts, sky stayed clear, and high temp was 51F. first order of business was to build fire back up. Did some KP after breakfast, verified bike ready for pickup, then went to Denton to pick it up. Spent the afternoon put back on seat, lights pedals, chain maintenance (not complete), bike speedometer etc.
Need to verify bike speedometer settings, lube chain and it should be ready to go .
Congrats to the Nationals, they beat a very good Astro team.
Eric nice pic. Are you harvesting mushrooms or firewood? I had visions of you had found morel mushrooms on logs and needed chainsaw for transport prep.
Buckeye sorry to hear about nerves.
Don they did a trunk or treat last Saturday for the kids, not very many go trick or treat tonight, porch light is out.
I thought I heard that MLB high up people were happy with the questionable call. PJ if you are talking about the wide turn at first, nobody is making a tag attempt, so they are not called. If the runner is avoiding a tag attempt, then he would be called out.
Hawkeye glad health is improving even if so slowly.
L4N good to hear you made it home before the "fun" started.
Drew, glad nav sys is fixed, sorry to hear it was install issue Winter is CA rain season, all fire will be out.
David hope Tundra gets sorted out soon.
Buckeye sorry about your floor.
prayers for all
Pick is the weld, triangle added for strength as well as long seat post.

 

[sodamo]

Turns out to be a very expensive day and I’ve nothing to show for it.

Batteries on electric system have been under performing lately, requiring more generator use, so I was determined to do a good troubleshooting this morning and contact the dealer for advise. FYI, these are the same batteries I paid over $30k to be installed less than 3 years ago then manufacturer went bankrupt less than month later.
Starting at the top, I checked every PV string and array to combiner box to its charge controller and all the DC terminal connections, all good as expected. Checked each individual battery and all measured same except 1. 1 of 21 reporting about 3 volts lower than rest. Sent informative email to my local dealer laying everything out.
Got reply a couple hours ago - not good. Apparent the whole battery bank is failing in keeping with info they have know last year and a half. Bankrupt manufacturer = no warranty = no recourse.
Dealer is offering several alternatives, but the only 2 viable long term are lithium replacement packages that cost even more at their discounted offering. Needless to say, not happy camper. This dealer makes their money as an installer, so I doubt they would just supply me the replacements, but I have asked. This is a developing situation.

As I was working this issue about an hour ago, Toyota called with Tundra update. They have determined my ECU is shorting out, needs replacement. On order from mainland, will take a week. So maybe I get Tundra back next week.

Our son’s inheritance maybe taking a shift shortly - cash to hardware.

 

[check]

Good Morning!

34 and going to a high of 36°F. Wind NNW 11 gusting to 20 mph. The wind will shift and become NE 18 gusting to 30 mph. Periods of snow mixed with rain today and tonight, periods of rain mixed with snow.
There is snow in the forecast for the next 7 days/nights.
I copied this from Environment Canadas' website;
5:24 AM EDT Thursday 31 October 2019
Snowfall warning in effect for:

North Bay - Powassan - Mattawa
West Nipissing - French River

First major snowfall of the season Halloween Night.

Rain or mixed precipitation will continue today before changing to snow this evening. Snow may become heavy at times tonight. Snow may also be mixed with ice pellets, especially in the North Bay area.

Snow is expected to taper off to flurries Friday morning.

Total snowfall amounts near 15 cm (6") are expected across the region with a few higher amounts up to 30 cm (12") possible especially near the Quebec Border.

Hazardous winter driving conditions are expected Thursday night.

Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions. Visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow. Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ONstorm@canada.ca or tweet reports using #ONStorm.
This little dusting is coming up from the Gulf of Mexico.

I have my monthly shopping trip to North Bay, leave at 8:30 and arrive back around 2-3 P.M.
That will be my day, done. Unless I have to plow.


Have a good day all

Time for snow tires! Getting mine installed on the F150 Saturday morning.

 

[check]

Interestingly enough, check, the same thing happened when the Quebec Nordiques moved to Colorado, then finally won a Stanley Cup their first year there.

Wow, PJ, I did not know that. Kind of like Lorne Greene making it big after he left Canada. I always thought he was a great father figure.

Never did like the Nordiques.

 

[RoyJackson]

2019-11-01, 0330

57 right now...temperature will be dropping throughout the day for a high of 48...rain an wind. Here, we're to see gusting up to 40 MPH...not as bad as you folks in the mid-atlantic.

 

[Eric Salop]

Several degrees above freezing this morning thanks to south westerly rain clouds. Grand kids coming today, the oldest and their teacher mum have no school this week because it is half term holidays.

Mostly, can't quite make out the weld in the pic, the triangular gusset is a distinctive touch and shouldn't add much unwanted weight. Now you are back to being spoilt for choice as to which bike to ride out on :thumbsup:

Hawkeye, except for yellow snow , never thought of snow weather having a distinctive odour before, what does it smell like ?

BEF, society and varnish manufactures put pressure on us to keep non-painted wood looking as though it is freshly cut, yet I find there is a lot of charm in older weathered wood. It is like seeing my wife's once blond hair darken slightly over the years and then become slowly streaked with silver, a look which I find attractive, yet equally others prefer to hold off with colouring. Check with your wife's hairdresser, then either get the sander out, or change the metalwork to chrome to match :laughing:

 

[wngsprd]

44 going to 58 and windy.

Bad storm last night. Not looking forward to seeing clean up requirements when it gets light.

 

[daugen]

That storm must have come through here at 2am, woke me up, .19 inches of rain, not a lot, but I bet there's sticks and junk down everywhere.
Once it dries out a little, expect to be running the garden tractor and tow behind blower today.

47 going to 61 today, big drop in temps. Going to pick last of peppers today, then get motorhome put away properly.

snow...all of you in it, drive safely. Winter has arrived.

 

[Eric Salop]

David, really sorry to hear about the battery failure.

I remember you choosing salt water batteries (Aquion ?), but I don't really know much about them. Have you found any info on the internet about what is causing the failure ? Although there could be a fundamental internal mechanism which means they have a low life expectancy, it could also be that the way there are being charged/ discharged is causing the early failure, in which case there is a chance something can be done about it, even if it limits the storage capacity.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

40° and don’t hear wind howling. And power stayed on.

Don’t think the wife will let the door go gray.

Sorry to hear about the batteries.