Good morning!!!!

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Wow, lots to catch up on....not enough time to comment to all.

You have my prayers. Sophie, Randy, BEF, Ron, and all who have the crappy stomach bug/virus or colds.

Happy Belated Birthday Roy.

J- be careful until the ice melts.

We made refried beans in the IP. Turned out awesome. Today, some chicken noodle soup.

Got the black paint on the son's minibike frame. Now all the small details.

Time to head to church.

 

[sodamo]

67°F and .91 inches rain.

No big plans for the day. Watch some playoffs, fix some stuffed salmon for dinner, cards, energy conservation

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I didn't even know I had a national day.:laughing:

Happy Bird day!

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

RNG, It looks like your windshield had a hardware failure. Looking at that semi barreling past you while you took a picture....oh my....glad you made it home safely. Thanks for sharing pics. My last hotel stay was a bad one too. They had double booked our room. At 1am, I heard some people attempting to open the door with a key. I was armed, and yelled through the door to them, the room was taken. They seemed to be a young mom, her mother, and a baby in a carrier. Not sure what they had a baby out that late for, but I was glad I was a light sleeper and not awoken by them barging in our dark room.

We just planted spinach and kale, yes, too late, but we have room for potatoes. I'm thinking of building a pvc cover with clear plastic to maybe start some tomatoes early.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

RNG, It looks like your windshield had a hardware failure. Looking at that semi barreling past you while you took a picture....oh my....glad you made it home safely. Thanks for sharing pics. My last hotel stay was a bad one too. They had double booked our room. At 1am, I heard some people attempting to open the door with a key. I was armed, and yelled through the door to them, the room was taken. They seemed to be a young mom, her mother, and a baby in a carrier. Not sure what they had a baby out that late for, but I was glad I was a light sleeper and not awoken by them barging in our dark room.

I didn't pick the best place to pull over, but it was the best I could find on such short notice.:laughing: The new windshield is made by a company called Parabellum, and they've done wind tunnel testing to ensure they'll stand up to the wind loads. And I think they replace most of the BMW mounting hardware with their own. I'll know more tomorrow after a friendly chat with them on the phone.

Glad your encounter had a safe ending. I usually carry when I'm away from home, but this time decided it was more hassle than it was worth. Boy was I wrong. For all I knew, that nut job in the next room was about to send a bullet through the wall at any minute, and all I had was a pocket knife. Never again...

 

[toppop52]

I didn't even know I had a national day.:laughing:

31 degrees this morning, but on it's way to a sunny 64.

You just knew you were a Bird!

 

[jbrumberg]

Not too many slips nor slides outside today on the what was formerly our driveway and was able to clear the ice off the woodpile. I was wearing my YakTrax. My brand new crampons would be extreme overkill on this icepack I need to find a better option than a POS plastic tarp to cover my woodpile next year.

I would not be surprised if some motel rooms are rented out to mental health, developmentally challenged, and/or individuals on need of emergency housing with some/all the costs reimbursed by the government.

RNG- Good luck with the windshield replacement.

Kyle- I am glad your encounter remained +.

A little surprise for today's bird count:

 

[toppop52]

Much cooler and windy today, got to 44, down to 34 now.
Church early' then Ruby Tuesday for lunch, came home did some chores and watched football. Planning a pot of veggie beef soup for tomorrow.

 

[txdon]

Remove the grease zerk, then remove the dryed grease and spray some brake cleaner into it, reinstall the zerk and try again, repeat till it works.
You can try the hammer operated tools to clear a fitting they will work better if the zerk has ben removed and as much old grease removed as possible.

Thanks Lou, I give it a try tomorrow.

 

[txdon]

A compressed air driven duster would make short work of Whiper's new coat, Don, but she might not like it and you may no longer have a compressor after your downsizing...:laughing:

I did keep my air compressor but I tried the EGO blower on her but could not get close enough. With that early fall freeze the grass died early and is now crumbly and magnetic.