Good morning!!!!

[buckeyefarmer]

Wife’s sister still in ICU recovering from her heart valve surgery on Fri. She had open heart due to her small size. Recovery slow as some swelling where they had to enlarge area for the valve. Spirits good.

Prayers for all

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all to all! Low dropped quickly to 25, freezing all the moisture left behind on the decks, steps, and walkways. Once the sun comes up, it will melt off. During the night, the wind kicked up, now wind advisory posted. At least that will help dry everything off once it melts.

Buppies, wish a happy birthday to the Mrs.

Randy, that is a really good job, you definitely have some experience. Do you have a gravel addiction also?

Kyle, hope your son is just having a simply reaction. Hope they can figure it out quickly.

Don, I read that to the wifey... she said tell Don that I do not need any more excuses.... I am not sure how to take that....did I give her too many, or, do I not have to give her excuses anymore? ... mmm ...slippery slope here...

Eric, I have been out there with the rake already... :confused2:

Drew, glad you are feeling better.... hopefully this is a turning point and you can get back to normal.

Rick, the mud will not be missed!

David, glad Sophie had an easy time with the extraction. Prayers sent for her sister.

RNG, nooooo.... not another project.....like Bruce said.... finish the van, finish the van....

Today’s agenda is to try and take it easy. I feel beat up this morning, legs, knee, shoulders are stiff / sore. Could it be early gravel withdrawal symptoms ? If the wind dies down, and it it warms up a bit, I may go out to the shop....

Everyone have a great day! Prayers sent.

 

[PJSprog]

23°F and cloudy this morning, going up to 39° today. Our weather event is supposed to hit us in the early evening, around 6pm-ish. Still no consensus on what form it will take.

Happy Birthday to Mrs. Buppies.

Nice work, Ted. You seem to have the touch.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 49F @ 7:00AM. Cloudy skies this morning will become partly cloudy this afternoon. High 59F. Winds light and variable.
Steady but light rain yesterday lasted until about noon, bringing another 0.4 inches. Then another set of rain clouds just in time for my drive home from town in the evening had me creeping along for the last bit to the top of the hill in fog that would make any Englishman feel right at home.

There should be enough sunshine by this afternoon to give Don's stick shadow trick a try.:thumbsup:

You guys with the gravel: Knock it off! Yer making the rest of us look bad!:laughing:

Sadly, that Bimmer is just gonna have to find someone else to adopt it. I've no inside place to park it or work on it, and after sitting for so many years in a field in coastal Eureka, it's bound to be a rust bucket anyway. Yeah, sour grapes, but life is already plenty interesting right now.

Got a call from a shipper called SAIA yesterday, asking me to meet them twenty miles south of here to complete the delivery of the solar rack parts. I had to explain to the person that my truck only has an 8' bed, and I wasn't comfortable driving around with 6' of aluminum rail sticking out over the tail gate. Then I reminded her that I'd paid for door step delivery, not parking lot delivery. That was shortly followed by a call from someone in the shipping department of the company that sold me the parts, and I told them that the salesman had been briefed on the shipping situation with OnTrack not delivering to this area, so they should have known to verify with the shipper that the delivery was possible. I also let him know that since the order was placed, I've found a local source that is both less expensive and delivers, if it comes to that. What I didn't tell them is that I do have access to a 20' flatbed trailer, but I'll be darned if I'm gonna go to the trouble to borrow the thing from my neighbor and drive all the way down there to fix their screw up. I also leaned from the steel supplier that the pipe they wanted to sell me didn't meet the 35 ksi yield strength the structural engineer specified, so that delivery is pushed out another week. Oddly, the new steel is not only stronger, but less expensive.:confused2:

When I got to Home Depot yesterday to pick up the fuel injection tester, I found a bright orange bank of lockers just outside the entrance door. I'd never noticed them before, but they're kinda hard to miss, so my guess is they've only recently been installed. I'd printed out the email I'd received, which had one of those square bar code things on it, and there was a scanner mounted right on the lockers as part of the touch screen interface. All I had to do was hold the bar code up to the scanner and a door popped open with my envelope behind it. It worked a lot like the propane tank dispenser they already have, but it seems like at least half the time, the propane thing scans my credit card then forgets to open a door to release the bottle, and I end up having to chase down a clerk to get squared away. That new bank of lockers seems like a lot of trouble and expense to go through when they've already got a huge customer service counter that they could have mounted a wall full of cubbyholes behind. As a stockholder, maybe I should write 'em a letter and tell 'em to quit wasting money on frivolous technology.:confused2::muttering: To top it all off, I was so side tracked by the experience I forgot to go inside the store and pick up a bundle of wooden stakes, and I bet they're losing money when other people end up doing the same thing.

What's the ancient Chinese curse? May you live in interesting times?:duh:

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Randy, tell the Mrs happy birthday.

I do a bit of box blade work myself. I’m not up to LS skill levels though!

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Can’t tell from top view.

 

[jbrumberg]

A mixed sun/cloud 11ºF for today’s low temperature; increasing sun and 14ºF presently; and I anticipate a sunny afternoon with high temperature ~ 32ºF. A quiet week until this coming weekend weather-wise. The weather geeks at WxDisco have been going wild regarding this pending weather event = I really can not keep up with the posts related to this potential event nor barely comprehend some of the brainiac stuff. As of yesterday many of the models were locating the snow “sweet spot” over my area. We’ll see.

Ron- I hope your GI challenges resolve quickly.

David- I am happy that Sophie’s molar extraction worked out +ly. My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers for your SIL.

Rick- I have some lumps and bumps that should see your dermatologist.

Ted- A professional looking job. Nice work. I have insufficient patience to do a grading job as well as yours. Moving snow is easy compared to moving gravel, etc. Thanks for sharing your projects.

BigBarn- I have never seen a stone slinger before. Thanks for sharing.

Bruce- Lithophilia is really a sexual fetish. One thing I do miss is writing those long worded/winded psycho-babble diagnostic assessments. I met some interesting characters but never a lithophiliac. According to a recently retired human service friend some of my reports are still in circulation. Some of those reports must be close to 20 years of age. That’s both scary and sad.

Buppies- I wish your Wife a Happy Birthday. I wish her many more in good health and happiness. I am glad that you and your Wife had a decent meal out.

“… funny how sub-freezing temps gives such a boost in energy.”- Billy. I agree and so do my lungs. This morning was dead calm and absolutely silent. Walking on snow gets noisy <20ºF

Hawk- A quality sharing moment with your Granddaughter. I hope that you and she share many more.

Kyle- I am sorry to read about your Son. My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers.

Randy- You did a nice job with your box blade. Thanks for sharing your seat time. It’s been a long time since I topped our driveway with crusher run.

I hope that everyone is having a decent day today.

My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers.

 

[txdon]

Don, I read that to the wifey... she said tell Don that I do not need any more excuses.... I am not sure how to take that.... 1. did I give her too many, or, 2. do I not have to give her excuses anymore? ... mmm ...slippery slope here...

Option # 2 if done right. Instructions: Slowly walk out the door, get on and start your tractor, DO NOT LOOK BACK. Do not pause for any opportunity of starting a discussion. Remember you will always loose a confrontational discussion. If caught, ( this is important) DO NOT ENGAGE, abort mission immediately and this post will self destruct and like all missions TBN will deny any knowledge of your membership.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Option # 2 if done right. Instructions: Slowly walk out the door, get on and start your tractor, DO NOT LOOK BACK. Do not pause for any opportunity of starting a discussion. Remember you will always loose a confrontational discussion. If caught, ( this is important) DO NOT ENGAGE, abort mission immediately and this post will self destruct and like all missions TBN will deny any knowledge of your membership.

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
I will attempt later.... if I do not post again, rally the gang and come rescue....

 

[sodamo]

65°f and no rain

Off to the clinic for my Wellness exam. No coffee or anything because of blood test.

Haircut appointment first, but it is on the way.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[sodamo]

Happy Birthday Mrs Buppies
And many more