Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

good morning all. 35 degrees going up to mid 50's, heavy rain coming in tonight.

I read the ticket I got for expired plate. Holey Moley. $215 bucks. Good thing they throw it out if you show proof of new registration.
Not that I got that many but little tickets like this used to cost 25 to 50 bucks. I'm definitely getting old. Headed downtown to garage this afternoon to take
care of that. Going to check the truck too, something tells me that may be expired also.

Eric, marvelous picture.

Buppies, I think for most of us, after our tractors, a mini ex would be at the top of the list of things you'd like to borrow from your neighbor.

have a nice day guys

 

[Bird]

the struggles we have to endure while aging can make it very challenging. My problems seem so small when I read what others are going through.

Ron, I've often thought the same thing.

 

[Buppies]

Drew if we can get all I want done the last item is a long stick track hoe rented of coarse to excavate pond. Very ambitious plan not sure how much that will get done but at least I知 trying

If you think that is expensive try getting an overload ticket

If you pass by this way I can surely let you play on it

 

[check]

Good morning, the temp was 4°F when I went to bed (was supposed to be 10 overnight), the high is gonna be 27. Wind SE 6 mph. 40% chance of flurries.

An energy conservation day for sure.

Eric, in my job I need to use both metric and Imperial as well as the U.S system. Most asphalt tanks are built in the U.S. so I need to know the conversion to U.S. from metric. I prefer Imperial, mainly because I was educated in it whenever I went to school. Yes, I am an old coot. I know that miles per gallon is old school, but I know what mpg is and the higher miles is better, than Litres/100 kms where a lower number is better. The speedometer in the Dodge is in kms, but the computer readout I switched to Imperial. My scale I keep on grams. Precious metals are weighed in grams.


Have a safe day all

I mix the two systems. Happy to use litres for gas and litres/100 km for car mileage. Also, I really like using Celsius for temp, because 0°C is the freezing point of water. Just can’t wrap my head around the idea that, say, C 20°F is cold. I keep thinking that, at that temperature, I could put on a light jacket, jump in the boat, and go fishing!

One thing I do enjoy and prefer is inches in feet on a measuring tape. I use them on all my building projects, and I am very used to thinking in multiples of 12 inches, especially for things like sheets of plywood and distances between studs and ceiling joists or rafters.

To each his own!

 

[RedNeckGeek]

The sun was about to peek over the horizon as I opened the door this morning. Within seconds it was being chased away by ominous clouds from the north and now is set to stay in hiding for the rest of the day.

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There is one area where I only reluctantly use metric lengths and that is with cartridge reloading equipment. Most of the data sources and reloading dies I use originate from America (mostly Hornady and RCBS) and quote almost exclusively Imperial units for case dimensions, headspace adjustments etc. It is sorely tempting to press the button on my verniers and read directly in inches, but I get an uncomfortable feeling that sooner or later I would forget to swap in and out of inches/mm and make a bad mistake, so I convert it all to metric. I do keep my scales set on grains for weighing powder as that doesn't conflict with anything else.

Hope that sunrise was beautiful enough to make up for the weather the rest of the day, Eric!

Personally, I'd be very reluctant to use metric units for any task related to reloading because virtually all of the data out there is in SAE (not Imperial) units. The consequences of a mistake are just too high.

Having said that, though, I spend a fair amount of time on the lathe and mill working on metric parts and using metric measurements, and so far at least, haven't made any mistakes because the digital caliper was set to the wrong range. But I suppose if NASA can crash a satellite because of a conversion error, any of us could screw the pooch, too!:laughing:

 

[Thomas]

14F clear sky mid 30's for high.

Outside chores done E muffin time. :licking:
Plans for today...tidy up around feeding area,trip to town for load of critter food putting basement and take Mrs. to her favorite Mexican restaurant for dinner.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[Thomas]

ronjhall
13 deer did not show up yesterday evening. But 3 bucks came to check out feeders. I watched them for a few minutes. Then remembered to take a picture. They must not like their picture taken. Only caught 2 of them in picture.
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Before you know it fawns will trying out there new legs.
Only 1 buck still carrying antlers here.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Buppies, I think for most of us, after our tractors, a mini ex would be at the top of the list of things you'd like to borrow from your neighbor.

Yesterday I was at a tool rental shop picking up an extension that will let a neighbor auger the 6' deep holes for the solar array today. I couldn't ignore the row of large excavators parked at the back of the lot, and wondered what kind of qualifications you'd have to have to rent one of them. I could probably make a fine mess with one of those, but it sure would be fun!:laughing:

 

[txdon]

Good Morning! Happy last day of January. Today is the last day to renew the 2020 memberships in the neighborhood clubs or they will expire. I have renewed all but pickle ball. I can never seem to find the time to play. I'm doing so bad this quarter in hand and foot I refuse to tell you I struggling in 34th place, after the first month. Those old geezers may have trouble hearing and walking but they are kicking my _____.

45˚F heading to 55˚F mostly cloudy, light North wind.

Nice sunrise pic Eric. Ron looks like the deere are escaping the cull by hanging around your place.

Need to head to the garden, (today or tomorrow) the Gator is leaking oil, I think the oil filter needs tightening.

 

[Thomas]

30 high of 36 and rain soon but big warm up coming soon. Have a couple of jobs to quote and have decision to make later today

Mini ex is at home need to get skid loader here then the work begins to clean up the mess power company made remove trees and work on new path around property line. Also clean up area for shooting range. Ambitious goals will see how it goes

Prayers for all

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Good to see your health improve compare to months ago...pace yourself.