Good morning!!!!

[rswyan]

78F and clear @ 22:30, high hit 87F today.

Today was BLT and M day ... had two for lunch, and two for dinner. The Woman got some locally grown tomatoes the other day and they are good ... really tired of eating the half ripe crap the fast food restaurants seem to always serve up.

Started off with some raking over on that west planting bed, then did some more sanding on the auger rack, then worked on and off on filling a 1 1/2" knot hole in a piece of siding with DAP Plastic Wood, a little bit at a time, let dry, repeat ... that's about 75% done, will hopefully finish up tomorrow.

Ran into Harbor Freight to pick up garden hose quick couplers and tarps ... came home with 3 tarps and a foam cushion for kneeling, they were out of the quick couplers ... Dropped off two sacks of papers in recycling bin at Lockwood UMC on way back.

The Woman was watering and weeding that west planting bed when I got back. While she was doing that, I worked some more on the area where the bee extraction occurred on the back wall of the garage and pulled a few more nails whose head had been cut off. Got the sections of underlayment that had been removed caulked up and put back in place. After the bees were removed that cavity was apparently taken over by wasps of some sort ... the nests I pulled out of it were pretty impressive ... will try to get some pics tomorrow.

After that I gathered up another bucketload of sticks, leaves, weeds, and debris as she had gotten quite a bit done and hauled it up to the compost pile and spent some time up there, incorporating more grass in the pile and turning the old pile. Gonna be a bumper crop of compost this year ... :thumbsup:

When I quit I swung by the sparrow trap and grabbed it and brought it down to the house to clean up and reset. Once I got down here I went ahead and filled up the bird feeders again ... seems like two days is the most I can get out of them before they are empty again. Also baited the live trap and set it out.

Finished up by hauling two bags of softener salt and a bag of sunflower seeds around back and put them in the basement, then threw another layer of Plastic Wood in the knot hole before I came inside.

Hope everyone had a great day ... :thumbsup:

 

[rswyan]

Thanks RS.

You're quite welcome ... :thumbsup:

Squeak the type of cat could pull your heart strings at anytime...

Yup ... she's quite the character.

That dinner sounded awfully good (like top's) ... hope it was ... :thumbsup:

wonder what she thinking.

"Seriously ? ... are you kidding me ?"

... RS not sure Squeak looks like she likes the harness, but females are known to be difficult to read

Yeah ... she was not entirely happy about it.

The trick will be to get it on her again and then take her outside for a walk ... and she if I can get her to associate it with going outside (something she's always looking to do)

BEF - glad you were able to get things going ... :thumbsup: Ya got me reconsidering whether the battery might be the issue here as well ... :laughing:

Drew - glad you were able to have your get together ... beautiful view.

Roy - your genny problems sound similar to the issues I was having with the 8 hp BS on the Trac Vac. Ended up being goop in the carb from bad fuel IIRC. I'd just take it apart and clean it out as a starting point if it had ethanol fuel in it and it sat for any length of time.

David - Happy 15 years in Paradise ... may you both have many more ... :thumbsup:

 

[RoyJackson]

2020-08-10, 0340

65 right now...high in the upper 80's today...

Guys, thanks for all the tips about the genny. I think you're right about the need to rebuild the carb. I do have a couple other things I want to try first

 

[daugen]

Roy, what has worked for others is getting a bottle of Sea Foam and a spray bottle, take the air cleaner off, and after starting, spray the Sea Foam into carb pretty heavily,
should smoke or even gag a little, but it could clean out clogged jets for you. Unless you have an inline fuel filter that is clogged, this is usually the quickest and easiest way to ungunk a carb. Plus it's very concentrated and not diluted like adding it to your fuel. I've used SeaFoam in my machinery and cars for years, plus E0 and all the old problems disappeared. Interesting that Marine Formula Stabil is highest rated, I think that's because of extra condensation in fuel tanks in marine environment so they must have a stronger formula in that version. Motors that don't start sure are aggravating...

72 going up to 89 today with normal scattered afternoon thunderstorms.
Hope you all have a good start to your week.

 

[Buppies]

Happy belated birthday to Kyles mother

wngsprd did not feel any shaking here should have but didnt

65 high in the 90s another day on other dime

Prayers for Kyles daughter, Jay and his wife, MFW, BEF and his back, Drew and all others spoken or silent

 

[wngsprd]

72 and humid, going to 91.

Mowed yard and frisbee field, some of trails...more to do, some to do again at a lower setting, plus string trimming.

BEF, looks like a nice tractor. Glad you got it running.

Happy 15th Home Anniversary, David.

 

[Eric Salop]

Good morning all. The weather is set to break into thunderstorms this afternoon, but it has been very kind these last few days, allowing everything to be done in the dry. Hay barn is just over half full, with one field still to cut.

A friend dropped off some some old local maps and documents yesterday for my wife to ponder over. It gives names to individual fields that go back well over 150 years, before many were cut in two by the railway. We know of one name that has been passed down by word of mouth, a hay meadow called "The Slang". Wng, are you leaving some clues so that generations to come may one day have fun trying to identify your ancient "Frisbee field" ?

Drew very nice place to sit out. Could only be bettered if holding a fishing rod. :thumbsup:

Decided to catch one of the lizards last night to start getting them used to being handled, and Tasty wasn't happy with that at all. ... Smart lizard...

A smart lizard is captured by a huge meat-eating creature that feeds her up and then calls her "Tasty" - no wonder she is wary of your intentions RNG. :laughing:

 

[ronjhall]

Coffee is done brewing. 70° with clear skies this morning. Heading to 88° with slight chance of thunderstorm in late afternoon. Got started on a long needed project painting outside frames on 10 windows. Plus some other trim. Got 2 of them completed yesterday. May get stared on other 8 today. Neighbor had some older office cabinets out front. Normally scrapers come by and pick them up. This one was setting out there since Thursday. I thought I could use if it was still there this morning. It was. 42" long X 20" deep X 30" high. It must weigh over 100 lbs. They do not make them like that any more. Tractor to the rescue. Parts storage in pole barn.
Lots of color in sky this morning.

Roy, hope you get your generator running.

Buckeye, nice sized tractor. Does it have a mower?

David, 15 years is great. Enjoy many more.

RS, Squeaks looks good in harness.

Drew, great place to relax.

Eric, good that hay is in barn.

LS, i can wait until cabinet doors are done.

Everyone be safe and healthy.

Good Morning All.

 

[Thomas]

65F heavy fog should burn off by late morning upper 80's for high.

Outside chores done E muffin time. :licking:
Got outside early this morning cut down dozen limbs before sun broke thru the fog,I don't think momma turkey and her little ones like that much action all at once.
Plans for today...mostly stay low and cool some puttering.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 78F @ 4:00AM. Abundant sunshine. High 103F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph.

Sounds like you two had a nice dinner, Drew. Now I understand why she has issues with flooding, though. I love vegetables, but my mother could absolutely murder lima beans, and to this day just thinkin' about 'em makes me retch. :yuck:

Another busy day, RS. Hope The Squeak takes to her new harness.

How was the ice cream, Randy?:licking:

Surprised to hear of an earthquake in North Carolina, glad no one was hurt. A 5 is just a gentle rock, but it does get your attention!

1095 CV19 cases in the county now, 128 in isolation, 8 in hospital, 8 deaths, and 959 recovered. It looks like we reached a peak the week of July 14, and have been slowly tapering off since then. But we're still above the governor's threshold for increased monitoring and restrictions. Too many people still scoffing at the mask and distancing edicts.

Hate to jinx myself, but I haven't noticed any yellow jackets for a few days now, so maybe the bait station has done it's job. Used a dollop of cat food for bait, and by now it's probably dried out, so it needs checkin'...

The hummers are slurping up a gallon of nectar a day, and I'm seeing a lot of young birds at the feeders. Nice to think I'm helping to raise the next generation of the little devils.:laughing:

Decking on the firetruck is done, still need to move it to its parking place and reinstall the cover and tarp, though. Grading took a lot longer than i'd have hoped because I ran into more rock when I tried to cut the pad more level. Still off by a degree or three, but I'm hoping I can fix most of that with gravel today. Got a delivery notice for the suction hose, so I'll get the gate open this morning in hopes they'll bring it up to the house.

Pecked away at the Dream Machine problem, and eventually found the magic recipe for updating the firmware. That got it online, and it's now acting as a secure gateway for the rest of the system. Also got one of the Unifi access points going, and one of their little security cameras. Now I'm running out of excuses for staying out of the attic, so that might be how I start the day.

Got some more comments on a thread I started on a Vanagon conversion forum that have me thinkin' I need to have a conversation with the fella that wrote the smog rules about vehicle classifications. It seems they have their own set, and it's only available by request, in print. And it seems to change as people figure out new ways around the rules. The one that's giving me problems came from somebody shoehorning Corvette engines into Jeeps, then loading them up with performance options that wouldn't meet the emissions criteria. Seems like they could save everyone a lot of grief if they just required a tail pipe test and an evap test and called it good.

Hope everyone's week gets off to a great start!

 

[daugen]

RNG, you really have some interesting hobbies/projects going on, and what a range...fire truck renovation, super high tech home computer system, vanagon conversion, solar power, motorcycling. Not a lot of recliner time for you! :thumbsup:

well no surprise this "safety bar" bracket pulled out, turns out it's mounted in 1/4 inch luan (not known for lots of holding power for sure) and then into a foam mattress. Geez guys couldn't you have done better than that? Particularly when the load is mostly on the top screw, not the bottom...
New screws larger and longer, applied with a liberal application of Gorilla super glue, including gluing bracket where possible. Feels much stronger now and at least I got a
good "bite" on the bottom screw

having a bowl of granola and blueberries, trying to get some roughage in me, want to get off laxatives entirely, but may always need a stool softener.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 78˚F, wet bulb temp75˚F, Cloudy heading to 97˚F.
I took advantage of the Wet Bulb Temp yesterday- after swimming I went straight to the garden in wet swim trunks It felt like 79˚F but was really 99˚F.

RS why does The Squeak need a harness?

Sounds like an excellent evening Drew, does she have a parking spot with hookups next to the water?

RNG hope you get the inspection people straightened out. The tailpipe method would make it much easier on them and the public.

Wood shop is opening next week! Garden is producing okra and tomatoes, got the first batch of okra yesterday, time to make some gumbo. My watermelons should look like David's but they withered away in the heat. Some volunteer tomato and bean plants came up in the watermelon space so I'll let them proceed.

I have homework in a computer class. Taking a Zoom class.

My chain sharpener should be here tomorrow just in time for another cedarcide park day.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Good morning! 78˚F, wet bulb temp75˚F, Cloudy heading to 97˚F.
I took advantage of the Wet Bulb Temp yesterday- after swimming I went straight to the garden in wet swim trunks It felt like 79˚F but was really 99˚F.

RS why does The Squeak need a harness?

Sounds like an excellent evening Drew, does she have a parking spot with hookups next to the water?

RNG hope you get the inspection people straightened out. The tailpipe method would make it much easier on them and the public.

Wood shop is opening next week! Garden is producing okra and tomatoes, got the first batch of okra yesterday, time to make some gumbo. My watermelons should look like David's but they withered away in the heat. Some volunteer tomato and bean plants came up in the watermelon space so I'll let them proceed.

I have homework in a computer class. Taking a Zoom class.

My chain sharpener should be here tomorrow just in time for another cedarcide park day.

I did an inventory on all my chainsaws and found the Echo chainsaw and pole saw are .325 pitch and 3/16 file required. The Lynxx 40 volt chain saw and pole saw are 3/8 pitch and 5/32 file.

I ordered same brand sharpener as you in 3/8 pitch and 5/32 file. It will be here Wednesday.

I've also got a Craftsman 14" chain saw .. need to see what it is? Probably 3/8.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

I did an inventory on all my chainsaws and found the Echo chainsaw and pole saw are .325 pitch and 3/16 file required. The Lynxx 40 volt chain saw and pole saw are 3/8 pitch and 5/32 file.

I ordered same brand sharpener as you in 3/8 pitch and 5/32 file. It will be here Wednesday.

I've also got a Craftsman 14" chain saw .. need to see what it is? Probably 3/8.

How come you didn't opt for the original Stihl version of that chain sharpener, guys? Is it because it costs almost forty bux, instead of the twenty of the Chinese knock offs? Might be because Stihl invented it, but could it also be because good files cost more for good steel, and to machine and heat treat it properly? I like saving twenty bux as much as the next guy, and I hope your sharpeners last a good long time, but it seems like one of those too-good-to-be-true deals to me...

 

[RedNeckGeek]

RNG, you really have some interesting hobbies/projects going on, and what a range...fire truck renovation, super high tech home computer system, vanagon conversion, solar power, motorcycling. Not a lot of recliner time for you! :thumbsup:

It's like the old Chinese curse, Drew: May you live in interesting times.

Which turns out not to be an ancient Chinese curse after all, just like many things around us these days are not at all what they first appear to be.

Just like that "safety bar" being anything but safe. Know any good bodily injury attorneys?

By the way, I do have a recliner. It was the first and only piece of furniture I ever bought new. That was maybe twenty years ago, and it still looks brand new: I never use it.:laughing:

 

[toppop52]

nice dinner out on the deck looking over the Pamlico River, steady breeze offshore, sat ten feet apart, no need for mask, delightful.

Now Bird you're just not a Pennsylvania boy or you would know all about Fordhook lima beans.
I grew up on them...they were developed on a farm owned by W. Atlee Burpee, located in Doylestown, half an hour away from our farm.
Some folks don't like them, trick is not to overcook them and turn them to mush. Bet we ate them at home once a week.
Basically Fordhooks are the big green limas and the the most common are the baby green limas.

Fordhook Farm, Burpee Seed Company, National Register of Historic Places, Doylestown PA 1891

You’d call mine over cooked then, not mush but soft. Around here they’re hard to find, I sometimes have to go 30 miles to VA to get things like Fordhooks, crowder peas, etc...

 

[txdon]

How come you didn't opt for the original Stihl version of that chain sharpener, guys? Is it because it costs almost forty bux, instead of the twenty of the Chinese knock offs? Might be because Stihl invented it, but could it also be because good files cost more for good steel, and to machine and heat treat it properly? I like saving twenty bux as much as the next guy, and I hope your sharpeners last a good long time, but it seems like one of those too-good-to-be-true deals to me...

I don’t have a stihl chainsaw and it was the wrong size for my chain. It did not come in the right size.

 

[lostcreekranch]

How come you didn't opt for the original Stihl version of that chain sharpener, guys? Is it because it costs almost forty bux, instead of the twenty of the Chinese knock offs? Might be because Stihl invented it, but could it also be because good files cost more for good steel, and to machine and heat treat it properly? I like saving twenty bux as much as the next guy, and I hope your sharpeners last a good long time, but it seems like one of those too-good-to-be-true deals to me...

Lots of info online that they're all (including Stihl) made in same factory .. just using different plastic colors.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Got any tire swings on the property, Eric?

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1008772999310429

If not, might be time to put one up...:laughing:

 

[newbury]

How come you didn't opt for the original Stihl version of that chain sharpener, guys? Is it because it costs almost forty bux, instead of the twenty of the Chinese knock offs? Might be because Stihl invented it, but could it also be because good files cost more for good steel, and to machine and heat treat it properly? I like saving twenty bux as much as the next guy, and I hope your sharpeners last a good long time, but it seems like one of those too-good-to-be-true deals to me...

Actually I thought they originated with Pferd back around 2012, 2013.

It seems a patent or something might have run out because now there is an abundance of knockoffs.