RedNeckGeek
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- Joined
- Jan 1, 2011
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- Butte County & Orcutt, California
- Tractor
- Kubota M62, Kubota L3240D HST (SOLD!), Kubota RTV900
Good Morning!!!! 87F @ 5:30AM. Clouds and some sun this morning with more clouds for this afternoon. High 107F. Winds light and variable.
A/C and ceiling fans have been running 24x7 for almost a week now, as the overnight temps have not been cooling down much at all. Looks like lows will be dropping down into the mid to low 70s tomorrow, but highs in the mid to low 100s persist for the next ten days. Sigh.
That hawk must like your barn, Ron. Do you ever see it stoop for prey from there?
My doctor told me he doesn't get paid by the insurance company unless I make an office visit, even for simple little problems. But he has a web portal through which he'll accept prescription renewal requests. I guess I should be counting my blessings, huh?
You're a miracle of modern medicine, Drew! And you scared the bejesus out of a lot of us here on GM, too. I'm not takin' sides, but it must have been a heck of a job to get the farm squared away while you were incommunicado, and I bet none of them are looking forward to the next time around. But they need to also remember that the next time may be for one of them, and it'll be you riding to the rescue. Just part of the "reward" for growing old.
Have you tried tucking in the corners of the finished sheets at the top of the bed first so you don't have to kneel on them? That would require figuring out what corner went where first, something I'm not too good at because the CalKing is an almost square bed...
I think I see the problem with that gate, Eric. They used bailing twine, when any gate fixer worth their salt knows you use bailing wire to properly jerry rig a gate like that.:laughing:
Glad a new tip fixed the welder, Ted. New liners are expensive and a PITA to replace.
Seems a little early for flu shots, Bird, but I guess these days you can't be too careful.
Ran out of windshield washer fluid in the truck the other day. Went to the auto parts store for more, but none of what they had was rated for freezing temperatures. Now we don't get many subfreezing days in the winters here, but we do get some, and it doesn't make any sense to put something in the reservoir that will freeze and break the reservoir or tubing. And especially not at four bux a gallon. Whatever happened to fifty cents a gallon for the good stuff? Now I'm seeing it for ten bux on Amazon!:shocked:
Found a part number for the purge valve, but it's NLA from VW. There still might be one hiding somewhere on the parts van, so I'll take another look for it today. Othewise I'll put out feelers with a few used parts/wreckers.
For months the sound baffle for the generator enclosure has been sitting in a box on the front porch, but yesterday I finally got a round tuit and installed it. Took all of five minutes and six bolts. Makes me wonder why I waited so long.:confused2:
Got another shipment of parts for the network yesterday, and got two new security cameras installed. That prompted me to download copies of the app for the phone and tablet, which made aiming the cameras easy. Not thrilled with the video quality; it's 1080P, but I'm still as ugly as I look in the mirror...:laughing:
A/C and ceiling fans have been running 24x7 for almost a week now, as the overnight temps have not been cooling down much at all. Looks like lows will be dropping down into the mid to low 70s tomorrow, but highs in the mid to low 100s persist for the next ten days. Sigh.
That hawk must like your barn, Ron. Do you ever see it stoop for prey from there?
My doctor told me he doesn't get paid by the insurance company unless I make an office visit, even for simple little problems. But he has a web portal through which he'll accept prescription renewal requests. I guess I should be counting my blessings, huh?
You're a miracle of modern medicine, Drew! And you scared the bejesus out of a lot of us here on GM, too. I'm not takin' sides, but it must have been a heck of a job to get the farm squared away while you were incommunicado, and I bet none of them are looking forward to the next time around. But they need to also remember that the next time may be for one of them, and it'll be you riding to the rescue. Just part of the "reward" for growing old.
Have you tried tucking in the corners of the finished sheets at the top of the bed first so you don't have to kneel on them? That would require figuring out what corner went where first, something I'm not too good at because the CalKing is an almost square bed...
I think I see the problem with that gate, Eric. They used bailing twine, when any gate fixer worth their salt knows you use bailing wire to properly jerry rig a gate like that.:laughing:
Glad a new tip fixed the welder, Ted. New liners are expensive and a PITA to replace.
Seems a little early for flu shots, Bird, but I guess these days you can't be too careful.
Ran out of windshield washer fluid in the truck the other day. Went to the auto parts store for more, but none of what they had was rated for freezing temperatures. Now we don't get many subfreezing days in the winters here, but we do get some, and it doesn't make any sense to put something in the reservoir that will freeze and break the reservoir or tubing. And especially not at four bux a gallon. Whatever happened to fifty cents a gallon for the good stuff? Now I'm seeing it for ten bux on Amazon!:shocked:
Found a part number for the purge valve, but it's NLA from VW. There still might be one hiding somewhere on the parts van, so I'll take another look for it today. Othewise I'll put out feelers with a few used parts/wreckers.
For months the sound baffle for the generator enclosure has been sitting in a box on the front porch, but yesterday I finally got a round tuit and installed it. Took all of five minutes and six bolts. Makes me wonder why I waited so long.:confused2:
Got another shipment of parts for the network yesterday, and got two new security cameras installed. That prompted me to download copies of the app for the phone and tablet, which made aiming the cameras easy. Not thrilled with the video quality; it's 1080P, but I'm still as ugly as I look in the mirror...:laughing:
