Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

good morning all. 69 going up to 85 today with rain likely this afternoon.
But it is nice to wake up and not hear the roar of the a/c unit.

my meat loaf last night turned out well, but a bit soft since I used some disposable aluminum loaf pans so none of the fat and juice
could drain away. Still tasted good but I prefer the meat loaf to drain and get a little crunchy on top. Will make for some good sandwiches next few days.
Flavored it with Caribbean Mango marinade and that added some nice flavor.

off to Washington this morning, half an hour East to see primary doc for first time in four months. Always a nice visit,
am taking some chocolate donuts and a bag of those small ez peel oranges, something for everyone. Probably last time I see her, want to thank her again
for ordering the CT scan that discovered my cancer. Then off to tax office there downtown to apply for refund of property tax on my Ram truck that was sold.

I spent hours on the phone yesterday calling BC/BS and SS, doing address changes. SS automatically tells Medicare, which is nice. Could not do this online, I'd fill out the form, twice..., and then was told there was a problem and all my work disappeared. I have always found SS staff to be very good. Of course in two months I'll have to do it all over again. Lady at BC/BS got a little huffy with me when I didn't understand that Part A and Part B doesn't care where I live, it's only the Prescription plan that does.
I have Plan F supplement, which I think is their best. So far no one has billed me for a dime of my 250K+++ hospital bill. Have been with BC/BS about thirty years, like being with Verizon, tend to stick with what works for me.

Got lots of pics on prospect rental house number two last night, aggravating beyond belief doing this at dial up speed with throttled down Mifi. At first I didn't think his pics were coming through, finally they did. House built in 1930 with one addition, bedroom and bath downstairs plus another upstairs, all very small at 1300 sf, but then home on farm was ridiculously large for one person at 3500sf. No dishwasher, old white counter tops, been vacant for three years and needs a serious cleaning. But the grounds and gardens around are lovely and he does the mowing and snow removal, plus he had no problem with me adding a portable gen transfer switch.
So it's nice to have two homes to choose from. My older brother will go check this second one out this weekend. This is a cottage, not a fancy house but I'm fine with that. And 1600 rent is very reasonable for area. And despite being on a very private country road, is 15 minutes from supermarket and 18 minutes to hospital.

 

[Buppies]

63 high of 80 today showers forecast again we shall see grass still growing and green

Prayers for all

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Don, all the camping I have done has been on grass, I imagine there will be more fun driving tent pegs into a crushed granite base.

I remember a time at the Stovepipe Wells campground in Death Valley when the ground was so hard I couldn't drive a tent peg with a hammer, Eric. Just laid the tent out and crawled inside anyway. Woke up in the very early morning to the pitter patter of raindrops, and proceeded to get soaking wet. When dawn broke, I gathered up all my wet things, tent, sleeping bag, clothing, and headed down to the laundromat. Chucked it all in the dryer, everything I had with me, left standing in a bathing suit and a pair of cowboy boots. But in 45 minutes I and my gear were dry, and the ground had softened enough to get the tent pegs in.:thumbsup: Nowadays, my tent doesn't need tent pegs, and I've pitched it on many oh so hard places. Thank goodness for modern air mattresses!

 

[toppop52]

Years ago I went down and helped my Ex move. I had a Subaru wagon and a 6x4 trailer. The new house was less that 4 miles away. On the second day it was 1 load to the house, 1 load to the dump, 1 load to the house, 1 load to the dump. by the time she realised she was missing things I was 300 miles away at home. :cool2:

 

[toppop52]

Ron, love the sandhills, on the sand hill. How the sam hill did you get that picture? :laughing:

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Pretty girl!

 

[toppop52]

“David(Moss) As you pack consider whether or not you need it or you might need it. We got rid of a lot of stuff prior to actual packing.”

Or just get Jim to help you move!

 

[Thomas]

mostly_gas.
Thomas trying to catch RS?
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Nope...I am made for comfort not speed.

 

[Thomas]

49F clear sky mid 70's for high...little taste of early autumn.

Outside chores done E muffin time. :licking:
While setting on the deck last evening Peanut brought her fawn...Butter... also :dance1: Peanut Butter.
Plans for today...Give Kubota good washing from the last project,this afternoon mow the lawn,putter.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[ronjhall]

First cup of coffee is cooling. 49ｰ with clear skies this morning. Heading to 82ｰ with plenty of sunshine. Temperatures are headed back up to the 80's for weekend. Got painting window frame job done. Need to put everything away. Did some landscape of hillside. Still need to plant some flowers. Put lawn trimming on today's list. My IRS refund $ finally showed up in my bank account. Took over 6 months from when I mailed it in.
Turkey chick is growing.

Kyle, great DD picture.

Randy, good to hear you are getting your strength back.

Drew, I like #2. That place reminds me of my place. Parts of it were built in the 30's. All the Knotty Pine is gone from house. Stored in loft of barn. Internet connection would be something I would check on any place I would consider moving too.


RS, your projects make me feel like a slacker. That's OK. I am liking this laid back life.

Bird, best reason to have an electric mower. Very little noise.

LS, glad Costco visit went well.

Eric, care to share some of your rain. 1/2" of rain every 2 weeks will not let thing grow here.

Jim, good moving story. :laughing:

Roy, early morning shift visit. I did many of those when I worked. My kind of day.

Everyone stay safe and healthy.

Good Morning All.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 75F @ 4:00AM. Some clouds this morning will give way to generally sunny skies for the afternoon. High 98F. Winds light and variable.
The sun may be out for the afternoon, but we'll likely see only a small red dot because of all the smoke in the air. Here's last night's sunset:


Gosh, Jim, I guess your ex found out that good help is hard to find, especially when it comes to moving!:laughing:

Glad you have some housing choices opening up for you, Drew. But for heaven's sake, man, hold out for a dishwasher!:laughing:

Good to see your daughter blossoming, Kyle. You must be bursting with pride.:thumbsup:

Good job remembering the anniversary, Ted! But with that new rule in place, I'm not sure I can afford to get any older. I think my coping strategy will be to continue to ignore birthdays...

Got the sprinkler head put back yesterday, and was reminded again how much I don't like being up on a tall ladder. Need to install a camera on a tall mast today, but I think I can reach where I need to by standing on the peak of the roof.

Installed new RG45 connectors on that bad cable, this time making sure the wires were in the correct, official order. But no joy. I think I'm gonna try hooking a new wire to the old one and see if I can use it to pull the new one into place. It's a long run in a very full conduit, so I'm not very optimistic it'll work. There's an empty conduit next to it, though, but the end by the house doesn't come up under the junction box. That means some digging and conduit work if I have to go that way.

Crawled under the firetruck and ran a 3/8 pipe tap into the bottom of the stuck drain valve. It went in with little resistance, and I think it was already threaded. Got a new ball valve on order that should be here Friday. I counted eight lines from various places going into that one valve, so I'm very happy not to have to remove it.

Had the gate open for the FedEx guy yesterday when a man in a hard hat and fluorescent green vest walks by the open garage door. It was another PG&E contractor looking for a tree he's supposed to cut down. Turns out it was about a half mile away on the neighboring property. While he was figuring that out, the FedEx guy showed up, and shortly after the tree man and his crew left, I closed the gate again. I really don't like those kind of surprises, being here on my own like I am.

Hang in there, gang, Friday's comin'!