Good morning!!!!

[PJSprog]

I saw an article somewhere today that described the lumber issue in terms of some mills shutting down in the early part of the pandemic, which caused less supply, coupled with increased demand as people spent their vacation money staying home and working on home projects. Kind of makes sense in that light.

I've seen a lot of other industries going through the same pains. The guitar industry is having their best sales year ever, but the higher demand makes for fewer deals and less inventory for consumers.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 50F for the start, clear sky, windy, and low humidity. Windy day, mostly clear sky, and high temp of 77F. Had big trouble getting out of conserving energy mode. Did manage to clean some of the windows outside, and back porch. Also found 3 gopher tunnels, an refilled them with dirt and water No reaction from gopher yet. :drink: I borrowed some gopher traps to try
Covid update: Cooke unchanged, Montague unchanged, Grayson unchanged.
Roy sorry about the back ache
Eric with the rain means time off from tuck pointing Nice pic of GS glad you got to see him
Buppies hope you get some jobs from your estimates
Mike hope Dr can deal with rotator cuff, and you get an electrician do get your work done.
Drew know what you mean about getting return phone calls, have small handy man job, called one guy twice on a recommendation, he never called back. Called another no call back, but saw him splitting wood 2 days later stopped talked to him and now I am on the list, hope it is the I will work on these projects lists
Ron will it really take all day, how long will it take to get to the lake? Hope the governor is now a little more responsive to people. Love the sand crane pic
Billy good to hear Coco is out walking, sorry to hear your surge protector died, good luck with new one
Thomas have a good putter day
RNG hope the direct fire fighting helps, the washer fluid is one example why I don't like in California
Ted wish you could get some rain, nice sons removed old decking from premises. Not a fan of steel decking on trailer less friction helping hold things in place.
Don nice job on weather stripping even if job did not go as planned. Nice you don't need reservations for gym now., hoe they can maintain spacing.
Ken sounds like progress being made, good luck with new garden location.
RS hope you get the yoke off, and new bearings/seals.
Randy hope the transition to fall goes ok.
Drew good to hear you are back to walking. pics of dune buggy if possible
PJ sorry new equipment was a bust
Dennis thanks for 2.4 vs 5 pros and cons.
prayers for all, especially Drew/move, Jay/Peg, Kyle's daughter, RNG/fire, and Country/president
stay safe and healthy you all

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Stop me if you've heard this story ...
I installed a combination digital/pipe organ at a big mega church in Chino CA about 12 or so years ago. It is located right across Hwy 83 from a long row of cattle farms. I suppose it's fine when the wind is blowing from the west, which it was not the entire time I was there. Literally tens of thousands of cows just across the road. That was nothing short of unpleasant.

Could that be the "bandini" highway?

The Antares rocket launch from our deck.
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cool cool.

Replaced most of the vacuum lines on the van with new silicone tubing, and replaced the Back Pressure Regulator in the process. Once warmed up, the EGR started working, so it's all set for a smog retest next week.


Neighbor dropped by with a piece of drill rod he bought to replace a shaft on his grandfather's saw mill. Needed a couple of key ways cut, so I took care of that for him. He wanted to pay me for the work, but I just told him to start keeping track of the hours and he can help me out next time I need it. I also had to tell him I lost one of the keys; spent an hour looking for it, but he said the GF has a drawer full of 'em. Can't imagine where that key got to, but sure enough it'll show up next time I'm looking for something else.:mur: Think I'll drop by his place today and get a look at that mill. He told me it has three giant circular blades on it, so it sounds like quite the contraption...

Could it be that the vanagon might get to be kaliforny legal????? Lost key is hiding in the mill's T'slot

Well, I got the front yard cut and promptly got myself a huge rock on the side of the driveway. Bent a blade.
No more grass cutting until I replace the blade on Monday.

Make sure crankshaft isn't bent. Happens often. Taryl on youtube bent one back straight enough.

Have my sermon ready for tomorrow, my one time a year while the minister is on vacation.

Hope your message went well.

I was driving through town in the 35mph zone, taking my daughter home after a wally world trip, and the motor shut off like someone took the key out of the ignition. I armstrong steered it over to a parking lot, tried to restart it a few times but it would only gurgle on 1 or 2 cylinders and die....got us a ride home. I did a little praying and started googling youtube videos for my situation, and 1 popped up that lasted about 31 minutes....A guy working on a friend's car.....I skipped through most of his troubleshooting procedure, to see him pulling out the mass airflow sensor, and it had a moth on it. Surely that would be too easy for it to be my problem...Got back to the car this morning and popped it out. YEP, there was a tiny insect, bigger than a knat, but smaller than a house fly, stuck on the thin platinum wire. I blew it off, plugged it in, said some prayers, and she fired right up!!! The video guy showed where his customer's air filter had popped out of it's groove, but mine is fitted still perfectly. Need to look a little closer for possible leaks, and vacuum out the air filter box.

Great pictures guys!

mostly, pics of the trapped varmint req'd. We are too invested to not have a picture for closure.


Prayers for Buppies, BEF, Drew's move, Jim's family, Rip's shoulder, our team, and those in need, also for our country.

 

[RoyJackson]

2020-10-06, 0313

48 right now...high in the mid-60's...

 

[daugen]

good morning all.
53 out now going up to 77 today, nice sunny day.

Spent the last hour going through Amazon picking out replacements for all the things sold, mostly kitchen utensils, which I wish had been kept. Pots, pans, flatware, muffin tins, dishes, glasses, mops, the list seems endless. The irony of this is I had an enormous amount of kitchen equipment, because that's what my wife wanted and I gave her for birthdays and Christmas. And it all got sold or given away while I was in hospital. So literally starting over. Well no more place settings for twelve, half that will do me just fine now. At least my artwork and clothes were kept...I think.
I'll know on Friday when I get to my brother's home in VA and see what made it to his basement. Other than the Instapot was told no kitchen equipment or supplies made it, but not putting Amazon order in til I eyeball everything to be sure. Also have to start from scratch with gardening tools, they can wait until Spring though.

can't quite justify a BX with a cab to mow my lawn. Yet...

I have a few chores to get done today but not much. Hope you all have a nice day.

 

[Buppies]

43 high of 74 today 80 tomorrow sunny too maybe rain this weekend

Thanks mostly

Prayers for Drew/move, Jay and wife, Kyles daughter, Jims family, riptides shoulder, our Country

 

[riptides]

42 outside this AM and heading to a nice 72 sunshine sort of day.

Will fill the remaining emptiness in the dumpster today. And get it out of here before more rains show up. Only came across two black snakes while working on the porch deck. One was too big and fast to move, the other got dropped off further up front. I thanked them for the mice control but told them to find a new home.

Have a nice hole in the front foundation I came across. So today is mortar mix day. Oh, and I found an original concrete stair block. Need a sledge hammer to break it out, so I will just leave it in place. Another electrician is suppose to come by today. I also found another wire coming around the house in lead pipe that appears to go to a socket. This is a WTH moment. We did a complete rewire when we rebuilt, so I have no idea how we missed this one.

On lumber prices, if you can find PT wood, expect double prices. I went with a premium grade wood from a supplier I have dealt with over the years. for a 2x6x16 I gave up $31 dollars a board. That's triple what I wanted to give, but it is superb quality and I actually have it sitting in the driveway. Supply is not readily available and most places say March of 2021 may be better.

Oh, my RTV sprung a leak on the hydro cylinder line. No dump bed use for a while. One battery, one tire and one hydro-line in 16 years of ownership. Wow.

Hope all have a great day. Be safe in whatever you accomplish today.

 

[Thomas]

50F cloudy mid 60's for high.

E muffin :licking: than outside chore.
Not much plan for today other than trip to town for critter food,might start figuring out plan for the bathroom project which will take months to do.

Enjoy your day.

 

[Eric Salop]

Good morning all. The sheep have been clearing up the edges of the far hayfield for the last few days. I have had to bring them back to the shedding pens at short notice and didn't want to take Max with me as there are lots of cut thistles lying on the ground. Sometimes moving them on more than one field at a time on my own without a dog can be hard work. So pleased to discover they were not only eager to come out, but also then willing to pass right through another field of very tempting grass without any fuss.

After living with sheep for 17 years the only thing I found predictable about their behaviour is that more often than not it is unpredictable. :confused3: :laughing:


Kyle, fascinating for an insect that size to be able to get in there and screw up the airflow sensor. You should be able to keep those scientists at your work happy for days in pondering over the question of "Does a moth's body on a hot platinum wire act as an insulator, or a heat sink?" :confused2:

 

[ronjhall]

First cup of coffee is cooling. 46° with partly cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 68° with mix of sun and clouds. Got friends boat out of water. Before doing that we played with my drone. Got a great video of lake and house they are remodeling. Left memory chip with him. Then had lunch and talked RV's for awhile before heading home. We did a couple of trips across USA together in our RV's. Good times. No plans for today. Need to check list.

Looking, I have replace battery in my tractor one time in 20 years. Current one is 6 years old.

Drew, quick hitch for PTO looks good. The best thing I have bought for my kitchen has been the Breville Smart Oven. I do not see a BX with a Cab. Maybe you could start the trend.

Ripties, the joys of remodeling a older home. My boat friend is remodeling a 100 year old house. Many surprises.

Rick, even a common 2X4X8 has doubled price. I need 6 of them. Will be $40 for them.

Mostly, not sure our governor gets it. She was on notional news complaining that it was the State Supreme Court that was the problem. Trip to lake where boat was is 15 minutes away.

Kyle, interesting car repair. Hope I can remember it. If and when my car has that problem. Maybe never change filter when bugs are around.

Everyone stay safe and healthy.

Good Morning All.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 55˚F heading to 85˚F, sunny skies.

FireWise brush clearing this morning. I noticed an old barbed wired cattle fence in the area we are to be working so besides my sawzaw (I'm the large branch guy) I'll be taking my fence removal equipment. When we ran across fences during the trail making I was surprised that the people out here do not know how to roll up barbed wire. Of course on the farm I replaced all my fence and rolled up 12 miles (4 strands X 3 miles) of old wire so I guess I'm the most experienced and the motions come naturally. My dad taught me how to roll it without it coming undone. I had miles of experience at his place also.

Kyle, that is the first time I have heard of that sort of problem with a sensor, amazing a bug could disable your car. That reminds me after my Mom/cousin runs to your county I have tons of bugs to clean from the front windshields and bumpers. We don't have the bug problem that bad in this county, or is it that we do, but we have a lot more cars to spread the bug splatter about. We probably have 1 bug per car but you have 100 bugs per car because we have 100 more cars per mile of road. hmm I see a bug study in my future.

EDIT: I just did a search on YouTube. There is not one video on the secrete of how to roll up barbed wire the way my Dad taught me. No wonder people out here are clueless. All it requires is a thick pair of gloves, an initial 3 foot loop tied off and constantly switching the wire to the alternating opposite outside of the roll as you are rolling.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Good morning all. The sheep have been clearing up the edges of the far hayfield for the last few days. I have had to bring them back to the shedding pens at short notice and didn't want to take Max with me as there are lots of cut thistles lying on the ground. Sometimes moving them on more than one field at a time on my own without a dog can be hard work. So pleased to discover they were not only eager to come out, but also then willing to pass right through another field of very tempting grass without any fuss.

After living with sheep for 17 years the only thing I found predictable about their behaviour is that more often than not it is unpredictable. :confused3: :laughing:


Kyle, fascinating for an insect that size to be able to get in there and screw up the airflow sensor. You should be able to keep those scientists at your work happy for days in pondering over the question of "Does a moth's body on a hot platinum wire act as an insulator, or a heat sink?" :confused2:

Maybe both? I imagine the incoming air cools the wire predictably, whether it be a linear or exponential curve, but the bug inhibiting the flow allows the wire to get too hot....So, an insulator would be my guess?

Even sheep are unpredictable in these times...

Car ran fine yesterday, but won't know for sure if the bug removal was the whole problem. It has stumbled before after long periods of idling, and I could turn it off and restart it to get it back inline. It may be time to give the intake a good cleaning.

Haven't had to buy any wood for a while. I wonder if the forest fires, storm destruction, covid or something else are all playing a role.

 

[daugen]

nice walk this morning, a bit nippy.
VW buggy had Cool Guys Garage logo on door, and Wyoming plates
Googled that, got Facebook page, what do you know, a video on likely this car with a 454 up front. :thumbsup:
Cool guys garage - Home | Facebook

 

[txdon]

nice walk this morning, a bit nippy.
VW buggy had Cool Guys Garage logo on door, and Wyoming plates
Googled that, got Facebook page, what do you know, a video on likely this car with a 454 up front. :thumbsup:
Cool guys garage - Home | Facebook

I'm guessing they think a rope tied tarp is cool???? I must be getting old, I think a nicely shaped hood would be cooler and more practical than messing with a tarp each time

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning,
the temp is 47°F and going to 55. Wind SSW 13 gusting to 21 mph. 40% chance of showers.

I've got a dump run scheduled for this morning and then take the daughter-in-law to the dentist this afternoon.

One would think that with the transition from small square bales of hay and straw to the 4x5's and the 5' round bales that there would be an abundance of bale elevators for sale...NOT! I've had to go out and buy a new 16' elevator for chucking the firewood into the basement. $7,039.90 tax in. I also have a new rock bucket coming, that will be about 5 weeks out.

Next Tuesday is 'change over' day, I switch from summer tires to snows.

Not much else going on today.

Stay safe all

 

[Looking4new]

Haven't had to buy any wood for a while. I wonder if the forest fires, storm destruction, covid or something else are all playing a role.

I think that you can blame the high prices for wood on (a) covid and (b) nafta.

 

[txdon]

nice walk this morning, a bit nippy.
VW buggy had Cool Guys Garage logo on door, and Wyoming plates
Googled that, got Facebook page, what do you know, a video on likely this car with a 454 up front. :thumbsup:
Cool guys garage - Home | Facebook

I guessing they think a rope tied tarp is cool???? I guess I'm getting old, I think a nicely shaped hood would be cooler and more practical and no fenders? Every little bit of water on the road will require another wash. Too labor intensive for me.

 

[txdon]

One would think that with the transition from small square bales of hay and straw to the 4x5's and the 5' round bales that there would be an abundance of bale elevators for sale...NOT!

At mom's place we have it leased out for making hay. They make about 1/2 round and 1/2 square. They use the round bales for feeding cattle and sell the square bales to the people with horses. They also sell the square bales to the feed stores.

 

[daugen]

I guessing they think a rope tied tarp is cool???? I guess I'm getting old, I think a nicely shaped hood would be cooler and more practical and no fenders? Every little bit of water on the road will require another wash. Too labor intensive for me.

Don, like a number of street rods not sure it even has a hood, so tarp is for hauling behind motorhome. Yes, this looked a bit rough...

 

[txdon]

Drew is it street legal?