Good morning!!!!

[Bird]

Good morning! Cloudy, 58˚F. Took the above pic during our walk yesterday. Since I can't compete with Ron in the quality category I had to make up a category - "Pics That Rhyme".

I got a chuckle out of this story - panic buying affecting Austin. Only a headline to grab attention. In the story all gas stations have fuel, but I bet today there will be lines. Close call Wngsprd.

Where to find gas in Austin as many states run out of fuel

Despite gas shortages in many cities nationwide and a buying panic, gas remains readily available in the Austin area.

www.kxan.com

RNG, I'm having the same problem with AT&T - on the phone for hours just to get transferred the another person that offers no help. So Today I'm going to the AT&T store at least I'll be able to see the person.

I filled up with gas at Buc-ee's in Denton this morning. No sign of a shortage, BUT I paid $2.899 a gallon for regular which is the most I've paid for gas in the last 4 years. And Buc-ee's is usually cheapest around.

 

[sodamo]

65°F and .52 inches rain.

PO run this morning and off to get a haircut.

Slow progress in the caretaker unit, progress is progress.

Hand and Foot this afternoon. Sophie made stuffed cabbage but with turkey and chicken as Diane doesn’t eat beef or pork. Have to say it smells really good.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[PJSprog]

I filled up with gas at Buc-ee's in Denton this morning. No sign of a shortage, BUT I paid $2.899 a gallon for regular which is the most I've paid for gas in the last 4 years. And Buc-ee's is usually cheapest around.

Prices around here have remained fairly steady over the last few weeks. In Illinois, they're gouging us for $3.199/gal. Just across the river in Missouri, they're getting $2.679/gal. ... 52¢/gal cheaper!

I don't think anywhere outside that part of the east coast is experiencing any shortages. I also saw a story that says the petroleum company has turned the spigot back on today.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

A few days ago, I went to pay one of my credit card bills and discovered a T-Mobile charge for more than $150.00. I have nothing to do with T-Mobile and have no idea how such a charge got on there. I first tried calling T-Mobile to see if they could tell me anything, but I never even succeeded in finding a way to talk to a human. But when I called the credit card folks, that charge was removed with no questions.

I hope that's the end of it for you, Bird.

I just got off the phone with one of their reps that said he was in the President's Office. He got an ear full, but did make an effort to apologize for my troubles. He also made another set of promises that so far, at least, have been pretty empty.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

42 and clear looking for 70 today.

Good news on your wife, Mostly.

Ron, I need to mow, too. and change my wife's vehicle oil.

Got my wife’s pilot oil changed last Saturday. Did my Subaru a week before. Son took his in for oil change yesterday. Truck is close to due. ZT should be ok, tractors are good.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

They also keep referring to the Metroliner as a jet. It's a turboprop.

He calls it a flying sewerpipe. We used to call them executive mailing tubes, or death tubes, because the stretched versions had a negative rate of climb if they lost an engine when fully loaded.

Good morning all!

Good thing you popped that “Good morning” in there.

 

[daugen]

worked outside on a nice day and fixed the outdoor picnic bench, one side of which had broken. I overlayed with cedar and then put a coat of spar
varnish on it. One more coat tomorrow and I'm done. Now no more splinters in the butt.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Looking at my cc Bill last night and saw a charge I didn’t recognize, so got the wife involved. Turns out it was 3 plants she had me order to the tune of $45. I started complaining about the price, and she reminded me that I buy stuff also. And I said, but I only buy $30k tractors, not $45 for 3 flowers.
And still didn’t have to sleep in doghouse. That was after finding a $28 charge for pillows from Amazon that she had my son order on my card.

Some airplane story, wow. Cool video, even if moss did find some inaccuracies. And the kid on his first solo as witness.

Wife had to go to 2 stations to find gas yesterday. Son didn’t get any. I’m working from home today, and probably tomorrow to save gas. Gasbuddy showing a few stations out.

 

[MossRoad]

Yeah, that kid doing his solo... and seeing that. And then being helpful to boot. Kudos to him.

 

[MoKelly]

A few days ago, I went to pay one of my credit card bills and discovered a T-Mobile charge for more than $150.00. I have nothing to do with T-Mobile and have no idea how such a charge got on there. I first tried calling T-Mobile to see if they could tell me anything, but I never even succeeded in finding a way to talk to a human. But when I called the credit card folks, that charge was removed with no questions.

Did they give you a new card? I’d be a little afraid someone had your number and was trying a test case to see if they could do more buying on your card.

It happened to me a few weeks ago. I got a new card with new numbers.

MoKelly

 

[kenmbz]

Drew-just got my Burpees plants- hope yours are on the way too.

 

[Bird]

Did they give you a new card? I’d be a little afraid someone had your number and was trying a test case to see if they could do more buying on your card.

It happened to me a few weeks ago. I got a new card with new numbers.

MoKelly

Oops, I didn't finish, did I? But yes, she cancelled that card immediately, which was not a problem since I could always use other cards, and my wife has seldom used cards that I could also use. And they did promptly send me a new card with a new number than came in the mail yesterday and was used for the first time today.

 

[MoKelly]

Oops, I didn't finish, did I? But yes, she cancelled that card immediately, which was not a problem since I could always use other cards, and my wife has seldom used cards that I could also use. And they did promptly send me a new card with a new number than came in the mail yesterday and was used for the first time today.

Fantastic.

MoKelly

 

[sodamo]

Nice job, Drew

 

[Thomas]

64F sun cloud mix.
Been good day just above putter mode,finish Mrs. kindling wood supply pickup got fuel $2.84 gone up 16 cent since week ago last 2 cords wood deliver 2pm about 3/4 cord stack,Mrs. starting to grill some fatty daddy hotdogs with fixing sooo I better plan on scooten.

Enjoy your evening all.

 

[toppop52]

Got the grass mowed and picked up my Lowe’s order that last night they wouldn’t let me add to the cart. Trailer full of stuff.

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning (but its evening now).
Beautiful day today.

Got 6 yards of mulch yesterday, a bit more than half of it spread.

Today started with grandparenting while DIL went to Podiatrist.
Then got some work done in the shop, and went to find an oxygen leak in one of our charter planes. I used an Accutrak leak detector, which is an amazing device. Found the leak in a few minutes.

AccuTrak® Ultrasonic Leak Detectors

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superiorsignal.com

Tomorrow is going to be another nice day, I’m planning to mow and enjoy the sunshine.

We always called the Merlins “San Antonio Sewer Pipes”, as a reference to the round fuselage and where they were made. Amazing stout and efficient planes though.

Not a short field machine though.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Good morning! Cloudy, 58˚F. Took the above pic during our walk yesterday. Since I can't compete with Ron in the quality category I had to make up a category - "Pics That Rhyme".

I got a chuckle out of this story - panic buying affecting Austin. Only a headline to grab attention. In the story all gas stations have fuel, but I bet today there will be lines. Close call Wngsprd.

Where to find gas in Austin as many states run out of fuel

Despite gas shortages in many cities nationwide and a buying panic, gas remains readily available in the Austin area.

www.kxan.com

RNG, I'm having the same problem with AT&T - on the phone for hours just to get transferred the another person that offers no help. So Today I'm going to the AT&T store at least I'll be able to see the person.

"So Today I'm going to the AT&T store at least I'll be able to see the person."

You'll .. meet a dummy .. that can just barely sell you a cell phone BUT .. little else.

Been there .. done that. You can threaten to leave AT&T .. they could care less.

When we break up .. big tech .. let's hit AT&T again. They learned nothing .. from the last time.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 54F for the start, overcast, light breeze. Light wind day, sky cleared to partly cloudy, and high temp was 70F. 10 day has 5 + inch rain in 7 days, not much outdoor biking next week. Energy conservation most of the morning, bike ride then lunch then nap.
Covid update: Cooke 3190 confirmed cases, 13 active cases, Montague 1757 confirmed cases, 4 active cases, Grayson, 11307 confirmed cases, 19 active cases, local not updated.
Ron good to hear flower beds weeded. have fun on the lawn. nice pic
Billy thanks.
Drew quiet days are good too.
Drew I had seen that but have not watched it yet.
Eric thanks for the link to the story. I had not heard that before.
Randy glad you are up for breakfast out again
Thomas hope you get your wood
Bill sorry about the blade and you grass not getting the grass cut.
RNG terrible about the parking brake. shame you had so many issues with burn.
Don Whipper is getting white!
RNG sounds good anyway
Don glad you have no gas issues yet
RS hope you can get a lot done
Ken thanks, good luck with ash. nice pics
Drew hope you can sand 1 armed.
Mo hope tourney goes well.
Drew congrats on new mower
Bill congrats on getting vaccine appt.
Randy been very windy here all spring.
Bird that is high for gas!
Dennis nice you can work at home to save gas!
Bird glad you got the new card.
Thomas glad you had good day, your gas was cheaper than bird's gas
Paul glad you found o2 leak. nice work on mulch.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle's daughter,Bird/aging issues, Billy/skin cancer, David(moss)/remodel/divorce, Buppies cancer surgery, Phil/reflux/wife's eyes,Steppenwolfe/son-auto immune disorder, Dennis/older brother/son, Grev/wife's eye, Randy/recovery, Bill/DIL home care, Ted/knee recovery, Doug and wife/health issues/nerve and pain/ wife's eyes, Ken/uncle, Drew/tendon healing, David(sadamo)/Sophie's eye surgery, and Country.
stay safe and healthy you all.

 

[txdon]

"So Today I'm going to the AT&T store at least I'll be able to see the person."

You'll .. meet a dummy .. that can just barely sell you a cell phone BUT .. little else.

Been there .. done that. You can threaten to leave AT&T .. they could care less.

When we break up .. big tech .. let's hit AT&T again. They learned nothing .. from the last time.

So right. I took in the 4G flip cell phone AT&T sent me to replace my mom's 3G. He messed it up. I had to make a return trip to the store and luckily he went to lunch and another person corrected his mistake. 3 hours to get a free flip phone working. I now see I have 6 emails from AT&T. I'll open them tomorrow to see what else is messed up. But at least mom has a "I've fallen and can't get up" cell phone with her tonight. Only took me an hour to figure out the speed dialing program for her. AT&T is the only service that has good reception in her part of the county unfortunately.

Pretty good one handed work there Drew.

Good news on mask:
"Anyone who is fully vaccinated can participate in indoor and outdoor activities, large or small, without wearing a mask or physically distancing," CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, said at a press briefing Thursday. "We have all longed for this moment when we can get back to some sense of normalcy. . ."