Good morning!!!!

[rswyan]

66F and mostly cloudy @ 21:30 with some showers in the area. Headed down to 59F overnight.

Got hopper feeder refilled first thing.

Watered potted plants, including newly potted iris.

Got hair cut ... with the full trim ...

Some clean up done in the garage, long ways still to go but getting there.

Ran over to Kubota dealer before they closed and picked up oil filter ($3 cheaper than NAPA), fuel filter (including both o-rings), and 5 quarts of Kubota-branded gear oil (@ $5/quart it seemed pretty reasonable)

As I pulled into the driveway neighbor was out cutting up some branches he had trimmed off his maples out front and he waved me over. Asked if I needed any wood. Told him no but I'd be happy to bring the Kubota back in a couple minutes and haul it over to the burn pile. Which I then did.

After that pretty much a lazy evening.

Just fed downstairs fish and let Squeak out into the garage for a little evening Safari action.

Rain coming down pretty good now, pouring actually.

Hope everyone had a great day ...

 

[Alien]

Started early on the tractor since I had been up since 2.30 am. Got lots of rubbish, dead trees and large rocks shifted and then a hydraulic hose on the FEL blew. Missed me thank goodness. Took hose to town and can't get metric fittings till tomorrow. grrrr. Time to have a break.
Gotta take Spike to vet this pm for a follow up check.
Ordered 4 more windows and a slider door for the house. Already had 3 windows on order. That'll do for today.
Daughter took a pic of me in the Mustang when I went to see her yesterday. First pic anyone has taken of me in it. Shoulda had a shave...

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 55F for the start, partly cloudy sky, light breeze. wind very light to moderate gusts, sky partly cloudy and high temp was 86F, DP 40F. Bike ride was interesting this morning, lots of vehicles parked on road. Indian Creek was running but barely, will dry up before next rain. Mowed backyard, found 4 balls and was not too tall. Nap got worked in there, and Choir practice was cancelled due to room schedule conflicts.
Covid update: Cooke 4020 confirmed cases, 36 active cases, Montague 2476 confirmed cases, 42 active cases, Grayson, 15,586 confirmed cases, 262 active cases. Cooke 0, Montague 0, Grayson 0, new cases. Grayson number still don't add up
Roy sorry about the restriction to Margeaux, that will make it harder for her.
Drew hope the mums work better than last time, fingers crossed for truck
Ron glad generator worked. sorry about the cable/internet, hope you get to watch the race. Lawn is not growing here, less than 1 week growth over 2 weeks
Billy hope you get some rain if you need it
Bird wife is more a Rangers fan than me, I follow the Cardinals.Sounds like some good family time
Buppies are you ready for that much rain?
Mike, sorry about your finger. Got my finger smashed by large metal chunks at work, they had small drills .010 dia. they would drill hole to relieve pressure. Never lost a nail.
Paul sounds like great day, and bet GS was not ready to leave the plane nice pic
Ken good luck with Simplicity
RNG still hoping for more rain for you, glad new antenna working better, good luck with speedo. Have fun on camping trip
PJ welcome back
Eric sorry about Max's teeth. 230V must be it, only 110V this side of pond
RS lots of opportunity
David enjoy happy hour
Doug sorry about your dog's teeth as well.
Dennis glad you are home safe, nice view in TN. Glad you got some mowing in.
Trailsend welcome back
Thomas spinning your wheels in the mud?
Bill welcome home. The big wreckers are very expensive.
Rich so why are you going? good to hear another motorcycle graces your garage
Kyle know what you mean about the coolant make a poor lube. You using water based coolant? Sorry about your aunt, my condolences
RS sounds like good trip to dealer, hope you were ready for rain
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle's daughter/friend PT from Covid, Bird/aging issues/, Don,whipper/more tests,ring bearer/back broken, Randy/FIL living alone adjustments, PJ/FIL fall and stroke, Dennis /wife wrist surgery and recovery, Roy's wife ankle surgery and recovery, David(moss)/remodel/divorce, Buppies/new cancer on arm, Thomas/gout, Phil/reflux/wife's eyes, Steppenwolfe/son-auto immune disorder, Grev/wife's eye, Ted/knee recovery, Doug and wife/health issues/nerve and pain/ wife's eyes, Ken/aunt fall injuries, David(sadamo)/Sophie's eye surgery/Back issues, RNG/fire season, Chris/neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/injuries from fall, Paul/ wife's disc issues, and Country.
stay safe and healthy you all.

 

[sodamo]

Finally, I am done, done for the season and laid off. Y E SSSS!

Other than the fires and smoke we had to run through in the Northwestern end of the Province the only other thing of note was when I blew one of the retreaded tires clean off the truck. At 65 mph all I felt was a little thump when the axles of the lead trailer went over it. Good thing I was loaded. Stopped 30 miles down the road to inspect the damage and call the tire guy.
For those of you who've never been in Northern Ontario, the shoulders are about 2' wide and soft. Not the place you want to be parking a loaded tanker train. You can ask any of the 'new Canadian' freight haulers, they stop on the shoulder for a P and a tow truck has to get them back on the road. Expensive P.

Welcome back, Bill.

 

[sodamo]

Nice bike, Rich. Good luck with your “friend”

 

[txdon]

After having covid, and getting both Moderna shots, I'm really glad I don't have to wear a mask here.

Good evening! 60˚F the temp is just predicted to get warmer from now. We started the new quarter on H&F last quarter I ended up in 4th place. Cleared out the garden today and mowed the yard, had a garden meeting and cards - so a full day.

Kyle I hope the Moderna vaccine did not mess with your perfect natural immunity - you are good to go IMO.
Natural immunity is really being overlooked.
Now it's coming out why the Pfizer vaccine got approval for the booster so quick.

Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center.

"Antibody levels may wane after 7 months for people who got the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, according to a new study published on the bioRxiv preprint server.

In the study, which hasn't yet been peer-reviewed or formally published in a medical journal, researchers analyzed blood samples from 46 healthy young or middle-aged adults after receiving two doses, and then 6 months after the second dose.

"Our study shows vaccination with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine induces high levels of neutralizing antibodies against the original vaccine strain, but these levels drop by nearly 10-fold by 7 months," the researchers told Reuters."

 

[RoyJackson]

2021-10-05, 0321

50° right now...high in the upper 50's today and will be drying out after 4 days of rain.
If it's dry enough this afternoon, think I'll start mulching the fallen leaves. The lawn does need a trim anyway...

 

[ronjhall]

Poured first cup of coffee. 62° with fog this morning. Heading to 70° with mostly cloudy skies. Had good visit with Aunt who lives in VA. PT is working. Back is slowly getting better. No plans for today.

Everyone stay safe and healthy.

Good Morning All.

 

[Buppies]

Happy belated Birthday to your wife Alien

nice Mustang

64 high of 80 today I think rain in forecast but not till after lunch

Glad you are done for season LFN bet you are glad to be home

Ron glad therapy is working

Prayers for all

 

[Buppies]

Nice looking bike Rich B1