Good morning!!!!

[Looking4new]

Good morning, low temperature is 40 and going to a high of 55.°F. Wind SSW 9 mph. 40% chance of showers.

I have a fellow that has a maple bush, he and his son do the sap and they have an exclusive bunch of older folks that insist on dark maple syrup. I managed to get into this group. 1 gallon/year is what I get. Now being up here in Kanuckistan and being arbitrarily put on the metric system where 4.54 Litres equal an Imperial gallon, which neither he nor his son agree with, he sells 5 Litres for the gallon price AND delivers it. Perfect. He fills his jugs right up to the safety seal, rather than up to the shoulder of the jug which is 1 Litre. The darker the syrup, the stronger the taste.

A town run is in the cards for today, after that I don't know what I will get into.

Tomorrow will be interesting, it is cat castration day. The last time I tried to catch them for the rabies shots I could only catch the one and that one isn't the cat that wants to go outside.

Happy Birthday Phil!

daugen, it sucks that you can't take the train.

Back in the early 1970s I heard about a fellow that took a locomotive from the yard in Winnipeg, Manitoba for a joy ride to Calgary, Alberta. The railroad had him arrested and charged with theft. He pleaded 'not guilty' and the judge tossed the charges out because the locomotive never left railroad property.
This was before the days of computerized train tracking.

Have a safe day all

 

[Buppies]

Good train story L4N

 

[daugen]

car is all packed, went online and updated EZPass for new car.
drippy morning out

Buppies, house rented is in Folly Beach, just North of Charleston on the beach.

friends are making shepherd's pie for St. Patrick's dinner tonight. Good comfort food.

brother feels worse this morning from alligatorus, but as he says, still upright.
He's a cpa right in the middle of tax time, not great timing. His wife was very sick for three days and is now better

 

[RedNeckGeek]

RNG: anytime I see votes "strictly on party lines" I know our current system is doomed.
We need folks who think independently. Regardless of their position. I figured California would be leading the pack in enlightened thinking.

At the risk of stepping over the line into politics, after an election, the needs of the country should be the priority, not partisan politics. It's been that way in California before, but those days are long gone.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

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Beautifully clear water, Don. If the photos of the car were this good, i'd say there's sumthin' fishy goin' on...

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, 47 going to 57 and rain.
The igniter did not fix the heater. One last pressure switch to test and then I am baffled.
Leaner is not down, did not get to finish since spent more time on heater.

Son came in and wanted to go to see somone at open mike night at local bar/restaurant. So instead of dropping him off, I just stayed in the back for a beer. Some good talent at temperance bar Newtown PA.
Bar is decent, nothing outrageous. Like most bars there, in a very old tavern, that dates back to the late 1700's

Happy birthday to your son Kyle!
Happy birthday Phil and many more!

Stay safe and be well,

Cleaning up the area from all the other trees I fell. Leaner is to the right.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

It always amazes me when I come upon a tree growing out of a rock. Nature works so hard to grow and survive.

Come on out, Billy. The oaks and manzanita almost specialize in growing out of the rocks around here. Makes stump removal a real treat!

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 54F @ 5:15AM. Cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy this afternoon. High near 70F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph.
Beautiful day yesterday with puffy white clouds floating in the sky and a high of 70F. Less sun today, but same temps, perfect working weather.

That's gonna clean up real nice, Ken.

From the text messages I got yesterday, it sounds like the dozer is showing up today. I'll have the gate open for him, and wonder if the brakes on his truck are good enough to slow his descent down the steep driveway. Gonna keep the phone handy and shoot a video just in case...

I got the spraying done, but not the way I thought. Kubota side-by-side kept overheating, to the point where steam was coming out the shaft seal of the waterpump. I have a new one on order at Kubota, but they have no idea when it'll be in. Until then I'll be filling the radiator daily and keeping an eye on the temperature gauge.

It was too nice to work inside yesterday afternoon, so I went after more dead wood up by the big rocks I've been clearing. Built another burn pile, this time over some stumps I took out a month or so ago, then just started poking around the property for more dead trees. In just a couple hours I ended up with another huge pile. So I'll be burning again this morning, staying well clear of the smoke. And you can bet the tractor's gonna get a nice hot and soapy bath after wrangling all that poison oak, too.

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

 

[PJSprog]

50°F and partly cloudy this morning with a little spotty fog, going up to 78° today. Rain moving in overnight and into tomorrow. We could use some, if for nothing else than to wash all the salt off the roads.

My youngest stepson turns 23 today. He's getting the usual corned beef and cabbage for dinner, and his Mother is making a cake (lemon yellow, not green).

Sounds like this is the point where they start beating you down on the initial price offered, Don.

Happy (belated) Birthday, Phil.

Happy Birthday to your son, Kyle.

 

[toppop52]

It always amazes me when I come upon a tree growing out of a rock. Nature works so hard to grow and survive. View attachment 737683

And man works so hard to kill it.