Good morning!!!!

[newbury]

<snip>
Dr Reported Sophie had some eye improvement, new meds, back in 30 days.

<snip> great!! Just came back from ferrying my almost 98 year old MIL to the Eye Doctor for a checkup for her cataract surgery last year, all good.

Eyes are important!
/edit - don't know how I got my reaction inside the quote and didn't notice it,

 

[Wagtail]

Have been using starting fluid to take them out in the air, but think I'm now out of that ... unless there is another can down here at the house. Could use brake cleaner as well, but don't want to be spraying that if I'm going to be welding (toxic fumes)

For getting individual wasps 'in the air' (and even 'closing up' a nest) I've found that ordinary hair-spray works. It coats them in stickiness and they drop to the ground to be stepped on.

With the nest, the entrance gets sticky/plugged so that you can safely knock it down and, again, step on it. You then monitor the old nest site as any wasps that were away will try to rebuild in the same spot.

 

[Wagtail]

Good late (Friday) morning. Overnight Low of 7C, clear night and rain has started @ 0900. The High may get to 14C.

I'll get to 'whacking' the woodheater chimney (internal portion) today as I needed to let the heater fully cool. I've got a 'cathedral' ceiling and need to stand on top of the heater to reach the highest portion of the chimney before it pierces the roof.

Chance of some rain is predicted every day for the next week.

Take care all.

 

[rswyan]

70F and partly cloudy @ 21:15, heading down to a low of 70F overnight apparently.

West side of garden area tilled (before the 1st rain) + plus some rocks gathered up and taken up and added to the compost pile.

Came inside and grated zucchini for The Woman to make brownies while waiting for the rain to stop, also three bags shredded for the freezer (3 cups each)

A small chain located after that - not THE SMALL CHAIN I was looking for - but it did the job(s)

Black locust post extracted from up at the shop after the tilling, managed it without damaging the gutter or the downspout (was directly underneath):

After that I went back to screening compost and manure, as this was rolling in:

Waited too long and got caught in the rain and ducked inside the shop. Noticed a few Yellowjackets still flying around in there, did a little clean up while waiting for the rain to stop.

Rained fairly fast and hard with that one:

Hopefully get some more tomorrow. Closest local weather station reports 0.50" since midnight.

Extracted the pipe I hit with the tiller, probably 2" in diameter and 3' long:

... was in the ground almost vertically but doesn't appear to have been connected to anything. Probably just construction debris.

Momma deer and her three young ones made an appearance this afternoon while I was screening:

Hauled down about another dozen bucketloads of screened compost/manure, also started replenishing the screened material pile.

Probably just a weed, but I thought it was pretty:

Woman ran out to Quail Hollow with Her neighbor friend for a little Bluegrass festival this evening, I knocked off early and came in and had some of the stuffed peppers She made earlier.

About to go have some of those brownies ...

Hope everyone had a great day ...

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 78ºF for the start light breeze, mostly clear sky. Light to moderate wind gusts to 20, high temp was 100ºF, HI 106F. Bike ride to start day, then cool off, rehydrate. had some leaves to suck up, they were dusty to deal with. Was going to wasg SUV but ran out of energy on the leaves. No nap either
Doug just the pull of the nap
RNG thanks for the story on the R80ST. Congrats on finder a shipper, As good as that bikes looks will be hard to be patient.
RNG hope the oil change goes well.
Roy sorry to hear about insurance woes. Hope you get some rain.
Drew no fun to be out in humidity and heat. Hope potatoes in bags doing well.
Buppies sorry no rain. hope work and home ok.
NHBX glad trimming trees wen well and you had help! Have fun catching up
Billy hope maintenance on tractor and mower went well. You have no curbside pick up?
Billy wonder why he was slow, not very old. Cute tadpoles, nice pics
Don we pay about 20 a month no recycles. Recycle is $30 per month to include glass, 23/mon without glass.
Paul hope mower service and clean went well.
Mike hope you are making headway on all fronts.
Dennis not to mention Ron's wildlife pics...
Drew I am sure if PJ could, he would.
RNG hope you are sleeping inside. Have a great, fun trip.
Ken not the time of year to loose A/C.
RS nice progress yesterday, sorry hornets not cooperating with welding. The goo created a lot of extra sprayer work. Hope to goes well.
Ted hope you got some rain, and planters filled up
David glad Sophie eye improved, have fun being tourist guide.
Rich congrats on insurance coming around. glad spare tractor up and running. Hope the same success with other tractor. I don't recall Amal carbs being highly desirable anyway.
Dennis sorry about generator delayed.
Ted nice progress and pics
Thomas sorry too long at job.
Tom pleny warm at T & C Ranch
Dennis glad you did not set record for year and rain cooling you off.
Newbury good to hear MIL eyes good after surgery.
Randy thanks for hair suggestion. Hope you get chimney cleaned and ready soon.
RS good progress inspite of rain. Nice pics, hope peppers and brownies were good.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle's daughter/friend PT from Covid,/mom's breathing, /learning new job, Bird/aging issues/, Don /mom's pipeline process, /fire nearby, Randy/FIL living alone adjustments /MIL Covid /son's heart issues, /pneumonia and not posting, Roy /palpitations, /angina , Billy /wife back & hip, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /3 new skin cancer spots and treatment, /wife knee healing, Thomas/gout, Phil /reflux, /wife's eyes, Steppenwolfe/son-auto immune disorder, Grev/wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery/retirement, / passing out issues, /family issues, /wife feeling bad, Doug and wife/health issues, /nerve and pain, / wife's hospital stay, /torn bicep, Ken /kids shot tragedy, David(sadamo)/Sophie's new eye surgery recovery, /cataract surgery, /Sophie's hand infection, Chris/neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /wife not feeling well, /marriage, / frind stop drinking, Paul/ wife's disc issues, Gale and KY/ tornado victims, Mike /5 year plan, Dennis /retirement plans / brother "alligallyitus" and improving, Drew /foot heel issues, /friend cancer diagnosis and recovery, Helogabals /second opinion, /wife's friend situation, Ukraine war, and Country.

 

[RoyJackson]

2022-08-05, 0413

70° right now...high in the lower 80's and T-storms predicted

Hopefully, the insurance issue is squared away. The hospital is going to resubmit those 2 bills. We'll see what happens...

 

[Buppies]

72 high of 90 rain maybe no joy. Dehydration set in yesterday at 11:00AM yesterday sat in vehicle until 5:30 cramps in hands feet legs toes chest arms very uncomfortable very weak still but no cramps last night. 95 for high shirt pants socks wet. Enough babbling

Prayers for all our Country, Toppop Ron Kyle all others silent or spoken

 

[daugen]

good morning all
hot stormy summer weather today, up to low 90's this afternoon in storms.
headed to pain doc this morning to happily tell him epidural on neck really helped.
What probably helped more was my not mowing too much and behaving myself this time.
But that's no fun...

lab reports came back showing nothing out of wack; no explanation why I feel weak and a little dizzy at times.
I'm wondering if it's the generic prozac they put me on for my Meniere's/ear problems. Hasn't helped my ear much, so going to
stop taking it and see if I feel any different.
The last time the docs couldn't figure out why I didn't feel well turned out to be when they discovered my cancer, so not going to dismiss anything
that may be warning signs. Likely nothing, just falling apart as I get older...

RS, good to see your Kubota running again. Congrats on getting it fixed.

Buppies, take it slow and feel better. Do sports drinks help?

 

[RoyJackson]

As I was driving to work this morning, I thought of something I was looking at a couple days ago when driving home...
The roadside mowing is going on on I-89 (highway through Vermont and New Hampshire). These guys are mowing with big cab tractors (Masseys, I think) with a 10' cutter. They're mowing across slopes (some easily 40° or more) that I wouldn't feel safe driving my tractor up or down. I'm not even sure I'd want to walk on those slopes!
Some of the tractors do have duals, others just single wheels. All the ones I've seen this year had single rear wheels. These operators must have serious cojones

 

[riptides]

71 outside this AM. Heading to mid 90's. Lighting storms came through last night. Little sprinkles was about it. Daughter captured some intense videos of lighting over on the western horizon. A lot of energy there.

Yesterday working on the Milk house I noted my shirt was totally soaked. Not just the muscle ripples (LOL) and back shoulders, then I noted my pants were a little wet too. I knew I did not have an accident, and there was no faulty plumbing or hose laying about. It was just that hot and humid. LOL. I finished up framing a door shut and headed inside straight to the washing machine. Ugh. My goal this weekend is to wrap that one side, and cover it in vinyl. I should be able to do that as the grass maintenance only needs the walk of shame with the weed whacker. Of course the weather has to cooperate for either task.

Lots of new toys for the morning crew, a hard working bunch too. I am looking forward to the time in my life where I can just be engaged with maintenance of my house and property. No professional job, no personal drama, no lawyers, no more "remodeling" and no more stuff..... LOL.

Hope all have a great day, and weekend, as always, be safe....and to those ailing...get better.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Roy, it amazes me also the banks they have to mow along roads. I wonder why they don’t make the slopes lower to make it easier to maintain.

We got mostly wind last night from the storm. More storms on tap today.
Heading to the farm today. Not taking the trailer since calling for more storms. Was going to bring back my riding mower to diagnose what’s wrong. It can wait.
Will get loader on tractor for him and mower hooked up. And new switch for ceiling fan installed. No AC there.
Still not sure if my cell camera there is running on the adapter or batteries. Last time the cable was loose and it used batteries. Forgot to buy more to take, just in case.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Buppies, hope you stay hydrated today.

 

[txdon]

Good Morning! 77˚F hopefully heading to only 100˚ with cloud cover and a 20% chance of rain, we will see.

Whippers vet visit went well yesterday, she had been limping pretty bad in the morning and the Vet prescribed her some Carprofen (doggie Advil). She was walking good this morning after only 2 doses yesterday.

We have baby okra, a lot, in 2-3 days the daily pickings will commence and cornmeal battered bake okra will be a daily snack.

I picked 4 pounds of the garden's tomatillos yesterday and made a batch of Salsa Verde sauce which will cover the enchiladas today.

 

[Thomas]

Kick back enjoy some AC today Buppies.

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning.
72 and will top 90 with a good chance of showers later.
Got 1/2” of rain overnight, if this keeps up the spectrum might move from browns to greens.

Yesterday I did get the mower serviced, and only used one tube of grease. Pulled it around into the shade, which was gone by the time I finished. It was not comfortable in the sun, like others, it didn’t take long to be soaked with sweat.
Last outside chore was to see what’s up with the WI-FI monitor on the propane tank the reports the level. It. It was reading high, and then stopped reporting altogether. Coincidentally after I pressure washed the tank. I opened it up and tested the batteries which were good, removed the Hall effect sensor from the gauge, removed the magnetically coupled gauge from the tank, everything looked good. The gauge on the tank is reading correctly, but the monitor now reads low, but did upload the data. I cleaned the Hall effect pickup, hopefully it will get back on track. I am waiting for a call back from tech support for suggestions.

Last chore was to add a surge protector and 20a breaker for the new Mitsubishi heat pump I’m picking up after I eat my Special K. The old Sanyo required a 30a so that’s a good sign for starters. I also moved the feed to the generator panel, the old one did not.transfer.

I’m pointing at the new breaker.

I’ve got to get going, after I pick up the new heat pump, I’ve got to take 8 cartons of alpaca fleece to FedEx to ship them to the mill for processing. Music tonight, a friend wants me to help with some engineering for a project he’s working on, so I won’t be bored today. Tomorrow I’ve got to go to Lansing, first trip I’ve had to take in a month or so.

 

[Thomas]

74F still foggy mostly cloudy day which should help from baking sun,light breeze highs mid 80's.
2 heavy down pours last evening maybe couple t storms this evening.

Outside chores done E muffin time.
Plans for today... thought about mowing trimming lawn decided to wait another week,the lawn doing well for this time season...do some puttering and date night.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[Thomas]

As I was driving to work this morning, I thought of something I was looking at a couple days ago when driving home...
The roadside mowing is going on on I-89 (highway through Vermont and New Hampshire). These guys are mowing with big cab tractors (Masseys, I think) with a 10' cutter. They're mowing across slopes (some easily 40° or more) that I wouldn't feel safe driving my tractor up or down. I'm not even sure I'd want to walk on those slopes!
Some of the tractors do have duals, others just single wheels. All the ones I've seen this year had single rear wheels. These operators must have serious cojones

Also notice Roy...NH operators have mostly open cabs with 5 gallon ice cooler strap on,and they show no mercy.

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, going up to 92 today.
Winds and lightning show last night with no rain.
AC in truck working now, life is good.

Stay safe and be well,

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Good Morning.
72 and will top 90 with a good chance of showers later.
Got 1/2” of rain overnight, if this keeps up the spectrum might move from browns to greens.

Yesterday I did get the mower serviced, and only used one tube of grease. Pulled it around into the shade, which was gone by the time I finished. It was not comfortable in the sun, like others, it didn’t take long to be soaked with sweat.
Last outside chore was to see what’s up with the WI-FI monitor on the propane tank the reports the level. It. It was reading high, and then stopped reporting altogether. Coincidentally after I pressure washed the tank. I opened it up and tested the batteries which were good, removed the Hall effect sensor from the gauge, removed the magnetically coupled gauge from the tank, everything looked good. The gauge on the tank is reading correctly, but the monitor now reads low, but did upload the data. I cleaned the Hall effect pickup, hopefully it will get back on track. I am waiting for a call back from tech support for suggestions.

Last chore was to add a surge protector and 20a breaker for the new Mitsubishi heat pump I’m picking up after I eat my Special K. The old Sanyo required a 30a so that’s a good sign for starters. I also moved the feed to the generator panel, the old one did not.transfer.
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I’m pointing at the new breaker.

I’ve got to get going, after I pick up the new heat pump, I’ve got to take 8 cartons of alpaca fleece to FedEx to ship them to the mill for processing. Music tonight, a friend wants me to help with some engineering for a project he’s working on, so I won’t be bored today. Tomorrow I’ve got to go to Lansing, first trip I’ve had to take in a month or so.

That panel is too clean, no neutral or grounds.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

The R80ST was the street version of the R80 G/S, the bike that started the whole "adventure" riding craze. The ST has a 19" front wheel vs. the 21"er on the G/S, and I think the forks are a bit different, too. I'm hoping for a lower seat height on the ST. The 800cc engine has a reputation for being very smooth. The later 1000cc engines vibrate more than a horizontally opposed twin should because BMW didn't take time to balance the reciprocating mass of the pistons and rods. I've found that modern CNC machined pistons are almost perfectly balanced, and pretty much solve the problem.

Prices are all over the map on the STs, close to $10k for a low mile bike in excellent condition to a high mileage beater that's rusted and faded from sitting outside, which will still bring $3k all day long. The STs haven't reached the stratospheric levels of the G/Ss, which I've seen sold for $20k. This one was a particularly good deal because it looks to be in very good condition with only 44k miles, and it came with a $500 aftermarket seat and the larger 8.75 gallon tank from the Paris Dakar version of the R80 G/S. I paid $1500 for the last one of those I was able to find.

Finally found a shipper that seems reliable and uses a Sprinter van, but my pocket is another $500 lighter. Still less than it would cost me to run up there and back myself, and I don't have to worry about getting home in a truck with nearly 200k miles on it. Just have to be patient and wait another two weeks for it to arrive.

Thank you for the very informative post. Hope the bike is a good one.