Good morning!!!!

[riptides]

22 outside this AM, heading to upper 40's.

SO checkup went well. No cancer detected. Recovery time 4 to 12 weeks. All appears good.

Got a call from the Barn contractor while on the road, looks like today they will start showing up for the new roof. Had to cover all the hay with tarps last night. Looks like we still have around 400 bales left, which is good for this time of year.

Need to move some equipment around this morning. If the roof gets done, I imagine siding or painting is in the SO's mind for this summer on the barn. Only two outbuildings left for reno work, and one is leaning. LOL.

Belated B-day wishes, rs. Get well soon, Buppies.

Hope all have a great day, be safe.

 

[Buppies]

30 this morning high in 50s now crap in chest still have fever

Prayers for all our country

 

[KilroyJC]

No, no BBQ inside store. Some Buc-ees gas stations have BBQ inside, and it's decent.

mostly, cutie pie there. Pray your GD finds work.

Work was good today. I'm giving 4 older machines to another entity within the school. I got them electrically unhooked this morning. Movers coming tomorrow. Some machines might be close to 2 tons heavy. No easy way to get under an old, old drill press.

Last week, we got the chiller for the waterjet replaced with a new working, correct sized model. Not nearly as loud, and since it works, it cycles off when the coolant temp gets down to 50F. Today, we worked on a different chiller. We replaced the circulating pump on a smaller unit attached to the Renishaw AM400 3D laser metal printer. Now awaiting the $500 bucket of 5 gallons of coolant. $100/gallon....ouch.

We painted the plasma jet torchmate 4 x 4 basin with POR15 semi gloss black. If you get that paint on you, it takes over a week to wear off. Hopefully it lasts and keeps the rust minimized.

I'm in the process of shopping vendors for our welding gas cylinders. We don't want to buy our own bottles due to the liability. So we rent. And it adds up. We need about 24 bottles. Not as high as AirGas was charging me. I might get it setup to deliver them just before we need them for the syllabus, and then send them back when used....It will be a bit to keep up with, but that's what calendars are made for.

Drew, maybe I should start playing the power ball too. At least 2 tickets, that way, I double my chances of winning.
If I win, the church that God has me attending, would win. Then I'd go look at one of those Grand Wagoneers with the McIntosh sound option.
My extravagance would be one of those small McDonnell Douglas helicopters to go fishing. (Not sure if work would let me park it in the back.)

Prayers for our team.

The only thing worse for getting off your skin is Marine-Tex Epoxy.

And you can do suit/gloves/mask/Tyvek, you’re gonna get some on you somewhere.

Lin fact, if you don’t get some MarineTex on you somewhere, you didn’t use enough. . .

 

[KilroyJC]

Good evening all. 36ºF for the start, mostly clear sky, light breeze. Moderate wind, partly cloudy sky, and high temp was 69ºF. putter this morning, bike ride after lunch, back to putter.
David good to hear coat #2 is on.
Randy(wag) good to hear aunt made her flight, and all tasks accomplished.
Kyle glad you had good weekend with wifey. Glad BBQ went well.
Dennis hope the Costco run went well, in spite of no Mission BBQ.
Dennis I like the pic too
Bill hope the spare part project goes well. hope search for pickup goes well.
Ron hope you got to see the sun.Hope pin replacement went well. Looks like someone is guarding suet.
Drew my arms are not long enough. Have fun working on RV vs garden dilemma.
Billy thanks for compliment interesting pet pic
Mike nice progress on milk house. Hope check up on SO went well.
Kilroy hope the Starlink post raising goes well.
Kilroy sorry about the job interfering with getting Starllink up and running.
Paul glad you had easy day and Ricky was good. Hope you had fun with oven and ice machine.
Dave you are having string of good weather.
BUppies sorry you are not better prayers sent.
Ken sorry trip not to your liking. Hope planning went well.
Jim glad you got some rain. Sounds like nice day yesterday. Hope paperwork went well.
Don sorry about drop cloth messing with house-shoe project. Hopr you can water.
Frits thanks for info, interesting little critter.
RNG they missed the amount, so whats new. Glad you got the ex porch cover sheltered better. Good luck with run off control.
Frits wondered if water was for water wheel, but never had seen one inside. Thanks for info.
Dennis it was amazing she stopped running to ham for camera.
Dennis sorry about the lost post.
Ted sorry about the forecast wind. Hope you do get some moisture. Hope you got to shorten the agenda list. No nap that day.
Frits sounds like you have done your homework. Hope new saw works for you.
David hope you get to work on your project.
Frits interesting fire start method. I use 1/2 sheet and very small kindling.
Frits sounds like you did well.
RS Happy Birthday! I have never watch Lion King, only seen trailers. Hope you made progress on agenda, list is long as per usual.
Gale interesting video. Hope horse lot cleaning went well
Dennis big Costco bill. Water in tank does not sound good.
Drew sorry trip netted you 0.
Ted you are adding as much as you are taking off.
RNG thanks for link
Ted good luck getting truck.
Drew safe bet they paid too much.
Frits the one barn may not last much longer. Both pics nice
Drew what is the rush?
Drew interesting pic
Chris I remember price war with 19 cents a gallon.
Thomas correct on both counts.
Thomas I hope by day's end you caught up to where you started.
Dennis you are getting retirement down quickly.
Randy(wag) hope you are getting everything done that requires an observer.
Kilroy hope you can find snatch block
Dennis sounds like good plan.
Buppies sorry no better. prayers sent.
Kyle Thanks she is, and GD got good severance package. GD will start looking soon. They are proud of that coolant. Good luck with powerball.
Bill forgot they used Imperial Gallon instead of liters
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /learning new job, /friends upcoming new baby, /son's migraines, Bird /aging issues, Ron /broken arm and heart, Billy /mom hypertension & congestive heart failure, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /new skin cancer spot and treatment, /elbow healing, /wife knee healing, Thomas /gout, Phil /reflux, /wife's vioce, Frits /veteran son with mental issues, Ken /dad possible dementia, /uncle's surgery, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, /wife feeling bad, Lou /eye issues, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's new eye surgery recovery, Chris /neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage not doing well, / friend stop drinking, Paul/ wife's healing from back surgery, Dennis /retirement, /neighbor issues, /land development, / brother "alligallyitus" and back in hospital, Drew /foot heel issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, mike /wife's surgery, Scotty, /back pain, Frits /daughter recovery from surgery, Helogabals /second opinion, /wife's friend situation, Mark /wife colon surgery, Fatjay /father broken hip, Ukraine war, and Country.

It isn’t the job per se, it is just the timing. Mrs and I are both very happy we found this gig last year! It is just the way life goes, and one either adjusts and keeps it moving, or one gnashes their teeth in the sub-3mbps Darkness. . .

 

[wngsprd]

23 going to 48.

Hope you had a great birthday, RS.

Sorry you're still sick, Bupps.

Rip, glad to hear the good news about your wife.

Got a lot of little things done yesterday, and the day really flew by.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

No, no BBQ inside store. Some Buc-ees gas stations have BBQ inside, and it's decent.

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The only Buc-ees I’ve seen or been to in crossville TN has BBQ inside.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Buppies, praying you are better soon.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I am really enjoying having no alarm go off in the morning, and being able to lie in bed and read GM instead of racing into w&$k (4 letter word) to beat the traffic.
Going to leave tomorrow for a quick overnight trip to visit dad, supposed to snow in mountains Friday.

 

[daugen]

we all wonder why diesel prices haven't dropped like gasoline
appears the combination of record high purchases by China plus Russia's energy impact on Europe
has Europe trying to buy diesel like crazy right now, and US imports to Europe are at a recent high.
supply and demand. I guess Europe is willing to spend more for diesel than US is...

I paid almost 50 cents a gallon less for premium in NC than I do here in PA.
I read that California charges 86 cents a gallon tax where Alaska is around 33 cents.
Regressive tax, regardless of income everyone pays the same. But collection is so easy, so enforced, unlike income...., this is
a gold standard of tax collection. They've got you.

and even with today's $5.15 a gallon diesel, PA raised taxes four cents a gallon more first of the year.

supply and demand liberally greased it seems with greed and opportunism.
profit margins at XOM are gigantic, hundreds of billions of dollars a year.
Not millions. Billions.

clearly these oil companies are not paying enough taxes.
They avoid taxes through complicated investment credits.
I wonder what rate Mobil finally pays?

Buckeye, in one word.....enjoy.

 

[KilroyJC]

Good Morning!

God has given us another chance to get it right (or at least not screw up too badly).

27 F right now, with Freezing Fog. Luckily yesterday was sunny,mwhich should minimize black ice.

yesteday, I predict the bottom section of the mast and locked in two bolts with nuts and washers so that as the mast is raised, they will pass through two holes and one may simply spin on a couple nuts by had to secure it until the guy lines and other fasteners can be secured.

Today, I will hopefully be able to attach the next section and repeat the assembly mockup, and possibly pre-assemble the steel cable guys.

and I think I just came up with another idea for for an additional bolt location for the top section, by drilling a hole about 1/4” from the end of the EMT and also one through the Star-link post access hole to the opposite side, which will allow me to fish a short bolt up into the tube and slip it through from inside, without it obstructing across one inside of the tubes. . . Coffee is great stuff!!!

Buppies: Mrs and I are finally over our good Ol’ fashioned bronchitis. We have been using a nebulizer with a mixture of 50 parts Saline solution 5% + 10 parts Hydrogen Peroxide + 2 parts Lugol’s solution (iodine+iodide). CONSULT WITH YOUR MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL AS WE ARE NOT DOCTORS but we found this helped immensely for us. YMMV

i hope everyone has a wonderful productive healthy blessed day!!!