ronjhall
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RNG, Looking, I like the idea. Just hard to break 80 years of bad habits. 
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KilroyJC
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If you don’t mind my asking: A) What’s your total aH storage capacity? B) What are your panels (wattage+number)? We put in a small system to run our fridge and some security lighting (4x1000 AGM; 4x375W panels) but I find that one day of rain/clouds and I and plugging the fridge into the extension cord.
of course we installed the system just before Winter Solstice, but still. . .
I need to disconnect the one ”big” 500 lumen dusk2dawn LED flood and see if that helps.
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riptides
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36 outside this AM. Heading to lower 50's. Rain should move through this evening, like yesterday.
Barn roof is more than 80 percent done.
Garage is demo'd and removed.
Milk House is awaiting starter strip on one side, vinyl, and Mr. Cool electrical hookup. Then I can progress to enclosing walk way to Barn, finishing off that area and then returning to the inside work of trimming out stuff and plumbing.
All appears to be OK here, somewhat under control. Controlled chaos.
Hope all are feeling better, have a great day and be safe.
Barn roof is more than 80 percent done.
Garage is demo'd and removed.
Milk House is awaiting starter strip on one side, vinyl, and Mr. Cool electrical hookup. Then I can progress to enclosing walk way to Barn, finishing off that area and then returning to the inside work of trimming out stuff and plumbing.
All appears to be OK here, somewhat under control. Controlled chaos.
Hope all are feeling better, have a great day and be safe.
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Baby Steps. . .
Forecast deteriorated faster than the weather critters said - winds picked up and assistant (MrsKilroyJC) is nervous about my machinations under the best of circumstances. . . I got the top section assembled to the lower sections, jury-rigged a guy line collar about 5’ from the top, screwed the cargo rings to the house for the other ends of two guylines, and did some measuring for rough guyline lengths, and then we went out to dinner. Heavy rains today, snow/thunder snow tomorrow, so I can build a shelf to put the router on in the laundry room and maybe run the cable out the wall, through the counduit support strut, and up into the mast.Good evening all. 47ºF for the start, mostly clear sky, light breeze. Light to moderate wind, afternoon started to cloud up, and high temp was 81ºF. Men's Meeting to start day, putter til time to go to town. Wife had appointment which was canceled by shop with no warning. Did get grocery shopping done and lunch eaten. Decided to go for bike ride while weather was so nice. Did get nap in. Have trip to Fort Worth to get fish finder fixed, and trip to bike shop to get new jacket and trade in to small jacket, and more leaf control.
Don sorry about the stunned garden, glad it is on private well.
Ron good to hear shop and house cleaned. Hope grocery shopping and energy conservation went well. very nice pose by hawk
Billy glad you got your chores done for your mom. Sea Bass make good lunch.
Bird o man do we need rain.
Kilroy sorry about the poor forecast. Hope you were able to get mast erected. We like flaky crusts here as well.
Mike glad crew showed up got metal coming off roof. Hope rain does not interfere with roofing job.
Drew I cannot answer any of your questions
Dennis retired calendar here is 6 Saturdays and a Sunday.
RNG $100k to repair wind damage, WOW. It would be nice if woos stove chimney could be fixed soon. I do experience 2-3 minute response times from when thermostat is raised till furnace kicks on, every now and then.
Don glad Firewise went well yesterday. Don't worry about planting cedars, birds will do that for you
Dave bit cool today.
Scotty good luck with road.
Bill enjoy your plow time. Hope you hit on what is going to work on P-trap soon.
Jim glad equipment moved. Sorry about paperwork, 2 month ago, was that pre-move? Hope you got last of Christmas light down.
Buppies glad some improvement. prayers sent.
Ken good to hear you are down to tape and seal and clean up work. Not too long ago the were several narrow bridges across Missouri and Mississippi rivers. Chain of Rocks bridge across Mississippi R had bend in middle, fun meeting bus or truck. St Charles Rock Road bridge across Missouri also had bend and less than 8 ft lanes. State hwy 47 across Missouri R had less than 8 ft lanes and lot of trailers coming across.
Mike hope you back holds out and siding put off a year
Drew sorry about mirror, lot of that happened on the old bridges I described to Ken.
Dennis, sorry about the delay. Glad you got some pellets moved prior to departure.
Frits interesting ramp in tower. Where is it?
Chris we have the traffic lights on trailer here, and no flagmen. Still have pilot truck through zone.
Drew good luck with RV rental project.
Mark hope roof repair goes well.
Chris white for phone/fiber optic lines?
Thomas cold weather and snow I take it. Lunch sounds yummy. Meatloaf with those toppings, guess who is coming for dinner
Ted sorry about wind and limited moisture. 5 crossed off list yeah! Have fun with GS's.
James sorry about losing your store, hope some picks up the slack. And without warning
Paul sorry about fingerprint issues. Hope the police remember how to use ink method. Sorry about no birch plywood. Hope headlight change goes well.
David hope the batteries install went well. Hope Sophie took you up on your offer.
Frits that must have been quite the learning experience for her!
Buppies welcome back to land of the living.
David nice job on new batteries.
Dennis where is the cat?Randy(wag) hope you readjust to solo living quickly.
Ted sorry about the Costco bill, we usually get out of there cheaper. Only 2 of us, careful what we buy there.
Scaredy good luck with life decisions. prayers sent.
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.
Baby Steps. . .
wngsprd
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You beat us! We went yesterday and spent $321.
daugen
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good morning all
damp morning, light rain on and off all day, warmer up to 53.
Rip, controlled chaos is how many things get done. keep all those plates up in the air.
no plans for today other than going out to lunch with my brother.
decided to look at this old girl next week. actually much cheaper alternative than buying new truck and rv trailer.
guy hasn't used it in a year, bought a home in Florida. Biggest problem will be it sitting too long.
He had it sold, went on test run, blew a turbo. Not a lot of miles on Cummins/Allison combo; rv is pretty ugly but has everything I want
plus it's cheap enough. Located ten miles away, very convenient, kept in a garage.
going to take my BIL with me, he has an excavation company with big trucks; I think his two boys might become my mechanics.
Nice to have that in the family....
old rv's are like old boats. Everything breaks, only a matter of when. maintenance is key. This rig has been stored in a garage, good thing.
but what about first time it rains? Roof could be a colander...
my desire for wanderlust is overcoming my desire to grow more tomatoes. We shall see.
Head West Not So Young Man may get revived, who knows.
damp morning, light rain on and off all day, warmer up to 53.
Rip, controlled chaos is how many things get done. keep all those plates up in the air.
no plans for today other than going out to lunch with my brother.
decided to look at this old girl next week. actually much cheaper alternative than buying new truck and rv trailer.
guy hasn't used it in a year, bought a home in Florida. Biggest problem will be it sitting too long.
He had it sold, went on test run, blew a turbo. Not a lot of miles on Cummins/Allison combo; rv is pretty ugly but has everything I want
plus it's cheap enough. Located ten miles away, very convenient, kept in a garage.
going to take my BIL with me, he has an excavation company with big trucks; I think his two boys might become my mechanics.
Nice to have that in the family....
old rv's are like old boats. Everything breaks, only a matter of when. maintenance is key. This rig has been stored in a garage, good thing.
but what about first time it rains? Roof could be a colander...
my desire for wanderlust is overcoming my desire to grow more tomatoes. We shall see.
Head West Not So Young Man may get revived, who knows.
wngsprd
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38, was foggy earlier, but had lifted now that there is little golden red glow in the east. Might see 60 today, then rain.
Rip, that's a great barn. Thanks for posting the pix.
RNG, that's an ingenious way to store straps...I always just quickly wrap the strap around the rachet, and then slide it into a sandwich ziplock bag...some of my ziplocks are so old they don't make them like that anymore. I'll have a new way when the bags finally wear out.
Buppies, glad you're feeling better.
I had a freak out moment yesterday...walked out of Northern Tools only to learn I had lost my truck key and fob...thought back about my actions and knew I had them in the store when I went to pay...sure enough, the cashier had a big grin on her face when I returned...I dropped them when paying.
Anybody ever eat at Torchy's Tacos? We went over there to see their grand opening on the way to Costco...didn't even get out of the truck...a line at least 200 people long. Must be good, but there were giving some freebies, too.
Rip, that's a great barn. Thanks for posting the pix.
RNG, that's an ingenious way to store straps...I always just quickly wrap the strap around the rachet, and then slide it into a sandwich ziplock bag...some of my ziplocks are so old they don't make them like that anymore. I'll have a new way when the bags finally wear out.
Buppies, glad you're feeling better.
I had a freak out moment yesterday...walked out of Northern Tools only to learn I had lost my truck key and fob...thought back about my actions and knew I had them in the store when I went to pay...sure enough, the cashier had a big grin on her face when I returned...I dropped them when paying.
Anybody ever eat at Torchy's Tacos? We went over there to see their grand opening on the way to Costco...didn't even get out of the truck...a line at least 200 people long. Must be good, but there were giving some freebies, too.
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Nice looking motor home Drew remember it is older and may have lots of repair horrors behind closed doors
34 this morning high in 50s rain later
Prayers for all our Country
34 this morning high in 50s rain later
Prayers for all our Country
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Good Morning!
God has given us another chance to get it right (or at least not screw up too badly).
Starlink saga is ongoing - look for my other comments/replies here and in the StarLink Best Effort thread.
was 45-ish most of overnight, jumped up 10F from 4aM to now, currently 55.4F.
The training system at work is suffering a ton of glitches. It isn’t too bad for us returning workers, but any newbies are really suffering with inconsistency. And this really is a detail-oriented 100% accuracy activity.
Among other issues. . . Yay.
We went out to dinner at our favorite Mexican restaurant because the cook (me) hasn’t had. A day off since last year
anywho, Have a safe, wonderful, happy, blessed day!
God has given us another chance to get it right (or at least not screw up too badly).
Starlink saga is ongoing - look for my other comments/replies here and in the StarLink Best Effort thread.
was 45-ish most of overnight, jumped up 10F from 4aM to now, currently 55.4F.
The training system at work is suffering a ton of glitches. It isn’t too bad for us returning workers, but any newbies are really suffering with inconsistency. And this really is a detail-oriented 100% accuracy activity.
Among other issues. . . Yay.
We went out to dinner at our favorite Mexican restaurant because the cook (me) hasn’t had. A day off since last year
anywho, Have a safe, wonderful, happy, blessed day!
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Glad you found key fob been there done that