shetland sheepdog
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32 and partly cloudy here in srn NH. Sunny, with a high near 39. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph, forecast for today.
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Thomas
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27F clear sky windy low 30's for high.
Outside chores done E muffin time.
Plans for today...dump run couple stops in town for goodies,depending on my mood what will be next.
Enjoy your day all.
Outside chores done E muffin time.
Plans for today...dump run couple stops in town for goodies,depending on my mood what will be next.
Enjoy your day all.
txdon
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Oh, one more thing, Today is the first day the "Farm" will be open to the public since the ice storm. And tonight the "farm" has a Date night - an art class with a charcuterie board and wine.
This week was the International Agritourism Association convention in Austin. The "farm" owners attended and then the convention moved to the "farm" where a private tour was given. 600 people from Farms around the world belonging to the association took the tour.
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This week was the International Agritourism Association convention in Austin. The "farm" owners attended and then the convention moved to the "farm" where a private tour was given. 600 people from Farms around the world belonging to the association took the tour.
NAFDMA International Agritourism Association
Connecting agritourism operators from across the globe to advance the industry by embracing the power of shared knowledge and experience.
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buckeyefarmer
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The hike above the glacier was really neat. Little longer video but too many good views to edit out.
buckeyefarmer
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36° and sunny
Going to breakfast with the gang.
Finally tried my driveway alarm yesterday, been in a box and forgotten for years. Sensor just laying on ground along flower bed. First location it kept alarming constantly, even with sensitivity turned all way down. Maybe picking up flag pole? Put it on other side of drive, and not going off. Will have to play with sensitivity setting more.
Edited more video yesterday.
Brother was at the farm yesterday. Grandfathers place really run down
Going to breakfast with the gang.
Finally tried my driveway alarm yesterday, been in a box and forgotten for years. Sensor just laying on ground along flower bed. First location it kept alarming constantly, even with sensitivity turned all way down. Maybe picking up flag pole? Put it on other side of drive, and not going off. Will have to play with sensitivity setting more.
Edited more video yesterday.
Brother was at the farm yesterday. Grandfathers place really run down
RedNeckGeek
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Good Morning!!!! 40F @ 4:45AM. A mix of clouds and sun. Slight chance of a rain shower. High 61F. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 mph.
Thanks for sharing your Sprinter experience, Frits. Normally I'm a used car kinda guy, but with the prices of used vehicles of this type not differing significantly from new, I'd be crazy to buy used. But it's been surprisingly difficult to find a plane Jane van. I just need cruise control and a trailer hitch as options, and while I see an occaissional van equipped with a cruise control, finding one with a hitch is very rare. No wonder, as Ford wants close to $1k for a hitch and integrated trailer brake system.
Good to read that the procedure went well, David. Hope you're back to 100% soon.
Sounds like an allergic reaction of some sort, Ted. Hope it doesn't happen again.
I thought the new House stopped the new IRS agents from being hired, KJC. The power of the purse. But best we not discuss such things here...
Oddly, having no debit hurts your credit rating, Drew. Banks only want to loan money to people that don't need to borrow. Yet I've read you can get a better price on a vehicle if you agree to finance it. Then just pay off the loan early. Gotta make sure there's no early payment penalty, though.
I did get the burn pile going yesterday, a little too good. The wind picked up and the flames got longer than I was comfortable with, so out came the hose and a lot of water to damp it down. Once the flashy fuels were consumed I just kept piling more stuff on for the rest of the day. Got through maybe a third of the next pile. Getting lots of practice shaking dirt out of the grapple, as a lot got mixed in with the wood in this pile.
Seemed like I was stopping way too often to answer the phone yesterday. Lots of fun when you're operating a tractor: Kill the ignition, pop off the earmuffs, undo the seatbelt, fish the phone out of the pocket, and work the phone with gloves on to answer the call before it goes to voice mail. But I finally got through to a well digger and got a service call set up for next week. Also learned that the insurance adjuster found where to buy new roof tile that is supposed to match what's already on the roof. Gave me the name of an outfit in town that she said had samples, but a phone call confirmed they don't, so those are on order. It's almost certain the tiles on the roof are faded and new ones won't match, but the adjuster insists we jump through all the hoops. Realtor also found a fixer house he thinks is perfect for me. Only $700k
I don't think so...
The mound of ash was as big as the RTV at sunset last night, and there should be a nice bed of coals to feed more wood to this morning. So that's what I'll be up to today, hopefully without the phone calls.
Hope everyone enjoys their weekend.
Thanks for sharing your Sprinter experience, Frits. Normally I'm a used car kinda guy, but with the prices of used vehicles of this type not differing significantly from new, I'd be crazy to buy used. But it's been surprisingly difficult to find a plane Jane van. I just need cruise control and a trailer hitch as options, and while I see an occaissional van equipped with a cruise control, finding one with a hitch is very rare. No wonder, as Ford wants close to $1k for a hitch and integrated trailer brake system.
Good to read that the procedure went well, David. Hope you're back to 100% soon.
Sounds like an allergic reaction of some sort, Ted. Hope it doesn't happen again.
I thought the new House stopped the new IRS agents from being hired, KJC. The power of the purse. But best we not discuss such things here...
Oddly, having no debit hurts your credit rating, Drew. Banks only want to loan money to people that don't need to borrow. Yet I've read you can get a better price on a vehicle if you agree to finance it. Then just pay off the loan early. Gotta make sure there's no early payment penalty, though.
I did get the burn pile going yesterday, a little too good. The wind picked up and the flames got longer than I was comfortable with, so out came the hose and a lot of water to damp it down. Once the flashy fuels were consumed I just kept piling more stuff on for the rest of the day. Got through maybe a third of the next pile. Getting lots of practice shaking dirt out of the grapple, as a lot got mixed in with the wood in this pile.
Seemed like I was stopping way too often to answer the phone yesterday. Lots of fun when you're operating a tractor: Kill the ignition, pop off the earmuffs, undo the seatbelt, fish the phone out of the pocket, and work the phone with gloves on to answer the call before it goes to voice mail. But I finally got through to a well digger and got a service call set up for next week. Also learned that the insurance adjuster found where to buy new roof tile that is supposed to match what's already on the roof. Gave me the name of an outfit in town that she said had samples, but a phone call confirmed they don't, so those are on order. It's almost certain the tiles on the roof are faded and new ones won't match, but the adjuster insists we jump through all the hoops. Realtor also found a fixer house he thinks is perfect for me. Only $700k
I don't think so...The mound of ash was as big as the RTV at sunset last night, and there should be a nice bed of coals to feed more wood to this morning. So that's what I'll be up to today, hopefully without the phone calls.
Hope everyone enjoys their weekend.
Popgadget
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Good Morning.
Nice day here today.
I think that I forgot to check in yesterday, but it wasn’t a busy day. Spent most of it disassembling and cleaning an old Ellis dividing head that I’ve had for a long time. I pulled it out for a small job and thought it was pretty forlorn looking. Amazing tight, easy but looking abandoned and unloved. I didn’t take any pictures, I’ll try to remember when I get back over to the shop today. Did the job,and then went to work on the dividing head.
Loaded the crock pot with meatballs and tomato sauce for dinner with the band, we had a great time, first get together in a few weeks.
Afterwards walked over to the house and went for a walk with Zoe.
Why are dogs always happy to see you?
Not sure what today will bring, neighbor has been asking a lot of questions about why his forklift won’t start, it’s a Nissan propane powered unit, might wander over there and see what’s up.
Drew, let me know if you need a ride to pick up the RV, I’ve been around quite a bit lately.
Nice day here today.
I think that I forgot to check in yesterday, but it wasn’t a busy day. Spent most of it disassembling and cleaning an old Ellis dividing head that I’ve had for a long time. I pulled it out for a small job and thought it was pretty forlorn looking. Amazing tight, easy but looking abandoned and unloved. I didn’t take any pictures, I’ll try to remember when I get back over to the shop today. Did the job,and then went to work on the dividing head.
Loaded the crock pot with meatballs and tomato sauce for dinner with the band, we had a great time, first get together in a few weeks.
Afterwards walked over to the house and went for a walk with Zoe.
Why are dogs always happy to see you?
Not sure what today will bring, neighbor has been asking a lot of questions about why his forklift won’t start, it’s a Nissan propane powered unit, might wander over there and see what’s up.
Drew, let me know if you need a ride to pick up the RV, I’ve been around quite a bit lately.
m7040
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Good morning, 35 going to 46 wind has died down
Still testing out the mini split but so far it is working perfectly.
The IMAG was not ready for pickup yesterday but got the text it is ready for pickup today.
Plan to mount the big screen tv on the wall with a bracket that tilts and swings out from the wall but they are not recommended for mounting on a brick wall. The engineer in me says I will find a way to do this safely.
LS sorry to hear about the relapse
L4N glad you got the tractor back
David, sounds like your recovery is progressing
RNG, you are right used vans makes no sense. You may be better off ordering one with the options you want and wait for delivery. If I was doing it again instead of a 12 passenger van I would order cargo van with front side windows and one row of seats, long wheel base and high roof. Also cruise and back up camera. These vans are not good for much towing so would skip that option. The rear springs on the cargo are not as soft as on the passenger van at least on the Sprinter so will look at options there
Still testing out the mini split but so far it is working perfectly.
The IMAG was not ready for pickup yesterday but got the text it is ready for pickup today.
Plan to mount the big screen tv on the wall with a bracket that tilts and swings out from the wall but they are not recommended for mounting on a brick wall. The engineer in me says I will find a way to do this safely.
LS sorry to hear about the relapse
L4N glad you got the tractor back
David, sounds like your recovery is progressing
RNG, you are right used vans makes no sense. You may be better off ordering one with the options you want and wait for delivery. If I was doing it again instead of a 12 passenger van I would order cargo van with front side windows and one row of seats, long wheel base and high roof. Also cruise and back up camera. These vans are not good for much towing so would skip that option. The rear springs on the cargo are not as soft as on the passenger van at least on the Sprinter so will look at options there
wngsprd
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Last time I needed to replace my hearing protection earmuffs I got the bluetooth version...now I can answer the phone while it's in my pocket by pressing a button on the ear cup. The pair I bought doesn't have a mike, so have to yell until I get the phone out of my pocket, but can answer a call quickly so it doesn't go to voice mail. Also, can listen to tunes, of course.
daugen
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successful morning.
financing approved, wow....8%
was 3.99 two months ago
I really don't care, will likely only have it three years and/or pay it off as I usually do.
At least they gave me 20 year financing so the cash flow is managed. I put a third down.
Until market goes back up, want to preserve retirement investments. Once you cash them out, hard to get them back in....
Popgadget, am picking up RV next Friday. Friend in Lederach taking me, but another friend has been asked to get me to Lederach, like a relay race...so my friend there has less driving.
If trip to Lederach is not able for second friend, that would be helpful. I'd have to be picked up and taken there.
Do you have an Uber license among all your other licenses?
put in a big order to Amazon, lots of rv stuff I have bought multiple times per their reminder system.
Did you know you bought this in 2013? yup. Amazon Smile terminates in ten days so wanted to get a last order in.
Amazon will have sent about 80 bucks to my local school over the last few years. Not much but overall about 2500 bucks total given to school.
I guess it became cumbersome for them to administer, not like Mr Bezos is running out of money any time soon.
I had to laugh that the one thing I didn't have to order was the special rv toilet paper. When i sold the last rv, I had an extra case of Scott fast dissolve TP.
We were going into the TP shortage so I thought maybe I should keep it. Buying this online costs about 75 cents a roll vs buying in RV stores where the cost is double that
for seriously cheesy flimsy tp. Scott makes tp that's sort of halfway, still septic friendly, but thicker and nicer than dedicated rv stuff. I've never had a clog and periodically use the
black tank flush to make sure everything gets out.
financing approved, wow....8%
was 3.99 two months ago
I really don't care, will likely only have it three years and/or pay it off as I usually do.
At least they gave me 20 year financing so the cash flow is managed. I put a third down.
Until market goes back up, want to preserve retirement investments. Once you cash them out, hard to get them back in....
Popgadget, am picking up RV next Friday. Friend in Lederach taking me, but another friend has been asked to get me to Lederach, like a relay race...so my friend there has less driving.
If trip to Lederach is not able for second friend, that would be helpful. I'd have to be picked up and taken there.
Do you have an Uber license among all your other licenses?
put in a big order to Amazon, lots of rv stuff I have bought multiple times per their reminder system.
Did you know you bought this in 2013? yup. Amazon Smile terminates in ten days so wanted to get a last order in.
Amazon will have sent about 80 bucks to my local school over the last few years. Not much but overall about 2500 bucks total given to school.
I guess it became cumbersome for them to administer, not like Mr Bezos is running out of money any time soon.
I had to laugh that the one thing I didn't have to order was the special rv toilet paper. When i sold the last rv, I had an extra case of Scott fast dissolve TP.
We were going into the TP shortage so I thought maybe I should keep it. Buying this online costs about 75 cents a roll vs buying in RV stores where the cost is double that
for seriously cheesy flimsy tp. Scott makes tp that's sort of halfway, still septic friendly, but thicker and nicer than dedicated rv stuff. I've never had a clog and periodically use the
black tank flush to make sure everything gets out.