Good morning!!!!

[two_bit_score]

I think I'm where the orange Jeep is.

WOW! That looks fantastic!

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Poured first cup of coffee. 32° with partly cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 42° with partly cloudy skies. Had visitors yesterday. Then watched NASCAR race. Day was over by then. Did not get anything on To Do list done. Will get back at it today. Was watching some crows doing cleanup around feeder. When 2 Pileated Woodpeckers showed up. About same size a crows. But with more color.

David, nice wash tub upgrade.

Everyone stay safe and well.

Good Morning All.

One of my favorite birds to see in the wild.

VW has done a series of recalls on the DieselGate engines. The first one applied a software update. The second one changed hardware in the emissions system. Depending on when the second update was done, another one of the same might be needed to get the car to 150000 miles, which is the end of the emissions warranty.
http://www.vw.com/owners-recalls/ and VWCourtSettlement.com and www.vwdiesellookup.com

Thanks.

Wow! There's more hospitals in that one area than we have in the whole state here......

Can't say much about the Centerville area. I've been down 45 a number of times, but not lately. It doesn't look like medical help within 20-30 minute drive. I would be wary of the bylaws, and building restrictions. My annual property taxes came down to about 1.7% of my total valuation here. But they differ by county and school district. It could be a really nice place, but speculation fund companies have been buying up Texas....

 

[scaredychicken]

Alberta is going to get “Clipped” pretty good Thursday nite, with temperatures going down to -35°C (-31°F) in Calgary. Eeep!

Southern Alberta just had 45 cm (18 inches) of snow in about 40 hrs on Mon- Tues. I wasn't there, but a close friend was driving through it. Terrible road conditions.

 

[scaredychicken]

PJ - so sorry for the multiple losses in a short period of time. That is certainly difficult. You and family are in my prayers, may The Lord grant his comfort and peace at this difficult time. Take care.

 

[rswyan]

50F with a rain shower @ 23:00, calling for 45F for the overnight low tonight ... and high of 69F tomorrow ...

Reconfigured the rolling scaffolding in the living room for The Woman to use as a desk (She's sorting out paperwork)

Had the rest of the broiled cod for early dinner along with some rice pilaf to go with it. Just came in and had 1 1/2 stuffed peppers with a couple pieces of bread and butter.

Got all the pieces parts for the blast gate cut, trimmed and sanded:

Used the 2 3/8" Lennox bi-metal hole saw to do the plate in the middle. That was too big to accept the Shop Vac hose end.

Then found out that the black hose coupler (2 1/2 OD supposedly) in the picture above fits pretty closely into a hole drilled with 2 1/2" hole saw (will still need glued in but it's pretty close) So I drilled the bottom (single hole) and the top plates (four holes) with that.

Using the smaller holes in the center plate should ensure it seals fairly well.

Also cut some 1/2" wide pieces (sitting on the bottom plate) to use as a template/guide to route out the bottom plate to a depth of 7/8" to provide a pathway for air to flow.

Don't really have the correct router bit (top bearing, straight trim bit) to do it, but I do have a set of guide bushings ...

Just went down to the basement and grabbed the router and bushing set ... so I might take a stab with those if it looks like it could work.

Otherwise I probably content myself with gluing up the Masonite onto the center plate.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 55ºF for the start, rain, .3 inch in rain gauge, light wind. Strong winds in afternoon, Clear sky after rain ended, and high temp was 77ºF. Men's meeting to start day, putter until trip to town for groceries and lunch. No nap today.
Ron glad you have some inside work for the bad weather. Nice pic
Spike sorry about wind, we were almost calm near sunset. Most of my neighbors talked about how windy it was last spring. Lot of places wind not consistent enough, There are wind turbines near Muenster.
Kilroy sorry you have a full week of higher ups.
Billy the fish don't listen to me either. Nice you got to wear shorts. Have worn shorts on bike several times this month.
Billy thanks for info on Washington, most of the info new to me.
Drew hope trip planning was fun. Sounds like more progress on RV.
Frits hope to hear update later.
Bill sorry about the lack of big snow storms.
Buppies we are going from 85ºF to 48ºF to 76ºF for high in 1 week. prayers sent.
Drew hope shake down trip does go with out a lot of problems.
Ken enjoy the quiet while you can nice pics.
Paul good luck with outdoor access point. Can you log into it like a router and run diagnostics? Nice Zoe pic
Gstrom sorry about milk. hope not too much ice.
Dennis sorry about sleep. Glad wind not too bad.
Ted hope scheduling gets their act together. Good luck with Secretary desk.
Drew hope guy does good work. nice RV pics
Gstrom good luck with shop in the barn
RNG enjoy your snow. Sorry about the furnace issue. Hope new switch fixes problem.
David good to hear slow ease back into full duty. Good luck with swap. Hope guys do well in H&F.
Thomas need to mow some of the front yard rest of the back yard and suck around the fence again.
Dennis glad taxes done. Hope son gets job.
RS sorry about bad mood, my doc just sends lab request straight to lab. Glad good progress yesterday. Hope today goes better than blood draw,
Thomas good luck with snow storm. Glad you are ready
Drew will be hard to leave that view. neat pic
David glad Sophie ready for more down time. hope washer removal goes well.
Randy(wag) good to hear town run successful.
Bill hope oil heater work for you.
PJ condolence to Smith family members on all the losses. prayers sent.
Ted glad minimal wind damage. Really sorry about June 8th?
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 /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, Frits /veteran son with mental issues, /granddaughter with Evans Syndrome, Ken /dad possible dementia, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, Lou /eye issues, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's and David's new eye surgery recovery, Chris /neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage dissolving, / 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 healing from surgery, Scotty /back pain, Helogabals /second opinion, /wife's friend situation, Fatjay /father broken hip, Ukraine war, and Country.

 

[Buppies]

So sorry about your and wife’s losses PJ prayers sent anything we can let us know

 

[sodamo]

Extra prayers for you and yours, Paul

 

[Spike56]

Good morning TBN brothers and sisters! Another warm start (near 70 at 3:30a) headed to 80 degrees. Again, awoke too early for my own good. I should consider a third shift job.
Watching the pasture and fields close to see what the "weed of the year" will be. Seems every year there is something different that dominants? So far, only thing I have noticed is a massive number of Post Oak acorns that sprouted. Of course, they are in places they won't survive, but there are thousands of them.

Wishing all who participate a happy Lent season.

 

[ronjhall]

Poured first cup of coffee. 28° with freezing rain this morning. Heading to 47° with cloudy skies. Internet is out. But have power. Close to 500k without power in metro area. Will be interesting what I see when it is light outside.

Everyone stay well and safe.
Good Morning All.