Good morning!!!!

[m7040]

Good morning, 55 already going to72 today. Plants, trees bulbs are budding all over.

PJ sorry to hear about your loss.

Reset the net work settings and changed the SIM card on the iPhone yesterday. So far it is working good.

Drew, we have more experience with depressions than we ever wanted to have from some of our kids. Getting help for them was very difficult both in the school system as well as outside school but we learned along the way to navigate.

Should dry up nicely today. I think I may lube the tractor to get ready for some dirt work

 

[Rich B1]

Condolences to PJ and his wife

 

[ronjhall]

PJ, condolences for you and your family.

 

[gstrom99]

22º this morning. Only got a light spray of freezing rain, and a dusting of snow on top of that. Haven't been out driving, but I think I wound up between the Minnesota blizzard and the central Iowa ice storm. So much for the "Warnings", thankfully.

Gotta drive to Chicago for the weekend, for my brother's 50th wedding anniversary. Roads should be okay tomorrow.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Paul (PJ), so sorry to hear of your family's losses. To come all at once makes it much worse. Our condolences and prayers sent.

 

[gstrom99]

Pump man showed up with his brother in tow right on time yesterday, and they had the pump swap done a little after noon... Very happy they found it before it failed on its own and flooded the pump house. They had everything they needed on their trucks. I can't imagine how many trips I'd have had to make to the hardware store to get that job done.

I'm a die hard do-it-myself guy, but when I do pay someone for a repair job it's good to see them show up (!) and it's done right. Good feeling, eh?

 

[pennwalk]

PJ, What a terrible week. So sorry for your losses.

Chris

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning! Low of 15°, going up to 43°. Heavy cloud cover this morning, no precip expected though. The winds could gust as high as 35mph, otherwise 15-20mph.

Drew, they just sent a bill to the state senate to have "minimum speed limit" on the highways here. Similar situation, people doing under the limit in the left lane by 5-10 mph. That's when the other drivers and trucks are zipping by at 20 OVER the limit.
Another bill is to ban semi-trucks from the left lane on the highways except to pass. But, they must also maintain the minimum speed of the previous bill.

I hope they both pass.... there have been a multitude of serious and fatal crashes due to these issues.

RS, fantastic work on the sanding table and blast gates. Looking forward to hear how they work. I'm being inspired by your project and might attempt the same once I get more time out in the shop. I still have to get the dust collector that I acquired last summer hooked up. Now, I might just have more work!

RNG, not sure if you're wanting the snow or not.... hope you get some moisture either way..... Is the lake level back up?

I hope everyone has a great day!

 

[Looking4new]

daugen, when I had my Jeep Wrangler, I was consistently getting 24-25 mpg which is pretty good for a vehicle that is as aerodynamic as a phone booth. I put that down to smooth driving AND a K&N air filter. Only cleaned the filter once a year. Didn't replace them, just hose them off with water let them dry and re-oil and reinstall. I had the same filter from 2005 when I bought it until last year when I got rid of it.

As for the let lane Louises, if they cant see good enough in the right lane, then they shouldn't be on the road at all.

 

[Mark P.]

Good Morning - currently 68° going to 83°

Stopped and filled up gas tank this morning - $2.99 per gallon - a food truck will be here today at work with jerk chicken, pork, & salmon -- will give it a try...

PJ - sorry for your loss, what a long week...

Drew - great ocean view...

Have a great day..

Mark