Good morning!!!!

[buckeyefarmer]

Hope the wife gets better soon rs that is ridiculous sign of the times I’d say. Yes BEF snow for you all light though. March may hold so serious surprises

Good night L4N

I like surprises.

 

[KilroyJC]

Did you notice the huge particle count at the start of the ProjectFarm tests when the K&N filter was clean? As others here have pointed out, they don't start working well until they are partially clogged up. Every time you clean and re-oil the filter, you're dosing the engine with another slug of dirt. You may not notice the damage at first, but I'd expect such an engine to start using more and more oil as the miles piled up toward 100K. $.02..

It doesn’t take much for my filter to get “partially dirty” here in the Smoky Mountains - we have three pollen seasons and I primarily use the truck on rough, dusty roads in the woods. if I clean my filter in March, it is turning yellowish green with pollen within a week if I use the truck enough. Since we sold our small business a bit over a year ago, I use the truck maybe 3-4 times a month as opposed to every day. I do the twice yearly filter cleaning mainly out of habit — with current usage, I probably don’t have to clean the filter for another five years…

I tie my filter cleaning to my twice-yearly oil change, which I must perform to keep the “lifetime mechanical warranty” we purchased through the dealer valid (and it is a true unlimited mileage warranty - we got it before they started getting too weasally on the terms). I need to start bringing empty jugs and asking for my old oil, since it is basically “slightly not-new” when it is getting changed. . .

 

[KilroyJC]

Good evening all. 37ºF for the start, overcast, light breeze. Moderate wind, Overcast broke up in afternoon, high temp was 42ºF. Light fire in insert and putter in morning, then trip to Sherman for new Peugeot tire, and new cleats for shoes. We also did lunch, hit book store, no books . Did get ride in but no nap. Did not get new tire on.
Kilroy thanks for the response.
Kilroy hope there is an office party. Sorry about the vents not sealed.
Ron sorry about the tree damage and damage to cable. Will miss the Ron pics
Spike good luck with the sand spurs, I had them bad a few years ago. Got rid of them with pre-emergent and hand removal. Good luck with taxes.
Dennis sorry you did not sleep better.
Drew hope visit to dermatologist went well, no new spots of interest. Nice pic
Mike hope branch clean up went smoothly. Good to hear wife getting up and around. Hope you find your motivation again. Hope you get the last electric line run.
Paul I did have an aftermarket handlebar break on the way home during local ride.
Scotty hope meet and greet goes well and you like new Dr.
Thomas hope plow went well. Nice score on the roasts. Neat drone video on the snow
Bill hope town run went well.
Paul glad no urgent repairs. hope music was fun
Lou hope you did not need to resort to the sand.
Buppies poor truck. prayer sent.
WVH congrats on 4 10s.
Frits sorry about getting billed for canceled appointment.
Buppies sounds like the voice of experience.
Rich sorry about the cool down. Bummer they stopped selling rebuild kits.
David 3 inch of rain, how nice.
RS glad Apple Crisp tasty, sorry about sick wife prayers sent. Hope the get agenda done.
Dennis glad coughing less. Neat son may have remote CO job.
RNG nice pic.
Dennis glad you caught scam before data sent.
Drew you would think if following the address wont work campground would use lat/lon location. Unless map error that will always work.
Bill sorry about the oil heater.
Randy sounds like nice day. Texans will avoid the heat as well, usually around 95-100ºF.
Dennis glad you dad's furnace repaired. Tiger like to live dangerously.
RS sorry about the Dr office problem, I did enjoy you recounting of the conversation. Glad you were able to get the prescription for wife.
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.

We contributed a bag of chips and a jar of salsa to the National Tortilla Day office party

last night I stuffed pieces of steel wool in and filled the void with foam. I haven bought steel wool in about a dozen years — DAMN but the pads have shrunk!!! Later (indeterminate ly but possibly today, definitely by next weekend ) I will inspect and see if I need to add more steel wool and foam anywhere. I also put some bait blocks in the crawl space, which I first filled the hollow center with peanut butter, because it ensures that critters find them. Just in case I sealed any critters IN.

 

[KilroyJC]

Kilroy - any concern about the steel wool rusting out?

Not really - the steel wool will be in the block voids above the vents, and I expect that the foam insulation will expand in and through the steel wool (I unrolled and “fluffed” them before stuffing them in) hitch will offer moisture protection. The steel wool is prima an “anti-chew” measure for rodents, and if the do chew it and ingest any, it can cause internal bleeding and eliminates the critter. I don’t expect that a little bit of rust would really make any serious difference in its intended use. I will be going back and inspecting to see if I need to add additional steel wool and foam to any voids.

just another thing to add to the list of “what the #$& was this builder thinking?”

 

[ronjhall]

Drinking first cup of coffee. 20° with snow this morning. Heading to 38° with cloudy skies. Did not get any of the limbs picked up yesterday. Did get tools ready for doing that today. Still no internet. No way to let Xfinity know that cable wire is on the ground. Going to get much of the limbs cleaned up with neighbors help. We will do his and mine today.

Everyone stay well and safe.

Good Morning All.

 

[KilroyJC]

Good Morning!

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

Big moogamoog from corporate left to catch her flight just before noon. General sigh of relief. With the “unscheduled departure” of some staff members the week before, several people got promoted. Full timers, so didn’t really affect all us seasonals.

51F and intermittent precipitation scheduled throughout the day, so no woodlot activities. Must finish our taxes by Monday and get that to the accountant. Other major goal is to replace mom’s laptop - I refuses to power up - and yess, the Wall Wart immediately got checked with the VOM and is putting out the proper volume and pressure of electrons. So, the decision now becomes whether to buy a replacement at Walmart (less than 5 miles) or Best Buy ( an hour away). I get the sneaking suspicion it may be BB, as over the last week or so Mrs has been talking about spanikopita, and how it would be great if a Greek place would open here. . . And there is one about 2/3 of the way to BB. . .

and while I am thinking of it, I should also order some additional headlight bulbs for Mrs’ Subaru - the starboard high beam is out. From some reason, her car eats headlight Bulbs - I replace one every 5-9 months. We do burn them full-time, and I also use high-beams whenever driving in our subdivision because the druggies drive like maniacs, even during the day - but that is 90 seconds in- and out- bound. . .

I hope everyone has a happy healthy safe uneventful blessed day!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I keep my Subaru headlights on all the time. Replace low about once a year, only had to replace 1 high ever, but rarely ever use high.
My Honda uses same bulb, so I keep them in stock in my vehicle.

 

[Spike56]

Good morning. 50 degrees at 4am going to 65. The next week's forecast says it remains warm going into the 70's and 80's. Trees are budding and cringing at the inevitable "before Easter" artic blast that will come, as in many prior years.
Fertilizer prices are temporarily down depending on what mix you want. Cautioned by local suppliers that this may not last. Of course, few are fertilizing now.

American Legion pancake breakfast this morning. If you are near Lexington, stop in (8-10a).

To all, be safe and have a good day.

 

[daugen]

good morning all
Brrrrrrr 22 out now, high of 33 and snow flurries this morning

Buckeye, I initially was going to go to Jellystone RV but they must think they are Disneyland, wanted 150 bucks a night.
I'll pay that to sit on the beach but for sure not there. So the next closest place was the KOA at the appropriate 50 bucks a night.
KOA's are fine, pretty consistent quality, not usually fancy but that 's fine with me, I use none of the campground facilities.

I'd love to get together with anyone in that area; often check in isn't until 1-2pm.
Staying the night before in KOA at Natural Bridge, so not a long drive til next stop, so could be up there by late morning.
If you can think of a place to meet for lunch where I can park the rv, let's do it. Am doing the same thing with Buppies the day before.
Sunday, April 2, last stop before getting home.

nothing planned for today, too cold to be outside, having a drink with brother later in afternoon, will see how his shoulder is doing after operation.
He was on pain meds for one day, then went to tylenol for a few days and was ok. We are getting to the age where seeing the PT lady
is becoming more common....

my new tire cover came in, much better than old cracked black one.

 

[scootr]

50º. A storm blowing in on high winds. 25 mph sustained. Gusts to 40 mph. Woke me up about 2 am. Storm should bring 24hrs of rain and cold temps. All the toys are in the garages and barn. Barn cat was like uh-oh this doesn't look good for tonight...Glad we got the big Eucalyptus trees around the house thinned and pruned heavily last year. These 65 ft trees are costly to trim but it gives peace of mind when the wind blows. Weeds are mostly beat down. And water drainage has been redirected since the last big storm when the house garage flooded. And I have a bigger drain box and sump pump standing by now. Well, here comes the rain. We're waiting for daylight. Stay warm and safe. Have a great day.