Good morning!!!!

[kenmbz]

Morning all, 26 going up to 34 and so far cloudy, but at least wind has died down.
HF visit was meh, did get some of what I needed, but many things showing in stock online, were not in stock when I got to the store.
Replaced wheelbarrow wheel, had to cut spacers down to fit, used new vise, went easy.

Trip to UPS store to send some tax papers, $18 for cheapest ground with signature :-(

RS-sorry to hear about the aggravation. We tried to get paxlovid, but failed and had to suffer through two weeks of misery. So many hoops, glad you were able to get through them.

Ron I use the xfinity app to report outages for cable. As long as cell is up it works, though slooooow

Drew-when I first started working with DACs they were about 4x2", now they fit on a chip that might fit on a fingernail. even the amplifiers are usually just one chip or 2 to get better cooling.
It was fun taking my sons guitar amp apart and showing him what each section did, though I think he got overwhelmed.

Today I need to clean out the fireplace and stack some more wood. Based on weather we will see what else.

Be well,

 

[ronjhall]

Ken, I tried the App. Cannot do anything when I get signed in. Very slow.

 

[m7040]

Morning, 36 going to 39. Showing forecast for a couple of hours of snow but likely not much. Wife wants to get out of the house for a little trip so will see where we may go.

RS, glad you were able to get through and get the Paxlovid lined up. My doctor when I tested positive with home test did not insist of another test but set up up a tele session and then prescribed Paxlovid on the same day.
Seems he wanted to get his money..

Cleaned up the garden area yesterday and tilled the planting area since the tiller is still mounted on the tractor. Also tilled an area at the pond. A little clumpy because still wet but will do more later. Also cleared an area for trees down at the end of the pond.

Drew, I will likely be able to meet on April 2. Will check when closer to the date. Those camp ground fees have sure gone up a lot. No wonder many are boon docking it. Must be a big expense for full timers.

I think I got daughter started on making a plan for using her 10 months of vacation so she does not loose any. Her first step is to take 4 day weekends and then April off. She also talked to her civil service friends like her about setting up vacation plans. Lots of guilt about taking time off.

 

[PJSprog]

31°F and cloudy this morning, going up to 51° today.

Drove into Highland this morning and was surprised by the amount of damage along the way from the storm earlier this week. Lots of trees either down or broken in half, road signs laying over sideways, and one large chunk of metal twisted up and laying in the middle of a field, looked like half of a silo, but couldn't tell whence it came as there are no farm buildings in that direction.

I truly appreciate all the kind comments regarding all the bad news here recently. You guys are too kind. Evey gets a little weaker every day, but doesn't seem to be in pain. My uncle's funeral was Thursday. Nephew's visitation is tomorrow evening, then funeral Monday morning. Be glad to be past this.

Nice video, RNG. My friend in S. Lake Tahoe has been getting absolutely pummeled with snow this year. Interesting that you're getting some as well, albeit not the 7-ish feet they've gotten over there. Did you build a tiny snowman?

Hope you guys with storm issues can get them resolved quickly.

Laundry room looks great, David.

Glad to see you're getting some birch again, Paul. The electronics components supply chain is still a nightmare. Some of our suppliers at work still have a 52 week lead time for some stuff. Crazy.

Good Morning, gents.

 

[sodamo]

63°F and 1.59 inches rain

Impromptu trip to Costco this morning. More a way to burn gas in the Subaru than a great need, but we do have a small list.

No other plans other than attempt to stay dry. Already over 32 inches rain this month.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[buckeyefarmer]

have been reading about Starlink for RVs. 150 bucks a month plus 600 for portable, 2500 for in-motion.
there are now lots of videos on this but I never knew one could look up in the sky on a clear night
and see Musk's "satellite train" go by.

first I thought it was a joke but apparently you can see them.

hopefully none of our current planes go up this high.
I can see the supply ship for the space station having to dodge these things going by...apparently there are many thousands of these
things flying around "up there".
Sure hope they are designed to burn up when they finally fall down.
Space junk is already a problem.

Is a low earth orbit permanent? Beyond the pull of gravity?
good thing a homeowner policy covers you for "falling objects".

You should follow the Starlink thread.

I have an RV system on pause. At $150 month now (can’t just pay for a week) I probably won’t use it again. I ran my house with it for a couple months until Elon agreed to sell the home unit with best effort. So I’ve paid $1200 for 2 systems.
Quite frankly, I prefer RV slots in the trees. The starlink needs to be out in the open. It would work great at that beach spot, but not great in any campground with trees.

I’ll try sell RV unit for $300.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

They reduced our chance of snow yesterday.4”, this morning to 48% of .1” now, 10 minutes later it changed to 19% chance of rain, no longer chance of snow.

35° now and overcast. Was sunny earlier.

 

[two_bit_score]

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.

For its size Lexington seems to always have something going on.

I still need to get over there for some Snow’s BBQ.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

BEF South Carolina great place to go if you want suggestions just ask

Thinking Charleston, we have not been there. Guess I better start planning, not that far away.

 

[m7040]

Todays trip got us a picture of a pathetic group demonstrating in front of the Nora Roberts Inn.