Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

the Golden Rule sure doesn't run out of style...

weather forecast says couple of inches of snow tomorrow night, so I pulled in the rv slide; don't want snow piling up on vinyl slide topper.

made plans to visit my brother in Cedarville MI this summer, there is a nice little rv park 1000 feet from his home, seriously convenient,
and also to stop by and visit friends in Lancaster PA, who own the Lancaster motorcycle dealership there. They are old friends all the way back to high school, and lived
on our farm for several years. They are such happy people and they smile more than anyone I know.

And one more trip to Margaretville NY off Route 28.
Then if I survive all that, just might crank up the Head West trip again.
Smaller steps first.

 

[m7040]

That's why my first and only cat is an outside cat. She will come in for a few minutes, but want back outside.

Working on 2008 toyota commuter today. Seems the belt slippage was related to the clutchless a/c compressor. It needs a new drive pulley.

RNG, nice video. Lake could come up some more.

m7040, don't take this wrong, but I've been, and also almost been the victim or reverse racism, or just plain old racism, or whatever it should be called. I just try to treat people the way I'd like to be treated. Didn't happen those days for me.

Prayers for our team.

I am sure most of us can say we have been exposed to racism to some extend but there are degrees of racism. If you have to worry about being killed by police at a traffic stop that is a different level of racism and then there are the more subtle levels like realtors do in evaluating housing for loans for minority folks and the list goes on.......and on. Unless you have been directly exposed to this I am sure it is hard to understand

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Well, shop time didn't happen at all! About 10 minutes after my post, the wind kicked up and so did all the dirt / dust. That went on for about 2 hours before a few sprinkles arrived. That cut down on the blowing dirt, but the wind is still ripping! Temp is at 32° right now. A few snow squalls blew through.

 

[Popgadget]

MicroJig Dovetail Clamp in a slot:

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Looking at that clamp, it’s surprising how similar it is to the clamps on my welding table. Instead of dovetail slots, I drilled a pattern of holes, and cut off HF bar clamps and welded them to pins to fit in the holes.

 

[Looking4new]

I was in the Smokie mountains and asked for directions from a good old boy. He asked me what made me think he would tell a dam Yankee anything, as I was getting two cokes from his machine which I paid for and gave him one, I said to me you are all Yankees.
Y'all aren't from around heah. He asked where I was from and I told him that I didn't have any say in the matter but I was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
He gave me the directions, accepted the coke and told me to use his lot to turn around. Did I feel discriminated against? NO. But I do understand that some people haven't put the civil war to bed yet.

Way back when I hauled gravel early 1970s, I went into a barbershop on Bathurst St. just north of Bloor St. in Toronto looking for a haircut (this was before I saw the light and let it grow), a black barber and 4 black guys in the shop. Barber says, I think your in the wrong store. I said judging by the scissors in your hand and what you are doing with them, I think I am in the right place for a haircut, my hair was a lot on the shaggy side. 3 of the guys that were in there ahead of me told me to go ahead of them.
It is all in how you treat people.

 

[Wagtail]

Good early (Monday) arvo. Overnight Low of 14C and it's presently 25.5C, clear with a breeze kicking up. There was 0.8mm in the gauge @ 0900 (from yesterdays morning).

I'm a wee bit behind schedule (as if a retired bloke actually has a schedule) due to a funeral I attended this morning @ 1100. It was for a fellow Navy veteran (so I got fully 'booted & spurred', with gongs [medals]). I really didn't know who had passed until I got to the RSL [our 'Legion'], where the ceremony was taking place, and discovered that I knew the bloke only by his nickname. Crikey, he was only a year older than I am now. I nice traditional 'send off' at the end with all having a tot of rum.

I noticed some water dripping from an unusual part of my guttering and, upon inspection, found that a couple of pipe holding brackets had come away and that the water pipe had a very noticeable sway to it. I couldn't push the 'sway' up with a pole so there's probably a lot of rainwater in there. I'm thinking that this looks like a (very delicate) job for my FEL to lift and let it drain before installing new brackets.

Later on it'll be time to transfer the horses into Paddock #1 with a new round of hay.

That's about it, take care all

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 44ºF for the start, fog, calm wind. Light wind until this evening, Fog lifted about 2PM, and high temp was 69ºF. Rain about 1/8 inch forecast for later tonight. Chapel to start day, then home to make pancakes for breakfast. Putter until nap time. Did get front walk swept and new front tire on Peugeot.
Ron Glad larger limbs taken care of. Crazy how such a simple problem can stop a tractor. Sorry about no message to Xfinity. Hope you enjoyed NASCAR.
Spike glad good breakfast, and glad productive day.
Billy glad you could rest.
Kilroy good luck with ground cleaning and rattle.
Kilroy at 3 I get up pea, and am back asleep by 3:05
Phil hope the consulting visit shed light on wife's voice issue. Good luck house hunting.
Ron 23 years and no problem is pretty good.
Kilroy hope trip is productive. Glad tax stuff done. Sorry dog will be woodlot deprived.
Bird sorry you got the bite. Hope the Paxlovid is working and you are getting better.
Paul now you know how well I proof read
Dave hope not much ice.
Thomas hope the pot rattling was good.
Buppies hope you and wife enjoy trip. Glad friends 25th anniversary went well. Don't let beach get away. prayers sent.
Ron good catch no cost in parts.
Drew older engines have bigger clearances than the new engines. Not sure how fine the oil bath filters. I would welcome some filtering numbers to compare.
Kilroy sorry about breather cap.
Paul glad you got to work on speakers. Interesting height gauge. Safe trip to Punta Gorda. Might want to proof read your post
Ken sounds like a nice day
Ted hope no wind damage. glad the drip mostly worked. Sorry to hear knee objecting early.
RNG sorry about the wind. Enjoy your snow. Sorry about new limit switch not curing problem. The woos dtove is unusable until the repairs are made isn't it? Hope inside day went well.
David hope Subaru cleans up nice. Hope visit went well.
Scaredy glad you were ready for storm. Hope you have fireplace to cozy up to.
Dennis sorry streaming problem back. Hate to hear coughing back. Hope separate gives you more flexibility to work on streaming. $700/night ... WOW!
Frits nice pics.
RS nice progress on slots, hope today has more progress.
Drew not sure the hull is water tight!
Bill nice before/after pics
Kyle good luck with the commuter car.
Drew Have fun with the RV.
Ted sorry shop time got canceled.
Paul neat clamping system.
Randy(wag) sorry about your friend, my condolences. Hope you can fix gutter with no more damage.
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.

 

[Wagtail]

Randy(wag) sorry about your friend, my condolences. Hope you can fix gutter with no more damage.

Ta Mate. I decided to first see if it was a matter of leverage, so I got my (whiz-bang) AGFEST adjustable ladder out. I tied it off for safety and was able to lift the 'sag' sufficiently enough to drain it. I was also able to re-use the existing brackets as the previous screws were just small Philips-head screws which had popped out... honestly, I am surprised that they lasted this long, but that's what the plumber used. I used long hex-head wood screws to fix it all up.

Of course, now I was in a 'fix it' mood, so I proceeded to mount a large 2.5kg dry-chem extinguisher out in the common area of the shed where the tractor & hay is stored.

 

[scaredychicken]

4.5 hrs of plowing / moving snow today ... it will finish snowing in another hour and a half - i'll be out there again in daylight

 

[Bird]

rswyan said, "Woman was up when I got up about an hour ago. Said She had been up since 09:00 and felt good when She woke up ... then took her Paxlovid and has started to feel yucky again. So She went back to bed."

I sure understand that. Hope it gets better for her soon.