Good morning!!!!

[scott_vt]

Good Evening Guys,
Thought I would post a nice pic of our moon rise tonite !

 

[daugen]

Beam me up Scotty...

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Wednesday) morning. Overnight Low of -0.5C with a light frost. It's presently 14.7C, fairly clear with a gentle breeze.

It's 'into town' day for mail/groceries and I'll top-up the ute with petrol in anticipation of a trip to Hobart on Saturday for a day long meeting/conference.

Time/wind-wise, I'll look to cleaning up that wattle tree that was damaged by Monday's wind.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[sodamo]

Just lost my too long contribution to metal panel cutting grrrrrrrrr.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Just lost my too long contribution to metal panel cutting grrrrrrrrr.

Usually happens to me.

 

[txdon]

Just lost my too long contribution to metal panel cutting grrrrrrrrr.

Is it an internet problem or devise problem? Do you have an Apple product or PC?

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Good Morning!!!! 72F @ 5:15AM. Sunshine and clouds mixed. High 96F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.

Sounds like a good deal on the XTs, Kyle. The 225 here is an '07, and Yamaha blue. It's probably been a year since it last ran. I tried keeping the battery on a Save A Battery charger, but it still died and I haven't had the time to replace it. It also needs a clutch, and has an oil leak in that area, and I've already got the parts. Just no time to install them. Not sure how it would work in Texas, but here in CA you can apply for a lost title replacement by just filing an affidavit with the bike's history and submitting it with a bill of sale. Hope you find the trouble with the car's AC without too much drama.

What are you using to cut your roof steel, Ron? I started off with aviation snips but they hurt my hands, so switched to a saber saw. Broke a bunch of blades trying to get up and down the ridges pressed into the steel, but eventually got 'er done. Saw on one of the Alaska reality TV shows where the guy reversed the carbide blade in his hand held circular saw and also got 'er done, but that seemed too crazy to even try.

Yep, that's getting to be my mantra as well, Mike. Everything is more expensive than it used to be, or even should be. But that doesn't remove the need.

Now that we've established the true floor space of the new house, we've decided to take the next step and have ordered a full appraisal. The house may still appraise at the asking price, and I'm fine with that. If it doesn't, though, anyone needing a loan to purchase it would be out of luck unless the sellers knock down the price, and that's about 90% of potential buyers. There's still the remaining 10%, and it only takes one with more money than sense to make a better offer should I decide to bail. The appraisal is today, so we'll know pretty quick. I spent most of the yesterday talking first with my previous realtor, then the current one, to get a better prespective on the situation. Both agree that the seller's realtor has made some pretty fundamental mistakes, but neither find anything nefarious or illegal. But because of the floor space issue, I'll get not only my deposit back, but also what I've spent on inspections and the appraisal, should the deal fall apart. Small comfort, as it's a pretty nice house.

I did manage to run my buddy's forgotten glasses over to the post office, but I wonder if he'll get them in time to use on his upcoming trip. It's gonna be close.

Touched base with the RAM van's salesman yesterday, too, asking for an update on the slush mat they still owe me, and double checking on the registration paperwork. It's been five weeks and I still don't have plates, and I'm wondering if something got dropped through the cracks.

I got clarification from an online source on where the jump starting lugs are located on the RAM van's engine. I was so immersed in the owner's manual being incorrect that I missed the obvious threaded stud sitting right in front of me, complete with a bright yellow label. Funny how the mind works, especially an older one.
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Now I can rig up a wiring harness for yet another Save A Battery trickle charger, which I'll do today. Then I need to find an ignition switched lead so I can hook up a radar detector on the dash. And get a plan for mounting the amplifiers for the subwoofer and door speakers, as well as the subwoofer itself.

During all this I think I spotted a crack in the van's windshield. It's about 4" long and extending upwards from the bottom center of the glass. It's gonna be a bear to replace with all the fancy electronics glued to it at the top, and it's unlikely it's covered by insurance, but I'll have to look into it more to be sure. More lemons.

Thanks, hope you get the old XT going for a run a bout utility bike. I'm thankful I don't have to work on that engine in the van. It looks like they shrunk wrapped the body and accoutrement around it. So many vehicles now are getting where you have to pull the body up, or let the subframe down to work on the engine. Not for me.

talk about years of notice...sale of incandescent bulbs now banned at of August 1.
these are exempted, but for sure all those left over bulbs will likely make their way to third world countries.

I would have thought flood lights would be something targeted, apparently not. And all those halogen bulbs for recessed lighting inside.

• Appliance lamps, including fridge and oven lights
• Black lights
• Bug lamps
• Colored lamps
• Infrared lamps
• Left-handed thread lamps
• Plant lights
• Flood lights
• Reflector lamps
• Showcase lamps
• Traffic signals
• Some other specialty lights, including marine lamps and some odd-sized bulbs

More dumb stuff from people that won't try to see the whole picture.

The LED bulb energy savings is all a farce just like so much of the "new green" is.
Yes, an incandescent bulb generates a lot of heat but in the winter time so what it will help with heating. In the summer yes you will get a bit less heating with some of the LED bulbs but not all. Then the additional cost is past any energy savings and the life is much less then advertised and promoted.
This is my opinion and that's my take on the subject. Even though most of my lights are LEDs at this time.

Agreed!

You can still buy them on Amazon.
106˚ today NOT heat index.

Hottest day so far this year. My car is parked between 2 buildings and when I got in it, the temp was 113F. It went down to 107F when I got out of there.
We had zero drops, but a grey cloud passed just south of us, giving us a few minutes of shade and lowered the temp to 100F.

Good Evening Daugen,
This whole thing makes me laugh ! The USA is reducing its carbon footprint, while China is increasing theirs ! I kind of forget all the numbers I read in an article the other day, but the just of the article was that even with our planned reductions, China's increase and projected increase will more than eliminate our reductions !

President Xi is obviously not on board yet !

Amazon.com Watch this video for fun if you have Amazon Prime. The funny guys talk about China not even having hardly any roads 20 years ago (or something like that), and now they have so many, along with cars. They are burning gas at an alarming rate and now gasoline is a hot commodity (always was since like petrol engines came into being).

Price at the cheapest local pump went from $2.87/gallon last week, to $3.47/gallon. Hitting me in the pocket book.

Billy, "Dept of Interior" explains a lot. another bunch of hoighty toighty schnaubs. Just wait until they find out an electric sawzall with carbide tipped ripper blade will cut as fast as a chainsaw, they will panic. Just paint it camouflage, tuck it under your coat. Have 2 friends with walkie talkies or cellphones forward and backward on the trail, and get your business done....Buy harbor freight, have a pile of leaves to stash it, and leave it behind if you have to. And let me guess, do the Interior people use any type of powered vehicle, tool, etc, to enforce their laws? If so, that would make them hypocrites IMB.

Ok, winding down. Took my student helpers to lunch today, had great conversation. One of them is about to graduate and leave us. He wants to join the Space Force, or maybe the Air Force. He's a computer savvy young man, with a gift of being able to quickly learn a system/software no matter what it is attached to. Impresses me often. He can be lazy, as in hard to get out of bed, but he only works part time for me, so he often comes in after lunch. Air Force will be good for him. He says they don't accept and process new recruits until next summer. He missed this summer's recruitment.

Came home and wifey and I met some friends at the local DQ. Had a great time. Their baby daughter is about 10 months old and was so good, and so fun to play with.

Hope all of you have a blessed day. Prayers for our team, especially those with health needs, our country and Ukraine peace.

Did y'all see where Musk/Starlink shut down the system to stop the Ukrainians from droning a Rusky ship in the Crimean sea.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 77ºF for the start, mostly clear, light breeze. Light wind, Sky became partly cloudy and high temp was 107ºF, HI 110ºF. Help friend put motor back in boat to start day, then bike ride. nap after lunch the town run for dinner and groceries. Gas had jumped to $3.59/gal .
Ron hope coop roof was successful. Hope tree guy will show soon. Nice pic
Phil good to hear health not getting any worse. good to hear good weather for deck work. Glad you are able to work some mowing in as well. Hope visiting goes well.
Buppies too much truth in what you said . prayers sent.
Kilroy glad trip to periodontist not too bad. Hope stove was worth the trip. Hope dogs got quality time at wood lot.
Drew glad you are ready for new countertop guy. Hope plumber does not take too long getting there.
Drew for some reason the e-f and f-g looked a lot longer than the rest of the legs. Sorry to hear Inner Harbor is not what it used to be.
Mike glad you got tree limb taken care of. Hope you get good news on roof.
Thomas sorry to hear about the medical changes
Billy that is a shame when you can't get relief to do trail maintenance. Good to hear oil changed on tractor.
Drew glad the birds are entertaining.
Frits hope town trip was successful. Good to hear progress on wood stacking.
Paul good GS time. Glad he is learning to drive the Laser. Nice the are is cleaning right up. Puppy meet sounds interesting.
Drew very red.
Don we are on stage 3 as well, new pump and motor hear,casing due tomorrow, they thing well might be back on line by weekend.
Kilroy too hot hear to watch outside this time of year.
Frits my guess is yes.
Scott(vt) did yo post beach pics at same time as posting on slope mowing?
Ken sorry back is still hurting prayers sent. Wonder when you start to have too many deer ?
RNG glad if deal falls through you can get money back. Hope glasses get there in time. Sorry about no plates yet. Interesting places to hook up jump start cables.
Ron neat shear attachment for impact drill.
Dennis thanks for link.
Ted glad you had safe trip home. Nice not as hot there as here. Sorry monsoon season under performing. Sorry about needing to change out plugged emitters.
David glad bed is put together, hope mod to headboard not to difficult. Hope HH went well.
Ted hope you got some rain.
RS good to hear yesterday went so good. Your remark about bats reminded me of the bat leaving the cave for night feeding. Several thousand bat leave to feed, starts with a trickle then Katie bar the door! Take over an hour for bats to leave.
Don HI closer to 110 here
Ted hope you get rain soon.
Kilroy sorry about stove.
James good to hear from you. Renovations coming along nicely. Thanks for pics.
Drew sorry countertops not what you asked for. Helmets vary between makers so try on is best way to buy. nice pic
Scott(vt) nice moon rise.
Randy(wag) hope town run was good. Hope tree clean up goes well.
Don could be software issue seems to happen most when post is long.
Kyle Gas went up 3.59/gal. glad I filled truck up last week. Saw same temps in truck going to town today.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /friends upcoming new baby, /son's migraines, Bird /aging issues, Ron /heart, Billy /mom hypertension & congestive heart failure, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /sleeping, /wife 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, /heart issues, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's hip or leg pain, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage dissolving, / friend stop drinking, Dennis /retirement, /neighbor issues, /land development, /favorable winds not in the forecast there "alligallyitus" and back in hospital, Drew /back operation 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.

 

[two_bit_score]

everyone loves a pipeline...........................

Pipelines have been good to me. Fighting For and Against them has been a good part of my livelihood.

 

[ronjhall]

Coffee is done brewing. 57° with clear skies this morning. Heading to 82° with mix of sun and clouds. Got metal roof put up yesterday. Still need to put a few more screws in and edge to trim to install. Tree trimmer showed up at noon. Left my place and 2 neighbors at 2 neighbors at 7 pm. Going to get lots of seat time on tractor cleaning up the limbs from the trees. Besides tree trimming 3 very large trees were taken down. We have to cut the trees up and chip smaller limbs. Hope to get grass cut today when I get limbs cleaned up.
Yesterdays Sturgeon Full Moon.

Everyone stay safe and well.

Good Morning All.