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   / Good morning!!!! #174,611  
We can put Kilroy on his KX033-4 Mini-Excavator on that to get you a clear line of sight.
I don’t have steel tracks — that volcanicnock would chew up the rubber in short order!
 
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   / Good morning!!!! #174,612  
got the bike finished and installed on rack. Very sturdy.
had a nice dinner over at friends and drove the bike around their block, and got lost...
had to call them on how to get back on development back roads.
Bike hit its 20mph top speed, ran fine
yawning like mad, not going to last long
E-bike looks ready fat tires and all for rough ground but where are the saddlebags
 
   / Good morning!!!! #174,613  
Good morning, 78 going to 88 rain is coming this morning

First cup of coffee. Walked Cody fed barn cats hoping for rain

Will see about anything outside. Rain may stop that

Need another run to HD to finish the door project and some surplus returns
 
   / Good morning!!!! #174,614  
Good Morning!

70.0F going to mid 80s, cloudy/damp morning with t-storms this afternoon.

Harry and Bailey going to vet this morning, butt and nails. Harry has just gotten aphis meds that should mellow him out for his nail trimming — we hope!

then the guy who Mrs got the dolls from two weeks ago is coming up to the VA here in town for an appointment and is bringing another box of dolls for her. We are treating him to lunch (we offered that last year after buying TukTuk from him but this was the first oppportunity).

then the weather means that it will end up being another “keep the couches from floating away” finale to the day.

i hope everyone has a happy healthy safe productive blessed day!
 
   / Good morning!!!! #174,615  
60F cloudy upper 60's for high,soon the rains arrives all day well into late evening,

Outside chores done and some puttering...E muffin time. :)

Plans for today...since going to be rainy day I'll study CDL book again.other than that see what the day offers.

Enjoy your day all.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #174,616  
E-bike looks ready fat tires and all for rough ground but where are the saddlebags
good catch
I have them....if I don't need them, why haul them around...
going to see if I can make a quick attach version. If four bolts, as I think it might be,
I'll put them on. Without a front basket, which I don't want, the saddle bags
really are all there is unless I build something custom for the rear carrier.
But that adds weight up high.

Panier bags aka saddlebags, for the marketing types, are small, well made and somewhat plasticky.
Now if they were brown leather, you bet. Of course being lightweight plastic makes them lightweight, which
is what this little e bike is all about. I just keep adding weight to it...
I surely bent from the knees picking it up, but it was doable.

if/when I get my back operated on, picking anything up over five pounds is out for a while.
will have to rethink my approach.
maybe an e trike on a rear platform with a
built in ramp.
where there is a will there is a way.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #174,617  
Good Morning
68 with a high of 80 chance of rain increasing through the day to a near certainty for this evening.
Rained early this am, bringing about 1/2”.

Yesterdays trips went well another Mission BBQ lunch. Got home about the same time the wife did, she had another successful farmers market with The Transit Connect. Zoe was happy to have us back and get outside. Fortunately she is impeccably housebroken. (You don’t want to clean up after a dog her size).
Stopped by the restaurant to check out a small cooler, went over to the RC club field just to socialize on my way home. Son and his family stopped by around 8, grandson wanted hugs and kisses before bedtime. It sure is nice having them close by…….

Today is off to Martha’s Vineyard, last trip for a while unless something pops up. I need the time to catch up on chores, hay needs to be moved onto the barn and the mowing is coming due already.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #174,618  
Good Morning everyone!
60, going up to 80. We got some rain here, but only .2 inch. Daughter 25 miles south got 2 inches!

Work is coming along well on the shop build. Finished up the walls yesterday. Will get the electric done on the last/north wall (a few more outlets, for A/C and door openers), next. I got a quote for two good roll-up doors, with high lift tracks, windows and shaft drive openers - $8,200. Yikes! I said okay, since I don't want to try installing the "high lift" ones. Except for the insulation, I've done all the rest of the work myself (with a bit of help putting up the ceiling trusses, and windows from the SIL).

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   / Good morning!!!! #174,619  
Morning all, some overnight rain, 70 going to 87 and more rain tonight.
Did general cleanup yesterday and finished emptying coolers and trash cans.

Today more day job and tomorrow Chimney people coming by (hopefully) to redo chimney crown and repoint, reflash.

GS - the shop looks amazing.

Still upset I didn't take pictures of the pool party, if Drew hadn't I would have none.
Guess I got too busy as we were supposed to get rain Friday, so had more setup on Saturday than usual.

Now to start planning son birthday party, some of his band and friends are off to college. He is quite upset so many changes happening.

Be well,
 

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