Good morning!!!!

[buckeyefarmer]

The eastern side of the islands get the rain, the western sides are dry. At least 3 different climates on the island, the top gets snow. .

Only .13” rain, sun is out.

 

[scott_vt]

Good Evening Guys,
Mowed the front lawn, what a mess ! Supposed to dry out tomorrow so will drop the deck a bit and re mow this mess ! This is what happens when it rains every other day !

 

[txdon]

Yea, it's dropped a degree. 106˚ at 6:06pm. Just finished fixing a leak at the garden by replacing an "O" ring in the water filter. Apparently last week when I cleaned out the algae I also disposed of the o - ring. Good thing I was able to find one at Ace Hardware for only 99 cents.

We took little Hospice to the vet for a kitty check-up. He weighs 8.41 pounds. He has been twitching and scratching his ears and the vet found and treated the ear infection, looks like he is starting to improve already.

My Ryobi electric pressure washer stopped working after I cleaned the trailers so I pick up another at Home Depot. I hope this one last more than 4 years.

Happy Anniversary PopG.

David, glad the fires did not affect you.

We had a strange accident in Bastrop County about 40 miles from here. 3 people and a dog from Florida died in a septic tank in the middle of a corn field while hog hunting. It took 18 hours to remove the bodies because of unsafe conditions.

‘Sad tragedy’: 3 people recovered from hole in Bastrop County corn field

The Bastrop County sheriff called it a “sad tragedy” while describing the lengthy recovery efforts it took to pull the bodies of three people and a dog from a hole in a corn field Wedne…

www.kxan.com

 

[scott_vt]

Good Evening Guys,
TxDon, so sorry to hear about those untimely deaths !
Having a glass of wine on the porch with Kathleen, thunder, lightning and torrential rain! Hopefully the DW not getting hit too bad ! We knew it was coming so not a surprise !
Thomas, hope you are doing well with CDL studies, and I believe this storm is headed your way !
Have a blessed and safe evening !

 

[Popgadget]

Right! Got one out in a cabinet in the garage, but it's been so long since I used it, I'd forgotten all about it.

Like this one? It’s a beast, easily strong enough to hurt you if the bit jams.

 

[Buppies]

Thomas if things continue the way they are now snow butt hole deep to elephant

Don more including us until first week of September

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Friday) morning. Overnight Low of 0.9C and it's presently 14.1C, partly cloudy and calm.

Yesterday's morning overcast condition changed to a clear day/night and the temperature surprisingly & briefly reached 22.1C (74F). It was a lovely day to chain-harrow & mulch Paddock #3... especially as it was calm so little to no manure dust on me. YAY!

Evening meal/meeting went very well. Our guest speaker was the Shire's Mayor and was very informative. Home by 2140.

I'm expecting a courier delivery sometime today and will probably continue to attack the downed wattle tree 3D puzzle.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Got most of camper cleaned. One side to go

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

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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What kind of lights did you use? Are you happy with them?

Those are CORDLESS DRILLS!

Model One Mark Zero Cordless Drills

Armstrong brand cordless drills!

Also spent time setting up internet connectivity with Xfinity (Comcast), and got talked into bundling in my cell phone. Supposed to be a gigabit connection, "unlimited" data on both phone and home, all for $62/month for 24 months. We'll see. That price worries me, as it seems too good to be true, especially when Starlink is charging twice that just for fairly slow internet.

Congrats on the home purchase! Hope all goes smooth as possible. I don't like signing contracts for long periods.

Happy B'lated Anniversary to PopG and wifey!

Today was productive. We put a bunch of PVC together to make a drain manifold. It almost looks like a Menorah. Had my student worker design a stanchion to support the strain at both ends. Working great. Still more to do in that lab.

One of my student helpers is graduating Saturday, which means he can't work for me anymore. Smart as a whip, but bit off too much and his grades suffered just enough, to where he wouldn't probably be accepted for higher ed. He's going to try and join the Space Force. He was in the Corp of Cadets, so he's used to all the military style of life, and he would go in as a commissioned 1st lieutenant. He missed this summer's hiring process, so he'll have to apply next summer. I will miss him. He plays bass in the church band. He played trumpet in the Cadet marching band.

Prayers for those dealing with fires. Still see people throw out cigarette ends....Prayers for our team, country and Ukraine. Also for rain down here.

 

[PJSprog]

67°F and rather foggy this morning, cleared off and got up to 86° today. Looking at low 90s tomorrow.

Happy Anniversary, Mom & PopGadget.

Glad everything is well with your crew, David. Yes, the news reaching here is as you described. Serious stuff.

Congrats on the new place, RNG.

Good evening, gents.