Good morning!!!!

[kenmbz]

Good morning, 75 going up to 85 and finally the sun is out.
I have a lot of yard cleanup to catch up on and need pool supplies.

Drew - I can hear the New Hope train at my house, since it's not loud here, it's more a sign of good things for us.

Happy Anniversary Paul/PopGadget - Have fun tonight !


We then headed south to Solvang, the Danish anomaly in the middle of nowhere, a bit built up from last time I was here, but still overly touristy:

To Santa Barbara, the biggest letdown since I was last here, now a downscale beach town focused on tourism. But they do still have the huge Pier you can drive and park on.

The off to LA and the Grove mall, the farmers market there has lots of great food choices.
We also stopped by the first McDonalds ever opened, since they are the only ones left who serve the fried apple pies in the US. Wife and Son each got one.

We stayed at the Garland in North Hollywood, started by a former hollywood actress, fun , kitschy place:

We mostly stayed out of LA proper this trip. Between the traffic and the wandering homeless, we thought it would be wise. Been a long time since I worked in LA, it went up and downtown got a huge cash/development inflow and got really nice, then the Pandemic and gov change took it downhill even faster. What a shame, new hotels, entertainment centers, high end apartments, all going wrong.

 

[Joel/ak]

Nice day today. Low 70's for a high and low humidity. Much better than what it has been.

Gonna go out this afternoon and teach my 13 YO daughter how to shoot. She has no interest in hunting, as of now, but wants to learn. Knowledge is power. I got my late brother's winchester 94/22 for her to learn on and she can have it.

Tomorrow I'm gotta go pick up a Glock 17 that FFL has had for a couple months. He works full time and spends alot of time out of state. He's actually gonna be around tomorrow. Good thing I wasn't in a hurry for it.

 

[Popgadget]

I got my late brother's winchester 94/22 for her to learn on and she can have it.

I’ve always wanted a 94/22, great gun and affordable to plink with all day

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Happy Anniversary, you old Hippie!!!

 

[sodamo]

67°F and .1 inches rain.

A day without commitments. First time this week and it’s the weekend.

Need to snipe around the Ridgeline a bit. My jump pack is charged. Should have put regular charger on battery but didn’t. Guess I wasn’t thinking.

Nice meal with our friends, but do have to chuckle. The deal was they would bring a veggie and dessert and we would provide the main, in this case grilled NY strips, which were tender and flavorful and roasted sweet potatoes. But they leave us with more food than planned it seems. In this case, 2 beautiful Mangoes, more than half the broccoli, a pan of homemade chicken that’s likely 3 meals, half the chocolate cake, and a bag of homemade marshmallows. Mo loves to eat out and doesn’t do leftovers. Leslie, the venerable Japanese homemaker loves to cook. We become her reason. Not complaining as I’ve loved everything she has made. Of course never had a complaint from them either.

Weather a bit overcast yet, but my hope is to resume mowing.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[sodamo]

What are the labor rates?

Yea, can’t pay just to pour the wine. The whole hour minimum. And don’t forget the tip, 20%. Nooo, wait wine is a luxury 30%

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Went out and looked at the 12HP engine from the WheelHorse. It turns easy by hand, not locked up, still got oil in it. Think I might try to put it back in the mower, if I can get to everything. Too much junk in the barn now. My old Husky is sitting in the shed. I need to try to start it again. had it running sometime this year. I need to adjust (rebend) the deck lift tube so the deck will raise, then it is useable.

Good breakfast with the whole gang of 8 this morning. Not much done since then, decided to wait till monday to mow. Most days just don't feel like getting dirty again after having a shower.

Sunny, 85deg.
Brought a few tomatoes in from the garden, vines are all dying. When it dries out again, need to start digging potatoes.
my condensate catch tank is over half full.

 

[daugen]

I may have been raised on the yellow and white of Cub Cadet but I always thought those
red Wheel Horses were the nicest looking tractors out there. Just looked like nice industrial design.

boy am I tired and sitting down feels good. Got home after walking entire car show, glad to see FIOS message about possible problem in your area,
they fixed it now, internet now fast again.

mowed the lawn and then made dinner, chicken curry in a big pot on the stove. Starting to smell pretty good.
I have to turn it off to run downtown and pick up friends and bring them back here.
Sure not leaving the stove on...
mushrooms, artichoke hearts, lentils, two kinds of curry sauce, black olives,
no recipe, I just chuck stuff in...

coolest thing I saw at car show was engine compartment of an old Bugatti.
some nice muscle cars, lots of corvettes, particularly older zr1's.
frankly the show seemed way down in exhibits this year, at least for today.
I believe that's because no one wanted to drive in Friday's downpours to get here.

GT-40 was about as tall as my knee.
I was familiar with it.
While I was parked with windows down waiting to pick up my friends,
It came out of the center of town in a 25mph zone in first gear at
about 4000 rpm. What a glorious racket.
Also a nice Cobra, that pic is for Scootr.
even a batmobile was there today
something tells me tomorrow, the foreign stuff, will be better.
That's when local well to do show off their Ferraris and Lambos.

for those who know what a COPO Camaro was, it looks mighty plain, and that engine sticker
was a joke, more powerful than that

my friend Wayne and I decided we'd borrow that giant Lincoln and go cruising. He drives a much smaller Lincoln...
if this all posts, I guess Verizon is fixed.

 

[Looking4new]

Happy anniversary, PopGadget!

Trike arrived! The driver got lost following google maps. Little wonder.
The promised pics; and dog named Chloe, but I call her Fugly. She answers to both.

 

[daugen]

Happy anniversary, PopGadget!

Trike arrived! The driver got lost following google maps. Little wonder.
The promised pics; and dog named Chloe, but I call her Fugly. She answers to both.

looks great.
can Chloe ride in back?
groceries might not survive but a good trip mate if she is trained well enough not to jump
off at anything with a tail.