Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

Was that Brackett Field in the second picture?

yes

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[daugen]

looking at forecast for my relaxing two days in the Sonoran desert and there is a high heat warning and forecast of 107 both days. If I'm in the sun that's not good at all.
I might have to leave a day earlier for the next stop to get away from that kind of heat

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I left a message at campground to please put me in a shaded site if possible.

Ted, still planning on being in Edgewood on Sunday and Monday.

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Wednesday) morning. Overnight Low of 11.7C and it's presently 14.0C, overcast [rain predicted this arvo] & fairly calm.

Yesterday arvo I did successfully drop the two tree trunks. They fell exactly where I wanted them... feeling 'chuffed'! 5 'sections' with 2 of them easily cut into manageable blocks. The other 3 were a 'no go'. So, it was time for some Tractor Fun! I was able to load all 3 onto the FEL forks and, slowly, deposit them onto the wood pile.

It's times like this that I'm so grateful to have these assets, especially my tractor.

Today is 'into town' day for mail & groceries. Depending on the weather, I may clean-up the large stump down flush with the ground... it's a job that needs to be done for aesthetic purposes.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I had a trip to Ontario ca once. I went into Beverly Hills, Huntington Beach, past dodger stadium.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

BEF - good news if you can offload at a profit to cover costs. The search will continue if this goes through?

Been searching in WV, closer to home. Not much out there right now.

 

[Looking4new]

Good Evening Wngsprd,

Ha Ha, just to let you know , we brought a thermos of hot chocolate with us !

Was it 'good' hot chocolate? A shot of two of sherry in it.

 

[PJSprog]

I had a trip to Ontario ca once. I went into Beverly Hills, Huntington Beach, past dodger stadium.

Worked on an organ in Chino once, just down the road from Ontario. CrossPoint Christian Church, right across the highway from miles and miles of giant cattle lots. Not the most pleasant area to take a functioning nose. We drove about 3 or 4 miles west into town one day for lunch at In-N-Out Burger, and still didn't escape the stench. That was a tough week.

 

[sodamo]

Most of my UPS comes via Ontario, CA
We fly in and out when visiting SIL in Corona.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Great pics! And glad to see all the greetings and meetings.

The pictures were from the plane.
I have a GE Profile convection electric range in the house, it puts out minimal if any heat into the room, we use the convection bake all the time, as well as the air fry feature.
The OFM has essentially the same range, but in gas. I hope it doesn’t heat the room either. Interesting that it pairs wirelessly with the Profile microwave/vent hood to run the fan when any of the burners are on.

Thanks for the info!

Good Morning
57° with a high of 68 under partly cloudy skies forecast.

Yesterday’s trip went well, I used the little plane to commute, so I flew 3 different airplanes to accomplish the mission. The little plane, the turboprop and the jet. Looks like it was my last flight in that turboprop, we accepted the buyers offer yesterday after we parked it, it marks the end of an era. I have flown that plane for over 20 years, it still holds the NY-Paris speed record for its class, set by Chuck Yeager. He set many records in it when it was new.


I was back home by noon, and back into construction mode. The countertops were installed, and I got the kitchen sink all plumbed and working. I need a few pieces to complete the drain for the vanity sink, or that would be running as well.

Today will start with breakfast with the professor, then off to get the parts I need and finish the bathroom sink. Not sure what will be after that, but I’ve got my FAA physical at 2pm, so it likely won’t be an involved project.

Chuck Yeager, a fan I am. Always wanted a Bee mint to go on a crazy dangerous mission.
That 400 has some wow performance. Understand if your a bit somber over it going. Closest thing I've been on to compare, and only for a 22 minute flight, was a Turbo Commander with twin 733 shaft HP engines. That baby would put you in your seat. We didn't climb real high, and IIRC, on the downhill part of the flight we were cruising at 330 knots for a 2-3 minutes??? Is that possible?

Good Morning!!!! 53F @ 6:45AM. Foggy this morning, then partly cloudy this afternoon. High around 75F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.

Drew made it here at around noon, and after a quick lunch, we surveyed the damage to the transfer switch in the motor home. I couldn't smell the burnt insulation on the wires, but there was plenty of char to show some of them had gotten pretty hot. So off came the wire nuts holding the three wire pairs in place, and out came enough ten gauge butt connectors to take their place. And since Drew had a new transfer switch, we decided to put that in as well.

By that time the oil in the RV had cooled off enough to change it, but the vacuum siphon tube couldn't make it down the dip stick tube far enough to strike oil. So Drew heroically slithered under the RV, undid the drain plug, and let fly with the oil. Then he had to put the cork back in so we could drain the catch pan; it was too small to take everything at once. With the oil drained, he turned his attention to the filter, only the right sized band wrench was missing. So out came a pair of adjustable pliers that worked well but not as easy as the band wrench. There was still oil above the filter, so it coated the filter as it came off, sending oil all over Drew. What a trooper, not a single complaint. It was all down hill from there, and we soon had the new oil in place and the engine humming along nicely.

Took longer than expected, and I had to redo one of the connectors twice, but the transfer switch swap got done, too. And once we got the breakers turned on properly, sweet, cool air was soon blowing through the AC in the MH. Mission accomplished, and time for some dinner.

I'd put a rack of baby backs on the grill about the time Drew arrived, and had been dropping oak chips into a smoker pan all day. With the temp hovering around 225F, by six o'clock the meat was falling off the bones and there was a nice red smoke line in the pork. Smothered in Sweet Baby Ray's sauce and slightly carmalized by the flames, they were some good eatin'. The fresh corn on the cob and garden salad, sloshed down by a pair of Pacificos Drew brought along didn't hurt either. I'll save the jug of fine Woodfords Bourbon for when the Costco sized one runs dry, though.

Today he's headed into the Los Angeles area, hopefully during midday hours and avoiding the rush. Happy Trails, Drew, and it was a delight to hang out with you in real time for a change!

Your the helper hero of the day! Those ribs sound really good. I didn't see any oil drips under that Norton?
Glad I don't have to commute in LA....or anywhere that congested. Traffic is one thing I don't miss. My kind of Traffic is the kind with Stevie Winwood singing and playing.

Got home at 545pm, got on the tractor about 615, mowed until 830 well past dark. It was slow going in many places with deep Johnson and Bunch grass. Very dusty. Thunderstorms all around me but not over me kept it cool. It was very hot at first. Wore my N95 respirator.

Paul, have a good time playing at your high school reunion. That is a lot of amp to have to jam out. Will you be able to "crank it up"?

Frits, tire holding up? Hope so.

Wagtail, good on the tree felling. You too Billy. Farwood as we say around here.

Hope all have a blessed day. Prayers.

Looks like Ukraine is putting some ammo dumps out of commission.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Worked on an organ in Chino once, just down the road from Ontario. CrossPoint Christian Church, right across the highway from miles and miles of giant cattle lots. Not the most pleasant area to take a functioning nose. We drove about 3 or 4 miles west into town one day for lunch at In-N-Out Burger, and still didn't escape the stench. That was a tough week.

My buddy grew up in LA suburb. He called cattle fertilizer in a bag, "Bandini" for when that area had plenty of stockyards.