Good morning!!!!

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Hope the Sandman visit you last night Buppies.

Bupps, I got almost 6 hours last night, but still tired, we had church service at home.

I remember $100.oo/week clear money driving a dump truck. $0.499/ Imperial gallon for gas. 24 bottle box of beer for $2.50.

L4N, here's for you: 297K views · 13K reactions | #stitch with @themrspedersen it s about doing what you love #trades #trucker #university #degree #trucking #logging #lovemyjob #peterbilt #bclogger | Michele Lundin

You may want to spend a few bucks and get some diagnostics done from a dealer before buying parts. Their factory scanners should pick up what may be amiss and then you can decide if you want to buy parts or let someone fix it for you

Concur 100%
Sometimes a stumble can be a vacuum leak, or a dirty mass flow sensor, or dirty intake system. Don't get me going, I don't like the recirculating exhaust gas crap that ruins an engine....

Watched college FB yesterday, some good games.

Watched the last 10-15 laps of the F1 races at Cota in Austin. No close, tight racing with only 1 pass attempt in the last 10 laps....so IMO....boring. Watched KC beat SF.

Changed daughter's car's passenger side motor mount. She has an oil leak, I believe the front crankshaft seal. Biggest hassle was putting the inner fender back on.

RockAuto, the hardest thing is trying to select all the parts you need, to all come from the same warehouse, otherwise the shipping gets pricier than Amazon. Their shopping cart is now helpful to tell you if something comes from warehouse A, B, or C or whatever.

Cleaned up the barn a bit. Just a bit, put away a few things. I could spend a week in there.

BEF, sucks about the remote start subscription, I'm reading it is $10/month, but with other services too? Would annoy me too.

Now son's rash has invited what we and nurse practitioner feel to be impetigo. He has an antibiotic ointment to put on it. It is contagious. Will need to keep it bandaged.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Don, often on tractors when the brakes act up, if they have mechanical linkages, the linkages need to be lubricated.

 

[Buppies]

Thanks Thomas I’ll try got this picture before dinner

 

[Looking4new]

nice splitter.
getting locked in not good Drew... I would have a complaint about that.
Wngsprd, hope Mom will be ok.
Ken, nice decorations.
Buppies, sorry about wife..
Don, nice hay decorations.

We have a fly infestation in one room. Don't know how they get in. Windows always shut. It's driving the wife nuts, which in turn drives me nuts.......

In a 1 quart spray bottle (I use Spray 9 bottles because of the removable spray head) put 8 ounces of rubbing alcohol (Isopropanol alcohol 70% +) and 7 ounces of water. Add about one or two tablespoons of Dawn orange washing up soap. Give it a little shake and spray it directly on the flies. The soap messes with their wings and they cannot fly and the alcohol/water mixture rots through their exoskeleton and kills them within 2 minutes. If you use straight alcohol, it will evaporate before it has time to do the dirty.

 

[Looking4new]

If you were to go back into the depression days, up here in Toronto their were pharmacists driving truck for a meager living. The only reason my Granddad didn't drive truck was because he owned his store.

I once taught a guy with a grade 13 education to shift a 5X4. Looked at his application (which I wasn't supposed to see) saw he had his gr 13. I told him that if he could put up with 5 years of HS bovine scatterings that he could put up with one day to learn how to shift. He learned. He told me he had just gotten married and had a kid on the way. He REALLY needed the job. My response was then you REALLY need to pay attention. He did and 8 hours later he could shift my way as good as me. (Float the gears). Also taught him how to time the traffic lights. It is easier and more fuel efficient to keep a heavy mass rolling than it is to start from a dead stop.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 46ºF for the start, scattered clouds, light breeze. Light wind, scatted clouds, and high temp was 81ºF. Made coffee to start day, chapel setup, attend chapel, and help tear down chapel. Breakfast with group, the one of the guys wanted to help fix bike so I took bike to his shop, but the small diameter of broken bolt and repair attempt by first guy he was afraid to try much. I got half the remaining bolt out we talked more then I went home. Worked on cleaning ladies prep and load of laundry. Short nap then grilled brats for dinner.
Resuming Friday 10:11 AM CDT post 198,151:
Dennis I have to be very desperate to go to Taco Bell. We have 4 Mexican restaurants that beat the chain restaurants hand down. I agree the degree can get you in the door.
David glad shop finished, Hope tractor shed went well.
David quite the wife
Dennis the inspiration for Petticoat Junction(the TV series) came from a short line railroad at a town called Eldon, Missouri.
Lou Thanks for professional path. Hope brake job goes well. thanks for the video
Drew hope good drive to next stop, sounds like interesting place. Glad all reservations made for rest of trip.
Randy(wag) hope you were able to enjoy your Saturday.
Bill thanks for career path.
Saturday morning 3:42 AM CDT:
Ron glad mowing done Hope you are making good progress with trimming trees on property line. Nice Mourning dove.
Ron Thanks for career path.
Thomas hope leaf control went well.
Billy glad you got some mowing done, sorry turns not always in correct direction. Glad you and Della got hike in.
Drew hope neck got better. Sorry back wants better bed. Glad neighbor getting help. Drew I bet will be nice to sleep in own bed, and just go out and work on projects. Nice beach pic
Paul home really looking nice. Have moving in date yet? Hope you can refocus on more normal projects again.
Drew thanks for info on Black Warrior River. Stepdaughter lived in Tuscaloosa, talked about when barges came through, every beached their boat, not enough water to just drive around barge like on Mississippi river.
Frits nice firewood cart. Thanks for response and info on Sopporo.
Scott(vt) thanks for career path info.
Bill hope you found chain and got hook attached.
Masseyrider hope you had good day.
RNG sorry issues changing out tube/tires on e-bike. Hope the maker gets back to you.
Dennis so true about high school kids being told go to college, only way to get education. So many trades will train people to work in the respective trade.
Buppies sorry to hear not sleeping again. prayers sent.
Ken hope it was fun to bother son at work. Thanks for career path info.
Newbury hanks for career path info.
Frits thanks for career path info.
Kyle sorry about daughter needing to make ER visit. Thanks for college admissions and transfers.
David sorry to hear about back. Sorry about no in-person voting, Voting lines always good place to socialize. Good luck with new project.
Ted Congrats on the rain. Sorry about bug. Hope Wife gets back checked out.
David I agree trades need more promotion, and college not for everyone.
Drew glad good trip to Moundville. Glad you got full hookups. Neat pics.
Drew hank for education info.
Mike good to hear sale more successful than thought it might be. And more days to go, hope you get barn cars sold.
Scott(vt) hope no friction over wife out earning you. Pretty pic.
Dennis glad safely back home. Sorry about crazy divers. Pretty pics.
Drew hope you like your new neighbor. Nice pics
Bill glad you got to learn house wiring. Sorry to hear about more trouble to your friend.
Dennis thanks for sharing about syncing motor and generator.
More catch up later.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /son's migraines, Bird /aging issues,Mike /BIL in FL, Ron /heart, Billy /mom hypertension & congestive heart failure, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /cancer, parathyroid,blood sugar /wife healing, Thomas /gout, Phil /reflux, Frits /veteran son with mental issues, /granddaughter with Evans Syndrome, Ken /dad possible dementia, /chronic fatigue, Diet not working, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, Lou /eye issues, /heart issues, /wife hip replacement, 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, /dad surgery recovery, Drew /back operation issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, Scotty /back pain, Helogabals /wife's friend situation, Fatjay /father broken hip, Israel, Ukraine war, hurricane victims, and Country.

 

[daugen]

good morning all
42 degrees in Chattanooga TN
fairly short drive today, no sense in leaving early, headed to Blountville
TN this afternoon. Name of campground is a good Tennessee name, Rocky Top Campground.

when my wife and I lived aboard our boat in S Florida, I became friends with another yacht broker working for Richard Merritt and we both had Bertram 46 Motoryachts.
He was a proud grad of U Tenn, and his boat was named RockyTop. Mine had the turbo 8V71TI's, he had older naturals and he couldn't get that tub up on plane, since he was a liveaboard too. Deep V hull took a lot of power to get up on plane and keep it there, for me 2100 rpm when I only had 2300 to use. Latest models had 8-92's and could cruise at 22 knots/25mph. For comparison, Mostly's boat leaps up on plane and gets up to around 50mph.

Everything except us is faster these days...

as expected hurting a bit this morning, ran out of my arthritis pills with four days to go.
neck hurts and have heating pad on it. Have pain killers but opioids, and I basically never take them. Might have to take a mild one. Trying to get prescription forwarded to me is a real hassle and I'm on the move now, making time, the horse is starting to pick up speed going back to the barn. Driving rv means neck is on a swivel and this shows me how much I depend upon arthritis meds, in my case celebrex.

At least the driving home now is all big roads. I'm actually feeling very good neck has done this well all trip. My planning on limiting my hours of driving seems to have worked. Not bringing enough pills does not.

another set of train horns in distance
musical and echoey through the hills

RS, how are you doing? are those hoops protecting your veggies?

 

[ronjhall]

Coffee is cooling in cup. 45° with clear skies this morning. Heading to 79° with lots of sunshine. Never got to tree trimming. Helped neighbor clear a area of woods behind his home. Finished that up just in time to catch NASCAR race. Lots of pit stop mistakes for many drivers. Not sure what I will get done today. I have a whole winter to get trees trimmed. Maybe a good day to get a conserve energy day in.

Everyone stay safe and well.

Good Morning All.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Drew, up in Bristol area is chain of hamburger places called Pals, have good burgers. They are small drive thru only.
I’ve been awake since 3.
L4N, thanks, will try the spray

 

[ronjhall]

Looking, taking foot off throttle pedal when coming up to a stop. Many people never learn. They never take foot off pedal until brake is required to stop vehicle. Then they wonder why their brakes need replacing. My fellow work partner and I got new company vehicles every 18 months (about 100k miles). I would never need new brakes on my van during my usage. His vans would need new brakes every 30-50k miles. His fuel mileage was much lower than mine.