Good morning!!!!

[two_bit_score]

I’m hearing that the weather at home is somewhat less than desirable, so hoping that will change soon !

Have a safe trip back home and hope you return to sunny skies!

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Friday) morning. Overnight Low of 17.6C and it's presently 27.1C, fairly clear with a gentle breeze. Rain predicted late tonight and into tomorrow.

Yesterday's temperature topped 30.4C so it was an 'inside day'. I did give myself a beard trim & #2 haircut, though.

Nothing planed for today, which is just fine.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[NHBX]

31° now

Thomas, looks like you’re in the “jackpot area” we’re only slated for a paltry 8” this weekend. Today’s slop was a reminder of the past couple of winters where every storm either started or ended with rain.

Enjoy your evening

 

[two_bit_score]

Apple vase with a burl base.

Beautiful!

 

[check]

That little dusting we got amounted to 7". Plowing all done and fueled up. All ready for the snow coming in on Friday evening and Saturday morning.
Chow time.

Got hit big time down here. 11” at Pearson Airport, and maybe another 10” coming over the weekend.

Daughter is scheduled to fly out to Houston to go on a seven day cruise Sunday morning. Worried that her flight will be canceled due to the snow and of course you can’t arrive late, because the boat will be gone!

 

[two_bit_score]

Good Evening!

Little late to the GM thread. Lots of stuff going on and trying to keep my head above water. Check in here as time allows. Sure been a dreary day with temps in the mid 30°'s slight wind and cloudy. tried to catch up on email and some one pagers needed for tomorrow. Kept getting interrupted. Some for good reason. Some not.
Started off with one appointment for tomorrow now have 6. All in one building though. It will be fun.

One of the things I have found to be very consistent in getting things done is when several people who somewhat think alike but also respect different abilities and viewpoints get together and just discuss a particular problem or issue a good solution usually surfaces. Plan to do some of that tomorrow.

Thomas sorry to read that your legs were giving out. I run into that too when I'm walking on hard floors alot. Hope it gets better.

Wagtail, enjoy that nice weather you are getting downunder.

Check, I hope your daughter makes it to the Boat in time.

Hope everyone has a nice evening and you wake up early, ready to jump out and get the day going!

Prayers for our Nation!

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 17ºF for the start, mostly clear, windy. Moderate wind, Sky clouded up, and high temp was 36ºF. Not as cold tonight Made coffee to start day, made oatmeal for breakfast, cleaned ashes and stoked fire in insert. Worked on trip prep, leaving in morning for St Louis to visit family, Birthday party for BIL. Map updated in Garmin, still need to get truck map updated, still factory original. Packing not quite done hope to get away by 9. No nap and did get ride in.
NHBS hope snow control went well. Hope you don't get a lot of ice.
Ron glad shopping went well and property taxes paid. Sorry snow up to Sassy's belly. Hope scow control went well.
Ron if the video fits...
Drew good morning. Amazing you have bulbs sprouting already. The replacement head I got works as well as original. Sorry no brake controller, I don't have trailer with electric brakes so I don't know id I have one or not.
Spike56 been cold all week for us. Thanks for Space Force info.
Drew will be interesting what happens to Kohler. One problem I know about is less oil has the additives that some of the small engines need are not as common as they used to be.
Ron hope plan B works out.
Scott(vt) hope last full day was good. Since you are out of US problem may well be on your end. Have fun baby sitting the grands.
Mike glad you got some rain. glad not a lot of ice to interfere with operations.
Frits glad plowed driveways now clear. Stepdaughter had a dog that did some of that.
Happy(NC) glad rain is clearing out. Good to hear new sensors are working correctly. Sorry not enough steps. Hope you got your diesel and the mail.
Bill hope plowing went well, Thanks for snowbird story.
Ken hope driveway usable now. melting is good.
Billy hope you got your sunshine, haven't had much of that here.
Don hope not too expensive to get limb down. Glad person who got your robot called you. Nice all are working.
Paul glad you were able to rehome some stuff, sorry no visible dent in the left overs Hope you made progress on electronic bench.
RNG sorry your bench looks like Paul's. glad unloading is progressing when not raining. Hope you remember how to fix weather station.
PJ glad you didn't et the bad weather. Hope you can get your bench cleaned up.
David tilled area looking good. Are you going to sow seed on that now? Hope Guys did well on H&F. Hope you are Sophie enjoy the trip.
RNG thank for info on a good working brake controller
Drew hope you can get all your i's dotted and t's crossed to tow RV trailer.
Drew thank for carrier accident info.
Phil hope you and wife were able to keep drain clear. Hope you got your nap. Nice apple vase and burl base.
RNG glad the Reece hitch work for you. With the wind in the mountains should be good test for hitch.
Drew hope truck tows RV well.
Dennis glad no snowmageddon.
Bill glad snow over and plowing done, and ready for Friday/Saturday snow.
Thomas glad legs held up and kubota handled snow. Hope you find everything you need to stock up on.
Randy(wag) enjoy your slow time.
NHBX hope you can handle the 8 inch snow ok.
James big snow.Hope daughter gets out.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /son's migraines, Bird /aging issues, Mike /BIL in FL, Ron /heart, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /cancer,parathyroid,blood sugar /wife, Thomas /gout, Phil /reflux, Frits /veteran son with mental issues, /granddaughter with Evans Syndrome, Ken /dad dementia, /chronic fatigue, Diet not working, Randy(wag) /sister stoke, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, /wife back issues and cancer, 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, /back issue, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage dissolving, / friend stop drinking, Dennis /retirement, /neighbor issues, /brother's lymphoma, /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, ******, Ukraine war, hurricane victims, and Country.

 

[NHBX]

Good morning,
25° now, winds have been howling all night.

Today 02/14
Mostly sunny skies with gusty winds. High 28F. Winds WNW at 20 to 30 mph. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph.

Tonight 02/14

Partly cloudy early with increasing clouds overnight. Low 12F. Winds WNW at 10 to 15.

A couple of errands this morning and then refuel tractor, maybe push snow banks back a bit further. That’s about it for today.

Enjoy your day everyone
Stay safe and healthy
Prayers for all

 

[ronjhall]

Drinking first cup of coffee. 14° with cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 22° with cloudy skies and a few snow flurries. Got walkways and drive clear fo Wednesday snowfall. Also did neighbors snow cleanup. Sun did a good job of melting what snow was left after plowing. New drawbar showed up a couple days early. Paint job on it looks very good. Need to install a couple of screws and pins. Going to be on the chilly side today. Need some conserve energy time getting ready for Saturday and Sundays snowfall.
Have a HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!

Everyone stay safe and well.

Good Morning All.

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the low is 6 and going to 18°F. Wind W 8 mph. Sunny! Snow beginning after midnight tonight. There are not guessing on how much.

I am up too early, but with nothing planned for today, I can go back to bed.

Have a safe day all

 

[wngsprd]

25 going to 42. Still some snow...got very slushy yesterday...lots of thinly flooded areas from melt and now frozen when I went outside a few minutes ago.

Don... "The Poolbot Kidnap Caper."

Phil, beautiful work. Didn't you make your wife a Valentine's piece a while back? I made my wife a Valentine's Day card...made of paper, so does that count as woodwork?

Had more plumbing work done over the last two days...replacing the old cast iron waste pipes with pvc under the older section of the house after one developed a crack. What a job and a mess, especially due to the weather.

They were going to install a cleanout outside near the septic tank cover, but ground is so saturated from 2 inches of rain/snowmelt on top of the previously frozen ground that the hole just filled with water seeping in. I had that problem years ago when I was digging post holes for fence posts in the late wet winter in what was to become our horse pasture. They'll come back later, but we are forecasted to get quite a bit more rain and snow, so no time soon.

 

[daugen]

good morning all
31 going to 36 today in clouds and snow flurries
17 in Texas, brrrr.

no plans for today
looks like they can't make up their mind about next week's snow, now looks like 8 inches here on thursday.
lot of rain tonight will be a lot of snow North of here.

timing for next snow not good for me, have appt to get volvo into detail shop on Thursday but my old friends won't drive
in the snow. So will likely have to postpone, which is not good, since sister is showing up end of month and this place is booked a month
in advance.

some things you can control and some you can't.

 

[Thomas]

winds have been howling all night.

They sure have.

 

[Thomas]

15F partly cloudy sky low 20's for high,gusty 30-40mph winds today.

Outside chores done E muffin time.
Plans for today...AM 4 hours at part store,stop for critter food and fuel for pickup also generator. PM seat time with Kubota pushing snow back before darkness arrives.
That should enough for today.

Enjoy your day all.

 

[daugen]

there is a well known story in the Old Testament of the Bible
about Jonah and the Whale.
I don't know how long ago this was but this was pretty remarkable,
and thankful a father saw his son reappear.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/13/world/video/video-whale-swallows-man-chile-digvid

sounds like son and boat didn't get too far until whale decided it was undesirable

little boats in deep water sound sketchy to me...
particularly if in known whaling grounds
you could easily become bait

 

[riptides]

30 outside right now, heading into the 40's.

The great melt happened yesterday. Wow. Talk about being water logged. More of the same today. Don't step on any mole trails, volcano mud comes out.

Hope all have a great start to the weekend. Be safe.

 

[scott_vt]

Good Morning,
Punta Cana, 76 to start going to 80 ! We will leave the resort here at 2 pm and head to the airport ! We get into JFK at 8:30 tonite if we don’t have any delays !
Great vacation , but everything comes to an end !

Phil , beautiful job on the vase, and Billy yes the paper counts as woodwork !

If it doesn’t get canceled because of the weather, we have our yearly recert at the FD on Sunday morning ! They call it Super Sunday ! It may have to get moved with the next storm coming in !

Time to get outside for our last couple of hours !

Hope all have a good day !

 

[Happy in NC]

Good morning TBN!!
25 this morning and won't get out of the 40s, but should have sunny sky.
Took the dog out for a walk first thing but it was short as I couldn't traverse the river on foot. Had to for go the trip for diesel because not only could I not walk across the river I couldn't take the truck either. I waited a couple of hours and fired up the tractor to cross. Kinda surprised when I crossed and the front wheels disappeared. More depth then expected. but I got across to pick up the mail.
As long as I was on it I put in a little seat time clearing and creating a couple of ditches.
May try to get diesel today as I'm sure the river came down quite a bit.
Wife may want to go to nursery today but it may be a little cold for that.
Got my solar power for my Blink cameras (for the 2nd time) still doesn't work. They left out the adaptor for Micro USB to USB C this time. Also got some bulbs for my can that didn't work. Too big (my fault) so I will pack and return.
No real plans for the day yet to spend with my sweetheart.

Time for a second cup.
Everyone have a great and safe Valentines Day!!

 

[wngsprd]

Took the dog out for a walk first thing but it was short as I couldn't traverse the river on foot.

I also tried to take Della for a hike back in the woods yesterday, and had to turn around at the creek since it was up higher on the bridge than my boot tops.

 

[Happy in NC]

I also tried to take Della for a hike back in the woods yesterday, and had to turn around at the creek since it was up higher on the bridge than my boot tops.

I try and take Takoda back in the woods trail but when the river is too high I gets really muddy back there. On our morning walks we got to the camp next door that is no traffic usually but the river cuts me off.