Good morning!!!!

[Looking4new]

For any of you guys that had United Health Care.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

For any of you guys that had United Health Care.

That wouldn't make up for what they stiffed me last year on my HSA they were supposed to contribute to, but didn't....

 

[Popgadget]

Seeing that Alesis gear takes me back to the '80s and '90s, Paul, when MidiVerbs and ART ProVerbs ruled the racks, fighting for space among the Yamaha SPX90s (& SPX90IIs).

Did you notice the Alembic and Yamaha bass preamps?

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Ash Wednesday) morning. Overnight Low of 17.9C and it's presently 25.0C, clear & calm.

A few things accomplished yesterday; recycling drop-off at the tip, minor repair/maintenance at the Church + change the vestments to 'purple' for Lent, followed by a quick stop for a packet of pikelets & some 100% maple syrup for Shrove/Fat Tuesday evening tea.

Today is 'into town' day for groceries. Later on will be the Ash Wednesday service at 1530.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[sodamo]

Good morning 65˚F heading to the mid 70s, S wind cloudy.

Perfect weekend for the "Farm" finally - sunny and the low 80s. With the tulip festival and the baby animals we had a bumper crowd - 5000 for the weekend. On my 5 hr. tractor shift yesterday I hauled 600 people, some of the trailers were full - 60 people.

The pic below does not give the tulip field justice. The best view was from the tractor road on the back side but I couldn't stop for the pic because I never had an empty trailer. At least you can see the photo opps the finished windmill, the baby grand piano and the bicycle. I was finally able to take this pic after closing.

One of our favorite spring time trips was to the visit Keukenhof Gardens

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

Today I finished horse stable dutch doors. Only 5 years old but construction company used 2x6s & 3/4" plywood they had here.
This is the worst one...but rotten.
I used pressure treated everything. Each door weighs 300# (150# each half). Three coats primer, then gloss white & brown.
Fun lifting each onto sawhorses, carrying inside to paint.
Lots of work (& $) but turned out well.

 

[sodamo]

Fairlane GT 390 with a stick is a prized car today. White with a red or blue interior please.
get a set of the right street aftermarket tube headers and exhaust, and boy
would that sound nice cruising to cars and coffee.

I think you can do pretty much what you want up til about 1970.
I wonder if you can get an exemption for emission control due to age of vehicle.
some states don't have any testing it seems.

sometimes it's fun to look at crate motors online and think
what could I put that in?
and not huge horsepower either, otherwise you have to change out whole drivetrain.
for me, it would be more what makes the nicest noise.

brother brought me home in his M8. Not easy to get in and out, sits so low.
He had it in sport mode coming back through town, dash all lit up in sport red, red all over the place, with exhaust
snap crackling and popping as we slowed down. fun to listen to but tiring after a while. Like most toys.

if a state/country has an income tax, taxing labor 13% sure seems like double dipping. Makes everything more expensive.
which I think we all might be about to experience.
If I go into Harbor Freight and everything is 20 percent more expensive now, who is actually paying for all this?
The bad guys in China making state subsidized goods?
I don't think so.
We are, the consumer. Manufacturer will just raise price to compensate.
If I pay 20 percent more for something, isn't it me paying the tariff, not some other country?

begs the question what should we stock up on, before the inevitable increases.

I’ve pretty much decided this tariff stuff should be approached as opportunity to save money, much like the 30+% increase in eating out. 30+% being defined as the 33 1/3% top increase from 15-20 on top of the 10+% price increase on the menu. So, yes, I pay the expected 20%, but far less often, so total lessor amount. Not my fault if less business.
Now I will hesitate more and likely buy less items I absolutely don’t need. Maybe even buy better quality when I do. Gonna seem like a win.

 

[sodamo]

yes! sign of a good organization, one supervisor checking out another supervisor...chain of command

Have to chuckle, can’t even guess number of times I’ve seen the dogs supervising from a distance and commented to Sophie.

 

[Buppies]

56 presently quite breezy high today 66 big storms early AM

Good Evening

 

[Looking4new]

Freezing rain coming tonight changing to rain tomorrow morning. High tomorrow 43°F. If it isn't raining too bad in the morning, then I have some work to do on the tractor and then scrape off the slush on all the driveways.