Recent content by dave1949

61F. Mid-70's today and dry. I'm leaving for Ohio around mid-day. Solo trip since our older dog has too many health issues to put in a kennel for a week or so. I'm taking the scenic route over to Vermont then south through Roy's area to the Mass Pike in Springfield. It takes a little longer...

Before all of you are done, you guys are going to have me going around making amends to every rock I ever peed on. :laughing:

You're killing me. :D FYI I haven't touched a rock all day.

51F headed to 78F today. Mowing the yard today and some other light chores that do not involve rocks. Wngsprd, I think I am rocked out for this summer. I can quit anytime I want to. :D My wild apple trees have a pretty good crop of apples on them. Last year was such a heavy one that I am...

Good luck with the fuel cell. Beryllium is odd stuff to handle. I used to visit this Brush Wellman plant in Elmore, OH once in a great while back in my field service days. They produced ingots of beryllium. I'm not sure how much machining they did there. I recall seeing disc brake rotors that I...

Dang. You need a break before summer escapes. I 'finished' the rock retaining wall. Looks pretty ragged. I'll let it set over winter and decide if it's too ugly to live with next spring. In 20-20 hindsight I should have spent the money to pour nice concrete wing walls to retain the earth berms...

51F. Mid-70's today & partly cloudy. Roy I hope you aren't working this weekend. I should be able to finish rebuilding the rock wall today. Farmer2009, that's quite the water works you have in your barns. ~2 miles of piping! I see your storage building is coming along, that will be handy.

I have no clue about the oil issue. I did something on the Subaru I have never done before, bought a 10 year extended warranty. Probably a waste but we tend to keep our vehicles longer now that we aren't commuting to work. So, I'll let Subaru worry about the oil. :D The manual says they consider...

A feedline bearing would ruin your day. I suppose you have redundant feed and water systems in the same barn? The finger is healing but slowly. If I ever get off TBN :laughing: I will be messing with some rocks too big to move by hand using the bucket, the backhoe and my 6' heavy pry bar. I...

I drove through Wilton yesterday, it's not far at all. Wilton is one of the towns in our school district. It borders Farmington's east side. US Rt 2 used to run right through Wilton's business district before a bypass was built. It's a nice small town but like most small towns here it is...

Not much granite will be used because it is rare to find granite rocks with the natural flat faces that are needed for good stacking.

56F. Mid-70's today with a nice breeze due later this morning. Rocks are on today's menu. Hopefully I can rebuild the retaining wall enough today and Friday to keep the groundhogs from burrowing into the exposed dirt bank. :D

63F this evening. We had a t-storm move through this afternoon and drop a bit of rain, maybe a bit of rain tomorrow. There were some pretty powerful lightning bolts in this storm but nothing hit real close. RNG They say every El Nino is different. This time there is that blob of warm water off...

I think you have been out in the heat too long, or inhaling while painting. :laughing: I sure hope the El Nino that is shaping up ends your dry spell this winter.

58F headed to 79F today. Highs around mid-70's in the 10-day forecast with a good chance of rain many of those days. Ouch Roy! Sorry your toe is giving you grief. Fingers crossed for good healing. Drew, I found a boat for you. Cheap too: $1.25/ft. and a little creative writing. For $125 and an...