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Morning all! 48 here with temps falling all day down into the high 30's. Cloudy damp day with the remnants of the hurricane passing overhead. Has been a fantastic week weather wise with temps way up for this time of year! I need to pull out the yard vac and blower one more time to get the last...

So sorry to hear. He will definitely be missed!

Morning all! 49 going to a rainy 66. Happy Veterans day and much gratitude to all those that served! Wife's doctor visit went very well! She no longer has to use the crutches and can remove the boot and start walking on it slowly at first. No need for another visit and she should be all set in...

Morning all! 27 here only going to 52. Need to dig out more coats. Nothing on the agenda today except a furnace cleaning this afternoon at the apartment house. Wife goes to doctor tomorrow for her ankle and can't wait. Nothing else going on. Hope everyone stays safe and healthy!

Right now I'm just using the cartridges that came with my Slimline kit. It had 10 different kinds to try.

Another beautiful sunny day in the 70's here!! Happy Birthday Mrs. Mostly. Just a quick check in to show the progress on the lathe as requested. Starts with first project on top then on to the bottom. The three pens are from wood used at or cut down around the house. Hope everyone stays safe...

That will be a Christmas present ink pen for a friend of the family. Had a piece of walnut left over from a project years ago. I'll post a pic when it's done. 65 here all night! Never seen this here in November in my 64 years! Heading to 72 with a couple nice days in the forecast. Up early due...

Hey! My sister's 2210 with 400 hours on it keeps letting the rear arms fall down while mowing. We have a weight box on it with the front end loader attached as well. I even tried closing the rate valve all the way and it still happened. Any ideas? Couldn't find anything online.

Afternoon all! 70 degree day but the wind is so strong leaf duty is held off till another time. Wife's ankle is much better! Hopefully doc appt. on Thursday will be good news! As for me...every step forward I take I get knocked back two. Fingers and toes are better but changing off of that med...

Morning all! Bit of a belly ache has me up at 3 am today. Going to be a great fall day starting out at 56 and heading to high 60's. Halloween was a bust again this year with only the 4 neighbor children showing up. (we used to get 60 to 70) I made some skeletons out of parachord to scare the...

Morning all! 32 here going to 60ish. Managed to put in another round of leaf duty even though I was going to wait. Neighbor did their yard so I figured I didn't want mine blowing over there. Like Thomas I put all my winter markers in place that weren't installed the other day. Started prep work...

Morning all! 31 here going to a nice fall sunny 58. Oak trees are finally dropping so 1 more week of leaf pickup should about do it! We went to the orthopedic doc and he said the wife doesn't look like she needs surgery or a cast. (good news!) She needs to stay off of it as much as possible for...

Sorry for your loss Check. Best thing I did was install the blower! The temps have jumped up into the 50's and 60's and the forecast shows warm weather for the distant future. Things have been pretty much routine around here with yard work and normal living. That is till yesterday. We where out...

Absolutely beautiful day here today. After spending a few hours chasing the wind blown leaves across the yard I decided to get the blower installed and operating. Mower is put away and moth balled till next year. Think it's time for a nap now! Hope everyone stays safe and healthy!

Morning all. 50 going to 71 today with sunny skies. Yesterday was 2 years retired for me! Man that has flown bye fast! Apparently the doctors office had an alligator in the waiting room when we went for my final checkup! Wife and I are both currently fighting mild cases. Having a hard time...

Morning all! 43 here with a nice 65 day in the forecast. Finished up the 30 foot deck project at my cousin's house yesterday. That should be it till next year. Was happy the parts came in for the pellet stove! Got that up and running before nightfall. Going to a small car show and concert today...

Morning all! Looks like a postcard day for the weather. Starting at 57 this morning going to a sunny 71 with light to no wind! Found the cause to my joint pain. One in a million people actually can get worse joint pain from Glucosamine.👋 I stopped taking them and was back to regular arthritis...

Morning all. Final doctor visit on my operation was good. Doc says healing ahead of schedule and no more restrictions needed. Having bad round of sore hands and feet right now. Joints ache like needles being stuck in them. Not sure if gout related or allergic to new meds I was taking for the...

RIP Randy! Way to young! Beautiful day here with sunny skies and in the 70's! Tonight dropping to the 40's!! Still laying low as I recuperate from the surgery. I have no symptoms at all but need to wait till next week to get the doctors approval to go back to normal. I've pretty much been doing...

Afternoon all! 78 here but low humidity makes it almost bearable! Picked up a new electric pressure washer this weekend so figured I'd try it out on the tractor. Had to repair it first right out of the box! Soap dispenser kinked and wouldn't work. I had a 90 degree gas shutoff that fit and...

Evening all. 73 here at the moment going to a glorious 61! Been so hot and muggy lately! Outlook for the next few days is high 70's. Listed my grapple on Facebook marketplace Sunday night and it was gone by Monday. Guess I should have asked for more! I had it for 4 years or so. Moved my stone...

Morning all! 65 going to 84 with 96% humidity. Definitely going to be an inside day! Had a bad storm blow through last night. Need to go out and inspect for damage. Wife and I are doing fine. Her dad is having a few health issues but turns 85 next week so not unexpected. I keep reading but darn...

Afternoon all! Much needed rain has been falling all day. Wife and I got to enjoy our first vege's out of the garden today.(hand full of string beans and some summer squash). I'm on the mend from surgery last Wednesday. Getting better daily and am already off of the pain meds. Without getting...

Morning all! Things are still going good around here. Wife and I are in good health and enjoying the nice weather. Front porch is seeing a lot of seat time. Got a new applicant for tractor operator this morning. Hope everyone stays safe and healthy!

Morning all! Same day as Roy. Was able to get out and mow the grass yesterday before the rains came. Put the bucket back on and promptly took a step off the back stairs with the tooth bar! Oops! Forgot that was on there! Was able to get the mulch pile turned and ready for the needed moisture...

Morning all! Checking in with nothing much to report. Hot and humid here the last few days so not much is happening outside. Wife and I are still getting up early for our 3 mile walks. Health wise we are both losing weight and I am down 50 lbs. from 2 years ago. She still has a few more to go...

Morning all! Raining and 60 degrees so far. Went for my yearly hearing test today. Right ear is now as bad as my left! Hearing aids are in my future. Can still function now as long as background noise is quiet. Stopped for gas on the way home! 46 bucks for a little over 9 gallons! Guess we will...

Morning all! Rainy and colder yesterday and today so I decided to pull out the pressure washer and clean up the yearly winter/spring mess on the deck. Came out pretty good. Being northern exposer it never gets enough sunlight to burn off the moisture. Need to get the table and rest of the chairs...

Afternoon all! Was 70 when I got up this morning at 5:30. With rain coming tomorrow I figured it was time to get mowing. Wife and I did our 3 mile walk first had some breakfast and I started. Just finished and it sure is a killer out there! I did most of the string trimming Sunday so the rest...

I pop the whole unit off when mowing. So much lighter on the front end. Better for the grass when turning. Got most of the garden planted. Mulching for weeds started. Will finish tomorrow. Will plant two more rows of beans in a few weeks.

Morning all! Got the garden roto tilled and smoothed back out yesterday. Had to use the tractor to pull out 2 huge rocks that grew over the winter. Will take another pic when we get some plants in the ground. Wife and I are doing fine. Her eye is doing great. Just needs to put drops for a few...

Good wishes sent Thomas!

Afternoon all! Rainy day in the 50's with 90's weather on the forecast. Decided to fire up the roto tiller and get the garden turned before it's to hot. Still a few weeks for us before we can plant. Got the blower off and the mower installed on the Kubota. Went out and mowed the front. Wife's...

Afternoon all! Beautiful day here today! Things are starting to get some color around here. Wife had eye surgery Thursday and she is very happy. She can now see normally out of that eye!! Now we need to see if they can fix the other one that the lens either moved or was the wrong one. Her other...

Prayers for you Roy!! Hopefully you caught it soon enough!

Yes. Two of the 5 tons waiting to be moved into the garage. We bought next years supply before the price jumps up. They are already 30 bucks a ton more than what we paid. 48 here with rain all day in the forecast. Think it will be a good jigsaw puzzle day after chores are done! Hope everyone...

Morning all! 60 and sunny yesterday and 50 and partly cloudy today. Great time to dig into the compost pile and screen some for the garden. We won't be planting for another 3 or 4 weeks though as the threat of frost stays late here. Yard is starting to green up some.(neighbor's house in the...

Happy Belated Thomas!

Morning all! Still jugging away here in retirementville! Snow is melted and lawn is greening up. We have a few flowers poking thru the dirt. We really can't do anything garden wise till June so we are trying to decide the layout of the garden for this year. Will probably remove the blower some...

Morning all! 41 currently with a high of 46 and rain in the forecast. Snow is all gone here but the frost is still only a few inches down. Started on the grounds cleanup in areas not to wet. Lot's of branches this year! I did finish moving all of my left over pavers off the ground and onto...

Morning all! 31 here going to a sunny 46. High winds though so no outside work today. I really put the jinx to us as I removed the plow and chains from the tractor yesterday. I'll leave the blower attached till the end of April though. Nothing else going on at the moment...just living the...

Morning all! Yesterday was a gorgeous day to celebrate my 64th trip around the sun. Can't ask for better than 55 degrees with full sun and no wind! I had a great day! Today will be rainy and in the high 40's. I ordered a simple steel brace to help with cleaning my pellet stove in October. Still...

Happy Birthday Drew! 29 here now after a night in the teens. Will be in the 50's daily this week we are told! Snow and high winds kept me busy yesterday and this morning. Putting 3 tons of newly purchased pellets away today has turned my back into a hurting puppy. (2 more tons are outside...

Afternoon all! Typical March weather around here. Might even be a tad warmer than usual. Our oil company ran around last week and topped everyone's tanks before the big price jump.(can't beat a small family business!). Wife and I discussed things and decided to order 5 tons of pellets now...

Morning all! Woke up to 28 with snow on the driveway and walk. Not enough to clean up just makes a mess. Looks like it will be 46ish here today. My town is 250 per mile with a total pop of 8150. We have 32 square miles of land. Houses are on 1 acre minimum lots. I'm lucky that I border 2 -100...

Sorry for your kitty! Glad you got snow. We had sleet and freezing rain before a quick freeze and an inch of snow. I got the snow cleaned up but the ice will stay till at least Tuesday as we are staying below freezing till then. Nothing going on here. I don't have a problem with that either. I...

Morning all! An even zero here with very little wind. Lots of sun today going to around 27. I grabbed a pic of the cleaned up area this morning. I need to leave the camera on and get some action shots of the tractor. Maybe next storm. Everyone stay safe and healthy!

Morning all! 5 above with 12 mph winds. Think I'll have another coffee before venturing outside. Looks like we got lucky and ended up with about a foot total. Need to clear the drifts and finish cleanup. Here is a shot off of our front cam this morning: There is a brick walkway under there...

Happy Birthday a day late Bird! Sitting here drinking coffee waiting for the blizzard to start. It is snowing already but not hard. They expect it to kick in strong here around 8 am. Looks like I will be in the 12 to 18 range. Better than the over two feet the coast will be getting. At least it...

Morning all! 21 here going to 29. We are in the 7 to 15 range of snow totals. I will have the tractor fueled up and the plow on today. Not much else going on with it being so cold out! We have had our nephew with us all week as his mom was sick with full blown can't talk about it. It has now...

Morning all! 17 going to only 21 today. We got about 8 inches of snow before the rains came pouring down. I tried to get it cleaned up before that as it was already to heavy to shovel! Thank god I have a cab! At the apartment house the walk behind blower just clogged and clogged. Luckily the...

Up at 3 am with a faulty furnace. -3 outside is not a good time for issues! Hit the reset a few times. Called the furnace peeps and he came out at 5 am and replaced the fuel solenoid.(don't have one of those) Running fine so far! Glad we purchased furnace repair insurance. No charge for the call...

Morning all! 2f here going to 9f. Working on jigsaw puzzle and keeping the stove going. I have a good size cord project going with 50 items ordered and around 35 close to done. (pic of prototype attached. tails are shorter on final copies.) I can only due 5 or so a day as it really kills my...

Happy Sunday everyone! 24 here going to the 30's. Same as Thomas and Roy we have snow and ice in the forecast. The rest of next week is below zero or single digit nights! Got the last storm cleaned up. Was about 4 inches with wet and slippery making the tractor wheels spin like crazy. Almost...

Was another non issue here. We don't have any snow on the ground at all. Tomorrow's storm is only supposed to be 3 inches. Thanks for asking. Been trying to keep up with the post during morning coffee. Been busy lately with my cord hobby. Friend of ours liked them so much he ordered 100.

Morning all! Happy New Year! A unusual 40 here with cloudy skies for the last couple days and more coming. No snow on the ground here. (Very strange for this time of year) Wife and I are doing fine health wise. Will be visiting with family this afternoon to celebrate holidays. Not much else...

Good Morning and Merry Christmas! Freezing rain and ice has put a damper on our celebrations. That's ok though as we did some last night knowing today was going to happen. We might do Christmas dinner tomorrow instead. Hope everyone gets to enjoy some family time and stays safe and healthy!

Thomas and Roy. Glad you got snow. All we got was a light rain and enough of a dusting to cover the grass. Walk and driveway are bare. I was looking forward to a little tractor time. It's going to be to cold here now for the next 7 days with night time temps in the low teens. Day temps in the...

Morning all! 32 here with 3 to 6 inches of snow coming. Looks like an end to the mild temps coming with 30 degree temps in the daytime and low teens at night. Pellet stove will be humming! Wife and I are doing great health wise although I had a bad couple days this week. Not sure what caused it...

Morning all! 38 heading to 50's today with light rain falling. Snow and rain in the forecast for the next 5 or 6 days. Been keeping busy around the house getting ready for winter. Several other projects were completed at relative's houses also. Not much going on health wise. Wife's eye...

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Same as Roy here in the 20's going to the 40's. We have rain and possible snow over the next couple days. Hope everyone has a nice Holiday. Stay safe!

Happy birthday David! My wife had her's on the 23rd. Won't post the age..I'm not that dumb!

RoyJackson Epic Contributor Joined Nov 17, 2001 Happy 10 years on TractorBynet Roy! 32 now going to 44. Funeral today for a family friend. Only 65! He did have heart issues for a long time though.

Very big when not in use. Hard to store and front heavy. The only problem I've had with it was sucking up a rock or stick and blowing a chunk out of the plastic coupling the hose hooks to. Dinged up the blades a bit also.

Morning all! 50 here going to the 60's. Big difference from yesterday! 718776 I've tried every attachment I could find to do leaves and this with a small blower is the best there is. It chops up the leaves into small enough pieces that I can pick up leaves for about 20 minutes without stopping...

Morning everyone! 26 here going to the lower 40's with sun. Misread the clock this morning and got up at 3:15 not 5! LOL. Oh well, I'm used to getting up early anyway. Not much going on here. Picking up leaves and filling the pellet stove are the main activities. That's ok with me. Wife and I...

Happy Halloween all! Raw and rainy 49 here with this the second day of rain! What a crazy wet year so far. Better than a drought but sure is depressing! Will be doing leaves again if it dries out. Almost all of them are down now except the oaks. Need to drain and pickup the outside hoses...

It works great as long as you have the mower running also. If you try to vac without the blades it doesn't work so good. That makes it hard to remove them though as the mower tends to blow the leaves forward as you drive over them. Still better than doing it by hand!

Pic of the yard and my favorite tool this time of year.

I have a cab on mine and my neighbor has an open station. I snow blow with the radio on in a tee shirt and he is so covered up he can't move.(been there.Done that!) In the summer he is dripping sweat and actually passed out from the heat one time. He already told me if I ever move he is taking...

Morning all! 32 going to a sunny 47. Woke up at 3 am with a neck and back grumbling about the 5 hours of leaf clean up I did yesterday! Second cup of coffee going down while I contemplate today's list of things to do. Going to put most of them off till Monday I think. Two days of rain in the...

Phil, you don't work in the snow? Porch looks nice, Phil. Gonna put a roof over it? Only work when it's nice now that I'm retired. LOL. Not my house. I doubt they will put a roof on it. Just a summer use deck.

Morning all! 33 here going to a sunny 55 high. Deck project is done till spring due to the weather and lack of materials. Picked up all my tools and brought them home for clean up and maintenance. Wife and I continue to be as healthy as we can. Project for the rest of fall will just be leaf...

Morning all! 38 here going to middle 50's. Been performing leaf pick up almost every day! Garden is now completely cleaned up and done for the year. Repaired a rotten door frame at a friends house and I'm still working on the 16X32 deck at my cousins. Broken light at my house will need looking...

I love retirement. Yes. Doing leaves is much better when you have time to do it at will!

Morning all! Starting the day at 51 and going into the 60's. Overcast skies for the next few days it seems. Like Thomas I am starting with leaf removal being a daily chore. It was nice at the start: Now it is just making a mess all over the stones and wall in the landscaping! Wife and I are...

Posted this in the morning thread also: Blower mounted and ready. Needs some cleaning and touch up paint.

Morning all! Another rainy cold day. Might as well get the blower on and ready. Hope everyone is safe and healthy!

I'm off on a little road trip so won't be around a computer for a few days. Happy two year retired anniversary Thomas! I will celebrate my 1 year anniversary early next week. Time flies when you're having fun!(not working)

Roy, sorry about your wife’s injuries, I hope she mends up quickly. I think I have the choke cherries removed as much as possible! Back pack blower is the only thing I've found that will get them out of the grass! Mower and rake don't help at all. Darn things are so thick they will actually kill...

Morning all! 68 going to 69 with rain and thunder/lightning. Neighbor says the hole was over a foot deep and covered with vegetation so he couldn't see it. He has mowed this field before with no issues. He hit the hole at full mowing speed and it stopped him dead. The problem with the...

Morning all! 63 going to 71. More problems with the air condition unit. 4th thermostat replaced as per Honeywell factory tech and now nothing works! Progress...Not! Installer will be back this morning.(almost a year it hasn't been right!!) Intermittent problem that is impossible to find so...

Morning all! Gorgeous day here at 63 and partly cloudy. High 70's expected with low humidity! Wife and I are doing fine. We both are enjoying the summer so far. I had tree roots getting into my driveway and brick walkway so this was the week to make it gone. Tractor did great at getting things...

Morning all! 58 here also this morning. What a welcome change from the heat and humidity! Was going to cut the grass yesterday but someone left a light on in the tractor and killed the battery! 👋 Hopefully charger will fix it. Health wise the wife and I are doing fine. Was supposed to have our...

67 right now. Looks like storm is downgraded to just heavy rain and wind in the 40's. Sounds good to me. Hope everyone else in it's path stays healthy and dry!

Roy: A Guy ran a red light and did this to my 13. It was fixed back to perfect. Hopefully insurance will do the same for you.

Morning all! 69 heading to 80 today. Looks like today will be hurricane prep day. From all projected paths the eye will be going right over us. I have fuel for everything all ready. Just need to pick up outdoor stuff and dig out the generator. Will get the tractor set up for recovery work if...

Steppenwolfe, sorry to hear about your dad's passing.

Morning all! 70 here with a partly cloudy humid 82 forecast. Will be going out to breakfast with the wife to start the day. Nothing planned for outside work. Will be going to the apartment house to watch an electrician fix a faulty, slightly melted wire to a refrigerator plug. After that take it...

Morning all! 72 here going to 89.Looks like another partly cloudy humid day. Wife's eye procedure went well! Won't know if it worked till she goes back for a follow up. Going to try and get the lawn mowed before it gets to hot. Still waiting for the dog days of summer to cease before attempting...

Tis the season for appliances I guess! We went out today and purchased a new stove and clothes dryer! $1700 for both delivered. We're hoping the fridge last longer as it's only 6 years old.(been repaired 4 times already though) 78 here and humid. Not much going on as it's just not worth it in...

Happy Sunday everyone! 51 with a high of 76 today. Great weather for walking this morning. Been a rough week for me as I picked up a sinus infection somehow and haven't been able to do much. Feeling better today finally so I think I'm on the mend. At least I no longer need boxes of tissues...

Morning all! 63 here with another day of rain. It has been so wet here this July that I have visible water on the ground in areas that aren't even usually wet! I can only mow the high ground if and when the sun pops out long enough. Yesterday was the first nice day (all sun) that we've had in a...

I and the misses thank everyone for the well wishes! I made sure she woke up to these: Going out to eat and enjoy the rest of the night. Been a great day so far!

Morning all! Glad your feeling better Roy! Woke up to another rain storm. Flooded streets here all over the place. 63 going to 72. Weather guessers say we have already broke the record for most rain in the month of July and we are only half way thru. Wife and I are doing good. Staying as active...

Thanks! Briggs engine. The head gasket let go and blew all the oil out the intake and exhaust. This is a known issue and you can see why. No bolt in the part between the piston and valve area. Poor design by someone. I mowed the grass today and it ran great with no leaks!

Morning all! 60 here going to the 80's. No rain today so I need to get the yard mowed as we have rain coming for the next couple days. Had a problem with the mower but was able to order the parts and get it back up and running! Here's a shot of it apart. Wife and I are doing fine. Happy...

Happy 4th everyone! 52 and cloudy here. First hopefully dry day this week. Rain in the forcast off and on for the next 8 days.

Morning all! You know it's summer when New England is 70 all night! Going to a high 80's and humid today. Got a lot of work done around the house this week. Today and this week will be to humid for big projects so we will putter as best we can. Health wise the wife and I are doing great! Flowers...

Morning all! 48 here going to an excellent dry 74. Sunny with a slight breeze makes yesterday and today the pick of the week. Back to 80 and humid tomorrow. Out early this morning. Meeting up with a friend for breakfast. Iv'e been puttering with the repair of a flower garden border most of the...

Good news on that Drew! Hopefully many years to go!

Morning Everyone! 57 now going to 64 with a threat of showers. Quite different than the 80's and 90's we been having. Dentist today for routine cleaning and then a trip to the doctor on wednesday for findings on the last endoscopy. Not much else going on. Will putter around trying to get some...

Afternoon all! Wife and I are doing fine. Cleaning and getting rid of stuff has been on the agenda for the week. Spent some time working on 3 projects at other people's houses. Garden is starting to sprout and flowers are coming in. Grabbed some pics: Hope everyone stays safe and healthy!

I only see 1 picture. The rest say broken link or I don't have permission to view the link.

Almost forgot. I grabbed this picture of the clouds yesterday.I thought they looked cool!

Afternoon all! Best wishes for Sophie! 90 here and humid! Not the best day to go to the neighbor's house and dig a 20 foot trench to install pavers and river rock on the side of his garage. Got it done but sure am beat now!! Have an electrician coming tomorrow so I will be able to rest while I...

Morning all! 40 today with wind and rain. Good day to work inside. Been staying busy doing odd jobs around the house. Got some of the garden started yesterday in between the rain drops. Today is our first day of no more required Covid restrictions. We will be going out for breakfast shortly...

Condolences Roy for Bella! Sorry for the loss to your family!

Morning all! 38 here going to a windy 58. Tried to move some soil with the tractor and promptly sunk into the ground. Ended up making some deep ruts that will need to be taken care of if and when the ground dries out. Things are greening up around here but my lawn is toast from winter...

Afternoon all! 70 here with rain. I was able to get the snow blower off of the riding mower at the apartment house and put on the mower. I also did some digging in the back yard here and got 3 small stumps pulled out of the ground. Made a heck of a mess when I used the tractor to bring them to...

afternoon all! My brother in law had shoulder surgery and also had knee issues. He was able to find a plastic device made just to help put socks on. You load the sock on the device set it on the floor and step into the sock. He showed us how it worked and it was amazing. Maybe check on Amazon...

She is enjoying it more than we thought. She has decided to forget about the part time work she was looking at.(y) Hope you get well and out of the hospital quick Randy!

Good Sunday morning! 48 going to a rainy 54. Nothing planned for today except a small get together for my MIL's 80th birthday. Hope everyone stays safe and healthy!

Morning all! 42 here going to 60 with clouds all day. Off to the other neighbor's today to help him remove the snow blower and install the front end loader and mower. Small Kubota with quick hitch so a pretty easy swap. Might do more branch pickup if we have time before family comes to visit...

Hi: Not sure on the brand. It is a gift from a neighbor for working at his yard. I will see if I can find some info when I head out to the garage later.

Morning all! 40 going to a sunny 65! Glad your back home Randy! Lot's to do today. Clean pellet stove last time and seal up for summer. Need to make cookies for tomorrow family get together. Working on tractor bucket to install tooth bar.Take wife to eye doc. phew...need to find time for nap in...

Sorry for your DIL, L4N. Randy, hope you get better soon. 33 here and snowing like crazy. Heavy wet stuff too! Storm is going into tomorrow so not sure how much we'll get. Hope everyone else stays healthy and safe!

Afternoon all! Nice sunny day in the 60's with a few more to go till Sunday. Wife is now officially done working so hopefully we an start doing things! Tree is all cleaned up and have most of the front yard raked. Ground is still kinda of damp so not in a rush to finish. Flowers are poking up...

Morning all! 21 degrees and windy! Right now outside work is cancelled till further notice. Had the furnace at the apartment looked at yesterday, it appears that the water pressure reducer coming into the house has broken and is overfilling the burner so that the relief valve is tripping...

Morning all! 43 here going to 50's with dark dreary skies for the day. Cold and windy in the forecast so conserving energy is where it's at! Feeling better as I got some sleep last night. Arm is sore but survivable. If they told me a tetanus shot and a pneumonia shot at the same time would kick...

Morning all! 42 going to 60 today with partly cloudy skies. 4 nights of below freezing in the forecast. No sleep last night due to doctors visit yesterday in the am. Tetanus shot needed 10 year booster and doc recommended with my condition to get the pneumonia vaccine shot also. Currently arm is...

All secured and ready to come down. Loggers did a heck of a job keeping it from falling at all.My garage is up on the left.(view is from neighbor's yard.) 56 and raining so cleanup will wait till it's nicer.

Morning all! 47 heading to 65/70! Oak tree is now split all the way down to the ground. Pine tree is bent about 6 feet out of plumb. Both are falling down slowly. Hopefully will have a crane coming today to take it down. In the mean time I cleaned out the garage in case the pine comes down. Sure...

31 going to a sunny 65. Rain in the forecast the next 6 days. Alien-Hope wife's eye is ok. Happy belated birthday to Sophie! Not much going on here. Weather has been great so getting more branch pick up and raking done.(Never heard of around here in March!) Great big oak tree riddled with ant...

Thanks for all the birthday wishes! Had a great day. Weather was sunny and nice with no wind. Went for a nice walk with my wife then puttered outside enjoying the day. Two nice steaks on the grill will finish off things smartly! Stay safe and healthy all!

13 today going to 37 with sunny skies. 63 trips around the sun for me today. Still having issues with our fancy furnace thermostat. Yesterday with temps in the teens the air conditioning kicked on for about 5 minutes. LOL! I don't think so! Furnace tech is coming back out with a factory rep to...

Morning all! 10 here going to a very windy 27. Staying in the house as much as possible. I carry my iphone 11 with case in my rear jeans pocket with no problem. Lots of snow melted over the warm spell we had but there is still plenty left. Need to go out and pick up more branches but this wind...

Morning all! 15 here going to a sunny 35. Looks like we have a week of above normal temps coming after today! Need to get out and do more branch cleanup before the ground is to wet. Not much else planned for the day. Furnace guy coming tomorrow to flush out the old antifreeze from the...

Morning all! 17 here going to 20 with slight wind making it feel to darn cold to be outside. Got quite a bit of errands done yesterday so will conserve energy today. I got a pic of some of the junk that was pelting the house the other day. I think I got hit by the whole forest! Will have a very...

6 above with gusting winds to as high as 45mph. We got pelted with something at 2 am hitting the house so hard it woke me up. Thought sure whatever it was would be coming thru the window. Will be checking later when it gets light out. Not much going on today. Hopefully finish up paperwork with...

Morning all. 32 going to 40 with a cloudy day today. Not much going on today but running some errands. We got snow and rain yesterday so pretty much stuck around the house. We finally picked up the wife's new car that came in on Thursday. Pic added for practice. It actually looks much better but...

Morning all! 27 here going to 38. We got about 3 or 4 inches of snow before the temps warmed up enough to change to rain. Snow is packed down now and quite wet. I will go out later and push it off the driveway so the melting will go in the drain hole. I was up early this morning(2:00 am) also...

Morning all! 21 here going to 28 with cloudy skies. We had about two inches of powder for early Friday morning so I just hand shoveled the main driveway. Looks like we got a few inches more during the day and overnight so I will fire up the tractor and do the rest after morning coffee. Lost a...

15 here heading to 26. Thanks for the snow daugen! I would rather that then the rain/ice we got last storm. Weather guessers can't decide if we are getting 3-4 or 8-10. Should be a long duration storm as it starts this afternoon for us and goes till Saturday. Still no word on the wife's new car...

Sorry for your loss Randy. Morning all! 31 here with rain falling down on the frozen ground. Looks like quite the icy mess.I have flashlights and candles around the house just in case of power outage. Generator is hooked up and full of gas. I ran it yesterday to make sure it would be ready...

8 degrees at the moment. Sitting on the couch with my coffee watching the sun come up through my south/east window. low 20's for today with snow in the forecast. Pellet stove is using fuel at twice the normal rate as it's so cold. We even closed off the unused bedrooms to try and contain the...

Morning all! 11 out for me going to high 20's. Need to go out and clean up the 4-5 inch snow from yesterday and last night. Wife is heading to work today so have to be cleaned up before 6. Her new car is all wheel drive for our winter weather. I would rather move to some where warm but that...

16 here going to 27 with snow in the forecast for the rest of the week. We got 3 or 4 inches yesterday so I fired up the tractor for some fu-I mean work! Flurries today with plowable snow tonight and tomorrow. Not much happening here. Laying low, trying to stay warm and conserving energy. Had a...

Morning all! 24 here going to 30 with clouds. Looks like my 6 inch estimate was off a little. The wind blew the section of the walk in front of my house down to that. The rest of the yard and driveway was over the shovel (about 18 inches)with drifts up to 3 feet. The B2650 blew and plowed like...

Morning all! 27 out there with wind blowing. Two coffees done so time to head out for snow duty. Doesn't look like it has gotten any worse then it was at 10 pm. I would guess 6 inches. I will measure it when I go out. A few of the neighbors want me to do their's also. Will update in a few hours...

15 heading to 30. (darn! a heat wave!)Heavy snow in the forecast with over a foot possible. Tractor is full of fuel and ready to go. Interested in the pump Roy. Those buckets aren't getting any lighter! I'm still deciding on putting on the 60 inch bucket or trying to use the 7 foot plow. Need...

Morning all! Currently 7 above with heavy winds! Looks like a possible storm again early next week. Driveway is getting filled in with drifts. Not going out till Monday if I can help it. Decided to make cookies ( 4 dozen oatmeal raisin)and feed the pellet stove today. Made another string project...

Morning all! 24f here going down all day to a forecast of low single digits. Happy Birthday Bird! Need to clean up the end of the driveway and around the mailbox. Might hang a few pictures in the renovated bedroom. Maybe play with some string. No mail yesterday! When did 4 or 5 inches of powder...

afternoon all. 32 and wet. 4 or 5 inches of light fluffy snow fell overnight. I got all three yards cleaned up and now it's time to conserve energy. Worked on my chains. Got both rough finished on the cross sections. Now I need to mount them on the tractor and figure my circumference ones...

Afternoon all! 30 here with just enough of a breeze to feel as cold as it will be at the end of the week. Overnight lows of 2 above to a high of 18 for the day. No snow in forecast though. Thomas: I hate to say it but I had an english muffin with peanut butter for breakfast. An english muffin...

Morning all! I'm up way to early today! Arthritis pains from working. Looks like we are in the high teens this morning. Going to be a cold week with low teens at night and just hovering around the freezing mark during the day. Speaking of chains. I removed the concrete busting cross chains on...

Starting at 22 this morning with a high of 34. Need to shut off the pellet stove so I can give it a quick cleanup and dump out the ash pan. Cold nights in the lower teens are coming according to the weather guessers! I am supposed to meet up with one of my old workers today to reminisce about...

Morning! Same as Roy today. 30 now going to 36 maybe with a threat of rain. Today is my wife's last full day of employment. She starts part time Monday to work 2 days a week till March. Housework for me today. To bad of weather for outside stuff. Still working on a few wood and string...

Evening all! Nice sunny day in the high 30's with no wind. Loved it!! Been a little under the weather lately as I went off my diet. (Had to have a pizza!) A few days on the brat diet should straighten me out. Ordered a new computer. Will be in some time next week. Was able to save all my files...

21 going to 35 today. Yesterday was electronic gremlin day. Main computer is broken, laptop decided to go wonkie and needed to be reset and my ipad even started having issues(I think that was a world wide DNS problem) We had the power go out suddenly on Sunday for 1/2 an hour. Whatever that was...

Good Morning! 22 going to a partly sunny 30 today. Working on first cup of coffee. Things are going good here for winter time. Not much planned for the week. Need to get some fuel for the tractor and kerosene for the space heater in the garage. Will top off the truck too. Seems strange going...

Morning all! 29 here going to a partly cloudy 35. Had a little snow over night but I think I will leave it be. Just enough to blanket the driveway. Working on a few projects today in the morning then I will be heading to the apartment house to check on a couple repairs. Been working on a few...

Morning all! I'm not sure what the SS changes are for state pensions. I have a financial guy for that stuff. [I'm just the muscle here.] My wife and him do that stuff. LOL. 2 inches of fluffy stuff last night. 30 with no wind. I went out and shoveled the drive by hand at 5:30 am. So peaceful...

Morning all! 23 here going to 32. We got 2 inches of snow with heavy rain on top of that yesterday. Luckily it warmed up enough that I used the bucket to push the mush off the driveway. Expecting 4 to 6 inches of snow tonight into tomorrow morning. I retired from the state in October at 62...

Sorry for the loss of the dog! Very sad. My outside Christmas lights are led and came on plastic rolls. Very easy to put up and take down. I had my outside ones down on the 26th. Removed all the rest Monday.

Happy new year! Happy birthday Roy! 24 here going to 32. Should be the first sunny day here in a while. I never got to see the Christmas star as we had clouds every night. Hope everyone stays safe and healthy!

Happy new year! Happy birthday Roy! 24 here going to 32. Should be the first sunny day here in a while. I never got to see the Christmas star as we had clouds every night. Hope everyone stays safe and healthy!

Merry Christmas to all my tractor friends!!! Next two days will be filled with running around trying to get everything done. 35 now going to low 50's but heavy dangerous winds in the forecast. I will be out taking in the flags and whatever else that can fly. Power outages in the forecast due to...

Chrysler Crossfire SRT supercharged roadster. My go fast buggy.

Morning all! 25 out going to 32. Kinda cold in the house as someone forgot to fill the pellet stove yesterday. We had two days of cloudy weather so no Christmas star here. Been keeping busy making more ornaments as gifts. Had a few jobs to do for relatives. Got a few hours of plowing...

Morning all! Temp is up to 6 and heading to 23. Coffee is all gone and breakfast finished. Looks like just an errand running day today. Yesterday’s visit at the eye doctor confirmed that my wife has glaucoma in her right eye. Good news is it’s already better with the drops she has been using...

Morning all! About ready to start my second cup of coffee. 18 out there with snow blasting down. Forecast has been upped to possible 2 feet for some of the state. I will go out around 8 and make a first pass. Should be light and fluffy so I have the plow on the tractor. Wife will be working...

Evening all! Ran out to three different stores Looking for wanted groceries and tools. Only found one item. Ordered the rest online. Got the tractor and truck fuel tanks topped off for the storm. Not much to do today so I played with string again: Wrapped my cane, made my wife a sliding 5 count...

Same as Roy here except we have snow in the forecast today. Not sure how much yet.I believe it will be flurries to an inch. I need to get out to the tractor garage and check the mouse traps. Will check the battery maintainers on all the vehicles while I'm out there. Will top off the fuel tank...

Morning All! 41 going to 50 today. Not sure what's on the plans for today. Looks like the pellet stove is in for a workout this week with temps down below freezing at night. Will be an inside week for sure. Still plenty of snow on the ground for a white Christmas. Would have to warm up quite a...

Afternoon all! 45 and sunny here. Much better than yesterday. Decided today would be a good day to play with string. Tried my hand at making a few Christmas ornaments for gifts: Getting better by the last two. Stay safe and healthy all!

Morning all! 27 here with light snow falling. Been puttering around with getting lots of small jobs done around the house. Nothing else going on. Pellet stove is warm and keeping me busy. I'm ok with that. Should be a white Christmas around here. No warm ups in the future that I can see. Hope...

Just getting in from the first cleaning. We have at least 6 inches of heavy wet slop! The ground is still not frozen so the snow blower is useless. Just digs into the ground. I used the bucket with it curled up some. Good enough for a first pass. Still coming down at a good clip. Hopefully will...

Morning everyone! 32 with heavy snow coming down. The wife and I went out early to get errands done. Worked out great as the stores were empty of people except us old timers. Being over 60 finally is a good thing! Weather guessers are telling us to prepare for over a foot of snow with 45 mph...

37 going to 49 today. Weather guessers are saying tomorrow will be 6 to 10 inches of heavy wet or not! Will spend the day picking up branches and what ever else can get caught in the snow blower just in case. Tractor is topped off and battery tender is on it. Neighbor got called in to work so...

NHBX, I'm sorry for the loss of your BIL. 31 here going to 40. Partly sunny day ahead. Not sure what I will be doing today. Feels like a putter around day. Helped the neighbor remove two trees and stumps from his yard. In the winter they droop out into the driveway. He has no cab so would get...

Wish I was closer Drew. I've put in a dozen or so door openers for myself and family. It's not really that bad of a job if you have basic tools. As long as power is already there. If not I've done that too. Good luck in your search.

Morning all! 57 here going to 60 with clouds most of the day. House sitting today for one of the family who needs a fuel tank swap in their home. Tank is quite old and starting to seep. Over 4000 bucks for the job!!! Been working on getting the sand to fill in between the bricks on the drive...

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! 40 degrees and raining here. Will have a small get together today and then enjoy the rest of the day. My wife has had the whole week off and we are enjoying the time together. Looks like more rain in the future so I'm not sure how much more I can get done outside...

Morning all! 30 here going to 36 and partly sunny. Wife's eye doctor visit wasn't good. Now besides macular degeneration she also has glaucoma starting in both eyes. They started her on drops and we have an appointment with another specialist. Not the kind of news she wanted on her birthday...

Those are plastic perches to hold the snow from sliding off the steel roof and hurting someone. Also helps keep it off the driveway and brick walk.

Evening all! Was 42 and sunny most of the day. I usually wait till after Thanksgiving to hang Christmas decorations but today was to nice to pass up. Got a Santa and Rudolph from my wife's family that is as old or older than I am. Had to find a spot for that! Also got the lights all hung up and...

Morning everyone! 17 here going to 38. Will be making a run to pick up a ton of pellets with my buddy and checking out a new store that is opening up. After that will be puttering inside for the rest of the day. Sure glad I got the pellet stove and chimney cleaned while it was warm last week...

Added photo of this years setup.

32 going to around 40. Should be a sunny day with little wind. Hopefully will get one more round of leaf pickup in. Hoses and faucets are picked up and shut off for the season. Need to put the hoses and reels into storage. Looking at a low of 19 coming on Wednesday and Thursday night so I need...

Morning all! 26 here going to a partly sunny 53. Sorry for you and your neighbor's loss Roy. David: Spitting rain or spitting snow very common here. Looks like a cold and damp week ahead with night time temps dropping into the high teens later in the week. I still need to do at least one more...

Morning all! Another great day coming up. 49 to start with a sunny high of 70. After 2 days of hard labor today is recuperation day. Knee is doing ok. Drew, I know I posted pics before but can't find them. After doing some work for my neighbor he gave me a bunch of pavers he removed from his...

Morning all! 45 here going to a sunny 58/59. Rain gutter install went well at my sister's after a two day wait for wet weather. Going to try and start on the paving project again today. Hopefully will have no more knee issues. Looks like we have a nice stretch of good weather coming up so I...

Morning all! 32 going to a cloudy high 40's. Oak leaves all came down with the storm and are so thick that you can't see ground anywhere. Going to be to cold for the snow to melt before thursday,friday. Will just have to suffer looking at it! I hate leaves on my lawn! Have a few inside...

Morning all! 41 here going to 46 with clouds all day. Got the garage all pressure washed. Came out great after about 12 hours of total cleaning spread out over the 2 days. Neighbors oak tree dumps leaves and branches all over it. Will hose it off again in a few weeks after the tree is down...

41 heading to 46 today. My right hand locks up into a ball if I use it to much. My Rheumatologist calls it trigger finger also. It is your tendons getting caught in the sheaths they ride in due to inflammation. If it gets bad enough they can slit the sheath to give more room similar to carpal...

My yard looks like I never touched it. LOL. Will do it again if it dries out around here. Oak leaves are starting to fall now too.

Morning all! 34 here with the pellet stove humming along. will be a mostly a putter day after a solid 6 hours of leaf clean up yesterday. Looks like quite the lousy week on tap as seen in the weather pic. We need the rain I'm being told by the weather guessers. Nothing much going on here this...

Nice tractor Roy! I use a back up cam on mine while blowing snow with the rear blower. Saves the neck on long straight blows. I renewed my passport at the post office Drew. Was easy as pie! Gloomy day here today with dark cloudy skies. Looks like rain but nothing falling but the leaves. Stay...

Morning All! Eric-the one I use on my iphone is called SkyView it works great. 57 here to start going to a sunny pleasant 66. Should be a great day for leaf wrangling! Need to change out a dishwasher and microwave at the apartment house first though. Will be hitting the bricks early so I can...

60 start today and going to stay there all day. Rain in the forecast for today and tomorrow. Went for my 3 mile walk yesterday, blew leaves and raked for a few hours. Decided I would start on the paver project in front of the other garage. Started digging for the retention boards and promptly...

Morning all. 47 here with rain all day already started. Will not be doing much today as I spent all day yesterday raking and blowing leaves. Wrist and fingers are complaining this morning. Will be a good day to putter on little jobs around the house. Glad to hear things went well on the move...

33 going to 58. Up early again. Got 5 hours of leaf removal in and gave up for the day. Sore muscles from raking and hauling the tarp. Not feeling to bad this morning so will begin trying to do the other half of the yard later. Wife is off work today and Monday so we will walk together this...

Glad for the good news Drew! Can't wait to see the tractor Roy. Up at my regular pre retirement time this morning. Wife and I went out to breakfast before she had to leave for work. Already did my 3 mile walk. Now I will have another coffee and then go out and pick up the yard. We had a bad...

Woke up at my normal time and said nope not happening! (slept 2 more hours) Just got back from my morning walk and the coffee is on. When is everybody coming over? Going to take this day nice and slow. Thanks for the well wishes all. 52 going to 70 with high wind warnings for the afternoon...

Phil - is this first day of retirement! Not yet first day is tomorrow. Still currently on the job although on a Governor mandated sick day due to outer state travel.

55 out with light mist/rain in the air. Went for a walk and now enjoying the autumn colors. LOL.

Evening all. Uneventful trip back from the car show today. Everything is put away till next time. Tomorrow will be my last day into the office. I will drop off my phone and laptop and sign out from all my files etc. My guys have decided to take me out for breakfast as a last goodbye. (I can...

Morning all! Jim-Sorry for your loss! 40 here going to a pleasant 65 with mostly sun. 3 more days to go! Stay safe all.

68 with heavy rain and 40 45 mph wind gust. Leaves are down enough so the streets are slippery and you can't see the blacktop! my next project has arrived. Got a huge load of pavers to extend my driveway to the garage the tractor is parked in. Can't beat the price as all I had to do was help...