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Time sure makes a difference. Been at least 20 years since my Quicken days This Monarch program is looking really good, not that I was feeling that way 1st few hours. Account input was tedious to me in that I was constantly bombarded with 2 FA requests and codes. Understand, but not my favorite...

68°F and no rain Not sure I can call yesterday as productive yet. Still fighting with Sophie’s pool. I do think I managed to get the algae killed, but can’t seem to have much luck getting it out of pool, just so fine it blows thru the vacuum bag leaving a cloudy mess. Never had that problem...

Back in my Army comptroller days I had responsibility for Programming, but in this instance it meant forecasting budget requirements for future years 1,2, 3, 5, and beyond depending on the color of money. Basically what that means it certainly funds are restricted to be spent on specific items...

Same here. Guess that’s a benefit of finally reaching point where month ends ahead of the money. Pre pandemic I was on a kick of following food, groceries vs eating out. Was interesting to look back to see where we had eaten or how long since we had been to a particular restaurant. The kids...

Appears Excel uses Plaid to import, which is great except the subscription for Excel. Might just as well pay subscription of already written app. Looking to avoid manual import as I doubt the kids would and I know Sophie won’t.

Lou, you are so right. 77 here, but can relate. I remember both grandparents having outhouses up until I was grammar school. Maternal grandmothers we weren’t allowed to use the indoor toilet except nighttime or inclement weather. My paternal grandparents never had a full bath, toilet bowl only...

Yup, DIL also referenced. Currently #3 on my shortlist. My current, still to be explored thought are limitations and seems more manually intensive. Maybe OK for the kids, but not what I want for Sophie. So far Copilot Money and Monarch are prime contenders. Look like they do everything in YNAB...

Yup, DIL also referenced. Currently #3 on my shortlist. My current, still to be explored thought are limitations and seems more manually intensive. Maybe OK for the kids, but not what I want for Sophie. So far Copilot Money and Monarch are prime contenders. Look like they do everything in YNAB...

Sounds like here. Topic of the day is always “affordable housing” whether directly or indirectly. Biggest impediment to affordable housing is all the rules that stifle the opportunity.

69°F and 0 rain. Looks another pretty day ahead Got the mowing finished yesterday for this round. Always looks nice at this point. Thanks for the budget app comments. I too have the old files with data going back years. Not in same detail as Dennis but have found them useful from time to...

Thanks Dennis. Used Quicken many years ago before switching to my own spreadsheets. But it was all simpler back then. Might look at their Simplifi version, see if a demo or free trial available. The one thing I have learned so far is likely ther3 will be a yearly fee or subscription. Anything...

I remember snow tires. Had several sets of the studded one too. Can’t say I miss them. [emoji16]

Glad to see Ron still here. Would definitely miss his pics and posts. I like reading everyone here, enjoy the different perspectives, challenges, solutions. I often learn something, quite a benefit.

Drew, I have similar feeling re English vs Spanish (whatever). Grandparents were Polish and French. My mother grew up in a town where French was spoken as much as English, my great grandmother spoke very little English, but I hardly remember my Mom speaking French outside of family, we always...

Locally, I’ve seen a number of parking structures using PV as a roof. While these aren’t massive, they do seem to fit in.

Budget tracking I’ve mentioned on here before that for years I have done my budget tracking using a file of many spreadsheets, many links between them. Manually intensive. At the start of a new year I start a new file, zero out previous entries, and start with the end of year balances. Time...

67°F and no rain Forecast says a pretty day ahead. Successful trip to town yesterday, all diesel cans refilled. Nice Happy Hour gathering. Mal, who just finished radiation treatment for thyroid cancer checked in. Should get this round of mowing finished up today. Prayers for all Be safe...

Thinking about diverse opinions.. If someone posts something you find disagreeable to extent you want to comment, just PM them directly. You can make your point with each other without involving everyone else.

Sometimes, I find it difficult to be good. If I walk away, my fingers can’t type. Lucky for me. I have been accused of being opinionated. Unfounded of course. [emoji16]

Bill, I’ve adapted my acclimatization to 60-80°F. Will leave the rest to others.

KJC. Any chance of alternatives for Harry? I installed a doggie door in our bedroom that leads to a fenced area roughly 20x20. If needed, the dogs could be confined to that area, see old pic They have a somewhat sheltered area along back of bedroom. Could close the doggie door to keep them...

Helos, while your stance is understandable, accept that as a group we prefer that aspect of our lives (politics) gets discussed elsewhere, not here. We prefer to focus on what brings us together.

62°F and no rain. Easy day yesterday. Mowing and football. And I started my state taxes. Need to file those taxes today Will refill my diesel cans when in town today. Smallish Happy Hour at local Mexican place. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Helos I probably use my forks in that reversed position as much as normal.

Reminds me of just before I retired from Army in Falls Church, Va. had one of those storms when government declares partial shutdown, liberal leave rules. Called my boss to tell him I wasn’t coming in. He replied, “but you have 4 wheel drive” had to remind him it wasn’t my driving I was...

Drew, my greenhouse is still a work not in progress. Slowly creeping up my todo list. It has produced 2 volunteer tomatoes, one very prolific, the other, not so much.

Some people are so talented. Not me.

60°F and 0 rain. Another morning on the cool side but forecast says we should see mid 70s Finished mowing the Hilo end of property yesterday. Had a decent start on the interior until a cloud burst had me hotfooting to the shed. Likely get a bit more today. Also watch some football. Prayers...

Seasonally, we don’t have a great variance. Daily swing 65-75° mostly, with some a bit below or above with daytime temps in the 70’s usually. Days below 60/0ver 80 can count on your fingers. But even today, I was comfortable in shorts and a tee. Today’s high was 70°. That said, this relates to...

Me too, maybe a couple hours left. Will refill containers on Monday.

57°F and .02 inches rain. That’s an all time low temp for us. Got 2 more sections mowed yesterday. Should get that end of property finished today. Allergic to something in the air. Eyes all watery, scratchy and red. Luckily have some drops that help but looking forward to it being over. I’m...

63°F and .13 inches rain. Got some mowing in before our wetness returned. Would have liked to do more but just too wet. Guys lost H&F again. Off to a good start, then the world caved and they crushed us. Friends headed to Az today as BIL did pass. 82 yo , in poor health last 5-6 years. We...

Congrats, my discipline doesn’t run that way. A proven fact. My PV system also records and resets various values at midnight, but almost from the beginning I determined that its state at 1st thing in the morning was much more valuable to me, so that is almost 1st item in morning, actually 3 or 4...

67°F and .05 inches rain. Nowhere near what many of you are enduring. Did get a couple hours mowing yesterday morning, but was still quite wet when I stopped. More today. Makani has a small puncture type wound in a paw pad. Slow to heal and can be painful, causing the limp. I had been...

I just don’t see myself doing a manual rain gauge. How many people actually measure and empty every day exactly same time? I know I couldn’t/wouldn’t. My Davis resets every night at midnight, whether I remember or not, even if not home.

67°F and .2 inches rain Appears we dodged the major storm yesterday but made for a strange but wet day. Rain, stop, rain, stop. Flooding reported other areas but not us. Taking Makani to vet this afternoon. Hope to determine cause of intermittent limp. Sometimes holds paw up, walk with a...

68°F and 0 rain Could be interesting day. Forecast had us getting hit by same system that wreaked so much havoc on Oahu yesterday but not seeing it yet. At this point planning on resuming mowing I started yesterday with the hope of getting the Laupahoehoe end done. All bets off if it starts...

Scott We tend to think of our happy hour group as our island family. Actually very little drinking. I had 2 beers this afternoon, as did a couple of the other guys, most of the wives hardly drink at home gatherings, maybe a wine for some, and several people don’t drink alcohol at all, but we ALL...

63°F and .09 inches rain Forecast continues for our less than ideal weather. In person Happy Hour at friends this afternoon. Southeast Asia / Indian food theme. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

63°F and .79 inches rain. Not any drier. I’d got the kids a workable budget spreadsheet. Should be good for a couple of months as we work through a couple issues. Looks like today will be watching some football. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Drew, depending on size of that window, replacing with a door looks like it could be minimal effort.

Living completely off grid, producing our electric, having a generator is pretty much required. Whole house, autostart maybe somewhat a luxury, but I sure missed the autostart feature those few weeks I didn’t’ have it. Much better to awaken in morning to the purring of that generator then awaken...

65°F and .21 inches rain., most of it since midnight Spent more time with Sophie’s non starting scag. Confirmed no spark, either cylinder so guessing it is the ignition coils. Of course I guess it could be a bad wire that isn’t obvious. Reluctant to think both coils crapped out same time so now...

Pretty much my thinking as well. But even if not same measurements, I think the garage wall is just open studs, so easy. Drew, post a couple pics inside and out and I bet someone can render a pic of the work/door to show landlady.

66°F and .08 inches rain Weather never did settle yesterday. Get suckered into a nice period of dry, almost sun only to get a blast of rain. Could be related to this advancing cold front I guess. Even fooled my weather app. Made a chicken version of shepherd’s pie. Nice comfort food. Guys...

Drew, that sounds like a good, reasonable approach to mutual benefit. Even if you paid, your benefit could out weigh that. Costs could be minimal especially if no electrical work. A five year lease would protect you against the unknown

Drew, did you look at converting the existing window into a man door? Would think that might be an economical improvement.

65°F and .04 inches rain. A good eye appointment for Sophie. Pressure up, swelling down - progress. Sure is slow though. A good time celebrating our friends 80th. We’ll be hosting H&F this afternoon. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

And possible to find used for about half that.

Not a sophisticate here. Just the OEM radio in car/truck, My inexpensive (cheap) airbuds on the tractor, Homepod minis in LR and Bedrm. Usually put Apple music on for the dogs in Bedrm when we leave them home alone.

More prayers here, Buppies

Fortunately no speakers on my desk so exempt for posting pic. Phew

67°F and .05 inches rain. A good day getting my major spreadsheet closed out for 2023 and restarted for 2024. Keep thinking there has to be an easier, less tedious way. Challenge is if I make any functional changes that overrides using a template unless I remember to update that which I...

Ever considered parking your RV there for interim?

Helogabals Really nice chairs. 🤙

64°F and .19 inches rain. Wet day forecast. Another great Happy Hour gathering. Totally uncoordinated but pot luck resulted in grilled shrimp on skewers, stir fried shrimp, and shrimp fried rice. Lots of delicious shrimp. Likely another inside day. That’s OK, still have financial...

Yup, something similar, lots of choices. I agree, inexpensive to try.

Frits, not seeing anything like that either on my ipad or iphone.

Drew, curious did you get your dual speakers working? What were your thoughts on my usb hub/dongle suggestion?

So true. I am oldest of 8. Catalyst for this was last haircut, Sophie saw I paid $42 for the 2 of us. Just plain, simple cuts, not styling or anything. Next trip to Costco resulted in $46 clippers. Only $4 from break even, next cut.

Just more mature, not old. Have to admit I bristle a bit when some kid writes a piece about someone “elderly” only to read they are younger than me.

Happy Birthday Scootr

Happy belated Birthday, Wagtail, and many more

7 yo today Time sure does fly

Hauʻoli Makahiki Hou 65°F and no rain Quiet day yesterday, watched some football relaxed. Conserved energy Did have a new experience, Sophie cut my hair, 1st time. Pretty good job too. I cut hers as well. Been a long time. I had cut brothers when young and then again when I was in 101st...

63°F and no rain. Yesterday stayed cloudy and misty at times. Today’s forecast actually calls for some sun. Got the spare refrigerator installed in the garage. Relocated from the cottage which is getting all new appliances as part of the remodel. Got some end of year stuff done on the...

Very nice, Phil 🤙

Thoughts and prayers for you and your family Mike.

65°F and .59 inches rain. Mixed forecast Expect it will be a piddling around day, mostly inside. Prayer for all Be safe Have a great day

My thought as well, big dog maybe.

So this is my 1st pool pump programming. Likely different from many of you. Being totally off grid, I have to be very power consumption aware. At almost 7kwh per day, this may be a bit ambitious for winter. Will keep an eye on it. Notice I am only running 8 hrs/day. The shoulder hours are good...

Drew, have you considered a USB hub/dongle that splits into multiple outputs. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=usb+hub&crid=1A4JSDJJVN4Z6&sprefix=Usb+%2Caps%2C246&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_5_4

65°F and 1.07 inches rain and still coming down. May not be much of an outside day today. Glad I got done what I did yesterday. New pump is all programed. Off to Hilotown this morning and Friday Follies. A couple of items on sale at Safeway. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

New pump is working - no leaks. This is an upgrade kind repair. The original pump was 1 1/2hp single speed. New one is 3hp variable, able to set 4 speeds and program various times. Still need to program, just running it at 3k rpm to get a good flush.

66°F and no rain, maybe later. Need to wire up my pump, check my plumbing for leaks, then hopefully let her rip. Grass is taking advantage of all this rain, now sun. Needs attention Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Helagobals I really enjoy following your posts. I may have something of different perspective, my interest in Latvia, that most on GM. Back in 1965, I took a year off from University and worked 2nd shift in a factory. Not long into this adventure I happened upon this breathtaking girl that...

Really nice Phil You going to use one of those clock motors that lets you take advantage of the present face and hands?

64°F and .01 inches rain Picking up from yesterday. Need to drop off they replaced items at FedEx. Already got an email reminder from Outback Power. Could have something to due with that 1 item is over $2100 and the other $500 if purchased. Guessing they are considered repairable. So while in...

Before I finished my coffee, Fedex delivered my parts. Had to rethink my day. Decided it best to perform the electrical fix. Took some time to review both instructions and some YouTube. Coordinated with Cottage tenant to interrupt power at 1PM. Physical replacement actually went well, but...

65°F and no rain Small gathering, 8, of our Happy Hour friends yesterday. FedEx has notified it will be delivering my long awaited parts for my electric system. Likely make a trek into town to get my plumbing fittings. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Happy Birthday to all you Christmas babies.

Mele Kalikimaka 65°F and no rain. Limited success with pump exchange. Two possible solutions, but both involve having to buy new fittings, but I really don’t want to make multiple trips to buy. Even got 2nd opinion to confirm. Will host a low key Happy Hour here for those with nowhere else...

64°F and .42 inches rain. A bit drier and not raining as I type this this morning Took advantage of the longer rain breaks to start on my pump exchange. a challenge. I have 2 pumps that can be run in tandem , share common plumbing. The new pump has a built in control panel which will allow for...

Welcome to GM, Tbob

64°F and 1.53 inches rain. Forecast is drier, but not dry. Inside activities, or lack thereof will continue. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

65°F and 1.05 inches rain. Forecast more of the same. Gave the shredder a good run yesterday Off to Hilo town this morning for Friday Follies Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

65°F and 3.2 inches rain. Been a real soggy day and forecast for today is more of the same. I did take advantage of the inside time for some office cleanup. That will continue today. I was able to locate my “put in a safe place” Pilot key fob. That’s an almost $500 find. Now have an AirTag...

This switch https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009SUF08/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 This led/alarm https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00Q1B2730?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1 Figured I couldn’t ignore the alarm

Happy Birthday, Harry

Get betta soon, Dennis Hate feeling sick.

Very nice plaques, Ted

65°F and .89 inches rain. 137.14 ytd Forecast continues. This rain isn’t constant. It may pour really hard a couple minutes, followed by a brief period of almost sun or an extended period of heavy mist. Not consistent nor predictable. Not much progress on the pump exchange. A few preliminary...

Bella Vista, AR, Walmart Country.

65°F and .19 inches rain Wx forecast looks to be continuation of yesterday wet. Pool pump replacement came in. Do I have the necessary fittings? Doubtful. And pretty sure the electric connection will need to be extended. Hopefully I get that sorted out, maybe even installed. Happy Hour...

64°F and .35 inches rain. Forecast a continuation of yesterday. Another indoor day. Happy Hour at friends house this afternoon Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

65°F and .06 inches rain. Another sprinkle day forecast. Visiting friends treated us to a leisurely late lunch yesterday. Interesting it seems so much more enjoyable when a treat. Likely watch football today and appreciate the rain. State is still in drought but I think we are good...

Think there was only 1 I didn’t remember. I do find it annoying, perhaps a symptom of what’s wrong today that someone like him feels qualified to judge things from our past. He has know way to look with the perspective of the day. Unfortunately this is a popular current pasttime, lots of click...

59°F and .16 inches rain. Believe this is lowest temp here since I’ve been coming on GM. Slight improvement in forecast , an hour of sun at Noon. I did get a good run to the dump and PO yesterday. Will have to see what today brings. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Have to admit that by far the majority of meetings I attended were well run. Scheduled staff meetings were usually time based with the senior officer having scheduled commitments. Project meetings a bit more relaxed but for the most part productive use of time. Worst offenders would be training...

Was wondering that also

60°F and .8 inches rain. A bit on nippy side for us. Another rainy day forecast. Likely tend toward energy conservation today given the wx forecast. This wx brings out the laziness in me. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Sorry for your loss, Don

Drew, not so sure it is all rust. My 1st sediment filter always looks rusty, yet my water has minimal contact with metal. Poly storage tanks, pvc piping. Maybe from my pressure tank?

Same here

Very pretty, Ted But you can keep it. Sophie noticed your lights.

Kyle, thanks for sharing. Good for your son 🤙

65°F and 1.45 inches rain. Forecast is for rain all day. Good I got accomplished yesterday as it appears to be an inside day all day today. Get caught up on some admin stuff. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Installed parking break light on Sophie’s BX Light with alarm. Not constant, blinks on and off. Magnetic switch on pedal. Not happy with wiring as it is connected to battery for now. Would prefer to find a keyed circuit. Pulled cover on fuse block, but no obvious way for a new connection. Is...

Sophie’s Scag still stalled in its stall. Managed to forget 1st rule of working on Scag - make sure battery is charged. Now on charger. I also got my new, Temu, 24 charger on the diesel generator batteries, thinking they were toast. Nope, fully charged, started right up. Installed parking...

That puts it in perspective.

We called it plasticizer migration back when I was in that industry in the 70’s. It was one of the QC tests. One of the products from the company I was with was the padded dash. One year was almost a disaster in that while all initial QC tests were passed, one supplier made a formulation change...

I think it’s partially from our breathing. Years ago we had a neighbor, heavy smoker. We would take her someplace from time to time, she’d always sit directly behind me. While not allowed to smoke in the car, the crap in her breathing was quite evident and it seemed the windows fogged quicker.

66°F and .33 inches rain, forecast to rain this morning. Good day mowing yesterday, Hilo end finished, 2 mid sections done. Need to investigate why the scag doesn’t start. Drove it into its parking stall, but now just cranks, but not start. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Drew, ever considered talking to landlady about modding that garage window to a door? Door with glass of course.

66°F and .07 inches rain. Nothing of major importance accomplished yesterday. Well I did get the Christmas cards mailed, otherwise just piddling around in morning. I did get my Temu order with 24v battery charger. Our Christmas Happy Hour gathering was a success Today looks like I will...

66°F and .74 inches rain. Looking a bit iffy this morning. Still need to finish mowing, but still too wet. Happy Hour at friends this afternoon. BBQ theme. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

70°F and .31 inches rain. Actually slept in an extra 10 minutes this morning. Up late playing cards with our visitors from Arkansas. I won 🤙 Yesterday was long and busy as expected. So glad to get home. Honda Dealer followed up on my battery. After very careful reread of the warranty I...

66°f and 0 rain $317 later and a new battery in my Ridgeline. But not over. A bit of research after getting home and I find Honda has a 100 month battery warranty and at 48 months mine should have been 50%. Service people sure didn’t act like they knew, remarking the 3 years is what I should...

Day off to a mixed start Kekoa did good atVet. Sutures removed. In and out in 15 min 🤙 Got back in truck and it wouldn’t start, just dash lights flashing and very low clicking sound. Called for Road service. Expired of course, but for $65 will send someone. They were there in maybe 20 mins...

65°F and 0 rain Not sure what happened to yesterday, just sort of flew by and I didn’t get any mowing. Guys did win at H&F. But the Gals made us earn it. Off to Hilo town this morning. Kekoa gets his sutures removed. A couple of errands. Should get some mowing in later. Friends arriving...

Spent some time perusing the Diagnostic section of the manual. Pretty much convinced me that unless an obvious physical problem I see, not much I can due. Will be investigating options for tech support maintenance. New Dealer claims to do on site maintenance. My on island BX dealer is also a New...

Ted, I’m thinking Temu shipping is better than Amazon. Seems for awhile now I can order something from them and it just sits there, even a warehouse item, then it suddenly ships a few days before the date. Seems to mean that especially a Prime item in the warehouse should ship rather quickly.

That’s on my list for Sophie’s BX. Just waiting for the led/buzzer to arrive. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00Q1B2730?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1 Plan to use a magnetic switch.

Congrats, Phil. Very nice

67°F and .18 inches rain Another good day mowing yesterday. 2 sections of the Hilo side done. Need to piddle around a bit today. Some friends coming for visit tomorrow, need to get their rooms ready. Had to make unplanned trip to PO after getting a call saying she would have to lock our box...

technicalsupport@lstractorusa.com

Found the elm327 in an IOS version. Wouldn’t be 1st money wasted on equipment. Likely helpful with car or truck. I did get a tech support email from LS and have reached out to them.

Sure beats the $5+/g I just paid.

Thanks. I’m an IOS/Mac guy, no Android. Was just reading the Bluedriver website. Thinking hard about this one https://www.lawntractorco.com/products/ls-tractor-diagnostic-scanner-fault-code-reader?variant=31403836014689 But would like to see some feedback. Also something a bit less $$

Wonder if an OBD scanner would help? Not that I have a clue which one works with XR4140.

Thanks. I guess mine are maybe 6 inches at most.

Good idea, Frits Have to research and find if a reasonably priced scanner available for my tractor.

Yup, new one installed. Also new sensor.

Made my mouth water [emoji16]

I remember a wooden one years ago, the other piece was a metal, mesh cone.

Curious as to your discing the squirrel damage. Is this more a surface treatment or total rework of area? I have several areas I mow that the farmers left in shallow furrows, so mowing is somewhat a roller coaster ride in places. I had a disc harrow and have wondered if I could smooth it out...

Thanks, guys Really wish I did have a code, point me in right direction. Checking harnesses, connections and grounds seem a good early approach. Need to research sensors related to fuel delivery. Sadly, no longer have local dealer support. LS took dealership away from local where I bought and...

68°F and .25 inches rain Hope it drys out enough to resume mowing. If not than likely be researching my stalling issue with XR4140 Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Got a decent day mowing. Just off to a weird start. More details in the LS forum. Basically my XR4140 stalling. Gave up and switched to Sophie’s BX, which performed great.

Was experiencing intermittent stalling. Run for some random period of time then engine would go into limp mode 1500 rpm but no code. Sometimes it would rev back to normal. That progressed to going into limp then actually stall. Replaced my fuel filter, even got new sensor unit. Seemed to...

Thoughts and prayers for your friend, Kyle. Our recently widowed friend came to HH yesterday. He and his wife were like charter members. Good to see him smile and relax. He commented that these past 3 months had been tough.

Prayer for you and family, Rip

67°F and .15 inches rain Closing in on my solar settings. generator ran 9 times between 2-7 Am yesterday, but only a total of 1.4 hours, longest run 14 minutes. Knowing this was able to tweak settings to come on one increment (lower voltage)later and stay on one increment (higher voltage)...

Good job, Drew

65°f and .8 inches rain. Today forecast to be drier. Easy day yesterday. Indoors, some admin stuff. Wrote the Christmas checks. Generator ran some during the night. Hopefully I can determine how long and when. Might have to tweak my settings a bit more. Happy Hour being hosted by a...

Nice sign, Ted

68°F and .23 inches rain. I did get my electric system tweaked. Also added in 2 small MeanWell chargers to run from the generator. Other than basis on/off test unable to confirm if they work as desired as the battery voltage was too high by the time I finished. Did not get triggered to run...

Her pics, not mine. [emoji16] Great job on the clean out.

The other day when in town, we got to restaurant a bit before opening, 4 senior Japanese ladies also waiting. 1 starts taking pics of 2 others. Sophie suggests I take for her. I told her, she’s not taking pics of their faces. Lady heard and laughed. We are getting pics of our recent knee...

68°F and .04 inches rain. Sun forecast for about 10am Need to fuss with my backup generator settings. Working well except not terminating until full charge. I much prefer shorter runs, even if multiple. If I can get a 50% charge that carries me until the sun comes out that would be great...

RnG, years ago, bought a car cover for our MB S500. As I recall it was like a light canvas. Had it many years after the car, used to cover a number of different things. Finally chucked it when it got too moldy.

Drew, couldn’t help but think Randy could have replaced those zippers.

Great post Don. We tried to address most of the housing aspects when we designed this house, even that a caregiver could live here. Lately looking into the whole body donation thing.

Like to slip an apple into different things. Sophie usually puts in her tossed salads. I added one to my turkey stuffing last week.

Drew. 9.38 inches for the storm,but not quite over,remnants thru Sat. Finished off my turkey soup from Thanksgiving. No room in freezer to save any.

70°F and 3.56 inches rain. Not sure we are done. Guys lost H&F. Had what looked to be a commanding lead after 2 hands,then lost the next 5 and the game. Weather will pretty much determine what I do today. I do know that wasting a couple of hours on phone with Amazon not on agenda. Prayers...

Kinda like “da kine” here locally. Hard to define but you know what it means when you hear it.

Just wasted way too much time with half dozen phone conversations with Amazon support. Earlier this month I ordered 6 matching chairs for our game table. Totally surprised when found they were coming UPS 2nd day Air and would be delivered before TDay. Only 5 of the 6 delivered. Typical Amazon...

So true. My turkey soup grew into a full instapot. Today will be a good day to enjoy some. 6.06 inches and still coming. At least temp is nice - 65°F

Glad this isn’t the white stuff 5.1 inches

70°F and 5.03 inches rain and still coming. Really feel bad for the boys having to go outside to do their business. Sophie’s ophthalmologist was. Most excited I’ve seen him pointing out improvement on her pics. Continue medication and back in 5 weeks. Pilot passed safety inspection. A nice...

Nice 🤙

I’d say yes Have an 8 port switch off my SL adapter (not bypassed) then 2 wired Eero, 5 WiFi - 2 ssids Mesh system, my primary around the house. 1 older Apple Extreme - 2 ssids 2 older networks when we have guests 1 Ubiquiti AP with its own switch and 2 Eero -3 aids 2 networks for Cottage and 1...

69°F and 1.6 inches rain An intown morning. Sophie has 2 Dr appointments. Also need safety inspection for her Pilot. That should get us about time for early lunch then a trip to brewery for a refill. This rain is forecast for the day. That could affect what I do or don’t do this afternoon...

BX fuel tank flushed, cleaned, access plate installed. Just hope that fixes the problem.

Impressive

66°F and no rain Another great happy hour gathering in town yesterday. A chance to raise a glass to recently departed member. RIP, Joyce. Overcast this morning with promise of a bit of rain, but if dry I hope to get her the BX back in operation. Prayers for all Be safe Have a day

Trying not to [emoji16] Spent enough last week or two. Bought 6 chairs for game table Of course UPS only delivered 5. Amazon tracking says will get today by 8PM, UPS says awaiting receipt from Amazon, date unknown. Amazon CS won’t do anything until after tonight.

Got word this morning our friend we visited last week passed last night, 79 yrs young. Spent over 2 hours on hold for Outback tech support. Bad part diagnosed last week approved for replacement and should ship soon. But my Mate3s that won’t connect online will be replaced but on back order...

No, leave them here enjoy reading them and contributes to the thread variety.

66°F and .24 inches rain. Easy day yesterday. Could get used to that Need to get in touch with tech support for my solar system. No word yet on receiving the replacement part. And so have an issue, can’t get online with my secondary system. Seems to get the proper info but not complete the...

Ted, discovered Temu last year. Too easy to spend $$ there. I have 2 pair wireless earbuds I use on tractor, less than $10 for both. Like you I manage to get some things nice to have on hand for cheap. Even got filters for my shop vac. Better on shipping than Amazon here. Wife has gotten couple...

You guys are funny re beer foam. The top of my tap tower is not refrigerated so that initial pour is always a bit foamy. I’m forced to drink it down to finish my pour.

Interesting Drew. Sophie’s Dad’ parents hailed from area in Ukraine in the Polish Empire pre WWII.

Frits, asI recall, you’ve posted an anecdote or two here worth capturing.

67°F and .03 inches rain. A bit of piddling around yesterday. God must have agreed with my plan as we had very light rain on and off throughout the day. He knows I prefer not to work in the rain. Now I now that might sound a bit silly to most. Back in my Army days we worked in ALL weather and...

Amazon has various Eero touters on sale Cyber Monday Been happy with mine. SL shifted Dishy from 1° to 75° azimuth and 56° elevation from more flat.

Still, kinda sad, Dennis. Legacy

Never had glasses break like this before Glued with some Bondic, that light cured stuff Sleeved with heat shrink tubing Seems functional Would prefer to not get new glasses until ready for new prescription. Guess we’ll see. Or not [emoji16]

Drew, we didn’t have a tractor, but it was my brothers and I responsible to clear the drive for Dad to go to work. Can’t seem to recall ever seeing him shovel. It was our responsibility, no question. Wonder how many families like that these days. Growing up in Maine and shoveling since old...

Dennis. No clue as to the LLC vs Trust. We have a Trust. But I would wonder about the property tax implications. Here having Deed held in Trust gets same property tax treatment as personal, ie we get all the age related benefits. Don’t know how that would be treated in LLC.

I’ve noticed many things have gotten heavier lately, not just me.

69°F and .01 inches rain. Thanks for all your wishes. 🤙 need them. Boxer boys had a good vet visit. Ended up leaving Kekoa for a lumpectomy. Picked him up end of day. Managed to somehow break the ear bow piece off my glasses. Will attempt to fix today otherwise new frames in my future...

Happy Anniversary Wngsprd and many more.

68°F and .03 inches rain T Day was great. Delicious food and wonderful friends. Off to town this morning, the boxer boys have semi annual vet visit and shot update. Today starts another trip around the sun. 77 completed. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Pearl Harbor is a national treasure. Actually getting on the Memorial quite the experience. Last trip we particularly enjoyed the aviation museum. Glad to hear you are having s good trip Mostly.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING 68°F and no rain. Prefer not to see any until tonight. Turkey all prepped. Want to get it Into the Primo about 8. Then I can get the ham ready. Expect we will be about 27 folks this year. Got an unexpected UPS delivery from Amazon. Original tracking said next week. 5 of...

Happy Birthday to Mrs Phil

I do believe you are correct, Paul I bought this EU7W2 2-Wire start right after I bought the EU7000. Worked great when connected. Signal from my inverter to a 12vdc relay. What’s currently frustrating is according to my memory once I relocated the Honda in proximity to my control box I...

68°F and .02 inches rain. This morning I will attempt to sort thru the wiring maze to find the correct pairing. Whoever put together such an undocumented mesh should be shot, Me. IM sure it was totally sensible 4 years ago. Probably find the drawing when not looking for it. And then the BX...

Helegabals We are completely off grid. Produce all our electricity via solar with generator backup. No power surges. This is fed by 18.4 kw of PV and I now have 15 LiFePo 3.8 kw batteries. I need to update my pics. Somedays, due to high use, low production, especially rainy season, we may...

Memory,oh my memory, where did you go. No evidence that I ever had the Honda generator hooked up for autostart via the current system. I did get the settings programed into the controller and I can operate the generator manually. A bit of investigation and work to get to autostart. No progress...

Sure is When we left Ga was still on dial up. If fact, when i retired from Army, we were on Dial up and basically no internet web etc, as we know it. My iphone likely has more capability than our units housed in 40 ft trailers.

Since living here there is a whole list of things I never envisioned. That would include owning 4 tractors.

Got both my surgeries by being on call list and took advantage of others cancelling.

Had both mine done. Even though I still have glasses, highly recommend.

Wngsprd Interesting info We have had multiple dogs (boxers) 2-6 and have often wondered how they can be in sync. Find it amazing.

Paul, re no two Costcos laid out the same…we only have one on the island and it drives me crazy they rearrange the layout periodically. Not only they racked items, but here they just finished a major refrigerator change.

Drew & Ron, Both my 2016 Pilot and 2019 Ridgeline may qualify for that recall. Notification starts in Jan I believe.

For the curious, otherwise maybe disregard. So as for my electrical issue. My off grid system as do many others, has an Auto Generator Start system. Basically programming in some settings related to battery health can trigger a relay that starts the battery and system charges battery rather...