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Rick, it is going to be a hot one this week. I want to go jump in the water over in San Marcos or New Braunfels. It was more good fortune than anything Don. Glad she has A/C. I just put a new cheap digital Hunter thermostat in. It seems to let the unit run a long time, then be off for a...

Tomorrow predicts 3-4° higher! Ouch.

It feels like 107F down here. HOT! Too hot to tractor. Even the pool is hot.

Hope the best for Kekoa, and for Coco too. Man's closest friends. I spent probably $6-7K on my golden retriever in the last few years of his life. He had cancer, lick a lomas, auto immune problems. Cancer finally got him. The money is the main reason I haven't gotten another dog like that...

Don, you previously mentioned Budesonide. Here's a pretty convincing video in favor of it. YouTube How much do you trim them? They have tomatoes growing at the moment. I have always wanted to put some solar screen above my garden during the worst of summer. I have actually bought some...

Still not as bad as Uncle Fred, if you would've been able to meet my buddy's Uncle Fred here, you would've been amazed. He would go to every swap meet, and come home with a pile of stuff. I would guess he had at least 100-200 engines, 2 cycle and 4 cycle. Unbuilt kits, balsa wood, wing...

Wow, you do have a lot of them. Those shelves and tubs are going to help you store plenty. Thanks.

Ron, I need to print out the squirrel on the tree picture for pellet gun target shooting. :) Are those rodents bad news? Looking forward to seeing some of your collection too. Beautiful! Tell her thanks. Glad to hear her eye is better. Ok I'm not the king of compressors yet.... I have...

Drew, if you're happy, we're happy. (But I feel like we should sneak over there and pick a couple pieces of fruit from the orchard) Good grief it's hot! Over 100F, not much breeze. Heat index up to 108F We need rain. Only about 1" in the last month. BuzzBomb compressor update: I finally...

SpeedAire runs! Made by Dayton in Chicago long ago. I had to go buy some new 12/3 so insulated wire, and a cable grip $22. , gasket material , $12. , Grommets $3.75 , yellow wire terminals $3. , Permatex 2 $6 , qt of Valvoline non detergent 30 WT oil $6. ,. And maybe 12 hours of my cheap...

Thanks Ron, I believe later on the Yamaha 100 kart engine became a standard class too. What a gifted person Hazel was. So many pieces to the puzzle to the BoB. It would be good if you could find a spot in the shade....or park under an awning. My buddy, and the lathe techician swore about...

Ron, I wanted to ask you more about the McCullogh golf cart. How manycc's/ or cubic inches/horsepower? Also, thank you for all your nice pictures. I'm hope you are having fun with it. That is a cool photo BEF. Sure, all the criminals want defunding to occur. It would give them free...

Happy birthday Mostly! Hope you have a great day!

Great news for the wifey! Coco sounds a little better, if she's able to walk 1/4 mile. I hope she keeps getting better. Wifey made salsa to go with home made tacos (store bought shells). she got jalapeno juice on her hand and it was burning the fire out of her. Net said to wash with soap...

Drew, here's what you do. But only do this for a price that is not lowered due to no warranty. Read all the way through. Just for ease, lets say you sell it for $100,000 Owner finance the deal to the new buyer for $99,996 down Zero interest. Charge them $1 per year payments for the life of...

rs, you're on a roll. Interesting mealworm feeder. How far away from the home do you put your bird feeders/nest boxes? RNG has his lizards doing tricks for mealworms. Next, he'll teach 'em to roll over.

This old compressor. She didn't pump very well in this condition. The backside of the intake reeds was about .020" thick of gunk. Same for the exhaust. The rusty piston explains why the top ring was stuck in the collapsed mode. All this has been cleaned. Debating on cutting my own gaskets...

RNG, the things on your mind when you lay your head on your pillow. Each man has his own.You are one heck of a troubleshooting analyst.Wifey and I just cooked up another 7 quarts of tomato/spaghetti sauce. She bought a small basil plant, and adds fresh basil leaves. It is now cooling so we...

Drew, practically a free man! Good news. When I lived in the 'burbs, neighbors and I had a pact. No lawn mowing before 9am. We almost always had a few beers in my garage on Friday evenings. So, the beer kept most of us in bed until 8am. I like your home readings. A bit jealous of them...

Yep, that guy actually lit his with a bic lighter. hahaha. Side story: We were having a good party at the same buddy's house, and a different friend was given some old cans of reloading smokeless powder.....Next thing we know WOOOOF! (and much louder than Brogen) He had to go shave off the...

Sorry about your bee attack. Take some benedryl and put some hydrocortisone cream on whelps, unless you have problems with mild steroids. Side story, a buddy lives not far from the Gulf of Mex, and he has a metal trash pile. When it gets big enough, he'll haul it to recycler. Some bees have...

Thanks, you see, I don't even know where to start. I will tell my son to start researching it.

Sounds like you folks need a Menards too. Good to take a rehab day. BEF, Ballad of the Uneasy Rider was my favorite too.

Don, it looks like Mrs Wages has 10% of your daily salt in a 2 tbsp daily serving of salsa, and that the pack has 56 servings... So if you eat the whole big bowl, you've had 560% of a day's salt. :)

Quincy's are good. Scrolls are good, hydrovane are good. Drew, tell your RV dealer that they already made a good deal on you buying it from them. Offer to have them sell it for a $500-1000 commission. And you have final say so over price. Be sure to tease them that you may purchase another...

Thanks Bird. :) One of my work's former projects that I "scored" on, is a fairly big glider that has a electric motor and foldable prop. It has wings that you can take off for travel. I think the wingspan is about 10-12'. It needs all new hinges on every aileron, rudder, elevator control...

Thanks for the prayers Buppies. She has lost a lot of her motivation to do work, and things for pleasure (play guitar). I took a different road on the game of Fortnight. I told my kids that I didn't want them playing video games of killing other video persons. I know it's a game, and it is...

I didn't get mowing done either, but I spent an hour and a half on the weedeater. Got plenty hot and called it enough hot work for the day. It got up to 103-105F depending on who you ask. Watched neighbors shoot off a truckload of FW, then watched the VFD do their annual thing.

Ron, great action photo, with your focus at the right distance. Billy, I'm wondering about Coco....hope she's getting better. Don, 103 is a long time. 5 hours is not so long. But to only visit through a window is disheartening.

RS, what kind of air compressor did you work on? I'm about to tear into an old SpeedAire, twin cylinder. Will order repair kit depending on what I find inside of it.

Yep. No telling what trouble we'd get into.... Don, my former neighbor was in the VFD here, and was called to an office fire. Said he was overcome with burning plastic (should have had SCBA), and it messed him up for a while. He had gotten heatstroke too (not sure if if was that day or...

Happy 4th of July. Bears repeating and listening to: YouTube

Jay, glad your upright. Sorry to hear about your wifey's BP med issues. Prayers it gets better. My 15 yo daughter actually has been quite depressed. She actually went for a ride with my buddy and I to go eat....so I took them to a country restaurant, in Winchester Texas. I worry about my...

I'm glad Coco has a good caretaker. I hope she keeps making progress. I'm glad you have the time to do it. Garden sharing....is a good thing. Leaping lizards RNG. That van system sounds complicated. You should've bought my neighbor's house. :) No telling what projects a couple of us...

PJ, sorry about your company slow on work. My buddy has a small shop, and he's having trouble staying busy, had to lay off 2 guys. Some people are taking the layoff, and collecting state and federal pay out. In Texas it was near $1066/week combined if you qualified.

Brings back a lot of memories. Some really good tunes on there. Doug Drabek grew up a few blocks from me. HOORAY!!!! Drew, I'm really tired after a long day's work, but you just made my week. So glad to hear this. Now, about that bundt cake with some hacksaw blades... Glad to hear...

I concur. Drew, I'm sorry you're having to deal with this. If the monthly amount of keeping the house up is draining the big bucket, then to take some off is OK. Just don't let them play you. You know all the hard work you put into it. Same here. You weren't kidding about a wide...

Read between the fan blades.

Thanks Rick, you're always so helpful. Pondguy's fluoridone???? costs $$$$$. I will look at other brands. I can wait for a natural flood to carry most of it out. Just need a fast 3-4 inches. Glad your pizza was good. My kids want it once a week....but we may be doing more spaghetti with...

Snakes alive/dead! Killed one in the chicken coop Friday. Then yesterday I went to start my 4310 (which starts with a millisecond turn of the key), and heard commotion under the hood. I turned it off as fast as I could....Was worried the neighbor's cat got in there, but it's plenty warm here...

enjoying all the pictures guys. Don, don't know any more info than the police report. It seems I've heard of the guy before, in the papers or somewhere. Not sure why he did what he did. Texas Rangers are on it. I'm sure they'll check for drugs. There is a city street that in one block, has...

Thanks for the laugh buddy. Tell Coco we are rooting for her to get better. Seriously hope they find out something and can help her. Ron, Billy is right IMO. Red tail hawk. We have them around here, but I try to shoo them away because of chickens.....now I have to shoot the squirrels...

Beautiful photos guys. Got the yard mowed....in the rain. .44" of Beautiful rain. We have cracks in the ground about 1.5" wide. Changed the oil in the rider.

Hope for the best for Coco. Where is Flores? I'm having trouble wrapping my head around having a huge bear on my back porch. You do know he's only walking behind a tree for a moment to hide (still peeking) for you either to refill HIS feeders, or to eat you if you don't...! :) Better to...

Home grown tomato sauce is the shazam. My wifey has been making a basil/thyme version, and she ends up eating most of it like tomato soup. I can tell you one thing, I have a total new found respect for a good jar of Classico Mushroom and ripe olive sauce for about $2.50. It is SO much work to...

I've had my share of failed crops too. Too much water, not enough water. I have added mushroom dirt/compost a couple of times...need more. Mushroom dirt is a compost made of poultry poop\hay\who knows what. They mix it up and grow 1 batch of mushrooms with it and then sell it. Mostly, I...

So much to catch up on. The tomatoes are doing well enough. I had planted 24, but 4 or 5 got mangled by kids/me/waterhoses etc. My wife makes the sauce such that, she can use it for spaghetti or just eat it like tomato soup. It is delicious. No worries about it lasting long in the freezer...

Daughter did great in church, needed extra mic on voice, maybe next time. Proud papa Fathers day. Billy, if you eat the sauce soon enough, you can just freeze it in baggies for 2 months. Easy peasy.

Today's bounty.

Sounds like he had fun. I'm amazed there were 200 entries. Wow! I did, and I do like them, but they take quite a bit of time to listen and absorb. Haven't heard any names. I passed by it at 7:20 ish, did not notice major issue. Wifey is worried that because a black man (perp) was shot...

Drew, I know it's a different situation, but when we tried to sell the house and land (land belongs to FIL), we had 4 different parties that we went through the ordeal of selling, and we told them our "BOTTOM DOLLAR PRICE". Every single one of them came back and wanted us to lower price, or pay...

Billy, my 90 yo mom is venturing out for hair appts. I told her to stay in and use curbside service.

My daughter is going to play her guitar and sing in church today. She's shy about singing.

Happy Fathers Day to all the good Dads out there. To all the deadbeat dads, get your heads on straight. (No deadbeats that I know of here). David, sorry about your overstay, but glad you're focused on Sophie's outcome. Hope you are doing well Randy. Thank you for your gift of life to...

My new Covid prediction. As the majority of the masses get it, and most get over it (herd immunity), many will get a laissez faire or been there done that, don't care attitude. They will not care about further spread and taking precautions. Thus, making it harder for those that have not had...

Drew, I may have mentioned before, but I enjoy these youtube videos. A blast from the past. There's a little of everything, some good, some not so. some not so PC by today's standards. YouTube Hope you are able to get more exercise to suit your wants. Ron, glad you had a good BD. Bluebird...

Impala A/C is blowing cold enough to be comfortable on a 90 degree day. Well enough for now. Waiting for dye to show leak. I did a much needed cleaning on my 55 gallon aquarium today while it was so hot and humid outside. Will need to clean the filters out again tomorrow. Already looks so...

Happy Birthday Ron. Hope you get to spend some time with your family this weekend. Prayers for Sophie's op tomorrow. Good news Don. We need to sneak Drew a cake with some hacksaw blades in it. Vegetarian cake of course. Rich, our company ended work from home at the start of June. Due to...

Ron, I'm still enjoying the pictures. Thank you. I really liked the robin taking a bath.

Billy, what's wrong with Coco? I hope Coco dog gets better quickly. When my Golden was a healthy 5 or 6 years old, he started having trouble eating or drinking. I took him to vet, and was sent on to a specialist. It was a touch and go situation for a couple of days. Specialist said his...

Jay- hope all is well.

Man, I'm almost as happy as you that it got done...I know you've poured a lot of time, money, and effort into it. Glad it wasn't as bad a fiasco as the van. Comparing PGE to BP oil spill, the BP rig guy (who's orders caused it) only plead guilty to a misdemeanor and only got 10 months...

wascaly wabbits....darned rodents. Got the A/C fixed. We are all happy. Will take it a while to bring down house from 88F. Last night it got up to 94F in the house around 9 pm. Everyone had such horrible sleep, they all are taking naps. :)

Drew glad you're situated, and got some food. PJ, score! on the table. I might have to try and trap them, with a cage and peanut butter. Home's A/C went out. Diagnosed to a bad transformer 240 to 24v. It had been getting wet due to me forgetting to put Clorox in the drain tube. Headed to...

Sorry for your family's loss. Drew, making a big step today. I pray you get better each day. Got up at the crack of dawn to squirrel hunt. I guess our squirrels are lazy and sleep in. Finally saw 1 at 7:15, about hour and a half after first light. He ducked right when I shot, and managed...

I've found out that squirrels are getting my tomatoes. Like about 5 or more a day. Time to go squirrel hunting. Good jobs on the flags guys.

Glad to hear you are out of pain. I know the feeling. Beautiful pictures. I will stand for the National Anthem as long as I can. Nice weather down here this morning. Just need some rains soon.

Yes, this. When I passed out from vasovagal or whatever, I admit, I did not feel good and was heading to the restroom. But I didn't make it and only realized I had passed out when I woke up and my little boy (3ish) was kneeling beside me....

Flomax targets BPH singularly. Sounds good right? I had been taking Terazosin and tried switching to Flomax. Unknowingly, the Terazosin treats high BP too, and when I switched, my BP went "through the roof". I had to make an emergency visit to my MD to get him to switch me back. I didn't...

Sodamo, I have the same worries as far as my wife and kids when I leave God's good earth. But alas, just like us, they'll have to learn life's lessons pretty much on their own when faced with them. I teach them as much as I can, but it probably goes in one ear and out the other. Thanks, Back...

Thanks Ron, I love the moon picture too. I was wondering if everyone used "manage attachments"...the other way is so easy....hope they get it working again. Yes, and prayers for our team. Rick, glad you're alright. Was that trailer break dancing or break trailer dancing? We need rain, I'm...

Hummm. Ron, I hope you don't mind, I borrowed your flower/butterfly picture for a PC background. Where has Jay been? Did he say he was going to be out? The deere mower worked fine for the whole yard. No motor cutting out.

I'm having trouble posting pics using the little picture window button. I'm using my home PC, with google chrome. I have to go Advanced, and use manage attachments or something like that. Is anyone else having to do this?

Drew, maybe you could rent a storage for some of your stuff. I'm praying you come out on top of this and will need use of some of your stuff in the future. One day at a time. 2 more days and a ride out. TxDon, glad your mom is going home. I'm wanting to see/hear the surprise of seeing the...

Some other info I found out....After Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, and the President was declaring war, the Senate voted 100% for it, but the House of Reps had 1 dissenting vote. Jeanette Rankin- a suffragette from Montana, voted against fighting back the aggressors and dictators.

Fuel Sender in tank New P/N FUEL LEVEL SENDER, WITH ANGLED CAP Part Number AM136610

Rick has already got them patented and is searching for a manufacturer.... :) Some people have the padding already built in. Bird, I hope you're not feeling too much pain. Drew is down to 3 days and a walk out.

Randy, are you still needing to take extra sodium?

Ron, great pic of the moon. "When the moon hits your eye, like a big pizza pie, that's amore"

About $75 here. Title application is about $30ish. For Trailers. Got a chuckle out of that. another chuckle. :) Nice. Tommy James and the Shondells. Tommy James and the Shondells - Crimson & Clover - YouTube Took the carb on the rider apart again. Actually looking at the needle valve...

Sorry for your family's loss. My condolences. Randy sorry for Ellen's cousins death.

Drew, Drew...sorry for the ouchy stuff, but glad to see you're posting regularly. One day at a time. You have more life to give. I wonder if you didn't have good insurance, if they'd have let you go home? Tell your wifey me too! Sometimes, I just stop the riding mower deck over the fireant...

I'm confused. I see your green rings are sliced, are they sliced in your kit? but look further down the large file pg 7-17 and you will see another example of a style of piston. It is imperative that you put all the seals in rod and piston in the correct position, facing the correct way.

Rs, that orange looking band is the wear ring, and is not a sealing ring. It is probably made of a nylon, PEEK or PTFE plastic. Some people don't bother replacing it if it appears to still sit proud within specs...(Bigger than the piston). Here is the definitive guide on hydraulic Seal design...

And...it looks like a great place for an expensive golf course between you and the ocean. Do you own anything past the manicured area?

While I did look at the captions, I kept being mesmerized that you live in a post card picture. ;)

Wow! Is the loose gravel in the grass or the driveway? You won't have to spray roundup where ever the oil sprayed. Sorry for your troubles. I was able to buy 5 gallons of Deere compatible hydraulic/gear oil 2 weeks ago for only $35. I should go back and get another bucket while it's cheap...

It has been my pleasure Drew. I would ascertain to say that we all consider you a friend. You keep up your motivations to get well. I pray you have much more to give to this world. Randy, I was busy this morning, but I wanted to say that the greatest generation, like your dad, has my utmost...

Here's the lathe I have torn apart. Needs more bearings, and I want to put an online oil filter too.

Can she get adequate medical care? Hope it doesn't hit her hard, and she gets better soon. Prayers. X2.

Drew, glad to hear you're improving. Keep it up. Prayers, and for this nation. 2 wrongs don't ever make a right. Got the new battery installed on the deere rider. It was still dying after running for a while, so I put the new fuel pump and fuel filter on. I cut for about 30 minutes after...

Yes to all the prayers. Condolences for your cousin. 63 is too young. Drew, hope you can get a straight answer. Are they concerned for your well being if they let you out? Rick or Don, how can I get my hands on some old fire hose? I need some 2", what do the departments do with it? No...

fuel lines. Maybe can buy a kit that has the lines that run two and from the tank/carb/breather, and the rubber plug that goes into the tank. It might come with a new plunger bulb too. Drew, you keep taking care of yourself. Glad social healthcare worker is there. Prayers. I'm having...

I say you go ahead and paint the oil filter orange too. It just stands out too much being white. Drew, maybe your helpers (you had) could sell stuff and split the money with you. Prayers for the edema and other ailments. Bears, bears, bears....Could y'all send them out amongst the rioters...

RS, you need to look at gov't auctions. There is a place in Pennsylvania that is often selling equipment, most of it nice.

Looking good.

I like the one with the DRO. That DRO makes it worth 3 times the $900 the first guy is asking. Plus it has the tooling. He might want a pretty penny for it. I would stay away from the CNC for layman's work. Many are powering them with variable frequency drives to provide the power and...

On my trip down to Magnolia/Indianola beach, I noticed quite a bit of cotton planted this year, along with plenty of corn as always. I wonder if the demand for cotton has the farmers growing more? I figure the demand is for making masks and gowns.

I've been wondering how many real robberies are going to be perpetrated due to mask wearing. I wonder if they make N95 Bandannas???

Here's my rendition. Dell OptiPlex 31 3 years and 2 months so far. $4.18 per month. I can fix most anything in it for far less than $500. I also got a 24" monitor for $129 They have them more powerful if you need more power for editing video or such. But for everyday surfing, email and...

Nice looking rig, what does she weigh maxed out? Best for turtle problems. Ricochets are rare. .17 HMR - Wikipedia not sure Don. Yesterday's post #1 spelled it out. Atomization. Plus, when people cough or sneeze, it can go many many feet distance. If it gets in the HVAC, IMO, it can be...

Rick, you are more than welcome to come test drive the 835M on my place, if you want to compare it. I can tell you it rides across small bumps and irregular ground as nice as anything I've ever been in. You can actually hear the shocks doing their job.

Drew, thanks for posting an update. At least we now know what to pray for (and against) for you. Take it easy don't worry, put it in the Lord's hands. I saw the hail stories on the news, and wondering how you guys fared. I had Snake Farm insurance, and I had to take pictures of the roof's...

When the gov't mandated the speed limits down to 55mph. Too many small town jurisdictions wrote too many fines. Some if you were only a few miles over. Speedtraps. Our state made a law a while back, that limited the percentage of budget money coming from traffic fines. Hearne Texas is one...

so the shed repurpose on hold? Or is it a different shed?

Wng, it doesn't sound good for the turkey nest. If there are 2 lanes here in Texas, you are only supposed to use the left inside lane for passing. (It'd be the opposite right lane for Eric) The law here will give you about 4 mph lenience. If posted 70mph and they catch you at 75, you will...

That's a great plan! Enjoy. I miss Drew's reports. I pray he is OK. For tomorrow I say, Some gave all, and so did their families, for our freedom.

Don, I have to admit, when I saw NYT I did not click on it.

Is that his wife's new tractor? She sure has a nice new tractor. She's the one who still has a job right? He had better not sneak it out while she's gone to work.

It looks like ground beef has come back down to $3.99/lb. Not sure if it is a Memorial Weekend sale or not. It was $6.38/lb the other day. Angus roasts are $7.98/lb if you buy 2. A large ribeye roast is $12.98/lb and they weigh over 5 lbs and up.

great job David! I am a big fan of shade on a hot day.

All the young people I deal with at work are Chick Filet lovers. That's some nice American Iron there. We need rain again. At least the garden needs rain. It has been over a week since. Rain is expected tomorrow and Monday.

No telling. Same for our Deere, hydraulic oil for gears and hydraulics. Deere HyGard is a hybrid between 46 and 68 viscosity. How's your body after shovel digging that trench?

The frustrating part is, the ranchers are not getting the money. It is the packers. Sam's Club ground chuck, family pack, 80/20 is $6.38/lb pork chops almost $4.50/lb I need to find a local processor/seller.

So I really have some motivation now to fix the hydraulic bucket curl rams on the 541 loader.....While cutting yesterday, the steering started acting up. Not going to lie, I went and bought a 5 gallon bucket of oil. I had to put the WHOLE bucket in to get it full. It holds 10 gallons...

Don, here's a guy who fixed his own battery with a new fuse. He mentions checking the individual battery's green plastic sleeves for overheating. But there is always more to it as far as possible problems. EGO 56V 5Ah Battery Repair - YouTube EGO 56V Battery Cell Replaced - YouTube

We call that "Gold Hatting" down here. :) Good luck with it. Something tells me you will sneak a tool in your hand.

glad you got your AC fixed...no fun without it. Stay safe. Don, I did not know you're a "Who" fan. Me too......I looked up the prices for a 7.5 Ah EGO battery....OUCH....$349. I hope you can get it replaced. Looks like it has maybe 34 individual (probably 18650 Li batteries). I wonder if...

This is the ticket! Instant dump trailer using FEL.

That's really cool Ron. The clarity on both your crane pics was outstanding. We have a chicken/hen that is getting "broody" on our front porch. She laid an egg there (unusual) first time yesterday. Crazy chicken.

Price of meat at Sams Club has roughly doubled. Family pack of hamburger chuck 80/20 is up to $6.38/lb Pork chops about $4.30/lb OUCH! Bet Don is laughing right now.

Wow, some really nice pics guys. Enjoy them, thank you. Ahhh, fishing. I need to do that more often. Nice fish. Yes, prayers for Drew. Glad Jay is back. Run away dogs are no fun. Glad they all came home, even if a bit muddy. Truck's name is/was Lucy. I hope Harv and Glenda are good...

Bird, with the price of gas at a buckfitty, I'd recommend to point the car into the wind and sit there in the air conditioning. Sorry to say I got a chuckle at your misfortune...I guess you will sell it??? I would put the wheels as wiiiiiide as they'll go. Just make sure to keep the lug nuts...

Glad for sister, hope FIL gets better. Sure hope that's not the new "normal" for long... Ron, beautiful picture. I like the sheetmetal surrounding the bird house entry hole. RNG, all you had to do is be in the middle of some construction....and it would gullywash. Remember that. Drew...

shrimp scampi sounds delicious. (Me too on Drew). Thanks BEF, hope it works out for you. Maybe I'll consider it next year. I would need 2 rolls. Thanks Lou, Carburetor update. I took it off and it was fairly clean, no obvious cloggs, no smelly bad gas, no water...but what I did find on...

My engine is a Kawasaki V twin with 2 coils. I was told it will run on 1 cylinder if one of the coils dies. When it starts dying, I can pull out the manual choke, and it will keep running a bit longer while it depletes the fuel in the bowl. I'm going to go pull the carb off....

That's exactly what my engine mechanic said.

sounds like you're in the same boat, or rider as me. :) I have looked up replacement carbs and see similar results as you. besides replacing all my fuel line, I vacuum tested the tank's fuel pickup tube and 90 degree adapter. It tested fine. I've replaced it a few years ago, so it's only...

Drew, more prayers. I know you are a planner/thinker and guessing you have a million worries going through your mind. Stay strong my friend. Be the strongest of all, and show your medical staff you're a fighter. Set them an example of fighting whatever your illness is. You have many...

Audience channel is on 239 ATT , but is moving to an Hbo preview channel June 1. I've tried to use some landscape cloth before, but it did not have a "sheen" to it like the photo. My experience was not so great. Weeds still tried to grow under it and over it in any little soil they could...

Wng, I wonder if EGO makes a beard trimmer. I have a Shindaiwa hedge trimmer on a polesaw extension....also have a Deere 350 9' sickle bar cutter if that growth gets any worse.... Mostly, I love the Quadrophenia album. Probably wore out the record and a home recorded long playing 8 track of...

Drew, prayers and thoughts for you. We are here for you. Hope and pray for you and your medical team, for cures and healing.

I was chuckling about the same thing! That's a really nice generator RNG....and quiet. I do have a worry though....maybe just my .02 cents. Considering the troubles you had with the gas supply line, I would keep a watchful eye on the propane tank's gage...especially if you have a tremor or...

Steve McQueen Motorcycle Jump in The Great Escape - YouTube Nice ride. Ron, nice video. Beautiful place. RNG, I'm watching closely. Did you have to curse to get that hoe off? :) Don, maybe the Thunderbirds made your bread fall. :) we have the best price point dentist here in Giddings...

Thanks Don. Bird, we have a good group here.

Wow, the dealership actually owes YOU.....trying to wrap my head around that.... ;) Taj Mahal - Fishin' Blues - YouTube Beer? :)

There's your "Tool"! For barely more than the $350 for the stapler :)

Don, the Thunderbirds are going to fly over Austin/Georgetown tomorrow IIRC. Probably dependent on weather.

LS, maybe some drone time will let you know what type of nudist colony your neighbor is running behind that big wall. :) Sodamo, Or maybe not LOL. That's a good attitude.

sorry about your frost damages... Here's one for all the gals that haven't been to the salon yet.... We had a tornado scare here around noon, a 1/4 mile wide funnel went by us about 5 miles away. Still uncertain about friends. It went very close to where former member Mikim's place is...

Cooked a huge pyrex full of chicken, veggies,(similar to a chicken pot pie), with drop garlic cheese biscuits for Mom's day. Also a large dewberry cobbler. Came out half decent if I say so myself.

Laptop died? Did he lose everything? I have repaired my Dell a couple of times, and added memory. Much cheaper than new, but it is getting slower since the Win10 upgrade. Our church team has been recording the services, finishing them up by Saturday morning. They said it takes 4-5 hours to...

Drew, sorry to read about your troubles. If, you ever want to talk about it, I'm sure many here will be sympathetic to it...including myself. Prayers. Sophie, prayers for your eyes and getting the help you need. Rich, thanks for the pic. Feet up, slideways! Hard to believe youz guyz are...

Man....you beat me to it. :)

Had trouble with TBN last night...editor doing what Don explained. LS, stairs look good. Well Rich, I got to hand it to the dealer, he's trying every angle but the one that'll cost him money. Annoying. Has he got away with this before? No back pay??? I guess you should've ran up there...

Big moon out there tonight.Big Oak saved by Big Don Card Shark.RNG, I vote you fix it yourself.LS, don't tell that fisherman, but his line is too thin if he catches a whopper.

You guys vids are so nice. You have some beautiful places to live. Rich, I really miss racing. Ron, about to have my first cup of coffee. Wifey made it, so it's really yummy. 5 bucks coffee place doesn't have anything better. Wng, do you drink your java black? I hope your YMCA...

Drew, prayers that they can help you figure out what's going on. BEF, prayers for FIL. Rick, prayers that you are OK too. Thomas, I looked up Lebanon NH on the map. Youz guyz are right on the Vermont border. Maybe the Vermont hooligans are coming over and taking your cams...Hope Boo Boo...

Where does spotted dick fall? :) Thomas, at what point does the boo boo nuisance become a danger? And what will the state let you do about it? Mostly, I've heard about the abandoned RR line. Nice to see pics of it. Ron, my wifey and daughter just yesterday, said they are starting to like...

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Almost Cut My Hair - YouTube Just don't use Eric's pond weed tool if you change your mind....

Yep, you win for the tough luck start of yesterday. It could have been worse.....if you didn't have a backhoe. Here's what my old contractor taught me about backhoes and PVC pipe. He says the pipe is cheap. Turn off the water, dig down and Break thru the pipe with the hoe to where you...

I figure all the blonde's "landing strips" will get a re-coating. :) My hair is long enough to go back to high school. rip, hope daughter is well. Jay, I've only had to work on 1 car's brakes that had lived for years up in the salty roadspray up north. I told my friend it would be better to...

Truly sorry for your horse and your family's grief. I understand getting on a mower to wind down. My favorites: 1) touching face 2) Finally watched first season Jack Ryan. A bit overdone, but good. might start on 2nd season 3) curbside shopping/shopping from home things I don't like: 1)...

I just got up from being up most of the night due to the storms. We ended up having 2 strong thunderstorms, each hailing on us marble sized stones. I can't sleep when this happens, just listening for the "locomotive" sound and watching the radar. We ended up with 2" of rain. We needed rain...

Mostly, how fast does your heart beat while in your zone?

Best to grind them almost sharp. Leave a smidge .25-.5mm flat on edge. Yep, making me feel like a slacker too. You and your son getting quite a bit done this spring, especially for a guy with a bad knee. I hope the knee is better. Don, when I used to play golf, I always got my moneys...

RNG, you're going to love that thing I'm guessing. Heavy duty. Sorry the guy won't return texts. Hope it makes it safe and sound.

Strap wrench unless shell has collapsed. I've had to chisel them off....Not fun. Chisel from the side, make a v notch on the edge of base plate , then place chisel at an angle to torque it off. Hammer at will. Happy Birthday Thomas. 63 miles is almost my one way commute Mostly. I'm...

Don, I wonder if our kale is a different variety? My wifey would pick the best leaves available and leaf the rest. :) whipper doesn't like coyotes....long term bad relationship and memories I suppose. Can't blame her. I'd be tempted to use Eric's air gun on them...with a silencer of course...

Thanks Rick, Randy, Ron, et al, for the suggestions. It seems cedar oil mixed and sprayed may deter them. I have no clue why so many this year. Covid??? My guess is the BIG one, based on the shape of the FEL bucket. ??? :) Hope it helps for a long time Drew. LS, looking good. You...

LOL.... :) Something.

Definitely seeing a trend... Just got back in...Best/worst night ever....77 Primarily in the yard, but I see them walking towards the light of the house. Just like junebugs fly to the light. So probably 50+ were in the grass, the rest on the underpinning. Good thing they fluoresce. I did...

hope he had a happy B day. Sounds like a great fellow. Good news, I hope she gets better quick. you guys are making me tired just reading. It's time to go kill the scorpions. Since my daughter's bite, I've been going out most every night an hour past sundown. Tally for each night so far...

It actually kind of pees me off in some cases about this. There is a Stones tune that they actually borrowed from a soul R&B tune waaay back...but who gets rights? Yep, you guessed it right if you picked the Stones. Some bands are really a holes about it. I can just imagine Don and his big...

Thank you. Maybe it's because we have a project at work that involves cardiomyocyte cells that I'm involved with....

Beer o'clock? :) You need to send some seeds to New Mexico....that and some rain.

Randy, hope they figure it out, glad the water helped. Prayers. I've noticed lately, I've awoke (possibly from some dreams) and my pulse would be over a hundred...is that AFIB? My 90 year old mom and 70 year old brother have it. He just got diagnosed a few weeks ago. Dewberries are still...

Bird, I was maybe 9 when my mom would let me push the mower. I remember going to Kmart and we got the cheapest 22" mower w/Briggs they had...it was still over $100, maybe $122??? It was underpowered for 22" I went out and killed another 15 or so scorpions last night with the blacklight torch...

You are blessed. Me and the wifey have put up a 3x5 card ledger with the balance at the top. We have to get permission from the other for any expenditures. WE ARE TRYING HARD NOT TO BUY ANY CHINESE STUFF. (But I just found out the chicken wire I bought "Acorn" brand, comes from China). Hard...

Jump party at hawkeye's .... :) Looking good. Gonna have yourselves a little grotto soon. How are you going to water it? L4N, I hate losing pets too. Tears me up. My condolences. Just got off the tractor shredding in between all the trees just south of my home. About 4-5 acres and maybe...

Hope you get your kitty buried soon. Nice! My wife has the Colt King Cobra. I load the first two rounds as birdshot, (she's not the best aim when panicking). Also it'd be nice to hit a bad guy in the face with birdshot...I told her to just keep pulling the trigger until they stop...

Thanks all. I hope Don has it right. She eats about $5 worth of apples a day.... :) amazing it is still snowing up there. Texas even had some snow in the panhandle the other day...

Command performance. My daughter needed $10. So I talked her into drawing me a picture. I will hang it in my office at work. I need her to sign it.

BEF, glad to hear FIL is better. Glad "cooler heads" prevailed....since Eric is stealing sunshine. I can't figure out why they would cut out 16-18 year olds??? Like they don't cost a parent money? Sorry you can't see your mom right now. Me too Drew. 180. I've been wearing mine all...

Oh Ron, fair warning. I had 2 Peking ducks that loved their kiddie pool. It got so disgustingly crappy after 2-3 days...from all the duck poo. I gave them to a friend. Very nice picture though.

Roy, glad your back is on the mend. Not many things that, can't be made better with some good rum, or adding pork. Youtube and Google are "big dogs"... That was nice, and I'll bet coooool too. The secret is out of the bag. I have a really nice dual monitor setup at work. My 12 year old...

Our church has been simultaneously running service on FB and Youtube. It seems youtube runs smoother for most watchers.

Sounds really good. I love real maple syrup. Horses = Pasture ornaments

Yes, J- those wind speeds are crazy. Y'all batten the hatches. Don, before 6am, the local news said to alert anyone in the path of the tornado they were tracking. It had just gone through Marble Falls and was heading your way..according to their best tracking. It went between Cedar Park and...

I remember the tears streaming down my mother's face, as they re-entered and got home safely. It was a big deal. Just picked up the yard, and moved stuff around in the barn, to park the SUV in the barn too. My daughter helped me mow today. I've been waiting almost 15 years for a helper. :)...

Sorry to hear that. Prayers. My cousins husband had a stroke about a month ago. He is taking speech therapy.

Stephens Point brewery Wisconsin.....I can't get it down here either except by special friend delivery. Ha! 25 years ago, it'd be the same for me. Truth is, it hopefully will last my wife AND me 2 weeks. :)

LOL...Looking good.

Should be good for a couple of weeks. One of these things is not like the others...

Wow, a lot of nice pictures....storms...BIG doggies....rain....boulders... Thanks Rick! I have failed to keep them weeded, fertilized, and probably proper ph. Nope. Thanks Don. We got a lot of wind, but no rain. So, I went and tilled the weeds in the garden before it turns back to mud...

Freudian slip? :) Better luck fishing next time. Sorry about your park getting closed. How many asparagus plants are needed to get a nice bunch. I planted about 8 plants years ago. They have not flourished. I believe only 4 are still alive. I need to get some more root sets. I'm just...

Good news. Do you know if she took the hydroxychloroq​uine and zinc?

Now that was funny. Thanks Jim and Eric.... Thanks Don....BTW, my hair is getting real moptop. I could go back to high school, or be on a Beatles album cover.... PJS, I look at avatars too. We have an ongoing project experiment at work, that has to do with N95 filter cloth and micro...

BEF, prayers for your sister.

You deserve it (recliner) after all that. Take it easy on that knee. Lunch sounds good there. Sorry about no nap. Would have to research pressure carbs to see if they could be utilized.... Got started on son's minibike project. Or I should say, picked back up on it. After painting the...

sounds like you need a cheap carburetor off of Ebay, some angle iron and some bolts. too expensive, but figure on a home made cheaper version. You remind me of backyard Wilson on Tim the Toolman

Yours is gas-powered right? I'm telling you, you need to design a foldable frame to mount it to your front end loader. Use the loaders tilt mechanism to pour.

Bef, prayers for your family. Thanks for sharing. Also praying for all the medical staffs, lawmen, and emt on the front lines. Peas porridge hot Peas porridge cold Peas porridge in the pot Nine days old. (I despise peas) Love oatmeal. Thanks for the warm niceties for my daughter. Weird...

Here's her palm for palm Sunday.

My autistic daughter's side walk art. That's a portion of my foot at the bottom for size reference.

Seems like they could let 1 play at a time, or a husband and wife together. Anyway, more room for you. Thanks for the info. I noticed not too many trees in your area from the videos. prayers Randy, hope y'all get it figured out. First, you're making me feel lazy. Rains have us sopped...

I'm in a conundrum. I'm waiting for the wifey to wake up and make coffee. I would make it, but the noise will wake the wifey (and she needs sleep) so I'll wait. Your's sounds good. How long do you normally rest it? I have enough firewood to burn a few more fires...if I need it. But not much...

Happy anniversary BEF and wifey! Pray for good news on your family. Sorry to hear about the tragedy with the crazed man. Love good news. My wifey is not much of a green thumb, but I have instilled a little bit of it in my daughter. Pines looks good, I'm guessing you'll keep them in the...

Lewis and Clarke enjoyed bear, but especially beaver tail ... :shocked::shocked::drink:

Randy, glad you are being monitored. Hope they figure out something. J- you're killing me with those photos....:) Welcome new guys! AFAIK, our church is doing everything online. No groups of people. Don, years ago, an elderly local lady named Freda passed away. She made the absolute...