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67°F and .04 rain These last 24 hours I don’t remember being so miserable before. Headache, fever, no energy, plain miserable. Alligator test negative. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

66°F and .01 inches rain Got a few hours mowing yesterday. Hope to repeat today and get that area done. Yes, Drew, being nice to Sophie - always [emoji1] Tractor tech never called Today? Followup on my Fioptics endeavor. Got a voicemail saying if I still wanted it the phone company required...

67°F and .59 inches rain. Now sporting a new temporary crown after 2 hours in dental chair. Just may have been my best dental experience ever. The new dentist and her assistant were fabulous. No pain or discomfort, not even the needle. Worst part was my back aching. Lots of new high tech since...

Best of luck at dentist, Drew

68°F and .04 inches rain. Back to being empty nesters. Our Canadian friends, cottage tenants are on their way home, to return in the fall. I’ll be spending the afternoon in dentist chair. Expect to leave with a temporary crown and a replaced filling. Filling installed about 1980, plenty of...

Mostly, the boxers lifeguards were a sight. Always two, sometimes 3 on the sides closest to her as she moved. Boxers aren’t waterdogs, but we took time with each as puppies to introduce them to swimming and knowing where the steps were. As such I still doubted they might attempt a rescue. One...

So true.

Likely that’s how the Mom sees it. Hopefully our son knows better. We have never portrayed her parents in a negative manner, but we have tried to expand her view at times. When he went off to college, he chose a community college and lived with Sophie’s sister’s family in New Jersey while we...

Big dogs and little kids, another of God’s gifts. We’ve had Boxers since ‘92, otherwise empty nesters. So our granddaughter was visiting when she was about 3yo and we had 3 boxers. Still fairly new Mom slightly panicked when she lost sight of her. Sophie advised, just look for the dogs, they...

Ahhhh, focused thinking… Retirement doesn’t obviate the need to make decisions.

68°F and no rain Nice little Aloha gathering for departing friends. Chinese take away with home made chocolate cake and ice cream. Did get dogs area mowed. Sure they will appreciate. Got my expanded info sheet off to granddaughter to assist her decision making. Sadly, she has gone from a...

Nooooooo, you don’t want sympathetic problems [emoji16]

Nice work, Paul 🤙

Kyle_in_Tex, David, that almost sounds like a ripoff. Agreed. My thoughts this is a mid $20k economy model, even with extra shipping and taxes still under $30k, no where near $46 Are you saying they don't want your tractor in trade? Nope Is your tractor under any kind of warranty still...

68°F and just .1 inches rain. Unlike Kauai which got slammed. Pics on news of cars with water up over the hoods. Like Sophie says glad we live up hill. Successful trip to town, diesel, beer, etc. even early dinner. Our LA friends bringing over Chinese TO for a good bye dinner with our...

Happy Anniversary and many, many more.

Likely won’t be getting one now.

Might have to look at that for my home tank. Or shouldn’t be so lazy to walk out there LOL

66°F and .13 inches rain. A rainy morning to start. Guys won H&F. Looking back it was pretty even with the guys winning just 1 night more than the gals. Need to go into town today. Diesel refill, brewery refill, some other errands. Had a disheartening email from LS dealer. I had noticed a...

Dennis seems getting a Dr appointment due to a cancellation is getting to be the way to avoid long waits. Both my cataract surgeries were that way. My dental next week is that way while Sophie got a late May appointment for filling. Same office. As for online bill payment, not only the...

66°F and .58 inches rain. Today starting off wet. Great day yesterday, beautiful if I acknowledge the hours of mowing. Laupahoehoe end of property done. Only about 1/4 tank of diesel left, thought I had another can. Need to pay better attention. H&F this afternoon. This will be our last 3...

64°F and .42 inches rain Will today be the day?? Think I see a faint glow of sunshine. If not, then I’ll piddle about inside. Didn’t get anything seriously done yesterday. Accidentally watched old movie The Green Mile. Guess had never rewatched since years ago. Forgot what a great movie. Of...

Wonder if they can program before it installed in tractor? I have 160 mile round trip to dealer and don’t have my own trailer.

Ken, maybe enlist the son to help with the camera install?

63°F and .68 inches rain. The big question of the day is- mow or no mow? Looking like it might dry enough. This was actually a major discussion point amongst the guys yesterday. All sharing the frustration. I should have been a bit more precise on dental estimate: Procedures $2317 My share...

Interesting day. Eclipse was a bust here, too overcast. Listening to the banter of the radio DJ’s while driving to town at least made missing it funny. Good, but long appointment at eye doc. Got a good exam for new prescription but Dr suggested we do a laser clean up first, so back in two...

Head throbbing from researching dash cams So hard to tell what hundreds of dollars price difference does or doesn’t get you. Leaning to the WiFi app type vs display. Think display could prove distracting. Decided to go with the bargain end Viofo from Amazon. The single cam VS1 for my truck...

Beautiful as always, Phil

65°F and .81 inches rain Solar event about to begin but too overcast. Described here as Bite of the sun. Hope many of you have a memorable event. Busy day ahead. First up my semi annual eye example. Looking for a good eye test as I need new glasses. Then our semi annual dentist visit...

63°F and .41 inches rain Never got back to mowing yesterday. About as soon as it dried a bit, more rain. Just annoying. Maybe today. Up late watching the Hula Festival on TV. Some talent 🤙 Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

1 circuit around the field and rained out. Cold rain too. Maybe I’ll get to try again if it dries some.

Me either, but in light of Dennis recent experience now curious. Thinking might be good addition to Spark, especially if granddaughter drives it.

Been a bunch of postings about dash cams lately. Anyone care to share details? Don’t have one in either vehicle, but see the potential.

Sophie had one of those benefit reviews just weeks before her accident. We chose her disability plan mostly out of ignorance. What a fortunate decision. Six months short term disability gave her the missing quarters to qualify for SS disability.

66°F and 1.26 inches rain. Fortunate to get a few hours mowing yesterday. Maybe get lucky enough for a few more today. Phone being a bit strange. Two voice mails from Wed showed up this morning. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

https://www.messicks.com/parts/new-holland/MT40284461 i think this is our ECU. Wonder how to get it programmed? my tractor is in dealer for intermittent stalling which tech can’t replicate.

Maybe we are related [emoji16]

62°F and 1.02 inches rain. OK, need a break here. Sun actually. This morning looking pretty much like yesterday. Mowing doubtful. No word on my tractor. Guess I’ll reach out today. 3 weeks. Guys lost H&F. A close game but the gals dominated 6 out of 7 rounds. Prayers for all Be safe...

Wow, curious as the cost to develop.

63°F and .68 inches rain. Hoping for drier. Grass appears to be thriving. Traffic in town yesterday was horrendous. Friends said every venue they went to was inundated with long lines. Merrie Monarch booming. H&F this afternoon Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Dennis, There are insurance investigators. We were fortunate in that my neighbor across the street was one and he went to scene with me. Lots of pics. And the vehicles. Also had one of his attorney friends visit Sophie in the hospital. As for testing, I thought they would, but no. Police never...

Happy Anniversary Dennis. Glad son is healing.

Thanks. He actually rattled off a few, Tums, pepto, Prilosec, etc and I said we had Tums.

Don’t envy you and what’s ahead. Which insurance company? I still have bad taste from dealing with State Farm from Sophie’s accident. Fortunately, we had USAA on our end. Kid coming home from wave party hit Sophie head on, cited for failure to maintain lane, $50 fine as I recall and almost whole...

Mike, if your grout is still fresh enough you might be able to remove enough that apply new color over it. Good luck

64°F and 1.26 inches rain, half since midnight. Looks like another too wet to mow day. Rather uneventful visit to GP yesterday afternoon. Suggested Sophie try Tums for her complaint as his exam was unrevealing. Rewarded ourselves by stopping at Tex Drive In. Brought home fresh malasadas...

Prayers for your son, Dennis

66°F and 1.68 inches rain and not finished. But the sun is trying. Had hoped to start round of mowing, but looking promising. Oh well, there’s inside opportunities Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Mostly, my flail wants 25hp. My LS is 40, 32 PTO hp.

Thought you were a retired professional [emoji16]

Our thoughts and prayers for you both. [emoji120]

Very nice, Mike

April Fools Day My Mom would have turned 100 today. Still very much alive in my memory even though she has been departed 21 years. 65°F and no rain. Received confirmation that both efiled taxes have been accepted. Patiently awaiting my refund. Need to go to DMV, transfer title and...

Prayers for your surgery, Mostly

Very nice, Scott 🤙

Nice ducks, Ron.

Awesome work, Phil. As usual. Ever thought about making a photo booth? Something just big enough to hold your creation. Many a simple box with a sheet.

Happy Birthday Mrs Helo And many more Enjoy Italy

Still no joy. Am emailing below to the Dealer tech and LS tech. Hopefully it will trigger a solution. Frustrating. “Shawn, If you would indulge me a bit. Although you have not been able to replicate the stalling issue I am 99.99% confident that after we have given up and I made another 160 mile...

Hauʻoli Lā Pakoa No Easter eggs here but I do know where there is a bag of Cadbury minis. 64°F and .59 inches rain. No big plans for the day. One last sanity romp thru TurboTax before hitting the File Button. Already passed the internal checks and getting Refund. Will spend rest of the...

Taxes done. Actually, I’ll do a final review tomorrow, but no obvious error/omissions last check. [emoji16]

Non existent, she will have to learn. Her choice of course - learn or walk. [emoji16]

64°F and .3 inches rain. Taxes Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Less than good news from the LS dealer. Unable to duplicate my intermittent stalling issue. That has been my concern all along as I was never able to duplicate, except the stalling would occur when under load, using the flail. Sure hope he finds a way. Expanded my vehicle flight. Bought my...

Thanks, Mike Had that problem with the BX, so naturally I thought maybe same with the LS. I really think I purged that tank and lines well. While I have been concerned that issue is not duplicatable, actually it is in sense it happens every time I use the tractor, just I’m not sure the why...

Tractor has been at dealer 2 weeks. GOOD MORNING DAVID, I HAVE DRIVEN THE UNIT AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. I HAVE ALSO STARTED AND LET RUN NUMEROUS TIMES WITH NO STALLING. I WILL RUN THE UNIT AT SOME POINT TODAY TO TRY AND GET IT TO REPEAT THE ISSUES YOU ARE HAVING. THANKS...

63°F and .27 inches rain. Looks like more today. Didn’t get much accomplished yesterday. I did sell my second Starlink kit to a neighbor. The down side being it took most of the morning as Paul tends to be overly social requiring an in depth walk thru of my internet setup and security cameras...

Bill I built one of these at my cottage. https://www.versatube.com

64°F and .32 inches rain. Looks like a rainy day ahead. Should get finished up in the office this morning I should wait another 16 years for another clean out. Our delayed Happy Hour this afternoon to say Aloha to neighbors Ted and Marilyn who sold their house and are embarking on an...

Best of luck and speedy recovery, Mostly

65°F and .01 inches rain. Another decent day of cleanup in office and another trip to transfer station. With somewhat mixed feelings I packed up all my flight training books and material to leave at the Give n Take with the hope that someone out that enjoys them. The reality being my seat time...

66°F and .02 inches rain Tragic about the Key Bridge Today’s plans just a continuation of yesterday. Hopefully more efficiently. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

66°F and no rain Got a good start on major office clean up. Don’t think of myself as a hoarder but I can be slow to throw stuff away. A big bag of trash, old documents shredded, big box of books for donation to Give n Take at the transfer station. That bookcase wall will require more attention...

I only checked that it was seated, didn’t attempt to follow any leads or remove to check for corrosion. Would expect any issue to be found when tech does a wire test.

64°F and .98 inches rain. Palm Sunday. I remember as a kid the excitement of bringing home that little branch of palm to be placed behind the Holy picture, replacing the dried out palm from last year. Now we have so many palm fronds in our yard they may even elicit a curse or two. I’m sure...

Got all the mowing completed just as it started raining. Good thing - cold rain. Brrrrrr Been shredding cardboard. Tedious but productive. Be easier to keep up one box at a time. Eventually [emoji16] thinking this batch will be mulch around the pineapples.

Congrats to your Dad, Dennis. Quite the milestone.

I use Yashida’s Original often, beef, pork, chicken, fish… Sometimes I’ll put on meat before vac sealing and freezing.

Kyle, Sophie was actually born in Mineral Wells, Texas

64°F and .28 inches rain. Sun struggling to shine thru. Makes me hopeful I just might finish this round of mowing. Yesterday’s Memorial was well done. Gonna guess at least 150. Tons of great food. Hadn’t seen some of the people since before Covid. When Jim, the husband and the grandkids...

64°F and 1.35 inches rain. Happy Birthday to my dear sweet wife and partner, Sophie. A very different day ahead. My 24 sheet shredder was delivered late yesterday. Will be putting it through its paces shredding cardboard. Will use as soil amendment. Afternoon will be spent at Memorial for...

62°F and .38 inches rain Slight deviation from plan. Trip to Hilo this morning to drop urine sample at vet. Had hoped to do yesterday but Simba not cooperative with sample. Got one last night Later this morning we are part of the work crew setting up for our friends memorial service. Set up...

Don. I think our iPad experience are opposite. Have had iPads a few years now and it is my go to, even more than my iPhone. Currently have the 11 inch Pro and pencil. Did try keyboard cover once. I’m not a good typist, just hunt and peck. My laptop sees much less use. There are times I use both...

Plowhog. Will that be a DIY fix?

61°F and .14 inches rain. A good day mowing yesterday. I did start when wetter than I prefer but able to get Hilo end of property done. All that remains is 2 small sections close to house, maybe an hour or so. Off to Hilo for Sophie’s ophthalmologist appointment. Need to get some milk and...

Abit of followup Didn’t make much headway poking around. Eventually did hear from LS tech whose final recommendation was they needed the computer codes, so take to Dealer. Dropped off at dealer 80 miles away. They have only had LS a couple years. service tech told me most jobs were a learning...

I get WiFi only iPads. Then run off iPhone hotspot or my Mobley if away from house.

62°F and .31 inches rain. Mowing roulette continues. Sun trying to peak through so I’m encouraged. If we can get a couple of hours without showers I’m going for it. Hopefully as schedule for rest of the week isn’t promising. My lattes are improving. Have evolved to point where Sophie even...

Today’s wx pretty much followed same pattern as yesterday. Not a lot of rain just enough periodically to keep everything wet. Hence still no mowing. I did get to work on the fireplace, replace the bad transformer and the control module. Added a fan module and wifi remote control. Now we can...

More than a few here [emoji16]

62°F and .09 inches rain and raining Never did get any mowing yesterday. Not a lot of rain just enough to keep things wet. Today starting off same although the sun is trying to peek through giving me hope for this afternoon. St Patty’s day Happy Hour a resounding success. I did think I had...

Another beauty, Phil. 🤙

I had a plan God showed me his. No mowing today.

64°F and .29 inches rain Happy St Patty’s Day Not pretty, but did get 2 areas mowed yesterday. Really dislike mowing wet grass, but sometimes… Hope to get another area mowed today. Pizza gathering was fun. Today we host a St Patty’s potluck, cornered beef and cabbage in lieu of Monday Happy...

That’s a bit sad, Dennis

61°F and 2.07 inches rain Hopefully it dries enough to resume mowing but not looking promising. Friends coming over this afternoon, bringing pizza. They live in LA area but have a condo here in Hilo. Think they are here 6 weeks this visit. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Long, successful day. Tractor rode very well on trailer. Rained pretty much half the way over. Never went over 50 and took a hit in the gas mileage department. Topped off at Costco after dropping tractor. Good conversation with the dealer tech. He confirmed my suspicions. Being a fairly new...

64°F and 1,61 inches rain. Off to Kona this morning Deliver my LS to dealer Wish it wasn’t raining. Likely seem like a long 80 miles. Guys lost at H&F. Off to a decent start then the gals just steamrolled us. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

65°F and no rain. Yesterday didn’t go quite as planned. No mowing done. Not complaining though. After getting back from town, got focused on my LS tractor. Bottom line, I need to take it in to Dealer. 80 miles away. It may be a warranty issue 🤞but diagnostics first. That’s a 2 hr min. 2 hours...

64°F and .07 inches rain. As quick trip into town this morning to get items missed on Monday. Then it looks like another stint of mowing 🤙 That last storm finally ended 16 days and 16 hours. 13 hours into new storm. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Drew, no word on mower (scag). Guessing parts haven’t come in. Sorta news my LS tractor, finally got response from LS tech support. Without diagnostic report with codes they are not willing to speculate on stalling issue. Am awaiting word from dealer that replaced mine as to how to handle. I...

Happy to report a few hours seat time, mowing. About half done what we would be tempted to call the “lawn”, basically the large area surrounding the house.

Not my favorite study method, Dennis. Took the home exam last time, easier.

Happy Birthday Drew, and many more.

Yup, they have it figured out - to their benefit.

66°F and 0 rain. Still cloudy and rain in forecast. 48% chance. Dare I hope? Successful trip to town yesterday. Successful bring defined as exchanging money for stuff. A good Happy Hour at a place we hadn’t visited in more than 6 months. Menu changed and I think we all enjoyed. Will attempt...

Oh, I’ve no doubt she knows better, but the Mayor’s budget increase supported her projects.

We give the boys, Greenies, actually only 1/2 one daily. Vet has been very complimentary about their teeth last couple of visits.

64°F and .53 inches rain. Forecast continues. Another good soup day yesterday. A very meaty ham bone transitioned from freezer occupant to hot star via high pressure session in Insta Pot. Joined by close veggie friends whose identity was smoothed by encounter with immersion stick. Delicious...

I’ve ranted about property taxes before. A retired couple living in a million dollar house most likely doesn’t use the tax paid resources of a family of 4 living in a $200k house, definitely not 4 or 5xs. Education and affordable housing seem to be the forever election issues, hence they will...

Tinhack, sorry for your loss. Prayers for you and family.

62° and .12 inches rain. Drier, headed in right direction , not there yet. According to my wx station this storm has been 14 days 21 hours so far and not over. I did sell the recently repaired fridge on CL. Picked up yesterday. Should do a dump run today Prayers for all Be safe Have a...

My 3 boys - stressing

64°F and 1.04 inches rain. Sun may be trying. Up about 3AM due to power failure. Operator error. Generator started right up and system reset. Need to see which setting needs tweaking from replacement a couple months ago. Otherwise another slow day ahead, too wet for anything outside...

Had an interesting diversion today. Couple days ago local phone company rep left a flier for their Fioptics. We are totally off grid. But next morning I called to explain, ask how they thought it was not even possible. Asked my address and inspite of my doubts were insistent that hook up was...

We did the Alaska to Vancouver cruise on Norwegian a few years ago. It was great. Did the Panama Canal cruise, Ft Lauderdale to San Diego on Holland America before that. It was our first. Likely will do more, but not Disney, Carnival, or the kid/party boats.

Happy Birthday, Mrs Pogadget

No news, repair guy ordered set of gaskets etc. I’m sure they haven’t arrived. One of the challenges of living in paradise, shipping delays. Amazon has gotten ridiculous. Seems many things just sit waiting to be shipped longer than it takes to get here. Rare are the days of receiving something...

64°F and 4.2 inches rain. Not finished yet Ready for some dryness and sun. Short ribs were delicious Guys lost at H&F Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Even “worse” I still get teary eyed when thinking about them. Such a good part of our lives 🤙

Never gets easier. [emoji22]

63°F and 3.46 inches rain. Not done yet. Worked on the living room gas fireplace yesterday. Added a blower, WiFi remote and replaced the control module for 2nd time. Apparently the 120 vac to 3vac transformer is bad. 0 reading on multimeter. Replacement on order. Safe travels Drew We are...

Or packing / unpacking multiple times.

Gstrom99, sorry to hear about your dog. One of life’s tough trials for sure.

No clue as to fair rate your area, but suggest you look total picture. Living with you, food, trans, other expenses? Discuss his expectations both in terms of hours, commitment to learning different things. What he thinks is fair. I would aim for a win win, he learns, earns, you get stuff done...

61°F and another 1.68 inches rain. Wet forecast continues. It’s just too soggy. This was view of Mauna Kea yesterday morning Taken from neighbor’s yard just up the road a few hundred feet. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Simba made trip to Vet’s being rather vocal, less so on way home. He’s resting comfortably. Seems he has some urinary crystals. Couple of meds and special diet foods and treats. Need to take in a urine sample in 2 weeks. What a quick way to spend $500. Dropped CO2 cylinder at the Fire...

Good news on your son, Kyle. To be young and fast healing…

Welcome home, Don

Doubt that [emoji16], but having fun. Did a vanilla latte. Experimenting adding some heavy cream to milk. Looking forward to trying other beans but too frugal to do so before using up what we have.

63°F and 2.89 inches rain. Yup more wet Off to vet this morning to drop off Simba the cat. Seems to be a bit off, maybe UTI? Also need take my CO2 tank for beer cooler to get decertified. Then it will likely be another trip back to town to pick up Simba. Most a particularly efficient day...

66°F and 5.24 inches rain. Obviously that was too wet to mow yesterday. With 90% chance of rain today not expecting things to dry out. Not a lot of sunshine yesterday. Already heard generator run a bit ago. Successful piddling and energy conservation. Like same approach today. Have to make a...

Prayers for your sons. TBH, I don’t think I know how to handle the suicide talk. Our granddaughter is in therapy for such thinking, we are clueless.

I had a kidney stone removal in Sydney back in 68. They use some sort of extraction basket routed thru existing opening, non surgical. Done in hospital. I thought all those cute nurses were Nuns. My bad, their caps/uniforms thru me off.

65°F and .01 inches rain. Not raining right now but forecast is 82% chance. Good chance it starts before I finish coffee. That would dash my hopes for another good day mowing. So likely a combination of piddling around inside mixed with energy conservation. Prayer for all Be safe Have a...

Taking a break after a few hours mowing. Made a mocha latte. Sophie already remarked 3 times how good it is.

Extra prayers for your son, Kyle

63°F and .08 inches rain Did get the Dogs area mowed in spite of it being thick and still wet. I’m sure the boys appreciate. Also got run to PO and dump. Food shuffled around between the freezers. That was cold. Initial report on the Scag, nothing really definitive. Did order set of new...

Happy Birthday, Sassy, BowWow

63°F and .58 inches rain. Sun forecast for this afternoon. That would be so nice. Need to start drying out. Guys won H&F. A nice back and forth game, we were fortunate to prevail. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Enjoyed another cappuccino. Likely not right as an expresso but we enjoyed it.

Figures This is a Whirlpool Tech did a good job. Freezer reading 8°F right now

Love homemade soups, especially if a chill in the air. About got my process down, either chicken or turkey. Put the carcass in Insta Pot, then 15 min High pressure. Remove and separate into 3 piles, meat for the soup, bones to discard, skin, knuckles, etc for the furry kids. Add whatever...

Happy Anniversary Mr & Mrs Newbury. Great analogy about hand in bucket of water.

After reading all the postings about Steps figured I’d check mine. Averaging about 6,000/day. Not bad unless I compare to Sophie who often makes 20,000. Hmmm, wonder if my 5 miles on the recumbent bike affects that? Nope, guess not.

63°F and 1.98 inches rain. Today’s forecast appears a continuation of yesterday. Mixed and wet. Sears tech scheduled to install the compressor in the garage fridge. Then I will list on CL. After repair I can swap the new freezer into that space. Regular coffee for breakfast but will also...

Mostly, interesting you mention Fidelity. Back in 1987 we got involved in some investing, mutual fund stuff. Fidelity was one. We set up an account for our son, with me as Custodian. Eventually Sophie and I transferred everything to a different FP, everything except that account. He never really...

Interesting day mixed with rain. But dry enough for the Scag to get picked up late morning. Also spent some time fiddling with the espresso machine. Gosh, didn’t realize what an involved deal espresso is. Learned that the beans I wanted to use are too old. But I did make us a milk drink (latte...

No facebook here.

Happy Birthday, Mrs Frits

I watched a few of their videos.

62°F and .69 inches rain. Maybe today will be drier. Yesterday was perfect day for some homemade chicken soup. Thank you Costco rotisserie chicken. With Sophie’s help found a home on the counter for the new espresso machine. Canada Dave assisted in several tries but not dialed in yet. Will...

Was thinking maybe a non visible link that when clicked took them to your site instead of allowing to copy.

Dennis can you add a watermark that directs to your site?

Wngsprd First up, I will try some of my neighbor’s coffee. Hog Heaven Coffee 100% Hāmākua Coffee from Hawaii First I have to figure out how to work it. Only thing I know so far is not to expect Sophie to use it

62°F and 1.94 inches rain. Rained all night or at least the 4 times I got up. Geez Looks like a wet, inside day. Definitely a no mow day. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Interesting day My neighbor that is moving shared several lists of tools. I got his Dewalt 20v stuff 6 tools, 2 chargers, 4 batteries, 1 being the 15ah one. All for $400. I think I got a good deal. I did get the new freezer unboxed and door swing changed, but still a bit of wifely resistance...

62°F and .29 inches rain. Pretty much energy conservation yesterday, just some minor fixits around the house. Scag didn’t get picked up, raining at time. Still looks too wet to mow, but need to start soon. In town Happy Hour this afternoon. A couple of errands along the way. Prayers for...

Thanks Dennis I figure I have 1 more move left - my ashes to the pet cemetery. [emoji16]

Congrats on 20 years, Ron Been retired 31 years from Army (Feb 93). Of course some other stuff after, but never anything that would be considered fulltime except when we built the house and that was a firm 8 hr day 5 days aweek plus. At this point I’m certified unemployable.

62°A f and 1 inch rain. Successfully spent lots of money at Costco yesterday. Very nice lunch with the retired military group with a presentation with by a member who was a key player in The Wall That Heals visit. Looked at a Woods rotary cutter but too much a project for me, especially for...

65°F and 0 rain Long day ahead. Over to Konaside, shopping at Costco then a lunch meeting of the retired military guys. Won’t get back home until later this afternoon Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Thanks for the Scag feedback guys. I’ve checked most of those things, the flywheel early on and oil pressure switch. I didn’t spray directly in cylinder and don’t recall if wet. I already changed both coils and plugs and think I have stronger spark. So, I’m done. Called a neighbor who does mower...

No joy in Scagsville. Scag SCZ-36A 19KAI w/ Kawasaki FH580V Cranks but not fire/start, even with starter fluid New plugs, gapped .30 New ignition coils gapped Good spark both cylinders. Cleaned contacts, voltage regulator Fuel system Both tanks removed, flushed New connectors New 1/4 in...

🤞 raising boxers, a known issue sadly. Wishes for best for Cody

Scott, will report back on mower shortly. No progress on tractor.

Drew. Our goto curry My simple recipe: Stick of butter Tablespoon olive oil Bulb garlic Brown about 2 lb cubed meat Add 4 cans coconut milk Box of curry Handful of craisins Cup or so frozen mixed veggies Teaspoon corn starch depends on thickness.

Hope Cody is recovering, Frits. Heart?

Sign me up 🤙

62°F and .51 inches rain A couple of distractions and scag not quite together. Planned chicken curry morphed into pork curry, but delicious anyway. Guys took a pleasant beating from the gals in H&F. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Agree Seem to recall as a kid we celebrated both Abraham and George, although maybe not officially. Then sometime later it was decided we needed a different holiday in January and george kinda got back burnered. A shame.

62°F and .2 inches rain. Good progress on the scag yesterday. Really happy how nice the fuel tanks came out. The replacement fittings showed up early. These have a shutoff valve. All installed Also got the rebuilt starter installed. Just a few more connections at the engine and reinstall the...

We always have enough to bring home from Panda Exress

61°F and .02 inches rain. Sophie wanted to run the gas fireplace yesterday morning, not something we do often. Good Pilot but main burner didn’t light., unless I fiddled with the control box. New box on order. Got most of the fuel lines replaced on the Scag. The fuel pump ports are oriented...

63°F and .06 inches rain. Need to serious consider another round of mowing should it dry off. Scag tanks cleaned up really nice. Had to pu length of 1/4 inch fuel line. Dropped off starter at the rebuild shop. Nice HH in town yesterday. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

I consider calamari a treat. Wife doesn’t like it. Have had a few on the tough side, but mostly not. Now cuttlefish on sushi, that’s rubbery. [emoji16]

I can relate. Often times I think just maybe the ones passed got shorter shrift at times. One of the things I changed is every morning at wake up they get extra special attention. Yes, they have come to expect it and it’s a minute or 2 well spent.

62°F and .33 inches rain. Potentially drier day Think I got my first external charger settings tweaked in for more efficient use of my Honda 7000 generator. Need to finish flushing the scag fuel tanks. Been sitting with a solution to loosen the internal junk. Of course I still don’t have the...

60°F and .41 inches rain and raining. Guess a wet one ahead. Successful trip to town yesterday, the dump and the PO. New freezer is sitting in the garage, still boxed. Had to transport laying on side so will just leave it standing a few days before plugging in. According to the guy on a...

To do my 240v outlet yesterday I had to drill appropriate hole in the metal cover. Bought a set of carbide tipped hole saws off Temu. Worked great except near the end the drive belt was jumping off the pulley of my 2007 Delta 17-950L drill press. Never had that happen before. Seems pulley is...

61°F and .9 inches rain. Looks to be another wet one. Nothing too serious accomplished yesterday. I did get a 240v outlet installed to power my external battery charger. This is powered by my smaller generator. I’ll replace the plastic cover with proper metal plate. Have to make a run to HD...

Roasted a piece of beef on the Primo

Nope, I buy E0 even for car and truck, but it did use ethanol in early life.

Scott, those look like the Ruby Reds we used. Unfortunately, some people drag a chair to move vs lift, hence we’d lose to felt pad. The tennis balls aren’t elegant, but if they make wife happy, well I am too [emoji16] Two separate issues. Stalling mower is my LS tractor. Still chasing the...

That’s the plan, Drew. Tanks have been removed and will be flushed a few times. I believe the original fittings had an inline screen and that screen is the bulk of the obstruction. These tanks are 2006. I had placed those little plastic/paper filters inline years ago and will be replaced along...

63°F and 1.16 inches rain. Likely more today. Had to order more Scag parts. Fittings from fuel tanks to tubing almost totally blocked with rust and of course I broke the rubber bushing that holding place. My rib roast was really good. Guys won H&F. UPS delivering new compressor for the...

Hope you feel better soon, Dennis. Not the best way to end a vacation.

63°F and 0 rain Very pleasant day yesterday. One tedious task completed. Sophie wanted to replace the Ruby Red chair protectors either these tennis balls although they come precut each had to be modified. Scag repair back on for today Hosting H&F this afternoon. A nice rib roast to grill on...

Scag has lost out. A nice quiet morning just piddling about the house. Made a nice surf and turf for my favorite Valentine. After a glass of wine, no longer motivated to play mechanic as opposed to just being in the presence of my best friend and love.[emoji173]️

Sadly, unless things have changed, no cruise ships to Hawaii as a final destination, just a short stop. Something related to shipping laws, like Jones Act. We had some old neighbors recently cruise from west coast to Tahiti with stops in Hawaii. I think there are also cruises from west coast...

Drew “What if it's been that way for hundreds of years?” I think that is part of the problem. Almost nothing is like it was for hundreds of years. I think we are over run with examples of things changed uphill with little to no regard for the results. I think this idea Frits situation to some...

64°F and 0 rain Happy Valentines Day Sears tech determined the refrigerator compressor is bad. Estimate for repair is almost what it cost for me to buy replacement. Questioned tech why they would repair a 2014 appliance. He said if he reported economically not repairable but part was available...

62°F and no rain Started investigating grounds on the LS tractor yesterday. Wish there was a map. Picked up Mule neutral switch later yesterday will install today. Scag carb should be at PO today. Sears tech scheduled for today, hoping it’s morning. Happy Hour another great time. Lots of...

Sounds like good space utilization to me as long as you have access.

62°F and .39 inches rain Enjoyed the SB game yesterday., but cheering for a different outcome. Happy Hour at friends this afternoon. Mardi Gras theme. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

63°F and 0 rain. Very nice 85th birthday celebration for my neighbor. An honor to be invited. Pressure tank for the cottage water developed a leak so a late trip into HD for replacement. Hoping I have the necessary fittings on hand. Safe travels, Dennis. Hawaii is so much more than...

Headed out shortly. Neighbor is having an 85th birthday celebration. Not sure attendees. Have heard that family coming in plus neighbors and friends. Supposed to be a surprise party.

64°F and .04 rain Seems my motivation took a break and didn’t seem to return after the fridge/freezer incident. Nothing major accomplished. A better day today? Glad your fire didn’t turn major, Drew Parker Ranch is a major player here in Waimea. Paniolo country, complete with rodeos. Heart...

Got back from shopping this morning with a few things for the extra freezer ( fridge in garage). Opened door and found that while still chilled, item wasn’t frozen. Relocated everything, but not sure status, everything cold but not frozen. Guess will be evaluating and hoping I caught in time...

64°F and .08 inches rain Off to Hilo town this morning, Friday Follies. Guys lost at H&F last night. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day