Good morning!!!!

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 71ºF for the start, partly cloudy, breezy. Moderate wind , strong gusts, partly cloudy sky, and high temp was 97ºF. Made coffee to start day, Men's meeting, bike ride, town trip for lunch groceries and parts to fix vent height, nap, dinner with group.
Buppies hanging in there. Thanks for asking.
Ron sorry about the rain/drizzle. Glad Sassy look like a dog again. Hope draw bar extension got mounted. Hope rain held of so you could mow back field. Bird having fun in pond.
Bill hope you were able to get soldering project done. I suspect the Austin Healey twin carb made more horsepower than the Morris motor. That may be a bigger contributor to the short clutch life than being a hydraulic clutch.
Drew that for more detail on Lexus SUV.
Drew hope hitch install and grocery shopping went well.
Billy glad Della getting TLC.
Thomas glad you have next year's firewood coming in. Hope you got the cord wheeled into basement.
Phil glad you got drippy faucet replace with a style you like better. Hope the work on FIL car went well. Sorry about neck issues back with a vengeance. Neat grain on olive wood.
Frits you are getting plenty of rain. Sorry pond overflow is running down driveway again.Sorry about antenna leaking in roof. Job security always good
Buppies sorry poor sleep last night and tired this morning. Hope puppy training done soon. prayers sent.
Drew sorry you could not find leak in pump. Hope you can get rid of it.
Kyle cleaning garnet out of water-jet good job for student worker. We used mild steel slats on water jet, would replace when time to clean out garnet. Sorry about budget crunch, hope you can get more info on why.
Don set new records here yesterday and today but missed 100ºF. Didn't your pool get over 80ºF yesterday.
Dennis you talking about "back to the future"? Hope breakfast meeting went well. Sounds like you are getting more classes to teach at church.
Happy(nc) glad you brush pile finished burning. I don't understand why step# goes down when on tractor all day
Engineer thanks for the offer
Ken nice rain amount finally, hope most of it soaked in. Glad no leaks. Hope you can have fence shaped up before corn sprouts.
Lou you could get some of the mowing done. Not that hi tech here at Ford dealer. I don't have to have inspection done but still pay for it?
Drew it is a shame that people scam like that. Only have one "skid-plate" to deal with on F150. Glad you got locking pins back.
RS hope your hawk better hunter than my hawk. My hawk doesn't stay whole day and leaves empty handed. Glad part of fork survived on redbud. Hope good shopping at garden center. Hope you make a dent in the to-do list.
Drew hope you enjoy scenic route to Catskills. Nice pic of lake Drew.
David glad good dental appointment, end Oct to fix filling? Hope you spaghetti turned out.
NHBX nice truck!
Phil sorry car to rusty to fix mud flap.
Thomas hope you sleep well.
Randy(wag) hope you get rain soon. Glad you got trap for possum. Hope trapping goes well.
Don today hotter than yesterday here. Temps going down and humidity going up. Glad watermelon seeds sprooted, hope deer of works.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /son's migraines, Mike /BIL in FL, Ron /heart, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /cancer, parathyroid, blood sugar /wife, Thomas /gout, Phil /reflux, Frits /veteran son with mental issues, /granddaughter with Evans Syndrome, Ken /dad dementia, /chronic fatigue, Diet not working, Randy(wag) /sister stoke, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, /wife back issues and cancer, Lou /eye issues, /heart issues, /wife hip replacement, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's hip or leg pain, /back issue, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage dissolving, / friend stop drinking, Dennis /retirement, /neighbor issues, /brother's lymphoma, /dad surgery recovery, Drew /back operation issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, Scotty /back pain, Helogabals /wife's friend situation, Fatjay /father broken hip, ******, Ukraine war, hurricane victims, and Country.

 

[Looking4new]

mostly, what I didn't say is that I was street racing against other 4 bangers. The spot we used was way out in the country, then. (late 1960s) The road we used was a paved county road, now a part of the city of Burlington, Ontario.$50.oo and I would win most of them. $10.oo would fill the tank and finance a weekend of racing. Another $10.oo would be my fuel consumption for the week to go to work.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Mostly, movie was Hot Tub Time Machine

 

[ronjhall]

Coffee is done brewing. 54° with mostly clear skies this morning. Heading to 82° with mix of sun and cloud. Not much got done yesterday. Helped neighbor put up insulation and paneling in garage. Other neighbor with hitch for golf cart is on hold for a few day. Grocery shopping in morning. Then hope to get out and cut grass in back field today. May need to do front again while out with mower.

Everyone stay well and safe.

Good Morning All.

 

[wngsprd]

63 going to 83. Still really wet. 90 tomorrow?

My hike yesterday wasn't the same without Della, but I did see her playmate, Kai, who had been swimming in the flooded river. I took Della for several long walks here, but not to the Battlefield park for another week.

 

[daugen]

good morning all
foggy morning with showers likely

very busy day for me, off to primary doc appt at 9am, will get nagged about my weight, nothing new, then off to get
new tires put on car, then home to food shop and put Gravely on trailer and get that ready to leave tomorrow morning.
Have to remember to drop off radishes to my brother, and have a little baggie of radishes to take to doc this morning.
have no idea if he likes radishes but will try.These are very different than store radishes, tender and juicier.

little more than 3 inches of rain total. Definitely helped, everything very green out now

 

[Happy in NC]

Good morning TBN!!
58 this morning with a high of 86. Cooler day of this week.
Not much again yesterday. Mostly tended the fire that is probably about done. And some dog walking time.
Going out to pick up 25 sticks of 5/8" x 20' rebar this morning. Borrowed a trailer from a friend. Beats tying it to the side of the truck . 25 minimum for about $300. Half the price of Lowes!
Rearranged some rock on the bridge a little. Rains the other day had water going through both tubes. Have the smaller one sitting 8-10" above the big tank so it won't flow until the river is up. I don't know if it's better that way but I am good with it.
I am sure there will be more errands while we are out so that is about it for the day.

Time for a second cup.
Everyone have a great and safe day!!

 

[Thomas]

59F light rain end around 9am low 70's for high.

Outside chores done E muffin time.
Plans for today...8 hours at part store afterwards not sure yet.

Enjoy your day all.

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the low is 59 and going to a high of 73°F. Wind E 3 mph. 30% chance of showers.

The furnace guy came for the annual clean out and nozzle change. We get a new nozzle every year whether or not we need one. $196.60. All I had was 50s so I gave him 4 of them and told him to have a nice day and have a coffee on me.

I think I might go to town today and score some cheesecake. I've got a hankering for some and seeing as I don't have it but once a year it might as well be now.

Nothing else on the agenda for today.

Have a safe day all

 

[mpham]

Morning all!
Currently raining and 61 going to 70's. Forecast doesn't look good for outside stuff getting done.

Looking. My wife makes a delicious cheese cake! To bad you don't live closer.

Daugen. My doctors wanted to fuse 2 of the verts. in my neck over 20 years ago. Been fighting it as much as I can. Losing battle that will have to be fixed some day. I can usually keep it so it only hurts a little but sometimes I tweak it wrong and off it goes.
Not much planned for today. Post office trip to send out a package. Have a small project going in the shop. Concert for nephew tonight. Sounds like a good day to play retired man.
Hope everyone stays safe and healthy!

 

[daugen]

in drizzle late yesterday got the hitch finished on new car.
very unusual rear door, though I like it, swings to the side not up and down.
so the height of the ball just clears bottom of door.
I won't be pulling anything that needs the larger ball anyway but the adjustable hitch
is great for a small trailer, so tongue isn't so elevated.

delighted to see at least one of my new birdhouses has found a family
having rv nearby not good, lot of bird poop...

 

[m7040]

good morning, 63 going to 77 rained about 1/2 inch overnight

Pond is holding and no overflow this morning

Worked on drilling some treaded rods in to hold the shelf for steel length storage and the cordless drill's clutch was slipping so went up and got a bigger cordless to finish the job.

The goslings are getting big

 

[daugen]

New World screwworms?
wonder why some kind of inoculation wouldn't get rid of it.

apparently may become an issue for pets too
fire ants, screw worms, it's a jungle out there...

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, 62 going to 73 and heavy rain. Got 4" in last few days.
Trench etc. holding up fine.

Power is out now. Generator is working fine.


Didn't get much done outside of day job.

be well,

During the worst of the rain yesterday. See some little islands built up that I will need to clear.

First Roses

Well, the plants look happy.

 

[scott_vt]

Good Morning,
Ct, 60 to start going to 70 with humidity and chance of showers.

My left shoulder has been really sore the last week or so, went to an orthopedic Dr yesterday and he gave me a shot, a lot better today.

Run around doing last minute pick ups before leaving for our cruise tomorrow morning.

No word from the FCC requesting payment for license fee yet. It’s been 5 days already, so don’t know what’s going on

Hope all have a good day

 

[rswyan]

63F with light rain @ 09:00, calling for a high of 83F for the day.

Got a good start on cleaning up garage yesterday, moved a bunch of stuff outside that won't get ruined if it gets wet so I actually had some room to work.

... someone ... has a habit of moving things from outside (and various other places) and then just randomly piling them up in the garage ... rather than determining if there is an actual spot where it should be stored, and if not making one.

I call this "the nesting instinct" ...

Drives me nuts.

Spent most of the afternoon getting some seeds planted though:

8 Zucchini Summer Squash

8 Straight Neck Yellow Summer Squash

8 Straight 8 Cucumbers

5 Burpless Bush Cucumbers

14 Okra

Amazon came while I was doing that and dropped the two fuel filters for the dispensing pump and the 2" camlock ---> MGH fitting.

Took a break towards the end of that and ran down to the garden center and picked up two flats of plants, all brassicas - cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, even a couple of kohlrabi - which neither of us has ever had.

Swung by the gas station on the way back and got 3.5 gallons for the Cub, put that in and refilled the one empty tank when I got back.

Missed the boat on getting peppers started this year, so probably another trip back down for those at some point. Will probably limit it to sweet bell and medium hot peppers as we still have a bunch of dried and frozen hot peppers.

Started spitting late in the day, that eventually developed into a brief downpour with some rumbles of thunder.

Went out after dinner and took the Cub around back and got all the pots with seeds put up on the shelves and then took the Cub over and put it away in the barn.

Around 21:00 thunderstorms started rolling in, with lots of lightning and thunder and heavy rain.

Local weather station reports we got 1.07" overnight ... so things remain well-watered here.

And the grass will no doubt be growing like crazy ...

Refilling feeders on agenda for today, not sure what all else.

Time for that second cup.

Hope everyone is having an enjoyable and decent day ...

Just a weed ... but it sure is pretty:

 

[kenmbz]

Well they found out why power went out, working on it now. Just a little way up the hill from me:

Picture from the local police, just a little fire up on the pole.

 

[sodamo]

68°F and 0 rain

Two mysteries from yesterday to address today.
I had moved the Mule to the house in preparation for a follow on trip. It started and died and didn’t restart.

Attempted to open the driveway gate with the remote App on Telegram. No success. Canada Dave had built a custom board with custom commands. A temporary breadboard, he thinks some loss of contact.

Our spaghetti and meatball repast was excellent

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[B7510HSD]

Good Morning,
Ct, 60 to start going to 70 with humidity and chance of showers.

My left shoulder has been really sore the last week or so, went to an orthopedic Dr yesterday and he gave me a shot, a lot better today.

Run around doing last minute pick ups before leaving for our cruise tomorrow morning.

No word from the FCC requesting payment for license fee yet. It’s been 5 days already, so don’t know what’s going on

Hope all have a good day

Strange we collect the fees at the testing!

 

[daugen]

long morning but finally home with new tires on car and a doing fine by my family doc.
but he said my cholesterol was too high and to stop fiddling with the statins and take them. Ok, they really do work.
though I'm sure there are side effects like cramping.

now to hook the john deere lawn mower up to my trailer, thanks to the marvelous hitch Popgadget welded on it, and then
I load the Gravely on the trailer. This is all behind the garage. Then I drive backwards around the house(pretty sure hitch works less well getting pushed???) and maneuver the whole thing over near the
driveway where I can hook the suv to it. Just have to do it slowly and methodically.
first time for everything
and whatever I do, I can't run over my new rose bushes which are now in the way

want to rest but need to keep moving and take advantage of no rain at moment
total of 3.32 on the gauge, 65 and very cloudy