Good morning!!!!

[Happy in NC]

Good morning TBN!!!
Warming up already. 75 going in to humid 90s.

Didn't do much yesterday.
Went to HF and got their Ultrasonic cleaner at 15% off. Also some alphabet punches and Evapo-rust.
Filled it with water and gathered a couple of jars. Will find something nasty to put in it today and check it out.
Got a call when we got back that my nephew died. Hard to deal with as he was the same age as my oldest that died in Nov. Very sad. Both were only 44

Nothing for today. have to find out if we are going to Ohio or Florida or both.

Time for a second cup
Everyone have a great and SAFE day!!

 

[FriendwithTractor]

Good Morning to All who Celebrate! Currently 80° going to a high of 91°. It's "Close" as my maternal grandfather would have said, hot and humid.

Spent most of the long weekend doing as little as possible. Nephew came down and had a triple threat: He had a cold, teeth coming in and sleep regression. So he wasn't the agreeable baby like last time. That being said, he still had some good times in the pool with GG and Grandpa. Mom and Dad however, looked pretty exhausted. When great grandma showed up for some steamed crabs on Saturday, both of them were napping. I let them sleep and we had a good time and they caught up on some much needed sleep.

They lit out on Sunday with a Motrin'd up little dude snoozing in the back seat. I bet they broke some land speed records trying to get him home before that wore off.

I just did some mowing on Sunday, mainly just recovered from recovering.

I'll probably follow up with some trimming out front again, this weekend I have "Friendsgiving" up at my campground owning friend's house. His eldest sister is a chef, and he somehow conned her into making the meal, so I'm sure this will be enjoyable. I'm currently in the process of bribing my mother for an apple pie to take. If I cooked something myself, it would only anger her for messing up her kitchen and I'm sure I'd end up with something inedible. (One of my jokes is "Step one: Boil water. What am I, a chemist?!?")

Otherwise, just taking the week as it comes. Still need to look at that trailer out near Manheim, PA. I'll get there at some point, it's just not a priority.

Buppies, special prayers for you and Holly. I really hope this downwards trend doesn't continue.
Just awful flooding in Texas. Glad everyone here made out Ok. Really a shame about those campers. I can't even imagine a river rising so rapidly, it boggles the mind. Reminds me of reading about the Johnstown flood, at it's peak, the Little Conemaugh River, in that flood reached the same throughput as the Mighty Mississippi at the delta.

Prayers for all Ailing and Recovering!
Y'all stay safe out there and be well! Especially in this heat!

 

[daugen]

roses doing quite well for their first year
hydrangeas in front of house are about ready to bloom, huge white flowers,
they actually can be cut and used as dry flowers. I need to get a string out there to hold them back
against railing, they get too heavy and simply keel over making a mess.

warm and really sticky out there.

 

[rswyan]

83.1F and Sunny @ 10:00, calling for a high of 83F for the day.

Cloud cover should be on the rise as the front makes its way towards us.

Calling for rain around 14:00, with a slight risk of severe weather/storms.

Got loose ends tied up and things put away last night before it got dark, also hose repair done on soaker hose.

Did some trimming on indeterminate tomatoes until I could no longer see what I was doing. Now have tomatoes on the vine.

Down to only 3 curcubits left to plant: 1 Zucchini, 1 Waltham Butternut, 1 Strawberry Crown.

Beyond that, plant-wise, only the Hungarian Wax peppers and the remaining tomatoes are left to go in the ground.

Still need to plant some wax beans though.

Probably head around back and see what I can get done here in a few before the rain gets here.

Hope everyone is having a decent Monday.

 

[txdon]

Good Morning! 77˚F heading to the mid 80s, light rain - 0.2 since midnight, we are under another flash flood watch till 7pm as is the area where they are trying to find the missing.

Texas flood death toll is over 80 now with still dozens missing will probably surpass 100. They found the bodies of 2 of the missing in our town, still one missing.

 

[sodamo]

70°F and .43 inches rain

1st task is attempt repair of my air fryer. Suspect it is the thermal resistor. Had this happen with 1st one a few years ago. They refunded my money under warranty and I bought this one. Then I found the fix on YT. Replace the thermal resistor in power line. I have a small box of them.

Tractor radiator hose tracking shows it in Honolulu with delivery for today.

Sophie says we need make a town run.

Happy Hour via Zoom this afternoon, hopefully touch base with mainland folks

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[Looking4new]

North Bay trip all done. Hwy 11 down to one lane both directions at a bridge south of NB. My company is doing the micro-surfacing trip on 11 both directions, cut the south bound down to one lane for about 3 miles or so, but moving right along at the limit for a construction zone. 80 km/h or 50 mph.
Picked up 90 more goobers at the dope store. Some $50.oo word that I cannot pronounce, nor spell. It is my bedtime pill. If I wasn't a senior it would cost me $32.80, but seeing as I am an old fart it only cost$ me $6.11.

The mosquitoes here are brutal! I don't dare open my mouth, or I would eat quite a few of them. There is next to no wind, that is why. The dragon flies that are around are quite small ( 1" long), but not for long.

The next windy day we get I will take the lid off the dug well and fish out the snakes.

Got some fresh Ontario strawberries and am going to see if my cat will eat them.

 

[txdon]

neighborhood collection for the flood victims
Overwhelming, I think they need several more trucks

 

[kenmbz]

neighborhood collection for the flood victims
Overwhelming, I think they need several more trucks

Any reliable charities down there you know of where we can send some $?

 

[txdon]

Any reliable charities down there you know of where we can send some $?

If I can assure it I will post it.

They did get a 2nd bigger truck and another cargo trailer filled The churches are also collecting and now from the overwhelming responsive they are saying don't bring any more. The bottleneck is the distribution.

All this donated stuff and it was by word of mouth nothing was on the internet that I saw, but I'm not on facebook

 

[Thomas]

85F partly cloudy humid reach 94F.

Got everything done before noon outside.
Saw driver going the wrong way on round about no fender benders but you heard the horns blowing.
Plans for the evening set on the deck feet enjoy smooth cigar waiting for critters and stars until.

Enjoy your evening all.
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Mom brought her little ones by while watering plants this morning,set nozzle spray on lite Mom enjoy that little ones not so much.

 

[rswyan]

Brought down a bucket of screened compost first thing and put it over on the drain line for the southwest downspout and got that buried.

Got a bunch of watering/feeding done in the garden:

All the Sunny Boy tomatoes.

All the indeterminate tomatoes on the straight trellis.

Eggplants and all the bell peppers.

Got all the tomatoes pruned and got the last of the indeterminate tomatoes mulched.

Storm came through and it had a frog strangler in it … rained hard for about 10 minutes, got around 1/2” which we really needed.

Was still raining lightly when I went out about 5 minutes ago but it should be ending shortly.

Woman picking up dinner at Chipotle should be here shortly.

 

[daugen]

quarter of an inch of rain earlier but later showers so far have fizzled out
hot day tomorrow, want to get going early to beat the heat.

RS, sounds like the veggies got a good watering.

Thomas, cute coons. Between the bears and the raccoons, I don't think your
garbage cans stand a chance. You must armor them.

 

[txdon]

Any reliable charities down there you know of where we can send some $?

Here is a start. They seem to have some common sense, when they say "now is not the time to clean out your closet," but I haven't checked them out.
How can you best help Texas flood victims? — Austin American-Statesman

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Another 3 buc-ees day. Hit 100° down near Buppies, but cooled off to 79° up near natural bridge after a storm.

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Tuesday) morning. Overnight Low of 1.9C and it's presently 11.2C, overcast & calm. Some wind and rain predicted for later in the arvo/evening.

A very productive day was had yesterday helping a Mate of mine. All accomplished and home by 1430. Which led to a very good/sound sleep.

Nothing planned for today.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 73ºF for the start, overcast sky, light breeze. Light wind, up to brisk gusts, Overcast, 1/8 inch rain, and some clearing in afternoon, and high temp was 90ºF, HI 100ºF. Made coffee to start day, oatmeal for breakfast, putter, delayed bike due to rain, got 1 lap in, needed to talk to SIL, got 2nd lap in lunch, started to mow, mower kept dying. Took carb of and disassembled carb, blew it out, reassembled and mower decided to run, got back mowed, found 4 balls, and survived the heat
Ron glad pond maintenance went well. Nice you got some primer on Trak-Vac. Hope foot is holding up. Hope PT went well. Only 2 toms displaying?
Bill no grass cutting today. Good luck with finding some 1/8 inch steel. Hope you got your spatulas.
Drew hope shopping trip went well with the rain forecast.
Buppies hope you were able to get more sleep. Hope you were able to get shrubs watered. prayers sent.
Drew thanks for the info.
Lou hope you got the cable run. We are seeing a wetter and cooler than normal pattern here as well.
Buppies hope you are right about more turning to church.
Paul glad yesterday went according to plan. Bet it doesn't happen often. Does PTO speed affect the frequency of the current? Glad cleaning and organizing continued after you left for Flying. Glad trip wen well. Hope Portland trip went as well.
Thomas hope morning was productive and you got an afternoon nap in.
Scott(vt) hope clean up and trip home both went well.
Ken sorry about bear getting into your trash cans. Plenty of grass underneath the deck. Thanks for pics of grass build up and your Uncle's old house.
Drew glad you got the deck cleaned up and blades sharpened, and lubed. Cell phone reception is not good in the Hill country, forecasters did see it coming.
Happy(NC) hope your US cleaner works well. Very sorry to hear about your nephew, my condolences to you and the family. Safe travels
Friend(trac) sorry nephew visit not as good as last time. Hope trip to get him back went well. Hope you were able to recovery. Hope you got the pie to take.
Drew glad roses did well.
RS hope clouds hold temps down. Hope no severe weather with the rain. Glad clean up went well and tomatoes getting trimmed. Hope you can get rest of planting done and some wax beans in the ground. Hope you make progress until rain runs you in.
Don sorry to flash flood warnings out for the search area. the devastation is unbelievable.
David good luck with air fryer repair. Hope hose gets delivered today.Hope town run went well, and HH as well.
Bill glad North Bay trip done. Nice you get a good discount for seniors. Sorry mosquitoes are so bad. Hope you get a good day to deal with the snakes.
Don good to see the donations, hope they can get them organized and to the right people.
Don could see you link without a subscription.
Randy(wag) good day helping friend and good sleep. Enjoy your slow day.
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 /chronic fatigue, Diet not working, Randy(wag) /sister stoke, Scott(vt) /wife's back pain, 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, Eye recovery, /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, Middle East War, and Country.

 

[ronjhall]

Coffee has been poured. 56° with partly cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 82° with a few clouds. PT went good. Then did some more painting Trak-Vac floor. Hope to get another coat of paint on Trak-Vac today. Then some weed clearing of flower gardens.

Mostly, there are 3 Toms and 1 Hen in photo.

Everyone stay well and safe,

Good Morning All.

 

[Wagtail]

Daugen,, it's 0520 in the morning for you... what are you doing up at this time of the (your) morning?

 

[daugen]

good morning all
going to be another hot one today, low 70's out now with windows fogged
will probably mow lawn later this morning when dew has dried, all this rain has made lawn jump up
this rain also made my first zucchini go soft...bummer. I'm making sure I don't water them while watering other plants.
I think the big leaves of the squash plant cover the ground and keep it from drying out, normally a good thing.

I had some problems with mold last year on many plants that were planted too close together.
I've cut back on the plant count (but not enough, still a jungle of tomatoes) and this year I'm trimming the leaves
on the bottom third of the plant, to let more air into the raised gardens. Will see if that helps, plus I'm trimming
off any leaves that look unhappy.

hope you all have a great day

Wagtail, I get up (Eastern Standard Time) between 4 and 5am every morning.
my grandfather's side were farmers and I think I've got farmers genes, up early
of course this makes me absolutely useless past 8pm...
(I just think it's very cool you are going through your "winter" now.)