Good morning!!!!

[Looking4new]

I am half way between Huntsville and North Bay. We get the peaches from Vineland, from a roadside stand in Sundridge. Picked up a 3 quart basket. Freestone, the best kind as far as I am concerned.

I don't know how far north you are or your source for peaches.
However with the local drought and heat they are coming on very quickly.
If it stays the way it is the peach crop could be over fairly fast.
Initially it was delayed by the cold and wet start to the season but it's more than making up for it now.

Drew, I hear you on the new parts bit. When I did my knee in at 11 I had decided then that would be the very last knee operation I would have. It is giving me all kinds of grief now, but I stand firm on the zero knee operations.

70 outside right now, heading to upper 80's today.

Busy in the real job yesterday, and wife came back with MIL. 'nuff said. Don't read it wrong, the lady is OK, just needs to be catered to all the time. It's like she is on a vacation. I have attempted to tell her she has house freedom to get or do what she wants, but it has not clicked yet. Probably will not, ever.

Sounds like MIL wants a live in butler and maid, and you will suffice.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 70ºF for start start, partly cloudy, light breeze. Light wind, afternoon buildups, and high temp was 97ºF, HI 107ºF. Made coffee to start day, office work, replaced round florescent light in garage, finished work on Volagi read wheel took Volagi for bike ride, needed to move cadence sensor and need adjustment on rear derailleur. Washed biking clothes and got nap in. Sinuses draining less, still fits of coughing.
Frits hope you get rain soon. Glad another storm window repaired. Thanks for tire store details, never saw anything like that. Hope you had productive day.
Ron sorry PT tough on foot. Hope shopping went well. Hope Mule cleanup and prep for tractor show go well. Nice pic
Spike hope you get WX station working better on rainfall total. Glad you got some rain.
Billy glad you got Della out for hike/swim. Sorry you didn't keep to her schedule . Safe travels for wife, and sorry rain out for afternoon.
Happy(NC) 6 inch lot of rain for week. That is a good month for us. Nice find on vice. Hope tank cut up goes well.
Bill glad heat gone, hope you found more peaches.
Scott(vt) sorry tractor needs to go. Glad birch about cleaned up.Nice bear didn't take a fancy to you
Arly new roller?
Drew glad timing good with rain yesterday. Hope RV wash went well. Hope you can get cause of pain from walking worked out.
Mike Hope you can live more peaceably with MIL. Good luck in dish washer and now washer search. Hope you can get mowing done. good luck with real job.
Buppies sorry no rain yesterday. Hope Holly and sleep going well. hope day chores went well. prayer sent.
Dennis glad he ate some food, hope he is drinking enough fluids.Glad you have plenty of water for garden. Sorry guy didn't buy cart, hope it sells soon. Rain has come close, but nothing wet yet
Ken glad you got rain, hope tree didn't affect power or travel. Glad army worms have moved on. Good luck with caterpillars.
Paul sorry you had to run cable to she shed. Glad all is well now in she shed network. Dogs never seem to have problem getting their naps in, only cats better at finding comfy spots. Glad drain easy fix. Hope today went well.
Drew sorry about the lack of gas mileage. Glad parts of RV washed, hope all better now. I guess bachelors more care about when to wash since we have to do it ourselves.
David hope the piddle around went well.
Dftodd nice dos stories
Dennis glad you got core charge back on battery. Hope you get rebate money spent in time.Glad you got some rain. Thanks for update on your dad, prayers sent.
RS sorry about rough night over 1 too many tacos Hope freezer decision pans out.
Scott(vt) nice tractor pic.
Thomas sorry wife's job having so many personnel problems. Hope you found the bib. BBQ burgers sound good, No fishing so far
Frits sorry to hear wife is struggling again. D sure gets around.
Randy(wag) hope rain doesn't mess with your clean windows. Hope guests arrived ok.
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.

 

[daugen]

good morning all
up way too early, coffee perking
didn't cool off much last night, still 74 out now, going up to 90 today, likely muggy

my only plans for today are washing my car and vacuuming the house, got a nice tupperware of tomatoes
put away last night. They will go in a chili this winter.

 

[ronjhall]

Coffee has been poured. 60° with clear skies this morning. Heading to 85° with lots of sunshine. Grocery shopping went good. Got back field grass cut yesterday. Started cleaning up Mule. Going to get it pressure washed today. Then make sure I have all the needed paperwork to allow entrance to tractor showgrounds.
Going to be a good day to find some shade for a rest.

Everyone stay safe and well.

Good Morning All.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Up early also
67°
Our grass had turned brown, been so dry. No need to mow this week.
Mostly, dad still on IV.
They had him walk with walker yesterday, he didn’t go far, too weak.

 

[Happy in NC]

Good morning TBN!!
67 this morning. Supposed to e about 90 with high humidity. Finally woke up w/out rain in the gauge. Maybe a shower later.

Spent the better part of the day cutting another piece out of the old tank. Little at a time and it will be done.
I got the parts and valve for my instant hot water flush. Need to find a couple of more fittings. House and purchase is all 1/2" but the valve is 3/4 so will need to find some reduction fittings. Lowes trip today or tomorrow so I can get get that ticked off my list.
Other than that, dog walking and puttering finished out the day

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

 

[scott_vt]

Good Morning,
Ct, 67 to start going to 86 or so with much lower humidity.

Scott, does yours have a loud rear end gear noise?

Nothing terrible Drew, when you’re moving along in 3rd or 4th gear a bit more noticeable but not bad. I did check the oil yesterday and it was down a bit since I have not checked that in years and brought it back up to the petcock level. I should check transmission level today also. The guy is supposed to show up sometime after 5 this afternoon, so we will see if he has the money

We have our oldest sons kids this weekend, Roman and Maddie so it will be busy for sure. Saturday Kathleen wants to take them to a petting zoo just north of here.

Today I’m going to play radio at a local park somewhere Probably cut the grass when I get home and hopefully the guy that is buying the tractor will show up.

Feels good with the lower humidity today.

Hope all have a blessed day and praying hurricane doesn’t come up here

 

[Spike56]

Good Morning from Central Texas,
5:15am. Temp 76.6, dew point 76.3. The typical tropical morning here.
Headed to College Station for the first meeting with Lawyer about Estate Planning. Something that I should have done long ago. Hopefully, will better understand what documents we need for all the various life events.
So have to defer all "work" until tomorrow, but there is a 50% rain chance. So... ?
Hope all enjoy the day !

 

[riptides]

71 outside this AM, heading to upper 80's.

Managed to get outside and mess up drainage ditch more yesterday late. Nothing else accomplished.

I'd like to mow today if the weather cooperates and the sun continues to shine.

Hope all have a great start to the weekend. Be safe.

 

[m7040]

good morning, 71 going to 88 sunny 90 percent humidity
Rained. a little but barely settled the dust yesterday

The ceramic sanding belts came in and wow they can cut. A set of mower blades sharpened in less than 2 minutes even with big chips in them

No need to mow grass is not growing

Will see what I will get into today

Inspected some of the trees. White Oaks are doing great and will likely become dominant trees among with Black Walnut and Sycamore

 

[Buppies]

71 looks like no rain for several days grass needs mowed precious just dug up shrub I planted bad dog

Prayers for your wife m7040, BEF dad all others silent or spoken.

Holly had bathroom problems yesterday soiled herself

Thomas be careful in that situation people will become vengeful when threatened with job loss criminal charges

 

[ArlyA]

We live pretty boring lives here and not sure I can post in this thread every day. Rained this am a bit and will need to mow the yard again, its been a wet summer here and I don't really want to do that anymore. Was near 70 this morning and we will be toasted getting up to 85 today. Need to complete my roller project and we are looking at two camp properties come Saturday morning.

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning
75° and humid, high close to 90 with 0% POP.

Yesterday was an uncomfortable day to be outside as well.
I sort of meandered through the day, making some small accomplishments.
A friend brought his neighbor over to show me some parts that they wanted me to make for a bridge on the neighbors property. Essentially they were brackets to secure the 4” thick timber deck planks to the I beams across the creek.
I proposed a much simpler and easier solution using stock shapes rather than custom made parts. Not sure what’s they will do, it seemed like they were determined to do it the hard way.
After lunch, helped a neighbor make new cables for a bifold hangar door, he didn’t have a cable cutter or crimper for 1/4” cable.
I have a couple of outdoor WiFi access points that predated my mesh system, I decided that I’m going to replace them with mesh units. It sure is nice having homogeneous coverage. First one should arrive in an Amazon truck tomorrow. I’m using an Asus Zen system and have been very pleased with it.
Puttered around some more until wife decided we needed to make a Costco run.

Today starts with the retired guys at the RC field. Not sure what’s after that, music tonight is still undetermined.

 

[Buppies]

Drew hope they can find non invasive solution to fix you.

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, 70 going up to 88 and sunny.
Hot and humid yesterday so after work we just went into town to sit by the river.
Not having to water yesterday saved me some time, which I wasted nicely.

Today need to take the pole saw and trim some trees, some watering and maybe get to trimming a few bushes.

Be well,

Not very good at hiding.

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the low was 61 and going up to 81°F. Wind E 7 mph. Sunny!

Not much going on today, another energy conservation day.

Have a safe day all

 

[txdon]

Good morning! Just hot in August in Texas. 0.03" of rain this month, having to water plants 4 times a week. 79˚ to start off the morning heading to the upper 90s. Heat index in the 100s every day. Mostly sunny skies light S wind. We need a tropical disturbance.
Pool temp range stays comfortable between 85˚ and 91˚. Next chance of rain late next week.

Drew remember the Firefighters by the lake cutting cedars with chainsaws? They will start a control burn in September thru March around the lake.

 

[daugen]

Arly, keep those pics coming when you can please, your neck of the woods very pretty

washed my car, ran a load of car towel wash, set those on fast wash since not very dirty
these are the soft extra fluffy microfiber towels I use for car/rv drying. One is about an inch thick.

running a floor fan in garage since that rain was a gusher and overflowed over the concrete floor.
trying to dry things out under the tool area
I had just coated iron equipment tables with a little oil so good timing on that.

think I might go hunt down some sunflower seed at tractor supply.
can't pick up the 40 pounders any more so have to pay more for 20's
well I can pick them up and usually hurt myself
one of those situations where I mutter to myself don't be stupid

 

[FriendwithTractor]

Good Morning to All who Celebrate! Currently 77° heading to 88° hot, muggy, calling for scattered thunderstorms.

Off work yesterday for another drive up north to look at another property, On my way up I was thinking of happy memories going up about this time of year for school. I can almost still remember how a dorm smells, it was the best time to be up there as the summer people were winding down and having their last hurrahs as we were settling in for the long haul. Saw the realtor for the first time in person, nice enough guy. Dairy farmer turned realtor.

House was a "horse property". Old farm house (1890 I believe) all the floors are settling in to the center and not level, low ceilings and doorjambs (I'm six foot and I can easily touch the ceilings and would hit my head on every doorjam), stone basement that had water in it and no bottom stair due to rot from said water. Oh and also no OEM rights.

Only good thing about it was the barn, recently refurbished bank barn with new stalls, brick retaining wall to hold the bank up. Acreage was a plus too.
On the way out my friend (Who knows more about refinishing than me) said it best. "Someone with horse money is going to buy that and tear the house down and start over."

I don't mind doing some refurbishment, but what turned me off was the floors and the standing water in the basement. That just screams foundation issues to me. There's something out there for me! I know it. I'm getting closer all the time.

Horse has become a magic word, like wedding. Everything related to them instantly becomes more expensive just by adding the word in front of it.

Anyway, what else happened this week? Oh, call from the dermatologist office, I don't have the Big C. The mole they took was benign. So thank God for that. Parents shoved off for my sister's about the same time as I left for up north. They're out there getting all the cuddles they want right now I'm sure. The dog was overjoyed to see me come down the driveway at her dinner time, I'm sure she will be again tonight when I make it home. I let her sleep on her chair rather than penning her up for the night.

Goals for this weekend are just to recover from the week and make sure the dog doesn't run away. Probably some mowing but that depends on the grass.

BEF: Hope your father continues to improve! Prayers for you and your family.
Buppies, I hope Holly has a better day today and Precious controls her digging urges.
Santa, welcome to GM! Hope you're feeling better.

All not specified, please stay safe out there and be well! Enjoy the weekend!
Prayers for all ailing and recovering!

 

[ponytug]

@ronjhall great photo! Thanks.

good morning, 71 going to 88 sunny 90 percent humidity
Rained. a little but barely settled the dust yesterday

The ceramic sanding belts came in and wow they can cut. A set of mower blades sharpened in less than 2 minutes even with big chips in them

No need to mow grass is not growing

Will see what I will get into today

Inspected some of the trees. White Oaks are doing great and will likely become dominant trees among with Black Walnut and Sycamore

What sander/type are you using the ceramic belts on?

Some browser (feral pigs by the browse height) came by the orchard two nights ago and decided to eat off the leaves that they could reach (30") on one of the persimmons. Never had the issue before. If it was taller, I'd have blamed the deer.

All the best,

Peter