Good morning!!!!

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 47F @ 5:15AM. Sunshine and clouds mixed. High 67F. Winds light and variable.
FWIW, Eric, Weather Underground is calling Dennis a Bomb Cyclone. Sounds dangerous; better be careful.:confused2:

Thanks for the heads up, Wng, on the EA stuff. First attachment I'd buy for a track steer would be a root grapple, or would it be a root rake grapple, and 5% off sounds like a good deal...

If you found your rancher on a lake, with a dock, Drew, you could have your cake, and eat it, too...

Thanks for the tractor tips, guys. I'll probably end up coming into the terrace from the low side with the bucket, but first I'll try to clean up the spoils on that lower bench so I'll have something smooth and level to work from.

I found some longer 2x2 stock yesterday and made up some stakes that let me shoot a level line at all six holes last night. Almost 3' in elevation change in 8' of run on that hill. I shot another level line on the propane tank pad, and it looks like about 6" difference between the two pad locations.

Neighbor was talking about going to a gun show this morning, but I remember the high prices and junk at the past few I've been to, so I might take a pass.

Hope everyone enjoys the weekend!

 

[daugen]

RNG, behind the easy stuff is need for quality local medical care, including a good hospital. That cuts out living in the boonies.

Lake living is expensive, finite amount of frontage, my budget is fairly low. But I did see a perfectly nice renovated rancher with a dock with ocean access
for 150k in Delaware not far from my friends. Way up river and that makes it a bit calmer.

They said it floods constantly there though in super high tides. Always thought it smart to be near the water and not in it, so
would he happier at least 20 feet above sea level. With a dock nearby. Only inland boating, my neck would never take bouncing around offshore again.
I've done a lot of that so ok to leave it behind. Having a boat again would be fun. Might even learn to fish for my dinner.
RNG is right about lakes though, nice and calm usually and no flooding usually. Big houseboat on a lake. Again, need to be near civilization for foodshopping, etc.
Center of NC has some nice lakes and I bet a lot of expensive lake homes lining the shore. Maybe the trick is to stay off the shore line and just be close where your boat is at a dock or on on a lift preferably. Of course, even if you don't go "out there" in the ocean, there's something special about the view looking out into the ocean, into the unknown, the vast. Very humbling when you get past the sight of all land. So peeking out is good too...just can't crash through a lot of waves any more.

in 1988 I bought a Honda Foreman 350 from Lancaster Honda in PA, owned by life long friends of mine, husband and wife, devoted to each other, selling motorcycles and lawn mowers. That 4wd ATV has been kept in a shed next to a mountain cabin in Margaretville NY, in the Catskill Mountains, about a mile up from the road, long dirt road all grassed over. Been going there since early 70's when we both got out of college and he bought this very inexpensive cabin in the mountains, that to this day still doesn't have electricity. Not hard to learn to live without, for a little while.

They are sending me the latest pics of the ATV which literally looks almost new, very good care over the years, still has low hours. Fairly uncomfortable and slow, but meant to work, not play and go anywhere. Hauled a lot of wood up there over the years. And I will stop and see my Honda dealership owner friends on the way back from PA next trip up. Thought they would find the pictures fun. When they first got together as a couple, they lived on our farm for a year or two.
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[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all! Low of 20, going up to 52, sunny.

Today will be errand day, getting low on a few things. With the past storm, we have not ventured out to the store.

David, the gutter looks good, along with the backer board.

Drew, have fun puttering around... I am sure you will find things to do....

RNG, nice that the propane slabs are only 6 inches difference, should make it a little easier?

Ron, good luck with the MRI.

Looking, your having a heat wave there today Stay warm!

Eric, stay dry! Maybe all the storms will be over with by the time the lambs come back and they will usher in Spring!

Everyone have a great day and weekend!

 

[sodamo]

65°F and .08 inches rain.

Hoping to get roofing panels installed one side of carport if wx cooperates.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[check]

RNG this is when you need a BH.

If you don't have one you will have to make the initial digs by hand for the tires of the tractor to be level as you cut sideways into the hill. Or work from the downside of the hill (the tractor at 90˚ from the pad) and try to start the level tie area with the FEL -but you might not be able to go forward while digging if it's too steep.

If you have a blade (not box blade) you could back into the area and make pulled cuts with the angled blade.

You could build a retaining wall on the low side and then fill it up with dirt with your FEL

It looks good on the top of that level hill. My mom has a 250 gallon tank. She just had it filled cost of butane here is $2.07 a gallon.
Oh, regular gasoline today $1.84 at Walmart.

Wow, we pay almost twice that!

 

[jbrumberg]

A clear and sunny -1ºF for today’s low temperature; a clear and sunny 15ºF presently; and I expect a clear and sunny afternoon with high temperature in the mid20ºF’s. I am feeling the ill-effects of overindulgence from last night’s St. V celebrations. My chicken marsala came out really well. Dump run accomplished; at some point I will strap on the crampons and walk the dog. It’s a beautiful day to enjoy the outdoors (and count birds). I had a rare visitor- a ruffed grouse. Our efforts and that of the abutting Land Trust’s to bring back ruffed grouse may be starting to pay off.

Buppies- I hope the biopsy comes back negative.

“… Life is an adventure every day.’- Drew I am glad that your pain is being aggressively managed and I hope your can get your needed surgery earlier rather than later. I really like my Klipsch sub-woofer.

“…. I stay away from the vehicles now …..”- Ted- That chicken looks to be great eats. You have amazing woodworking skills. I have been much more careful operating near the vehicles since the nick incident.

Bruce- Good luck with Scooter.

BEF- Thanks for the family update and I am happy to read that your FIL was able to be transferred to a rehab center in his home area.

RonJH- I am happy to read that Sassy is feeling better

“… I miss the old straight dry snow we used to get.”- Phil I am glad that you got some seat time. My tractor’s tire ruts have improved the “traction” on our frozen driveway. Thanks for sharing pictures of your excellent knot tying skills

Hawkeye- Thanks for the update on your FIL and SIL. My ongoing + thoughts, wishes, and prayers.

Check- Thanks for sharing your pictures of Jasper. Brogen is quite content hanging out outside on his tether eating ice and snow.

Don- Thanks for sharing another picture of Whipper.

Randy- It’s great to read that you are finally really starting to feel better.

My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers.

 

[Buppies]

Went to Greensboro looking for food processor no joy really want 2hp

 

[txdon]

Went to Greensboro looking for food processor no joy really want 2hp

Why 2hp?

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 36F this morning, mostly clear sky, light breeze. Wind became brick but not very gusty, Sky remained mostly clear, and high temp was 62F. Bike ride this morning, saw zebras but road was too busy to go back and get photo. Nap this afternoon and that was it.
David thanks for fixing links.
Roy -11F is cold!
Bill sound like much nicer than yesterday.
Billy A cooked IP meal would have been nice surprise for wife.
Ron sorry about Internet and cable, hope MRI went well.
Drew had to give you some grief over the omission. Amazing how warm greenhouse gets!
Don glad you were able to get some seed potatoes at your old stomping grounds, hope you got some seat time.
Eric, wife does not go outside during cold weather, Scooter barely does, has been know to skip walks below freezing.
Buckeye, recorded the Wall few months ago, yes it is different. Bet it will be nice to have wife back. Is python programming for a chip or is that a new language?
Buppies, how do you cheat with a grapple?
RNG are you getting the normal amount of rain this year?
Drew, so many choices, so little time :scratchchin:
Ted what will you do with out too much wind?
Jay hope last night was worth it, how is wife's recovery progressing ?
Buppies 2hp food processor? sounds more like garbage disposal!!
prayers for all.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

22F this morning, frosty grass outside.. looking out my office window, I see the Canadian geese in the field across the road.. only 6 or so. The pheasants and quail have been plentiful also.

Got a call last night after dinner, wife's father and a sister were T-boned in auto accident, both were life flighted to Harborview in Seattle, too critical for Spokane (happened in Moses Lake, center part of Washington state). He has broken femur, broken pelvis, kidney problems and she has broken ribs and pelvis.. My wife went last night, got there about 2:30am and was able to see them for awhile before checking in to local hotel for some sleep..

My FIL is 95yr old, had just got healed up from a broken ribs and arm he got from a falling a few months ago.. SIL is in her 70s.

Life happens, just take one step at a time..

Stay safe, prayers for all.

Prayers for your family. Your poor FIL.

The changes since summer are nothing short of a miracle. I feel like a normal human again. Not at 100% but vastly improved and improving day over day.

This is great news. I love reading this type of news.

Good morning! 38˚F heading to the high 50s, the South winds have started so it will be a pleasant afternoon.

This morning is the annual spring clean-up at the gardens and I suspect the tractor will be needed so I need to get there early. About 40 people have signed up to get-er-done. The big jobs will be weeding the community herb garden and the native garden and mowing and weed eating.

I also need to check the results of my soil test the greenhouse SIG completed. The water is alkaline here in the limestone central Texas hill country and quite often needs to be amended with an acid to obtain the best vegetable garden PH which is between 6 and 6.8 (slightly acidic).

Went to Giddings last week, their feed store had seed red potatoes which I will cut up this week and let harden after I dust them with sulfur.

This is a fast growing area and last year one feed store was taken down and an Academy Sports and outdoors was built. The other feed store ran out of seed potatoes last month.

FBOW, me and the daughter planted some red potatoes (dusted in fireplace ashes), and also about 9 storebought white potatoes that had started spudding. So, it got up to about 61F and then the sun went to hiding. We also got the small front flower garden amended with some sand and fertilizer. Used the new gator's dump bed to haul about 1/3 of a yard of sand. Also planted a bunch of seeds in seed trays. Daughter has a decent sized Aloe Vera in a pot, that had spawned about 6 small ones to the side, so we transplanted those.

12° a few hrs ago.

Ordered a EA wicked root rake last night. Bought my kubota with 3rd function so just need to add the right matching coupler to the front.

Heading to VA to pick up my wife.

Last week I bought Pink Floyd The Wall DVD, I loved that movie when it came out. Watched it last night, then threw the DVD in the trash afterwards. Guess my taste has changed. I like the music, but that’s one weird movie.

Been fighting a cold. I sure don’t need to get sick. I am still in the hole on vacation days at work. They let me go a week negative when I got GBS, as it was 2 weeks before Short term disability kicked in.
Plus I’m starting a new project where I get to do some python programming.

RNG better hope that tank doesn’t pop in a fire.

Hope you enjoy the new root rake. Post us a photo if you remember. .....After what Roger Waters stated last week, I'm about to burn my PF stuff. Just wish singers would stop trying to push their politics on everyone....just because they have a microphone...

I'm helping a coworker that was trying to get something done using python programming....I'll be using my MasterCam to produce the required Gcode for laying down live cells in a particular direction.

Went to Greensboro looking for food processor no joy really want 2hp

Why 2hp?

Me too, why 2 hp? I saw a sausage making stainless food processor at the Big hardware store here, just today for $550. ish. Not sure of HP.


Ron, hope the Sassy still loves you. Enjoyed the photo of the black squirrel. Never have seen one myself.

FWIW, I repaired my old small Bissell Little Green vacuum machine today. Almost had to curse to get it back together. Fitment of so many molded parts all at once. It needed a new $10 small water pump inside. Old one had rusted. Before anyone else attempts it, I'd recommend the dumpster, save your time, and go buy a new model maybe. We use ours for cleaning up accidents on the carpet. Very handy for that.

RNG, that's a big tank there. I'd be tempted to buy a couple of those concrete stops they use in parking lots. Get them close and attach them to the 2 feet on the bottom of the tank. Almost anything short of a full slab will still settle and move. The advantage of the parking lot stop is, you can lift one side at a time and throw a little sand under them to re-level them in the future. I'm guessing that you might want that tank to have one end ever so slightly higher to help the liquid pool at the pickup tube end. (For your liquid bottle filler).

Took daughters to Whataburger today. I got a mushroom swiss burger, they got chicken tenders.

Drew, I would recommend you stay off boats and ATV's until you figure out what your spine/neck needs are. Prayers.

Bupps, prayers for you too.

PJ, frozen eggs only has happened here once. We did a full coop cleaning today. As always, I made them wear respirators (per Don's warning link). We moved their cage/coop over to fresh ground too. Chicken manure and pine shavings go into the compost pile.

I sure wish I knew if we had any more freezes headed our way this year. Rick, do you have any ideas about late freezes here? I looked on 10 day model and it shows a close one next Friday.