Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

Safe and sound in Asheville, will go into details on the other thread. Geez what a drive...pouring rain, opaque fog for miles on the mountain top, but it all went fine. Major stiff neck...not exactly relaxing.

and Buppies, you sure are right about rockslides: this is Asheville local weather:
04/29/2014 0634 am

1 miles SSW of Weaverville, Buncombe County.

Debris flow, reported by public.

Land slide/debrisflow reported on Weaverville Rd at Reems Creek Rd with approx 3/4 of the Rd covered.

 

[sodamo]

66F and .02 inches rain since midnight, blue sky between the clouds

Looking for another productive day. Garage door for tractor shed expansion scheduled for delivery. Pics to follow of course.

Be safe
Have a great day.

David Sent from my iPad Air using TractorByNet

 

[dave1949]

We ALL know the wife's plan for when we kick the bucket...sell all of our toys, collect the insurance money, then find a DECENT man and forget they ever endured us....:laughing:

Or at least find a real man who can light charcoal. :laughing: Good thing Sharon doesn't know how to use the backhoe, she'd probably bury me cheap if she could.

Sharon & Sira had a good outing at the dog show. Sira won two 2nd, one 3rd, and one 1st place. Sharon was really disgusted with the wacky judge who gave a 9 month old puppy best of show in one event. That is crazy and should never happen. The general reaction from everyone was WTH? I don't think that judge will be invited again. Anyways, they had fun and Sharon caught up with her "dog friends."

 

[JDgreen227]

Tonight I plan to dump a half gallon of leftover 2-stroke gas and oil mix on that charcoal, don't worry, I will play it safe by opening the hood of the grill before I light it.....:laughing:

 

[Looking4new]

Tonight I plan to dump a half gallon of leftover 2-stroke gas and oil mix on that charcoal, don't worry, I will play it safe by opening the hood of the grill before I light it.....:laughing:

Light it with the lid closed and you wont need to worry about closing the lid again. :laughing:

 

[daugen]

Light it with the lid closed and you wont need to worry about closing the lid again. :laughing:

yeah, but it might land in Canada in your back yard!

 

[daugen]

wow this nasty weather is not confined to the South, three tornadoes in Eastern NC also.
And it is April.

 

[300UGUY]

wow this nasty weather is not confined to the South, three tornadoes in Eastern NC also.
And it is April.

Interesting, folks up here think of NC as the south!

 

[Larro Darro]

Good Evening. 2105, light rain, 67F with 93% humidity. Forecast low for tonight is 72F {?} with 15% chance of rain, and a high of 79F with 30-75% chance of rain tomorrow. We had a bad thunderstorm with lots of lightning early this morning, some of which got my modem. The repair man won't be out until tomorrow so I came into town to use the wifi at work for a little bit.

I took the Camry in to get serviced this morning. I went by TSC while I was in Marianna and got the bolts and what not needed to complete my bike plow project. If it rains all day tomorrow, I may work on it under the barn. Just before dark the rain eased up enough for me to get 17 cherry tomatoes transplanted. Pictures over at http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/rural-living/310948-how-does-your-garden-grow.html.

Hope this bad weather doesn't cause too much hardship for you guys.

Larro

 

[dave1949]

Tonight I plan to dump a half gallon of leftover 2-stroke gas and oil mix on that charcoal, don't worry, I will play it safe by opening the hood of the grill before I light it.....:laughing:

That's the spirit. Maybe your charcoal was leftover from last year and drew dampness? Propane torches work for fast starts too.

I have good luck with these Diamond Strike-A-Fire things: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnyGibtBNXo

I break them in half and use a half stick only to start charcoal, I use a third of a stick to light the wood burner with a little kindling. They are sawdust compressed with paraffin I think.

 

[sodamo]

Well, my new door got delivered, so I spent the day installing it. Almost done, but per usual, minor screwup - came with regular extension springs instead of the EZ torsion type. Clopay is expediting the replacement.





Happy the wife convinced me to do the full enclosure. Likely won't get my roofing metal before end of week, was hoping for tomorrow.

David Sent from my iPad Air using TractorByNet

 

[sodamo]

Forgot to add the required tractor pic.

Too heavy for me to pickup, so my forks to the rescue to help attach the springs





David Sent from my iPad Air using TractorByNet

 

[RoyJackson]

2014-04-30, 0339

36 right now, high of 43 predicted...with ice pellets!

 

[JDgreen227]

For those who were hoping to learn of the results of my homemade charcoal lighter fluid results...sorry to disappoint you...:laughing: It's 51 degrees here now, been up for an hour helping the GF prepare for her next few days, she is juggling her teaching job and taking care of her two grandkids and they will be staying here for a while. Having no kids of my own, I find her GK's a rather novel experience. Spring yard cleanup is about 80% done now, will mount the deck on my tractor tomorrow...not sure if I mentioned it has been a really dry April compared to most. Happy Wednesday, everybody.

 

[ronjhall]

Poured first cup of coffee. 52° with clouds this morning. Heading to 64° with clouds and possibility of thunderstorms. Got to get started on spring cleanup . Garden pond is going to take some work this year. Winters cold weather has killed many of the larger fish.
Good Morning All.

 

[Buppies]

51 this morning still raining but heavy stuff has not materialized yet. The cold air wedge is pretty tough but warmer temperatures expected later today with heavy rain and storms. Our friends in North Carolina under tornado warnings now, please be safe

 

[dave1949]

38*F & cloudy. Rain tonight and tomorrow.

Getting an estimate this morning on clearing stumps from my 12 acre field project, hopefully the price shock won't kill me outright. :laughing:

Nice garage door Sodamo. I see your garage door wrong parts jinx is still going. Last time it was the tracks, IIRC.

Drew - Don't get wet. You sure have had your share of rainy weather so far. Maybe you could take your rain luck to Farmgirl19's territory.

 

[bakerg]

Good morning all. 52F heading to 66F with a 60% chance of rain. The rain we have already gotten is making up for the lack of rain we didn't get the rest of April.

 

[wngsprd]

55 and raining. 2" in past 24 hours. Rain expected for 24 more hours.
It's been a good time to bond with the new puppy and train a bit.

 

[Buppies]

55 and raining. 2" in past 24 hours. Rain expected for 24 more hours.
It's been a good time to bond with the new puppy and train a bit.

Will bet you are really enjoying the new pup always exciting and something new every minute or two