Good morning!!!!

[LS Tractor Owner]

David, that pic is just a tease with all the stuff loaded on the tractor.... what we REALLY need is a video of you MOVING THE TRACTOR with all the stuff on it! Looking good, making great progress!

Oh, in the first pic, how do you level with the building leaning like that?

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Well, hopefully not a sign of things to come today, the second gravel truck broke down in the driveway while trying to dump the stone. He got the tailgate to release, but the hydraulic lift for the dump was frozen. It would not lift at all. He could not go back to the shop because the tailgate was open.....

They sent out a mechanic and he added some antifreeze stuff into the air lines. Got it to work after an hour here in the driveway.

WooHoo! More gravel! It is still too cold out to play on the tractor, only 30 currently. I will give it another hour and see if it warmed up a bit.

Oh what a time for the hydraulics to freeze up. Glad I didn't have to repair that...

Unexpected good time this morning...

I am preparing for leaving my job, part of that is to clean up email and files. I just finished permanently deleting 20k + emails, most of my email folders. I'm not planning on transferring a bunch of emails to the folks taking over my workload.. but I have moved a bunch of files to a folder on my OneDrive to transfer..

I just got a really happy feeling when I was deleting emails.. lots of history for sure. My 'sent' folder had 9,000 emails.

email can be a curse...Glad you're glad.

I just got word that my son posted another short video of the garage build. Here is a link for those following:

Dream Garage Exterior Construction Almost Finished! - YouTube

Good job on structure and editing video.

Sassy is back home.
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what a cutie, glad she's over her surgery. Thinking of you.

Continuing cardio rehab three days a week, struggled a bit today with this head cold or what ever it is. Getting better at balance and steps almost daily.
I知 down another three pounds with no changes in eating habits.
I知 sorry to read that so many are sick or injured, prayers for all.
Bought a 4 drop hitch for the Ram to level my trailer. Had a visit from Ellen痴 dad today, great guy!

Went to Ash Wednesday service tonight, very nice.

Have a good night folks.

Hope you get feeling better head cold wise. I just got back from Ash Wednesday services too. Great service.

Don, welcome back. Concerning the t shirt....I'll be the judge of that.

I can't imagine cutting a ship in half, then but welding a section in could be as strong as it was previously. Were the seas rough the last bit?

J- glad you and Peg are hanging in there. Nice shot of Brogen in the snow.

Praying for covid-19. There are some things that alarm me. 1st, the young Chinese doctor, taking care of patients, then coming down with it himself. He blogged about it to try and help med professionals around the world. He got in trouble with his gov't, then tragically he passed. So, young, fit, healthy people can die from it.

It primarily passes from one to the next by coughing and sneezing. 2nd, there are known cases of asymptomatic patients spreading the disease. Some might only have a scratchy throat.

3rd, USA has never had to deal with a pandemic like this I believe. The fact that social media can spread truths and rumors in minutes can create wide spread panic.

Reading between the tea leaves, the CDC is very concerned. They have officially announced to our public to expect lifestyle disruptions.

I stopped and loaded up with groceries and foodstuffs. I heard they are running out of bottled water. As long as the public drinking water is getting it's chlorine, it should be safe to drink. I'm hoping the electric providers can somehow keep going if we get to pandemic levels. Part of China looks like a ghost town.

This disease is a respiratory disease, similar, but not as bad as mers and sars. Most all mammals (and poultry) can get and spread these types of diseases.

One of my biology buds at work says he's not alarmed....yet.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 34F for the start, partly cloudy, moderate wind. Very windy day, sky became partly sunny this afternoon, and high temp was 45F. Men's meeting this morning, then start fire, putter around till short bike ride, then nap and dog walk.
Newbury, now that is a tote.
Kyle, 1 more meal on roast left overs.
Roy sorry to hear about your cold, hope thera-flu helps.
Eric shades of '93 and the Mississippi River, helped with a 10 foot tall sandbag wall, river was only about a foot short of the top, will never forget the sight of boat working the far side of the wall, I was at the foot looking up at the boat. :shocked:
Drew, sounds like a good visit, enjoy your nap, you earned it!
Ron, you never realize how much wives do until they are not around. 2 rounds downsizing in STL before move then 1 more round after move.
Bill good work on losing weight.
Thomas, now you are getting the hang of retirement
RNG sorry about the lack of parts. I hate it when people do something wrong then ignore or cover up :thumbdown:
Ted. what will you do with no wind! BTW how are your knees holding up?
Buckeye, I am in 13th district.
PJ, cool pic.
Hawkeye hope cleanup goes well.
Jay good to hear thing are progressing, are drinking enough water and how is electrolytes?
Hawleye the move out the door continues
Ron Sassy back and nicely groomed.
Don, good to hear from you hope the menu is kind to your diet.
David nice pics on progress I see another thank you dinner in your future.
Prayers for all.

 

[newbury]

<snip>
I don't know how wife takes it, my friend is the loudest snorer, it comes through the walls of my house...remarkable but he's been like that forever and doesn't seem to bother the wife.<snip>

My wife used to snore loud enough to shake the plaster off the ceiling. Tried most everything. Finally got some wedge pillows. Stopped the snoring, until she slips down on the pillow.

 

[RoyJackson]

2020-02-27, 0337

37 right now...and that's where it's going to stay today. Rain, snow and wind today...tonight and into tomorrow. Must be March approaching ("In like a lion...out like a lamb").
Feeling better (Theraflu works wonders for me), but not 100%...70% will have to do.

I'm happy Sassy is home...no doubt she's happy too!

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the temp is 15ï½°F and the high will be 12. Wind N 16 and gusting to 24 mph. Snow! Accumulation 2-4" overnight and another 6" today.

There is about 4" of snow on the deck so far and it is still snowing, hard. I'm not going to NB today, there is snow to plow and customers to keep happy. Probably I will go on Saturday if this snow keeps up and I expect it will.
A shot of the radar map; North Bay, ON - 7 Day Forecast - Environment Canada the temps and amounts I will change into real North American figures. 5-10cm=2-4", 30 cm=12" going down to about -2°F tonight after the worst of the snow is done. The wind picking up to 30-50 kph= 18-30 mph.
Pointe au Baril radar station is about 100 miles west of me.

Have a safe day all

 

[wngsprd]

40 going to 50 and big winds today.

Sadamo, looking good.

Stayed wet and misty all day yesterday, so didn't get back to the firewood work, instead roasted coffee and went to the gym.

 

[Eric Salop]

Good morning. I had just started to make my breakfast when my wife asked if I had remembered to shut the gate that I left open yesterday to allow the sheep to graze the grass up by the top pond. Put hat, wellies and coat back on and after a brisk walk up there and back I returned to discover that my porridge was still cooking - incinerating would perhaps be a better description. Wish I had used a larger pan - would have given more room to get the angle grinder in ...

Took carport helpers and wives to appreciation dinner last night. A very good time and if comments are to be believed the lobster was excellent.

David, I was going to ask how much you charge to hire out "Canada Dave", but after checking the price of fresh lobster around here I think I will instead ask a friend who is partial to a cheap tuna sandwich.

 

[toppop52]

42 now, 46 later with 20-30 mph winds, gusting over 40. But it is almost March so wind and roller coaster temps are to be expected.
I still have the scratchy throat but feel OK.
Got my middle grandson today, 8 years old, bright, handsome and funny, just like his pop pop! LOL
Prayers for all in need, I’ll stop by later.

 

[Rich B1]

Good morning. 22 now, it snowed last night after drizzling all day yesterday. Forecast says 51 on Sunday...what a roller coaster, but then, it is that time of year.

Everyone have a safe and good day.