Good morning!!!!

[wngsprd]

69 and damp, going to 91.

Mostly, those auto inflate life jackets sound like a great idea, like air bags in our vehicles. Just be sure to wear it!

RS, great job on that spanner. Nice macro photo, too.

David, glad you and Sophie got home safely, and sure the dogs are most glad.

Got a late start on the garden this year, but it is finally coming along. Had to replant a few tomatoes and sunflowers. Fence shows what horses do if you don't have a board along the top. This part was originally the goat pen, but served as a temporary place if we needed to keep the horses out of the pasture. The red-headed woodpeckers spend a lot of time sitting on top of the fence posts here.

 

[Buppies]

Sodamo glad you folks are back safe and sound and that things went well

Very nice for your daughter Kyle very proud you are

Wngsprd hope coco is doing better

64 high of 87 today maybe a storm maybe not

Prayers for Drew prayers for all

 

[Thomas]

mostly_gas
Thomas what are you doing to bucket.
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Guards for front loader pistons so if rock etc. should roll out of bucket won't cause damage,had real close call last week of it happening.

 

[Thomas]

70F overcast low 90's for high again today chance of t storm afternoon.

Outside chores done E muffin time. :licking:
Plans for today...Finish welding guard for tractor bucket than attach maybe first coat of paint,most of find cool spot stay low.

Gray fox pup decided to hang around bit Mrs. give the pup nice treat.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Good morning. It's 77° with 99% humidity this morning and should get to 91° this afternoon. Lots of rain in our forecast for the week but, looks like today .. most of it will be east of us.

More pressure washing is on the menu today, so a day .. in rubber boots. Once patios and porches are cleaned, I need to start on outside windows. Groan! My "supervisor" .. wants it ready for 4th of July weekend.

Hope everyone has a great start to your week.

Prayers to all.

 

[Rich B1]

Good morning! 66 now with a steady rain. Maybe 78 later and good chance of rain off and on today. That is ok, we need it. Yesterday the high was 88, had a heavy rain start as we went to bed.

Was a busy weekend. Got the mowing done Saturday. Then went to the short track Saturday night. A friend went with me, I worry about his health every time he goes (transplant 12 years ago), but when we get there, he seems energized and happy. Had a hard time finding him most of the evening, he was walking around socializing with people he knows.

Kid I help won 3 of 4 heat races, including winning his first race ever on a TT track. 3 - 3rds and one win in the finals. He dominated a talented field in the 450 Open final. It wasn稚 even close. There were a lot of riders there, 200+ signed up. Was a late night. I was dragging yesterday.

We went shopping then did yard work yesterday. Still lots of empty spaces on shelves, regardless of the store. The frozen veggie section at the grocery store was simply empty. At TSC, lots of gaps, but we dealt with a cashier that I gotta say, was one of the most personable and friendly cashiers I have dealt with in a LONG time. She was a very nice young lady.

Locally, Tusc. County is up to 435 cases and 10 deaths. There are only about 35 active cases.

Everyone stay safe out there!

 

[ronjhall]

Coffee is done brewing. 66° with clouds and some rain this morning. Heading to 84° with chance of thunderstorms. Yesterdays 100% chance of rain got us .04". Good time at sons place until a stray storm hit about 4:30. Sent us all into the house rest of the evening. Parts to do final repairs on JD mower came in Friday. May work on that project today. No other plans.
Dragonfly. Seems to a lot of them this year.

Drew, I like reading your reports.

Wngsprd, I see your rain gauge in picture. I need to get mine up. I have been using the digital one on weather station.

Rick, I have 3 TSC stores near me. Closest is OK. Other 2 are much better. Because they are close to farming area's. The Rural King store is a hit and miss operation. If you think TSC has a mess on their shelves. Screws, 3ph parts and hydraulic fittings are a mess at Rural King. I only go there if it's only place to get what I want. Lots of small horse farms around here. Mostly under 10 acres.

David, glad you and Sophie made it back home and she is doing good after operation.

Thomas, great fox picture.

Eric, removing staples from fence post. There is a Harbor Freight tool for that? Right.

RS, I may try to repair broken spanner wrench I have.

LS, floor looks good.

Don, glad you sold bike.

Everyone be safe and healthy.

Good Morning All.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

mostly_gas
Thomas what are you doing to bucket.
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Guards for front loader pistons so if rock etc. should roll out of bucket won't cause damage,had real close call last week of it happening.

Do you have a picture to share, Thomas? Might be something to consider, as there are a LOT of rocks here, too.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 70s to 90s cloudy. Rain is predicted this week so the outdoor brush clearing activities are on standby.

I signed up for the neighborhood gym and pool time slots, I'll see how that works this week. during the covid they limit the number of people and have time slots and you must wear mask except when you are doing cardio exercises or lounging in the pool. They open the time slots to sign up a week in advance and they fill up quickly. Cancelation has to be made 24 hours in advance, I hear that is not working well because most people that cancel have to on shorter notice.

With covid on the rise the governor will speak at 2:00pm. I hope he does not go backwards in opening up, the hospitals are not overcrowded.

The dust from Africa is supposed to blow into Texas this week, hopefully the rains will turn it into mud.

Picked the first batch of tomatoes yesterday, 6 were ripe.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 72F @ 5:15AM. Mainly sunny. Hot. High 102F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.

Sounds like a good night at the races, Rich, and your rider did very well!

Looks like a delicate operation, RS. One bead likely tempered the other, so you might have ended up with pretty decent ductility. I wouldn't worry if a file will still cut it.

Sounds like you made out well with the Garden Ladies, Drew. :thumbsup:

Sounds like quite the project, Eric. Will the pond be any bigger when you're finished, or just deeper?

that floor came out nice, Ted. Thanks for passing along that even the cheap stuff these days is tough as nails.

I wore a mask at the barber shop a few weeks ago, Chris. I didn't get sick, but he'd only been open for a few days by then. The barber wasn't wearing a mask, and I wonder how he's been doing.

Glad you and Sophie made it back safe and sound, David. There's no place like home!

Dug the new multimeter out yesterday and spent some time making measurements during the times when the A/C starts. Measured a 92 amp surge current when the system was running on batteries, that climbed to 115 amps when powered by the grid. Voltage wise, I saw an 8 volt drop during start up while on batteries, and 14 volts on the grid. Oddly, outside of when the A/C was starting, the voltage read 222V on the grid, and 244V while on the batteries. It seems odd that there are more problems when the A/C starts up while running on the batteries when there's less current surge and voltage drop as compared to when running on the grid. Could be the device isn't sampling fast enough to capture the actual transient, though. Looks like the sample rate is only 4/second. More head scratching is needed.

I couldn't run the tests back-to-back because once shut off, the A/C took a while before it would start again. I used that time to do some rearranging in the garage, and emptied a box of junk a friend had given me several years ago. Most of it went into the trash, some into the scrap metal bin, but there were a few useful motorcycle parts in there that found their way into the spares cabinet.

Hope everyone's week gets off to a great start!