Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

Roy, does your washer play little tunes when it turns on and off?
I bought one of these for my wife about ten years ago, early HE models didn't fill up with enough water, we learned to use
"bulky" setting or something like that to trick the machine to add more water.
these machines might even come with Bluetooth now...

when I bought the one at my farm, I tried to get the oldest style Maytag available, never had an issue with it. But the Samsung was a beautiful
looking washer, clearly done with an industrial designer. Ours was charcoal grey with a paint job worthy of a new car.

 

[RoyJackson]

Roy, does your washer play little tunes when it turns on and off?

I really didn't pay much attention, but I think there was some kind of chime when I turned it on...I wasn't around when it shut down after the cycle was complete

 

[txdon]

Good morning! Hanna come here! The storm is churning in the Gulf. Our town is using 90% of water plant capacity and we need rain. They are threatening to go to Stage 2 of the water conservation plan - that would be only watering once a week. But the real reason is that I want to check out the rain sensor and lightning detection systems on my new weather station.

74˚ across the board on the the three temps this morning with light wind and cloud cover. 60% chance of rain high 90˚F.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Thanks for the comment about the tests!
The rally will be safe as long as no radicals, such as Antifas, shows up. Per the organizer, there is a counter (anti-police) protest, but only one protest on the state house grounds is permitted at a time. I just don't see how some people can get anti-cop because of a few bad apples. I'm suspecting outside influences and organizers though

This is the washing machine:
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/samsun...04&gclid=CPqH1rqn6OoCFVrjswod7sgCZQ&gclsrc=ds

Did the first wash when I got home yesterday...still need to figure out the optimal way to operate it...
I was going to go for the 5.4 cubic foot model...but as I'd written, the 5.0 cubic foot drum is huge!

Roy, I wonder how full of water the drum will get. When my oilfield/tractor buddy was mad about 2 different washers he had tried, he had me send him a picture of a tape measure showing the SpeedQueen's water depth at max. LOL. I don't remember the number, but maybe around 14" deep? He went and bought one that day.

Mostly, I had 2 RD400's, and an RZ350. Wish I had a new RZ right now. I know it didn't pollute as much as these "chipped" diesel trucks. I take offense when they blow unburned diesel soot on me in their quest to show off their soot. I wish the politicians could make some laws with teeth, preventing their "soot shows" when the light turns green.

Ron, nice little garden there. Maybe some gnomes hiding in it.

I hung an air hose reel up yesterday. I need to get it plumbed (use a 1/2" hose to supply air to it from the tank). Was tough drilling holes through the I-beam 8' up. My step drill is worn out at the 1/2" step. Had to switch to a regular drill, which tried to twist my wrist off, when it grabbed. My arms are worn out too. It was so hot.
https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200712285_200712285

My neighbor is making a new garden, nicknamed a lasagna garden. Named such, because of the layers you build up making it. He dug out a fairly big area about 18" deep. Ordered 30 yards of mushroom compost, and a 14 yd load of sandy loam. You start with putting cardboard and compostable table scraps in the bottom, then mix more compost with the loam and fill almost to the top, then top with just loam. He needs another load of loam.

Might go look at a couch today.

Roy, I hope no trouble at the march.

Prayers for all in need, and our country.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Oh, almost forgot, my son and I were taking some (about 8) bags of gently used clothing to a drop box yesterday evening. I was teaching him that we are taught to give with one hand in such a way that the other hand knows nothing of it. I told him if he sees a young man wearing one of his old shirts, say nothing, as many of his clothes were given to us by friends. Just be thankful the kid has a shirt to wear. I believe he now understands. Pay it back and forward.

 

[Frankenkubota]

2 guys I play bluegrass with, used to!

1 open heart, second cancer with follow up treatments, no ins either, 60 years old.

They speak of the fact that in NC, if they pay at least $10 a month There痴...

nothin they can do

That not gonna

MAGA

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 70F @ 6:00AM. Sunny. High 99F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.

Never been much of a sports fan, but I'm glad to hear the baseball players are standing during the national anthem.

A while back, Kyle, I had to replace the worn out vanes in a die grinder. I used phenolic, and it seems to be wearing well. Not too expensive, either. Only problem is I can't remember which grade I used, and there seem to be a lot to choose from. If he Teflon doesn't work out in the buzz bomb, maybe one of these would work.

Thirty-four new CV19 cases here yesterday, down a few but still enough to keep us on the 3-day monitoring list. It's our last day on that list, and I expect new limitations to go in place either today or tomorrow. About the only one that will effect me is the closing (again) of my barber's shop, but he's on vacation this coming week anyway.

Highway 70 through the Feather River Canyon is an excellent road, yet every year there are several accidents, some of them fatal. Yesterday some knucklehead ran a semi truck down into the river, and it's a wonder neither he nor his co-driver were injured. Even luckier, the truck was full of wooden pallets, so the only real concern is leaking oil and fuel from the truck.

In the hot afternoons we've been having lately, I've been boning up on network design, specifically the Ubiquity line of wifi access points and routers. Found a lot of videos online, and am getting pretty close to replacing the hodge podge of wifi routers, range extenders, and access points here with something more uniform and robust from a single vendor.

No rest for the wicked, Drew. I managed to flip the lid from the firetruck tank over yesterday and get the rust wire brushed. Did some trimming on the rust scraps around the hatch opening as well. The tractor with forks did all the heavy lifting, and it went smoother than I thought it would. Today I'll flip it back over and start the repairs to the hatch, and get the stiffeners cut as well. They'll all come out of the same piece of scrap. I see some quality time with the plasma cutter in my immediate future.

 

[ronjhall]

Unloaded van first thing and then relocated sparrow trap back to front yard. We'll see if that gets any action. May need to pick up some Cheetos ... hear the orange color attracts them (not kidding)

Going to need a report on the Cheetos.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I hung an air hose reel up yesterday. I need to get it plumbed (use a 1/2" hose to supply air to it from the tank). .

I got an air hose reel sitting on a shelf now, that has aged about 20 yrs.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Woke up before 5, heard someone downstairs and found my youngest son up. I couldn’t sleep, so watched some tv and then fell asleep on the couch.
Ground hog is eating the green bean plants. It’s pushing the bottom of the gate open. Went out to show my wife where to hook the bottom, and the ground hog was there trying to get in. Wife chased it under the truck, then it ran right by me heading for it’s home underneath the shed. I threw a full water bottle at it, missed and bottle burst open.
Already in 80s at 9 am.
Outdoor 3 legged cat caught a young rabbit and was eating it on the porch last night. Only sign this morning is a little blood stain on the concrete.

Too humid to work outside.

Making ice cream today.