Good morning!!!!

[Eric Salop]

Good morning, I am feeling a little blue this morning. Not the sad, disappointed with the way life is going type of blue, this is just my new skin colour for a week or two, after an incident with a split measuring bottle, containing enough concentrated marker die to have filled 6 knapsacks awprint: awprint:

Don't worry, I won't lower the tone of this thread by posting pics. Anyway, LS's prolific projects have probably blown GM's quota of blue images for a while - that may explain why he painted his welding cart black

 

[daugen]

good morning all. Looks to be unpleasant weather next two days with heat advisory posted, feels like 105-108 in high humidity.
Then thankfully it cools off for following week.

Buckeye, fun to watch your project move along, hope it works perfectly when you fire it up. Springs, circlips and ball bearings always did
me in...found that egg cartons made good holders for parts. I was initially wondering why you would fix a big box disposable mower; then looked carefully at
the picture and saw a nice fabricated deck; clearly a better model and worth fixing. :thumbsup: Husqy and Cub Cadet seemed to position themselves in a mid ground between MTD and the much more expensive John Deeres. Always wondered how a $2K Home Depot JD D130 held up. I can't grip the sticks of a zero turn so old style riding lawn mower was best for me, but anything built to last seems to start at $5k. Most of us bought our first new cars for less than that...

I've been researching mowers since the rental home I'm considering has about 3/4 acre of lawn to mow. The one I really like is a Kubota but they sure are pricey. Paying 75 bucks a week to a lawn service looks attractive in the short term. If I do buy my own mower again, I have to have power/hydraulic steering. I might consider a nice used mower, if someone took care of it. Enough folks made the switch to zero turns that nice used equipment does show up.

off to heart clinic this morning where they check my implanted monitor. Little readout by bed keeps saying OK, so I'm sure it's fine.

In the heat of the late afternoon yesterday I decided to use up a leftover pork chop and make a stir fry with lots of veggies and mushrooms. Dinner was good but cooking heated up the rv to 82 inside and I sat there eating while dripping sweat. Exhaust fan does a good job with clearing out smell but it also sucks out the a/c.

 

[Buppies]

70 high of 90 today very humid down right hot

Prayers for Drew, Kyles daughter, riptides, Jay and wife, Roy and all others

 

[wngsprd]

72 and misty going to 89. Might not rain today.

Although my wife has been several times, I went to Costco for the first time since this flu started...got my free tire rotation and wheel balance and we each bought a slice of fresh hot pizza...hard to beat...had to take it outside to eat and then go back inside to finish shopping. Looked like everything was well stocked, and the crowd was compliant. Their gas had gone up to 1.85...about a dime more than last week when my wife filled up.

BEF, that transmission looks like a nuke or a space shuttle segment to my untrained eyes.

It if doesn't rain, I will do the 200 hour maintenance on my zero turn and roast some coffee.

 

[ronjhall]

Drinking first cup of coffee. 67ｰ with mostly cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 81ｰ with partly cloudy skies. Yesterdays drive did not end up so country. Drove over to my Aunts and my homes from many years ago. Good memories. It sure has changes. Traffic was terrible compared where we live now. Got some of my favorite frozen custard. Sassy got to close to my cone. She got a bath when we got home. Dentist appointment today. May mow lawn after.
Field next to me is covered in Goldenrod.

PJ, congrats Happy Anniversary to you and the Mrs.

Eric, your brothers are with you.

Randy, I am with you. I have switched to FC.

RS, the fawns next year are going to have a feast at you place.

Drew, my JD F735 front mower has been a winner. At 18 years old it has been very reliable. They do not make them anymore. But I see them on EBAY for sale.

Everyone be Healthy and Safe.

Good Morning All.

 

[Bird]

We're now up to 7.65" of rain in about the last 16 hours and we're still getting a light rain. There's been a number of street closures due to deep water, but I haven't read of any serious damage, injuries, or deaths fortunately. 73 degrees going for 84 today.

 

[daugen]

Wingsprd's post reminded me, diesel was $2.15 and 93 octane E0 was $2.75 yesterday

Ron, pretty field but AhChoo!
Frozen custard sounds mighty good in this heat

Bird, that's a LOT of water! We mow, we mow, we mow...

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Ron, the Blues Brothers are classic! A little bit of the marker dye goes a looooong way. Reminds me of Prussian blue that corny machinists would play tricks on others with. I would put a stomp to that action whenever I had the power to.

Drew, I wonder if whomever you sold your Deere to, would consider selling it back?

Gas has been edging up in price here....Sam's still has it at $1.53 while the gas stations are up to $1.89ish

Hope everyone has a great day! Prayers for those in need, and our country. Jay too.

 

[MossflowerWoods]

You are going to need at least a gallon of tequila for that watermelon.

I second this assessment.
Save me a seat...

Be well,
David

 

[MossflowerWoods]

...
MFW, I have been in my place 48 years. Thought it would be nice to move to a smaller place. Then remembered all the stuff that has been collected during those years. Plan is let my sons figure it out.

That's a decent plan... Why didn't I think of that...
Sigh...
I think this is my first solo move since shortly after I got out of the Navy in 1986...

Interesting.
Be well all,
David