Good morning!!!!

[rswyan]

Drinking first cup of coffee. 48ｰ with clear skies this morning. Heading to 79ｰ with lots of sun. I did get a couple of small projects done yesterday. Both of them sealing up old vents into cellar. Still have one more to do. Grocery shopping this morning. Then visit on of the local Cider Mill for some fresh cider.
Finally found where the fruit flies were coming from. A small bag of potatoes had dropped down behind a bin under kitchen sink. Everything rotted in bag. Took everything out from under and thoroughly cleaned.
It is always fun watching squirrels trying to figure out a way to get at bird feeders.

Nice tree rat picture ... :thumbsup:

Glad you found the source of the fruit flies.

RS, I see lots of weeding next year.

LOL ... next year ???

You should see the northwest and southeast planting beds NOW ... weeds are coming on like gangbusters ... :confused2:

Got to get them mulched this weekend ... before it's totally out of control ... :laughing:

11% for another week.

That's good. I think I am going to pick up a 24' aluminum extension ladder, and a ladder stabilizer.

It's getting to the point where I'm having a hard time handling the Werner 28' fiberglass extension ladder ... an aluminum one will reduce the weight by more than half ... :thumbsup:

Also gutter covers for the pole barn gutters. Think I'm going to go with these:

https://www.menards.com/main/buildi...5-4-pieces/1585243/p-1494310841625-c-5812.htm

... if anyone has any input.

Got a quote for new gutters the other day for the house, plus gutter covers for house and pole barn ... it was insane money (almost $10K ... after discounting the "retail" price by $4K ... :shocked

 

[rswyan]

One key feature that so far has worked to keep the count honest is requiring us to sign a signature card when we elect to vote by mail

I think here they are using the signature from our drivers licenses. The only trouble with that is you sign with a stylus on a touch pad and mine looks like something produced by a drunk chicken.

That's not the only trouble - people's handwriting/signatures change over time, can be effected by sickness or a temporary medical condition, plus the fact that the people evaluating the signatures are not trained handwriting experts.

The only way such a requirement should ever be implemented is if the state is required to provide the voter the opportunity to cure the defect after the ballot has been disqualified due to an alleged signature mis-match.

BTW - it's not keeping the count honest (bi-partisan election judges do that) ... as much as it is attempting to eliminate vote fraud, stemming from impersonating another.

 

[sodamo]

Wngsprd, good news on Coco

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Also gutter covers for the pole barn gutters. Think I'm going to go with these:

https://www.menards.com/main/buildi...5-4-pieces/1585243/p-1494310841625-c-5812.htm

... if anyone has any input.

Got a quote for new gutters the other day for the house, plus gutter covers for house and pole barn ... it was insane money (almost $10K ... after discounting the price by $4K ... :shocked

FWIW, in 2011 I had gutters and downspouts installed here. The price was $4.45/foot for steel 5 1/2" fascia (the biggest he had) gutters, and $55/downspout, installed. He used a machine to roll the gutters on site, worked alone, and was done in one morning. I figure it was about 150' of gutter, 6 downspouts. The total was $1176.65. And I didn't have to get on a ladder, even once.

But I think I'll be on one for a while today, making sure that there is no leaf litter or pine needles in the gutters now, even though I was just up there a month or so ago. More wind tonight, and we'll soon be under another Red Flag warning. The fires to the north are contained, but they're far from out, and while optimistic reports from CalFire's media reps are nice to hear, I'm not taking any chances...

 

[rswyan]

FWIW, in 2011 I had gutters and downspouts installed here. The price was $4.45/foot for steel 5 1/2" fascia (the biggest he had) gutters, and $55/downspout, installed. He used a machine to roll the gutters on site, worked alone, and was done in one morning. I figure it was about 150' of gutter, 6 downspouts. The total was $1176.65. And I didn't have to get on a ladder, even once.

Yeah ... I let the guy (salesman) get about halfway through his dog and pony show before I told him that if their website had all the technical info I was perfectly capable of reading it and making an evaluation of their product and I was mainly interested in the bottomline number.

So he gave me the first number (without the $4K discount, after he had given a competitor's cost which was higher) and asked me what I thought.

I told him I thought it was a heck of a lot of money ... but I used a much different word ...

Poor lil' feller ... :laughing:

Don't get me wrong: it seems like a great product (lifetime, transferable warranty, money back guarantee, very highly rated, etc.) ... but he'd probably be better off pitching it in the tony neighborhood where their HQ is located.

FWIW, I had 148' of 6" K-style put on the barn, plus 4 oversized downspouts, probably around the same time as you mention and it cost around what you paid. Similar deal: local guy, his kid and helper, had his own machine and formed them on site, using the color of aluminum I wanted that matched the barn trim.

Plus it included a 30' run for one side of the shop and the downspout for that.

But I think I'll be on one for a while today, making sure that there is no leaf litter or pine needles in the gutters now, even though I was just up there a month or so ago. More wind tonight, and we'll soon be under another Red Flag warning. The fires to the north are contained, but they're far from out, and while optimistic reports from CalFire's media reps are nice to hear, I'm not taking any chances...

Yeah ... better safe than sorry ... :thumbsup:

 

[sodamo]

Rich, sorry about Bo, but thank you for the enlightenment. Sounds like some entertaining times.

 

[RoyJackson]

Just got back from looking and testing the DK 50...nice tractor...started easy, seems like adequate power. My 4520 has 46 PTO HP, the Kioti has 40...that's probably close enough for my needs. I liked the shuttle shift (my favorite transmission...none of the power loss compared to a hydro) and overall condition of the tractor. It seem to have the Deere desease of the paint fading pretty quickly if not stored inside.
Other then needing a good cleaning, the Kioti is is very nice for a 9 year old tractor that spent it's life outside
One thing I really liked was how robust the front axle...much heavier then the 4520. It (the Kioti) has much larger front tires (my estimate about 33% larger) then the Deere compacts
So, my 4520 is for sale...I have a guy stopping by tomorrow...hopefully, he'll show up

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Wish I had a bigger tractor spreading this dirt. BX23 is low on power for getting a scoop of dirt. But it sure beats a shovel and wheel barrow.

Need to stop the water flow or it will wash out again.

 

[daugen]

TractorData.com Kioti DK5 tractor information
TractorData.com Kioti DK5SE tractor information
TractorData.com John Deere 452 tractor information

Roy, DK50 or DK50SE? SE has larger displacement motor and bigger hydraulic pump
DK50 hasn't been made since 2005

 

[daugen]

had a nice lunch today, only three tables full in whole place so stayed well distanced.
First time I'd eaten out in a restaurant since last April.
Filled my car with non ethanol premium while in town plus got cash from bank to pay campground rent this afternoon.

nice sunny breezy day out, warmer than expected at 83