Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

Phil, not a good way to start your retirement, hope that knee gets better fast. We have several bad knees here...

waiting to call fuel oil dealer with cheaper pricing, want to make sure the current price is also the prebuy price; might not be

Then will call my 93 year old MIL and hope to stop by her place on way back from insurance agent. Will get some chocolates for her at place in Newtown, she will fuss over them and then be delighted...at her age she should eat whatever gives her pleasure, and she's too thin anyway.

Ron, great crane picture. The tv I got was mid spec, and thus good value. Chasing highest spec costs way too much, and lower spec doesn't save much today.
I must say I was mesmerized by looking at 8k demo video, you felt like you could reach out and touch things, so I understand the attraction, but for someone who watches almost no tv, and who has no desire for bragging rights, just not a good fit for me.

 

[riptides]

So sorry about the knee, phil. I hope it gets better fast for you.

wngsprd, I discovered two nice persimmons trees right before a creek on our back property. We were cleaning up the tree lines. A few days ago, I decided to try one. BELCH.
My whole mouth went fuzzy. That's not how I remember those things were supposed to taste like. Needless to say, the wife is debating about taking one down, along with a really nice pear tree because they are in the new horse pasture.

It was an odd year for fruit here. No peaches, no apples, and an ugly tasting persimmon. LOL. Even the grand old walnut tree does not look dangerous this year.

 

[wngsprd]

Rip, our horses loved persimmons...they would reach as high as they could, and even pull the lowest branches down to get more. You will like them better if you eat them after the first good freeze. They are astringent until fully ripe...try one again in a couple of weeks, unless the coons get them all.

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the temp here is 33°F and going to a high of 45. Wind WNW 4 mph. A mix of sun and cloud with a 40% chance of showers this afternoon.

I don't have a lot planned for today, other than conserve energy.

Happy Birthday befs' son.

Last May I paid out $3.39/US gallon of HHO. I have no idea what the current prices are but I can tell you that the price of gas is up over a buck/L, so furnace oil will be up there too.

I have a wood order coming today. Some 4x4s and 2x8s, for a platform for the greenhouse my DIL bought. I won't be able to get at that until it stops raining.


Have a safe day all

 

[kenmbz]

Good morning all, 41 going up to 61 and calling for more than 1 inch of rain-we keep getting the months total rainfall in 1 or 2 rains!
Did not get anything done yesterday, no chipping or leaf blowing, will have to do this weekend if it drys up engough

Roy, New Wheels! congrats and many years of trouble free use!
Sodamo - great view - pigs=bacon!
Phil, sorry to hear about your knee, hope it's a temporary thing

Stay safe and be well

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 60˚F heading only to the mid 70s. Last night was a good night for the UPS test and it worked flawlessly, thanks for the suggestion RNG. All that we know is that a major power line had a failure and most of the town went black. Duh. Hopefully more details will come out today.

Phil I was just ready to start the virtual paver project with you hope you can continue but the project is tough on the knees.

No dew so a early start on mowing today.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all! Low of 31, no frost on anything because the humidity is only 8%! Did I mention it has been dry here? Going for a high of 70 today. Usually when a front comes across, we at least get a chance of rain.... we have had 3 fronts so far, not one sprinkle.

Phil, I hope the knee gets better. Not the greatest story I want to hear about.... my replacement is scheduled for February. I have heard both sides of the spectrum about knee replacements......

Drew, hope the DMV comes through for you today. You sure are busy!

Ron, hopefully that crane is not keeping THAT CLOSE of an eye on you!

I did a little more sorting of the wood yesterday, but could not get in the mindset to start ripping it all. Got the tractor and went to the end of our road to fix a bunch of potholes. Spent a couple hours grading where the gravel meets the pavement. The hydraulic top link sure made it easier! Now I really want to get the side link set up....

Then tinkered around with some metal and a steel corrugated step, trying to visualize how I can add a second step to the tractor. I have been thinking about how to do it off and on for months.... the light bulb has been elusive.... It needs careful mounting / support to withstand my weight repetitively.
I got a couple of ideas, but no ahh-haa! moment.....

Today, should be "ripping day".... if I can get myself in gear.... It is supposed to get windy again tomorrow, already have fire weather watches and red flag warnings posted.... so today will be my last opportunity for nice weather for a couple days to open both garage doors while working.

Everyone have a great day!

 

[PJSprog]

30°F and partly cloudy this morning, going up to 62° today. Another windy day tomorrow, then more rain in the forecast for Sunday through Wednesday. We ended up not get a whole lot yesterday (we were just catching the tail end of the system), so hopeful next week's gives us more. Still really dry here.

After battling a slow computer/internet/website combo last night - took me an hour-and-a-half to do what should have taken about 15 minutes - and a crabby dog, I decided to pop in a music DVD and relax the rest of the evening. Watched Dream Theater's Score DVD concert from the final show of their 20th anniversary tour back in '06 at Radio City Music Hall. Epic stuff. Haven't done that in a long time, and it was nice to just relax and watch some ridiculously good musicians do what they do.

Yeah, Mostly_, it was back to the grind this week. I was surprised at how little catching up I needed to do. Some of my coworkers surprised me by doing things I figured they'd just leave for me to do when I returned. Looking across my desk this morning, there is only a blank pad of paper sitting on it. That's not a bad view on a Friday.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Good morning. It's a breezy 56° here, with a 12 mph north wind, after the cool front came thru overnight. Our forecast say only 67° this afternoon. We had a bit of rain before day break.

Grand Daughter, freshman at Texas State, texted me that she needs a break and is coming to spend the weekend with me. Maddie only has two in person classes, which are labs, so she's getting cabin fever from doing virtual classes in her dorm room. She's anxious to go look at new UTV Side x Sides with me this weekend.

I need to start searching for a new utility trailer, for whichever UTV we buy, to replace the previous 12' x 77". The side x sides are all about 13 1/2' long so .. a 14' trailer.

My Kubota ZD-1211 has a 6' deck that is about 75" wide so .. I'm going with an 83" wide trailer. Trailers .. seem to be in short supply because of COVID effecting manufacturing and increased demand from the start of hunting season.

Hope everyone has a great Friday.

Prayers to all.

 

[pennwalk]

I need to start searching for a new utility trailer, for whichever UTV we buy, to replace the previous 12' x 77". The side x sides are all about 13 1/2' long so .. a 14' trailer.

Heck Rick, a real red neck could haul 13.5' sideXside with an 8 foot trailer. Or for that matter a real red neck could tie it on top of their Corolla with bailing twine.:laughing:

Chris