Good morning!!!!

[RedNeckGeek]

6 women out of close to 7 million

one in a million
one thing if you're winning something, another if you're losing...

6 in 7 million is pretty good odds of something not happening to you. Yet people still play the lottery.

Here are the death rates from 2019 from official government sources.

And here are the top five causes of death that year, per 100,000:
Heart disease - 161.5
Cancer - 146.2
Unintentional Injuries - 49.3
Chronic lower respiratory disease - 38.2
Stroke - 37

You are far more likely to get taken out by suicide (13.9/100,000) than from the J&J vaccine, and with both, you get to make the decision.

And here are some figures for 2020.
No surprise that Covid-19 was the third leading cause of death in 2020, with 345,313. With over 5 million dead of it by now, it's probably the number 1 killer in 2021.

Based on that, it makes no sense to not take a vaccine that has a 90% chance of keeping you alive if you catch CV19. Yet people will still choose not to get vaccinated. It's a free country, and I respect everyone's choice, but as David pointed out, they need to respect my choice to not be around them.

 

[RoyJackson]

Dropped the chipper's PTO driveshaft off at the dealer's today. They'll be replacing the pull ring type yoke with a push pin type on the tractor end and shortening the shaft by 2"-2½". The implement end with a slip clutch has a ring type yoke too, but since I connect that to the chipper before hooking to the tractor, I have more leverage...once it's connected, it stays on until I stash the chipper in the shed for the winter.
I think I wrote in an earlier post the drive shaft was marginally too long for the 4052's 3PH. I wasn't about to take the expensive risk of damaging the tractor's PTO drive...a couple inches shorter will still provide plenty of overlap
Also order the two outside rear view mirrors.
Hopefully, I can pick up the driveshaft and mirrors Friday, but since we're looking at between 6 and 7 inches of snow Thursday into Friday, I doubt there will be much outdoors work this weekend

 

[Steppenwolfe]

WOW... what a beautiful day here in the Blue Ridge; opens one's eyes to how special life is.

 

[Popgadget]

The extender uses Lora, that should go 700 ft..

700 feet only gets me halfway up my lane. But- it would get me to my son’s barn which has WIFI. What if any functionality would be lost by not having it on my network, and using the internet to get from his network to mine?

 

[buckeyefarmer]

700 feet only gets me halfway up my lane. But- it would get me to my son’s barn which has WIFI. What if any functionality would be lost by not having it on my network, and using the internet to get from his network to mine?

You can add it to a WiFi network you have access to. It sends message to their server running on Amazon web, and it then sends you the email and text. I can’t say for sure 700 ft will work, but Lora is for long range transmission.

Their website says over 1200 ft and they tested at 1600 ft line of sight.

 

[Buppies]

Prayers for Mostly wife, LS knee, Kyle others I may miss

 

[Buppies]

Drew as well lots of issues to fix in for body work out good as new

 

[txdon]

6 in 7 million is pretty good odds of something not happening to you. Yet people still play the lottery.

Or as Med Scape compared: The incidence of a blood clot from taking birth control pills has the same odds as J&J vaccine
and the odds getting Rhabdomyolysis from a statin are 1 in hundred thousand (10 times greater).

For those that think the odds are not acceptable.


Got some seat time playing in the mulch pile today. Potatoes are starting to bloom.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 53F for the start, mostly cloudy, light breeze. Light wind today, sky cleared for most of day overcast now, and high temp was 75F. Cleaning lady prep today to start, then trip to town to grocery shop, then lunch and bike ride. nap then grill brats for dinner Remembered to load file from Sat's ride, and get told too large. Will try again tomorrow after resize.
Covid update: Cooke 3148 confirmed cases, 8 active cases, Montague 1751 confirmed cases, 3 active cases, Grayson confirmed cases, 45 active cases, local not updated.
David thanks for your prayers, good luck with filter
Bill hope you are rested up for summer hauling
Buppies thank you for your prayers
Drew hope root canal went ok
Billy thanks for your payers. Sorry no turkey from the hunt. I will not say what happened or who pulled who out with what
Thomas hope you earn your supper, thank yo for your kind thoughts
RNG sorry you did not get more wood out of the stash, good news on van diff, good to hear permit filed.
Paul good to hear progress, hope you find your tray soon, and hope for no side effects from vaccine
PJ hope you can get area mowed, thanks for well wishes
Ken good to hear progress, thanks for well wishes, we had cabinets in last house made from birch laminate plywood, turned out real nice.
Chris interesting 1 step, I did not see what he is using to keep wrench from rusting again.
Dennis thanks for info
David hope trip goes well.
Drew hope next time goes better
RS sounds like good day
Randy nice turkey
Drew hope the can help your shoulder, wasn't it a ligament tear?
Ted you have been dealing with knee about as long as you have been on the thread. Sounds like you are close to getting over the hump. Thanks for the prayers
Kyle after 2cnd shot, felt fever achy next day, passable following day and 80% 3rd day
Dennis sounds like son and cats need protection
Doug sorry antenna work was so hard on you
Randy why bleach wash sticker?
David what about super glue?
Roy good luck getting mirrors, will you need to snow blow?
prayers for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle's daughter/sister & family Covid/friend's grand baby/son&wife Covid, David(moss)/remodel/divorce, Ron/hearing/son/aunt, Phil/reflux/wife's eyes, Dennis/older brother/son, Grev/wife's eye, Randy/family, Bill/DIL cancer, Ted/knee recovery, Doug and wife/health issues/nerve and pain/ wife's eyes, Ken/uncle and low blood O2, Drew/tendon, and Country.
stay safe and healthy you all.

 

[RoyJackson]

2021-04-14, 0333

49 right now...high in the mid to upper 60's today...

Lent my neighbor my aerator (48" Agri-Fab pull behind) and two 42 lb. suitcase weights so he could hit some areas that needed it. Quite impressed with the performance of the machine...I'll be doing my lawn in the next week or two

Mostly_gas asked

Roy good luck getting mirrors, will you need to snow blow?

Doubt it...I'll either hit it with the bucket or rig the front blade.