Good morning!!!!

[MoKelly]

Good morning. Right now it’s a pleasant 71F while drinking coffee on porch.

Warming up today to 88F.

Yesterday they thought it may rain but that looks less likely.

Wife makes it to Cleveland today on her bike adventure. Then, tomorrow they take Amtrak back to Cincy and drive home. She says the trail (all paved) has been fantastic and scenic.

The kitty misses her. At night, kitty likes to snuggle up against her to sleep. Last few nights kitty gets on the bed, looks at me, looks at her empty spot, meows and gives me that “what did you do” look.

I have a few “work” related stuff today in my wife’s absence. Nothing all that stressful.

Have a good one and keep safe.

MoKelly

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 67F @ 5:30AM. Sunny to partly cloudy. High 93F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph. An
Excessive Heat Watch starts Saturday running through next Wednesday. Daily highs approaching 105F and higher, lows only dropping into the low 70s and high 60s. A/Cs gonna get a real workout.

I've only used the new Makita pole saw enough to verify it works at least as well as the Stihl it replaces, Paul. That's good enough, especially knowing it'll take right off next time it's needed instead of fussing with parts degraded by what passes for gasoline these days. I need to get an ad up to get rid of the Stihl...

Makita just released a new 18V grease gun. I'm tempted, but will give it time to accumulate some reviews. I really like my Lincoln pneumatic gun, but there's no gettin' around wrestling with the air hose every time I use it. That, and waiting for the compressor to come up to pressure. I'll still keep the Lincoln if I get the Makita, and use a good high pressure/high temperature grease (NLGI GC-LB) in it for wheel bearings and such. The Makita will get moly grease for the pins on the tractor.

Shot this with the iPhone the other night. The moon was even brighter last night, being full and with no clouds to hide behind. As has become the trend lately, this full moon has a whole string of ridiculous names assigned to it, even though it just looks like another full moon to me...

Started yesterday with a shovel in my hands, and finished it the same way. In between, the backhoe got a workout finishing the last 35' of trench. I'm running out of places to put the dirt! Got ahold of a new trucker yesterday and have a load of sand showing up here at 8AM today.

Need to make a few phone calls this morning then off to town for a grocery run this afternoon.

Hang in there, gang, Friday's comin'!

 

[toppop52]

Wngsprd glad you’re healing well.

Mostly I understood the point and I’m an optimist, always see the light. My point was no matter how you see the glass it can always be refilled to the top if you believe it can.

70, after a low of 49 felt like fall.

My Apple tree is really full of fruit this year, might get a couple of pies and some applesauce if the deer don’t show up and eat them first. Mowing grass as soon as it dries a bit.
Have a good day.

 

[PJSprog]

66°F and cloudy this morning, going up to 88° today. We're expecting some potentially severe storms sometime today, making their way across Missouri at the moment.

Wife brought home sammiches from Arby's last night for dinner. Opened the bag to find only one order of curly fries instead of two. So, we shared.
Yesterday morning I stopped at McD's for breakfast. Got to the highway before opening the bag to find they didn't include the hashbrown.
Sunday evening I picked up dinner from Applebee's, a relatively new location in Breese IL. Ordered The Wife's pasta with extra sauce. Opened the bag at home to find both orders had almost no sauce at all. So, we opened a jar of our own.
The fast food industry has never really been all that great when it comes to getting stuff right. Seems to be getting exponentially worse of late. I've been considering starting a log to track my experiences with these restaurants. I complain a lot about it on Facebook, too. Maybe I should start a new FB page about it. That would probably be entertaining.

I completely understand that guy's stance, RS. Pretty much any time we try to sell something on Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace, it's a struggle. People either don't show up, or show up with less money than agreed hoping we'll take it just to get rid of the item. One guy recently wanted us to ship a large item to him, even though the ad said "pick up only." Another lady didn't show up one day after The Wife had rearranged her schedule to be there. When The Wife sent her a text message asking if she was close, she replied that she wasn't coming because she didn't realize how far it was, and didn't want to drive that far for the item.
Too many people are just inconsiderate.

 

[toppop52]

66°F and cloudy this morning, going up to 88° today. We're expecting some potentially severe storms sometime today, making their way across Missouri at the moment.

Wife brought home sammiches from Arby's last night for dinner. Opened the bag to find only one order of curly fries instead of two. So, we shared.
Yesterday morning I stopped at McD's for breakfast. Got to the highway before opening the bag to find they didn't include the hashbrown.
Sunday evening I picked up dinner from Applebee's, a relatively new location in Breese IL. Ordered The Wife's pasta with extra sauce. Opened the bag at home to find both orders had almost no sauce at all. So, we opened a jar of our own.
The fast food industry has never really been all that great when it comes to getting stuff right. Seems to be getting exponentially worse of late. I've been considering starting a log to track my experiences with these restaurants. I complain a lot about it on Facebook, too. Maybe I should start a new FB page about it. That would probably be entertaining.

I completely understand that guy's stance, RS. Pretty much any time we try to sell something on Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace, it's a struggle. People either don't show up, or show up with less money than agreed hoping we'll take it just to get rid of the item. One guy recently wanted us to ship a large item to him, even though the ad said "pick up only." Another lady didn't show up one day after The Wife had rearranged her schedule to be there. When The Wife sent her a text message asking if she was close, she replied that she wasn't coming because she didn't realize how far it was, and didn't want to drive that far for the item.
Too many people are just inconsiderate.

I went to McDonalds and ordered a sausage egg and cheese biscuit. When I opened it I had a sausage McMuffin. You order what you want, they give you what the want you to have.

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, cool and sunny around 50 when I got up.
Bridge walk this morning, foot was not happy, but at least was able to do it.

Sodamo- sounds like progress for Sophie , great news that she is progressing well.
Wngsprd- good to hear you are back from surgery and healing-

So this morning walking the dog, see a squirrel bolt from the woods, followed by a rabbit , followed shortly by a fox.
Dog wanted in on the chase too but held her back, she makes the fox look big.

On bridge walk, 6 or so vultures up on one of the restaurant roofs ridge sunning themselves.

First head of broccoli from garden was pretty good, grilled with steak.

Jeff Kline was out front of his store playing guitar this morning.

Stay safe and be well

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Too many people are just inconsiderate.

Maybe it all goes back to how they were raised. Maybe working in a fast food place is a sign your choices in life haven't that good. But if you didn't have anyone go guide you, to mentor you, to show you how to make your way, it's hard to figger it out for yourself. No, I'm not making apologies for that sort of behavior, but it's easy to understand why there is so much of it.

Maybe you can find a convenient mom'n'pop cafe that does takeout?

 

[PJSprog]

Maybe you can find a convenient mom'n'pop cafe that does takeout?

We need to just cook at home more, whether we feel like it or not.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

We need to just cook at home more, whether we feel like it or not.

I've never been a fan of fast food, and will only eat it if there's no other choice. Otherwise I'll use the Internet to find a well reviewed restaurant that also does carry out. But mostly, I eat at home. That lets me eat a lot healthier than anything that is prepared by a fast food joint or even a mom'n'pop cafe. I make big batches, package up the leftovers into individual servings in zip lock freezer bags, and toss them into the freezer. Very handy at the end of a hard day when I don't feel like cooking...

 

[PJSprog]

We over-cook most of the time so we have lunches and/or dinners for the next few days. Unfortunately, we sometimes get lazy, and takeout becomes the easy last minute solution. We both love to cook. It's really just a matter of making the time to do it.