Good morning!!!!

   / Good morning!!!! #139,041  
Morning all, partly cloudy and 61, calling for a bit of rain.
Why do cats decide to make huge amounts of noise at 1am out side my window?
Today work and tonight back to school night at the high school.

Yesterday took new saw apart for cleanup and old craftsman saw apart to see if I can get it running.

Fuddy-everything here has gone up 10-50%, meat is so expensive it's going to be cheaper to go to a restaurant soon!

Roy- are you sure she doesn't read GM- :censored: I won't talk- you sound frustrated-take a deep breath.....Dr. and hospitals are confounding sometimes..

Sodamo- isn't it always a $2 part which causes car fix delays. I remember my friend started making gaskets for his motorcycles because he could not wait for them to ship.

Stay safe and be well,
 
   / Good morning!!!! #139,042  
Good Morning.
It’s 60 and going up to 70 or so with rain likely.

Yesterday went more or less according to plan. Fixed hose air hose reel, serviced standby generator, cleaned up some outside, but didn’t grease the Progressive. Figured that I would do that before I mow on Thursday.

Today is breakfast with a friend and then off to see what the price of Baltic Birch is, got some speakers to build.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #139,043  
Good Morning!!!! 52F @ 4:30 AM. Abundant sunshine. High 78F. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph.
Picked up 0.08" of ran yesterday evening when the cold front came through, more than predicted but hardly a drop in the bucket. A Red Flag Warning starts at 11AM, lasting through the day; low humidity and wind will quickly dry the abundant fuels leading to dangerous spread of any fires that start.

Speaking of fire, they caught another arsonist this week, this time around a wack job environmental warrior from the SF Bay Area, now accused of starting the 5000 acre plus Fawn Fire just north of Redding. It's already burned over 100 homes, and several firefighters have been injured. Her excuse? She was trying to boil water she got from a puddle in which she also found bear pee.

Think your mail is slow now? Wait 'till these new changes take effect, especially during the holidays.

Those spare belts act as a talisman, Drew, virtually guaranteeing you'll never have to use the replacement. I carried a spare alternator belt for years while I toured on a more modern BMW motorcycle, and it went to the new owner when I sold the bike.

My favorite Mexican roach coach gets $8.50 for a burrito, and $1.50 for a bottle of water now, Fuddy. That's up $2.50 in the past month. The darn thing is twice what I can eat in one sitting. I do enjoy the leftovers, but I'd rather just have a smaller, single meal portion at a lower cost. Food costs are up across the board, but they're not up that much. Could be with fewer customers (CV19 don't ya know), they have to pass on their fixed costs to fewer people just so they can stay in business.

Made a little more room to work by stashing a spare fuel tank up in the rafters, after wrapping it in foam to keep it from getting dinged. Pulled the leaking tank off the red bike, and found that a socket head cap screw on the coil bracket had worn a hole in it. I made the bracket, so it's my fault, my only excuse being that it is impossible to see up under there. Also found another shiny spot on the other side where another bracket had been rubbing, so cut down both the brackets for more clearance. I had a can of POR-15 fuel tank liner already, so I cleaned up the area around the hole and put on the first of several coats of the liner that will go on over the next few days. Pulled the alternator chasing an oil leak on the same bike, and found the area where the main crank seal rubs on the rotor to be poorly machined and the seal looking pretty ragged. Chucked the rotor in the lathe and polished it smooth, and will pick up a new seal when I'm in town later in the week. It's time for a new rear tire, too, so I'll take care of that today, and probably mount one on the zebra bike, while I have the mounter and balancer machines out.

The Sequoia campout that was cancelled a few weeks ago has been moved to a place down near Paso Robles the weekend after next. It's a very pretty area in the Coast Ranges, half way between L.A. and S.F. Lots of good roads coming and going, too, so I'm hoping to make up for all the slab riding I did on the aborted trip a couple weeks ago. Meanwhile in Sequoia National Park, the lightning fires that started several weeks ago are reaching some of the giant sequoia groves. Firefighters are wrapping trees and buildings with fireproof blankets, and setting up portable sprinkler systems to stop the flames. They're also using a goodly number of controlled burns to clear out years of accumulated brush and dander, something that should have been done all along.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #139,044  
Roy changed to Firefox long time ago, never messed with edge
I use Chrome too, but Edge is the default (which can be changed). I was OK with Edge until this last "upgrade" which wasn't optional

Waiting for the hospital to call to set up a CAT scan.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #139,045  
finished my gravestone scrubbing this morning just as skies opened up with boomers.
Before and after looks good, biocide takes several weeks to fully work, like killing the moss inside the letters

one thing I learned before ordering headstones in this climate was to get ones with finished tops, not natural rough.
the rough stuff holds all the algae and moss, nooks and crannys like one of Thomas's english muffins.
 

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   / Good morning!!!! #139,046  
Not having a spouse to stick with all these dreadful details when I pass, I had my
own headstone made and put in next to her. All they have to do is fill in the date.
Going to happen to all of us. Might as well get it done.

all our cemetery gravestones are restricted in size and style. The graveyard was meant to be "plain".
We honor our grandparents and their grandparents buried here by keeping it that way.
But oh what a challenge. We weathered the solar light attack, then the sparkly spinners, and always a challenge
to keep the flags out of there. Flags have become political. We take all flags out after Labor Day and everyone knows it.
Otherwise there is a flag competition between the POW/MIA black flags, the American flags, and then the big brass war campaign markers.
Must keep in mind this church honors peace. There are plenty of places locally that honor war.
Almost all honoring is good, it's finding the appropriate spots for it that creates discussion.

And you will all be proud of me when I was on the Trustee committee overseeing this graveyard for at least 20 years,
a local farmer died and his family planted an 8 inch long John Deere metal toy tractor right next to his gravestone.
We let it be. This used to be a farming community, that needs to be honored too.

This year's challenge was a pattipan squash plant that someone planted against the rules, about two rows over to the left of my wife's grave.
The squash was growing on them and the vines were headed for my wife. She actually would have liked it, a great gardener, but
invasive vines aren't allowed.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #139,047  
Good morning to all! Low was 49, overcast / cloudy, and a very brief sprinkle around sunrise. Wasn't much, nothing registered in the gauge. There is a chance of t-storms this afternoon.

I was planning on doing more of the driveway project today, but as long as there are heavy clouds, I am going to hold off. The pellet stove needs it's annual cleaning, so that might happen this morning. I have been procrastinating doing it all summer, but we're getting close to needing to fire it up over the next few weeks.

Roy, hope the hospital scheduling gets straightened out.... it just puts more strain on the patient and their families when stuff like that happens.

Mostly, no I no longer have frequent ortho doc visits. Next one is in 6 months. He completed the MMI (maximum medical improvement) and rated me at a 25% disability with restrictions. Still stuck in limbo.... I definitely can't perform my duties as a paramedic on the streets, so just waiting to see what positions are offered / available. I may take early retirement and be done with it.....

Gonna get movin' on whatever I'm gonna do....
Everyone have a great day!
 
   / Good morning!!!! #139,048  
As long as the people who arrange for the plots know all the rules in advance @daugen, I’m sure your staff is fairly and equitable in enforcement.

I’m sure you keep in mind that when it comes to lost loved ones the emotions can get involved.

I would have a difficult time with the rule against any American flags on the graves of veterans. But I could understand time limits and size restrictions.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #139,049  
biggest issue with early retirement is cost of medical insurance.
If you have a reasonable solution for that Ted, you have plenty of hobbies to keep you busy if you retire.
Clearly you could go into furniture making.

TwoBit, I hear you. I fly a flag outside my own home, always have. But this is a 300 year old cemetery with both history and rules, everyone
gets the printout of the rules when the plots are purchased.
Of course 50 years later do the grandchildren have a copy of the rules? Of course not.
So we have a number of plain but clear signs up reminding folks to not plant shrubs there, etc.
On July 4th our cemetery is ablaze with American flags and I think it's pretty cool to look at.
But for 9 months out of the year, no flags. That was the best compromise someone came up with long ago.

All the flags are picked up and recycled at local VFW. They are not disrespected.

This comes home to me when I have to haul off plastic flowers my ancient MIL left for my wife.
And I told her this would happen...
So I get it on the emotions.
 
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   / Good morning!!!! #139,050  
67°F and .17 inches rain.

There was an unplanned bonus to yesterday’s events. Took the dealer shuttle to Walmart during our extended wait. One of our intended stops to pickup a few things. Decided to take advantage and get our flu shots. Senior level of course.

Asked Pharmacist about Moderna booster. Said she didn’t really have any info but was expecting it would be another 4-6 weeks.

Need to check Mule status. Dealer is closed Sun & Mon.

All you biker guys be safe out there. Found out our friend, Jim in Wisconsin is in hospital after an incident involving a deer. Lost his spleen, but luckily didn’t reinjure healings from accident 2 years ago. He is my age.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day
 

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