Good morning!!!!

[kenmbz]

Morning all, a chilly 35 but sun is up and going to 50.
Good Easter dinner, chicken came out fine with roasted brusselsprouts.

Thomas, looks like tree just laying down so you don't have to do as much work to get it bucked ?
Roy - hope the new medicine works for you
RNG - seems like the sprockets area wearing way too fast. Maybe chain is burred? Or sprockets too soft?

Stay safe and be well,
SpatchCock with stuffing under the skin.
What a strange name for a butterflied chicken.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

RNG - seems like the sprockets area wearing way too fast. Maybe chain is burred? Or sprockets too soft?

No doubt the chain is burred. Once the sprocket is worn, chain tension varies so much it jumps off the bar frequently, burring the drivers. And since the sprockets are made of powdered metal, they're much softer than the chain steel. Bad materials choice on Makita's part. At five bux a piece, it's not that expensive to replace them, but if they don't even last a day, I'll end up going back to my Stihl.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Those are some nice looking speakers, and fancy speaker stands.

Our low was 29° but says 40° now.

I’m coming down with another cold. Just got over one.

5-6” Snow in the mountains today they predict.

 

[RoyJackson]

Just read tonight's forecast...3-5 inches of snow
Not going to rig the snow blower, but I reckon I'll drop the pallet forks and rig the front blade

 

[Buppies]

34 degrees rain hitting like it’s very heavy propane has kicked in on furnace

RNG cut limbs with 261 pro yesterday been in my stable a while great saw with 20 in bar. Also know to use STIHL pole saw 38 years old still cuts great my granddaddy bought it

 

[PJSprog]

39°F and cloudy this morning, going up to 54° today.

Wife and I ran some errands Saturday morning. Stopped in the tax place to get our returns completed, signed, and e-filed. We used this place last year, and I wasn't all that impressed with their seeming lack of organization. This year, they held our returns until the 11th hour, after having them over a month. An elderly lady who was in the office at the same time proudly proclaimed that she would not be going back there again, as they were just too much trouble. I concur.

We also stopped at Whole Foods Market to pick up some fresh veggies for Sunday's dinner, then one final stop at Denny's for brunch.

I never got around to removing the rear wheels from the mowers on Friday, so I did that around noon-ish Saturday, then drove them out to the farm supply store in Centralia. I was a good boy while I was there, and didn't look at any 60" zeroturns.

Spent Sunday midday in the garage finishing the speaker cabinet. Got it covered, mounted the hardware, and wired the jackplate and speakers. Apparently, I only ordered one set of grill mounts instead of two, so I just split them between the two for now, and didn't order side-mount handles. Need to order those today to actually "finish" it. Played it a bit yesterday evening, and it works as planned, separating the two channels (clean and overdrive). It's not as well-made as Paul's high end cabs, but it will get the job done in my little studio. Those cheapy poly cone speakers actually sound pretty good for bass distortion. I may just leave them in there.

Wife made some delicious stuffed turkey breast for dinner, and I ate entirely too much.

Cabs look good, Paul, as does your property. Nice drone shots.

 

[Buppies]

Looks like I could cut a piece on my iPad Ken

 

[pennwalk]

43f It feels cold.

I made a grocery run this morning. On the way I had a red tractor trailer flashing his lights as we approached every red light. When I got to the grocery store I checked the lights and stuff. All good. I guess he just didn't like driving behind an old guy.

I did the first mow at the farm Friday. It was a really nice afternoon and I enjoyed it. No doubt it will seem like a chore by next fall. I have been looking for a newer mower. So far I haven't found anything that I wanted that I was willing to spend that much money for. So I am still using the ragged old JD 425.

Saturday I cut the farm lane etc. The Yanmar started right up even though it had sat in the barn freezing its bolts off for 4 months. Those are good machines.
Snow blower is back in the barn.

My wife's garden is looking pretty good. We have eaten lettuce and asparagus and a little spinach. She is still covering the lettuce on cold nights.
The trees and flowers seem a little off this year. Maybe it was that real cold spell just before everything bloomed.

Hope everyone has a good week.

Chris

 

[LouNY]

With these forecasts it's hard to tell what we are going to get.
If I have to I'll back blade it with the bucket or if need be 1st gear at an idle and play with the bucket curl
to keep it out of the dirt. Let the coal fire go out a few days ago missing it the last couple of days and the next couple.

 

[sodamo]

64°f and 2.04 inches rain. According to my wx station this is day 20 of this storm. Enough already! Just too wet to do anything meaningful outside.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day