Good morning!!!!

[RoyJackson]

Checked out the tractor's rear remotes and the snow blower's fittings...all appear to be fine, so it appears the hose fittings took the bunt. I'll be taking the hoses to the dealer tomorrow for repair or replacement.
Looking at the snow blower, the hoses pulled the implement a good 2 feet before the fittings broke.
Snow tires in the shed until next winter...
Dump run tomorrow, but I'm done for today, I reckon

 

[Thomas]

48F clouds sun mix low 30's over night winds still strong.

Finally got the last section clean rake road frontage 7 1/2 buckets stones gravel pieces of tar limbs branches from highway department plowing and wing back snow banks and we live on tar road.
Chainsaw saw already for some action tomorrow even purchase new file $7.25 gallon gas $4.19 file handle $3.50 guess it better than doing it with ax.

Feet up night and early to bed.

Enjoy your evening all.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Nice day today.

Got field mowed for first time.

This guy keeps hanging out on the deck.

Cat is on me again.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Prayers for Bupps and Randy.

Eric, Where are you? or should I say "Are you there?" Is that still the standard phone answer when someone calls you and you pick up?

I'm in a bad spot with the solar power system, even if I win in small claims. The contractor that put it in is refusing to honor the warranty, and has done so from day one. None of the local installers I talked to prior to ending up with the one I did knew anything about integrating a generator and battery backup; they just slap up grid tied solar panels. I have one left to try, but they're pretty new on the scene and it's not lookin' good. Worst case, I end up in superior court and sue for the cost of a replacement system, but that'll mean bringing in an attorney and for sure drag this out into the summer when I need backup power the most. What a mess.

TGIF, gang!

I don't remember if you ever told us what you held back from him, to motivate him to finish....but, I would let him know what you just might do if he carries through with it. You might scare him back into his hole. If the hold back money is many grands, maybe just reiterate him coming to get your system better. I'm not even sure if I remember what the main problems are. I remember a big load problem, is that all? I'm wondering if the system may not have been intended to have big sudden loads pulled on it (like starting up a lathe)? If so, he mis-represented it. If not, he's ignorant of fixing it. I'm sorry for not remembering the details to clearly. I'll out bid Drew by offering $3 (for the tip when you come down to eat some Tex Mex with me. )

A question for my friends in Texas..... what is the area east / SE of the DFW like? Is it really green? If it is green, are there many severe storms? Another area I'm considering is the S and SW of DFW. Same type of terrain and weather?

When the spring cool front thunderstorm events come through Texas, usually DFW is smack dab in the crosshairs IMO. That being said, there are nice areas around there. You would have to look at individual places, because 1 mile can be a barren area, and the next mile could be nice bottom land with many trees. East Texas has scads of pine forests and red iron dirt. 1 thing is for sure, land is going up high here....and fast. As you get south close to the Gulf of Texas, tornadic weather is greatly reduced. Humidity levels are high most of the year....our lips never crack until we come see y'all. Here in central Texas, I35 kind of makes a geographic dividing line between the humid SE and the drier hill country. Different types of flora and fauna. West of it is more limestone soil, and east is clay(which is hard on foundations) or sandy humous soils. If money was no object, I'd have a water front home on Scenic Drive in Austin Texas...It wouldn't be my only home, but just an Austin on the lake home. LOL. (I probably just helped double the value of those homes overnight, just mentioning them on the net...) The ranch that Don lived on was really nice. He preferred to leave it fairly natural. Some people would clear out the underbrush, and leave the post oaks on land like that. Just whatever type look you prefer. A lot of people like the weather in Corpus Christi, but it's flat. My mom lived down there and says you could stick any plant in the ground and it would grow. Some people don't like flat land. Some prefer hills. so many things to ponder.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 69ºF for start, overcast. windy. Windy all day and through tonight. Sky was mostly cloudy early then partly cloudy afternoon, high temp was 82ºF, DP 62ºF. Bike ride in morning, supposed to go to Medal of Honor winners parade at 11:30 but wife napping . got route in GPS for tomorrows ride in Muenster tomorrow. Got nap in, then grilled brats for dinner. Getting bike ready for transport tonight.
Helogabals hope you can catch breath soon!
Randy good to hear not cold enough for fire. Early start for parade.
Drew thanks for link. Glad brother survived another tax season. you were productive yesterday.
Billy sounds like a good celebration.
Thomas hope your full day went well.
Drew sounds like you are jumping at the opportunity
Ken glad you and dog not sprayed. I am good on wood right now thanks for offer
Paul glad you kept supervisor happy yesterday, enjoy your practice/jam session tonight
RNG Glad you found dying engine issue, now on to hard start. Sorry about hiking books hope you can find pair to replace old ones. Hope you can work something out on solar system.
Gstrom sorry about the 4:23 thunder. Used to see B-25 all the time when I was in Missouri, lived close to home base for the bird.
Don hope lawn work went well.
RS good day yesterday.
Drew good luck with nut removal, wonder how squirrel got them there?
David sorry about headache and no DQ, must be related
Ted sorry about wind. that much wind grounds planes every time. East is greener than west, severe storms all over. Most of area is rolling hills.
Roy gld damage confined to hoses/fittings.
Thomas lot rock and limbs from plowing. glad chainsaw ready to go
Dennis glad field got mowed, that guy brought you present!
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle's daughter/friend PT from Covid, /mom recovery and breathing, living alone, Bird/aging issues/, Don /mom's pipeline process, Randy/FIL living alone adjustments /MIL Covid /son's FIL death /new(2) cancer surgeries /cataract surgery, Roy /palpitations, /angina , Billy /wife fall, David(moss) /remodel /divorce, Buppies /new skin cancer recovery, /wife head wound healing, /new biopsies, Thomas/gout, Phil /reflux, /wife's eyes, Steppenwolfe/son-auto immune disorder, Grev/wife's eye, Ted/knee recovery/retirement, / passing out issues, /family issues, Doug and wife/health issues, /nerve and pain, / wife's heart /rib and back and torn bicep, Ken/aunt fall injuries, David(sadamo)/Sophie's new eye surgery recovery, Chris/neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, Paul/ wife's disc issues /dog seizure, Gale and KY/ tornado victims, Mike /5 year plan, Dennis/ brother "alligallyitus" and improving, James /wife's fall and recovery, Drew /friend cancer diagnosis and recovery, Helogabals /wife's friend situation, Ukraine war, and Country.
stay safe and healthy you all.

 

[Wagtail]

Good morning all (at least it was until I started reading the posts ). Another 'cold' night with a low of 3C, currently 22.4C... it sure warmed up quick. Otherwise a beautiful calm and cloudless day.

My dress boots (RM Williams) are now polished and all else is in readiness for Monday's parades; one at dawn (0550) followed by a wreath laying parade at 1100. The ANZAC Day Dawn Service is especially moving and the 'turn out' keeps growing in numbers from the 'civilian' population. A local 'tradition' is to have our local high school children read out the names/age/town of EVERY fallen serviceman from our Shire (county). WWI & WWII. We (this Shire) didn't loose anyone during Viet Nam/Peacekeeping/Afghanistan.

A quiet day otherwise.

Take care all.

 

[Alien]

Went to the club and 4 of us explored the countryside flying our drones. It was a good day until I got a phone call that necessitated me racing home and taking a dog to the vet. He had swallowed a macadamia nut and vet made him vommit it up so all is well. Now I have a macadamia tree to get rid of and need to pick up hundreds of nuts out of the grass somehow. Any volunteers? (I thought not) .

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, low temp is 38 and going to 41°F. Wind E 13 mph. A few showers.

The Markham trip went good. the best thing about it is that I get paid at my 'tanker' rate for all 2.5 days of meetings. got my medical done for my license, so I am good to go in that respect. I got the 25 pounds of smoked belly pork I ordered and the SSQA and still got home yesterday in time for supper.

A week ago last Thursday I told you all that I would elaborate on a statement I made about an unscheduled trip to North Bay. The short story is that on that day the DIL went to the hospital to get the port put into her heart for her planned doctor assisted suicide. Last Tuesday while I was 'down south' she went through with it. She had put it off three times, but not this time. At least she is not in pain anymore. Fibromyalgia and arthritus along with COPD was kicking the stuffing out of her. Most of the time she was all goobered up on hydromorphone and lorazapam.
Well she can now meet all of our pets at the rainbow bridge.
Now the house clear out can happen...All the 'stuff' she made Junior buy that she knew she would never use, complete brand new in the box dish sets, pots and pans, dust collectors, books and what not.

It looks like I will be back to work sometime around the end of May. The powers that be claim that they are happy to see me back. I think that is mainly because my buddy and I are the only two drivers that are willing to leave town and come back 4 months later with the foreman as happy as a pig in mud. We both haul the tar that is used for 'surface treating', poor mans asphalt. Our area of operations is anywhere from North Bay, ON to Kenora, ON. We haul about 6 million Litres or 1.5 million US gallons of oil in that time frame. we haul it and the crew takes it from us and lays it down.
It is a good gig. Made me $35,000.oo + a little bit last summer. I get to fish in some of the very best fishing lakes in Ontario and the good thing there is that I don't need a fishing license because I am over 65.

First on the agenda for today is to go back to bed for few few more winks. I feel as if I got ripped off for 20 of my normal 40 winks today.

Regarding the coral snakes in the potato patch, will moth balls liberally scattered under the plants help to keep them away?

The Merril hiking boots I wear for work are 'Select warm'
I wear them year round except when the snow is over 8" deep. When working in them, I only really wear them for loading and unloading the tar I haul, I have a pair of slippers I wear for driving.


Have a safe day all

 

[daugen]

good morning all
rainy morning, then clearing to high of 68. Yesterday was so nice, no complaints.
my goal was to drive down to Langhorne, about 20 miles South of here, for the
town's Edward Hicks day. If you don't know who he was, no shame, local Quaker painter from 1700s who
notably painted "Peaceable Kingdom". Not sure I want to walk around in the rain but promised the guy who is dressed up as Edward Hicks, from my church, I'd try.

Burpee emailed me, said my tomato and pepper plants were being shipped in two days. I'm ready. Only thing left is to find a couple of eggplants at local nursery. I don't enjoy them but they are such an interesting veggie to grow and folks who like eggplants really like my smaller ones, maybe less pithy inside. Without a really good red sauce on top, I'm not
much of an eggplant person. I'm growing squash also, and like the eggplants, give it all away.
I wish it were warmer here, would like to grow some red okra again. Someone "up here" must like it. Bet I could send some to Toppop...
it is a hot weather plant and I don't think growing season is right here for it, though I did see one hybrid being offered in this area by seed companies.

Bill the picture of you driving that gigantic rig in your slippers is just perfect.
I hope the upset, sadness and drama of family calms down for you. Sorry you all had to go through this.

Doug, you probably have a hundred bucks worth of macadamia nuts lying around. Not so easy to shell I think.
I think it's the most expensive nut you can buy. David has them nearby and you do too.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I love macadamia nuts.