Good morning!!!!

[kenmbz]

Morning all, 64 going up to 79 , more rain.
Still many places I can't even walk they are so wet, so quite a bit of work on hold.

I had a big fight with Burgess yesterday on again not shipping an order,
canceling most of it due to backlog and not letting me know,
or refunding my money.
Disputes open with credit card company. Second time they told me they would be shipping and canceled without notice, did this to me last year too.

Picked up 6 bags of salt for the pool and more mulch for the big garden.

Dad's Hat Rye in Bristol PA-

Stay safe and be well.

The Oriental Pine is looking very happy this year. Planted fall before last.
All that color is new growth and was actually pink when it started.

 

[toppop52]

“This will probably necessitate a call to Rajneesh @ ATT if it doesn't resolve itself in the next 24 hours.”

Not politically correct, but dead on.
I have to laugh when Raj says,”Hello, deese eez Steve.

 

[Rich B1]

Yea, Steve in Mumbai….

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 72˚F heading to the mid 90s, clear skies, South wind. If the grass is dry I will start mowing ASAP. No power interruptions this weekend, EGO batteries are charged and ready. It got as high as 97 here yesterday - normal June Temps.

Later is the partners Hand and Foot (Canasta) tournament. The response was overwhelming and we will have more tables than card shufflers. Some members are bringing their home shufflers. There will be 13 tables. I got the best partner - my wife, and we are hoping to get the prize money. Since the entry fee was $1 a person there will be $52 to split between first and second place.

 

[txdon]

Our Large Holland Bowl was delivered. The 12” bowl was not big enough so we got the 15”. Now the salad will at least last 2 days. This is the first salad in the new chopping bowl.

 

[daugen]

I had a big fight with Burgess yesterday on again not shipping an order,

Ken, I had forgotten how bad they were. I still haven't gotten my willow trees and now I remember a big hassle I had with them in NC.
I had to cancel a multi hundred dollar order and they sent it anyway, weeks later, I had documented everything, and all the plants died in their shipping bag.
They never replied to anything I sent them.

Burpee has issues too, all of them seem to act like they are hugely understaffed.

landscapers are here weedeating, hustling before the rains come this afternoon.

Don, looks good. What do you normally use as a dressing?

 

[NHBX]

Good morning folks

Foggy start today, some much needed rain last night.
64° now highs in the upper 70’s some showers and thunderstorms later today.

Not a lot going on just yard and garden clean up. Preparing containers, whiskey barrel’s for flowers and veggie planting.
Wife was saying there seems to be more rabbits than usual this year, I told her it was her fault she keeps putting out bait!

And planting angry flowers

 

[daugen]

last minute trip to garden before rains come in
not happy with weedeater blasting half the lettuce with grass bits, had to
wash everything twice. No one wants lawn in their salad...
This is soft lettuce, I prefer crunchier stuff.

wanted a test run, first cutting of lettuce, cutting at least half of it tomorrow to take on trip.

 

[PJSprog]

54°F and clear skies this morning, going up to 81° today.

Wife made it back home from Texas yesterday afternoon. She left Saturday afternoon, and stopped over in Arkansas for the night, then drove the rest on Sunday. I had to help guide her around the line of storms passing through Missouri and Illinois. She only encountered a little rain along the way, and got to enjoy the lightning show from a distance. Those storms just brushed by us, and we got maybe five drops of rain. A video someone posted on Facebook in a neighborhood group showed a funnel forming over Aviston IL, just a few miles to the east of us. I guess that helps explain the intense wind sucking into the storm.

Dogs sure were happy to see her, too.

Not easy getting up and going to work this morning after five days off.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 60F @ 7:45AM. Sunshine and clouds mixed. High 86F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.

Tried to watch the lunar eclipse last night, but there was just enough cloud cover that the moon totally disappeared during the fullest part of the eclipse. Move along, nothing to see here...

Any interesting bear video from the game cam attack, Thomas?

Thanks for passing along that fire report link, Drew. Here's a link to the full report, with detailed maps for each state and a county by county breakdown. My county has a 99% rating, meaning that all of the properties here are at risk for wildfire damage. No surprises there, but I'm sure the insurance companies will use that information to deny coverage and raise rates.

I wasn't a rye whisky fan either, Ken, until an acquaintance treated me to some Whistle Pig during a Death Valley camp out. Unlike the Canadian brands I'd tried, it was smooth with a delicious caramel flavor. I've since found a Basil Hayden rye, and even one from Tim Smith, with similar characteristics.

Got a call from an Amazon delivery driver yesterday afternoon to let me know he was leaving a package at the front gate. Very heavy Indian accent, so at first I was hoping it was someone from StarLink tech support. Odd that he bothered to call, as the parcel box was available to him but I guess he didn't know what it was for.

Got to get moving if I'm going to get any grass cut before it gets too warm.

Hope everyone's week gets off to a good start.