Good morning!!!!

[buckeyefarmer]

I thought one of the latest give away bills to reduce inflation was extending solar credits. But I could be mistaken.

Back from a nice day trip that started rather late. Went to PA Dutch market in Hagerstown for lunch, had BBQ, got donuts and cookies also.
Then headed down to WV to look at another lot, but my cell plan data had ran out (thought it renewed today but guess it’s tomorrow) and I wasn’t exactly sure which road one was on. We found 2 others, way down a rocky dirt road. Actually one was on side road from that, road marked private , do not enter, etc. so I decided not to even go look for it but drove by the other. Not interested, but a pretty drive. Then swung back up through the WV panhandle, took some back roads to look around there.

Subaru making a noise when I drive, that I don’t hear when stopped and idling. Don’t know if it’s tire road noise, transmission, or maybe exhaust. Just a new, different sound I never noticed before.

Need to put burgers on grill.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

The brakes and axle are done! Not without taking multiple breaks.
The darn abdominal pain came back, not real bad like the other night, but still uncomfortable.

Scaredy, all those things were going through my mind the other night. But all of my diagnostic tests ruled those out.... If it gets bad again, I'll probably go to an urgent care for maybe some tests.

Time to get something to eat, going to keep it light. Then it's time to put the feet up.

 

[RoyJackson]

Feeling pretty good now...need to hit the dump and get some fuel for both the tractor and the ZTR... that will be tomorrow morning's activities.
I'll only get a couple gallons for each machine...if you recall when I had major maintenance on the ZTR, the mechanic found a lot of water in the fuel tank...gallons. He suggested running the tank close to empty and adding Stabil, then running it for a few minutes to protect the carb, jets, etc. Mowing season is almost over.
As far as the tractor, won't need much...and I want the tank fairly close to empty when it comes time to get winterized diesel (early to mid-October). The tank has about 2/3rds in it now and the chipping won't use more then, maybe, ½ a tank, if that

I have noticed my right leg is getting weaker... need to figure out what the best exercise is...
This might be a good start:

or this:

 

[Thomas]

68F clear sky.

Been good day...main lawn trim and mow and both mowers got good washing,1 kitten and I had good nap.

Going to be good evening to set on the deck enjoying smooth cigar waiting for critters and stars.

Enjoy your evening all.

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Saturday) morning. Another rainy overnight with a Low of 10C. There was 21.3mm in the gauge so, so far, this 'non-rain-event' has dumped 51.8mm over the past 3 days. It's overcast and fairly calm with a present High of 16.1C.

Roy: Way back in '97 when I was looking for my retirement property & house, I told the various real estate agents that I was looking for a house as if I was 80+ years old = the main bedroom had to be on the ground floor. I've since added a few handrails as needed in anticipation of getting older and less stable. This 'mindset' was because my parents had to sell & move out of their home when my Mum just couldn't make it upstairs to their bedroom anymore. (Later, it would've been my Dad too.)

Take care all.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Well, my reduced offer was rejected, as expected.

 

[RoyJackson]

Roy: Way back in '97 when I was looking for my retirement property & house, I told the various real estate agents that I was looking for a house as if I was 80+ years old = the main bedroom had to be on the ground floor. I've since added a few handrails as needed in anticipation of getting older and less stable. This 'mindset' was because my parents had to sell & move out of their home when my Mum just couldn't make it upstairs to their bedroom anymore. (Later, it would've been my Dad too.)

We live in a rancher and if we ever move (I'd like to get out of Vermont), it'll be another single-story house.
Stairs are tough for me... wife has problems too.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evning all. 64ºF for the start, mostly clear sky, light breeze. Humidity so low no dew. Light wind, mostly sunny sky, and hight tem was 87ºF. 10 day has no rain, and highs mid 80's to low 90's. Bike ride to start day, after lunch worked on back tire of Peugeot, leaked down from valve stem patch seams to be holding.
RS congrats on getting concrete floor underway, nice collectionof rock. thanks for the warning about you getting behind on posting. Hope you are fully recovered from yellow jackets.
Buppies hope you can get some mowing in soon.
Drew sounds like you have some nice weather also. Sorry to hear about lady daughter. My condolences to the family. Hope you can give away tomatoes fast enoug.
Billy hope you got a good hike in, good to hear plots planted.
Roy sorry to hear about your fall. Hope laptop ok.
Mike good to hear insurance is moving closer to what you need. I mowed all summer, only about half the lawn was growing.
Roy glad no serious injuries from fall. railing good idea.
Bill yes the Queen ws a class act. She is a very tough act to follow.
Thomas hope nap was good, need you strength for date night.
Bill nice to have you back for a few days
NHBX I agree does not take long for grass/weeds to recover.
Frits hope mowing goes well. Glad to hear I am not only one who can't find stuff
Ken nice weather, hope all is going well.
Paul good luck with array decision, hopw today you can get what needs to be done, completed. Hopw market goes well for wife, might be some pent up demand. I get wounds all the time, more often on legs.
Drew hope you can work out a better arrangement for the eletric. Washing machine probably best bet.
Don good to hear more hay in the picture. Hope caulking goes well.
Mark hope you do not get too much rain.
Dennis I thougt AC better for long run.
Scotty hope you don't have to evacuate, and rains beats fire.
Ted hope the rest of the Jeep project goes well. Sorry vacation not in the cards
RNG sorry to hear about machine shop not wanting to do what you need. If someone has a good setup to do what you need, probably better off using them, unless you have supreme confidence in your abilites.
David flair mowing may go better if the grass is not as tall as last time.
Drew regulation won't help, competion will, current system does not encourage competion. Glad memorial service went well. Hope you had fun in garden
Frits good to hear walking and balance coming back.
Scaredy good luck catching up, usually take me as many days to catch up as I am off line.
Frits oops !!
Paul great to hear you are getting good answers on solar questions
Dennis sorry you are back in land looking mode. hope noise not serious.
Ted sorry pain is back.Good to hear axle done. hope Max gets some ice cream
Roy thanks for exercise links.
Thomas thought tonight was date night.
Randy(wag) nice rain, would like to have that much rain around here.
Dennis sorry about rejection.

prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle's daughter and family drama, /mom's breathing, /learning new job, Bird/aging issues/, Don /mom's pipeline process, Randy / RIP /condolences to Family, Roy /palpitations, /angina /wife ankle, Billy /wife back & hip, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /3 new skin cancer spots and treatment, /wife knee healing, /getting dehydrated and cramping, Thomas /gout, Phil /reflux, /wife's eyes, Frits/ daughters hip replacement /vetran son with mental issues, Steppenwolfe/son-auto immune disorder, Grev/wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement, /family issues, /wife feeling bad, Doug and wife/health issues, /nerve and pain, / wife headaches, David(sadamo)/Sophie's new eye surgery recovery, Chris /neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /wife not feeling well, /marriage, / friend stop drinking, Paul/ wife's healing from back surgery, Gale and KY/ tornado victims, Mike /5 year plan, Dennis /retirement plans and land purchase and development, / brother "alligallyitus" and improving, Drew /foot heel issues, /friend cancer diagnosis and recovery, Helogabals /second opinion, /wife's friend situation, Ukraine war, and Country.

 

[sodamo]

Plus one on single story with enhancements. Sophie was still in a wheelchair and we lived in a 2 story when we designed this house. Wheel chair accessible, 3 ft doorways, other passages 4 ft min. All the bathrooms have multiple grab bars.


My 2cents on PV Solar. Would be difficult for me to recommend any system with no battery backup. Have had a few friends locally that got grid tied systems for the offset and when they’d lose power regret they had useless panel doing nothing. Unfortunately, those systems were not capable of having batteries added as they were dependent on the grid. I would say as a minimum to have a system designed and capable of taking advantage of battery backup. I do believe the newer systems can do that. I also like a system designed to be readily expandable. Too often in the past, expandable meant take out the old and completely replace. Poor design. These days, with lithium batteries, even possible to expand a battery bank, something near impossible with lead acid.

 

[scootr]

Good morning. Cooling off significantly in S.CA. Coastal Hurricane Kay made landfall in Baja Mexico. Hopefully bringing much needed rain to this area. 30-40 mph winds fanning the flames of the now 24k acre Fairview wildfire in the rugged San Jacinto Mtn foothills just east of us. Mandatory evacuation line just a 1/4 mile away - we set at the ready. Hopefully the rain gets here before the fire. Both predicted for today. Pray for the firefighters and the people in it's path. Thank you

We won. Rain which has been absent for 4 or 5 months came today. Not a moment too soon for the fire. But it arrived with high winds that sent us all running. What a day. The fire is 40% contained - estimated to be completely out in 2 days. the total acreage will be 30k acres burned. - Prayer works.