Good morning!!!!

[KilroyJC]

Good morning from Central Texas. 71 degrees, T-storms to my SW. They say chance of severe later. Who knows, but we can use some rainfall!
Fertilizer prices have come down. Unfortunately, I was one of the last to pay attention and the (2) local suppliers are out already! It is a bit early maybe to consider, but as warm as it has been... maybe not.

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The B52 Stratofortress, introduced 70 years ago! Remarkable. Think we got our money's worth on this design.

Hope all had a great day. Look upward and remember who is in charge. Take Care to all

BUFF is sortakinda like that avocado-green refrigerator from 1971 - it JUST WON’T DIE

 

[daugen]

old friend's younger brother is a trainer for B52's in Louisiana.
just shows how tough that airframe is, though they have updated avionics, etc.
What a polluter that plane is if you watch it take off, not like they were concerned over emissions controls when designed.
They wanted a big plane to drop nuclear weapons.
Surprised after all these years they haven't changed out those engines for something more modern.
I also wonder with the other more modern bombers out there, like the B1, why they still keep them but like Kilroy says, they
just won't die. I believe the plane still has the largest payload capacity of any of our bombers. Guess those 8 smoky engines do their job.

 

[KilroyJC]

Good morning!

God has given us another chance to get it right (or at least not screw up too badly).

61F, raining all night, solitary rumble of thunder had dog slink in to our room for consolation.

Lluckily, she did get her trip up the mountain, and we did not rush her as we knew the next couple days would be rainy.

happy Puppy:

I tried again with the oil breather/cap. It spins but won’t come off. Push down, pull up, rock side-to-side while pushing, rock side-to-side while pulling, it doesn’t move vertically at all.

comealong to the rafter is next - I don’t want to have to do an oil change by refilling through the dipstick tube. . .

tonight I have to email all my tax stuff to the accountant. Gotta feed Uncle.

time to start getting ready to go to work. One of the things I have noticed while data-processing all these tax documents is that a lot of people are not doing well with their portfolios compared to last year, and that it looks like a good number are cashing out at a loss to prevent bigger losses. Most portfolios with positive numbers are positive by very small margins - big winners are rare enough to be extremely noteworthy. . .

I hope everyone has a happy healthy productive safe blessed day!

 

[Spike56]

BUFF is sortakinda like that avocado-green refrigerator from 1971 - it JUST WON’T DIE

Yes! My brother and I often discuss older vs. newer products and wonder with all the efforts in reproductions that there *may* someday be a company to back engineer and design products such as appliances or other products to include some improvements but are built like the "old days". I am a dreamer! Seems many things today are designed for obsolescence and replacement of entire product.

 

[KilroyJC]

Yes! My brother and I often discuss older vs. newer products and wonder with all the efforts in reproductions that there *may* someday be a company to back engineer and design products such as appliances or other products to include some improvements but are built like the "old days". I am a dreamer! Seems many things today are designed for obsolescence and replacement of entire product.

There is (was) a company that was refurbishing old Chambers stoves due to the interest Rachel Ray spiked a bunch of years back. I wish I still had my grandmother’s old refrigerator with the meat-locker handle and tiny freezer that had to be defrosted every two months.

 

[m7040]

Good morning, 46 going to 60 with some drizzle. Walked Cody with the headlight on.
Kids came out yesterday and all had a good time.
Tax refund check came in from IRS
Taking a trip out West will be a great adventure. Having flexibility to stay and enjoy newly found places is something I always wanted.
Looks like I defeated the computer, iPhone, internet connection issues because it all works now, finally. Except last night the iPhone did not connect on a call from wife and message on her phone said it was forwarded. So maybe not.

 

[riptides]

49 outside this AM. Heading to mid 60's. Raining.

Nothing on the agenda, a low energy day. LOL. Will head out with SO to go get her hair cut. I get to watch and sit on a nice comfy sofa for an hour or two.

Hope all have a great day. Be safe. Get healthy to those ailing, stay healthy for the rest of us.

 

[daugen]

1952 Chevrolet
same year that the B-52 arrived

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Good morning team! 72F and chance of storms later this evening, while spotty showers occur today.

Popgadget, since I prefer to DIY fixit my vehicles, you just talked me out of a prius for a commuter. 3 phase a/c.... I need to start a thread about the quest to find the cheapest commuter vehicle with a full rubric of cost parameters...with all the pollution reduction designs, and designs for higher mileage, sometimes longevity or dependability suffers.

David, your family has my condolences. It sounds like a terrible accident and situation. Prayers for your extended family. It will take them a long time to heal from this.

Work has still been busy. Some change in my management tree is coming. A bit apprehensive about it. The guy stepping down has done a phenomenal job. I will miss him.

RNG, I think with the years of weathering on your roof tiles, it will be hard to get a perfect match. Maybe consider a whole roof replacement to colored metal? Or reflective galvalume for energy savings?

I just ordered my soon to be 13 yo son a very cheap to me laptop. 5 year old technology, but I got it delivered for less than $175. These were high ended business models originally.
Refurbished Dell Latitude 7290 Notebook, 12.5-in HD (1366 x 768), Webcam, 1x Intel Core i5 Quad (i5-8350U) 1.70 GHz, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, No Optical, Intel Integrated Graphics, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10 Professional
I have 30 day window to send it back if it isn't worth it. He needs a smaller laptop to fit in back pack.

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the low is 25 and going to 28°F. Wind N 11 gusting to 20 mph. 60% chance of light snow, no accumulation.

Checked the torque on the tractor wheels yesterday, they were right on the money. 166.5 'lbs rear. Didn't check the fronts.

Today is the North Bay trip. Hopefully that goes good. Tomorrow will be the weekly dump run.

Condolences to your in-laws, David.

Have a safe day all