Good morning!!!!

[Thomas]

35 this morning raining still no snow

Thomas if it comes far enough north you might get more snow. Prayers for all our Country

Weekend snowstorm free.

 

[Thomas]

30F cloudy upper 30's for high.

Late start doing outside chores and I heard about it from turkeys and squirrels. E muffin time.

Plans for today...Seems kinda strange no snow removal this weekend 3 weekend straight plans are refill Mrs. kindling barrels in the basement which will take a while. Grease Kubota diesel up do walk around check storm coming late Monday till late Tuesday as Phil said,other than that slow motion day.

Enjoy your day all.

 

[txdon]

I did read that putting coffee grounds on strawberries really helps them.

Drew, I heard coffee grounds are good for alkaline soil but then I read this, Coffee Grounds for Gardening - Pros, Cons, and How to Use Them - Trees.com

There are pros and cons. I did not know about the caffeine or the cats, or the antibacterial properties or that used grounds don't change the PH you need unused grounds and that would be a waste. Conclusion - it depends on what you are growing and how well you mix it with the soil.

Pleased do a test for us. Use coffee grounds on half and see if that half out preforms the other half.

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning.
Spitting rain/snow outside, not pleasant or there.
Here is what the Davis weather station has to report-

Yesterday was another day proving the Ferris Bueller quote “life comes at you fast”.
It started in the shop getting a speaker ready for pick up, it’s new owner was on his way from Washington, DC, about a 3 hour drive. Noticed that it was getting cold, and that the heater wasn’t running. Digital thermostat was blank. That system has a fairly complex control system, the thermostat is connected to the furnace with only two wires for power, all of the control functions are by “Red Link” RF communication to an interface on the furnace. Also connected wirelessly are indoor and outdoor remote sensors and internet gateway.
In the process of sorting it out, I got a shock from a “low voltage” wire that was at least line voltage measured by my calibrated fingers.
Considerably more investigation revealed that a 24volt wire chafed against a 240 wire and rubbed through the insulation connecting them together, basically frying all of the connected 24vac devices, thermostat, interface module, defrost controller, and contactor.

Keep in mind that my customer is on his way to pick up his speaker that still needed my attention, so I fired up the propane furnace with test leads with alligator clips. Upstairs was comfy the whole time, as the Mitsubishi was unaffected.
Speaker was ready when it’s new owner arrived, he was ecstatic with it.
Got back to the HVAC project, got new thermostat, interface module and defrost control all installed and programmed. So now I have heat controlled by a thermostat. Still have to replace the contactor in the condensing unit before I have the heat pump back on line, I’ll wait for the precipitation to relent before I attack that.
Got everything buttoned up in time to throw some meatballs in the crockpot for the band at 7. Had a good night of playing music.

Today will start with speakers, and hopefully get the heat pump back on line if tbd weather cooperates.
Need to walk down the lane and see how my drainage work is flowing.

 

[wngsprd]

39 trying for 51. Nice sunshine to dry out the small amount of rain that took all day yesterday to exit its clouds.

Nice to hear from you, Bird.

Don, thanks for sharing that coffee grounds article. Good info.

Yesterday was a recovery day for me, and my wonderful wife gave me a much needed haircut. Today will include a dump run, diesel and gas refill, coffee roasting, Adirondack chairs assembly, chainsaw sharpening, and maybe a little run time.

Happy 311 Day.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 65˚F, cloudy, South wind, heading to the upper 80s.

I found bags of Miracle-gro Organic composted soil for raised beds at Costco yesterday and promptly picked up 6 large bags, on sale, $2 off. The 6 bags cost just $50 and will be used in the 2 new raised bed in the rock garden. But I'm not quite ready. I have one more landscape large Yaupon to plant, then the raised beds , then the stepping stones. But little will be accomplished this week, except seat time, because it's Spring break.

 

[daugen]

Drew, I heard coffee grounds are good for alkaline soil but then I read this, Coffee Grounds for Gardening - Pros, Cons, and How to Use Them - Trees.com

There are pros and cons. I did not know about the caffeine or the cats, or the antibacterial properties or that used grounds don't change the PH you need unused grounds and that would be a waste. Conclusion - it depends on what you are growing and how well you mix it with the soil.

Pleased do a test for us. Use coffee grounds on half and see if that half out preforms the other half.

Don, very helpful, thank you, I will do that, half with, half without
Have looked at weather forecast carefully, think I may plant the strawberries I have, and then mulch them in a little for protection.

Paul, that's a really nice weather display.
geez, glad you didn't have a fire from that heating system short.

 

[riptides]

YIKES on the heating system short. Bad electric runs?

Today is home supplies shopping. Really need food and Sawzall blades.

Windy out...so pickup stick duties are probably in order.

Ditto on wngsprds forecast for today. At least it is dry outside and the sun is breaking through the clouds.

I told you all about the alien mothership landing spot in the back forty. I need to contact these people.

Pentagon UFO chief says alien mothership in our solar system possible

The yet-published research paper discusses the possibility that visitors from other galaxies may already be trekking across our solar system.

www.militarytimes.com

Hope all have a great weekend. Be safe.

 

[Buppies]

Interesting articles riptides

 

[m7040]

Good morning, 37 going to 44 and windy today.

Yesterday went well and the charge cooler replacement is behind us. Rained sleeted some on the way back from PA.

Plan to go to town to pick up a prescription. Need to get that one changed to a 90 day prescription instead of 30 days.

The mini split works really well and is a perfect complement to the wood stove.
Getting full voltage into the 24 volt control wiring is really scary. Glad you are safe and no fires resulted from it. Wondering if there are other places along the control wires at risk? Good reminder to check on the Yukon basement furnace wiring.

The iPhone problems are behind me it seems. The 14 pro model is working out great. Not that different from the 12 pro except some upgrades to the camera