Good morning!!!!

[Thomas]

76F clouds rolling in 9-12pm hard t storms with rain shall fall....again.

Well looks like I'll have to start from beginning have CDL again...could be interesting.

Check out the neighbor 1 mile down the road spread 3 10 wheeler dump truck hard pack down 200' driveway and parking area,piles hard pack been setting almost 3 weeks baking in the sun than muddy from all the rain fallen almost harder than rock neighbor mention contractor least 3 weeks out doing the job,I ask neighbor why did you have two loads tailgate spread down the driveway and I got the deer in the head light look...I decline the job for bigger equipment needed.

Plans for the rest of the evening...set on deck enjoy cigar see what critters do walk by.

Enjoy your evening all.

 

[sodamo]

Old

New

Didn’t get all my cable nest cleaned up, but at least functional.

TV delivery was about 2 1/2 hours early. Fortunate I got the mount reconfigured before they arrived.

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Saturday) morning. Overnight Low of 9C and it's presently 14.1C with a gentle breeze and the sun has just poked out from the clouds.

Yesterday's quick trip into town to retrieve a case of Pinot Noir was followed by a relaxing day around the property. It should be a repeat for today.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[Rich B1]

Good evening. Been a warm week, no rain yet. Keeps missing us.

Being a bachelor this week. Wife is spending the week with her sister in OC, MD. Been doing some things to the bikes. Did some maintenance, took a ride, then sat down, had a beer and stared at it for a while. BSA really got this one right





Everyone stay safe out there

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 81ºF to start the day, overcast with rain showers nearby, light breeze. light wind, moderate gusts, .05 inch in rain gauge, overcast did break up some, and high temp was 96ºF, HI 105ºF. Low temp during rain of 78ºF. putter to start day, bike ride then lunch/cool down, then to garage to replace shredded belt. Can't get belt fingers off without removing drive axle, and that is a fair amount of work. Mower is about 70% reassembled, need to figure what I did wrong last time to avoid shredding new belt. Did decide I had seated enough for one day and took nap. Dinner at Mexican restaurant was good and finished Stage 13 of the Tour after dinner.
Ron glad good shopping. Nice you could conserve energy yesterday. nice pic.
Buppies sorry to here wife has gone combative. Sorry you have no support close by. Hope posting about it helps. Prayers sent.
Drew hope nice beer with brother.
Billy Hope you did not get stung much by the hornets. good to hear pole saw worked well.
Mike good luck with all the landscape work to be done.
Thomas good luck with CDL.
Kilroy nice finds on your walk. Good luck developing the sharpening skills.
Ken glad spare clutch on and working. Sorry storms so active at night.
Scott(vt) sorry for excessive rain, just as bad as no rain. Hope you will get a break.
Paul nice progress on speaker. Sorry about all the training in areas that don't apply. Hope you got flying in, and more progress on speaker, and the list for the transit.
Don sorry about your heat. Glad tomorrow only advisory instead of warning. Hope you were not the driver called in.
Jay I suspected you had a full plate. Glad dinner was good and Peg on good behavior. Hope weather pattern does change for you.
Dennis glad was just wife weeding the garden and not a critter eating the garden.Hope movie good.
RNG Hope you can work out the detail on house, strikes me as odd solar system just now coming up. Sorry about overheating on side by side again. Glad old roof gone.
Drew nice pics
Frits sorry swallows taking exception to you. Hope wood stacking going well. Hope grass shorter for this session of mowing.
David good luck with TV mounting prep. Hope H&F goes well for the guys.
RS sorry about being behind on rain, familiar subject to Texans. Hope you catch something more interesting in trap next time. Glad stink juice sprayer back in operation. Hope you get junk on Unisaw dealt with. Sorry about mono hiding, like you say, it will pop up after you buy new spool. Hope afternoon went well.
Dennis hope you get some good rain, glad movie good.
Frits glad trimmer and pole saw good to go. Hope fence repair goes smoothly.
Scott nice pic, hope you found the pot of gold.
Scott(vt) the guy that made patterns for the foundry are often referred to as modelmakers.
Frits use fuel stabilizer if engine may sit a while. I use stabilizer in all my E0 engines include the boat motor.
Don that is HOT! we had a front come though today and get a 2 day cool off. Still on phase 2 here on water usage. Sorry about the long wait for the other knee.
Thomas sorry about no new diner money for date night. Hope critter provide good entertainment.
David new TV looks great.
Randy(wag) glad trip to town and wine retrieval went well.
Rich hope you enjoy the bachelor time, nice pics, nice bike.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /learning new job, /friends upcoming new baby, /son's migraines, Bird /aging issues, Ron /heart, Billy /mom hypertension & congestive heart failure, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /new skin cancer spot and treatment, /back surgery healing, /wife knee healing, Thomas /gout, Phil /reflux, Frits /veteran son with mental issues, /granddaughter with Evans Syndrome, Ken /dad possible dementia, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, Lou /eye issues, /loss of brother, /heart issues, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's and David's new eye surgery recovery, Chris /neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage dissolving, / friend stop drinking, Paul/ wife's healing from back surgery, Dennis /retirement, /neighbor issues, /land development, /favorable winds not in the forecast there "alligallyitus" and back in hospital, Drew /back operation issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, mike /wife's healing from surgery, Scotty /back pain, Helogabals /second opinion, /wife's friend situation, Fatjay /father broken hip, Ukraine war, and Country.

 

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[ronjhall]

Coffee in cooling in cup. 66° with rain and thunderstorms this morning. Heading to 76° with continued thunderstorms. Got grass mowed. Did it while still wet with dew. Forecast rain never showed up. Installed UV light on garden pond pump system. This should clear water up with adding any algae control. Grand Daughter high school graduation party today.
Morning Stretch.

Buppies, special prayers for you and wife.

Rich, nice bike.

RNG, hope house works out.

David, TV looks good.

Everyone stay well and safe.

Good Morning All.

 

[daugen]

good morning all, pretty warm and sticky out already and more summer wet weather coming in.
Hope to get grass mowed this morning, showers predicted almost every day.

had a nice time with brother, sent him home with a fifth of vodka brewed by Les Cheneaux distillery in Cedarville MI, where I stayed last week.
And some cherry tomatoes and blackberries fresh out of the garden.
He is off with his entire family, ten of them, to Turks and Caicos next week.
I have walked the seven mile beach there. Well.....I tried to, turned about about half way, many years ago

no plans for today

just wrote multi thousand dollar check for long term care insurance. Living alone, only siblings to get stuck with me, felt it was important that
I have this so as not to be a burden on family. Care is about 9-10 grand a month around here. I figure over last almost 20 years I have paid in about
60 grand in premiums. As I get older, it's a betting game. With my financial planning background, I know it's important to have this but still cringe writing that check.
And while I'm writing my check to Mass Mutual (a very fine mutual insurance company) my older BIL was emailing me asking about his LTCI. He's paying about 12 grand a year for both he and his wife, but there are reasons. I got them insured when others couldn't, she has some neurological issues that really worry the insurance companies.
I suggested he reduce his policy from unlimited term (not sure they even write them any more) to about six years to save some money. They are 80+ and at some point, the healthy for sure are supporting the unhealthy. But that's the way the system works...

many ltci policies have care at home provisions. So...if your spouse has dementia, he/she can stay at home (maybe) and not have to be institutionalized.
bottom line is you can only apply for this coverage when you are really healthy. Or like life insurance you get rated and it's very expensive. 25 years ago an ortho in doylestown told me I'd likely be in a wheelchair in ten years. Needless to say, that handwriting on the wall motivated me to get covered. I'm still dragging myself around but am very glad I have the coverage. Costs have gone way up, folks are living longer, care is better, and care is way more expensive than folks imagine.
When I got sick three years ago, with my six month deductible, no claim was made. But company was put on notice and they were prepared to pay. Happily at 5 1/2 months I escaped medical lockup and got out on my own. One claim I was very happy not to make. But paying 8k a month for assisted living in NC was a real wakeup call.

per Amazon, Sassy should be very happy today

have a great weekend

 

[daugen]

got billing from PA EZPass. Between the Ohio Turnpike and the PA Turnpike, cost me almost 90 dollars in tolls to drive from Michigan to Philadelphia.
PA turnpike tolls just nuts for rv. Next time, back to Route 80
One of the tolls was 43 bucks, from Ohio to Lancaster. Too bad there aren't toll collectors any more, I used to ask them if they were providing a meal
at those rates...

 

[two_bit_score]

Between the Ohio Turnpike and the PA Turnpike, cost me almost 90 dollars in tolls to drive from Michigan to Philadelphia.

Do they charge by axels?