Good morning!!!!

[two_bit_score]

Ron, here is a link about Zaatar and taste

what-is-zaatar

My mouth started watering just reading that.

 

[two_bit_score]

August, 101˚F on the coolest weather station. Not only is August the hottest month of the year in Texas but in central Texas it is rattlesnake birth month.
Each female has between 2-12 babies each with fangs and venom.

Copperheads too.

 

[ronjhall]

Coffee is brewing. 61° with cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 68° with cloudy skies and light rain. .51" rain yesterday. Neighbor came over and we new tires mounted on tractor. Then cleared more limbs from his place until rain started. Still lots more to get done. Going to be an inside day doing house cleaning and laundry.
Yesterdays sunrise.

Everyone stay safe and well.

Good Morning All.

 

[wngsprd]

73 going to 91. Got a fair amount of rain late yesterday.

Hope you folks in Texas get some rain and cooler temps soon and fewer rattlesnake babies.

Ron, great sunrise...helps get the day off on the right foot.

Mostly, nice that you do the DASH deliveries...know they must be appreciated.

Had a smoke alarm awakening yesterday in middle of night, so replaced all the batteries yesterday, but then still had chirping on two of them..."rebooting" via the circuit breaker didn't help. Went back out to the shed to get the ladder and tried something I read online...resetting, or what one website called "discharging" by taking battery out, switching off the circuit breaker and then pressing the Test button for 30 seconds. Worked.

While "up there" in the ceiling stratum, removed some light fixtures around the house and cleaned them, plus the LED bulb in one of the kitchen ceiling lights went dim yesterday so replaced it...I put a 5000K bulb in and my wife explained why I needed to take it out and put in a 3000K bulb instead. The bulb package says "may last up to 13 years"...mine may have lasted up to 3.

Just as I got restarted on string trimming with a fresh battery, the rain hit...didn't see it on radar before I went out...but still got the important part finished, then took another swing at the European hornets before coming in. My wife got stung by a yellow jacket yesterday. I went to the location (hummingbird feeder), caught it with a butterfly net.

 

[daugen]

good morning all
seems like new batteries in the weather station did the trick.
.80 inches so far and rain is leaving the area until later today.

Don, nice melons
if you remember I did melons in NC, all kinds of international ones, was a lot of fun.
But after a four inch rain, half of them blew up.
another veggie that can't control amount of water it takes in
Not like too much water is your problem...

I put e bike on charge when I got home, in garage, garage still standing so guess it didn't burst into flames.
today I put bike on back of motorhome and under a special cover i got for it.
But e bike needs a trip to Popgadget's shop, wire to rear light which had to be moved for rear carrier won't hook up.
Extra leads they provided were wrong sex, so have to old fashion cut and splice.
I could do it, but Paul will do it much more neatly. Weather has to dry up for me to head up his way.

I used to charge into every repair with energy.
Now I think I've lost some of my confidence.
I seem to have less ability and less patience, not a good combo.
But my desire for good work has only increased, so more often need to ask for help.
I'm used to giving the help, not asking for it.

food shopping this morning, then home to work in garage and clean inside of rv.
Next trip is Sept 18. I want to run the slide in and out another time or two, just to be very sure it works.

 

[riptides]

72 outside this AM, may hit 90's today. tStorms expected later.

Not much of anything going on, got some roofers coming by to give me an estimate on patching the Milk House chimney hole. They will probably say, replace the roof. The tin is 100 years old, I have some of the same material laying about. LOL. A patch and a good paint job and I am good for another 100. LOL.

Waiting on the plumber estimate.

Need to call the dealer in a few about the ZTR. Sigh.

Need to run out and get some food stock. Pickings are getting slim around here.

Time to play the lottery. A billion plus will finish my remodeling efforts and cure my equipment ills for sure. LOL.

Hope all have a great start to the work week. Be safe.

 

[KilroyJC]

You are right have to be careful but standing on a platform is better than balancing on a ladder. We use a giant antique copper tub for wood storage inside the house. It holds enough for a day or two and keeps the mess contained. We have a lot of Locust trees that are getting to the point of being ready for firewood or use as wood poles. Locust trees are to be thinned out anyway to make more room for the more desirable trees

We use an old copper washtub with lid for tinder/ kindling/etc.

 

[KilroyJC]

70 going to 91, maybe some rain. Pretty muggy outside.

Kyle, a BIG Happy Birthday to your mom! I bet she really enjoyed your visit and opportunity to tell you another family story.

BEF, sounds like you were beginning to make vodka from those potatoes.

PJ, nice family of dogs. You two are angels.

Kil, looks like a nice time in Franklin, even a welcome sign for Thru-hikers. Did the band play any Teddy Ruxpin songs?

Buppies, nice new mower. Now to keep that tall grass cut to size.

I mowed mine yesterday for a couple of hours...didn't finish it, but it finished me...I had already run down the battery to zero on the string trimmer.

I ran the generator for a bit yesterday...routine, to get it ready for potential storm related power outages. I have not been able to find a replacement battery of the same size after a bit of searching last year, so just pull start it...pretty quick starting up on LP.

Only problem in using the generator (which has thankfully been very rare) is getting it out of the toolshed. The shed is old, built with full dimension rough cut lumber...well built, but the threshhold is a climb over the cinder block and 2x8 plate, so have to use car ramps on both sides to get it over, and it feels like it weighs a ton (and it gets heavier each time I have to move it ).

Not while we were ther - we left at first intermission so we could let the dogs out — the band still had two hours to go.

band played a good assortment of 80s pop. Mike and thenMechanics, Cutting Crew, GoGos, etc.


I kept yelling from the back “WEIRD AL!!! WEIRD AL!!!!”

 

[KilroyJC]

70 going to 91, maybe some rain. Pretty muggy outside.

Kyle, a BIG Happy Birthday to your mom! I bet she really enjoyed your visit and opportunity to tell you another family story.

BEF, sounds like you were beginning to make vodka from those potatoes.

PJ, nice family of dogs. You two are angels.

Kil, looks like a nice time in Franklin, even a welcome sign for Thru-hikers. Did the band play any Teddy Ruxpin songs?

Buppies, nice new mower. Now to keep that tall grass cut to size.

I mowed mine yesterday for a couple of hours...didn't finish it, but it finished me...I had already run down the battery to zero on the string trimmer.

I ran the generator for a bit yesterday...routine, to get it ready for potential storm related power outages. I have not been able to find a replacement battery of the same size after a bit of searching last year, so just pull start it...pretty quick starting up on LP.

Only problem in using the generator (which has thankfully been very rare) is getting it out of the toolshed. The shed is old, built with full dimension rough cut lumber...well built, but the threshhold is a climb over the cinder block and 2x8 plate, so have to use car ramps on both sides to get it over, and it feels like it weighs a ton (and it gets heavier each time I have to move it ).

If the shed is that substantial, why not put in a mounting point for an eye/shackle to use a deadfall?

 

[Buppies]

67 high of 90 more storms .68 in yesterday storms could turn severe enhanced risk then 80s for several days before next batch of rain. Big toe still purple

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