Good morning!!!!

[Thomas]

Took turns working outside and inside. Re-installed the 4x4 post and platform bird feeder that the bear removed for me a couple of weeks ago. This morning he, or a strong raccoon bent down one of the big 6' shepherd hooks as revenge. We've been bringing in 16 hummingbird and regular bird feeders every night for a while. Funny, they never touch some of the other feeders, such as a row of 6 big hummer feeders in the back, only 3 feet off the ground. We still leave them out

Sounds like tough neighborhood.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Took ranger for a spin. It started ok. Stalled once when I was sitting still, started back up. I put some sea foam in the tank. It has sat for a long time, need to use it more. Only has around 50 hrs on it, bought 7-8 years ago maybe.
Found snagglepuss up on shed roof.

 

[m7040]

good morning, 65 going to 83 today no more rain in the FC

Lots of reports on power out and trees down. We escaped all that with just a few branches down and some blinking lights no power outage

A PO run is on the agenda today and will see what else I feel like doing today

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, 71 going to 79 and cloudy.
Got 1" of rain last night, lots of tornado watch updates, but overall just gusty winds and minor tree damage that I see so far , came in like a wall last night.

Drew-we had a watchdog at our last house, worked fine for a number of years until the battery started to go. Battery size is important, as even when new it would only pump for about a day.

Power blinked a few times but stayed on, heard some bangs, so more trees down somewhere, in the woods hopefully.

Be well,

 

[KilroyJC]

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So as soon as I typed "DeWalt" above, an ad appeared next to this post with...you guessed it, a company selling DeWalt.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 80˚ before sunrise heading to 100+ again, no rain for July or August. We can only use the lawn irrigation one day a week and have to hand water the yard the other days before 7am or after 7pm. One person found out that the hand watering used more water but since very few people will stand out in the heat or dark the over all results are a savings of water.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 74F @ 5:15AM. Sunny. High 94F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph.

Our birthing season was earlier this year, Don. Killed three juveniles, two up near the house. Been nervous ever since, being very careful where I step or reach into. Nice melons!

New shop looks great, GS. And you did so much of it yourself! WOW!

Good help is hard to find, Mike. And so is tolerance for incompetence.

Glad the storm damage wasn't any worse for those of you in the path.

Yesterday got off to an early start to get to the Toyota dealer, early enough that I got the back and driver's side of the van washed before had to leave. The dealer visit was a non-event, as all they did was check the tire pressure and check a bunch of boxes that they looked at something. Changed the oil when I got home since that wasn't part of what they did. Funny (in a bad way) that maintenance intervals skyrocketed at the same time factories started including oil changes and such in their free maintenance programs.

On a lark, made a CAD drawing of the master bedroom at the new place and as I'd feared, my big bed will just barely fit. Three doors in that room leave precious little wall space, and demand more access. Current owner's thought nothing of the practicality. Which got me thinking again about the other less than desirable aspects of the house and the discoveries we've uncovered, so I wrote them all down and came away much less enthusiastic about the deal. Had a long talk with an old realtor friend, and we both concluded that a "meet in the middle" effort would be the last move. If that doesn't work, it's time to move on. New houses come on the market every day, and some have been tempting. For now, the realtor is back in civilization, and is working on the next counter offer. I encouraged him to beat up the other realtor with all the issues we've found, and make sure he understands he's now bound to disclose them to any future buyer should the house go back on the market. And that we'll be watching to make sure they do.

Sun is coming up fast, and I need to get out there and finish the wash and wax job on the van before it gets too hot...

 

[riptides]

... Which got me thinking again about the other less than desirable aspects of the house and the discoveries we've uncovered, so I wrote them all down and came away much less enthusiastic about the deal. ...

RNG, ya gotta be happy. It's a big deal.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Met my son at church building so he could work here with fast internet, power and working restroom.
I almost got to building and realized I forgot the key.
But when I got here, he was inside talking to the minister. I said I forgot my key, minister asked him how he got in.
Apparently someone had left a door unlocked, not the one we normally use.

Saw someone say we might not get power till tomorrow.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

RNG, ya gotta be happy. It's a big deal.

I'd settle for less unhappy at this point...