Good morning!!!!

[Popgadget]

Good Evening.
Been a hectic day, started with a trip to the Vineyard, got out just ahead of Air Force 2. Kamala was just getting to the plane when we taxied past.
There are some serious thunderstorms south of Long Island that we had to circumnavigate. Tops were over 40,000 feet. But we got out there and back, had another Mission BBQ lunch.
Then onto damage assessment and control at home. Had a lightning strike around 1am that woke us up and did some damage.

So far I have found a 16 port gigabit POE+ switch, the Ethernet interface on my desktop PC, the KSU for our Nortel phone system, and 4 APC Ethernet surge protectors. There is probably more, but I won’t know until I get a new switch and see what works. There is a batch of POE cameras and two outdoor access point that are also POE powered.

This is all in the shop, except the KSU. I managed to get things going in the shop with a 10/100 switch I had on the shelf, that got the mesh Wi-Fi on line, I connected the desktop via WiFi. No cameras or outdoor access points, but do have control of the thermostats and outdoor lighting.

The Amazon Sprinters will be up and down my lane for the next couple days, hopefully I’ll have the time to install stuff as it comes in. Have a busy week with the FAA, at least a couple of nights we will be out past midnight.

It will be a struggle keeping up with GM, but I’ll give it a try. Might be from the Wi-Fi in the plane..

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Good evening. Another 107˚ day on the road and 103˚ in the cool grass in the valley. I was hopeful of a cooler day this morning because there were clouds in the sky but they all disappeared by noon.

Went by Costco for a bit of shopping and to get hearing aids cleaned. The hearing aid counter is closed on Sunday. Good thing the new town Costco is close and I did not waste much time. Gasoline was $3.239 a gallon at HEB grocery. With all the trips to the estate house I'm filling up 3 times a week.

The drought is persistent and every day has been an "excessive heat warning" day and a "red flag" day.

Humidity started out at 91% before the sun came up, but went down to 28% at 5pm.

I almost hate to mention it, but we have a chance of rain on 8/22. 9 days from now. I'll be praying.

Sorry about your lightning strike. Often, they take out the garage door openers too.

 

[two_bit_score]

Some pictures of new mower

Really glad to hear she likes it!

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 77ºF for the start, clear sky, light breeze. Light wind with some moderate gusts, sky stayed clear, and high temp was 105ºF, HI 108ºF. Chapel to start day, then made pancakes for breakfast. Did get front porch swept off, and some fish club work done. Also got nap in and we went to town for dinner at Mexican restaurant.
Ron sorry about power issue for so long, glad you had generator. Hope no damage from storms. Nice doe
Buppies hope you got the other stuff along with new mower. Prayers sent.
Drew we would take the rain. glad you had fun with drone. Hope you can fix the return home feature. Nice pics
Billy hope you got your rain. Sorry about your friends news, prayers for his recovery. Sounded like a nice lunch.
Lou sorry about the chicken torture. Hope the chicken was worth the wait. I hate it when cramps wake me up.
Thomas hope no rain. Hope you perked up enough to finish the evening on the deck after your mini nap.
Kilroy hope splitter worked today. Sorry about the carb. Sorry the Harry tore your screen.
Drew hope you can help your ex from afar.
Drew is the lime going to mess with the pines?
Scott(vt) hope you were able to get friend on the lake. Hope breakfast and berry picking were bore good.
Mike sorry about the heat, remember you electrolytes.
Frits sorry no rain yet, Hope you get trimmer mounts set correctly.
Gstrom glad you were successful with install, hope you get fitting to bleed the bakes. Hope you got a visit in, glad you got fed.
RNG good to hear House coming along. Sorry about the scare, took a minute to figure out what a borate bomber was Good luck getting everything working. Glad you like your neighbors so far. Hope hike was good.
Ken sorry about the flooding rain. Good to hear chimney not leaking. Hope no damage. Hope you get the wire holes drilled. Nice pics
Frits nice omelet
Drew glad generator did not run out of propane. Nice pic, hope you got lime spread.
David glad you got the new antenna up on house and cottage, hope you are done with ladder work for a while. Hope wifi config goes well.
Buppies hope you have cool drink while observing
Drew hope table goes together easily.
Dennis surprised no check engine light with gas cap off.
Frits nice setup.
RS sorry watching the meteor shower viewing was a bit of a bust.
Buppies glad wife enjoys mowing.
Kyle neat story on the Pantera.
Drew glad you got table done, you can got inside to cool off
Frits nice work
Buppies glad wife was able to get the 5 acres mowed.
Frits thanks for link
Thomas glad you got pine cones up sounds like a lot of work.
Don sorry your clouds disappeared, we have cold fron tomorrow, but no rain. Back to 100ºF+ Thursday.
Dennis glad son led good worship, glad lunch was good. Grass was Tall!
Scott(vt) glad you got your boat ride in. Nice pics. Glad you were able to grill on boat
Randy(wag) glad you have light day today.
Paul glad vp did not ruin the flight. Sorry to hear about lighting strike, hope damage not too serious. Hope the network gets restored soon.
Kyle hope you get some rain.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /friends upcoming new baby, /son's migraines, Bird /aging issues, Ron /heart, Billy /mom hypertension & congestive heart failure, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /sleeping, /wife 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, /heart issues, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's hip or leg pain, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage dissolving, / friend stop drinking, 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.

 

[daugen]

good morning all
I know I'm up early when I beat Buppies or Ron.
should be a nice day today, high of 89 with another round of thunderstorms coming in tonight.

Popgadget, sorry you got fried. Hope you don't find anything else not working.

slept well last night, very tired from heat, need to remember to drink more water today

have some errands to run this morning, not much else planned. I have a loose connection on my rv backup
camera, which I'm pretty sure is behind the unit in the dash. Means pulling radio unit out of dash and looking behind.
need to find a youtube how to video. Every time I hit a big bump I would lose signal, and when I tapped on radio, usually came back.
So unlikely it's at the camera in the rear, just a loose connection up front. Everything comes loose on these rv's...

think I'll take my Makita cordless chainsaw and cut up that wood picnic table today. Then what to do with it...

 

[ronjhall]

First cup of coffee is cooling. 63° with cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 75° with evening showers. Did a conserve energy day until afternoon. Went to neighbors and worked on cutting up large cherry tree and hauling limbs to chipper pile. Todays plan will be similar.

Everyone stay safe and well.

Good Morning All.

 

[Buppies]

67 high of 89 severe storms possible later today I’m in for no not here

Prayers for all our Country

 

[mpham]

Morning all!
62 heading to 81.
Rain in the forecast for the next two days!
Happy birthday and anniversary to all I've missed!
Between the constant rain storms and the cut with a knife humidity this stupid deck project is taking forever! I finally have it almost all complete. Just need to mount one more stair rail and final cleanup. Not sure of I posted this one. Didn't get a final pic yesterday was to beat.

Spent some me time down in the woodshop keeping cool. A few of my latest projects.

Think today will be kind of a rest day as my arthritis in my hands and fingers is really acting up again.
Neck issue is pretty much the same and wife's voice is still not back to normal. She might have to go to a voice coach or we will have to learn to live with it.
Hope everyone stay safe and healthy!

 

[Buppies]

Really nice wood work Phil

 

[riptides]

66 outside this AM, upper 80's expected today. 69% humidity. Nice fog bank over the pastures this AM.

I took a closer look at the chimney yesterday on the Milk House. With a ladder. It's built pretty tough. Still in good shape as none of the bricks were loose. Cut into the concrete wall on the inside. Still don't see any support structures for it. It floats! LOL. If the weather cooperates and I hear from the roofer this week, looks like sledge hammer time on the roof.

Hope all have a great day. Be safe.