Good morning!!!!

[Kyle_in_Tex]

68 high of 85 today sunshine nice day

Biopsy's came back last night both cancer one basil one, squamous cell oh joy second one of those.

Hope all those with trials and tribulations get fixed, job problems cure themselves, stopped up septics tanks get fixed. Remember God will never give one more than one can stand.

prayers for all our Country

Bupps, prayers for you and your wife. I'm sure there is a lot of pain with it. Also for your toe to heal.

Kyle does this help. New Texas Law S.B. 505 effective September 1, 2023
EV $400 registration fee and $200 yearly fee. Fees collected go to the State Highway Fund.

https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/pdf/SB00505I.pdf#navpanes=0

That is fair. I'm paying about $2.10/day combined federal and state gas tax, just for my commute....so about $1.05 for just state taxes per day.

 

[Buppies]

Thanks Thomas Kyle and Drew have not heard from doctor strange

 

[Thomas]

62F clear upper 40's again over night with half moon.

Been good say for outside puttering little Scooter and i had good nap,just wish she wouldn't purr so loud near my ear.

Mrs. want to dine out and had taste for breakfast meal at truck stops,been lot of years since we visit because of the new owner at the time and quality of the food the new owner now has made BIG BIG improvement "I'll be back"

Heading for the deck with smooth cigar waiting for critters and stars.

Enjoy your evening all.

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning Lou,
Did you go to the Washington County Fair ? I am guessing yes because its almost next door to you in Greenwich ! If so how was it this year ? Much new tractor displays and tractor equipment ? Wish I coiuld have made it !

Do they still have the school bus demolition derby there? I haven’t been there in years, but that was memorable.

 

[Popgadget]

Never mind. That was Washington County PA!

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Thursday) morning. Overnight Low of 6.1C and it's presently 16.4C, mostly sunny with a moderate breeze.

Yesterday's 'into town' venture for groceries went well. Home & unpacked, then decided that I'd have a quick lunch, then drive out to Pyengana for the cheese... but first I'd head back into town to see when I could make an appointment to do my tax return (Australia's very 'laid back' when it comes to filing ). We go by "financial year", so anytime after the 1st of July you can file with no real 'deadline'.

The lady there said that she could take me later that afternoon (1500), so I drove out to Pyengana only to find that they were closed. <bugger> Winter-hours. Will be open Friday. It's a good thing that the road to and from is a fun drive.

So, home to pick up the tax information = a half hour appointment to get everything sorted and filed.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[KilroyJC]

In hometown, We got .1" in a matter of a few minutes. enough to knock the dust down.

In College Station, the temp at 5:45pm was 104F

had a worrisome evening last night. 23 years ago, I broke the bone in the tip of my ring finger. The joint at the distal phalange and the middle phalange. Had surgery w/stainless pins way back then to repair it. It's been fine since. Somehow, I injured it and my finger became numb at the tip, and tingles going up to my elbow. There seemed to be a red line on the palm side of my finger from the injury to the palm. I was extremely worried about infection, and got some anxiety, because it was almost 9:30 pm, and we live in a medical desert about an hour away from a decent ER. I was tired and feeling bad, not wanting to drive to an ER... (If you google infection and nerve damage, it will show up with a lot of bad possibilities.) My BP went up, I had overate and was bloated, (wife had made Mexican food) which added to feeling bad. Anyway, we prayed and I told her I had drank a lot of water and would be up multiple times to P throughout the night to monitor it. So about every 1.5-2 hours I woke up to P, and checked it... seemed to be not getting any worse, and my anxiety/bloating had gone down to where I felt better. This morning the numbness/tingling was still there so I went to the clinic. They sent me for an x-ray. X ray showed no breakage, but arthritis has set into the joint and the cartilage is gone. physician's assistant said with no cartilage, it is now prone to nerve damage if I bump it the wrong way, and that it might take weeks to subside. She said the tingling going up to my elbow is the ulnar nerve. I asked if situation could be made better somehow, she said my regular doc would have to order an MRI of the hand and they could look at the joint/nerves better, then maybe a hand surgeon could offer something....but she said don't put a lot of hope into that. She said to take ibuprofen, not necessarily for the pain, but for the inflammation. I haven't taken any yet. My finger is not so swollen anymore. The tingling is more of an annoyance than the pain. I told her a "1" on a scale of 10 for pain. After clinic appointment, I went to work and had a productive day with no mechanical type work.

Work was good. We have more kids that want to come to our school than we can handle Our dept is bursting at the seams. It is crazy glancing out the windows during a class change, and seeing the hustle and bustle of so many kids trying to get to their next class. Scooters, bicycles, mopeds, electric everything...even electric unicycles.

Here you go Drew!

Tomorrow is dentist day for the whole family.

I always thing of the comic strip “B.C.” whn I see one of those…

 

[KilroyJC]

Good evening all. 77ºF for the start. clear sky, light breeze. Light wind, partly cloudy sky, and high temp was 102ºF, HI 106ºF. Putter to start, bike ride, then trip to town for lunch fridge filter, and gas and groceries. Mowed parts of front lawn that needed it, cooled down then napped. After dinner watered maple tree, changed fridge filter.
Drew glad you slept well. Have fun mowing and washing the car. Summer still here
Buppies hope you get some work. Glad you got a nap. prayers sent.
Ron hope string works. Mower should be ready to go now. Glad you got shocks adjusted better. Nice pine cone pic. Neck cooler I have is from Frogg Toggs Chilly Mini.
Thomas hope trimming went well. hope your energy hangs in there.
Mike Hope work going better. If grass is drying out, is it growing slower?
Kilroy sounds like you are using the Ex a lot, glad you have a way to do jump turns better.
Gale nice battery life. Sorry about phone glad you got cool spell and rain.
Phil hope you got some good seat time. Hope meeting went well.
Paul sorry about the unproductive meetings. Glad hay got stacked during delivery. Nice Zoe pic. Nice R/C pics glad trip to field was fun. Hope Costco trip good.
Don Glad your temps easing for a day or two. Hope the helps the effort to get ready for estate sale.
Ken good to hear progress on garage. Any idea what the profit margin is on those stores? That is some bent wood
RNG sorry SpaceX woke you up. Hope you got a nap today. Sounds like a lot of headway, sorry about the microwave DOA. Hope you got the box trailer And packing up at old house goes well.
James sorry to hear about the backup. Hope no damage to house.
Drew hope Gravely did well with the tall grass. Hope greasing party went well. Hope car wash went well. Nice pics
Frits will they rebury the cable? Hope rest of day went well.
Dennis never seen heron in tree, plenty of egrets but when I have seen heron they were fishing.
Corey welcome to GM thread. Enjoy your rain, and drywall work.
Dennis sorry to hear potatoes small. Sorry Costco low on cereal, I have not seen then carry much in the way of unsweetened cereals.
RS sure are getting a lot done. Hope you were able to spray today.
David hope the filter replacement went well. Hope salt bags not too heavy. Good to hear HH was good.
Dennis awesome pic.
Ken sorry to hear unrest at work.
Kilroy glad pickup back and only cost an arm, not arm and leg.
Drew glad backup pump now setup. nice pics
Dennis have a nice train trip. Which trip are you taking?
Thomas glad good day, sorry little Boo such a pain.
Dennis steam train sound like an adventure.
Randy(wag) hope town run productive. Hope you got your cheese prizes.
David nice work. new pump looks smaller than old pump.
Lou get any pics for the tractor show at the fair?
Kyle sorry you had such a rough night. Arthritis no fun. I take Beano or equivalent before refried bean and help with the bloating and gas. Hope dentist day goes well.
Kyle insurance companies operate from actuary tables, I suspect younger more aggressive drivers have not had the impact yet. I hear you on the road tax.
Kyle good luck finding Kyle II
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.

Cheaper than buying a new one!

 

[KilroyJC]

2240hrs Law enforcement activity at the druggies…

AAAAAND nothing of consequence will happen yet again I am sure…

 

[PJSprog]

76°F and cloudy foggy again this morning, only got up to 94° today as it was cloudy most of the day here. Triple digits tomorrow and Friday, then a break back into the 80s for the weekend.

Neglected to mention that I put up a new hoist in the barn this past Sunday. We used to have an electric one, but my Wife's uncle made off with it when her grandmother died, as he did with many things. He tried to take the I-beam and trolley, too, but was convinced to leave them. Been using a come-along and a strap to lift the mowers for cleaning and blade sharpening / replacement. Never was very comfortable with that, even with jack stands. So, bought a one ton chain hoist off Amazon last week. Much easier, and much faster. Probably much safer, too.

Sunset and some swirly clouds painted a nice, colorful sky this evening (at least as well as my iThingie could capture it).

Hope everyone is well.

Good evening, gents.