Good morning!!!!

[Larro Darro]

Then I've got 150 pounds of weed and feed to put down.

Drew, if you had been in Colorado I would have thought you meant going to a Smoke and Snack Bar, but 150 pounds does sound excessive

 

[KevT]

76F dry & clear today. Nice stretch of weather ahead for the next 4 days.

Today's task is getting the bush hog ready to use. It's the only thing that has to sit outside, which I don't like but have to live with. The mower has had a hard life for the past 11 years. I don't put that many hours on it but they are hard hours. If I finish my field project before the end of the universe it would be nice to get a mower dedicated to mowing cleared areas. A flail mower might fit in the garage. The bush hog is roughly 6'-6" X 11' overall which is a lot of floor space.

The price of being able to read the news, is reading the news. :laughing: I guess it also depends on what one considers to be worthy news but whilst on my way to those topics it is hard to miss the unworthy news headlines.

Dave, I am jealous, all of my implements have to sit outside, only my tractor is under cover.

I am like Larro in that I neither read the paper or watch the news. Having been closely involved with news breaking stories in my past, it always comes across as what will sell and make them money, not the truth. And it is quick to convict someone with big headlines, but retractions are little fine print in back. My nephew still has a hard time finding work and he was proven innocent of all crimes, but the headlines still pop up.

 

[dave1949]

Dave, I am jealous, all of my implements have to sit outside, only my tractor is under cover.

I am like Larro in that I neither read the paper or watch the news. Having been closely involved with news breaking stories in my past, it always comes across as what will sell and make them money, not the truth. And it is quick to convict someone with big headlines, but retractions are little fine print in back. My nephew still has a hard time finding work and he was proven innocent of all crimes, but the headlines still pop up.

We don't watch TV news and I don't miss that circus. I have an online NYT newspaper subscription which I find useful due to the breadth of topics covered; they do allow the occasional conservative viewpoint to to sneak in believe it or not. The Bangor Daily News has no paywall and I keep up with what is happening around the state on their web site. I really ought to buy a digital subscription to be fair. Maine's 1.3 million homogeneous residents (95% Caucasian) and small economy is not comparable to a state like Florida. There are 4-5 web sites that cover un-sensationalized science news which I enjoy visiting. That's more of a hobby interest thing for me.

The internet makes it so easy to filter the information stream to get to what interests me compared to the past. You could watch an hour of news on TV (and commercials) and only see a few things of real interest. It is a different paradigm; I can easily seek out what I am curious about rather than someone else deciding what my interests should be.

I agree the local news can be atrocious as far as sticking to the facts and some of the writing isn't of very good quality either.

 

[farmer2009]

70 this morning and headed to 83 today. Hope to finish washing chicken coops today. Have 1 1/2 left. Did get garden tilled yesterday but didn't get to hoe everything. Had to sucker my sweet corn we'll see how it does. Hoeing won't happen today 2.4 inches of rain last night.

I don't watch the local news unless I hear of something that catches my interest. But I do record it every night and then fast forward to the weather.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Farmers here use weed wipers also.

 

[farmer2009]

Not many around here use a weed wiper. Most just use a bushhogg. Some use whatever sprayer that they have for row crops. Others don't use a thing then wonder why they don't have any grass. I've seen them before and the best ones are the ones that use a counter rotating wick.

They seem to work really good on Johnson grass because it gets taller than the other grasses. Thistle and Marestail don't do good with a weed wiper. They are much easier to kill with a sprayer in the rosette stage. Once they reach boot and start to set flowers the stems start to hallow and the translocation of the herbicide is greatly reduced. Stems can hallow for two reasons. One is the plant starts to consume it's self to feed the flower to make seeds. The other is there are stalk boring worms that hollow out the stalks.

 

[sodamo]

71°F and only .02 inches rain last 24 hours.

We brought our 9 yo granddaughter and her 8 yo cousin back to Hawaii with us, Granddaughter is here for remainder of summer, cousin for 3 weeks. One could say life will be quite different for us this summer LOL

Farmer - some of those numbers you cite make me tired

Drew - that aluminum angle, routed in will be a nice finish, just might add that to my own project list (for next year)

It IS great to be back home, back in my own bed. Arizona was nice, but not researching a move there. The dogs are pleased to have us back as well as 2 playmates.
Our sitters did a fantastic job and it sounds like they enjoyed their stay here as well.

Well, back to reality. Had to make a Costco run to Kona yesterday, errands in Hilo today.

Be safe
Have a great day

David Sent from my iPad Air using TractorByNet

 

[Larro Darro]

I am like Larro in that I neither read the paper or watch the news. Having been closely involved with news breaking stories in my past, it always comes across as what will sell and make them money, not the truth. And it is quick to convict someone with big headlines, but retractions are little fine print in back. My nephew still has a hard time finding work and he was proven innocent of all crimes, but the headlines still pop up.

It's not just the small local news that gets it wrong. In 2000 when the circus came to Florida {Gore V Bush}, even small counties like Calhoun were contacted by big city papers. The New York Daily News {I think} talked to Margie about why a overwhelming Democratic county like ours voted so heavily for Bush. {When the rest of the south started the switch from one party to the other in 1964 with the Civil Rights Legislation getting passed, we didn't. The county always goes Republican in state and national elections, but everyone is still registered Democratic} She explained that was the way the county always voted, but when they wrote the story, she was misquoted, and they tried to make it sound like it was unhanded stuff going on. She contacted them to get it changed in the online paper, but they couldn't be bothered.

And back when I had free time, I used to listen to Le Show on NPR. The host, Harry Shearer {also does voices for the Simpsons}, had a segment called LA Dog Trainer, Corrections of the Week. He would read the corrections for the LA Times, and it would take about 5-7 minutes just to read through them. It was always funny.

 

[daugen]

I stopped watching tv over ten years ago when the amount of time taken up by commercials got so obnoxious that it wasn't worth it. Not for the ten percent of the programming that had some content. My home page is cnn.com so I get the news constantly and I can read my local paper online also. So I switched to the web to get "entertained" a long time ago, but love a good movie occasionally. And once in a while I will sit at the tv and go up the channels to see what is there. What a lot of mindless junk is on there. Like walking into a food store where most of the food are marshmallows and twinkies. Which is good because that is what is between the ears of the the Kardashians anyway.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good afternoon all. 73F and clear this morning, clouding up this afternoon, temp 89F garage temp 91F. Got the work-bench mostly done. Need to find some 2 ft wide sheet metal to top the bench and shelf with. Only a few boxes left in the garage, mostly furniture which isn't going to fit in house and will be sold.

 

[Eric Salop]

When I was a child we only had 2 channels in the UK and they broadcast very little in the daytime. The BBC had no adverts whatsoever (and still doesn't to this day) and on the commercial channel programs would only show advertising after about 15 minutes of program viewing.

I was about 10 years old the first time I visited America. Many things were very different and much better than the country I lived in. TV wasn't one of them. What a huge number of television channels, but hardly a one had anything worth watching on the hot summer days when my aunt said to stay inside. I remember seeing lots of commercials for used cars and constant cartoons of a moose (called bullwinkle ?). My cousin let me watch a Mexican channel with almost non stop bull fighting - aunty went ballistic when she discovered what had been keeping me quiet !

 

[300UGUY]

I don't watch much tv, mostly CNBC, the financial news. Occasionally the history channel. But not much history on there now! Mostly swamp things or something else silly.

 

[deerseeker001]

I had to replace a spindle on the JD Mower Deck Today not to bad just time consuming.I also changed the Oil why I was at it.

 

[dave1949]

63F after a high of 73 today and mostly sunny. It felt warmer, nice day.

This morning I went over the bush hog mower except for sharpening the blades and decided to mow a bit today here and there plus ~3 acres in the field. Back to rock picking tomorrow after a four day break. I have about an eighth to a quarter of an acre to do yet but it is another ugly patch.

I don't think that little area was ever totally cleared back when. It is peppered with rocks from football size on up to "I won't be moving them" size. Digging down just finds more rocks. I can certainly see why someone working with picks, shovels, pry bars and oxen would give it a pass. In the end I don't think there will be many to drive around, the excavator took out some monsters. Sure feels funny driving across that area on the tractor. You can tell when there is a big rock near the surface because the tires don't settle in the same.

 

[vsumoski]

Somehow I don't think you'll find that pic posted on the wall of any Catholic Church...

Maybe, maybe not...
"Since Georges Lemaitre first noted, in 1927, that an expanding universe might be traced back in time to an originating single point, scientists have built on his idea of cosmic expansion." Wikipedia

Drew, are you aware that Georges Lemaitre is a Catholic priest?
Just my :2cents:

Vince

 

[daugen]

Maybe, maybe not..

Drew, are you aware that Georges Lemaitre is a Catholic priest?
Just my :2cents:

Vince, fascinating, thanks.
I hereby eat my cosmic hat.
btw, I'm a New Hope native, SE of you. Grew up on a farm there South of town right on the Delaware River.

Perhaps I should restate my earlier thought, and not say Catholics but rather dogmatic believers?
Trick is to keep your mind open when so many are closed around you. I am currently surrounded by Baptists.
I would love to go visit their churches but might get tarred and feathered if I admitted not believing in Sin. Sin is big business here. Must be a lot of it going on because they sure seem focused on it.
I must be missing out on something here...
Drew

yeah, finally, rain pouring down. One half inch please not five...

 

[daugen]

Drew - that aluminum angle, routed in will be a nice finish, just might add that to my own project list (for next year)

got the router out, a Milwaukee 1 3/4hp fixed and plunge base alternative. I think fixed is the ticket, with a bearing equipped router cutter and a length of board clamped down keeping the router just far enough away from the edge. Adjustment on side of router for depth of cut.
I haven't bought router bits yet, will get a small assortment. Have lots of woodworking catalogs to pour through, though many are already on Amazon which makes things very convenient.

Local ironworks has ordered the aluminum one inch molding and when it comes in, I'll know exactly how thick it is.
The screws are going to be on the front, not the top; the top will be as flush as I can make it.
Need to find what will glue aluminum to wood. Screws are fine but I want some adhesive in there. Never tried that combo before.

 

[farmer2009]

Need to find what will glue aluminum to wood. Screws are fine but I want some adhesive in there. Never tried that combo before.

Look into the foaming Gorilla glue. I believe it will stick to most types of material. Plus it's waterproof.

 

[DABSGT]

Swallows just built on my porch. hate to tear it down.

Swallows did that on my front porch a few times never bothered me, I would leave out some feed for them, but chased my wife and dog across the front lawn a few times.
So far summer has been busy hard to find the time to keep up with you all.

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[Larro Darro]

I am currently surrounded by Baptists.
I would love to go visit their churches but might get tarred and feathered if I admitted not believing in Sin. Sin is big business here. Must be a lot of it going on because they sure seem focused on it.
I must be missing out on something here...
Drew

Drew, I just named a kitten Sin. Well actually the full name is Sin Nombre. After going about six weeks without thinking of a good name, I gave her No Name. And I wasn't sure I knew how to say Sans Nom.