Good morning!!!!

[Looking4new]

Mostly, that was on my Jeep that I haven't had since 2018. The Journey has DRL and they work.
This is NOT my morning post.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! Finally beat Ron, now I can go back to sleep.
37˚F, colder than the predicted 40s-70s today.
This will be a busy day clearing cedars at the park and working at the "Farm".

 

[daugen]

Don and I are both up too early.
alarm dinged at 3am and realized I was wide awake.
coffee going down nicely.

low 40's out now, dropping during the day to very cold tonight, then looks like a little bit of a warmup.

had a nice visit with my friend yesterday, used their travel wheelchair which was lighter but not much.
GPS on Expedition failed, nav failed, sigh....another appointment at Ford dealership, only place that can fix it.
I still can't find the oil life monitor.
But I do have my own oil and filter and next warm day will change both.
Then I use a dymo labeler and put the oil change info somewhere, usually in front on radiator plastic.
the whole idea of doing all this maintenance was to set a baseline on a vehicle with unknown history.
dealer allegedly changed oil but no sticker on windshield. Absolutely yes to 5000 mile oil change intervals.
That's twice a year for me and I just bought a new HF creeper to make it easier.

my only concern with changing oil on a car, which usually I don't fit under, is that when I put the vehicle up on ramps,
the engine is then on a slight angle and I assume not all the oil runs out. RV was tall enough I could get under it, but this truck
may be pretty tight. I got a new drain plug also, Ford uses a gasketed plastic drain plug. They came in pack of four, will give one to my friend
with same year F150. He has the 375 ecoboost, mine is the 400/480. Plenty of power to go, concerned about power to whoa, hence thinking of
brake pads.

I understand brake pads can leave a lip on rotors the same way belt pulleys can get a lip from serpentine belt.
so it makes sense to change out rotors on something older. But without any brake shudder, braking seems smooth, not sure what I would accomplish.
just because something passes inspection does not mean it's in good shape. (not like I'd drive on a tire with 3/32 tread...)

there was a time when "cutting down" your rotors was standard I thought, but perhaps with cost of labor now, it's simpler and maybe cheaper to just buy all new parts.

hope you all have a nice weekend.

 

[ronjhall]

Coffee is brewing. 21° with cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 26° with mostly cloudy skies. .62 rain yesterday. Then it went to snow. Little over 1" fell. Got shop equipment cleaned up yesterday. Then worked on cleaning up quick pin attachment. Since I am not in a hurry to use it. Got a can of spray paint out. It's now painted. Even though I did it in temperatures below 40°. Will hook it up to bucket today. That's about all I have on the list today.

Txdon, good job posting early. Now get some more sleep. You will need it to get threw the day.

Everyone stay safe and well.

Good Morning All.

 

[NHBX]

Good morning,
29° now, looks like about 3” of heavy wet snow on top of the rain/sleet that fell yesterday afternoon.

Today 02/01
Snow showers around this morning. Bright sunshine later. Morning high of 31F with temps falling to near 15. Winds NNW at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of snow 40%. Higher wind gusts possible
Tonight 02/01
Bitterly cold. A clear sky. Low -1F. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph.

Snow cleanup after daylight arrives, possibly a dump run later (or not). That’s about it for today.

Enjoy your day everyone
Stay safe and healthy

 

[wngsprd]

47, the high for the day.

Buppies, glad to see the Cahas Mtn fire is nearly contained. That's a big one.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Up early, getting sore throat from sinuses.
Need coffee to sooth it, but will have to search for it. Been long time since I made it.
Happy Groundhog Day eve, to those that want to get ready to shoot that rodent.

 

[m7040]

good morning, 39 going to 49 wind gusts to 30 mph

walked Cody, fired up the wood stove, coffee made.

using ice bags on the wrist. Did not sleep much due to pains.

Need to move up more firewood like a one arm bandit all doable but daughter and boy friend coming by today so will put them to work

 

[wngsprd]

Thomas, sorry about your Buick. Hope the snow's not too big a problem for you.

Got lots of rain here, but there was still snow/ice in some shady areas when I went hiking with Della at sunset yesterday. Also hiked to the river and all of the ice was clear except one patch in the cove.

Went to Virginia Beach Thursday to meet my sister and work on my mom's estate things. Easy trip, but seems like everything takes longer than expected.

Still working on taxes.

 

[daugen]

Frits, sorry that fall has left you hurting. Using ice bags in winter not what you had planned...

temps going down here as cold air drops down during the day.
really do have to be careful of slippery spots
recent sun and warmer temps have cleared roads here.

off to get a haircut this morning, a bit overdue.
I always take a shower first and make sure my hair is clean.
what's left of it...

sure is nice having remote start on Ford. Didn't have that with Volvo strangely.