Good morning!!!!

[RoyJackson]

2018-04-06, 0439

16 right now...high in the upper 30's. Looks like a bit of snow coming in too...a couple inches.
Off today...taking wife and step daughter to a doctor's appointment...some kind of female thing. Nothing serious, I hope

 

[wngsprd]

33 going to 71 and windy. Snow and sleet tomorrow.

rip, glad to hear from you, but sorry to hear things have been so rough.

LS, good that your surgery is over...now be a good boy and don't overdo it.

BEF, happy anniversary to you and your bride. I drove through Rexburg a few years back...don't remember the town, but do remember the several different thundersnow storms amid otherwise blue skies that I drove through.

Ed, hope that farmer plants something that the deer like to eat so you can continue seeing them.

Steve, beautiful to see eagles on the beach...thanks for sharing.

Good tractor seat time yesterday...Bush hogged the last couple of acres needing it yesterday...the hawks and vultures were very interested, but best I could tell, I didn't run anything out for the hawks, or kill anything for the buzzards...just exposed a few insects that the bluebirds went after. Took the cutter off and put the tiller back on so I could maneuver into the yard and do a couple of chores for my wife. Then drove back into the woods and cut up a fallen pine to move the logs.

Not sure what's up today...long list to choose from...do need to pick up some filters and do maintenance on the tractor.

Hope everyone had a great day.

 

[daugen]

Keep that snow and sleet north of here please, though low temps tomorrow night supposed to hit 34. The last gasp of winter. Lot of rain predicted, 1.5 inches which is at least ten inches of snow.
But today is ok, 40 out now, headed up to 74 in sun turning to clouds

My morning will be spent likely wasting a lot of time at a car dealership and the afternoon with the food bank folks. No time for dirt today.
And looks like tomorrow for sure will be an inside day. Just please, please, don't wash all my corn away, a nice slow rain would be super.

woke up with itchy eyes, runny nose, allergies in full swing even taking an allergy pill at night and showering every day after I come in to get the pollen off me. Ah choo, tis the season.

 

[ronjhall]

Drinking first cup of coffee. 32° with heavy snow this morning. Heading to 40° with snow changing to rain. Already over a 1" of snow. Should not need the tractor. Snows shovels are still on back porch. So clean walkway off and then PT. Not going to plan anything else. But list is getting longer everyday with outdoor projects.

Riptides, prayers for you and wife.

LS, glad surgery went well. Prayer and wishes for a fast recovery. My last dose of pain medication came with a bottle of Stool Softener.

RNG, one of the pleasures of old age. Got to be something a tractor should be able to do to cure BM problems. :confused3: How about a BH.:confused2:

Prayers for those in need.

Good Morning All.

 

[toppop52]

Hasn’t been warm much but trees are in bloom and the pollen is covering everything.
Cool and windy yesterday, warm and windy today, cold and rainy tomorrow. Supposed to go to Plow days just up the road a mile or so, tomorrow, Ellen’s dad is one of the organizers. The weather may have other plans, but an appearance is mandatory. LOL

Got tires and wheels mated for the Monte Carlo yesterday. Could have mounted them but Ellen had volunteered to help this weekend, can’t turn down watching the lady with an impact wrench and tight jeans! LOL

 

[Eric Salop]

After yesterday's gorgeous sunshine it's all looking a little dull this morning. I wanted to play with water pipes today, so I suppose a shower of rain will make little difference. Yesterday I got the rest of the 2" mdpe pipe out from where I'd left it by the fence a few years ago. I tried snatching it out of the grass with a rope, however it had buried itself too deep. After the first 20 yards of digging I realised why it was so reluctant to move - when my young friend replaced the fence posts for me a few months back, he had moved the line of the fence about a foot into the field and the pipe now meandered in and out of the posts. It took me a couple of hours to work it all free.

I now have 3 lengths of pipe pieced together, ready to try filling the old tank. Unfortunately the pump I was going to borrow has broken. Spent several hours online looking at the huge choice available and still haven't decided which to get. Thought today I would try and use my existing bilge pump to at least fill the water trough and then wash out a connection chamber that was built alongside the tank. Wonder how many hours those small 12V marine pumps made by Rule/Shurflow etc last before wearing out - maybe some of you with boating experience would know ?


Riptides, machinery will be easy to come by again one day, just keep on doing whatever it takes to hang on to the things that are priceless.

LS, hope you are soon "feeling swell" in a different sense

 

[toppop52]

Glad to see new, old and part time GM guys posting lately! Wish the few ladies that have visited would come back, adds a nice perspective.
Prayers for all, specials for Ed, RIP, Ron, LS, JB and anyone with urgent need.

 

[Thomas]

18F clear sky low 40's for high.
Later today old man winter stopping by for visit leaving coupling inches of snow Buppies did warn us.

Friday been okay work week so far,today need to set in on meeting about complete science building shut for 1 day...going to be very interesting.
English muffin,feed the birds,slow roll to the grid for 8.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[Buppies]

37 now high of 67 mixed bag tomorrow high in low 40s

Prayers for Riptides and his family Ed and his family LS and his knee Roys wife and step daughter and others I may have missed

 

[Buppies]

Looks like after the middle of the month spring arrives for the east and the associated pollen that comes with it

 

[Looking4new]

20 with a high of 34, wind SSW 15 mph. Snow in the forecast slated to start at about 11 A.M. and go to 11 P.M.
We got about 1" overnight. The tractor is plugged in and I will go out about 5 P.M. MAYBE to do the people I plow for and leave mine until morning.

Our local (only) grocery store is closing. Seems head office and the owner of the building were having a pissing contest about the rent on the building and the parent office said screw you and closed the store. Well, the 'screw you' just screwed all the people in town that don't drive for whatever reasons. Now they will have to go 5 miles south to Sundridge to get their groceries. 5 miles isn't that big of a deal to people that drive, but the non drivers are certainly going to feel it.

The only good thing to come out of it was the 40% off everything in the store sale, $520.oo worth of goodies in the cart and paid out $342.oo I managed to 'stock up' on some stuff that we use on a regular basis. I am going back today to see if there is anything left.
After that it is down to Sundridge to the butchers, D-I-L really likes the butchers sausage, but she says his Sons' sausage is too salty.
A trip to the hardware store is in order too. I need a bunch of angle brackets and some 10-32 machine screws and nuts.

Happy Friday, all

 

[riptides]

Good morning all.

About 45 with the weather people in a tizzy about a possible snow storm on Saturday.

Meanwhile, last night I walked around the farm taking pictures of my flowering fruit trees and anything else that was blooming. A healthy diversion, except when I got to the far back fields. That wind storm a while back did a lot of tree damage. I have managed to cut up about 1/2 of the ten cedars I lost. But I have burn pile duties for the rest. I walked quickly past those still waiting for work. Sigh.

Today, I need to hop on my equipment-less (LOL) shed and fix (nail/screw) about six metal panels back in place. Mother nature laughed at us when that storm came through. She just flipped the panels over on each other like opening a sardine can. Instant skylights. My cow shed in the back forty fared much worse. The nails stayed in place while the roll effect on the panels happened. It's a loafer shed, since I don't loaf and don't have cows anymore, I just might take the metal to the scrap yard and burn the rest. It would open up the views really nice.

I hope all have a safe and productive weekend. Hoping the weather will stay on the warm side now. It's good to be outside.

 

[Bird]

66 degrees for a low today going for a forecast high of 79. And I noticed the first of the catkins yesterday from the live oak tree in the front yard. I think live oak trees would be great in the pasture for shade for your livestock, but I'd never recommend having one within a hundred yards of your house, especially if you have rain gutters that they can clog up.

 

[Ed of all trades]

Good morning all, 36 now going to 66 and partly sunny, 90% chance of rain/sleet later tonight. Got a Dr appointment this afternoon, just a new patient thing. No other plans.

RNG around here we don't talk about BM's. We use the word my mother in law used, tinky.

RIP, I remember those days when I walked around and the equipment and the cattle were gone, prayers sent for that too. Good things will come again, just wait and see.

LS, prayers sent for your healing and wisdom in what to do/not do.

Have a great day. Ed

 

[B7510HSD]

33 going to 71 and windy. Snow and sleet tomorrow.

rip, glad to hear from you, but sorry to hear things have been so rough.

LS, good that your surgery is over...now be a good boy and don't overdo it.

BEF, happy anniversary to you and your bride. I drove through Rexburg a few years back...don't remember the town, but do remember the several different thundersnow storms amid otherwise blue skies that I drove through.

Ed, hope that farmer plants something that the deer like to eat so you can continue seeing them.

Steve, beautiful to see eagles on the beach...thanks for sharing.

Good tractor seat time yesterday...Bush hogged the last couple of acres needing it yesterday...the hawks and vultures were very interested, but best I could tell, I didn't run anything out for the hawks, or kill anything for the buzzards...just exposed a few insects that the bluebirds went after. Took the cutter off and put the tiller back on so I could maneuver into the yard and do a couple of chores for my wife. Then drove back into the woods and cut up a fallen pine to move the logs.

Not sure what's up today...long list to choose from...do need to pick up some filters and do maintenance on the tractor.

Hope everyone had a great day.

The population sure is growing we saw 12 all in about a 1 block area yesterday all waiting their turn to eat!!

 

[CWB Wyo]

It's warmer this morning 36*, it looks like we got a rain / snow mix overnight. They are saying a 50% chance of rain today with the high in the low 50's and 15-20 mph wind. They are calling for 90% chance of rain and snow over the weekend.

I have a old harbor freight flux core welder the that needs some TLC. Going to see if I can get it working good and gave it a way.

Hope everyone one gets a good start to the weekend.
CWB.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 52 F @ 7:00AM. Rain. High 56F. Winds SE at 10 to 20 mph.

Off to the DMV to register the old BMW, then some breakfast at a favorite hangout. Wanna get there when they open, so off I go...

 

[PJSprog]

40°F and partly cloudy this morning, going up to 49° today. Looks like the promised 2-4" of snow from yesterday's forecast has become 0" of snow, as the weather seems to be going around us. Here in the St. Louis area, we call that "The Arch Effect." :confused3: They've also removed the snow predicted for Sunday. I'm OK with this.

Wife and I went to the grocery store last night. I was going to run to Walmart to pick up a couple of things, and she wanted to hand me the grocery list as well. I suggested she go with me, so she did. It's been months since we've gone to the store together ... a fact not lost on either of us while we were there.

Apparently, others were troubled by the threat of another impending April Snowmageddon, as we both had a good laugh when we walked into the bread isle. :laughing:

 

[jbrumberg]

Good morning everyone.

A mostly cloudy mid20F morning and the clouds are increasing. I am awaiting the 1" - 3" of snow this PM that will change over to rain later tonight. I agree with Buppies - changing weather dynamics in the Pacific will finally bring on Spring around here.

Considering the age group here it is only natural for topics of medical condition(s), number of and types of pills and specialist "counts", and all kinds of information sharing about BM's and BM'ing to "occasionally" become a topic Like Drew, I am a firm believer in the magical powers of prunes.

Steve- Thanks for the eagle pictures. The eagles around here congregate along the CT River to scavenge the dead/dying shad, eels, etc. that migrate upriver to spawn this time of year. And the Quabbin Reservoir nearby has plenty of "buffet" items frozen into the ice. Awesome good eats for scavengers.

Randy- Great job with the pork chops. They are easy to cook; but really difficult to cook well. I only cook boneless loin pork chops that I/are cut from the loin roast and then brine before I stuff them. It reads like you and Ellen's comfort level is increasing. Congratulations and good luck with developments.

I agree with David about the need for strong advocacy when dealing with any representative of the health/medical care and insurance industries. I have few "good" memories.

PJS- The weather hysteria prior to these over-hyped weather events amazes me. This time of year any accumulating snow melts pretty quickly. We have had several 20" snowstorms around here in April and one in may in the 40 years we have lived around here. The frenzied food hoarding exhibited in grocery stores prior to these "snow events" is to be avoided. The way people act prior to snowstorms is a sad predictor about what will happen if something really serious happens (again).

The solar panel contractor technical people showed up unexpectedly this AM. I have been experiencing power fluctuations including shutoffs during what should be peak production conditions. I've been trying to determine a pattern to report. My production is monitored. They figured it out before I. They are replacing the inverter. If it's not a defective inverter it's a problem with the power company's transformer. My dairyman neighbor is renting out his fields for an installation. I believe that his installation will be 100X larger than ours. I already know the electric company has to install "another pole" to accommodate his anticipated electricity production by an "abutter's notice." I bet they need to upgrade transformers and lines as well. We'll see.

The good news is that Brogan although curious and wanting to meet the techo is handling their presence. No introductions with them; but with two of our friends later today. I/We have no clue as to his "sociability," and his jewels need removed

My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers for all. We are all on this strange trip together. I feel and think better due in part to the relationships here.

I hope that everyone has a decent day today.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

33 going to 71 and windy. Snow and sleet tomorrow.

rip, glad to hear from you, but sorry to hear things have been so rough.

LS, good that your surgery is over...now be a good boy and don't overdo it.

BEF, happy anniversary to you and your bride. I drove through Rexburg a few years back...don't remember the town, but do remember the several different thundersnow storms amid otherwise blue skies that I drove through.

Ed, hope that farmer plants something that the deer like to eat so you can continue seeing them.

Steve, beautiful to see eagles on the beach...thanks for sharing.

Good tractor seat time yesterday...Bush hogged the last couple of acres needing it yesterday...the hawks and vultures were very interested, but best I could tell, I didn't run anything out for the hawks, or kill anything for the buzzards...just exposed a few insects that the bluebirds went after. Took the cutter off and put the tiller back on so I could maneuver into the yard and do a couple of chores for my wife. Then drove back into the woods and cut up a fallen pine to move the logs.

Not sure what's up today...long list to choose from...do need to pick up some filters and do maintenance on the tractor.

Hope everyone had a great day.

Just looked up Beaverdam va, For some reason, always thought you was further south. Knew someone yrs ago that moved to lake anna.