Good morning!!!!

[Thomas]

49F clear sky steady breeze low 60's for high.

Todays plans... Lawn mower shop for trimmer oil and spare oil filter,dump,Mother's Day card for kittens to give Mrs. and gift come Sunday,give the lawn first haircut of the year,starting getting ready for next winter wood etc. supply.

Time to get my feet going if I want to kick back later today and enjoy smooth cigar on the deck.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[riptides]

...Old mower will stay here as long as it still works and doesn't require much $$ to keep running. It has a 4 ft deck...new zero has 5 foot deck and ROPS, so waiting to see if places I won't be able to mow with it.

I found with a ZTR I was going places and literally inching up to stuff I had never attempted before. And that's with the ROPS up! Heck, I even ended up using the push mowers less.

I did have to lop some branches here and there. But even along the fence lines, I just take a different angle with the mower and all is good.

I think you will be pleasantly surprised with your new work mate.

 

[CajunRider]

Soon the fish in my top pond will be getting the occasional rabbit for a treat. To make things more entertaining for children (of all ages), the rabbit goes into a bucket with holes in the bottom, then all it takes is a few eager flies to start off the protein conversion.

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Not recommended for ponds that are close and upwind of a house !

I just toss the rabbits right into the pond. The gator will have a snack.

 

[B7510HSD]

a perfect two incher. I'm surprised actually they are this big, flowers still on plants.
Yeah, I thought of zooming in.... Wow, it's as big as my house!
Yours are likely larger underneath the ground.

I'm going to say summer is starting today. Every day in the forecast in high 80's or low 90's.
And the latter half of next week shows a lot of rain. Within reason, I'll take all I can get...

Helping ladies of Garden Club unload truckloads of herbs and flowers for a plant sale today. I was supposed to have
tomatoes and peppers for this but as reported they all almost expired in the sun. Looking garden over yesterday, I'd say that 90 percent of those plants
did not look good at all after transplanting, about a third died, and the rest are now doing fine. I'm going to have a lot of tomatoes and peppers, at least a hundred plants growing
of each. So that's good. Means I have to get moving and get some twine hung between the poles to do a "weave" on the tomatoes.

This afternoon I hope to finally get on the Super A and do some corn cultivating. I should do more hand hoeing but need to mix in some "fun stuff" with
that hard work. The absolute worst is when I nick a corn stalk with the sharp edge of the hoe and that's all she wrote, end of corn.
Pleased to see that dozens of Hale Jumbo cantaloupe plants are coming up. If I can keep the critters out of that area, going to have lots of melons. Maybe.
Never grown a melon in my life so this is all trial and error. Plus beets and carrots are now coming up, well there's a line of something there.

Is it a weed? Or is it Memorex? (talk about a successful jingle way back when)
Today if you asked someone, other than a musician..., what Memorex was they would probably
guess it was a pill for senior memory boost...

Just Remember Drew if you are trying to impress the "ladies" of the Garden Club those 2 potato's go in the front of your shorts not the back!! :thumbsup:

 

[CajunRider]

Good morning all.

Drew, that potato looks good. For me, nothing in the garden this year yet. I'm still waiting for shipment of the gas tank for my tiller.

Riptides, I gave away my ZTR a few years back. I wish I hadn't. Even though most of my yard can't be mowed by a ZTR, it would be helpful with the area around the house.

I wish all of us on the mend to heal well and quick.

With my 12 hr shift work, all I can do last night on my tractor repair was cutting the bolts and took the top part of my ROP down. Next come removing the seat and fender so I can get to my remote valves and fix the leaks.

A couple years back I installed 2 big fluorescent lights for my dock. One has gone out. I found out a replacement bulb cost as much as an entirely new LED flood light on Amazon. The fluorescent light will be replaced with the LED. It appears everything is heading it that direction.

 

[CajunRider]

Just Remember Drew if you are trying to impress the "ladies" of the Garden Club those 2 potato's go in the front of your shorts not the back!! :thumbsup:

Me think a good Texas sized zucchini in the front will be a whole lot more impressive than two taters.
PS: Don't use Alaskan zucchini else they'll think you're a freak.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Might plant garden tomorrow if ground dries up. We did get some storms last night, sime close lighning hits. Wife has been buying plants and got some seed potatoes. I have enough potatoes left over to plant this yr. We dont eat many potatoes.

Wngsprd, need pics of ztr or it didnt happen. Randy, never mind, we believe you.

 

[PJSprog]

66°F and clear skies this morning, going up to 91° today. Guy on the radio suggested we may be breaking a few records over the next few days. Maybe 95° Sunday and Monday.

Stopped at the hospital in Granite City on the way home yesterday to visit my best friend. He'd been feeling poorly since last Friday, and his nurse girlfriend finally talked him into going to the hospital on Tuesday to get himself checked (he works there in IT anyway, and any care is covered 100% for employees). Doctors initially thought it was his appendix, so they removed it Wednesday. Yesterday, his temperature spiked up to nearly 105°. Seems he has an infection in his blood, and they can't find the source. I sat and talked with him for about an hour before they started talking about moving him to ICU. I'm worried for him. At 51 years old, he's not in the best shape, and he drinks way too much. Hoping the infectious disease specialist can get it figured out today.

CjR, the zucchini thing makes me think of the airport scene in the movie Spinal Tap :laughing:.

I had relatives who raised rabbits when I was growing up. My hunting choices over the years eventually dwindled down to just rabbits and squirrels. I've eaten a lot of rabbit in my life. I like it. The little boogers are easy to clean, too.

 

[CajunRider]

66ｰF and clear skies this morning, going up to 91ｰ today. Guy on the radio suggested we may be breaking a few records over the next few days. Maybe 95ｰ Sunday and Monday.

Stopped at the hospital in Granite City on the way home yesterday to visit my best friend. He'd been feeling poorly since last Friday, and his nurse girlfriend finally talked him into going to the hospital on Tuesday to get himself checked (he works there in IT anyway, and any care is covered 100% for employees). Doctors initially thought it was his appendix, so they removed it Wednesday. Yesterday, his temperature spiked up to nearly 105ｰ. Seems he has an infection in his blood, and they can't find the source. I sat and talked with him for about an hour before they started talking about moving him to ICU. I'm worried for him. At 51 years old, he's not in the best shape, and he drinks way too much. Hoping the infectious disease specialist can get it figured out today.

CjR, the zucchini thing makes me think of the airport scene in the movie Spinal Tap :laughing:.

I had relatives who raised rabbits when I was growing up. My hunting choices over the years eventually dwindled down to just rabbits and squirrels. I've eaten a lot of rabbit in my life. I like it. The little boogers are easy to clean, too.

Down here we don't eat rabbits in the hot months. Too many parasites.

 

[CWB Wyo]

It's wet this morning and 40*, it looks like it's going to be that way all day. They are saying a 90% chance of showers and thunderstorms all day. The weekend doesn't look any better. We might have showers tell the middle of next week.

All the plans are on hold for next few days. I was going to work on the neighbors fence some more and paint my water shed.

Hope the weekend is nice for everyone.
CWB.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 54F @ 7:00AM. Sunny. High 78F. Winds NNE at 10 to 20 mph.

That's very good news on your eyes, Bird! Good vision is sooooo important, yet something most people just take for granted. A reprieve indeed!

Hope the surgery cures your back woes, Buppies, and your recovery is rapid.

I'm curious what you think of the new ZTR, Wng. I drove a skid steer with the two levers, and found it very awkward. Give me a steering wheel or a pair of handlebars any day!

Stepped out into the garage to put a new pair of gloves into the top of the roll away and found a foot long lizard staring back up at me. Most of it was tail, and it wasn't getting much traction on the smooth concrete, making it look more like a snake than something with legs. Slipped on the new gloves and tried to pick it up to carry back outside, and it showed its appreciation by trying to bite me. Had to squeeze it pretty hard to keep it in hand, but it eventually settled down for the ride. Seemed happy to be back outside and only took a moment to disappear into the landscaping when I put it down. Hope it eats lots of bugs back there; the crickets are making a heck of a racket at night.

Tracked the laptop problem down to the motherboard end of the hard disc cable. Popped it off and on a few times and things seem to have settled down again. Never had that happen before, but then I usually don't keep a laptop for seven years. But this one is just fine for answering email and surfing the web, and the 17" screen is still bright and sharp. And it has a trackpad that is a LOT easier to use than the screen on the iPad, and all the widgets work the way they're supposed to. Another thing taken for granted and only fully appreciated after it's fixed.

As expected, trouble with the wiring harness has limited progress on the van. He's replaced two bad connectors so far, and still has the fuel injector leads left to finish. There's also some work needed to add a threaded bung to the catalytic converter for an oxygen sensor, and it looks like it'll fall to me because the mechanic has no TIG outfit. That's fine, as you can't see the catalytic converter once it's installed, and my crappy looking weld won't offend anyone.:laughing:

Brought home some fresh E0 and E10 hoping to get better running out of the hedge trimmer, so I'll give that a try later. Now I'm wondering what to do with the stale premix; maybe it'll make good weed killer?

TGIF gang!:drink:

 

[buckeyefarmer]

PJ, prayers for your friend.

 

[daugen]

PJ, prayers for your friend.

:thumbsup: Sounds like he needs some.

Home and ready to go to work on a hot day. First some hoeing, then going to run the Super A. Then maybe paint the floor of the gazebo.
I will not dignify this cucumber and potato discussion.

 

[PJSprog]

Down here we don't eat rabbits in the hot months. Too many parasites.

Rabbit season here is from November to mid-February. The general rule when I was growing up was to never shoot one before the first frost, which helps weed out the sick ones.

("Duck season! Rabbit season! Duck season! Rabbit season! ...")

 

[Bird]

Rabbit season here is from November to mid-February. The general rule when I was growing up was to never shoot one before the first frost, which helps weed out the sick ones.

("Duck season! Rabbit season! Duck season! Rabbit season! ...")

When I was a kid, the rule was to not kill rabbits to eat in the months that had no "R" in the name, i.e., May, June, July, August.

 

[lostcreekranch]

When I was a kid, the rule was to not kill rabbits to eat in the months that had no "R" in the name, i.e., May, June, July, August.

I agree Mr. Bird. Plus blow the crap out of squirrels (rats with nice tails) in months with three or more letters.

 

[rswyan]

Greetings GM’ers ...

Looks like spring has arrived here finally ... everything is blooming.

Just got home from the hospital where I got the Roto-Rooter treatment yesterday morning and had a carotid endarterectomy done on my left carotid artery.

Exciting stuff to be sure ...

 

[ronjhall]

RS, prayers for a fast recovery.

 

[ronjhall]

I will not dignify this cucumber and potato discussion.

I am afraid some never got over playing with their Mr Potato Heads.

 

[sodamo]

70°F and no rain since midnight. Sun a shining.
Will likely try to mow a bit if dry enough.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day