Good morning!!!!

[buckeyefarmer]

Got some of garden planted. Need to get poles for pole beans, never planted pole beans before.

 

[daugen]

very fully day, once I got home. Cultivated all the corn rows twice, looks much better, those tines really clog up easily with big weeds, but they got the job done.
Not all that much corn left out there. Then I checked on the potatoes and oh yes, red new potatoes ready to go. Hand forked about twenty pounds in the middle of the field in the 95 degree sun and decided I was no longer having fun and time to come in. I also picked about two pounds of snow peas. So, made the Garden Club ladies happy and got my corn and potatoes and peas done.
I'm done. Closed sign up.
Cold Corona almost down, my one hot sweaty day treat.

Neighbor's tenant farmer came in to spray. I was right there watching.

Am a bit concerned over oil pressure on Super A when hot. After two hours of working hard in the hot sun, it shows
very little oil pressure. No smoke, no sign of distress, no knocks but worrisome.

 

[ronjhall]

Nice day, but a bit cool...
Got the chipper off the truck...no problems. I got as much assembled as I could...this is a two person job, really...I think one of you wrote something about that.
Anyway...a bit tuckered out...I'll finish the assembly tomorrow. I hope my neighbor can lend a hand.

I think Drew did the 2 man. I assembled mine by myself. I used clamps to hold chute panels while I lifted them with my shop hoist.

 

[rswyan]

RS hope your recovery goes quick.

Thanks ... so do I.

Smoking will be hard to break. Get some help with it.

I did ... I actually had cut down significantly - reduced it by half about a month or so prior to this little event.

 

[rswyan]

Message disclaimer, I am on phone so will likely have mistakes. In Kansas visiting family. Nearby Matfield Green is 69F going to about 90F . Heal up quickly. Buppies nice mower. Welcome back RS. Prayers for all.

Thanks mg ... hope you have an enjoyable visit ...

 

[rswyan]

Are you on the whole food plant based diet with no added oils and fats?

No.

But some falafel does sound kinda good right now.

I agree smoking is one of the big three causes for the cause of inflammation - Diet, Smoking, Stress.

Hope you have a speedy recovery.

Thanks Don, appreciate it.

I'm sure it will go much quicker/better if I'm not smoking ...

 

[rswyan]

66°F and .29 inches rain

Got some good mowing in yesterday.

Met up with friends in from Michigan to house sit for other friends. Nice dinner downtown.

Good to see ya back, RS, Heal.
Prayers for all

Be safe
Have a great day

Thanks David, I plan to.

 

[rswyan]

Sorry to hear about the procedure, RS, and wish you a speedy recovery.

Thanks RNG.

My dad had the same operation, and the surgeon botched it. Plaque escaped into his brain and caused a stroke from which he never did recover.

Very sorry to hear that.

It seems like it can go either way ... some folks recover, others don't.

The fact that my plaque was soft (toothpaste) isn't necessarily a good thing, since it might be more prone to coming loose and then creating a blockage elsewhere.

Dunno whether there might be an upside, in terms of blockages dissolving once they've formed.

My right carotid, while not as bad as the left, ain't real good either ... they estimate the blockage in that one at 49% to 69% ... so I could still end up stroking out at some point I suppose.

Ol' Don might yet succeed in getting me to take the wascally wabbit cure ...

Lordy ... I might even wind up with one of those instant pot thingies ...

Hope you have better luck.

Thanks. I do too.

I think I'll give the sheriff's office a call Monday and talk to somebody there about the neighbor's late night shooting. Similar behavior was noted for the nut job that shot up Rancho Tehama a few months back, and maybe they'll send a deputy out to have a talk with the idiots. Hate to poke my nose into someone else's business, but I draw the line at inappropriate use of firearms.

Hope everyone enjoys their weekend!

You too.

 

[txdon]

Ol' Don might yet succeed in getting me to take the wascally wabbit cure ...

Lordy ... I might even wind up with one of those instant pot thingies ...

Now that really made me laugh in a good way. When you decide to come to the other side I'll supply you with enough recipes that you won't miss anything, except that dangerous soft plaque buildup. Oh, and once you buy one Instant Pot thingy you will quickly discover the need for a second.


Now to make dewberry Cobbler #11 for Mom.

 

[txdon]

Ron here is Whipper harassing the large coral snake that had swallowed about half the copperhead in the next pic. I was hoping to get a pic of the copperhead in the mouth of the coral snake but Whipper pulled it out of the coral snakes mouth. I tried to get whipper away from the coral snake but she kept throwing it about and I had to leave - too dangerous.

 

[300UGUY]

Thanks David, I plan to.

Good luck RS.

 

[Buppies]

Buckeyefarmer did you meet Steve Chisom while in class at CMC great guy

Looked at jobs after 11:00 this morning wife and I lost a package and spent hours looking for itt. Getting old has its drawbacks

 

[txdon]

Just tried something new in the air frier I thought I would never try. Air fried tofu. Before you fall over laughing, I can tell you the extra firm tofu marinated in soy sauce and Italian seasonings when air fried has a crunchy outside and a texture on the inside that resembles scrambled eggs. The flavor is absolutely delicious.

Mom just called she found her car keys that she had lost 3 weeks ago outside in the yard. I think she just gave herself the best mother's day gift - it was really bugging her especially the possibility of having to pay $300 for a new key.

 

[sodamo]

My wife doesn’t like the zero turn, so I use that, but she does do some mowing with the craftsman mower. I’ve abused my craftsman mowers terribly, I am always impressed at how well the survived.

Has the volcano affected you guys?

Not close enough for much effect.

Probably the most is all the contacts checking on us. Some we haven’t heard from in years

 

[Eric Salop]

Looks like it will be dry here today after all. That should please my wife as she can get on with mowing the lawn now I've replaced the starter relay in the Grillo. I'll drill out the rivets in the old one when I've a few spare minutes and she what happened inside.

The weeds in the field will have to wait another day though, Crassula helmsii has been forming dense floating mats in the top pond. It's time for me to see how water tight my chest waders are while I spend a few hours arm wrestling with the invader before it takes over again.

Whipper, take care with those snakes.

 

[daugen]

went to bed early, got up early, hope today finally will be an afternoon nap day. 93 forecast, I can't work outside in that for long.
First thing is to wash my potatoes picked yesterday and box them up for the food bank.
Then I have a little hoeing to do when the sun comes up, while it's still relatively cool and then I escape to the shade down by the barn to
do some oil changes and general cleanup. Once lunch time comes, then time to stay inside.

I'm amazed Whipper survives without getting bit/poisoned by those snakes. Scary stuff, you're right Don, dangerous...

A crunchy tofu popper. I'd try those. All about the seasoning and taste; consistency is hard to get around.
Reminds me of okra, you really need to "do something" with it.

 

[Buppies]

64 high of 91 today too hot too early

Happy Mothers Day to all of the moms out there

Prayers to all of those in need

 

[Buppies]

The red birds are busy as are the blue birds yellow and red finches the evil blue jays and other assorted characters RS do hope you get well soon

 

[Ed of all trades]

Good morning all, Tell your wives happy mother day. 65 heading to 84 with a 40% chance of T-storms. Will likely take it easy today. Spend time with wife.

RS, prayer sent your way. Glad you are back.

Buppies, Prayers sent your way too.

Don, The dogs on the farm would come in with their heads all swollen up and would not eat much for a few days and then be fine but no Coral snakes.

Have a great Mothers Day. Prayers sent for those in need. Ed

 

[Looking4new]

28 and going to a high of 66. Wind SE 3 mph. Sunny.

I got the riding mower all sorted after winter. I park them full of fuel (High test). It only had 2.5 hours on it when I parked it. Pounded the Fluid Film to the underside of the deck. She fired right up and 1.5 hours later I had all the grass cut and burned a full tank of fuel. I changed out the oil and put in Quaker State 10w30 synthetic blend. I expect this mower to last me the rest of my life.
I also got two more raised beds decommissioned and the top soil redistributed. I'll do some raking today. I have a set of chains that are way too big for the Kioti drive wheels and I am trying to give them to my neighbour for his 2wd Massey.
I got a new post put in to mark the location of the drilled well. It is about 20' off the driveway and was protected by one of the beds. The well head regularly gets buried in snow in winter and I sure don't want to hit it when I am plowing.

Have a safe and happy Mothers day all