Good morning!!!!

[wngsprd]

56 going to 76.

Happy 66th anniversary!

Youngest son coming home today. Should be fun.

 

[Ed of all trades]

Good morning all, 56 going to 76 and partly sunny, 60% chance of rain tonight. Got little done yesterday but did go for a walk, about a mile in all. Boy went to bed and rolled over and went to sleep last night, first time in a good while. Hoping that is a sign of things to come. Thanks for the prayers and good thoughts.

Roy, praying you feel better soon.

David, that looks like fun, I would gladly spend some days doing that. I know you had a smile on your face when you took the last pic.

Texas, glad you guys and Don's mom made it through the storms.

Have a great day, payers sent. Ed

 

[Eric Salop]

The cold weather from the North has eased off, for once there is no ice. Another reason the house is toasty warm this morning is that I filled the woodburner last night with a piece of hawthorn so large it only just fit inside. Brought the laptop into the living room to catch up on TBN while I drink a cup of tea and watch the last glowing embers that have now lasted 10 hours.

When I was travelling home yesterday evening I passed through a couple of villages that were thick with trick or treaters. Quite a sight when the car headlamps showed only the bones of the kid's skeleton outfits.

Maybe in a few years time, when most vehicles are electric, 122 fuel pumps won't seem that many while we are all waiting for a charging point to come free.

 

[daugen]

now this was fun...

JD salesman coming this morning to appraise my Kubota. He said JD and Kubota with a FEL were easily sellable, they would like all they can get.
Ok, now give me a good price...
where does one find "book" price on a tractor?
Am still not sure I'm going to do anything but worth the discussion.

 

[Thomas]

45F now couple more degrees should be the high w/on and off rain.

Well start of another new month and the ground going to get colder.
Mow side field after yesterday for the last time this year and now the mower in hibernation until next year.
While mowing BIG Doe step from the woods 15 yards stop and stare at me w/out a care... BIG Doe.
If the rains hold off might lay down back walk way treads,just another item to check off the list.
E muffin feed little critters slow roll to work.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[Bird]

51 degrees this morning, and the NWS expects it to just stay right there today. I just dumped about .98" of rain out of the gauge from yesterday, so we didn't have any trick or treaters this year.

 

[daugen]

I just dumped about .98" of rain out of the gauge from yesterday,

that's quite a precise eye you've got Bird! :thumbsup:

you must be ahead of average for this year on rain...

 

[ronjhall]

Poured first cup of coffee. 43° with cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 45° with 100% chance of rain. While out in shop yesterday managed to bang my arm on something. Paying for that move today. No trick or treaters. I get to eat the candy wife bought just in case one showed up. Got call from person we bought bedroom set from. Going to do it this evening. Made a run to HF for a fresh supply of tarps, duct tape and mover covers. With coupons I spent less than $30 for 6 blankets, 2 tarps and a roll of duct tape. Need to check trailer for lights etc.

Drew, I wonder if tractor salesmen are anything like RV salesman. Get ready for the lowball offer on your Kubota. Nice cow pictures.

Ed, good news on boy sleeping.

Randy, Our Montana was long wheelbase with all the option. Definitely not a sport package. My Chevy Captiva has a nice handling package for a crossover.

David, not having any seat time in over 3 weeks. I am envious of you getting some between raindrops. :thumbsup:

Roy, get well soon.

Don and Kyle, glad storm missed you.

Prayers for all.

Good Morning All.

 

[ronjhall]

hawkey, Good to here family stories like yours. Best wishes and prayers for your wife's family.

 

[Looking4new]

35 going to 41F. Wind WNW 13 mph. Mainly cloudy.

During the shopping trip today I gotta go to Canadian Tire and get me a couple of stick on convex mirrors. IF they are cheap enough I will get 4. There is a h u g e blind spot on the Dodge in the left mirror. A convex mirror will solve that.
I also need more coffee. Bulk Barn for that.

We made an 'executive' decision the other day and have all winter to put it together. The cats are now indoor cats. The fox prompted that decision. When we had the big dog, the predators stayed away from the house. No more big dog for about a year and the predators are getting bolder. Now don't get me wrong....I like foxes, but I don't like them having my cats for lunch.
I am going to screen in the deck including the kitchen window and front door. That way we can still get fresh air into the house in summer and the cats get their fresh air too, but wont be able to get off the deck. I will hardware screen the ceiling of it too, a couple of them like climbing and will figure a way to climb up and down the outside walls. I just have to figure out a way to remove the top screen for the winter.

Ed, when it comes to the boy, you are going to need to reinforce constantly until he gets it through his head that you aren't going to dump him. It wont happen 'overnight'.

Have a good day all

 

[ronjhall]

Looking, did you get kitchen drain working?

 

[toppop52]

Randy, Our Montana was long wheelbase with all the option. Definitely not a sport package. My Chevy Captiva has a nice handling package for a crossover

I like the Captiva better than the Equinox personally.
Lynn’s Montana was loaded as well, had the electric sliding doors and all, you just couldn’t find a Sport around here so it had to be ordered.

 

[toppop52]

It was one year ago today, around 6 AM, that I lost my best friend, wife of 42 years and love of my life. My daughter and I are going to lunch with her today.

 

[Looking4new]

R.I.P Toppops wife!

ronjhall; that project will be 'on hold' until Monday. Shopping yesterday, today and tomorrow along with haircuts for them on Friday will take up most of the days. I will do it when the hardware store is open all day, just in case I blow out the pipe. They are only open from 9 to 2 on Sundays right now. I do have the liquid plumber, so that is looked after.
Gotta go

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 70F @ 5:15AM. Partly cloudy. High 81F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph.

Where in the world did you find that cow head, Drew? Very reminicent of something from "The Preacher" TV series, and quite frightful!:laughing:

Never ridden the Tail of the Dragon, but we have several stretches of highway in the West that rival it for turns/mile. I'll keep them secret, though, so they don't turn into the circus the Dragon has become.

You're a very patient and caring man, Ed. The Boy is very fortunate to have you in his life.

Got email from the repair shop yesterday that the 17" laptop has been shipped back. Will be very glad to have it again, and relegate this iPad back to the coffee table where it belongs. There's just no substitute for MacOS.

Removed a 14 pin connector from the instrument panel in the van yesterday, cutting it out wire by wire and soldering the ends together before covering them with shrink wrap. The connector was another of the mechanic's favorite excuses for things not working as they should, and was made redundant by a better quality connector on the wiring upgrade I did last year on the instrument panel. Then spent most of the day discovering that the Neutral Position Switch wire had been connected to the lead that engages the starter solenoid in an effort to give a momentary signal to spoof the EMU into thinking that there actually was a neutral position switch on the vehicle. It didn't work because the EMU wants either 5 volts or no volts, and the starter solenoid sees 12 volts. There's a momentary switch on the clutch pedal to kill the cruise control when the pedal is pushed, and I repurposed that to switch a 5 volt signal that will then be connected to the NPS lead on the EMU. Had to run another multi-conductor cable from the engine compartment in the back of the van to the pedal way up front, and come up with the resistors for a voltage divider to get the 5 volts, but the parts drawer and box full of old wire prooved the adage "never throw anything away". Should have it all hooked up today for a trip into town for groceries to see if it works. If it does, I'll need to add another momentary switch on the clutch pedal for the cruise control, and make a pad to widen the pedal arm enough to trigger both switches. None of the mechanic's wiring dodges were documented anywhere, and asking what they did only drew blank stares and apologies of "I don't remember"...:banghead:

Hang in there, gang, Friday's comin'!

 

[txdon]

That's a new one to me. I'd like to try it if you post the recipe.

Bird I just threw everything together so measurements are approximate.

Baked Okra Stuffed Onion Rings.

1 lb. bag frozen okra
1 large red (or yellow sweet) onion

3/4 cup cornmeal
1/4 cup whole wheat flour
1 Tbs garlic powder or granules
1 Tbs black pepper
1 t salt (optional)
1/4 cup nutritional yeast (this adds a cheesy flavor)

Mix all the dry ingredients together.

Put the bag of frozen okra in the microwave till defrosted and slimy. Don't worry about the slime it's what makes the batter.

Slice the onion into 1/2" rings

Put the slimy okra, onion rings and the dry mixture into a large baggy and shake till well coated.

Pour all ingredients into baking pan. (I used a stone baking pan or you can use a silicon baking pan or a metal pan with parchment paper.)

Put the okra into the onion rings so it fits tight. (you will have some left over okra just bake it with the rest.)

Bake about 45-55 minutes until it turns brown at 375˚.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 49˚ heading to 65˚ clear skies. The cat got aired out for 2 minutes before the cold drove him back in. I'm looking into "invisible fence" to keep the Whip from jumping the fence but I need to find out some info first. I have some questions on the TBN "invisible fence" thread.

Randy this is a sad remembrance day, hang in there.

 

[hawkeye08]

Thanks all for the support for wife's uncle and family. It makes my heart happy..

Warmer here with the intermittent rains. Not freezing hard at night right now.

I need to redo the snowblower work (I put the augers halves back on wrong side so need to take it all apart again to change them), but the roadtrip last weekend really wore me out..

The reorgs at work are not helping things either, lots of change, lots unknown..

 

[PJSprog]

45°F and rain this morning, going up to 49° today. Looks like it will rain pretty much all day here.

We are officially "empty nesters" today. The Wife picked up the boy from work last night and took him to his new place. She said he was somewhat surprised that all of his stuff was already there, including his bedroom furniture. Now, we need to redo the basement bedroom. Just minor stuff, though, like wall touch-ups and carpet cleaning.



That stuff looks like it's probably no fun to mow, David. I suppose that's the part of "paradise" those of us who don't live there probably don't think much about; it take a bit of maintenance to keep it looking like paradise. Nice work.

I'm sure it will be impossible to not grieve today, Randy. However, try to spend a fair amount of time remembering the wonderful time you were privileged to spend together. Maybe make it a celebration of that.

 

[Larro Darro]

. . . . . . . . . While still working I'd think about what I wanted to do during retirement. Today has been one of those daydreams.

Started off for the mountains while still dark. Hiked a section of the Appalachian Trail up Comptons Peak with great weather, and then another shorter trail. Then home, chat with wife a while, and now up a tree with my bow listening to acorns falling. . . . . . . .

Great weather? Are you sure you were on the AT? According to You Tube it rains everyday on trail. Seriously, that sounds like a great day.