Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

Drew, ....you thought you didn't know what you were doing....glad you got it done:thumbsup:. The tags on those trays say "Dec 30". Is that when you planted them? Can't believe they're sprouting already

thanks.
read it and weep...
after the help left I sat in my plastic chair in there and I almost fell asleep, felt like
the beach in the islands, 2 degrees warmer than my hot tub. I opened a vent...

 

[ronjhall]

Back inside. Ran lawnmower for 2 hours chopping up leaves and blowing them into woods. Some leaves were frozen to the ground. Couple of passes with mower and broke lose from grass. Chopped up leaves looked like dirt. I will either have well mulched lawn or need to reseed it all.

 

[jbrumberg]

RNG- It's great to read that your homeowners insurance will be renewed and you might get a rebate for last year as well. Good luck.

"... came in for a few minutes, had to sit down. Plain worn out. Worked straight from 8am to just past noon, got the greenhouse done, then startedon laying additional ground fabric in the garden."- Drew A productive day. I am happy to read that you got the greenhouse flooring down the way you wanted. 104º is a sauna I hope that your efforts today do not lead to bodily aches&pains tomorrow.

Ted- Great job on the snow management. Thanks for sharing.

David- We had one cat that I liked. He acted like a dog and would take walks with me and the pack, tongue out and panting all the way. He had all his weaponry. He got in a few tangles in the woods and always returned home battered and bruised; but basically in decent shape. He passed as yours. Your mongoose story is familiar. Fishers in NE disappeared in the 1700-1800's because of deforestation/habitat loss. In the 1950's they were re-introduced to NE to control the porcupines that were eating all seedlings/saplings of the States'/lumber companies' attempts at reforestation. They did their job too well and as the porcupine populations declined the fishers turned to other food resources. Too bad they will eat anything they can catch or find living or dead; domestic animals are easy eats.

Still icy here. It looks like I'll be firing up the tractor tomorrow to deal with this ice.?? Patiently waiting for snow.... patiently waiting for snow.... A couple of weather wave moving across the CONUS next week after the 1.07-08 event passes; hopefully each will draw down more arctic air. 1.11-13 is on the radar.

I hope that everyone is having a decent weekend and I hope that it continues.

My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers.

 

[riptides]

Ashland?

Yep. Looks like best price in 150 mile radius- lol.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

I forgot to post the pics after plowing out the drive / road. The piles are 5-6' tall and go down the full length of the road, about 1500'.

Man, I see why those belts broke on that snowblower....

Had a bit of a fiasco changing the oil on the new Gator. The factory had spun the oil filter on so tight, I had to take off the exhaust manifold to get my big Klein strap wrench on it to get it off. Argh.

Got her done.

I just took the kids for a nice Gator ride. That thing got up to 48mph when it hit the governor. That's fast enough.

Drew's got a hammock in his greenhouse sipping on umbrella drinks. He just needs a gal in a hula skirt to bring him his drinks.

Trailboss Don has his work cut out for him deciphering which group has the tractor keys.

Jay, hope your icy conditions recede. Drive careful to avoid the idiots.

 

[jbrumberg]

"... Had a bit of a fiasco changing the oil on the new Gator. The factory had spun the oil filter on so tight, I had to take off the exhaust manifold to get my big Klein strap wrench on it to get it off. Argh."- Kyle It's getting to the point that if one torques too hard trying to remove a filter or something similar that it cracks the block or some other "essential" component.

There was very little road traffic here today. The traffic that I saw was just the "locals" doing their business. I almost always have outdoor footwear already set up for every condition anticipated as well as footwear appropriate for some nice warm sauna, jacuzzi, or greenhouse. .... But no dress shoes.:embarrassed: I do have a pair of dress sneakers here somewhere. No flop flips nor Croc's.

 

[Looking4new]

I forgot to post the pics after plowing out the drive / road. The piles are 5-6' tall and go down the full length of the road, about 1500'.

WOW! You got a lot more snow than I do!

 

[sodamo]

I forgot to post the pics after plowing out the drive / road. The piles are 5-6' tall and go down the full length of the road, about 1500'.

Definitely more than I’d like to deal with. Good job.

 

[toppop52]

I forgot to post the pics after plowing out the drive / road. The piles are 5-6' tall and go down the full length of the road, about 1500'.

LS, that is a bunch of snow, what altitude are you?

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 35F this morning, clear, calm. Light winds all day, sky remained clear, and high temp was 67F. bike ride, first 60 miler of the season, and a great day to do it. Nap and lunch took care of the rest of the day. Cowboys doing all right in their playoff game with Seattle.
Ted that much snow and no blade does make it more of a challenge
Trailboss Don also has to find out who checks him out on tractor.
David, weren't mongoose brought in to do snake control, after snakes got established on island? :confused2:
Drew, good job getting the floor raised.
RNG congrats on keeping your homeowners insurance.
Bought gas in STL 1.659 a gal.
prayers for all.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

LS, that is a bunch of snow, what altitude are you?

We are at 6950'. The base of the mountain 3/4 mile away is at 7100', top is at 8300'. Sandia Peak is about 8 miles away to the west, elevation 10,500'. The storm approached from the west, got turbinated over the two mountains and dumped on us.

 

[txdon]

I'm gonna feel this tomorrow. 2 days - 8 hours of digging stumps and rocks - now I remember why I moved here - to relieve the pain, not re-live the pain. But I finally got some mule driving seat time in, dumping cedars and rocks. No pain no . . . . seat time. The 12 oaks picnic area is ready for the tables. I did ask them if anyone has asked to borrow the "other" club's tractor, they did not know about the tractor apparently I am the only one in both clubs. Would this be like someone asking to borrow your tractor? Hmm lots of investigating still to do and as Mostly said I still need to find my trainer but I'm still on the "bad" renter list and am waiting for a rental to become available. I guess I could work in the green house like Drew . . . They start that next week.

Oh, and Whippers first class went well, she can now tell the difference between a bud lite and a cola can.

LS seeing all that snow makes me really appreciate the clear skies and 72 ˚F weather today.

 

[lostcreekranch]

We are at 6950'. The base of the mountain 3/4 mile away is at 7100', top is at 8300'. Sandia Peak is about 8 miles away to the west, elevation 10,500'. The storm approached from the west, got turbinated over the two mountains and dumped on us.

LS, Has the new restaurant, up on Sandia, opened yet? Wife and I dined at the High Finance many time over the years. She is Sr. VP at a Houston Mortgage Company and they have a branch in ABQ.

The tramway ride, up Sandia, always offered great views at near sunset.

 

[toppop52]

We are at 6950'. The base of the mountain 3/4 mile away is at 7100', top is at 8300'. Sandia Peak is about 8 miles away to the west, elevation 10,500'. The storm approached from the west, got turbinated over the two mountains and dumped on us.

That helps explain it. Pretty, but I致e lost my love of snow that requires moving. I didn稚 realize you were so near Albuquerque, I致e been through that area many times, but decades ago.

 

[sodamo]

Mostly
I believe mongoose were brought in to control rat population in cane fields. Didn’t work as rats are nocturnal, mongoose daytimers.

To my knowledge we still don’t have a snake population officially.

 

[Looking4new]

24 and going to a high of 14°F. Winds N10 gusting to 20 mph.
Sunny.

We did get 1/2" of snow last evening. I am going out today to clean up the piles I missed the other day.

After I plow I will be conserving energy.

Have a good day all

 

[ronjhall]

Poured first cup of coffee. 34° with mostly cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 35° with partly cloudy skies. Got a couple of small projects to do this morning. Then drive to East side of Detroit for a MRI. That should fill most of my day with a 1 hr drive each way if traffic is OK. But they have some of the freeways closed for construction on weekends. Take wife out to dinner when I get back.

LS, lot of snow at your place. Pictures are great. I will leave that much snow with you.

RNG, I thought the concept of making a VW bus into a Class C was a good idea. You do lose the compactness of the Vanagon. Making a VW sidecar would look good on the side of one of your BMW's.

Don, does Whipper like one better than the other?

Drew, 104° is a little warm for me. Our front glassed in porch was 85°. Perfect to sit back and relax. The room was originally designed as a solar collection room. We still call it the solar room. That had fans to move the heat into main part of house. We changed the glass to Low E a few years ago. Does not get into the upper 90's anymore.

David, I had to look up Mongoose and it habits. Was surprised to see the cute little Meerkats you see on National Geographic Channel are part of the Mongoose family.

Kyle, the next oil/filter change will be easier.

Prayers for those in need.

Good Morning All.

 

[ronjhall]

I did look at pictures from tail cam yesterday. Nothing but deer and Sandhill Cranes. Couple pictures had at least 5 deer at one time. They show up between 11 and 12 most nights.

 

[wngsprd]

41 going to 60 and sunny. Should see a little drying out today.

Kyle, 48mph sounds so fast for a Gator.

Don, sounds like your quest for seat time is off to a good start.

LS, nice snowjob.

Loaded my tax software yesterday, and began the ritual. Then spent the last afternoon of deer season up a tree observing the beauty of the bare hickory and oak limbs against the blue sky, and watching a couple of squirrels and a woodcock. Contentment.

 

[daugen]

39 going to a sunny 66 today, should be a very pretty day.
As soon as sun comes up, back go the seedling trays into the greenhouse.
I put large paver blocks in front of the doors of the two buildings, really should put a walkway
between the two, maybe ten feet long. Hmmm....pavers in the shape of turtles.
I bet Don could find some for me after he rests for a couple of days.

I've been watching the ten day forecast, pretty warm for January. I'm headed South Thursday just as it gets cold again, good timing,
it's these plants that I'm concerned about. They are going to have to stay in the fairly dark garden shed for a week, won't like that, though
hoping I can get my neighbor to come over on a sunny day and take them out for a ride. Get a little photosynthesis going...

Floating row covers came in yesterday, first part of them. Bought one kit with hoops, basically little temporary greenhouses, hopefully they won't be needed. And this year I'm going to wrap my fig trees if the temps are under ten degrees at night. Last year they all died to the ground, came back slowly, but produced worse than the year before. There are only three small trees so I can wrap some plastic around them. I remember using peach baskets as a kid for this on little plants.

I always like Sunday mornings. Like an extra dose of peace and contentment.
Prayers for those in need.