Good morning!!!!

[sodamo]

Good morning, everyone! Snow showers and 20 deg F here. I'm on the east side of a range of hills called the Blue Hills, about 20 miles inland from the NH Seacoast and near the Maine border. We have about an inch on the ground right now, forecast to change to rain showers as the day progresses. Some mixed winter precipitation possible. High near 35F. Winds light and variable.

There's not enough snow to fire up this new tractor owner's Kioti. We had early snows in November, which prompted the tractor purchase I've been contemplating for the last couple of years. I've been reading this interesting thread for the last week and thought I'd jump in with my first post. Have a good day, all!

Welcome Dave.
Guessing I grew up in your vicinity, but on Maine side, Kittery and South Berwick. Worked in Dover, dated a girl in Rochester. Still have family in area including a brother in Rochester.

 

[ronjhall]

Good morning, everyone! Snow showers and 20 deg F here. I'm on the east side of a range of hills called the Blue Hills, about 20 miles inland from the NH Seacoast and near the Maine border. We have about an inch on the ground right now, forecast to change to rain showers as the day progresses. Some mixed winter precipitation possible. High near 35F. Winds light and variable.

There's not enough snow to fire up this new tractor owner's Kioti. We had early snows in November, which prompted the tractor purchase I've been contemplating for the last couple of years. I've been reading this interesting thread for the last week and thought I'd jump in with my first post. Have a good day, all!

Welcome to GM group.

 

[Bird]

I can't help noticing that he's much less enthusiastic now than when he was when he was trying to sell me the policy to begin with.

If there's an insurance agent to whom that does not apply, I've never met him or her.

 

[daugen]

Welcome Dave to GM, you and RNG can compare notes on BMW motorcycles.
Nice to see new folks sign on.

thanks for the good wishes. It's not the flu, thankfully, just a bad eustachian tube and inner ear infection.
Antibiotics always give me an upset stomach. Just loaded up my Kindle and likely going horizontal again.
Waste of a gorgeous sunny day out, last warm day in 10 day.
At least I got the seedlings moved over to the greenhouse, mighty toasty in there. All kinds of little green things popping up, mostly flowers
and cabbage seeds.

All this cold weather headed down here must mean a lot of you are getting colder/about to get cold.

 

[sodamo]

Good to hear you are on the mend, Drew

 

[jbrumberg]

Good Afternoon EveryOne!!!!

19ºF was the morning low with freezing drizzle/fog and 5/8”’s of new snow on the ground. We are still under a Winter Weather Advisory due to icing. A foggy 34ºF now. It was a nasty drive down to the “Big City” this morning for “supplies.” It looks like I’ll be seeing several temperature swings and periods of rain/snow showers throughout the week; maybe something happening Sunday-Monday weather-wise.

“… "You don't know what you've got 'till it's gone.”-JM As I am discovering and to which most of you can relate. I also am not happy about what I am acquiring as I age. RNG- Good luck with the insurance company.

David nice drone shot of your beautiful place. Great job the concrete. Nice sunrise picture. Thanks for sharing. My “Flying Cuisinart,” has become a hangar queen.

dmotty AKA Dave- Welcome. Congratulations on your new tractor. i wish you both many hours of uneventful operation.

“… had one of those million bird trains of blackbirds fly over, or land on your property?”- Thomas. The bridge spanning the Susquehanna River between South Williamsport and Williamsport provided a migration roost for tens of thousands of starlings. It is awesome to see multiple flocks of those birds re-flocking together.

Ted- Good news on the puppy.

Drew- I am sorry to read that you are still sick. I hope that you shake it off soon.

I hope that everyone is having a decent day today.

My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers.

 

[toppop52]

59° right now, feels great outside.

I watched the penultimate American Eagle Dash 8 fly out of here today, there’s one more in storage that I assume will be sold. They started the changeover to jets August of 2017, they rapidly moved to the jets and by last July the last turboprop passengers landed here, by then there was only a flight every few days using them. It’s strange, the Bombardier jets are quieter than the turboprops were. Last summer there were 14 Dash 8s parked here, now there is one. Thirty years of history in those old birds.

 

[riptides]

61 outside here. No birds to watch. Just chilling and having a frosty.

Hope all had a productive day.

 

[dmottv]

Hi, everyone!

Good morning to you! I looked up the Blue Hills and looks real nice.

Welcome Dave. Guessing I grew up in your vicinity, but on Maine side, Kittery and South Berwick. Worked in Dover, dated a girl in Rochester. Still have family in area including a brother in Rochester.

Welcome! ...I've had tinnitus since going on low dose aspirin near 20 years ago. I mostly ignore it, but it's there all the time...

...Welcome to the GM thread, Dave. I have a tractor we bought new 2-1/2 years ago, and still haven't had a snow event significant enough to use it....I've read a lot over the years about possible tinnitus "cures." None ever seem to pan out medically. I'm not convinced there is a cure for damaged hearing. I've lived with severe tinnitus for a long time, too. You get used to it ... sort of. It rarely bothers me until I'm either in a quiet environment or someone starts talking about it. Right now, it's screaming at me.

...dmottv. Welcome, CWB.

... :welcome: to dmottv! Great to have you join the GM crew...

Welcome to good morning dmottv. Congrats on a new tractor...My ears are ringing loud now also. Didnt notice until everyone mentioned it...

Welcome to GM group.

Welcome Dave to GM, you and RNG can compare notes on BMW motorcycles...

dmotty AKA Dave- Welcome. Congratulations on your new tractor. i wish you both many hours of uneventful operation...

RNG: my first was an R75/7. RJ & Thomas: Toziers, Creek House & 4 Aces are three of my favorite eating spots. Ray: it's great to hear from one of my favorite places, the Maritimes!

I've been living with tinnitus for many years also, possibly due to not wearing ear protection while riding motorcycles during the early years, or maybe it's just a factor of age. The area here "off the beaten path" is nice: many of the roads skirt around, through, or stop at the base of the Blue Hills to the north and west, and some continue up and over, or meander through the gaps as unmaintained roads and trails. There are lots of woods, older farms, scenic vistas, and it's close to the ocean, the lakes region and the white mountains. I've called it home for a few decades and have some family here also, sodamo/David makes me wonder if we have friends of friends!

Thanks for the welcome, everyone!

 

[wngsprd]

Quick search says it will work. How big is your flashlight?

It's a Duracell 500... uses 4 AAA batteries. Very bright.

 

[ronjhall]

Tried a flashlight in strobe mode on sparrows that hang out on a weeping mulberry tree near back door. No luck. They just looked at it and kept on doing their own thing.

I worked in automotive plants for years. Many of them machined brake drums. I can still hear the ringing sound as they were machined.
Worst I did was race enduro go carts with 2 stroke engine that screamed at 10k + rpms. Muffler end tip was about 6" behind headrest.
I have tinnitus bad. One of the MRI's I had recently was looking for why. No help.
I still have 85% hearing at 76 years old. As long as sounds are not in range of the ringing. But it's failing fast. I can see me needing hearing aids in the future.

 

[toppop52]

Tried a flashlight in strobe mode on sparrows that hang out on a weeping mulberry tree near back door. No luck. They just looked at it and kept on doing their own thing.

I worked in automotive plants for years. Many of them machined brake drums. I can still hear the ringing sound as they were machined.
Worst I did was race enduro go carts with 2 stroke engine that screamed at 10k + rpms. Muffler end tip was about 6" behind headrest.
I have tinnitus bad. One of the MRI's I had recently was looking for why. No help.
I still have 85% hearing at 76 years old. As long as sounds are not in range of the ringing. But it's failing fast. I can see me needing hearing aids in the future.

I raced karts for years, and did body work and shot many different weapons, as well as MC riding. I’m surprised I can hear myself fart!

What’s that smell?

 

[Steppenwolfe]

Welcome Dave.
Guessing I grew up in your vicinity, but on Maine side, Kittery and South Berwick. Worked in Dover, dated a girl in Rochester. Still have family in area including a brother in Rochester.

Bob's Clam Hut !!! :thumbsup:

 

[sodamo]

Would love some Maine Fried Clams mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

 

[txdon]

Welcome dmottv, please stick around and let us know what your weather is and what interesting activities you have scheduled for the day or something interesting you found out.

OK, new strategy. Join every club that could benefit by using the Tractor thus increasing seat time and then get the clubs to share the tractor in return for maintenance or other needs of the club. This could take several months as I weasel into the correct SIGs of the chartered clubs and find my contacts and gain their trust. The hiking club actually had me look into tractor rental but at $270 for the weekend and $300 delivery and pickup it was not in their budget. So shovels and mules tomorrow.

Spent the morning trailblazing and the afternoon in the attic reinforcing the joist in preparation for a floor.

Conversation overheard today:

Question: Why did you move to Elderland?
Answer: I'm newly divorced and I need the HOA to tell me what to do?:laughing:

 

[RedNeckGeek]

RNG: my first was an R75/7.

Always nice to have another Beemer rider join the pack, Dave. Welcome to the asylum!:laughing::welcome:

 

[sodamo]

Hey Don
Maybe you get your own tractor and make it and you available to multiple groups.

 

[Looking4new]

32 and going down to 25°F overnight.
The 5" of snow we had this morning I took my time and got it relocated. Took me 4 hours to do everybody.

 

[txdon]

Hey Don
Maybe you get your own tractor and make it and you available to multiple groups.

Maybe as a last resort . . . I can see at least 3 more years of trailblazing and then the trail maintenance.
The HOA has at least two tractors I will need to hit some serious dead ends first. I'm still looking for the ends.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 44F this morning, clear, light wind. Some high cirrus moved in, about 75% coverage reduced the glare and temps. Wind picked up as cold front moved through, and high temp was 61F. Dog left a present on the carpet this morning, not the best start to the day. Talking with his owner, she thinks the dog probably reacted to the spaghetti sauce. So dog was on straight dog food today, he let me know he expects the menu to improve, not until I quit getting "presents". :thumbdown: Did get some leaf removal done, then felt the wind pickup so went for bike ride. Nice nap after lunch.:thumbsup:
Don good luck on your sleuthing.
Dave (dnottv) :welcome:
Worked in a machine shop for 30 years, still have most of my hearing, occ. bouts of tinnitus, have not had a hearing test in 10 years :cool2:.
Randy, I remember the old Fairchild 227 turboprop, good airplane but noisy. In the late 70's there were a lot, but phased out quick in early 80's.
Drew good to hear your ear is not too serious, hate to hear your losing nice weather to it :thumbdown:
prayers for all.