Good morning!!!!

[Larro Darro]

. . . . . . and then watched a little bracketology...UNC and UVA number 1 seeds - pretty good. Sorry about the Noles, Larro.

We ended up as the 4 seed in the NIT {playing 5 seed Davidson on Tuesday night in Tally}. Not what we wanted, but there is still a chance of a trip to the Big Apple for the guys.

 

[daugen]

44 degrees in heavy rain in Newtown PA. Lovely morning to go look at travel trailers...not.
Drinking some good hotel coffee and waiting until 9am to venture out. I have all day, no sense getting into rush hour traffic in a rainstorm.

This area is hugely congested, overbuilt, too many Audis and every other possible foreign car. It's just such a weird change from an environment where almost everyone drives an American truck. And so many BMW's, they are like Chevy Malibus around here. And few of their drivers use their turn signals and are usually drinking a latte while never stopping on a right turn at stop sign. They don't have to. They are privileged I guess...

Now remember I grew up here, and I have witnessed the total repurposing of this area from farmland like I grew up on to nothing but McMansions littering prior corn fields. They are everywhere. Lot of the folks near here died in 9-11; the investment company folk on the top floor lived a few miles from where I am right now.

Finally the local governments got smart, realized it was much cheaper to buy the preservation rights of the farms versus paying huge amounts of money to build state of the art school systems to support all the new kids. High school teachers in this area often make six figures.
All this wealth is a great part of the American Dream but frankly it makes me a bit ill.
Big house, fancy car, private schools only for the kids. Even though the public schools are outstanding.

Despite my love of mechanical things and anything with a motor and wheels, and for sure tools..., I've never been materialistic in the way I am observing so many people here in Bucks County. I bet more cars are bought here for how they make the owner look than how they drive.
I saw this to the true extreme when living aboard my boat in Aventura Florida, about halfway between Miami and Ft Lauderdale. One Palm Beach resident did a "watch this" to me while pressing a small remote control and all three garage doors went up to show the grills of three Rolls Royces all lined up perfectly so the sun would glint spectacularly off their chromework. Good Lord. Where are our values?

Reminds me why my father always wanted to get home and get into the garden, into the dirt.
Back to the real stuff. Back to the land.

Almost all the very wealthy folks I met in South Florida were unhappy. Their wealth wasn't enough.
They hadn't figured it out yet.
And I'm sure not one of them had ever driven a tractor.
For sure they haven't figured it out yet...

sorry this is so long

 

[farmer2009]

57 this morning and headed to 69 today before the storms come in. Already had one round another due in early afternoon.

Not much on list for today and after yesterday I need an easy day. I'm still feeling it. Have a preschool meeting with the staff of where our son will be enrolled this fall.

 

[Larro Darro]

I'm back from changing the tire. Easy with the floor jack. It's a light duty jack, so I should just keep it in the truck.

. . . . . Reminds me why my father always wanted to get home and get into the garden, into the dirt.
Back to the real stuff. Back to the land. . . . .

I'm the most relaxed when I have a hoe in my hand, looking at my peas grow. Did I mention I have peas up?

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 52˚ heading to 88˚. Nice day and I'll enjoy it knowing the brutal Summer is right around the corner and Ron will be heading North before his RV melts.

Went to a VFD Air pack class that did not happen yesterday because the instructor did not show. Still thinking about the way I want to lay the pavers. A little more tamping on the base is needed before setting.

Tomorrow is National Heart Attack Day. Everyone is encouraged to eat plant based for the day.

 

[ronjhall]

Coffee has been poured. 59° with clear skies this morning. Heading to 78° with some sun. Good visit with son before he headed to Vegas. Not much planned today.
At least I do not have to deal with DST for another month. Snowbirds have started their trek north to cold country. Mostly Canadians who are only allowed 181 days of visits to the USA.
Txdon, nuts, lemons, grapefruits and oranges will be on the menu tomorrow. They are available around here for free from home owners that thought it would be a good idea to have the trees in their yards.
Good Morning All.

 

[toppop52]

44 degrees in heavy rain in Newtown PA. Lovely morning to go look at travel trailers...not.
Drinking some good hotel coffee and waiting until 9am to venture out. I have all day, no sense getting into rush hour traffic in a rainstorm.

This area is hugely congested, overbuilt, too many Audis and every other possible foreign car. It's just such a weird change from an environment where almost everyone drives an American truck. And so many BMW's, they are like Chevy Malibus around here. And few of their drivers use their turn signals and are usually drinking a latte while never stopping on a right turn at stop sign. They don't have to. They are privileged I guess...

Now remember I grew up here, and I have witnessed the total repurposing of this area from farmland like I grew up on to nothing but McMansions littering prior corn fields. They are everywhere. Lot of the folks near here died in 9-11; the investment company folk on the top floor lived a few miles from where I am right now.

Finally the local governments got smart, realized it was much cheaper to buy the preservation rights of the farms versus paying huge amounts of money to build state of the art school systems to support all the new kids. High school teachers in this area often make six figures.
All this wealth is a great part of the American Dream but frankly it makes me a bit ill.
Big house, fancy car, private schools only for the kids. Even though the public schools are outstanding.

Despite my love of mechanical things and anything with a motor and wheels, and for sure tools..., I've never been materialistic in the way I am observing so many people here in Bucks County. I bet more cars are bought here for how they make the owner look than how they drive.
I saw this to the true extreme when living aboard my boat in Aventura Florida, about halfway between Miami and Ft Lauderdale. One Palm Beach resident did a "watch this" to me while pressing a small remote control and all three garage doors went up to show the grills of three Rolls Royces all lined up perfectly so the sun would glint spectacularly off their chromework. Good Lord. Where are our values?

Reminds me why my father always wanted to get home and get into the garden, into the dirt.
Back to the real stuff. Back to the land.

Almost all the very wealthy folks I met in South Florida were unhappy. Their wealth wasn't enough.
They hadn't figured it out yet.
And I'm sure not one of them had ever driven a tractor.
For sure they haven't figured it out yet...

sorry this is so long

Says Drew from his shanty with the rusty pickup parked by the crooked dog house...
Just kidding my friend, just kidding. Having met you I know there is no hypocrite there at all, and I understand what you say. :drink:


Mid 50's to mid 60's today, we missed most of the rain, cloudy though for day number 3.

 

[mkr7734]

47 heading to 60 on the North Bluff. Cloudy. The rain has ended. I hope the roads dry up some before I see the doctor this afternoon at 3:40pm for this arm pain. I think it is rotor cuff issue. Don't think I helped it much because I washed and waxed the truck yesterday because there was not much else I could do with the rain. Paying now. Sump-pump is doing it's thing about ever 40 minutes. Lots of moisture in the ground from all the rain we had before the frost hit.

 

[rswyan]

Supposedly 58F with light fog here @ 10:30 ... but it looks pretty sunny to me. High predicted to be 68F, with an occasional shower.

No real plans for today but no shortage of things to do either. Woman is presently vacuuming.

Still no replies from either alarm company.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good morning all. 52F and clear this morning, breezy later today. Forecast for 82F and 15 mph winds. Heavy dew this mornings slowing the start of mowing. Also on TMA is bike ride. 7+ yo battery was culprit on non-starting issue. Oreilly's was busy yesterday! Criuse control has not shown any signs of life yes, it probably needs more encouragement