Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

Roy, hope today goes easily and special get well prayers for your wife.

Farmer, yeah I saw that ridiculous gigundo thing he bought but I have to tell you, that big guy
in that big tractor must have had the biggest grin on his face. Wait til he has to buy new tires for that thing...

Shaved off my beard this morning, all that white hair in the sink. Warm enough outside I don't need the fleece any more...
Makes me look a lot younger, now if only it made me feel younger...

My Father had an old banjo he kept in the closet, probably went all the way back to college, and when he was well lubricated,
he would bring out that banjo and play it. Terribly. But he had the desire. I've always been fascinated with lathes, but never had the desire
to learn. Am happy to be an observer. Or listener. Are we born with predispositions or sensitivities? I think so and I think that's what Randy is saying, there was an innate talent and desire there. Three brothers in my family are all alike, sister totally different, an Art PHD and tuned into totally different things. One brother played the trombone. Horribly. Scared the dog. I was always a star in mechanical drawing and a dunce in Art or Music. Always thought that was how we were "wired".

But with desire, anything is possible. Or hopefully close enough to get satisfaction.

off to the food bank with chocolate walnut brownies I made them. I put a big bar of Belgian dark chocolate in the mix and it comes
out pretty gummy, just the way they seem to like it. Chocolate is not a biggie for me. I put the leftover ends in a tupperware in the freezer, and gnaw on one when I need some energy.

 

[Rich B1]

Hope things go well with your wife Roy.

Good morning. 18 now which is warmer than predicted. Maybe 34 later. Going into Wednesday is going to be a mess. Snow first, then freezing rain, then just rain. Temp. Is supposed to get about 45. Should be fun.

I do think most people can learn to do most anything if they put effort into it. They may never be proficient or even be particularly good, but they can learn. But I also believe that some people have a certain talent that makes them exceptional at some pursuits. They just seem to have a particular natural affinity that can稚 be taught.

Well, time for cup of coffee #2 and get my head into the day. Also need to figure out how we are getting bikes and people to Daytona for the races. Seems the motorhome/toyhauler is wounded. I may end up driving.....

Everyone have a safe and good day.

 

[ronjhall]

Need to pour first cup of coffee. -3° with a bright white moon this morning. Heading to 29° with plenty of sun. It will take awhile for things to warm up today. Going to stay in and get started on taxes that I have been putting off all month.

One of my small talents is the ability to install or remove a screw (and other items) without having to see it. This may seem small. But I have watched the contortion that some people go through to put a screw in place. All because of the need to see hole it is going into. :shocked:

Eric, as Looking stated. Much easier to pull line without gloves. There was a good set of warm heated gloves close by. No need to hold line waiting for fish to bite. The yellow/black disk in picture trips up when a fish bites.

Prayers for all.

Good Morning All.

 

[farmeratheart]

Good morning all. 22F right now heading for 40F with sun. Snow tomorrow changing to rain much later in the day.

Prayers sent to Mrs. Roy.

Frank

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 40 ˚F good chance of rain most of the day.
Yes Randy, natural ability or talent must be factored into the equation also. One's persistence or drive or necessity is another factor. This equation is just getting longer.

Prayers for your wife and the surgeons Roy.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!!

39F @ 6:15AM. Sunny to partly cloudy. High near 50F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.

Part of maturing is knowing what your good enough at, and knowing when to call in a pro. i can throw rocks and mortar together and build a fire ring, but I wouldn't want to try to build a shop out of block. I can hum a few bars of a favorite song, but I'll turn on the stereo and stream some music when guests come over. Harry C. said "A man has got to know is limitations", and it's as true today as it ever was. That's not to say you shouldn't try to improve at all things, and even learn new ones, though. It's probably better to call a doctor when you're sick, though.:laughing:

Big full moon out this morning when I went to dump woodstove ashes. Mr gray fox was out hunting for breakfast when I opened the door...

The surveyors should be here this morning to get started. Be interesting to see what kind of equipment they bring with them.

 

[CWB Wyo]

Looks like the low will be -5° this morning. Yesterday was mostly sunny with a high in the low 20's. Today will be a mix of sun and clouds with a high in the teens and the wind 10-20 mph. The forecast show a chance of snow Thursday and again this weekend.

Didn't do much yesterday, went for a ride with a neighbor in his tracked side by side. It still surprises me how well it dose in the deep snow.
Don't have any plans for today.

Roy ... Wishing your wife the best.

Hope everyone has a nice day.
CWB.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

A productive morning
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14 more rafters to hang, but hard part is done. Tomorrow’s another day

Mostly lurking, but watching your continued progress. My hat is off to you. Salute!

Interesting... I've wanted to play the Harpsichord my entire life. Maybe 60 isn't too late... Thanks.

Go for it. Just do it with the headphones or in the closet until proficient.

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-6 right now...high will be in the low 20's.

Wife's going in for a heart valve replacement today. I'll be at the hospital all day, along with my step-daughter.

Prayers Roy.


CWB, I've always wondered how a tracked side x side would do in deep snow? Will it go through some powder? Or just packed powder? Sounds cold, like ice fishing..... I did sit in one of the new Deere cabbed 835's and it was nice, but pricey$$$

 

[jbrumberg]

Good Morning Everyone!!!!!

Roy-My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers for your Wife, step-daughter, and you.

2ºF was today's low; 18ºF now, and low 20ºF's anticipated later. Not much planned now that the wood stove has been fed for today.

The bird counts are over. Every year is different. I need to check past counts, but my gut sense is that I had fewer species numbers and lower specie counts this year possibly excepting Morning Doves. Weather might have been a factor this year as well.

A sloppy wintry mix of snow changing over to sleet and freezing rain tomorrow evening into Thursday. I anticipate another slightly wetter storm next week.

I hope that everyone is having a decent day.

My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers.

 

[toppop52]

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-6 right now...high will be in the low 20's.

Wife's going in for a heart valve replacement today. I'll be at the hospital all day, along with my step-daughter.

Prayers for you guys.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all! Low of 16 last night, currently 20, high of 26 expected. Still under winter storm warning until 5 pm today. Overnight we have about 8" and still snowing. The weather guessers are saying another 5-6" this morning. At least it's the light fluffy stuff. Makes it a pretty outside at least.

Roy, prayers for your wife and also you and family. Hope she has a speedy recovery.

My father played multiple instruments: sax, clarinet, oboe, organ, piano, accordion, and violin. He could read and write music but was mainly self taught. I have 5 siblings, none of us play any instruments. I did take saxophone lessons for 2 years in grade school, but never continued. He passed his genes onto my son, the only grandchild out of 14 that plays a musical instrument.

I have never been ice fishing...always wanted to, but never was persistent to make plans to do so. Always went skiing, snow shoeing, even winter snow camping on the Appalachian Trail, but never ice fishing. Naturally, all this was when i was a young buck....don't think I would do it now.

I might get out to get some seat time in a little bit, plowing the snow....maybe not. I haven't decided to just let it melt off or to plow it. We don't have to go anywhere so.... But, now they're predicting another snow storm on Thursday and Friday. That would make a mess if I don't plow....mmmmm decisions, decisions....

Looks like this weather system is going to become problematic for a bunch of you guys in a couple of days. Hope everyone is prepared and can stay safe and warm.

Everyone have a great day! Prayers sent for all, extras for those really needing.

Some pics of the snow this morning:

 

[toppop52]

Cold and dry today before some mix of snow to rain tomorrow with lots of water we don’t need right now.

 

[cat fever]

6 degrees at the moment and mostly clear. Snow tomorrow.

Roy it sounds like your wife has plenty of prayer power from the posters here. I'll pray for the doctors doing the work. If they do a good job then your wife will be just fine. :thumbsup:

 

[PJSprog]

28°F and partly cloudy this morning, going up to 38° today. Weather forecasters and news people around here seem to be losing their minds over the system moving through the area this evening. 1-2" of mixed precipitation is supposed to arrive sometime around 7pm-ish, and you'd think the world was hanging in the balance because of it. I guess they've forgotten it's actually Winter right now.

Best wished for your wife, Roy.

Nice progress on your project, David.

I have been in Albuquerque once, passing through in 2011 on the way to The Grand Canyon. We stopped and had a delicious lunch at The Owl Cafe, and I noted to The Wife (we were still dating then) as we left the parking lot to head back to the interstate that we were, in fact, making the legendary "left at Albuquerque." Her youngest son was with us, and didn't get the reference.

Harpsichord is one of my favorite instruments, Steppenwolfe. Wish I had one. I get a fairly decent version of one from my Roland synthesizer, but that's never the same as a real instrument. The music for the giant, epic progressive rock work I just started working on is based on the 120 sonatas for harpsichord by the Spanish baroque-era composer Antonio Soler.

The talent vs desire conversation has been fun to read. I think everyone is pretty much saying the same things, just in different ways. There are definitely some things that cannot be taught, but the basics are available to most everyone. Drew may have hit on something, in that perhaps I've mis-applied the word talent ... something I've always believed everyone has in varying degrees.

 

[jbrumberg]

RNG- I hope that you take some pictures of the project.

David- I enjoy your pictures of all your on-going projects.

Ted- Thanks for sharing your snow pictures and your property. I really like your yard. I hope your knee is mending w/o pain.

I never ice fished or skied downhill, tried cross-country once and fell down more than I would if I had been ice skating which I can not do, snow camped once; but I've been snowshoeing for 40 years. I may still have an opportunity to snowshoe if there are any late season snows in April. If I am lucky I may be able to bend the knee enough to drive in March. It might be easier to drive the tractor than the car or truck, but I am not thinking of trying anything that stupid yet.

 

[daugen]

great snow pics.

back from running a ton of errands, food pantry help happily gobbling down my brownies, got my eyeglasses fixed, all three of them, I'm really hard on glasses...they remember me because I brought in a pair I had driven over with the tractor. That gave them something to talk about.
Then over to Lowes to get more Burpee organic seedling mix, which I use for the first half or three quarters of the container, then top with the finely ground commercial propagation mix I have. Lastly, picked up my new front tires for the JD garden tractor. Five years and the Chinese made Carlisles were half worn out and starting to check on the inside. Five years, what a disgrace for a tire to start coming apart in that time, particularly for a shedded piece of equipment. Kenda replacements made in Japan, hopefully will hold up better.

Have to do some overhaul/delayed maintenance on the front wheel bearings. You don't grease them, you pack them, and I sure have been negligent on that. So going to free up the bearings thoroughly with some oil and penetrant, then pack them with grease again.
A nice messy goopy job but satisfying. Shafts looked like new so nothing had been damaged, but timing was good for this.
I'd much rather have a zerk fitting in there and surprised JD doesn't use them.
Two tiny exterior fiber washers disintegrated when I took them off, will need to get them at dealer, they fell apart so much nothing to take to TSC but little bits. I think I'll buy two in the expensive green envelope and then go match them at TSC for some spares before I put them on.

 

[ronjhall]

Taxes are done. Took a little long than it should. Because Turbo Tax did not transfer proper data over to state taxes. Quick call to Turbo Tax customer service got it fixed. Yes there is a tax savings. Getting 4 times the $200 I got back last year.
Warmed up a little outside. Now 28°.

 

[sodamo]

65°f and 2.92 inches rain. More forecast for today.

Wife and I off to a CPR/AED class this morning. Likely an inside day after that.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[Bird]

I have never been ice fishing...always wanted to

I've never been ice fishing . . . and NEVER wanted to.:laughing: My younger brothers lived in Alaska for 20 and 25 years and did lots of fishing, but they, too, said they never had any desire to go ice fishing.:laughing:

 

[PJSprog]

Me neither, Bird. A friend of mine met some folks up in Wisconsin a couple years ago during one of his iron-butt motorcycle trips, and they invited him back for some ice fishing in the winter. He's gone the last two years, and just went about two weeks ago. He loves it. Me? I can't even imagine what motivates someone to even want to do that. :confused3: