Good morning!!!!

[Thomas]

24F clearing sky upper 30's for high.
Old man winter decided leave good 1" blanket snow with gusty winds.

Outside chores done E muffin time. :licking:
Little critters sure were happy to see me this morning with there assortment of breakfast goodies as they different noises.
Plans for today...Outside putter/project cancel due to weather basement puttering still go.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

38° on wunderground.

Yesterday I used up all my hrs allotted to the project I was working on from home, writing python scripts. Waiting to hear back from the boss on if there’s any more work I can do from home, or if I need to go in. I’m pretty much done, could always improve them, but no hrs.
Probably will take today off without pay, to save on leave.
That means fun with the tractor in the woods, if not too windy.
Also been working on a way to improve the church service video stream. I am song leader this week, it’s rough leading with only 6 people in the building, and I have to change the music on the screen as I lead.
Sounds like wind is picking up, screens are rattling. don’t like to work in woods with lots of wind.
Should get out of bed, but why rush a good thing.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

You need some night shift chickens.

Put little UV headlamps on 'em and they'd be awesome scorpion killers!

 

[Bird]

Now we all know that weather forecasting is not an exact science, but sometimes it's a bit comical. It's 70 degrees going for a high of 81 here today, and it seems that several forecasters pretty much agree on that. However, we have a 30% to 80% chance of rain, depending on which forecaster you listen to. And we may or may not have any severe weather with it; high winds, hail, etc. Right now, it's solid overcast, but a very nice morning to sit outside.:laughing:

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 57F @ 5:30AM. Partly cloudy. High 82F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph.

While you're waiting, Ron, check out a couple of folks that have YouTube channels for some videos to familiarize you with operating the Mini. I found "Captain Drone"'s reviews on the mini helpful, but "Ian in London" has some great tips on actually flying them.

I think there are a lot of folks that have gotten used to working at home that are going to be very unhappy going back to work. I always enjoyed telecommuting, but just hated flying around the country for the job, and being in the office wasn't much fun, either. I guess that's why they call it work!:laughing:

Good luck with the scorpions, Kyle. Biggest thing I've done here to keep the bugs at bay is to caulk, caulk, caulk. Around all the doors and windows, and especially where the walls meet the foundation. Yet that Jerusalem Cricket somehow managed to find its way in...:confused2:

Finished phase 1 of the radio install in the van yesterday, having put off adding the amps for the main channels and the subwoofer. But the wire and fuse blocks are on order.

I notice now that free 2 day Prime shipping at Amazon is a thing of the past. It's still free, but delivery times are out two weeks, with wide ranges in variability. Not sure if that's because Amazon doesn't have enough people working the warehouses filling orders, if it's not enough capacity through the USPS or UPS etc. or they're having trouble getting merchandise.

I'm headed north to little Medford, Oregon this morning to visit an outfit that sells used construction equipment accessories. I'm hoping to come home with a skid steer adapter I can use as a basis for converting the cement mixer to work on the front of the tractor. I also just want to get out of the house and put a few more break in miles on the van. I need supplies anyway, this is just a bit longer trip than usual to get them.:laughing: I'll also swing by the Kubota dealer up there and pick up some SUDT fluid. Oregon has no sales tax, and that alone might be enough savings to pay for the gas.

What day is it?...

 

[Bird]

All this talk of scorpions reminds me of a couple of things I'm sure I've posted in the past.

I guess I was 5 or 6 years old when one night I was awakened by a sting on my hand, assumed a wasp in the room, so I covered my head with the sheet, then felt a sting on my hand that was not under the sheet, so I got that hand and everything all covered up, and that next sting really hurt and I figured that wasp was under the sheet with me, so I came out of bed yelling. Mother and Dad came rushing in and turned a light on, and a big old scorpion was on my pillow. Of course Dad killed the scorpion, but I slept the rest of the night elsewhere; wasn't about to get back into that bed that night.

And then in 1973, when we had 2 very small daughters, we bought a new house. And the first night in that house, before I went to bed, I killed 2 scorpions in the living room. I don't recall what it cost, but I had professional exterminators there the next day. I guess you could say I had a phobia where scorpions were involved.

 

[toppop52]

LOL....

Something.

Kyle, my relatives in Alabama use diatomaceous earth, kills scorpions and even fire ants.

 

[newbury]

All this talk of scorpions reminds me of a couple of things I'm sure I've posted in the past.

I guess I was 5 or 6 years old when one night I was awakened by a sting on my hand, assumed a wasp in the room, so I covered my head with the sheet, then felt a sting on my hand that was not under the sheet, so I got that hand and everything all covered up, and that next sting really hurt and I figured that wasp was under the sheet with me, so I came out of bed yelling. Mother and Dad came rushing in and turned a light on, and a big old scorpion was on my pillow. Of course Dad killed the scorpion, but I slept the rest of the night elsewhere; wasn't about to get back into that bed that night.

And then in 1973, when we had 2 very small daughters, we bought a new house. And the first night in that house, before I went to bed, I killed 2 scorpions in the living room. I don't recall what it cost, but I had professional exterminators there the next day. I guess you could say I had a phobia where scorpions were involved.

When I was about 5 I got "stung" bad by a short on a lamp cord. To this day I remember it when I have to do electrical work.

 

[txdon]

Don, that's a lot of trimming. What do they do with it?

The park is pushing it into a big pile to burn. While cutting a 20" cedar out from under an oak my muffler fell off the chainsaw. While looking in the owners manual to make sure I found most of the pieces, and in what order they go back, I saw that it says to tighten the screws occasionally - I never knew that, so everybody make sure you mufflers screws are tight on your chainsaw. I did not find one screw and one part is broken so a new muffler kit is on order from Amazon.

 

[kenmbz]

34 going to 52 - hopefully the last freeze warning as my tomatoes are coming soon as well as the blackberries. I have a ton of raspberries on the property along the driveway and open areas, but the local varmints always get to them first.
Kyle, They eat scorpions in certain places, haven't tried them myself. What is attracting them? Maybe set up a "honey pot" of their favorite snack to get them in one place for removal?
Eric, the steel border looks great. Nice planting area.
Ron, used to have a Groundhog that would come up and sun himself on the deck at our old house. One day he climbed up on the picnic table bench, then onto the picnic table and ate the flowers in the pot on the table. A lot of climbing, didn't know they could do that, me no knowing didn't slow him down though.

Be well all and stay safe.

 

[toppop52]

46° after a low of 31°, I hope that’s the last freeze this spring. Hoping to get some clam shells next week to pretty up my driveway, it’s been eight years since it was originally done, and normal use along with snow removal has depleted and packed it to the point that I can’t get a good crown or make it look like I want.
My grandson is here today so I will be busy but not getting much done, but it’s all good, there are other days, and if not, it won’t matter.
Gotta visit with cardiologist tomorrow to check on my Afib, got through yesterday with no incidents, I’ve cut out caffeine, I’m not too stressed, so I guess we will see what the doc says.
You guys have a great day, and prayers for all.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 70˚F heading to the 80s rain forecasted and overcast now.
Corvid-19 is still on a very slow steady upward creep we now have 158 cases in the county and 27 in our town. Only 33 ever required hospitalization and 101 have recovered. 5 deaths. Basically a mild flu season.
I do believe the state will start to open up at the beginning of May.

Our Garden opens up (for more than watering and picking) tomorrow, with staggered 3 hour windows, odd or even numbered beds so no one is close to each other. I will take out the winter greens and plant potatoes ( 2 months late). The ladybugs were eating the aphids and there will be one more picking of kale, before it gets pulled.

Nice edging Eric, reminds me of the cement forms I made for the paver driveway's edging.

 

[Peter 315]

Good Morning!!!! 57F @ 5:30AM. Partly cloudy. High 82F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph.

While you're waiting, Ron, check out a couple of folks that have YouTube channels for some videos to familiarize you with operating the Mini. I found "Captain Drone"'s reviews on the mini helpful, but "Ian in London" has some great tips on actually flying them.

I think there are a lot of folks that have gotten used to working at home that are going to be very unhappy going back to work. I always enjoyed telecommuting, but just hated flying around the country for the job, and being in the office wasn't much fun, either. I guess that's why they call it work!:laughing:

Good luck with the scorpions, Kyle. Biggest thing I've done here to keep the bugs at bay is to caulk, caulk, caulk. Around all the doors and windows, and especially where the walls meet the foundation. Yet that Jerusalem Cricket somehow managed to find its way in...:confused2:

Finished phase 1 of the radio install in the van yesterday, having put off adding the amps for the main channels and the subwoofer. But the wire and fuse blocks are on order.

I notice now that free 2 day Prime shipping at Amazon is a thing of the past. It's still free, but delivery times are out two weeks, with wide ranges in variability. Not sure if that's because Amazon doesn't have enough people working the warehouses filling orders, if it's not enough capacity through the USPS or UPS etc. or they're having trouble getting merchandise.

I'm headed north to little Medford, Oregon this morning to visit an outfit that sells used construction equipment accessories. I'm hoping to come home with a skid steer adapter I can use as a basis for converting the cement mixer to work on the front of the tractor. I also just want to get out of the house and put a few more break in miles on the van. I need supplies anyway, this is just a bit longer trip than usual to get them.:laughing: I'll also swing by the Kubota dealer up there and pick up some SUDT fluid. Oregon has no sales tax, and that alone might be enough savings to pay for the gas.

What day is it?...

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You getting a Kubota TLB without the backhoe..........

 

[txdon]

I think it has a BH, the blackout squares are still concealing it.
If you can see the pic on your iPhone you can put a bright light behind it and see the outline behind the blackout squares.

 

[PJSprog]

39°F and clear skies this morning, going up to 71° today. Some rain moving in this evening, and it's predicted to stick around for the next three days.

Wife sent me a text message yesterday asking if I'd pick up dinner on the way home from work. When I asked what she wanted, she replied "tacos and a burrito." I took this as yet another confirmation that I married the right woman. :licking:

The new firmware update for the Helix guitar processor was released yesterday, so I downloaded that last night. I'd read in a few places yesterday that some were having issues with it. I did not ... other than my dial-up-slow satellite internet taking 20 minutes to download the new version of the HX Editor app. Frustratingly slow during normal times, here lately it's been nearly at a crawl. Once everything was downloaded, though, the update went without incident. Now, there's even more stuff to play with, including new digital meters for inputs, outputs, and gain reduction, and a model of an old Ashly CLX-52 compressor that was integral to the old Billy Sheehan-esque bass sound I use. Looking forward to playing with that.

Eric, getting to play with the welder and making the wife happy at the same time ... that's a good day.

Glad we don't have to deal with scorpions around here.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning all. Another day of slapping on the sunscreen. My wife got me to try a different UV blocker yesterday that the grand kids have been using. It dries within seconds to leave non-sticky skin, much better than the usual stuff, especially with so much dust around.

The steel for the lawn edging went in quicker than those I put in last year. Like most things, the more you do, the better you get at discovering what doesn't work. As before, I made a simple slotted guide at the end of each piece to allow some vertical angular movement, then welded each length together in situ. I need to bring in more soil today to finish off. That wouldn't take long with tractor and bucket, however my wife wants me to sieve it first to get rid of any couch grass roots and stones, then move it with a wheelbarrow - should keep me out of trouble for quite a while.

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Kyle, so many scorpions Something has to be attracting them, what has changed since last year ?

RNG, I don't use AWG often so had to look up what 6 gauge equates to in mm. Wow, you weren't kidding about welding cable !

Eric, my wifey wants to know what are the yellow flowers in the foreground, closer than the daffodils?

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all! Low of 39, going up to 70 today, but breezy at up to 25 mph. Tomorrow is supposed to be windy with gusts to 50... oh joy!

Kyle, maybe time to get serious with getting those scorpions! You are making chills go up my spine!

Drew, good luck at the Drs today.

Rick, as always, nice job!

Randy, are the crushed shells cheaper than crushed stone?

I am a little late posting this morning... I went out first thing and spread the remaining bags of mulch! I mis-spoke about being officially finished.... I forgot that the wood border around the area was to be a double layer... there are a few still laying there and a pile in the background. They will get done today. Here are the semi-official finish pics.

 

[sodamo]

67°F and .05 inches rain.
Soil test kit hasn’t arrived so maybe more mowing today

Eye meds apparently working, wife off on her morning walk. She wouldn’t have gone unless improvement.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[hawkeye08]

Enjoyed catching up with the GM thread this morning, folks are staying busy during the shutdown.. there is light at the end of the tunnel now with some states planning on opening back up... lots of politics that should not be in a health discussion, but it is what it is.. I read about how the ventilators being made now will be used to build up state and federal stockpiles and even send some to Mexico to help them out. Glad to hear that.

Yesterday when I was headed out to take garbage can down to highway, grand daughter wanted to come along.. sure, no problem.. after I unloaded the can and got back in truck, she asked if we could go for a drive.. perhaps later I said. An hour before dinner, she asked if it was later yet so we could go for drive... and get a milkshake . We went to local fast food, got our milkshakes and the empty garbage can.. when I asked her if she was going to share her chocolate shake with Nana, she thought Nana would like it if we picked up a coffee instead.. we didn't get any coffee, and she did share her shake with Nana.. she was worried that her classmates would not know that she turned 6yrs old. How would they find out?

Stay safe, prayers for all.

 

[jbrumberg]

I lost a day maybe 2 here. :embarrassed: I had an attitude adjustment day, and his last weather system got a lot of my attention. In a way this complex system "underperformed."

Mixed sun and clouds and 26ºF for today's low temperature and a dusting of graupel was on the ground. The winds 20mph gusting to almost 40mph are making the temps seem a lot colder. Intermittent sun and clouds with snow bursts flying around all morning. Temp = 31ºF presently. I fired up the wood stove this AM; the first time in over a month. A decent morning for a grocery/pharmacy run down to the "Big City". I got everything on the list but flour. +$370(USD) spent plus another $50 for bird food.

This was my/our first supermarket run in +4 weeks. BigY Supermarkets® now has # limits for customers; I think it is 40% occupancy. There was no line. There were cart sanitizing stations at the entrance. I used my own disinfecting wipe on a cart some jerk left in the parking lot. 100% of the store employees had masks and gloves. I saw one head case customer who was not wearing a face mask, but everyone else was. Everyone showed good space distancing and most customers followed the aisle direction arrows. I was able to purchase everything, but flour. Bleach and H2O2 were available. ?I did not check the paper aisle. There was the normal amount of fresh produce stocked, meat and dairy shelves were pretty well stocked. Actually things went pretty smoothly. 

I hope everyone is having a decent day.

My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers.