Good morning!!!!

[pennwalk]

Steady rain this morning and that means WET leaves. I'll have to rake because the equipment doesn't like piles of wet leaves.

Roy, very nice ride. I am envious. My stuff is more farming with junk type equipment but it still gets a lot of work done.

Chris

 

[kenmbz]

Good morning all, 42 going up to 53 and WU is predicting flooding, again

Got nothing done yesterday but dog walking.

Sodamo - that container is so transformed that it looks like a house. Amazing watching your progress.
Sorry to hear about your flat Roy, more $ but at least the you had the situation well under control
Phil- how are you enjoying retirement? and glad the knee is feeling better
Drew, hope they find your shop vac-can borrow mine if it's urgent
Rip-insurance companies are such a pain-
Ron- Turkey shoot siting -they never come out of the woods here and I don;t feed them, so pictures never happen for me
Eric-can;t wait to see pictures of your progress on pointing and fixing, how is the drainage project working out?

Ordered an Alaskan Mill from Granberg - time to make a coffee table

Hunter on neighbors property has been chasing his wounded deer, first time on my property and then on my neighbors (2 separate nights) property last night. She was freaking out seeing people running through her place with flashlights, she has two small kids and we both have dogs. What to do ??

Stay Safe and be well

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Good morning, wet and breezy here, Max is not keen on going out when it is like this, I think the falling leaves blowing in the wind are spooking him too.

I had intended to net some small fish (4"-6") from the top pond and transfer them to grow and breed in the one that was dug out this summer, however the water level up there is high and getting colder for wading, so instead the plan is now to have some fun catching them on a hook and transfer them a bucket at a time, spread out over a few days. Tying small hooks to nylon doesn't get any easier with age, this size 20 is my limit nowadays and even then I have to do it at a table in good light instead of with the wind blowing at the waterside.

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Roy, 40 years without a flat is good going, typical though that it happens on a new tire. So you got a free chainsaw wrench for your trouble ?

Is the new pond overflowing because of the water hose?

One of my best tools at work is a nice stereoscope it is the best thing since sliced bread.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

I reckon old age is overtaking me. I'm now older than any male member of my family has ever made it to. And I've fallen twice in the house, twice in then yard, and once on the back porch in the last month. No damage, or broken bones so far; just a few bruises and a little bleeding. My wife has an advanced case of COPD; stays on oxygen almost all the time. So today I'm taking our eldest daughter to my credit union to get her signed up on our bank accounts just in case we should become unable to handle things ourselves.

Bird, be careful. A broken hip will not be fun. My mom is also doing some late in life estate planning. we don't know if it's better to deed the house before she passes on, or to have a good will and let it go that way.

Roy, sorry about your expensive chainsaw wrench. It could have been worse, some people wipe out when they get a blowout.

Rip, I was secretly kind of hoping your wifey would let you drive her tractor just once. Sorry about the MRI crap.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 53F @ 5:45AM. Plentiful sunshine. High 79F. Winds light and variable.
Looks like high 70s and low 80s for daytime highs for the next week or so, then dropping ten degrees by weekend after next. Still no sign of rain, though.

Started yesterday with a call from the service manager of the Kubota dealership. They'll issue a refund for the valve kit if I pay to have the defective valves shipped back to them. They'll let me keep the rest of the kit, which consists of the three pair of implement hoses, quick connects, and plumbing into the tractor's power beyond system. Sounds like a good deal to me. Ordered the replacement valves from Brian at FitRite, hope to get some word yet this week on when they'll ship. I need to stop by the hydraulic shop today to pick up some caps and plugs so I can still run the tractor without the valves, though. Spent the rest of the morning taking off the defective valves and getting them ready to ship. Hoping I can find a "if it fits, it ships" flat rate box big enough at the post office to take them all.

The McMaster box did show up, so I was able to get the coils mounted and new plug leads made for the white bike. Also mounted the bracket for the ignition computer. And got the socket head cap screws installed on the valve covers for both red and white bikes.

I was half way through a beer on the back porch when the solar contractor called to tell me they still had four solar panels to match those I already have, that installing them wouldn't be a problem, and they'll answer any questions I might have if I want to do the work myself. They'll also order the extra rails and fasteners I need, and provide the wire jumpers, too. All I have to do is send them a parts list, and pick them up when they're ready, two hours away each way. It would be nice if the dry weather lasted long enough to get all that done. Unfortunately, all I heard were crickets when I asked about the other dozen or so items on the punch list.:confused3:

The Airheads motorcycle club is camping over on the coast this weekend, so I think I'll head over there Friday and join them. Mornings and evenings will be cool and a bit foggy, but that'll be a nice change from all the hot weather over the summer.

Hang in there, gang, Friday's comin'!

 

[RoyJackson]

Roy, very nice ride. I am envious. My stuff is more farming with junk type equipment but it still gets a lot of work done.

Chris

Yeah, it is nice...I normally go for very simple tractors (gear or reverser) open station...but, getting older (be 71 come January) and not handling cold weather as well as I used to, just had to get a cab. Being a used 4052R, the bells and whistles were paid for by the previous owner.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 48˚F heading to the high 50s, windy from the North, mostly clear skies.

Got an E-mail from my cousin in Germany (the one that got Married on our farm). Starting Monday Germany is adding more covid 19 restrictions and as a result there is another run on the stores, and yes a shortage of toilet paper again.

I added another item to the hard to find list, granite cleaner for the countertops. Since 409 stone and metal cleaner stopped producing the others are sold out. I'll try Home depot today.

I squirted some water on the roof to find out what part of the gutter is sounding like a drum during light rain and heavy mist but nothing. I guess next time I'll have to go outside during the rain to isolate the noise. My wife cannot hear it (and she has excellent hearing) and thinks it may be something I'm hearing like sinus drip - nope.

Bird are there trip hazards around your house that you can eliminate or are the feet just not moving quick enough?

Roy does your new tractor have defrosters for all the windows?

 

[toppop52]

Is the new pond overflowing because of the water hose?
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lol

 

[PJSprog]

46°F and light rain this morning, going up to 48° today. Looks like the rain is about done with us for awhile. It's been a wet week here, and we needed it, but I'm starting to look forward to that sunny and 60° on Saturday.

Been tracking a parcel from overseas since late September. After disappearing from the tracking system and languishing in Customs for several weeks, then popping up in NYC on Saturday, it finally showed another update this morning when it arrived at the Trenton Post Office. May yet get out for today's delivery, or maybe tomorrow. Either way, I should have my new guitar to play with this weekend.

That's a solid looking door, Ron.

I'd need a magnifying glass for that, too, Eric. Wow, that's a tiny hook.

That's a lot of falls all of a sudden in a month, Bird. Has something changed? Medicine or something? Good to know you have someone you can trust with taking care of things for you.

 

[Buppies]

Two inches of rain 60 mph winds about 45 minutes away

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all! Low of 25, going up to 56 and sunny! Not a cloud in the sky to be seen! We'll see how fast the snow will melt off. The forecasted temps for the weekend will be around 60! Talk about the temp roller coaster!

Drew, sorry to hear about the missing photos, no one can take your memories though... hope you will be able to get the rugs spread out soon.

Bird, hope you can stay upright, glad no serious injuries from the falls. Take care!

Rip, hope the battle with the insurance isn't too hard, especially if you have the Dr's backing you. I had a similar experience when I had injured my knee.... they took a bunch of X-rays and sent me to PT. It wasn't until the pain was excruciating, an a third Dr asked if an MRI was done. He was dumbfounded as to why there was none. He ordered it, and he saw major damage, immediately suspended the PT, and scheduled surgery within a week! Gone are the days of an experienced Dr being able to diagnose without getting a pre-approval.

Eric, good luck with catching the tiny fish! Even more luck is needed to tie those tiny hooks! Enjoy the peace and tranquility sitting out there waiting.

RNG, that sounds like a good deal.... hoses and fittings are expensive! Far more than the postage to return the valve. Hopefully it won't take 2 months to get the valve from Fit-Right.... Good to hear of a little forward progress with the solar panels.....maybe those crickets can help figure out the rest of the punch list. Didn't you mention that you had some final payment withheld? If so, maybe remind the owner of that....

PJ, hopefully you'll get a nice package in the mail by the weekend! I think I remember it was a guitar.... maybe all the customs personnel were having a good time playing it and getting it tuned for you.....

Ron, sorry to hear about the expensive wrench. I think I have only had 4 flats in the last 40 years or so, 3 of which were found in the driveway in the morning. Only the most recent one happened while driving. It wasn't a blowout, but a fast leak down over about a mile. Ended up being a 3" lag bolt.
Tractor is lookin' good!

Don, I hope you find the source of the mystery sound....it is approaching halloween .... we are the opposite... the wifey has great hearing and is always asking "what was that noise?".... I usually reply "I didn't hear anything".... not sure if it is due to my 'selective hearing', which I am told that I have!

Not sure if I'll get out to the shop today.... going to try to get something done on the entry bench project.

Everyone have a great day!

 

[ronjhall]

I reckon old age is overtaking me. I'm now older than any male member of my family has ever made it to. And I've fallen twice in the house, twice in then yard, and once on the back porch in the last month. No damage, or broken bones so far; just a few bruises and a little bleeding. My wife has an advanced case of COPD; stays on oxygen almost all the time. So today I'm taking our eldest daughter to my credit union to get her signed up on our bank accounts just in case we should become unable to handle things ourselves.

What Drew said.

 

[daugen]

Drew, sorry to hear about the missing photos, no one can take your memories though...

I got so worked up over this I had to email my brother and ask him if by some chance there were more paintings there.
He went down to his basement and found three more boxes, and he thinks from my descriptions they are all there.
Thank goodness. I'm going there for Thanksgiving and will bring them home.
This stuff was simply irreplaceable...like the pic of my father and I in the cockpit of an old wooden sportfisherman we went out in on my college scouting trip we made to NC in 1966.
We went out the Outer Banks and I was sick as a dog the whole time. And never been seasick since, mostly because I was driving the boat. We went to UVA, Duke and UNC that trip.
Duke was the only one that turned me down, but ultimately I decided to go to Brown in New England to try to avoid the hard drinking social life. Of course when I got there, there was not
only tons of booze but every variation of pot, hashish and LSD one could imagine. Thankfully most of which I stayed far away from. The late 60's was quite a time to be in college.

luckily heard Amazon van show up as the guy was piling boxes outside in the pouring rain. My weather station came but waiting until tomorrow when the pole mount shows up.
Also my ozone generator showed up, and have that running now in basement. Breathing that stuff gave me an instant mild headache and irritated sinuses. I set the timer on three hours, put a floor fan on low, and shut the door to the basement. Will go back down late this afternoon.

I stopped in a CarQuest auto parts store yesterday to buy some bungee cords, and took a flyer with me. Had a 20 percent off coupon in it if I ordered online. So since I needed some car
wash and wax and a clay bar kit, put in an order yesterday with free shipping and my discount. Not only did it show up this morning, but unlike Amazon, all the liquid stuff was packed inside
a zip lock bag and the whole thing was packed carefully. Very impressive delivery and less expensive than Amazon.
I want to use the clay bar on the front of the audi to get the bugs off, and then going to try some Turtle Wax
"ceramic" spray wax that was highly rated. Need to wait for warmer dry day.

Steady hard rain out now, with winds predicted to increase to 35mph this afternoon. Leaves are going to fly

 

[sodamo]

70°F and no rain but quite overcast with that cold front bearing down.

Project continuation, weather permitting. Would be nice to get that door set in place. Supposed to be universal type and I think I want to change over to right panel opening.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[toppop52]

40-60 mph winds are now predicted for today, 35/50 tonight with heavy rain over the next several hours. We are near an inch so far. Calling for 2”+, I’m not convinced we will get all that looking at the radar and direction of precipitation movement.
We took the flag down, anything over 40 mph makes me nervous, I just bought the flag about 6 weeks ago and it’s a little bigger than the previous ones, it’s 4x6, so more sail area.
It’s dead calm right now, the calm before the storm I suppose.

 

[rswyan]

Currently 44F and raining steadily @ 12:30, high of 49F.

Ten Day shows possibility of a hard freeze in the Friday forecast (would be first one here) and another on Sunday. Also rain ending on Monday for 6 days, with warmer temps (highs in the 60's) starting on Wednesday. Might be able to get last mowing, leaf clean up, and rest of winter prep done ... if that actually materializes ...

Woken up early the other morning before it was light out ... Orange Cat going completely psycho at visitor cat on deck at back sliding glass door ... :confused2: ... yesterday it was The Squeak rapidly clawing at the door to fend off the (same) intruder (white and grey cat) ... :laughing: ... yesterday afternoon we had a new visitor ... another (new) Orange cat ... seems like the bird feeders aren't only attracting birds ... :laughing:

Have spent several days going through and organizing paperwork, still more to do on that but making good progress.

Got the divider screwed in (top, bottom, and side) on barn owl nest box, also slots cut in top door and hinges installed. Still have to do that on the clean-out door on the side. Finally located the printed out instructions while I was sorting out paperwork.

UPS driver delivered the Rust-Oleum Wipe New from Amazon ... unfortunately, before he ever got out of the truck to drop the package, the driver proceeded to execute a turnaround maneuver ... and ran over my carefully built and recently seeded berm around the catch basin ... ... leaving a big rut. Didn't know it before he left (The Woman took the package) but I spotted the mess shortly thereafter. I was livid ... Need to paint some long rebar stakes and drive them in the ground to mark driveway after I get last mowing done.

After being loaded on the truck up in Twinsburg last Saturday (?), the parts washer pump has apparently been lost ... so I requested that Amazon send a replacement. It's due in today.

Called Johnson Level and Tools day before yesterday about getting replacement vials for an old 2' aluminum level I have of theirs. Rep I spoke to asked me to email her a photo of the level which I did. Shortly after that I got an email from her saying that she was sending a new set of vials out (gratis) ... so I wrote her back and thanked her for the outstanding customer service ... good folks ... :thumbsup:

Agenda for today: Probably refill bird feeders, feed fish, work on squirrel feeders and barn owl nest box plus other stuff.

Just a note: that wife of the Houston firefighter that I mentioned previously - the one who did NOT have to go into the ICU - she was hospitalized twice ...

Be safe out there folks ... this thing ain't over yet ... not by a long ways ...

 

[txdon]

Today is National Cat Day! I had to wake Gray2 up for his pic on the good morning thread!

 

[rswyan]

That's a very handsome cat-beast Don ... :thumbsup:

Mister Kitty sends his regards:

 

[pennwalk]

Don, I think your cat looks about how I feel if someone wakes me up. "Can't you see I'm sleeping here!!!!" :laughing:

Chris

 

[pennwalk]

Drew, bungee cords vary so much in quality it is hard to tell which are the good ones. I tried some of the plastic ones from the boat store. They have a heavy pull which I liked but they only last one season. I would love to hear if you know which are the good ones.

Chris