Good morning!!!!

[Popgadget]

Good Morning. It’s 30 degrees out now, I don’t think that we will see 40, but might see some snow showers.

Yesterday’s trip to Newport News was uneventful, was done by noon. Trimmed and rubbed pork shoulders, turned out that my wife only got two of them, so it’s more like 17 pounds.

Fired up the smoker about 6:30 last evening, 12 hours later it’s at 240 degrees, the meat is at 170, with a target of 200. Good news is that it burns all night on one load of charcoal. It’s got triple wall construction and insulation, so the 30 degree temp isn’t an issue.
Hopefully it will be ready to pull by lunchtime, I’ve got to head off to the airport at 1:30 for a quick trip to Martha’s Vineyard.

It looks like the rest of the month is wide open to stay at home and putter around.

 

[Thomas]

Eric.
"Thomas, you were right about how good fresh bread smells, I had almost forgotten that."
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That loaf of bread not going to last long :licking: should of mad 2 loaf bread.

 

[daugen]

Bread looks delicious. A friends FIL baked bread every day, whether they needed it or not. When asked why he always made bread, he replied that kneading the dough was the best way to clean his hands after gardening.

nothing like a little extra natural iron in one's diet...

this is plenty cold for me. My fake electric wood stove in the living room helps but
just doesn't create that intense warmth where the closer you get, you get a lot warmer. And then too warm.
There's no too warm going on here unfortunately.
You don't get to too warm probably due to safety engineering, fire codes, electrical codes, which don't apply to open flame
devices like fireplaces and wood stoves that can be closed. Wood stove that will sure give you a burn
if you aren't careful. That kind of marvelous too warm. Bake your bones too warm.

My little electric fake flame heater, which ok looks amazingly realistic in its fakery,
isn't going to burn me or bake my bones either. Though I don't think it would attract a dog
to get near... Good stoves should attract the warm blooded animals, cats and dogs and?
And since once upon a time we seemed to have all lived in caves of some sort,
or perhaps a rude hut, we will always appreciate a warm fire.

 

[Thomas]

20F snow flakes dancing in the air 30F for high,on/off scatter snow showers most of the day.

Outside chores done E muffin time. :licking:
Plans for today...because of the weather and ground conditions which are icy no branches limbs tree clean up today trip to town for critter food and putter. :thumbsup:

Enjoy the day all.

 

[Thomas]

Popgadget.
Yesterday’s trip to Newport News was uneventful, was done by noon. Trimmed and rubbed pork shoulders, turned out that my wife only got two of them, so it’s more like 17 pounds.
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Fired up the smoker about 6:30 last evening, 12 hours later it’s at 240 degrees, the meat is at 170, with a target of 200. Good news is that it burns all night on one load of charcoal. It’s got triple wall construction and insulation, so the 30 degree temp isn’t an issue.
Hopefully it will be ready to pull by lunchtime, I’ve got to head off to the airport at 1:30 for a quick trip to Martha’s Vineyard.
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:thumbsup: :licking: I thinking it's against rules to bait TBN'ers.

 

[ronjhall]

Coffee is brewing. 32° with cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 45° with some sun in afternoon. While I as at it decided to collet all the other empty vases in the house. They are over 50 now store in cellar. My wife kept them full of flowers or other decoration year around.
Sandhill Cranes feeding at what was my deer feeder. Now it's for the squirrels and what cranes find leftover.

LS, great video. What did your son use to take video?

Mostly, sorry for the loss of your friend.

Eric, bread looks good. We had a bread make for years. I need to see if it is still here. I liked the smell of fresh baked bread.

Drew, I would take saw to store. If they could not figure out how to stop shipment. They probably cannot figure out how to refund your money.

RNG, any pictures of your oil pan project?

PopG, meat looks good.

RS, todays picture is for you. The strap supplied with feeder will not last long. I added pins to lid to keep it on. Deer would take it off. Note: see hole in upper left corner from deer trying to get lid off.

Riptides, sorry to hear about septic system.

Everyone stay safe and healthy.

Good Morning All.

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the temperature is 31°F and going up to 34. Wind W 8 mph. 30% chance of flurries. None yet.

Not too much planned for today, I may dump the oil in the tractor, but don't hold your breath.

Nice crane pics. Is the one on the left a female?


Have a safe day all

 

[daugen]

fly safely Popgadget, wave to the Kennedy's.

hope to see you on Friday briefly as I'm passing through on 113 headed over to Lederach.
An area I always have thought of as Mennonite country.
Closest into Philadelphia you had more Quakers, further out the
Mennonites, and then the Amish of course. The three religions all joined at the hips in a common belief in pacifism.
And often farm based though the Quakers were known for good business knowledge.

Mennonites and Amish all have deep roots in Germany, Europe, England, definitely old school thinking.
It reminds me of driving in Europe when I drive over by Perkasie, the place is so well kept yet the rural farmland comes through.
Folks don't seem to litter there, and if they do, they must have been city folk...
Or young. And we were all young. And did stupid things.

I wonder if it would be helpful for all high school kids to pick trash up on a roadway just once.
Maybe it would raise some awareness. And boys and gents, your Red Man tins belong in your trash, not chucked out
on my lawn... My lawn is not your ash tray. Pack it in, pack it out.

Going to head out to Harbor Freight in Flemington where I bought the first mitre saw and now will return
the duplicate since I know their staff will come get it from back of my car. Not sure guy at UPS store will do that...

This time I think I'll go the four lane route instead of the two. Will get better mpg on flatter less windy road and both roads run
through the country and farmland. 202 to Flemington was one of the earliest radar traps in the area. Troopers had little hideaways cut into the
landscape but after awhile everyone knew where they were. And if you got caught with a trooper on your tail, then you most likely deserved the ticket
for lack of attention. Of course those unmarked cars are getting very tricky looking, today if it's not a Charger, Tahoe or an Explorer out there, the
LEO can be driving a wide variety of previously impounded cars. It's why I try to use cruise control all the time, set at 7 over, and adjusted to reality.
Very easy to go too fast at just the wrong time.

 

[Popgadget]

hope to see you on Friday briefly as I'm passing through on 113 headed over to Lederach.

Do you like smoked pulled pork ?

 

[ronjhall]

Nice crane pics. Is the one on the left a female?

One on left is this years young one. It takes almost a year for nose to get full red. One on right is Female. Male of the 3 was off to left. It is larger than 2 in picture.

 

[daugen]

garage door company has two people out with Covid. Makes their remaining staff suspect; owner
said he'd come up and install it himself if need be. Likely tomorrow. :thumbsup:

now off to NJ. HF just opened. Might get some gas on way home since excuse to take the back roads into Lambertville past farms I've looked
at all my life. Nice roads too, just always have to watch for deer.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

28 outside. Heading to upper 40's today. Chance of rain.

Mostly, sorry for your loss.

Will try and get the finances in order today for all the stuff going on. Did not expect the retirement account to deal with the major events unfolding. In my fantasy life it was for the beach house, travel adventures and my old Chevy. But as the wife said, we can always sell the place. It's just bad timing I keep saying. Had the place looking good, now I have to tear it up for more plumbing. Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....

Ok. reset.

Hope all have a great day today. Be safe and stay healthy.

You got this.
My place is 23 yrs old and things are starting to go. Never know what’s in store in the future.

Eric, bread looks yummy!!

 

[Frankenkubota]

Central NC. Living in a tin can with a hose for water. 22 degrees this morning, let the water run all nite. Last week it froze but no damage.

22 degrees in NC in Dec? It could happen!

Tooooo cold tooooo early!

 

[daugen]

Do you like smoked pulled pork ?

oh for sure, one of the best parts of living in NC...
Just have to ration myself on total meat intake.
Home made smoked pulled pork.
Lord let there be a small container for me. :dance1:

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Bread looks delicious. A friends FIL baked bread every day, whether they needed it or not. When asked why he always made bread, he replied that kneading the dough was the best way to clean his hands after gardening.

Kind of like the cowboy who always cleaned his knife by cutting an orange and offering slices to you.

 

[toppop52]

Good thing whoever sent this letter didn't see Clark's or Ted's (LSmt125) son's displays
Minnesota resident'''s Christmas light display shamed for '''harmful impact''' to community in anonymous letter | Fox News

I saw that, some people are just miserable a-holes.

 

[toppop52]

Mostly, sorry to hear of your friend.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

good morning all.
chilly 29 going up to 40 today in clouds and maybe a snow flurry.

I need to call the garage door opener guy who was supposed to install this week. Didn't want to hound him but
I'm getting tired of lifting that door. Hopefully he can come tomorrow.

Mostly sorry about loss of friend and mechanic. As we get older, this becomes sadly common.

A quiet day planned, need to remember to take trash out to end of lane, cans roll pretty easily on frozen gravel.

And of course the unwanted, just can't kill it HF order sending me a second 12 inch mitre saw came through, guy didn't even come to door, dumped
package out in driveway which is where I had to struggle with it to get it in back of car. Not sure if I'm going to UPS or their store, quiet day so I have time for both

now that I'm using 12 inch boards, glad I got the bigger saw, handles the wider boards just fine

I overcooked the fruit and didn't have enough liquid in it (not enough of that phony gelatine...) but it still tasted good. Next time I need to cover it with foil and add more juice

Drew, if I had thought of it earlier I would have bought that extra saw from you.

Could have picked it up on my trip to get some smoked pulled pork.

We smoke a whole pig in a homemade smoker at our church each June and invite the local senior center for a free meal.

 

[toppop52]

Do you like smoked pulled pork ?

I do, and my smoker went to the dump this fall, rotted out in the bottom even though it stayed clean and under cover. I guess that’s what 33 years will do.

 

[toppop52]

Rip, tell us about the old Chevy.