Good morning!!!!

[check]

Yup. Winter tires are a must up here. Just got Michelin X-Ice for the wife’s new 4Runner - the best! (Have them on my F 150 as well.)

Here is the rim I got from Canadian Tire for the F 150 winter tires: (Old rims were rusted and ugly)

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And proud mom with her new 4Runner:

 

[daugen]

Drew, have you got somebody to clear your driveway/parking pad?
yes, thanks, and I called him to remind him I was on his list. I'll do the small walkway into the house, have to remember to
bring the shovel inside too. They will do the driveway and shovel the garage door clear.
Guess I should get some ice melt. Miserable stuff when it gets tracked inside...

 

[riptides]

43 outside and rain. That might be the high today.

Yesterday the porch work did not go as planned. The "wall" that is holding up the roof was more troublesome than expected. Out of the 36 foot run, I managed to get one corner out. Then as I was measuring for post height realized one side lags about an inch more than the other. I managed to use a combination of saws and sledge hammers to get the one new support post in, but am still pondering the lag. And, well, I need more decking. I forgot to take into account the "wall" was built with 2X6's and not 2X4's.

So now I am on hold for a while, weather wise. Is disappointing.

Hope all have a good start to the work week, be safe and stay healthy my friends.

 

[toppop52]

It’s really far for me.

There’s also a place in Winne we like to stop at for pulled pork.

I pretty much like all pulled pork, but when I really want it, I go to NE North Carolina.

 

[toppop52]

34F and cloudy @ 22:30, headed down to a low of 32F.

Now treating old toilet bowl with CLR/water mix - looks like it is having some effect ... :thumbsup: ... but pretty slow going ...

Worked on shower pan curb ... which was painful. Looks like the tile guys from the old country used thinset or white grout where the walls met the curb ... lots of scraping and sanding to remove it. Still have a ways to go. Need to pick up a tube of Lexel from Ace tomorrow.

Got tile saw mostly assembled, still need to square the blade to the table and move the whole thing downstairs. With the legs on the stand fully extended it's not as low as I thought it would be. I would prefer it a little higher though ... but it should be workable at the height it's at now ... at least for time being.

Pulled canister filter on the aquarium in the living room and got that all cleaned out.

Ran down to the local pizza joint and grabbed some hot wings and garlic rolls for dinner. Don't usually get the hot wings - usually go with the Garlic Parmesan - the hot wings were might tasty this time around though.

Still working tracking down electrical issue mystery ... :confused2:

Hope everyone had a great day.

I’ve found Iron Out spray to best in our toilets and the powder for the tanks.

 

[LouNY]

The best snow tires I have found are the Nokian
Hakkapeliitta's now they are up to the 9's in the studded versions.
I've used their LT3's and the Hakkapeliitta 6's 8's and now have the 9's on my pickup and my wifes Jeep.
Nokian Hakkapeliitta 9 SUV - Winter tires / Nokian Tires

 

[ronjhall]

Coffee is cooling in cup. 31° with cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 34° with mostly cloudy skies. Did some house cleaning yesterday. Still some cleaning to do in cellar. No other plans.
Birds are back at feeders.

Furnace is acting up again. Will be back later.

 

[Thomas]

30F cloudy sky mid 30's for high.

Outside chores done E muffin time. :licking:
Plans for today...quick trip to town and finish Mrs. table top after that putter.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[Buppies]

Nice looking Four Runner great vehicles Wifes car came with 22s not many choices only one in fact for snow tires. My best luck with truck tires for snow Toyo AT2s great wear very good in snow. The computers in new cars sometimes do not like switching sizes so try to stay close to what came on vehicle

Nice Blue Jay Ron hope your furnace problems get fixed

 

[Buppies]

Riptides Wednesday looks very bad for you guys. Good work out for tractor

 

[riptides]

Riptides Wednesday looks very bad for you guys. Good work out for tractor

LOL.

I may drive it around just to clean the tires. Otherwise, I have reached a point in my life, where I don't venture outside in the snow for anything. Sad. LOL.

 

[Looking4new]

Those Nokian snows look good, AND they come in 19". Another plus is they are directional. I have Toyo GSi 5s on the Dodge and I do not like them at all, but with the price I paid for them ($1157.12) 225/55R19. I will run them right down to the wear bars.

The Jeep has mud tires and I have 2 more sets of them in the shed, with only one season on them.

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning. 38 here and raining here. Supposed to be the same all day, about a half inch of rain expected.

Yesterday went pretty much according to the plan, but air traffic in Philly was crazy, we sat at least 15 minutes at the end of the runway waiting for a clearance. Once underway, it went fine.

Got back in plenty of time to take care of the electrical and data work at the restaurant. It’s interesting to see how well they have adapted to the pandemic by shifting to takeout. Their business is actually up from last year, and have added employees. I guess that the wait staff, while busy answering phones and handling orders is missing tip money though.

My engine for the Lazer should be at the distributor, which is nearby, and owned by a friend. He wanted to bring it to me as an excuse to visit, but was out of town and got back a day late. He said that he would bring it today. Mowing season is over, so it doesn’t make any difference to me. Hopefully it will be my entertainment for today.

We are supposed to get significant snow on Wednesday, I’m ready for it, but I think I will put the fiberglass markers in at the turns in the lane so I stay on the pavement. All I’ll have to do to get started is push the door opener remote in the tractor cab and drive out.

Just got a text,engine will be here in 20 minutes.

 

[toppop52]

Looks we are in for a lot of rain today and Wednesday. We will miss the snow, yahoo.
40’s today with heavy rain, just started about an hour ago.
I’ve got a doctors appointment this morning so I’m off and running.
Have a good day.

 

[RoyJackson]

And proud mom with her new 4Runner:

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Nice vehicle!!!
If I didn't need a bed, I'd have a 4Runner rather than a Tacoma

 

[RoyJackson]

Drew, have you got somebody to clear your driveway/parking pad?
yes, thanks, and I called him to remind him I was on his list. I'll do the small walkway into the house, have to remember to
bring the shovel inside too. They will do the driveway and shovel the garage door clear.
Guess I should get some ice melt. Miserable stuff when it gets tracked inside...

Get the pet friendly stuff...not as rotten as salt

 

[Buppies]

67 and still like snow could push with truck or tractor for days maybe be reliving my youth

 

[Popgadget]

I don’t bother with snow tires, we live on a state road that is always plowed early and well. My only challenge is getting out my lane, I have to clear it before I can go anywhere.
My daily driver is a Prius, which is great on ice, but horrible in any more than 3 inches of snow. We do have a couple of RAV4’s which are much better in the snow if I had to go somewhere remote. The have all season tires on them.
As far as snow tires, the best I have found when I used to use them was Bridgestone Blizzak. I don’t know if that’s still valid, as been over a decade since that experience.

 

[wngsprd]

I pretty much like all pulled pork, but when I really want it, I go to NE North Carolina.

Ditto.

 

[pennwalk]

We handle ice in Texas like this woman does.
Woman slipping and falling on ice in Ukraine - YouTube

It's the shoes. A lot of shoes are made with plastic soles and they are useless if it is wet or icy. When I am shopping for boots I will wet my finger to try and gauge how grippy the sole is. Just like tires some are better on ice than others. When you get older falling is a bad thing.

Chris