Good morning!!!!

[PJSprog]

60°F and clear skies this morning, going up to 77° today. Rained here pretty much all weekend.

Replaced the three flush-mount LED light fixtures on the stove side of the kitchen yesterday. Much brighter over there now.

Looks like I missed more than a couple posts while I was away. I have some catching up to do.

 

[Eric Salop]

Good afternoon. Max had to be sedated for his annual check last week, which resulted in him going back to have 11 of his teeth pulled. I hadn't been aware before that such extensive tooth decay is almost inevitable in some of the smaller breeds as they get older (he is 9). It seems that dogs have a lot more teeth than humans, so he still has plenty left to enjoy chomping on any voles or rabbits he can catch.

In the future, if you get stuck for something else, I'd be happy to take a look around here for you to see if it's available

Thanks for the offer, much appreciated.

Aside from shortages, export of firearm related items from America seems to be a lot trickier in the last year or so - wouldn't want to see you hauled away to Guantanamo for sending banned export items to an unstable country like Britain !

I use power tools all the time and I am sure Bird does too, what else to you do to attract the rain?

Could it be because all my corded tools are 230V, which goes with a much more impressive bang if rain gets in ?

 

[rswyan]

69F and cloudy at the moment @ 12:00, although we've been going back and forth between clouds and sun all morning. Calling for a high temp of 73F with a 30% chance of a shower or thunderstorm. Got 0.23" of rain yesterday and none so far today.

Getting a haircut is high on the priority list today.

Also need to run down to NAPA and pick up an engine oil filter for the Kubota and then maybe over to Akron Tractor for a fuel filter.

More garage clean up on menu.

Possibly dig up and move some more Stella D'Oro's over to that east planting bed. Suspect we have some more hosta we could throw in there as well.

If the sun stays out for a while and the rain holds off long enough probably some grass that needs mowed, although it can probably wait for a few more days. It seems to have slowed way down growth-wise ...

Thinking I may hold off on over-seeding until I've had a chance to spray the lawn and treat for weeds a couple of times. That pushes it out until next year ... probably next fall. Just running out of time this year.

This is recycle week so those need to go up to the road along with the trash.

Hope everyone has an enjoyable, productive, and safe Monday ...

 

[sodamo]

67°F and .24 inches rain

Continuation of yesterday’s plan minus the football.

Glad Brady won but also happy to see the new guy play well. Perhaps a Super Bowl matchup next year?

Zoom Happy Hour this afternoon

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[rswyan]

Good Morning!!!! 67F @ 8:00AM. Sunshine to start, then a few afternoon clouds. High 92F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph. No rain in the 10-day forecast, with chances dropping below 20% through the period. Today and tomorrow will be the warmest, and after the front comes through Thursday night, 80F will be the warmest we'll see.

Glad to see you're getting a cool-down even if no rain.

Surprised to see a succulent on that new Amazon plant order, RS. Won't they freeze and burst this winter?

Supposed to be hardy in Zone 6 (we're in 6A or 6B, I forget which)

Maybe has an anti-freeze component to it ?

Got the antenna replaced on the van yesterday. Kinda stumbled my way through it, having to disassemble part of the dash to get the old one out, and the new one connected back up to the radio. The antennas themselves also had to come apart. They're the retractable kind, and the reels had to come off to get the masts in place. My right forearm looks like it was in a cat fight from reaching into the dash. This time I also used a wire from the radio to trigger raising the mast, but left a manual switch in place so I could over ride it when needed. The mast on the new one is a good 15" taller, and reception is finally as good as it should be.

The speedo cable was still attached when I checked, so I'll need to crawl under the van and make sure the other end still is, too. The speedo has been making noise for a while, so it's likely it needs a trip to the speedo doctor. Checking my records, it was just there last fall.

Yikes.

I've got a little bit of seat time planned for this morning moving some firewood and getting a tarp over it, then I want to get the red bike running and take a spin to make sure it's OK for the camping trip this weekend. I should also check the tires on the touring bike, since the weather is cooling off enough to take it out of mothballs.

Enjoy the seat time ...

 

[two_bit_score]

The information is readily available by a simple search.

COVID-19 Breakthrough Case Investigations and Reporting | CDC

Information and resources to help public health departments and laboratories investigate and report COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough cases.

www.cdc.gov

"The number of COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough infections reported to CDC are an undercount of all SARS-CoV-2 infections among fully vaccinated persons, especially of asymptomatic or mild infections. National surveillance relies on passive and voluntary reporting, and data are not complete or representative. These surveillance data are a snapshot and help identify patterns and look for signals among vaccine breakthrough cases."

Thanks for the link anyway.

 

[Alien]

Good afternoon. Max had to be sedated for his annual check last week, which resulted in him going back to have 11 of his teeth pulled. I hadn't been aware before that such extensive tooth decay is almost inevitable in some of the smaller breeds as they get older (he is 9). It seems that dogs have a lot more teeth than humans, so he still has plenty left to enjoy chomping on any voles or rabbits he can catch.



Thanks for the offer, much appreciated.

Aside from shortages, export of firearm related items from America seems to be a lot trickier in the last year or so - wouldn't want to see you hauled away to Guantanamo for sending banned export items to an unstable country like Britain !



Could it be because all my corded tools are 230V, which goes with a much more impressive bang if rain gets in ?

Yes Eric. We have copped several vet bills the last few years for the removal of bad teeth from our Pug (9) and one of our Chinese Crested dogs. Usually around $700 per time. 4 times so far. The Crested now has no teeth. He is also 9 years. They cope well with no teeth but no more bones. They are very fit and healthy otherwise. First sign of bad teeth is bad breath. Can't let them suffer. Get them to the vet asap. I think the vet said they have about 42 teeth from memory. Human’s normally 32 teeth.
The Chinese Crested is prone to losing teeth as compared to the Chinese Powderpuff. Our Powderpuff hasn't lost any yet at 4 years old.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Home from our trip. Feels very humid, weather station says 63%. Calling for thunderstorms this evening. Might hop on mower.

An overlook in TN yesterday.

 

[toppop52]

Pretty pic BEF!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Sunset rock on US40 east of Sparta TN. Because of rain, We decided to take US40 instead of going up to the interstate.

Got yard around house mowed, not doing field this time. Sky getting dark to the southwest, radar shows storms forming.

 

[Trails End]

54F light mist rain low 60's for high going to be damp rain the next couple days.

Outside chores done E muffin time.
1 hour 10 mins stop and crawl traffic for 5.1 miles before entering fair grounds parking lots ideas sure like to put on Santa list.
Plans for today...town for critter food,check game cams,watch some football nascar car take the day as it comes.

Enjoy the day all.

Thomas, you're not in full retirement mode until
you start going to the deerfield fair on Thursday
and/or Friday, and leaving the bumper to bumper and
shoulder to shoulder traffic to the weekenders.
I'm only 15 minutes from the fairgrounds but avoid
the area like the plague on fair weekend. We've been
going on Thurs and/or Friday for the last 30 years.

 

[Thomas]

53F raining.

Been busy day since sunrise but it seem I got nothing done.
Not much plan for the evening just feet up.

Enjoy your evening all.

 

[Thomas]

Thomas, you're not in full retirement mode until
you start going to the deerfield fair on Thursday
and/or Friday, and leaving the bumper to bumper and
shoulder to shoulder traffic to the weekenders.
I'm only 15 minutes from the fairgrounds but avoid
the area like the plague on fair weekend. We've been
going on Thurs and/or Friday for the last 30 years.

Mrs. mention next year Friday will be the day to attend.

 

[Looking4new]

Finally, I am done, done for the season and laid off. Y E SSSS!

Other than the fires and smoke we had to run through in the Northwestern end of the Province the only other thing of note was when I blew one of the retreaded tires clean off the truck. At 65 mph all I felt was a little thump when the axles of the lead trailer went over it. Good thing I was loaded. Stopped 30 miles down the road to inspect the damage and call the tire guy.
For those of you who've never been in Northern Ontario, the shoulders are about 2' wide and soft. Not the place you want to be parking a loaded tanker train. You can ask any of the 'new Canadian' freight haulers, they stop on the shoulder for a P and a tow truck has to get them back on the road. Expensive P.

 

[RoyJackson]

Roy, you really have your hands full. Keep your sense of humor and keep all the women and critters happy.
are they working on your truck?

Well, tough to keep a sense of humor, but a shot of Jameson's now and then does help!
Had the truck for about a week and a half now...looks good...just like before to accident! Thanks for asking, Drew!

 

[Rich B1]

Good evening! 66 now, low of 59 or so tonight.

Was a nice day, some light sprinkles after rain last night.

When I went into work today, I took all of my PPE to go underground. Some people had their hair on fire about delivering a mine machine today. Truck driver put the fire out, said he would deliver tomorrow morning. So off to PA in the morning to do the delivery. Hopefully I am allowed on the property, I got banned 2 years ago after telling the mine manager he “was full of &#!+”. He was, he knew it, everyone else in the room knew it, he just didn’t want to hear it. And none of them were willing to tell him. So this should be interesting.

The race bike I won arrived tonight! Finally





Everyone stay safe out there

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Nice bike Rich. Good luck on that delivery.

 

[daugen]

very cool bike Rich. where are the turn signals?

just finished two hour zoom for church, on how to get our attendance back up.
Have half a dozen families with kids who are worried about doing anything with their
unvaccinated kids. They accept what they have to with kids going to school, relying on
professional supervision, but a church picnic, particularly one inside?
Lot of discussion about which windows to open in our small social hall, moving our six HEPA 13 purifiers into one room,
anything to relieve worry of parents.
A parent would have to live in a cave to not read the stories about young children dying of Covid related disease.
So the worry is clear to all of us. Thankfully we have found zoom meetings to really help parents since they don't have to get
a nonexistent baby sitter to go to a night time church meeting.

we have also tried blended/hybrid meetings with face to face and zoom together, just need a big screen which we have in our social hall.
putting a big tv screen in that ancient Meetinghouse is going to be a tough sell to some of the members who like the simplicity of what we have.

lot of new normals happening out there

 

[daugen]

“A friend is one to whom one may pour out the contents of one's heart, chaff and grain together, ​

knowing that gentle hands will take and sift it, keep what is worth keeping, ​

and with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away.” ​

― Dinah Maria Craik 1885~

framed poster in my Father's bedroom as we were growing up. It was titled an Arabian Proverb.
Actually it was a proper English woman and poet.
True friends cut each other some slack

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Going to be a hot Summer the way it's going. Still Spring and 84.2 deg (29 C) at 9.00 a.m. this morning. Looks like a hot day ahead. Thankfully there is a good breeze. Chainsaw job ahead. A tree has come down and blocked one of my tracks in the bush after the last wind. Too big to push aside with the tractor.
Youngest daughters 49th B'day today. Will have to cruise over to see her I guess. Public holiday here today.
Have a great night/day all.

Tell her Happy birthday from Texas!

60°F and clear skies this morning, going up to 77° today. Rained here pretty much all weekend.

Replaced the three flush-mount LED light fixtures on the stove side of the kitchen yesterday. Much brighter over there now.

Looks like I missed more than a couple posts while I was away. I have some catching up to do.

Glad you're back.

Good evening! 66 now, low of 59 or so tonight.

Was a nice day, some light sprinkles after rain last night.

When I went into work today, I took all of my PPE to go underground. Some people had their hair on fire about delivering a mine machine today. Truck driver put the fire out, said he would deliver tomorrow morning. So off to PA in the morning to do the delivery. Hopefully I am allowed on the property, I got banned 2 years ago after telling the mine manager he “was full of &#!+”. He was, he knew it, everyone else in the room knew it, he just didn’t want to hear it. And none of them were willing to tell him. So this should be interesting.

The race bike I won arrived tonight! Finally





Everyone stay safe out there

Really nice. wonder what she weighs? Under/over minimum?
With that 3/4" foam padding, you could've easily driver her home from FL.

Work was slow. I got a job out by lunch, and decided I needed to take my Kurt Vise apart. The coolant I use doesn't adequately lube things, instead it can make two sliding surfaces develop a "gummy" thin slice of grime.

I have some leftover modified Cat pressure washer pumps from a project. I want to put something together to make an electric pressure washer, but it looks like I'll have to make a bunch of parts and buy a bunch of parts. Probably cost prohibitive. Need an unloader, and a flow controller, plus hoses etc. Maybe I'll just piece it together and keep one in case my gas powered pump goes out. I just thought it'd be nice to flip a switch and you're pressure washing relatively quietly.

8:18 pm, dark already and 77°, daughter is listening to old Doobie Brothers (another park another Sunday) in her room. She's been on a DB kick for a week or 2. I'm not complaining. She also likes country music for some odd reason.....didn't get that from me. hehe I like a handful of country songs, but not too many. I always have said The Eagles are my favorite C&W band.

Wifey made tacos...yummy....with Cholula original sauce....

Nice pictures guys.

RNG, I often look like I got in a fight with a cat after doing some mechanic work. I have an old white button down, long sleeve shirt I try to remember to use. It helps. When I flushed the tranny in the Malibu, I got scratched up a little (cuz I din't wear it). Good luck getting the red bike squared away.

We just got news my wife's aunt passed away from covid. No vaccination. Uncle is distraught and tore up. She was his everything.

After having covid, and getting both Moderna shots, I'm really glad I don't have to wear a mask here.