Good morning!!!!

[RedNeckGeek]

You posted this before I posted my winnings. Are you with the Government?

I'm here to help, Don.

No, I'm not with the government. I just had a feeling you were gonna keep on winning...

Now here's a horse, er snake, of a different color. I'm not very fond of slab foundations under houses, but here's a good reason for having one.

 

[daugen]

4 flats, 3 hours, all done with cordless drill and planting auger.
Boy am I tuckered out...

Don, that downspout needs to be bent to fit back into place.
It's a to do. But the water does go down the pipe just fine, though doesn't look right.

going to go out and suck up some leaves before the rain comes

Buppies and Ellen, may this be your best birthday ever.

 

[Looking4new]

I have a set of transmission shims around here someplace too, Bill, but putting my hands on them is a whole 'nuther deal. So I ordered, and received, two more sets, put them in with all the other transmission parts, so the first set should show up any day now. Seems to be the way it's supposed to work now a days. Do you have Harbor Freight in Canada? That's where I got my zerk fitting kit...

We've got Princess Auto, but I ordered my kit off amazon.

They gonna issue you a 1099 for all your winnings, Don? If not, you could be a tax cheat, too!

Don can't be any worse than a former President of yours.

After spending a day and two nights in Pickle Lake, ON last summer I think I know what you are going through on a smaller scale. The smoke was brutal. A couple of majour fires around Kenora, one north of Sioux Lookout and one south west of Savant Lake that was ramping up to be a biggie, I kept the A/C on recirculate all the time I was up there. It was like a breath of fresh air to get back to Thunder Bay, even though we could smell the smoke there too, just not as concentrated.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

You posted this before I posted my winnings. Are you with the Government?

And he’s here to help

(take your winnings)

 

[sodamo]

67°F and 1.61 inches rain. Over 170 inches ytd yet over 60% of the state is under drought conditions. Been 5 weeks since last mowing. Gonna be interesting.

Got a good start laying the laminate yesterday. Hope to finish that today.

Our Pc clinic awaiting official authorization for Moderna booster. Got our names on call list
Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[txdon]

67°F and 1.61 inches rain. Over 170 inches ytd yet over 60% of the state is under drought conditions. Been 5 weeks since last mowing.

We have had 30" YTD and we are not under drought conditions only abnormally dry.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Our Pc clinic awaiting official authorization for Moderna booster. Got our names on call list

I read somewhere today that the CDC has the final say, and that could be coming as soon as next week. It will authorize Moderna booster shots for those 65 and older, and immune compromised individuals 18 and older.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

We have had 30" YTD and we are not under drought conditions only abnormally dry.

The rain gauge collected only 13.58" over the rain year that just ended here on October 1. That's less than half the normal total, qualifing us for Extreme Drought conditions.

The good news is that the 10-day forecast holds the promise of 4.39" of rain, which will make a heck of a good start on the new rain year!

 

[RedNeckGeek]

After spending a day and two nights in Pickle Lake, ON last summer I think I know what you are going through on a smaller scale. The smoke was brutal. A couple of majour fires around Kenora, one north of Sioux Lookout and one south west of Savant Lake that was ramping up to be a biggie, I kept the A/C on recirculate all the time I was up there. It was like a breath of fresh air to get back to Thunder Bay, even though we could smell the smoke there too, just not as concentrated.

Misery loves company. There was a week or two this past summer where the indoor filters weren't able to keep up with the smoke and the levels reached the hazardous range. I can't even imagine what it must be like to be on the lines fighting the fires. Most of those people don't wear much more than a hankie over their faces.

This smoke map covers Mexico, the US, and Canada. Wish I'd have known about it earlier in the fire season, but better late than never. It was pretty good for understanding where the smoke was coming from, and where to get out of it.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Spent the morning cutting wood. Brought the 2 tops from the tree across the trail up to the barn, then tried to pull the tree out, but couldn’t. So cut another 8 ft off, then was able to pull the trunk up the bank.

Then cut it in half again. Left it down by the creek for now.

Then cut locust tree that was in the brush pile into 4 8 ft sections, brought them up to barn. Did some other clean up with grapple, then cut the wood I brought up into firewood chunks.

Heavy rain will be here soon. Was windy earlier when a little rain went thru. Temperature is dropping, now 68°

 

[sodamo]

Happy Birthday Buppies. And many more.

 

[ronjhall]

Buppies are you 39 like Ellen. Or is today your Happy Birthday day?

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Prepping for IP Hungarian goulash soup.

According to radar, rain half over us, only .1” so far and not much wind.

 

[pennwalk]

The rain here was heavy but only lasted 1/2 hour. I'm wondering when the lawn at the farm is going to slow down. It is still growing like crazy but it is nice and green. The leaves are starting to fall.
The soy beans at the farm are turning yellow so it will be a while before they are ready to harvest. Other farms nearby have been harvesting beans and a lot of the corn is down.
I saw a really nice buck when I was mowing the farm lane last week. It is funny how shy they are this time of year. In the summer they would stand there and look at me.
The contractor who put the board road down for the power line pole replacement project started taking them back up Friday. A lot of them had a big white J painted on them which I thought might mean they were junk. I wonder what happens to them. They are "restoring" the ground and blowing out straw and I assume grass seed. I have been wondering if the trail under the wires will be usable.
The sailboat is washed and in the barn. I got the kayaks washed and back on the trailer. Kind of sad. I wish I had a lighter kayak that I could launch and load by myself. I would like to explore the northern part of the chesapeake. The weather would still be good for boating.
Speaking of boating I saw this ad while I was watching Youtube, Looked pretty nice till I saw the price. Guess I'll have to keep saving.

Launch 35 GT | Chris-Craft Boats

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Chris

 

[Thomas]

Buppies...wishing you many many more trips around the sun.

 

[Thomas]

72F more clouds than sun.

Leaf blowing went well this morning but this afternoon seems everything was working against me gusty swriling winds and chest cold finally kick in sooo I'll be down and out until dawn.

Enjoy your evening all.

 

[Buppies]

68 Ron and yes today is my birthday

Thanks for B Day wishes under the weather though lots of head and chest congestion no fever taste buds good

 

[buckeyefarmer]

68 Ron and yes today is my birthday

Thanks for B Day wishes under the weather though lots of head and chest congestion no fever taste buds good

Hope you get well, sucks being sick on your birthday.
I’ll be down your way next Saturday nights hope. Plan is to go down part of skyline Friday, down part of blue ridge parkway Saturday. Need to make hotel reservation.

Staying at peaks of otter next Saturday night.

 

[txdon]

RNG, Ok found something that California does right - Medjool Dates from the Bautista family in Mecca California. The date texture is like butter and if you take out the pit and put in a Texas pecan it taste like a Pecan pie!

 

[PJSprog]

46°F and clear skies this morning, and got up to 63° today. Sunny here all day.

Got the boards cut to size for the new shelves in the living (piano) room closet this morning. Was interrupted by The Wife's niece coming by to pick up the old china cabinet. She came with her boyfriend and his dad, who was driving an F-150 with one of those nifty steps and hand posts that pull out of the top of the tailgate. Talk about easy in and out of the bed. Pretty cool. They also took my Wife's grandmother's old china set as well. Needless to say, she was thrilled. Got some other stuff reorganized in the walkout porch after that, then rewarded myself with a short nap.

Happy Birthday, Buppies.

Washing and putting away the kayaks is on the to-do list here, too, Chris. Didn't happen today, so probably tomorrow.