Good morning!!!!

[buckeyefarmer]

PJ, interesting obit, especially his early sales experience.

Need to buy brake pads for Subaru, Rock auto has so many I have no idea where to start.

Updating my old laptop. After first update wouldn’t act right. Reboot resulted in another update.
Got bunch old software on it I’ll uninstall once it’s working.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I WILL get that shelf for the wifey today... I WILL... I WILL...
..

Lol, my wife’s been wanting more shelves in pantry since 1998. One of these days.

 

[ronjhall]

Got burn pile moved. Then there was a tree that came down. Moved it to burn pile in 4 pieces.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Wow, that's a big tree! Gonna chop / split for firewood?

 

[ronjhall]

Wow, that's a big tree! Gonna chop / split for firewood?

Put it on burn pile. It has been laying on ground for years. There is so many downed trees around here. Nobody wants big stuff.

 

[sodamo]

Lol, my wife’s been wanting more shelves in pantry since 1998. One of these days.

Have all the pantry shelves wife wants/needs. Oh, that was bathroom shelf she wanted Wonder where I put that hardware?

 

[RoyJackson]

Snow ended about an hour or so ago...and no freezing rain...none predicted either. But, we'll probably get snow showers tonight, so clearing will wait until tomorrow morning. Hope I've got enough tobacco and papers.
Total accumulation was 9-12 inches, depending on where one measures...
One thing I did notice...most of my driveway markers are missing. Well, don't think they were stolen....my guess is the oil truck knocked them over last week when he backed in the fill the tank. That tanker is as wide as the driveway, I'll wager...
Bit of a bummer, but I have a pretty good idea where the drive is...

 

[daugen]

A little contemplation and Jameson is in order Roy
that's a pretty good sized snow

finished most of trip packing. I think...
Highs in high 70's, lows in low 60's
I can do this

now I have to call Amtrak and try to get ticket changed to next stop down, which is closer to friend's home. Somehow I got that stop messed up, wonder if I just stayed on one more stop on way down, would they ever know? Can't deal with being on hold tonight, will do tomorrow.

 

[LouNY]

We only got a bit less then 3" of snow then it switched to rain and soggyed it down to about an inch,
went out and used the blade on the FEL to put a bit of down pressure on the blade.
Got quite a bit of it removed tomorrow I'll do the finish cleanup and spread some sand.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

You folks be careful with that bad weather.

Sorry about your friend PJS.

Did Don win the skinny knee competition? Hope we don't do a belly measurement. My belly precedes me into the next room before I get there.

Thanks for all the prayers for my mom. She is still in skilled nursing, but is now complaining that she might have picked up a UTI/bladder infection. She still needs physical therapy.

I admit I just haven't been into NFL like I used to be. I had wrongly believed that the Cowboys game was going to be on at 6:30 CST, so I sat down at 6:39 to watch the game, and there was only 1:00 minute left in the 4th quarter.....what a bad minute of football to watch (unless you're a 49'er fan).

Put it on burn pile. It has been laying on ground for years. There is so many downed trees around here. Nobody wants big stuff.

Too bad you're not nearer, Brandi would maybe love to have those huge logs.

I still watch the Sampson Boat youtube videos, although I would have done some things differently, he should have a rock solid boat (if it will float)....too heavy IMO, but I guess he's staying with his heavy ideology. Polishing all the bronze in the sump of the boat was a waste of hard labor and time IMO.

Sometimes, I have to remind myself to put my solipsism on the shelf. My wife reminds me plenty too.

Been watching videos on rebuilding the Kohler K301 12hp engine. isavetractors.com has parts. Still debating whether to sink the time in it....Tear down will be the litmus test.

Prayers for Bupps, Topps, Drew's neck, Don's knee, those with Covid, and those in need....and our country.

 

[Buppies]

Kyle prayers for your mom

 

[sodamo]

Ok, Kyle. Had to look that one up. A bit guilty myself

 

[kenmbz]

Safe travels drew.
Good night all.

 

[txdon]

Did Don win the skinny knee competition? Hope we don't do a belly measurement. My belly precedes me into the next room before I get there.

Ron and I tied for 1st place. I guess my Dr. was right, compared to most I do have skinny knees and therefore must flex more before I see him again, he specified 128˚. If I had fat knees like the rest he would be happy with 120˚.

The good news is that today, with Egore leering over me I pulled a 125˚ - up from 122˚ on Friday and enough to keep him from assisting me with the bend. After PT I went to the gym and biked 5 miles and then since it was a perfect 66˚F sunny afternoon we all three went hiking for 2 miles over some pretty rough neighborhood trails that I have not been able to hike for a year, then this evening Cards I won 3 of 5 games, and then ate my wife's chocolate mint Instant Pot cake - overall a very good day.

 

[txdon]

The trail pics

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 28F for the start, clear sky, light breeze. Light wind, moderate gusts, clear sky, and high temp was 61F, DP 26F. Putter this morning some KP duty, took wife to town for lunch and shopping, frozen potatoes and 1/2 & 1/2 in short supply. Bike ride then nap.
Covid update: Cooke 5137 confirmed cases, Montague 3398 confirmed cases, Grayson, 20096 confirmed cases. Cooke 27, Montague 107, Grayson 246, new cases.
Dennis sorry about the freezing rain, yuck.
Bill hard to get excited about going out in those temps
Roy have fun when seat time comes
Ron warmer weather has arrived hope burn pile move went well. nice moon pic
Scaredy sorry about message loss. If you were using the edit box on tractor it will have saved at least part of it. If using a program on laptop try relaunch program.
Billy rain and sleet over snow, going to be very slick
Drew glad you have inside plans
Dennis sounds ugly
NHBX Hope it does not get too ugly.
Drew understand about moving and leaving good friends.
Roy hope you were able to deal with walkways before they froze solid
Bupppies hope snow removal went well.
Don hope you were able to walk after Egore
Paul that was very light whining. nice work on the panel. Glad yesterday went so well.if it is too slick a day wait won't hut too much
RNG I was thinking if your van is heavier, then engine revs more going down hill than computer expects it to and the code gets thrown. Hope you can resolve the solar contractor issue(s). Glad to hear you got your parts, hope that will fix leak as well.
Paul sorry for the loss of your friend. Sounds like he was quite the character
Bill "all gone by Labor Day weekend" just in time for the next round
Ken hope it was warm enough for salt to work. thanks for the pic.
Buppies the word smart comes to mind
Ted hope you got to the shelf project, and get your empties filled
David sorry about guys H&F result. glad you are making progress on caretaker unit.
RNG he should hold you till more arrive.
Dennis good luck with ordering new brake pads. I try to keep unused software to a minimum.
Ron now that's a log!
Roy sorry about the driveway makers
Drew enjoy your trip
Kyle you did not miss much on the Cowboys game. 1st half was ugly. Hope they sort out the UTI infection, prayers sent. Have fun with Kohler project if you decide to go that route.
Don you posted while I was working on mine. Congrats on 125 deg. Will you lose any range of motion after PT is done? great trail pics.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle's daughter/friend PT from Covid, /mom o2 levels /son cough (bronchitis?), Bird/aging issues/, Don/knee recovery, Randy/FIL living alone adjustments /MIL Covid /son's FIL death /new cancer surgeries /cataract surgery, Roy/ palpitations, /angina, /shoulder, wife/ankle recovery, Billy /wife fall, David(moss) /remodel /divorce, Buppies/good biopsy report, Thomas/gout, Phil/reflux/wife's eyes, Steppenwolfe/son-auto immune disorder, Grev/wife's eye, Ted/knee recovery/retirement, Doug and wife/health issues/nerve and pain/ wife's eyes, Ken/aunt fall injuries, David(sadamo)/Sophie's new eye surgery follow up, Chris/neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/injuries from fall, Paul/ wife's disc issues, Gale and KY/ tornado victims, Eddie & wife /covid, Drew /new neck pain, Mike /nephew - Covid, and Country.
stay safe and healthy you all.

 

[txdon]

Congrats on 125 deg. Will you lose any range of motion after PT is done?

I do not know, this is all new to me.

 

[sodamo]

Sounds like quite the day, Don

 

[RoyJackson]

2022-01-18, 0424

19° right now...high, right around 20° and, maybe, snow showers.
Since the forecast was for freezing rain yesterday into last night, didn't bother doing any snow removal. We didn't get the freezing rain but did get about another inch or so of snow last night. The tractor is plugged in and I'll head out in an hour or so

The birds were really chowing down at the feeder yesterday. Must have been a couple dozen either eating, or waiting to eat. Most the time, the larger birds chase off the smaller ones...not yesterday though. It was almost like they were all just waiting their turn.

Pretty cool video

Don't think I would have got as close as some of these folks did...

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, low -3 high to 1°F. Wind NW 9 mph. Sunny.

I will go out at 9 and plow. Tractor block heater already turned on. A town run comes after plowing.

Roy, I'll bet the driveway is under the snow, somewhere.
If you don't put sand/salt mix down then if you run on the lawn a bit, it shouldn't matter.
As for tobacco and papers, I have papers here but they are for another purpose. I get my tailor made smokes by the carton and am 9 cartons ahead of myself. 200 smokes in a carton.

When I rebuilt my driveway I made it 10' wide on the straight section and the curve is 20' wide. It was easy getting the cab over tractor around the curve backwards but a bit of a challenge with the conventional. The cab over was also about 5' shorter.


Stay safe out there in the crappy weather