Good morning!!!!

[kenmbz]

Evening all, nice day in the 60's but cloudy.

Got the mower deck all fixed up and welded.
Kinda funny as last year my wife found a big chunk of metal in the field.
Ends up it is one of the hangers for the deck.
Some more welding and now the deck sits straight! Got the hanger on and aligned just right. First try.
But my welds still look awful

Got the hitch on the tractor and finished moving the splitter to a new location out of the mud to a dryer area.

More trees came, so tomorrow do some hole digging and some raking and put down some mulch.
So much to do.

Went to FP Kolbe garden center in point pleasant-drove right past Drews house but didn't see him around.
Bought a planter that looks like the one the wife wanted, her real one was $1000, this fiberglass one $149.

L4N - our condolences. what a long ride to the end for your family and DIL.

Used the lawn tractor to pull the aerator across the lawns. I just realized I have had it for 5 years. Still in great shape and it paid for itself first time I used it.

Stay safe and be well,

 

[Looking4new]

Thanks for the condolences and prayers guys. The way I look at all the pets AND people that aren't with us anymore is that every time you think or speak of them they are alive in your heart.

 

[Buppies]

All three came back cancer two basil cell one squamous cell on top of last surgeon this time, not good

 

[toppop52]

All three came back cancer two basil cell one squamous cell on top of last surgeon this time, not good

Prayers.

 

[toppop52]

Spent some time on the deck with the doggie, then off to the ballgame where I had a great couple of hours with my daughter one on one while watching the game. Then I came home and tended to Gracie, then off to the cruise in where we raised over $1500 for the local Humane society. All in all, a great day.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Buppies. , prayers. Don’t know what else to say, but hope they can remove it all.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 68ºF for the start, overcast, windy. Windy all day, overcast all day, and high temp was 79ºF, DP 62ºF. Plan A was to ride 60 mile route at Muenster, but with wind 24-35 (head wind to start), by the time we got to point where 40 mile route branched off, we decider to take the shorter ride and end with tail wind. Even so, wind penalty added almost 10 mile of effort. Stopped off at the fest for beer and a brat, tried to find one the BBQer we know in the competition, but could not find him. Dinner at Mexican restaurant with wife and Step Daughter
Randy(wag) good to hear the civilian turn out is growing.Hope it went well.
Doug sorry about the dog and macadamia nuts. Nice you got some stick time prior to phone call. love to help but I can't afford the air fare
Bill glad Markham trip went well. My condolences on DIL.
Drew hope you get let the church guy know you were there before you get too wet.
Dennis sounds like fun day at church.
Thomas hope tree cutting went well.
Drew thanks for link.
Paul sounds like a nice day indeed. nice pics especially with GS and guitar
Billy sorry about the new noise from mower. Sounds like you got plenty done yesterday.
Buppies be glad grass not growing fast.
Roy good luck with hoses and getting blower back on blocks.
Don glad you don't have to brave the coral snakes. Good to hear potatoes doing so well.
RNG Hope you can get some closure on solar system. Good luck with finding a new place. Sorry about the 3 hour drive to court, may he hoped you would not contest it. Hope chainsawing went well.
RS sorry about the wrong seeds and mulch, glad you caught mulch before departing. Starter plants looking good. Hope Squeak survives jail.
Randy what did Doug ever do to you? That many squirrels would devastate his area and house.
Chris hope the EGO got it's exercise.
Ted hope you got supplies for the dog food.
Randy love watching and listening to the B-25. Hope GS and team do well. enjoy the cruise.
Roy glad you got haircut hope work on tools goes well.
David good luck with no crank on the Scag
Dennis glad ladies day went well, good luck with battery
Drew glad you got to have good time at festival and supporting your people. nice pics
Doug nice pic of soon to be ex-tree.
Dennis good progress on shed.
Ted sorry about the fuel cans, and the car wash. Nice way to end the day though.
Ken but if they hold, they are great
Buppies prayer for treatment of the 3 areas.
Randy nice day, and nice fund raising.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle's daughter/friend PT from Covid, /mom recovery and breathing, living alone, Bird/aging issues/, Don /mom's pipeline process, Randy/FIL living alone adjustments /MIL Covid /son's FIL death /new(2) cancer surgeries /cataract surgery, Roy /palpitations, /angina , Billy /wife fall, David(moss) /remodel /divorce, Buppies /3 new skin cancer spots and treatment, /wife head wound healing, Thomas/gout, Phil /reflux, /wife's eyes, Steppenwolfe/son-auto immune disorder, Grev/wife's eye, Ted/knee recovery/retirement, / passing out issues, /family issues, Doug and wife/health issues, /nerve and pain, / wife's heart /rib and back and torn bicep, Ken/aunt fall injuries, David(sadamo)/Sophie's new eye surgery recovery, Chris/neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, Paul/ wife's disc issues /dog seizure, Gale and KY/ tornado victims, Mike /5 year plan, Dennis/ brother "alligallyitus" and improving, James /wife's fall and recovery, Drew /friend cancer diagnosis and recovery, Helogabals /wife's friend situation, Ukraine war, and Country.
stay safe and healthy you all.

 

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L4N, my condolences to you and your family on the loss of your DIL.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

48 and some sun, going to 82.

L4N, sorry about your DIL...sounds like she's been struggling.

BEF, enjoy your day with the "girls" . Nice Bluebird on your deck...I often sing to ours..."Zippity doo-dah...Mr Bluebird's on my shoulder."

LS, hope the wind dies down. Doesn't sound like fun.

Kyle, nice geo description of such a great state. I'm up for the Tex-Mex.

Thomas, when it starts getting warm, I lose my love for chainsaws. Be careful.

I transplanted a couple of hydrangeas for my wife, finished up getting the garden ready for tilling, and changed out the 3 blades on my mower. Decided to do a test mow, and ended up mowing the whole yard...but did hear a new sound from the mower deck...occasional, like a stick was stuck in the belt area...did find one, but still heard the noise once after that. Ran out of time but will crank it up and look under the deck today...having the lift kit really makes it easy to raise the front end.

Thank you, it's a big state. huge infact. I'm still in awe of your intense hiking stamina. Glad you're well enough to do that stuff.

TEXAS REAL ESTATE: If you want near a city that is a decent city, it seems land has gone up as much as 300-400%. A small decent 10 acre parcel, pretty much in the middle of nowhere (about 20 minutes from our small town of 4800. 45 minutes to a town with hospital), no major improvements except looks reasonably cleared with grass planted. A couple of cows on it. They are asking $279,000. I'm flabbergasted. Holy Toledo Batman!

Here's a link to recent sales on a local website:
https://schultztexasproperties.com/ I recommend these people....very straight shooters. Drop my name if you need to.

Recent Sales

Another friend has 51 acres about 30 miles east of Austin, and about 15 miles south of the new Samsung plant near Taylor. His county appraisal went up 300% He has been working on clearing it for 3 years now. It was in pitiful shape when he bought it, and he's the one with the big track steer now and tractor to work on it. Good thing it is agriculturally based for taxes. They are cheeeep. He's still going to fight the valuation.

I spent some quality time with the daughter in the garden this evening. She planted some bush green beans, and then we planted some sprouted watermelon and super tiny thin baby asparagus. Not sure if the asparagus will survive the transplanting. We already have some dime sized baby green tomatoes. 1 of the 12 tomato plants, looks super wilted, and looks like it will probably die. Not sure what happened. They are no longer covered with knat like fungus flies. They are all in 1 line, and it's maybe #9 of 12. ??? Hope the rest don't kick the can.

Went grocery shopping. It doesn't take much to spend $200 at the grocery store, and that's very little meat in the basket. My coffee is up to about $10/lb.

Did I mention I cleaned out the mud dauber nests from inside the Lincoln AC tombstone stick welder? I decided to wrap it in a plastic garbage bag to try and deter mud daubers. My friend hangs up some sticky yellow strips, that attract flies and mud daubers. The strips he buys at a Coop, are about 18" long, 2" wide. Once they land, they are stuck. I need some of them. I will try the smaller ones on Amazon for 12.99

Still very windy out of the south. Hopefully rain coming Monday. We need it.

RNG, does all your power go thru the batteries? How far is battery closet from house? I know this, from a totally different situation for automotive electrical systems, they have "stuff" in the system to "cushion" the surges/draws of current, so as to not "slam" the alternator. Your energy starts out as DC but gets converted at an inverter, then is part of it siphoned off to charge the batteries correct? But I couldn't carry an electrical guru's tools around for them....with my pea brained knowledge of such things.

Prayers for our team, our country, and for Ukraine.

Wagtail, sounds like a very special service. I know Gallipoli was a fiasco for Churchill. 250K casualties on each side.

 

[Wagtail]

Good late afternoon. Another cool morning at 3C and warmed up to 19C... cloudless sunny day with a gentle breeze. The "Liars" (BoM) say that it should be 7C tomorrow morning and another repeat of today. Cross fingers.

Not much else on for a Sunday although I did swap my Aussie flag for the Aussie White Ensign for tomorrow.

To bed early (depending on when the cat comes in ) for an early start.

Take care all!

 

[sodamo]

All three came back cancer two basil cell one squamous cell on top of last surgeon this time, not good

Extra prayers, Randy

 

[sodamo]

Not exactly successful with the Scag. Cleaned and tested all the interlock safeties (5) but still no crank. Battery is 12.8 volts. Only culprits left are a relay and the electronic but I couldn’t find any way to test. The module is cracked on both ends. Ordered replacements for both, about $165 with shipping.

 

[sodamo]

Ted, I have 2 of the older Ryobi electric pressure washers, 2200 psi I think. They do an adequate job and I have no complaints. That said, I’m thinking about getting a Simpson gas later this year when I get ready to paint the house. The Dewalt looks good also, but I found out they are built by Simpson and rebadged for $$.

PowerShot PS60869|Simpson

SIMPSON PowerShot PS60869 4000 PSI cold water professional gas pressure washer. See photos and full product information.

simpsoncleaning.com

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I have a karcher pressure washer, has Honda engine. Think I got it at Costco years ago.
Have had to grease the pressure unloader valve at least once. Think that is what it’s called.

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, low 41 and high to 66°F. Wind ESE 22 gusting to 28 mph. A few showers and maybe a T-storm.

House clear out in effect for today and the rest of the week or so. Depending on how Junior feels.

That is all that is planned for today.

Have a safe day all

 

[daugen]

Amazon.com

The Best Pressure Washer

New pressure washers are getting smaller and quieter, with plenty of scouring power for outdoor surfaces.

www.nytimes.com

Ted, in addition to David's experience, Ryobi seems to have a good reputation online. I also like Westinghouse, they set a high spec. Getting a name brand pump is always a bonus.
I am partial to the Northern Tools models, and definitely recommend electric. Unless you are peeling paint, cleaning off boat hulls or derusting metal, you just don't need high pressure.
All the pros use low pressure and chemicals. Like the pro car detailers, spray the stuff on first, let it sit, then wash it off gently. I've owned a Honda 390 powered 4000 psi powerwasher and
rarely used it, used my small electric one much more often. I have an 80 dollar Harbor Freight unit now on its second year.
Get one with large wheels so it rolls easily
I don't think you have to spend that much to get something pretty decent.

 

[toppop52]

57-83 today, church this morning then yard work the rest of the day. We got flowers planted and weeds sprayed Friday. Now to wash the house, buildings and decks.
My pressure washer mostly collects dust, I use it for the decks but all my siding gets washed at 20lbs of pressure using my sprayer and an 8:1 water/ bleach mix. Been doing it that way since a pro friend of mine told me that’s his company does it, that was about 12 years ago.

 

[RoyJackson]

2022-04-24, 0737

40° right now...high in the upper 50's today.

Did some clean up and rearranging in the garage yesterday. As expected, the ZT's battery needed charging, but I didn't get to that. Maybe today...it'll take a couple hours. I think I wrote yesterday, the ZT needs full service (blades, oil (both engine and hydraulic), filters, etc.)..this is more then I'm willing to do at home (even getting rid of waste oil is a PITA).
Looking around the garage...realized I am a real pack rat. I gotta get rid of some of this stuff!! (Bet I don't though)

Wifey and stepdaughter are a bit under the weather...

 

[Thomas]

All three came back cancer two basil cell one squamous cell on top of last surgeon this time, not good

Pulling strong for you Buppies.

 

[wngsprd]

I have a karcher pressure washer, has Honda engine. Think I got it at Costco years ago.
Have had to grease the pressure unloader valve at least once.

I got one of those, too. I don't remember anything about greasing a valve, I'll have to look at the manual.