Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

Nice pictures Drew beach is always a wonderful place to be

sure is, I thought of you when walking out to this beach. Love the fact tide takes the water back, tripling the size of the beach and creating tidal pools for parents with little kids to play in safely.
Folks out there early riding their fat tired bicycles on the beach, sand is very firm.
Very grey and hazy out.

 

[toppop52]

My wife loves Folly Beach, it’s on of the few between OC and Daytona I’ve missed. She says it’s a great place to find shells.

72-95 today, with higher humidity as well.

I end a lot of calls with, “I’d better let you go”, followed by see you later or bye bye.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 66F @ 4:00AM. Sunshine to start, then a few afternoon clouds. High 88F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.
Winds are currently in the 15-20MPH range, and have been for the past 48 or so hours, so it's nice to see the forecast calling for some calm.
Yesterday morning I noticed lots of air traffic overhead and using the FlightTrader24 website saw that two tankers and an traffic control plane were circling a new fire near Camptonville 25 miles to the southeast. Firefighters stopped forward progress by 2PM, and had reached 50% containment of the 25 acre blaze. Farther south at the start of the Grapevine on I5 in Kern county, the Edmonston Fire had consumed 600 acres by last night and had only been 20% contained. It's too early for fire season, but here we are.

I see there's a new MedCram video out with some surprising news on aligatoritis. Maybe the next project should be a sauna?

I guess I'm old fashioned, and just use "bye bye" before hanging up the phone.

When I was young and foolish, it was long hair and bell bottoms. Now adays there seems to be a competition on who can best dress up as a clown. Think I'll stick with my long hair.

And speaking of phones, with this newfound internet speed, maybe I should try WiFi Calling. Have any of you used it?

Poked around some more with network settings looking for the bottleneck between the StarLink Wifi and the Unifi equipment, but came up empty handed. Overall performance is still amply fast, but video uploads still take a while. That said, I was able to update the OS on the iPhone last night in only a few minutes, where the last time it took the better part of an hour and would sometimes take multiple attempts. And with no data caps, there's no threat of getting slowed down or having to buy more data.

The motorcycle tumble also cracked a mirror and broke the mount for the XM radio antenna, so I have some sheetmetal work to do today. The mail order house I've been using for BMW parts doesn't stock the mirror, so it's back to the local stealer.

Started packing for a motorcycle rally next weekend, putting up a larger tent I haven't used in a long time. It'll be nice to spread out a little, as I don't climb into my usual tent as much as I feel like I'm putting it on.

Hope everyone enjoys a nice Spring weekend!

 

[RoyJackson]

2022-05-21, 0750

65° right now...a bit overcast too. High...well, it's gonna be hot...91° is the prediction.
Dump run was yesterday and, as I'd written, the ZT is back running like new. I started the lawn yesterday and my main chore is to finish mowing before the heat sets in. Probably a bit damp from dew, so I'll give it a hour or two...

As far as the end of a phone call salutation...a simple "Have a great day" does it for me...

 

[txdon]

Well as your overly liberal representative here I am your expert on they/us/me/him.......
and I think it's a bit unnecessary too.....but it's supposed to support the psychological needs of those who have been marginalized. Ahem.

Oh No! They (Drew) used a pronoun that has a gender attachment. Has TBN been marginalized . . . Or normalized?

Will all the "definite articles" of Spanish and German now have to change? Good luck with that.

Spanish has four definite articles: el, la, los, and las. In Spanish, nouns don't like to be alone, so they are often accompanied by articles! Spanish articles indicate the gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural) of a noun, as well as whether or not a noun is a specific noun (definite or indefinite ).

There are three definite articles in German: der, die, das. They are similar to the English article the. As the German language requires gender, the definite articles have to be adjusted to the gender and the number of the noun.

 

[txdon]

And speaking of phones, with this newfound internet speed, maybe I should try WiFi Calling. Have any of you used it?

My phone is ALWAYS set to the WIFI phone setting. It's the only way to call from this valley in the hill country.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 76˚F, cloudy, South wind, heading to the 90s, BUT rain is predicted to be here at 8:30 p.m. when a cool front comes in. In anticipation I am turning the irrigation system off in the yard and the garden.

Eric, How do you remove the mortar before you repoint your building?

 

[RoyJackson]

BTW, maybe I've missed his posts, but has our resident Limey, Eric, posted recently?

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning
It’s 65 and supposed to top 90.
Foggy when I got up, but burned off already.

Yesterday we got about 1-1/2” rain, it came a few intense showers rather than an all day soaker. I need to mow, but it’s too wet, and I won’t have any time tomorrow or Monday. So I might take a chance later today.
No music last night, called off at the last minute. Good thIng the kids were here to eat the crockpot of meatballs that I put on.

Today I might take the little plane to Pottstown, NJ for lunch. Nice restaurant right at the airport. Supposed to look at a friends Explorer this morning to see if the “towing package” included a brake controller. I suspect it doesn’t.
Hopefully mow some this afternoon, grandson is away with his parents, it will be lonely in the cab, but at least it will be cool.

 

[daugen]

lighthouse in front of Charleston harbor
long walk, almost a mile from parking lot....I did it but am drenched.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

After the freezes and hail the mortar between my patio stones is looking bad. What is the best tool to remove 1/2 to 3/4” mortar between stones before re-mortaring it? The width between the stone vary between 1/8” and 3/4”, the stones are 1” thick.

If that job were mine to do, I'd use the Bosch hammer drill and a chisel bit. I bet it would remove all the mortar in very short order.

 

[kenmbz]

morning all, sun is out, finally, got the wind/rain thing last night. Seems to be a weekly thing now, used to be yearly when I was a kid.

Still working on pool, need to pressure wash the decking and clean out the stone areas so I can put out the furniture.

Planted the 2 forsythia last night after the storm and got the side and back areas mowed, finishing up just as the storm hit.

Aunt is mending from latest operation on lung cancer to go with the Leukemia. But she is always positive.
Uncle is able to walk without cane most of the time after his multiple hip replacements.
Brothers house still not sold, keeping fingers crossed it sells soon.

Off to pool work,
Stay safe and be well,

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Weather changes coming. Slight chance of rain today, 81° forecast to go to 85° by noon, then start downward with a possibility of rain every day for the next week.

Both daughters and two grandkids supposed to come for lunch today, since Margaret told them I was going to be making Cajun Shrimp Stew. So I've got all my ingredients, including 4 lbs. of raw peeled tail off shrimp ready to cook.

We are at 87° before noon.

Cajun shrimp stew sounds delicious.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Today I might take the little plane to Pottstown, NJ for lunch. Nice restaurant right at the airport.

That reminds me, years ago I used to eat at 94th aero squadron restaurant at college park MD airport. Was nice to eat and watch the planes.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Was already in 80s when we went out to start planting the garden. Was 87° when we quit.
Got plastic down and planted tomatoes and cantaloupes. Just was too hot. Wife’s face was red.

Normally beans would be next, but she wants to move them in case old ones came up, so later tonight might start planting potatoes, then the beans. The big rain 2 weekends ago got us behind.

 

[daugen]

had a nice swim after going on that long walk, to cool off.
Undertow sucked the energy out of my tired legs, didn't stay out long.

 

[RoyJackson]

Mowing's done...80 right now and I think outdoor activities are done for the day

 

[rswyan]

83F, HI 88 and "Fair" @ 12:00, WU calling for a high of 88F for the day. We are under a "slight risk" of severe thunderstorms until Sunday at 08:00.

Next time I looked outside yesterday the package from Amazon was sitting there on the front steps ...

It didn't seem to me like there were 100 of the pots I had ordered and planted with squash/pumpkin seeds ... so I counted them yesterday: there were 99 sitting out front with a couple more sitting "empties" inside the garage ... so they did indeed deliver the full 100 and then some.

As of last evening about 10 of them had seeds that had sprouted and were breaking the soil. I expect that number to at least double by the end of today.

Ended up getting all the mowing done yesterday down here around the house: east, west, and south.

Refueled the Cub part way through that.

Then filled up the hopper feeder after I finished mowing, also two suet feeders.

Agenda for today will include making up another tote of potting mix and get started on planting the rest of the pumpkin seeds now that I have more 6" pots.

Also put down a little 12-12-12 around the rhubarb and work it into the soil.

At some point when it starts feeling really warm I'll probably head up to the shop and continue on with the Kubota.

Might also get some more seeds started in the two new starter trays now that I have some starter soil. And/or transfer seedlings to larger pots.

Hope everyone is having a great Saturday ...

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all ! Low was down to 45°, high should only be around 74°. No strong winds, but still "breezy" at 15-20 mph. Sunny and humidity still very low at 5%.

Mostly, you are correct about the humidity... there were a few 'rain' clouds earlier in the week, you could see the precipitation falling from the clouds, but disappear about halfway to the ground. Meteorologically speaking, called virga. We see it quite frequently.

RNG, like Don, our phones are always on wifi. They will automatically switch to LTE when we get out of range and vise/versa. I don't think we have had any dropped calls in years....

Drew, enjoy your trip! I am sitting here imagining myself right there with you! I haven't been to the beach in about 12 years.... I really miss going to the 'shore'. Hopefully soon..... So, keep the pictures coming in the meantime.

My tape job on the broken branch was unsuccessful. The wind kept whipping around that branch and it was just going to cause further damage, so off it came. That tree is due for pruning this fall, so not a big deal.

The agenda for today has multiple possibilities.... replace / plant the new tree, install the repair panels on the greenhouse, repurpose some 2x4's and 2x6's into a raised bed strawberry patch, put up the metal panels on the fence.... too many choices.... need to make a decision....

The old house sale must have been finalized and the deal closed.... We were watching TV last evening and heard an odd rumbling sound. When I looked outside, a motorhome was pulling in next door. They parked it right up against our fence. I think they left thereafter, no lights on in the house or RV were seen later on. I guess the new owners will be moving in this weekend. We have yet to meet them.

Everyone have a great weekend!

 

[rswyan]

Is anyone else getting confused on the number of people being referenced in news articles with the plural pronouns of "they" and "them" instead of the singular his or her's when they are talking about one person?

No ... primarily because "they" and "them" have a long history of singular usage:

Singular they - Wikipedia

However I am finding the outrage and panic over all of this at least as hilarious as the goofiness that originally caused it.

Don't like the pronouns I use to refer to someone ?

Take it up with Noah Webster ...