Good morning!!!!

[riptides]

56 outside this AM. Heading to upper 70's.

Not much on the agenda today. Grass, Milk House (maybe). Wife's truck needs a good wash.

BEF, looking at lots is fun. I definitely will be turn key if and when we ever elect to move. Maybe it is a time management thing, too many jobs.

Hope all have a great day and a better weekend. Be safe.

 

[Buppies]

Roy hang in there

 

[m7040]

Good morning
Chilly 54 going to 79
BEF, was this the lot near Roanoke?
Hope to have a mellow day without much on the agenda
Will see what I feel like doing ? (benefit of retirement)

Attached a couple pics of when we were teaching grandkid how to operate Kubota RTV

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Been trying to catch up for days...
Roy, hope it doesn't get you down too bad.
RS, glad stings have subsided.
I was supposed to be off today, but we have an upgrade going on, of our Tinius Olsen tensile tester, and it has been a major headache. Today is training day so I have to get my carcass up there. Work has been so busy. Time flies by. Much on my plate. I think I see a tiny speck of light at the end of the tunnel.

Wifey has been working on painting our great room. There is a lot of work to do, and she's been learning. Getting close to putting on the paint. Still have to move a very heavy China cabinet.

Chicken sitrep...all is mostly well, but we have 1 "old maid" hen that makes life horrible for the 5 new hens. She fights them every night when they are trying to get into the coop. I'm thinking of dispatching her, or giving her away. Pecking order....hen pecked...Anyway, the young hens should start laying soon.

Some of our dear friends at church are expecting a baby any day now. They have a 14 yo son, and had been trying so hard for another baby since way back, but they had given up. We have all been praying for their miracle baby.

Glad you're enjoying employment TxDon. How do they water the strawberries under that plastic? Do they run a drip line? Is the plastic permeable?

Prayers for our team, country, Ukraine, and for Putin/Russia to see the light.

 

[Thomas]

If you don’t know, doing a shift delete is immediate erase, not into the recycle folder. I was in the wrong directory when I did it, but all recovered from backup.

Yup...also found out the same way you did.

 

[wngsprd]

55 seeking 80. Weatherman says we'll get the California fire smoke...giving us beautiful sunrise and sunset today...said nothing about smelling it.

Roy, sorry buddy. Hope today sees you on the mend.

BEF, good luck in your search.

Don, glad you're having fun...the pumpkin place looks pretty cool.

Wednesday had a great hike in Shenandoah...perfect weather and a fun section of trail. Talked with 2 flip floppers...one guy my age named Limbo, trying to finish the entire trail after having to stop for a while with shin splints...he only had to get to Harper's Ferry. He got his trail name by not seeing a big branch over the trail, hitting his head, and falling backwards due the weight of his pack. The young hiker had to quit to go home and help run his dad's bakery, due to ankle surgery...he was having to hike to Connecticut to finish. Interesting people.

When I got home I found out my mom was taken to the ER...still in hospital due to hypertension/congestive heart failure...my wife and I were there all day yesterday. I was impressed with the medical staff, and she was much better when we left last night. My wife is going back to stay with her for a couple of days...they should release her today...got her meds in better balance. 91 YO...lives alone in a 2 story condo, a block from the hospital, and drives very well. She's now thinking of moving to a retirement community.

 

[m7040]

Prayers for our team, country, Ukraine, and for Putin/Russia to see the light.

Agree with that. Daughter came back from Europe last night having been over there working on Ukraine issues for the last week. One of her programs is identifying war crimes committed by Russia using satellite and other means. The program is now showing results that are horrible. Hope it will be helpful to prosecutions at some point.

 

[RoyJackson]

Yup...also found out the same way you did.

Ha! Learned something new today!

 

[Thomas]

43F partly cloudy upper 80's for high with clear sky.

Outside chores done E muffin time.
Setting on the deck last night between front field and side counted 7 gray foxes thought there was only 3 all summer long...wouldn't want to mouse etc.

Plans for today...couple little do mor Mrs.,around 9am head for Kubota dealership open house...9-2pm...afternoon check out most powerful hand held leaf blower at lawn shop,and of coarse date night.

Enjoy your fay all.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! Our one day of Fall has expired and we have slid back into Summer. 72˚ heading to the 90s. Sunny, slight south wind.

I bought my mom some dates from Costco and she planted the pits. The pits sprouted and are growing to 3 nice date trees. Today I will separate them and put them in their own pot. Next year I'll plant them in the yard if they continue to do good.

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning
It’s 49 and going to upper 70’s today. Another clear day.

Yesterday made good progress on speaker, just waiting for glue to cure.

Had another patio lunch with neighbors, then put the 90” 3pt mower on the tractor to mow inside the pastures.

That went well the quick hitch makes it a lot easier, the gates we added made it much better getting in and out of the small pastures as well.

Just got a call, I’ve got to head up to Allentown to taxi and run the airplane up there, the mechanics have finally got the engine on it, it’s been off since we had the inflight failure back in April.

I hope to be back for another patio lunch, but TBD.

 

[m7040]

I don't know if this will work but here is a link to her latest report on Ukraine for anybody interested in reading it.

https://hub.conflictobservatory.org/portal/apps/sites/#/home/pages/grain-1

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, low temp is 48 and the high might be 55°F. Wind ENE 8 mph. 30% chance of rain showers.

Rained last night, there goes my wood putting in project.

When I got back from town yesterday and put the Jeep away in the shelter, as I went to stop the brake pedal went all the way to the floor. Another project just got put on the list.
I cannot give it to the garage to fix mainly because if they put it on a lift I am afraid the thing will fold in two the frame is so rotten.
Maybe the truck will get stripped to the bare essentials today.

I forgot to stop by the spring shop yesterday on my way home. Dumb me.
When I go back up to North Bay I will definitely stop by and give him a deposit on his building me a new spring.
I must get the trailer back on its' wheels before the snow flies.

Gas yesterday was $1.979/Litre ($7.48/US gal. in Canadian money). The Jeep took $80. to fill it. Ten years ago I put an aftermarket aluminum gas tank on it. 97 Litres (25 US Gals.).

Stay safe all

 

[Mark P.]

Good Morning, currently 69° going to 85° - very nice outside - will go see my mom this weekend..

Have a great day & weekend..

 

[m7040]

Did a little cleanup this morning. Was not sure if the log had to be cut into smaller pieces to move it but surprisingly the little excavator lifted it and I walked it off to better place.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Yup...also found out the same way you did.

I knew it, was just in the wrong window.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Wngsprd, was hoping you was hiking yesterday. Prayers for your mom.

Got a copy of the road maintenance agreement for the lot. Basically says everyone chips in based on their usage. No HOA to enforce.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Wngsprd, was hoping you was hiking yesterday. Prayers for your mom.

Got a copy of the road maintenance agreement for the lot. Basically says everyone chips in based on their usage. No HOA to enforce.

 

[PJSprog]

59°F and some light fog this morning, going up to 88° today.

Need to get some grass mowed this weekend. I haven't mowed the pasture for a couple of weeks now, so that's going to go slow. Need to take inspiration from Mostly_ and sharpen the blades first.

Also want to get the kayaks out and do some paddling somewhere while we still have nice weather.

Good morning, gents.

 

[PJSprog]

Wife sent me a text message that ADT tech showed up on time this morning ... but no one told him he was changing out the control panel . So, he had to leave to go get one.
It's very comforting to know that the people we're relying on for our home security system have their feces so together.