Good morning!!!!

[Buppies]

She has not woke up yet wngsprd

 

[daugen]

good morning all
30 out now going up to 38 with clouds and maybe a snow flurry

woke up with really sore neck, sat under hot shower for about ten minutes and made it better.
sometimes I turn over and sleep in wrong position. I have to sleep almost flat on my back with my head straight up, versus
curling up on side like many do. Probably need another epidural; just doping up the old race horse to keep him moving.
Gotta keep moving or the glue wagon will come.

Buppies, please tell your wife about 20 hot looking guys want her to feel better! Might get a smile...

put a new birdfeeder out, a better one with metal inserts. Learned the squirrels just chew the plastic ones to bits, and then the seed
falls out. One feeder into the trash can yesterday. Try chewing on this metal tree rat.

Hope you all have a great weekend and do something fun.

 

[daugen]

a nice new addition to checking account this morning, first SS deposit of the new year and it went up 200 bucks a month.
That sure helps. Good thing I maxxed out SS all those years, though I wound up with a slightly higher payment since my wife was out on full disability
before she died and I got the survivorship benefit. Hers slightly more than mine, not sure why.

 

[WVH1977]

Good morning. In the mid-20s here in VA. Drinking coffee and getting ready to go rabbit hunting with some friends.

 

[KilroyJC]

The blacksmith drive started when I was 15 as an apprentice. The old blacksmith we worked for had arms the size of tree trunks and we the kids were helpers for him. He could make anything in metal. He had a big lathe too. If we needed a part that was not available he looked at it and made it. All by eye mostly. Putting tires on the wood rims for wagons was an experience that I remember well. He had us 3 kids line up with sledges and he set the tempo with his blacksmith hammer. We were worn out end of day. Horse shoeing difficult horses was another activity I remember well. Sometimes we ended up across the road but he never let go of the leg and kept control. We the kids lived in the attic of the shop and worked 6 days a week for room and board mainly for 4 years to get to master certification. Mine was auto mechanic but he used me for anything. What I hated most was plumbing having to make holes in concrete walls with a chisel. Many more stories about this

Nowadays they teach “important” stuff to children— not like all THAT fluff you wasted your time with

 

[KilroyJC]

Good evening all. 29ºF for the start, clear sky, light breeze. Light wind, clear sky, and high temp was 56ºF. Light putter until I could tell breakfast was going to stay down. Dropped of fish finder at repair shop 71 mile one way bike ride when I got back and had lunch. Got new toe warmers cut for cleats, and mirror mount on new helmet improved. Early Bike ride in morning.
Yesterday afternoon posts:
James Sorry about having to dig pipe out to get get keys.
RS Sounds like you got a lot done, energy conservation very effective every now and then.
Kilroy entertaining story.
Frits did you get the impression somebody needed to get out more? Deer strikes were not uncommon in Missouri.
Frits any idea if new or used barrels?
Dennis sorry drive home was so bad. At least you got to sleep in your own bed.
Frits nice collection of tools!
Ted glad water heater done, I need to do mine dinner sounded good.
Randy(wag) glad you got to sleep in. Hope laundry got done. Sounds like you will get some nice seat time as well.
Bill water in 70% what I drink, although some of that water has electrolytes. Coffee, black(mostly decaf) and ice tea in about equal amounts.
Today's posts:
David thanks, today much better.
Bill hope you got dump run and successful town run in.
Buppies much better today. Hope you sinuses start behaving soon. prayers sent.
Ron glad fish no longer in filter. Glad eve troughs mostly clear and the one downspout now clear of pine needles. Good luck converting feeder to pole mount, Nice pic of hawk. Feeling better today.
Kilroy going to be nippy for pole work.
Drew no nap today. Sorry about the assisted living experience, glad you had motorhome at the time.
Mike glad barn roof done. Hope you were able to make do progress on milk house.
Drew hope you will consider a stop hear when you go west.
Kilroy real bummer training getting worse rather than better. Hope you can make some progress tomorrow.
Dennis it is Saturday #5 of 6.
Thomas better today.
Thomas Hope you don't end up with too much ice on ground.
Billy better today. Glad you got dump run and hike in. No pics of grosbeaks .
Dave not bad for winter.
Dennis I thought it was to show the squirrels, opossums, and skunks et all, that it could be done
Ken has been warm Monday and Tuesday here. Glad Company is contributing to garage work. Congrats to son on three month anniversary.
Paul glad you could get tenant improve. Sorry about you experience with Verizon, have not been with them long. Apparently Fri 13th got you worse than me.
Bill hope you were able to conserve some energy.
Jim hope you get tree down on time. Just be glad you are not in California registering a non Cali compliant vehicle is ROYAL pain. Hope you can get Big Red registered.
Don yes am feeling better today. Nice you don't have to wait on battery charging. Sorry about no seat time. I have reminder set up in phone to tell me trash day.
RNG getting plenty rain for a while, hope mountains are getting their snow. Sorry about the oil plug. Hope you can get the rest of the hardware of back porch and cleaned up. Hope you can get somewhere with insurance.
Ted sounds like nice snow. Yes better today. Hope nothing new on list
Ted sorry about your experience with Verizon, ATT cell service was deteriorating to match it's customer service, which is why we switched.
Buppies good you are better, sorry wife has it. prayers sent.
Frits will be interesting to see what Volkov has planned for door.
David good to hear progress on setting pots. I thought I did well on the bike for my age until San Antonio. Hope H&F was fun and guys did ok.
Frits not sure I could do as well. Nice tools
Mark good to hear roof work went fine.
Frits sorry hear about your experience with nursing home, Mom used to volunteer and nursing said she would come back and haunt us if we put her in one. I have no idea on how to get anything from Texas DMV.
more catch up tomorrow.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /learning new job, /friends upcoming new baby, /son's migraines, Bird /aging issues, Ron /broken arm and heart, Billy /mom hypertension & congestive heart failure, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /new skin cancer spot and treatment, /elbow healing, /wife knee healing, Thomas /gout, Phil /reflux, /wife's vioce, Frits /veteran son with mental issues, Ken /dad possible dementia, /uncle's surgery, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, /wife feeling bad, Lou /eye issues, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's new eye surgery recovery, Chris /neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage not doing well, / friend stop drinking, Paul/ wife's healing from back surgery, Dennis /retirement, /neighbor issues, /land development, / brother "alligallyitus" and back in hospital, Drew /foot heel issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, mike /wife's surgery, Scotty, /back pain, Frits /daughter recovery from surgery, Helogabals /second opinion, /wife's friend situation, Mark /wife colon surgery, Fatjay /father broken hip, Ukraine war, and Country.

 

[KilroyJC]

Nippy AND Slippy

 

[KilroyJC]

Good Morning!

God has given us another chance to get it right (or at least not screw up too badly).


WeatherWonks got it wrong again - it was SUPPOSED TO BE snowing all morning, done by noon. Instead, it was fairly clear until around 2PM (and at least our solar got to charge up some) and the snow started.

flurries at first, then for realz. . .

so we got home from work, got unworkified, sat down and relaxed a bit to a podcast, relaxed. Set up the woodstove for later lighting. And then the power went out. . . And after five minutes decided it wasn’t coming right back on.

So the stove got lit immediately and the soapstone panels came off the top and a frying pan starts heating for grilled cheese sammies. A couple of tea light lanterns and kero skaters lanterns to chase the dark and we were good to go.

luckily, power came back after about two hours.
the snow stopped two hours after that.

And we just saw where our coffee machine is leaking, so I can work on that later - it wasn’t on the removable reservoir valve… it is spraying out the side — but not every time you make a cup and I don’t have enough projects on my list for the day . . .

one way or another, StarLink Dishy is going up today. First batch of ice Melt pellets getting dispensed in about fifteen minutes. . . It was warm yesterday and sunny so the ground was warm and the first batch melted. Then froze. . .

morning view:

 

[ronjhall]

My SSA check showed up Thursday. $200 more than last year. Suppose get check on 3rd Wednesday of each month. Last 2 have come the Thursday before that. Have they changed when checks are sent?

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the low is -8 and going to a high of 12°F. Wind ENE 5 mph. Sunny.
We got about an inch of snow yesterday, not enough to plow.

The next time it gets above freezing, I have another driveway to clean out at the mouth (where the township plow deposits the snow). The guy has been driving on it all winter so far.

When I REALLY want to know the day of the week, I move my cursor to the upper right hand corner of my brouser and hover there. the time and date and day of the week all come up.

I think I will conserve energy today.

Have a safe day all

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Buckeye, a quick date/time update. It's Saturday, 5:15 am EST, January 14th 2023.
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Thanks, don’t want to miss breakfast with my buddies up at the diner.

It was 5 dozen, and we haven’t opened them yet.

 

[Thomas]

25F cloudy 8mph wind 4 more degrees should be the high of the day.

Outside chores done E muffin time.

Plans for today...not sure yet maybe dump run and watch little football.

Enjoy your day all.

 

[Thomas]

I have another driveway to clean out at the mouth (where the township plow deposits the snow). The guy has been driving on it all winter so far.

If it's like the one I did last winter it was go slow job.

 

[shetland sheepdog]

30 and overcast here in srn NH. Areas of snow and freezing drizzle before 8am, then a chance of snow between 8am and noon. Cloudy, with a high near 34. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%, forecast for today.

 

[mpham]

28 here with a small snow squall going thru. Should be about the same forecast as Thomas and Shetland. I'm really not that far from both. Different altitude though.
Both of us are doing as expected with no change on her voice. We finally have an appt. with an ENT but not till March 1! Hopefully we can get in earlier if someone else cancels!

Think it will be a good day to putter in the shop again.

Wife and I were discussing this morning that it couldn't be Saturday all ready! Feels like Monday was just yesterday!
Hope everyone stays safe and healthy.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 52F @ 4:30AM. Rain and wind this morning with thunderstorms developing for the afternoon. High 58F. Winds SSE at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall near an inch. Locally heavy rainfall possible.
Picked up another 3/4" of rain yesterday after it started again mid morning. It's been raining on and off since then, with blustery wind gusts.

I did get almost everything off the back porch yesterday, but ended up a little short. Rolled a front tire off the tractor just before it started raining. Dragged it backwards up to the garage and had to use the big Ingersol/Rand impact gun I got from Kyle to break loose the lug nuts. Half the bead was over the steering knuckle, so had to slip a tire iron in there to get it free. That's as far as I got because the valve stem disappeared somewhere along the way. Thinking back, that's probably what caused the flat. A neighbor was supposed to pick up a new valve stem on his way home from work yesterday, so I'll go see him today and at least get the tire inflated. No need to get it back onto the tractor until it stops raining.

After I got the bead blaster moved to the front porch I tried to start the electric motor on the air recirculator, and all I got was a buzz. Yesterday I removed a cap on the end of the motor and it started right up. The cap was fairly beat up, but a few minutes with a body hammer on a leather sandbag got it back into shape. The little metal terminal box on the side of the motor also took it in the shorts, so I pulled it off and straightened it out, too. By the time I got it all put back together I couldn't feel my fingers any longer, so that was it for outdoor adventures. It was blowing pretty good and raining hard, too.

Came inside and soaked my hands in hot water for a while, had some lunch, and treated myself to a nap. Woke up when a text message came in from a friend with a link to a property in Santa Maria, CA, not too far from Lompoc. The listing had a virtual tour where you could click your way around the house that worked really well. Pretty amazing, actually. The place had a huge bouns room with a concrete floor and big glass sliding doors between it and the dining room and garage. It would make a pretty nice shop. Got me thinking about moving back into a neighborhood, but living cheek to jowl to another house makes me sick just thinking about it. Then again, it would be nice to be able to walk to the grocery store and restaurants...

\When I REALLY want to know the day of the week, I move my cursor to the upper right hand corner of my brouser and hover there. the time and date and day of the week all come up.

I have one of those compartmentalized pill dispensers with S M T W T F S on the compartment lids. Now all I have to do is remember what all those letters stand for.

Hope everyone enjoys their weekend.

 

[txdon]

(The Buckeye Banner)
Saturday, Jan. 14th, 2023

Good morning! 28˚F. Oops did not cover citrus. Hope my lemon tree can take the light freeze. With southerly winds is was not suppose to get this cold. The clouds will clear out this morning with sunny skies, temps will rise to mid 60s by this afternoon.

Now that I got the tiller working I want to clear out the garden and till it, but it's too early. I'll have to buy some red potatoes and alfalfa hay next week in Giddings and aim for planting in 5 weeks. I still need to add more nitrogen to the garden. The manure is supplied and has a lot of rocks and hay in it so I sift it through the 1/2" rabbit wire sifter and add the provided compost to it.

Ron I like the day date addition to your post along with the weather. I guess it will be called "The Buckeye Banner".

 

[LouNY]

Morning a brisk 22F out this morning after a high yesterday of 46 with a forecast high of 26F today.
Going to be a cool afternoon for me, my nephew is going to be doing some logging in one of the wood lots and it's my turn to observe and play safety man and runner for anything needed. Be taking the UTV over and mostly just sitting, hope I don't have to chain her up.

 

[IXLR8]

Good morning to all TBN'ers and their families,
Presently it is 36F under cloudy skies with winds gusting to 20mph, high temp at midnight was 41 and it has been dropping since. Forecast high of 37 today with winds increasing to the 20-30 mph range.

Liz didn't leave for NC until 2 so I got a late start to my day.

Did a dump run, topped off the fuel tank in the truck and went to the hardware store to pick up a plastic wedge for felling the tree. They are still out of stock and have been for almost 2 weeks.

Last time I used my Stihl chainsaw it was running a bit rich and wasn't happy idling. Looked into that issue and found the air cleaner dirty, hope that is all it was. Will find out later today.

Dropped the tree and started to clean it up, will finish today.

Need to make a run to the grocery store, TSC to get dog food and bar oil for the chainsaws.

Didn't sleep well at all last night. Short story.. long. I inherited a solar system when my BIL passed away. Solar panels, charge controller, huge batteries, inverter and all the wiring needed. The inverter is a stand alone unit, not grid tied. Haven't been able to figure out what to do with the system to best utilize it. I read Ktm Rider's thread My Micro Hydro Project and he mentioned upgrading to a hybrid inverter. Hmmm Hybrid inverter??? I researched hybrid inverters, they are grid tied and could be used as a battery backup system. Perfect for what I want to do. My house and my shop are on separate meter systems, so I spent most of the night designing systems for both the house and the shop. I see an afternoon nappy in my future.

Christmas lights still on the boat, I guess it is a bit of a low priority.

Oh, I received my monthly SS check on Wednesday, it was $100 LESS than before. It seems that with the COLA adjustment it raised my SS income above a threshold that caused my Medicare deduction to go up about $400 so now I take home less than before the adjustment!!???

Have a good day everyone, be safe out there.

 

[scootr]

Good morning. Waiting on the rain to start again. Supposed to last most of 3 days. Got plenty of inside projects. But I miss the warm sun. Sales tax is due...Income tax too. Ugh