Good morning!!!!

   / Good morning!!!! #164,081  
Mostly, that is WiFi printer that is dropping out.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #164,082  
Poured first cup of hot coffee. 5° with clear skies this morning. Heading to 11° with partly cloudy skies. Grocery went kind of OK. No Sam's club water or a other flavored water. I still have another weeks supply at house. Bought a new 65 TV. With neighbors help get it unloaded and into house. Got it unpacked and plugged in. Did all the setups and programing to get a smart TV working. Did some more troubleshooting of why sound was not getting from Audio/Video receiver to TV. Got it to work. Appears to be a bad HDMI input to Audio/Video receiver. Going to replace and recognize HDMI cables when I set new TV in place.
No plans for today yet.
Time to refill Feeders and suet cages.
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Everyone stay safe and well. A little extra warmth would be good to make us all feel better.

Good Morning All.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #164,083  
It is going down to -24°F tonight and a high to -9F tomorrow. I will plow the 6" we got after I get the tractor back tomorrow. It is all fixed up for now. In the spring it will go back up there for a full service all oils, all filters (fuel too) and valve adjustment.
I think I am going to acquire a dipstick heater for the hydraulic oil, IF I can find one that is small enough to go through the dipstick hole and long enough to actually get into the oil without bottoming out. Amazon has a couple of them, but I need to measure the dipstick I have first.
You can also look at the magnetic or if aluminum gear case the glue on heaters
 
   / Good morning!!!! #164,084  
Mostly, yes I updated the software on the Vizio tv and reset it to factory settings. Reset the WiFI and tested it from the TV menu as working with strong signal. Apps working fine but it will not communicate with iPhone or PC's. Working for now with HDMI cable. As RNG suggested ordered an Apple TV 4 box and will be delivered today.. I have all Apple products so should be a better match and more secure. Made an appointment with Geek Squad to vipe the IMAC and cure the startup problems hopefully
 
   / Good morning!!!! #164,085  
Morning all! 21 right now getting colder as the day goes on with a temp of -13 predicted for the night with crazy wind blowing.
Wife's voice is slowly returning. No other issues as long as she stays on the meds.
Spent some time at the rehab place for my thumb. They gave me a brace to wear for two weeks and an exercise to try and relieve the pain. I was told it will get worse eventually but hopefully these will slow it down some. Using the same exercise on my left hand as that is starting to wear out too.
Pellet stove got cleaned out yesterday so there is plenty of room for what is sure to be lot's of ash produced the next few days.
Going to try and grill some burgers tomorrow for a family get together. Hopefully won't be to cold for the grill to burn. Glad they are coming here and not us going there!
Few of the projects from the woodshop.
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Hope everyone stays-Warm-Safe and Healthy!
 
   / Good morning!!!! #164,086  
Mostly, that is WiFi printer that is dropping out.

Can you give the printer a fixed IP rather than using DHCP? I have found that with many things that makes them more stable. Do the devices that print to it connect directly to the printer or though your network and router? That can cause issues sometime as well.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #164,087  
37 going to 38. Got a very pretty snow yesterday morning. I had to drive through it but the roads were clear.

Sorry about all that ice, Don and Spike. It often does so much damage.

Phil, great news about your wife's voice. Sorry about your thumb.

Yesterday was Yoga day at our house, so after helping my wife get things ready (this being the only time she ever gets up at 5am) and feeding the birds in the snow, I headed to the mountains. Wasn't sure I was going until the last minute, so did an out and back, rather than asking for a shuttle...big mistake. I bit off more than I could chew and hiked the last hour in the dark through some steep rocky sections.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #164,089  
37 outside this AM, and that unfortunately will be the high for today. Some colder weather moving in.

If the ground is frozen solid enough, I plan on venturing further into the woods today for more readily available firewood.

And, the SO has spotted a steel door on Market Place, so we will go take a look at it. Plan on using it to close in the walkway between the Barn and Milk House. Make the walk way into the Milk House, a mud room. That's the plan, anyway. Will have to wait for warmer weather though to pour some footers. Why is it on renovations concrete is always in the wrong place? LOL.

Hope all have a great start to the weekend. Be safe. Stay warm.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #164,091  
.... I headed to the mountains. Wasn't sure I was going until the last minute, so did an out and back, rather than asking for a shuttle...big mistake. I bit off more than I could chew and hiked the last hour in the dark through some steep rocky sections.

Oh my. Lesson learned?
 
   / Good morning!!!! #164,092  
Can you give the printer a fixed IP rather than using DHCP? I have found that with many things that makes them more stable. Do the devices that print to it connect directly to the printer or though your network and router? That can cause issues sometime as well.

I’ll have to check, but probably can give it a static IP, which is my preferred method. All printing to it is wireless.

Ron, there are different ratings of HDMI cables and different HDMI versions, make sure cables are right. Most aren’t labeled well, if at all.
 
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good morning all
67 going up to 85 today before cold front comes through, clear morning out now

picked up host's wife last night at airport, gosh the drivers here on 95 are really crazy, I had forgotten, lane changing and road racing like mad, I almost got hit on the way, guy flew up between two lanes, car in front, and swerved over into my lane, not even close to enough room. I had to slam on the brakes and we missed him by a foot. My friend said good reactions, he was glad his truck wasn't hit. Then the same person who was doing 20 over the limit ambled off to an exit at slow speed. Driving at night on crowded highways isn't much fun. What makes it more stressful is so many folks here drive uninsured.

not sure what is planned for today, I got some sun and pink skin yesterday, need to stay out of sun today. Such a problem right for you watching the icicles drip....

Phil, maybe try some CBD oil on your thumb. It helped mine.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #164,096  
29° 28° 27° windy and dropping fast. But at least it’s on the positive side.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #164,097  
67°F and no rain.

Could be interesting day ahead. Need to get back on the laundry remodel. Neighbor has given me his aquaponic setup he quit using a few years ago. 4 tanks, a bunch of pvc piping, a pump, and I don’t know what. Some disassembly required. Whether this will take a hour or several I don’t know. Hoping this can be the start of my own hydroponics I set aside last year due to price of pvc.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day
Also look into “static” hydroponics, without pumps…
 
   / Good morning!!!! #164,099  
Good Morning
It’s 23 which is as high as it will get, going to continue downward until it’s in the single digits. But the good news is that there is no precipitation forecast.

Yesterday started with a visit from grandson while his mom went to the doctor, we had fun. He hid in a cubby when his mom came back so she could jump out and scare her.
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After he went home I did a Costco run, got some of the house brand Ow20 synthetic motor oil for daughter to change her oil. I’m a bit skeptical, but it meets all the API specs. Project farm tested it and says it’s good, and you can’t beat the price at less than $20 for a 5qt container.

She came over later and changed her oil while I replaced the two burnt out license plate bulbs. Her car was marking its spot before hand, which is unusual for a Toyota, so I had her look to find the source. Didn’t take long, the drain plug was missing the crush washer and wasn’t much more than hand tight. Fortunately I had neoprene faced aluminum washers that were just the ticket.

Took Zoe to the vet for a check up and some more vaccinations, they are doling them out over a period of time rather than getting a batch at once, she got two shots this time, rabies and something else. She is growing like a weed.

Got the last bits of the old projection TV down to the street along with the rest of trash and recycling before calling it a day.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #164,100  
Good Morning!

God has given us another chance to get it right (or at least not screw up too badly).
37F and the sky is clear.
Local 4H just emailed out their Spring Plant Sale form, so we are getting several fruit trees and various other fruit bushes/vines etc. Dropping that off after work so as to not miss out like last year.

gotta whole lot of GM posts to catch up on!

I hope everyone has a happy healthy safe blessed Friday!
 

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