Good morning!!!!

[Eric Salop]

Some heavy showers are going to make me rethink what I planned to do today. Maybe just as well as yesterdays visit by the grand kids has taken it's toll, the young one is getting heavy to carry around and my arms would appreciate a bit of a rest.

Ed - yeah :thumbsup:

 

[wngsprd]

60 and hard rain going to 64 and more rain.

Ted, that tile work is beautiful.

Drew, driveway is looking real good. But you overworked yourself, right?

Buppies, sorry you have a leak...I think I have one and finding the source is proving to be nearly impossible.

Ed, glad you had a nice drive up in Shenandoah NP...I'm itching to get back there. Adding a word to the vocabulary, especially a positive one, is good news.

David, we've begun the talk but don't have a plan yet...my wife says taking care of our place will be too much for just her. She's never driven the tractor or lawnmower, and only one son lives near (40 miles roundtrip). You have a special challenge since you are your own utility.

Spent a few hours mowing yesterday. I finally caught up except one small flooded area in the frisbee field. Moved a couple of wheelbarrows of field rocks to fill in the outlet of my French drain now that I've had a couple of turns watching it drain out during a hard rain. My accumulated rock pile is getting small.

Need to hit the gym today and pick up some groceries. Wife is still out of town .

There's a new tropical storm Kirk out there headed for the Caribbean.

 

[wngsprd]

My hope is that she will find a caring younger lover with good DIY skills - ideally only after I am dead

Now there's a plan the two of you can agree on!

 

[RoyJackson]

2018-09-23, 0636
41 right now...high in the mid-60's today.

Did pretty much everything I planned yesterday....tractor is set up for winter. Probably just knock around today...

 

[wngsprd]

Don, great plan for your mom.

 

[ronjhall]

Poured second cup of coffee. 42° with clear skies this morning. Heading to 70° with sunny skies. Got my projects done yesterday. Except, saved the Menards trip for today. 11% off everything this week. Do some Garden Pond maintenance today. First time to use the lift arm I made to lift net frame up so I can vacuum pond bottom. Then relax.

LS, nice job on the sink base.

Drew, doing drive coating is not easy work. Pace yourself. Wife had me pick her up some Theraworx for her leg cramps. She says it works. But is not long term.

Ed, glad your son enjoyed the trip and found a new word. :thumbsup:

RNG, along with Blue Sea I used a lot of Ancor products.

David, some good thoughts on preparing for that day. I have been thinking about these things especially with my coming surgery. We have all the legal papers in order. But would like to do a trust. Also do a Lady Bird Deed for house and property. Beyond that I do not see how my wife could maintain this place. But she could hire people to do the chores. We have 2 sons that are very concerned about our health and care. That helps a lot. But they are 30 and 700 miles away. They would both be by here in a flash when needed. I started making a list of different documents and their locations. Have also started a internet, password list for whomever has to close up my accounts. Also a list of insurances, accounts and savings. Hope I get the chance to say goodby like my friend did. Tuff thing to do. But very helpful to those left behind. As for how to keep this place running. I have a complete list for wife and sons. Getting rid of our stuff will be the biggest challenge. Looking forward to others thoughts on this subject.

Kyle, our visit to the Wendish museum a couple years ago was a very enlightening experience.

Payers for all those in need.

Good Morning All.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 67F @ 4:15AM. Sunny. High 84F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.

The future is uncertain, you can make plans, but you have to remain flexible as things change. Don has a good strategy in building a support team, that's exactly what my late friend's widow has done and she seems to be keeping up her little lavender farm just fine. We all do so many things for ourselves, but finding the right people to take on those jobs, and do them well and reliably, is a daunting prospect. It can have a major impact on the family budget, too, so that's worth planning for as well. Lots to think about, and get ready for. I have another friend that is helping an older buddy through a cancer diagnosis and treatment. There wasn't much planning done, the old guy is in bankruptcy, and the only family is estranged. There is no will, power of attorney, or advance directive in place, just spoken desires to "take care of me". My friend has his hands full I think, and his buddy is very lucky to have him around.

Keep chipping away at that driveway, Drew, maybe taking smaller bites. It'll take more days to complete that way, but you'll get there eventually.:thumbsup:

The Blue Seas fuse panel was a very nice design, but after printing up a full size version of a couple of them, I found there just wasn't room enough on the old motorcycle. I've used a Centech AP-2 on two other bikes, and now have another on order for this one. Not as waterproof, but smaller, and proven over many years and miles. I did get a Blue Seas grounding bus bar, though, and it also looks to be very well made. Both should be here tomorrow; gotta love that Amazon Prime guaranteed two day shipping!

Managed to pull all the right pieces together yesterday and got the carbs and associated cables installed on the old BMW. Then took all the leftovers and put them in one box for when it's time to put together the other R80 G/S that's still up in the rafters. Hopefully some day that'll save me some hunting around.

I purchased a little LCD display that shows the time, temperature, and alternator voltage, and need to figure out where it will be mounted. The handlebars on this bike have one of those old school reinforcing bars across the middle, and I was thinking that would be a good place, but it'll be a tricky job making up the mounts to attach it and I'm not sure how easy it'll be to see there. More head scratching is needed.:confused3:

Hope everyone enjoys the rest of their weekend!

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Ron makes a good point about leaving a breadcrumb trail for a caregiver to follow. I use a password manager on the computer to keep track of all the logins for banks, utilities, and pretty much everything else, and also an electronic note or two listing where things are and account contact information. The password for the computer and password manager is on a piece of paper in the folder with the will, advance directive, and other estate related paperwork, so as long as my caregiver can find that folder, things should be fine. I just worry about that folder disappearing should someone burglarize the house! Perhaps I need to keep that stuff in a safe, and make sure my caregiver has the combo?:confused3:

 

[Buppies]

60 coolish degrees this morning still very wet and cloudy outside. Part of our road was closed last night due to a mud slide too much rain and more on the way but by next weekend much cooler temperatures maybe even 30s for lows

Good topic Sodamo one we all need to pay attention to and have plans laid out

Prayers for all of those in need spoken or silent

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Brought dad my old rotary mower. I havent used it in yrs.
Course he had to try it. Little small for the tractor. Checked gear box after trying it, was pretty much empty, so filled it. But where did the gear oil go? Has to be a bad seal somewhere.

Lives alone on the farm. He still has a few cows, made some hay last summer, but didnt need much. Getting very hard for him to get around.

We got them to do wills and trusts, poa, several yrs ago. Helped a lot when mom died to have all the paperwork.