Good morning!!!!

[CWB Wyo]

It's 12° this morning, yesterday was in the low 30's and sunny. Today is going to be a repeat of yesterday. It might get up in to the 40's tomorrow, that would be nice.

I need to move a few snow drifts this morning. That's about the only plan I have for today.

Hope everyone is looking forward to the weekend.
CWB.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 46F @ 6:15AM. Partly cloudy early then becoming cloudy with periods of rain this afternoon. High 54F. Winds SSE at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 90%. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch.

Very boring ride down to Roseville to a huge mall and the Apple Store, then a three hour wait while they replaced the iPhone battery. I dawdled for more than an hour over a late lunch, then walked around the mall wondering what the attraction is. I did find a garlic peeler at William Sonoma, but no chamois shirt at Eddy Bauer, a shirt they made famous. What's this world coming to?:laughing: Restocked with a hard-to-find beer and a couple favorite Scotches at Wine and More, then another boring drive home, this time in the dark owing to all the time Apple took for a simple job. Phone seems to be working fine, so I suppose it was worth it.

Looks like the next few days will be wet, so I'll try to finish up with the wood gathering along the road this morning. It'll be nice to have an excuse to stay inside; have lots of paperwork to get trough and also need to read up on standby generators. I think TBN'll be a good place to start.

TGIF folks!:drink:

 

[PJSprog]

46°F and cloudy this morning, going up to 51° today. The rains here are expected to resume sometime after noon, and carry over into tomorrow. It's not been heavy rain so far, just steady. The good kind of rain.

Wife sent me a text yesterday around noon to inform me that a package had arrived marked fragile and requiring a signature. When I asked her if it was from Australia, she replied, "Doesn't have deadly bugs in it, does it?" :laughing: We always joke that the entire continent of Australia is one of those places where everything is trying to kill you, even the bugs. Alas, no fatal bugs in this box, just the guitar kit I ordered last week. It sat in Customs in Chicago for a couple of days, and finally made it's way here yesterday. I checked to ensure everything was in order, and laid the neck and body together to check alignment. Looks good so far. I may or may not get to start on it this weekend. We'll see how my time management fares.



Today starts my three day weekend, so it's off to the studio with me.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all! Wind finally decided to go south and east today. We had a full day of gusty winds, some up to 60 mph. Nothing blew away, but some Christmas decorations were moved around a bit.

Wifey and I have both been "in the doldrums" for the past few days. We both have had difficulty being interested in anything. ....maybe just the winter blues setting in.

We were at the store a few days ago....saw a 'Roku' device... Thought we would give it a try since we cut the cord and satellite BS about a year ago. Wanted to get just a few more nature shows and documentary shows. After hooking it all up, trying to watch a show, about every 2-3 minutes, it starts "loading" again. Very irritating. We have DSL Internet, but it's not the fastest. I have only found a few channels that don't have to reload constantly. I'm still on the fence if it was worth the $50 for the hardware....ready to return it. Very frustrating at times. Anybody have any success with these devices?

Jay, my thoughts and prayers for your friends. They are facing a very difficult time, both emotionally and physically. Take care.

Drew, glad you returned home safe and sound and that the Audi performed well throughout the trip.

Happy belated birthday to Mrs Ron and to Farmer.

Hope everyone is able to scoot around any torrential weather this weekend.
Everyone have a peaceful weekend and enjoy the time.

While at the grocery store, found NY strip roasts on sale for $3.59 lb, so got 3 of them, 5-6 lbs each. Then saw whole chickens for.....$0.32 a pound....crazy...bought 4 of those. They averaged about $1.50 to $1.75 each for a whole chicken! Sale goes until next Tuesday..going to go get 4 more for daughter, we'll just freeze them until she can get them home.

Yesterday we smoked 2 of the 'New York' strip roasts using apple wood. They turned out fantastic. I had offered to do one for the neighbor at the same time. She called at about 2 pm and asked me if I wanted her to bring theirs over to smoke. I told her that I already started ours at around 10 in the morning, going for 4 hours already. SO.... today I'm firing it up again so I can do their roast.

Prayers and positive wishes out to all.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Nice looking kit PJ! Are you going to stain or paint the body?

 

[jbrumberg]

Eric and Bill- Thanks for your feedback on that eco fan.

Don- It must be nice to have a group working together with the trail building and maintenance. Nice Mule

RonJ- I am happy to read that Pt is no longer æ’¤ain & Torture and that you are finally getting some pain free restful sleep. Thank you for best wishes for our friends. The good news is that the tumor has shrunk somewhat with the chemo. It will be a long haul.

BEF- I hope that your son has a safe flight.

Bill- Thanks for sharing your radar map. It clearly shows the track of the northern upper level jet and the lower level jet thatç—´ directing that storm system across the southern tier/MidAtlantic CONUS. I have Environment Canada bookmarked. I have a cyber friend in Woodstock, That southern system is pretty strong. I might see some snow and mixed precipitation with the tail end of clipper passing over the NE this weekend.

Phil- I am happy to read that your central heating system only needed a control box. Last year our central heating and boiler system failed (lost antifreeze solution) and one zoneç—´ plumbing froze/split. We were lucky that our Home Owners insurance covered ~80% of the repair/replacement expenses.

Bird- Thanks for the recipe.

RNG- I am happy to read that your were able to find the å…Žssentials.

PJS- Good luck with your new guitar.

Ted- I am sorry to read about your and your wife's "doldrums." I hope that you both have a decent day today and weekend. Those smoked NY strip roasts read like good eats. It was nice of you to fire up the smoker again for your neighbor. Thank you for the best wishes for our friends. They both are in great shape and live a much healthier lifestyle than my wife and I. She still has the strength to work out. She has a great support network at work and with friends.

The gear heads here would love to see her hopped up Mustang and his kit car.

A 24ºF start to the morning. I need to talk with a tree service today. I have some trees next the driveway, propane tank, and around the house that need to be cleared out by professionals with the proper equipment.

I hope that everyone has a decent Friday and weekend.

My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers.

 

[sodamo]

65°F and only .22 inches rain. Hope today is drier.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[daugen]

does anyone know about these? Pool or spa?
seems like a great idea for my hot tub.
https://www.amazon.com/pHin-Wi-Fi-Enabled-Smart-Monitor-HPR1710/dp/B073D4CKZS/ref=asc_df_B073D4CKZS/?tag=bingshoppinga-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid={creative}&hvpos={adposition}&hvnetw=o&hvrand={random}&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=e&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl={devicemodel}&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4583589101856772&psc=1

about one hour before it starts raining for days, think I can make a fast pass down the driveway with the pull behind blower and clean up the big mess out there.

 

[Looking4new]

The worst/best of the storm passed south of me. Huntsville, Gravenhurst and points south wore it. The more snow we get now, the better off my water line will be in January when the -40s+ come. It is buried 5' deep and has 2" of styrofoam on top and down the sides. Theoretically making it 7' deep. Well below the frost line.

 

[txdon]

does anyone know about these? Pool or spa?
seems like a great idea for my hot tub.
https://www.amazon.com/pHin-Wi-Fi-Enabled-Smart-Monitor-HPR1710/dp/B073D4CKZS/ref=asc_df_B073D4CKZS/?tag=bingshoppinga-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid={creative}&hvpos={adposition}&hvnetw=o&hvrand={random}&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=e&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl={devicemodel}&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4583589101856772&psc=1

My opinion is that it is making a simple job complicated through electronics, that several reviews did not trust, and an $99 a year subscription.