Good morning!!!!

[Popgadget]

Good Morning
49 with a high of 60 for today under mostly cloudy, but dry skies. That will change this evening with rain likely.

Yesterday, I finished the last tasks for the TSA, with the exception of a final online task that couldn’t be accomplished because their website didn’t work. Just another in a long parade of frustrations. Hopefully it will be running this morning, I am 5 minutes from having this in the rear view once the site works.

Got some bar chores done, loaded grain and bales of wood shavings into the barn. Now that I’m no longer mired in administrative tasks, I have take a few orders for speakers. Did a little RC flying, ordered some sheepskin sear covers for the new car (which I still don’t have), fixed a camera at the restaurant, played with Zoe and called it a day.

Today ill try the TSA site, then I’ll pick up some Baltic Birch, order some hardware and clean off the work bench and get started building some speakers. After lunch I’ve got to head out for a trip to Concord, NH, probably a stop at Mission BBQ for dinner afterwards.

The grass is ready to be mowed, but still too wet, I might try to squeeze some mowing in today if the ground is dry enough, but that’s an alternate activity at the moment.

 

[KilroyJC]

With all your work on the water heater, I'd also recommend pulling the bottom heating element out and cleaning out the bottom of the water heater. In this area the hardness in the water will build up as scale in the bottom till it encapsulates the heater element which then burns out.

It's a nice brisk 40F here this morning, Fall is definitely in the air.

I do drain/flush the tank regularly - I should see what size socket I need for the elements, too, huh?

 

[KilroyJC]

Good Morning Kilroy,
I am pretty sure that those anodes were not made to be replaced !

I have never talked to anyone who had an easy time of that, usually the whole heater starts moving when you attempt to unloosen that ! Best of luck to you ! I just buy a new heater every 5 to 7 years !

I know that, when I do eventually need to replace the water heater, I will pull the anode and elements and lubricate the threads for future removal.

a $35 anode -even every other year - sounds better than $400 every 5-7 years IMO!!

 

[wngsprd]

52 going to 69...was clear with moonlight, now clouds have moved in.

Don, glad you got your operation rescheduled.

Kilroy, nice anvil...sounds like you've done your homework. Your water heater challenge sounds like the one I went through last year.

BEF, real pretty view of your dad's place. Hope he is getting along well.

 

[wngsprd]

Easy, but long day trip to Raleigh yesterday. Isabel is a darling.

 

[gstrom99]

Grandson (7 yrs old) got his first deer last evening. Using my .44 mag rifle, got himself a little button buck, at about 40 yards. Momma came out a few minutes later, to see what the ruckus was maybe. We let her check us out for awhile, until she winded us and ran back off. He made an almost perfect lung shot and he only went about 30 yards. We were able to teach him about blood trailing and field dressing. Proud Dad and young shooter:



I'm getting my second dose shingles vaccine this morning. First one hit me a little hard. Hope this one is better.

 

[m7040]

good morning; 56 going to 69 today no rain low was 48

Wife has her infusion today at the doctors clinic.

Watched a TV show about the making of the Gerstner tool chests. Amazing quality and they also restore old chests

Last time I had plumber out he said he would not recommend changing the anode because of the possibility of tank damage

The deer are out in full force cleaning up the chestnuts. Buppies will be proud of me not using plural

Cody chased the two Racoons hanging around up in a tree this morning

I have only had a couple of drug tests while working caught in random job site testing

Congratulations on the new grand daughter

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning! Low of 52°, heading to 83°, sunny.

Wng, beautiful pic! Proud Grandpa for sure!

Don, good that you got bumped up. Perfect timing before the holidays.

No work on the addition today, need to make a Costco run and pick up some things at HD. I'll be too wore out .....

Everyone have a great day!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Easy, but long day trip to Raleigh yesterday. Isabel is a darling.View attachment 823726

A new hiking buddy..

 

[buckeyefarmer]

BEF, real pretty view of your dad's place. Hope he is getting along well.

He's doing pretty good for his age. Sure looks different with the big maple gone. It was too long between visits.

 

[txdon]

Good Morning! Had a low of 68 before sunrise, now 81 heading to mid 90s. Feeling good about new surgical date. At least I’ll be finished with rehab this calendar year and a second deductible will not be deducted.

Hospice’s bowser bowl broke this when it fell off my 3 wheel walker sending food all over the floor. The bowser bowls are no longer made so I’ll try to glue this one back together.

A bowser bowl is an antless, waterless pet food bowl that works.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 59F @ 7:30AM. Sunny. High 86F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph.
Sounds like we're gonna have just about perfect weather for a while here. Including a chance of a rain shower Friday night. But then back to the low 90s by the end of next week.

Glad you had a smooth trip, Drew. And hope your procedure brings you some relief.

And glad you got your surgery bumped up, too, Don.

Paperwork consumed most of yesterday morning, but I did make a start on the bike engine in the afternoon. First a bit of flat surface mining to have a clean place to work, then chasing down and organizing parts, and finally trips to the parts cleaner and a little assembly work.Got a set of rings on one of the pistons. Probably spent more time chasing down parts than actual work, but that's the price paid for procrastination. Hope to keep the momentum going today, but likely will carry on into tomorrow.

Grid power stayed below the 253 VAC well pump cutoff yesterday, but 250 VAC still seems too high to my untrained mind. Is it? Can't blame selling power back to the grid for the over voltage condition as it continued long past sun down.

Hang in there, gang, Friday's comin'!

 

[newbury]

Army Pulse Radiation Facility, by U.S. Army Ballistic Research Laboratories—A Project Gutenberg eBook

The computer mentioned in the document was:

16 bit/16K memory with foreground/background operation. Automatic
acquisition and reduction of foil counting data on-line. On-line
monitoring of reactor power pulse with analysis of peak, half-width
and yield. On-line monitoring of active dosimeters with data reduction.
Real time/Fortran IV.

I wonder if it was replaced by an app on a cell phone?

 

[Popgadget]

Hopefully it’s not still active, at least with that equipment.

 

[txdon]

Ahh man. This bum knee is keeping me from working the Fall Festival and this year the Wild West show is given by Pistol Packin Paula.

 

[sodamo]

70°F and .15 inches rain

Can’t say I had a very productive day yesterday, but my biggest accomplishment was spending a significant chunk of change. Made all our airline reservations for our trip to mainland next year, all the way to Wash DC and back. Granddaughter graduates HS in Va and we will make multiple stops to visit people on return leg.

Semi annual dental visits this afternoon. Cleaning, exam, and lecture to do better.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[buckeyefarmer]

70°F and .15 inches rain

Can’t say I had a very productive day yesterday, but my biggest accomplishment was spending a significant chunk of change. Made all our airline reservations for our trip to mainland next year, all the way to Wash DC and back. Granddaughter graduates HS in Va and we will make multiple stops to visit people on return leg.

Semi annual dental visits this afternoon. Cleaning, exam, and lecture to do better.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

Well stop by here.

 

[sodamo]

Well stop by here.

Thanks, Dennis. One thing I’m avoiding this trip is car rental. Expecting our son will be chauffeuring in Dc area, as will Sophie’s sisters, except when one lends us her 2nd car to visit our old friends in AZ.

That said, am hoping we get to visit when you come to Big Island, Hilo side. Just you and wife or a group?

 

[KilroyJC]

Stopped at Horrible Fright, got a corded 1/2 impact wrench and a set of impact sockets.

lt took all of three short brrrts and the anode came out!

it was in better shape than I thought it would be, which isn’t saying much…

 

[scott_vt]

Watched a TV show about the making of the Gerstner tool chests. Amazing quality and they also restore old chests

Good Afternoon m7040,
I was a toolmaker/modelmaker for almost 40 years, and did have a Gerstner tool chest. But as a woodworker my plan was always to build my own chest !

I built this chest about 25 years ago. The carcass is black walnut, the drawers are butternut and the diamond inlays are rosewood. The drawer pulls are brass that I turned on a lathe. The drop front iinset is birdseye maple, and I also made the spring loaded locks that hold the front up while in the locked position ! Fun project !