toppop52
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Now I know what the big Whump!, I heard last night was.
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lostcreekranch
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62°F and foggy this morning. Forecast says 74°F this afternoon but, overcast all day and 20% chance of rain.
There was a multi-18 wheeler wreck, on I-10, in Columbus mid-day yesterday that backed up traffic in all directions for several hours. A lot of the traffic decided to bypass the wreck by getting on highway 90 so ..... backed that up as well. It took me 3 1/2 hours to complete what should have been less than a one hour trip.
With the thunderstorms that came thru all day, I got very little accomplished yesterday but ...... another chance today. We had just over 1" in the gauges at 6 p.m.
I was able to pickup my Weathergard "no drill" mud flaps, for the new F-350, at the Ford Dealer yesterday. Now just need to pressure wash the wheel wells so, I can install them.
LS, I'm very happy with the HF Lynxx 40 Volt tools. I bought the chain saw, pole saw, and blower. I did exchange the first chain saw because it leaked chain oil if it sits for several days. HF cheerfully exchanged it and even told me to just keep the battery and charger from the first saw. Guess what? The replacement one leaks as well. Strange ..... if your using it, it doesn't leak a drop? Guess I just put a diaper on it when not using for several days?
I will say that the chain saw and pole saw both cut very well and are much lighter than our Echo chain saw and pole saw.
Everyone have an excellent hump day.
Prayers to all.
There was a multi-18 wheeler wreck, on I-10, in Columbus mid-day yesterday that backed up traffic in all directions for several hours. A lot of the traffic decided to bypass the wreck by getting on highway 90 so ..... backed that up as well. It took me 3 1/2 hours to complete what should have been less than a one hour trip.
With the thunderstorms that came thru all day, I got very little accomplished yesterday but ...... another chance today. We had just over 1" in the gauges at 6 p.m.
I was able to pickup my Weathergard "no drill" mud flaps, for the new F-350, at the Ford Dealer yesterday. Now just need to pressure wash the wheel wells so, I can install them.
LS, I'm very happy with the HF Lynxx 40 Volt tools. I bought the chain saw, pole saw, and blower. I did exchange the first chain saw because it leaked chain oil if it sits for several days. HF cheerfully exchanged it and even told me to just keep the battery and charger from the first saw. Guess what? The replacement one leaks as well. Strange ..... if your using it, it doesn't leak a drop? Guess I just put a diaper on it when not using for several days?
I will say that the chain saw and pole saw both cut very well and are much lighter than our Echo chain saw and pole saw. Everyone have an excellent hump day.
Prayers to all.
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Good Morning!!!! 48F @ 5:00AM. Rain. High 52F. Winds SSE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall around a half an inch.
Pretty much steady rain and wind for the past two days, dropping about 3.75" yesterday and gusting to 45mph. Picked up almost an inch already this morning, but it seems to be tapering off. Still lots of wind, though, enough to cause the BBQ to dance around on the back patio, a bit like the rocks at Death Valley National Park's famous Race Track.
I hope Julie gets use of her arm back before your cooking gets the better of both of you, or you lose any appendages, Eric!:laughing: Might you want to consider some gloves and safety glasses, and careful reading of a cook book?
Good luck with that new electric Husky, Bill. Let us know how your batteries hold up. Lots of good advise on dealing with that tree here; just take things slow and think about what could happen as a result of a cut and you should be fine. Each of my Stihl saws have come with a manual that included many pages of chainsaw safety information. My guess is your new saw has the same, and it's well worth reading, especially if it's been a while since you last did. On the last downed tree I had to cut up, it was sometimes difficult to tell which way a limb or trunk was going to go, or whether to cut from the top or bottom. A while ago I picked up a pair of plastic wedges, and started driving one into the kerf once it got deep enough so as not to interfere with the saw. That kept the blade from being pinched even if I guessed wrong on how the cut would open or close as the cut progressed. But even without a wedge, if you pay attention to the width of the kerf, you can see it opening or closing and stop cutting in time to avoid a trapped bar. Or not, but that's where the FEL and bucket come in handy, as does another saw.:confused2:
Never made it out to the garage yesterday to work on that winch; instead I ordered a new laptop. It seems the other 2011 MacBook Pro succumbed to the same graphics processor malady as did the 17" last year, but instead of spending another $400 to get it fixed, I decided an upgrade was in order of my main MBP. More memory, faster processor and graphics chip hopefully will mean a longer useful life. And repurposing the current MBP to the home control task will let me take advantage of some new features, mainly video processing, that the older versions of MacOS didn't support on the 2011 vintage machine. Avoided the mistake of ordering it directly from Apple and instead found a substantial discount on one offered by B&H Photo. Free shipping should have it here by Monday.
Hope everyone enjoys the ride over the Hump today...
Pretty much steady rain and wind for the past two days, dropping about 3.75" yesterday and gusting to 45mph. Picked up almost an inch already this morning, but it seems to be tapering off. Still lots of wind, though, enough to cause the BBQ to dance around on the back patio, a bit like the rocks at Death Valley National Park's famous Race Track.
I hope Julie gets use of her arm back before your cooking gets the better of both of you, or you lose any appendages, Eric!:laughing: Might you want to consider some gloves and safety glasses, and careful reading of a cook book?
Good luck with that new electric Husky, Bill. Let us know how your batteries hold up. Lots of good advise on dealing with that tree here; just take things slow and think about what could happen as a result of a cut and you should be fine. Each of my Stihl saws have come with a manual that included many pages of chainsaw safety information. My guess is your new saw has the same, and it's well worth reading, especially if it's been a while since you last did. On the last downed tree I had to cut up, it was sometimes difficult to tell which way a limb or trunk was going to go, or whether to cut from the top or bottom. A while ago I picked up a pair of plastic wedges, and started driving one into the kerf once it got deep enough so as not to interfere with the saw. That kept the blade from being pinched even if I guessed wrong on how the cut would open or close as the cut progressed. But even without a wedge, if you pay attention to the width of the kerf, you can see it opening or closing and stop cutting in time to avoid a trapped bar. Or not, but that's where the FEL and bucket come in handy, as does another saw.:confused2:
Never made it out to the garage yesterday to work on that winch; instead I ordered a new laptop. It seems the other 2011 MacBook Pro succumbed to the same graphics processor malady as did the 17" last year, but instead of spending another $400 to get it fixed, I decided an upgrade was in order of my main MBP. More memory, faster processor and graphics chip hopefully will mean a longer useful life. And repurposing the current MBP to the home control task will let me take advantage of some new features, mainly video processing, that the older versions of MacOS didn't support on the 2011 vintage machine. Avoided the mistake of ordering it directly from Apple and instead found a substantial discount on one offered by B&H Photo. Free shipping should have it here by Monday.
Hope everyone enjoys the ride over the Hump today...
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That was too close for comfort, Randy!:shocked:
ronjhall
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Did my taxes on Tuesday 19th. Refund was deposited in my account yesterday. Wish I could get others to refund money as fast. 
CWB Wyo
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It was 26° for the low this morning. Yesterday was in the mid 40's and partly cloudy with some gusty winds. Today is going to be back in the 40's with some clouds this afternoon and windy.
Made a dump run with a neighbor yesterday and picked up a few things in town. It was nice enough to move the welding table in to the sun and practice some welding. I spent a few hours doing that.
Plan on greasing the snowblower and tractor day. And if it's stays sunny I'll play around with the welder again.
Hope everyone has a good hump day.
CWB.
Made a dump run with a neighbor yesterday and picked up a few things in town. It was nice enough to move the welding table in to the sun and practice some welding. I spent a few hours doing that.
Plan on greasing the snowblower and tractor day. And if it's stays sunny I'll play around with the welder again.
Hope everyone has a good hump day.
CWB.
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Good morning to all! Low only down to 35, going up to 56 and sunny. Maybe some breezes.
Eric, hope the wifey recovers quickly. Patience can be a difficult thing for a lot of people to practice. Hopefully she will head her instructions and perceive her 'relaxing' as a mini holiday!
Drew, Hoping you are making progress with the garden,take care and don't overdo it. Hopefully another helper may be in your near future.
Jay, I hope your knee is cooperating and soon you will be out playing in the woods, or at least on the tractor. You have been able to subdue the urges to do 'stupid' things....let's hope to maintain that control...
RNG, good luck with the new computer. Hopefully you'll be able to accomplish more without any interface problems. We have multiple IPads, mine being the oldest, can't even 'update' it anymore. I'm amazed at the difference between mine and the wifey's, which is about a year and a half old. Her's is so much faster!
Everyone have a great "hump day". Prayers sent
Eric, hope the wifey recovers quickly. Patience can be a difficult thing for a lot of people to practice. Hopefully she will head her instructions and perceive her 'relaxing' as a mini holiday!
Drew, Hoping you are making progress with the garden,take care and don't overdo it. Hopefully another helper may be in your near future.
Jay, I hope your knee is cooperating and soon you will be out playing in the woods, or at least on the tractor. You have been able to subdue the urges to do 'stupid' things....let's hope to maintain that control...
RNG, good luck with the new computer. Hopefully you'll be able to accomplish more without any interface problems. We have multiple IPads, mine being the oldest, can't even 'update' it anymore. I'm amazed at the difference between mine and the wifey's, which is about a year and a half old. Her's is so much faster!
Everyone have a great "hump day". Prayers sent
cat fever
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I plan to fix it myself. The parts have been ordered. Of coarse my bride will be over my shoulder instructing me on a better way to do it.
25 degrees today and partly cloudy. It got warm enough yesterday that snow was melting. I might try and get some of my farm equipment moved from my brothers place to mine if it is warm today also.
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toppop52
Now I know what the big Whump!, I heard last night was.
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Now go by lotto ticket.
Now I know what the big Whump!, I heard last night was.
……………………………..
Now go by lotto ticket.
toppop52
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My Monte Carlo is in that little garage, how it missed it I don’t know.
42 now after a low of 26 early, some cold weather on and off before spring like weather gets here later next week.
