Good morning!!!!

[jbrumberg]

Good Morning Everyone!!!

A clear sunny 14ºF start to the day, still clear and temp is 28º; low 40ºF's anticipated. Temperatures will start to moderate the rest of the week and it looks like a wet weekend ahead.

That Jethro Belt can be converted to more adaptive uses. Maybe I should market the adaptive knee brace belt garter. Suggested retail price $47.99

Bird- Take care. I hope the doctors figure out what is going on with your neighbor.

I hope that everyone is having a decent day.

My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers.

 

[cat fever]

Good morning all,

28 this morning and cloudy, no wind yet but the weather guessers said it's coming.

With the snow melting I have a pond in my driveway. Gonna have to address that once the ground dries out enough to work on it.

No real plans today but I'm sure something will come up.

Prayers for those in need, hope ya'll have a nice day.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 53F @ 6:15AM. Thunderstorms. High near 60F. Winds SSE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 90%.

Looks like a good day to stay inside with strong wind and rain on and off through tomorrow. It did clear up enough yesterday afternoon to finish the last of the smaller trees in the brush pile, but the ground around them was soft and with enough of a slope to make me wonder if I was steering the tractor or it was the tree on the forks that was doing it. Now I've got some box blade work to do there to level out the ruts once it dries out enough. Got a start on a fairly large oak trunk, the bottom eight feet of which is hollow and burned out, and a couple feet in diameter. I got some nice 18" rounds off another eight foot section above that, then hit a crotch that'll take some ripping at an odd angle to work down into pieces small enough for me to move. About then the big saw ran out of gas, it was getting dark, and starting to sprinkle, and it being past 7PM, time for dinner, too.

Most of the day was spent pouring over specifications and manuals for the solar system inverter and the generator to make sure they are compatible. The tussle seems to be over the controllers on each, as there can be only one master chef and the designers of each seem to have thought their's would be it. I'd hate to spend hundreds of dollars on a control module when all that would have been necessary is a few relay closures, so more reading and phone calls are on the agenda today. Hard to imagine that this hasn't been done before, but trying to find the right person in the huge Cummins organization has been a challenge. So today maybe I'll try giving SMA America a call to give it a go from the other end of the interface.

Happy Hump Day, folks!

 

[RedNeckGeek]

That Jethro Belt can be converted to more adaptive uses. Maybe I should market the adaptive knee brace belt garter. Suggested retail price $47.99

You might be onto something there, Jay, but might it not also take a pair of suspenders to hold things up? But is there enough margin in your price to include a pair?:laughing:

 

[jbrumberg]

RNG- Thanks for the laugh. I have not tied many knots since my sailboat became a lawn ornament. I just threw a couple of hitches together. I might pimp it out with a bowline or two and a sheepshank knot for adjustability. The deluxe model would list for $55.95 due to increased labor costs.

Suspenders would really help. The one's that I have require buttons. I forwarded a request for funding with the CFO. I really do need suspenders nowadays :embarrassed:

 

[LouNY]

There are a lot of choices in the suspender market, I perfer the side clipon ones, the clips don't snag on seats or getting in and out of vehicles,
and no clip in the middle of your back to dig in while sitting down.
Most of mine are the 2" wide from here, the trucker style.
Hold-Ups Dark Denim Trucker Style 2" Wide Hipclip Suspenders with Pate – Holdup Suspender Company

Yeb, I'm also one that wears suspenders with a belt.

 

[jbrumberg]

Lou- I never saw that style before; my interest in suspenders is relatively "new." Thanks for the link.

 

[Looking4new]

eric, if you want it to rain, you need to wash the car/truck. Guaranteed it will rain.

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Ron, that will be a frosty day in **** when I wear sweat pants.

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I got me a new belt right now...1/4" rope. It will do until I get the amazon order. New buckle is a Celtic knot design. New suspenders are 2" wide ones with clips.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Bird, you're a good man to help your neighbor.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

32°F and clear skies this morning, going up to 64° today.

I got nuttin' ... especially after seeing that "belt."

On the farm, there were several times i used baler twine to hold up my pants. The cows didn't seem to mind. Wouldn't go out in public that way,lol.
Nowadays I'm more likely to use a carabiner to pull 2 belt loops together.