Good morning!!!!

[buckeyefarmer]

Spent the evening reading a book online about the battle of Ardennes. So interesting I ordered a hardback on Amazon, even though it’s online. Written by army historian.

 

[Looking4new]

Sorry about your license, is there any possible procedure to get it back? Not your commercial but your regular license? We have a handful of people who ride around on riding lawnmowers here in town. They go all over the place on them.

I will probably have some hoops to jump through, I wont know until I do the medical review. On the MTO (Ministry of Transportation Ontario) website that I have to log into I asked basically the same question. My buddy says that I have to go to the drive test center in person to drop my grade down from an 'A' to a 'G'. I am hoping to get a reply later this week. I wont be making an appointment for the medical until at least mid July. That will give my right leg a chance to build some more muscle. I can already hold both hands at shoulder level for 5 minutes.
As for going to town on the Z-turn, I can but why? If I didn't have chains on the tractor I could use that, but the chains are too hard and heavy to put on so I don't take them off.

 

[ronjhall]

Drinking cup of warm coffee. 57° with cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 67° with partly cloudy skies. Made yesterday a conserve energy day. Foot was bothering me again. Feels better today. Window cleaning and grass mowing on the list today.
This little guy needs some training when posing for camera.

Everyone stay safe and well.

Good Morning All.

 

[wngsprd]

65 going to 85.

Ron, he's showing off that handsome tail.

Got more mowing done before the brief shower came. Milkweed are blooming, so looking forward to seeing the monarch butterflies. Della learned to catch yesterday...using a small tennis ball and then a piece of kibble. Next step is Kong frisbee.

 

[wngsprd]

A very young ground hog seems to have taken up residence in my tractor barn...seems like one of you had a similar problem...Mostly, maybe? Any suggestions...I'm thinking of trying to live trap and relocate...need to research what food to use.

 

[Buppies]

66 high in upper 70s nice tired this morning but slept good.

Prayers for all our Country

 

[Thomas]

59F partly cloudy sky upper 70's for high.

Outside chores done E muffin time.
Mrs. said last evening come see what I adopted last 3 days young raccoon,seems little fellow now has it's own blanket in the shed also walks with slight limp,this going to be very interesting.

Plans for today...4 hours at part store,stop for critter food also fuel for pickup,afternoon slow motion puttering.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[daugen]

good morning all
high today in mid 80's, looks like dry weather for the 10 day.
should be a quiet day.
need to mow lawn this morning, not much else planned

got a nice note from NC State Treasurer saying they found $710 of mine, unclaimed.
must have been a tax refund of some kind that didn't get to me after I moved back to PA.
they say do nothing and a check will arrive "after a required holding period of 7 weeks".
ok
I've certainly had worse news...

 

[RedNeckGeek]

RNG, you have rockets launching near you?
pics please...

Yes, Drew, Vandenberg Space Force Base is about eight miles southeast of Orcutt, as the crow flies. My buddy's place is only about six miles away. Usually all I see is the vapor trail from here, mostly because I end up forgetting about the launch, or it is delayed and I get tired of waiting. We've gotten closer on a mountain road called Harris Grade and gotten better views in the past, but by now the novelty has mostly worn off. When I remember to look and they launch at the start of window, and I'm looking in the right direction, I see the rocket well before I hear the sound, and it appears as an orangeish-yellow spark under a white to silver sliver in the sky. The sound reaches here after the rocket is pretty much out of sight.

This photo was taken from my friend's front yard, and I see pretty much the same thing from here:

The Rocket Monkey website helps track the launches, but the launch windows can be pretty wide.

 

[riptides]

64 outside right now, lower 80's expected. Sunshine will rule the day.

Started working on the pool in earnest yesterday. More chemicals. Cloudy but aqua blue. Some muric acid may clear that up, close. Maybe swimming by the end of the weekend.

Looks like a walk with the weed whacker is in order for today. Not much else going on.

rip, how is it going with your father's house? Have you got it cleared up?
I'm wondering if you had some crooks try to forge the mortgage like I've heard has happened, or if he did a reverse mortgage to try and cash out?
....

Things are on hold, not much I can do, working with the States attorneys office, they and the credit card companies are deciding if they want to file criminal charges. Weird huh? The credit card companies seem to just write off the debt. The bank accounts were cleaned out via forged checks made out to "Cash". The mortgage was a reverse and those funds were in the bank accounts that got cleaned out. I am waiting on the federal entity HUD as far as next steps to take for the house, since it is bank owned. Six months and counting. It's underwater so as the executer I will probably let them take it.

A very young ground hog seems to have taken up residence in my tractor barn...seems like one of you had a similar problem...Mostly, maybe? Any suggestions...I'm thinking of trying to live trap and relocate...need to research what food to use.

I use apples, carrots and lettuce. I have one that just dug up the middle of my round pen a day or so ago. 20 acres of pasture in the back and they decide the middle of a stone dust based round pen is where they want to call home.

Hope all have a great start to the weekend. Be safe.

 

[newbury]

It spawned numerous tornados, but nothing like the western or plains variety. A local TV weather station covered it non-stop for over two hours. Non-stop.

Not saying it was not serious, but the coverage was akin to the end of the world.

Remember - if a tornado IS hitting residences there is a high likelihood it WILL be the end of the world for someone.

 

[scott_vt]

Good Morning,
Ct, 61 to start going to 77 ! Partly sunny skies and I am hoping the humidity starts to leave also !

Scott, I am almost in the center between North Bay and Huntsville, Ontario. South River.

GM Bill, years ago,1978, I bought a new Jeep CJ5 and drove through Niagara Falls and up over the top of Lake Superior ! Beautiful country ! I remember seeing two gigantic moose up there on the roadside ! That was a great trip !

Window cleaning and grass mowing on the list today

GM Ron, I will pass on the window cleaning but I also have mowing on the agenda today ! Should have done it Wednesday but put it off ! Also my wife Kathleen gets a kick out of seeing a gray squirrel with a red tail here !

A very young ground hog seems to have taken up residence in my tractor barn.

GM Wngsprd, we had a ground hog that thought his home was under my front porch in Vt, unfortunately he met the wrong side of my 20 ga ! Please don’t tell my wife, she would shoot me ! But the poop where they live and the porch would reek ! I guess I could try the havaheart trap the next time !

Hope all have a Good Friday !

 

[RedNeckGeek]

I was wondering when the lack of peace and quiet would become evident. I'm sure it's quite different there than your old place, but shopping convenience is a partial trade off I guess.

I was concerned about the noise from the airport enough that I checked into what flew out of there before purchasing the Orcutt home. At the time, I could find no passenger flights normally scheduled in and out of the Santa Maria field. Since then, regular commercial service has started. The biggest surprise, though, is that military jets, and especially that ungainly VTOL cargo plane the Marines use, make regular training runs and stop'n'go landings, and their flight paths are close enough that I can see the pilots in some of the planes. They also fly firefighter tankers out of that airport. Fortunately, the all the flights pretty much stick to daylight hours. I wonder at the logic of using that airport for military purposes, especially considering the miserable safety record of that VTOL aircraft.

Up north, the Camp Fire of 2018 took out most of the trees that used to shield my property from traffic and train noise, so it's not nearly as quiet there as it used to be. Very much a case of paradise lost, no pun intended. I moved there from Dublin, CA, which is at the intersection of I580 and I680, which was much noisier than anyplace I've lived. I'd say the new place is maybe midway between Dublin and Butte County noise wise. The biggest change is that the master bedroom of the new house is only about thirty-five feet from the street, and I get traffic noise like I've never had before. It's residential, but a heck of a change from having a quarter mile driveway like up north.

Another advantage of the new place, besides being a short walk from shopping, is it's also a short way to a good hospital. Up north, super expensive life-flights on helicopters are the normal mode of emergency medical transport.

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the low is 55 and only going to a high of 64°F. Wind SW 9 mph. 60% chance of showers and raining now. No grass cutting today.

I guess today will be an energy conservation day.

N i c e bushy tail on that tree rat.

Have a safe day all

 

[Looking4new]

Good Morning,
Ct, 61 to start going to 77 ! Partly sunny skies and I am hoping the humidity starts to leave also !


I guess I could try the havaheart trap the next time !

How about a conibear trap? They are just as dead and no noise.

Hope all have a Good Friday !

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 54F @ 4:15AM. Foggy this morning, then partly cloudy this afternoon. High 71F. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph.
There are heat advisories up for the inland valley today, so I plan an early start to get into the mountains before noon.

Spent most of yesterday packing the camping gear, checking the travel list to make sure I didn't forget anything, and doing laundry. I did make a start changing out the batteries in a Makita battery pack, but didn't get very far. Biggest hurdle was finding the right security Torx driver to get the screws out, and drilling the plastic housing so the Torx could reach the screw. Now I just need to clean up the metal tabs that join the batteries together, then break the little spot welds to free the old batteries. I have the replacement cells and spot welder ready to go, just need some uninterrupted time to finish.

I also got the radar detector talking to the new helmet, but it took phone calls to both manufacturers to figure it out. One thing I haven't tried yet is how well I'll be able to hear the helmet speakers through ear plugs...

TGIF gang!

 

[daugen]

have fun and a safe drive RNG.
thanks for the great pic. They are all Starlink satellites going up, 8 more scheduled for this month.
whoooossshhhhhh

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning
72° with a high of 80 today, another dry day.

Yesterday started with a repair for a neighbor, then serviced the Progressive mower. It is the perfect application of the cordless grease gun and LockNlube, it takes at least a full tube of grease. 5 driveshafts, 9 spindles, 8 casters, and a batch of other pivots.
Got the stone leveled and ready for the Crete Heat and PEX.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 66˚F heading to the upper 90s with lots of sun and a S wind.

The TV antenna guy came to the new house and cannot put up an OTA antenna like we have here at the old house because of the roof. He suggested an App instead of cable. He will also give me a quote on updating the sound system in the house. There are speakers every where even in the garage and rock speakers by the pool.

In the old house the refrigerator stopped making ice, luckily it is still under warranty till October. I'm doing step 1. of the repair - manual defrost - unplug. Step 2 is plug it back in after 24 hours, I can do this type of repair - just hope it works like it did last time.

 

[daugen]

RNG, by any chance are you an Elk?
not many rv campgrounds near Orcutt, but the Elk place is top rated. ?
I'm driving right by you apparently on the way South.

otherwise, closest nice place is Flying Flags in Buellton. "only" 69 a night, good deal for CA.
I think that's about half an hour from you. Monday afternoon 9/23 and Tuesday 9/24.
I don't want to park my rv on the beach and get sandblasted, been there done that, never again, so
happy to be inland.

pencil me in, just don't pick me up on a motorcycle...