Good morning!!!!

[kenmbz]

Morning all, 80 going up to 96 and sunny-unusual heat wave.
The Molds and tape came off pretty well from the table.
Filled in some gaps on the backside of the table with glue/sawdust.
Did another round of sanding.

Today - finish sanding patches and coat bottom with spar varnish.
Still need to decide whether varnish or epoxy-resin for top.

Been seeing al lot of the three fawns, out back this morning with their two moms in the woods.

Glad you got your wallet back Mostly - Happy Birthday!

Back to work for me,

Be well,

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning! Low of 54°, heading up to 87°. 30% chance of a t-storm. Didn't get any rain yesterday, disappointing.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! to Mostly Gas. Glad you got your wallet back!

Buppies, hope you have a good trip back home, be safe.

Paul, nice progress on the install. Bet it was hot up in the attic. Not something enjoyable for sure!

Wng, have a good time with Della.

Got about half of the weedwacking done, so more of the same on the agenda for today.

The baby birds are getting ready to fledge. One flew over to the next rafter space over from the nest.... then a panic to try and get back. They finally made it after about 6 tries. We are definitely being entertained by these guys. Especially watching mama trying to stuff a 5lb bug into a 2lb chick!

I better get moving to beat the heat!
Everyone have a great day!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Happy birthday Mostly, glad you got wallet back.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

No plans for today again just take it easy.

You standing on a corner in Winslow AZ also?
I practice that Eagles song a lot these hot days.

 

[sodamo]

69°F and .24 inches rain sun shining.

By the looks of the grass I need to start new round of mowing. Growing pretty fast.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[txdon]

At the Appraisal hearing they took away my smoking gun by not allowing any sales information after April 2024 (we bought in May 2024) however I was prepared and had a list from my realtor of all the homes similar to ours that sold in the last few years, which they could use. The county's Comparisons were computer generated and I pointed out the flaws in their fantasy values. I got the market value reduced to the sales price this year, a win for us, since they were about 30% over. Yeah.

 

[ronjhall]

Txdon,
Your town has made it into National News.

MSN

We would drive thru Georgetown using Hyway 29 after visiting you on our way to AZ. There was a lot of new home construction on west side of town.

 

[sodamo]

Ken what are your pros/cons for picking top finish?

 

[daugen]

good news about the tax appraisal Don.
you did your homework and it paid off
when dealing with bureaucracy, paperwork counts

back after lunch with friends, I picked up some Jersey Mikes hoagies,
turkey and american cheese for them (they eat the blandest food possible)
and a chicken cheese steak for me. Ate half the cheese steak and let's say it's
sitting heavily at the bottom of my stomach.

dropped off the rv stabilizer at the hydraulics shop, very nice place, no charge for an estimate.
they will call me at some point.

 

[kenmbz]

Ken what are your pros/cons for picking top finish?

the resin is much more finicky to work with, but lasts longer than varnish by years if done right.
A bad pour/layer would be extremely difficult to remove, if it can be removed at all.

Resin can be much thicker and is harder, so less chance of damage once dried.
Sanding Resin is more difficult to get a sheen than varnish. I proved that last night on the back of the table removing some overspill.

Hard to use a brush on resin (plastic spreader), easy with varnish.

Resin is more likely to have tiny bubles the larger the surface, need a heat gun to disperse.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

back after lunch with friends, I picked up some Jersey Mikes hoagies,
turkey and american cheese for them (they eat the blandest food possible)
and a chicken cheese steak for me.

I like jersey mikes subs, especially the grilled chicken cheese steak. Haven’t had one since retiring.

Still trouble shooting the water softener. Venturi valve is clean. The overflow float was stuck. Running another cycle now.
Noticed my one set of geothermal pipes have been pushed into the house, must have been from ground settling outside. Not an easy fix. Should be above the bottom set.
They are sleeved thru the concrete wall. no easy fix. It's the first outgoing loop. I would have expected it to pull, not push in by settling, and it's been over 10 yrs now without doing this.

 

[m7040]

The pole building is now being roofed with an insulation layer under the metal sheets. They probably wanted to use more of our property but ended up using a little inside our fence without asking despite signs with no tress passing.

 

[Looking4new]

I like jersey mikes subs, especially the grilled chicken cheese steak. Haven’t had one since retiring.

Still trouble shooting the water softener. Venturi valve is clean. The overflow float was stuck. Running another cycle now.
Noticed my one set of geothermal pipes have been pushed into the house, must have been from ground settling outside. Not an easy fix. Should be above the bottom set.
They are sleeved thru the concrete wall.
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If you cut the vertical pipe above the bottom pipes elbow and add 2" or so to it, wouldn't that level both of the pipes?

 

[Looking4new]

The pole building is now being roofed with an insulation layer under the metal sheets. They probably wanted to use more of our property but ended up using a little inside our fence without asking despite signs with no tress passing. View attachment 879308View attachment 879309

Why can't you cut off the offending board?

 

[buckeyefarmer]

They go up nice and fast with a crew and lifts doing it. At this point they don't need the brace.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

If you cut the vertical pipe above the bottom pipes elbow and add 2" or so to it, wouldn't that level both of the pipes?

picture is turned sideways, I went back and rotated the picture. that's outgoing header for my upstairs unit. I could shorten the red pipe, removing the amount it pushed in. That involves draining the loop (can shut the other one off), cutting and fuse a new pipe coupling and then refilling with glycol and water and purging. purging is easy because I can shut a loop off, which is why I did an inside header. I also put a union after the valve, that will make it easier also. Would have to do it between seasons when i don't need heat or AC upstairs. very limited window. Actually the hardest part is finding enough glycol to refill the pipe.

As i think about it, I won't have to lose that much water in the loop, as long as i can fuse a new end on the pipe, water can stay in the loop.

 

[Looking4new]

BEF, I think you've got it figured out.
Which glycol is it? Ethel or polypropylene?

 

[buckeyefarmer]

BEF, I think you've got it figured out.
Which glycol is it? Ethel or polypropylene?

Propylene
looking back at original pics, even the other pipe is pushed in some, and a couple on the other unit. The fuse joint was pushed back in the sleeve, now is 3-4" out in places. here is original pic.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Drew, all the stops I listed along I40 take very little time. Most you can get off one exit, drive thru town, get on the next exit. Even Winslow AZ is like that. The singing highway just east of Alb. is close to I40 also. I thought I had a video of it, but video is only a few seconds.

here's a short video on fusing HDPE pipe with my lovely wife holding the iron. to fuse new fitting on, need room for the cold clamp, so would have to shorten the sleeve conduit for that one.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

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he's now heading towards Winston Salem.. O to be young again..