Good morning!!!!

[lostcreekranch]

Good Morning! It was 76°F this morning and foggy. The fog has burned off and already 81°F on the way to 95°F this afternoon.

A "cool front" (cool being relative) is forecast for early next week, meaning highs only getting to low 90's. . Maybe some rain?

I need to get back to mowing the 9 acres around the house today and will do as much, as possible, with the LS tractor / RFM and Air conditioning.

Started installing a Delta Hook quick hitch receiver on my 3-point chain harrow yesterday to make hookup quick and easy. I needed two 7/8-14 x 2" fine thread bolts to finish. Tractor Supply completely skipped 7/8", in their fine thread bolts, going from 3/4" to 1". (IMHO Tractor Supply is rapidly becoming a clothing store that keeps some other stuff.) Local hardware store stopped at 1/2" in fine thread. Last resort, was local bearing supply house which had exactly what I needed. I celebrated my good fortune with a haircut.

RNG ..... good luck with your LS visit.

Randy .....small steps to full health.

BEF ....... ditto.

Thomas ...... good luck with your War of Wits with your bears. I wonder if mothballs might work for you as it did on our persistent skunks?

Hoping everyone has a productive "Hump Day".

Prayers to all.

 

[Thomas]

rlgustafson
Thomas ...... good luck with your War of Wits with your bears. I wonder if mothballs might work for you as it did on our persistent skunks?
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Idea good idea to try if need be.. :thumbsup:

(IMHO Tractor Supply is rapidly becoming a clothing store that keeps some other stuff.)
Notice this also.

 

[PJSprog]

(IMHO Tractor Supply is rapidly becoming a clothing store that keeps some other stuff.)
Notice this also.

I've noticed this, too. Our nearest Rural King is even worse, with nearly half the store now devoted to clothing.

 

[lostcreekranch]

I've noticed this, too. Our nearest Rural King is even worse, with nearly half the store now devoted to clothing.

The other issue I've found with TSC is you can rarely find anybody working there that knows anything about anything.

You'd better do your own research before getting there. The search function, on their web site is almost useless. Before going there, I checked their site and searched for "7/8-14 hex bolts". The search function would keep deleting the forward slash (/) and show "0 results". If I just searched for "7/8 hex bolts" only 7/16 would show up plus lots of totally unrelated items. I drove over there with low confidence of getting what I needed ...... so not surprised. Rant over!

 

[LouNY]

The other issue I've found with TSC is you can rarely find anybody working there that knows anything about anything.

You'd better do your own research before getting there. The search function, on their web site is almost useless. Before going there, I checked their site and searched for "7/8-14 hex bolts". The search function would keep deleting the forward slash (/) and show "0 results". If I just searched for "7/8 hex bolts" only 7/16 would show up plus lots of totally unrelated items. I drove over there with low confidence of getting what I needed ...... so not surprised. Rant over!

We are fortunate in that our local New Holland dealer also stocks nuts and bolts by the pound for a half way decent price.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all! Low of 62 last night, going up to 95 today. A lot less humidity than some of you guys are experiencing! Had a brief t-storm yesterday afternoon, but not much rain at all, didn't really hit the first line in the rain gauge.

I've been really busy trying to 'clean out' the house to get it ready for the son's takeover. They will be arriving next week. We haven't seen him and DIL for almost 2 years. He "has had enough" of Chattanooga TN weather (rain / humidity), bugs, and other reasons. We will be selling the house to them. We won't have to "get out", and can take our time transitioning. That alone will be nice!

BEF and Randy, good news from both of you.... Praysers and thoughts out to both of you for continued healing and forward progress!

Everyone have a great 'humpday'. I need to get moving.... I 'm already behind....

 

[daugen]

got town errands done, picked veggies for an hour, totally soaked in sweat, heat index 117,
didn't even make it until noon.
Buppies, hope you are feeling ok after a day like this outside.

Going to stay inside until after dinner, do some watering then, and then start very early tomorrow morning.

 

[daugen]

Ted, I picked a bunch of hatch peppers today. Even for a Philadelphia boy, I bet you have learned to love them; assuming you like
hot peppers. I do but they don't like me at all so I grow them for others. How's the knee doing?

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Oh, almost forgot.... My other son also confirmed that they will be moving back to NM from Everett Washington the end of August. He has "had enough" of the high cost of living in the Seattle area. He couldn't get a job up there as an engineer, so he decided he is going to attend a flight school to become a commercial pilot....something he has always wanted to do, but never pursued. We told him "go for it"!

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Ted, I picked a bunch of hatch peppers today. Even for a Philadelphia boy, I bet you have learned to love them; assuming you like
hot peppers. I do but they don't like me at all so I grow them for others. How's the knee doing?

Well, I only like the 'red roasted' hatch peppers. I actually hate the green. Unfortunately, I can only tolerate very small amounts or will 'pay the price' for 24 hours.

The knee has only improved a little bit. Overall pain slightly decreased, swelling still occurs after about 2 hours now, versus 1 hour previously. Seems that the 'lubrication injection' is starting to wear off. My next eval is in August... I guess I'll find out the next step then. Thanks, I appreciate you asking.

Stay out of that heat for sure! It will take it's toll quickly....

If you do get that RV and start heading west, it would be great to meet you on your way out... We even have RV hook ups here. Consider it an open invitation for a lay-over....