Good morning!!!!

   / Good morning!!!! #199,522  
Thank you for all of the thoughts and prayers.
Been and going to be a rough couple of days. I have no clue what I am doing but plodding through it. No choice really.
Capped off my 8 hour drive with a speeding ticket. Go figure.
Got to get back at it.

Have a great and safe day.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #199,524  
34 going to 69.

So sorry for your loss, Happy.

Congrats on your new car, Ken. Real nice.

BEF, glad your found the right minister. Prayers it all works out.
Had a good snooze, till my wife woke me.
Our state has a total burn ban in effect( which I find ridiculous as it’s not that dry) and every day they report they put out multiple burns, even fire pits. I can see no big open burns, but fire pits is crazy.
A couple from church went camping, and couldn’t cook their supper last night.
Here's the current FIRE map...Nothing in MD...
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   / Good morning!!!! #199,526  
Good Morning,
Punta Cana, 77 to start going to 82 ! Beautiful sunny day looking out the window ! Hope to get out soon for a nice walk before long !

I can actually say at this point we are ready to go home ! But of course the weather has turned beautiful now ! Need to get back in the swing of things shortly ! Actually planning on working this Friday ! Hope weather cooperates ! 🙏

Hope all have a good start to their week ! 🙏
 
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   / Good morning!!!! #199,527  
Morning all;
A decent 40F out this morning with just a light shower early morning and decent weather forecast for the next couple of days upper 50's for highs. Then a wet spell starting Thursday through Saturday with some wet snow flurry's projected for Saturday.
Need to call and see were my new tires are for the tractor rears and find rims for snow tires for my wifes new car.
Then I suppose I'll finalize my Medicare selections for this coming year and get that done for.
And finish up were and how I'll set up her charging outlet. Thinking at this time I'll run an 80 amp feed to a j-box and then to a portable receptacle.

All stay safe
 
   / Good morning!!!! #199,528  
37 outside this AM, heading to lower 70's today. Like 71. Should be a nice day.

Road trip to daughters was a success. May return in a day or so to do some honey-do work. No big deal, it is a break from the current grind.

Really need to get back to the farm maintenance tasks, and finish the Milk House. Still have a cabinet to build around the water heater and a hole to fix in the ceiling where the chimney was. Need to round up the wood for both, should have enough. It was tongue and groove. Have to locate it first, in a building somewhere. LOL.

Hope all have a great start to the work week. Be safe.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #199,530  
Morning all, 49 going up to 68 and sunny, dry
Drought warnings across the river in NJ.

Spent a few hours doing pick up sticks and cutting up some branches. So much more to go.

It's a 330i xdrive. Beutiful, but way too complex with all the circuitry, HUD, etc. But it corners really flat with the new suspension. But if something ever breaks......

It's so dry here I bet I could light the lawn or woods by rubbing 2 sticks together.

Had first fire in the fireplace though last night.

Be well,

Moon on the morning dog walk.
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From only one small section after all the winds we've been having
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   / Good morning!!!! #199,531  
BEF, glad your found the right minister. Prayers it all works out.

Here's the current FIRE map...Nothing in MD...
One of the Karens on FB showed a drought map for MD, apparently the middle, where I live, is at normal. The risk is far western MD and Eastern Shore. Too bad there isn't some way to break the state up into geographical regions, and only apply a burn ban to area's that need it. If only there was some dividing lines, like counties..........

I bet i couldn't start the grass on fire if I took a propane torch to it. And propane fires are legal with the ban.

I selected a new health plan that is eligible for Medicare Advantage. Seems I'll be signing up soon.

I had sinus headache all night. Wife is coughing around, and afraid I'll be next.
I am going to try to make a Costco run today.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #199,533  
Va does it by Counties we are not in one presently.

Thomas feel better take good care of yourself.

BEF hope you avoid it the crud that is
 
   / Good morning!!!! #199,534  
67°F and another 1.3 inches rain

Busy day ahead. Need to try to get Ridgeline inspected, expires end of month.
Meeting at Toyota Dealer.
dentist appointments
happy Hour
And those just the most important ones

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day
 
   / Good morning!!!! #199,535  
Drew, drive safe.
Thanks Bill.
home sweet home
4 hours 15 minutes taking route 50 out to 81 in Winchester and just setting the cruise.
runs into 78 and I took that a little ways and decided to skip the toll on the PA Turnpike NE extension
and went a little further to 309 South. Which in 10 miles gets to Quakertown and then home, waving at Popgadget's
beautiful yellow mailbox as I went by.

got stuck behind some ancient woman on 313 driving an old silver MB 300TD wagon doing 35 in the 45 where everyone does 50.
What a line of traffic. And of course that's when four hours of driving and my bladder were on an unhappy course.
got to go and turn lady, turn! and eventually she did to the left and I got a look at her.

getting to the end, I started going faster than normal, had to slow myself down.
and when I did that, 30 seconds later PA state trooper passed me. I was only doing 10 over but who knows how
bad a day he/she had.

pretty tuckered out, strange chairs and bed aggravated my back and my neck hurts from driving.

need to go out and blow leaves off the walkways. Still a little more to come down.

had to chuckle today when I looked down and I was doing 90 after passing someone, just floored it, like I was used to doing in the rv.... :cautious:
and sometimes after some trucker dawdles in the left lane for no good reason, likely on the phone, on flat land, and when he/she finally gets over after clogging up the interstate for miles and miles well sometimes you just want to put your foot in it.
Which is of course when you pass the radar.

Several times I could see folks who were following me, mimic'ing what I was doing. Likely I was doing the speed they wanted, particularly when they see I keep returning to the same speed as before, like 63 in a 55. Or 75 in a 70. Today I had a 5 or 7 series older BMW behind me, those grills all look pretty similar. Like Volvo grills...
So many heavy trucks on I-81 that on any kind of hill you have passing going on across the three lanes almost constantly.
I paid a lot of money two weeks ago to Volvo dealership to tune up that engine (I think the pack of four sparkplugs were 135 bucks)
and at least it ran fine. I had a tank of 93 Sunoco in it and let's say the carbon got cleaned out a few times today.

will have some pics later.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #199,536  
57°F and rain this morning, going up to 70° today. We were not expecting rain today. More boomers coming this evening, then dry the rest of the week. Cool front coming through Tuesday night, and we'll be down below freezing by the weekend, with highs in the 40s and 50s. Here it comes.

Need to get hoses drained, and set up the water and henhouse warmers for the chickens. Probably do the chicken stuff when I clean the coop this weekend.

Those little wagons are so handy, Ken. We use the daylights out of ours.

Good afternoon, gents.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #199,537  
64 which is the high for today

Went to Costco shopping. 675 dollars but got some gifts for kids on the list wife gave me plus some supplies for the house

Tires are mounted on the truck however they managed to make a big deep scratch in one of the rims. New one on order. The solid aluminum Alcoa style wheels are not cheap

Took the van out of the repair bay and it went wonky surging limping etc. Code for over boost turbo charger. Lots of head scratching but decided to clean the wire harness connectors for the mas airflow on the air inlet box. Used some electronic type clean up spray and bingo it worked
Ran great going to Costco but still have to deal with the fuel leak
 
   / Good morning!!!! #199,538  
Good Afternoon
Today is another wonderful day to be outside.
Of course I started it with an 8am MOHS appointment. Fortunately I only had one basal cell carcinoma for them to deal with. Other biopsies were benign. Got home and puttered in the shop, replaced the starter/generator belt on the carryall, it needs an oil change, but that will wait for another day.
Anesthetic has worn off, uncomfortable, but not painful. But not very energetic either.
Oddfellows meeting tonight, not much else planned.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #199,539  
50F cloudy sky.

Been slow motion putter day,high light of the day kitten convince me afternoon nap. (y)
Plans for the evening,,,after dinner feet up just numb it until bedtime.

Enjoy your evening all.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #199,540  
64 which is the high for today

Went to Costco shopping. 675 dollars but got some gifts for kids on the list wife gave me plus some supplies for the house

Tires are mounted on the truck however they managed to make a big deep scratch in one of the rims. New one on order. The solid aluminum Alcoa style wheels are not cheap

Took the van out of the repair bay and it went wonky surging limping etc. Code for over boost turbo charger. Lots of head scratching but decided to clean the wire harness connectors for the mas airflow on the air inlet box. Used some electronic type clean up spray and bingo it worked
Ran great going to Costco but still have to deal with the fuel leak
I was in Frederick Costco today. Made it out under $200. They out of my favorite cereal again.
Just got done with a long talk with lawyers regarding gas pipeline at the farm. I personally don' t think the money is worth the aggravation.

Got some used oil taken to the recycle tank, their inspector was there so could only dump 5 gallon limit. I have about 20 gallons yet to get rid of, and this 5 gal was just the new oil I collected since my last trip there.

Still got sinus headache.
 

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