sseelhoff
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My thoughts and prayers to you, your girlfriend and her family.
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Larro Darro
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Good Evening. 1930, partly cloudy, 69* with 93% humidity. Forecast low of 65* with fog. We had a few showers yesterday, and a few more today.
Let me tell you about my day. But first, I had an early appointment to have my teeth cleaned yesterday, then did my tour of the farmer's co-op and all the thrift stores. I bought several shirts and a couple of pairs of pants. Went in to work to water the lobby plants and set up for a Christmas party, but didn't have anything last night or tonight. Margie had a postcard laid on my keyboard when I got in last night. It was from our mail carrier and looked like this.
It reminded me of what Margie had already told me. That on Saturday when her and Sister had got back from a day of shopping in Panama City, Sister had backed into the mailbox, and it was wobbly. So about mid-morning I went out to the road to see what was what. I found the post was broke below the ground, and I would have to change it out. Just as I was starting to get my tools together, it started raining. Since it was almost time for the mail to run, I propped it up the best I could and waited out the rain.
While I was waiting, I put on a load of shirts to wash, including the ones I had bought yesterday at the thrift store. One of the shirts was a new blue silk shirt, which I had paid $1.00 for. I had planned on washing it, and another silk shirt together on the gentle cycle. But the phone was ringing, and the sun had come back out, so I forgot and washed them all together. The rain came and went, and I worked on the mailbox as I could, putting the shirts in the dryer during the rain showers. I did remember to hang the silk shirts and not put them in the dryer.
After another shower sent me back inside, I got the shirts out of the dryer, only to find I had dyed four of them a real nice shade of blue. And I had dried them, so the color was good and set. Two were the ones I had bought yesterday, an OP golf shirt and a Tommy button-down. Since they were new, and I had only paid a buck each for them, that wasn't too painful. {Other than being so mad about my lack of good sense} But there was a Duke brand shirt which I really liked. It is yellow and the blue is real faint in it. So there is hope for it. The other is a brown fluffy woven shirt, and the stains on it just look darker brown. It's a cold weather shirt anyway, so I won't be needing it too often. I put all of them in soak with Oxi-bleach as soon as I saw what I had done. I will rewash them tomorrow and see how they do. If they don't come out, I may the only guy on the block doing yard work in a button-down.
Thanks for listening to my rant. I'm thankful my problems are so trivial. I just hate it when I do stupid things, even though I should be used to it by now.
JD, my prayers go out to you, your GF and her family.
Drew, if I had known all it took to get out of using a chainsaw was wearing sneakers, I would have 'forgot' my boots years ago.
Larro
Let me tell you about my day. But first, I had an early appointment to have my teeth cleaned yesterday, then did my tour of the farmer's co-op and all the thrift stores. I bought several shirts and a couple of pairs of pants. Went in to work to water the lobby plants and set up for a Christmas party, but didn't have anything last night or tonight. Margie had a postcard laid on my keyboard when I got in last night. It was from our mail carrier and looked like this.
It reminded me of what Margie had already told me. That on Saturday when her and Sister had got back from a day of shopping in Panama City, Sister had backed into the mailbox, and it was wobbly. So about mid-morning I went out to the road to see what was what. I found the post was broke below the ground, and I would have to change it out. Just as I was starting to get my tools together, it started raining. Since it was almost time for the mail to run, I propped it up the best I could and waited out the rain.
While I was waiting, I put on a load of shirts to wash, including the ones I had bought yesterday at the thrift store. One of the shirts was a new blue silk shirt, which I had paid $1.00 for. I had planned on washing it, and another silk shirt together on the gentle cycle. But the phone was ringing, and the sun had come back out, so I forgot and washed them all together. The rain came and went, and I worked on the mailbox as I could, putting the shirts in the dryer during the rain showers. I did remember to hang the silk shirts and not put them in the dryer.
After another shower sent me back inside, I got the shirts out of the dryer, only to find I had dyed four of them a real nice shade of blue. And I had dried them, so the color was good and set. Two were the ones I had bought yesterday, an OP golf shirt and a Tommy button-down. Since they were new, and I had only paid a buck each for them, that wasn't too painful. {Other than being so mad about my lack of good sense} But there was a Duke brand shirt which I really liked. It is yellow and the blue is real faint in it. So there is hope for it. The other is a brown fluffy woven shirt, and the stains on it just look darker brown. It's a cold weather shirt anyway, so I won't be needing it too often. I put all of them in soak with Oxi-bleach as soon as I saw what I had done. I will rewash them tomorrow and see how they do. If they don't come out, I may the only guy on the block doing yard work in a button-down.
Thanks for listening to my rant. I'm thankful my problems are so trivial. I just hate it when I do stupid things, even though I should be used to it by now.
JD, my prayers go out to you, your GF and her family.
Drew, if I had known all it took to get out of using a chainsaw was wearing sneakers, I would have 'forgot' my boots years ago.
Larro
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Well Larro, just might have you beat, not proud to say
The next time someone asks how many people do you know living in the middle of 21 acres that can drive a fence post thru their electrical - the answer is at least 1
As posted earlier, my plan today was to lay in the gravel pad for my catchment project. I had already talked to wife that we could use some previous used fence posts to support something of a retaining wall where I had cut into the hillside. She convinced me I ought to place the posts before doing the gravel as well as placing on the inside of the frame allowing the wall material a place to rest. Decided to mark out every 24 inches and started to pound them in. Actually went pretty well except for two in a rocky area. See the rocks above my head, thought that was what I was encountering, as I had pulled several already. Went back to these after a short break with renewed vigor. Got the 1st down and working on the second, but it felt strange. Pulled it out and started shoveling only to find I was attempting to drive the post thru my electrical conduit. Not a pretty sight. Dug around the other post and it was even worse. Five conduit lines, 1 water line - I managed to breach 2 of the conduits. Sent wife into house to check power - nada. Inspection revealed I had shorted out both hots and neutral in one conduit. The pic is me fixing. Up until that fiasco, the day had been going well.
Back in limited service, but sure put a crimp in our day. One inverter shorted out, so tomorrow my priority is figure that out and then complete repairs to the conduits, then I can get back to the catchment project.
Seems many of my projects either develop additional steps and/or take longer than planned. Of course, Monday I had ordered the roofing for my next project, the hot tub install - which I ordered Tuesday. Wonder why Sophie says she is retiring as my helper this coming year!!!!
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The next time someone asks how many people do you know living in the middle of 21 acres that can drive a fence post thru their electrical - the answer is at least 1
As posted earlier, my plan today was to lay in the gravel pad for my catchment project. I had already talked to wife that we could use some previous used fence posts to support something of a retaining wall where I had cut into the hillside. She convinced me I ought to place the posts before doing the gravel as well as placing on the inside of the frame allowing the wall material a place to rest. Decided to mark out every 24 inches and started to pound them in. Actually went pretty well except for two in a rocky area. See the rocks above my head, thought that was what I was encountering, as I had pulled several already. Went back to these after a short break with renewed vigor. Got the 1st down and working on the second, but it felt strange. Pulled it out and started shoveling only to find I was attempting to drive the post thru my electrical conduit. Not a pretty sight. Dug around the other post and it was even worse. Five conduit lines, 1 water line - I managed to breach 2 of the conduits. Sent wife into house to check power - nada. Inspection revealed I had shorted out both hots and neutral in one conduit. The pic is me fixing. Up until that fiasco, the day had been going well.
Back in limited service, but sure put a crimp in our day. One inverter shorted out, so tomorrow my priority is figure that out and then complete repairs to the conduits, then I can get back to the catchment project.
Seems many of my projects either develop additional steps and/or take longer than planned. Of course, Monday I had ordered the roofing for my next project, the hot tub install - which I ordered Tuesday. Wonder why Sophie says she is retiring as my helper this coming year!!!!
David Sent from my iPad using TractorByNet
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Looking good, Wayne
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creekbend
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12-05-2013 Currently 57 degrees. More rain expected. The rain messed up most of my tractor plans yesterday.
ronjhall
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Got coffee brewing. 67° with clouds/light fog this morning. Heading to 90° with lots of sun. As I am typing this report a brisk north wind has moved in. Packing up early this morning and heading south before the bad weather moves in throughout the day. Headed to McAllen, TX. Had a good time with Don & Mike working with Grapples. Will post pictures later.
JD, prayers for GF's father.
Good Morning All.
JD, prayers for GF's father.
Good Morning All.
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51 this morning heading up to 70 today, major ice storm for weekend. JD prayers for girl friend her family and you. To many workers out sick today so will work on generator today getting ready for storm this weekend. This storm is affecting a large part of the middle part of the country. There will be another cold blast next week even colder than this one and again affecting our friends in Texas. Those in its path please be careful and God bless
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a foggy Thursday morning, much warmer, with showers and thunderstorms predicted but I think I have a whole day outside because radar shows nothing yet near us, when it hits Pittsburgh, I start paying attention as I know how many hours it usually takes to move the weather across the state to our end.
David/Sodamo, oh boy. That pic says it all. And all I could think of was what your dogs were saying to each other.
They sure look sad, because their master is clearly unhappy. You did so much work and design on that system it must have been seriously annoying to mess it up. At least you know how to fix it.
Dog 1: oh boy, he said that F word again
Dog 2: geez, no treats for us today
Dog 1: maybe we should move back a few feet, he's throwing things now
Dog 2: whoa, sparks, yeah, let's move back
David/Sodamo, oh boy. That pic says it all. And all I could think of was what your dogs were saying to each other.
They sure look sad, because their master is clearly unhappy. You did so much work and design on that system it must have been seriously annoying to mess it up. At least you know how to fix it.
Dog 1: oh boy, he said that F word again
Dog 2: geez, no treats for us today
Dog 1: maybe we should move back a few feet, he's throwing things now
Dog 2: whoa, sparks, yeah, let's move back
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That's looking really good!!
I do hope the rain holds off for ya!
2013-12-05, 0620
27 right now and a high of 44 predicted. High probability of rain today, tonight and maybe Friday.
Up early today...gonna have breakfast with a former co-worker (also retired)