Good morning!!!!

[RedNeckGeek]

64F right now and partly cloudy. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 99F. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph. It'll be into the 100s again tomorrow through the weekend, and 90s all the next week. So much for spring

The hot dry weather and thunderstorms have spawned a series of fires across the state. The latest has been dubbed the Saddle Fire, which has grown from 70 acres last night to 800 this morning. It's burning in the Trinity River canyon north of Hyampom, CA, one of the prettiest places I've ever been. Over 100 people have been evacuated, and Hyampom itself is on alert.

David, hope you're feeling better.

Dab, good you were quick on the draw with that hose!

Larro, hope the dishwasher didn't let you down :laughing:

RS, the barn swallows here came back about the same time yours did. Don't know which I enjoy watching more, their acrobatics, the majestic soaring of the buzzards, or the dogfighting hummers. Never a dull moment in the air around here!

Thanks for the receiver pics. Looks like it came out real nice. Never thought about welding to the box blade face, as that blocks the through hole in the receiver. Ever run into a hitch that was too long to fit? If so, I guess you could always drill another hole in it, huh? I've been buying the receiver tube by the foot, but wonder if I need some of the next size up to make the reinforced lip at the end. I just want to mount my winch in the hitch, not move a house trailer, so I'm thinking it's not necessary?

Drew, it's not how well your cheapie mower works when it's brand new, but how much you have to screw around with it next spring to get it going again. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you...

And thanks for the tip in the hitch cover.

Dave, sounds like perfect weather. Nice payback from last winter, eh?

Another perspective on California's water problems:
California?s Farm-Water Scapegoat - WSJ

They make a good point that the farmers do have options, but the drilling that's going on is leading to permanent loss of the underlying aquifers due to subsidence. That'll have the Central Valley back to desert someday, with not much hope of going back. The article also fails to mention how many acres are under cultivation, but I bet the fraction of land that has been fallowed is very small.

More paperwork yesterday, but getting closer to done. Finished up the day washing one of the motorcycles in preparation for upgrading the lighting system (I HATE working on dirty equipment). Realized how much I miss riding, especially this one that has over 130K miles on it. Lots of miles of smiles...

What do you guys like for restoring faded black trim paint and plastic?

Hang in there, Friday's comin'!

 

[deerseeker001]

56 with Rain showers Today and tonight with a high of 66.The Weathermen are calling for 2-3 inches for Tonight.

 

[DABSGT]

Drew there is still hope!

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[farmer2009]

75 this morning and headed to 93 today. It's hay baling day. Will start as soon as dew is off 10-11. Then ride a tractor till it starts to fall again. I've never baled it all in a day. Out tractor isn't geared right. 3rds to slow and 4ths to fast. Need a gear in the middle. Will have two tractors running today.

 

[daugen]

a hog in a fog...

Don, you are such a poet!
cool picture, can you eat that thing?
are you allowed to shoot it if it's in your garden?

RNG, restore black trim paint on what?
Harley? one of those gorgeous old black and chrome Hondas? DB-9?
not a wax but something that will sink in...how porous is the surface? How weathered?
I've done a lot of this on an old boat, restoring old machinery...and now on my fading Kubota fel arms.
Sometimes the restoring goop might have a lot of abrasive in it; what works on fiberglass sure might not
work on painted metal.

the short answer is I'd try 303 on an inconspicuous spot.

 

[daugen]

75 this morning and headed to 93 today. It's hay baling day. Out tractor isn't geared right. 3rds to slow and 4ths to fast. Need a gear in the middle. Will have two tractors running today.

Time for a nice new IVT model...
you'd only have to raise about six million chickens to pay for it sadly

I loved that pic of the Fendt and the frauleins...

 

[DABSGT]

Redneck I have used this product on plastic works great, saw it on TV and was skeptical by my daughter picked it up for me to try. Only a little in the bottle but goes a long way. Put it on the hard bed cover of my Avalanche and running boards lasted 3 years now.

Don, medication side effects can be tough. Sounds like your dad is on the right path.

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[farmer2009]

Time for a nice new IVT model... you'd only have to raise about six million chickens to pay for it sadly I loved that pic of the Fendt and the frauleins...

You know I'd settle for a 12 speed. One with splitter (like the old TA's) would be real nice. Currently all our tractors have an 8x2. Oh how I miss power shuttle.

 

[dave1949]

RNG, Yeah, it helps take the sting out of winter memories. But, bad weather is like a missed nap--you can never get back what you missed. :laughing:

Are you voiding riding to keep the wind off your face? Maybe a ski mask or whatever race car drivers wear would work? Of course, you will look like someone on their way to a bank heist.

The WSJ article won't let me read it without subscribing. Subsidence is a real problem when it makes surface water flow the wrong way. The article I linked last week talked about pumping water from behind a dam because the elevation had changed to the point that water wouldn't run down the canal below the dam.

Good luck with the fire season.

 

[txdon]

a hog in a fog...

Don, you are such a poet!
cool picture, can you eat that thing?
are you allowed to shoot it if it's in your garden?

I can't eat the hog but I can eat the seeds in the pods that he is eating - I was going to try some seeds this year but I'm too late, maybe I can find some he missed.
No limit or season on feral hogs in Texas. Whipper keeps them out of the yard and the neighbors keep the population down. My wife likes to see the piglets roaming our place. Whipper likes to catch and release them. All my gardens are pig fenced.