Good morning!!!!

[wngsprd]

49 going to 57 and rain later.

Have a nice Easter everyone!

 

[RoyJackson]

2016-03-27, 0711

27 right now...overcast. Should see 60 today and clear.
No plans...just gonna let this thing on my chest heal some more.

 

[bakerg]

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning! 33F @ 7:45 AM. Partly cloudy with afternoon showers or thunderstorms. High near 75F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50%.

Yesterday was a big push to finish all the little jobs the place still needed. Started by finishing scrubbing a rust stain on the garage floor that I'd left soaking in CLR, moved onto the back porch to replace a light fixture, then hid an ancient water stain on the first floor subfloor that was visible from the basement with a big wad of fiberglass insulation, and calked an outside electrical outlet. Then I ran into a big snag: One of the garage door openers wouldn't close the door. Finally narrowed it down to one of the safety beams not working and started tracing wires. Apparently they were all hidden in the walls when the place was built, so I had to go up into the attic to see what was going on. At first glance everything looked OK, but after following and tugging on one lead it came up out of the hole in the header, the ends broken off and darkened with years of oxidation. Another round of neglect by the old man. I rerouted the wire, poked another hole in the ceiling, and connected up one side of the sensor pair. Still no joy, but at least the LED was blinking. That meant that there was no link to the sensor on the other side of the door, so remembering some speaker wire in a box in the basement, I ran a new lead up and over the door. That did the trick and it was on to the next job, a mere three hours later. Hooked up a garden hose to blast off the mess that had dripped out of the water heater we'd removed, gave a couple of rust spots in the washing machine tub a quick coat of white Rustoleum, finished filling the big crack between the driveway apron and the garage floor, then called the neighbor for one last big job. Somehow an old floor safe had ended up here, and as it belonged to my grandfather it had a bit of sentimental value. The neighbor brought down a trailer on the back of his quad, and between the two of us we muscled the thing from the back porch into it. There was a small berm in the front yard, so I backed the truck up from the low side and he backed the trailer from the high one and we were only off by an inch or two. Another couple of heaves and it was a done deal.

Then it was off to dinner, which turned out to be at a Japanese steak house, and our chef was quite a juggler with his big knife, spatula, and fork. Really put on a show with his flaming pyre as well, though at one point I was in fear for my eyebrows:laughing: The food was good to. Then it was off to a newish winery that had opened up just down the street from the house. Now I wasn't expecting much, it being Ohio and all, but what was interesting is that the owner was sourcing his grape juice all the way from Italy, and was making the classic Italian Chianti, Sangiovese, Valpolicella, to name just a few. They were flavorful in a fruity way that I like, but lacked body and were quite expensive, no surprise considering all the mileage on the juice! We enjoyed it none the less though, finishing off the evening with a toast to the old man and the end of an era for both he and I.

Today I'll get the truck packed and ready to leave at first light tomorrow. Everything is staged in the great room and it looks like it'll all fit with no problems, so you can breathe easy, Kyle. :laughing: It's gonna take a little work though, as the dinette table needs to come apart, and that means moving the stuff that I've been storing on it to the kitchen counter, then bringing up a stool to sit on while I'm using the laptop.

We'll have thunder showers this afternoon, but the weather headed west is looking OK until the Rockies. Then snow showers might make for some slower driving, but it doesn't look like it'll be any worse than on the way out. I'll take the northerly I80 route again, but will head north through Iowa and avoid the toll roads in Kansas City this time.

Hope everyone, religious or not, takes a moment or two to reflect on the spirit of this Easter Sunday. It's not about brightly colored eggs and Peeps.

 

[ronjhall]

First cup of coffee has been poured. 61° clear skies this morning. Heading to 84° with sunny skies. Off to my sisters home for Easter dinner.
HAPPY EASTER ALL
Good Morning All.

 

[farmer2009]

53 this morning and headed to 74 today. Thunderstorms this afternoon.

Managed to get the chicken coops decrusted and the barn stall cleaned out. It's going to be interesting trying to get the herd in the barn stalls this time. The herd has grown 66% since the last time I worked them. I'm looking at an expansion but that's farther down the list. Maybe fall or next winter.

Not much planned for today. We have a couple of egg hunts to take the boy to. And then meals also. So I'll probably end up eating, napping and watching the boy play. Then home in time to feed the cows.

 

[rswyan]

36F and clear/sunny @ 09:00 ... high today should hit 70F ...

Did some clean up/organizing up in the shed, managed to get two of the plate assemblies for the masts/towers on the grapple completely welded up, and the other two partially welded up:

Still have to clean up the two (sort of triangular) pieces where the QA plate attaches and weld those on to the partially-done ones ... should be able to get them cleaned up today with the nice weather. Will also finish cleaning the cross bar that the towers/masts attach onto, along with stripping the mill scale off a couple of 2" crosstubes.

Since it's going to be so nice out today, might have to transplant the two other blueberry bushes. No shortage of yard work to do.

Happy Easter all.

 

[rswyan]

Kyle,

I've had the drip pipe for our AC clog up as well ... it's a fairly long run (40' ?) in the basement that's shaped like a "U" and terminates into the floor drain under the stationary tubs in the utility room in the basement. Fortunately the clog was at the beginning, near the furnace ... might have been a real problem if it wasn't. Note to self: flush yearly ...

Good luck on the dishwasher.

 

[rswyan]

RNG,

Hope you have an enjoyable and safe trip back ! :thumbsup:

 

[mkr7734]

Good morning and a very happy Easter.
42 heading to 50 with sun now and rain latter.

 

[daugen]

56 degrees and pouring rain, going to continue until tomorrow noon and give us a needed soaking.
Will be a quiet day inside

 

[toppop52]

RNG kind of like you, I am amazed at all of the people my age that still have their parents around. I lost my mom at age 6 and my dad passed in 1991 and my step mom in 1997. I am 63 so it has been a long time since I have had to deal with parents. I guess some don't know how blessed they are to still have their mom and dad around when they are my age, but on the other hand maybe I don't know how blesses I am. Just thinking. Not that anything changes anything.
Happy Easter.

I'm also 63 and my mom, living with us for the last 2 years, will be 93 on tax day. She's lost some steps over the last 4-5 years, and having her here is sometimes a strain, but my wife handles it better than I do.

 

[toppop52]

36F and clear/sunny @ 09:00 ... high today should hit 70F ...

Did some clean up/organizing up in the shed, managed to get two of the plate assemblies for the masts/towers on the grapple completely welded up, and the other two partially welded up:

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Still have to clean up the two (sort of triangular) pieces where the QA plate attaches and weld those on to the partially-done ones ... should be able to get them cleaned up today with the nice weather. Will also finish cleaning the cross bar that the towers/masts attach onto, along with stripping the mill scale off a couple of 2" crosstubes.

Since it's going to be so nice out today, might have to transplant the two other blueberry bushes. No shortage of yard work to do.

Happy Easter all.

Nice bit of fab work and welding! My welding isn't that slick, but it holds just fine, I don't get to weld as much as I'd like, always enjoyed it.

 

[toppop52]

Low 60's and rain today, yesterday was beautiful, but hey, today is Easter, how bad can weather make it? I always get a smile when I think of the faces of those poor Roman soldiers when they found the stone rolled away!

 

[txdon]

Happy Easter! 68˚ cloudy in central Texas.

 

[sodamo]

66°F and .34 inches rain last 24 hours.

Happy Easter Everyone
Preparing a ham, grilling a turkey, about 50 folks coming over for a potluck this afternoon.

Be safe
Have a great day

David Sent from my iPad Air using TractorByNet

 

[Larro Darro]

. . . . . . still raining. . . . . . search for Gopher-wood becoming more urgent. . . . . .

 

[Trails End]

. . . . . . still raining. . . . . . search for Gopher-wood becoming more urgent. . . . . .

You might enlist the help of Noah to aid you in your search...

 

[Buppies]

Went to sunrise Easter service came back started clean up of yard hauled 15 loads of sticks to brush pile which by the way is getting huge. Came in for lunch then back outside until rain/drizzle chased me in

 

[Buppies]

You might enlist the help of Noah to aid you in your search...

Any other bear pictures to share?