Good morning!!!!

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Some got wind, some got high water, some got both.

My mom headed back to Victoria, stir crazy and knowing that her power is still off. She and thousands of other electric customers. There is a boil water notice. The streets in Victoria are full of wind blown debris. Mainly leaves and twigs. Big stuff has been moved to the yards just by the curb. If it rains now, the leaves will clog the drains and there will be horrible flooding. They need to get the streets clean. If Houston had received the high winds, and the leaves had clogged their drains, who knows how much worse it could have been.

I saw 3 bass boats in a row, heading up Hwy 6 in Bryan TX. They looked dirty and muddy. Seeing so many help out so much gives me a tear.

It is hard to convey the level of disaster, slightly different in each community. If you lived only 100 miles away, you may have come away relatively unscathed. It sure is easy brushing off the fact that it "is somebody elses problem"... I know, I have done that before for some things.

The thing that I hope happens most, is that I hope that people who have given, helped or volunteered, get that special feeling of having helped someone in need. It is a powerful emotional feeling. Much better than any drug.

 

[sodamo]

WOW, heart tearing!!!!

Last I heard, something like 16 Red Cross volunteers from Hawaii to Texas, most of them from the Big Island.

Checking out of Walmart today, the cashier quietly asked for a donation for Red Cross. Easy peasy, just add on the bill. I thought it interesting her thanks was more enthusiastic than the request, no doubt she was sincere.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 67F this morning, partly cloudy, wind near calm. Wind did come up a bit, sky cleared initially, but clouded back over this afternoon. High temp was 84F. Working on boat prep, found that seat bottom on captain's chair was completely toast. Leaving the boat, but taking the chair, stepson will be at the lake and he like to work on that kind of thing. Finished mowing today along with weed-eat so good on lawn till we get home. After dinner helped wife cut out curtains for stepson. This post written with David D. in the background (nice music)

 

[mostly_gas]

Went through the Flood of '93 in the STL area. Where I worked was about 1 foot above water level had the levee failed, building next door 1 foot below water level. Spent some time sandbagging near stepson's home, in Old Monroe, MO. 12 ft high wall. The water was a foot below the top of wall, and from the bottom you could see the guys working in boats from the bottom of the wall, SPOOKY :shocked:
At peak flood, about 57% of St Charles County was under water, from either the Missouri or Mississippi Rivers.

 

[RoyJackson]

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48 right now...high about 60 today...

Well, at least it's Friday!

 

[daugen]

72 going to 77 today, in rain, looks like on and off rain for next two days.
My only task today is to have tractor ready to pick up new disc harrow coming late morning.

Red Cross makes it very easy to give online for hurricane relief.
I bet there will be a sellout on every dehumidifier for that area.
Just think of the mold issues in the heat.

 

[wngsprd]

Already at today's high of 66...slowly drop as Harvey remnants move in and rain.

Don, sad story.

Saw that Walmart was matching customer donations to the American Red Cross - twice what is donated, so I donated by going to Walmart.com. Walmart's matching funds will go to both the Red Cross and Greater Houston Community Foundation, set up for storm relief.

David, hope you are feeling better.

Took Coco to the vet for regular check up and shots...first time she has acted scared. Then got everything mowed, even though it was not quite time, but wanted to get ahead of the large rain expected.

 

[Thomas]

45F mostly cloudy today mid 60's for high.

Well new month and Friday not bad way to bring in 3 day weekend.

Pulling for the folks in Texas.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[Ed of all trades]

Good morning all, 64 now with a high of 61, with a 70% chance of showers. No big plans for today, will see what comes.

Don, Bring's back bad memories, had friends that lost everything back years ago. But in central Va the hills keep the water near the river so not as many are hurt by it. More prayers sent.

Daugen, Looks like you are getting that deck fixed up fine.

Have a great day. Ed

 

[ronjhall]

First cup of coffee has been poured. 43° with partly cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 67° with partly cloudy skies. Got lawn cut yesterday and wire run for LED flood lights. Need mount lights and complete wire hookup. That will be my days project.
Very interesting visit from Detroit Edison at neighbors place. 2 work trucks show up. Asked them what they were going to do. They were going to install a new pole in neighbor's lawn. About 60' from existing pole next to my property line. There has been a new pole lying on side of road that we all thought was going to be used at a new home being built across county road. Called neighbor at work. They are going to do what? Sent worker to speak to neighbors wife. Did not take long and they were packing up. Neighbors place has been used in the local garden club tour a few times. Very nice landscaping. The local power company only has a right of way. No easement. That means that they have to make contact with homeowner before any work can be done unless it is an emergency. Like down power lines. They may be back, but only after talking to homeowner.
Drew, what about the Massey weight's?
Don, sad for new business owner.
Good Morning All.

 

[Buppies]

67 dropping to low 60s and rain

So much devastation in Texas. There is so much talent and knowledge on TBN why can't they put it to good use? Continued prayers for those in Texas

 

[riptides]

About 60 outside this AM. In town for the w/e to maybe do the final farm work for the year. Unfortunate, wife is scheduled for extended hospital stay before the Christmas Holidays into the New Year. Proper planning, star alignment, voodoo, various sacrifices and the good lord has placed us together in the big apple at the same time. Sigh, February cannot come fast enough for us.

Heart goes out to the lower states. I hope the red-tape and bureaucracy for those in need can be palatable/manageable.

You all take care and enjoy the day, enjoy the weekend and be safe.

 

[Buppies]

Riptides hope every thing goes well for your wife and you

 

[daugen]

Ron, as soon as I saw the weights I knew they were wrong. Got them down to the barn on a pallet,
and sure enough, I have round tubes and these weights are the type that would go on my Kubota, expecting a flat
bar to mount on. I don't need them for the Kubota either...have the FEL with weight in it.

So....they will have to take them back and get the right ones. Shipping was serious on them, a losing sale for the dealer.
But I did throw in the bone that what I really needed was weights and tire fill for the rears, so they will make some money to
offset the shipping. Their fault, their loss, overeager salesman who did not ask enough questions to begin with.
Said with model number he could get exact weights. Well, no.
Maybe with the optional Massey weight bar which I did not want since I have a very nice
tall bull bar sort of thing on there now.

I am reminded that Mickey Mantle only hit what .350? Little better than one out of three.
This guy gets to strike out and stay on the team...but this will get the boss's attention.

 

[daugen]

Riptides hope every thing goes well for your wife and you

from all of us, sorry for your worry Mike. Good karma sent her way.

 

[Bird]

62 degrees this morning. I always expect Labor Day to be HOT weather, so I'm certainly enjoying the cooler weather this year.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning! 86F @ 5:30AM. Sunny. Areas of smoke and haze are possible, reducing visibility at times. High 107F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph.

David, hope you're feeling better real soon!

If yer missin' the HOT Labor Day weather, Bird, com'on over. It'll be warm enough here to fry eggs on the dash through all next week.:fiery:

That sad story at the uniform shop will repeated thousands and thousands of times over the weeks to come, Don. It was very kind of you to try and help out. That's the spirit that will get Texans back on their feet, eventually.

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This happened yesterday south of the Ponderosa fire, about 15 miles south of here. When people think of forest fires, images of towering flames and fire bombers usually spring to mind. What a lot of folks don't realize is that many times, the fires are actually stopped by lines put in by bulldozers. And those dozers have to get to the fire somehow. This one didn't quite make it, the driver had trouble negotiating a tight turn on one of the many small dirt roads in the area. Could have ended up a lot worse; in this case nobody was hurt. Here's a link to the rest of the Facebook album containing more photos of the accident, but not sure if if you have to join Facebook to see them: Dozer Accident: Ponderosa Fire | Facebook


Finally, a little sign of progress. The mechanic had the new engine up on a stand, and was in the process of making a trial assembly to make sure there's no chance of tangling the valve gear up with the pistons. Said he'd finish that over the long weekend, and a helper would get busy sticking on all the other bits to make it run starting next week. They'd also finished the fuel tank installation. We also ironed out some confusion on the connector to be used to hook up the radiator fans, and I ran for the parts to make it happen while I was in town. Small steps, but at least things are moving again.

TGIF gang!

 

[RedNeckGeek]

The thing that I hope happens most, is that I hope that people who have given, helped or volunteered, get that special feeling of having helped someone in need. It is a powerful emotional feeling. Much better than any drug.

Even better, for every dollar donated for hurricane Harvey relief, WalMart will match it with two more. That is better than any drug, but I'm not sure it's better than Bourbon!:laughing:

Donate to Hurricane Harvey Relief at WalMart

 

[PJSprog]

63°F and cloudy this morning, going up to 79° today. Drove through a brief shower on the way to work.

We are celebrating our 4 year wedding anniversary today, and 14 years being back together again. We typically go to the local winery were we were wed, but today The Wife decided we would join some friends at one of those "Painting with a Twist" couples art nights in South St. Louis County. Will definitely be something different. She was an art major in high school, so I know she'll enjoy it. We also usually try to attend the Japanese Festival held every year over Labor Day weekend at the Missouri Botanical Garden in STL city. Probably do that on Monday.

Also going to try to get in some golf at some point.

If you're having a three day weekend, enjoy it and be safe.

 

[PJSprog]

Went through the Flood of '93 in the STL area. Where I worked was about 1 foot above water level had the levee failed, building next door 1 foot below water level. Spent some time sandbagging near stepson's home, in Old Monroe, MO. 12 ft high wall. The water was a foot below the top of wall, and from the bottom you could see the guys working in boats from the bottom of the wall, SPOOKY :shocked:
At peak flood, about 57% of St Charles County was under water, from either the Missouri or Mississippi Rivers.

We had major flooding in both '93 and '95 in the STL area. Different areas affected worse than others in each. Seems strange how neither the Mississippi nor the Missouri rivers ever move, yet flooding is rarely in the same areas. I remember that '93 flood especially well, as I was working for a local farmer at the time. He was grumbling early in the year about all the rain, and I teased him that come August he'll wish he had some of that rain. His reply was, "No, I don't think I've ever seen rain like this before." Turned out, of course, he was right. Flooding is simply a way of life when you live near a big river. Since we're at the confluence of the Mississippi, Missouri, and Illinois rivers, we get some manner of flooding around here pretty much every year. When I worked for an automotive headliner company in the Chesterfield valley near the airport, there was a water line painted on the wall around the shipping office as a reminder that the water was 8 feet deep in that building during that Great Flood of '93.