Good morning!!!!

[CWB Wyo]

It's a little warmer this morning 51*, yesterday day's high was 85*. Partly cloudy this morning with chance of showers today. The high will be around 80*.

More of the aspens are starting to change. We usually get a lite snow before the end of September. But I have seen over a foot of snow before the end of the month.
It's taking more time on the deck then I thought, so back at it today.

Hope everyone has a nice day.
CWB.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 63F @ 7:00AM. 0% Precip. / 0.00 in. Sunny. High near 85F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.

I've seen concrete products specially designed for resurfacing, though I've never used one. Need to do something to cover up ugly patches on the front porch, though, so if you'd give one a try, Eric, and report back, I'd be very grateful.:laughing:

Off in a few minutes for Sequoia, likely no service way back there in the sticks. Just peace and quiet, good friends, and I hope good food!

TGIF everyone, and have a great weekend!

 

[farmer2009]

Ed, you must be having a hard time keeping everything together while your wife is ill. At times like this I am really sorry that I can't offer any help with prayers as I lost religion at an early age, but I know there are lots of good, Good Morning folk who all be more than willing to help you out. Don't forget either those that don't post, instead being content to simply read these pages, as I'm sure many of those will be praying for your family too.

farmer2009, your 1.76 feed to chicken conversion ratio sounds very good. They talk about having to farm insects in future to get better ratios as the population increases. That certainly wouldn't be my preference, anyone who has ridden a bike at speed knows that insect after taste only too well !
Be interesting to hear more about the chicken windows. Would that only be on the north face ?

lenny, pickaroons are not something I have ever seen anyone using. Loggers are meant to be tough, but that is a serious self-acupuncture tool :laughing:


Got a bit of a surprise when I used the jet washer yesterday. The concrete I was cleaning has only been brushed over in the past. I was aware of it being potmarked but didn't realise it was quite so bad until the holes were blasted clean of sand, with pebbles coming out in some places too, leaving about 20 holes up to an inch deep to each square yard. It is quite a thick slab and doesn't get any vehicles over, so would be a bit of a waste to dig it all up and start again, although I'm not sure what is best to do next. Any ideas greatfully received - now who is going to say just fill the holes back up with sand and look at it again in another 10 years . Doesn't look too bad this morning anyway - all the holes have been filled by the rain.

Eric. It was good enough to win the competition. Had a farm that I competed against have a 1.74. But my birds were a half a pound heavier so that offset the extra feed.

My barns run northeast to southwest. Windows will be all around barns. Don't have the exact numbers yet but thinking a window every 20 feet of wall.

I honestly believe that the only way we will be able to feed the extra people is through efficiency increases. Hog and chicken feeding has been moved inside already and they have seen dramatic efficiency increases. I see cattle finishing moving inside. I've seen some numbers that suggest a 20-30% savings in feed after weening. I think cow calf operations will stay outside and on grass.

Have you thought about a thin layer of self leveling concrete?

 

[sodamo]

71°F and .08 inches rain.

Off to Hilo town. Breakfast with wife and some errands.

Be safe
Have a great day.

 

[300UGUY]

71°F and .08 inches rain.

Off to Hilo town. Breakfast with wife and some errands.

Be safe
Have a great day.

I have a vintage 1997 Craftsman mower. I had trouble keeping a belt on, a problem that grew over time. I replaced every pulley on the deck, everything that moved. Still threw belts. Changed belts. No change. Finally, I changed the only thing original - the spring on the tensioner. No problems now. The spring looked fine, but apparently was losing tension over time. I replaced the other spring, on the pto belt also. Just for kicks. YMMV.

 

[daugen]

8 hours of automotive bliss. Not.
But nice to be home, saw a big convoy of electrical trucks headed South on I-95, one marked with black tape IRMA Bound. They created terrible traffic congestion as they insisted on running side by side, using two of the three lanes and not just getting in a single line. Perhaps to make a statement, a Trumpism.

very nice dinner last night, had lamb stew in a Peruvian restaurant in Doylestown PA, the county seat, and also where I was born back in 1950. Delivered by
the family doctor at Doylestown Hospital. We had three docs in town and they all delivered babies. Now things are so specialized that would never happen.
Doylestown is the heart of Bucks County, which is a very attractive albeit congested area with school systems that rival many colleges. A Northern suburb of Philadelphia with
pretty high taxes. I got caught in commuter traffic on a very windy back road yesterday morning which thankfully I had been on many times, and had a hard time keeping up with the line
of traffic. They were flying around curves, where you almost have to brace yourself, and the road went from one switchback to another and down over streams and up over hills where you crest and can see almost nothing. That gets the old ticker going if you don't know the road and are doing close to 50. Must have been about ten guys in front of me each getting their auto workout for the morning. And after a while, about ten cars behind me, making sure I keep up. Now I love to drive, so this was fun, but I remember thinking if we go any faster around these curves we are going to need helmets and roll bars. Subaru did fine but it does not like being chucked around. Grips like crazy but fair amount of effort needed.

Very nice out now but I think a nap is in order. 4am came early and that drive is long.
But was most cheered by seeing new path of Irma headed inland through NC, not the shore, and we might miss much of the storm surge.
But that of course puts it in a line to wack Buppies, Wingsprd and others.

Farmer, about 7 pounds a chicken if I did my math right? Of which one gets what, 4 pounds of edible chicken?

 

[Bird]

where I was born back in 1950. Delivered by the family doctor at Doylestown Hospital. We had three docs in town and they all delivered babies. Now things are so specialized that would never happen.

Dr. Herbert Albert Higgins came to my grandparents' home about 5 miles north of Ardmore, OK, at that time to deliver me in 1940.
Dr Herbert Albert Higgins (1873 - 1951) - Find A Grave Memorial

I still remember visiting his office (in his house) in later years, and he'd give me shelled pecans to feed the squirrels he had in a cage in his backyard.

 

[ronjhall]

Got the MRI. Was home by 8:00 am. Windows are clean. But I seem to be out of it. Must be after affects of the contrast media. Good afternoon to relax and wait for the effects to wear off.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 58F this morning, clear, calm. high temp was 84F, wind SSE at 6-12 mph, and clear sky. worked on trying to find some of my retirement paper work for tax purpose, not found yet. Then went for bike ride, lunch and nap. Need to put down more milky spores, moles going nuts here.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Went to HS football game, won 56-0. Lower back started hurting the first half from sitting in the bleachers, now im in agonizing pain. Can't get comfortable.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

RIP Troy Gentry and Don Williams.

 

[RoyJackson]

RIP Troy Gentry and Don Williams.

Not being much into modern country, I'd never heard Troy Gentry...Don Williams, one of my favorites. I'm sorry to read about both of them passing.

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About 50 right now...high in the low 60's.

Other then a dump run, then pick up and re-install a deck door...can't say I have any other particular plans.

 

[daugen]

Roy, it's Saturday, go back to bed...
I took too long a nap yesterday afternoon and therefore am enjoying my first cup of coffee at 3:24
maybe I'll go back to bed...

a nippy 59 degrees out going up to only 78 today.
Definitely going to work outside today

If Irma goes where they think it will now, very odd path going inland, against the prevailing winds. Well, sorry for those inland but I'm thankful
it isn't coming up the coast.

Driving back to NC yesterday there were long lines of cars, trucks and rvs headed North on I-95. Today it must be just crazy out there.

 

[Eric Salop]

Good morning, expecting more rain all day today, although it would be petty to complain again about our lost summer after all the flooding in Texas and what Irma is doing.

Thanks to all who made good suggestions on what to do with the concrete - and for those less practical answers that were a good laugh.

farmer, will you need to uprate the ventilation vans if you have windows in the barn that catch the sun, or will you be adding value by producing roasted chicken ? :laughing:

In between the showers yesterday I checked out how my welding table is doing after a year of standing outside in the wet. The top is minimalist, with a couple of T shaped slats that I can slide to where I need support in the middle and two flat plates at each end which are fastened to the frame by countersunk machine screws. Painting these wasn't an option as they need to conduct a hefty current, so instead I had wiped them over with ACF-50 and hoped for the best. I heard it was good stuff, but even so was pleasantly surprised to take out the screws, turn the plates over and find hardly a trace of rust on the bare metal beneath.
The curious side in me now wants to only wipe one side with ACF-50 and try the other side with something else for comparison, but another part of my brain is telling me I've found something that works well, takes less than a minute to apply and leaves no mess, so just use it. Contentment is a wonderful feeling and seems to be much more plentiful the older I get.

 

[daugen]

Lear Chemical Research Corporation
and contentment will continue each time you see that welding table not covered in rust.
did you have a tarp over it Eric?
I hope they pay you a million pounds to make a nice advertisement; and we'll be able to see Eric in his new Fendt tractor
he bought with the royalties.
Ah contentment.
Besides, if you get a buddy seat and take your wife along, that could be great fun.
Or your dog. Actually, I think a 4 year old boy or girl would be best. At our age, a grandchild.
Life should be full of wows.

 

[Buppies]

Glorious weekend over the weekend lows around 50 high of 72

Prayer for those in Florida and texas

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 59˚ and dark. My brother came down to visit Dad and to help me do some maintenance at Mom's house. Yesterday we cleaned Harvey limbs from the yard and mowed/weedeat/trimmed it and a few other chores. Today we will do an early start on sealing the chimney.

Dad's tractor battery ( a weird big one with 6 water filler caps) showed 12.2 v before charging it. It now shows 13.4 v after a day on the 6amp charger - any idea what a full charge is suppose to be?

 

[Eric Salop]

No tarp over the table Drew, just left out in the elements. Before they give me a cent for the endorsement, I should make it clear that only the underside survived the year rust free with one wipe over with the magic fluid, the top gets more regular wipes when I clear off the accumulated grinding and welding crud.

So you reckon I could be in for a big Fendt ? Nice thought but no thanks - my diesel storage tank is way too small to quench the thirst of their huge hydro static transmissions
Health and Safety people would also be out to prosecute me if I took the grandson along - in the UK you are no longer allowed to take children under 13 on a tractor, as too many kids have got killed and injured falling under wheels.

 

[ronjhall]

Dad's tractor battery ( a weird big one with 6 water filler caps) showed 12.2 v before charging it. It now shows 13.4 v after a day on the 6amp charger - any idea what a full charge is suppose to be?

12.7 volt is a fully charged battery. You need to take that reading after disconnecting charger for 1 hour or more. 13.4 is a maintaining voltage. But will boil away water over a period of time. 13.0 would be a better maintain voltage. For reference a discharged battery is 12.0 volts.

 

[Thomas]

48F foggy upper 68's for high,chance of afternoon pop up shower.

Plans for today... Maybe trim front field which about 3 hours,mow the lawn this afternoon if showers hold,watch little NASCAR this evening,kinda slow pace but yet steady putter day.

Thoughts/Prayers for the folks in Texas & Fla.

Enjoy the day all.