Good morning!!!!

[toppop52]

5 days and iOS 11.0.1 is out!

Good thing, because 11 has issues!

 

[txdon]

5 days and iOS 11.0.1 is out!

Looks like it will only take 20 minutes to download

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 74F this morning calm wind, and mostly overcast sky. High temp was 87F, sky became completely overcast and wind stayed light. Bike ride this morning, then lunch, then worked on seat bottom which is done and ready to reassemble. Also napped and pulled more sandburs.

 

[RoyJackson]

2017-09-27, 0343

63 right now...high in the mid-80's.

 

[Eric Salop]

Quite a few leaves are falling this morning, first time I have really noticed a good covering on the ground.

Also known as "white perch" and in Louisiana they're known as sac-a-lait, and as far as I'm concerned there just isn't any better eating.

I wouldn't be surprised if crappie were called white perch by those who first settled in America because it reminded them of the European perch, with the dark finger bars down the flank. Maybe they taste similar ? Our perch are delicious too, to me they taste better than trout, though not many people in this country eat them. I can often tell when I've caught a perch as the rod tip will go bang-bang-bang after the strike, then they try to pull away more steadily.


White crappie [Pomoxis annularis]


European perch [Perca fluviatilis]


I see you also have a fish called a yellow perch that is in the same Perca family as our perch. They certainly look close cousins.


Yellow perch [Perca flavescens]

 

[daugen]

Silage is basically a fermented feed.

sounds like the cows are eating a kind of hops...does the fermentation have any benefits?
don't understand the science here

very warm morning, storm has brought a lot of warm air with it but thankfully staying off the coast.
15 to 25mph winds today but no rain likely. Glad I was out watering yesterday. Dug two holes for trees and the
ground was dry.

Am headed out this morning looking for more trees to plant, fall planting time. Still have about 20 unfilled treeline sight barrier holes I dug two years ago, have planted about 90 trees and shrubs and am working on those left.

Need to call Massey dealer and see how he's doing with my tractor. New dealership to me, curious to see how they do.

 

[Buppies]

64 high of 89 today milling street today for repaving couple hundred tons walking path tomorrow

Too funny Thomas

 

[Thomas]

64F upper 80's for high...sure could use couple days good soaking rain.

6:15 am still dark out last day 12 hours of day light.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[ronjhall]

First cup of coffee has been poured. 64° with some cloud this morning. Heading to 76° with mix of sun and clouds. Looks like the 90's are gone. Sure will be much easier to work outside. Still working on garden pond water fall. Decided to make some modification to rocks surrounding falls and stream. Should finish it today.
Don, a big difference high speed internet makes. My SE downloaded the update in 48 seconds. I do not see any improvements though in some of the features that I had before update.
Drew, Problems with your Massey?
Good Morning All.

 

[Ed of all trades]

Good morning all. 61 this morning going to 86. Fog this morning and then sunny. Finely got the door cut for the pantry, still have to cut the baseboard and the bottom 2x4. Had people here all day yesterday so it is a surprise I got it done. Don't know what I will get done today, time will tell.

Have a great day. Ed

 

[wngsprd]

Looking out the window at a wall of clouds far in the east...guessing it might be the last of Maria's outer bands here. No rain yesterday, but lots of wind and clouds and humidity. Today should see upper 80s for the last time this year.

Most of you guys have wells, so I thought I'd share this: Like most houses around here, we have a dug/bored well, about 40 feet deep and 3 feet in diameter, lined with a concrete casing. Our water tastes and smells great, and makes great coffee . Since the county was offering a special program, I had our well water tested through the Virginia Tech Cooperative Extension Service program, and got the results last night at a meeting.

They test for iron, manganese, arsenic, sulfates, fluoride, solids, sodium, nitrates, ph, coliform, e. coli, copper, lead, and 20 other metals. Everything looked real good, except for a little copper and a small level of coliform. I was surprised that our ph was exactly 7.0, since we have always thought it was a tiny bit on the acidic side.

They explained that coliform bacteria most likely get in through a crack in the well casing, or other surface leak, and provided good mitigation steps, such as grouting and building up the ground level immediately adjacent to the well casing so it slopes away. Our ground is fairly flat there. They also say to ensure your cap is at least 12 inches above grade...ours is about 24 inches.

They provided instructions for shock chlorinating, which I have done twice in 32 years. They had an extra step I had not done that makes a lot of sense...after adding the chlorine bleach: run a hose from an outside faucet and spray down the inside casing of the well. They also say you should shock chlorinate your well after any well work or maintenance, especially pulling your pump...I didn't think of this when recently replacing our pressure tank.

Well, I guess our water will smell like a swimming pool soon, until I run it all out.

 

[daugen]

it's remarkable how good chlorine is for killing stuff...remember that when applying.
Overturned chlorine tankers were always a favorite training issue for firemen, sure teaches importance of good SCBA and even approach suits.
But I tell my cleaning ladies to use it all the time in the bathroom, with all the vents going of course. It just works. Did on my boats too.
And yeah, the smell takes a while to go away, particularly if lines are plastic or porous. But to me it's the smell of clean.
Flush your pipes and water some bushes. My landscaping seems to be impervious to my bromine spa water I drain out, not sure about intense chlorine.
Sure does clean your toilets nicely.


May your water always stay pure Wingsprd. I grew up with a little stream in the woods we kids used to lie down by and drink from the water, like deer
and other animals. The water was always so cold and so good. Then the horse farm next door got e coli into the aquifer and the whole neighborhood wound up
with chlorinating systems on the water and yukky taste. Clean water is a good thing. I have a well but use city water. Next door they have a road called Hog Ave.
Can't imagine my well water would test well, though I admit to being curious. And for watering trees, why not? Except my water bill is 30 bucks a month, might cost thousands to
fix my inop well. But I'm still curious...

 

[toppop52]

Cloudy, windy, overcast with showers, very humid but only upper 70’s, then fall arrives.

 

[toppop52]

We have good water, we sit on top the Paleo Channel, it’s 9’-12’ to the water table. I will occasionally taste a touch of iron, but that’s usually after heavy rains.

 

[CWB Wyo]

The low this morning was 26*, yesterday's high was 55*. Today is going a little warmer for the high, low 60's.

Thomas: that sounds like a good trade to me. Wash I could take you up on it. I think I would get the better end of the deal. Maybe we can do it in January.

Had a good time seeing the old coworkers yesterday. We caught up on family and friends. The roads wasn't as bad as I thought they would be.

Going to call the neighbor that wants a trench dug and see if wants to do it today.

Hope everyone has a nice day.
CWB

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 73F @ 7:30AM. 0% Precip. / 0.00 in. Sunny. High 87F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph.

Must've been a dozen hummers fighting over the last dregs of nectar in the feeder outside the bedroom sliding door this morning. Made a nice alarm clock. :laughing: Some of them are probably migrants stopping by on their way south, another sign of fall.

Patched a couple of misdrilled holes on one of the bags, and got them both sanded and cleaned for priming. Still have one opening to mask, then just sit back and wait for it to get warm enough to shoot.

Happy Hump Day!

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 73, cloudy. The vinegar weed test is complete the sprayed weeds did not come back. The vinegar used was 20% and the weeds were dead within 8 hours. No residue or damage was done to the pavers or rock. This concludes the 3 week test which gets 5 stars.

 

[sodamo]

71°F and no rain.

More mowing on the agenda today.
Nice lobster dinner with wife last night. Just might have to take her out again on our actual anniversary cuz she is so nice.

Be safe
Have a great day

 

[farmer2009]

61 this morning and currently 84.

Half of birds are migrated. Made 33 1/2 bales yesterday. Now to get them moved and some seeding done. Big trailer is still down. Needs new axle u bolts. Have bolts just not time to install and realign axles.


Don. Where did you find the 20%?

Drew. It preserves the nutritional value better. You don't loose as much because you aren't waiting on the plant to dry. A plant will live on its stored nutrients until you get moisture below 50%. Even after being cut. Because you put silage up at about 60-70% moisture if stops using nutrients because it looses its oxygen access. Silage equipment is more expensive than hay equipment and it takes more management. So you don't see it as often.

 

[Ed of all trades]

Just got up from a long nap, Feel a lot better.

David, Happy anniversary to you and the Misses.

CWB, Thanks for the pic's, I am enjoying them. Rough country but pretty.

Good evening folks. Ed