Good morning!!!!

[toppop52]

Upper 20’s but started warming way before daybreak, around 60 with high wind# by tonight.

 

[RoyJackson]

Thatç—´ the way I like tomatoes, stick em on some fresh bread with Miracle Whip or mayo and you got good eats.

Same...but I prefer the bread toasted...

 

[buckeyefarmer]

My dad sold at farmers market for years, even ran the market for a few yrs. He sold by weight or volume, and his prices were low. He sold a lot, but didnt make much doing it. I think he did it for the fun of sitting in town and talking to people. He put a lot of time, energy and expense in planting, cultivating, picking... The only way he made money was not counting his time.

Wife picked me up a can of seafoam at walmart yesterday. Guy who showed it to her said they had 40 cans in the morning, had 4 cans left when she got one. Can has dents all over it.

Boys flew in from college, late night airport run, so still lying in bed. Taking them out to eat later for their belated birthday meal.

Wind starts later today. I hate high winds.

One of the new washing machine shutoff valves is leaking slightly where it screws into wall pipe. Need to drain, put more pipe dope on it. Need to replace the house shutoff valve with a ball valve, so think I'll wait till i pick one up.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Wife picked me up a can of seafoam at walmart yesterday. Guy who showed it to her said they had 40 cans in the morning, had 4 cans left when she got one. Can has dents all over it.



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Why the run on the Seafoam yesterday?

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Why the run on the Seafoam yesterday?

I guess everyone winterizing their mowers with it.

 

[lostcreekranch]

I guess everyone winterizing their mowers with it.

Oh, okay. I’m trying to decide what to with all the spare time generated from;

Not having to winterize equipment.

Not having to mount snow blower on tractor.

Not having to remember where snow shovel is.

Not closing swimming pool for winter.

 

[sodamo]

64°F and no rain.

Should reach my stopping point on power washing today. Not that everything will be done, just the bulk of what I want to be done. As you could see in my little greeting pic it gets pretty bad.
Thanks for all the comments. Even my wife got a chuckle.

Picked up my new glasses from Walmart yesterday. Guess my prescription had changed more than I thought. After a few hours I think I’ve pretty much adjusted and they are going to be fine.

Be safe
Have a great day.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 48F @ 7:45AM. Sunny. High 58F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.

The county crime/fire Facebook group had a thread at 6:30 this morning: An attempted home invasion was stopped when the gunman failed to gain access through a door. A description of the rifle carrying man in black military garb was given, along with news that the sheriff was on the way. Half an hour later the sheriff was too late and there was no sign of him. Checking the the satellite map there was a large marijuana grow at the reported address. I don't have problems with people smokin' the stuff, but I really don't like other people coming to my neighbor's door and acting impolitely with a rifle. Chatter following the post indicates that criminal gangs from metro areas to the south commonly target the grows they spot using the same satellite views, and come knockin' at harvest time. Scary times...

I found good deals on rosemary and other plants at the farmer's market when I was landscaping this place, but it was a major PITA to find parking and everything else there was way overpriced for what it was. Didn't seem to slow down the other buyers, though. The WinCo store has very nice locally grown produce as well as everything else ya need each week, and great prices to boot. They're always crowded, but they've got a huge lot outside and the parking's free.:confused2:

Replacing the wheel bearings on the old motorcycle caused the preload on the bearing stack to change (they're tapered rollers), so I had to shave a few thousandths off the sleeve that separates the outer races. Installed the stack, clamped the axle into the vise, and rigged a magnetic base to use as an indicator for side-to-side and up-down movement on the rim. Got it to within 0.060", then used a steel rule across the hub ends to check the dish, which was off by about 0.125". Fixed that, then started tensioning the spokes using a torque wrench. Found that bringing a loose spoke up to torque didn't move the rim much if at all, which should be no surprise but having never used a torque wrench before was a bit of a revelation. The instructions that came with the spokes said to use 80 inch-pounds as a final value, and I got to 50 last night before it was time to quit for dinner. Hope to finish that one today and start respoking the other one. Probably another day before it's done, too.

Hope everyone enjoys their weekend!

 

[mbohuntr]

Opening day for deer season this morning, high 20's quickly changed to sleet, pouring rain, high winds.
My first time in a bldg with heat! Sitting in a comfy chair, heat on while it blows and pours is awsome.. no squirrels squealing on me for shifting or turning my head.. 'scuse me wilst I sip my coffee...

 

[daugen]

Opening day for deer season this morning, high 20's quickly changed to sleet, pouring rain, high winds.
My first time in a bldg with heat! Sitting in a comfy chair, heat on while it blows and pours is awsome.. no squirrels squealing on me for shifting or turning my head.. 'scuse me wilst I sip my coffee...

that's sounds like a fine idea! Of course just before you go home you could crawl around in the mud and snowy leaves for
the right effect. Get a little snow down the back of your neck too.

 

[rswyan]

48F with steady rain @ 12:30. It's currently loud enough that it sounds like the wind is howling ... but it's only blowing 12 mph. About 30 minutes ago it was a deluge.

Strong cold front coming through, and we were under a wind advisory (until 10AM this morning) and an area flood watch (until midnight tonight)

Possibility of getting more leaves picked up this coming week if it stays dry.

Up to the shop here in a few, and back to the landscape rake.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Had a bit of welding to do yesterday and found a nasty surprise waiting for me in my weldor's beanie. With the coming of cooler weather, everything's looking for a warm winter home, including a rather large black widow spider that had spun her messy webs from brim to brim, parking herself squarely in the middle. I usually check gloves and shoes left out in the garage for such visitors, but the size of this one really startled me. Her bulbous abdomen was a good 3/8" across, and her legs easily spanned an inch and a half. Not sure if I've ever seen one that big, let alone one inside my hat!:shocked: I'd already donned my gloves, so I made a grab for it, coming up with a single leg, and at that moment realized what a great photo this would make. I didn't have a camera nearby, though, and the idea of walking around the house looking for one didn't seem too smart. So I just lifted the edge of my shoe, shoved her body underneath, and squished her down to two dimensions. I can imagine the same is happening in most parts of the country, so keep your eyes peeled out there, folks!

 

[RoyJackson]

2017-11-18, 0736

18 right now...high in the upper 30's.

Only a couple things on the list today:
a) Winterize the mower
b) Hook up the snow blower's PTO shaft and hydraulic lines. The snow blower, as most of you know, was rigged to the 3PH last weekend.
I need to get some chain oil and Fluid Film for the PTO shaft and some fuel and Stabil for the mower winterizing.

I also want to run up to a general store north of Randolph. They're going out of business and I want to see if they have any gun safes on sale

All the chores were done, except the trip to the general store...that'll have to wait for a few days.

I did run the snow blower for a bit...to ensure the implement was operating as required, which it did.

I also winterized the Gator...simple task...I just added some Power Service to the fuel when I filled the tank

Now, had a shot of Tequila and a beer chaser...watched an old science fiction flick ("It Came From Outer Space"). Maybe watch another 50's sci-fi flick (maybe another classic..."The Thing"), but chores are done for the day.
The puppy enjoyed "It Came from Outer Space"...hope she enjoys "The Thing" (1950) as much!

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Not all the critters around here are nasty, but they're all hungry. The recent rains have brought out a nice bloom on the rosemary plants, but this butterfly found easier pickins on the hummingbird feeder. Even though it was empty, the hummers make enough of a mess that there was plenty of nectar dried out on the top.:laughing:

 

[Ed of all trades]

Took a muscle relaxer last night. Got up this morning and went through the breakfast routine and went back to bed. Slept about 1/2 hr. After lunch went down into the basement and watched a BBC video about the western US, pretty good. Then went back to bed and slept about 2 hr. Feel better, can't wait for tonight.

Drew, Don't forget the peanut butter. They can easy jump it but once they get their tender nose or tongue zapped they get the message.

Have a great evening. Ed

 

[daugen]

picked the collards late this afternoon, washed them, sort of ripped them apart into little pieces without all the stems,
and put them in a chicken stir fry. Very tasty, rich flavor, and a bit chewy... Next time, I cook them a lot more than spinach.
I have enough for about four or five meals so going to try them different ways.

really wanted some fresh air with rain coming in so spent some time putting the hiller on the cultivator bar, and went out and hilled some unplanted field area next door. It was already hilled but nothing planted. Just practice time for me. Came in to adjust it, and retighten the hiller discs which did not hold their angle, went back to flat. So...I put the hammer gun on the nuts this time until it stopped moving. That should do it. No. Still swiveled back to straight after about ten minutes. Wondering just how tight that nut has to be...the Dewalt hammer gun is 275lb torque off, less going on, but way over what I'm sure the tighten spec is. Not a clue, will try it again.

The smell of freshly tilled earth was wonderful.

 

[tungularafishcamp]

picked the collards late this afternoon, washed them, sort of ripped them apart into little pieces without all the stems, and put them in a chicken stir fry. Very tasty, rich flavor, and a bit chewy... Next time, I cook them a lot more than spinach. I have enough for about four or five meals so going to try them different ways. really wanted some fresh air with rain coming in so spent some time putting the hiller on the cultivator bar, and went out and hilled some unplanted field area next door. It was already hilled but nothing planted. Just practice time for me. Came in to adjust it, and retighten the hiller discs which did not hold their angle, went back to flat. So...I put the hammer gun on the nuts this time until it stopped moving. That should do it. No. Still swiveled back to straight after about ten minutes. Wondering just how tight that nut has to be...the Dewalt hammer gun is 275lb torque off, less going on, but way over what I'm sure the tighten spec is. Not a clue, will try it again. The smell of freshly tilled earth was wonderful.

My favorite way for collards is to roll a deboned chunk of raw salmon up in it, stick a tooth pick in it to hold together, and steam them. They are pretty good eaten hot with your favorite dippin sauce, and they are even better cold the next for snacks!

 

[daugen]

My favorite way for collards is to roll a deboned chunk of raw salmon up in it, stick a tooth pick in it to hold together, and steam them. They are pretty good eaten hot with your favorite dippin sauce, and they are even better cold the next for snacks!

wow, now I knew collards liked cold weather but you can grow collards in Alaska? Super.
Healthy green vegetable, an alternative to kale, all those heavy duty greens need to be well cooked and frankly flavored with something else.
Or in some ways disguised...but they do give such a rich flavor to things. I used canned mixed collards and kale in my meat loafs.
Like adding mushrooms, adds another layer of flavor.
I suppose I could now add fresh.

I'm surprised my locals don't deep fry them...vs your combo with salmon that simply defines healthy food.

 

[daugen]

It's actually funny how collards are perceived regionally. Here in the South they are the traditional holiday vegetable.
And have a reputation as the poor people's vegetable, and if you are poor in the South, you are/were likely of one color.
Everyone here likes collards though, no social stigma to it.

However, usually that meant that one got Brussels sprouts in good New England
homes(which I loathed partially steamed), and not collards... Greens weren't really cooked in the North, except
for spinach which has always been huge. Thank you Popeye.
Up North we bought those square boxes of frozen vegetables, Birds Eye and a few others.
Down here you cut your own field greens for dinner. A lot healthier, fresh dark green veggies
just have to be good for you.

Haven't heard from Farmer. I hope he's on a long cruise vacation. Sitting on a beach in some out island.
And watching the internet video feeds from inside the chicken houses...

 

[toppop52]

It's actually funny how collards are perceived regionally. Here in the South they are the traditional holiday vegetable.
And have a reputation as the poor people's vegetable, and if you are poor in the South, you are/were likely of one color.
Everyone here likes collards though, no social stigma to it.

However, usually that meant that one got Brussels sprouts in good New England
homes(which I loathed partially steamed), and not collards... Greens weren't really cooked in the North, except
for spinach which has always been huge. Thank you Popeye.
Up North we bought those square boxes of frozen vegetables, Birds Eye and a few others.
Down here you cut your own field greens for dinner. A lot healthier, fresh dark green veggies
just have to be good for you.

Haven't heard from Farmer. I hope he's on a long cruise vacation. Sitting on a beach in some out island.
And watching the internet video feeds from inside the chicken houses...

There were as many poor white share croppers as there were poor blacks, my mom’s and dad’s families were both very poor in the depression era south. Collards and turnip greens as well wild Polk salad made up a large part of their diet.