Good morning!!!!

[rswyan]

39F and partly cloudy @ 05:45 ... high will be around 52F, showers are supposed to roll though for a couple of hours this afternoon, then clearing.

Couldn't sleep ... this is the second time that's happened in the last 3 or 4 days. I get the first time ... I drank coffee late in the evening. This time I was just irritated/bothered.

Got the QH top hook extension mod done:

Also got roughly 3/4 of the spacers for the tines welded on the rake. Still have to cut around 10 more.

Extended forecast is looking good through this coming Tuesday ... highs in the 40's and 50's ... after that we're down in the 30's for highs.

I think I'll use the opportunity of the good weather over the next few to get some of the stuff that's outside put away in the barn for the winter, along with tying up a few other things that need to be done before the freezing weather gets here and the snow starts flying.

Anyone have a favorite cement for fiberglass gaskets on wood stove doors ?

I've tried the black Rutland cement previously and have not had good luck with it sticking for any length of time ... despite fairly meticulous prep.

 

[toppop52]

Got close to 70 yesterday and near 60 today. Loving this mild weather.

 

[ronjhall]

Got a little more paperwork done yesterday morning, much of which was shredding old utility and phone bills. Got me wondering why I needed to get a paper copy each month, as both are on auto-pay through the bank. Never done it before, but changed over the accounts to paperless billing so I'd still get an email notice. Anyone else doing this and run into problems?

During our travel over the years. We slowly converted to paperless billing and reports. Sure cuts down on filing cabinet space. We need to clean out the 3 two drawer filing cabinets that have not been touched since I retired 13 years ago. We also pay all bills with E pay at our 2 Credit Unions. About all we get in mail any more is Amazon stuff, Medicare statements and advertisements.

Almost forgot. Great pictures.

 

[ronjhall]

Anyone have a favorite cement for fiberglass gaskets on wood stove doors ?

I've tried the black Rutland cement previously and have not had good luck with it sticking for any length of time ... despite fairly meticulous prep.

I found with my wood stove that gasket failure was because of the mating surface sticking to gasket. Ended up polishing that area so that there was no sticking.

 

[rswyan]

I found with my wood stove that gasket failure was because of the mating surface sticking to gasket. Ended up polishing that area so that there was no sticking.

Interesting insight ... never considered that.

I'll have to inspect it and clean it up as needed.

Thanks ... :thumbsup:

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, all!

27 and headed to 37 with more flurries/rain showers. Wind S 13 gusting to 20 mph. I will have a headwind coming home with a load, there goes the fuel mileage.

Best wishes for all that are infirm or otherwise messed up.

Try to have a good day.

 

[txdon]

Don has whipper collar training started yet?

I'm doing something wrong. She comes, she sits, and when the collar gets and inch from her she takes off full speed in a big circle laughing. She then repeats this 20 times or until till I get tired of trying. I need the dog whisperer. The POD3 tracker is shipped and on the way, I may just have to use duct tape.

Good morning! Clear skies, 43˚ heading to 72˚. No freeze predicted for next 14 days.
Kyle prayers for your daughter.
Buckeye, slow that heart rate down, but not too much, and get released.

 

[wngsprd]

37 going to 62. Almost as pretty a sunrise as RNG's sunsets.

I need to order another glow in the dark Frisbee...Coco has really torn hers up and it barely flew straight this morning...but still glows nicely. Trying a new dog food...slowly mixing in some with the old. Regular supplier no longer carrying what we've bought, and it's been too expensive anyway, so ordered something pretty much equivalent.

Prayers for Buckeye and Randy and Kyle's family.

I always dress my deer where I kill them, then generally bring them home to skin, unless it's too warm, then skin and butcher on site, put in cooler with ice packs. No deer yesterday...woke up at 1am from nightmare my wife prompted with her reaction to the NorK missile launch. So got going early and drove to SE Virginia to the farm...saw deer, fox, possum, and turkeys...but none while I was hunting. The solar panels there are now wired, and rotate slowly during the day from east to west to catch the best sun. Saw a number of fields on the way home that still have standing soybeans and cotton, although most are harvested, and of course all the peanuts were a while back. Several combines were at work picking beans. Didn't see as much corn this year on my route.

RS, I've used the Rutland Black Furnance Cement in a caulking tube, but recently tried the Black in a squeeze tube especially for fiberglass gaskets and have had better performance...probably the same stuff, and I fooled myself, but what the heck...I did take a brush wheel on my portable drill to clean off the channels first.

Eric, creative way to describe a late autumn morning.

I've got some string trimming to do today...not new growth, just some fenceline I want to pretty up. Also, my wife bought some new Christmas outdoor decorations I'll put up. Also need to fire the load from my muzzleloader and give it a good cleaning...won't use it again this year...and while at it, pull out the 30-06 and see if it is still sighted in...haven't fired it since going hunting in Wyoming over 10 years ago...my county just made rifle hunting legal this year, as long as you keep it unloaded, except while in a treestand.

 

[txdon]

I've got some string trimming to do today...not new growth, just some fenceline I want to pretty up.

I was trying to think what project I wanted to tackle today and you made up my mind. I'll be doing my fence line also.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 47F @ 5:15AM. Mainly sunny to start, then a few afternoon clouds. High 61F. Winds light and variable.

Thanks for the feedback on paperless billing. Most bills are paid with credit cards these days, the rest with direct bank e-payments. The bank would really like me to go paperless, but I found out the hard way that monthly e-statements are only available for 18 months online, then they want a fee to send you a paper copy. Same with credit cards, so until that changes, I'll still opt for paper monthly statements, and still keep filling up filing cabinet drawers.

Speaking of which, how long do you guys keep receipts and old credit card/bank statements? It's burning season again, and time to reclaim some space.

Headed to town today for groceries and other errands, and to get a little more time on the truck repair job. The mechanic is always using my unannounced drop ins as an excuse to have something better to do when I'm there, so late yesterday afternoon I texted him to let him know I'd be there around noon. His response was to ask if I'd mailed him a check yet. Wrong move, as we agreed to talk about progress payments only after he'd sent a revised copy of the spreadsheet we're using to track costs. I reminded him that it never came as promised, and I'm anticipating another heated discussion, especially if there's been no progress. Not looking forward to it, either.

Hang in there, gang, Friday's comin'!

 

[ronjhall]

Thanks for the feedback on paperless billing. Most bills are paid with credit cards these days, the rest with direct bank e-payments. The bank would really like me to go paperless, but I found out the hard way that monthly e-statements are only available for 18 months online, then they want a fee to send you a paper copy. Same with credit cards, so until that changes, I'll still opt for paper monthly statements, and still keep filling up filing cabinet drawers.

Speaking of which, how long do you guys keep receipts and old credit card/bank statements? It's burning season again, and time to reclaim some space.
!

We keep bills and documents for 5 years. Except for house and cars. They are until we get rid of them.
I check our 2 credit unions. One keeps statements for 4 years online. The other one has statements back to 2006 online.
I keep email statements for each credit card in a separate file for each one. The files are shared with 4 different iPads and computers in case one dies. Each device has it's own password access.

 

[txdon]

We keep bills and documents for 5 years.

I thought the IRS only requires 3 years. We only keep utility bills one month - until the the next month bill comes and shows that last month bill was paid. All other bills one year.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Heart still not behaving. This sucks.

 

[PJSprog]

50°F and some light rain early this morning, clearing and going up to 57° today.

Hope things get better today, BEF.

Don, try rewarding Whipper at each stage; treat for coming when called, treat for sitting when asked, and treat for when the collar is put on or taken off. You can eventually change over the treats to affection.

Picked up a new BBQ grill cover last night. The old one has definitely seen better days. Also picked up one of those photo-electric adapters for the outside light by the driveway, to turn it into a dusk-to-dawn light. We'll see how well that works.

The boy is back to the sneaky stuff again, sneaking out windows in the middle of the night. He figured out he can open the top half of the basement porch windows and climb out without setting off the alarm sensors on the bottom half. He's almost 19, and can come and go as he pleases, so it's completely unnecessary. He only does it so his Mother doesn't know that he's out all night. The bad part is that he's leaving an unsecured entry point when he does it, which pretty much negates the security system we're paying for. So, she found some key lock window latches on Amazon and ordered one for each window. Going to mount them to the top half only, so we can still open the bottom windows without a key. Shaking my head at some of the things this kid thinks is OK.

 

[CWB Wyo]

It's 19* this morning, yesterday's high was 45* with a cold wind. Going back into the 40's with sunny skies and more wind for today.

Hoping everything goes well for Buckeyefarmer and Kyle.

Making the weekly trip to town and work on the rifle stock is all I have planned for today.

Eric. It's the gun I grab when I go out running around in the woods. Not sure I can wait that long. LOL.

Hope everyone has a nice day.
CWB.

 

[Bird]

We keep bills and documents for 5 years. Except for house and cars. They are until we get rid of them.
I check our 2 credit unions. One keeps statements for 4 years online. The other one has statements back to 2006 online.
I keep email statements for each credit card in a separate file for each one. The files are shared with 4 different iPads and computers in case one dies. Each device has it's own password access.

We do almost the same, except we just use one credit union where we've been members more than 50 years. I wrote one check in 2016, one in 2015, and one in 2014; none this year. Everything else is with credit card, online, or auto pay. Got rid of all but 3 credit cards, and we only use 2 of those. The other one is a debit card that was used one time only to buy something just to see if it worked.:laughing: And we only keep it because we can use it to get cash, if needed, from ATM machines without paying any fee.

 

[toppop52]

Heart still not behaving. This sucks.

Sorry to hear that Buckeye. What got it off to begin with? I hope you get it straight and head for Home.

 

[sodamo]

67°F and another 2.3 inches rain. 1.78 of it since midnight with no let up in site.

Sounds like you’re gonna enjoy your Super A for a bit. So are you going to lend it to the neighbor in exchange for his field mired model? That ought to be a project

Glad to hear our valuable members are on the mend.

No tolerance for abuse. I am concerned that accusations may be becoming a form of abuse itself.
Public accusation = automatic guilt, less than 1000% support of unnamed accusations earn word twisting castigation.

Sure would like to see some sun, as would my solar panels.

Be safe
Have a great day.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Sorry to hear that Buckeye. What got it off to begin with? I hope you get it straight and head for Home.

Not sure, they get it steady, then i move around and it goes fast. They switching meds again.

 

[daugen]

Heart still not behaving. This sucks.

as does the food. Well one thing for sure, you are exactly where you need to be wired for sound until it does behave.
Geez that nurse must be awfully cute.
Feel better, get the numbers you need