Good morning!!!!

[wngsprd]

Went with the wife to pick up boys at airport, didnt want her going that far so late at night.

22ｰ

I knew you would.

 

[wngsprd]

Good morning, it may be freezing again but it certainly ain't cold - at least not by L4N standards.

For the last couple of mornings the first thing I have seen when opening the door is a bright sliver of moon shining out of a deep blue sky. Only tiny but so bright it's reluctant to hide even after daylight arrives. The Moon That Couldn't Get To Sleep would maybe make a good story I could one day tell to a grandchild. It could start with a carefree dog called Coco, playing Frisbee under the moonlight ...

Coco says it sounds like a great story so far.

 

[wngsprd]

30 and cloudy going to 38.

Randy, we still have a bit of snow in the shady areas, too. May get some flurries today.

I guess my longest drive for something was with a friend driving his Camaro from Charlotte to Seattle to see a girl from high school...not sure this counts because we were driving and camping all over the country that summer, but I had especially marked the plan to go through Bellevue after getting a letter from her. We got there and she told me she had just gotten a boyfriend ...but at least her dad took us water skiing on Lake Washington, and her mom made us a great Italian dinner...then on to Mount Rainier.

Back in the summer while cleaning out my shed, I found an old cutting block that one of my FIL's friends had made from maple years ago...my wife got excited but it was in bad shape...so I put it aside. I got it out yesterday and sanded it for a couple of hours, then seasoned it and got it ready to surprise her. We only give each other filled stockings for Christmas, and they are big, but this won't fit, of course, so I'll give it to her on Christmas eve.

Had the HVAC guy come back yesterday, and think all that was wrong was a bad connection...cheap fix, so hope it keeps working.

Called CenturyLink phone company yesterday since our DSL seems to have spotty slowdowns. Ended up raising our speed from 1.5 to 10 mbps while reducing our monthly bill...may end up going to 25 meg for the same price, but will need a new modem and want to check out the 10 first. The best test was streaming a movie last night...which I did for a few minutes and worked great. Now I need to upload a photo to TBN...that is quite a slow process, and probably won't be much faster on the upload speeds.

 

[txdon]

but will need a new modem and want to check out the 10 first.

Let me know your results on a new modem. I want a fast one and one that will have more range than my older apple airport extreme.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Good morning! 46˚ only getting to 56˚ with North winds.

And a children's author is born. Eric I know a good illustrator in Giddings for your first book.

That reminds me, any snow art from the famous Gidding's artist?

Unfortunately, our little artist is still having difficulties coping right now.

Eric has a poetic way with English, I'm sure it could be a hit.

 

[Thomas]

3F clear sky mid 20's for high...down in the valley -5F.
No real plans for today...put wildlife pics in order on pc than run back up,afternoon stick my noise outside putter.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[farmer2009]

31 this morning and headed to 45 today.

Got cows moved into the bottoms yesterday at dark. Need to take some hay down there and scatter around. It’ll prevent them from getting the green runs and make the grass last longer. Have one more field to fix fence and let them have this fall. Then it will be a diet of hay and corn all winter.

Then back to some maintenance at chicken coops. But first it therapy for oldest son. His first session with his communication device.

 

[wngsprd]

Just heard it is national Bill of Rights Day. Thanks to George Mason, one of my favorite Patriots.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Cannot remember driving a long distance for anything like others. But I did fly to Turin, Italy to replace a fuse in a controller. Replaced fuse and got on the next flight back home. Time at job site, 30 minutes. Travel time, 23 hours and 8,580 miles. Never had time to get jet lag.

I think you take the record, Ron. But your story reminds me of the time three of us were flown from the SF Bay Area to Washington, DC to troubleshoot a laptop computer controlling a monitoring system. When we got there, we found that someone had left a three ring notebook laying on the keyboard, triggering an endless series of letters. Removed the notebook, rebooted the laptop, verified normal operation, went home the next day (we were too late to catch the last flight). Why someone on the other end couldn't be bothered to go look for themselves was never explained to us...

More to the point was the time I found someone that needed a car driven from Ohio to the SF Bay Area, and me and another college kid did it in 42 hours of non-stop driving. My soon to be first wife awaited me on the other end. Her greeting when I arrived? "Oh, it's you". Guess how that one ended up...:duh:

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I flew to hawaii, stayed on north shore, for about a 10 min night job. I went sightseeing during day, did my thing at night, went to pearl harbor, wikiki, diamondhead before getting in plane, slept on way home.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 50F @ 6:30AM. A mix of clouds and sun during the morning will give way to cloudy skies this afternoon. High around 60F. Winds light and variable.

Stopped at the local BMW dealer's shop yesterday to look at the old /2 on their showroom floor, the one I've been using for guidance on assembling my basket case. It was gone! I knew it had been sold, and was told the new owner was out on a shake down ride. So I went over to the shop side, and there it sat. But there was also another /2 on a lift, and a third nearby, old bikes that had been pulled out of storage that were being cleaned up in the mechanic's spare time for future sale. One was an R69S made very closely in time to my project bike. Even better, an old friend of mine that had done some of the work on the showroom bike was there, and he was very helpful in pointing out details I'd missed. Took lots of photos, and now have a much better idea of how this old bike goes back together.

The latest plot twist in the Vanagon story has the transaxle coming back to the mechanic last summer, who then took it to a local transmission shop to verify that all the specified work had been done. Not only had two upgrades not been performed, but the mechanic was concerned that the 4th gear set was overly worn and would soon start popping out of gear. So back it went, where it sat for some reason. During that time, VW quit supplying 4th gear sets, and apparently all those that were available were used to repair other people's transaxles. Fast forward six months and the repair shop where the transaxle sits now can't find new VW gears, and has dumped the problem back into the mechanic's lap. He's chasing leads to find a good pair of used gears, but my recent misadventures with used gears has me pessimistic that route will be fruitful. He also has information about two US based gear hobbers, but is unsure of their reputation or the longevity of their products. So I'll do some of my own research this morning to see if he's missed something, or at least satisfy myself that there's a good path forward. What's that old saying about doing something right?:banghead:

Stopped by Costco for my weekly roasted chicken, and spotted an older lady going through the chicken display one-by-one to find the one she liked. Another gentleman and I stood by waiting until she finished, and as she put her bird into her cart I quipped "Well, it looks like she got the good one!". He started laughing, she looked startled at first and then started laughing with us. The chickens were all pretty much the same, which was the point of my comment, and after looking over twenty some chickens, I think she had to agree!:laughing:

TGIF!!!:drink:

 

[CWB Wyo]

It was 19* this morning, yesterday was in the low 40's. Today's going to be partly cloudy and in the mid 40's. Looks like a 50% chance of snow in the afternoon tomorrow.

Haven't made road trips like some of you. But when I was in my teens we would drive a 130 miles for good hamburger.

Going to work on a old truck tool box that I got from the neighbor. And see about putting it on the flatbed trailer. Need to take some dents out and repainted it.

Hope everyone has a nice day.
CWB.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Almost weekly, before health decline, My parents used to drive 2 hrs, one way, to eat up in the amish country of ohio.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

25° and snowing, calling for 1-2"

 

[daugen]

I thought my trip to the moon won the prize but I know, disqualified, no pictures...

spent several hours outside burning the burn pile and hacking down rose bushes to their winter mode.
Some were still blooming, remarkable how hardy some knockout roses are. Cleaned up a big butterfly bush, basically put the gardens to bed.
Though the collards are still green in the veggie garden, guess I have another meal there.

50s and 60's predicted until Christmas.

 

[toppop52]

We are supposed to get snow/rain mix, yahoo! I’m tired of snow already.

 

[toppop52]

Drew, I have 2 Venezuelan ladies that clean, one speaks conversational English, one says hi and goodbye. I don’t speak Portuguese so it works out well!

Sounds like a lot of us have gone far for little.

 

[sodamo]

60°F and another .54 inches rain last 24 hours.

Be safe
Have a great day

 

[lostcreekranch]

Drew, I have 2 Venezuelan ladies that clean, one speaks conversational English, one says hi and goodbye. I don’t speak Portuguese so it works out well!

Sounds like a lot of us have gone far for little.

Randy, they speak Spanish in Venezuela. Portuguese is in Brazil.

FWIW ..... thank you, in Portuguese is ...... obrigado.

 

[Thall303]

Our two cleaning ladies of 15 years are from Mexico, speak little English, do a good job and are honest.

They don’t work on their English and I haven’t learned any Spanish.

In 20 years, Spanish will be the norm in many parts of Texas, and we have no one to blame but ourselves!