Good morning!!!!

[toppop52]

That Aztithromiacin (sp), is excellent for pneumonia and bronchitis , I guess doc figured it was too late for Tamiflu, they are often coadministered.

 

[daugen]

Ed, I hope it works quickly and you feel better soon.

well, 50 pounds of seed potatoes does not plant "acres" as the guys said. Of course he was quite honest when saying "we aren't potato farmers".
Good thing. 50 pounds did two rows. Next 50 will do two more rows. This is a lot of work...not sure I have the energy to plant more than what I bought, which I doubt will fill
a half acre. But there are apparently a lot of potatoes in that...

Then I hilled the corn area, way too soon for that but it was sunny and...
that little tractor isn't very heavy but it really gives me a workout.
Hydrostatic can sure spoil you. I've never tried a PowerShuttle, hmmm, I'd need a bigger
tractor for that...:dance1:

does IVT have a clutch?
trying to figure out easiest tractor to use. So far my Kubota is simply better ergonomically than the rest of them.
Though the Kubota doesn't have Farmall's Cultivision. Sort of like saying gosh you don't have drum brakes!
Of course a traditionalist might prefer horsehair liners..that wonderful smell as it ignites.
The brakes on the IH aren't much better than that actually.
Replaced for sure, saturated in oil and useless.

Felt a bit chilly out there but I was working hard. After I bent over six million times on the first row, I could go no further.
So I mimic'd the guy I saw on youtube who drove along in his golf cart dropping potatoes in. I still had to go back and roll over the upside down ones,
but that kept me sitting longer. And my legs were giving out. The Red Pontiacs have now been planted.

Headed down in a little bit to cut up the rest of the potatoes, but in no rush. Nice not to move...

The flu reminds me of computer viruses. There's always something new coming at you and none of it is good.

 

[ronjhall]

Ed, I hope it works quickly and you feel better soon.

well, 50 pounds of seed potatoes does not plant "acres" as the guys said. Of course he was quite honest when saying "we aren't potato farmers".
Good thing. 50 pounds did two rows. Next 50 will do two more rows. This is a lot of work...not sure I have the energy to plant more than what I bought, which I doubt will fill
a half acre. But there are apparently a lot of potatoes in that...

Then I hilled the corn area, way too soon for that but it was sunny and...
that little tractor isn't very heavy but it really gives me a workout.
Hydrostatic can sure spoil you. I've never tried a PowerShuttle, hmmm, I'd need a bigger
tractor for that...:dance1:

does IVT have a clutch?
trying to figure out easiest tractor to use. So far my Kubota is simply better ergonomically than the rest of them.
Though the Kubota doesn't have Farmall's Cultivision. Sort of like saying gosh you don't have drum brakes!
Of course a traditionalist might prefer horsehair liners..that wonderful smell as it ignites.
The brakes on the IH aren't much better than that actually.
Replaced for sure, saturated in oil and useless.

Felt a bit chilly out there but I was working hard. After I bent over six million times on the first row, I could go no further.
So I mimic'd the guy I saw on youtube who drove along in his golf cart dropping potatoes in. I still had to go back and roll over the upside down ones,
but that kept me sitting longer. And my legs were giving out. The Red Pontiacs have now been planted.

Headed down in a little bit to cut up the rest of the potatoes, but in no rush. Nice not to move...

The flu reminds me of computer viruses. There's always something new coming at you and none of it is good.

Forgot the nice job Drew, comment.
Ended up doing less than I had planned. That little bit of snow dust did me in slipped on it unto to right shoulder. No broken parts. But kind of sore. Good reason to spend rest of afternoon watching NASCAR.
LS and Ed get well soon.

 

[jerrybob]

We just had our first snow flurries this year......35F right now. Snow didn't stick.....pretty outside. Very clear and cold.

 

[newbury]

Ed, I hope it works quickly and you feel better soon.

well, 50 pounds of seed potatoes does not plant "acres" as the guys said. Of course he was quite honest when saying "we aren't potato farmers".
<snip>

Maybe they thought you bought 50lbs of potato seed

from Open Pollinated True Potato Seeds

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Ended up doing less than I had planned. That little bit of snow dust did me in slipped on it unto to right shoulder. No broken parts. But kind of sore. Good reason to spend rest of afternoon watching NASCAR.
LS and Ed get well soon.

Sorry about your fall Ron. Hope it doesn't get you down for long. This past ice storm we had, I coached the kids "Don't walk around like a southerner on ice, with your hands in your pockets."

 

[toppop52]

Sorry about your fall Ron. Hope it doesn't get you down for long. This past ice storm we had, I coached the kids "Don't walk around like a southerner on ice, with your hands in your pockets."

I did that years ago and flattened my nose on the ice.

Cut one of our holly trees today, never planned to cut any of them but this one was an outlier and in the way, pushed it into the woods, that little 234 is a workhorse, that was a 10 inch thick, 18-20 foot tree. This will make it easier get into that area with trailers and such. Leveled some of the dirt I brought up the other day.
Went to the nursing home for a visit, mom never wants me leave, I understand, I never went to come into this empty house.

 

[toppop52]

OK, who replaced the dog picture with the butt scratcher?

 

[DABSGT]

Woke up to 4 inches of snow give or take so spent the morning snowblowing the driveway at the lake then heading home to plow driveway and neighbors. Weather experts are predicting some warmer weather this week up to lower 70s I'm sure that will be followed by more freezing temps and snow but I'll take a few days of warm.
Ed good choice not seeing mom wile sick hope the med's help and mom's rehab goes well.
LS take care of that knee and hope you are enjoying your trip. I know what you mean about wife driving that some scary stuff.
Drew planting looks good going to have lots of potatoes, hope mother nature is good to you and all the freezing temps stay away. I never tried it but a friend and long time farmer would plant potatoes by making a furrow drop potato spuds in then cover with hay told me the crop was easier to harvest and potatoes were larger. He did have some big potatoes.
Toppop sounds like you having fun with the international never know you may get the itch to take a night ride

 

[Ed of all trades]

Ed- FYI for possible future need and use: Most inhalers have expiration dates on the side of the vial. They really become ineffective after that date. I am glad that it was not pneumonia. Those Z pac's work quite well. good luck.

Would you believe the Dr called and said that when the tec read the X-ray they saw some pneumonia, so I have that too. If I do anything my pulse goes to about 117- 120. I am going to feel much better when I get over this. Thanks again guys. Ed

 

[jbrumberg]

^^^^^^^^ Ed- I sadly believe. Nothing happens until the radiologist signs off on the techs' work and analysis so it can be released and now "billable." I agree with everyone that Zpac works really well for pneumonia . Take care.

Ron- That light snow over ice made for horrible footing today. I had some slips, but no fall like yours. I am glad to read that you broke no bones I hope that there are no major league muscle/connective tissue "challenges" tomorrow.

That snow impacted fast with today's sunshine and got real heavy = pushing the snow as far as I could on the deck. Good enough to fire up the Big Green Egg for American cheeseburgers soon.

The traction is/was better where I left the snow alone once things started warming up.

I hope that everyone has had a relatively manageable day.

 

[ronjhall]

I agree with everyone that Zpac works really well for pneumonia . Take care.
.

One of the things I miss about our trips to South TX. Slip over the border to MX. Got ZPACs for $5.60 and no prescription needed. That was for 250’s. 500’s where $6.70.

 

[jbrumberg]

Ron- It astounds, amazes, and enrages me how "Big Pharma" singularly gouges the American taxpayer and consumer for R&D costs and probably advertising and marketing costs as well and gets away with it.

 

[Ed of all trades]

One of the things I miss about our trips to South TX. Slip over the border to MX. Got ZPACs for $5.60 and no prescription needed. That was for 250’s. 500’s where $6.70.

In 2000 I got one in China for about $2.00, today it was $75 with a discount. Ed

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Ed, get yourself well and don't get anyone else sick if you can. Prayers. My bout was deep congestion and my lungs were a "little noisy". My relief was Walmart brand Tussin DM. Every 4 hours. It really helps me. And none of those phenyl type additives AFAIK.

Drew, I appreciate all your hard work. I was telling my oldest daughter (while she helped me in the garden today) of your plan to help out the foodbank. She thought that was cool. I said "even cooler if you knew how much the man struggles with muscle and joint aches and pains." I'm going to hoist a cool beer to you tonight. I haven't had one in a while and I'm taking off work tomorrow. It will be one from the Point Brewery in Wisconsin.

My daughter, son, and I worked in the garden. We planted 2 sets of onions (about 100 total), about 60 feet of spinach seed, 10 root sets of strawberries. I also added the yard of horse manure/hay/dirt compost I've been composting since last summer. I need to till it in better and plant tomatoes in it unless someone says don't plant tomatoes in horse manure mixed with hay and dirt.

Tomorrow is Presidents day.

Prayers for all who need them. Rip and wifey, BEF, and Topps come to mind.

 

[toppop52]

The price of prescription drugs is criminal. A good friend owns two pharmacies and breast feeding clinic. He told me the that Pen VK was around 50 cents for 30 250 mg tablets in 1980, that’s around $3 now, give or take, wholesale. Today it is around $16 as it is a generic. The name brands are continually hybridized in order to maintain the patent and drive up the price, often the change doesn’t affect the mechanism of the drug at all. Most doctors don’t prescribe basic penicillin anymore, not fancy enough, but quite effective for upper respiratory.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Ed, get yourself well and don't get anyone else sick if you can. Prayers. My bout was deep congestion and my lungs were a "little noisy". My relief was Walmart brand Tussin DM. Every 4 hours. It really helps me. And none of those phenyl type additives AFAIK.

Drew, I appreciate all your hard work. I was telling my oldest daughter (while she helped me in the garden today) of your plan to help out the foodbank. She thought that was cool. I said "even cooler if you knew how much the man struggles with muscle and joint aches and pains." I'm going to hoist a cool beer to you tonight. I haven't had one in a while and I'm taking off work tomorrow. It will be one from the Point Brewery in Wisconsin.

My daughter, son, and I worked in the garden. We planted 2 sets of onions (about 100 total), about 60 feet of spinach seed, 10 root sets of strawberries. I also added the yard of horse manure/hay/dirt compost I've been composting since last summer. I need to till it in better and plant tomatoes in it unless someone says don't plant tomatoes in horse manure mixed with hay and dirt.

Tomorrow is Presidents day.

Prayers for all who need them. Rip and wifey, BEF, and Topps come to mind.

Well said Kyle. I’m enjoying a Jack Daniels and a good cigar, on my back porch, tonight in Drew’s honor. I’m hoping his local food bank really appreciates what he’s doing for them.

As long as your hay and manure is well composted, all should be good. If not, hay is sometime loaded with weed seeds.

Prayers for all the need them.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 45F this morning, overcast sky with fog, sky obscured, calm wind. High temp is the current reading of 60F, some rain, wind light all day. Choir sang at chapel this morning, took wife to quilt retreat to ogle the quilts got back and napped .
Ed get better!

Prayers for all.

 

[DABSGT]

Kyle my personal experience with horse manure in the garden weeds. I later learned that horse manure doesn't break down as well as cow and what ever is in the diet will grow in the garden. But getting past the weeds and extra work the tomatoes we're great.

 

[farmer2009]

50 tonight. Big warm up coming.

Put hay out today and took care of chickens. Got a good look at what the creep feeder needs to get it back operational again. The height regulation bar was torn off by last set of calves. These really should have been on creep feed a month ago. Would take pressure off Mom. But I’ve got the hay. I was able to graze till mid January. I fed all of this falls cutting just so I could get to the tarped 2 year old hay. Just digging into it good. Don’t know if I can feed it all by winters end. Really wish now I had bought those January calves to background like I threatened to do. Just didn’t have the cash and wasn’t up for gambling with borrowed money. I’ve done that before lots of extra stress.

Took youngest son to doctor tonight. He started a fever. They did X-ray and a series of test. Bronchitis is their best guess but one test has to go through lab tomorrow so will get final answer then. Lungs showed signs of a virus. Put him on prednisone for 3 days.

Ls get better and go easy on that knee.

Everyone else stay well or get well.

Drew. Here you plant potatoes on Good Friday. I’ve seen people so tied to that they’ll plant in the rain or snow. Say they never have potatoes rot. I’ve planted later with good luck I’ve never tried earlier.