Good morning!!!!

[txdon]

We have potato blooming!

 

[jbrumberg]

Good afternoon everyone.

Randy- Did the doctors or respiratory therapists give you a timeframe for the 02 generator. I hope it will be short term. Do you have an oximeter? They are pretty cheap in cost and accurate- when I compared my oximeter to my pulmonologist's unit they were w/i 1% of each other. I found it useful to monitor my O2 when I was active as I recovered. I still use it o occasion. I was on O2 for a long time after I got sick. When I used to strap the tank on in the mornings the dogs knew that it was walk the perimeter time. I was one happy camper when I no longer needed those tanks or O2 generator. With the tank(s) I felt like I was scuba diving on land sometimes when I had to monitor O2 volume/flow vs time. I still have one tank and regulator under my bed just in case.

Ted- I am happy to read that it appears that your MCL is knitting nicely. I hope you and the Southwest Region get that much needed rain. This drought does not look good. I believe Brogen will get the "collar." Historically those plastic cones do not last long around here. We'll see. Once he's neutered we start testing his sociability with other dogs. Next week it will be dry enough around the woodpile that I can start using the tractor to move wood. With my Popeye-like arms I need the assist of the FEL to lift wood. It has been idle since March 14th when we received 12" of snowfall.

Rick- Congratulations on the new mower. I hope that you have many hours of uneventful use.

Bird- Congratulations on you and your Wife's 53rd wedding anniversary. I hope you have a great meal and your anniversary expectations are exceeded.

 

[riptides]

Hope all are well.or will get better soon.
Making more lemonade here.
Wife took turn for the worse these last few days. Maybe drug weaning issue. Will have to wait and see.

Have a better weekend all!

Looks like warming is in our future. Yippie.

 

[jbrumberg]

Mike- I am sorry to read about your wife. I hope the pain resolves soon. My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers for your wife, you, and your family.- Jay

 

[sodamo]

Good morning all, 49 this morning going to 64 with a 50% chance of rain today. Got some rain last night but don't know how much. Anthem, moms insurance co and Agusta Health are not on speaking terms so they send us the checks and we have to tale them to AH to pay the bills. So far we have taken about 20, give or take and they keep coming. Wife will take the latest batch in today. Will spend my day babysitting and taking it easy.

Eric, all my adds are for tractors, same as always.

Randy, I will send you a cake with a file in it, or better yet, prayers sent.

Don, we had that done for wife's mom and put up a city mail box beside the front door. Works well.

Prayers sent to all in need. Ed

When my Mom passed the hospital and a few others were sending the bills to my Dad rather than the insurance. After he got annoyed he just wrote DECEASED across to unopened envelope and gave back to mailman. They stopped coming.

 

[sodamo]

Thanks Ron, like Bird learn something new every day here. I signed up and will see how it works for me. So far it says I get no mail today and have not had any mail all week. Not quite accurate, but maybe it means since I signed up. It still does not help Mom because she refused an iPad or smart phone, but maybe if it works good for me she might change her mind. The best is still getting delivery at her front door but I hear it is hard to get approved out here, but I will take Mom to deliver her written request to the post master.

Don, can you sign up Mom and give your email? I suspect you call her every day anyway. Or create Mom an email account you can monitor.

 

[ronjhall]

Happy Anniversary Mr & Mrs Bird !!!!

 

[ronjhall]

Riptides, best wishes and prayers your wife gets back on track to full recovery.

 

[sodamo]

RNG, 55.18 inches Ytd for us. Kauai really got it bad. Some areas still cut off due to roads and bridges out. Lots of local relief stories on the news. What may be worse is the immediate short term economic impact on many families due to loss of income as well as the expenses.

 

[Buppies]

Happy Anniversary Mr and Mrs Bird

Riptides prayer for you and the wife

Very cloudy here but no rain

 

[sodamo]

Congrats Mr and Mrs Bird - a feat not many get to celebrate.

 

[PJSprog]

RNG, 55.18 inches Ytd for us. Kauai really got it bad. Some areas still cut off due to roads and bridges out. Lots of local relief stories on the news. What may be worse is the immediate short term economic impact on many families due to loss of income as well as the expenses.

I haven't heard a word about this on the news here. They always seem to like to carry disaster stories, but not a peep about this one. Both disappointed and unsurprised.

 

[ronjhall]

Thanks Ron, like Bird learn something new every day here. I signed up and will see how it works for me. So far it says I get no mail today and have not had any mail all week. Not quite accurate, but maybe it means since I signed up. It still does not help Mom because she refused an iPad or smart phone, but maybe if it works good for me she might change her mind. The best is still getting delivery at her front door but I hear it is hard to get approved out here, but I will take Mom to deliver her written request to the post master.

Sometimes I get junk mail scanned. But they seem to get the important mail correct. Bulk advertisement may be in your mailbox. I can wait a day or two to pick that stuff up. It is not scanned.

 

[daugen]

I haven't heard a word about this on the news here. They always seem to like to carry disaster stories, but not a peep about this one. Both disappointed and unsurprised.

There's video on Youtube showing a lot of destruction. We all think, hey it just runs into the ocean right? Well, not in the beginning...
Over four feet of water in one day. They think it might have set a national record.

 

[daugen]

78 degrees and 82 in the upstairs office, on comes the a/c finally. Smelled too, but good smell for once. I had them sanitize the airhandler, basically spraying in some scented disinfectant I suppose, and I was warned it would smell for a few days. Well otherwise it was a funky moldy smell when it first cranked up and I knew that wasn't good.
Mold is everywhere here. Had no desire to create some homemade Legionnaires Disease...:shocked:
From here to Miami must be the kingdom of powerwashers.

started planting at 8am and didn't stop until almost three. Boy are my knees sore...and I see
a blister in the center of my right hand where the trowel dug in. Actually really good it was a partly cloudy day today, and where the tomatoes
are is in partial shade in the worst heat of the day. Next time I'll trim the big oak trees
back a little more that tower above the garden on one side.

A friend stopped over late in the afternoon to get some lettuce I promised him and he is the one who discovered
my snap peas are not only coming in, we found some big ones almost four inches long. The first six we found went right into
our mouths like vegetable candy, sweet as could be. And no chemicals on them.
Tomorrow I look forward to my first snow pea pick. I've been so busy looking down in the dirt for two days I haven't looked up at the plants.

Had a friend for a few minutes in the barn. He was sitting on the restored Gravely deck. We chatted about the warm weather
and he sashayed off. Zero fear of humans. Cute green ones are on my front porch all the time, am happy to have them.

Don, no flowers on mine. I was out mowing in that area and they are probably about two weeks behind yours.
My Texas Sweets are starting to plump up nicely btw.

 

[sodamo]

I haven't heard a word about this on the news here. They always seem to like to carry disaster stories, but not a peep about this one. Both disappointed and unsurprised.

Likely because no loss of life, just Property and economical impact.

 

[Looking4new]

Happy Anniversary Mrs. & Mr. Bird!

Jay, I expect the snow will be all gone by Labour Day (the end of August)
On a serious note, I have seen snow in mid June, 3.5 hours south of me.

 

[Ed of all trades]

Good afternoon, Got mom's stuff dropped off and then picked up the old mower and brought it home. Got the wife a 40 lb bag of bird seed and talked to a guy about my small chain saw. It is full of gas and runs great until you turn it on it's side and then it cuts off in about 5 sec. Tank was full so it should not be the pickup. Anyone have any ideas?

Randy, praying you feel better soon.

Bird, happy anniversary.

RIP. prayers sent for you and your wife.

Have a great evening. Ed

 

[toppop52]

Happy anniversary to the Birds!

Still sitting but should leave soon.

 

[Bird]

Congrats, Bird!

Ate at a place in Lewisville a few years ago on the way home from a trip to Ft. Hood, called Fat Cow BBQ. Tasty stuff, and the owner was super nice. I also bought a revolver from a guy in Lewisville later that same year, via a gun forum I no longer frequent. Strange coincidences.

I know where the Fat Cow BBQ is, been by there many, many times, but never ate there.