Good morning!!!!

[RoyJackson]

Toppop never been to Carlyle what’s it like?

If you're writing about the car show, it's Carlisle (pronounced Carlyle...don't ask me what happened to the "s").
The car show is huge...probably one of the biggest (if not the biggest) east of the Mississippi. Has both American and foreign cars, parts and other goodies

 

[wngsprd]

72 going to 78...rained all night, some times quite hard...a section of Interstate 64 is closed due to flooding, and the road to the international airport is closed. More rain today.

Lenny, when our grass would get away from us and I had to rake it, I would add it to the compost pile. Now days, it doesn't happen often, but I'll just leave the clippings on the lawn, let the sun dry them out and turn brown in about a day, then re-mow that area and they would "disappear" back into the turf as organic nutrients.

CWB, how is your wife getting along?

Randy, have fun at the car show...I woke up in the middle of the night, and they had one of the Barrett-Jackson auctions going on Velocity...very nice cars and motorcycles...it was up at Mohegan Sun.

We look at the "Bing" photo everyday...some are beautiful landscapes, nature, etc...today's is a fun one that some of you dog lovers will like...

Bing

 

[Bird]

76 degrees and clear skies this morning. NWS thinks we'll hit the 100 mark today . . . unfortunately.

 

[CajunRider]

Hot and dry today according to weather forecast.
Short 8 hr workday instead of the usual 10. I'm glad.
Tried to mow last night and got my mower stuck in the mud. Gotta pull it out this afternoon.
Finally convinced someone near and dear to me to start taking care of her health. I'm going to do everything I can to make it work this time. Your prayers are appreciated.
Long drive tomorrow to Florida and back. It will be a 1000 miles trip. I sure hope for a safe trip.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 71F @ 4:30AM. Sunny. High 98F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph.

I bet you feel like a kid before Christmas, Ed. Share some pics when the new tools arrive, please?

Knock on wood, but an unexpected benefit, at least so far, to letting the grass here get 2' high before cutting is that the thatch has been thick enough to prevent a lot of the yellow star thistle from sprouting. Where it did come up, last week's dose of glyphosate seems to have stopped its growth.

Have you found a pool to play volleyball in yet, Don?

Yesterday's insurance company inspector turned out to have fought wildfires in Arizona before getting on with the insurance people, and seemed very satisfied with the clearing that had been done around the house. He didn't like the plywood shack that houses the big compressor and phase converter on the back porch, and he probably would have liked it even less if he'd have known what was in it, but it wasn't enough of a worry to be "reported" and require "correction":sweatdrop:

While waiting for him to show up, the friend in town called to ask help with a charging problem he was having on one of his bikes. We ran through several checks to no avail, so I stopped by in the afternoon to see what was going on. First thing I noticed were shiny spots where the insulating coating had been worn off the stator windings, enough to let it short out to the engine case and brush housing. A DVM confirmed the short, and installing the factory parts cured the problem. The brand has been known to have quality problems, as well as issues with the company making good on problems, but at least we got the bike running and it'll be his job to get the warranty part straightened out.

Hope to get a few little things done and adjusted on the little Honda this morning before it gets too hot, then maybe a nap before packing for a trip this weekend. A tech day to work on the old BMWs is being held on Lake Tahoe, and it'll be nice to fool around and camp in the cool mountain air. Good company, too.

TGIF gang!:drink:

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Trying to work from home. Only need a half day. Worked extra in the week to make up for my DR appt yesterday, then it got cancelled.
Having trouble connecting my vpn.

68° overcast. Heavy rain is going south.
Thinking about getting a lawn sweeper. My grass is so heavy from all the rain, too much thatch. I'd like to mulch the garden with it.
Ground hog popping it's head up. Too many of those also. I circled around one last night when mowing, It ran right by me heading for it's hole in my brush pile.

 

[farmer2009]

That makes sense. My wife thought she had heard that the cut grass clippings would kill the newly cut grass.

Also good for you guys to remind me about losing the nutrition.

If they are thick enough to form a mat or clump thus blocking sunlight then your wife is correct.

I've only swept my yard a handful of times. All of which were in preparation for a party. To cut down on grass tracked inside.

 

[farmer2009]

68 this morning and headed to 77 today. More rain headed in.

Plans for today are to migrate chickens. Need to check fence. Doesn't seem hot even though charger says it is. Then go check on tunnel curtains. Supposed to be in today. Trouble is getting them installed today.

 

[txdon]

Now you need a boat!

Now I need to find a boat rental. Had 3 boats.
Randy got the microcell. Now to figure out how to connect to AT&T and router/modem.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all! Low ow 57 this morning, going up to 96. Kinda lucky, all of the surrounding areas will be from 100 to 105! Humidity still very low at 12-15%, no chance of rain for the next week.

Miscellaneous little stuff to do today, errands at WallyWorld, but main focus will be to stay cool out of the sun.

Prayers out to everyone, have a great weekend!