Good morning!!!!

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning! 73F @ 8:45AM. Sunny. High 94F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph.

You sure those cucumber cannonballs aren稚 really watermellons, Drew?

That痴 plenty of damage, PJ, but good thing it wasn稚 more.

The County Fire went from 8,000 acres to 44,500 acres yesterday do to strong north winds that aligned with the canyons in the area. CA128 is still closed, and farther north, the Pawnee fire still has CA20 closed. Yesterday it was announced that the fire ten miles west of here was caused by kids playing with fireworks. Only July and already a very bad fire year.

Spent most of yesterday blasting the hubs on the R80 wheels with super fine beads, and they came out real nice. They were badly stained and oxidized before, and now they look almost new. Today it痴 back to polishing the rims...

Hope everybody痴 week gets off to a good start!

 

[PJSprog]

Good for you that the damage was not catastrophic. It is difficult to lose trees around the house and buildings, I think they add value and provide aesthetics.

That was quite a destructive blow PJ. Has it made you have different thoughts about having trees close to buildings ? However nice they look, gravity tends to make them do bad things to people and property when their time is up

PJ, wow, sorry about the damage. One month old power line, well, that means it will never happen again, right?

Thanks, guys. Yeah, it definitely could have been worse. We have talked in the past about removing that tree. Black walnuts are a pain in the derriere, and messy. They stain everything they touch. They are delicious, though, and we were looking at a bumper crop from that tree this year. It's also the tree that provides shade for the house most of the morning. In that regard, we already talked about replacing it with something else. Wife sent me a text message this morning that she found an October Glory maple tree at a local nursery. So, I guess we're going that route. I've always loved maple trees, so I won't hate looking at that every Fall. It won't get as big as the walnut, so we can keep it away from the power line and the well house.

She also saved a few of the nuts from this tree. We'll plant a few of them in a pot and take the best one to plant out near the barn ... but not too near.

We also seem to be losing one of our giant oaks in the front yard to oak wilt. Hopefully, it hasn't yet spread to any of the others. That one will come down, too.

 

[sodamo]

70°F and .2 inches rain.

Hard to believe this year is half gone already. Phew!

Prayers for all

Be safe
Have a great day

 

[txdon]

Don, do they have an optometrist on site in that fancy
retirement home of yours? Ahem....

No medical people or dentist or optometrist on site but a Scott and White Clinic at the entrance and the others a few miles from entrance. However there are instructors for Yoga (sunrise yoga, beginner yoga, intermediate yoga, aqua fitness, swimming (coached lap, aqua slim down, aqua fitness, aqua strength, cycling, (beginner cycling, power cycling, cycle express, sprint cycle) cross training, pilates, strength, Zumba, and Masseuses.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Smoke from the County Fire:

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1804235792945754

 

[RedNeckGeek]

No medical people or dentist or optometrist on site but a Scott and White Clinic at the entrance and the others a few miles from entrance. However there are instructors for Yoga (sunrise yoga, beginner yoga, intermediate yoga, aqua fitness, swimming (coached lap, aqua slim down, aqua fitness, aqua strength, cycling, (beginner cycling, power cycling, cycle express, sprint cycle) cross training, pilates, strength, Zumba, and Masseuses.

Holy Mackerel! You're not even gonna have time to go to the grocery store!:laughing:

 

[daugen]

He doesn't have to RNG, they deliver I'm sure. Or Amazon will...

Calico lima beans looking good, lot of work for so few beans...

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Calico lima beans looking good, lot of work for so few beans...

If you have to work so hard for just a few beans, Drew, doesn't that qualify them as diet food? :laughing:

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Last time i used the camper last yr, the AC unit was real loud and vibrating. Started it tonight, it's fine, running normal. Registered 60° at vent on ir thermometer. Not sure what "fixed" it, but am glad its working.

92° out now, was 102° today.
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[Ed of all trades]

Got the two bags of corn today. About 85 ears per bag. One bag husked and cooked with some cut off the cob, other bag in the fridge to work on tomorrow.

Drew, They look good, more coming?

Don, after a little while of trying to keep up with a few of those you will be wishing for the country life again.

PJ Sorry to hear about the storm damage. Life I guess but no fun for sure.

Have a good evening. Ed