Good morning!!!!

[lostcreekranch]

74° this morning with forecast for only 96° this afternoon. That’s about 5° that what we’ve had last couple of weeks. Still not being troubled with rain. Did get a “mist” yesterday for about 30 seconds.

The only silver lining in this drought is that I’ve been spraying aquatic weeds around edges of both tanks for past 4-5 months. I’ve sprayed areas in stages to preclude overloading tanks with decomposing matter and over absorption of oxygen. Small tank is full of catfish and large tank has bass.

As the water levels have gone down (about 18” so far) I’ve been able to mow a lot of the dead stuff, mostly sedges, and keep cuttings out of the water, thus hopefully precluding / reducing oxygen starvation.

This all started as a project, back in the spring, to eliminate lilypads in the small tank that magically showed up two years ago. No clue where they came from?

These pictures are from back in May over a two week period. Lily pads are completely gone now as is most of the sedge. I’ll post updated pics tomorrow.

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New pictures.

This is where the lily pads were.



Over half of the sedge is completely gone.

 

[sodamo]

Got a bunch of outside work done. Had a nice cool breeze at about 10-12mph the whole time. Made it quite bearable. Took many breaks and got off the knee, seemed to make my 'endurance' a little longer.

We decided to smoke a chicken while we were working....only thing I can say is "mmmm, mmmm, mmmm". It fell of the bones. Also did some corn on the cob in the smoker...turned out fantastic. What a wonderful meal to end the day. Now I have to digest after eating way too much before going to bed.

Mmmmm, looks delicious

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Depending on the work, The college degree can be the ticket to get in the door, even if the job isnt for that particualar degree. My oldest is a 5th yr sr in engineering, already has a job. He worked this summer, can work over christmas break, and they already said they want him when he graduates.

My youngest isnt sure what he wants, but is taking information system courses. I told him he needs a degree that he can get a job with.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Rick, nice job on the pond, pretty.

 

[txdon]

New pictures.

This is where the lily pads were.

Looks great Rick.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

My son removed the exploded sunvisor, so he can see to drive. No electric in it, no light. He said it looks like foam expanded.

 

[txdon]

My son removed the exploded sunvisor, so he can see to drive. No electric in it, no light. He said it looks like foam expanded.

He has entered the twilight zone.

I'd take it to the dealer and ask if they have had this event happen on any other vehicles.

 

[daugen]

Please, please, please don稚 start your fire with gasoline Drew! If you pour it on your burn pile you値l have no idea where the vapors are. It痴 the vapors that blowup. If you need an accelerant, use diesel or kerosene.

If you treat your all of your gasoline, including your 2-cycle mix, with StaBil Marine 360, it won稚 go bad.

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Rick, thank you. That is very good advice. Turned out I had a full gallon to get rid of, and so only used half. Most went in one area, and a small trail over to the other side, where I lit it, like a long fuse, and lit it with long steel rake. Tiny little whump, flame went sideways in less than a second across the burn pile about 20 feet (big concrete block burn pile) and lit off the main area.
When I approached the pile the fumes were too strong. So I kept walking until I was upwind, the right side of the picture and then planned my attack.
Very aware the fumes burn, not the liquid, and I approached from a low angle with the rake way out.
If you aren't very careful, yes easy way to hurt yourself. If I could have smelled any fumes when I lit it, well I wouldn't have...

ok, so don't try this at home.........

 

[PJSprog]

My son just sent this pic of the elantra sun visor. It appears to have exploded inside. Car was parked when it happened.
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My son removed the exploded sunvisor, so he can see to drive. No electric in it, no light. He said it looks like foam expanded.

In the picture, there appears to be some manner of rectangular indention from the inside of the visor cover. That doesn't look like something that foam would do.

 

[PJSprog]

Glad that went off well, Drew. Lighting with gasoline is always a gamble.

Maybe you might consider taking up archer, and launch flaming arrow into it from a safe distance.