Good morning!!!!

[txdon]

Found a bunch of videos on YouTube called Texas Country Reporter. Focuses on old ways and old time places to eat, mostly in Tx. Ed

Ed we watch his episodes a lot, very entertaining. Still looking for him to go to one of my favorite vegan Mexican restaurants in San Antonio.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 76F for the start, mostly cloudy till 9, partial clearing till about 2, about an inch of rain starting at 3, moderate wind except near thunderstorms, and high of 89F. Men's meeting to start the day, bike ride, then trip to bike shop to drop bike for new chainrings to cure jumpy chain. misaligned rear derailleur brackey likely cause and had already been dealt with.
Don good news on Whipper, bad news on the car accident.
Rip hope all the damage was done to the deer and the S-10, Wife hit a deer coming home 1 night in St Charles co, 3K damage and took forever to get A/C vacuum hoses right.
Prayers for all

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Don, sounds like a pretty bad T-bone or offset head on collision. I guess 5 minutes is not bad considering the traffic.

I would have been glad for someone like you to be first on the scene, with your experience.

Helping an engineer design an artificial hand at work. He's doing all the legwork, I help him design his parts for work ability, manufacturability, and then make them.

Drew, was it your post that got things cleaned up in FP? I was ecstatic to read that we all have to clean up our acts. Now they are deciding on whether or not they can poke fun at (irritate) others about their faith....I hope they/we can't. Could you post about that too? Since you were so effective the first time.

There are a handful of Texas "road shows". They usually eat at the greasiest spoon in town that makes the biggest hamburgers. One is on PBS and is comical with a guy named Chet. IIRC it is Austin Day Tripper. The old Texas Parks and Wildlife shows, which used to be narrated by Walter Cronkite, they are still on PBS too.

 

[farmer2009]

90 for high today.

Been moving hay. Barrowed a 30’ gooseneck trailer. Hauling 17 bales at a time. This new truck doesn’t mind it one bit. Never would move more than 14 with old truck, and it would complain then. Exhaust brake is really nice also. Very little use of truck brakes until under 20mph. You can feel the down shifts of the transmission.

Moved dads tractor back home tonight. Hadn’t done that in almost 2 years as old truck was getting to where it couldn’t without overheating.

Spent time at sleep doctor yesterday. He says I don’t sleep enough. Don’t guess he’ll ever figure out what self-employed means.

Dermatologist today. Took 2 places off my face. Results in 3 weeks. Removed several skin tags. Wasn’t concerned about them. Fussed at me for showing up sunburnt. ****, doc I work outside for a living.

Deer are ruminates. If the seed coat is broken on most grains they can digest it. The key is not to feed so much corn that you create an imbalance in their stomach. Rumens can digest starch or fiber but not both. Different enzymes. Cows will do the same thing. When feeding fat cattle you have to switch the rumen over to starch. Usually corn and crack, roll or grind it.

Good news of fp rules. Kyle you were cooler about it than I would have been. Sometimes things just need to leave certain circles to get results.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Don, sounds like a pretty bad T-bone or offset head on collision. I guess 5 minutes is not bad considering the traffic.

I would have been glad for someone like you to be first on the scene, with your experience.

Helping an engineer design an artificial hand at work. He's doing all the legwork, I help him design his parts for work ability, manufacturability, and then make them.

Drew, was it your post that got things cleaned up in FP? I was ecstatic to read that we all have to clean up our acts. Now they are deciding on whether or not they can poke fun at (irritate) others about their faith....I hope they/we can't. Could you post about that too? Since you were so effective the first time.

There are a handful of Texas "road shows". They usually eat at the greasiest spoon in town that makes the biggest hamburgers. One is on PBS and is comical with a guy named Chet. IIRC it is Austin Day Tripper. The old Texas Parks and Wildlife shows, which used to be narrated by Walter Cronkite, they are still on PBS too.

And don’t forget Shane McAuliffe’s The Texas Bucket List Show.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

90 for high today.

Been moving hay. Barrowed a 30’ gooseneck trailer. Hauling 17 bales at a time. This new truck doesn’t mind it one bit. Never would move more than 14 with old truck, and it would complain then. Exhaust brake is really nice also. Very little use of truck brakes until under 20mph. You can feel the down shifts of the transmission.

Moved dads tractor back home tonight. Hadn’t done that in almost 2 years as old truck was getting to where it couldn’t without overheating.

Spent time at sleep doctor yesterday. He says I don’t sleep enough. Don’t guess he’ll ever figure out what self-employed means.

Dermatologist today. Took 2 places off my face. Results in 3 weeks. Removed several skin tags. Wasn’t concerned about them. Fussed at me for showing up sunburnt. ****, doc I work outside for a living.

Deer are ruminates. If the seed coat is broken on most grains they can digest it. The key is not to feed so much corn that you create an imbalance in their stomach. Rumens can digest starch or fiber but not both. Different enzymes. Cows will do the same thing. When feeding fat cattle you have to switch the rumen over to starch. Usually corn and crack, roll or grind it.

Good news of fp rules. Kyle you were cooler about it than I would have been. Sometimes things just need to leave certain circles to get results.

Did you need airbags for the rear suspension? Or does it just sag a little? My friend moves the same amount per load, and he says he HAS to have 4WD just to get it to move the first foot in the pasture with that much weight on it.

Hope the best for your face. Sunblock and a big hat. get you a sombrero.

 

[sodamo]

We did asphalt almost 10 years ago, it needs sealing again. It was much cheaper than concrete and is easy on taxes (considered temp) than concrete (considered permanent).

Here there is some initial savings on pavement, but not that significant and sometimes I think it is less proper prep, kinda false savings in a sense. Get way too much rain to neglect prep. That said, taking shortcuts on concrete isn’t a good thing either. Had one neighbor find out the hard way. Taxes not affected to my knowledge, but I would agree on temp vs perm.

 

[farmer2009]

Did you need airbags for the rear suspension? Or does it just sag a little? My friend moves the same amount per load, and he says he HAS to have 4WD just to get it to move the first foot in the pasture with that much weight on it.

Hope the best for your face. Sunblock and a big hat. get you a sombrero.

No airbags. Factory suspension. Coil springs and it sat it level. These are 4x5 bales. Moved everything in 2wd. even in the fields. If it wasn’t good and dry and the trailer sank I’d need 4wd. Trailer loads out fairly even. Only one more stack in front of axles than behind.

 

[sodamo]

Long day in town, had to get a nap in after return.
No luck finding replacement blade bolts locally in stock. Each place eager to suggest another, but no luck just lots of running around. Have them on order. I don’t think anyone is a true Rhino dealer and the Alamo stuff is more high end industrial.
Able to get 1 freed, allowing 2nd to soak more overnight. Man, those lock nuts are a bear.

 

[RoyJackson]

2018-09-06, 0323

68 right now...high about 80 today...

 

[Ed of all trades]

Ed we watch his episodes a lot, very entertaining. Still looking for him to go to one of my favorite vegan Mexican restaurants in San Antonio.

Maybe you should call them and give them a tip about it. Ed

 

[Ed of all trades]

Good morning all, Got the long run to do to my dentist this morning. Have a root canal that is loose. He says he has to look at it and then I have to come back and let him work on it. Pretty drive back 250 and Wv 20.

Prayers for each of you and have a great day. Ed

 

[Buppies]

67 high of 90 again long stretch of heat again

Ed good luck at dentist

Farmer a type of zinc oxide works well on the face limits things on the face

Toppop prayers sent your way

Prayers for all those in need

 

[Eric Salop]

Helping an engineer design an artificial hand at work. He's doing all the legwork

:confused2:

You may need to help him a little more Kyle.

 

[Eric Salop]

Good morning, all is very still outside and the birds have quietened down now the sun has gone into hiding. We should still have a few more hours before it rains and I had intended doing a bit of welding, adapting a scrap pallet fork frame I was given to go on the 3pt hitch so I can carry two pallets on each trip, one on the back and one with the FEL. It will have to wait though as I've got an appointment with an optician.

The other night I saw a couple of streaks in the sky, thought they were meteors until the next evening when I saw some more, except this time they were all tracing the same impossible path across the field. Yesterday I noticed a shadow in the peripheral vision of my left eye and a bit of reading on our National Health Service website told me to get it checked out.

Good to hear the new truck is more than earning it's keep farmer.

Ed, you just have to imagine you are turning something on that lathe while dentist is drilling and the time will pass soon enough.

Mostly, are you going to fit a new chain too ? I would never trust a hungry chain once it had found it could nibble away your nice tender alloy chain rings. A chain that claims "it was the derailleur that made me do it" could just be playing on your kindness before it eats another ring :licking:

 

[wngsprd]

70 going to 93 again. Maybe in a few months I'll be wishing this heat back.

David, good luck with those bolts.

Ed, have a nice trip over the mountains and open wide .

Randy, still pulling for you.

Went on my last poison ivy hunt of the year with 4 gallons in my HF backpack sprayer. Finally made it all the way to my south property line in the pine woods. That was a goal this year. Then ran into that neighbor at a restaurant in town last night and found out he is moving. (Nothing to do with me spraying, since his house is a quarter mile away). He has a new fiancee, and I think she wants to live in town, or very close. He has 4 horses, a lot of metal working equipment, etc. Lots to do when moving. Don, I guess you went through a lot of that recently.

My oldest son is coming over in a few minutes. Wants to shoot some dove.

 

[wngsprd]

The other night I saw a couple of streaks in the sky, thought they were meteors until the next evening when I saw some more, except this time they were all tracing the same impossible path across the field. Yesterday I noticed a shadow in the peripheral vision of my left eye and a bit of reading on our National Health Service website told me to get it checked out.

)

I had the same thing a few years ago and after the eye doctor checked me, she said it was a normal part of aging. I hope yours is okay.

 

[Thomas]

73F clear sky mid 80's for high,little cooler still humid chance of t-storm.

Whole lot of nothing done last evening because 3 H's mostly sat watch wild life.
E muffin feed little critters slow roll to work.

Enjoy the day.

 

[daugen]

Toppop hope you are doing better this morning.


Drew, was it your post that got things cleaned up in FP?
interesting timing.....................
who knows...maybe I'll even go back, but not like anyone there wants to see a picture
of my sweet potatoes. Georgia Sweets. A bit strange looking but was told they were yummy chopped up and baked.
I started to dig them up and got too many smalls, so leaving them alone for another week.

didn't buy the Honda mower. New handle paddles like car paddle shifters require constant pressing, deal killer with my hands and arms.
So I got the same engine in an awd Husqvarna, ordered yesterday on Amazon, already confirmed will show up tomorrow Friday. Two days.
Biggest issue for me was weight; this mower is 80 pounds, much lighter than most of self propelled competition. Would have spent another hundred bucks for the Honda but not with those hand controls. For most they are probably fine.

I learned about weight the hard way. Bought a Ariens walk behind mower with Kawasaki engine about five years ago.
Probably the most heavy duty small mower one can buy.
And horribly heavy, a real tank to use. Worse, the drive belt is not protected underneath and sticks can knock it off.
Sitting under a tarp in the shed for two years. Been to warranty shop and fix did not hold.
Should fix it and sell it. Kawasaki single cylinder pressure lube/oil filter engines
are seriously nice, I think meant to compete with Honda GX engines; too bad this was wasted on a poorly designed mower.

Looked at electric mowers, again...same weight, one hour run time. Close...
am guessing this is last non electric trimmer I buy.

 

[ronjhall]

Poured first cup of coffee. 65° with light rain this morning. Heading to 74 with rain ending in afternoon. Got .61" of rain overnight. Did find a little project that had not been completed with last weekends conduit project. There is a cover over wires that come out of circuit breaker box. Old one did not fit. I made and installed a new one. All it needs is a little paint. No plans today.

Randy and Farmer, prayers for a quick recovery.

Ed, thanks for the reminder. I need to see my dentist about tooth he last worked on. Still has pain after a couple of months.

David, hope it doesn't take too long to get bolt.

Kyle, I like the TX. road show programs. I had a APP on my phone that worked with one of the programs. But do not remember what it was. The other one I had was TX. historical markers.

Eric, good catch on hands and legs.

Good Morning All.