Good morning!!!!

[txdon]

Good morning! 75˚ heading to 90˚ Brother picked up Mom's old F150 yesterday, one less thing to take care of. She has not driven it for a year and a half so she thinks she won't miss it. 10 years ago My dad and I needed new trucks at the same time so we went out shopping together. They had a good year end deals going but with limited selection. We ended up buying the exact same truck and same color. I have 76K miles on mine and Mom had 41K miles on her's.

Buppies, you know your Dr. will think you have been to Hippie Hollow on Lake Travis.

 

[ronjhall]

Poured second cup of coffee. 66° with light rain this morning. Heading to 74° with scattered thunderstorms. Got insulation put up in attic yesterday. Plus a few other small projects. Putting new handles on cabinets was a failure. Old cabinets have handles that have studs that go into doors and drawers. New handles did not. This left a exposed hole behind all the new handles. Returned them to Menards. Found 50 pulls on EBAY that are from same manufacturer and a close match to what kitchen has. I only need 12. Plan to resell them after project is completed. Need to get my annual Flu shot today. About the only other thing I have to do today is stain some trim for the island project.

Mostly, hope the Vertigo goes away.

RNG, like your video. Reminds of some the road that I traveled will visiting Don. I need to do a video of my trips in town. More like a plowed cow path in areas than a road.

Don, g;ad we got Gray2's air out solved. I would be interested in how your mom's deep cleaning helper works out.

Buppies, sorry to hear about the C again.

Drew, staying in right lane except to pass is what I was taught. I think a lot of drivers that do not follow this rule take advantage of those that do.

Thomas, glad your wife found phone. You may need to plan a special dinner out with her.

Prayers for all those in need.

Good Morning All.

 

[ronjhall]

Just checked NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Looks like I better make sure things a battened down.

 

[txdon]

I don't even like being in the left lane any more on I-95, but we have so many people who apparently have never heard of keep right pass left and with traffic patterns clogged, folks compound the problem by severe tailgating and weaving through traffic.

when I took driver training, I was taught to drive on the right.
I genuinely believe a lot of folks around here were never taught that. They pull out onto local four lanes and immediately go to the left lane.
And drive there at the speed limit. Arrghhhh.

Here it seems they are taught there is no speed limit in the left lane. It's for passing only, not for those that want to go 10-15 miles above speed limit all the time. Texas law below:

"Keep Right

Watch for signs on Texas multi-lane highways that read "Left Lane For Passing Only." These signs let you know that the left lane on a divided highway is not a "fast" lane; it is a passing lane.

After you pass someone, move into the right lane once you've safely cleared the vehicle. Impeding the flow of traffic by continuing to drive in the left lane is punishable by a fine of up to $200."
Highway Driving

 

[ronjhall]

This happened not too far from my home.
Missing stop sign blamed for serious crash.
Pure stupidity.

 

[toppop52]

Buppies
New skin cancer where sun doesn稚 shine on rear very confused where this came from. Well as they say carry on my wayward son.
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We're pull strong for you w/our thoughts /prayers Buppies.

Your skin is an interconnected organism and the damage to it can manifest anywhere on your body.

 

[toppop52]

Didn’t get above mid 60s since Saturday, but 71 now and going to 81 today. It is very wet here. The T-Bird deal is near completion, but gotta get some last minute details done. Got breakfast with my old friends today so gotta run.
Have a good day guys, prayers for all.
Buppies, man I hate to hear about your latest issue, God bless you.

 

[PJSprog]

72°F and rain this morning, going up to 83° today. small thunder storm rumbled through just before I left for work, and we're expecting more potentially sever ones this afternoon.

Sorry about your unwelcome find, Buppies.

I'm one of those people who drive in either the right lane or the middle when available. I was taught this in Driver's Ed as a way to avoid inhibiting the flow of traffic merging on and exiting off the highway. On highways, I get in that middle lane and set my cruise control at the posted speed limit. I've been driving like this for decades now, and yet I'm still amazed at the number of people who get behind me and flash their lights like I'm somehow obligated to get out of their way so they can continue breaking the law. I'm not, and I generally just ignore them, and even wave and smile when they pass me while barking vulgarities at their window. No one likes to ride with me, as everyone thinks I drive too slow ... including my Wife. It's not that I drive too slow, but rather that everyone else simply drives too fast. When friends take jabs at me about my driving, I remind them that I haven't had a speeding ticket since 1984, then ask them to surmise why that is. It never sways them. They all still drive too fast, then complain about "speed traps" when they get a ticket. Funny ... it's only a trap if you're speeding.

 

[Bird]

72°F and rain this morning, going up to 83° today. small thunder storm rumbled through just before I left for work, and we're expecting more potentially sever ones this afternoon.

Sorry about your unwelcome find, Buppies.

I'm one of those people who drive in either the right lane or the middle when available. I was taught this in Driver's Ed as a way to avoid inhibiting the flow of traffic merging on and exiting off the highway. On highways, I get in that middle lane and set my cruise control at the posted speed limit. I've been driving like this for decades now, and yet I'm still amazed at the number of people who get behind me and flash their lights like I'm somehow obligated to get out of their way so they can continue breaking the law. I'm not, and I generally just ignore them, and even wave and smile when they pass me while barking vulgarities at their window. No one likes to ride with me, as everyone thinks I drive too slow ... including my Wife. It's not that I drive too slow, but rather that everyone else simply drives too fast. When friends take jabs at me about my driving, I remind them that I haven't had a speeding ticket since 1984, then ask them to surmise why that is. It never sways them. They all still drive too fast, then complain about "speed traps" when they get a ticket. Funny ... it's only a trap if you're speeding.

I have no idea whether any recent "studies" have been done, but many years ago, studies were done on multi-lane roads that found the most FREQUENT accidents occurred in the right lane; traffic getting on and off the freeway, and the most serious accidents occurred in the left (inside) lane, higher speeds, people in a hurry. Seemed logical to me, so PJS, I usually drive as you do. And I love cruise control.

 

[Larro Darro]

Can't you load up a tank of glyphosate and spot spray, Larro? Even better, you probably have access to even stronger stuff than what they let us bone heads have in Kalifornia...

I'm sure I could do that for the ones by the downspout. The cousins have 120 acres of pine trees, so spraying that could get costly. Part of it got clear cut, a couple years ago, so that part isn't as bad. But in the tall trees the vine goes as high as the trees do. I don't have a picture, but it looks like a fern, with lacy leaves.