Good morning!!!!

[toppop52]

49 high of 67 today becoming breezy later colder tomorrow. My lady feeling much better hope Toppops is and be safe

Prayers for those in need

Ellen is fine, she’s plotting where to drag me today right now!

42 here in Gatlinburg, headed to 68 today, rain by Friday looks like.

Y’all have a good day I’m being called to breakfast.

 

[ronjhall]

Coffee Has finished brewing. 38° with a few clouds this morning. Heading to 50° with mostly sunny skies. Slept in this morning. Never did get to try Drill Doctor out. On today's list plus put a couple coats of conditioner on butcher block countertop.

RNG, we need pictures or maybe a video of the running bike. Liked last video you posted.

Randy, enjoy the trip now that Ellen is feeling better.

Good Morning All.

 

[Bird]

Thomas I値l do what I can

Bird rain is for mid week

Yep, nice sunny day yesterday, 54 to 69 degrees and sunny with a "slight" chance of showers today, but 90% chance of rain again tomorrow. I'm still confident that it'll stay dry long enough sometime in the future to mow the lawns again.:laughing: Of course, the cool weather has sure slowed down the grass growth. My own yard is a disaster area now.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 54˚ all the rain is south of here so Kyle and Rick are getting wet.

Went to early voting yesterday and the line stayed at 40 people long all day with 15 voting booths and 10 minute wait I figure 3,000 people were able to vote on the first day.

Got Mom situated for another week and even got her a new electric frying pan. I took her to town and she used her new 3 wheeled walker and stayed upright. :thumbsup:

Eric, project gestation periods may vary, now that's funny. :laughing: . .

 

[Looking4new]

35 going to a high of 42F. Wind E 9 mph. Rain or snow is in the forecast.

I shoved the hoe back the two feet it was wasting and tried putting the trailer in to straddle the subframe on it, that didn't work (one wheel of the trailer sitting on the subframe which is a no, no), so I threw the trailer out and parked the Jeep inside. The door shuts, just barely. The trailer will live outside in the snow all winter, the good thing is that it is on gravel. The Dodge, dock box for the boat and the ride-on mower all fit in the new shelter. Hydro is run to it as well and I got a new remote controller for the block heater wired in.

The town council just south of me ( pop. 600) voted to allow a weed store to open. Now we wait until some enterprising fellow invests the loot. It wont be me, that is for sure. I will continue to buy my MMJ the same way and the same dealer as always.

I managed to level the drive way where it was starting to rut, yesterday as well. It is not pretty, but it is level, more or less. I still haven't cut the ditch to drain the standing water off my snow dump. That wont get done until next year, now.

My buddy with diverticulitis is coming along great! His surgeon took about a foot of large intestine out of him. He gets the poop bag off next month. He has already gotten the 'urge', went to park on the throne and farted! YES! I don't want to loose him. Chronologically, he is 30 years younger than me, but still the best foreman ever.

Have a good day all

 

[lostcreekranch]

a little warmer today, 42 going up to 71 in cloudy skies. I have a small field to bush hog, then need to start putting equipment away for the winter.
Headed to Massey dealer on Thursday to talk about a new 4707, see what I'd get on a trade for the larger Massey. I think if I put it out at the end of the lane, as shiny red as it is, it would sell quickly. Only question is whether to sell the five foot almost new Bush Hog with it; whatever I get will be a full size larger and I'd need a six or seven foot cutter. This is the enabler, a new style hitch adapter I hope will make this easier on me:
Products Archive - Tractor PTO Link

Ken Spector is a former neighbor of mine, Drew.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Hope you find the exact tractor you are looking for be it red green or orange

Or blue?

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 56F @ 5:30AM. Partly cloudy. High 72F. Winds light and variable.

Good news on your buddy's recovery, L4N. I hope the progress continues!

Too bad the shoulder season isn't a little less popular for your trip, Randy, but I guess that's what happens as the wave of Baby Boomers moves on into retirement! Time to get friendly, love yer neighbor, and stand in line...:confused2:

You guys make me sound like some kind of midwife! Instead, I do consider myself something of a caretaker, as these projects are mine only as long as I'm able to use and care for them. Then they move on to someone who will hopefully give them the time and maintenance they need, and who will be rewarded with a very enjoyable experience. That said, though, when something has accumulated thirty years of use and abuse at other hands, there are bound to be surprises and setbacks along the way. Yesterdays was finding that flattening the sealing surface on the valve cover didn't stop the leak, so today the head and barrel come back off so the mating surface can be similarly treated. Two steps forward, one step back. But I did get about a twenty mile ride in, and oh how sweet it was! The engine and transmission worked very well, and with the low final drive ratio, acceleration was quite zippy. Steering with the wide handlebar is very low effort and the handling is nice and nimble. I was a bit surprised at how high the thing sat, but I think the stronger modern springs are making it sit higher than the original designers intended. But I guess more ground clearance is better than not enough. I did stop with the intention of taking a photo, but the center stand is very difficult to deploy and the side stand hasn't been mounted yet, as I need a couple of circlips for it. And the seat that is on it is original and part of the other R80 G/S that is in the rafters awaiting its turn on the lift, and what used to be an unorthodox bright orange vinyl cover has faded to a sad shade of pale salmon that clashes wonderfuly with the bright red candy apple paint. The proper seat needs a set of rubber buffers to hold it up off the frame rails, and those are being somewhat difficult to locate, even at McMaster-Carr. More head scratching is called for.

My plans to sort some wiring on the van were twarted by a lack of documentation from the mechanic on just what is connected to what between the Subaru and VW engine wiring harnesses. The mechanic has assured me several times that the documentation is available, I just have to find a way to get my copy of it.:confused2:

 

[hawkeye08]

I was sleeping hard this morning when the alarm went off.. got up, daughter had plugged coffee percolator in already, so coffee was ready. Got to my desk just in time for what I thought was 7am meeting.. oops, no meetings today, how did that happen? Probably a good thing, I need to go through the open enrollment stuff and complete wellness assessment. I can watch granddaughter and let my wife sleep in..

I texted daughter that is developing property to see if she wanted me to come retrieve the car trailer. They had it unloaded and ready to pickup so we got to visit in the daylight and see their progress.. it is exciting to see, but I'm glad we did ours when we were young. I wouldn't want to try developing land and building now.

 

[daugen]

headed out to mow a couple acre field with the Massey and bush hog. May be the last job for that tractor.
Then will spend rest of day shining it up. A little fluff and puff...
I'll put a coat of carnauba cleaner wax on that Ferrari red hood that will make it dazzle.

Appointment on Thursday morning with Massey dealer. Have to drive by JD dealer to get there. Likely to stop in on the way back.
Supposed to rain that day. Perfect day for screwing around with tractors.

Laid all my seed packets out on the new kitchen cart, perfect temporary use for it, and realized I had forgotten a few things plus I needed
more cabbage. Put another order into rareseeds.com Next year will be about half the varieties , sticking with what I know now will work.
Though I did get several varieties of Italian sweet red peppers for barbecuing, some foodie varieties and not what you get on the hardware store rack.

Warmed up enough, too cold out for me at 7am and now it's not even light out then. Bummer and brrrr. At least we have the holidays to look forward to. And for me a ton of machinery to winterize.
Took my veggies down to food pantry and said could be the last, depends upon frost.
Time to get a move on. I intend to go have some fun on a tractor. Life is good.

 

[PJSprog]

38°F and clear skies this morning, going up to 55° today.

Wanted to get into the studio last night for some new project prep work, but ended up emptying the dishwasher and doing some laundry instead. Sucks when being a responsible adult gets in the way of the fun stuff. But, waddaya gonna do.

The Wife got a call yesterday from the landlord of the house in town they were looking at. The boys got it. Can't get in until 01 November, but The Wife said she'd start hauling stuff over there in her SUV during the weekdays next week. As much as I'm trying not to act too happy about this, I think she is trying even harder. She's been discussing furniture options for that soon-to-be-vacated bedroom for about a week now. We have a lot of antique furniture in storage, so it'll be some combination of that stuff.

I saw that dressed up ZTR on a Facebook post a couple days ago, Hawkeye. I was thinking that might be the ticket to solving our mole/groundhog/skunk problem. I'd have to get new dies to reload for that minigun, though. I suspect it empties brass with a quickness.

I noticed yesterday during the drive home that some of the trees around here aren't as green as they used to be. No real vivid colors yet, but things are starting to turn red and yellow in spots.

Ed, I have never understood people going out in public in their pajamas. It's one thing to walk across your own lawn to pick up the morning paper. But to go into town and into a store ... ? I've been seeing girls do this for several years. Not sure I'm ready to see guys doing it, too. Sagging pants and flaunting undies is bad enough.

First ride! That has to be a great feeling, RNG. Congrats.

 

[Bird]

Went to early voting yesterday and the line stayed at 40 people long all day with 15 voting booths and 10 minute wait I figure 3,000 people were able to vote on the first day.

We went by to vote and decided to wait until later because of the crowd. The local newspaper says Denton County had a new record of 17,278 early voters yesterday. And I went to do a little grocery shopping this morning, and see the parking lot is still full at our city hall, so the crowds are still bad today, too.


But we WILL vote; just don't know exactly when.

 

[ronjhall]

We got our absentee ballots couple weeks ago. Haven't opened them yet. But am making a list of who not to vote for based on their BS TV and radio ads

 

[ronjhall]

PJ, I have not been wearing PJ's out. But the sweats I have been wearing are very close. Kind of hard to put jeans on with one arm.

 

[Larro Darro]

Good morning. It's spitting rain and 66F. Just got our new generator from Amazon yesterday afternoon, so the first wiifii I've had in a while. Margie, Sister, BIL and I are all fine. House did great. Some minor damage. Lost the pole barn, pump house, Mamma's trailer, the roof off two sheds, and there is a tree on another shed. For the whole farm, we lost 8-10 barns and sheds, and I haven't been to the creek land yet.

The timber took it on the chin. Most all big trees are down. Except the one at the end of the house that I always worry about on windy nights. I'm not going to worry about it anymore.

It looks like I'm out of the pine straw business. Mostly out of the pine business too. We have a few acres of 3 year old long leaf that is alright. Everything else will have to be harvested to be able to use the land. Old growth included.

The view from my back deck.

 

[Larro Darro]

From the southeast end of the long leaf's looking north.

 

[Larro Darro]

My old two row planter is in a shed that will take a couple of three hours of chainsawing to get to. So I'm not worried about it getting stolen.

 

[PJSprog]

PJ, I have not been wearing PJ's out. But the sweats I have been wearing are very close. Kind of hard to put jeans on with one arm.

I can't deride anyone who wears sweat pants in public. They are my leisure pants of choice. In fact, I used to have a job where the dress code was very ... shall we say, loose. I spent ten years there wearing sweat pants and T-shirts every day. As that place was in the process of closing down back in '03, one of the production supervisors came into my office pointing and laughing and saying, "Ha ha ... now you're going to have to get a real job and wear real pants." :laughing:

I wear jeans and a polo at my job now, but I still wear sweat pants when I'm at home. At 52, I'm not likely to break that habit anytime soon.

Wishing you well with the arm, Ron.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

We've all been pulling for you through that storm, Larro, and it's very good to year you and yours are safe. All that damage is a hard blow to take, though. Sorry to hear it. How long do you think it'll be before your power is back on?

 

[RedNeckGeek]

My old two row planter is in a shed that will take a couple of three hours of chainsawing to get to. So I'm not worried about it getting stolen.

That's really looking for the silver lining, Larro! At least if you can keep the wreckage from falling in, your planter will be fine!

Maybe we need a Good Morning!!!! convoy to come down there and help out for a week or two? Who's in?