Good morning!!!!

[lostcreekranch]

Rick, my Wife bought some of those hard-boiled egg doodads, too, and we still haven't used them. Last week, she bought some of those weird silicone rings to make round eggs for breakfast sandwiches. We haven't used those yet either.

We've got a pair of the silicone rings, for breakfast sandwiches. One works, other one doesn't sit flat in frying pan so, some egg leaks out. By the time we tried them it was way beyond the return window on Amazon. Oh well.

 

[ronjhall]

Rick, my Wife bought some of those hard-boiled egg doodads, too, and we still haven't used them. Last week, she bought some of those weird silicone rings to make round eggs for breakfast sandwiches. We haven't used those yet either.

When my wife wanted the hard boiled egg doodads. I checked reviews. Not very good. Bought her one of those machines that will do up to a dozen at a time. Works good. Each eggs gets a hole poked into it before being cooked.
Dash DEC012BK Deluxe Rapid Egg Cooker Electric for Hard Boiled, Poached, Scrambled, Omelets, Steamed Vegetables, Seafood, Dumplings & More, 12 Capacity, with Auto Shut Off Feature, Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZGCKLE2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_CEg4BbDY3PFEQ

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 60F @ 7:45AM. Sunny. High 76F. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph.

Yesterday, did anyone besides me miss that hour of daylight we used to have at the end of the day?

How wonderful you were able to give your father such a peaceful time at the end of his life, Buppies. We should all be so lucky.

The clutch arm on the back of the old BMW transmission wasn't going back on in that cramped space, but after removing the exhaust system there was just enough room to wiggle it into place. That gave me the opportunity to shorten the back end of each head pipe, which allowed the collector box to move forward enough to better clear the legs of the center stand. And it was a lot easier to use a small bit of stainless steel wool and some solvent to clean the baked on gear oil off the top of the collector box. Just wish I'd noticed the clamps were missing from the front of the collector box before I installed the header pipes, but I guess practice makes perfect, right?:confused3:

Spent the rest of the day trying to get the side stand to work properly and stow away without hitting the header pipes. Got it bent using the oxy-acetylene torch in a couple spots, but the oxygen regulator kept turning down the oxy for some reason. Guess it's getting tired after 35 or so years, but as I recall, it never did work the way it should have. Probably time to update both regulators. Then I found that the new sidestand position caused the springs to automatically deploy it. Not good for anything that way, so I cut off the mount and made a new one that got welded on where I hope it needed to be. Then fired up the bead blaster to ready it for paint, only to have the drain valve on the compressor tank start venting oily water onto the ground on the patio. I'd tried to drain that tank a few years ago only to have the drain clog, and it has been open ever since. Why it picked yesterday to let go I'll never know, but I'm glad it did in spite of the mess. The little outhouse sized shed the compressor sits in needed hosed out anyway.

Was surprised and pleased with how difficult the paint on the sidestand parts was to remove. POR-15 Chassis Coat is some good stuff! But I got the welded areas down to bare metal, and the undamaged paint roughed up for another coat, and then shot everything while the compressor was already up to pressure. Finished just as the sun was going down, and it was hard keeping an eye on what I was doing as the sun turned turned the clouds a million shades of red, orange, and gold. The weather man sez it's due to a dirty high sitting off the cost that is bringing moisture down from Washington, but not enough to cause any rain.

Hope everyone's week gets off to a great start!

 

[sodamo]

70°F and ,37 inches rain. Raining as I type.
No plans yet other than await my site visit for diesel delivery.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Since I have been picking through all the stuff in the sheds, I've found things I had forgot I'd even bought. Several times.

Lol, i do that also...

 

[wngsprd]

Buppies, I teared up a bit.

 

[wngsprd]

Don, we have 5 zones programmed...wake warmth up slowly so aux. heat rarely kicks in on geo sys and to keep less used zones cooler in winter.

 

[Steppenwolfe]

Here you are
Tinnells Finer Foods Crystal Spring Ave Roanoke Va

O達riens Meats Main Street Salem Va

Thanks, I appreciate it. Take care.

 

[toppop52]

Don, we have 5 zones programmed...wake warmth up slowly so aux. heat rarely kicks in on geo sys and to keep less used zones cooler in winter.

I just have two zones, my house is smaller at just over 1800’, I do have four time zones programmed into my thermostat, overnight, get up, daytime, evening. But now that I’m retired I don’t have as much variation in temps as I use to.

 

[Bird]

We've got a pair of the silicone rings, for breakfast sandwiches. One works, other one doesn't sit flat in frying pan so, some egg leaks out. By the time we tried them it was way beyond the return window on Amazon. Oh well.

I've got a couple of the old fashioned steel rings and hadn't been used in quite awhile until I used one this morning to make a sausage, egg, and biscuit sandwich for myself.

 

[Bird]

Yesterday, we were in Roanoke and noticed both QuikTrip and Walmart had gas for $2.269 and since we needed gas, I filled the 2017 Escape at that Walmart. Today I needed gas in the 2012 Escape and Sam's Club, one of Denton's QuikTrip, AND the new Denton Buc-ee's had regular at $2.269, so I filled up at Buc-ee's.

I'm accustomed to seeing pumps with TWO hoses and nozzles; one for gasoline, one for diesel. But today I noticed that Buc-ee's fuel pumps have THREE hoses and nozzles. In addition to the diesel and gasoline with up to 10% ethanol, they have a third hose and nozzle for ethanol free gasoline at $3.499 a gallon. I guess if you're one of those who hates ethanol enough to pay an extra $1.20 a gallon for gas without it, it's handy.

 

[toppop52]

The cakes are all edible, she taught herself, she also sews some very elaborate costumes. She uses a form of fondant that is softer and more pleasant to eat.

Up to 64 with all day rain, .78 “ so far.

Got Ellen’s little building wired into the grid on Saturday, started the El Camino, cleaned up from Halloween and got some Thanksgiving stuff out. Gotta take the rest of the mums up soon.

Have a good afternoon, God bless.

 

[Eric Salop]

Good evening. Wooden cakes, silicon rings and nun's farts - what varied tastes there are on here today !

That is a truly stunning cake Randy, more like a work of art. Too good to eat - well, almost.

No chance for me to get on here earlier in the day as I had to check on the sheep at first daylight and got back just in time for the arrival of a local joiner, who is also a friend, to help me sort out a mess.

A few weeks ago I noticed that the screws securing a window hinge had rust on the surface. That should have been impossible, as they were supposed to be stainless steel, as I had discussed with the people who made the windows a few years ago. When they were fitted they looked stainless, but I never thought to take one out and test it. Didn't think I needed to, as any company making windows from oak (to keep the planning department happy) would surely know that it corrodes ordinary carbon steel ? They knew, but evidently they didn't care.



Our windows are quite small, about a metre square (which seems an odd measurement for 18th century openings), but there are quite a few and each far too heavy for one person to handle. It has taken a full day to change the screws on the first 10 windows as almost all of them broke as soon as they caught sight of the screwdriver. Another year and those windows would almost certainly have been falling out of their frame. Hoping for another wind-less day tomorrow too as there are more to do, although thankfully those left are all at ground level.

 

[Eric Salop]

Don't think any of us are ready to go yet, but when that time comes, wouldn't it be wonderful to be able to leave like Bup's dad.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

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OMG, Eric, I think I recognize those screws. Over here, they're used to install drywall, they're made as cheaply as possible, and yes, they're carbon steel. They rust easily, and break at the slightest hint of over torque. Were I you, I'd be having a rather stern conversation with whoever installed those things to hold up your heavy, and no doubt expensive, windows...:muttering:ullinghair:

 

[ronjhall]

Buppies, great end of life story. That's the way I want to go.

 

[ronjhall]

We have the same screw here. SS screws can be had at just about any big box store. Even deck screws would be better.

 

[ronjhall]

Wife has her Sleep Number bed. Got the APP loaded on her iPad. She is ready to go to bed and try it out.

 

[Bird]

Ron, I don't know what model Sleep Number bed you have, but we had one (model number no longer made) that we bought many years ago. It was Great! But we failed to use a cover, as we should have, and eventually had some perspiration stains that we never found a way to remove. So two and a half years ago, we were by a new Sleep Number store and my wife convinced me (over my objections) to buy a new Sleep Number bed. Now, like a dummy, I failed to notice that the new one is not nearly as thick as the old one, and the next mistake I made was in throwing the old one away as soon as the new one arrived. So we now have a Queen Dual p5 that isn't nearly as good for my old back as the old Sleep Number bed was.

 

[ronjhall]

Ron, I don't know what model Sleep Number bed you have, but we had one (model number no longer made) that we bought many years ago. It was Great! But we failed to use a cover, as we should have, and eventually had some perspiration stains that we never found a way to remove. So two and a half years ago, we were by a new Sleep Number store and my wife convinced me (over my objections) to buy a new Sleep Number bed. Now, like a dummy, I failed to notice that the new one is not nearly as thick as the old one, and the next mistake I made was in throwing the old one away as soon as the new one arrived. So we now have a Queen Dual p5 that isn't nearly as good for my old back as the old Sleep Number bed was.

It's a full size P5. We still have our original Sleep Number. We purchased a extra protection cover for the old one and new one. Wife needs adjustable head and legs on the bed.