Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

Eric, the tractor picture made me immediately think of being cold and the second picture
made me want to go ice skating. Of course if I fell that would be bad news.
But to see a pond like that in such a gorgeous setting, full of families with kids skating, well
those are some happy times.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Next fire, I'm hauling every basket case beemer I can find out there.....I heard about the electric company declaring bankruptcy. I have mixed feelings on this. Sure, my place didn't burn down. But those like you have my respect for doing due diligence to keep your stuff unburned. I would place most of the blame on whichever departments don't clean up the pine needles or have regular controlled burns. But suing gov't entities is like shooting yourself in the foot on a scale this big. Not so cut and dried like having flood insurance or not, and then there is a flood. I know out here around Bastrop Texas since the fire, they have cut down wide right of ways for all their power lines. I believe the insurance companies are/should take a big percentage of this. And stop building zero lot line homes on top of pine needles.

Not every old Beemer is worth the big bux, Kyle, but if you chase down some /2 pricing, especially the R69S, get ready for a nose bleed.

PG&E was convicted a few years ago of diverting funds from line maintenance and brush clearing to prop up shareholder profits. The judge in that case is now making them prove they haven't broken the terms of their probation, and I think they're going to fail miserably. So in addition to the new lawsuits, they'll have to pay the full penalties that were suspended in the original suites. To add to the circus, Erin Brockovich, yeah, that Erin Brockovich, has teamed up with a local scum sucking ambulance chasing lawyer to sue PG&E on behalf of the Camp Fire victims willing to sign with them. His fees will likely be 33%-50% of any winnings, something I bet the fire victims haven't been made aware of. I get two or three letters a week from other lowlife lawyers, and am now even seeing ads for them on Facebook. The amount of damages from such suits is now far more than the company's cash holdings, so they really didn't have any choice but to file for bankruptcy if they were going to try to keep the lights on. But since the filing rumors started, many companies that were removing trees and brush from beneath power lines have packed up and gone home for fear that PG&E would default on their bills. So just the opposite of what needed to happen to make the power lines safe has come to pass due to the lawsuits. If that doesn't make you mad, I don't know what will!

 

[lostcreekranch]

36°F this morning and forecast says 52°F for this afternoon. It was 72°F yesterday.

It’s been raining and windy here all night but, seems to be clearing now.

Looks like Kyle may be getting some “wintry mix” this morning.

Thanks for the kind comments on my out feed / assembly table. The top is 44” x 62” and I designed it around the large flat file cabinet.

It’s new casters make it really easy to move around again.

I’m moving it to a cleaner part of the shop for assembly of projects and picture framing. I’ve sketched up design for a new table saw out-feed table that will be similar, but smaller than the big table. New one will be about 42” x 42” and obviously same height as my table saw.

With cold day ..... thinking I’ll work on the shop audio system today, with shop doors closed. Present system is an old Aiwa compact system, about 20 years old with AM/FM, dual cassette, and 5 CD player. CD and cassette quit working sometime ago so really down to FM only. It has great sound. I think I’ll move it to one of the tack rooms in the horse barn and just let FM play 24/7. Horses and donkeys like country music.

Hoping for an excellent “hump day” for everyone.

Prayers to all.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Wngsprd, good job on the tree.
Don, nice floor

 

[RedNeckGeek]

RNG, nice camera work to capture the eagle taking off.

I'm pretty sure I spooked the bird when I came back out the door with the camera. I was zooming the lens and trying to keep it pointed when he took off, so I mashed the shutter button and that's what showed up in the photo. Not what I was expecting at all, as it had been sitting on the very top of a very tall pine, and I was going for a closeup of his regal head.:confused2:

I bet it felt nice and cozy in that cab once you got the heater blowin'. Kinda made it hard to get down from there when it was time to quit, didn't it?:laughing:

 

[toppop52]

Thanks for the suggestions on the opener. I’m going to start on it later this morning, once I’ve done some things I’ll check in and let you know what if any of it works.
I had a circuit board short in another opener just before Lynn died, we were luck to have been in the other side airing a tire on her Edge. She smelled and saw flame coming from it and yelled at me. I turned off the main and hit it with CO2. I wrote about that one last year on here.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

RNG, great shot of the eagle. I always get excited when I see them soar overhead or land here.

I do as well. His calls were quite loud in the office, but he was too high in the tree to see from the window. I couldn't believe he had landed so close to the house, and left the camera inside because usually they're so high in the sky they just show up as little dots in the photos.

One of life's pleasures - getting a tree to fall exactly where you wanted it to. I spent more time than usual yesterday sizing up a tall dead tree for where I should try to fell it, especially based on the big dogwood nearby that I wanted to avoid, and based on its tricky lean one direction down low being opposite of the lean up high. It fell one inch from my mark.

I have a feeling I'm going to be getting lots of practice at that in the not too distant future as fire damaged trees become obviously dead. I've only cut down a few trees following the instructions in the Stihl owner's manuals, which seemed to work OK. Got any tips or things to watch out for that a newbe should be aware of?

 

[Bird]

PG&E was convicted a few years ago of diverting funds from line maintenance and brush clearing to prop up shareholder profits. The judge in that case is now making them prove they haven't broken the terms of their probation, and I think they're going to fail miserably. So in addition to the new lawsuits, they'll have to pay the full penalties that were suspended in the original suites. To add to the circus, Erin Brockovich, yeah, that Erin Brockovich, has teamed up with a local scum sucking ambulance chasing lawyer to sue PG&E on behalf of the Camp Fire victims willing to sign with them. His fees will likely be 33%-50% of any winnings, something I bet the fire victims haven't been made aware of. I get two or three letters a week from other lowlife lawyers, and am now even seeing ads for them on Facebook. The amount of damages from such suits is now far more than the company's cash holdings, so they really didn't have any choice but to file for bankruptcy if they were going to try to keep the lights on. But since the filing rumors started, many companies that were removing trees and brush from beneath power lines have packed up and gone home for fear that PG&E would default on their bills. So just the opposite of what needed to happen to make the power lines safe has come to pass due to the lawsuits. If that doesn't make you mad, I don't know what will!

And the bottom line . . . . your electricity rates will be going up.

 

[toppop52]

Drew, when I was a kid in South Mills, NC, my worm farm was an old dish pan with holes I drilled using a hammer and 20d nail. I filled it with that black Carolina dirt and as many worms as I could find, every day after supper I poured the dish water in it, the water ran out through the holes and the particles of food fed the worms. Most of the boys around there had one similar to it. We fished a lot.

 

[toppop52]

34 going to 54, already feels like spring out there.

Buppies, I bought Lynn a Z28 convertible for her birthday in 2002, it cost less than that watch! LOL

Prayers for everybody to be comfortable.

 

[toppop52]

I have a pair of eagles that patrol the fields and creeks around here. This pic is about 50’ behind the house.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 41F @ 5:45AM. Sunshine and a few afternoon clouds. High 56F. Winds light and variable.

Feeling guilty because I haven't lubed my garage door tracks since I moved in here, now almost nine years ago. In my defense, the doors don't get nearly as much use as those belonging to someone that has to open them to go to work every day.:laughing: I've got some spray on dry moly lube I think I'll try. Hope you find a simple cure for whatever ails that opener, Randy. You sure don't need any more fireworks!

I don't mind country music Rick, but having to listen to anything 24/7 would be over the top. Don't horses and donkeys ever sleep?:laughing:

Do you worry about the worms crawling out of that clothes hamper looking thing, WW, er, Drew? Like Steve McQueen riding that motorcycle in the Great Escape, once out of their cage they'd need your help to get back in!:laughing: And are you gonna have to have your neighbor come in and feed the worms when you go on vacation? Having pets is a big responsibility you know!:laughing:

That downed manzanita turned out to be a lot bigger than I thought yesterday, and when I grabbed it with the 4in1, it was wider than the street in some spots so the banks got a nice sweeping. When I got to the gate it wouldn't fit, so I had to drop it and then hook the root ball with the bucket and drag it backwards the last quarter mile. Had to make a second trip for a big branch that broke off. Should'a dropped the auger, as the back wheels kept slipping on the way back, too. So I put the box blade back on before I tackled the ashes in the campfire pit, and it's a good thing I did. They were soaking wet and it was like shoveling concrete. Filled the bucket completely up, and I could see the front tires bulging under the weight. The old back wasn't happy with all that bending over and shoveling, either. But I got it done, and dumped down in the gully without getting stuck, and even hosed out the bucket and my boots when I was finished.

Didn't manage a nap, unless you count nodding off at the computer screen, as I didn't want to miss the UPS man when he came to drop off the new laser level. I got a notice the day before that he couldn't leave it because it wouldn't fit in the Knack box at the end of the drive. And the end of the box was all bashed in, but fortunately the heavy duty carrying case it came in did its job and everything inside seemed OK. I'll fire it up today and make sure.

The fellow from the Butler builder is due out this morning as well so see where he thinks they can fit the shop in. Should be interesting...

Happy Hump Day everyone!

 

[CWB Wyo]

It's 17° this morning, yesterday was nice and sunny in the low 30's. Today is going to be mostly cloudy with snow flurries and a high in 30's. With the wind picking up to 25-35 mph.

Eric and RNG ... I like the pictures.

Ted ... Sorry. I need RNG to tell me when it's coming over the hill so I can make sure I have it closed.

Spent most of yesterday cleaning the driveway. We end up getting a good 12 inches and some pretty good winds.

Hope everyone has a good hump day.
CWB.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Not every old Beemer is worth the big bux, Kyle, but if you chase down some /2 pricing, especially the R69S, get ready for a nose bleed.

PG&E was convicted a few years ago of diverting funds from line maintenance and brush clearing to prop up shareholder profits. The judge in that case is now making them prove they haven't broken the terms of their probation, and I think they're going to fail miserably. So in addition to the new lawsuits, they'll have to pay the full penalties that were suspended in the original suites. To add to the circus, Erin Brockovich, yeah, that Erin Brockovich, has teamed up with a local scum sucking ambulance chasing lawyer to sue PG&E on behalf of the Camp Fire victims willing to sign with them. His fees will likely be 33%-50% of any winnings, something I bet the fire victims haven't been made aware of. I get two or three letters a week from other lowlife lawyers, and am now even seeing ads for them on Facebook. The amount of damages from such suits is now far more than the company's cash holdings, so they really didn't have any choice but to file for bankruptcy if they were going to try to keep the lights on. But since the filing rumors started, many companies that were removing trees and brush from beneath power lines have packed up and gone home for fear that PG&E would default on their bills. So just the opposite of what needed to happen to make the power lines safe has come to pass due to the lawsuits. If that doesn't make you mad, I don't know what will!

As a far away observer, I was already steamed, now I'm burning up...what a crock. Especially the lawyers scraping off the top for the billions involved.

Rick, I saw a bit of sleet, and just a few scant flurries about 10 miles north of where I live.

Don is right. Chilly here. 35F with brisk winds. Nothing like up north.

You folks keep warm. Whatever it takes.

 

[toppop52]

It's 17° this morning, yesterday was nice and sunny in the low 30's. Today is going to be mostly cloudy with snow flurries and a high in 30's. With the wind picking up to 25-35 mph.

Eric and RNG ... I like the pictures.

Ted ... Sorry. I need RNG to tell me when it's coming over the hill so I can make sure I have it closed.

Spent most of yesterday cleaning the driveway. We end up getting a good 12 inches and some pretty good winds.

Hope everyone has a good hump day.
CWB.

Very pretty, but I’m looking forward to seeing daffodils!

 

[PJSprog]

47°F and rain this morning when I left the house, became 32° and snow by the time I crossed the Mississippi River into St. Louis. Cold front whipping through today will take us down to near 20° by tonight. Looks like single digits for tomorrow night, and more snow on Saturday. We certainly are getting a Winter here this year.

Nice pictures, fellas. I haven't had a "proper" camera since my first marriage back in the '80s. Bought a nice Canon SLR (film) and a bunch of lenses, and ex-wife kept it all. Everything since then has been those little digital jobbies or iPhones.

Still no heat at work. Maintenance had to call in the heating and cooling contractor. This morning they are replacing the blower motor and some other components. Our air compressor burned up yesterday afternoon as well. Bunch of people looking for other things to do while we await a replacement for that. Tough infrastructure week here.

Wife sent me a picture yesterday of our first duck egg. Said she found another one this morning.

 

[jbrumberg]

Good Morning Everyone!!!!!

Today’s low was -2ºF it is now 25ºF. I should see some mixed precipitation later today changing over to rain, rain tonight through tomorrow possibly ending with mixed precipitation/snow.. This weekend’s storm seemed moisture starved based on yesterdays weather news and it I remember correctly the following storm may be another inside runner. I’ll rant later.

RNG and Randy- Thanks for sharing the eagle pictures. Despite their huge size eagle nests are usually hard to locate. We visit an established eagle nest on small island in an Adirondack lake yearly, and even as it grows in size each year. and has not changed location it still takes a while to locate from our kayaks. Usually it’s the. eaglets squawking that gives the location away. I hope that you find the nest.

The abuse of legal process by maggoty ambulance chasing high priced, highly illuminated, and low value exploitative lawyers should be criminalized.

Buppies- I am happy to read that your wife was + surprised. Nice looking watch and s analog too.

Kyle- J24’s are great sailboats. It seems that all those used sailboats for sail at the marinas are a product of a failed relationship. My buddy has/had 3 sailboats of increasing size and a dinghy for sail . Wifey’s engagement ring cost more than my Newport 17 which cost slightly more than the cigar ring that I gave her +40 years ago.

Drew- Your greenhouse reads like an excellent place to R&R aging joints and bones. A meeting o the minds of this membership would be epic and probably result in lots of stupid.

Eric and Claye- Thanks for sharing your snow pictures.

Billy- From your description of the halo I would call it a sundog. Usually seen in pairs equidistant to either side of the sun, but there can be secondaries and tertiaries. When Isee them I assume precipitation w/i 24 hours as I do when I see contrails become clouds.

PGS- Mt\y ongratulations to the duck.

I hope that everyone is having a decent day today and a better day tomorrow.

M + thoughts, wishes, and prayers.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all! Low of 22F, going up to 45F and sunny. Supposed to get windy again, gust to 35 mph. The weather report said our area got 6" of snow. The most I saw on the ground was about an inch. Maybe it was just because it was melting as it fell. That's ok with me!

RNG, nice pic of the eagle! Nice to see the wildlife coming back for sure.

Drew (WW), sounds like your putting out quite the buffet for the worms when they arrive!

TD, YOU MISSED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SEAT TIME ???

Today's agenda isto do the errands that didn't happen yesterday.

Everyone have a great 'hump day' ! Prayers out for everyone.

 

[sodamo]

65°F and .01 inches rain.
Couple more hours mowing done.
Likely today will be be extension of yesterday although I feel a bit of stuffiness and sore throat coming on.
Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[buckeyefarmer]

34 going to 54, already feels like spring out there.

Buppies, I bought Lynn a Z28 convertible for her birthday in 2002, it cost less than that watch! LOL

Prayers for everybody to be comfortable.

Wow, i didn't look it up. I was thinking my wife could use a new watch, but she'd rather have a z28. Lol