Good morning!!!!

[buckeyefarmer]

Did you get another Costco battery?? In the market and was going to go there today!

Yes, same interstate battery. Their old kirkland batteries were great, interstate not as great. But no questions asked return. I told them it died.
Night before i charged it, vehicle started fine. Yesterday morning it was dead again. No shorted cells registered on the charger.

 

[ronjhall]

Poured first cup of coffee. 30° with freezing rain this morning. Heading to 39° with rain stopping in afternoon. Nasty mix of snow then rain. But it is not the slick stuff we got a couple weeks ago. Should all melt by end of tomorrow. Need to clean up shop and barn from yesterday's projects. Will use extra care while going between buildings.

Finally has come to me why my arm is not working as well as it should after PT. It has been so long (over a year) since I have used my right like it should be used. I find myself doing things with my left arm when I should be using my right arm. I have one Dr appointment and one PT visit left this week. Then I am on my own. :thumbsup:

David, good project pictures.

Buckeye, why do batteries go bad when you need them the most? :confused3:

Looking, way to much snow. Be careful.

Good Morning All.

 

[wngsprd]

47 going to 63...maybe showers this afternoon.

Great video, RNG...house floating on a cloud of snow fog looked cool. The van looked lonely.

BEF, I bought an Interstate battery at Costco for my tractor 2 or 3 years ago to replace the original Kubota one and it is doing great. Hope you just got a rare bad one.

Turns out my day wasn't too bad...no tooth numbing and it still didn't hurt...just gets tiring having a drill going so long grinding down a tooth...temp crown, then perm in 2 weeks. Staple removal was fast after waiting 90 minutes...doctor did a good trick asking me how I got the cut to distract me...used a small tool that looked like a pair of pliers. Thanks for the kind wishes.

Decided to roast coffee when I got home rather than do taxes...weather too nice, 78 on the porch, so roasted outside.

Happy Waitangi Day, New Zealanders!

 

[riptides]

40 out this AM. High was 74 yesterday. Unfortunate that I was in the city. Well, maybe not unfortunate. The SO had and now has to maintain the home by herself for a while. She did OK, but I think stresses of family are weighing her down. She is not a happy person anymore.

Anyhow, I got a nice surprise on another project that has been festering for years. I finally found, ordered and received a custom barn window. Found a company on the internet and point-click-buy-one got to me. It came all the way from WI and managed to get here with one pane of glass broken. Wife called the company and they are sending a replacement pane. I order vinyl, as I want to get out of the maintenance business. Looks like I'll be ordering 25 more! I stashed some beer money up over the years and tried to surprise the wife with that. I think she likes that, so the barn will be all closed up in a month or so. All I need to do now is fix up the old siding and it's a brand new 100 year old barn!

Heading to the city again this AM. Real work is no fun, now I know why I retired a few years ago. I feel like I am working for someone else instead of me now. Guess debt does that to a man.

Have a great day all, be safe.

 

[B7510HSD]

Yes, same interstate battery. Their old kirkland batteries were great, interstate not as great. But no questions asked return. I told them it died.
Night before i charged it, vehicle started fine. Yesterday morning it was dead again. No shorted cells registered on the charger.

Good info Thank you!!

 

[ronjhall]

47 going to 63...maybe showers this afternoon.

Great video, RNG...house floating on a cloud of snow fog looked cool. The van looked lonely.

BEF, I bought an Interstate battery at Costco for my tractor 2 or 3 years ago to replace the original Kubota one and it is doing great. Hope you just got a rare bad one.

Turns out my day wasn't too bad...no tooth numbing and it still didn't hurt...just gets tiring having a drill going so long grinding down a tooth...temp crown, then perm in 2 weeks. Staple removal was fast after waiting 90 minutes...doctor did a good trick asking me how I got the cut to distract me...used a small tool that looked like a pair of pliers. Thanks for the kind wishes.

Decided to roast coffee when I got home rather than do taxes...weather too nice, 78 on the porch, so roasted outside.

Happy Waitangi Day, New Zealanders!

Glad your day turned out good. I am procrastinating on doing taxes. Maybe next below freezing day.

 

[Looking4new]

Looking, way to much snow. Be careful.

You are the one that needs to be careful with that ice.
Do you have any wood ashes?

 

[txdon]

Good morning! Warmest morning of the year at 67 ˚F before sunrise. It will be a cloudy day getting up to 77 ˚F.

Trail blazing and pickle ball classes will take up most of the day. Tomorrow I will have to make some garden time to sneak in some seat time.

RNG, I showed my wife the hummer video and with the music build up she thought there would be a multitude of hummers storming the feeder. But I was impressed because of the solitude of the lone hummingbird staying behind and not flying to warmer temperatures.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 35F @ 4:15AM. Mostly cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy this afternoon. High near 45F. Winds light and variable.

I feel your pain, Rip. Nine years in retirement and I'm probably unemployable. The idea of having someone else tell me what to do makes me shudder. Hang in there, man.

BTW, I've a buddy that's an engineer at a custom window company in Wisconsin, and wonder if it's the same company you used for your window?

Wng, 78 on the porch roasting coffee, or doing taxes? You deserved that reward after the morning you had!:thumbsup:

I've come to the same realization with my face muscles, Ron, and am trying to chew food more on the paralyzed right side. And I think it's helping get those muscles used to working again. Whistling is another "exercise" that's helping, too. Strange to be thinking along those lines, but whatever works...

Haven't received a refund from the battery that went bad on the Christmas motorcycle trip, so I called Digikey yesterday to ask why. The gal there confirmed that it had been received, but has not yet been "evaluated". My guess is that by the time they get around to "evaluating" it, it'll be good'n'dead. But I should get interest on that $110 investment.:laughing: I've only had so-so luck with Interstate and Westco batteries, even the AGM versions. I had good luck with the first pair of deep discharge marine batteries I got at Walmart, but the two year old one in the Kubota side-by-side isn't holding a charge the way it should and is spending too much time on the Battery Saver. Maybe part of the problem is that lead is no longer refined in the US, and perhaps the recycling process isn't yielding the high quality lead that it should.

Also got in touch with AT&T to ask why the land line isn't fixed yet. That gal told me it's been diagnosed as a "cable problem" and is awaiting assignment to a field crew, with a new completion date of 2/28. I responded that I'd gotten the same story when I called at the beginning of January, and asked that the repair be "escalated". She promised I'd get a call back from a supervisor either last night or this morning, and I'm still waiting.

Got a response back on the leaking skylight on the van, and took more pictures of the seal so the tech could get a better idea of what's going on. In the process I noticed that parts of the lift mechanism are pressing down on the seal and distorting it, and very likely causing the leak. It'll be interesting to see what the tech has to say.

As expected, all the snow except that in deep shadow, mostly on north facing slopes, was melted off by sundown yesterday. The sprouting weeds didn't seem to mind the snow blanket at all, as they're greener than ever and growing like, er, weeds! And yes, Drew, there's an awful lot of downed wood out there. I'm gonna be in pretty good shape by the time summer rolls around if I can get it all bucked and split.

Today's liable to have the best weather for another week, so I think I'll dive under the van and get a couple of leaking oil seals replaced. Then get some things ready for a trip into town tomorrow, which will include trailering the new-to-me motorcycle to the DMV to get the title transferred over to me. Not sure I'll register it just yet; there's a lot of work to be done before it'll be road worthy again and I don't wanna waste money on insurance if I'm not gonna be riding it.

Happy Hump Day, folks!

 

[ronjhall]

You are the one that needs to be careful with that ice.
Do you have any wood ashes?

No wood ashes. The snow fell first. The freezing rain. This caused about 3/4" crust. Easy walking. But still need to be careful. Spread some ice melt on walkways. School is closed again today.
Kids may not get out of school until July this year.

 

[ronjhall]

Also got in touch with AT&T to ask why the land line isn't fixed yet. That gal told me it's been diagnosed as a "cable problem" and is awaiting assignment to a field crew, with a new completion date of 2/28. I responded that I'd gotten the same story when I called at the beginning of January, and asked that the repair be "escalated". She promised I'd get a call back from a supervisor either last night or this morning, and I'm still waiting.

Good luck with that call back. I called AT&T last week. Because they billed me for early shut down of my account. After agent assured me that it would not happen when I closed account. No call back as promised. Glad to get rid of that no service company. You may not have that option where you are at.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good luck with that call back. I called AT&T last week. Because they billed me for early shut down of my account. After agent assured me that it would not happen when I closed account. No call back as promised. Glad to get rid of that no service company. You may not have that option where you are at.

You're right, Ron, if I want a land line telephone, and I do because cell service here is unreliable, I'm stuck with AT&T. That land line has been down since 11/8/18, and I've still been billed for three months of service that wasn't delivered. Yesterday's clerk assured me that I'd be issued credit once service is restored. I have no doubt I'll have to call them again to remind them if/when they fix whatever's wrong with the land line.

A few weeks ago I was thinking about trying an AT&T cell phone, but not anymore. It's bad enough trying to get them to do their job and fix the land line. There's no way I'm gonna put all my telephone/cell communication eggs in an AT&T basket after this. And, as with Apple, I'm giving serious thought to dumping their stock. How can companies with such customer adverse policies and practices be successful and grow their business (and make money for stockholders)?

 

[lostcreekranch]

Rick are you still pleased with your Z Turn?

I'm guessing you're addressing me Buppies?

I'm very pleased with the Kubota ZD1211-72".



The diesel is pretty fuel efficient ..... I get 10 hours on a tank of fuel.

I'm very pleased with the rear discharge deck and switched to Oregon Gator Mulching blades to get a great cut. Going from previous 60" deck to 72" really reduces cutting time.

It just barely fits on my trailer with only a little over an inch of clearance on each side. Before I went to pick it up, I had Dealer sales guy measure width and they missed by three inches. I took my GN trailer to pick it up since with the faulty measurement, it "wouldn't fit" my 6' x 12' trailer.

 

[lostcreekranch]

70°F here this morning with light fog. Forecast is for 77°F this afternoon.

Tomorrow is forecast for 80% chance of rain but, will be our last warm day for a bit. Right now the high for Friday is just 42°F.

Hoping the rain stays away so I can get more of the lawn, around the house, sprayed for winter weeds and get some more pre-emergent spread.

The rear suspension, on the Polaris Ranger, is making some noise so, guess I'll jack it up to see what's going on. Sounds like a failing bushing or ???

Hoping for an excellent "hump day" for everyone.

Prayers to all.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning all! Low of 34, going up to 45 today. No precip last night, a slight chance today. Supposed to get very windy, gusts up to 60!. I hate wind!

So, for the first time in my life, I experienced acupuncture yesterday. Interesting process. I think there was actually some improvement, albeit for only about 5-6 hours. The therapist did state that it takes multiple sessions before any (and "IF ANY" is the key here) permanent results can be assessed. Maybe?

So, after multiple calls to the ortho doc, the answer is: I need to schedule with a rheumatologist. Why couldn't anyone tell me this before? Today will be trying to find out if the insurance will authorize it. I want to know prior to scheduling an appointment.

Not sure what will be on the agenda for today, just take it as it comes.

RNG, really beautiful pics. Amazing how Mother Nature can paint her landscapes. Wonder if the hummer is regretting not taking a southern vacation?

Drew, don't forget pics of the seat time today.

Don, the competition has not started until there are some 'verification' pictures.

Everyone dealing with nasty weather, take care, go slow, be safe! Prayers sent

 

[CWB Wyo]

It's down to 3° this morning. Yesterday we had lite snow and a lot of wind and still have a chance of more snow this morning. The high will be in the 20's with 15-20 mph winds. The drifts are the worst cleaning up the driveway. There are places that I have to blow in to the wind and they are the first places that fill back in when the wind blows. And they just get deeper and deeper though the season.

The only plans for today is to working on the driveway.

Hope everyone has good hump day.
CWB.

 

[jbrumberg]

Good Morning Everyone!!!!!!!

24ºF was today’s low; 34ºF presently; near today’s anticipated high temperature. The NWS has issued a Winter Weather Advisory (sleet/freezing rain) for tonight and tomorrow night both waves changing over to rain.

After I finish reading what everyone here does on a daily basis I need to take a nap.

Rick- 2 Good looking tractors, 0 turn mower as well as your tractor hangar. Thanks for sharing.

David- Congratulations. Looks good.

Drew and Buppies. Your challenges have made me much better at protecting myself. I am good with headwear and high SPF clothing; still working on the sunscreen.

Bill- Thanks for sharing your snow project(s) pictures. Nice looking place.

Billy- I am happy to read that the dental work and staple removals went painlessly. Those staples and the pliers are nasty looking.

Mike- Good news on the windows; sad news about your SO and the other life challenges with which you and family have to deal. I really hope your SO can work this through; it’s not easy, and things improve. Hang in there.

It can get surprisingly cold in the cloud forests of Costa Rica where many USA hummingbirds migrate. They can go into a stupor/hibernation when it gets cold to conserve energy.

RonJH- Be careful on that ice. I do not want to lend you a slightly used knee immobilizer. It’s icy here as well and it’s going to get worse.

Ted- I am happy to read that you had a + response to the acupuncture. It takes a while. Good luck with the pre-authorizations with the rheumatologist. I’ll save you my rant about prior approvals. Again good luck.

My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers

 

[PJSprog]

18ｰF and cloudy this morning in Maryville MO, going up to 28ｰ today.

Hoping to not be here for that high temp. Meeting with our customer at 11:00, then headed back to STL this afternoon.

Drive was mostly uneventful yesterday. Ran through some freezing rain and falling temps going through mid-Missouri, but nothing too bad. Just slowed the drive a bit. Some snow flurries as I pulled into town last night, but no additional accumulation.

Neglected to pack my laptop, so I閾ｴe been spending a lot of thumb time on the iPhone.

 

[PJSprog]

Perfect 80's hair band... :thumbsup: Go Queensryche !!!

One of my favorite bands, and Geoff Tate is definitely my favorite rock vocalist of all time.

PJ, guitar is coming along, satin finish sounds nice. Does it take long to install the electronics

Thanks. The electronics should go pretty quick. Soldering the pickup leads to the switch and the pots, then to the output jack, and ground everything.

 

[sodamo]

64°F and .01 inches rain.
Lumber delivery from Lowes expected. Only known is between 8am - 8pm. Will require sorting.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day