Good morning!!!!

   / Good morning!!!! #92,301  
Good Morning Everyone!!!!!!

36ºF was today’s low; 49ºF presently mostly cloudy and the cloud deck is thickening. It looks like a mostly cloudy PM with temperature ~ 60ºF. A rare decent night’s sleep probably helped by the open windows keeping the bedroom temp down. Thankfully Mr. Knee was stiff this AM; no real soreness nor swelling.:cool::D. Nothing really planned for today; maybe a try at walking the lower perimeter later.

Wifey made waffles yesterday morning with uncured thick cut bacon, and local maple syrup. I was probably hyperglycemic when I started moving yesterday.

All the posts about high grease, fat, sugar, salt, and empty calorie foods is making me hungry. After PT tomorrow we may be having lunch eat a restaurant called the “Belly of the Beast.” The menu offers really healthy Don approved entrees as well as less than healthy entree choices like scrapple. I have not eaten scrapple in a long time. I never see it in grocery stores around here. Belly of the Beast - Menu

…. You would have consume a lot of beer before ever wanting to eat the extruded mini turds that were inside.- Eric. Somehow that “food” product does not seem edible w/o a couple of “(USA) cold ones.”

Bill- I am happy to read your trip to the “Big City” was incident free.

Roy- I am happy to read that you and Suzette has a decent day trip and restaurant experience. Tessie’s Tavern looks like an interesting place. Thanks for the link.

A Springfield, MA PO was shot last night. He took 2 .22 rounds to his left arm- a graze and one round in his (L) elbow. The perp had a a rather extensive rap sheet. Something is wrong with a legal system that allows these revolving door criminals are to plead innocent and/or be free to roam the community.

Drew- A discharged battery on a new fancy tractor? I hope that you find the cause.

…. Methinks you're over achieving, again... - RNG. Thanks for the laugh.:D and the battery post connector switch link.

…. but a more popular etymology is that it's from a Quebecois slang word meaning “mess.”- RonJH. That’s a good looking Tom posing for for your game cam. Thanks for sharing :)

Thomas- Plant life seems out of synch with the current weather around here as well. I’ve been watching the chickadees raking up/gathering Brogen’s fur that we for nesting material the past few days.

Rick- Good luck with the new mower blades. Are they considered “mulching” blades? They look a little different from the originals blades.

Ted- Good luck with your VW’s.

I want to thank everyone for the + thoughts, wishes, and prayers. If Mr. Knee is not complaining nor will I.

I hope that everyone has a decent Sunday and a good start on Monday.

My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers for all.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #92,302  
While relaxing watching tv yesterday evening all 4 of my motion cameras went off. We were surrounded by turkeys on all sides.
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Reminds me of FP here.... :duh:

Roy, glad your wifey is out and about.

Jay, glad your knee is not swollen.

LS125, hope your's gets better.

Ron, hope you 2 have a good day.

Drew, I totally understand the serenity of being in the garden on a nice day. But I still hate weeds and bugs. :)

Almost Everything tastes better with gravy or pork added to it.

My friends are in Northern Ireland, on the northern coast. Portballintrae. They sure have a windy, beautiful coast.

Have a blessed day all.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #92,303  
Ok .... we've established that French fries and gravy are great! Now ..... which gravy?

Brown Gravy?

Brown Gravy w/ Cheese Curds (Poutine)?

Country Gravy?

Red Gravy (ketchup)?

Cheese Sauce?

BBQ Sauce?

It doesn't matter as long as the gravy is thick.:licking:
 
   / Good morning!!!! #92,304  
Ok .... we've established that French fries and gravy are great! Now ..... which gravy?

Brown Gravy?

Brown Gravy w/ Cheese Curds (Poutine)?

Country Gravy?

Red Gravy (ketchup)?

Cheese Sauce?

BBQ Sauce?

My vote is for:
1) brown gravy
2) country gravy (any kind)
3) cheese sauce

Great, now I'm hungry....
 
   / Good morning!!!! #92,305  
I grew up in a household where my father used a big wooden salad bowl spoon to hold mustard in the bottom, then olive oil poured on top, crushed garlic, then wash it all off the spoon with apple cider vinegar.
And here I am six decades later making the same dressing
because commercial dressings have lots of salt.

I intentionally use apple cider vinegar because I know it is good for me. It is not good for my acid reflux and tender tummy.
It's an acid....duh. So I have to eat with other food, not just an acidic salad alone. Is there a low acid vinegar with equal
benefits?

71 currently, low tonight 65, tomorrow low 66, that will bring the ground temps up. Need warm ground for my okra.

Think I will sleep well tonight. Storms coming in tonight and tomorrow, Sat may be a rainout.

Big wooden spoon had multiple uses.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #92,306  
".... It doesn't matter as long as the gravy is thick."- Lynn. I am still making additional gravy for that turkey breast that I smoked. Even my watery gravies end up thickened.

"... Almost Everything tastes better with gravy or pork added to it."- Kyle. Gravy is a great meal extender and vehicle to re-heat some leftovers. Wifey is not a great fan of pork. I am happy she tolerates boneless, brined, chops for stuffed pork chops or rarely a smoked eye round roast. She does like (leftover) pork stirfried rice.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #92,307  
65°F and another 2.24 inches rain. Looks like another wet soggy day ahead. Gonna be in trouble when that big grow light starts shining brightly. Guess another inside day.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day
 
   / Good morning!!!! #92,308  
Good Morning Everyone!!!!!!

36ºF was today’s low; 49ºF presently mostly cloudy and the cloud deck is thickening. It looks like a mostly cloudy PM with temperature ~ 60ºF. A rare decent night’s sleep probably helped by the open windows keeping the bedroom temp down. Thankfully Mr. Knee was stiff this AM; no real soreness nor swelling.:cool::D. Nothing really planned for today; maybe a try at walking the lower perimeter later.

Wifey made waffles yesterday morning with uncured thick cut bacon, and local maple syrup. I was probably hyperglycemic when I started moving yesterday.

All the posts about high grease, fat, sugar, salt, and empty calorie foods is making me hungry. After PT tomorrow we may be having lunch eat a restaurant called the “Belly of the Beast.” The menu offers really healthy Don approved entrees as well as less than healthy entree choices like scrapple. I have not eaten scrapple in a long time. I never see it in grocery stores around here. Belly of the Beast - Menu

…. You would have consume a lot of beer before ever wanting to eat the extruded mini turds that were inside.- Eric. Somehow that “food” product does not seem edible w/o a couple of “(USA) cold ones.”

Bill- I am happy to read your trip to the “Big City” was incident free.

Roy- I am happy to read that you and Suzette has a decent day trip and restaurant experience. Tessie’s Tavern looks like an interesting place. Thanks for the link.

A Springfield, MA PO was shot last night. He took 2 .22 rounds to his left arm- a graze and one round in his (L) elbow. The perp had a a rather extensive rap sheet. Something is wrong with a legal system that allows these revolving door criminals are to plead innocent and/or be free to roam the community.

Drew- A discharged battery on a new fancy tractor? I hope that you find the cause.

…. Methinks you're over achieving, again... - RNG. Thanks for the laugh.:D and the battery post connector switch link.

…. but a more popular etymology is that it's from a Quebecois slang word meaning “mess.”- RonJH. That’s a good looking Tom posing for for your game cam. Thanks for sharing :)

Thomas- Plant life seems out of synch with the current weather around here as well. I’ve been watching the chickadees raking up/gathering Brogen’s fur that we for nesting material the past few days.

Rick- Good luck with the new mower blades. Are they considered “mulching” blades? They look a little different from the originals blades.

Ted- Good luck with your VW’s.

I want to thank everyone for the + thoughts, wishes, and prayers. If Mr. Knee is not complaining nor will I.

I hope that everyone has a decent Sunday and a good start on Monday.

My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers for all.

"Rick- Good luck with the new mower blades. Are they considered “mulching” blades? They look a little different from the originals blades."

Kinda long story Jay. The OEM blades for this RFM are $205 for a set of three blades. The OEM blades are 28 3/4" long, 2" wide, 1" drop, and 3/4" hole. I did lots of investigating and found that Oregon has identical "standard cut" blades #92-302) with only difference being length of 28 9/16" or 3/16" shorter (3/32" shorter radius). Oregon also has a Gator "mulching" Blades (#392-302) also 28 9/16" long.

My mower has a "specified" blade overlap of 1 3/16" so the 3/32" shorter blade radius shouldn't make any difference.

Just to be safe, I bought this set of the "standard cut" blades to try. They were just under $59 a set including shipping. That's a savings of $146 as compared to the standard cut OEM blades.

If these blades cut, w/o gaps, I'll order a set of the #392-302 mulching blades next. They'll be right at $80 per set including shipping.

FWIW, I've been running Gator Mulching Blades on our Kubota ZD1211 since replacing the crappy OEM blades at 50 hours. Also put 1000 hours on a JD Z820 with Gator Blades.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #92,309  
Thought you folks might get a chuckle out of this. It was written by one of my neighbors, just one of the very many talented people that enjoy this area with me. If I ever considered myself a farmer on this place, my crops would be manzanita and poison oak. Pete's ode is about the latter:

I had an itch the other day,
I scratched it, then went on my way.
And then i scratched a little later..
Horrified, the itch got greater.
In places now, i must not wiggle.
It's not funny, please do not giggle.
My job demands me straight and true,
But my composer is something this itch can undo.
I see them smirking at my fate,
Oh dear, my problem is so great.
I know this thing will surely pass,
But boy ,right now, it's a pain in the__ _ _.
 

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