Good morning!!!!

[buckeyefarmer]

Kyle, sorry for your aunt.

 

[wngsprd]

71 going to 92.

Ron, prayers said for Betty.

BEF, glad you are feeling good enough to break rules.. I saw the Baltimore floods, too, on news...Orioles were delayed and anoouncers talked about it. Too bad the game didn't get canceled, after seeing another loss to the Yanks. You said you are in West Balt...Read an article about a technology the Police tried out awhile back to fight crime...developed in Iraq war...a plane equipped with 12 super 192-megapixel cameras constantly circled over W. Balt., taking in 32 sq miles of city...during 300 flight hours, captured 23 shootings, 5 fatal...police traced suspects to get-away cars then rewind to when those cars passed in front of one of the city's 744 closed circuit cameras.

Eric, great posters made by the children. Glad things betting better. Sorry you're neshed (I looked it up).

Got some seat time, taking tractor down to the bridge to dig out some sand that has accumulated...hand digging 3 FEL buckets full of wet sand wore me out in the heat. Creek flow really weak with so little rain...got things ready for the next big one, maybe later today. Moved some 3 pt implements around in order to get to sprayer...put pump on it and mounted it for next calm day.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 73F @ 6:00AM. Sunny. High 97F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.

WNG, you get the over achiever award for yesterday. Sounds like Big Brother is alive and well in Baltimore.

If the Sprinter based motorhomes are still too big for you, Drew, Sportmobile is making versions using Mercedes and Ford Transit chassis...

Don't know what kind of aggregate was used in the patio concrete, but it sure put a stop to my drilling attempts yesterday. Switched to a big hammer and star drills when I'd hit one, a few wacks and the drill would work again. But the hammer drill vibration kept loosening the chuck on the bigger drills, and putting three flats on the drill shank only helped a little. Still managed to get a 1" hole through it, all that was needed for a 1/2" piece of PVC. Used a small demolition hammer to get the first ten inches or so dug out under the patio, then switched over to the pressure washer with the 0° nozzle. That worked a lot better than I thought, and I got to within 6" of the drilled hole in ten minutes of poking. By then the little trench I'd dug outside the patio was full of water, so I knocked off for lunch to let it drain. After lunch I hit something that wouldn't give, but found a steel bar long enough and hammered that through in a couple of spots so the water wand could do its thing. A couple shots of water down the patio hole cleaned that out, and I was able to get a piece of 3/4" PVC and an elbow to line up under the hole. Made up an adapter sleeve on the lathe to fit the 1/2" PVC riser, thought I had it all glued together until I wiggled it, but got it the second try. Let the glue set up while I took a break for water, then plumbed in the drip tube so I could flush the lines. Hooked everything up and the last circuit was done. By then I was a wet, muddy mess, so cleaned myself up under the outdoor shower head, which was surprisingly refreshing. Had a seat in the shade to drip dry a bit, and was almost too cold. Changed into a pair of running shorts and flip flops, grabbed a beer, and moved my chair out into the sun to work on my Vitamin D. Got hot again, so grabbed the remote for the sprinkler system and turned on the new circuit again for a quick wet down. A minute was all it took. Ahhhhh. An unexpected use for the fire sprinkler system, one I wish I'd installed a long time ago.:laughing:

Happy Hump Day, folks!

 

[PJSprog]

66°F and clear skies this morning, going up to 89° today.

Wife ordered one of those wi-fi pet cameras last week, and it arrived yesterday. She has it in the kitchen for now, where she can see there, into the living room, and down the stairs. We're thinking of mounting it on the wall were it could also see down the hallway and into the sunroom. Through the phone app, you can pan side-to-side or up-and-down, and even zoom in. We'd talked about this a few times, but were both skeptical about having the potential for someone hacking in and being able to see around the inside of our home. She has a dog training client who has one, and they apparently alleviated her fears over that. I'm still kind of on the fence, though, even as I'm sitting here at my desk at work looking at my phone and watching the dogs playing in the kitchen while she is at the table paying bills. Still not sure if I like this or not.

We have 14 hens and a rooster now, Kyle. The Wyandottes, Orpingtons, and Red Ranger have been laying for a little over a year, so we've been getting eight to nine eggs a day from them. The white Brahmas we got earlier this year have started laying now, too. Their eggs are still small (got a double yolk from one over the weekend), but we're getting three or four of those a day now as well. We have a fair demand for ours as well. The couple across the road buy a couple dozen about every week-and-a-half, my sister bought five dozen last week, and a lady in the office at work always wants more than we can supply. I am utterly amazed at the amount of eggs some people eat.

The Brahma rooster is one seriously big chicken. We haven't had good luck with roosters so far, but this one doesn't seem too aggressive. He may get to live.

Sounds like you're making good progress, BEF.

Best wishes for your wife as well, Ron.

 

[PJSprog]

Sounds like Big Brother is alive and well in Baltimore.

There was some talk on the local news a couple weeks ago about trying that same program in the St. Louis area. Can't say I would support such a thing. That is one seriously slippery slope right there.

 

[Bird]

Ron, I haven't posted a lot here lately, but we're certainly keeping you and Betty in our thoughts and prayers.

 

[wngsprd]

There was some talk on the local news a couple weeks ago about trying that same program in the St. Louis area. Can't say I would support such a thing. That is one seriously slippery slope right there.

Slippery slope/big brother...that was the point of the article.

 

[wngsprd]

Good Morning!!!! 73F @ 6:00AM. Sunny. High 97F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.

WNG, you get the over achiever award for yesterday. Sounds like Big Brother is alive and well in Baltimore.

If the Sprinter based motorhomes are still too big for you, Drew, Sportmobile is making versions using Mercedes and Ford Transit chassis...

Don't know what kind of aggregate was used in the patio concrete, but it sure put a stop to my drilling attempts yesterday. Switched to a big hammer and star drills when I'd hit one, a few wacks and the drill would work again. But the hammer drill vibration kept loosening the chuck on the bigger drills, and putting three flats on the drill shank only helped a little. Still managed to get a 1" hole through it, all that was needed for a 1/2" piece of PVC. Used a small demolition hammer to get the first ten inches or so dug out under the patio, then switched over to the pressure washer with the 0° nozzle. That worked a lot better than I thought, and I got to within 6" of the drilled hole in ten minutes of poking. By then the little trench I'd dug outside the patio was full of water, so I knocked off for lunch to let it drain. After lunch I hit something that wouldn't give, but found a steel bar long enough and hammered that through in a couple of spots so the water wand could do its thing. A couple shots of water down the patio hole cleaned that out, and I was able to get a piece of 3/4" PVC and an elbow to line up under the hole. Made up an adapter sleeve on the lathe to fit the 1/2" PVC riser, thought I had it all glued together until I wiggled it, but got it the second try. Let the glue set up while I took a break for water, then plumbed in the drip tube so I could flush the lines. Hooked everything up and the last circuit was done. By then I was a wet, muddy mess, so cleaned myself up under the outdoor shower head, which was surprisingly refreshing. Had a seat in the shade to drip dry a bit, and was almost too cold. Changed into a pair of running shorts and flip flops, grabbed a beer, and moved my chair out into the sun to work on my Vitamin D. Got hot again, so grabbed the remote for the sprinkler system and turned on the new circuit again for a quick wet down. A minute was all it took. Ahhhhh. An unexpected use for the fire sprinkler system, one I wish I'd installed a long time ago.:laughing:

Happy Hump Day, folks!

You da over achiever! And nice finish under the sprinkler.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Good morning. It was 76°F this morning with 90% humidity and a small breeze. Forecast is for 99°F this afternoon and 100°F+ for the next week.

I was mowing, with the ZT, over at the horse barn, mid-afternoon yesterday. It was soooo dirty and dusty, due to lack of rain over the last 7 weeks, that I was covered with it. Out of nowhere, a very small storm cell stopped over the ranch for about 45 minutes and dropped 1 3/4" of much needed, much appreciated rain.






Getting wet when rain started, I looked like Charlie Brown's buddy "Pig Pen".



I decided to shower down at the quarters in the shop. RNG and I are now "Mud Brothers".

I did manage to finish the mowing first thing this morning, dust free.

Hope everyone has a great "Hump Day" today.

Prayers to all.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Wife ordered one of those wi-fi pet cameras last week, and it arrived yesterday. She has it in the kitchen for now, where she can see there, into the living room, and down the stairs. We're thinking of mounting it on the wall were it could also see down the hallway and into the sunroom. Through the phone app, you can pan side-to-side or up-and-down, and even zoom in. We'd talked about this a few times, but were both skeptical about having the potential for someone hacking in and being able to see around the inside of our home. She has a dog training client who has one, and they apparently alleviated her fears over that. I'm still kind of on the fence, though, even as I'm sitting here at my desk at work looking at my phone and watching the dogs playing in the kitchen while she is at the table paying bills. Still not sure if I like this or not.

Do a google search with the make/model of your router looking for tips on how to secure it. Unless someone is close enough physically to access your WiFi network, the attackers must come through the router to get to the camera. While you're at it, make sure your WiFi is configured to use a non-default password and some sort of encryption like WPA (though there are probably better versions out by now).

Some cameras have an LED that lights when they're being accessed. If the one you have doesn't have such a light, you might want to shop around for one that does.

It's good you're looking at the images. How many times have you seen crime scene videos where you can't make out enough facial detail to identify anyone? And don't forget to look at them at night with the lights out. Most of the IR cameras have very limited range.