Good morning!!!!

[DABSGT]

Drew how about some shots of the interior

 

[daugen]

Drew how about some shots of the interior

headed there now, rounding up cleaning material, vacuum. need to look at engine compartment and see if just wiping things off will do.
I hate to use a hose in there, but at least with a diesel I think it's a little more water tolerant, on the outside that is.

owner of rv agency is allegedly going to be calling shortly. He is also the service manager.
hopefully he will make this easy. I'd like some easy.

 

[PJSprog]

72°F and clear skies this morning, going up to 92° today. It already felt warm and muggy just taking the trash down to the road at 6am.

Congrats on getting the new RV home, Drew. Looks nice from the outside. It is indeed a shame that you pay that much money for a brand new vehicle and it's handed over to you in less-than-perfect condition.

 

[Scrambler82]

10,000 Post, just around the corner !

Today I finally get a Patio Cover, thought about building one out of wood but thought twice, it will be a lot of work.
After a year of thinking I finally accepted the fact that the patio cover will not be made out of wood and will not be to my original design... !
I will end up with an Alumiwood flat cover, but I am only going to be looking at the ceiling when I am under it !
Should work out well, and should only take one day to install, maybe two; so by the weekend I will have a second place to sit outside.

Cover is 32' W x 17.5' deep, having overhangs on three sides and attached to the house on the four side, with a 1/4inch per foot drop over the 17.5 feet. Built in gutter and down spouts, never will need painting... guessing that one should help me out as I get older.

The Owner and one of the builders, wants me around, just in case something comes up and needs a quick decision. Only thing I am worried about is the electrics but the Owner has said he can leave the wiring at any point I want so I can run the PVC underground and do the hook up afterwards. Seems reasonable to me and I have the trench dug, thank you Mahindra Max28, just not sure where the actual end post will be so I can match the PVC run to match.

Friday I should be sitting under the Cover, out of the sun, And the Wife went out and purchased a new Patio Set.

Next will be building the Fireplace, thinking 36" Gas Unit, with a Metal framed, cement board skin; anyone done this before ?

Thanks for listening. high 70's today so the work should go fast.

 

[toppop52]

77 headed to 88 today, dry except for the heavy fall dew. Went to breakfast with 5 friends, probably overdid the bacon, eggs and BS, but we have a good time.
Watching my atomic clock reset itself, never saw that before, hands are spinning around pretty fast.
BEF, LS, Ron and all you folks, continued healing.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

RNG can you drive the firetruck and spray water or are the pumps attached to the motor and you have to be stopped to put it in pump gear?
What is your strategy with the firetruck when there is an approaching fire storm?

The truck has to be in 5th gear and the PTO lever pulled to power the pump, Don, so no moving and spraying is possible.

When the two firemen from Bangor were here during the Saddle Fire, their plan was to have hoses ready, but to keep the house between them and the fire until it passed by. At point they'd man the hose and put out whatever was ablaze. I think that's a good strategy, but might be tempted to keep eyes on the fire as long as I could to see how intense the flames are. There's not much fuel on the ground within 100' of the house, what little there is is fine grasses, and it won't take much water to put it out. I can visualize walking the fire line with a hose and doing just that, while the roof line sprinklers keep the house wet.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

I would have preferred the model in all beige tones, less red but this was the show special and I've learned you snooze
you lose with the nice ones.

Look closely and you may see that the design is done with plastic decals, not paint. If that's the case, and you really would prefer to not have them there, you can purchase a "decal eraser" tool and easily and safely remove them. The Vanagon had such a stripe, about 2" wide, running all around the body, and it took less than an hour to remove all of it. And that decal had been on there since 1987; new decals will come off even quicker. Come to think of it, I have a couple of those wheels left over, and would gladly contribute one to the cause if you like.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

headed there now, rounding up cleaning material, vacuum. need to look at engine compartment and see if just wiping things off will do.
I hate to use a hose in there, but at least with a diesel I think it's a little more water tolerant, on the outside that is.

I've used the hot water pressure washer on the PowerStroke 7.3L Diesel engine in the F250 several times with no ill effects, Drew. But I'd check with the Mercedes dealer to see if it would be OK to do the same on your new baby...

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Watching my atomic clock reset itself, never saw that before, hands are spinning around pretty fast.

I have one that started doing that a couple weeks ago. Those hands kept spinning until the battery was good and dead, which is what caused them to start spinning in the first place. The radio that sets the clock won't work on a weak battery, so if yours does the same thing, put in new batteries, which is what I should have done instead of watching wacky hand movements for two days.:confused2:

 

[buckeyefarmer]

OK, so who splashed the paint all over it?

One nice thing is that is paint, not stickers stuck on like most rvs.

Wife is trying a new mexican place in town with a friend. Shes bringing me some home.. Hungry already.

 

[jbrumberg]

Good Morning Everyone!!!!

“Today is 9/11..... Please remember all those first responders and innocent lives lost in NYC. I can't believe it's been so long already. Seems like last week….” Ted

Ted, Bird, DABSGT, and all the other first responders out there thank you.

Americans and allies stood together as “one” that day. It impacted all of us in some way(s): There was a large TV in the rec room of the secure, memory impaired unit that I managed. The pictures of the burning/falling buildings freaked out all the residents who still had cognitive awareness. They all “went back” to re-experiencing WWII some believing the war was ongoing; others questioning their own mental capacities. A couple of years later I worked with some kids who watched the buildings burn and go down with parents and family still inside. One poor kid lost her entire family (of males), one way or another, of her first responding NYFD’ers.

An overcast, humid 60ºF morning low; a humid 75ºF with mixed sun clouds presently; and I anticipate today’s high to reach a humid high 70º’s with a chance for rain showers/T-storms. I learned a new word this AM = “hydrometeors” from the NWS. FWIW: From the American Meteorology Society- Any product of condensation or deposition of atmospheric water vapor, whether formed in the free atmosphere or at the earth's surface; also, any water particle blown by the wind from the earth's surface.

Randy- I am happy to read that you were officially discharged from home based services.

BEF- I am sorry to read about your chronic neuropathic pain. I hope that you and the doctors figure out what is driving this. It reads like an auto-immune process to me. It sux.

Drew- Congratulations on the RV. I a saddened and about your experience with the dealership. I hope you get many miles/hours together w/o incident. A nice looking RV thanks for sharing the picture and experience,

RNG- I hope that you remain out of harm’s way and will have to use your firetruck this fire season.

My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers.

 

[sodamo]

18 years ago - our lives changed forever. Blessings to those injured, curses to the perpetrators and their followers. Prayers to the rest who will continually suffer from their legacy.

77° and no rain.
Need to take a propane tank to cottage, do some cleanup in the tractorshed.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[txdon]

Rick, I need you to release all claims on the patent to the production and sale of okra chocolate shakes.
Product will enter testing phase this week.

Kind of like this but geared for kids without the coffee.
Coffee Okra Shake THM FP | Around the Family Table – Food. Fun. Fellowship

(Can you come up with a good name first? It just can't have the word milk in it or we run into trouble with the Dairy Assoc.)

 

[lostcreekranch]

Rick, I need you to release all claims on the patent to the production and sale of okra chocolate shakes.
Product will enter testing phase this week.

Kind of like this but geared for kids without the coffee.
Coffee Okra Shake THM FP | Around the Family Table – Food. Fun. Fellowship

(Can you come up with a good name first? It just can't have the word milk in it or we run into trouble with the Dairy Assoc.)

My crack staff, of country attorneys, are drawing up papers to transfer all rights over to The Compass Rose Company ....... for a remuneration of $1.

 

[txdon]

My crack staff, of country attorneys, are drawing up papers to transfer all rights over to The Compass Rose Company ....... for a remuneration of $1.

:cool2:

 

[daugen]

too funny, just came in from picking about five pounds of okra, was a day late but just chucked the big ones in the field.

had long and very good conversation with the service mgr/partner in business who described my delivery as a debacle. His word...
He also showed me how to get the rv level and then press a button, sort of like setting the memory on your car seat.
Then you push two buttons in unison and then let one go after it stops beeping. Mine never stopped beeping. Hmmmmm.

I saw that left rear hydraulic ram was not down at all, which might be causing the error, even if the rig was level and fine.
But I was soaked in sweat by then, tractor dealer brought my little Massey back, needed a new parking brake cable, which is what I thought,
parking brake hanging up, sure felt lively taking it back to the barn. I had them do an oil change, fuel filters, etc.
Tractor gets very little hours but is super helpful to have when needed, since it will go anywhere on lawn without wrecking it.
Big Massey is a wrecking ball.

so back out I go with some printed instructions in hand, thanks to pdf sent by dealer.

landscapers/mow crew did a nice job finishing up the storm cleanup. The worst had already been done but
they finished it off and the place looked nice again. And the lawn is growing and growing from all the rain.

 

[jbrumberg]

Okra shake; not for the constitutionally weak..... Taste the difference

 

[txdon]

Jay what language is that?:laughing:

 

[jbrumberg]

Don- I really do not know, but it may be Croatian. I did an internet recipe check for okra shakes and smoothies. I do like it in gumbos; sometimes fried.

I wonder what would have happened if Bluto had had a chocolate okra shake offering for Miss Olive Oil instead of Popeye's can of spinach? It looks like Bluto (aka Brutus) lived on okra fruit swirlies.

The NH started up today in typical "Boomer fashion" (jiggle the gear shift and jiggle the key a couple of times) to start....... and no white exhaust. I moved a couple of buckets of wood chips around and all is good. Tomorrow I will go farther afield to move some downed trees and tree limbs that obstruct my walking path.... not a place for a tractor to break down.

I took Brogen for his nail trimming this PM. 3 on 1 he did not have a chance. The Tundra is trashed again

 

[buckeyefarmer]

You guys have ruined my appetite with all the okra talk.

Didnt get mexican for lunch, the place hadnt openned yet. When my wife described the location, i think its doomed before it opens, out of the way..
So she got me a version of jambalaya from a place we like. It was very good, but made with spaghetti noodles instead of rice.

I slept most of the afternoon after that. I still have nerve pain, and did very little today. I now think it comes every afternoon regardless of what i do.

Tomorrow is Dr appt with my general dude. He wont be able to help with this. See neurologists next week.

My PT cancelled for tomorrow.

My fat cat that was on me got off, then turned around and got right back on me again.



Cat tipped me over, we are upside down.