Good morning!!!!

[buckeyefarmer]

Bring those cans to me this week.

Heading to worship.

44° and I didn’t wear a coat.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 58F @ 4:45AM. Plentiful sunshine. High near 80F. Winds light and variable.

Are you going to weld your roof panels, Eric? Practice makes perfect...

Guys like you ensure that I come home from the dump with almost more than I get rid of, Drew.:laughing: Since these power shutoffs are likely to continue, I'm always on the lookout for more gas cans, but not the new kind that are impossible to use.

I had the same problem with my iPhone the other night, Ron. The moon wasn't quite full, but it was such a deep orange color, it looked just like a pumpkin. But the iPhone turned the color into a pale yellow. Worthless photo.

Is that bridge designed to be submerged during times of high water flow, Don? If so, was it deemed too expensive to build a real bridge?

Good to hear from you again, Irv. I hope we're taking good care of the GM thread while you were gone!:laughing:

Turns out that Consumer Reports hasn't rated refrigerators since August of 2018, so nothing in the stores now would be covered, Don. LG, Samsung, and Kenmore topped the ratings then in most of the different styles, but each of those brands had models that fell into the bottom of the rankings, too. I haven't been very happy with my CR magazine subscription since they started offering a web version. The magazine has gotten a lot thinner, and everywhere you look, it mentions content that can now only be found on their web site. And of course, all of it is behind a pay wall, no free web access for magazine subscribers. I've also gotten tired of their PC preaching on the environment and safety, enough so that I won't be renewing my subscription when it expires. Think of all the paper I'll save them!

Anyway, Don, you're probably better off just going up to Amazon or Best-Buy and reading the reviews from people that have already purchased any refrigerator you might be interested in. People don't usually take the time to review stuff they like, unless they REALLY like it, but boy howdy do they love to rip on something they don't.

This morning I found a video clip that summarizes how we got to where we are now with PG&E. It's not a pretty story, but from what I've read, it's pretty accurate.

Another great breakfast at Jen's yesterday morning; I don't know how I finished it all! :licking: Huevos Rancheros with crunchy tortillas underneath were hard to cut, but gosh were they tasty. Good service, too. GPS had me chasing all over town looking for a Post Office, and I finally gave up on it and just went to the main one because I already knew where it was. Then it spent the next hour trying to guide me to one that turned out not to be there, wouldn't quit until I reset it. Garmin isn't one of my favorite companies, either. The ride was relaxed and trouble free, mainly due to having to keep the RPMs down while breaking in the new piston rings. Only a few trees are changing color in the mountains, but there were some very pretty yellows and reds starting to show.

Got the last firewood pallet moved, then like Drew, spent the rest of the day moving implements around. The forks on the FEL really came in handy, and I eventually got everything put down where I think I'll be able to get to it without having to move something else. Had to move the old cement mixer, too, and found I couldn't just lift the tongue and pull it because both tires were flat. Dragged it up to the garage with the side-by-side and found that the tires were tubeless and both beads had become unseated. Pushing air through the valve just made a bunch of hissing, and I couldn't even get a pop out of the old ether trick; it just kept shooting flames out. Finally ended up putting a ratchet strap around the tire, pulling the valve, then using the clamp on air chuck with the guts pulled out so it would flow as much air as possible. But I found that if all the air got out, the beads would unseat again. That started a new game where I was pulling the air chuck off with one hand while trying to shove the valve back in with the other while air was trying to grab the valve and shoot it into outer space. I think it's time to find a pair of good butyl inner tubes for those tires...

Today will start with a nice oatmeal breakfast, followed by another round of head stud torquing and valve adjustments. That won't take long, and will hopefully put me out on the road after the sun has had a chance to take the chill off the morning. Think I'll head up the canyon, than take Hwy. 89 up to Lake Almanor, then back down to Chico on Hwy. 32. My barber likes to camp up there in his big trailer, but he hates driving there on 32. That makes it a great motorcycle road.:laughing:

Hope everyone enjoys the rest of their weekend!

 

[Looking4new]

Thank you wngsprd

 

[ronjhall]

Was looking at some videos from around. Caught one of Muffin making one of her trips around outside of house. Noticed that burning bush is staring to have some color.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Good Morning. It's 57° and clear this morning. Our forecast is for a high of 82° ...... perfect! No winds so .... will either get back to tree trimming or mix up a batch of glyphosate / surfactant to spray some weeds after church.

Everyone have a pleasant Sunday.

Prayers to all.

 

[wngsprd]

I haven't been very happy with my CR magazine subscription since they started offering a web version. The magazine has gotten a lot thinner, and everywhere you look, it mentions content that can now only be found on their web site. And of course, all of it is behind a pay wall, no free web access for magazine subscribers. I've also gotten tired of their PC preaching on the environment and safety, enough so that I won't be renewing my subscription when it expires. Think of all the paper I'll save them!

I dropped my subscription 2 years ago for the same reasons. Plus, half the magazine content was taken up with big fancy cartoon like graphics with much less real scientific testing or reviews. Just a real shame how fast it went down hill.

 

[wngsprd]

The forks on the FEL really came in handy, and I eventually got everything put down where I think I'll be able to get to it without having to move something else. [/QUOTE]

RNG,
Do you have bolt-on forks on your bucket, or a QA fork unit? If bolt-on, how do you like? I'm thinking of getting some forks to improve life here. I'm getting ready to bring a pallet of firewood up to the porch...and I use a carry all which is very difficult to slide the angle iron into the pallet, especially since pallets have sagging tops.

BTW, wish I could find a breakfast place here like Jen's.

 

[jbrumberg]

Good Morning Everyone!!!!

A mixed upper level cloud deck filtered sun 41ºF for today’s low temperature; 55ºF presently with increasing sunshine; and I anticipate a sunny 60ºF for today’s high. It was a relatively productive day yesterday project-wise. I hope today is just as productive. I probably have 1 maybe 2 tanks worth of string trimming left to do. Currently waiting for the dew to burn off and charging the NH’s battery.

I stayed awake for the entire PennState Iowa game. It was a good game.

BEF- You have a great looking place. It’s great to see you active. Thanks for sharing.

Drew- Thanks for the pictures. You and Javier were busy yesterday. I hope that you can chill a bit today.

“….. Boy Drew, for junk those are some good looking diesel cans, better than mine.”- David I am glad that the funeral was very well attended and that the Vet got the respect that he deserved. RIP… No way I could throw that treasure chest of good looking stuff away. My hoarding instincts are too strong.

Don- That looks like one really well constructed crossing. Whipper looks healthy. Thanks for sharing.

Bill- I wish you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving and the turkey exceeds expectation.

I hope that everyone has the Sunday that they anticipated.

My + thoughts and prayers.

And to all the other Canadians here Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

 

[sodamo]

71°F and 0 rain

Sunday. Likely take it easy. Watch some football. Cards and dinner with friends later.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[lostcreekranch]

The forks on the FEL really came in handy, and I eventually got everything put down where I think I'll be able to get to it without having to move something else.

RNG,
Do you have bolt-on forks on your bucket, or a QA fork unit? If bolt-on, how do you like? I'm thinking of getting some forks to improve life here. I'm getting ready to bring a pallet of firewood up to the porch...and I use a carry all which is very difficult to slide the angle iron into the pallet, especially since pallets have sagging tops.

BTW, wish I could find a breakfast place here like Jen's.[/QUOTE]




I bought a set of the Titan bolt on pallet forks, a few years ago when our "small" tractor was a Kubota B-2710 with a pin on bucket. The forks were somewhat handy for moving tree limbs to burn piles but, little else. I was concerned about a heavy load bending the bucket. I used them only a few times and sold them to another Texas TBN Member. I've since replaced the Kubota with an LSXR4046HC and now an LS XR4155HC, both with SSQA on the FEL.

I've now got a set of Titan 4000# x 48" pallet forks and a pair of Titan 72" fork extensions.