Good morning!!!!

[jbrumberg]

Checking In:

It was an interesting and sleepless night between the high nighttime temperature of 67ºF, 30 mph winds gusting to ~40mph whipping through the trees and driving torrential downpours against the windows. “Heat” lightning added to the excitement. Then the cold front rolled through with increasing wind and temperatures dropping down to 42ºF in 6 hours. It was clear and sunny skies as this high pressure system is building in. We lost power just after I got out of the shower this morning. As I drove down to the “Big City” for my dental appointment I saw that one of our neighbor’s old trees had taken out the roadside powerlines. I shopped for groceries while my pharmacy straightened out an insurance screwup with a new prescription. By the time I got home it was time to move some wood indoors because I will need the wood stove tomorrow morning. The wind is still blowing 25 - 30mph with gusts around 40mph. The temperature did get as high as 45ºF this afternoon which is as I post. I should see temperatures drop into the mid20ºF’s tonight/tomorrow morning. Almost time for Happy Hour.

BEF- I am sorry to read about the open window and possibly ruined floor. I had two barely opened windows in my BR. It was blowing so hard at times that the windows started whistling, but no water blew inside.

David- “When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions”- Claudius in Shakespeare play, Hamlet, Act IV, Scene V.” I am sorry to read about your failing battery bank and your Tundra. We had/have a similar, but much less expensive tale of woe: We replaced all our leaky home made windows replaced with first generation triple pane energy efficient windows. The inner film clouded, the panes started leaking, and the hardware started breaking. The local company went bankrupt. We need to replace all the windows again.

Hawkeye- I am happy to read that you that you were able to find some relief from your back pain and further mending. For different reasons I spend part of most evenings girdled into my easychair to prevent further wear and tear on my ribcage from coughing. I am also relieved to read you are managing your respiratory illness.

Thomas- I wish your Wife a happy birthday and that she have many more in health and happiness…. You too. I hope you have a great meal out together.

An interesting day today for a lot of us… some + some not so +

My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Checking In:

It was an interesting and sleepless night between the high nighttime temperature of 67ºF, 30 mph winds gusting to ~40mph whipping through the trees and driving torrential downpours against the windows. “Heat” lightning added to the excitement. Then the cold front rolled through with increasing wind and temperatures dropping down to 42ºF in 6 hours. It was clear and sunny skies as this high pressure system is building in. We lost power just after I got out of the shower this morning. As I drove down to the “Big City” for my dental appointment I saw that one of our neighbor’s old trees had taken out the roadside powerlines. I shopped for groceries while my pharmacy straightened out an insurance screwup with a new prescription. By the time I got home it was time to move some wood indoors because I will need the wood stove tomorrow morning. The wind is still blowing 25 - 30mph with gusts around 40mph. The temperature did get as high as 45ºF this afternoon which is as I post. I should see temperatures drop into the mid20ºF’s tonight/tomorrow morning. Almost time for Happy Hour.

BEF- I am sorry to read about the open window and possibly ruined floor. I had two barely opened windows in my BR. It was blowing so hard at times that the windows started whistling, but no water blew inside.

David- “When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions”- Claudius in Shakespeare play, Hamlet, Act IV, Scene V.” I am sorry to read about your failing battery bank and your Tundra. We had/have a similar, but much less expensive tale of woe: We replaced all our leaky home made windows replaced with first generation triple pane energy efficient windows. The inner film clouded, the panes started leaking, and the hardware started breaking. The local company went bankrupt. We need to replace all the windows again.

Hawkeye- I am happy to read that you that you were able to find some relief from your back pain and further mending. For different reasons I spend part of most evenings girdled into my easychair to prevent further wear and tear on my ribcage from coughing. I am also relieved to read you are managing your respiratory illness.

Thomas- I wish your Wife a happy birthday and that she have many more in health and happiness…. You too. I hope you have a great meal out together.

An interesting day today for a lot of us… some + some not so +

My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers.

Sam here J, same here. Just have to decide what's on the drink menu tonight....

Thomas, happy B-day to your wifey.

BEF, please stay off of those ladders....I'm out of fingernails to chew off since the Astros demise.....I can't be worrying about you on ladders.

 

[ronjhall]

Welcome back Fishman. I still remember your visit to Jinman’s place to check out his lake.

 

[ronjhall]

Happy Birthday Mrs Thomas.

 

[Looking4new]

good evening.

Overnight we lost the hydro (4:15 A.M.) and we got 4" of snow. The juice didn't come back on until 1 P.M. At 4:30 I went back to bed and got up at 7, no change so I went back to bed and got up at 1 P.M. and got on with my day.

The temp right now is 32°F and tomorrow it will be a whole 34. Another 4" of snow coming tonight.

Happy Birthday Mrs. Thomas.


Have a good evening all

 

[sodamo]

David, really sorry to hear about the battery failure.

I remember you choosing salt water batteries (Aquion ?), but I don't really know much about them. Have you found any info on the internet about what is causing the failure ? Although there could be a fundamental internal mechanism which means they have a low life expectancy, it could also be that the way there are being charged/ discharged is causing the early failure, in which case there is a chance something can be done about it, even if it limits the storage capacity.

Excellent points Eric and my hope, but according to the dealer this is a systemic problem. One that apparently others tried and failed to get a class action case to address. One could conceivably add additional capacity but that would be but a temporary fix as failure is inevitable apparently. My immediate concern would be the additional batteries are same age as mine. Kinda pouring good money after bad. Better to cut losses and get the right fix.
Won’t be here when son gets his inheritance anyway

 

[sodamo]

Kyle
Correct, totally off grid. Only connections are electronic.

 

[sodamo]

Happy Birthday and many more, Mrs Thomas.

 

[sodamo]

Jay
If like me it’s frustrating to work at making a complicated, especially expensive solution only to be wrong for reasons unknown when making the decision.

 

[Buppies]

Happy Birthday Mrs Thomas and many more enjoy your folks dinner

 

[toppop52]

We got .52 “ of rain with the front, the wind blew mums all over the yard and one good sized pine is on the ground. Looks like a bit of cleanup coming up. Put the flowers back already.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Thomas ... please pass on Birthday wishes to your bride. By now you've probably enjoyed an excellent Birthday Dinner.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 28F this morning, Clear sky and calm wind. Wind was moderate, gusting briskly, sky clear, and high temp 58F. Rebuilt fire then headed off for Sherman to bike shop, book store and wife was couch shopping. Went to Panera's for lunch , then found out they took French Onion soup off menu, she was BUMMED! No nap either. Did get to take bike for a 20 mile test ride, man it worked nice. Will try to get better pic of weld outside tomorrow. Brakes need adjusting, and some bending on fenders and all is good.
David, understand about company going broke shortly after buying the product, the guy that started Volagi was in a bike wreck 3 months after I bought mine, what should have taken about a month has taken 4 months, and the paint is not fixed yet Just wish your cost to fix your issue was closer to mine. The Colorado I had had to computers bight the dust and no one had a clue as to what is going on, bot ECU and BDU had communication issues and replacements were 1k+ each :muttering:
Eric, most of the welding is very good, with a couple of lapses. Weld goes 2/3 of the way around the seat tube.
Check, that looks like a rude surprise.
Drew, we up here don't usually freeze till closer to Thanksgiving, Not sure when central TX gets their first freeze.
Hello Fishman, I am up near Gainesville.
Hawkeye, good to hear back is improved, hope your cold is soon gone.
Happy birthday to your wife Thomas, hop dinner went well.
prayers for all.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

BEF, please stay off of those ladders....I'm out of fingernails to chew off since the Astros demise.....I can't be worrying about you on ladders.

Hadn’t thought about ladders till you mentioned it.that could be a project tomorrow.

My PT instructor has me walking without a cane some. I’m getting a lot better.

 

[sodamo]

Sounds like good progress, BEF

 

[sodamo]

Mostly, no French onion soup AND no nap... the world is coming to an end

 

[sodamo]

Productive day. About 95% worked out plan on battery replacement, will go over details Monday aiming for install later in week.

I did get new exhaust on the diesel generator, works good. Just need to rework the wire cage a bit. The one that keeps me from accidentally burning myself

Spent some time tonight drawing up plans for new battery brackets. Just can’t see spending over $1700 for ready made when it looks like I can make for less the $500. HD will see me again tomorrow .

 

[wngsprd]

33, probably dip to freezing before sunrise. Only gonna see 57 today.

I'm firing up the woodstove after I finish this mug of coffee.

Hope you're improving, Looking4.

Thomas, please tell your wife Happy Birthday from Virginia!

Jay, nice to read a little bit of Shakespeare here (yes, just a little bit ). That was an appropriate line. I think I would have enjoyed Shakespeare, but my high school English/Literature teachers made it punitive.

Our local YMCA is renovating the cardio/weights room, and the locker room, so I went to the next closest one again yesterday...glad I did because my arms are too sore to go today...we got our follow-up Shingrex and flu shots at Costco yesterday. Funny how such a tiny needle can leave such a lingering impression.

 

[Eric Salop]

Good morning all. Rain on the way, though I don't mind as I have plenty of little jobs to catch up with inside.

Mostly, for the past 3 years we have heard lots of reasons why the world will almost come to an end for us if the UK leaves the European Union, yet the doom mongers haven't yet mentioned the catastrophic loss of French Onion soup

Won稚 be here when son gets his inheritance anyway

There is always a bright side to everything !
The other good news is that with the weight of those dead salt water batteries, you will never be short of ballast for your tractor :laughing:

 

[Eric Salop]

anyone else ever own a Peugeot?

My wife's first car was a little Peugeot 105, white paintwork with bright green seat belts. It was great fun to drive with a very slick manual gearbox, however the engine would have been better suited to a ride on mower. When we visited her parents in it, we had to take a few extra miles detour to find a road with a gentler gradient as it was allergic to hills.

Some years later I had a Peugeot 306. Not a bad car for the money and hills were no problem at all, but it also had an allergy - to snowflakes. Despite having front wheel drive, it really didn't like being driven in snow. The over fat tyres would slip and slide as soon as the road turned white, or even dirty gray. I would have changed them, but a left knee problem caused me to sell the vehicle and discover the pleasure of automatic gearboxes, which has since become a lifetime addiction.