Good morning!!!!

[toppop52]

62° headed to 67°, clouds and wind though.
The big all club’s breakfast is Saturday, but not sure I want to be jammed in a firehouse with 300 people with all that’s going on.
Our monthly former coworkers breakfast is this week, I feel a little better about it.

Got a pot of sausage chili in the slow cooker, if it tastes as good as it smells...

We have to drop off Ellen’s Edge for Armor coating, whatever that is.its actually a package of coatings for all the surfaces, paint, leather, carpet, etc... Probably not something I would buy, but they threw it in to help close the deal. I’m not stupid enough to think it was free, but she is happy as a clam and I ain’t stirring the pot.

Have a good day guys, check in later. Prayers.

 

[PJSprog]

43°F and cloudy this morning, going up to 51° today. As much as I'm not in favor of monkeying with time all the time, I surely didn't hate having all that daylight when I got home from work last night.

Good-looking mower, Ted, made better with a little blue paint.

Welcome to the GM thread, MF243RedTop.

Wifey and I were talking yesterday about getting the mowers and trimmers tuned up for Spring, Roy. Things are starting to green up around here, too.

Congrats on the new position, Randy.

Yeah, RNG, I remember when 100K miles was almost an incredible achievement, the domain of over-engineered German luxury cars and that ilk. Now, we seem pretty spoiled with pretty much every car hitting that mark and beyond. The experience with the Soul has admittedly tainted my outlook on vehicle longevity, though. With this one, I suspect I'll be looking to trade again once it gets around 150K. Not looking to get stranded 250 miles from home again because I put my faith in an aging vehicle.
But then ... we get the occasional story about some guy who's coaxed over a million miles out of an old Volvo or even an F-150, and it kind of renews hope, even for a cheap Kia.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 57˚F foggy. I have scalped, fertilized, top-dressed and watered the yard, with the warm temps I expect the brown yard to be green by next week. Too wet to do much today after a day of light rain yesterday.
Lot's of new toys on the morning thread, mowers, drones and cars, we are having way too much fun. Randy hope you enjoy your new PT job and Drew hope they find the name to your ailments.

Had cards last night and the couple that taught us how to play hand and foot has moved to 2 bed room Assisted living, They are just in their 80s, moved good and were "with it" but he has a terminal illness.

 

[hawkeye08]

24F this morning with winter storm coming this weekend (at least that is the current forecast).. temps in teens for a few days..

FIL had a procedure yesterday that is supposed to help his vocal cord (one is being lazy) along with swallowing. He is on 72hr voice rest and not to talk. He has a button on his chest saying that and a sign on the door. He is not supposed to talk until Thursday, he doesn't usually talk very much so perhaps it won't be too bad for him.. if he starts swallowing ok then they pull the feeding tube and get him on regular food and then he will be released to care facility.. if he doesn't start swallowing, then they put a port in his stomach to feed him and the tube in his nose comes out. He can be released to care facility with stomach port but not with tube in his nose.

Markets have been making us nervous about retirement for sure.

Stay safe, prayers for all.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all! Low of 36, going to a high of 64, party cloudy.

Not much going on today, Drs appt. for pre-op clearance, stop at Wally World for a couple of things, then home to assemble the mower.

Thanks for the + comments on the mower / blue paint. It is one of my OCD things.... equipment has to look good as well as perform. I clean all of my hand tools, power tools, etc....

Hawkeye, hope your FIL does ok with the swallowing issue, that has to be hard.... Good luck with the countdown to retirement!

Drew, good luck at the Drs visit.

Got to get moving, stuck in a rut this morning....

Everyone have a great day!

 

[RedNeckGeek]

After practice flying "O"s the other day, I thought I'd get some tips from YouTube. Found this video, which shows an experienced pilot trying to teach his noob buddy five different maneuvers. They were using a budget drone, and it was not easy. Lots of crashes, fortunately in nice, soft grass, lots of out of control flying. Now I understand why the Mavic Mini was so strongly recommended for newbies like me: Once you take your fingers off the control sticks, it stops whatever it's doing and goes into hover mode. And honestly, I lean on that feature a LOT! Takeoffs and landings are similarly automated, and again, it removes all the drama. The video talks about headless mode, which the Mini does not have, and that's where I still have my biggest challenge. With such a small drone, it's very easy to lose track of which side of it is pointing in the direction of travel. But again, when I lose track. I can let go of the sticks and it just hovers where it is. Then some gentle prodding of the left/right or front/back stick gets me reoriented again. Now I understand how spoiled I've been, right from the beginning. It's not me, it's the drone doing most of the flying!

Here's a better beginner intro to basic flying techniques...

 

[hawkeye08]

I got several emails yesterday from the HR system, termination notice, questionaire, etc. Manager apologized to group about all the emails, but he had to put our last day in the system and it auto generated all the notifications.. I went in this morning to complete the questionnaire and it is no longer available, in fact in now shows my termination is rescinded.. Manager says they are going to do them all at once. Interesting that another person retiring at the same time was able to get in and complete questionnaire..

They are using the "generic" checklists for leaving the company and they should have created a specific one for this program with instructions for both managers and individual contributors.

RNG, a drone was on my wish list, but retirement budget does not support it (especially with market bouncing around right now).. I enjoy the discussion about it and will have to just be happy with that.. perhaps an improvement in retirement income in the future will fund a drone..

 

[sodamo]

62°F and .74 inches rain. Have to see how the wx plays out today. I do need to make a PO run.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[riptides]

Good Day all.

I have been back in town for a few weeks now. Playing serious ketchup (lol) and what not. The wife is doing good, and so well in fact, she took the lead and went and purchased a new Kubota for us. A fully dressed MX6000 should be delivered in the AM.

I am trying to find housing for it on the property, but my wife has recommended that I think about rebuilding an old barn that burned down many years ago. The foundation is still in place (rock and concrete) so I think I better do just that.

And yes, I was in quarantine. And have been instructed to stay remote for the foreseeable future.

Scanning the last few months, you all seem to be doing well. On the aches and pain front, I seem to have some meniscus damage that developed on a mysterious fashion. But nothing like the issues some of you appear to be dealing with.

I hope all are well, and doing what you enjoy.

 

[sodamo]

New drone, accessories, new Kia, blue mower, lambs, visitor from Ga (shorts and a Tee, my year round uniform), job, retirement the GM ohana is a constant and welcome source of change and goodness.