Good morning!!!!

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 46F for the start, overcast light wind, trace of rain in gauge. Overcast all day, light to moderate wind and high temp of 53F. Thought we might want fire today but did not start one. No chapel this morning, made wife's breakfast, watched some news, wondering when people will realize the world will end quicker if they don't get their act together . Energy conservation and reading were the activities for the day along with a nap .
Ted did watch the latest two videaos, nice job, nice paint job on the mower.
Randy hope you get everything worked out on new job.
Hawkeye good to hear about FIL progress, hope you get everything worked out on your retirement.
Rip welcome back NICE tractor, good to hear wife is progressing.
David nice job on cross brace and getting the new gutters hooked up (almost)
Drew hate to hear you have vertigo, I have to keep meclizine handy in case. Proper hydration and electrolytes help keep it at bay for me.
Ron, probably nice to have a good visit with aunt, she does not look her age and sounds like she does not act it either
Frank glad your back home
Jay sorry to hear you in dog house nice job on the building and upgrading the drone.
Eric nice induction heater, not sure how well it will work for annealing, easy to overheat and overage the brass and annealing takes time to "undo" itself.
Billy nice trailer of oak
Don, nice pics of trail and parking!
more catch up tomorrow
prayers for all.

 

[Looking4new]

daugen; do you know of a harness maker around your parts? They make good belts.

Jay; the shelter the tractor is in has been up since 2012 and it still looks like the day I put it up.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Went to worship, but since I do the video streaming, I stayed in the sound room at the back. But did have a visitor sit near me during the Bible class that reeked of cigarette smoke.

Still saw people shaking hands and hugging though. Some people just don’t think it’s a problem.

Got a couple cans of gas and a diesel on the way to evening services tonight, lot less people there.

At our Elders meeting we decided to cancel Wednesday night and Sunday night services. We are planning next Sunday AM only service, and preparing for just streaming services. Problem is the others aren’t technical so I do all that work.
Will be an interesting week coming up. Hope it doesn’t get too crazy.

Going into work late I think.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

I've had a couple pair of Duluth pants, and several pair of their shorts, for over a year now. Most of them have those ridiculous flaps over the back pockets, held down with patches of Velcro. I can never seem to get my wallet to go back into those pockets without trying to stuff that flap in ahead of it. And of course the Velcro does its job and keeps me from succeeding. The material is also somewhat abrasive, making them a little harder to get on and off, and just a little irritating to the skin. Only one pair of the firehose pants here, and they are the worst in that regard. The Dry On The Fly are better, but nothing beats good ol' fashioned cotton denim for comfort.

I just got in a pair of Propper Men's HLX Pants with zipper back and side pockets, 8 pockets total for stashing all the EDC stuff without looking like GI Joe. Stretch panels at the sides, too, for a better fit.

I'm also trying out a pair of 5.11 Tactical TacLite Pro pants, again no flaps over the back pockets, but no zippers, either, and with cargo pockets on the legs. Both of these designs have dedicated pockets intended for cell phones, something I think I'm gonna like. But as Drew mentioned, I think I'd have trouble rolling around in the dirt in a pair of fifty dollar plus pants, and will stick to jeans for that. Which reminds me that laundry is on the todo list for today as well.

I am real fortunate, I have about 10 pairs of the Proppers, maybe 12 pairs of the 9.11 EMS tactical pants. All issued from my uniform allowance. Some of them are at least 8 years old. All in black, all my outdoor / shop work pants now! They are so comfortable that I hardly wear jeans anymore.

 

[RoyJackson]

2020-03-16, 0326

14 right now (guess winter isn't quite over), high about 40 today...

Drew, take a look at the site for a decent belt:
Leather Gun Belt: American Leather Gun Belts From The Holster Store
I have one from these folks...they're heavy thick belts

 

[mpham]

Morning all! 22 here with 40 expected. Today is my 62 turn around the sun! 206 more work days to go!
Strange times ahead indeed. Wife is going to work today and I am off till wednesday. Hopefully she can work from home if things get worse. (my job can't be performed via electronics)
I have been checking in whenever possible. Love the pics/projects and stories! Will post pics of the kitchen project when I can.
Hope everyone can stay safe from this or at least have the mildest symptoms.

 

[sodamo]

Happy Birthday, Phil

 

[Eric Salop]

Good morning all. After what must have been months of miserable weather, we could finally be on to something much better this week. The sky is almost perfectly clear, in part thanks to coronavirus. Only 2 vapour trails in sight, it is 10 years since the sky was so free of jet graffiti, when the volcano erupted in Iceland and grounded flights to Europe.

A lot of healthy people will be forced to stay at home this week. After a few days of cabin fever, I wonder how many will be yearning to get back to work, while others look forward to retirement ?

 

[riptides]

Happy Birthday - Phil.

More trips for you, for sure!

30 outside this AM. Yikes. Heading to lower 40's. The end of winter I hope. Good thing I emptied the hoses last night.

People seem to be out and about yesterday. I have a bad feeling that it's a last run on supplies and more probability of spread.

We did a drop off at Goodwill, spring cleaning.

Hope all have a great day. Be safe. Be healthy.

 

[daugen]

good morning all. Cloudy mid 50's today.
Happy Birthday Phil. Go do something fun.
As for me, I'm headed out to two dens of nasty bugs, CVS and Walmart, to pick prescriptions. I wonder if they deliver?

powerwasher coming today, will spend all day cleaning house, which is covered in pollen, and then doing all the white fencing, and then will
turn on the heater and clean off some of my implements that got a coating of light green over the winter.

this afternoon friend from garden club coming to give me advice on where to put what flowers.

have a lovely day, stay safe and find someone to be kind to.