Good Morning!!!! 44F @ 5:45AM. Plentiful sunshine. High 68F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.
Before I left for town yesterday, I took my temperature with an electronic oral thermometer, and it came back at 97.1F. Guess that makes me a cool dude!
:laughing: I think that'll be a new addition to my morning routine, at least until this Chinese flu scare passes.
During the drive home, was listening to a talk show and heard an Asian gal that had immigrated legally here say she thought we in the US were due reparations from China because they had not managed the disease properly, and even hid its existence for the first three weeks. That's gonna be a big bill if it ever comes to pass. Why just the TP cost alone would put most third world countries in the poor house.:laughing:
Sounds like most of us are getting by just fine, with a few adjustments and inconveniences. The important thing is everybody's healthy so far; hope it stays that way.
I thought the purpose of riding pedal bikes was to get exercise?:confused2:
Didn't know oatmeal came in technicolor, Don. Is that a special vegan blend?
That was a nice shot of the Sandhills yesterday, Ron. Have you ever shot video with that long lens?
I'm hearing turkeys gobbling off in the distance, but haven't seen any in the yard yet this year. The big doe that likes to hang around is getting plenty of grass to eat though, and it looks like she's expecting again.:thumbsup:
Finally got the backhoe mounted on the tractor, and in just a few minutes had enough dirt and rock cleared out of the propane trench to get in and cut out the broken pipe end. Would have taken me a day to do that with a spud bar and a shovel. Fit a union and a short pipe nipple to the line, and got new threads cut on the cut end, but one side or the other is a tiny bit long and the union won't quite line up. Looks like I need to cut a thread or two more off, then rethread, to get it just right, so that's on the agenda for first thing today. Pretty sure it broke because the dirt under the pipe wasn't compacted, and didn't support the pipe well enough when the rest of the trench was filled. I still have some decomposed granite left, and am giving some thought to back filling the first foot with that, at least around the repair. And packing it well as it goes in.
Hope everyone enjoys their weekend!
