Good morning!!!!

[LouNY]

Top pop, hope cut heals well. There are discount programs for Eliquis. $10 month instead of $700.

I've been on Eliquis for a few years now.
Unfortunately my monthly co-pay is $50,
because I had been going to the VA for annual checkups which is a Federal program
anyone who uses a Federal program such as VA or Medicare is ineligible for the discount pricing because of Federal Regulations designed to stop graft and corruption.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Stopped at Rural King in Highland on the way home from work yesterday and picked up a couple of new No-Spill gas cans for the mowers. If these work even slightly better that the old ones, I'll go back and get a couple for diesel for the tractor, too.

I'm gradually switching over to NoSpills, too, Paul.

One thing I've noticed, though. If the gas filler is on the side of a car, opening horizontally rather than vertically, you can't easily fill it with those right angle nozzles. At least, I haven't figured out how to do it.

The five gallon size is also heavy enough that it's awkward to hold the button down with one hand and support the weight with the other. I keep a 2.5 gallon version around, and have been known to fill that from one of the 5ers, then use the smaller can to fill the little gas tanks.

I really, really like the 1 gallon can I use for chainsaw premix. In that application, they really are no spill.

 

[sodamo]

Spam - just one of the necessities of life. Especially here in Hawaii.

 

[sodamo]

Extra prayers for your daughter, Rip

 

[jbrumberg]

61ï½° according to WU

Wind has done a 180ï½° shift
Lots of flooding from yesterdays rain.

Work video chat this morning. Got some more remote work I can do. Wednesday was 4 yrs for me at this company. 13 yrs for previous, and 20 yrs for one before that. Many changes over that time, even over last 4 years.

Friends brother in Springfield Massachusetts area just diagnosed with lymphoma and tested positive for cv19. Double whammy. My friend has relative works at holyoak, think jay mentioned it.

Top pop, hope cut heals well. There are discount programs for Eliquis. $10 month instead of $700.

Good to see Eric is back, and didn稚 become his wife痴 pin cushion.

As of yesterday 82 Vets died of Covid-19 and/or related illnesses at the Holyoke VA facility. 81 staff tested C-19+. When this story first broke I heard and read some serious allegations regarding administrative mis-management, but have not yet been substantiated at this point.

Years ago I did some fee for service work there. It smelled of urine which is not a good thing in any longterm care facility. There are some serious investigations going on.

Two more veterans pass away at Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke, bringing total to 82 deaths | WWLP

 

[buckeyefarmer]

BEF - Cipro- hope you can get off it soon so you feel better

That was a couple years ago after a surgery to prevent infection. I kept getting sick and couldn’t figure out why, narrowed it down to cipro by taking meds different time of day. Sometimes my dr will have me take 1 after his follow up poking and prodding sessions. I can handle 1 on a full stomach, but not a weeks worth.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I've been on Eliquis for a few years now.
Unfortunately my monthly co-pay is $50,
because I had been going to the VA for annual checkups which is a Federal program
anyone who uses a Federal program such as VA or Medicare is ineligible for the discount pricing because of Federal Regulations designed to stop graft and corruption.

Yes, my Dad can’t use the Eliquis discount either because of VA.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

46°F and clear skies this morning, going up to 78° today.

Stopped at Rural King in Highland on the way home from work yesterday and picked up a couple of new No-Spill gas cans for the mowers. If these work even slightly better that the old ones, I'll go back and get a couple for diesel for the tractor, too.

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Sure wish we could just get regular cans again. I hate these contraptions.

Nice job on your siding, mostly_. We need to do that on our north side, too.

I actually chuckled out loud over your "BC times," Eric.

Glad you didn't squish yourself, RNG. That would be less good.

You can buy regular screw on spouts for those yellow cans. I think TSC carries them. Yours even have vents, my diesel cans don’t. I also bought one of those shake to siphon hoses, sit diesel can on hood of tractor, put hose shake end of hose in can and shake a few times to get siphon going, then it will drain the can for you.

*the screw on spouts don’t fit my harbor freight gas can, different thread. They do fit my old cans from TSC.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Watched the mail lady back out of driveway and run over wife’s flower bed. She dropped off a package, box containing potted flowers that wife ordered. She set box on porch upside down, but they were boxed pretty good. Never knew they mailed potted flowers via USPS like that.
Back to the dungeon to get more paying work done. At least 6 more months and I’m eligible to draw retire from my first job, that I left 17 yrs ago. But first I need to get rehired there in order to retire with healthcare. Long story.

Yard needs mowed, drone needs flying. But bills need paid.

 

[B7510HSD]

Watched the mail lady back out of driveway and run over wife’s flower bed. She dropped off a package, box containing potted flowers that wife ordered. She set box on porch upside down, but they were boxed pretty good. Never knew they mailed potted flowers via USPS like that.
Back to the dungeon to get more paying work done. At least 6 more months and I’m eligible to draw retire from my first job, that I left 17 yrs ago. But first I need to get rehired there in order to retire with healthcare. Long story.

Yard needs mowed, drone needs flying. But bills need paid.

USPS are the only ones that bring plants to replace what they drive over when they leave!!!

 

[Thomas]

Your bones and muscles will be thanking you RNG video :thumbsup:

 

[toppop52]

46°F and clear skies this morning, going up to 78° today.

Stopped at Rural King in Highland on the way home from work yesterday and picked up a couple of new No-Spill gas cans for the mowers. If these work even slightly better that the old ones, I'll go back and get a couple for diesel for the tractor, too.

View attachment 653507

Sure wish we could just get regular cans again. I hate these contraptions.

Nice job on your siding, mostly_. We need to do that on our north side, too.

I actually chuckled out loud over your "BC times," Eric.

Glad you didn't squish yourself, RNG. That would be less good.

That’s what I have for diesel, they work great, and won’t spill over, they stop flowing when fuel gets to the nozzle.

 

[toppop52]

I’ll check into the Eliquis programs, thanks.

 

[PJSprog]

I'm gradually switching over to NoSpills, too, Paul.

One thing I've noticed, though. If the gas filler is on the side of a car, opening horizontally rather than vertically, you can't easily fill it with those right angle nozzles. At least, I haven't figured out how to do it.

The five gallon size is also heavy enough that it's awkward to hold the button down with one hand and support the weight with the other. I keep a 2.5 gallon version around, and have been known to fill that from one of the 5ers, then use the smaller can to fill the little gas tanks.

I really, really like the 1 gallon can I use for chainsaw premix. In that application, they really are no spill.

Yeah, I'll need to get a couple of smaller ones for the walk behinds and the 2-cycle stuff.

You can buy regular screw on spouts for those yellow cans. I think TSC carries them. Yours even have vents, my diesel cans don’t. I also bought one of those shake to siphon hoses, sit diesel can on hood of tractor, put hose shake end of hose in can and shake a few times to get siphon going, then it will drain the can for you.

*the screw on spouts don’t fit my harbor freight gas can, different thread. They do fit my old cans from TSC.

I've tried those EZPour spouts on a few different cans, and they never seal for me. I end up spilling as much down the side of the mower as I get into the tank. Not a fan of those at all.
The vents in the diesel cans are the same ones I put in the new cans. I got a bag of I think 50 of them on Amazon a couple years ago to vent those push sleeve cans. They work great, but I had to buy a $10 31/64" drill bit to install them. Who in the decided that was the perfect diameter?

That’s what I have for diesel, they work great, and won’t spill over, they stop flowing when fuel gets to the nozzle.

Interesting. I didn't know they did that, Randy. Thanks for the tip. I'll be sure to put that to the test this weekend (planned or otherwise :laughing: ).

 

[Looking4new]

I have 2 jiggle siphons and they are great!

 

[Looking4new]

RNG, you will learn how to run it at your own speed. When I enter or exit the operators station I always do it from the side opposite the swing control. If you plan on NEVER taking the BH off, then you could move the SMV sign to the dipper stick.

 

[Thomas]

61F more clouds than sun chance passing shower.

Went to remove pesky rock from side field where I mow soon as tractor front tires enter sunk down 2",back out said I am not going to make double work plus getting stuck.
Mrs. went for short tractor ride and made smart @ss remark in fun tho.."Tractor has more options than your pickup,tilt steering wheel cruise control arm rest...
Boo gotten bigger from last year still like to take naps in favorite spot.
After dinner might take slow country ride.

Enjoy the evening all.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

USPS are the only ones that bring plants to replace what they drive over when they leave!!!

It’s no drone video.
MailLadyinFlowerbed - YouTube

 

[RedNeckGeek]

I've tried those EZPour spouts on a few different cans, and they never seal for me. I end up spilling as much down the side of the mower as I get into the tank. Not a fan of those at all.
The vents in the diesel cans are the same ones I put in the new cans. I got a bag of I think 50 of them on Amazon a couple years ago to vent those push sleeve cans. They work great, but I had to buy a $10 31/64" drill bit to install them. Who in the decided that was the perfect diameter?

Interesting. I didn't know they did that, Randy. Thanks for the tip. I'll be sure to put that to the test this weekend (planned or otherwise :laughing: ).

Haven't had much luck with the EZPour spouts either. I think it really depends on the can you use them on, in spite of their claims that they make a threaded collar for nearly every can out there. Or maybe all my cans are just oddballs? Anyway, that's the prime motivator pushing me toward the NoSpills.

The other ones is that the nozzles on the EZpour 5 gallon cans will start flowing well before they can be put in an upright filler neck. That means man handling 5 gallons of gas with one hand while the other one guides the spout. I have some rigid EZPour spouts, but haven't had a chance to try them out yet.

What I really miss are the metal cans with the metal spiral wound nozzle that would hold the shape you wanted.

And speaking of vents, I've retrofit all my cans, EZPour and NoSpill, with those yellow plastic vents. Really speeds up filling, but it defeats the self shutoff NoSpill feature.

And don't drill the hole on the seam of the tank; the force of inserting the vent can cause the seam to split.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

RNG, you will learn how to run it at your own speed. When I enter or exit the operators station I always do it from the side opposite the swing control. If you plan on NEVER taking the BH off, then you could move the SMV sign to the dipper stick.

I'm learning, at a slow speed. I'm getting good at finding ways to maim or kill myself with it; I don't know what I don't know. So I'll stick to turning the engine off before dismounting.

It's gonna be my only tractor, so the BH will spend most of its life parked off the tractor. If I ever get the THP arms, that is. No call from the salesman today, and my call to him went to voicemail.:muttering:

The SMV bracket on the dipper got wiped off when I was trying to push that stump over. I still have it, and it's in good shape, but the hose clamp that used to hold it on didn't fare so well. What's really weird is that the SMV sign itself has the red outer border on it, but the inside of the triangle is black, like someone picked the sheet film off of it. I should have picked up another one while I was in TSC today getting Kubota orange paint, but didn't put 2 + 2 together.:confused3: