Good morning!!!!

[RedNeckGeek]

Sheesh. Those prices are higher than female giraffe anatomy....

:laughing:

Initially, yes, that may seem like a high price.

But I offer you a counter example. I'm writing this on a MacBook Pro 17", made in early 2011, and purchased by me, used, two years later, for $1500. Two years ago, the Graphical Processor Unit crapped the bed, and I paid another $500 to get it fixed, knowing it would probably die again in not much more time. The cost should have been covered by Apple, but since I wasn't the original owner, I was never notified about the extended warranty/recall, and didn't find out about it until it was over. Regardless, here we are, a little over nine years after it was made, and I'm out $2000 to use that laptop every morning for at least an hour over that time. That's about $285/year, less than a dollar a day. Last week I paid $2200 to buy the latest version, that has a screen not quite as large, has the same memory size, twice the SSD capacity, much faster WiFi, and roughly six times the CPU speed. I expect it to last at least as long, and use it just as much. How many Windows or Android based devices can offer the same user experience and track record?:confused3:

 

[RoyJackson]

Roy have you watched his shooting videos? Especially the one about AK47 vs M16

Yep...some of them. It's been a while, but I'm pretty sure I've seen the M16-AK47 video.
I've got a couple AR-15's and a couple AK pattern rifles. I like both platforms...don't shoot either much anymore. There's an AR-15 close at hand in the house...full mag nearby

 

[riptides]

63 outside this AM. Heading to lower 70s. That tree limb took three full RTV loads to the burn pile. And a load to the fire wood shed. It twisted off. Not a clean break. Wife will call in some pros for estimates tomorrow. Have 7 around the house that need work. Three IMHO need to come down. I spent the better part of the day on that one limb. Too much work for a branch.

Grass on agenda for today. Along with deep relaxation techniques.

Prayers for all. Have a good day.

 

[txdon]

:laughing:

Initially, yes, that may seem like a high price.

But I offer you a counter example. I'm writing this on a MacBook Pro 17", made in early 2011, and purchased by me, used, two years later, for $1500. Two years ago, the Graphical Processor Unit crapped the bed, and I paid another $500 to get it fixed, knowing it would probably die again in not much more time. The cost should have been covered by Apple, but since I wasn't the original owner, I was never notified about the extended warranty/recall, and didn't find out about it until it was over. Regardless, here we are, a little over nine years after it was made, and I'm out $2000 to use that laptop every morning for at least an hour over that time. That's about $285/year, less than a dollar a day. Last week I paid $2200 to buy the latest version, that has a screen not quite as large, has the same memory size, twice the SSD capacity, much faster WiFi, and roughly six times the CPU speed. I expect it to last at least as long, and use it just as much. How many Windows or Android based devices can offer the same user experience and track record?:confused3:

I agree, I'm replacing a 2008 MacBook Pro.

 

[Buppies]

RNG use Apple iPhone iPad Pro And agree with you although my phone is getting long in the tooth. Still works though

 

[RedNeckGeek]

RNG, speaking of those recalled jack stands, stopped at HF on the way to the Toyota dealership to "turn them in" for my "reward"...did you get a $42 gift card? I don't think I paid that much.

$42 sounds about right. I bought some other stuff, and the refund didn't quite cover it. :confused3:

Same spotty experience with the masks. Darwin is alive and well...

 

[RedNeckGeek]

RNG use Apple iPhone iPad Pro And agree with you although my phone is getting long in the tooth. Still works though

Same here, Buppies. I'm still using an original SE purchased in 2016. Does everything I need, but for some reason, I'm having more and more trouble reading that tiny screen...:laughing:

 

[lostcreekranch]

Good morning. It was 71° earlier and our high should be only 80° this afternoon and possibly some more rain. We had a shower at midnight that was welcome.

I got the 9 acres, around the house, mowed yesterday and some small parts for the rolling ladder painted. The paint drys slowly with our high humidity.

Today is tractor / zero turn maintenance day. I'm sure the ZT air filter will need cleaning. I've yet to figure out how to blow these thing out, without getting most of the dust on me?

The NASA / SpaceX launch was spectacular yesterday and should be front page news with EVERYONE celebrating this accomplishment but .. sadly, it's overshadowed by a bunch of anarchists trying to destroy our country.

Hope everyone has a restful Sunday.

Prayers to all.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 58F @ 6:00AM. A mix of clouds and sun during the morning will give way to cloudy skies this afternoon. High 83F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph.
No rain since midnight, and we only picked up a tenth of an inch yesterday morning. There were some puddles and pools where the tarps sagged between boards, but the weight only served to hold the tarps in place and I don't think there were any leaks. I'll know later today or tomorrow when I take it all apart, but for now, it looks like I dodged that bullet.

Always nice to hear from someone new, Molalla1. Where abouts in Oregon are you?

Shopping for a mill, RS? Make sure it comes with LOTS of tooling, otherwise you'll go broke trying to set it up before you even get to use it.:laughing:

Too busy to watch the launch, but it's good to see the space program is alive and well and in private hands. And that's all I'm gonna say about that.

Now that's a Big Rig, Bill! Hope you have a smooth season this year.

Clever Scotsman, Eric. Don't forget yer sunblock!

Giant pic of a tiny tree frog, Ron. How can something that small make so much noise?:confused3:

Fingers crossed all goes well with the reopening of Texas, Don.

Got some housework done while it was raining yesterday morning, but by noon things were drying out. Moved some more junk out into the shipping container, then grabbed a bucket and big soup can and bailed out the water filled sags in the tarps. Probably got close to ten gallons in the bucket, and it was fun stretching the tarps under the smaller pools and watching the water run downhill into the bigger pools. I may be grown up, but I still like to play like a little kid sometimes.:laughing:

Last week an ammo box the Army used to use for "40mm projectiles, inert" was delivered, and yesterday I set about converting it into a tool box for the new tractor. It's the kind with latches at both ends of the lid, but by trimming a tab on one end, that latch can be left latched and act as a hinge. Then made a bracket and drilled the box to fit, but most important, got it all painted Kubota orange with a rattle can from TSC. Kubota put a set of threaded mounting holes on the FEL mounts, and like similar holes elsewhere on that tractor, these were full of rust and dirt and had to be tapped to clean them up. If the paint is dry today, I'll mount it and move the junk over from the old tractor.

Long talk with an old college buddy last night while I was fixin' up a batch of spaghetti. Man, that guy can talk!

Hope everyone enjoys the rest of their weekend!

 

[mpham]

Morning everyone!
55 here going to a sunny 62. Tree pollen is in full swing here so not much going on outside for me. Wife and I took a ride yesterday and bought me a little pre-retirement present: (91 more work days.)

Hope everyone stays safe and happy-Drew extra good thoughts for you.