Good morning!!!!

[kenmbz]

Great slice of history.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all! Low down to 56, high today around 87, good chance of T-storms this afternoon.

Drew, countdown still ticking away.... glad you are getting things sorted out.

BEF, glad things are returning to somewhat normal.

RNG, sounds like you are ready to put those remotes to work! Good job sorting all the parts!

Don, glad your mom is coming home.

Some progress made on the hobby shack porch roof, did not get as far as I wanted, but kept getting pulled off to do other things.... I will get more done on it today. Wifey is not feeling well today, so a delayed start, ...Taking care of some domestic stuff first.

Hope everyone has a great start to the weekend!

 

[PJSprog]

67°F and clear skies this morning, going up to 89° today. Looks like we're in for one of those "chamber of commerce" weekends here, where you couldn't ask for better weather; sunny skies, temperatures in the 80s, and low humidity.

Speaking of commerce, heard this morning that the state of Missouri is opening up completely next week. Sure wish Illinois would follow suit, but our governor ... well, no point going into that here.

We're losing our foster dog today. By losing, I mean she's being put down. Sad. Her OCD is getting worse and worse, in spite of both The Wife's training efforts and medication. The rescue organization has deemed her unadoptable (besides the OCD, she's bitten both of us several times), and can't find anyone to taker her. Wife is an emotional mess over it, and feels like she's somehow failed her. I'm aggravated that they've dumped this on her to take care of for them. Pretty sure we'll be taking a break from fostering for awhile after this one. Not a happy ending.

Seems the light at the end of your tunnel isn't a train after all, Drew. I'm sure Monday can't come soon enough.

I love making pizza at home, too, David. It's always perfect, because ... well, you made it to be what you want.

 

[rswyan]

My county tried a similar trash takeover move and were fought off with a good revolt.

Yeah ... there was a little dust up here from our local ”But Muh Free-Dummies” ... but common sense thankfully prevailed ... largely due to self-interest and and economic advantage.

Most of the trash haulers are small businesses, and the large companies can’t compete on price.

Ahhh ... yeah, no ... our small local hauler was, in fact, replaced (and eventually acquired) by one of those “large companies” (Republic) ... and our cost dropped by half ... with better service.

And no further sanitation “problems” with their local “yard” - which was eliminated as a consequence of the acquisition.

Multiple companies driving the same roads is a terrible argument, especially since the county does it with their school busses.

Our local school district handles transportation here ... not the county.

Are they going to create zones for all other private occupations? Is the county going to only allow one plumber, one electrician, one lawn care, one package delivery, etc.? They all drive large trucks all over the roads.

Sounds like a lot drama going on there BEF ... and the definition of large truck is very clearly different than the one I’m operating on ... particularly if you’re including plumbers, electricians, lawncare and package delivery services.

BTW - sorry for your recent loss.

 

[daugen]

very happy to report chemo through spinal column went ok, they went through L3-4 instead of L5. Wasn't fun but tolerable. Monday they give me an infusion through my port and then ship me to assisted living by ambulance and I finally leave the land of beeps, bangs and cackling aides...We'll just have to see how I feel, but confident that current procedures will reduce sickness. Now waiting for lunch to be turned back on, stomach grumbling.

they told me NPO, acronym for no food or drink after midnight. Yet when I got to chemo, because they were going through spine, they actually had wanted me to drink several large glasses of water first. You think they would get this right...next time, bottoms up.

Hope you all have a good day.

 

[rswyan]

Drew,

Glad to hear things went reasonably well ... no fun I’m sure ...

Here’s to better days ahead ...

 

[RedNeckGeek]

One day at a time, step by step, you'll get there, Drew. Head down and keep on goin'!:thumbsup:

 

[riptides]

The markets ...3 steps forward .. one step back. Still .. well above 3 months ago.

"In the short-run, the stock market is a voting machine, in the long-run it is a weighing machine."
-Benjamin Graham

 

[riptides]

PJS.... you should smile and know you and your wife did good by taking care of that dog. No failings there trying to help.

A/C guy just left. Darn new fangled unit, has a hard reset on low air pressure. Changing filters would prevent that. Does not help that the front porch is under construction so that's my fault. Need to seal things up faster and just get it done.

Sigh....on to the grass!

 

[rswyan]

Speaking of grass, neighbor was out on his 4020 with the mower cutting his field to bale it when I came up to the shop.

Stopped and talked him and told him if he wants it he could have our front “lawn” as well.

He said they’re supposed to be going out of town tomorrow but he’d try and get it done by Sunday.

Win-win - he gets the hay and I don’t have to screw around cutting and picking it up (except for down around the house)

 

[daugen]

got a good call, local landscaper wants my big Massey, I listed it for 44k, paid 50, he wanted to dicker, and I'm in a hospital bed, so I agreed to come down to 42.
Need to unload assets and build retirement fund back up, pay for expensive assisted living bills.
Next is rv to sell, just got it all cleaned out, need to find a good consignment place for it/and or put on Craigslist.

 

[sodamo]

69°F and .11 inches rain.

Need to mount brush hog. Could be a good mowing day for outer area, just wish I wasn’t a week behind. It really grew this week. Sun and water will do that.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[RoyJackson]

got a good call, local landscaper wants my big Massey, I listed it for 44k, paid 50, he wanted to dicker, and I'm in a hospital bed, so I agreed to come down to 42.
Need to unload assets and build retirement fund back up, pay for expensive assisted living bills.
Next is rv to sell, just got it all cleaned out, need to find a good consignment place for it/and or put on Craigslist.

That's a great deal for the MF...do you have 100 hours on it yet?

 

[sodamo]

73 in Greenville NC going up to only 77 in widespread showers and rain all day.
Hope you all have a nice day and good things come to you.

Roy, enjoy your nice weather
David, you clearly enjoy cooking and being creative with food, pizza sounds good. Seems forever since I've had one, most commercial ones have a lot of greasy meat and "mystery meat" on them, I prefer to layer on barbecue chicken and other toppings to make my own.

LOL, BBQ sauce was one of Sophie’s additions.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Kyle, with hindsight it seems incredible that while President Roosevelt could see what was coming and wanted to do everything possible to assist, others like the American aviator Charles Lindbergh were naive enough to think ****** was not after world domination and were initially highly successful in preventing any aid coming to Britain. Even so, 11 of the pilots in the Battle of Britain were American citizens who came over to help ( despite the pressure put on by the "America First" movement, though that did collapse as soon as Pearl Harbour was attacked). I wouldn't have been born if it wasn't for pilots like them and the many that came to fight in Europe after, like Randy's dad.

Some other info I found out....After Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, and the President was declaring war, the Senate voted 100% for it, but the House of Reps had 1
dissenting vote.

Jeanette Rankin- a suffragette from Montana, voted against fighting back the aggressors and dictators.

 

[sodamo]

Thanks for the history, Dennis

 

[sodamo]

very happy to report chemo through spinal column went ok, they went through L3-4 instead of L5. Wasn't fun but tolerable. Monday they give me an infusion through my port and then ship me to assisted living by ambulance and I finally leave the land of beeps, bangs and cackling aides...We'll just have to see how I feel, but confident that current procedures will reduce sickness. Now waiting for lunch to be turned back on, stomach grumbling.

they told me NPO, acronym for no food or drink after midnight. Yet when I got to chemo, because they were going through spine, they actually had wanted me to drink several large glasses of water first. You think they would get this right...next time, bottoms up.

Hope you all have a good day.

Sounds like good progress, Drew

 

[PJSprog]

PJS.... you should smile and know you and your wife did good by taking care of that dog. No failings there trying to help.

Yeah, I'm fine with it. It's unfortunate, but it was the best decision for the dog. Wifey is taking it hard, though. She just sent me a two word text message, "I'm home," followed by a broken heart emoji. She really did go above and beyond trying to help this one, but she's still hurt that it didn't work. Now, my job is to keep her from beating herself up too much over it.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Yeah, I'm fine with it. It's unfortunate, but it was the best decision for the dog. Wifey is taking it hard, though. She just sent me a two word text message, "I'm home," followed by a broken heart emoji. She really did go above and beyond trying to help this one, but she's still hurt that it didn't work. Now, my job is to keep her from beating herself up too much over it.

At least it was treated with kindness and compassion right up to the end, Paul. A lot of people can't say that about their lives. I'd have to draw the line at being bitten the first time, so you two went above and beyond...

 

[sodamo]

Paul, kudos to your wife for doing her best. And your support.