Good morning!!!!

[kenmbz]

PJS I hope this one works out better, seems it is already going great. Glad the dogs get along too.

 

[Thomas]

BIG thank you to you and your wife PJ for giving Nadia second chance.

 

[ronjhall]

JD mower repair is done. Should be good for anther 18 years.

While doing repair noticed that I did not hear any Bees buzzing outside. Checked my 4 carpenter bee traps. All full of bees. They do work.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

RNG
If you now have internet to the Mate3, go to OpticsRE site via Optics RE
You will need Mate MAC address.

Well, apparently the contractor already created a profile for me, and sent me an invitation to access it using an email address I don't normally use. That invitation started with instructions for me to create another account, which I did, using my normal email address. But since I'd already created an account to access their online demos using that normal email address, I couldn't create a new account and couldn't proceed any further. I have started a trouble ticket with Outback.

Nuthin's easy...

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Daughter did great in church, needed extra mic on voice, maybe next time. Proud papa Fathers day.

Billy, if you eat the sauce soon enough, you can just freeze it in baggies for 2 months. Easy peasy.

Uh uha. I've eaten soups, stews, and sauces frozen for years in zip loc bags, and I'm not dead, or even sick, yet...

Gotta purge all the air out though, otherwise you get frost inside the bag and that dehydrates and ruins the food.

 

[sodamo]

Well, apparently the contractor already created a profile for me, and sent me an invitation to access it using an email address I don't normally use. That invitation started with instructions for me to create another account, which I did, using my normal email address. But since I'd already created an account to access their online demos using that normal email address, I couldn't create a new account and couldn't proceed any further. I have started a trouble ticket with Outback.

Nuthin's easy...

Check your PM. Sent you addresses who can help. And they will.

 

[sodamo]

Uh uha. I've eaten soups, stews, and sauces frozen for years in zip loc bags, and I'm not dead, or even sick, yet...

Gotta purge all the air out though, otherwise you get frost inside the bag and that dehydrates and ruins the food.

Why I love my vac sealer.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Well just about done with the hobby shack. I got it all trimmed, shelves in place. Only thing left to do on the shelves are upright supports in the middle. I went to Costco to get a bunch of storage containers last week, only to find that the circular that I was looking at did not start until the 24th (tomorrow).... until I have the containers, I cannot put in the uprights.

They have measurements listed, but do not know if that is the top or bottom of the containers. With my luck, they would not fit if I decided to put in the uprights. For those needing containers, Costco will have them on sale for $6.50 for a 27 gal container. HD is $8.50 for the same.

Here are a couple pics of the shack...

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

PJ, thanks go out to your wifey... and you..., for fostering the dogs. Looks like this one will really appreciate having a new home and some great companionship.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Went thru storm on way home, but not like the big one yesterday.
Everything I did today I could have done at home. One of the guys said he would get with me to go over some stuff, but didn’t.

Thomas, no QA. I did that on my first tractor, then regretted it later. Bought a QA for it when I got was pallet forks, had to unpin bucket and put the QA on first. That got old fast, another reason to trade in the tractor. I still have a QA for an LA723 loader.

Nice rock catcher.

Not motivated to do much after work.

Chicken and leftover broccoli casserole for supper. Wife wanted to save the rest of the chicken for another meal, so I’m still hungry. Just took 2 peanut butter sandwiches for lunch today. Don’t want to go out for lunch.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

So much to catch up on.

The tomatoes are doing well enough. I had planted 24, but 4 or 5 got mangled by kids/me/waterhoses etc. My wife makes the sauce such that, she can use it for spaghetti or just eat it like tomato soup. It is delicious. No worries about it lasting long in the freezer. The first 6 or 7 quarts vaporized into some people's stomachs.

LS, don't move here just yet....You just got your hobby shack done....And we are in drought too....We just got about .67 rain today. First rain in almost a month. I've been having to water the 'maters. Also, the berlin garden chicken wall, 6' tall is keeping the chickens out (if the kids shut the entry), but the darn squirrels are killing them faster than the chickens do. Also the grasshoppers are taking their portion. It's almost like Don's corn growing episode. You have to provide security for your garden. So far, 2 squirrels down, but middle daughter saw another in the garden this morning. The frustrating thing is, they eat the most ripened, prime tomatoes. Arggh.

Wifey is cooking down another 20 lbs of tomatoes right now, which will yield about 2 gallons. Sodamo, it won't last 2 weeks in freezer, with my wifey on her health kick. And we have another 20-30 lbs ready to process too.

Mostly, did you guys get much storm and rainfall? Rick, how about you?

PJS, hope this pup is a "win" for your wife's mindset. Pretty special you guys doing that. Glad you got through the storms OK. I will need new tires soon. Most of the wipeouts are due to inexperienced drivers on tires that have less than 20% tread left. I haven't been into our Academy yet. Guessing the ammo shelves will look similar.

Don, there was a writeup about yesterday's crazed man stabbing crap. Seems like the cops have all the i's dotted and tee's crossed. Perp was black. Cop was black. All caught on dash cam camera. Cop caught him in act on last victim.

My oldest daughter just used one of our garden grown pumpkins to make pumpkin bread. It is awesome.

RNG, hope the inspection turns out in your favor.

Eric, excavator trouble shooter.

Ron, glad you got the JD fixed, now the good looking bluebird will enjoy your good looking yard.

Drew- you keep getting well.

I had to stand up all day today, helping a technician work on our manual lathe. But still not fixed yet. There is a problem with the clutches dragging when in neutral. Not sure what. Going to order new clutch plates and thrust washers. Then I'm going to attempt to put it back together by myself....It will be a test for sure.

Prayers, and for Jay too.

 

[Buppies]

Nice work LS and Thomas job well done

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Kyle - secrets for the tomato crop, my plants are slowly growing, not a tomato in sight, but we had a cold spring so...

I've had my share of failed crops too. Too much water, not enough water. I have added mushroom dirt/compost a couple of times...need more. Mushroom dirt is a compost made of poultry poop\hay\who knows what. They mix it up and grow 1 batch of mushrooms with it and then sell it.

Kyle wish I could see video of your daughter singing at church.

Mostly, I wish I could post one too. But after seeing what some of the people in Unfriendly politics do to people they find photos of, I can't do it. PS, I haven't posted on the new TNT or the old unfriendly politics in ages. Tired of wrestling with _____.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Wow! We got rain! Actually just under a half inch! The storm just passed to the west of us along the mountains, but we got the tail end. Under the storm, almost 2 inches have been reported. At least we got something! You guys in Texas.... it is headed your way!

 

[lostcreekranch]

I've had my share of failed crops too. Too much water, not enough water. I have added mushroom dirt/compost a couple of times...need more. Mushroom dirt is a compost made of poultry poop\hay\who knows what. They mix it up and grow 1 batch of mushrooms with it and then sell it.



Mostly, I wish I could post one too. But after seeing what some of the people in Unfriendly politics do to people they find photos of, I can't do it. PS, I haven't posted on the new TNT or the old unfriendly politics in ages. Tired of wrestling with _____.

"But after seeing what some of the people in Unfriendly politics do to people they find photos of, I can't do it. "

Good choice Kyle. Most of us who ventured over there .. have left TNT to the loons that found their "forever home" there .. after being banned .. here.

They've now got their own little "echo chamber" there .. patting each other on the back .. and giving each other "likes".

BTW .. rained three times today. Longest .. was about a minute. So ... nope!

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 69F for the start, thunderstorm in progress. 1.1 inch in rain gauge. Rained for several hours, the sky started to clear off, light wind dat, and high temp was 80F. Coffee with friend this morning, then drive to West, TX to make Don's bike my bike Hit grocery store on way home and no nap
Covid update: Cooke 30 confirmed cases 8 active cases, , Montague 14 conformed cases, 6 active cases, Grayson 521 confirmed cases, active cases 108
Kyle nice haul on the tomatoes, sorry to hear about you local violence
Drew nice update, never got bit by capacitors in a PC, 2 minutes after unplug always got me by. Don't let the fans turn while you are blowing out dust or vacuuming dust
Eric interesting manual, hope your connection cleaning worked.
Drew, not convinced they have slowed down here in Texas, drove almost 300 miles on I35 and people mostly ignored the speed limit
Billy sorry to hear about the lack of progress on Coco. Interesting on the DNA story, and glad you got those pesky limbs
Buppies sorry to hear the dos report, praying they don't have to take too much.
Ron, hope you get the JD started if not done and a nap. nice pic, maybe bird saw the last pic and wanted another to replace it
Thomas my wood pile has not started burning yet but the heat doe help get the moisture content down. Fun story
Rick sorry about the pressure washer, is the cord breaking or jsut slipping off the reel.
RNG hope the inspection goes well, and you new wire and reverse sensor does the trick
Bird hope the rain does not quit for the rest of the year.
Don what exercise or machines are you using in gym?
Ken hope the spring replacement goes well
Thomas, nice work on the guard.
Ted just like a lot of your projects.
Kyle great to hear daughter did well.
PJ those were some bare shelves, glad you got some shooting in and CCW renewed. Sorting parts at customer site is never fun hope the part weren't yours. Love Australian shepherds Stepson had a red merle.
Ron thanks for the trap report.
Ted neat shelves, dog hose looks great, having HVAC will help when you get banished there
Dennis sorry you got dragged into work for nothing, will you get to stay home tomorrow?
Kyle, 5 inches in last 4 days, not as much as Bird, but the lawn is well watered at this point. Good luck with lathe. Then you realize the pig enjoys the wrestling
prayers for all especially Drew and Jay
stay safe and healthy.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Booming here with a little rain now.

Took wife in ranger to show her black raspberries at end of field. Very small berries, not like the big ones that grew wild back in Ohio. Got a few to eat.

Pay some bills, bed, repeat tomorrow.

 

[txdon]

Good evening! Mostly I hit the traffic just right on the way home from West, all the rain and 5 accidents were in front of me between Waco and Temple, 17 vehicles involved.

We had .8" rain this morning and hot sun this evening. Park cedarcide day tomorrow morning but will be waiting on a rain report from the park before we make the 30 minute drive.

Mostly, in the gym I do the elliptical. The bike class upstairs still have not started up, with the recent bump covid in cases I think they might be slowing the complete opening.

Kyle the shooting in Giddings does not match the needed criteria for protest. I wonder if they will ever find out what cause that guy to start stabbing people at random. If you would have been two hours later you could have been a witness or a victim.

 

[RoyJackson]

BIG thank you to you and your wife PJ for giving Nadia second chance.

Yep....thanks from me too, PJ!!

 

[RoyJackson]

2020-06-24, 0323

71 right now...bit cooler today with the high at 80. That'll be nice...
Busy, busy, busy at work...been like this for quite a while now. Some of the busyness is good and productive. Some (40% or so) is pretty stupid. But, at least no layoffs or furloughs at the site, unlike most of the other sites.