Good morning!!!!

[txdon]

I have not scalped anything yet. Most of it I cut at 3"...

The heavily overgrown I cut at 5 and plan to recut.

David

I was referring to the damage by skidding tires not scalping.

 

[MossflowerWoods]

I was referring to the damage by skidding tires not scalping.

I have not had that issue yet... Forewarned now.
Thanks,
David

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 75F @ 5:1AM. Abundant sunshine. High 104F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.

What you up to with all that drywall, David? Makes my arms sore just lookin' at it! Glad you didn't get stuck, or worse!

Maybe that new ZT'll keep you busy and out of trouble for a while, MFW?

Lots of gray on that deer's muzzle, Ron. Lots of time on her to get used to people?

That's a LOT of rain, Billy. Anything flooding?

Don't forget your umbrella, Eric. How long will it take them to make your new lenses?

15 Gigs isn't a lot of you're watching videos, Drew. Even "unlimited" plans these days will throttle the speed at some data cap, and some of them are pretty low. It's all in the fine print, unfortunately.

Nice garden, Thomas!

Had kind of a putter day myself yesterday. Found that the parts van has a charcoal canister, still need to figure out if it's the same one used on the blue van. Changed some more devices over to the new network, then made a change that threw some of them back off. One step forward...

Saw a new ad for an '81 R80 G/S BMW motorcycle on the club's classified ads yesterday. I already have two of 'em, but the price was right so I'm headed three hours north to pick it up this morning. Not what I thought I'd be doing this week, but you've got to remain flexible, right?

Also got the old safe cleaned out and dusted off, and the neighbor will let me know when he's ready to make the move. I think the tractor will do most of the heavy lifting this time around.

Hang in there, gang, Friday's comin'!

 

[wngsprd]

RNG, enjoy that ride to get the bike. Yes, field and creek flooding...haven't been on the road, so not sure, but expect some ditches overflowed...Flood Watch in effect until midnight due to more rain.

Don, I still skid up the grass at times, when the ground is wet and soft, after 2 years.

Thomas, looks like some nice cucumbers with those tomatoes.

 

[kenmbz]

Good morning all 73 going up to 82 and rain-
We got 2" in under 30 minutes-that's twice in one week-growing up this would have happened maybe once in a decade.
Neighbor down the road had his pond overflow, through his side yard and into the road. that has to be a 50 foot or more puddle
MY swale is holding up well, so no flooding into the pool, but now the pool is filled to the top of the skimmers, usually I am adding water this time of year, not removing it.

Dog gate is built and in place,when I have time I will stain it.
Wife had a tire blow out when she pulled over to let someone by on one of the local roads which still have trees blocking. Branch must've scraped sidewall and ripped it, $250 for the tire (run flat)!

MFW- nice mower- good luck and may it server you well for a long time
RNG - another bike- will wait for pictures-I rewired my Dad's Triumph many years ago and spent most of my childhood around bikes-but always deemed myself a little too crazy to own one

Saw older fox yesterday, here that one and the young one screaming to each other at night. The fox was hiding in the brush, we saw a squirrel come down a tree and then full out fox speed, squirrel got away, but I noticed we have no rabbits, down from 6 or so, and very few squirrels. Fox's are definitely having a field day around here.



Stay safe and be well.

 

[rswyan]

71F and sunny @ 09:30, headed up to a high of 90F for the day.

Got fish fed, wood/compost lot mowing done, some work on auger rack, and repair shop replaced both front wheel bearings on The Woman's car yesterday, and car picked up after hours.

On schedule for today:

Pick up gauge wheels for MMM and get those put on and then finish mowing down around house.

Finish auger rack (will post pics if so)

Refill nugget feeder and others for birds.

Rebait live trap.

Maybe take down oak tree.

Hope everyone has an enjoyable, productive, and safe day ... :thumbsup:

 

[PJSprog]

72°F and foggy this morning, going up to 82° today. Expecting more storms this afternoon.

Yesterday's storms popped up and hung around the STL area for a little while, dumping a lot of rain in some areas. Creeks and streams were overflowing and flooding roads all over.

I encountered something yesterday on the way home from work that I haven't seen in a long time; a traffic jam. Someone decided to close one of the eastbound lanes on the Musial Bridge going into Illinois, and keep it closed through "rush" hour. Traffic was backed up on I-70 for about three miles. I haven't missed traffic jams.

It seems that drywall vs sheetrock is maybe a regional thing, at least in the US. Most people around the Midwest call it drywall, while it seems Southerners prefer sheetrock. I've heard it called gypsum board, plaster board, and wall board as well, but not as often. I believe Sheetrock is actually a popular brand that became a generic term, like Coke or Velcro.

Congrats on the new mower, DavidMFW. Been browsing around trying to find a used 60" zeroturn for use in our pasture. Most I find don't look like they're worth the $3-4K asking prices. I could buy new for that. Going to look at the local Gravely dealer this weekend.

 

[toppop52]

Temp is down to 73, another thunderstorm, 1.04” in the last hour. Still raining.
I’m not sure when I’m going to get to mow.

We’ve been trapping cats since yesterday, we have 9 in traps with covers to keep them out of the rain, only one adult and two kittens to go. They will spay and neuter them up in PA and bring back the ones we want to keep. One male wasn’t here all the time, but he got in a trap so he’s getting fixed too.
We are letting them keep the kittens for adoption, they are easy to find homes for, unlike the older kitties.
I don’t mind 5-6 as long as they aren’t becoming 25.

 

[sodamo]

69°F and .12 inches rain

Primary focus today is get the Lowe’s delivery unbundled and placed in usable stacks, the drywall protected to stay dry.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[txdon]

To replace the wrong China seal that came with the China carb it cost $40. $2 for the seal the rest labor.

The China seal was missing an air hole and the Stihl weedeater would not start.

I took my chainsaw to ace and tried their chain sharpener before I bought it. The Stihl, made in Germany sharpener worked, and was only double the price of the one made in China.

 

[daugen]

successful morning though annoyed they brought me in a full two hours ahead of a fifteen minute procedure and let me sit in room all that time.
Gizmo implanted just fine, comes with a wifi transmitter that sends data to monitoring company.

campground is expanding and bunch of construction equipment here. Looks like someone else is finding good use for fire trucks,
I'm sure to wet down the dust.

now to call Verizon

 

[toppop52]

Accidental post

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all, well afternoon.... internet was down since last evening. Started as intermittent service, then totally out. It had to be a problem at the main server as both my son's service was out also. We all have wireless Internet, but the boys are hitting a different tower.

That was a real pain, grandson could not do his morning online classroom, the one son and his wife are both still working from home and could not log on to work....

I was able to get the cabinet door frames glued up yesterday, hoping to get them sanded and stained today. I had a few hiccups this morning, so didn't get out To the shop yet. I will post some pics later.

Moss, nice mower!

Ron, very good pic of the doe... she is looking at you like WHAAAA?

Rng, have a safe trip getting your new bike.

Drew, now you are REALLY wired.... or would it be wireless?

David, I must have missed something.... Are the materials for the new resident caretaker house? (AKA ---- MY new house?) or something else?

Randy, thats a lot of cats! Are they all at your place?

Everyone have a great day!

 

[daugen]

got nowhere with Verizon. Yes you have a 15G cap and then it throttles down to 600kps, reminds me of dial up...but you are unlimited sir at that speed.
Whoopee...and no way to buy out of cap. Well sir you plan does provide another 30G of data using your phone as a hotspot. Great, assuming it worked, which after three attempts did not. So I'm stuck at a crawl. Well sir your Mifi was never intended to be a primary device, it is supplemental. Really? when you are charging more than a primary device?... All the other local carriers are satellite, DSL or cable and that makes no sense for six more weeks. strike out

 

[Thomas]

Ron.
"Deer and Sassy were having a staring match. Sassy part of picture was so far out of focus I cut it out. I think deer won. Did not leave even when I came out to take picture. About 30' away."

That's one healthy Doe and by the looks it's her back yard.

 

[MossflowerWoods]

Congrats on the new mower, DavidMFW. Been browsing around trying to find a used 60" zeroturn for use in our pasture. Most I find don't look like they're worth the $3-4K asking prices. I could buy new for that. Going to look at the local Gravely dealer this weekend.

PJSprog, That's basically the decision process I used, but added impetus was both my riding mowers won't start... All of the used stuff was well over $4K, many well into the $5K's.

I got this with 0% interest 48 months (I've got the $$ but took the offer) and it was just $5,199.

Be well.
David

 

[Thomas]

wngsprd.
"The local weather guy just put his pointer over us on his radar map and showed rain rate of 5.5 inches per hour. Storm just sitting here and not moving."
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:shocked: that's alot of wet,we sure could use your left overs.

 

[MossflowerWoods]

got nowhere with Verizon. Yes you have a 15G cap and then it throttles down to 600kps, reminds me of dial up...but you are unlimited sir at that speed.
Whoopee...and no way to buy out of cap. Well sir you plan does provide another 30G of data using your phone as a hotspot. Great, assuming it worked, which after three attempts did not. So I'm stuck at a crawl. Well sir your Mifi was never intended to be a primary device, it is supplemental. Really? when you are charging more than a primary device?... All the other local carriers are satellite, DSL or cable and that makes no sense for six more weeks. strike out

Drew,

I'm in a similar boat sir... Back in March I killed HughesNet after 10 years and 3 upgrades because it stank and was a spam machine. I had been using my VZW MiFi for just my work computer and it was OK pre-COVID, but now I'm trying to sell, so can't try a different satellite service, so... I went into a store and for $20 per month plus $40 activation, I got another sim card. At 15+ GB, I swap sim cards and everything else remains the same.

It's the best short term deal I can find...

Best of everything sir.
Be well,
David

 

[Thomas]

83F 50/50 sun clouds.

Good day for getting project done...2 buckets of rocks 2 stumps dug out front field also ditch line back fill and rake seeded...I like hydraulics lot. :thumbsup:
No plans for this evening and Mrs. decide what's for dinner :licking::dance1: pretty sure I'll be setting on the deck welcoming stars with smooth cigar.

Enjoy your evening all.

 

[daugen]

Mayor of "Little Washington" died yesterday of complications of Covid. Local hospital in Greenville, where I go... had him on a ventilator and could not save him.
Yes he was obese and had medical issues. Local hospital chain Vidant sent email to everyone now announcing free covid testing, must have shocked them too...