Good morning!!!!

[sodamo]

Congrats Eric on your excellent technique

 

[Buppies]

Eric great fish story

58 high of 81 today

Prayers for all

 

[toppop52]

... oops, maybe that fish fight was only in my imagination too :laughing:


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I honestly didn't care about the size, there is always another day.

Eleven more and you can have a can of sardines!

 

[NHBX]

Good morning all

58 now dew point 56 high of 83 today.
Cloudy now sun later today.
Still no rain in sight.
Prayers for those who are in the fire areas out west.
Grocery pick up this morning then off to do my civic obligation.

Enjoy your day everyone

Luther

 

[Thomas]

61F cloudy mid 80's sun clouds combo.

Outside chores done E muffin time. :licking:
Well it's the first day of school all grade levels for the youngsters should interesting.
Plans for today...dump run,purchase critter and spark plug for back pack blower,vote,might try and smooth lower front field where I remove stump and stones better.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[ronjhall]

Poured first cup of coffee. 57 F° with rain this morning. Heading to 63 F° with continued rain. WF says 2" of rain. Did not much done in house yesterday. That's OK I can work on it today.
Different type of picture today. My DS shows his Mustang Shelby. He has a made a bunch of stamped door props for club members. His say Shelby Cobra, I offered to help him making part that goes on the door side of prop. I have made a couple bolts so far. But I thought I would ask here if anyone knows what this stud is called and where to buy them. It is .245" diameter X 1" long, Threaded end is 10-24. Head diameter is .420".

Eric, I tried fly fishing one time. I think the pole and line are still up in a tree some where in northern Canada. That fish would make good bait for perch fishing.

Looking, not sure about napping improving heart health. 78 and have not had a heart attack. I do rest in afternoon. But very seldom fall asleep.

Drew, great sky picture.

LS, talked to my GD yesterday who lives WA. They are having similar skies that she showed me on Facetime. Good picture.

David, tomatoes look good.

Everyone be healthy and safe.

Good Morning All.

 

[LouNY]

Looks like a rivet nut to me;
RIVNUT(R) blind rivet nuts and RIVSTUD(R) blind rivet studs | Bollhoff
there are numerous styles and sizes available.

 

[wngsprd]

59 going to 85 and sunny, but while outside earlier, a cloud of fog slowly lowered over us...I could see more and more of the tops of the trees across the field disappear as it lowered until the visibility dropped to less than 100 yards. Glad it is not smoke like you have, Ted.

RNG, sorry about your Mono Hot Springs fire. I looked at photos and it looks like a beautiful spot. The elliptical machine I used at the gym has a video trail to Mono Lake, CA that looks very different, and I suspect is nowhere near your springs.

Ted, if I visited you, I'd have a hard time deciding between the home made dog food and the grilling adventure, if I were invited to dine.

Buppies, haven't done any shooting recently...the makeshift shooting range crosses a food plot that had plants too high, but now I've bush hogged, tilled, and replanted, and the weather is better, so have no excuse...and I've been itching to go.

Eric, great fishing saga. It has motivated me to get back into it. In fact, saw a great trout stream yesterday on our trip. We drove over to a county that includes part of Shenandoah NP as well as some beautiful rolling hills and farmland. They have a driving tour of homemade barn "quilts" which made for many miles on one lane winding dirt roads, and driving down private lanes (where permission has been granted). Drove up one lane to a house on a mountain with a beautiful viewshed that looked like it came out of the Friday "Wall Street Journal Mansion" section. While there, two paragliders came over us about 100 or so yards up in the air...amazing how long a glide they get with some up currents and ability to glide down into the piedmont farmland. Had a delicious picnic under a famers market shelter and bandstand at the county courthouse complex.

Enjoy your day!

 

[ronjhall]

Looks like a rivet nut to me;
RIVNUT(R) blind rivet nuts and RIVSTUD(R) blind rivet studs | Bollhoff
there are numerous styles and sizes available.

Looks a lot like it. This one has a Phillips head and is only threaded about 1/2” deep.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 84F @ 5:15AM. Sunshine and a few clouds. Areas of smoke and haze are possible, reducing visibility at times. High around 95F. Winds NNE at 10 to 20 mph.
The Red Flag Warning we're under now started last night, but the winds here held off until about 2AM. Or at least that's when they woke me up. PG&E jumped the gun on the power shutoff, which, by the log on the solar power controller, started at 10:10PM yesterday. I was already in bed and asleep.

That's quite the fish story, Eric. How long will it take 'till that bait grows into a whopper?:laughing: But size not withstanding, you're fortunate indeed to have your own stock of volunteers to help you learn dry fly casting.:thumbsup:

Ron, I think I've seen something like that used as a binder for notebook paper. A screw with a similarly shaped head screws into the "nut" shown in your photo, trapping the sheets of paper between.

For many years, Billy, there's been talk of completing the road to Mono Hot Springs the rest of the way over the Sierra to US395, but so far it's only talk. Kinda hope it stays that way, because it would ruin the charm of the Springs, but then again maybe the fire has already taken care of that. Anyway, the Springs aren't that far from Mono Lake, geographically, but it takes the best part of a day, and maybe two, to drive from one to the other. Some fantastic scenery along the way, though! Sounds like you had a very nice drive yesterday yourselves. Did you come home with any quilts?

Another weekend at the coast, Buppies?


Going on two weeks of this now, Ted, with no end in sight. But on second thought, maybe today's wind will blow the smoke out of here? It would be a nice silver lining to counter some of the highly elevated wildfire risk. A few minutes after this was taken, the sun dropped behind a bank of smoke and disappeared altogether. I'm surprised and pleased how well an N95 mask works to take the smoke out. I'm reminded of that every time I take it off out in the garage and smell the smoke, and feel it hit the back of my throat. Now if I could just figure out how to keep it out of my eyes. Might need to look into one of those full face masks like the riot cops use.

The fruits of your labors, David. Nice!

Drew, your internet speeds will vary depending on what else (besides the speed test) is accessing it on your device, and who else on that cellular "circuit" you're sharing it with. FWIW, the satellite connection here usually gets 25/5 mbps down/up, but with over two seconds of latency, it seems a lot slower.

Took the o'scope down to the generator yesterday morning to take a look at the power coming out of the outlet down there. Found a 2 miliVolt ripple on the 60 Hz wave, at maybe 600 Hz (I didn't bother to measure it). That has me wondering if it's the same up at the house, so I'll fool around some more this morning and take a look. Also not sure if that ripple is what's causing the PoE injectors issues, so need to follow up on that, too.

There doesn't appear to be any way to clear the memory on this o'scope, other than cycling the power to it. But I can limit how much memory it will use before it wraps around and starts overwriting the buffer, so in a way, that's also a limit on the sample time and data file size. But there's no way to limit what accumulates in the data buffer, other than writing each acquisition run to the USB drive, then power cycling to clear the buffer. That means I have to wade around in the data file with a text editor looking for the waveform I'm trying to analyze, and with millions of points in the file, that's a big PITA. I also tried the web interface to the 'scope, and it turns out it's for viewing only, and there's no way to control the scope from a web browser. I downloaded a user manual from Rigol for a 'scope with similar capabilities, and was surprised to find it an almost word-for-word copy of the one for the Siglent 'scope I have. I guess if you're gonna knock off a 'scope design, you might as well save yourself a lot of bad translation work by knocking off the owner's manual, too. But I also learned that the Rigol has much better data handling capabilities, in that you can clear the memory buffer at will, set the sampling speed, and save the result off in both the 'scope's memory and on a USB thumb drive. Now I've had the Siglent freeze up several times, which required power cycling to get it going again, so unless I get instructions for working around some of the other problems I've found with it, it's going back.

It's a little after 6AM now, and I've been up since 2AM, using about 0.5 kW/hour. The battery is holding steady at 52.4 Volts, and that's with one lamp and the ceiling fan going in the bedroom, and all the network and intermittent refrigerator loads on, too. I still don't know how much battery capacity is left based on the voltage reading, even though I've been asking for that information for months now. The generator won't auto start until the battery voltage drops to 50.8 V, so all is quiet in the back yard for now. Maybe I should turn the light off and go back to sleep to help it stay that way?

Hope everyone's week gets off to a great start!

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Different type of picture today. My DS shows his Mustang Shelby. He has a made a bunch of stamped door props for club members. His say Shelby Cobra, I offered to help him making part that goes on the door side of prop. I have made a couple bolts so far. But I thought I would ask here if anyone knows what this stud is called and where to buy them. It is .245" diameter X 1" long, Threaded end is 10-24. Head diameter is .420".

Here's a link to the binder post I was thinking about, Ron.

 

[Jim Nelson]

... oops, maybe that fish fight was only in my imagination too :laughing:


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I honestly didn't care about the size, there is always another day.

You're only beginning the addiction. Next step is tying your own flies and catching fish, then you start to explore tying on smaller and smaller hooks and having enough patience to land fish on them. My oldest brother was the best I've ever seen, he could catch cut throat native trout an 16 size flies that he had tied.I had to use a magnifying glass to even see the hook. Then you get hooked on buying the feathers and threads, peacock herele etc til you could fill a medium sized room with all your paraphernalia. Been there, done that when I lived in Colorado and had access to some great trout fishing.

 

[ronjhall]

Here's a link to the binder post I was thinking about, Ron.

That’s what it looks like. Already did a amazon search for them in inch sizes.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all! Low finally dropped of to 52 at about 5 am. Last night at 10 pm, the temp was still 82 and that smoke was thick! We left the a/c on and the house closed up tight!
This morning, about 3/4 of the smoke has cleared away, the big cold front is approaching, so opened up the doors and windows, the whole house fan running on high, bringing in the cool air.

Yesterday's plan to supervise the boys unloading the pellets didn't pan out as expected..... I cleared all the oak boards out of the way, organized a new home for the tool box, and started unloading the pellets. I did 38 out of the 50 bags before son #1 showed up.... he did finish off the rest.
Son #2 Was being as elusive as Eric's whopper fish..... he did surface about 4 hours later..... the oddity of this son is that he has a "fitness room" with a few very expensive workout equipment pieces. He "works out" everyday for a couple hours.... I/ we (#1 son) still kick his butt when it comes to "real life work". That's OK.... everybody can't be rough and tough.....We compare ourselves to equipment/ vehicles: I am classified as a CAT D-5.... #1 son is a Peterbuilt 379, .... #2 son is a porsche 911... Just fast and easy on the eyes....not much more....

The neighbor came over late yesterday afternoon with his BH, hoping I could get his Thumb mounted. It will have to be cut apart and modified to fit. (He purchased it before he even had the BH). We determined how we will mount it and what needs to get cut, so that will be today's project. A little bit of cutting, little bit of welding, little bit of cursing,..... should be fun!

The most recent weather forecast has a high temp of 45 for tomorrow, low tonight of 30. We have chances of snow mixed w/ rain tonight and tomorrow....

Gonna get movin'.... everyone have a great day!

 

[PJSprog]

69°F and partly cloudy this morning, going up to 85° today. What was a clear forecast has now transformed into chances for storms all afternoon and evening. I'm OK with that, as we could use some rain here.

Boss stuck his head in my office door Friday just before noon and instructed me to "Get out of here," so I did. Got home just in time for The Wife to leave for her scheduled trainings. Got a whole lot of nothing done the rest of the day.

Saturday was too wet (with dew) to mow in the morning, and by the time it dried, I simply didn't feel like doing it in the heat. Mowed Sunday late morning, and the pasture beat me up sufficiently that I didn't do much else the rest of the day. Was going to finish the line trimming Sunday, but was still sore from Saturday's beating.

Wife decided to redo the sunroom again, and found some new furniture she wanted. So, we hopped in the truck and went to At Home (formerly Garden Ridge) in O'Fallon IL and picked up a new loveseat and chairs. The old wicker stuff was sold on Facebook Market place within a day.



I did get a new hat for mowing, since RNG was giving me some grief awhile back about my goofy tan lines. In addition to having a large noggin, it's quite difficult to get a hat to fit with a thick ponytail. Most of the ponytail hats are, well, chick hats. I finally found one on Amazon last week and ordered it. It came with a neck flap and a face flap as well, but I cut off the front one for the face. I used it Sunday, and it worked great. The Wife called me a dork when I put it on ... and honestly, I can't argue that point. I also discovered that it's not as easy to take a decent picture of the back of your head as one would think, at least without a selfie stick.



Saw a friend post on FB yesterday that they are expecting snow in Colorado Springs this week. They are hopeful it will help clear the air of smoke and ash. Their skies look like Ted's.

Speaking of Ted, now I'm going to have to check my bucket when I get home tonight. I don't recall it tapering in towards the back.

Drew, not sure I remember the last time I used the phrase "treat myself" in regards to McDonald's. Don't over-treat yourself there, or you'll end up with the McGurgles.

I believe RNG is correct, Don. That definitely looks like a stationery binding post. They come in many sizes.

Fantastic pictures, Ron.

 

[rswyan]

75F and sunny 12:00, headed up to a high of 86F supposedly. High tomorrow is predicted to be 88F.

We'll take it ... :thumbsup:

Black and gray squirrels foraging around the bird feeders, northern flicker was on the nugget feeder just a bit ago. Downstairs cat had been let up for a visit when I got up, Squeak banished to the garage ...

Suspect the ground is pretty wet outside at this point, probably best to stay off of the lawn with the tractor. Might still be able to make the daily hosta quota though ... :laughing:

So it might be a good day to make the trips to TSC and Menards. Unfortunately, the Kubota dealer did not have all the parts for MMM on hand so those had to be ordered, hopefully have them by Friday.

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

 

[rswyan]

... RS sound like the cats are up to no good

Always ... :laughing:

... RS any chance of pics?

Sure ...

Got the front of that tank cleaned off yesterday ... only to find that the fish in it - a couple of Julidochromis marleri - had grown up, paired off, and spawned multiple times. Scads of little fry all over.

The patchwork of holes (dark/black) in the algae cover on the front glass is where they have been grazing.

 

[ronjhall]

That’s what it looks like. Already did a amazon search for them in inch sizes.

RNG, that’s 2 my son owes you. After spraying TPMS connections with Doxit. His problems with truck started to go away. The real problems of a bad dash cluster and DEF sensor were read properly. He now has 10k miles on it without a fault.

 

[kenmbz]

Good Morning!!!! 84F @ 4:30AM. Mainly sunny. Areas of smoke and haze are possible, reducing visibility at times. High 109F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph.

Sounds like perfect weather to me, Billy. I'm jealous.

Thanks for the pointers, Eric. I'll try just connecting the probe, and leave the ground lead off. Still looking for the magic recipe to clear the memory buffer, set the sample frequency and duration, and get the results into a file. Back in the early '80s, I designed and built data acquisition systems and wrote the software that drove them, so this is well plowed ground for me. But the modern implementation leaves very much to be desired.

Sorry to read about Sassy's problem, Ron. A friend of mine used to care for his neighbor's dog when they were on vacation. They mistakenly told him that the dog got horrible gas from Alpo, so that's what my friend fed it for its last meal before they got home. Some friend, huh?:laughing:

Early bird gets the worm, Ted. Seems like a lot of things are in short supply these days what with COVID-19. At least that's everyone's favorite excuse. Hopefully the compressor lesson only has to be taught once...

Sounds like a heck of a storm, Rick. Glad nothing was damaged.

The inversion therapy hasn't helped me much, so I'll give the 50 twists a whirl. Thanks for sharing, Jim!

Hope your resting the back therapy is working, David.

I lost the feeling in my lower legs for a long time after using cheap knee pads while laying tile several years ago, Dave. If I ever have to do that again, I'll use a kneeling pad instead.

Played musical motorcycles yesterday, draining the gas and pulling the battery on the most recent acquisition, then moving it off the front porch into the shipping container, and putting the lift back into the garage before parking the next most recent acquisition back on it. Just after I did that I realized I'd have to move it again to work on the Honda generator, but it's a pretty easy on/off. And with the weather the way it is, I'd just as soon have everything inside with the doors closed just in case there is a fire. Also got the covers back on the big generator, again just in case.

Speaking of which, there were a chain of fires last night on the main drag leading out of Chico to Paradise. More stupid people doing stupid things.

Tried a couple more things in an effort to tame the o'scope, without success. Then noticed Amazon offers tech support for it through a chat service, but that didn't get anywhere, either. So I'm down to calling the North American branch of the company tomorrow.

Got word that my buddy's offer on a place in Klamath Falls was accepted, so he's about to join the ranks of the perpetually broke homeowners. He can't wait to move out of California, and in many ways I can't blame him. And of course, I've been invited to help him move...

Hope everyone enjoys the extra Labor Day time off...

RNG - Ground to ground or you have a floating probe and it will not reflect the correct waveform. The ground is the reference point to allow the differential to appear on the scope. Have you figured out how to do a triggered capture yet if the scope allows it?

 

[rswyan]

... For many years, Billy, there's been talk of completing the road to Mono Hot Springs the rest of the way over the Sierra to US395, but so far it's only talk. Kinda hope it stays that way, because it would ruin the charm of the Springs, but then again maybe the fire has already taken care of that. Anyway, the Springs aren't that far from Mono Lake, geographically, but it takes the best part of a day, and maybe two, to drive from one to the other. Some fantastic scenery along the way, though! ...

Just a little southwest of there:

TEHIPITE frickin' VALLEY | Trip Report

Tehipite Valley - Wikipedia

A bit more involved getting to it tho' ...