Good morning!!!!

[toppop52]

59-69 today, still foggy, some cool weather after some heavy rain upcoming. My LaCrosse weather station was cheap, but the flow meter rain gauge is by far the most accurate one I’ve ever had. Measured against a graduated jar there was never more than .01 difference, so I stored the old gauge.
Might mow later if it dries out, other than that I’m not sure, maybe replace the battery in the Cub Cadet garden tractor and the El Camino.
I hope all the deer strikes get fixed with not too much out of pocket.
Everyone have a nice day.

 

[daugen]

freaking deer, giant rodents on the loose...a terror to car grills everywhere.
Jammed on my brakes this morning to avoid a buck besides the road, which thankfully went back in the woods.
Paul/Popgadget, glad your wife is ok and that airbags didn't go off.

There used to be a drag strip in Elephant up your way, a favorite spot in high school. Unfortunately the noise upset the local cows and
much to my distress my attorney mother represented the farmers and got the place shut down. Never mentioned that to my friends for sure.

You are only about 12 miles from me. Did you get your Kubota in Pipersville or Doylestown? I bought mine in Doylestown when it used to be Histands.

 

[kenmbz]

Good morning all, 49 going up to 61 and still cloudy with light rain
Did not get anything done yesterday but day job :-(

Popgadget - wife ok ? So many bucks running around here they need their own crossing lights - welcome to the GM thread!
LS - last time it was that cold around here I blew out the shock on my mountain bike-it froze and the seal popped
Wng- Coco sounds like major improvements - that is great news!

Stay safe and be well.

 

[txdon]

2020-10-27, 0308

38 right now...high in the mid-40's...

Good morning! Had to stop reading and post after Roy's post because not too often we have the exact same temp and same highs for the day!

It's been misting all night and there is a downspout by the bedroom window and the drip drip drip of the water falling down the downspout and hitting the curved piece at the end was sounding like a drum all night. That will be taken care of today even if I have to freeze to fix it.

 

[riptides]

55 outside heading to lower 60's Just a little foggy.

I managed to get a nice coat of paint on the porch ceiling yesterday. Unfortunate it seriously took a toll on the shoulder. Will be a do nothing day for me today.

The big deal on this project is not to mess with the inside of the house. I had to install a new door and windows. The door was not an issue since I could reframe around it and added a transom to it. We found the original transom a while back. Of course being an older house, the area is was not completely square. Nothing is. The windows were a challenge. I had to replace the original while not messing with the inside finished framing. The other window, was not present, drywalled over. I just had to frame it out while not making a mess in my study. The door required most of the inside patch work and "new" inside framing. Both windows I got installed with no inside patch work, Just a little bead of caulk.
Upon removal of the overall drywall on the ceiling the original wood was still there. Unfortunate two major access areas had been cut into it. That necessitated a really long search for matching wood. We patched the holes, used an abundance of arm power scraping the construction glue off, and a lot of caulk here and there. Then I tore off the houses front original siding. Reinsulated it. After spending days getting the blown in stuff, out. Sheeted it, foamed it. Walls are done. Just need siding. Primed and painted ceiling. Ceilings done. Debating on what to do next - walls, siding, or flooring, decking. Actually today might be mortar mix day to seal up the front foundation.

Hope all have a great day. Be safe.

 

[RoyJackson]

Roy.
Think I'll put the blade on the Deere this afternoon.
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Than that's my warning sign to put rear tire chains on Kubota and check to see if Fisher plow for pickup needs anything also put side walk boards in place plus find the snow shovels this weekend.

Calling for heavy rain Thursday (2" give or take) and a couple inches of snow Friday, as I'd written. However, a YouTube forecaster predicts a lot more snow by week's end. We'll find out Friday which forecast was accurate...can't hurt to be prepared though...
Thomas, if I recall, you have a deer feeder out on your property....how much does it hold?I'm thinking about getting one...not a hunter, don't like venison...love watching deer though.

 

[PJSprog]

37°F and light rain this morning, going all the way up to 42° today. We get a break tomorrow, then more rain on Thursday. Noticed yesterday evening that the level of the pond is slowly rising.

Saw a buck standing at the side of the road in a field on the way home Sunday night, and remarked to The Wife that it was the first buck I've seen all year. He wasn't big, but had a decent rack. I see does pretty much every morning. Fortunate to have never hit one.

Welcome to the GM thread, Popgadget. Always room here for another Paul.

 

[pennwalk]

I remember at one time people would put little deals on the front bumper that whistled to warn the dear you were coming. I don't know if they worked or if they were just another gadget for JC Whitney to sell.

Chris

 

[Looking4new]

There is a gadget out there that when stuck on the front of your vehicle and you are traveling over 30 mph makes a whistling sound that the deer can hear but we cannot and it scares them back into the bush. It is called a Wildlife Warning system. I have it on the big truck and it seems to work.

 

[PJSprog]

I've been putting "deer whistles" on my cars and motorcycles since the late '80s. They seem to work.