Good morning!!!!

[Eric Salop]

Good morning. The kitchen range is fired up and so am I, set to try something that is second nature to many of you, yet something I haven't done in well over 50 years - bake bread. This is an ideal day to have a go, partially because heavy rain is coming, but mostly because my wife will be shopping tomorrow, so we won't starve for too long if it goes badly

Vaccination against Covid-19 has started in the UK today. Health workers, people over 80 and care home workers are the first to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech product. A second jab after 3 weeks is then needed before they can start to develop maximum immunity. It is expected to be many months yet before this and the other vaccines that are in the pipeline can be rolled out to everyone, but at least this is the first small step and gives hope to everyone.

 

[Looking4new]

Vaccination against Covid-19 has started in the UK today. Health workers, people over 80 and care home workers are the first to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech product. A second jab after 3 weeks is then needed before they can start to develop maximum immunity. It is expected to be many months yet before this and the other vaccines that are in the pipeline can be rolled out to everyone, but at least this is the first small step and gives hope to everyone.

So I guess Queen E and Phlip will be the first to get the jab?

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the temperature is a balmy 4°F and going to a high of 28. Wind SSW 3 mph.A mix of sun and cloud.

The trip to get the rock bucket went off without a hitch. A guy that passed me on the way down, passed me like I was up on jacks. I was doing 75 mph in a 55 zone and this white car went zooming past me. About 20 miles down the road he ran smack dab into a radar trap. When I passed him and the cop the string of cars I was in slowed to 70 and moved over the required one lane and whistled on through.

The trip back up here took a little longer, slower up the hills. I think she needs a new(er) set of plugs.
The trip cost me 100L of gas at 0.949/L. So to translate that into US gallons we divide the 100 by 3.78 = 26.455 gallons. It all works out to $3.587/US gallon in Canadian money.

I was on the dealers' land for about 15 minutes, 5 of that was strapping the bucket down with my Erricson ratchet strap rated for 1650 lbs. The bucket only weighs in at 590 lbs. Legally it should have had two straps, but it was more or less in my Army trailer, 18 inch sides and ends. The bucket was in there at an angle still on its' skid. It wasn't going anywhere I didn't want it, but it had to look legal. It must have looked okay, a cop passed me and didn't even blink.

Todays' chore is take the Dodge to town and get it serviced.


Have a safe day all

 

[daugen]

good morning all. 33 going up to 39 today in sunshine.

welcome back Rick, glad you got your place sold, sorry you had creeps for buyers like I did, sure sounds familiar.

Eric, glad your vaccinations are starting. God (and vaccines) Save The Queen!

headed off to local hospital this morning to get some simple blood lab tests, then back home to make some sawdust.
And hopefully an apple crisp or something with apples, mangoes and perhaps some berries thrown in.

 

[daugen]

Drew .. that heater is not intended for "unvented" spaces. It's for "outdoor spaces. I've got two of them.

agreed, my garage door has a two inch gap on the bottom on one side, and I open a window several inches to get some cross ventilation.
Plus I installed a CO2 alarm in garage. I also open the garage door every hour or so to get a big dose of fresh air in there. Building is uninsulated and leaks
like a sieve...

 

[Buppies]

27 high of 41 winds 15 to 25 mph

Glad you are back Rick

Prayers for all

 

[Thomas]

Eric.
"The kitchen range is fired up and so am I, set to try something that is second nature to many of you, yet something I haven't done in well over 50 years - bake bread."
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Ahhhh the smell of fresh bake bread. :thumbsup:

 

[riptides]

It's getting colder out these days. 34 heading to upper 40's.

More digging on the septic systems today. They are still looking at how it was put in, and where it all goes. Lots of trees over on that side of the house.

More hits on the $$$. Need to help out eldest who had a seriously bad dental experience. Poor genetics on bones and lots of pain killers over her life have wrecked her teeth.

I worked with one of Chuck Yeagers flight chiefs a long while ago. That right stuff sure was ingrained in a lot of people.

Hope all have a good day. Be safe. Stay healthy my friends.

 

[Thomas]

Good to see you back Rick.

By the sounds not the type of couple I would look forward to be neighbor of.

 

[Thomas]

20F cloudy might reach 30F mostly cloudy day.

Outside chores done E muffin time. :licking:
Got little more than half limbs branches clean up yesterday,now I'll wait until Thursday- Friday clean up the rest when it warms up since it cover with ice and froze in.

Plans for today...not sure yet. :confused3:

Enjoy the day all.

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning. It’s 31 and clear here today, I don’t expect to see 40.
Yesterday’s trip went well, today has me off to Newport News. I have to go to Martha’s Vineyard tomorrow making three days in a row. However looking at the schedule, I’m free until Christmas.

I’ll be home in plenty of time to fire up the smoker today. There is no special event planned, but the smoker is fair sized, these shoulders will only be about thirty percent of what it can hold.
I usually give away most of what I smoke to my neighbors, but pulled pork keeps and reheats pretty well. And Drew, you would qualify as a neighbor.

It is still too wet to do anything outside. I wouldn’t even drive the carryall to my son’s. At least the walk is good for me. I actually had a dream last night that a delivery truck pulled off the pavement and completely disappeared like it was quicksand.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 35˚F heading to the 60s.
Welcome back Rick. Your buyer horror stories make my farm sale seem like paradise. My buyers bought everything I could not take with me and let me rent back for a month so only one move was needed.

FireWise today will be a bit different, instead of cedar/brush removal we will be doing rock removal so the mowers can keep the area clean.

Good luck on the bread Eric. My bread is still too dense to win any awards. A pic of the sliced loaf if your's turns out good.

 

[ronjhall]

Poured first cup of coffee. 16° with partly cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 38° with a mix of sun and clouds. Got all the vases stored away in cellar. Just never know when you will need one. No plans for today.
Getting last bit of suet.

Mostly, good looking side curtains. Good idea on the vases. They are stored out of the way for now. About 50 of them.

Rick, welcome back. Sorry to hear about house sale. I have heard about those kind of buyers. Hope they never need any info on the house from you. When I sold my mothers house. Buyer did all the items on inspection list. I offered to help. But they did It all. Good luck catching up on GM. I have trouble some days keeping on for one day.

Eric, hope the vaccine works good for everyone that gets it.

Looking, all the miles I drove on the 400 series highways and other Canadian highways I never got stopped for speeding. When I got on the 401 I would set the cruise control at 62 mph. Every time a car passed me I would hit the button to advance set speed. Some trips I would be doing over 80 by the time I hit western side of Toronto. Still getting passed. :confused2:

Alien, nice place. Hope it sells with out problems.

Everyone stay healthy and safe.

Good Morning All.

 

[Popgadget]

Just saw that General Chuck Yeager passed today at age 97 years.

RIP General Yeager.

Chuck Yeager - Wikipedia

He set the New York to Paris speed record in one of our airplanes, which still stands.
I had a few meals with him over the years. and can say that he was very proud of himself, but rightfully so. I heard many of his contemporaries say that he was probably even better than he thought he was. A truly extraordinary pilot.

 

[wngsprd]

27 going to 47 and sunny. Snow was a flop yesterday...snowed all morning but none stuck.

Sure is good to have you back, Rick...good idea making a year end push for the VFD.

Alien, real nice place...185 acres would be nice...never heard of an iron roof...wonder is that the same as what we call steel roof?

Mostly, your lights look great.

 

[NHBX]

Good morning all

24 now high around 32 and cloudy with winds around 10 today.

Yesterday was a do nothing day, everything outside is frozen solid. If the weather guessers are right it should be in the 40’s by weeks end.

Not much planned for today, pay some bills and the real estate taxes.
Will take the rest of the day as it comes.

Stay safe and healthy
Enjoy your day everyone

 

[Buppies]

Nice pictures Mostly

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 60F @ 4:45AM. Plentiful sunshine. High 67F. Winds light and variable.
Still more rain later next week in the 10-day.:thumbsup:

Nice to see you back, Rick, but sorry you had such a rough time with the home sale. Been through that twice now, and both times all I had to do to shut 'em up was to threaten to take the house off the market.

Those woodpeckers are quite the acrobats, Ron. Around here, they're also quite vocal, calling to each other as they hop scotch through the trees looking for food.

Sorry to hear about General Yeager, but what a life! They just don't make 'em like that anymore.

Learned that a former supervisor of mine passed recently; he was another good one. Young, too, about my age.

That's some good news about the vaccine, Eric. Sensible deployment priorities, too. Good luck with the bread.

Hope your sale goes smoothly, Doug, and that the cooler weather sticks around.

I saw on the news last night that new CoVid cases are almost 8,000/day in California now. Some areas close by are seeing 20% positive in testing. And that the majority of the state is under stay-at-home orders because critical care bed availability has dropped below 15%. Glad I don't have to be anywhere else for a while.

Nice to read the new Makita worked out for you, Paul. I'd probably use a chainsaw more if starting it for the first time in a while wasn't such a PITA, so I might have to check one out. BBQ:licking:

Got waylaid by the muffler on the van yesterday, which apparently has been leaking all this time. Eventually figured out that a poorly placed and made weld on an O2 sensor bung was keeping the muffler from seating all the way onto the cat. Got it cleaned up, but it took a while and several put-it-together-take-it-apart cycles to sus it out. Then started in on the oil pan mods, first removing the dip stick tube. It was brazed in, and it took a rosebud on the oxy-acetylene to get it hot enough to come loose. Welded a patch over the hole, then measured one last time before cutting the bottom out of the pan with a zip disc in the angle grinder. Cleaned up the cut with the big belt sander, and just need to get a little more slope for drainage before welding on the new bottom today.

 

[toppop52]

I never had the pleasure of meeting Chuck Yeager, he was one of my heroes as a child.
I did meet and talk to Dick Cole who was Doolittle’s co pilot in the Tokyo raid of 1942. He was a guest speaker at our wings and wheels show in Georgetown DE for several years. At 101 he was dancing until about 1AM the night before the show. He could out walk anyone there and his handshake hurt. He recently passed away also.
I’m sorry to lose these people of that generation, it was one of a kind.

 

[kenmbz]

Good morning all, 27 going up to 32 and grey
Didn't get much done yesterday due to day job.

Rick - sorry to hear about crazy buyers. Hope this all gets cleared up. They are not making friends this way, how do they expect you to get them a friendly walk through when they cause so many issues? Welcome back!

Alien - wonderful land you had there, always nice to have good memories.
Mostly - lights look great!
Drew - hope all goes well at hospital
Eric - have a bread maker and haven't looked back
Rip - hope the $ stays relatively low and can reuse some of the septic
RNG - sorry to hear about your former supervisor

Will Miss the Chuck stories and was a real hero of mine growing up. Got to work with some people who knew him, they all liked him immensely.

Stay safe and be well