Good Morning!!!! 43F @ 4:30AM. Foggy early, becoming sunny this afternoon. High near 60F. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 mph.
Things weren't looking good for the conjunction at sundown, but another pretty sunset was followed by clearing skies and there it was. Camera with 40x lens wouldn't focus on it, so no photo, junky telescope guide scope let me see two points of light, but wasn't aligned with main scope so that was it. Maybe it's time to put a nice telescope on the bucket list?:confused3:
You're accent is nothing compared to the punk that sold me the
M62, Kyle. Pretty sure he got POed at me for asking him to keep repeating himself.:laughing:
Neat design on the speaker cabinet, Paul. Do you have a favorite brand for the drivers? Oh, BTW, the two photos you posted are showing as attachments, and neither of the hyperlinks work.:confused2:
The video Chris linked to earlier said that over 700,000,000 doses of vaccine had been purchased by the US government, all of the purchases made before any of the vaccines had been tested, let alone approved, Don. The manufacturing was also done before approval, which accounts for a significant amount of the shortened delivery time. So as each new vaccine gets approval, millions of doses will be available as soon as they can be transported to hospitals, pharmacies, and other injection sites. Latest projections are that anyone that wants a vaccination should be able to get one by summertime.
Your old table saw isn't a Delta, is it, Ted? They're classic and still very much in demand. Nice to hear you have room for it now in your shop, they do take up a lot of room.
I stacked three lengths of railroad track on my box blade, Bill. It could still use more weight. Thanks for the tip on the Lucas Slick Mist Speed Wax. I usually use Dupont Swirl Mark Remover on a foam pad on the buffer for that, but the Speed Wax sounds a lot easier. The old Kubota's paint needs all the help it can get.
What's worth doing is worth doing to excess, eh Drew? Just kidding; nice work on the bird houses and feeders. :thumbsup: Your recovery is a blessing I'm thankful for. Never understood how some people put their emotional well being in someone else's hands. Victim mentality isn't what made this nation great, but it seems to be spreading like Covid. Speaking of which, how are we supposed to find a new life partner with all this masking and social distancing going on? :confused3::laughing:
Sounds like you really, really like carrot cake, Thomas! It's one of my favorites, too...
I forgot to mention it, but the other night there was a giant halo around that half moon. Far more spectacular than the conjunction, at least in my opinion. Of course, cell phone pic just showed a white blob of moon, and no halo at all.
Glad you're not affected by the volcano, David. And thanks to both you and Ron for the clarification on the Max in a pocket. The battery in my old SE has already been replaced once, and it won't last even a day without a recharge at this point. So I either have to get the battery replaced, or find a new phone.
Two more packages arrived here yesterday, Mike, but no balancing was observed. One was delivered by USPS, by the mailman that said he knows how the lock on the drop box works, but again demonstrated he refuses to use it.:irked:
Managed to move almost all the stuff out of the container and find spots either in the garage or pump house for it. There was a ton of old molding and base board in there, and I put most of it through the chop saw and ended up with a huge pile of kindling. There were also four pieces of cedar T&G paneling that got cut to 6" lengths then split with the Kindling Kracker, which was a fun sit down job. Sure a lot easier than splitting oak, and now there's enough kindling to get me through the rest of the heating season. The base board and some other particle board stuff got fed to the camp fire last night. Along with some short sections of PVC conduit; man that stuff stinks when it burns.:laughing:
But that's all I got done, so yesterday's welding job is on for today, as well as digging out the splitter. Hopefully get a chance to fire it up; it hasn't run since '14, but it doesn't have a battery and it was run dry before I put it away. Once it's warm, I'll treat it to an oil change and see about cleaning the air filter. Then see if I remember how to split wood.:laughing:
