Good morning!!!!

[Rich B1]

My dad (89) and step mom (86), weæ±*e able to get a reservation for the vaccine. No date yet

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I also stayed up too late watching my Crimson Tide roll. I’m a lifelong Alabama fan and I’ve seen some dominate teams, this one might be the best yet.

Where’s the Unlike button????

Lol, I went to bed early.

 

[toppop52]

Where’s the Unlike button????

Lol, I went to bed early.

I know, right?

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Not sure why I didn't let son ride in snow....I guess because I didn't want to deal with the mud and muck, in the cold....

Good morning. Clouds starting to move away after a night of heavy rain. Sheep are having a real treat today as my wife agreed to them grazing part of the garden. Most of them are still in the field, waiting to see if anything bad happens to the advance party, wary that this is just too good to be true.


My outhouse memories are not at all rural, I was brought up in a large city. The houses where my grandparents lived each had outside toilets, all in a long row. Theirs was somewhere around the middle of the row and had a green door, which didn't help much in finding the right one at night - or even day, as the same tin of paint must have been used on them all. In winter a Kelly lamp with a flame the size of a small birthday candle provided just enough heat to stop the pipes freezing. Toilet seat was a composite material with the same thermal conductivity as a slab of granite, the trick was to spread a layer of toilet paper on top before taking a seat for as short a period as possible. Seems a long time since toilet paper was in such plentiful supply.

I told my wife, "Hey, come look at this postcard pic Eric posted" She said, "THAT IS BEAUTIFUL".

I enjoy the photos guys.

Pop, I had to put the bender in the press today to make me a new Steiner beast fuel petcock protector. It goes on the bottom under the fuel tank.

 

[sodamo]

Gas line run, went well. Only had to cut and thread 1 281/2” piece. Everything else was standard sizes.
Unfortunately my pressure tester isn’t working so will have to pickup a new one.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all.
Covid update: Cooke, 2424 confirmed cases, 144 active cases, Montague, 1396 confirmed cases, 64 active cases, Grayson, 8096 confirmed cases, 578 active cases, local 22 active cases.
Bill interesting improvements in your house over the early years
Randy glad you are on the list to get the vaccine
Buppies warming up a bit
Phil I never did like the fumes from a salamander, just use the wick type heater.
Billy hope vulture make quick work of the skunk, hope mr back does not complain too much
Ron, great news on new furnace, hope you can get chains sharpened. nice pic
Drew sounds like you have things under control
Eric are the advanced sheep grinning? Did 1 layer of TP make that much difference?
Bill glad you finally getting your winter coat.
Thomas is internet down I would have to go back to reading.
Bill when did they change from horses to tractors?
Rich glad you were able to finish off list. Sounds like recovery time
Rick sorry the boss has no sense of humor, hope vaccine goes well.
RNG good to hear phone cover and phone are there, always good to keep up the maintenance, sorry to hear about you insurance premium.
Ken 4 TB is a lot of space!
Drew wine store sounds exciting!
Don Cooke county started counting 1A and 1B noses today, hopefully they can get the doses.
David hope the black pipe work goes ok
Randy sounds like a good trade to me
Bill that had to be disappointing
Kyle that "new" mower is going to be a beast.
David sorry about the pressure tester.
prayers for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle's daughter/family of uncle, David(moss)/remodel/divorce, RNG/fire, Ron/hearing/son/furnace, Jim/sister & family, Phil/wife's eyes, and Country.
stay safe and health you all.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Guess that was a male press.

Went to Costco on way home, more water, tp, paper towels just because they had them. Picked up turbo tax.
Wife made a new pasta dish tonight that was really good. She is such a good cook.

 

[lostcreekranch]

26-48 today, bright sun.

Ron, we use to put lime in our outhouse pit.

Rick, I have to do my deck furniture too. I’m going to order Sunbrella as soon as Ellen picks out what “we” like. I’m replacing all the flow through foam as well. My furniture is older Better Homes and Garden stuff, finish is still OK but I want to change colors so I’m looking for a local shop to powder coat everything but the twin seat glider, I think I’m going to dump it.

On the vaccine front, I’m not sure what this morning’s Surgeon General announcement of releasing the vaccine for 1b will do.

There’s a T-38 trainer out here flying laps and doing take offs and landings, as well as touch and goes. Noisy when they kick in the after burners for a few seconds. Good looking planes, remind me of the F-104. They’ve been in service for sixty years.

An older lady brought me a little upholstered stool, the frame is falling apart but she likes it. I told her I’d glue it, pad it and upholster it, all for a lemon meringue pie. She doesn’t have much money but she’s a heck of a baker.

Everybody stay safe.

The chairs, etc. at the house and O/D kitchen are all "sling type" Randy. No foam cushions.

Ready for pickup.

 

[lostcreekranch]

So here’s the Eastwood press brake and my modification.
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As it came from Eastwood, it wouldn’t sit flat and had to go between the plates on the press.
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So I drilled the rods and tapped them and countersunk the holes to use flat head bolts. Now it sits flat.
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I have no idea what they were thinking when they made it.

Mine sits fine .. on the HF 20 ton press.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Here's my Grandpa's water pump and Grandma's "pitcher" pump.






Don / Mike; Spacing on the rod hanger pins and pivot pins is 4 3/4".

Pitcher pump. I gave both cheap preservation paint jobs almost 50 years ago.


The Fluid Film can is for size reference.

At some point .. I'll disassemble both, remove all coatings with "dustless blasting" then powder coat everything. I think I've got enough measurements to get a local boot maker to make new leathers if it is decided to make one or both functional.

My supervisor .. will determine next steps.