Good morning!!!!

[txdon]

Getting ready for the Super Bowl party tomorrow making a big bowl of chips. Started in the garden went through the kitchen and now dehydrating in the garage. These are Kale chips usually about $30 a pound. They should be dehydrated by game time. The Flavoring is blended cashews/red bell pepper/nutritional yeast and spices. They will be a spicy cheesy tasting nacho flavor.

 

[ronjhall]

You sir are doing better then most. Wife and I both wish we were just on an aspirin.

Start off in the morning with a pill for acid reflux, and 1 at night for cholesterol. High stress job and bad genetics. Body refuses to produce enough good cholesterol even with diet, exercise, and a fish oil pill.

Then I get a shot once a month for psoriatic arthritis.

I found that fish oil was causing me to have heartburn.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Productive day in the shop! WooHoo! Blanket chest is ready for stain / finishing. A couple of pics:

 

[riptides]

Ls....nice work. Looks really good.

 

[txdon]

What a shame. I love the old architecture.

At least the suspect is in custody.
Man suspected of Mason County Courthouse arson arrested after car chase near Waco | KXAN Austin

 

[Dftodd]

Nice over cast and rainy day. Dropped my wife at the hair dressers this morning. Then ran some errands.

Back in a service truck again. So I needed to update some tools on the truck. So I did a trip to Harbour freight.

Been a couple years since I stopped in. They have definitely upped their game on tool quality and selection

Then stopped by academy sports for a few pair of wool socks.

Headed to Wichita Kansas tomorrow to supervise a wellpoint system install at a new waste water treatment plant they are building. Gonna be a cold miserable week jetting in well points.

Got my chest waders packed in the service truck. Along with a couple pair of muck boots incase one of the guys doesn't have any or they spring a leak.

I'll be dry, but wanted some wool socks to keep my feet warm. Supposed to be below freezing all week there.

 

[kenmbz]

LS - that chest looks as good as any i've seen from pro furniture shops.
Always like to see others work, one day I will have time, but in skill I might be a little short

Dad and his GF got their first shot on schedule, what a relief.

Watching Black Scorpion on TV. Forgot how silly and fun these old movies can be.

TXdon - hope they caught the right guy, too bad after the fact. We had an arsonist here. Got caught finally with a failed fire in a bathroom at a local club. What a nut.

DFTodd - stay warm, was in Wichita once....

Gnight all back to the giant scorpions

 

[wngsprd]

Was down to freezing this morning, but warmed up nicely. Still some snow patches...more due tonight.

Don, that's terrible about the courthouse. Your muffins look good with big peach chunks, and I like that coffee tasting wheel. I've got a printed one that is similar. Most folks don't realize that coffee has more aromas (800) than wine.

LS, that sounds like a pretty bad dust storm you had. Such a pretty part of the country, but can be tough living.

I took my generator out of the tool shed for a pre-storm test yesterday. Battery dead...haven't had to run it much, and last ran a 30 min. test back in August, but the battery is 5 years old. Fortunately was able to pull start it...but wasted my shoulder before I realized I didn't have the propane line screwed on right...fixed it, and started on the first pull. Ran it for 45 minutes, plugging the air compressor in for a load, using it to cha ching the filter on my shop vac, that was pretty clogged from cleaning out the woodstove back in October. Then plugged in the shop vac and cleaned up the tool shed...so got pretty good use on the genny, and wheeled back for storage.

Today the mountains were calling and we went up to Shenandoah. Surprised how deep the snow was since it's been a while since snow fell. Now I won't complain when I call their phone number and hear that the road is closed due to snow and ice...in fact the southern section still hasn't opened and they'll get maybe a foot of new snow tonight. They had worked hard to plow many miles of roadway, and don't use chemicals. Saw a lot of deer, all looked healthy. Cross country skiers and snowshoeing folks were up at Big Meadows. Most all of the popular trail head parking areas were full or nearly so.

Pop, funny story of your family watching the video of your tumble. Glad you're okay.

Buppies, I hope you got your house good and warm before taking off to the beach again.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Was down to freezing this morning, but warmed up nicely. Still some snow patches...more due tonight.

Don, that's terrible about the courthouse. Your muffins look good with big peach chunks, and I like that coffee tasting wheel. I've got a printed one that is similar. Most folks don't realize that coffee has more aromas (800) than wine.

LS, that sounds like a pretty bad dust storm you had. Such a pretty part of the country, but can be tough living.

I took my generator out of the tool shed for a pre-storm test yesterday. Battery dead...haven't had to run it much, and last ran a 30 min. test back in August, but the battery is 5 years old. Fortunately was able to pull start it...but wasted my shoulder before I realized I didn't have the propane line screwed on right...fixed it, and started on the first pull. Ran it for 45 minutes, plugging the air compressor in for a load, using it to cha ching the filter on my shop vac, that was pretty clogged from cleaning out the woodstove back in October. Then plugged in the shop vac and cleaned up the tool shed...so got pretty good use on the genny, and wheeled back for storage.

Today the mountains were calling and we went up to Shenandoah. Surprised how deep the snow was since it's been a while since snow fell. Now I won't complain when I call their phone number and hear that the road is closed due to snow and ice...in fact the southern section still hasn't opened and they'll get maybe a foot of new snow tonight. They had worked hard to plow many miles of roadway, and don't use chemicals. Saw a lot of deer, all looked healthy. Cross country skiers and snowshoeing folks were up at Big Meadows. Most all of the popular trail head parking areas were full or nearly so.

Pop, funny story of your family watching the video of your tumble. Glad you're okay.

Buppies, I hope you got your house good and warm before taking off to the beach again.

"using it to cha ching the filter on my shop vac,"

I see what you did there.

Second only to cleaning radiators .. IMHO .. is cleaning air filters, vac filters, etc. The 90° end is invaluable.

I've still not figured out how to not get filthy blowing out air filters .. regardless of wind direction.

 

[Alien]

Inside day today. Too hot out there. Predicted 35 deg C. It is now 36.8 or about 100 F. Rain predicted late tonight. I hope they got that right.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 42F for the start, overcast, breezy. Overcast all day, wind light to moderate up and down, and high temp was 48F. Bike rid this morning, was on the Trek. 50 miles. nap in the afternoon. Cooke county is getting 600 doses. find out next week if wife or I get one. :listen:
Covid update: Cooke 2910 confirmed cases, 118 active cases, Montague 1632 confirmed cases, 43 active cases, Grayson 10112 confirmed cases, 260 active cases, local 8 active cases.
Bill sounds like fun weather
David thanks for the answer
Bill enjoy your seat time
Drew hope you can get your office supplies safely. I use Jennie-O turkey bacon, bake it and pat dry with paper towels to remove more fat oils. Not on par with real bacon but somewhat less fat.
Ron good luck with computers. Nice woodpecker pic
Paul nice work on the AK glad speaker is near done.
Buppies at least propane tanks should not run dry this trip. Have fun
Rich good luck with your port matching, never tried that. have fun with splitting
Thomas sounds good not sure wife is that adventuresome
Roy have fun shopping
RNG glad trip ok so far
Ken snowing for super bowel, sounds nice
Roy glad snow control done.
Randy glad you are cleaning up for new furniture, and no winter storm
Bill any room for coffee in that cup of Kahlua?
Drew glad progress is made
Ted glad you got some sleep, nice progress on chest
Dennis sorry about traffic, glad I don't normally deal with it.
Don Park pics are great thanks for links will watch later. interesting chips
Ted nice work and pics
DF Wichita colder than here and after Tuesday will be below freezing more than above freezing. :cold:
Billy enjoy the mountains
Rick you and me both, grease and dirt magnet here
prayers for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle's daughter/sister & family Covid/friend's grand baby, David(moss)/remodel/divorce, Ron/hearing/son/aunt, Phil/wife's eyes, Dennis/older brother/son, Grev/wife's eye, and Country.
stay safe and healthy you all.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Good evening. It was 47° this morning and finally got up to 67° this afternoon.

We held our "groundbreaking" this morning, for our new VFD building. It was well attended by neighbors, Colorado County officials, and a majority of the other VFD Fire Chiefs in our County.

Monday we start our dirt work in earnest.

I spent the afternoon chopping yaupon, trimming trees, and had to start a new burn pile. It's been too windy to burn .. for about a week.

One of our neighbors, who's husband passed away a couple of years ago, has a good sized burn pile. I'm going over tomorrow to mow a clear area around it .. to prep it for burning. Whenever we get a calm day, I'll go get our VFD Brush / Grass fire truck and light it off.

Don .. that's sad that Mason County lost their Court House. We're very proud of our renovated 1890 Court House in Colorado County. Ours .. is not so ornate but, we're a poor county.




Hope everyone has a peaceful weekend.

Prayers to all.

 

[Looking4new]

I got my plowing finished, took all of 5.5 hours. I was stuck for an hour and had to get the local towing company out to winch me out, $80.oo what the heck, they gotta eat too. No pics, but I was buried. Right front wheel completely buried and the right drive tire I could just see the top 2" of it. Bucket was no help as the hydraulics weren't strong enough to push me backwards until buddy started hauling me backwards. Came real close to rolling it.
There is one thing I have learned about tire chains, they are a good traction aid but when you get as stuck as I was they are a hindrance and will help you dig yourself down to China. That is twice I've done that on two different spots on this property.
I will take pics tomorrow in daylight and post them.

 

[Looking4new]

I got my plowing finished, took all of 5.5 hours. I was stuck for an hour and had to get the local towing company out to winch me out, $80.oo what the heck, they gotta eat too. No pics, but I was buried. Right front wheel completely buried and the right drive tire I could just see the top 2" of it. Bucket was no help as the hydraulics weren't strong enough to push me backwards until buddy started hauling me backwards. Came real close to rolling it.
There is one thing I have learned about tire chains, they are a good traction aid but when you get as stuck as I was they are a hindrance and will help you dig yourself down to China. That is twice I've done that on two different spots on this property.
I will take pics tomorrow in daylight and post them.

 

[daugen]

good morning all.
31 out now going up to 37 with about three inches of snow expected this morning

Don, nice pics, like the turtles sunbathing
Bill, sorry you got stuck.
DFTodd, stay warm and don't get those comfy socks wet

looks like a lot of cold air coming in next week for most of us.

made good progress on paperwork yesterday, will keep working on it today while the snow comes down.

 

[Buppies]

Pretty good rain down south cool though 32 degrees at home not sure how much snow forecast busted dryslot

Prayers for all

Prayers for our Country

 

[Buppies]

Was 69 where we set it presently 67.5 wngsprd

 

[daugen]

township plows out brining the roads

went to clear a path in back lawn to generator and boy the snowblower worked poorly. Figured maybe the snow had
settled too much in the rain, but that wasn't it at all. Apparently I put blower away last time with a broken shear pin caused by
a piece of gravel getting wedged between auger and frame. Took me a while to change it since part of the old pin had jammed in the hole.
Put a big piece of cardboard down in snow and got it all freed up. Pretty easy actually, have had much worse.
Including years ago when I gobbled up an entire Philadelphia Inquirer Sunday section in a neighbor's snowdrift.
I never did another neighbor's lane again until I asked carefully if there were any IED's out there. Took me over an hour to get that jammed newspaper out of the
rear of the blower. Have a nice supply of spare pins now.

 

[Buppies]

From what I am reading winter should stick around thru March

 

[daugen]

we ought to have a little contest here...what was the worst thing you ever ate and didn't spit out with a snowblower?
Or maybe the worst thing you hit with your blade. Time to fess up and give the rest of us inspiration!

Buppies, I was planting potatoes the last few years on March 1. Am having a hard time being patient this year