Good morning!!!!

[wngsprd]

45 and getting cloudy...was clear at sunrise. Should see 63 and maybe a shower tonight.

Buppies, hope those stitches did the job and you're healing.

Don, real cool that your weather station picked that twister up and plotted it.

BEF, yeah, hiked up from Rt 211/Sperryville. Happy big 97th to your dad!

Mostly, prayers for your wife.

RNG, my saw is a Stihl 261 C-M...has run great for 2 years. One trick I learned was to let it idle for about 10 seconds before cutting it off...someone said it let the chip memory reset to a lower expected speed when next starting it.

I'll probably start the annual bush hogging of the fields today.

 

[pennwalk]

The flail mower video that Roy posted inspired me to run up to the farm and dig out the bush hog. I was pretty pleased that everything started. Sorted out some downed branches and got the meadows mowed. I am always amazed what a 18 hp tractor and a 4 foot bush hog will do. Of course now I have seen a bunch of other stuff that could use some attention. It is supposed to be nice today but rain tomorrow. That will keep me from going too wild. I've got to ease into it.

I wasn't going to watch the new Medcram video about covid and children but it turned out to be interesting. It is amazing how our understanding of this disease is changing over time. I have the feeling that there is a lot more to learn.

Pace yourselves guys and gals

Chris

 

[daugen]

I am always amazed what a 18 hp tractor

Small but mighty Chris, just have to have implements sized for it. Your Yanmar should run forever.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

RNG, my saw is a Stihl 261 C-M...has run great for 2 years. One trick I learned was to let it idle for about 10 seconds before cutting it off...someone said it let the chip memory reset to a lower expected speed when next starting it.

Thanks for the heads up, Bill. I went to a lot of trouble to find a non-computerized version of the 261. I should have looked for something even older, something with a priming bulb...

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 52˚F heading to the high 70s, clear skies. The rain in the line of thunderstorms last night, with the 60mph wind, lasted 33 minutes according to the Tempest weather station. The amount of rain we had with all that wind varied slightly between my two gauges:
Tempest .70"
Cocorahs .79"

 

[txdon]

Drew, has the cruise line notified you that all adults must be vaccinated? Royal Caribbean is requiring the vaccination for their first cruises in June.

 

[wngsprd]

Thanks for the heads up, Bill. I went to a lot of trouble to find a non-computerized version of the 261. I should have looked for something even older, something with a priming bulb...

You're a computer whiz...a computerized chainsaw should be a piece of cake for you.

 

[Looking4new]

Sorry the shipping container prices weren't better, Bill. I wonder if it has anything to do with CV19 slowing down freight between here and China, making the containers less available?

I think a lot of it has to do with the supplier wanting to get rich quickly. I found that with free range meat, too. Same town and they want 2-3 dollars/pound more for the meat than I pay 3.5 hours southeast of me. The farmer I get the meat from is only 1 hour east of the yard. I order and pay for it online, set a date (usually a Saturday) and pick it up and carry on home. That leaves me home for the winter.

 

[Looking4new]

RNG, many years ago I had a similar beef with U-haul. I put my spare tire and rim on their trailer and then when I returned it I took my spare off and put their flat back on. They said I should have called them. Yeah, right, at 01:00 hours they would jump right on that. I don't think so. What they didn't realize at the time the ONLY 6 bolt rims were made by GM. I had a Chev with 6 bolt rims so they bolted right on.

 

[LouNY]

Morning all;
Beautifull day out here today.
I got my second covid shot this morning through the VA.
An hour drive down, 25 minutes to get the shot and that includes the 15 minute wait after the shot.
Then an hour drive home.
Now for the fun part, my brother on the farm is applying for one of the paycheck protection program loans
thru the bank and the SBA a bunch of conflicting interpretations of the regs and the required forms,
4 hours of phone calls and forms yesterday hopefully this finishes it.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all! Low was only down to 36, high today around 54. Tonight snow is expected to arrive around 3 am, now forecasted for up to 8". Tomorrow the high will only reach 27.... WHAT HAPPENED TO SPRING?

Prayers sent out to the others here needing.... seems like a lot needed all at once!

Mostly, I hope all the tests on Mrs Mostly come back on a positive note.

Kyle, hang in there.... your a great Dad, I am sure you will help your daughter get through troubled times...

Don, I made the mistake of reading your post about the "tornado over the neighborhood" to the wifey.... we won't be moving to the Austin area any time soon....there was a stern "nope" in response....

Drew, I haven't been pushing too hard at all.... the wifey has a firm hand on the reins. Surprisingly, the PT staff was also quite conservative since starting. There has to be an underlying problem that no one has found.... The same pattern of the increased swelling and decreased ROM occurred with the previous 2 surgeries And start of PT.

I have to go get ready for the Dr's appointment.... I hope nothing serious is found...

Everyone have a great day!

 

[RedNeckGeek]

You're a computer whiz...a computerized chainsaw should be a piece of cake for you.

Yeah, enough of a whiz to know a twenty dollar gasket kit is a lot cheaper than a hundred dollar printed circuit board with a computer on it...

 

[daugen]

Drew, has the cruise line notified you that all adults must be vaccinated? Royal Caribbean is requiring the vaccination for their first cruises in June.

not yet Don, not sure they will. They were waffling like mad when I called them and both times it was we aren't yet ready to disclose our "safe cruise" plan, just like the parent
company has. Well if the parent has it, the others should too. But they were very happy to take my money.
Both of us traveling together have been vaccinated already.
They have four big issues, better ventilation onboard like airlines have, distancing which would mean less passengers, mask requirements and vaccine requirements.
They did guarantee me a table for two at dinner, hopefully spaced out a little. I'm guessing the trick will be to get there right when they open at 6pm. Our tickets allow us to go anytime but
not sure how that applies anymore.

just finished putting together new LazyBoy office chair, my old one was worn out and creaking like mad. They only last six or seven years for me.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Paul (popgadget).... my SIL lives just outside of Perkasie (really outside of the Dublin area)... she gets her vaccine shot tomorrow. Strange being that she is only 58 and doesn't have any underlying conditions other than being a smoker. Not sure how Bucks Co is scheduling....

 

[Looking4new]

check and Industrial Tools; this is for you to consider.
Pattie Lovett-Reid: Take a pause if you're tempted to make cottage life permanent in a pandemic

 

[PJSprog]

55°F and cloudy this morning, going up to 63° today. It's supposed to rain all day, and so far it has lived up to that expectation. Looks like we're getting into a rain-every-other-day pattern.

Played around a bit with the new Les Paul guitar last night, and put on a new strap. I was reminded immediately of the ridiculously poor angle of the front strap button, as it always wants to pull itself free of the strap. Guess I can add strap locks to the list of pending mods.

 

[toppop52]

41-62 later, 59 now. Rain tonight and tomorrow. Upper seventies and low eighties the end of the week.

Mostly, I hope your wife didn’t have damage and that they can prevent any future problems. My late wife wasn’t so lucky and she refused to go to the doctor.

I’ve got to get to work, sitting on the deck with the dog is great but the pay is poor.

Prayers for the group are in order this morning.

 

[txdon]

Don, I made the mistake of reading your post about the "tornado over the neighborhood" to the wifey.... we won't be moving to the Austin area any time soon....there was a stern "nope" in response....

The sirens have only been activated three times since we move here (about once a year).

The incident that sparked the construction of all the towns warning sirens was the Jarrell tornado in our county, 14 miles down the road, in 1997 that killed 27 people. When they say to go to an interior room away from windows sometimes it does no good. The houses were blown clean off of their slab foundations. My cousin (Yes Ron another cousin) was on of the EMS personal that responded that day and one thing he remembered was a kid that had a piece of straw impelled in his ear, like a piercing for an earring. Your wife would be OK in a home under ground storm shelter.
Jarrell 1997

 

[sodamo]

64°F and 6.99 inches rain. Day off to a drier start.

Need to make a PO run, probably the HD run I put off yesterday.

Taking wife for lobster dinner tonight, day late birthday celebration as the restaurant only does lobster on Tue night.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[PJSprog]

The sirens have only been activated three times since we move here (about once a year).

The incident that sparked the construction of all the towns warning sirens was the Jarrell tornado in our county, 14 miles down the road, in 1997 that killed 27 people.

We just passed the anniversary (1925) of the tri-state tornado (F5) around here last week. 695 fatalities over 3-1/2 hours.

Not sure about your part of Texas, but tornadoes are just a part of life around here. We get several a year, sometimes even in winter.