Good morning!!!!

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 52F @ 4:45AM. Plentiful sunshine. High 78F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph.

There is such a thing as too much front brake, though. Been over the handlebars on the mountain bike a few times on really steep descents, going too slow and using too much front brake. Years ago on a motorcycle trip in Baja, a riding buddy kept hammering on his front brake, finally losing traction and falling on a sandy downhill. My last big crash happened when a skidding front wheel hit the white paint line and slid sideways, dumping me on my butt and busting an oil line.

Pretty much have the same internet situation you do, Doug. But your speeds are significantly higher. I'm signed up for the Starlink beta, and can't wait to give HughesNet their walking papers.

The burning yesterday went pretty well, but took longer than I thought it would. Probably because of all the stumps, maybe a dozen. Even pushed out a couple very large manzanita stumps that were too stubborn for the old tractor, and threw them on half way. And kept throwing more slashings on as I bucked half a pallet of manzanita. More of that on the agenda today, as the pile is still smouldering.

Took a little walk around the area I've been clearing last night, and though it's not huge, I'm happy the grapple is working as well as it is. A tractor isn't a bulldozer, and that little piece of ground would have been opened up in just a few minutes with one, but with a little patience I'm getting done what I need to.

While I was wandering around, I caught a few snaps of the wildflowers that are popping up. Not a lot of them compared to past years, but very welcome to see.

TGIF gang!

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Our neighborhood is looking for ways to reduce the deer population. There is no shooting or hunting so it has to be creative. Now they are trapping deer with nets and killing them, then give the processed meat to the food bank. But the cost is over $40,000. a year which is between $250-$450 a deer depending on how many (80 to 180 deer) they trap each year.

Out here they've banned hunting mountain lions, and the deer population is taking a substantial hit. It's also no longer safe to hike or run unarmed in the local parks as the cats have also lost their fear of man. I'm not suggesting reintroducing mountain lions to your neighborhood, Don, but it would be a "creative" solution if you could tolerate the risk involved.

 

[check]

Good morning, low 49 high 72°F. Wind E 11 mph. Sunny!
Today is the last day I will see the sun for 6 days. I had better make the most of it.

I have the road culvert to clean out at the ends as soon as it is light out. I know it is the Township ditch and culvert, but if I don't do it, then it wont get done. I am really surprised that they actually plow this road in winter and grade it once or twice over the summer.

At 11 I will be at the garage to get an oil and filter change on the Dodge and after that I will be digging out some ice beside the house. I've got my day cut out for me.

What a run around I got yesterday, looking for a C-19 shot. According to the Ontario health department website (it has a search engine that we punch in the first three letters and numbers of the postal code and it spits out the nearest 20 drug stores that you can get the poke at), the list came back and I did what it said under the listed pharmacy, call the pharmacy for an appointment. I did and got told I had to do it online, so I did yet another search to find out what incompetent department of the Ontario goobermint was responsible for the website. Phoned them up and got, 'oh, it was a mistake'.
So I suggested that this whole lockdown is a mistake and I should just carry on like I did 2 years ago. They weren't impressed with that statement. What I wanted to ask the pharmacy was the side effects of the vaccine they are doling out. For sure I don't want any side effects and the one the pharmacies are doling out causes blood clots in the brain (they claim it does this in women under 55). Yes I am a man and over 55 by almost 20 years, but if it will do it in women, then it will do it in men. Remember Thalidamide.
NOPE, I ain't getting that one. I will shoot for the Johnson&Johnson one shot poke, which is approved but not available yet.


Have a safe day all

Bill, I have a “Plan B” for you. Sent you a PM.

James

 

[kenmbz]

Mornin, Cloudy and rain on the way.
Got 2 more beds cleaned up, still have the 2 big beds to do and still need to pick up sticks and branches.
Flower box by pool cleaned out and ready.
Planting in the new raised beds has started-tomatoes, radish, summer squash etc. Still waiting for some plants to arrive.

Drew - good to hear you're feeling a bit better-hope the tooth gets taken care of soon
Eric-gate looks good- do you buy or build these?

Prince Phillip- RIP

Stay safe and be well- lots of wildflowers and planted flowers coming up here. Waiting to see some of the bulbs I planted in the fall open.

 

[toppop52]

55-66 today, rain this morning.
Warm weekend coming up.

On the motor cycle brake front, in the early 90’s I had a Yamaha 1100 that had something like unified brakes, depending on how much front brake was applied you got partial rear brakes as well. There was still a separate rear pedal. I don’t really know how well it worked, I didn’t keep it long, I sold it and bought a GSX 1100 Suzuki.

Work to finish today, trip to drugstore and some odd jobs to do.
Tomorrow is opening day for my middle grandsons baseball season.

Everyone have a good day.

 

[txdon]

Out here they've banned hunting mountain lions, and the deer population is taking a substantial hit. It's also no longer safe to hike or run unarmed in the local parks as the cats have also lost their fear of man. I'm not suggesting reintroducing mountain lions to your neighborhood, Don, but it would be a "creative" solution if you could tolerate the risk involved.

I like that idea but these city people are so scared of coyotes I can imagine they would panic if they saw a mountain lion. At least here I don't have to dodge hunters bullets during the Fall or hear wounded deer crying in the woods.

 

[PJSprog]

52°F and cloudy this morning, going up to 81° today. The rain was light and intermittent last night, but must have lasted well after going to bed, as everything was still quite wet this morning.

Stopped at the McDonald's in New Baden IL on the way home from work to get a drink. Ordered a Dr Pepper. Got to the second window, and the girl there handed me a drink.
Her: "Here's your Coke."
Me: "I ordered a Dr Pepper."
Her: "Yeah, Coke ... Dr Pepper ..." (shrugged)
Me: "So, which is it? Because, they're not at all the same."
Her: (silence)
She withdrew the drink and conferred with a couple other coworkers over several cups which had apparently been mixed up. She eventually turned around and just poured a new one, then opened the window and handed it to me.
Her: "Here's your Dr Pepper."
Me: "Fantastic. Thank you."
I pulled away, and got the straw in the drink about half a block away and took the first sip.
Diet Coke.

Contractor was already there when I got home yesterday to install the new Whirlpool dishwasher we bought from Lowe's. Stainless steel lining inside instead of plastic, and the controls are on the top edge of the door ... not sure yet if I like that part. On the bright side, no more leaking dishwasher right above my home studio.

RNG, I'm probably going to sit down with the CFO at home this weekend and lay out the case for spending the additional $500 for Starlink. I, personally, think it will be more than worth the aggravation we currently get from HughesNet. In spite of their recent "efforts," our service has actually gotten slower. The Starlink website says it will be available to us sometime in mid-to-late 2021. They claim 50-150 Mbps download, so their minimum is already 4x as high as HughesNet.
The new addition ground looks promising.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I’ve been in the starlink que for a month or more.

I have a small procedure Monday, they used to do it during a normal office visit, now they schedule it like surgery, in their owned surgical center, where they charge a whole lot more. Might have to find a new doctor. I like this one, but don’t like the practices of the company he’s under.

 

[Danica]

Partly cloudy and 60 in the Catskills (ny). Time to take the NH snowblower off the Ford. Not fun alone so I use a variety of diy rolling carriages to move it around. At 1,000+ lbs it is a chore. Happy Friday!

 

[rswyan]

62F and partly cloudy @ 11:15, headed up to a high of 75F with a mix of clouds and sun.

Most of the nearby weather stations on WU don't show all that much in the way of precipitation in the overnight (0.31" at most) but we got several good showers last night ... to the point that the pavement is still wet and there are some puddles on the driveway.

It's good because we definitely needed it - gives the lawn and the compost pile a good drink ...

Got five boxes of white worms fed last night, the sixth looked like it still had a bit left in it, will probably be ready today. Have some old bread products to grind up today for more food.

Likely no yard work today, as I imagine it's too wet. Possibly get back to weeding that planting bed with the lily splits later today though, once it has a chance to dry out some.

Also get the MMM taken off the Kubota and the FEL and box blade put back on.

Need to figure out whether I ordered the hub and bearing sets for the lawn/debris vac from Surplus Center when I ordered the stub axles. If not, get those ordered.

Maybe finish up sanding on Barn Owl nest box and get some BLO put on it.

Hope everyone has an enjoyable, productive, and safe Friday ...