Good morning!!!!

[Looking4new]

Good morning, 37°F and the high should be around 50. Wind WSW 5 mph. 60% chance of showers.

If the rain holds off long enough I will clean out the township ditch at the driveway culvert.

Daughter in law is talking about going into the hospice in North Bay this coming Friday.


Have a safe day all

 

[Buppies]

50 high of 68 rain and storms move in later today cooler tomorrow

Prayers for L4N DIL, Mostly wife, Drew, LS, Kyle, Ron, all others and our Country

 

[Thomas]

45F cloudy mid 60'd for high....we need some rain.

Outside chores done E muffin time.
Last evening heard noise outside turn on porch light mother raccoon had her 4 little ones at critter table,2 little one were settling disagreement didn't take long.

Decided not to take the wildlife rehab jobs,Mrs. made couple good points.

Plans for today...hope to finish yard raking before Thursday Friday snow storm arrives.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[wngsprd]

46 going to 67. Sun coming in clear skies, but rain this afternoon.

Don, thanks for doing the vaccine research and making it clear. The media can make breathing seem like a deadly risk.

I must have misspoke yesterday...I was successful getting a big gobbler with my son. I haven't been too successful with the Instant pot, but will try one of the breasts in it.

I hope to split the rest of the rounds from the 2 big oaks this morning and get them stacked before the rain.

 

[daugen]

good morning all.
looks like a nice Spring day today in mid sixties, though more rain showers coming in today and tomorrow.
Snow up North? Last one?

place sure looks better after the lawn was mowed though I'm seeing one tulip broken over, wonder how that happened.
Tulips are just about to bloom.
I'm going to sprinkle some aged balsamic vinegar on them so deer can have a really nice meal....
actually I've been spraying all the plants with deer and rabbit preventer, will see if it works.
Bill, prayers for your DIL

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 69˚F heading to 79˚F cloudy. Several jobs await our group at the Park today as the frenzy to finish it up before the opening continues. This will be the county's largest park. Hoping for some rain this afternoon, 50% chance.

 

[Eric Salop]

Good morning, the first main part of the "lockdown" is over this week in England. Non-essential shops are open again and pubs can again serve customers a pint of beer, although only outside. Hopefully it shouldn't be long now before we can have indoor visits with families and friends again.

Hawthorn was in full blossom at the back of the top pond this morning and for once there was no wind to disturb it's reflection.

LS, have you considered using that shading paint that can be applied to glass ? It makes a big difference to temperature inside the greenhouse. Easily wiped off again to let more light in during winter.

 

[daugen]

I read an article this morning that Intel is pledging to build manufacturing for computer chips here in the US or I suppose NA.
Now they all come from China, South Korea and I think Hong Kong. What happened in Suez Canal is big wake up call, plus what a way to
dominate a country by being able to proverbially turn off the lights. C'mon silicon valley, live up to your name and build these plants.
Or at least let Samsung build one in Texas...

Remember when Texas Instruments was cutting edge? I think we all have owned a TI calculator or watch at some time.
Been a long time since I've looked at red numbers.

Well, might be a while before I get my new truck.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/04/13/intel-ceo-semiconductor-chip-shortage/

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning
It’s 46 and forecast to get to 63 with mostly clear skies with spotty showers later in the day.

Made excellent progress in the shop yesterday, second shot also went very well. Had 2:15 appointment, got jabbed at 2:13, much better than the hour wait for the first one.

After getting back, I got a call from a local body shop to borrow an electrical fish to pull a wire under their driveway through a 3”PVC pipe. Should have been easy, but they used plumbing fittings, not sweeps and the fish wouldn’t work. So I tied a string to a plastic shopping bag and sucked it through with a shop vac. The owner just stood there dumbfounded and said something about “that’s why he called an old timer”.
Next up was to fix the manure bin I built last fall, the posts on the open end were leaning outward, so I pulled them together with a come along, and dug the wet, muddy ground out next to the post and filled it with 2a crushed stone and tamped it in 3” lifts. Just tamping the stone slackened the come along cable, so I’m calling it a success.

Still no reaction to the second shot, hopefully it stays this way. I didn’t fly a trip today as the FAA wants 48 hours after a shot with no reaction before flying.

But that gives me more time in the shop to find my missing tray of hardware!

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 54F @ 5:30AM. Plentiful sunshine. High near 75F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Got tired of waiting for the forecast high winds and low humidity yesterday, and went ahead and cleared more ground. But instead of burning the slash, I started a new pile, picking out the larger pieces of manzanita as I went. Went through three sets of batteries in the chainsaw, and finished loading the second to last pallet. All the wood in that pallet was cut with solar generated electricity. More of the same on today's agenda. The wind did kick up finally, just as I was fixing dinner. Big dark clouds formed to the north, bringing some light showers up there, but none here.

Speaking of solar energy and batteries, the solar charger on the new gate opener hasn't been keeping the battery charged. The battery was down to 12.2 Volts, so I put it on a trickle charger to see if it'll take a charge. I'd be surprised if it didn't because it's only three years old and is a deep discharge marine battery. But we'll see. Could be that all the dust in the air from the lumberjacking last week got the solar panel dirty and it needs cleaning. But I can't see it from the ground, so will have to take down the pole to clean it.

Happy Hump Day, folks!