Good morning!!!!

[RedNeckGeek]

Kubota dealer may have better deal due to O percent financing and tie in with Land Pride for implement financing.

If you do end up with another Kubota, Drew, I wouldn't purchase the Kubota top'n'tilt or port forward options. The Kubota spools leak down too much to be useful. Everything Attachments offers a better port forward option, and Fit Right Hydraulics works better and costs much, much less.

But I wonder if you can still handle the rough ride of a tractor, given your delicate back issues. The motorhome may not be as much fun, but I bet the ride is a lot smoother!

 

[toppop52]

Bet your head is spinning after the bus look about.

Yup. RV was very nice, not perfect but can't be with that age.
Owner bought it, put a ton of money into it, and then last year didn't have time to use it very much
based on covid and his construction business. It was clean and didn't smell, no leaks in engine compt, ISL-400 with side
radiator. But he admitted to a list of small things that didn't work, like one of the stove burners.

time to ponder. Pretty muggy out.

Drew, after spending $1000 on tires (way out of date)and replacing the fuel filter on the generator, cleaning, making beds, etc… I might sell you mine!

 

[Bird]

73 going to 93. Hot and Humid, but not really Hazy, so 2H's.

Sodamo, great story about your move to the Big Island. Happy Anniversary there.

Pop, have a great anniversary breakfast...sounds like something my wife and I would do, along with a day trip somewhere.

Eric, nice tractor/sheep comparo.

Spent a couple hours in the tractor barn lubing the tractor, bush hog and tiller...the breeze was blowing wrong, so I just "cooked" in there...felt good coming out into the sun.

Then the beekeeper family came. I set up Adirondack chairs for them (his wife and daughter) and the show commenced. The beekeeper worked hard to smoke out the queen, and never wore anything protective, except a head net for only part of the time. He estimated 2,000 bees, after having swapped out this small box for a larger box...he would just use his bare hand to gently drag the bees off one frame onto another. The photo of the bees on the tree was one of three holes like that where they escaped. We served them refreshments, gave them a bag of fresh vegetables from the garden, and I gave him a nice tip before they left at 7:30pm.
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I didn't think hardly anyone worked bees anymore without all the protective equipment, just in case they run into Africanized bees. My Dad never used any kind of protective equipment, and I didn't either, so got lots of experience with working with bees from the time I was 11 years old until I was 14. But even though I had to do it back then, and pretty seldom got stung. no way I'd mess with bees now.

The Dallas Police Department used to get calls about bee swarms, probably still do, but I know in the Communications Section we kept a list off bee keepers, a half dozen or so, and when someone called about a bee problem or swarm, we told them that the police did not get involved with bees, but that we could give them the names and phone numbers of a half dozen bee keepers, any of whom might come to get a swarm of bees.

 

[toppop52]

Paul, forgot to say happy anniversary.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Drew, after spending $1000 on tires (way out of date)and replacing the fuel filter on the generator, cleaning, making beds, etc… I might sell you mine!

Should probably replace my RV tires, notices cracking on one side, other side look good. Very few miles on them, just age.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Drew, if you just want seat time, you can go and Bush hog for my dad on the L5030 open station. Course it’s in OH, the land is steep. But he has plenty of unairconditioned spare rooms to stay in.

 

[rswyan]

Just had a fairly significant T-storm roll thru here rs

Yeah ... saw the line develop on radar and head down your way.

Hope you needed it ...

 

[Rich B1]

We needed it. Likely need more rain, but of the more gentle type that soaks in

Lot’s of power outages locally from the storms

 

[rswyan]

We needed it.

Likely need more rain, but of the more gentle type that soaks in

I'm sending some your way - Woman and I were just about to head out to do some more work on the clump of forsythia in the circle.

I opened the garage door and walked out and felt the drops.

Looks like a small cell though so it's likely to be short-lived.

Lot’s of power outages locally from the storms

Guy I spoke to at Menards up in Kent said their power had been on and off all day.

Fortunately it has not gone off here (knock on wood)

 

[daugen]

strong thunderstorms coming through with severe warnings up.
Front flower pots already in middle of lawn

I trimmed the 7 foot tall tomato plants pretty well today, which is good because I'm watching wind gusts blow the tomatoes
around pretty good, hope the whole tower of tomatoes doesn't go over. Strong metal frames and lots of big roots. Hopefully they
will hang on.

Boom. wonder when the power will go out...