Good morning!!!!

[txdon]

Thanks for the welcome, guys. Been lurking for years--just don't post much, not much to say.
I look forward to reading the Good Morning thread every day. It is addictive like an old soap opera!

Kyle, is that steakhouse in Giddings? Out on 290 East?

I ate there once, salad bar and baked potato. It's on the North side of Hwy 290 just West of downtown (toward Austin).

 

[txdon]

Bird, went to Gidding to take my mom to re-new her 2 year license. got there at 11:00Am. It was locked up. It said to go to web site to make an appointment, I sat ing the car with my iPhone and went though a hard to navigate web site. The earliest appointment was in November. Her license expires next month.

 

[rswyan]

Bam!!!!!

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Search for Tomorrow or the Edge of Night.

Days Of Our Lives ...

 

[rswyan]

Four rhododendrons and three azaleas weeded, pruned, soil sulphur and peat moss added, and then 2 1/2 gallons of water with two heaping tablespoons of Miracle Grow applied ...

One more rhododendron and two more azaleas still left to go in that bed.

 

[daugen]

RS, nice hibiscus. You take them in over the winter?
welcome fiddlearound. That sounds like what a lot of us do...

another two hour zoom meeting, my eyes are tired.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Good morning! 72 now and hazy.supposed to get to 86 later.

RNG & Kyle - I have not read Fluckly’s book, but have read a lot about his exploits aboard the Barb. The Barb has about 6 war patrols and had nothing to show for it. Under the command of Fluckly, it became one of the top scoring submarines of the Pacific Theater, first submarine to launch missiles in combat, and landed the only invasion of Japan to blow up a bridge with a train on it. The boat and crew had a bunch of decorations, but conspicuously absent was any Purple Hearts. Gonna have to find a copy of his book now.

Yesterday was just a go riding the bike day with no maps, no plan, no GPS. Just ride and didn’t even take very many pictures. Here are the pictures I took. Most of my ride was this type of views







Not sure I posted this, but this one is for Kyle, he will appreciate it



Got to go to the butcher shop and pick up 1/2 hog we are getting and put that away, then not sure what I will get into

Everyone stay safe out there

Looking fast! Thanks!

Thanks for the welcome, guys. Been lurking for years--just don't post much, not much to say.
I look forward to reading the Good Morning thread every day. It is addictive like an old soap opera!

Kyle, is that steakhouse in Giddings? Out on 290 East?

290 west, across the highway and west a few blocks from Bird's favorite peanut barns, that are closed now.

Bird, went to Gidding to take my mom to re-new her 2 year license. got there at 11:00Am. It was locked up. It said to go to web site to make an appointment, I sat ing the car with my iPhone and went though a hard to navigate web site. The earliest appointment was in November. Her license expires next month.

Maybe try Lagrange Smithville or Georgetown?

Congrats Mostly on the new grand baby.

 

[Fuddy1952]

Days Of Our Lives ...

The bald and the beautiful

 

[txdon]

Maybe try Lagrange Smithville or Georgetown?

Holding out for Giddings. Already talked with DPS trooper and car insurance agency. As long as you keep the dated e-mail of your appointment it's a good defense to prosecution during these covid uncertain times.

 

[txdon]

The bald and the beautiful

Dark Shadows

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Holding out for Giddings. Already talked with DPS trooper and car insurance agency. As long as you keep the dated e-mail of your appointment it's a good defense to prosecution during these covid uncertain times.

I'm friends with the county's district attorney....

Genital Hospital...

 

[Torvy]

My daughter is a nurse in Frisco. She was pulled to the non-ICU covid floor to help out (she's new). She said that vaccinated people are recovering 10x better. Everyone who is dying right now is unvaccinated. I am not a fan of the government forcing vaccinations, but do yourself and your family a favor and get it done (unless you have a medical reason why not). I don't want to lose my source of tractor knowledge. So if you don't want o do it for yourself or your family, get it done for us tractor noobs that need you.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 72F for the start, clear sky, calm wind. Wind light today, clouded up in afternoon brief shower, trace rain. High temp was 93F, HI 102F, and DP 70F. Bike ride this morning, then went to driving range and knocked some rust off, it was hot. 6 other people showed up . Napped after lunch. no great-granddaughter update today.
Covid update: Cooke 3583 confirmed cases, 43 active cases, Montague 2059 confirmed cases, 52 active cases, Grayson, 12936 confirmed cases, 289 active cases. Cooke 11, Montague 12, Grayson 15, new cases.
David thanks for Sophie update, hope you can put off cataracts till Sophie done
Roy hope you are good enough to get the dog
Ron enjoy family time, hope grocery shopping went well. nice bird pic
Eric nice weather and happy anniversary to you and the Mrs.
Don glad to hear the Covid cases have abated some. Your right there will be cooler months to work in
Drew good to hear so far so good.
Billy friendly reminder she is a GREAT-granddaughter. Sorry about the bite not healing. Hope it does not grow.
Paul productive day yesterday. glad the GS was able to help. That type rating will take a bite out of your schedule.
Ken thanks new baby is a great-granddaughter.
Drew way to pace yourself. Takes me a while to get core temp down and sweating stopped.
Rich nice pics and thanks for the info on the sub
Ted if you got any rain, you could cut back on the watering Glad wife happy with new steps.
PJ thanks, glad your heat is over for the week
Dennis skin checks not good things to put off. Have relative that just got colonoscopy. Had polyps and would have been too late very soon.
Ted thanks, she is a great-granddaughter, my granddaughter is the mom
RS how does a fish loosen it's belt?
Randy hope reaction not too severe.
Thomas sorry about gout flair.
RS sorry rain messed with plans
Don hate it when license expires and no appointment slot to renew.
Kyle thanks but she is a great granddaughter.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle's daughter/wreck injuries not healing, Bird/aging issues/, Randy/FIL living alone adjustments, PJ/FIL fall and stroke, David(moss)/remodel/divorce, Buppies/new areas, Thomas/gout, Phil/reflux/wife's eyes,Steppenwolfe/son-auto immune disorder/Dad's passing, Grev/wife's eye, Bill/DIL home care, Ted/knee recovery, Doug and wife/health issues/nerve and pain/ wife's eyes, Ken/uncle, Drew/tendon healing, David(sadamo)/Sophie's eye surgery/Back issues, RNG/fire season, and Country.
stay safe and healthy you all.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

The bald and the beautiful

 

[RoyJackson]

2021-08-27, 0308

65° right now...high in the low 80's today...

Last day of the audit...2 minors, one of which we'll appeal when the time comes...
Get my 2nd Covid shot this afternoon, then home to clean off the rear seat of the truck for our new girl, Margeaux. Hope this 2nd shot doesn't put me down for a day, as it had with some folks

 

[sodamo]

Guys lost to gals today by a paltry 75 points, so a very close game. At least we got to go home with the winners.

 

[Alien]

I had a bad allergy attack today. Couldn't stop sneezing. Took Zurtec but it did nothing so took another a bit later. Settled down and then came back so finished up going to bed and slept most of the afternoon. Feeling a bit better but very tired. Had dinner and used my new dental plates for the first time. Bit weird.
I did manage to fit a dashcam in the Mustang this morning. It was pretty straight forward. Almost a must have nowadays.
7.00 pm and sneezes are back damn it.
Most covid restrictions lifted in Queensland as no new cases emerging.

 

[daugen]

good morning all.
forecast shows showers and storms this afternoon but nothing yet on radar.
Going to mow the lawn this morning and then this afternoon finally hang some pictures inside I have
been procrastinating with, mostly because I couldn't figure out how to use the unusual hanging hardware that came with the pics.

feel pretty good this morning so I guess I can say third Moderna shot was a piece of cake, sore arm but nothing else, easier than second shot.

hope you all have a great day.

 

[daugen]

need some carpentry help here.
new garden shed dimensions are 84 inches deep by 85.5 inches wide.
I have four 96 inch 4x4's to join together to make a picture frame base, and will fill in the
inside with packed gravel.

probably making this more difficult than it is, but what lengths do I cut the boards and is there a smarter/better way
of lining up the ends? I have several types of inside corner brackets and top mending plates to hold it all together.
My first instinct here is to cut the front and rear boards to 85.5 and then adjust the other two boards to fit. Easy solution is making
that lumber 3 3/4" shorter since I doubt a 4x4 is actually 4 inches any more. Is it that simple?
wondering if there is a trick of the trade here...

 

[ronjhall]

Coffee is brewing. 70° with cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 84° with a good chance of thunderstorms. Sassy looks good with her new hair doo. Visited friends in afternoon. Did not get grocery shopping done. Back on list today.

Mostly, congrats on birth of GGD.

Don, I drove on an expired driver License for 3 months last year. Luckily was never stopped and checked.

Rich, great ride pictures.

Ken, flower may be a Knapweed. I have a lot of them in my field this year.

Everyone stay safe and healthy.

Good Morning All.

 

[B7510HSD]

Daugen a 4x4 should be 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 so if you cut the front boards at 85.5 so by my calcs the others would be 77 inches to get your 84 total?