Good morning!!!!

[txdon]

Bird said:
Does your live oak tree shed huge volumes of tiny acorns, as mine does every year and is doing righ now?

Yes it does, but it's not near the walks or driveway - yet.

 

[wngsprd]

Thomas, sounds serious...please consider a test before too long.

PJ, wonder why they needed to build the bridge like that? It looks cool, but strange.

Best I could diagnose, the problem with my water heater is the thermostat. I ordered one...decided to try the $18 fix even though the whole unit is getting old enough to replace.

Then changed the oil on the pressure washer, replaced an o ring, added some gas, and pulled about 6 times and it started right up. Hadn't used it in several years. Still had a leak where the pressure side hose connected...either the o-ring was the wrong size, or something else...but wasn't too bad of a leak. I got the new o-ring from my HF assortment box...seems like so many different sizes, but never seem to match what I'm looking for, exactly...and I have both metric and standard. I had decided to re-stain the cedar siding on the south side, and wanted to clean it first. The big 12-foot fiberglass step ladder had gained some weight since the last time I used it, too.

 

[newbury]

Mrs. said if no improvements by Friday AM going on trip downtown.

Is that quick enough to get a Remdesivir injection ?
Don't take a chance please.
Loss of taste was a critical factor.

 

[txdon]

Thomas have you also lost your sense of smell? Sometimes a cold will decrease your sense of taste but with covid the sense of smell is also lost, in some cases. Symptoms vary.

 

[Buppies]

Thomas you and Mrs please take care low grade fever gone nose clearing up chest still a little tight coughing but not constant

Prayers sent Thomas

 

[Buppies]

Have not heard back from friend yet Don

 

[rswyan]

61F and Fair @ 20:30, headed down to a low of 54F for the overnight.

Ground up some fry food and fed downstairs fish first thing.

After that refilled hopper feeder but it wasn't empty.

Then grabbed a couple of chains and was going to pull down the dead tree on the wes side (left side of the image below that is leaning):

Apparently disturbed this guy as I started to head towards it though:

At least a 10 point buck, possibly a 12 (or more) ... he was moving and it was hard to tell for sure:

So I headed back up to the house and dumped the chains and the bucket and went over to the pole barn and put the grapple on.

After I got back to the house I loaded up the dump cart with various implements and took a five gallon bucket around back and set up a chipmunk trap. When I came back around to the front set one up there as well.

Then we headed over neighbors to work on her project, got the one shed fully demolished.

Came away from that with some decent 2 x 4's, 2 x 6's, and 3/4" plywood.

Rest of the biodegradable stuff went to the trash piles in the back, just to get it out of the way. If it stays dry enough and I get a chance, I'll fish it out and haul over here and put it on the burn pile.

Hauled the aluminum siding and an old (small) chest freezer over here to the shop, those will go to the metal recycler on my next trip down there.

Also removed the last of junk out of the other shed and stripped all the siding off (it's not aluminum and will go in the trash over the next few weeks) Also snagged an aluminum-clad man door which appears to be in decent shape.

Took the grapple off and put the forks on and went over and collected the wood, the door, and some metal shelving and stuck it in the barn.

Woman noticed when we got back that all the sunflower seeds on the ramp up to the 5 gallon bucket out front were gone. Sure enough ... got a chipmunk ... ... which caused her some angst ... ("... but they're so cute ! ..." ... yeah ... and they dig in your plants too ... )

At that point it was starting to get dark but I managed to get the grass cut and the leaves blown off around back on the east side.

And there were two chipmunks in the trap back there ...

Rain due in around 11:00 tomorrow, hopefully I can get the rest down here around the house done before it gets here.

Hope everyone had a great day ...

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Buppies, saw the homeplace restaurant is having an estate sell. So they won’t open back up.

 

[toppop52]

You might check the jets' (all of them) hole size compared to stock.

I would guess that 3 powerful big block jet boats from the 70's and 80's to pull it out.

Sorry for your friend. Was it Covid related? My friend at work (who was on ventilator for weeks) is still wheelchair bound. His right leg is still mostly without feeling, but he says it sometimes feels like pins and needles. I'm praying that's a sign of recovering nerves maybe? He can now lock his knee, and walk a wee bit with a walker and 1 straight leg.

We are going to my wife's aunt's funeral this Saturday.

I have a bit of work, just barely enough to keep me busy. Praying some more work comes our way. The engineering teams have been writing proposals for weeks and weeks.

David, floor looks good. Hope Sophie's eye gets better.

Buppies, both nostrils open is good. Thomas, hope you get better too. Maybe those bears brought y'all the sniffles.

Prayers for our team, and our country.

It was not Covid related, apparently a heart attack.

 

[toppop52]

Got the golf cart running well, the new coil and second new fuel pump did the trick, just have to change the oil now. My grandson has been chomping at the bit to drive it, I guess he can now.
Picked up the luann and flooring today, guy is supposed to be here at 8 AM to start the job.
One of our car clubs had a dinner meeting tonight, other clubs meeting is next week.
48-74 today, 53 now. Warmer the next couple of days.

All you folks with illnesses, may the Lord bless you with healing.

Have a good night folks.