Good morning!!!!

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 54F @ 5:15AM. Light rain this morning. Then remaining cloudy. High 59F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 60%.
I can hear it sprinkling on the roof right now, just started a few minutes ago. Radar only shows scattered clouds around, so it won't amount to much. No more rain in the Weather Underground 10-day, but the weather person on TV last night said we'd have showers on and off next week. And a man with two clocks doesn't know what time it is, either.

No use getting up for the eclipse as thick clouds have been covering the sky since yesterday morning.

After being boosted, not sure what good it would do to know what my antibody level is. Can't do anything about it either way. So I'll continue to distance, sanitize, and mask in public.

Was going to drive the van to town yesterday. It would crank but not start, the cold start problem it's always had seems to be permanent. Maybe now I can find out what's wrong.

Uneventful trip to town yesterday, and was able to get the part I need to reassemble the motorcycle transmission. No sign of the owner's manual I ordered for it, though.

Grocery store and Costco were really busy, probably folks stocking up for Thanksgiving. Lots of turkeys in the freezer cases; is $0.99/lb more than past years?

TGIF gang!

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, sunny, windy and a bit colder at 39

Yesterday was so nice that I went out to clear some trail space in the lower front area.
Using the FS110 and renegade blade cleared about 200' towards the main road.

Towards the end I saw something that looked out of place.
It ended up being a white metal tree stand.
The renegade blade cut through the metal cable locking it to the tree and stand is now sitting on the ground.
I hope this is old and just left behind, my property is clearly posted!

I have a hunter the other side of driveway. He has been around for years, hoping this was maybe just one he forgot when he set up his new stand.

The renegade blade seems to be dulling after about 4 hours of heavy use. Cutting 3-4 inch brush and lots of berry vines. Maybe time to get the scratch blade sharpened and finish this trail.

Hoping to get to the road and cut back some brush there and return through the woods to my other trail.
That would make about 1/2 mile or so of trails, maybe more if added the current open areas.

BEF- you ok? Seem to be in a mood with groundhog day fever?

Check 8" to 1/4" are you complaining

So just got back after some guy in a truck cursed out and threatened my wife for trying to pass him while doing 25 in a 45 for a few miles.
They didn't expect me to get out there so quick and the guy ran away.
I have pictures of their plates (2 guys following each other) and know the house where they went to.

TGIF

 

[PJSprog]

24°F and clear-ish skies this morning, going up to 49° today. Looks like we'll be back up in the upper 50s for the weekend.

I am usually pretty good at keeping my violent temper in check, Ken. However, someone being disrespectful to my Wife is the surest way to get to see my ugly side. Glad nothing more came of your encounter.

 

[ronjhall]

I'm thinking of getting a cold therapy machine now for after knee surgery. Anyone have experience with one and what I should be looking for. I saw this one on Amazon.

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I used one after my shoulder surgery. Harvey sent me his to use. It worked good. I now have my own. It is a Donjoy. I used blue ice packs in mine instead of ice. Dr wanted me to only use it for 20 minutes at a time. I hooked up a remote switch that I could turn on and off from my chair. I bought a second one off FB Marketplace that I used in the bedroom. I still have them figuring at my age I will need them again.
Neighbor was not vaccinated. His wife was.

 

[Thomas]

40F and about the high for today,more clouds than sun might have snow flakes dancing in the air later on.

While doing chores this morning notice the eclipse.
plans for today....putter.

Enjoy your day all.

 

[RoyJackson]

40F and about the high for today, more clouds than sun might have snow flakes dancing in the air later on.

Sure feels like it!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

BEF- you ok? Seem to be in a mood with groundhog day fever?

Check 8" to 1/4" are you complaining

So just got back after some guy in a truck cursed out and threatened my wife for trying to pass him while doing 25 in a 45 for a few miles.
They didn't expect me to get out there so quick and the guy ran away.
I have pictures of their plates (2 guys following each other) and know the house where they went to.

TGIF

Groundhog Day pretty much described it. By the time I get home from work, not much time to do much, rinse and repeat the next day.

Son flies in tonight, so get to hang around work longer to wait for him.

Sorry for the incident w the wife, seems a lot of road rage these days.

 

[toppop52]

Got to 39, now 48 and very breezy.

Breakfast with old friend this morning, I’ve known him since 1973 when I moved to the Eastern Shore, he informed me that a mutual friend of the same period, had died last January. The ranks are thinning.

 

[daugen]

nice chat with local lumberyard, they told me to throw out rock hard portland cement, it was ruined. Ok, makes sense.
So they loaded another 94 pound bag of cement into my truck, and I got a bag of polymeric sand also for my own project here at the house.
If I put a wheelbarrow under the pickup tailgate and drag the bag out I can do this. But no way can I pick that sucker up. Not without paying for days, or more.
So tomorrow should be a clear day, wish it were warmer, but have a big section of flagstone walkway to grout. We kid each other about who is
holding up the works.

This flagstone work is preventing use of our handicap entrance door so fair amount of pressure to get this done. I've gotten out my double kneed work jeans and they really help
save my knees, even using a garden kneeler. Never could get comfortable with those big rubber knee pads. Always seemed to be chasing them around my knees...

bought some apples from my other very local orchard, very cool to live among apple orchards. (but then look at my avatar...)
Chatted with owner, told her I had orchards in NC and we yapped for awhile, and she sent me home with the nicest assortment of
apples, all separately bagged and labelled, and she threw in an extra pear on top. Wow. I was very impressed and grateful for such good service.

First apple I had was a different variety than other orchard, which is great. At this time of year, they are all good.
Now if I could only remember which one is which...at least ten varieties, maybe more. Not organic, neither local orchard is.

off to suck up the red maple leaves. It really is pretty out there, hate to see the leaves go but will be happy to put the mower away for the winter.
Not for awhile though, some of those trees hang on to some big durable leaves.

 

[txdon]

Grocery store and Costco were really busy, probably folks stocking up for Thanksgiving. Lots of turkeys in the freezer cases; is $0.99/lb more than past years?

My uncooked turkey.
Have not figured out the price per pound.