Good morning!!!!

[Popgadget]

Good Morning.
It’s 47 and going to the high 50’s today. Mostly overcast with a slight chance of rain today. We’ve gotten about 1-1/4” total over three dreary days. Tomorrow will be in the 20’s with a chance of snow.

Yesterday I went with my neighbor to look at the free lift to see how hard it will be to disassemble and move it. It’s a real nice unit, barely used. It was purchased to build a kit car, and once that was complete it just sat unused in a heated garage. Won’t be hard to move, it will be nice to have it just around the corner from me, and not taking up space in my shop.

Today is another day of taking it as it comes, no real plan. Probably clean up in the shop to keep me busy and distracted from the shingles discomfort. They’re more annoying than debilitating, can’t wait for them to be gone.

Not sure if I shared this before, but it’s a guy that you might recognize with one our airplanes when it was new, he set a batch of speed records in it, including NY to Paris, most of which still stand. He’s much more famous for breaking another speed barrier though.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

54° a couple hrs north of Buppies. Rain all night. My son leaves soon to head down to TN. At first I looked at radar and it showed heavy rain, but it hadn’t updated. Right now it looks like weather ok for his trip, but 2-4” snow tonight.
Cold all week, what a change.
Got an alert from cell camera at home, neighbors dog walked by at 5:40 am.

 

[RoyJackson]

Not sure if I shared this before, but it’s a guy that you might recognize with one our airplanes when it was new, he set a batch of speed records in it, including NY to Paris, most of which still stand. He’s much more famous for breaking another speed barrier though.

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You did...but always great to see and read about Chuck Yeager

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Mom admitted to hospital, negative on Covid, giving her O2 is about all I know. I'm on my way.

Thanks for the prayers team!

Brrrrr 27F and windy 16F wind chill. I'm ready for summer too Bird.

 

[RoyJackson]

Mom admitted to hospital, negative on Covid, giving her O2 is about all I know. I'm on my way.

Thanks for the prayers team!

Brrrrr 27F and windy 16F wind chill. I'm ready for summer too Bird.

Drive safe, and take care of your Mom!!
I wish you both all the best!

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Popgadget, I remember reading The Right Stuff by General Yeager. Good read.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 38F @ 5:00AM. A mix of clouds and sun during the morning will give way to cloudy skies this afternoon. High around 50F. Winds light and variable.
Nice sunny day yesterday, with brisk 50F high temp. Rain and wind return tomorrow.

The man staying in the other cabin came down sick during our stay, Drew, but helped cook dinner the first night. Now both my friend and I are sniffling, and hoping the symptoms don't get any worse. Oximeters at the ready.

Those sound like overly wintery conditions for Texas, Bird, and I can't blame you for wishing for warmer weather. Please feel free to keep them to yourself, though.

General Yeager's widow posts regularly to Facebook, in mostly a "on this day in history" mode. Very interesting, and an ongoing reminder of his many accomplishments.

I did manage to get out for a while on the touring bike yesterday, riding up to where they have highway 70 closed due to a rock slide, then back down the hill, looping up to Paradise, back down again and home. Maybe 60 miles and an hour and a half, I didn't wanna stop but was a bit bored riding the same old roads. I was surprised at the amount of snow on the ridge tops, and to find a fair amount of sand on the roads as well. The new racks and bags worked just fine, but add some area to the side of the bike making it more sensitive to cross winds. A small price to pay for vastly more luggage capacity.

Fried up a little ham in teriyaki sauce, also adding some to reheated wild rice for dinner. 2022 can use all the luck it can get.

Not sure what's on the agenda today, but the weather looks pretty good for burning a slash pile.

Hope everyone enjoys the remainder of their New Years weekend.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! Texas has the lowest "Good Morning" temps after having the highest yesterday. 21˚F wind chill of 16˚F clear skies gusty North wind. This will be the first "Dry" run of our electrical grid supply systems. No snow or ice around here.

Mostly, Bird any snow or ice in North Texas?

Have a safe trip Kyle. Hope they find out the problem with your Mom and fix it. It was a little over a year ago my Mom was hospitalized for the same symptoms. She also had negative covid test but they called it a "False Negatives" and she was sent to a covid hospital here in Georgetown. (After 3 more negative test they said it was not covid.) They never did find out what caused the episode and she was hospitalized for a week. I think it was a diuretic medication error after interrogating her and she was getting fluid on her lungs.

Austin's "Polar Bear Plunge" should have been today instead of yesterday. Yesterday the air temps were in the upper 70s and water temp was 68˚-70˚F. It looked like a regular summer day there.

Austinites take part in Polar Bear Plunge at Barton Springs

After the event was canceled in 2020, loyal fans of the springs and environmental advocates came back to celebrate another year with a refreshing plunge.

www.fox7austin.com

 

[Captsteve57]

19* here in Fort Worth, no parcipatation

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Counters installed (finally)
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Been a good day.

Looking good