Good morning!!!!

   / Good morning!!!! #144,351  
National Weather Service says the forecast high for today is 54 degrees, BUT that it was 56 at 5:30 a.m. It's supposed to fall to 45 this afternoon and on down to 25 tonight with some northerly wind.

But I'm glad we don't have the snow that some of you are having. I enjoy the pictures of your snow, but I'm glad it isn't here.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #144,352  
good morning all. 27 going up to 47 today in nice weather.
need to pick up some travel food this morning, then back to get ready for big zoom meeting tonight.

Toppop, good news.
Buppies, congrats on another one.

forecast for tomorrow morning not good, 1-3 inches of snow. Will make getting to train station a lot of fun.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #144,353  
Good Morning
It’s 27 with a high of 42 for today.

Yesterday went pretty well, my breakfast date postponed till Thursday, so I reheated left over pancakes. After that I picked up the new compressor and started installing it. Had to make a run to Lowes for a roll of PEX-A and fittings. Got a power cord and plug installed, and ran it up to pressure. Got tubing fished through the ceiling across the shop, but that’s as far as I got, will finish it today.
Had to address more FAA “findings” on submitted documents.

Today I’m going to finish the compressor plumbing right after breakfast. Then hopefully clean up some the mess I made in the process. I gained a little room by giving a nice old Delta scroll saw and a router table to the friend that helped me move the compressor. Nice saw with a 24” throat, but you can tell by the dust when I last used it.


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I still haven’t been able to get the welding done on the beam in another friend’s building due to issues on his end, that might happen today after I finish up here.
Looks like possible snow later this week……
 
   / Good morning!!!! #144,354  
Morning all, 27 and very cloudy, but the wind has calmed a bit

Replaced inverter board on washer and it seems to be working again.
Last time bought the whole motor/inverter and it only lasted a bit over a year.
This time got a used inverter (can't buy only the inverter from part from GE etc.).
Seems it time to look for a new washer. I want a top loader, but wife insists on the more complex front loader :-(

Happy belated birthday RS
Glad all went well Randy
Happy anniversary Buppies-how are you feeling?
Paul - that's a nice (dusty) scroll saw, friend should be happy

Dr. said I can start working myself off one of the medicines ! Life is good.
Planning trip to Italy/Switzerland - need to get my passport updated

Stay safe and be well,

These desert tractors work pretty well.
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   / Good morning!!!! #144,355  
Good morning! 61˚F mostly cloudy heading to the mid 70 until 5PM when the wind shifts from the North bringing us a 12% chance of snow tomorrow.

Ron, the last big Bastrop fire was caused by a down electrical line. This fire is slowing down and it will be interesting to see what happens when the wind changes direction this afternoon by 180˚ and gust up to 30 MPH.

Bird do the covid test have an expiration date.

Ron that is a brilliant red cardinal.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #144,356  
Bird, I welcome the snow. It adds another layer of insulation to my water pipe coming in from the well. The pipe itself is only buried 48" under the grade, but I added 2" of blue styrofoam insulation to that all the way around.
1" of styrofoam is equal to 1' of ground cover. So in theory The well pipe is buried 6' under.
The snow also gives me seat time.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #144,357  
People are getting mad about the prescribed burn that got away yesterday in Bastrop.

“Our officials chose to burn on a windy day KNOWING the risks. They should be held liable for all the loss! The people of Bastrop need to know how reckless their elected officials are. We lost so much in 2011, how dare they put us in this situation AGAIN!” wrote another resident, Shelby L., to KXAN.


 
   / Good morning!!!! #144,358  
38°F and cloudy this morning, dropping through the day into the teens overnight. Not as cold a Roy, though, so we got that going for us.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #144,359  
23° early and 43° now and headed to low fifties. Rain to snow tomorrow with no prediction on accumulation, about 4” predicted for Friday night into Saturday.

I got my block heater installed Monday, took a few minutes. I might get to try it out Saturday morning. Unfortunately the invisible cab is not heated. I have insulted motorcycle gloves and lots of long Johns, sweatshirts and insulated coats.
I even have a pair of purple earmuffs.
With any luck I won’t need any of it.

Be well guys.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #144,360  
65°F and .14 inches rain.

Need to put new fridge in King Suite this morning. More of a temporary, but useable location for now.

Back into the caretaker, chipping away at smaller but time consuming tasks with the goal of being habitable by Feb.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day
 

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