Good morning!!!!

[toppop52]

14 going to 39, another cold one, then nice for four days. Pretty moon but I missed getting a picture before it set.

 

[wngsprd]

15F going to 45. Nice "Ron" moon out early this morning, and setting now.

RS, too bad that microwave died since it was only 35+ years old! You think your next one will last so long?

Mostly, I cut a double load yesterday, and my body is paying for it this morning. Worst thing...I drove the tractor across the bridge into the woods, got ready to cut and realized I had forgotten my safety glasses, so walked back up the hill to the shed. Then I ran out of gas, since I forgot that too...walked back again. My steel toe workboots are so much heavier than my hiking boots made the trip seem harder. But my chain stayed sharp and had a good day.

Don, good you can get the potatoes in. Our garden is a mess with a lot of leftover dried plants standing and the tomato cages and stakes in the ground. We'll do a big cleanup soon...we used to clean it up soon after the season, but read a wildlife article that talked about how beneficial leaving it in can be to the birds and rabbits.

 

[daugen]

good morning all
Brrrrrrr, lot of us are cold this morning
9 degrees here, going up to freezing in sunny weather, tomorrow temps rise to 50 and 64 on Thursday. That should sure melt all the snow.

headed off early to drop Genesis off at dealer to hopefully tell me why there's such a rear end whine in it.
I have the bumper to bumper extended warranty. Will be interesting to see if they try to categorize this as wear and tear.
if they can't diagnose and fix it, I'm selling the car. Fine around town but not going to listen to whine out on highway. Wish I had heard it
when I test drove the car. Smooth and quiet around town.

I sent a complaint into the CPSC when my one year old Toshiba microwave turntable plastic rollers caught on fire.
CPSC said they sent copy to Toshiba but since I did not show harm (fire in the microwave?) they were closing down their file. Really?
I wonder if Toshiba will ever contact me. It's an 9 dollar part on amazon, have been waiting to order to see if company does the right thing.

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, 8 going up to 33, coldest day so far, to 60's later in the week.
Had day off yesterday so went and mapped out some of the trail I am building. about .8 miles so far with some small areas of overlap.

Check that is cold.
Roy - hope wife feels better today

Stay safe and be well,

One of the areas I cleared out in the back corner of my property.

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning.
It’s 8 now with a high of 30 and bright sun today.

Yesterday’s trip went well, a bit of a delay getting started, and ATC routed us inland which besides being longer, put us at a worse angle into the strong winds from the west. In this picture the arrow points at the wind speed and direction. This picture was after we finally got a turn to the east direct to Vero Beach.

At the bottom of the display, you can also see that the static temp outside is -51c. (-40c = -40f). The return trip was over the Atlantic, and was 40 minutes faster. Didn’t get back early enough to do much else than spend some time with Emily, who is not doing so well.

Not sure what today will bring, I would like to exchange the gas cylinder from my MIG welder for a larger one, and a few other chores, and we have some hard choices to make about Emily.

 

[Buppies]

Looking good Ken, I still owe you pictures

Daugen I saw the perfect car for you 2022 Mulsanne four door British Racing Green. Ride down the road in luxury and comfort no noises stylish to boot from here to Florida like you never left your living room

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 47F @ 4:15AM. Plenty of sunshine. High 66F. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 mph.
One tiny cloud dropped 0.01" of rain earlier this morning, with most of the moisture remaining off to the southeast and falling as snow in the mountains.

Good luck with the whine, Drew. Hope the dealer doesn't develop a selective sense of hearing.

No more tight valves after re-torquing the heads on the touring bike yesterday, so that job's done. It's been cranking slowly, so will load test the battery today and likely replace it with a spare.

The van is old enough this year, at 35, to be eligible for collector plates. Still need to do more reading to see if that makes a difference with regard to the engine swap, though. It was tough sledding grinding through three different sets of California law to figure that much out. I've got until September when the plates expire to figure out the rest.

 

[Dftodd]

good morning all
Brrrrrrr, lot of us are cold this morning
9 degrees here, going up to freezing in sunny weather, tomorrow temps rise to 50 and 64 on Thursday. That should sure melt all the snow.

headed off early to drop Genesis off at dealer to hopefully tell me why there's such a rear end whine in it.
I have the bumper to bumper extended warranty. Will be interesting to see if they try to categorize this as wear and tear.
if they can't diagnose and fix it, I'm selling the car. Fine around town but not going to listen to whine out on highway. Wish I had heard it
when I test drove the car. Smooth and quiet around town.

I sent a complaint into the CPSC when my one year old Toshiba microwave turntable plastic rollers caught on fire.
CPSC said they sent copy to Toshiba but since I did not show harm (fire in the microwave?) they were closing down their file. Really?
I wonder if Toshiba will ever contact me. It's an 9 dollar part on amazon, have been waiting to order to see if company does the right thing.

So let me get this right. Your supposed to go get your phone. Take a picture of the fire. Take a chance on it spreading to the rest of the house?????

That is insane.

Your average person is gonna grab the fire extinguisher or some other alternative to mitigate damage to the rest of your home.

I'm partial to the unplug and chuck the appliance out the door myself.

At least thats what I did when the grandkid caught the toaster oven on fire

 

[PJSprog]

26°F and clear skies this morning, going up to 61° today. They say we may hit 65° tomorrow, but then the bottom falls out with rain turning to sleet turning to snow and 1-3" by the time it stops on Thursday.

Trip to Louisville today was delayed yesterday, possibly until late next week. I'm OK with that.

Had to change a light bulb in the upstairs bathroom yesterday. The one in the light/vent/heater flickered and went out while I was in the shower Sunday night. Turned out there was one of those curly compact fluorescent bulbs in there. Replaced it with an LED.

Stepson popped into the studio later to tell me that the valve to the toilet was leaking in the downstairs bathroom, and there was water all over the floor. He'd already put down towels to clean up the water. After checking, it wasn't the valve, but the connector at the bottom of the tank was a little loose. I got about a 1/4 turn before it was tight. No idea how that suddenly came loose, but something to keep an eye on.

Mostly_, Fin is decidedly not my favorite. In fact, on more than one occasion, he's narrowly avoided the walk to the back of the barn. Frankly, he's just downright mean, and picks on our much smaller (7 lb) female cat entirely too much, many times coming away with large amounts of her fur in his mouth. My Wife's interventions are the only reason he's still with us. I call him Butt-Head, but he has other more frequently used names not fit for this forum.

I feel your pain regarding wading through motor vehicle laws, RNG. Illinois is the same way. Even the simplest of things like light requirements seem like they deliberately wrote it to be as confusing as possible.

 

[sodamo]

60°F and .01 inches rain.

A day to piddle about the caretaker unit cleaning up small tasks. Probably focus on the wire shelving.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day