Good morning!!!!

[Alien]

With my wifes help driving the Ranger we tried to pull my tractor out yesterday arvo. No luck. A neighbour walked in the gate and said he had noticed the tractor sitting down the paddock and offered to pull it out with his tractor on Sunday. Nice of him. However, I went and had a look late yesterday and the ground had dried out considerably so I gave it a go. Rocked it a bit to free the caked mud and managed to drive it forward out of the holes onto firm ground. I went and got the XUV and trailer and loaded it with rocks and sand and filled in the very deep holes the wheels had dug and then reversed out with no effort. Such a relief and now a big cleanup to do. Then I will return the chains I borrowed from my mate to pull it out. Must ring the neighbour and tell him I don't need him now.
It's dry enough now to tow away the fallen trees before it rains again. Then finish mowing.
Property is looking pretty good just now. I have a brother and his wife coming from New Zealand to stay for a day or two so want it to look good as they own a nursery and have people visiting their property daily. Our lawns and gardens have improved a lot since their last visit.
Club day today and also going to pick up my special pool cue from my daughter in readiness for the arrival of my new pool table.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

We got another storm last night, total .7” rain.

Windy on way home, even had a few sprinkles on way home. sun out at home. Chilly, need to crank up pellet stove.

Haven’t caught up with GM today.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Rip, sorry about shed roof

Wngsprd, I seem to get behind people at gas pumps who seem to never have seen one before, and have no clue how to operate one. How can that be.

 

[sodamo]

Around 1959-60 we were able to see the Aurora in northeastern NC for a couple of nights. It was fairly faint but distinct enough to see.

That would be about same time I saw it in Maine.

 

[toppop52]

That would be about same time I saw it in Maine.

I remember talk of solar eruptions and I had no clue what that meant.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Congrats Eric on a new little one.

Congrats Don for getting in the saddle again.

LS, still a disappointment you have to be fence building to that neighbor.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Congrats Eric on a new little one.

Congrats Don for getting in the saddle again.

LS, still a disappointment you have to be fence building to that neighbor.

Yeah, we just don't understand..... Not a peep from them. Other family members have told us they were going to call them and tell them what a disgrace they are..... we told them not to. Leave sleeping dogs lie. It truly is a shame.

The worst about it is that no one did a thing to bring this on.... we don't really know why. Caught us off guard with what they did.

Thanks for letting me vent....

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Wngsprd, I seem to get behind people at gas pumps who seem to never have seen one before, and have no clue how to operate one. How can that be.

I believe grocery stores should have a special check out aisle for coupon shoppers....and food stamp customers.

Sorry about your shed rip.

RS, you are hopefully going to have a huge flower explosion soon with all the hard work y'all did. Might give the Queen's gardens some competition.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Tonight’s music has been all over the place, from Merle haggard, Alabama, Brad Paisley, to the B52s Love Shack.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 39ºF for the start, clear sky, light breeze. Light wind kicked up to moderate with brisk gusts, sky stayed partly cloudy most of day, and high temp was 70FºF, DP 32ºF. bike ride early in morning, nap after lunch, trip to town for dinner and groceries, was able to get everything on list, just sugar only in 2 bags, in brand wife wanted. Went to Mexican restaurant, haf been close from December for remodel, remodel came out nice, been very busy since reopen.
Gale have seen them in Missouri, but not often. yes they are beautiful.
RS sounds like a good day yesterday, hope some warmth there this morning.
Don sorry, my dyslexia extends to word as well
Buppies sorry about power loss, hope surgery getting less wind sensitive
Bird not as many bluebonnets up this way. Less than . inch rain in forecast.
Randy they are harder to see if a lot of night lights in area.
Mike good to hear from you, sorry about micro-burst, glad no animals hurt. Hope work going ok. hope renovation of milk house goes well.
Bill hope you get your warmup. Conserve lots of energy
Drew nice rain last night. Hope shopping goes well.
Thomas hope date night went well.
Billy hope you get more rain. Going to Costco does count as a gym day.
Ken glad no power loss, glad pool plumbing fixed.
PJ good to hear warmup, sorry about lumber prices, but around here, prices were high last year
RNG glad you got boosted. Scammers everywhere, been fewer in Walmart parking lot lately. good luck with burning and the van.
Don no iphone so no try the back tap. bet your weather today was nice.
PJ the truth hurts their scam.
Ted looks like good sized project. nice pics, and grading job.
Mike sorry about the roof and lack of repair materials. Nice pic
David hope you got what you needed for caretaker house.
Randy have not had a machine malfunction like that yet. Sorry about the price 4.51 for fuel is high
Thomas glad got some raking done, make sure rags were clean
Eric congrats on new GD. My experience on bike is the worn tires have more problems than the new ones
Don yea on new knee. Back in the seat time business.
Drew looks like old Alco. Not many left.
Ted glad you got a nap.
Doug glad tractor out. Hope you can get tree moved so you can mow. Gee you not ready for pool table are you?
Dennis nice rain.
Kyle sorry about your train experience. hope you can fins a 3rd hand. Have fun with new chics.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle's daughter/friend PT from Covid, /mom recovery and breathing, living alone, Bird/aging issues/, Don /mom's pipeline process, Randy/FIL living alone adjustments /MIL Covid /son's FIL death /new cancer surgeries /cataract surgery, Roy /palpitations, /angina , Billy /wife fall, David(moss) /remodel /divorce, Buppies /new skin cancer recovery, /wife head wound healing, Thomas/gout, Phil /reflux, /wife's eyes, Steppenwolfe/son-auto immune disorder, Grev/wife's eye, Ted/knee recovery/retirement, / passing out issues, /family issues, Doug and wife/health issues/nerve and pain/ wife's eyes /rib, Ken/aunt fall injuries, David(sadamo)/Sophie's new eye surgery follow up, Chris/neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/injuries from fall, Paul/ wife's disc issues /dog seizure, Gale and KY/ tornado victims, Mike /5 year plan, Dennis/ brother "alligallyitus" and improving, James /wife's fall and recovery, PJ /wife's uncle passing, Ukraine war, and Country.
stay safe and healthy you all.

 

[check]

Good evening. My birthday today, as well as my sister’s, who was born one year later than me. Had a nice chat with my siblings in front of the fire, and Wife made me a lovely shrimp and egg noodle meal for supper.

Did a lot of work with the renters of our rental cottage 500 yards down the road, as the final payments were due today. Lots of work cataloging them and what not, and some other stuff that I had to do today with my wife’s employer.

All in all, a good day, and I will sleep well tonight.

Have a lovely evening everyone!

 

[Popgadget]

Good Evening.
Today started about 5am headed to Florida. 125 kts on the nose, and a line of thunderstorms from the west coast to halfway to the Bahamas about half way down the state. Ended up stopping in NC for more fuel so we had lots of options. Ended up going out to sea and getting past the line by going east of the worst of it. Got to Stuart, refueled, and headed home, this time we picked our way through the line not very far off the coast around Vero Beach. And got cleared over the water to Wilmington,NC then on up to Philly. Almost a straight line. Nice smooth ride until about 10 miles from our destination, where a rain squall was passing through, bringing a 40kt wind with with it, that of course was not down the runway or steady.
But I did get home in time to get some chores and speaker work done before the boys showed up to play some music. Now it’s bed time for me, with no hard plan for tomorrow.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Happy birthday check and his sister.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Would be fun to sit in on a popgadget music session.

 

[daugen]

good morning all
up too early, read my book for a while, enjoying coffee as I plan the day
Friend is coming over this afternoon to help me with mower maintenance, primarily mower blades and greasing, plus taking off the power bagger.
going up to low 50's this afternoon, we both are waiting until it warms up a little.

more rain coming in later this weekend. Onion grass growing, some pretty little yellow flowers in front lawn.

working on tax returns, not rushing to send PA and Fed any more money...this year I owe a little, not much.

 

[toppop52]

Tonight’s music has been all over the place, from Merle haggard, Alabama, Brad Paisley, to the B52s Love Shack.

I listened to Zach Brown, Jimmy Buffett and Boston.

 

[Bird]

It has been a strange week. I am normally very laid back, yet my wife said I've been "like a cat on hot bricks" for a few days. Now my paws are at last cooling down, thanks to the eventual arrival this morning of a baby girl to expand our collection of grandkids.

Helogabals, there must be a reason why tires attract screws and new rubber makes the most powerful magnet. I couldn't tell you why though, I must have missed that physics lesson at school

I'm sure we may have some members who are too young to understand that first paragraph, but I KNOW that many of us been there, done that, and understand.

As for your second paragraph, I too, have wondered about that ever since I was repairing tires in my Dad's service stations when I was 16 years old.

 

[Bird]

This morning we have a calm, wind free 54° going for a sunny 76° and the 50% chance of rain that was forecast for last night did give my gauge about .05" of rain right around midnight. Today is opening day for the weekly Farmers Market and Community Market in Denton, TX and the local newspaper says they expect more than 2,000 visitors today, so I know they love the weather forecast. Last year, they spaced venders farther apart and recommended masks because of the Covid-19 pandemic. But this year that's all been changed so they're supposed to have more vendors than ever since they can put then closer together, and no masks required.

 

[wngsprd]

29 and frosty, going to 61.

Check, Happy Birthday!

Thomas, you feel that earthquake, about 5 or 10 miles from you? Not a big one.

Eric, great news about your new granddaughter.

...and Kyle congrats on the new chicks. Not a bad deal trading for a Taco Bell meal...

Don, I bet you had a big smile starting up that tractor, and engaging the FEL.

BEF..."I got me a Chrysler, it seats about 20, So hurry up and bring your jukebox money."

Put the carry all wood box back on the tractor, sharpened my chainsaw, and went after the final big limbs brought down by the January storm. These were not in the way, and easy to get to, but are big enough to need splitting...oak, cherry, and maple...but I'm sharing my shelter where the splitter lives with a nesting pair of eastern phoebes, so will have to choose my splitting time when she's not egg laying.

Talked to a friend on the phone from high school that I hadn't talked with for 30 years...funny how you just jump back into conversation like it was just the day before when you last talked...plus we each shared stories that the other had forgotten, so it's like having an extra hard drive of storage out there.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 60˚F heading to the 80s sunny skies. Today is the mega neighborhood garage sale where hundreds of households rent places in our large ballroom parking lot and for a very organized 4 hours there is a flash sale on many items. The space the size of a parking lot space with a table cost $45 so each space will be packed with hundreds of items the owner no longer needs. The event is organized by the charity group the Kiwanis. The ropes drop at 8 A. M.