Good morning!!!!

[LS Tractor Owner]

Didn't take the trimmer for a walk today. Decided that some of the areas needed the garden tractor to cut down the high stuff first. That will substantially reduce the amount of weeds to get with the trimmer.

Of course, the battery was dead. Hooked up the charger and made numerous attempts to get it started.The battery is 8 or 9 years old, lasted a long time, but I think it's toast now. I would try it on 10 amp charge for a few minutes, then switch to the 2 amp mode for another few minutes, would crank over a few revolutions and then click, click, click.

Then I realized that for the last 45 minutes, I was trying to start the tractor WITH THE GAS SHUT OFF! DUH!
By this time, the battery took enough charge to again turn it over, so a few splashes of gas down the carb and she fired up on the first revolution.

Ended up doing a lot more areas, the front driveway entrance, around the RV parking area, and the septic leach field. Can't take the big tractor / mower in those areas.

Had leftover grilled chops and fried diced potatoes with onion. Hit the spot!

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

PJS, thanks for the info. We have 25 acres, and there's not really a super safe place to shoot here due to road, neighbors and cows on all sides. My FIL gave me a .17 HMR rifle to shoot critters on the pond. The bullet disintegrates instead of ricocheting.

Thomas, beautiful picture of Turkey hens and chicks. Give 'em some chicken scratch....or let them eat the grasshoppers and bugs.

I had to replace a Y axis limit switch on an old Bridgeport cnc mill. Old, I tell ya. It uses a 3.5" floppy drive. I don't have a computer that has a drive like that anymore.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 77ºF for the start, clear sky, light breeze. Moderate wind with brisk gusts, clear sky and high temp of 101ºF, HI 106ºF. There are some rain chances but not any accumulation forecasted. Men's meeting to start day, bike ride then lunch. Tried to get myself to finish front lawn, but failed . Did get good nap in. Had dinner with Step Daughter and her hubby, they are plotting against me on my birthday
Monday Morning posts:
RNG Sorry about the neighbor, otherwise sounded like a good 4th celebration. Glad new fire stopped quickly. Sounds like new antenna on line soon. Nice pic
Don TBN can now follow you on the ships? Sorry about hearing aid going belly up with out much warning.
RNG Thanks for the drone info.
Rich glad you had a nice quiet 4th. Hope yesterday was good also.
Dennis that cat has such a rough life.
Ted sorry about no more rain yet. Good to hear Mx did ok with fireworks. Hope mulch got done.
PJ glad you had a good 4th. hope no fireworks at work! Sorry about neighbor, glad he is gone.
David hope trip to Kona side went well.
RS glad you got rain, hope industrial planting went well.
Drew nice pic. That is a lot of grass to mow. I don't care what they do with me after I die
Mike that is a lot of weed whacking.
Bird good to hear you are ready.
Drew glad you are ready for Paul
Chris sorry you did not get to see all the fireworks. Hope you wife can save some blueberries.
Roy send some rain to Ted or us here in Texas
Dennis never heard a mower that sounded like helicopter!
DF you have a lot more rain in forecast than most of Texas
Thomas at least gas is going down.
Scaredy at leat it did not land to get you
Dennis thanks for FB heads up 4500 sounds like big group.
Ted good to hear mulch is done.
Dennis last night's menu sound good
Kyle Good point about stainless screws, should last longer. Hope you can get gas worked out and not cost you arm and leg. It is hot near Red River as well
Randy(wag) Sorry about the phone call traffic. Hope town run successful
Ted that was pretty.
David nice looking power washer. Sorry about DQ closed.
RS doing good on planting and racoon control.
David sorry they took advantage of BIL widow.
This morning's posts:
Roy Good to hear you will be ready to mow.
Drew sorry about rain hope you get some soon.
Drew nice pics,. my first reaction to strap around the seat arm was that the strap will remover the arm
Billy hope you get some rain.
Mike sorry about insurance woes. nice sunset pic
RNG hope the talk works with neighbor. Hope your get the trip in and get to see the launch.
Thomas hope your puttering was entertaining.
NHBX I would be ecstatic with .65 in rain at this point I need to do some chainsaw maintenance and mix more gas.
Dennis sorry they changed the policy on public groups.
Don 99ºF is still real warm to go for walk. Not convinced electric coupons step forward. Sorry to hear you are at 90% of water capacity and another 5K homes going in
Rich hope you get more rain and make progress on projects.
Chris do you really expect someone to build pipe lines?
Buppies great to hear vacation going well.
PJ sorry about no fireworks this year. Thanks for heads up on Texas firearm laws. Hope remodeled DQ worth going to again.
Drew nice pics, ire the little markers or the foot of the grave? Tree looks bad
Ted enjoy your recuperation day works., and you get some more rain.
Billy would be interesting to know story behind the videos.
RS glad you got some rain and focus more on planting. Have fun withe pepper wash.
David hope you had fun with new toys
RS I have seen warnings about not letting pump motors idle for very long with trigger not pulled open.
Drew I like to start further way and not remove the paint No safety nozzle.
Don wow way too close to people and cars.
Drew I have to sit under fan in A/C to get cooled off nice pic
Thomas interesting story.
Drew nice steering wheel.
Phil nice check in. Like your new tractor driver.
Thomas that is a flock of turkeys!
Gale good to hear from you. I guess you are not getting rain either.
James nice view and flowers.
Ted glad you got the tractor going. hope mowing is under control.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle's daughter/friend PT from Covid, Bird/aging issues/, Don /mom's pipeline process, /fire nearby, Randy/FIL living alone adjustments /MIL Covid /son's heart issues, /pneumonia and not posting, Roy /palpitations, /angina , Billy /wife fall, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /3 new skin cancer spots and treatment, /wife knee healing, Thomas/gout, /operation and recovery, Phil /reflux, /wife's eyes, Steppenwolfe/son-auto immune disorder, Grev/wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery/retirement, / passing out issues, /family issues, /wife feeling bad, Doug and wife/health issues, /nerve and pain, / wife's hospital stay, /torn bicep, Ken /kids shot tragedy, David(sadamo)/Sophie's new eye surgery recovery, /cataract surgery, /Sophie's hand infection, Chris/neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /aches abd pains and spasms, Paul/ wife's disc issues, Gale and KY/ tornado victims, Mike /5 year plan, Dennis /retirement plans / brother "alligallyitus" and improving, Drew /foot heel issues, /friend cancer diagnosis and recovery, Helogabals /second opinion, /wife's friend situation, Ukraine war, mass shooting victims and family, and Country.
stay safe and healthy you all.

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Thursday) arvo. A mild overnight low of 8C, but down to 2.4C at dawn. I had more rain yesterday and there was 2.5mm in the gauge. There was also a heavy fog when I went into town to open the Church hall for an AA meeting at 1830 last evening = really had to be cautious driving and keeping an eye out for critters on the road. My thermometer is showing 16.8C now with clear sky and a tiny breeze.

Very pretty dawn with so much water droplets in the trees that, when a wee breeze came up, the trees seemed to sparkle with a million 'fairy lights'.

Had a 1050 appointment at the Base Hospital to have my toenails clipped. It's a 'perk' of having Type II diabetes (A$25 every three months) and it ensures that I won't get an ingrown + that I've got good circulation down there.

The 'Liars' have predicted rain for the next couple of days.

That's about it; take care all.

 

[rswyan]

70F and mostly cloudy @ 23:30, heading down to for the overnight low. High today was 80.1F with lots of clouds and a breeze, was quite enjoyable. No further rain other than a couple short sprinkles and spits. Looked like it could rain at any time earlier in the afternoon though.

Fixed potting miscue on the first 10 asparagus plants I did the other day (planted too deep)

Got two 2' high chickenwire cages made up for pepper plants.

While I was doing that Woman alerted me that the Orienpet lilies had huge blooms that were open or were about to and one needed tied up. So I headed around to scope it out:

Unfortunately the ones toward the front have been heavily pruned and had their buds removed, probably by deer. Good chance these above will meet a similar fate tonight. Woman said they "smelled delicious" ... I'd have to agree. If they are still there in the morning I'll need to do something tomorrow to handle it so they don't get pruned.

Woman worked on cleaning up the walkway to the front door, still have some rejiggering to do on that tomorrow. We did get the aquarium stand planter moved into position in front of the kitchen window and she loaded the pots with flowers into it.

Some clean up in garage done, got oil drain pan emptied and stowed under shelves, along with chainsaw, pole saw moved up against shelves so the path to the back is clear.

Empty mulch bags and some other trash hauled up to can at the road, mail collected, some compostables dropped off on the pile on way back.

Once I had the dump cart emptied, Woman met me up there and we put a heaping load of screened compost into the cart.

Had late lunch (18:00) of a BLT and then headed back out to start adding screened compost to the garden bed. Woman weeded area where that was going:

Still need a little more screened compost down at the far end, where one of the large tomato plants will get planted tomorrow:

As I was doing that The Woman fertilized the zucchini plants on the west side of the garden bed.

Got two of the large bell pepper plants planted, caged, and watered in with liquid fertilizer solution.

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Around that time She announced that she was going to knock off and head inside. That seemed like a reasonable idea, considering what I still needed to do to get stuff put away for the night.

As She was headed in (through the basement door), She noticed the tomato plants in pots sitting next to the house: "There's two big tomato plants here ... ???"

A-yup ...

I did spot an open place in the flower bed and managed to shoehorn a summer squash plant into it after I gathered up all the tools and watered the tomato and pepper plants that were in pots. Only four of those left to go.

Cut two 6' pieces of 4' chickenwire off the roll when I got back up front and did a little more cleaning and arranging in the garage before I moved plants inside and closed things up.

At some point this afternoon (evening ?) I was in the living room and noticed that the mama groundhog had come out. Took the screen out of the living room window and started to open it ... but it moved and I didn't have a shot.

So I went back into the bedroom and removed the screen from one of the windows there. Heard Woman come inside the house and yelled for Her to come and collect up Squeak and close the bedroom door which She did.

Managed to get the window opened without spooking the groundhog, which is pretty tough to do: they tend to be very alert and observant of their surroundings and will often just see us walking around inside the house and make tracks back to their burrow. Opening a window if it makes any noise at all usually sends them scurrying for cover.

Got off two shots - first was probably from around 80' and the second was probably from 60'. Think I hit it with both shots but it was still able to make it to an entrance hole.

Hope everyone had a great day ...

 

[Alien]

Haven't been on much. Had to take Lesley to apnea center in the city every day this week so far and again tomorrow. Trying to get masks sorted.
Rain has finally stopped but wind started. Only about 15 - 20 kph but less around the house due to tree shelter.
New dog loves rain and loves making mud pies everywhere. Lotsa cleanups to do and holes to fill. Hope he grows out of it very soon. (tomorrow would be good)
Clear and sunny weekend coming up but wind persisting.
Ground too wet for tractor work. Lots of spraying needs done.
Solar gate opener arrived weeks ago but haven't even had time to think about doing that. Needs new posts first.

 

[scaredychicken]

Good Morning (like it is really early) 12:01 here

I had a pretty busy Wednesday, and not a bad day as such.
Salvation Army pick-up scraps this morning, and delivered a bunch of banana boxes to them that I no longer needed.
Egg delivery
Physio Therapy Appt on my dislocated shoulder - therapist gave it a really good workout (and at times that hurt), but that is why I pay him the big bucks. He was happy with the progress so far, after 10 months. Says that I need to continue doing the exercises for movement, strength, grip strength etc. Acknowledging also that my dominant (injured) left side making progress, and my right side (more impacted by CP) is in maintenance.
I met a friend for coffee, for the first time in a year. He paid me a good chunk of cash for some bookkeeping that I had done 5 - 6 years ago. It was the same amount that I had loaned my son just last week. That "bad debt" is cleared years later. I can ntirnow pay off the entire balance for the zero-turn mower. God is Good.
I stopped in at the farm equipment place and had a visit with my zero-turn. The modifications are almost done now, so I should have it delivered in about a week. Too much rain here lately, mowing is pointless, next week looks nicer.
Delivered a box of groceries to a friend
Chatted with another friend about a vehicle that she was considering - to replace her son's car after a deer encounter last week. I told them that it was a nice car, reliable, in good shape, and probably worth the asking price. I know the seller, so if my friend's son is interested, it might be a workable deal. I would probably buy it myself, but I don't need another vehicle at this point.
Had coffee tonight with another friend that I hadn't seen in several months. That was good, we normally connect every week, but he's even busier than I am. mechanic by day, farm maintenance by night
My wife is still away in Prince George, BC ... her return home in a large part delayed by the fact that she has not been feeling well enough for the 8 hr drive home. Pray for her, pray for our marriage. Difficult times lately.
Sister-In-Law has decided that she will not be staying here to live with us (that is an answer to my prayers, we don't have the space, tiny home, no privacy if others living here), and although I did not want her, or anyone else living in our space, I had nothing to do with that decision ... she's homesick for her family, her community, and her church fellowship back in PG). It will take time, but at least thus far, I am not being blamed for the change of plans (yay).
My counselling continues every two weeks - the real progress / change will occur once my wife is home again.
I hope that she will like seeing the grass maintained, that will make a convincing reason for the zero-turn

Prayers for the needs already noted. Take care, you guys ROCK

 

[RoyJackson]

2022-07-07, 0356

52° right now...high in the mid to upper 70's.

 

[sodamo]

Happy Birthday, Mostly

 

[sodamo]

New pressure washer started 1st pull, very encouraging. Have to replace that water spigot as it has a bad leak.

Got the new air fryer situated and burned in, not a good odor.

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