buckeyefarmer
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Sounds about right, it is summer and we still got august coming.
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Sounds about right, it is summer and we still got august coming.
kenmbz
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Today starts the temporary cool down to 86, and the rain amounts forecasted to .44 now down to .05.
Got the screens up on the pool house skirt.
Hornets nest is down on the ground, not sure how that happened, but it is very much destroyed now, so not arguments from me
Neighbor away and construction crew loud at 7am on Sunday, need to have a talk with them as no construction allowed on Sunday, just want them to start a bit later.
From Grindelwald to First -
This glacier used to reach down to the town back in the 80s
On the way up
A little fog while going up through the clouds
This must be fun in the snow
Wife got to see the cows. Cows look happy.
Alpacas on the mountain
Comfy warm seats. 85 in the valley, 50 up here.
Got the screens up on the pool house skirt.
Hornets nest is down on the ground, not sure how that happened, but it is very much destroyed now, so not arguments from me
Neighbor away and construction crew loud at 7am on Sunday, need to have a talk with them as no construction allowed on Sunday, just want them to start a bit later.
From Grindelwald to First -
This glacier used to reach down to the town back in the 80s
On the way up
A little fog while going up through the clouds
This must be fun in the snow
Wife got to see the cows. Cows look happy.
Alpacas on the mountain
Comfy warm seats. 85 in the valley, 50 up here.
PJSprog
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71°F and cloudy this morning, going up to 83° today. Looks like we may be in the 80s most of the week. Unfortunately, all of the promised rain has missed us to the south so far. We sure could use some.
Lots of errand running on Saturday, including a trip to Tractor Supply for chicken feed and a few other things The Wife wanted. We actually went out Saturday night to the Firemen's Homecoming Picnic in Lebanon IL. Wife wanted a funnel cake. We ate a bunch of fair food (bratdogs and onion rings), watched the band for a bit (I know the guitar player), then made a mess of the inside of my car by sharing a funnel cake before we left. Fun time.
Sunday morning we ate breakfast, then took a spin up around Silver Lake in Highland to look for a better place to put in when we kayak there. It's a long paddle to the section of the lake north of I-70 when we put in at the main boat ramp, which is at the south end of the lake. We found some potential places using maps and satellite pics, but all turned out to be a bust; no good place to put in near one of the roads, an old boat ramp closed off with a chained gate and a No Trespassing sign, and named road that's actually a private road, also with a No Trespassing sign. We even looked at the possibility of parking at either of the rest stops on either side of the lake, but no easy way to get to the lake from them. So it goes.
Got in a nice nap in the early afternoon, then spent the rest of the day conserving energy, avoiding the 98° heat and all the rain that missed us.
Good morning, gents.
Lots of errand running on Saturday, including a trip to Tractor Supply for chicken feed and a few other things The Wife wanted. We actually went out Saturday night to the Firemen's Homecoming Picnic in Lebanon IL. Wife wanted a funnel cake. We ate a bunch of fair food (bratdogs and onion rings), watched the band for a bit (I know the guitar player), then made a mess of the inside of my car by sharing a funnel cake before we left. Fun time.
Sunday morning we ate breakfast, then took a spin up around Silver Lake in Highland to look for a better place to put in when we kayak there. It's a long paddle to the section of the lake north of I-70 when we put in at the main boat ramp, which is at the south end of the lake. We found some potential places using maps and satellite pics, but all turned out to be a bust; no good place to put in near one of the roads, an old boat ramp closed off with a chained gate and a No Trespassing sign, and named road that's actually a private road, also with a No Trespassing sign. We even looked at the possibility of parking at either of the rest stops on either side of the lake, but no easy way to get to the lake from them. So it goes.
Got in a nice nap in the early afternoon, then spent the rest of the day conserving energy, avoiding the 98° heat and all the rain that missed us.
Good morning, gents.
daugen
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not overly productive trip to plumber's supply.
The pex pipe used in this house has copper piping inside. They cut me something that was just plastic and I asked "where's the metal"?
got funny looks. Clearly I have zero idea what I'm doing. They had no pex pipe with copper in the middle but they did have some fairly stiff but bendable
stuff with a metal lining for durability I guess. I got three feet of that. Just well water, not hot, plastic pipe will do fine.
Did get two sharks teeth push on fittings. Now to order the tool and fittings online. They only had a professional pex tool which would be wasted on me.
just realized I forgot the adapters for filter, sigh, back I go.
The pex pipe used in this house has copper piping inside. They cut me something that was just plastic and I asked "where's the metal"?
got funny looks. Clearly I have zero idea what I'm doing. They had no pex pipe with copper in the middle but they did have some fairly stiff but bendable
stuff with a metal lining for durability I guess. I got three feet of that. Just well water, not hot, plastic pipe will do fine.
Did get two sharks teeth push on fittings. Now to order the tool and fittings online. They only had a professional pex tool which would be wasted on me.
just realized I forgot the adapters for filter, sigh, back I go.
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PJSprog
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It's just practice. There are people who do seem to have a natural affinity for music, but even they practice. For most of the rest of us, it's just lots of practice.
Reminds me of this meme I see regularly on Facebook:
Of course, having the drive to succeed is important as well. I cannot remember a time in my life when I didn't want to be a musician. So, I never hated the work I have to put in to make it so. It's truly a labor of love.
buckeyefarmer
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I’m not a pex expert, never used it. But there are at least 2 types A and B. A I believe you use a tool to expand it over a fitting and there is no ring. I believe B uses the compression ring you show. That’s about all of my lack of knowledge on pex.
buckeyefarmer
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Woodchuckdad used PexA in his build. Watch the beginning of this video. He has an earlier video explaining the differences between A and B. He had a build thread on TBN, and I visited his build last fall.
Popgadget
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Good Morning
Is already 83, but won’t be as hot as yesterday, I doubt that we will see 90. Thunderstorms after lunch as a cold front comes through.
I’m going to spend most of the day in the shop, putting things away from Saturday night and the last month or so of projects.
Not much else planned.
PEX A is joined using an expansion ring pushed over the end of the pipe and then expanded with an expansion tool, then simply slipped over the fitting. The PEX shrinks back to its original size with a firm grip on the fitting. PEX A fittings have a higher flow rate than PEX B.
PEX B is joined by sliding a crimp ring on the pipe and then sliding it on to the fitting. Then you crimp the ring with a crimper. The crimper can be like bolt cutters, or there are also cinch ring clamps, as well as cordless crimpers.
Is already 83, but won’t be as hot as yesterday, I doubt that we will see 90. Thunderstorms after lunch as a cold front comes through.
I’m going to spend most of the day in the shop, putting things away from Saturday night and the last month or so of projects.
Not much else planned.
PEX A is joined using an expansion ring pushed over the end of the pipe and then expanded with an expansion tool, then simply slipped over the fitting. The PEX shrinks back to its original size with a firm grip on the fitting. PEX A fittings have a higher flow rate than PEX B.
PEX B is joined by sliding a crimp ring on the pipe and then sliding it on to the fitting. Then you crimp the ring with a crimper. The crimper can be like bolt cutters, or there are also cinch ring clamps, as well as cordless crimpers.
daugen
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thanks guys, lot to study.
not good news from friend in hospital, talked with him at length this morning, after major afib attack
in hospital they moved him to ICU and telemetry. He sounded fine, bored, tired of watching terrible shows on tv.
rain passed by North of here, will storm around dinner time. Hope the rain comes, we need it.
not good news from friend in hospital, talked with him at length this morning, after major afib attack
in hospital they moved him to ICU and telemetry. He sounded fine, bored, tired of watching terrible shows on tv.
rain passed by North of here, will storm around dinner time. Hope the rain comes, we need it.
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75F and mostly cloudy @ 11:00 (sunny here at the moment), heading up to a high of around 81F for the day.
Had a bit of excitement last night.
Woman had gone to bed and I was about to head there myself when the big alert noise went off on my phone (same as the Amber Alert):
At 01:13 the NWS had issued a Tornado Warning with a possible radar-indicated tornado near Doylestown which is west of us, heading due east @ 40 mph. We were in the warning box. Dangerous thunderstorm accompanied by torrential rains.
So I woke up The Woman - which She was not at all happy about - gathered up Squeak and we headed downstairs into the basement.
Didn't even try to find the Missy cat - once the thunder starts ain't no use trying to find her (or extract her from wherever she is at)
And taking Squeak into the basement invokes sheer terror in her, because that's the place where the alien invader hides. So I got scratched up a little from that. While not all that upset by the storm, Squeak was not a happy camper about having to go ... down there ...
It was pretty all much over by the time we got downstairs, although the NWS didn't cancel the warning until 30 - 45 minutes later.
We did end up getting 0.87" according to the LWS, probably in the space of 15 minutes.
So everything got watered pretty good.
Power went off again (repeatedly) around 03:00. Took a while for it to come back on.
On the agenda for today:
Head down to the NAPA in Canal Fulton and get a new hydraulic hose made up for the FEL.
Maybe get tiller serviced.
Possibly get some tilling done on the garden.
Trash and recyclables taken up to the road and put out.
Hope everyone has a great Monday ...
Had a bit of excitement last night.
Woman had gone to bed and I was about to head there myself when the big alert noise went off on my phone (same as the Amber Alert):
At 01:13 the NWS had issued a Tornado Warning with a possible radar-indicated tornado near Doylestown which is west of us, heading due east @ 40 mph. We were in the warning box. Dangerous thunderstorm accompanied by torrential rains.
So I woke up The Woman - which She was not at all happy about - gathered up Squeak and we headed downstairs into the basement.
Didn't even try to find the Missy cat - once the thunder starts ain't no use trying to find her (or extract her from wherever she is at)
And taking Squeak into the basement invokes sheer terror in her, because that's the place where the alien invader hides. So I got scratched up a little from that. While not all that upset by the storm, Squeak was not a happy camper about having to go ... down there ...
It was pretty all much over by the time we got downstairs, although the NWS didn't cancel the warning until 30 - 45 minutes later.
We did end up getting 0.87" according to the LWS, probably in the space of 15 minutes.
So everything got watered pretty good.
Power went off again (repeatedly) around 03:00. Took a while for it to come back on.
On the agenda for today:
Head down to the NAPA in Canal Fulton and get a new hydraulic hose made up for the FEL.
Maybe get tiller serviced.
Possibly get some tilling done on the garden.
Trash and recyclables taken up to the road and put out.
Hope everyone has a great Monday ...
rswyan
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Yup.
In my case it's a bad design or execution on Kubota's part: a thin layer of sheet metal (14 gauge or less ?) which is reinforced on top with a thicker piece (1/8") in the area where you step or where your feet sit.
The thicker piece (on top) is plug-welded onto the thinner part ... which leaves slight gap which allows moisture intrusion.
Probably wouldn't be too much of an issue if the tractor was garaged but being outside in the elements contributes to the problem I'm sure. As did the fact that I haven't had the rubber mat that covers the deck/floor on it for years.
Paint job on the underside isn't all that great which probably doesn't help much either.
daugen
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68°F and .10 inches rain.
Managed to join the less than great club yesterday. When putting Sophie’s BX away I managed a misstep and ended up smacking my ribs hard in the FEL arm, pretty much knocking the wind out of me. Didn’t sleep well and mighty sore this morning. Surprisingly, not even a black and blue, but don’t cough or breathe too deeply. Maybe a recovery day.
Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day
Managed to join the less than great club yesterday. When putting Sophie’s BX away I managed a misstep and ended up smacking my ribs hard in the FEL arm, pretty much knocking the wind out of me. Didn’t sleep well and mighty sore this morning. Surprisingly, not even a black and blue, but don’t cough or breathe too deeply. Maybe a recovery day.
Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day
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Mostly & BEF...I check this morning before going to work number noise prints also couple tongue drags.
Wngsprd...Yes sir that is true.
Years ago I put mirror side field whitetail rut was peak,couple day later I was clean up mirror and wooden...lesson learn...almost.
Wngsprd...Yes sir that is true.
Years ago I put mirror side field whitetail rut was peak,couple day later I was clean up mirror and wooden...lesson learn...almost.
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77F clearing sky nice early morning rain wish it lasted for couple day.
Not much today other than 9 hours at pt. job,think I sneak in 30 min nap soon and afterwards stumble around see what I can get into.
Enjoy your evening all.
Not much today other than 9 hours at pt. job,think I sneak in 30 min nap soon and afterwards stumble around see what I can get into.
Enjoy your evening all.
txdon
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Your misstep reminded me of the old vacant farmhouse on the property next to ours on the farm. I went snooping around it and found letters to the farmers wife on how the farmer died - he fell off a ladder and never got better - just a misstep. She apparently went pretty quick also because among the rat infested holes in the roof and rotten boards you could tell she left everything inside the house as it set every day.
buckeyefarmer
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Wife just brought me a hot slice of homemade peach pie with ice cream on top. Yum.
Thunderstorm came thru .09” rain.
Thunderstorm came thru .09” rain.
PJSprog
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We are getting zero peaches off of our tree this year. All of the fruit got just a little larger than an almond and fell off. Guessing it wasn't pleased with our drought this year.
Wife has been getting some delicious peaches from a local orchard. Had one today at lunch. Like a juicy sweet bite of heaven.
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