Good morning!!!!

[Popgadget]

Good Morning
It’s 70 outside this morning, with a forecast high in the middle 80’s and not much probability of rain.

The new heat pump is working great, hopefully I’ll see a drop in the electric bill.
Yesterday was mostly inside, continuing to clean up and put things back where they belong after tearing things apart for the heat pump install.
I emptied the 55 gallon drum that is part of the dust collector, amidst the sawdust was three soda cans, a few nitrile gloves and at least six shop rags. Still scratching my head about how that stuff got sucked up.
I cut some sand blast mask for the rock man, and spent some time troubleshooting the remote monitor for the propane tank.

It was this day 48 years ago that this picture was taken, we might look a little different today, but we feel the same.

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, 88 and sunny, downright chilly compared to yesterday.
Might get something done outside, who knows.

Rip- I thought my $300/month electric last month was high, at $1000 seems you need an alternate fuel source.

Watching the rain last night and the weather underground showed no rain, then after the rain hit, it showed rain. I guess hindsight works for forecasts now

PopG - happy anniversary - and many more happy ones. Good to see the beard has so much history

Stay safe and be well

 

[riptides]

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Rip- I thought my $300/month electric last month was high, at $1000 seems you need an alternate fuel source.

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Total electric, I just need less infrastructure. But then that runs afoul of the SO desires.

 

[daugen]

good morning all
looks like a nice day weatherwise, which is good as I'm headed to nursing home to err no I'm not, 94yo MIL called said she wasn't feeling
too well and we pushed back our lunch til next week. That sure changes the day...

I want to know if Popgadget's wife has ever seen him with a shaved face.

my driver's license has me bald as a cue ball; right after chemo and now all my hair has grown back, and less white than before, which I have found interesting.
All my friends now have full white hair, and now mine still has some brown in it.
But I look at the driver's license and it really shows a different me.
So Paul without a beard would be like PJ without long hair.

one of my childhood close friends is finishing chemo, has no hair, wears a do rag of sorts, and I'm sure will be very glad when his hair grows back later this year.
I hope he doesn't have lingering effects. My feet are still weirdly neuropathic almost three years later. Always very hot. But they aren't. Like a bad sensor.
I keep waiting for it to go away.

guess I'm mowing the lawn today then. Not too hot out now, sounds like a plan.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

After my original Maytag washer died, we went through a string of short lived ones. I finally asked a friend that runs an appliance repair business what I should get. He reply was quick. “If everyone had a Speed Queen washer, I’d have to rely on refrigerator repair.”

I followed his advice, and he was right.

Congratulations on your long marriage!
I wish speedqueen made refrigerators.

Here's an oldie from 1954.
https://www.lso.cc/auction/3196/item/international-harvester-refrigerator-99479/

 

[Popgadget]

I want to know if Popgadget's wife has ever seen him with a shaved face.
.

Nope

 

[Thomas]

Thomas, can’t wait for some less humid days
Getting tired of not being able to breath outside.

Much much better weather today

 

[Thomas]

67F cloudy mid 70's for high...least 21 degrees colder than yesterday at this time.

4 hours at work 2 critter food stops done,afternoon take trimmer for much needed L O N G walk.

Enjoy your day all.

 

[scaredychicken]

Good Morning

I'm hopelessly behind in this thread ... like 12 pages.

I hope that all are well, prayers continue as needs noted.

Did another dump run on Monday (twice the load of the week before) ... $5.00 min, that's more like it

Trying to catch up, bear with me

Back in the high temps here

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 69F @ 8:20AM. Abundant sunshine. High 93F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.
Been a long time since the low temp made it back down into the 60s here. And yesterday's high was only in the low 90s. Felt nice outside for a change.

I'm joining scaredychicken in being hopelessly behind in this thread. You folks have been very busy in the past six days! Not sure I'll ever catch up...

We hiked and beach combed most days around San Simeon, but did work in a wine tasting and some treasure hunting at a place that called itself a trading post. My friend found a birdbath for only twenty dollars, and for half that I left with a thirty pack of Coors. The wine was pretty awful, except for a nice port, and two bottles of that came away with us. Beach combing got us some moon stones and beach glass, and a little wind and sun burn. One hike was above the elephant seal rookeries, where we watched the young males spar while the rest hardly moved in the sun. Not a bad life. We also found a glass blower's shop that was chock full of everything imaginable made from glass. Sorry to not see him at work, though.

No excitement on the way home yesterday, but I opened both petcocks on the fuel tank and that seems to have confirmed the fuel starvation issue. I was very happy to have the fairing as the winds were strong and crossing, with lots of truck turbulance thrown in for good measure.

In the mail waiting for me was a renewal notice for the Volkswagon license registration, forwarded to me from my friend in Lake Tahoe. The address change had gone into effect, and no SMOG testing was required. Fingers crossed that this new arrangement lasts a good long time.

Also got an email from Ubiquiti tech support letting me know they have no service centers and that the broken Dream Machine router is an expensive door stop. I can no longer recommend Ubiquiti equipment for that reason.

Hang in there, gang, Friday's comin'!

Sheesh, this Hump Day feels like Monday. Back to filling conduit with Ethernet cable.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Morning all, yesterday was calm here, and hot.

Rich our condolences for your MIL

Washing machine inverter board died again. replaced 3 times so far. Garbage machine.


Stay safe and be well,

Our dog loves to dive in and swim around

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BIL dog just likes to observe and captain the float.
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Speed Queen!

 

[sodamo]

69° and no rain but overcast

Get to take Sophie to airport tonight. Off to visit sister in Mesa for 2 weeks not crazy about the warm temps but will be joined by oldest sister for a few days.

Had been a few years since I’ve had to bach it and the boys have never had extended period without Mom. I’ve put together a schedule that will not only keep me busy but maybe a surprised, “didn’t expect to see that done”

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[daugen]

happily sitting in a/c trying to stop dripping.
Got lots done, two small dead trees cleaned out, lawn mowed and then good trip to local nursery where took advantage of 2 for 1 pricing and added
new color to front which was pretty baked out.

not having much luck with trees in that spot; I already replaced the two to the left

 

[RoyJackson]

What a nice day and respite from the heat!!!' 69 degrees and a bit overcast...

I'm online working...Margeaux is looking for Momma...and howled like a ***** when I was on a webinar this morning.
Great weather for outdoors, but I have 3 more hours of work
Hope wifey and stepdaughter are enjoying their drive

 

[sodamo]

Happy anniversary Paul and Mrs Paul

 

[daugen]

that's probably the only time you can say that and get away with it Roy.....


89 right now, to be followed by some nice cooler weather.
and may all your howls Roy go without a hitch.

 

[daugen]

David's home alone with the dogs. Now what kind of trouble can they get in?
particularly while Sophie is away, who knows what mischief those dogs can get into?
actually, reminder to always carry your cell phone on your person while wife is away.
No backup...or until she calls.
Where are you dear?
Oh down in the meadow.
In the meadow, which one?
oh the one with the overturned tractor in it.
What?
I'm fine dear, that's why folks put roll bars on tractors and you know I was wearing my seatbelt.
But I'm stuck in here. Can you call Harry and tell him to unlatch this door?
what? Is this a joke!
No dear it's not a joke, you know your favorite undies with the rabbits on them?
What!!! Shh!! don't say that online you fool
It's ok honey, one of the dogs is bringing down your tractor now.
Nothing to worry about.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

73 outside this AM, heading to mid 90's. A consistent pattern of hot and humid.

Yesterday was a three shirt day. Mowed some grass, took 400 square feet of wood siding to the dump, mowed some more grass (why not?), and worked on the Milk House. Ran another electric line for some outside flood lights. Designing as we go, LOL. The dump run was especially fun, had thought about burning it, but the wife was insistent on chemical pollutants (lead paint) and the occasional nails I missed ending up on the property. So it was a rather lengthy process of moving siding from the yard, to the truck into the dumpster. The good news is I am 1/4 of the way done. LOL. Managed to get refueled in the process too. Lugging 5 gallon tanks around is no fun in this heat.

On an interesting note, I have a new dirt mound showing up right by the house sidewalk. The dirt though is very fine, so I new it was not a mole. Big pile. I waited around and sure enough, monster insect shows up. Fast, big, and I am scared. Looked like a cicada. I am thinking that's odd, wait around some more, toasting in the sun, out it pops, too fast, too agile. It's not a cicada it is a cicada killer hornet/wasp. Whatever....why next to the walk way to the house? Not sure what to do with it, pretty harmless...but big, fast and flying just is not comfortable for me. LOL.

Hope all have a great start to the work week. Be safe.

Doesn't your wife's tractor have an AC cab?
you might ask kindly to borrow it?

 

[riptides]

Doesn't your wife's tractor have an AC cab?
you might ask kindly to borrow it?

LOL.

More power and a/c. I like it.

Her beast needs a finishing mower. But if we were to do that, I need dollars for a setup that can beat the speed of a ZTR.

The TBN brain trust needs to give me some ideas on what to put on the back of a 60HP tractor that will match the time savings of a 60 inch ZTR.

 

[txdon]

I was able to stay outside till 10:30 am before the temp hit 90˚.
The first pic is the overlook window on the trail we cleared out, overlooking the river which I am in taking the pic. The second is looking from the middle of the river looking down the river. It has not rained for a very long time.