Good morning!!!!

Thomas · Sep 1, 2022

67F sun cloud mix steady 5 mph wind...nice

as Roy said we could use the rain.

Just long @ss day at work and I doubt very much this evening I'll be doing anything like Texas 2 step shuffle.

Pickup now home

4 new sneakers and tire deposal $832.oo,wasn't charge for 2 new tire sensors or labor and they even change rear end fluid...pretty darn good.

Recliner dinner recliner early to bed that's the plan.

Enjoy your evening.

Thomas · Sep 1, 2022

Speechless felt like I got keep in the back pockets.

Randy you shall be miss but not forgotten on GM.

Peaceful rest my friend.

m7040 · Sep 1, 2022

I started full time work after school when I was 15 and lived at the work place with room and board. This was in Denmark where apprentices serve 4 years and in my case it was at a fix it all mechanics, blacksmith shop. The old blacksmith was a tough taskmaster and had huge biceps and was 6ft 6 tall. When he was forging some big pieces he would get us kids 3 of us down in the Smitty and we would hit the iron with sledges on one side of the anvil and he would set the tempo with regular hammer on the other side of the anvil. And he was yelling at us all the time to keep up the speed before the iron cooled. The early days of this was hard but when I got more strength and endurance it was fun and since working and living together we got very close
Since you all are sharing stories thought you may enjoy some of mine

sodamo · Sep 1, 2022

Fritz, my paternal grandfather was a blacksmith. Unfortunately I never got to see him work and he passed when I was still in school.

wngsprd · Sep 1, 2022

Thought a lot about Randy while on the trail today...the many things I learned from his posts, the places we had each spent time in Virginia and NC, and what great spirit he had.

I stopped at this place to say a prayer for Randy, Linda, Ellen, and the rest of his family...and all of the special people here that share like he did.

mpham · Sep 1, 2022

RIP Randy! Way to young!
Beautiful day here with sunny skies and in the 70's! Tonight dropping to the 40's!!
Still laying low as I recuperate from the surgery. I have no symptoms at all but need to wait till next week to get the doctors approval to go back to normal. I've pretty much been doing what I want anyway.
Fall is coming so it's time to get the plow, blower and leaf removal tools out and serviced.
Hope everyone stays safe and healthy!

pennwalk · Sep 1, 2022

Very sad about Randy. I hope his family is getting by.

I wonder if others of the TBN missing have actually passed.

I tried spot mowing at the farm. A lot of the lawn is brown. I just tried to hit the places that are green and growing. Makes less dust but I'm not sure about it. The other problem is that the leaves are dropping. The bagger for the zero turn is pretty expensive. I'm thinking of resurrecting the JD 425. I have the bagger for it and I like it. We'll see.

We took the kayaks down to the Community Park in Perryville Maryland down at the mouth of the Susquehanna river. Nice place to launch kayaks into the northern part of the Chesapeake. But we agreed we like Maine better.

I wouldn't mind a little rain. (but not too much)

Chris

daugen · Sep 1, 2022

Chris, navigable water doesn't go very far up the Susquehanna but it's pretty from the water.
I used to take my 3 foot draft Carver there fairly often from the Bohemia River.
When I got the 5 foot draft Bertram, that made the trip a little challenging since the Bay water to get up to the River was shallow with
a zig and zag channel.
425 nice machine, worth fixing up. Bagger on my 390 is like a vacuum, doesn't leave one leaf on the lawn.
Reminds me it's getting time to put the bagger back on.

had a nice bluecheese burger made by supermarket, cooked in a pan with a couple cloves of fresh garlic chopped up.
yum

now to bake some blueberry apple strawberry muffins.