Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

BENADRYL - keep a supply handy

when I got stung twice on the hand in NC and my whole arm swelled up to almost double size to my elbow, I figured it was time to get an epi pen.
The doc who delivered me 72 years ago died of three bee stings. I'll never forget that...
plus we seem to be getting nastier bees every year.

 

[Buppies]

57 high of 86 another nice day working on parking lot smallish in size

Prayers for all our Country

 

[daugen]

Buppies, if I send you home with a plate of my world famous fruit muffins, two tomatoes, one green pepper and a small bag of the first of my blackberries,
will you come up and pave my driveway? I grew up with gravel and now I'm back to gravel but I sure liked my NC paved driveway.

barter

oops, IRS is listening

 

[Thomas]

boss ever going to do anything about it?

Boss business is very successful and pay and benefits are even for part timers,he been seeking for 2 meat cutter and handler but no one interesting,he said with busy time of year approaching due to lack of staff he might have to close his doors 1 day a week so his workers don't get burnt out...Between SS limits on earning and slack I'm getting from the Mrs. dislike thoughts of telling boss to cut my hours....He a heck of nice guy.

 

[RoyJackson]

2022-09-01, 0633

43° right now...high in the upper 70's today...

Audit is done...3 minor findings. Technically, one should go to a sister plant since they're the ones responsible.
3 minor findings total...I'll start working on them today

 

[Thomas]

44F clear sky mid 70's for high.
Outside chores done E muffin time.
Doing outside chores this more morning heard noise 20 yards in the woods and than notice little Boo sound sleep under her favorite pine tree curl up.

Plans for today...2 stop trip in town,walk about picking branches for this week storms and some puttering...date night.

Enjoy your day all.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Drew gonna build a hot tub time machine?

 

[m7040]

71F and clear @ 21:00, heading down to an overnight low of around 61F.

Gonna be a short post.

Was moving some rocks in the bucket with the Kubota behind the pole barn this afternoon, stopped to toss a couple more in and got a little too close (6’) to a Yellowjacket nest in the ground at the rat wall.

Got chased all the way around to the front and to the other end and they were still buzzing and stinging me. At that point we both ran towards the house.

Was nailed probably between 10 and 20 times. Woman got nailed once when one climbed up under her shirt while trying to swat them off me.

Left hand, left shoulder, left leg around the knee, right forearm and bunches around both ankles.

Nasty little buggers.

Still in a good bit of pain, going to go take a hot shower.

Will catch up later.

Sorry to hear of toppop’s passing, sincerest condolences to all his family and friends.

Hope everyone had a better day than me …

Happened to me once on the old MF203 tractor. Jumped off but tractor was still in gear and it ended up in the ravine.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 78F @ 4:45AM. Sunny. High around 105F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.

Hope you're OK, RS. Those yellowjackets just keep stinging, and biting. But I guess by now you know all about that. Put out a few drops of Fipronil 9.1% on some cat food for them, and those troubles will be over in a week. Somewhere out on the 'net there's a page on making a bait station from an old Gatoraide bottle...

Off to the coast this morning for a long weekend. Gonna be a hot one.

Hope everyone enjoys the holiday weekend. Labor Day marks the end of summer, but there's no sign of Fall here.

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning.
It’s a cool 54 outside this morning, going to 82 under a sunny sky. Another day without rain.

Yesterday’s meeting with solar contractor was interesting. Looks like we could put about a megawatt of panels on the hangar roofs. That is a lot more than the airport uses, it would generate a considerable income stream.

A friend sent us ribs from Snow’s BBQ in Livingston, TX, they arrived via Next Day Air, vacuum packed and frozen. We followed their instructions for thawing and reheating, had them for dinner last night, they were quite good. They were done very similar to how I do mine. Curious thing about BBQ, it’s regional, and every pitmaster puts their own spin on how they prep and smoke the meat. Over the years, I have figured out what I like and how to get that result, so of course I like mine the best. Not because it’s inherently better, it’s just that it’s exactly the way I like it. I still enjoy sampling other’s work, and have traveled enough to try a wide variety, often finding great BBQ in unlikely places, like Groton, CT.

I’m thinking about mowing today, but not sure. I do enjoy the stories, they helped to relate to the person that is sharing them.
As to David’s comment about many of us having done things that nobody would guess, I have been lucky enough to have had a very wide range of experience. Probably the farthest from what we talk about here would be working as a commercial diver raising sunken tugboat amongst other things.

 

[daugen]

Drew gonna build a hot tub time machine?

yes, I'll fill it from the Fountain Of Youth and it will take me back 30 years
ahhhhhhh

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, today only up to 83 and sunny.
taking off in a bit, tomorrow concert in Philly, Red Hot Chili Peppers.
I did a lot of scuba diving, but never professionally.


Still one of my favorites from Belize:

 

[check]

Morning all, today only up to 83 and sunny.
taking off in a bit, tomorrow concert in Philly, Red Hot Chili Peppers.
I did a lot of scuba diving, but never professionally.


Still one of my favorites from Belize:
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I am so jealous! Would love to come across one of those while diving. My daughter and I have dived in quite a few places, but never saw shark. Apparently, there is a dive operation or two just north of Cancun that takes people out to see them, but sightings are not reliable, so you could easily waste your money.

 

[pennwalk]

Thomas wrote about his boss cutting hours to keep from burning out the help. I have wondered about the whole help situation. I noticed that several of the restaurants in the Deer Isle area work a 4 day week. My wife used to waitress down at the Jersey Shore when she was in High school. They made their year in the summer. They worked 7 days long hours. You see help wanted sighs all around. I have talked to several contractors with long waiting lists who would build more houses if they could get more help. So where are all the workers?

Chris

 

[Mark P.]

Good Morning, Hope everyone enjoys the day and the rest of the long weekend..
Flounder season is open for this month only here in NC, with only 1 per day.. Will be trying out my luck..
I do look forward to pic's of the hot tub from Daugen when it is finished...

 

[m7040]

Good Morning, 75 f nice sunshine today. Repairing some tree shelters with broken stakes. The bears damage them often looking for honey inside. Also setting and baiting the groundhog trap trying to catch this huge one that is undermining the barn.

 

[sodamo]

69°F and .18 inches rain.

Guys suffered a strategic defeat at H&F yesterday. Off to a good start and then the cards gods turned on us, denying us much needed cards.

Slow progress with my wall build due to numerous rain delays. Delays being two phased, actual rain then a period to dry out some. Prefer not to assemble wet wood. Did get the one assembled frame relocated to dry area for overbite and 2nd section is just awaiting the nail gun.

Friends brought over a generous load of cardboard for the garden.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[PJSprog]

62°F and cloudy this morning, only going up to 81° today.

Interview went well yesterday. It was a committee, and the room was arranged like a parole board meeting. It was a good conversation. Should hear back from them sometime next week. Thanks to all who offered well-wishes.

Sad to read the news of Randy leaving us. Never met him, but like most here, considered him something of a friend. We're kind of like a bunch of old guys sitting around having coffee every morning at the local spot. I've grown rather fond of you guys.

Welcome to the GM thread, Mark.

Good morning, gents.

 

[Bird]

Popgadget said, "Curious thing about BBQ, it’s regional, and every pitmaster puts their own spin on how they prep and smoke the meat."

You sure got that right. I've always loved BBQ, whether I made it, or whether I bought it in North Central Texas, but I once ate BBQ at a very popular restaurant in Williamsburg, Virginia and it was so sweet it was almost inedible. And the second worst I ever had was in Mobile, Alabama.

 

[scaredychicken]

Im not sure what the GM thread is, that people are referring to ? I thought this was all TBN