Good morning!!!!

[Looking4new]

No booze in the house...strictly water and sipping on Boost

Good boy.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Bupps and Roy, prayers for y'all to feel better.

A lot to catch up on. I used to have some spare time at my old job, to try and at least read posts daily....but now I'm having to multitask like a busy Dairy Queen cook and the day flies by. They keep adding onto my plate....faster than I can get things done. But I'm getting a lot done, and a bunch of compliments....I pray the Lord to let my little light shine to all those around me.

My co-worker is a "Gunney" and 1 of our bosses is a "Gunner" (being a retired CW04). They are both very military like in their daily routine. Interesting to read up on Marine Corp CW4's and CW5's. Very respected by all officers. I'm very thankful for "Gunner", as he cuts through bureaucracy and red tape to get stuff done, offering advice on the way. No passing the buck either. Wants straight up answers without the crap.

68 up to 87, but this afternoon a front may bring showers, 60s, and Autumn along with the equinox...down to 49 tonight.

Went to visit my mom (and wife) yesterday. Mom is much better, wife should be able to come home tomorrow.

Good to hear she's better. Prayers.
Kids are doing well in school. Getting compliments from teachers. Kid who was causing problems for my daughter got in a lot of trouble, but we still might press charges. Son has played 2 football games now. Playing cornerback,

Told the boss today I’m a short timer. Didn’t give official notice yet, but the plan is 2 weeks. Still waiting on notice from the new gig. Hope this works out.
I’ve been really stressed the last few days, think it’s everything going on with buying land, shopping for car, upcoming job change etc.

Don't quit one, until you have clearance granted to land at the next one. And remember to give God the stress. Have fun thinking about planning the new land and stuff.

Thanks, wife said she will go tomorrow so we will go see the lot again. Got drone batteries charged this time. Want to see a couple of the corners.

Pole barn estimate 30x40x12 almost $40k, another $10k for concrete.
A 10x20 ft shed runs about $13k delivered.

I could probably build that size shed for under $3k.

about $10 for a 2x4 stud right now...Look for a used one possibly. I have a 12 x 20. 20 years ago, I made a spreadsheet bill of materials for one and the materials came out about $2500 back then. I paid about $3500. I spec'd it out with 3/4 wolmanized T&G flooring. It is the "barn" style, and I built a loft in the back 8' of it for more storage. I never parked my tractor in it. Only a snapper rider for a while. Now it is just storage.

2022-09-23, 0424

44° right now...high only about 50

Family still isn't doing too well

Roy, hope y'all get better soon.

48 windy this morning high in upper 60s today. Supposed to be good leafing peeping this fall. Small shower in rain gauge not enough to register.

Another skin cancer to take off small one though then fell hit paver yesterday afternoon black eye big knots on forehead eye socket and right elbow bending almost impossible

Prayers for all our Country

Roy prayers for you and your family

You gotta quit bumping yourself like this. Prayers my friend.

Good Morning!!!! 61F @ 6:00AM.
Plentiful sunshine. High 88F. Winds light and variable.

Old eyes aren't the best at picking up the sights sometimes, Paul. And holding a micro-9 steady is something else again, too...

One of the motels we used during this last trip had one of those inside/outside heat pump things installed. The inside fan made an irritating high pitched whine, and the outside unit made a big woosh sound at the end of every cycle. Is this sort of noise typical? I ended up turing the darn thing off so I could get some sleep.

Stopped by the motorcycle shop in town yesterday to pick up some parts, and learned that one of them had tripled in price. Left it on the counter, as a better aftermarket version is available via mail order. I like to support that shop, but not to the tune of seventy-five dollars for a twenty-five dollar part. Seems like BMW really doesn't want to continue providing parts and is purposly pricing themselves out of the market.

TGIF gang!

RNG, not much costs less than $25 dollars anymore. Especially on a BMW. Drive that old XT yamaha and save yourself some money. Those little engines with proper oil changes are pretty bullet proof.

I wish I could afford about 4 big mini splits with 3 or 4 inside fans each, to cool my home and heat it.

Good morning! 67˚F heading to the mid to upper 90s, heater still not needed.
Kyle the neighborhood's semi-annual mega garage sale is next week, Oct.1, if you are interested. I don't have a lot on my "look for" list so will be browsing a lot. That will be a busy day for me because after I'll have my first work weekend day at the farm and get to see the giant candy cannon in action. Like Mostly said next week we will see a 10˚ drop in temps, yea!

Daughter wants to go. Hope to make it there, and see y'all in the process. You did not work the fish fry I take it. Wendish fest was today. I did not make either.

Wifey wanted to paint our great room and offered to do it by herself. The supplies (now well over $300 is her birthday present). Project has expanded into waaay more than she anticipated. I'm praying for her patience and tenacity to finish it. She's working on it right now. There was a lot to do. Hours and hours of prep work. She is applying some spackling with a sponge for texture right now. I have to re-hang a door that was out of whack. Can't find my 2' level for the life of me.

We’d be willing to host a GM gathering.

OK! But I need for Drew to buy that huge boat we can all cruise over there on and have a place to sleep every night too. LOL.

Yeah, it is...been really sick the last few days...haven't eaten in 5 days. Very weak and spending most the day in bed

You need to hydrate with some good fluids like Pedialyte.

I'm still sad about TopPop Randy....and how it took us so long to find out too. But I know he wouldn't want us to feel down, so we carry on, just knowing where he is right now.

Popgadget, that sure is a nice twin you get to get paid to fly. Hope it's not 13 pounds of dirt dauber nests.

Cellar spiders. My barn is infested with them to the point it's p'ing me off. I want to "bomb" the barn with aerosol killer, but I don't want to kill beneficial wolf spiders.

My kitty is a bit over 2 years now, and she killed some type of furry rodent. Bigger than a mouse and smaller than a rat. Body about 5 inches long. Good kitty.

I am late to the party but I see where Jeep Grand Ragoneer is offering a McIntosh sound system upgrade with 23 speakers. I'd like to hear it myself....but at almost $90 grand...out of my league.

Welcome home L4N.

Rich, you're doing a fine job and I hope you get the bike finished how you like it. I'd still like a backyard flat track with a "run what ya brung" type of fun. But I'm so slow, if you look closely, you can see the grass growing under my tires...

Daughter played guitar and sang with 3 others in church today. She's also been playing Seals and Croft Summer Breeze on her playlist, and it keeps popping up in my mind to sing too.

Battle of the bays going on Green bay vs Tampa bay. Looks like Green bay is the better team so far. Cheese heads.

Texas A&M hard to watch on tv. They barely won, by a last minute missed Field goal that "donked" off the top of the goal back into the endzone. Better lucky than good. D line is young and banged up and Arky's O-line is a bunch of seasoned hogs that are good.

Have a blessed day.

 

[scaredychicken]

Roy J - see if you can get some POWERADE, you might need an electrolyte boost
feel better man, that's a long stretch, recover soon. praying for you.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Young chickens should start laying soon...

 

[scaredychicken]

Kyle - great photo, beautiful birds. what breed are they ?

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Dennis, I have used this company for sheds with good results

Timber Mill Storage Sheds

affordablestoragesheds.com

Thanks, their prices a little lower, but I need to buy somewhere near the lot or the delivery fee will be too much.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Kyle - great photo, beautiful birds. what breed are they ?

Blue laced red wyandotes maybe?

 

[txdon]

TBN get together on the Big Island? Think Popgadget could fly us over, play a wicked game of hand and foot then fly us back. Ok, we could stay a few more days . . .

Kyle, Mom's birthday party took preference over the FD fish fry and Wendish fest. I heard there was a good turnout for the fish fry even though they had to increase the price to $15 a plate.

I need to find the all the light switches on the farm tractor. October is coming and that means night driving.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Happy birthday Dons Mom!

 

[Rich B1]

@RoyJackson - not eating for 5 days with c0¥|d was part of me spending 3 weeks in the Cleveland Clinic Resort and Spa. You likely need medical attention ASAP.

 

[Rich B1]

Any lubricant or specialty fluid for motorcycles is expensive. Last week 1/2 gallon of Evans Waterless Coolant was $34.50, and that didn’t get the radiator full. 33.4 ounce bottle of 10W fork oil was $19.95. And I need 18 ounce/leg.

 

[PJSprog]

Got the pasture mowed this afternoon, and that was about it. Wind was having trouble deciding which way to blow, and kept wrapping me in clippings and dust. By the time I'd finished out there, I'd had enough. Fixed a wonky board on the deck when I got back to the house, then headed for the shower.

Made a trip into Highland about an hour ago to pick up a few things on The Wife's grocery list. Was nice and quiet in the store.

Stay hydrated, Roy. Boost is surely helping with not eating.

 

[Buppies]

Happy Birthday to Dons mom

 

[sodamo]

Happy Happy Birthday Don’s Mom

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 73ºF for the start, partly cloudy, light breeze. Moderate wind, Clouded up then saw some buildups in afternoon, no rain, and high temp was 96ºF. Chapel to start day, made pancakes for breakfast, then started conservation of energy. Did get nap in.
Dennis looks like things are falling into place. Good luck this next phase.
Bill glad summer work done Enjoy your vacation.
Buppies good to hear on the mend, and home safe.
Billy hope you got your rain, glad wife home.
Phil looks like you are using pellet stove parts already. hope car show and concert was good.
Drew sorry about turnips. Glad painter done and paint smell gone. glad you have answer to heater issue.
Scotty sorry about the heat, glad you got some mowing done.
NHBX hope you got some rain. sorry about the dead trees.
Thomas great story on the porch last night.
Paul good to hear plane finally home. Any info on how/why engine failed? Neat load tool.
Bill sorry about the tough transition to living in the truck, and transitioning out of the truck.
RS hope today was productive for you.
Ken hope pool furniture clean up and Halloween decorations. Sorry the Mall was waste of time.
Frits good luck with trees. Good to hear neighbor not cutting down more privacy trees. Nice Cody pic.
RNG sorry about the poor UI quality. 25 bucks a quart?!?! Sorry about the usability going downhill on IOS.
Rich sorry about your body not happy with you. Good to hear race bike about ready for track. Nice cat pic
Frits nice work on pine tree.
PJ sorry about motivation MIA.
Chris sorry so cool so soon.
Frits thanks for link
David hope you enjoyed the football.
Dennis sorry about the update dieing. Glad you got it up and running. Hope you can get downspout cleared without getting soaked.
Buppies hope rain soaks in.
Roy not eating for 5 days tends to make you weak. prayers sent
Thomas good to hear you getting rain. Hope job tomorrow goes well.
Kyle hope they don't put too much on your plate, good to hear you are getting support at work. Great to hear kid giving trouble now in it. Nice to hear daughter playing in worship.
Kyle nice pic
Don nice plan for TBN get together. Good luck finding light switches.
PJ glad you found some motivation.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle's daughter and family drama, /mom's breathing, /learning new job, /friends upcoming new baby, Bird/aging issues/, Don /mom's pipeline process, , Roy /palpitations, /angina, /alligatoritus, /wife ankle,recover from getting sick, Billy /wife back & hip, mom hypertension & congestive heart failure, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /new skin cancer spot and treatment, /wife knee healing, Thomas /gout, Phil /reflux, /wife's eyes, Frits/ daughters hip replacement /veteran son with mental issues, Steppenwolfe/son-auto immune disorder, Grev/wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement, /family issues, /wife feeling bad, Lou / eye issues, Doug and wife/health issues, /nerve and pain, / wife headaches, David(sadamo)/Sophie's new eye surgery recovery, Chris /neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /wife not feeling well, /marriage, / friend stop drinking, Paul/ wife's healing from back surgery, Gale and KY/ tornado victims, Mike /5 year plan, Dennis /retirement plans and land purchase and development, / brother "alligallyitus" and improving, Drew /foot heel issues, /friend cancer diagnosis and recovery,Mike /spine injury and recovery, Helogabals /second opinion, /wife's friend situation, Ukraine war, and Country.

 

[daugen]

good morning all
should be a nice day today, low 70's.
waiting for sun to come up so I can go move the car and trailer so that gravel guys can come in this morning and redo my gravel driveway.

if I hit the lottery, after I buy you all tractors you bet Captain Drew will take you all to Hawaii. Actually I have some bluewater experience but nothing like that.
That would be a long boat ride; thinking a cruise ship to big Island better idea.

Roy, sure hope you feel better this morning. You too Buppies.

have a great Monday guys

 

[Buppies]

56 high in 70s windy today watching Gulf probably feel effects here

Eye socket is purple but no pain other than elbow which presently is useless

Roy worried about you and your family

Prayers for all our Country

 

[riptides]

54 outside this AM, heading to mid 70's.

Busy weekend, SO wants another window in Milk House, so Saturday was spent on the road shopping. Managed to hit the local HD up, supplies, then grocery store, then Ice Cream. Gotta have the ice cream. LOL.

Yesterday I managed to make some more progress on the siding.



Even managed to cut some grass yesterday, the wind helps, but like PJ, it was shower time afterwards.

Today, I need to reframe for another window on the back side. And finish up the grass. Need to start thinking about closing the pool soon. This year I can count on one hand how many times I used it.

Hope all get well soon. Be safe and have a good week.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! The North wind finally came. 75˚F (before sunrise) with 50% humidity, heading to only 89˚. I need to clear out the summer garden and get the soil ready for the Fall/Winter veggies.

Drew I wish they had a cruise out of Galveston, though the Panama canal to Hawaii.

 

[wngsprd]

55 going to 79. Rain waved to us as it passed us by to the south yesterday.

Sorry you're still sick, Roy. Get well soon!

Thomas, sounds like lots of critter excitement at your place.

Kyle, thanks for sharing your update. Glad everything is going well. Giving your wife painting supplies for her birthday, heh? Wasn't it her that said you'd never get away with giving her something like a dump truck load of gravel like I gave my wife last year?

Rip, the milk house is looking good. When you are finished, you'll have to make homemade ice cream in it to celebrate.

We still have hummingbirds, but very few are left. We rarely see Scarlet Tanagers, but unfortunately one flew into our window. Then a Catbird. We have a Cooper's hawk hanging around chasing birds, so that may have been the cause. Did some trail maintenance yesterday and then watched baseball.

Buppies, glad you are better, except the elbow.

Bought new tires online for my wife's SUV...now need to go into Costco to get them mounted.