Good morning!!!!

[sodamo]

When you can figure out the auto high beam you are half way there.

Driving last night, almost 3 years and I’m not sure they were set right

 

[scaredychicken]

That was a great show

Moving on ...

 

[scaredychicken]

Good Evening,

well my day was busy ... at 9:30 AM I was still negotiating the Shipping Container (expecting to arrange something for NEXT week), by 12:30 PM it was being delivered. By 2 PM it was landed within a foot or so of where I wanted it - a very tight squeeze for the driver ... 30 ft rig, 48 ft trailer, 10 ft overhang ... to drop a 40 ft container. The manoeuvring was incredible, and he only had about 15 inches of space in front between rig and trees, and then he had to curl around the telephone pole. Fascinating to watch the delivery process. Already it cleaned up the area on the driveway. A friend came over 25 min after it was delivered, and he parked on the driveway ... he asked the standard greeting "What's New?" I turned around, pointed at the Sea Can, and said, That was just delivered. He looked surprised, had not even noticed it when he drove into the yard. PERFECT, it's huge, and not even noticeable, kinda blends right in he said. We will paint it in the Spring (by then I expect that we will be buying it)
RNG - yes, prices have gone up probably 40 % in the past 2 yrs. They have levelled out in the past 6 months or so. I am talking in $9k Cdn, but I'm getting this one for $6250 delivered. I think that is acceptable.
- the crowded garage can now be sorted out (6 yrs ago we split the house in half and we now live in the lower level - everything went into the garage ... I will get back to my workbench soon enough.
- wife has wanted to have a canning room built in the back end of the garage, now this might be possible ... approximately 14 x 10 ft with shelving for all of the canning stuff. I think that is a good trade off.

I then had to go to town (25 min drive through construction) to keep a 3 pm appt for the Murano to get a new set of studded winter tyres. Home by 6 PM, back to town for 7 PM - regular gathering of the coffee crew.

I be tired now

Tomorrow will be another busy day with more clean-up from today's mess, yardwork, and a very long back yard burn (LOTS of stuff). The burning ban that went into effect in April, will be lifted at 12 noon tomorrow (Sat) ... YAY.. That will make a huge difference in cleaning things up.

Starting another load for the dump run also.

Might get out to watch the local Salmon Run at the river lookout station, this is the BIG year, every 4 yrs. The other 3 yrs are not nearly as significant.

 

[wngsprd]

42 going to 78.

Scaredy, speaking of salmon, my wife was planning on buying some at Costco yesterday, and the price has now risen to almost double what we used to pay. She decided to get the rotisserie chicken instead...still $4.99...how do they so that? I bet continuing this loss leader while inflation continues to jump with have them selling more than the 100 million a year they used to sell.

Cleaned the chimney and woodstove yesterday, and a little plumbing job. Watched some of the Cleveland beating the Yankees game.

Already the middle of October?...slow down, this is such a good month.

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, low temp is 44 and the high will be around 50°F. Wind ESE 17 mph. Showers and possible T-showers.

I have 2 10x24' tarps ordered from the hardware store that I will pick up this morning. One of them will make a temporary patch for the roof on one of the shelter logic portable shelters.
I am tempted to do what I saw a Frenchman up near Cochrane, ON do. He put roofing tin on the top 1/2 of his shelters and then tarped the bottom 1/2.
After the hardware store run, IF it isn't raining, then I will get back onto the wood.
I think I will fire up the downstairs wood furnace this weekend.
$6.85/ US gallon is getting a little pricey for HHO, I can see the price of my snow removal going up again this year. It fluctuates depending on the price of diesel.

I quoted the guy across the road $1,000.oo CASH for snow clearing from October 30th 2022 'til May 1st 2023, I don't think he will go for it and I don't really care. My snow removal business is cash in advance only, no checks.

Time to get my butt in gear, have a safe day all.

 

[Thomas]

Thomas thought you were caught up with leaves.

Month of October leaf duty clean up,if rain wind almost double the work.

 

[Thomas]

43F once fog burns off sunny day low 60's.

Outside chores done E muffin time.
Plans for today...mostly leaf clean up duty after that if my back pockets aren't dragging will see.

Enjoy your day all.

 

[daugen]

Driving last night, almost 3 years and I’m not sure they were set right

we have a lot of curvy small roads here, like you and often you can see someone coming at night a while before you have to drop your high beams.
I find the automatics to be a little slow, I'd rather drop my lights a second sooner than I have to, usually it signals the oncoming driver to drop theirs too so I don't get blinded.
Today's headlights are much brighter. I find late model Ford F250 and above truck lights difficult, they have both top and bottom lights going on low, so they all look like they are driving with
their high beams on. and because they sit up so high, those lights are darned bright coming at you. Sign of age, between the deer and the potholes, really don't enjoy driving at night.

so I usually don't turn my automatic ones on.
what I haven't tried, and won't without a buddy on the street to watch, is the auto park and auto leave feature. I just don't trust it, can't give up control of car with
very expensive wheels near concrete curbs. So I haven't tested that at all. I sure would have not paid for that feature but I bought this car as a CPO.

Bill, burn that wood if you have it, cost of fuel oil nuts. I have three oil radiator electric heaters helping in my house so I use less fuel oil. 4.69 a gallon here. Up from 2.69 prior year and 1.79 the admittedly cheap year before that. I try to only keep the room I'm in comfy warm. Sure wish I had a wood stove. Pellet stove might be easier.

no plans for today. Will see what I can find to fiddle with in garage, plus laundry to do and some stuff to unpack. Might be delivering some of those squash to a friend.

and since the car is well covered in road bugs, it might get a bath today. That should keep me out of trouble.
If I had a helper I'd be building that driveway scraper but I'm just in no rush.

keep trying to remind myself I'm retired, to stop hustling from one thing to the next.
am thankful I have lots of hobbies to keep me interested
only missing that tractor...

have a great Saturday gentlemen.

Ted/LS hope you are doing ok, you are missed. So is Eric from across the pond.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

When you can figure out the auto high beam you are half way there.

I can’t remember if auto high beam was turned on, but remember that in the menu.
I didn’t realize it has lane assist and adaptive cruise. And a brake pedal hold if sitting in stopped traffic. Does not have traditional emergency brake, not sure I like that.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Already the middle of October?...slow down, this is such a good month.

I’m with you. Days are flying by.

The wind yesterday took most the leaves off the pretty tree behind my house, my son took some great pics of it.