Good morning!!!!

[m7040]

Good morning all, 46 F this morning. No rain

The wood firing season has started for us. So far just firing up evenings and mornings but cooler weather is coming soon. The system to keep wood coming into the house has evolved over the years. I have stored wood in several places around the farm so I load up the Kubota RTV with enough split wood for several days and since it is always parked in the shed behind the kitchen it is close at hand. Inside the house next to the stove I have a large copper basin 2 ft diameter, 18 inches high that can hold enough wood for a day or so. That makes it a little cleaner to keep the mess inside the copper pot. Usually we don't have to run the larger downstairs oil/wood fired furnace except on very cold days.

In the bank barn I have a work room that is heated with a 220 volt electric heater hanging off the ceiling and I use that sparingly on cold days. The rest of the barn is not heated except use of a torpedo heater if needed.

Not sure what I will get into today. But there is no shortage of things to do around here.

 

[Popgadget]

Good morning
It was 38 when I woke up, supposed to make it to 65 under clear skies again. Yesterday was a beautiful day, and I spent it inside with a group of trainees.
Did get to play music in the evening though.

Heading out now to do a bit of flight training with one of the attendees. Hopefully it won’t be too exciting. Have lots to do when I get back. Just got a text from neighbor with pumpkin patch farm, wants me to machine something to repair an old AC D17, that will be fun.

 

[RoyJackson]

2022-10-15, 0836

40° right now...high in the mid-60's...still pretty wet outside

Not enough for a dump run...maybe head up to Randolph for an overdue haircut

This afternoon, probably rig the tractor for winter (blower, swap the bucket for the front blade). That'll depend on how much it dries up.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! A warm 73˚F heading to the low 90˚, partly cloudy.
Wngsprd, We have to wait to November to get out of the 90s most of the days. October is nice because we get out of the 100s.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Says 69F here, going to 91F. Don, they are predicting rain here Sunday night late and Monday.

BEF, nice car/suv, are you in between jobs now? Did you take off any time? Is your new commute farther/closer?

I watered my 2 medium size pecan trees to keep them alive. The crows have been stealing the green pecans off of the bigger one. The smaller one has none. I didn't know the crows like green pecans....are they storing them for the winter like the squirrels do?

Billy, I watched a youtube video about Copper River King Salmon and how expensive they have become....

We have to feed the chickens 2 separate bowls of food. The mean old hen hogs one, and the other 5 eat out of the other. She's a bitty. The younger 5 have started laying.

Didn't do much yesterday. My wifey is still sanding on the trimwork in the great room, prepping for paint. I had to pop a few 16 gage thin nails in a few of them to firm them up. Oh, I brought in the shop vac and cleaned the top of the cabinets in the kitchen. Ours don't go to the ceiling. Years of dust I must admit. I believe the ShopVac company might still be in a state of turmoil. I bought 2 Rigid vacs for work. They are nice but the round pleated filters ARE NOT COMPATIBLE with shop vac filters. You can use the bag filters IIRC.

Price of Windows. OUCH! Home Depots website says that the cost of professional replacement of a double hung double pane window with labor can be like $800-$1400.

I just noticed our smoke detector, that is still working, has turned a dingy gold. Used to be white. Might be time for replacement. I've replaced a few already.

I hope you all have a blessed and great day. Prayers for our team, our 1st responders, elected officials, our country, Ukraine and for Putin to find faith.

 

[Buppies]

You are psychic mostly thanks

we are down south for a short trip 55 for low high of 74 still some damage and beach littered with sea weed and reeds.

Prayers for all our Country

 

[pennwalk]

I guess most people are finished with gators but if you want some more science here is an interesting talk. It's long.

Chris

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, 53 going up to 71, sun is up, should be a good outside work day.

Built the firepit, need to move stuff around for some friends to come over.

Leaves are turning, but not fully there yet.

I never use high beams. Use fog lights in fog and headlights at night or in rain.

a little wet for leaf blowing, we'll see, still a lot of leaves on the trees here.

Have a great day,

Last of the roses

 

[Looking4new]

First thing (8A.M.) I was at the Home hardware store in the next town north of me and got two 10x12' tarps for a temporary fix on the SL shelter. Junior did that while I adjusted the chain on the wood conveyor.
The rain chased me and one of the cats inside.

 

[pennwalk]

I can't say that I thought the gator blades were much different from the stock simplicity blades on the zero turn.

I've got leaves to clean up. What else is new.

Have a great weekend

Chris