Good morning!!!!

[wngsprd]

So shocked and sorry to read of Roy's passing. A true American! Prayers said for Roy and his family.

 

[Popgadget]

Good morning.
It’s 65, which is going to be the high for today as temps fall into the 40’s overnight. Skies are clearing, we got 1.2” of rain yesterday.

Yesterday was another day that kept me occupied all day. Started by cleaning leaves out of the gutters before the rain, I am going to rig up a way to do it from the ground with a leaf blower, ordered a kit from Amazon, that should be a good start.
Moved some some grain into the barn and retrieved the toters from the street. Then the rain forced me inside.

I picked up a restaurant style dish sprayer to use in my concrete utility tub, but was disappointed to find that they use straight thread connector that seals with a washer, that only seems to be used on commercial kitchen faucets, which aren’t cheap. I had planned on adapting it to the garden hose thread on my utility faucet, but couldn’t find an adapter to do that. After some head scratching, I used the brute force method, and silver brazed a garden hose connector to the hose connector. Not pretty, but effective.

Next was the pump up sprayer that my wife uses for round up. She said that it was “wonky”. Found the wonky and removed it.

Next was to cut out some sandblast mask on the plotter for the rock man. Stopped at the grocery after lunch to get some sauerkraut, put it in the crock pot along with hotdogs and beer to feed the musicians that came to finish off the day with me.

Sorry to hear about Roy, he will be missed.

I’m not sure how to answer the question if I’m retired. I still work and keep busy, but I only do what I feel like doing, and have no boss to answer to other than myself, and very rarely feel like I’m going to work.
As far as doing contracting and mechanical work, the same thing applies, I do enjoy my young mechanical contractor friend and often work with him for the camaraderie and we usually both learn something.
I guess the plan is to avoid the rocking chair for as long as I am able. I am on Medicare and waited for full benefits before collecting SS.

 

[txdon]

She said that it was “wonky”.

I'm always amazed at the words used to describe things not quite right. "Wonky" is a good one.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Using the computer version of TBN is wonky, after using my phone app. Had to get on here to find out I'm member 20169.
nice water nozzle, until you said you had to braze on the hose adapter... There's no GH to threaded adapters? I think I used GH to pipe thread adapter for my geothermal pressure test jig I cobbled together. I also need to order gutter cleaner adapter for my leaf blower.

 

[daugen]

got the leaves sucked up, mower washed off and put away, and still no electrician.
pulled the mums pots from out front, they were looking pretty dreadful. Took the hedge trimmer to tops of them, and then thinking
about planting them somewhere. Ground is soft, good time to do it.

the absolute number one thing I miss about not having my tractor(s) is not having a phd any more for planting. Digging in PA rock and clay not much fun.

 

[B7510HSD]

got the leaves sucked up, mower washed off and put away, and still no electrician.
pulled the mums pots from out front, they were looking pretty dreadful. Took the hedge trimmer to tops of them, and then thinking
about planting them somewhere. Ground is soft, good time to do it.

the absolute number one thing I miss about not having my tractor(s) is not having a phd any more for planting. Digging in PA rock and clay not much fun.

Drew maybe a Kubota BX series is what you need you could also get the mower deck.

 

[daugen]

Drew maybe a Kubota BX series is what you need you could also get the mower deck.

gosh, electrician's wife tested positive, he's not coming for at least a week. Sigh.

I have looked at them, lusted after them, envied them, and just couldn't justify it.
My relationship with head of house and grounds at church sadly has fallen apart.
I have expressed my unhappiness with the recurring failure to properly maintain the graveyard, which
now that I'm back from NC, I sure can see what has happened over time.
And my family is all buried there.

I was all set to buy a small BX or B, and give it to church. But when I found out they wrecked the last tractor I gave them, while
I was in NC, I got really turned off. I don't want to be an "in between now"...but have no storage here, and between the tractor going in the garage and
my car during a PA winter, the car wins. I suppose I could get one of those temporary sheds.
My luck with sheds has blunted my enthusiasm too...

perhaps I should bet a big enough cheap enough shed for tractor, golf cart and mower. That would sure be nice.
Too bad I don't own this place...

if stock market goes back up and recession avoided, I might just do this.
Since my young friend has that new LX3310?, which I can borrow any time I want and he will deliver it on his trailer, part of my motivation is also lessened.
So I got a nice lawn mower instead, and with Popgadget's marvelous hitch on the front of it, it's the right tool for me. Plus the leaf bagger works really well.
And I can tow it around if need be.

what I need to do is be patient until June when I can replace that problematic head of house and grounds.
currently making love, not war, refuse to let confrontation spoil my Sundays.

best friend's wife has breast cancer. I sent her a nice warm fuzzy blue blanket with lots of inspirational sayings on it.
she sent back a nice pic of her curled up with blanket. She has to go through radiation soon. The look on her face was not good.
2 out of 3 do ok. Good score in hitting a baseball. Scary score for life. This is my friend already taking care of a 102 yo mother.

might go see if I can buy a basket of apples from different orchard, now that my plans for today went out the window.

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, 67 going down to 45 tonight. about 3/4" of rain last night. Was warmer at 9pm than it was at 4pm and was in the 70's.
Lost power for a bit with the high winds, but all is looking a bit calmer now.

Taking dog to vets in a bit. She has a little bald spot that we noticed last night.

Starting a garage insulation project. 2 bay under house is not insulated, wife complaining.
Will start with FiberBoard screwed to cement block.
So start clearing out garage today. Xmas stuff will go out early to get it out of the way.

So sorry to hear about Roy, he was one of the first people I talked to when I joined TBN.
His advice and updates will really be missed and may he RIP and have a great meetup with the TBNers up there.

 

[LouNY]

Morning to all,
It sure was a shock to see Roy's name as deceased. He had been having a few problems and such but was still fairly young.
When I first saw it I was assuming it was false or a different Roy but I guess not.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

In 2001 we went to NH and explored the Franconia and White Mountain area. On our return, we stopped for worship in White River junction VT, just down river from Roy, and close to Thomas. Course this was before TBN so didnt know either. Roy lived in PA at that time anyways. But it got me looking at pictures.

Need to order one of the gutter cleaner pipes for my blower.
Amazon is $20 more than HomeDepot, will see if one of my local echo dealers have one in stock. It’s only good for front, back too high. Unless I get on roof.