Good morning!!!!

[Thomas]

Thomas did they find out dog were coyotes? Hope you enjoyed the football. Your gas is high, diesel out

I told them all 5 dogs were coyotes,later that afternoon Fish & Game stop and confirm it.

Electric bills have gone 35+ %.

 

[Thomas]

Quick update. Smells great!:
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Isn't that baiting and also illegal.

 

[Thomas]

Hope your feeling lot better BEF.

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Tuesday) morning. Winter just won't go away; overnight Low of 3C and it's presently 13.6C, partly cloudy and the wind is ramping up. There was 1mm in the gauge at 0800 which was from yesterday's rain/hail burst.

I've got to head into town in a while for an annual Driver Medical, all because I've got Type II diabetes. The bugger of it is that Medicare no longer 'covers' it and I'll have to pay A$90!

Anyway, there's no rain in the forecast until Saturday so when I get back I'll repair the boundary fence wire strand then continue with the wood stacking. I managed to get one row completed yesterday so I may get it completed by the weekend; slow and steady. It's like a jigsaw puzzle.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[Thomas]

29F clear sky about same temp over night,this morning was brisk 12F.

Just long day at work and I ain't doing no more than I have to until pillow time!!!

Enjoy your evening all.

 

[scaredychicken]

Good Afternoon

Alien - I've been there, take it easy

BEF - praying that you feel better real soon

Kilroy - AMEN to a Blessed day

 

[Popgadget]

Wngsprd, don’t think my geo aux kicked in because breaker is off. Which reminds me, I still need to fix geothermal circulation pumps to have a working spare..

It’s interesting that you have aux heat for your geo system. I didn’t install any aux or backup, my thinking was that my heat exchanger was going to see 55 degree water regardless of the outside temperature. And that has been the case for almost 40 years now.

Mine is an open loop though. Is it common to add aux heat to a closed loop system? I have little experience with them.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

It’s interesting that you have aux heat for your geo system. I didn’t install any aux or backup, my thinking was that my heat exchanger was going to see 55 degree water regardless of the outside temperature. And that has been the case for almost 40 years now.

Mine is an open loop though. Is it common to add aux heat to a closed loop system? I have little experience with them.

Closed loop will not maintain 55, it can get below freezing, so I have glycol in the system.
But, the longer the system has been in the ground it seems to do better, with little need for backup. A one night drop like last night is one thing, a week in the teens every night will probably require it.

Reminds me, I bought refractometer to check my glycol.

I have 2 independent geo systems, 2 ton upstairs and 3 ton downstairs. Based on manual J. Think guy who did manual J screwed it up (me).
I should have reversed them. The 3 ton barely gets to 2nd stage. I installed the heat element, but never ran power to it. It definitely did not need it.
The 2 ton upstairs does most the work, hotter in summer and colder in winter. It uses backup heat only if outside gets into low teens.
I have monitoring system that I haven’t looked at in months.

The 3 ton loops are at 55 but it’s not running. Upstairs loops around 45.

 

[daugen]

it's cotton picking time in NC
half the fields picked, half still beautiful sea of white

white fuzzies everywhere on the road

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Well, it was quite the time in town.... traffic was really heavy. Ortho appt went ok, the surgeon still doesn't have a clue.... sent me for blood work to start the process of looking for a chronic infection. Hopefully results within a couple of days. If bloodwork shows an inflammatory response, he'll aspirate some of the fluid around the knee to see if there is infection.
If no signs of infection???
They took 3 X-rays, all the mechanical parts look good.
This is really frustrating for sure.....

Got a message from Costco, my new glasses were in, so stopped by and got them fitted. I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW (The rain is gone).....
Picked up a couple items for Thanksgiving, including some fresh baked dinner rolls. There must have been 6 tables piled high with bags of 36 rolls.

When I got home, had to do a quality assurance test on the rolls.... they passed.

Time to relax and get the feet up.....

 

[daugen]

Ted, how well can you see now?
how many fingers am I holding up?

 

[pennwalk]

LS, My wife and I have been very happy with the Doctors at Johns Hopkins. They seem to be the cream of the crop and I believe they are employees of the hospital. Is there a big city hospital around you that has a good reputation?

Chris

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 38ºF for the start, overcast, light breeze, trace of rain in gauge from overnight rain. Light win, overcast started clearing early afternoon, and high temp was 53ºF. Could not find Mojo all day. Did go to town for groceries and lunch. Did get nap but no ride or holiday prep.
Scotty glad the change on control levers worked.
Randy(wag) Sounds like you have plenty of wood to heat with. Sorry to hear about the fence issue, and one of the horses got cut from the broken fence. Glad you got lot of stacking in.
Helogabals have plowed snow without cab in -4ºC and wind blowing 30-48 Km/hr. Generally took between 2-4 hour, so no in cold as long as you. Good to hear your wife back home. Interesting video.
Doug good to hear surgery went well.
Randy(wag) Glad you could help the horse. Not only need first aid kit but need to know how to use it.
Frits yes does not seem like many people can learn from other people's mistakes.
Frits sorry to hear foundation is shifting. Hope Cody's vet visit went well, and hope the window seals help.
Dennis sorry to hear no sick time. praying you can kick the coughing soon.
Ron hope house cleaning went smoothly. Nice mix at the feeder.
Phil hope no damage from wind. Hope holiday prep goes well.
Buppies pray all is well on your end. prayers sent.
Drew sounds like you had a nice day on agenda.
Billy nothing like finding well researched book then author does his best to present the facts.
Mike glad family get together went well. Hope BIL can handle what is on his plate.
NHBX sorry to windy to do anything outside. Hope you were able to conserve energy.
Tom nice weather vane.
Dennis sorry you have to miss visit with your dad. Boss is probably glad you are keeping your germ away from work
Mike I agree does not sound smart.
Frits hope you are not having more neighbor issues.
KillRoy good luck with your solar project, and i take care of all the details in the house.
Dennis good luck getting new pump and system back up to snuff.
Dennis is the impeller in your fingers what is cracked?
Dennis not familiar.
Bill sorry v plow install did not work. Not much snow to plow?
Rich hope testing was routine. Interesting method of setting valve lash.Hope you get your barn stuff done soon.
Ken glad gun range time was fun for both. Interesting they do not combine loads before delivery. Glad son had fun watching girlfriend's band. nice pic
Ken not smart using neighbor's dam as a backstop
Paul glad fountain out of pond. hope ice did not damage it. Hope counter top went well. and trailer unloaded.
Dennis good luck with motor rescue.
Phil are you sending out sample for QC testing (hint, hint)?
Don we are warming up to near normal temps next week
Ted hope you finally get some answers to knee problems.
David hope you got reconfigure done. Good luck with holiday prep.
Dennis neat video.
RS Glad you had a good day, hope today was as good.
Frits sorry to hear still no spark.
RNG good to hear CD/DVD drive replaced no problem. More good news on red bike. Good luck with apple pie.
Helpgabals sorry about leaving the road. glad not a bad result.
Doug sorry you are so helpless. how long before you can start to use either hand?
Dennis sorry to hear you are not YT material
RS nice progress. hope the mucks are still warm
Thomas did they react to the coyotes?
Randy(wag) sorry about the cost of the medical exam, hope you make progress on stacking.
Thomas sorry about long day at work.
Drew wonder how they pick the big cotton piles up?
Ted Sorry about no definite answers yet, praying for better result. Glad you got glasses and rolls pass QC.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /learning new job, /friends upcoming new baby, Bird /aging issues, Roy /passed away, /wife ankle,recover from getting sick, Ron /broken arm and heart, Billy /mom hypertension & congestive heart failure, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /new skin cancer spot and treatment, /elbow healing, /wife knee healing, Thomas /gout, /wife's pain, Phil /reflux, /wife's eyes and fall, Frits/ daughters hip replacement /veteran son with mental issues, Ken /dad possible dementia, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, /wife feeling bad, Lou / eye issues, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's new eye surgery recovery, Chris /neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /wife not feeling well, /marriage not doing well, / friend stop drinking, Paul/ wife's healing from back surgery, Dennis /retirement, /not feeling good, /neighbor issues, /land development, / brother "alligallyitus" and back in hospital, Drew /foot heel issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, James /death of FIL, Scotty, /back pain, Frits /daughter recovery from surgery, Helogabals /second opinion, /wife's friend situation, Mark /wife colon surgery, Fatjay /father broken hip, Ukraine war, and Country.

 

[Alien]

BEF hope you are making progress. Can't hold my tablet and typing is very slow so might have a break for a few days.

 

[ronjhall]

Coffee has finished brewing. 18° with clear skies this morning. Heading to 43° with mostly sunny skies. House is as clean as I will get it. Ready for Thanksgiving family visits. Still have laundry to do. I broken refrigerator was supposed to be repaired today. Got a message saying parts are on backorder. Will have to check into that today. Need to get some grocery shopping done this morning. Getting reports of long lines at store checkouts. Glad I use Scan and Go at Sam's Club.
Yesterdays sunrise through the trees.

Buckeye, hope you are getting better. Squirrel video was good. I could make one at my bird feeders. But way to much time required.

Riptides, be careful in the woods.

LS, hope they find what is causing your knee problems.

Everyone stay safe well and safe.

Good Morning All.

 

[riptides]

23 outside this AM. Heading to 50! Yeah buddy. Looks to be a really nice day.

Yesterday just sort of flew by. Had to replace some lights on the front porch. Need to think about getting the Xmas lights ready. I know I have a string with a dead bulb in there, somewhere.

Setup a game cam in the woods, across from my neighbors deer stand. Also noted that my big tree with my posted sign on it fell down. Need to go rescue the sign today. Maybe post some more on the property line. No wood work. Fence line and water trough work for the boarder horses. Fences needed some adjusting and a new battery. Sigh. Maybe today I can get the chain saw back out? Or I should wash the tractor down for the winter. Seems like a better idea.

In the market for a mini-split. Wife says get it done. Looking at Mr. Cools. Since they seem to have a nice size that is DIY. So today, will be researching and shopping too.

Hope all have a great start to the day, and get healthy if your ailing.

Be safe.

 

[wngsprd]

24 going to 55. Lots of sun.

Made a dump run and roasted 3 batches of coffee, most for gifts, brought a little firewood in...puttered to finish the day.

Looking west.

 

[Buppies]

31.5 high in 50s today not too bad but the winds of change are getting louder after December 7th

Rain coming in this weekend but still on mild side

Thanks Mostly

Nice cotton bales Drew, nice picture Ron

Almost got run over by 10 point buck yesterday in the yard beautiful animal well developed

Prayers for all our Country

 

[KilroyJC]

Ted, how well can you see now?
how many fingers am I holding up?

Hey - this is a family show!

 

[daugen]

good morning all
should get up to 60 today in NC.
showered and having first coffee, headache this morning, never sleep
all that well in strange beds.

off delivering apples to doc offices today, might stop in local TSC for a few items, then dinner out tonight with friend.