Good morning!!!!

[Popgadget]

Good Morning.
It’s 45 and barely raining, forecast is for .01” and sunshine by noon.

Dinner at son’s house was nice, but he bought prepared turkey and stuffing, they made the sides and pies, but we always cooked a fresh turkey from the farm down the street and made our own gravy and stuffing (all of which was much better). But it’s about the company and family (which couldn’t be better) than the food.
I still managed to eat too much.
Grandson was quite entertained by his cousins, a good time was had by all. Daughter spent the night here in her old bedroom, as she was too tired to drive home. She worked the overnight shift in the Emergency Room and came here straight from work. Took a nap, but not long enough.

Youngest son helped throw hay bales, we got about 30 moved from the hay shed to the barn. The hay loft is pretty full, but we like to save that for when the weather is miserable, and can just be thrown down without going outside.

But the big news of the day was the email from the breeder saying that she picked out our puppy, a female described as “adventurous and spunky”.



Her name is Zoe, and we are planning to pick her up in Wilmington, NC the week before Christmas.

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Today will likely be breakfast with the professor, followed by going over to my wife’s display at the market and setting up some lighting. After that, the usual cleanup in the shop from last weeks projects.

Happy belated birthday David
Happy anniversary Wngsprd

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, low temp was 34 and going to a high of 36°F. Wind NW 21 gusting to 27 mph. 40% chance of flurries.

I have started an experiment, with the high cost of gas. I only go to town (1.5 miles each way) once a week. The exception was last week when I needed to replace some hose clamps. So, only going to town once a week + going to North Bay (I get my gas in North Bay, it is cheaper than here) once a month, I can get by on $100.oo/month for fuel for the Dodge.
Just a fun little experiment.

Happy Anniversary wngsprd!

I will bet that lots of you guys are eating turkey leftovers today.

Have a safe day all

 

[Buppies]

Pup pictures not able to see

 

[KilroyJC]

Happy Indigestion Day!

God has given us another day to get it right (or at least not screw up too badly), which may be a bit easier with the belt set on a different notch. . .

Dinner went well, the bird came out great! DISCLAIMER: I HAVE NO ASSCOCIATION WITH NOR DO I RECEIVE COMPENSATION FROM PLAINVILLE FARMS. I was very impressed with how clean the bird was out of the package. I am one of those people who picks off and/or singes any remaining feathers etc as The first step in prepping for cooking any poultry. After opening the bag and giving a good since and removing the bonus parts, the bird went out on a tray on the picnic table, and I armed myself with hemostats, tweezers, and the Bernz-O-Matic torch.

I was done in under two minutes, and did not even need the torch. It took me longer to get the gear together than to clean the bird.

The only speed-bump with was that the original plan was to cook it in the Flavor-Wave tabletop cooker, but it was just a bit too big to fit properly, so an audible got called and the oven went on to preheat while the antique Wagner aluminum roaster was pulled out and rinsed off and put into the game. 14-1/2 lb Turkey was done in just under three hours.

today will be the last day for the inflatable Turkey and pilgrim boy decorations to be up - they have to dry out as it rained overnight. And the pumpkins are on their last legs so they are destined for the compost (after removing the seeds, which will go to the chickens).


tomorrow is the town Christmas Tree Lighting, and I am thankful that we live in a place where it is still called a “Christmas Tree”.

 

[scaredychicken]

Good Morning
and to all those suffering from turkey coma, Good Afternoon

Mostly and others - thanks for always keeping me up to date with the Coles notes, and for all the prayers ... much appreciated, it's a tough season for me.
setting some (new) goals now - Personal, Professional, Financial, Volunteering, Giving, Social, Emotional, Devotional, Educational, Property, Travel, Fitness/Physical etc

Bird - shoot I was hoping for a photo of Bird with a Beard, i mean ... it is Movember Besides, 70% of the police (men, specifically) that i know have had a moustache at some point

wngsprd - HA to you and your bride

kilroy - And the pumpkins are on their last legs so they are destined for the compost (after removing the seeds, which will go to the chickens).
JUST TOSS THE PUMPKINS into the chicken run, they'll finish it off. I chop the pumpkins with a shovel to break them up... chickens LOVE it

 

[Popgadget]

I’ll try these again.

 

[Eagle223usa]

49 degrees and rain here in NW PA. The good thing is, you don't shovel rain. God bless,

 

[Buppies]

Great pictures thanks for sharing PopG

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Well, I tried, as she suggested, not shaving this month, so the kids saw me for the first time with a beard.

You know the rule, Picture or it didn’t happen.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! Those puppy pics get me to thinking that Whipper might need a playmate. But Whipper says she like being the only child and getting all the attention.

Happy Anniversary Wngsprd!
Happy trip around the sun again David!
Bird - Did you look like Santa Claus before you shaved? Anyone take a pic yesterday you can post?

54˚F very cloudy and a good chance of rain but that will not delay the opening day of the Christmas season at the "Farm" everything is still on and no shifts have been deleted. The only questions is how muddy will it be from yesterday and will todays rain come straight down so the canopy will be protective. Later this afternoon the chance of rain goes up to 80% as more moisture comes off the Gulf. At least it's not too cold.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Happy Anniversary wngsprd!!!

I had beard when I met my wife. It was gone by my the time we got married. She never liken it. 3 yrs ago during my hospitalization I grew one, now just keep a little.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Buppies, crab cake sounds delicious.
Kitty been enjoying a back rubbing.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Welcome Eagle223. on just rain.

the eagle has landed.

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, can hear the New Hope train taking tourists for a cruise.
Was a nice day yesterday and rain held off until late last night.

Turkey came out great and we watched trains, planes and automobiles. etc. after supper.

Rest of foam boards slated to arrive today, we'll see if third times a charm.

Happy birthday Sodamo and many more in your slice of paradise.

Good to hear your feeling better Bird.

Happy anniversary Wngsprd!

Dog enjoyed the company and BIL brought one of their dogs.
Sometimes playing, sometimes jealous and growling, their dog is tiny and mine is very adversed to violence (shes a chicken sometimes).

Great to hear everyone had a good day. Talked to my friend as his daughter is getting married next weekend and we have been preparing to go up to Long Island, stay at my brothers new house and attend wedding, so should be a fun weekend as long as SIL doesn't start any fights.

Be well

 

[m7040]

Good Morning, 45 going to 55 possible light rain today. Went into town to have our blood drawn for upcoming Dr appointments. Pays to go early as we were the only ones there. Thanksgiving went well. lots of food, kids had a good time. Fixed the phone line that had message with line problems. Dial tone at the entrance box was ok. Replaced the line into the house with the same quality the phone company uses for over head lines and reconnected inside. Back in service.Today I am mostly into clean up from prior projects.
Still dealing with daughters car repair. What is seems to come down to is the solenoid valve the changes the camshaft angle does not work. Bot the repair shop wants to change everything under the sun.See his response:


So, 1) Total cost of repairs to date (parts and labor) ; $560.00 for code P0017, for the Camshaft position sensor. That took care of your first problem.
2) problem #2, long cranking when cold starting, feels like engine misfire under heavy engine loads, plus engine running rough while idling, P0017, same code comes right back after resetting it.
So, the technician found the exhaust side camshaft timing is uncorrelated. Tehnician recommend replacing the following items.

EXHAUST SIDE CAMSHAFT
EXHAUST SIDE CVVT
TIMING CHAIN + TENSIONER
NEW TIMING CHAIN COVER.

Total cost for this second repair, (parts and labor) is $2,400.00.

Please advise.

 

[m7040]

She responded back with: What’s the cost for parts and labor for the exhaust side CCVT only?
And he said:
Yes, the cost for the CVVT part only is $454, but you can not do just that part, Labor time for the entire repair is about 9 hours.

And she responded:
Why not?

Also, can you please send me the diagnostic reports.

In addition, are you tracking the additional recall on the car? I just received another notice about it in the mail.

Stay tuned for more to come on this story.

 

[kenmbz]

She responded back with: What’s the cost for parts and labor for the exhaust side CCVT only?
And he said:
Yes, the cost for the CVVT part only is $454, but you can not do just that part, Labor time for the entire repair is about 9 hours.

And she responded:
Why not?

Also, can you please send me the diagnostic reports.

In addition, are you tracking the additional recall on the car? I just received another notice about it in the mail.

Stay tuned for more to come on this story.


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how many miles on the car for camshaft and timing chain needing replacement?

 

[m7040]

The car has 60k on it

 

[kenmbz]

The car has 60k on it

I was expecting to see double that mileage to see the included parts in that quote :-(

 

[m7040]

Yes it is called RIP OFF. The variable timing adjustment of the cam shaft is controlled by the CWT valve. For the adjustment to be out of range due to timing chain or cam shaft there should be a lot of mechanical noise. There is no mechanical noise only rough running compatible with the CWT valve not doing its job