Good morning!!!!

[Mark P.]

Good Morning - currently 52° going to 56°

On the web this morning from local tv station..

Gas prices on the rise, could be $4 by Memorial Day weekend

The average gas price in North Carolina on Tuesday is $3.13 a gallon, nearly 10 cents higher than a week ago.

www.wral.com

RS - Happy B-day
Buppies - get well
Rip - hope wife continues to get better.
Pop - thanks for info on Stuart..

Sounds like everyone had a good weekend..

My neighbor across the street passed away yesterday..She was in her nineties it was flu,covid & rsv..
they were from Toronto so know telling when the funeral will be..

Have a great day

Mark

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Still playing with water softener.
Ran thru 2 regen cycles to see what it was doing. Doesn’t draw much water out during the brine cycle, will take brine tank out and see if a screen in it is clogged.
Read the manual, now understand how it works.

Took brine tank parts out. There was a salt buildup under it, so broke that up and doing a 3rd regen now. No blockage in brine screen or tube, I could blow through it. It still hasn’t drawn down too much water, but this step runs almost 2 hrs.

 

[txdon]

Still playing with water softener.
Ran thru 2 regen cycles to see what it was doing. Doesn’t draw much water out during the brine cycle, will take brine tank out and see if a screen in it is clogged.
Read the manual, now understand how it works.

My old water softener one also filled up to the top with water. The seals were dissolved and the water did not stop till the emergency float stopped the water.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

My old water softener one also filled up to the top with water. The seals were dissolved and the water did not stop till the emergency float stopped the water.

Next step is the seal under the motor, where the plate turns to open & close various ports.
I can check that by simply disconnecting the brine hose during normal usage.

 

[m7040]

Went to the Post 0ffice and took a few pictures on the way

Another old grist mill

Old pick up has been sitting there for years

And if you want your mailbox secure from being knocked over here is the solution

 

[daugen]

Drew, have you looked into renting an RV for you Florida trip?

yes, the style you can rent are usually bunkbed models made for families.
Plus, with kids and dogs these rentals can get ratty
of course there are some class A's for rent.

 

[Thomas]

SO checkup went well. No cancer detected. Recovery time 4 to 12 weeks. All appears good.

Outstanding.

 

[Thomas]

Drew, I have travelled with Vans, Trailers and Motorhomes. Easiest was with motorhome and flat towing a car. Today there are only a few vehicles that can be flat towed. Looking at what is available today for something similar to my 2004 Super C motorhome. They are way up in price. Mine was around $100k. Today something similar is $250k+.

 

[Thomas]

I am really enjoying having no alarm go off in the morning, and being able to lie in bed and read GM instead of racing into w&$k (4 letter word) to beat the traffic.
Going to leave tomorrow for a quick overnight trip to visit dad, supposed to snow in mountains Friday.

Ahhhh your getting there.

 

[m7040]

In the past I was thinking about a Bluebird motor home with rear diesel engine. They are built like a bus and not stick built with flimsy fiberglass sides. And they have brakes, engine and transmission that are built to last. They are still good value for the money