Good morning!!!!

[buckeyefarmer]

Dennis, nice video of the Alaska trip.... I was almost feeling seasick during one portion.... Beautiful scenery for sure!

Thanks, I’ll have to edit some more down. Surprised how good they turned out from vhs originals, but I converted everything to mp4 a few years back.
That was me going Yee Haw with the boat rocking. Lol.
My best friend from HS was the one we were visiting, he was the one rowing to shore to get his car to pick us up at the dock. Ocean must have been 10 ft below their dock at low tide.
He and I drove back to Ohio, while our wives flew. He was moving to Pittsburgh to go to law school after living in Juneau about a year maybe.

 

[m7040]

Drew, that looks like a very clean unit. Congratulations!! You will have lots of fun and will be nice to bring your home with you

 

[buckeyefarmer]

63°.
My new buddy was out in the front yard again. Didn’t run when I sat down on my porch seat, but it did move along away from me. I scared it earlier going to mail box

Got new lower water heater element, and it is exact number as original. It’s now installed so I have a “like new” replacement water heater.
Also the last 3 UPS batteries came, so all my UPSs now have new batteries. I think only 1 didn’t need new battery. I have 4 cyber power, 3 APC. old trip lite and Liebert UPS I’m not fixing, haven’t used them in years.

Mostly worked on quicken stuff today. Nice day outside wasted.

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Friday) morning. Overnight Low of 12C and it's presently 18.2C with very heavy rain... so much so that the eaves are overwhelmed. There's also a hint of thunder. The wind is calm and there was 10.4mm in the gauge at 0900... Lord knows what's in there now .

Due to this, I have no idea what I'll get up to today.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Well, maybe I'm turning the corner on this cold. Coughing today is far less frequent, and don't have as much of the "blah" feeling. We'll see what tomorrow brings....

David, they give you pain meds for a reason. They will actively help in keeping inflammation at bay. Hope you're eyes feel better !

Drew, that's a nice unit! Price wasn't too over the top, being low milage. Hardly used.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Wow, got behind and I could only read about 10 minutes a day...not enough to keep up. Hope I didn't miss anything major and everyone's ok.

RS is on my clean morse taper list. Don't forget a drip of oil to keep rust from forming if they are going to be mated for a while.

Work is crazy busy still, but I'm off tomorrow. Good thing cuz I'm worn out.

My car started burning excessive oil since December. Used to be 4000 miles/qt, now it might be as low as 1200 miles/qt. Hope to check the PCV valve. It's a GM 2.5 ecotech. They have a breather hole between the #2 and 3 intake runners, that I guess the crankcase breaths through. They say if it or the PCV gets clogged, it will cause the problem. I've ran nothing but Mobil 1 Extended Life in it for a year and a half. It has 134,000+ miles, and I put 56K of those on it. Hopefully I'll figure it out, but I don't really like working on cars/trucks except to save my family a small fortune that mechanics charge. So, I do it.

Turned in a proposal at work to re-purpose a lab that is not real big. maybe 20ft x 20 ft just guessing. I want to fill it with new machine tools for the students. Also priced a new Fanuc Robocut wire edm. Wow, with some options it can quickly get up to $250K. Added to the quote. They'll probably say no, but I put it in front of them.

I need to see what machines will fit where.

I'm tired. Need sleep.

Prayers for all of you! Our country, Ukraine.

I'm on the fence about giving Ukraine some of our M1 Abrams battle tanks. Hate to give ruskys shooting practice at our tanks. Why don't we give them some of the old ones sitting in the bone yard in California?

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 28ºF for the start, mostly clear sky, light breeze. Light to moderate wind, Mostly clear sky, and high temp was 58ºF. Dumped ashes then cleaned insert, then built fire to start day. Worked on getting ready for telemedicine call and puttered till time for call. they finally called over 1 hour late via telephone and no video. Had lunch, rode bike, napped, and worked on fish club communications. They are replacing old water pipe and lost water twice this afternoon, air pockets took a while to purge. Labs early in morning thengo to car dealer, wife has decided what she wants in car to replace SUV, will see what dealer has coming in the fits the bill, and get value on current SUV.
Dennis Thanks for info did not know they kept Jets scrambled for speech. 10 miles good bit of work on stationary bike.
Bill no ice or snow from Texas, it was all rain here They are proud of those oil lines! Enjoy you no plowing for a while.
Buppies glad wife had good time at lunch. prayers sent.
Spike sorry about 20 ton minimum, know anyone that want some as well?
Ron good to hear yesterday went as planned. ope Mule wipers work. Nice pic
Kilroy who approves information sources? Hope you can get vertical wood down.
Mike glad wife is up for walks. Hope fishing for wires worked out.
Frits hope software replacement helps IMAC. Cute pic of Zion at door
Billy hope software upgrade completed without issues. Hope the shooting practice helped.
Dave hope not too much rain.
Drew so the quest continues. Hope your flexibility helps in the search for the right RV.
Don front came through here mid-morning. Hope limb dropping goes well, what do you paint with? Glad Farm is recovering from ice storm.
Ken sorry layoffs continue, hope you help some of those laid off.
RS nice temp temp, hope no wind damage. Good to hear drum coming along. Sorry about poor driving of delivery guy. Hope shower valve goes well.
Paul not much prospect of frozen ground. Glad paperwork coming along. Good to hear ribs better than expected. hope you can deal with manure until ground freezes.
Don you making sausage substitute or spring rolls?
Dennis it is amazing what we can learn each night. Good luck with wheel bearing, water heater rehab, and ceiling.
James I would not sit on deck in -40º weather either
Ted sorry about how bad bug has bitten. prayers sent for sleep and healing.
Bill $95/hour not bad for good work. Hope you can get plate rigged to protect new parts.
David hope surgery had intended result, and you heal quickly. prayers sent.
Don hope you can spice the sausage up some.
Drew looks like nice RV. Good luck with short trips.
Thomas sorry about strain on tree branches. Sorry about selfish customers. Enjoy your time off.
Dennis glad you got a lot done, plenty more nice days.
Randy(wag) enjoy the rain. I got 33mm over last twp days.
Ted hope sleep improves tonight as well more prayers for sleep.
Kyle sorry you are so tired hope you can get your batteries recharge and find cause of oil consumption. How many square inch per hour does the EDM cut ?
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /learning new job, /friends upcoming new baby, /son's migraines, Bird /aging issues, 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, Phil /reflux, /wife's voice, Frits /veteran son with mental issues, /granddaughter with Evans Syndrome, Ken /dad possible dementia, /uncle's surgery, 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, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's new eye surgery recovery, Chris /neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage not doing well, / friend stop drinking, Paul/ wife's healing from back surgery, Dennis /retirement, /neighbor issues, /land development, / brother "alligallyitus" and back in hospital, Drew /foot heel issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, mike /wife's surgery, 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.

 

[txdon]

Don you making sausage substitute or spring rolls?

Sausage substitute, the spring roll wrappers are perfect casings for the sausage. If I can find the brown rice wrappers they can make the "sausage" look darker. I got my order of pepperoni spice delivered today so I will try another attempt tomorrow to make some spicy sausage. 2 cups old fashion oats and a cup of various spices wrapped in rice wrappers.

 

[check]

long, tiring, but very successful day.
Ron was right...
spent a lot of time in this gigantic diesel pusher and just decided it was too much for me. It was gorgeous and priced super reasonably at 50k.
Just too big. But what a deal for someone, if they like blue, which I do...

I spent time in a 36 Class A gas and it was ok, but not worth the extra size when I tried out the Class C.
It was like a hand going into the right size glove, I knew this was what I wanted, and only four years old with 30k miles.
Gas hog V10, but they all have that, but it had a real bed that doesn't fold, large slides for inside room, and auto levelers which were a must for me.
A little more than I wanted to spend but looking around in the 40-50k range just left me depressed. He knocked a couple grand off which I expected.
Unit was spotless, could use new front tires but ok until I replace them. I requested a fresh PA inspection, which means they have to check the brakes, which
I really wanted done. Drove fine, noisy, but I wear headphones so don't care about that any more. V10 was plenty peppy in a 27 footer.
I also asked for a full exterior detail, they usually charge 1600 but he'd split it with me. I still thought that was high, and negotiated that down to 500 bucks.
Otherwise did not beat him up since he was very forthright and transparent with me. Plus he knows the rv and has serviced it.
Generic, affordable, hopefully will enable me to do a lot of traveling comfortably.

https://www.rvtrader.com/listing/2019-Gulf+Stream-B+TOURING+CRUISER+5270B-5023624182

Head West Not So Young Man may be a possibility. Have to try shorter trips first to make sure my body/neck is willing.

Wow - lotta RV for one guy!

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the low temp is 30 and it is going down to 28°F for a high today. Wind NW 11 mph. Periods of snow. It started raining yesterday around noon, changed to freezing rain and has now changed over to snow.

No word on the tractor, yet. Maybe today.

Until the tractor gets back it is an energy conservation day.

Have a safe day all

 

[ronjhall]

Coffee is brewing. 33° with cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 36° with cloudy skies. Got .7" of rain yesterday. Sun came out in afternoon for about 1/2 hour. Sassy and I went for a walk. Was nice to take walk in a sweater. Did take Mule for a short run while raining. Windshield Wiper worked OK. Got started on taxes. Found that I was missing tax forms from Bank. Called them. They told me I need to open up computer for third party sites to see the documents. Not going to happen. Got me kind of up set. Document showed up in a email about an hour later. Will work on taxes some more today. No other plans for today.
More help cleaning up bird seed under feeders.

Drew, nice looking motorhome.

LS, good you are starting to feel better.

David, hope surgery recovery goes well.

Everyone stay safe and well.

Good Morning All.

 

[KilroyJC]

Good evening all. 28ºF for the start, mostly clear sky, light breeze. Light to moderate wind, Mostly clear sky, and high temp was 58ºF. Dumped ashes then cleaned insert, then built fire to start day. Worked on getting ready for telemedicine call and puttered till time for call. they finally called over 1 hour late via telephone and no video. Had lunch, rode bike, napped, and worked on fish club communications. They are replacing old water pipe and lost water twice this afternoon, air pockets took a while to purge. Labs early in morning thengo to car dealer, wife has decided what she wants in car to replace SUV, will see what dealer has coming in the fits the bill, and get value on current SUV.
Dennis Thanks for info did not know they kept Jets scrambled for speech. 10 miles good bit of work on stationary bike.
Bill no ice or snow from Texas, it was all rain here They are proud of those oil lines! Enjoy you no plowing for a while.
Buppies glad wife had good time at lunch. prayers sent.
Spike sorry about 20 ton minimum, know anyone that want some as well?
Ron good to hear yesterday went as planned. ope Mule wipers work. Nice pic
Kilroy who approves information sources? Hope you can get vertical wood down.
Mike glad wife is up for walks. Hope fishing for wires worked out.
Frits hope software replacement helps IMAC. Cute pic of Zion at door
Billy hope software upgrade completed without issues. Hope the shooting practice helped.
Dave hope not too much rain.
Drew so the quest continues. Hope your flexibility helps in the search for the right RV.
Don front came through here mid-morning. Hope limb dropping goes well, what do you paint with? Glad Farm is recovering from ice storm.
Ken sorry layoffs continue, hope you help some of those laid off.
RS nice temp temp, hope no wind damage. Good to hear drum coming along. Sorry about poor driving of delivery guy. Hope shower valve goes well.
Paul not much prospect of frozen ground. Glad paperwork coming along. Good to hear ribs better than expected. hope you can deal with manure until ground freezes.
Don you making sausage substitute or spring rolls?
Dennis it is amazing what we can learn each night. Good luck with wheel bearing, water heater rehab, and ceiling.
James I would not sit on deck in -40º weather either
Ted sorry about how bad bug has bitten. prayers sent for sleep and healing.
Bill $95/hour not bad for good work. Hope you can get plate rigged to protect new parts.
David hope surgery had intended result, and you heal quickly. prayers sent.
Don hope you can spice the sausage up some.
Drew looks like nice RV. Good luck with short trips.
Thomas sorry about strain on tree branches. Sorry about selfish customers. Enjoy your time off.
Dennis glad you got a lot done, plenty more nice days.
Randy(wag) enjoy the rain. I got 33mm over last twp days.
Ted hope sleep improves tonight as well more prayers for sleep.
Kyle sorry you are so tired hope you can get your batteries recharge and find cause of oil consumption. How many square inch per hour does the EDM cut ?
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /learning new job, /friends upcoming new baby, /son's migraines, Bird /aging issues, 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, Phil /reflux, /wife's voice, Frits /veteran son with mental issues, /granddaughter with Evans Syndrome, Ken /dad possible dementia, /uncle's surgery, 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, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's new eye surgery recovery, Chris /neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage not doing well, / friend stop drinking, Paul/ wife's healing from back surgery, Dennis /retirement, /neighbor issues, /land development, / brother "alligallyitus" and back in hospital, Drew /foot heel issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, mike /wife's surgery, 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.

I don’t know exactly who approves, but you can tell which ones are the approved sources because you are not allowed to deviate from what they are saying.

 

[KilroyJC]

Good Morning!

God has given us another chance to get it right (or at least not screw up too badly).

getting into a good pattern in work, just rolling in cruise control from here on in. Still some hiccups with the computer system, but at least there are some work-around s that have gotten the official nod so it just is a matter of grinding out the work now. I bought two personal CD players for me and Mrs., and we are working our way through our CD collection while working. Since it is a secure data facility, you cannot bring in cellphones or iPod-type devices, nor can you connect anything to the computer or power (not that there is Interwebz access anyway), but they do allow commercial (not home-burned) CDs and players that do not have on-board storage. I also picked up a set of rechargeable AA batteries and a charger. The batteries last for about 5 CDs, so I think I will pick up a second set of batteries to make it through the day.

It is fun going through some discs that haven’t gotten play in a while - a couple haven’t been played in over a decade!

Mrs. just informed me that a press release from about an hour ago states that the next season of “Clarkson’s Farm” is releasing today, so we know what our next binge-watch is.

time for our next cuppa before getting dog out and waking up the hens.

I hope everyone has a happy healthy safe blessed Friday!

 

[wngsprd]

58 going to 66...was 76 yesterday, a new record. A new white crocus bloomed and the forsythia has a few spots of yellow.

Just stepped outside in the dark because I saw a possum near the porch, and then saw a big 8 point buck staring at me. Very unusual they come near the house.

Kyle, good to hear from you...hope you get some rest. We need you healthy.

Ron, great gobbler pix.

LS, glad you're getting better...now get that knee right.

I'll probably do some firewood work and take a short test hike. Lots of rain coming, so need to get some outside chores done.

 

[Spike56]

Good morning from Lexington, Texas. Cold (for us after 70 yesterday) start. Looks like a decent weekend with near freezing in the mornings and 50's for a daytime high. Plan is to spray Trimec again in the yard area for Henbit and other weeds with the backpack.

Q: Didn't want to start another thread and could not find with the quick search. Anyone have a recommendation for a driveway alert? Looking on Amazon now but do not know which models might work the best. Need to go Solar, no power where I want to mount - not even sure where I will mount? Reading the descriptions some say do not face into the sun. My drive runs S-N so across the drive would be in the sun at some point.

 

[riptides]

56 outside this AM, heading to 60. Super nice, warm agreeable weather these last few days.

Hung more vinyl on the Milk House. No wire fishing done. Save that for when the rains come this weekend. Today is bust some blocks day. Reframe the walkway on one side so I can finish that side of the Milk House to the barn. Should be loud and dusty.

It's Friday. Yippie.

I see someone has a new ride for new adventures. All the best with that!

Everyone have a good day, be safe. Get well soon to those in need.

 

[daugen]

good morning all
surprisingly warm out, warmth from yesterday stuck around all night, still 55 out, high of day and going down.
thanks for all the kind comments.
been up since 2 with sore neck, from crawling around under rv's. Heat wrap and tylenol helping.

I think using those million dollar Abrams tanks was meant to send a message; sure hope we have a missile defense set up for them.
War is heating up again, such a tragedy for Ukraine.

hope you all have a great Friday.

 

[Buppies]

57 this morning very warm yesterday warm today. Spike I will look and see if I still have info on driveway alarms

Im sneezing a lot stuff coming out at least a month too early

Rest Kyle, LS keep feeling better, Glad eye surgery went well Sodamo

Mostly good luck in vehicle search mostly

Hope you enjoy motor home Drew

Rich great explanation of hydraulics

Had a buck do that a while back wngsprd kinda cool

Prayers for all our Country

 

[shetland sheepdog]

35 and foggy here in srn NH. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph, forecast for today.

 

[m7040]

Good morning, 48 going to high of 60 windy condition. Had some very heavy wind gusts this morning

The iMac is ready to be picked up later today.
The mini split works flawless.
Filed our taxes yesterday and increased tax deductions going forward to avoid penalty next year.
Walked Cody and he went back to sleep after that.

Drew, when is the first overnight test run of the motorhome?

LS, I am glad you are feeling better

Rich, great comments on hydraulic lines. I have had several leaks due to damage from pushing branches. Also damaged the fuel tank one time and the hood. I am using the excavator more to move trees and push branches into piles to keep the tractor out of harms way.