Good morning!!!!

[KilroyJC]

good morning, 79 going to 92 today no rain. grass is browning up

Will wait for cooler weather or early mornings to continue fencing project. Slept in this morning so will see about tomorrow. Unrolling the used fence roll that is about 5 ft diameter will be the next challenge. One arm will not suffice so need a plan.

Going up to the produce grower to stock up on vegetables this morning.

yes there are many opinions on changing transmission oil and flushing. On sons Acura the service manual only calls for draining the pan and refilling and never dropping the pan. On the sprinter it says to drop pan change filter and drain converter every 60 K. Mine has over 190K now and I am inclined to go with the Acura model for now. Last dropped pan was at 160K. Mostly the drained oil looks like new essentially. Using 4 quarts every 10 K is pretty cheap insurance

The last time I consciously thought about changing my automatic trans fluid was with my second car, a 1970 AMC Ambassador Wagon. Every car after that was in a computer, either at AAMCO, a service station, or a dealer.

I should probably do the gearbox on my tractor...

 

[KilroyJC]

The Uluru rock in Aus is the largest rock in the world with nearest town being Alice Spring central Australia.
A new laser show and 1100 drones has created a unique experience to learn about the original inhabitants and their culture.
spectacular desert show above Uluru

Although you might think that Uluru and the vast outback skies need no adornment, a new experience in Australia's Central Desert might make you reconsider. A world-first Indigenous tourism experience called Wintjiri Wuru has opened at Uluru that tells a chapter of the Mala ancestral story using lasers, light projection technology and 1,100 drones in a blend of ancient and new. Most importantly, it was carefully created in collaboration with Anangu elders to make sure their story was told in the right way. It took five years, and the result is spectacular.

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[Thomas]

We're going to have an early supper of meatloaf done in the smoker along with some corn on the cob and baked mac and cheese with bacon.
Unfortunately, no desert....... Might just have to have a bowl of IC.

Better hide those leftovers.

 

[Thomas]

I guess this might be new one,wife wanted to try different restaurant she had 1 mix drink as always on date night bill came $1.50 added on the drink...50 cents for the ice,$1.00 to mix the drink.
Can here the thunder well off in the distance not tracking towards us,sooo guess I better head for the deck put my back pockets in comfort chair feet up enjoy cigar wait for the critters and air temp drop.

Enjoy your evening all.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Dennis, always enjoy seeing pics of your Dad and his place. If OK to ask, what’s the future for his place? You seem to really like it there.

I really don’t know. Most of the family will probably want to sell, I’d like to keep it in the family.
I was thinking about that this week.
A lot of work keeping it up.
I would love to live there, but wife doesn’t want to. I had almost convinced her a few years ago.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Back home from my short vacation to the farm.
Kitty purring on my lap. Should have seen both cats try to get my strawberries earlier.
Dad was out mowing today. I have some good drone video of him mowing I’ll post someday. My brother sent me drone video of me mowing.

warmer here at home 93° than 87° at the farm.

My video recorder at dads stopped working. Think I’ll just upgrade to some IP cameras with SD card.
I also forgot to turn on a game cam there the previous trip

Didn’t take a pic, but there are multiflora roses at the farm growing at least 30 ft up into trees. They are all in bloom, so are pretty.

Another cement hauler overturned, yet again, couple turns away from the house.

Happened around 3 am, road shut down till 4 pm, opened just as I was coming thru.

 

[Buppies]

Glad you made it back safe BEF

Nice story m7040

Glad cooking pancakes went well Drew

Nice skunk story Thomas

Whip o will singing tonight

Good evening

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 66ºF for the start, partly cloudy, light breeze. Light wind, cloudiness did increase with no rain, and high temp was 90ºF HI 93ºF. bike rid in morning, afternoon and evening pack for trip Leave as soon as car loaded in morning. No time to catch up on posts
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 /heart, Billy /mom hypertension & congestive heart failure, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /new skin cancer spot and treatment, /back surgery healing, /wife knee healing, Thomas /gout, Phil /reflux, Frits /veteran son with mental issues, /granddaughter with Evans Syndrome, Ken /dad possible dementia, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, Lou /eye issues, /loss of brother, /heart issues, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's and David's new eye surgery recovery, Chris /neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage dissolving, / friend stop drinking, Paul/ wife's healing from back surgery, Dennis /retirement, /neighbor issues, /land development, /favorable winds not in the forecast there "alligallyitus" and back in hospital, Drew /back operation issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, mike /wife's healing from surgery, Scotty /back pain, Helogabals /second opinion, /wife's friend situation, Fatjay /father broken hip, Ukraine war, and Country.

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Saturday) early evening. The overnight Low was 5C and it's presently 12.2C (coming down from 16C). It's clear and calm.

A beautiful day spent in a cow pasture (with associated 'landmines') manning the gate to keep the cattle/sheep separated and let the endurance riders through. As it turned out, the sheep had buggered off to parts unknown and the cattle weren't interested in going into the other pasture, so I just left the gate open and stood watch. I did have a companion so a good day's 'local' conversation ensued.

The last rider (80km course) came through at 1400 (YAY!). All gates shut and home by 1430... re-started the wood-heater and I'll soon get tucked into a couple of glasses of red wine.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[ronjhall]

Waiting for cup of coffee to cool. 61° with clear skies this morning. Heading to 86° with mix of sun and clouds. Conserve Energy Day did not happen yesterday. Removed blades on chipper and sharpened. Also changed shear bolt on PTO shaft. Need to move JD mower. But it would not start. 18 year old battery finally gave up. Drove down to JD dealer and picked up a new one. By the time I got done it was in upper 80's. But humidity was way down. So did some trimming around out buildings. Today I have a nurse coming out to see if I am doing alright. Part of my insurance plan. Sometime during the day I plan to wash house windows.
Squirrels are having a feast eating Maple Tree Helicopters (seed pods).

Everyone stay well and safe.

Good Morning All.