Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

good morning all
surprised to see 1.77 in rain gauge this morning, about three times the rain they expected
60 out now going up to about 80, should be a nice day

Mostly, you'll get caught up, take your time

need to get moving this morning to make my breakfast appt.

 

[KilroyJC]

Last time I tried starting fluid, it didn’t work, the formulation was changed so it burned slower. The air tank always works.

Amazon.com

You gotta buy the cheap stuff, not the name brand…

 

[KilroyJC]

Hoping not to be contentious, just curious, but

I don’t understand the massive push from ICE to EV. We have had hybrids for a spell. Wouldn’t a sensible approach be to further refine hybrids? Might it be possible to further the technology that a hybrid could almost be self sustaining, maybe 90% or better generating own electric via known technologies like PV, braking, generator, etc? A vehicle that needs next to no external electric source like our currently inadequate grid. We need fossil fuels/petroleum for a great number of other uses, so it is not going away any time soon. I know I’d be open to exploring such an option.

Unfortunately, the discussion of the ICE TO EV has too many political components (legislation banning ICE is politics) to have a complete discussion. And I am sure even mentioning the control of Freedom of Movement puts my post here at risk of relocation/ removal…

 

[m7040]

Good morning, 54 going to 76 today. The rain yesterday was great. Lots of greening of the grass going on again.

Mostly, glad to see you back.

Oil will run out one day so transitioning to alternatives is a process that will go on for next many years. Some countries are more dedicated to this than others. We wasted fossil fuels for many years without a plan for the future. Remember flying into Saudi Arabia in the 70's with the East cost being lit up at night like daylight from the flare off from the oil wells.

 

[KilroyJC]

Good morning, 54 going to 76 today. The rain yesterday was great. Lots of greening of the grass going on again.

Mostly, glad to see you back.

Oil will run out one day so transitioning to alternatives is a process that will go on for next many years. Some countries are more dedicated to this than others. We wasted fossil fuels for many years without a plan for the future. Remember flying into Saudi Arabia in the 70's with the East cost being lit up at night like daylight from the flare off from the oil wells.

The “No Nukes” movement screwed us big-time.

 

[KilroyJC]

Good Morning!

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

50F, going to mid-70s, sunny day forecasted. The genny and pump will need to be run again today to water the plants.

Calling up Home Depot and confirming delivery of the rest of our scaffold parts - it will be nice to get that resolved, only a month later…

otherwise more Harry training (we try to do a session or two a day, he is getting “paw” consistently now) and working on the rototiller. I also still haven’t opened up the hives yet, today may be a good day for that..,

I hope everyone has a happy healthy safe productive blessed day!

 

[wngsprd]

54 clear and crisp, going to 82. Nice.

Looks like a bear came by to visit our birdfeeders last night. I'm glad I bring in about half of them every night.

We hear a lot about EVs here, and I think electric vehicles, like tools, make a lot of sense. I gladly used my battery hedge trimmers yesterday, and my thumbs are thanking me for not using the old manual shears. I just hope the technology improves for vehicles...the raw materials used to make one EV battery can be used to produce 90 hybrids. The carbon reduction of those 90 hybrids is 37 times greater than that of the EV over their lifetime.

Mining and processing cobalt, lithium and nickel is a very dirty and unstable business, so getting better carbon reduction from hybrids while using less lithium, etc makes sense until the technology improves, and the grid grows stronger.

But even hybrid technology need improvement...when I looked at the new trucks while getting mine inspected a few weeks ago, I saw the hybrid version only got 1 mpg better than the twin turbo V6.

 

[Buppies]

No puppy logistics in the way I did not prepare properly Sunday ie cash and could not withdraw enough sometime this week I hope. Had to pay 2290s for trucks yesterday wife got very upset and said some mean things but I had warned them and the agents took in stride. This is going to be a long ride

Will get with breeder to set up new pickup time today maybe this Saturday

Glad back safe and sound mostly are you getting perm too (said in jest)

Terrible about bridge long time to fix even with money no object insurance more than likely holding the bag Drew?

 

[Buppies]

Be interesting to see where this goes “ Germans are working on 100 percent synthetic diesel fuel” for vehicles trucks etc.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

52° in southern Ohio.
Good visit with oldest brother. 10 yrs older than me. Just him and his 2 cats. His son lives in MI somewhere south of Ron.
He’s had 3 surgeries in last couple years since his wife passed away, and is still recovering. Some slow healing, but looks good. He took us to local Mexican place last night. I was still full from a late lunch at a good burger place in KY.
Heading home today. Got .25” rain at home.

Welcome back Mostly. Looks like a fun trip.