Good morning!!!!

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 72ºF for the start, partly cloudy, light breeze. Moderate to brisk wind, Brisk gusts, Mostly clear sky, and high temp was 98ºF, HI 109ºF. Bike ride to start day, 62 1/4 miles, then lunch then nap. Mexican for Dinner.
Dennis thank you for your thoughts.
Ron glad drain fixed. Nice you got the LED lights all working. Hope thistle work was successful.
Drew glad getting rain, hope oil change went well and no new dings.
Randy(wag) glad travel to/from meeting went so smoothly. Hope the meeting was as substantial as the lunch.
Buppies thanks for your thoughts.
Frits glad TV was simple to set up. Good luck to your daughter to decide next steps.
Billy nice rain total. Thank you for your thoughts. Glad family visit went well, sorry about the coons getting into the hummer feeders.
Kilroy nice you have the scaffold to use. Hope you can get up to the wood lot. Nice pics
Buppies hope you are getting some sleep, good to hear healing going on. prayers sent.
Thomas hope rain does not mess with critters. I can see where Dr Doolittle can be troubling.
Ron hope trimming all that needed.
RNG sorry about miserable night. Hope trip home smoother.
Ken thank you for your thoughts. Sorry about brother's health issues. Cute friend.
Ted glad not a lot of wind sorry about lack of rain. Hope planter work and found dirt without too much trouble.
Drew glad oil change successful, no issues or dings.
David hope Mt Costco hike went well and not devastate your wallet.
Paul looks like Zoe has you trapped in house
Don glad not too hot for mowing.
RS hope the coolant system work went well. Hope the garden work went well and ground hog work as well.
Kilroy thanks for Harry update, sorry about tennis ball, looks like he likes the rope.
Frits neat RR bridge. I hear canal is scenic.
Larry welcome to GM thread, lot of fire wood.
Thomas sorry about the high humidity.
Randy(wag) sorry about the subscription issue, hope you got enough sleep not to nod off in church.
Dennis glad breakfast went well. Sorry about ongoing issues with HDMI switches, and mesh actin up so soon. Nice pic od Snagglepuss
Ted nice planter. Glad it is done in place and ready for planting.
Lou glad you are getting rain, sorry about last pour left hanging.
Drew sorry you can't get into much trouble.
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.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Sorry about your friend Mostly.

Bupps, I'm glad to hear you got a little sleep, hope it continues if back not too bad.

Kyle, is this installing aftermarket AC in the Traverse?

Yes, and am having some problems with the a/c system. 2nd fan not coming on. 1st fan comes on low, but will get up to high speed sometimes. I connected 2nd fan direct to 12v battery, and it spun. When I jumpered it, it seemed to need a lot of amps to get it going. It is a 2009, with 140K, so putting a new set of fans in it is not wasted money. They do go out. Checked all relays and fuses to be good. I'm starting to think maybe the HVAC controller in the console? I believe that both fans should come on high speed if the a/c is on max. It will blow really cold, until it needs the fans to be operating correctly to pull air through the condenser.

I did take apart the power window switches in the driver's and passenger's doors, and got them working good. I used some D-oxit like my buddy Ron did.

Good morning! 61° now, high of 73° or so today.

Heading out the door shortly to go to Lima, 2 days of amateur and professional racing. Forecast of possible rain is concerning, but that track will suck up a lot of water. Rider I help is racing today in the amateur races and tomorrow in the Hooligan support class of the pro race.

Everyone stay safe out there

I hope all your crew/rider have a good time.

My son has been fishing at our pond. He says, when he forgets his phone camera, is when he catches the biggest fish. He did get one photo of a 3-4lb bass. Says he's caught 3 fish at least 5 lbs. But he told me last week that near dark, he's seeing snakes. So, tonight when my wife and I drove to check on him, he had just filmed a moccasin. We went back to the house to get the shotgun, and .17 HMR. He ended blasting 3 snakes, possibly a 4th. It got dark on us and I didn't take the spot light.

Son has helped all week at vacation bible school at our church. He had a small group of mostly boys to keep up with.

Wifey made home made spaghetti and meat balls today. yummy.

My daughter got to go on vacation with her boyfriend's family to an area south of Venice Florida. Right on the beach.

 

[ronjhall]

Coffee has been poured. 58° with clear skies this morning. Heading to 83° with thunderstorms in afternoon. All the thistles that I could see have been cut down. Limb on pine tree was hanging down. Got pole saw out and cut it off. Did some shrub trimming after that. Need to pick all the cut offs with tractor today.

Prayers and best wishes for everyone.

Good Morning All.

 

[Buppies]

68 this morning high in upper 80s more rain storms on the way Monday

Prayers for all our Country

 

[KilroyJC]

Good Morning!

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

59.0F, going to mid 80s, partly to mostly with chance of afternoon T-storms.

finally opened up the beehives, added the medium boxes to both. I had forgotten how heavy the boxes can get when they build out and fill comb, especially the upper where honey and pollen go! Cleaned up the stray burr comb, some of which had honey in it— I had to run inside the house in full bee gear to get a bowl for it (if it is just empty burr comb I simply crush it into a ball and keep working). It wasnt a lot of honey, but it made for a nice sweet treat!

the rest of the day was spent on the deck in the hammock chair, interchangeably we surfing, playing with Harry, and watching the traffic to/from the druggies. Lately they have been having foot traffic, which is quite unusual. Also, one of them has gotten a new-to-him vehicle, looks like a 2008-2009 GMC suburban (the short one) which has broken down twice in the same spot just shy of the house, and it takes an hour or two of futzing to get it running again. Then he works on it in the backyard at night, clanging and banging. Blast night that went on from about 9pm until midnight ish. Who needs cableTV when we have all this free entertainment?

maybe there will be a trip up to the woodlot today, we’ll see how things work out.

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

 

[daugen]

good morning all
66 out now going up to low 80's, with some blue sky this morning, and more thunderstorms this afternoon.

Kyle, I don't think there's anything you can't fix. Your skills are remarkable.

RS, did you ever count/weigh how much squash you grew last year?
am glad you and your wife have so much fun working on the place

have gone three days without shaving, the second day is my favorite. Getting out of shower and knowing I don't have to shave, just
dry my face off. The joys of retirement. When my wife was alive I always used to keep a spot on my cheeks well shaved.
Or I wouldn't get any kisses... I needed "smoothies" for that.

RNG, where are you now?

 

[wngsprd]

66 to 89. More t-storms yesterday. Final rain tally this week: 4.15"

LS, nice job on the planters.

RS, same landscape fabric we've been using...has held up well for 4 years. We cut plant holes in ours, but no burn tool, so have some fraying, not bothersome, but not neat like yours will be.

Found the missing game camera card, and confirmed it was a bear that broke down the 4" round pole with the feeder platform on top.

Enjoyed watching some of the Cubs vs. Cardinals baseball game played in London yesterday. The fans there were really excited to watch baseball, and clearly had favorite team based on all the team hats and jerseys they wore. I have some fantasy players on both teams, so was fun watching them. Another game at 10am (our time) today.

They played a time lapse video of building the baseball field in this massive soccer stadium...flew in astro turf from Canada and brought in 345 tons of special clay from Pennsylvania. The turf and clay will be removed and stored for use next year. I couldn't find a video of this year, so here's a 1-minute time lapse from 3 years ago.

 

[m7040]

Good morning, 65 going to 84 today some showers possible later on

Buppies hope your healing is coming along

Broke down the old tv yesterday in smaller pieces and put the steel pan left on the scrap pile.
Cleaned up the shop area and put tools away. Mowed some grass until a shower showed up. Grass is growing again.
Went for an ice cream run to the usual old time shop but the line on the street was very long so went for a nice drive instead along Potomac river on the Maryland side. Lots of hikers and campers and nice scenery.

Kyle, hope you figure out the fan operation. I installed an AC system in the old Volvo using parts from the junk yard and an old York piston compressor. Got hoses made and used new drier of course. Worked well. Used a second York unit converted to be used as an air compressor for the shop. On board air and air horns have saved us several times from accidents. How people can miss a 9 ft tall van is beyond me

 

[two_bit_score]

Good Sunday Morning!


Looks like we may get rain today. Need to do some mowing after church if it doesn’t rain.

Have A Great Day!

 

[KilroyJC]

… air horns have saved us several times from accidents. How people can miss a 9 ft tall van is beyond me

You mean you have never seen a car blocking a fire truck running full lights/sirens/airhorns and the driver is completely oblivious?