Good morning!!!!

[buckeyefarmer]

The eastern side of the islands get the rain, the western sides are dry. At least 3 different climates on the island, the top gets snow. .

Only .13” rain, sun is out.

 

[scott_vt]

Good Evening Guys,
Mowed the front lawn, what a mess ! Supposed to dry out tomorrow so will drop the deck a bit and re mow this mess ! This is what happens when it rains every other day !

 

[txdon]

Yea, it's dropped a degree. 106˚ at 6:06pm. Just finished fixing a leak at the garden by replacing an "O" ring in the water filter. Apparently last week when I cleaned out the algae I also disposed of the o - ring. Good thing I was able to find one at Ace Hardware for only 99 cents.

We took little Hospice to the vet for a kitty check-up. He weighs 8.41 pounds. He has been twitching and scratching his ears and the vet found and treated the ear infection, looks like he is starting to improve already.

My Ryobi electric pressure washer stopped working after I cleaned the trailers so I pick up another at Home Depot. I hope this one last more than 4 years.

Happy Anniversary PopG.

David, glad the fires did not affect you.

We had a strange accident in Bastrop County about 40 miles from here. 3 people and a dog from Florida died in a septic tank in the middle of a corn field while hog hunting. It took 18 hours to remove the bodies because of unsafe conditions.

‘Sad tragedy’: 3 people recovered from hole in Bastrop County corn field

The Bastrop County sheriff called it a “sad tragedy” while describing the lengthy recovery efforts it took to pull the bodies of three people and a dog from a hole in a corn field Wedne…

www.kxan.com

 

[scott_vt]

Good Evening Guys,
TxDon, so sorry to hear about those untimely deaths !
Having a glass of wine on the porch with Kathleen, thunder, lightning and torrential rain! Hopefully the DW not getting hit too bad ! We knew it was coming so not a surprise !
Thomas, hope you are doing well with CDL studies, and I believe this storm is headed your way !
Have a blessed and safe evening !

 

[Popgadget]

Right! Got one out in a cabinet in the garage, but it's been so long since I used it, I'd forgotten all about it.

Like this one? It’s a beast, easily strong enough to hurt you if the bit jams.

 

[Buppies]

Thomas if things continue the way they are now snow butt hole deep to elephant

Don more including us until first week of September

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Friday) morning. Overnight Low of 0.9C and it's presently 14.1C, partly cloudy and calm.

Yesterday's morning overcast condition changed to a clear day/night and the temperature surprisingly & briefly reached 22.1C (74F). It was a lovely day to chain-harrow & mulch Paddock #3... especially as it was calm so little to no manure dust on me. YAY!

Evening meal/meeting went very well. Our guest speaker was the Shire's Mayor and was very informative. Home by 2140.

I'm expecting a courier delivery sometime today and will probably continue to attack the downed wattle tree 3D puzzle.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Got most of camper cleaned. One side to go

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Good Morning everyone!
60, going up to 80. We got some rain here, but only .2 inch. Daughter 25 miles south got 2 inches!

Work is coming along well on the shop build. Finished up the walls yesterday. Will get the electric done on the last/north wall (a few more outlets, for A/C and door openers), next. I got a quote for two good roll-up doors, with high lift tracks, windows and shaft drive openers - $8,200. Yikes! I said okay, since I don't want to try installing the "high lift" ones. Except for the insulation, I've done all the rest of the work myself (with a bit of help putting up the ceiling trusses, and windows from the SIL).

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What kind of lights did you use? Are you happy with them?

Those are CORDLESS DRILLS!

Model One Mark Zero Cordless Drills

Armstrong brand cordless drills!

Also spent time setting up internet connectivity with Xfinity (Comcast), and got talked into bundling in my cell phone. Supposed to be a gigabit connection, "unlimited" data on both phone and home, all for $62/month for 24 months. We'll see. That price worries me, as it seems too good to be true, especially when Starlink is charging twice that just for fairly slow internet.

Congrats on the home purchase! Hope all goes smooth as possible. I don't like signing contracts for long periods.

Happy B'lated Anniversary to PopG and wifey!

Today was productive. We put a bunch of PVC together to make a drain manifold. It almost looks like a Menorah. Had my student worker design a stanchion to support the strain at both ends. Working great. Still more to do in that lab.

One of my student helpers is graduating Saturday, which means he can't work for me anymore. Smart as a whip, but bit off too much and his grades suffered just enough, to where he wouldn't probably be accepted for higher ed. He's going to try and join the Space Force. He was in the Corp of Cadets, so he's used to all the military style of life, and he would go in as a commissioned 1st lieutenant. He missed this summer's hiring process, so he'll have to apply next summer. I will miss him. He plays bass in the church band. He played trumpet in the Cadet marching band.

Prayers for those dealing with fires. Still see people throw out cigarette ends....Prayers for our team, country and Ukraine. Also for rain down here.

 

[PJSprog]

67°F and rather foggy this morning, cleared off and got up to 86° today. Looking at low 90s tomorrow.

Happy Anniversary, Mom & PopGadget.

Glad everything is well with your crew, David. Yes, the news reaching here is as you described. Serious stuff.

Congrats on the new place, RNG.

Good evening, gents.

 

[txdon]

Don more including us until first week of September

The Fall Festival at the "Farm" starts September 9th. I'll wait for a week after that before I put myself on the schedule. Will that be enough time for the temps to get out of the 100˚s?

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 73ºF for the start, clear sky, light breeze. Very light wind, clear sky, and high temp was 99ºF, HI 110ºF. Putter to start day, then bike ride, had a friend stop by will getting ready to ride, After lunch checked on sandburrs heading up, found more than I wanted, did get nap in. Wife and I watched Bat21.
Kyle thanks for reminder of T-5 going away.
Buppies hope you got your rain. Man you are up early. prayers sent how is toe?
Ron glad trim done on coop. Hope power company did good job trimming maple. Hope grocery shopping successful. Nice mourning dove.
Mike sorry about ticks. Taller grass and dogs are both tick sources.
Drew most fire info on Maui fire, not as much on big island, David is east and south of the hot spots. Glad bike done and locked up.
Kilroy nice dog enclosure. Hope day went well.
Thomas hope grocery shopping went well.
Scott(vt) hope you had a good day.
Paul glad yesterday went so well, and now you have room in the bin again Glad mowing done with GS help. Glad you got dinner in between meetings. Congrats on 49th anniversary.
Frits sorry wife had a rough day. prayers sent. Nice glasses repair, hope you get the new ones soon.
Ken sorry brother not doing as well as expected. Second the notion on CPAP, get more rest in 7 hours than 9 hours before CPAP. Hope you had a good day at work.
Ken(tin) sorry about missing the car events. 100yo T is impressive.
Gstrom snow is not flying yet
Dennis hope you get plenty rain
RNG congrats on new house. Hope it goes as smooth as your post indicates it will. Safe trip to Lompoc.
Ted hope you get some rain during monsoon. Glad the drip build went well, hope install goes as good. Hope you had good trip to town.
Mark Hope dairy show went well, and you have a good trip to the NC JR beef roundup.
David good to hear from you. Sorry you are baching it, hope the boys keep you out of trouble.
RS hope you made good progress on your list.
Billy sorry about mailbox. It is a shame drive did not stop. Sorry about the hand. Hope it heals quick.
Dennis hope computer stuff was useful. Hope you can get the cheaper gas.
David don't worry too much about not posting. Gotta keep the boys happy Hope Sophie had safe trip.
David have not seen much, and no coverage of Big Island.
Dennis it is summer after all. If you are outside and not resting you are sweating
Drew glad you got some good rain.
Scott(vt) maybe you should have baled the front lawn?
Don sorry about the o-ring. Hope Hospice gets over ear infection soon. Sorry about electric PW only lasting 4 years. Terrible is right, so sad such young people died.
Scott(vt) enjoy the rain and your wife.
Randy(wag) glad chain harrow went well and meeting good. Hope delivery happened and progress on wattle tree.
Dennis glad trailer cleaning up nice.
Kyle glad the drain project working out. Hope your graduating student does well in his life.
PJ hope not too hot.
Don I won't miss the 100's
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /friends upcoming new baby, /son's migraines, Bird /aging issues, Ron /heart, Billy /mom hypertension & congestive heart failure, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /sleeping, /wife 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, /heart issues, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's hip or leg pain, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage dissolving, / friend stop drinking, 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.

 

[Buppies]

Toe improving slowly mostly thanks for asking, got .20 inches of rain

Don it should be a slow progression not all at once I believe. 67 high in low 90s today even hotter over the weekend before another cool down.

Prayers for all silent or spoken our Country

 

[ronjhall]

Poured first cup of hot coffee. 52° with clear skies this morning. Heading to 79° with afternoon/evening thunderstorms. Grocery shopping and stop at Menards went well. Mowed grass yesterday in between rain showers. Two tries got it done. Off to gas station this morning to get diesel before price goes up again. $3.55 gallon. Have some small trim cleanup and caulking to get done on Chicken Coop. Will see if weather cooperates.
My favorite view of Moon.

Gordon, fresh harvested potatoes are the best.

Everyone stay safe and well.

Good Morning All.

 

[KilroyJC]

Good Morning!

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

61.2 F going to mid 80s, supposedly dry most of the day.

I hope Mr. & Mrs. Popgadget had an enjoyable day!

Did our admin stuff in the rain, it cleared up nicely and I power washed all the hive parts and six outdoor chairs. We enjoyed sitting on the deck watching the druggie cars drive in and out.

Today is Mrs’ birthday, have to dig out the present I got her a couple months back .

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

 

[Buppies]

Happy Birthday to the Mrs Kilroy. May she enjoy many more trips around the sun

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 80˚F before sunrise, it's going to be another scorcher day with high temps 104˚-108˚ degrees. We are under a heat warning advisory and a red flag day since it has not rained in 7 weeks and the humidity will be as low as 22% and a South wind 10-15 with gust up to 30mph.
Happy Birthday to the Mrs., Kilroy!!!

 

[pennwalk]

Don, would you say you are getting used to the heat?

Chris

 

[riptides]

64 outside this AM, heading to upper 80's. Nice fog bank over the pastures this AM. Have the annual inspection for the conservation/easement people this AM. They want to make sure my animals are not in the creek water. I'll probably have to explain those are my neighbors cows. LOL (sort of).

Roofer came by, donuts were good. Price point a little out of my reach at this moment. Guess I will deconstruct the chimney and rebuild a fake one myself, thus saving the roof in the process that is already there. Should be fun. Still waiting on plumber estimate.

It's Friday....just remembered annual physical later. Guess I will go tank up on coffee, sugar and whatnot to give the blood work people something to think about. LOL. Not serious...so far all mental and physical aspects of me are on the gentle downward glidepath. No biggy.

Hope all have a great day. Be safe. Lets hope for some better news world wide today and going forward. For all of us.

 

[Popgadget]

I was in the barn at the time, ripping a flap of skin off the top of my hand, based on a stupid-fast-pivot-move I made while holding onto a battery, which helped smash my hand against the edge of a post.

Ouch.
That is one of the things that I like least about growing old. My skin tears easily, when I was younger it was much tougher. Also I now realize how much protection hair offers to your head, now that it’s all gone. The top of my head and hands look like I have gone many rounds of “advanced interrogation”. I am always sporting wounds that are in various stages of healing. But I’m not complaining, I can still do the stuff that inflicts the wounds, it’s just that I used to do it unscathed.