Good morning!!!!

[scott_vt]

Good Afternoon Drew,
Back in 1999 we vacationed at Sunset Beach, that was southern North Carolina ! Beautiful beach, loved it there ! Enjoy !

I had the Y2K tee shirt for many years !

 

[daugen]

Good Afternoon Drew,
Back in 1999 we vacationed at Sunset Beach, that was southern North Carolina ! Beautiful beach, loved it there ! Enjoy !

I had the Y2K tee shirt for many years !

that's about 18 miles south, right at the SC/NC state line.
same turf

working on my crab cake ingredients. Going to take about a quarter of the crab and mix it in that clam chowder for tomorrow lunch.

 

[rswyan]

41F and overcast @ 14:15, calling for a high of 44F for the day.

Got all bird and critter food un-bagged yesterday and stowed in their respective containers. Found two dead mice in the can with the whole corn, didn't have the lid on tight.

Spent most of yesterday taking inventory of black pipe for heater gas line and measurements of the run of the line to the garage, and working up a BOM of the pieces/parts that are needed for the install.

Flexible gas line I got from my friend is actually too small (3/8) ... so going with black pipe.

Came up with 24' 8" of 1/2 inch line (in various pieces) and around 93" of 3/4" (single piece) currently in stock. Some of it is still tied into the existing house gas line but is unused ... so I'll need to shut off the gas to disconnect it and pull the line.

Very fortunate in that a number of pieces were just the right length for the places they have to go. Still need another 20' (two 10' pieces) which I put on the Menards order.

Will probably work backwards from the heater location in running the piping, hopefully only have to cut and thread one piece of pipe to tie it all together.

Made up and placed order for the pipe, fittings, 1 valve, and all the parts for the flue/chimney. That order is ready now.

Did not include the heater itself on that order, as I have 2 Menards rebate checks that I want to use towards paying for that and they can only be used "in-store", not on orders placed online.

Will head down to Menards Massillon here in a few and pick up the existing order and pay for the heater and pick that up while I'm at it.

After I get home Woman wants to give me a haircut ... so I'll at least look halfway presentable for the festivities tomorrow ...

Hope everyone is having a decent Thanksgiving Eve Day ...

 

[rswyan]

Drew,

Water Buffalo was already empty when I hooked up to drag it over to the barn.

So really not much "winterizing" needed ...

Enjoy those crab cakes ! ...

 

[Thomas]

More comments from people she is working with. Some people said at the adoption that we would never have a chance to raise her to be a productive citizen. But I think we proved them wrong:

It starts home with good up bringing.

 

[Thomas]

Special thoughts prayers for you mom Kyle.

 

[Mark P.]

Good Afternoon

My sister is home from hospital, liver transplant a huge sucess....Thanks for all the prayers.
Going to my mom's tomorrow with my daughter, will be just the 3 of us.. Will cook 3 cornish game hens instead of turkey.. Happy Thanksgiving...

Mark

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Watched the sale of my late cousins house online. It made the appraised value. They got a disclosure exemption for being an estate sale. I looked at all the paperwork.
Drove by my grandfathers farm today. Surveyors are there and corners are marked. Where they have the signs to hold the auction is a muddy mess.

 

[daugen]

that's good news Mark and a cause for thanks giving.

rain is gone, I decided to do something worthwhile.
ran several loads of wash, mostly towels. Put too much laundry detergent in front loader. Sudsed up like mad. I took a pic...
got a SUDS error on the machine
I have to tell you, I've had a lot of error codes in my life
but SUDS is a first....
what a mess I made of that place, bubbles everywhere.
headed back to put in dryer. Had to run the towels twice they had so much suds in them, I was wondering if I was going to get another SUDS error.

I bet on the second SUDS error it sends a message to the office to come get some fool out of the laundry room

 

[mpham]

Afternoon all!
Currently 40 with about three inches of heavy wet snow still on the grassy surfaces. Roads look wet and will probably freeze tonight! I went out and shoveled my driveway as we are hosting dinner tomorrow for the umpteenth time.
Mrs Mpham turns 61 tomorrow so we will celebrate that and Thanksgiving! My oldest brother also has a birthday tomorrow. 71 I believe.
Sad about the bomb at the Niagara border! Hope it's not a preview of what's to come!
Hope everyone has a safe Thanksgiving!


Latest woodshop project involved 4 different inks and a new polish. I call it the "spaceship"

 

[txdon]

Dr visit went well x-rays determined, as the Dr. put it: "Three views right knee show prosthesis well fixed in good alignment no radiographic loosening". In other words BOI has the Green Light for more pain.

Making a double batch of Lemon cookies, Lemons are from the tree in the back yard.

 

[masseyrider]

that's good news Mark and a cause for thanks giving.

rain is gone, I decided to do something worthwhile.
ran several loads of wash, mostly towels. Put too much laundry detergent in front loader. Sudsed up like mad. I took a pic...
got a SUDS error on the machine
I have to tell you, I've had a lot of error codes in my life
but SUDS is a first....
what a mess I made of that place, bubbles everywhere.
headed back to put in dryer. Had to run the towels twice they had so much suds in them, I was wondering if I was going to get another SUDS error.

I bet on the second SUDS error it sends a message to the office to come get some fool out of the laundry room

You ain't the first. An ex of mine using my front loader did similar. You don't have to put much in and she filled it to the line inside the filler. Probably 5 times what I normally use. Had to wash everything two times after without soap to get it properly rinsed.
Oh well! At least it was really, really, really clean. At least until I got to the garden.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

It's sad to see all the scammers that call my dad. He can't hear them, but he want's to answer and talk. And his mail is all requests for donations. And he reads them all. I keep saying just throw them away. recently he sent money to a group that said they would get him $1300. Should be a law against this.

 

[Thomas]

Indeed great news Mark.

 

[Thomas]

It's sad to see all the scammers that call my dad. He can't hear them, but he want's to answer and talk. And his mail is all requests for donations. And he reads them all. I keep saying just throw them away. recently he sent money to a group that said they would get him $1300. Should be a law against this.

Scammer have little to no conscience mostly prey upon seniors.

 

[Thomas]

"Mrs Mpham turns 61 tomorrow so we will celebrate that and Thanksgiving! My oldest brother also has a birthday tomorrow."
..........................................
Wishing your bride and brother many many more trips around sun.

 

[scott_vt]

Good Afternoon

My sister is home from hospital, liver transplant a huge sucess....Thanks for all the prayers.
Going to my mom's tomorrow with my daughter, will be just the 3 of us.. Will cook 3 cornish game hens instead of turkey.. Happy Thanksgiving...

Mark

Good Evening Mark,
Glad to hear that your sisters operation was a success !!
Happy Thanksgiving to you !

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Thursday) morning. Overnight Low of 11.9C and it's presently 18.1C, overcast & calm.

Today will be a 'clean up' day from where the split wood was dumped. However I first have an appointment to attend @ 1020.

This morning I received a text request from the Mad Agisting Horse Woman regarding a hay-round(s) delivery... she's not exactly sure when that'll happen, just when I'll be available for some tractor fun.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[Wagtail]

We have special word for cold without snow. Directly translating it will be "bare-frost". As it is rather devastating phenomena I guess it should be something in English too, but I never herd such thing. Please enlighten me

The English word/expression is a "hoar frost".

 

[Thomas]

36F cloudy

Got everything I wanted to 6" wet wet heavy snow was double effort on the bones and muscles.change my mind decided to use pickup with plow after one pass digging into driveway went back to first plan,Kubota with back blade was cat meow,no damage to driveway or parking area

Plans for the evening...dinner soon..recliner..watch little tv share bowl ice cream with homemade carrot cake.

Enjoy your evening all.